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1225.96 Utility public benefits fund. There is established a separate
13nonlapsible trust fund designated as the utility public benefits fund, consisting of
14low-income assistance fees received under s. 16.957 (4) (a) and (5) (b) 2.
and all
15moneys received under s. 196.374 (3) (b) 4.
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16Section
16. 26.38 (2m) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 26.38 (2m) (b) 1. and
17amended to read:
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26.38
(2m) (b) 1.
Each Except as provided under subd. 2., each recipient of a
19grant under this section shall provide a matching contribution in an amount to be
20determined by the department for that particular grant based on criteria
21promulgated by rule under sub. (3). The matching contribution may be in the form
22of money or in-kind goods or services or both.
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23Section
17. 26.38 (2m) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
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26.38
(2m) (b) 2. If a grant to implement a forest stewardship management
25plan includes a requirement that the recipient plant and maintain trees, the
1recipient shall provide a matching contribution of not more than 25 percent of that
2portion of the grant that is for the cost of planting and maintaining the trees, subject
3to the availability of funds.
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4Section
18. 26.38 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
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26.38
(3) (d) A description of the forest stewardship management plan
6practices that are eligible for funding under this section. Eligible practices shall
7include establishing and maintaining trees; implementing measures to protect those
8trees from damage caused by deer; and implementing measures that promote forest
9health, including insect and disease control.
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10Section
19. 26.42 of the statutes is created to read:
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1126.42 Carbon sequestration in forests.
(1) Definitions. In this section:
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(a) "Cap and trade program" has the meaning given in s. 299.04 (1) (a).
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(am) "Carbon sequestration" has the meaning given in s. 299.03 (1) (bm).
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(b) "Greenhouse gas" has the meaning given in s. 299.03 (1) (d).
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(c) "Sustainable forestry" has the meaning given in s. 28.04 (1) (e).
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16(2) Standards and practices. (a) Subject to par. (b), the department, in
17cooperation with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the
18University of Wisconsin-Extension, and the council on forestry, shall specify
19standards and practices for monitoring and measuring carbon sequestration by
20forests, including standards and practices for voluntary carbon accounting on
21private forest lands. The department shall design the standards and practices to
22conform with regional or national systems for trading credits for greenhouse gas
23emissions.
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(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply until a regional or national cap and trade
25program that applies to any person in this state is enacted or adopted.
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1(3) Technical assistance. The department, in cooperation with the
2department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection and the University of
3Wisconsin-Extension, shall provide technical assistance to promote the use of
4sustainable forestry practices that increase carbon sequestration by persons who
5own private forest lands and to assist them, through the use of those practices, to
6generate credits that may be used to satisfy limits on emissions of greenhouse gases
7and to sell the credits.
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8(4) Identification and notification of owners of private forest lands. Using
9the land cover database developed under s. 299.03 (5) (b) 3., county land records,
10geographic information systems, and other methods, the department shall identify,
11to the extent practicable, persons who own private forest lands and who do not
12participate in forestry programs administered by the department. The department
13shall notify persons identified under this subsection about information and technical
14assistance that is available from the department concerning carbon sequestration
15and sustainable forest management.
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16Section
20. 36.605 of the statutes is created to read:
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1736.605 Extension's model parking ordinance. (1) The extension, in
18consultation with the advisory committee appointed under sub. (3), shall develop a
19model market-pricing parking ordinance. The ordinance shall include market
20pricing methods for on-street parking and preferred parking opportunities for
21vehicles with relatively low emissions of greenhouse gases, as defined in s. 299.03 (1)
22(d). In developing this model ordinance, the extension shall evaluate current
23practices with respect to mandatory minimum parking space requirements for
24public buildings.
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1(2) Upon completion of the model ordinance under sub. (1), the extension shall
2make the model ordinance publicly available to interested persons and shall provide
3the model ordinance to organizations representing local units of government in this
4state.
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5(3) The extension shall appoint and convene an advisory committee to provide
6guidance to the extension in the development of the model ordinance under sub. (1).
7The provisions of s. 15.04 (1) (c) shall apply to the members of the advisory committee
8as if the committee had been created and appointed by the board.
AB649, s. 21
9Section
21. 66.0309 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1066.0309 (title)
Creation, organization, powers and duties of regional
11Regional planning commissions; metropolitan planning organizations.
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12Section
22. 66.0309 (17) of the statutes is created to read:
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66.0309
(17) Metropolitan planning organizations. (a) In this subsection:
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1. "Department" means the department of transportation.
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2. "Greenhouse gas" has the meaning given in s. 299.03 (1) (d).
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3. "Metropolitan planning organization" has the meaning given in
23 USC 134 17(b) (2).
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4. "Planning area" has the meaning given for "metropolitan planning area" in
1923 USC 134 (b) (1), but includes only those portions of a metropolitan planning area
20within this state.
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(b) Each metropolitan planning organization in this state, in consultation with
22the department, shall establish goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from
23surface transportation in its planning area that are consistent with the goals
24established by the department under s. 85.0215 (2). After establishing these goals,
25the metropolitan planning organization shall revise the goals whenever appropriate.
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1(c) Beginning on the first day of the 24th month beginning after the effective
2date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], each metropolitan planning
3organization in this state, to the extent practicable, shall do all of the following:
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1. Use the methods and procedures developed by the department under s.
585.0215 (3) (b) in preparing its transportation plans and transportation
6improvement programs for its planning area.
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2. Incorporate the strategies developed by the department under s. 85.0215 (3)
8(a) into its transportation plans and transportation improvement programs for its
9planning area.
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(d) By March 1, 2013, and at least every 4 years thereafter, each metropolitan
11planning organization in this state shall report to the department, in the form
12specified by the department, all of the following:
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1. The strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from surface
14transportation that it included in its most recent transportation plan and
15transportation improvement program.
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2. The status of the implementation of the strategies specified in subd. 1.
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3. Its progress in achieving its goals under par. (b).
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66.0602
(2) Levy limit. Except as provided in subs. (3), (4), and (5), no political
21subdivision may increase its levy in any year by a percentage that exceeds the
22political subdivision's valuation factor. The base amount in any year, to which the
23limit under this section applies, shall be the maximum allowable levy for the
24immediately preceding year. In determining its levy in any year, a city, village, or
25town shall subtract any tax increment that is calculated under s. 59.57 (3) (a), 60.85
1(1) (L), or 66.1105 (2) (i). The base amount in any year, to which the limit under this
2section applies, may not include any amount to which sub. (3) (e) 8.
or 9. applies.
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3Section
24. 66.0602 (3) (e) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
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66.0602
(3) (e) 9. The amount that a political subdivision levies in that year to
5pay for energy efficiency measures and renewable energy products that result in the
6avoidance of, or reduction in, energy costs. The department of administration shall
7promulgate rules to facilitate the implementation of this subdivision by creating
8standards and definitions for terms including energy efficiency measures, renewable
9energy products, and energy costs.
AB649, s. 25
10Section
25. 76.28 (1) (gm) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
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76.28
(1) (gm) 3. A nonutility nuclear power plant, as defined in s. 196.491 (1)
12(i), that has a total power production capacity of at least 50 megawatts. This
13subdivision takes effect on the date specified in the notice published under s. 196.493
14(3) (b).
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15Section
26. 77.54 (30) (a) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:
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77.54
(30) (a) 1m. Biomass, as defined in s.
196.378 (1) (ar) 196.374 (1) (am),
17that is used for fuel sold for residential use.
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18Section
27. 79.005 (1b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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79.005
(1b) "Alternative energy resource" means a renewable resource, as
20defined in s.
196.378 (1) (h) 196.374 (1) (j); garbage, as defined in s. 289.01 (9); or
21nonvegetation-based industrial, commercial, or household waste.
AB649, s. 28
22Section
28. 79.005 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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79.005
(4) (d) Replacing steam generating equipment at a combustion-based
24renewable facility, as defined in s. 196.378
(1)
(1r) (g), that is located in this state, to
1increase efficiency or capacity, if the facility remains a combustion-based renewable
2facility, as defined in s. 196.378
(1) (1r) (g), after replacing the equipment.
AB649, s. 29
3Section
29. 79.04 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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79.04
(6) (a) Annually, beginning in 2005, for production plants that begin
5operation after December 31, 2003, or begin operation as a repowered production
6plant after December 31, 2003, except as provided in sub. (4m), the department of
7administration, upon certification by the department of revenue, shall distribute
8payments from the public utility account, as determined under par. (b), to each
9municipality and county in which a production plant is located, if the production
10plant has a name-plate capacity of at least one megawatt and is used by a light, heat,
11or power company assessed under s. 76.28 (2) or 76.29 (2), except property described
12in s. 66.0813, unless the production plant is owned or operated by a local
13governmental unit located outside of the municipality; by a qualified wholesale
14electric company, as defined in s. 76.28 (1) (gm); by a wholesale merchant plant, as
15defined in s. 196.491 (1) (w); by an electric cooperative assessed under ss. 76.07 and
1676.48, respectively;
or by a municipal electric company under s. 66.0825
; or,
17beginning on the date specified in the notice published under s. 196.493 (3) (b), by
18a nonutility nuclear power plant, as defined in s. 196.491 (1) (i).
AB649, s. 30
19Section
30. 84.185 (1) (br) and (cr) of the statutes are created to read:
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84.185
(1) (br) "Greenhouse gas" has the meaning given in s. 299.03 (1) (d).
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(cr) "Traditional neighborhood development" has the meaning given in s.
2266.1027 (1) (c).
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23Section
31. 84.185 (2) (b) 15. of the statutes is created to read:
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84.185
(2) (b) 15. Whether the improvement is a qualifying improvement under
25sub. (2m).
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1Section
32. 84.185 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
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84.185
(2) (d) The secretary may give greater weight to the criterion under par.
3(b) 15. than to the other criteria under par. (b) in determining whether to approve an
4improvement.
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5Section
33. 84.185 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
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84.185
(2m) Qualifying improvements. An improvement is a qualifying
7improvement for the purposes of subs. (2) (b) 15. and (4) (b) if the improvement will
8result in a reduction of travel, energy use, or emissions of greenhouse gases or if any
9of the following applies:
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(a) The improvement is located in an area that is both designated for traditional
11neighborhood development in a comprehensive plan adopted under s. 66.1001 and
12to be developed as a traditional neighborhood development under an ordinance
13consistent with the model ordinance under s. 66.1027 (2) and any of the following
14applies:
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1. The area is surrounded by or is adjacent to existing development.
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2. The area is within a sewer service territory in the sewer service area
17provisions of an areawide water quality management plan under s. 283.83 approved
18by the department of natural resources.
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3. The area consists primarily of blighted properties.
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4. The area meets other criteria, specified by the department by rule, designed
21to ensure that the project reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
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(b) The political subdivision in which the improvement is located has adopted
23the design standards under s. 101.027 (4) and the improvement is in an area that is
24subject to the design standards.
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(c) All of the following apply:
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11. The improvement is located in an area that is subject to either a charter
2under s. 299.83 (7e) issued to an association of entities that includes the political
3subdivision in which the area is located or a participation contract under s. 299.83
4(6) entered into by the city, village, town, or county in which the area is located.
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2. The department of natural resources determines, in consultation with the
6department of commerce, the department of administration, the public service
7commission, and the office of energy independence, that implementation of the
8charter is likely to result in significant reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases
9or in energy use by public or private entities within the political subdivision.
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(d) The improvement is located in a political subdivision that participates in
11tier I under s. 299.83 (3), the area in which the improvement is located is affected by
12the participation in tier I, and the department of natural resources determines, in
13consultation with the department of commerce, the department of administration,
14the public service commission, and the office of energy independence, that the
15participation in tier I is likely to result in significant reductions in emissions of
16greenhouse gases or in energy use by public or private entities within the political
17subdivision.
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18Section
34. 84.185 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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84.185
(3) (a) (intro.) When awarding a grant under this section, the
20department shall establish a grant ceiling. Except as provided in par. (b) 2., the grant
21ceiling shall not be amended after the secretary has approved an application for
22funding. Except as provided in par. (b)
and sub. (4) (b), the grant ceiling shall be the
23lesser of the following:
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24Section
35. 84.185 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 84.185 (4) (a).
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25Section
36. 84.185 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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184.185
(4) (b) The rules promulgated under this subsection may provide for all
2of the following with respect to an improvement that is a qualifying improvement
3under sub. (2m) and that is the subject of an agreement under sub. (7m) between the
4department and a governing body:
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1. A grant ceiling that is higher than the grant ceiling specified in sub. (3).
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2. Different standards related to job creation or retention, or both, than those
7that would apply under sub. (2) (b) 3. and 4. to an improvement that is not a
8qualifying improvement.
AB649, s. 37
9Section
37. 85.021 of the statutes is created to read:
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1085.021 Environmental evaluations for transportation projects. (1) In
11this section:
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(a) "Environmental assessment" means an analysis of a proposed action to
13determine whether the proposed action constitutes a major action significantly
14affecting the human environment under s. 1.11 (2) (c).
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(b) "Environmental impact statement" means a detailed statement required
16under s. 1.11 (2) (c).
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(c) "Greenhouse gas" has the meaning given in s. 299.03 (1) (d).
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(d) "Transportation project" means any construction, reconstruction,
19rehabilitation, or other improvement of infrastructure related to any mode of
20transportation, funded in whole or in part from any appropriation to the department
21under s. 20.395 or 20.866 (2).
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(e) "2030 plan" means the department's statewide long-range multimodal
23transportation plan for the 20-year period ending in 2030.
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24(2) (a) Beginning with environmental assessments and environmental impact
25statements commenced on the first day of the 24th month beginning after the
1effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], if the department prepares an
2environmental assessment or environmental impact statement for a transportation
3project, the environmental assessment or environmental impact statement shall
4include an evaluation of all of the following:
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1. The greenhouse gas emissions and energy use that will result from the
6transportation project, over the life cycle of the project.
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2. If any other transportation project that is an alternative to the
8transportation project under subd. 1. is being considered, the greenhouse gas
9emissions and energy use that will result from each alternative project, over the life
10cycle of the alternative project.
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(b) Any evaluation required under par. (a) shall take into consideration all of
12the following relating to the project:
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1. Transportation mode.