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120.143
(1) (hr)
Loans to manufacturing businesses; repayments. All moneys
2received from repayments of loans under s. 560.128, to be used for loans to
3manufacturing businesses under s. 560.128.
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20.143
(1) (ie)
Wisconsin development fund, repayments. All moneys received
7in repayment of grants or loans under s. 560.085 (4) (b), 1985 stats., s. 560.10, 2005
8stats., s. 560.147, 2005 stats., s. 560.16, 1995 stats., s. 560.165, 1993 stats., s. 560.275
9(2), s. 560.62, 2005 stats., s. 560.63, 2005 stats., s. 560.66, 2005 stats., ss. 560.145,
10560.157, and 560.45, subch. V of ch. 560,
1989 Wisconsin Act 336, section
3015 (1m),
111989 Wisconsin Act 336, section
3015 (2m),
1989 Wisconsin Act 336, section
3015 12(3gx),
1997 Wisconsin Act 27, section
9110 (7f),
1997 Wisconsin Act 310, section
2 13(2d),
1999 Wisconsin Act 9, section
9110 (4), and
2007 Wisconsin Act 20, section
9108 14(5x), not appropriated under par. (gv) to be used for grants and loans under s. 560.275
15(2), s. 560.45, and subch. V of ch. 560
, for loans under s. 560.128, for the loan under
161999 Wisconsin Act 9, section
9110 (4), for the grant under
2001 Wisconsin Act 16,
17section
9110 (7g), for the grants under
2003 Wisconsin Act 33, section
9109 (1d) and
18(2q), for the study under
2009 Wisconsin Act 28, section
9110 (15u), and for
19reimbursements under s. 560.167.
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20Section
6. 20.143 (1) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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20.143
(1) (m)
Federal aid, state operations. All moneys received from the
22federal government as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54, for state operations
23and for loans under s. 560.128.
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24Section
7. 20.143 (1) (mr) of the statutes is created to read:
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120.143
(1) (mr)
Loans to manufacturing businesses. All moneys received from
2the federal government for assisting manufacturing businesses in retooling for, or
3expanding, production of clean energy and deposited by the governor under s. 16.54
4(14), to be used for loans under s. 560.128.
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20.143
(1) (n)
Federal aid, local assistance. All moneys received from the
7federal government, as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54, for local assistance
8and for loans under s. 560.128.
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9Section
9. 196.374 (2) (a) 2. e. of the statutes is created to read:
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196.374
(2) (a) 2. e. Components to implement energy efficiency or renewable
11energy measures in facilities of manufacturing businesses in this state that are
12consistent with the objectives under s. 560.128 (1) (a).
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13Section
10. 196.374 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
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196.374
(2) (a) 4. A person contracted to administer the programs under subd.
151. shall ensure coordination between the programs directed towards industrial and
16manufacturing customers under subd. 1. and the program under s. 560.128.
17Annually, a person contracted to administer the programs under subd. 1. shall
18submit a report to the commission and to the department of commerce regarding the
19programs directed towards industrial and manufacturing customers under subd. 1.
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196.374
(3) (a)
In general. The commission shall have oversight of programs
22under sub. (2). The commission shall maximize coordination of program delivery,
23including coordination between programs under subs. (2) (a) 1., (b) 1. and 2., and (c)
24and (7), ordered programs, low-income weatherization programs under s. 16.957,
25renewable resource programs under s. 196.378, and other energy efficiency or
1renewable resource programs. The commission shall cooperate with the department
2of natural resources to ensure coordination of energy efficiency and renewable
3resource programs with air quality programs and to maximize and document the air
4quality improvement benefits that can be realized from energy efficiency and
5renewable resource programs.
The commission shall cooperate with the department
6of commerce to ensure coordination of energy efficiency and renewable resource
7programs under sub. (2) (a) 2. e. with the loan program under s. 560.128 (1) (a).
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9560.128 Loans to manufacturing businesses. (1) From the appropriations
10under s. 20.143 (1) (c), (gm), (hr), (ie), (m), (mr), and (n), the department may make
11a loan to a manufacturing business in this state to do any of the following:
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(a) Implement energy efficiency or renewable energy measures in their
13facilities to enhance their competitiveness.
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(b) Retool existing facilities to manufacture products that support the green
15economy.
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(c) Expand or establish domestic clean energy manufacturing operations.
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(d) Create or retain jobs for workers engaged in activities under pars. (a) to (c).
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18(2) The department shall promulgate rules establishing eligibility criteria that
19do all of the following:
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(a) Set clear job-creation or job-retention standards for loan recipients.
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(b) Establish minimum energy savings that an eligible manufacturer must
22expect will result from the loan's utilization.
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(c) Give priority to existing manufacturing businesses and idle manufacturing
24facilities.
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1(d) Ensure that loans under this section will be distributed to manufacturing
2businesses throughout the state.
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(e) Require all work paid for with the proceeds of a loan under this section be
4performed by one of the following:
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1. Employees who are paid an hourly wage that is not less than 150 percent of
6the federal minimum wage.
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2. A contractor or subcontractor that agrees to pay all employees who perform
8work paid for with the proceeds of a loan under this section an hourly wage that is
9not less than 150 percent of the federal minimum wage.
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(1) Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department
12of commerce shall promulgate rules required under section 560.128 (2) of the
13statutes, as created by this act, for the period before the effective date of the
14permanent rules promulgated under that section, but not to exceed the period
15authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding
16section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3) of the statutes, the department of commerce is
17not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as
18an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety,
19or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of an emergency for a rule
20promulgated under this subsection.