AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Health and human services
Mental illness and developmental disabilities
This bill creates a continuing appropriation of program revenue for the receipt and expenditure of gifts, grants, and bequests by the Board for People with Developmental Disabilities.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.438 (1) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
20.438 (1) (i) Gifts and grants. All moneys received from gifts, grants, and bequests for the activities of the board for people with developmental disabilities, to carry out the purposes for which made and received.
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
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LRB-0265LRB-0265/P2
CMH:bjk:jf
2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Palchik, BB0011 - Program revenue appropriation for board for people with developmental disabilities
For 2009-11 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2009 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
health and human services
Mental illness and developmental disabilities
This bill creates an appropriation account for the Board for People with Developmental Disabilities into which the board may deposit moneys from rent collection, conference fees, and revenue from publications.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.438 (1) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
20.438 (1) (h) Program services. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule to carry out the responsibilities of the board for people with developmental disabilities. All moneys received by the board for people with developmental disabilities from invoicing entities for using state-owned space, as conference fees and other related expenditures, and from printing and publishing forms, documents, pamphlets, and other publications shall be credited to this appropriation account.
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
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LRB-0272LRB-0272/2
TJD:kjf:md
2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Palchik, BB0012 - Authorizing ombudsman to advocate for residential care apartment complex residents
For 2009-11 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2009 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Health and human services
Long-term care
Under current law, the Board on Aging and Long-Term Care operates the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. The board serves aged and disabled individuals. The long-term care ombudsman investigates complaints of improper care in long-term care facilities and advocates for resolution of those complaints. The ombudsman has access to residents and records of residents of nursing homes, community-based residential facilities, adult family homes, hospices, facilities providing care under continuing care contracts, and swing beds in hospitals.
This bill authorizes the ombudsman to investigate complaints of and advocate for residents of residential care apartment complexes.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 16.009 (1) (em) 7. of the statutes is created to read:
16.009 (1) (em) 7. A residential care apartment complex, as defined in s. 50.01 (1d).
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LRB-0276LRB-0276/4
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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Weidner, BB0017 - Loan origination fee expansion
For 2009-11 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2009 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Commerce and economic development
Commerce
Currently, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) may charge a recipient of a grant or loan from the Wisconsin development fund a 2 percent origination fee if the grant or loan amount equals or exceeds $200,000. This bill lowers the threshold amount to $100,000.
Under current law, Commerce awards grants and makes loans to qualified businesses for economic diversification and brownfield remediation, and to businesses that have been negatively affected by a casino. Commerce also awards grants for specific economic development projects in specific locations in this state. The bill authorizes Commerce to collect a 2 percent origination fee on certain of these grants and loans of $100,000 or more.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.143 (1) (gm) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.143 (1) (gm) Wisconsin development fund, administration Administration of grants and loans. All moneys received from origination fees under s. ss. 560.138 (7), 560.139 (4), 560.305 (2), and 560.68 (3) and from transfer fees under s. 560.205 (3) (e) for administering the programs under ss. 560.138, 560.139, and 560.304 and under subch. V of ch. 560 and for the costs of underwriting grants and loans awarded under ss. 560.138, 560.139, and 560.304 and under subch. V of ch. 560.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 20.143 (1) (gm). This section has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: LRB-0276/3, LRB-1578/P3, and LRB-0252/P6.
SECTION 2. 560.138 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
560.138 (7) The department may charge the recipient of a grant or loan under this section an origination fee of not more than 2 percent of the grant or loan amount if the grant or loan equals or exceeds $100,000. The department shall deposit all origination fees collected under this subsection into the appropriation account under s. 20.143 (1) (gm).
SECTION 3. 560.139 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
560.139 (4) ORIGINATION FEE. The department may charge the recipient of a grant or loan under sub. (1) (a), (2), or (3) an origination fee of not more than 2 percent of the grant or loan amount if the grant or loan equals or exceeds $100,000. The department shall deposit all origination fees collected under this subsection into the appropriation account under s. 20.143 (1) (gm).
SECTION 4. 560.68 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.68 (3) The department may charge a grant or loan recipient an origination fee of not more than 2% of the grant or loan amount if the grant or loan equals or exceeds $200,000 $100,000. The department shall deposit all origination fees collected under this subsection in the appropriation account under s. 20.143 (1) (gm).
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LRB-0277LRB-0277/2
RNK:bjk:jf
2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Miner, BB0021 - Dam safety grant program changes
For 2009-11 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2009 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Natural Resources
Recreation
Under current law, DNR administers a financial assistance program for projects that increase the safety of dams including projects to maintain, repair, or remove a dam. Generally, DNR may provide financial assistance to municipalities and public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts (lake districts) and to dam owners, but only if DNR has issued a directive to the municipality, lake district or owner to repair, maintain, or remove the dam. Current law authorizes DNR to contract public debt for the purpose of funding the dam safety program. Under current law, DNR has bonding authority for the dam safety program of up to $5,500,000. Debt service on this debt is paid from the general fund. DNR has additional bonding authority under the dam safety program of up to $6,600,000, the debt service on which is paid from the conservation fund. This bill increases DNR's bonding authority, the debt service on which is paid from the general fund, to $8,500,000.
Under the dam safety program, DNR may provide financial assistance to municipalities and lake districts for any type of dam safety project. It may also provide financial assistance to private owners for the removal of small dams and to any person for the removal of abandoned dams. This bill broadens eligibility for financial assistance under the dam safety program by authorizing DNR to provide financial assistance to private owners for the removal of any dam, regardless of the size of the dam.
Under current law financial assistance for each dam safety project is limited to not more than $200,000. This bill increases the cap on financial assistance to $400,000 for each dam safety project. Current law also limits financial assistance for dam safety projects to no more than 50 percent of the cost of the project except that the 50 percent limit does not apply to projects to remove abandoned dams. This bill expands the exception to the 50 percent limit so that any project to remove a dam, whether or not abandoned, is not subject to the limit.
Current law requires DNR to maintain an inventory of all dams in this state that require a dam safety project. DNR is required to include a statement on the inventory of which parts of the dam safety project are required to protect public rights in navigable waters. DNR must also establish a notice and hearing process for a dam owner to object to the inclusion of the owner's dam on the inventory. This bill eliminates these dam inventory requirements.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.866 (2) (tx) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.866 (2) (tx) Natural resources; dam safety projects. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of natural resources to provide financial assistance to counties, cities, villages, towns and public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts for dam safety projects under s. 31.385. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $5,500,000 $8,500,000 for this purpose.
SECTION 2. 31.385 (1b) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 31.385 (1b) and amended to read:
31.385 (1b) In this section: (a) "Dam "dam safety project" means the maintenance, repair, modification, abandonment or removal of a dam to increase its safety or any other activity that will increase the safety of a dam.
SECTION 3. 31.385 (1b) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 4. 31.385 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
31.385 (1m) (b) To private owners for the removal of small dams.
SECTION 5. 31.385 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
31.385 (2) (a) 2. A project to remove an abandoned a dam shall not be subject to the 50% cost limit under subd. 1.
SECTION 6. 31.385 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
31.385 (2) (a) 3. Financial assistance is limited to no more than $200,000 $400,000 for each dam safety project.
SECTION 7. 31.385 (2) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
31.385 (2) (ag) Of the amounts appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (tL) and (tx), at least $250,000 shall be used for projects to remove small dams. A project to remove a small dam may include restoring the stream or river that was dammed.
SECTION 8. 31.385 (2) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
31.385 (2) (ar) Of the amounts appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (tL) and (tx), at least $100,000 shall be used for the removal of abandoned dams. The amounts required to be used under this paragraph are in addition to the amounts required to be used for the removal of dams under par. (ag).
SECTION 9. 31.385 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 10. 31.385 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
