SECTION 1. 16.27 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.27 (5) (c) A household entirely composed of persons receiving aid to families with dependent children under s. 49.19, food stamps under 7 USC 2011 to 2029 2036, or supplemental security income or state supplemental payments under 42 USC 1381 to 1383c or s. 49.77.
SECTION 2. 16.27 (5) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
16.27 (5) (e) A household that is not eligible under par. (c) that includes at least one person who is eligible for food stamps under 7 USC 2011 to 2036, excluding any household in an institution, as defined by the department of health services by rule. Notwithstanding sub. (6), a household under this paragraph shall be eligible for a heating assistance benefit of not more than $1.
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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Miner, BB0239 - Dam inspection requirements
For 2009-11 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2009 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
natural resources
Navigable waters
Current law requires DNR to conduct a detailed inspection of each large dam that is maintained or operated in or across navigable waters. A large dam is one that is at least 25 feet high and impounds more than 15 acre-feet of water or that is more than 6 feet high and impounds more than 50-acre feet of water. This bill makes changes to the inspection requirements for large dams depending on whether they are classified by DNR as a high hazard, significant hazard, or low hazard dam.
Under this bill, DNR must classify each dam in this state as a high hazard, significant hazard, or low hazard dam. The bill provides that a "high hazard dam" is a large dam the failure of which would probably cause loss of human life. A "significant hazard dam" is a large dam the failure of which would probably cause significant property damage but would probably not cause loss of human life. A "low hazard dam" is a large dam the failure of which would probably not cause significant property damage or loss of human life. The bill requires DNR to inspect high hazard dams and significant hazard dams once every ten years. The bill also requires each owner of a large dam, regardless of the dam's classification, to engage a professional engineer to inspect the owner's dam on a regular basis. The frequency of the required inspection is based upon the dam's hazard classification. The bill specifies that the owner must submit a report of the inspection to DNR.
Under current law, DNR's inspection authority covers only those large dams maintained or operated in or across navigable waters. This bill provides that the inspection requirements imposed upon DNR and upon dam owners apply to all large dams, not just those maintained or operated in or across navigable waters.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 31.19 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 31.19 (1m) and amended to read:
31.19 (1m) DETERMINATION OF DAM SIZE. For the purposes of this section, a dam is considered to be a large dam if either of the following applies:
(a) It has a structural height of 25 feet or more and impounds more than 15 acre-feet of water; or.
(b) It has a structural height of more than 6 feet and impounds more than 50 acre-feet or more of water.
SECTION 2. 31.19 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
31.19 (1g) DEFINITIONS. In this section:
(a) "High hazard dam" means a large dam the failure of which would probably cause loss of human life.
(b) "Low hazard dam" means a large dam the failure of which would probably not cause significant property damage or loss of human life.
(c) "Significant hazard dam" means a large dam the failure of which would probably cause significant property damage but would probably not cause loss of human life.
SECTION 3. 31.19 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
31.19 (2) (title) DECENNIAL LARGE DAM INSPECTION.
SECTION 4. 31.19 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
31.19 (2) (a) Requirement Inspection by the department. Except as provided under par. (b), at least once every 10 years the department shall conduct a detailed inspection of each high hazard dam which is maintained or operated in or across navigable waters and each significant hazard dam.
SECTION 5. 31.19 (2) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
31.19 (2) (ag) Owner responsibility. 1. Owners of each high hazard dam, each significant hazard dam, and each low hazard dam shall engage a professional engineer registered under s. 443.04 to inspect the dam as specified in this paragraph.
2. An owner of a high hazard dam shall cause the dam to be inspected at least 4 times between each inspection conducted by the department under par. (a). An owner of a significant hazard dam shall cause the dam to be inspected at least 2 times between each inspection conducted by the department under par. (a). An owner of a low hazard dam shall cause the dam to be inspected at least once every 10 years.
3. The owner of a dam required to be inspected under this paragraph shall submit to the department, no later than 90 days after the date of the inspection, a report of the results of the inspection. The report shall include information on any deficiencies in the dam, recommendations for addressing those deficiencies, and recommendations on improving the safety and structural integrity of the dam.
SECTION 6. 31.19 (2) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
31.19 (2) (ar) Dam classification. The department shall classify each dam in this state as a high hazard, significant hazard, or low hazard dam for the purpose of this section.
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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Grinde, BB0241 - Revenue shortfall trigger
For 2009-11 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2009 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
State Government
State finance
Under current law, after enactment of the biennial budget act, if the secretary of administration determines that authorized expenditures will exceed revenues in the current or forthcoming fiscal year by more than 0.5 percent of estimated general purpose revenue (GPR) appropriations for that fiscal year, the governor must submit a bill making recommendations for correcting the imbalance between projected revenues and authorized expenditures. This bill increases the threshold to 2 percent of estimated GPR appropriations for that fiscal year.
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. 16.50 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.50 (5) DISBURSEMENTS. The secretary may not draw a warrant for payment of any expenditures incurred by any department nor may any department make any expenditure for which the approval of the secretary or the governor is necessary under this section, including any expenditure under s. 20.867, unless the expenditure was made in accordance with an estimate submitted to and approved by the secretary or by the governor. In the event that the secretary determines that previously authorized expenditures will exceed revenues in the current or forthcoming fiscal year by more than 0.5% 2 percent of the estimated general purpose revenue appropriations for that fiscal year, he or she may not decline to approve an estimate or to draw a warrant under this subsection, but shall instead proceed under sub. (7).
SECTION 2. 16.50 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.50 (7) (a) If following the enactment of the biennial budget act in any biennium the secretary determines that previously authorized expenditures will exceed revenues in the current or forthcoming fiscal year by more than one-half of one 2 percent of the estimated general purpose revenue appropriations for that fiscal year, he or she may not take any action under sub. (2) and shall immediately notify the governor, the presiding officers of each house of the legislature and the joint committee on finance.
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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Grinde, BB0242 - Temporary reallocations to the general fund
For 2009-11 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2009 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
State Government
State finance
Currently, in any fiscal year, the secretary of administration may temporarily reallocate moneys to the general fund from other state funds in an amount not to exceed, at any one time, 5 percent of the total general purpose revenue appropriations for that fiscal year. This bill increases that amount to 10 percent.
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. 20.002 (11) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
20.002 (11) (b) 2. Except as provided in subd. 3, the secretary of administration shall limit the total amount of any temporary reallocations to the general fund at any one time during a fiscal year to an amount equal to 5% 10 percent of the total amounts shown in the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) of appropriations of general purpose revenues, calculated by the secretary as of that time and for that fiscal year.
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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Grinde, BB0243 - Exclusion of tobacco settlement appropriation obligation repayment from GPR appropriation cap
For 2009-11 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2009 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
State government
State finance
Current statutes contain a rule of procedure governing legislative action on certain bills affecting general purpose revenue (GPR). Generally, the rule provides that the amount appropriated from GPR may not exceed the amount appropriated from GPR in the prior fiscal year, increased by any percentage increase in this state's aggregate personal income. There are a number of exclusions under current law from this GPR appropriation limitation. This bill provides that any amount appropriated to pay debt service on appropriation obligations issued to purchase tobacco settlement revenues is excluded from the limitation.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 13.40 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
13.40 (2) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. sub. (3) and (3m), the amount appropriated from general purpose revenue for each fiscal biennium, excluding any amount under an appropriation specified in sub. (3) (a) to (i), as determined under sub. (4), may not exceed the sum of:
SECTION 2. 13.40 (3) (k) of the statutes is created to read:
13.40 (3) (k) An appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (bq).
SECTION 3. 13.40 (3m) of the statutes is repealed.
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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Steinmetz, BB0313 - Revocation of Extended Supervision
For 2009-11 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2009 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
