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Section 3564m. 560.12 of the statutes is repealed.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 a. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: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:
560.29 (1) (a) "Certified capital company" means a person that has been certified by the department under s. 560.31, 2005 stats., and that has not been decertified under s. 560.37 (3) or (3m), 2005 stats.
20,3581e
Section 3581e. 560.30 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
20,3581f
Section 3581f. 560.30 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 560.29 (1) (b) and amended to read:
560.29 (1) (b) "Certified capital investment" means an investment in a certified capital company that is certified under s. 560.32 (2), 2005 stats., and that fully funds either the investor's equity interest in a certified capital company, a qualified debt instrument that a certified capital company issues, or both.
20,3581g
Section 3581g. 560.30 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 560.29 (1) (c).
20,3581h
Section 3581h. 560.30 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 560.29 (1) (d).
20,3581i
Section 3581i. 560.30 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 560.29 (1) (e).
20,3581j
Section 3581j. 560.30 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 560.29 (1) (f) and amended to read:
560.29 (1) (f) "Qualified business" means a business which is a qualified business under s. 560.33, 2005 stats.
20,3581k
Section 3581k. 560.30 (9) of the statutes is repealed.
20,3581L
Section 3581L. 560.30 (10) of the statutes is repealed.
20,3581m
Section 3581m. 560.30 (11) of the statutes is renumbered 560.29 (1) (g) and amended to read:
560.29 (1) (g) "Qualified investment" means an investment in a qualified business by a certified capital company that meets the requirements under s. 560.34 (1), 2005 stats.
20,3581n
Section 3581n. 560.31 of the statutes is repealed.
20,3581o
Section 3581o. 560.32 of the statutes is repealed.
20,3581p
Section 3581p. 560.33 of the statutes is repealed.
20,3581q
Section 3581q. 560.34 of the statutes is repealed.
20,3581r
Section 3581r. 560.35 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 560.29 (2) (title).
20,3581s
Section 3581s. 560.35 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 560.29 (2) (a) (intro.).
