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560.60
(3m) "Eligible activities" means any of the following:
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(a) Capital financing.
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(b) Worker training.
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(c) Entrepreneurial development.
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(d) Providing assistance to technology-based businesses or to businesses at a
10foreign trade show or event.
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(e) Promoting urban or regional economic development.
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(f) Establishing revolving loan funds.
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(g) Providing working capital.
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(h) Promoting employee ownership through all of the following:
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1. Conducting feasibility studies to investigate the reorganization or new
16incorporation of existing businesses as employee-owned businesses.
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2. Implementing feasibility studies under subd. 1.
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560.60
(4) "Eligible recipient" means a governing body or a person who is
20eligible to receive a grant or loan under s.
560.62, a grant or loan under s. 560.63 or
21a grant or loan under s. 560.65 560.61.
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(15) "Small business" means a business
operating for profit, with
250
3or fewer
than 100 employees, including employees of any subsidiary or affiliated
4organization.
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7Section
3594. 560.605 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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560.605
(1) (intro.)
The Upon receipt of an application by an eligible recipient,
9the board may
consider any of the following in determining whether to award a grant
10or loan under s. 560.61
upon the receipt and consideration of an application by an
11eligible recipient for a project under ss. 560.62 to 560.66, if the board determines all
12of the following:
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560.605
(1) (a)
The Whether the project serves a public purpose.
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560.605
(1) (b)
The Whether the project will retain or increase employment in
17this state.
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560.605
(1) (c)
The Whether the project
is not likely to might not occur without
20the grant or loan.
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560.605
(1) (d)
Financing Whether financing is
unavailable available from
any
23other another source on reasonably equivalent terms.
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1560.605
(1) (e)
Except as provided in s. 560.68 (6), the eligible recipient
2receiving the grant or loan will contribute, from The extent to which the project will
3be financed with funds not provided by this state
, not less than 25% of the cost of the
4project.
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(1) (g)
Funds Whether funds from the grant or loan
under s. 560.62,
8560.63, 560.65 or 560.66 will
not be used to pay overhead costs
, except as provided
9in s. 560.65 (1m) (b), or to replace funds from
any other another source.
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560.605
(1) (h)
The Whether the project will
not displace
any workers in this
12state.
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560.605
(1) (p) For an ethanol production facility on which construction begins
16after July 27, 2005,
whether a competitive bidding process is used for the
17construction of the ethanol production facility.
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19Section
3606. 560.605 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 560.605 (1) (j).
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20Section
3607. 560.605 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 560.605 (1) (k).
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21Section
3608. 560.605 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 560.605 (1) (L).
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22Section
3609. 560.605 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 560.605 (1) (m) and
23amended to read:
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560.605
(1) (m) The financial soundness of the
business eligible recipient.
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25Section
3610. 560.605 (2) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 560.605 (1) (n).
SB40-SSA1, s. 3611
1Section
3611. 560.605 (2) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 560.605 (1) (o).
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2Section
3612. 560.605 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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560.605
(2m) (intro.) When considering whether a project
under s. 560.62,
4560.63 or 560.66 will be located in a targeted area, the board
shall may consider
all
5any of the following:
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560.607
(1) Evaluations of proposed technical research projects
under s.
15560.62.
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16Section
3622. 560.61 (intro.) and (1) of the statutes are consolidated,
17renumbered 560.61 and amended to read:
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18560.61 Wisconsin development fund. At the request of the board, the
19department
shall do all of the following: (1) Make may make a grant or loan to an
20eligible recipient
for a project that meets the criteria for funding under s. 560.605 (1)
21and (2) and under s. 560.62, 560.63, 560.65 or 560.66, whichever is appropriate, from
22the appropriations under s. 20.143 (1) (c) and (ie).
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560.68
(1m) The department shall establish criteria for the award of grants
5and loans under s. 560.61, including the types of projects that are eligible for funding
6and the types of eligible projects that will receive priority.
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560.68
(2m) The department shall determine conditions applicable to a grant
9or loan under s. 560.61.
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560.68
(3) The department may charge a grant or loan recipient an origination
12fee of
up to not more than 2% of the grant or loan amount if the grant or loan
equals
13or exceeds $200,000
and is awarded under s. 560.63 or 560.66. The department shall
14deposit all origination fees collected under this subsection in the appropriation
15account under s. 20.143 (1) (gm).
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16Section
3631. 560.68 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 560.68 (5) (intro.) and
17amended to read:
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560.68
(5) (intro.) The department, with the approval of the board, shall
19develop procedures
to evaluate related to grants and loans under s. 560.61 for all of
20the following:
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21(b) Evaluating applications
, monitor
.
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22(c) Monitoring project performance
and audit.
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23(d) Auditing the grants and loans
awarded under this subchapter.
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(5) (a) Submitting applications for grants and loans.
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(6) If appropriate, the The board
may shall require
that more, as a
3condition of a grant or loan, that a recipient contribute to a project an amount that
4is not less than 25% of the
cost of any project or category of projects be paid from funds
5not provided by this state amount of the grant or loan.