470.045 (3) (a) A firm, partnership or corporation desiring a certificate of authorization shall submit an application to the department on forms provided by the department, listing the names and addresses of all officers and directors, and all individuals in its employment licensed to practice professional geology, hydrology or soil science in this state who will be in responsible charge of professional geology, hydrology or soil science being practiced in this state through the firm, partnership or corporation and other relevant information required by the appropriate section of the examining board. A similar type of form shall also accompany the renewal fee. If there is a change in any of these persons, the change shall be reported on the same type of form, and filed with the department within 30 days after the effective date of the change. The appropriate section of the examining board shall grant a certificate of authorization to a firm, partnership or corporation complying with this subsection upon payment of the initial credential fee specified in s. 440.05 (1) determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). This subsection does not apply to firms, partnerships or corporations exempt under s. 470.025 (3).
20,3555
Section 3555. 470.045 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
470.045 (3) (b) The renewal date and renewal fee for certificates of authorization under this section are
is specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for such certificates is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).
20,3556
Section 3556. 470.07 of the statutes is amended to read:
470.07 Renewal of licenses. The renewal dates for licenses granted under this chapter are specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a). Renewal applications shall be submitted to the department on a form provided by the department and shall include the renewal fee specified in s. 440.08 (2) (a) determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) and evidence satisfactory to the appropriate section of the examining board that the applicant has completed any continuing education requirements specified in rules promulgated under s. 470.03 (2).
20,3557
Section 3557. 480.08 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
480.08 (3) (b) Pays the initial credential fee specified in s. 440.05 (1) determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).
20,3558
Section 3558. 480.08 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
480.08 (5) Expiration and renewal. The renewal date and renewal fee for certificates granted under this chapter, other than temporary certificates granted under sub. (7), are is specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for certificates granted under this chapter, other than temporary certificates granted under sub. (7), is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). Renewal applications shall include evidence satisfactory to the department that the applicant holds a current permit issued under s. 77.52 (9). A renewal application for an auctioneer certificate shall be accompanied by proof of completion of continuing education requirements under sub. (6).
20,3559
Section
3559. 551.32 (1) (bm) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
551.32 (1) (bm) 2. b. The division may disclose information under subd. 1. a. to the department of workforce development children and families in accordance with a memorandum of understanding under s. 49.857.
20,3560
Section
3560. 551.32 (1) (bs) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
551.32 (1) (bs) 1. If an applicant for the issuance or renewal of a license under this section is an individual who does not have a social security number, the applicant, as a condition of applying for or applying to renew the license, shall submit a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation to the division that the applicant does not have a social security number. The form of the statement shall be prescribed by the department of workforce development children and families.
20,3561
Section
3561. 551.34 (1m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
551.34 (1m) (a) 3. The applicant is an individual who fails to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department of workforce development children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and related to paternity or child support proceedings or who is delinquent in making court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse, as provided in a memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857. An applicant whose application is denied under this subdivision for delinquent payments is entitled to a notice and hearing under s. 49.857 but is not entitled to any other notice or hearing under this section.
20,3562
Section
3562. 551.34 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
551.34 (1m) (b) Unless s. 551.32 (1) (bs) 1. applies to the licensee, the division shall restrict or suspend a license under this subchapter if the licensee is an individual who fails to provide his or her social security number. The division shall restrict or suspend a license under this subchapter if the licensee is an individual who fails to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department of workforce development children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and related to paternity or child support proceedings or who is delinquent in making court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse, as provided in a memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857. A licensee whose license is restricted or suspended under this paragraph is entitled to a notice and hearing under s. 49.857 but is not entitled to any other notice or hearing under this section.
20,3563s
Section 3563s. 560.031 of the statutes is amended to read:
560.031 Grants for ethanol production facilities. Notwithstanding ss. 560.135 (2), 560.138 (2) (a), and 560.17 (3), the department may not make a grant for an ethanol production facility on which construction begins after July 27, 2005, unless a competitive bidding process is used for the construction of the ethanol production facility.
20,3564
Section
3564. 560.045 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.045 (1) To the extent allowed under federal law or regulation, the department shall give priority in the awarding of grants under housing programs to grants for projects related to the redevelopment of brownfields, as defined in s. 560.60 (1v) 560.13 (1) (a).
20,3564m
Section 3564m. 560.12 of the statutes is repealed.
20,3564p
Section 3564p. 560.125 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.125 (3) (c) The applicant pays 30
50 percent of the eligible costs for each idling reduction unit covered by a grant under this section without the use of grants, loans, or other financial assistance from this state or from a local governmental unit in this state.
20,3564q
Section 3564q. 560.125 (4) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.125 (4) (c) (intro.) Subject to par. (d), the department may make a grant grants under this section from July 1, 2007, to June 30. 2011, of 70 50 percent of the eligible costs for a total of not more than the following number of idling reduction units per applicant:
20,3564r
Section 3564r. 560.125 (4) (c) 6. a. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
560.125 (4) (c) 6. a. Thirty.
20,3564s
Section 3564s. 560.125 (4) (c) 7. of the statutes is renumbered 560.125 (4) (c) 7. (intro.) and amended to read:
560.125 (4) (c) 7. (intro.) If the applicant owns and operates more than 2,500 truck tractors with post-1998 diesel truck engines, 3 the greater of the following:
b. Three percent of the number of truck tractors with post-1998 diesel truck engines that the applicant owns and operates.
20,3564t
Section 3564t. 560.125 (4) (c) 7. a. of the statutes is created to read:
560.125 (4) (c) 7. a. One-hundred twenty-five.
20,3564x
Section 3564x. 560.126 of the statutes is created to read:
560.126 Renewable energy grants and loans. (1) The department may award a grant or make a loan from the appropriations under s. 20.143 (1) (ie) or (tm) to a business or researcher to fund any of the following projects:
(a) Research and development, including demonstration projects, into renewable energy technologies.
(b) Development of renewable energy sources and infrastructure in Wisconsin, including the conversion of nonrenewable energy sources to renewable energy sources.
(c) The commercial application of renewable energy technologies.
(d) The construction of one or more cellulosic ethanol production plants.
(2) (a) The department shall consider all of the following criteria to evaluate applications for a grant or loan under this section:
1. The extent to which the project will aid in the research, development, or use of renewable energy sources in Wisconsin.
2. The extent to which the project will improve the competitive position or enhance the capabilities of Wisconsin's renewable energy industries.
3. Whether the project is one in which Wisconsin holds a competitive advantage over other states.
4. The likelihood that the project will lead to the commercial application of new practices or technologies that involve the development, production, processing, or distribution of renewable energy.
5. The extent to which the project will use existing, surplus, or by-products of natural resources in this state.
6. The extent to which the project will strengthen Wisconsin's existing industries by converting wastes or by-products generated by existing industries into renewable energy.
7. The extent to which the project will develop technologies to increase the capacity of Wisconsin's manufacturing industries to utilize renewable energy sources.
(b) The department may also consider the following criteria to evaluate applications for a grant or loan under this section:
1. The criteria under ss. 560.602 and 560.605.
2. Whether the applicant is a small business, a minority owned business under s. 560.80 (8), a locally owned business, or a farm.
3. The geographical distribution of grants awarded and loans made under this section.
(3) A grant under this section may not exceed 50 percent of the costs of an eligible project.
(4) In consultation with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the department of natural resources, and the public service commission, the department may promulgate rules necessary to administer this section.
20,3565g
Section 3565g. 560.13 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.13 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to subs. (4) and (5), from the appropriations appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (br) and (qm) the department may make a grant to a person if all of the following apply:
20,3566m
Section 3566m. 560.135 of the statutes is repealed.
20,3568
Section
3568. 560.14 (1) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.14 (1) (ar) "Brownfields" has the meaning given in s. 560.60 (1v) 560.13 (1) (a).
20,3569
Section
3569. 560.145 of the statutes is repealed.
20,3570
Section
3570. 560.147 of the statutes is repealed.
20,3571
Section
3571. 560.15 (2) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
20,3572
Section
3572. 560.16 of the statutes is repealed.
20,3573
Section
3573. 560.17 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.17 (1) (am) "Brownfields" has the meaning given in s. 560.60 (1v) 560.13 (1) (a).
20,3574
Section
3574. 560.17 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.17 (1) (bm) "Job" has the meaning given in s. 560.60 (10) means a position providing full-time equivalent employment. "Job" does not include initial training before an employment position begins.
20,3575
Section
3575. 560.175 of the statutes is repealed.
20,3577
Section
3577. 560.204 of the statutes is created to read:
560.204 Hardware and software used to maintain medical records. (1) The department shall implement a program to certify health care providers as eligible for the electronic medical records credit under ss. 71.07 (5i), 71.28 (5i), and 71.47 (5i).
(2) If the department certifies a health care provider under sub. (1), the department shall determine the amount of credits to allocate to the health care provider. The total amount of electronic medical records credits allocated to health care providers in any year may not exceed $10,000,000.
(3) The department shall inform the department of revenue of every health care provider certified under sub. (1) and the amount of credits allocated to the health care provider.
(4) The department, in consultation with the department of revenue, shall promulgate rules to administer this section.
20,3577k
Section 3577k. 560.205 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.205 (1) (g) It is not engaged in real estate development, insurance, banking, lending, lobbying, political consulting, professional services provided by attorneys, accountants, business consultants, physicians, or health care consultants, wholesale or retail trade, leisure, hospitality, transportation, or construction, except construction of power production plants that derive energy from a renewable resource, as defined in s. 196.378 (1) (h).
20,3578
Section
3578. 560.205 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.205 (3) (d) Rules. The department of commerce, in consultation with the department of revenue, shall promulgate rules to administer this section. The rules shall further define "bona fide angel investment" for purposes of s. 71.07 (5d) (a) 1. The rules shall limit the aggregate amount of tax credits under s. 71.07 (5d) that may be claimed for investments in businesses certified under sub. (1) at $3,000,000 per calendar year for calendar years beginning after December 31, 2004. The, and $5,500,000 per calendar year for calendar years beginning after December 31, 2007. The rules shall also limit the aggregate amount of the tax credits under ss. 71.07 (5b), 71.28 (5b), and 71.47 (5b) that may be claimed for investments paid to fund managers certified under sub. (2) at $3,500,000 per calendar year for calendar years beginning after December 31, 2004, and $6,000,000 per calendar year for calendar years beginning after December 31, 2007. The rules shall also provide that, for calendar years beginning after December 31, 2007, no person may receive a credit under ss. 71.07 (5b) and (5d), 71.28 (5b), or 71.47 (5b) unless the person's investment is kept in a certified business, or with a certified fund manager, for no less than 3 years.
20,3578h
Section 3578h. 560.207 of the statutes is created to read:
560.207 Dairy manufacturing facility investment credit. (1) The department of commerce shall implement a program to certify taxpayers as eligible for the dairy manufacturing facility investment credit under ss. 71.07 (3p), 71.28 (3p), and 71.47 (3p).
(2) If the department of commerce certifies a taxpayer under sub. (1), the department of commerce shall determine the amount of credits to allocate to that taxpayer. The total amount of dairy manufacturing facility investment credits allocated to taxpayers in fiscal year 2007-08 may not exceed $600,000 and the total amount of dairy manufacturing facility investment credits allocated to taxpayers in fiscal year 2008-09, and in each fiscal year thereafter, may not exceed $700,000.
(3) The department of commerce shall inform the department of revenue of every taxpayer certified under sub. (1) and the amount of credits allocated to the taxpayer.
(4) The department of commerce, in consultation with the department of revenue, shall promulgate rules to administer this section.
20,3580
Section
3580. 560.26 of the statutes is repealed.
20,3581
Section
3581. 560.275 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.275 (4) (e) Entrepreneurial and technology transfer grants. The total amount of grants under sub. (2) (e) may not exceed $500,000 $600,000 in any fiscal year.
20,3581a
Section 3581a. Subchapter II (title) of chapter 560 [precedes 560.30] of the statutes is renumbered 560.29 (title).
20,3581b
Section 3581b. 560.30 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 560.29 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:
560.29 Certified capital companies.
(1) Definitions. (intro.) In this subchapter section:
20,3581c
Section 3581c. 560.30 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
20,3581d
Section 3581d. 560.30 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 560.29 (1) (a) and amended to read:
