AB40-ASA1, s. 3289
8Section
3289. 560.01 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 238.04 (14) and
9amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1300,1310
238.04
(14) Foreign office agreements. The department may enter Enter into
11agreements regarding compensation, space
, and other administrative matters as are
12necessary to operate
departmental offices in other states and foreign countries. Such
13agreements shall be subject to the approval of the secretary of administration.
AB40-ASA1, s. 3305
5Section
3305. 560.03 (17) of the statutes is renumbered 238.25 and amended
6to read:
AB40-ASA1,1301,11
7238.25 Assistance to loan recipients. Assist The corporation shall assist 8new businesses and small businesses receiving economic development loans under
9s. 234.65 (1) (a) or the assistance of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic
10Development Authority in locating sources of venture capital and in obtaining the
11state and federal licenses and permits necessary for business operations.
AB40-ASA1, s. 3315
21Section
3315. 560.032 of the statutes is renumbered 238.10 and amended to
22read:
AB40-ASA1,1302,5
23238.10 Allocation of volume cap on tax-exempt bonds. (1) Allocation. 24The
department, by rule, corporation shall establish under
26 USC 146 and
25administer a system for the allocation of the volume cap on the issuance of private
1activity bonds, as defined under
26 USC 141 (a), among all municipalities, as defined
2in s. 67.01 (5), and any corporation formed on behalf of those municipalities, and
3among this state, the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, the
4Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, and the Wisconsin Housing and Economic
5Development Authority.
AB40-ASA1,1302,11
6(2) Amendment to allocation. At any time prior to December 31 in any year,
7the
department corporation may
promulgate adopt rules to revise the allocation
8system established for that year under sub. (1), except that any revision under this
9subsection does not apply to any allocation under which the recipient of that
10allocation has adopted a resolution authorizing the issuance of a private activity
11bond, as defined in
26 USC 141 (a).
AB40-ASA1,1302,16
12(3) Conditions. The
department corporation may establish
, by rule, any
13procedure for, and place any condition upon, the granting of an allocation under this
14section which the
department corporation deems to be in the best interest of the state
15including
, but not limited to, a requirement that a cash deposit, at a rate established
16by the
department in the rules corporation, be a condition for an allocation.
AB40-ASA1,1302,19
17(4) Certification. If the
secretary corporation receives notice of the issuance
18of a bond under an allocation under subs. (1) to (3), the
secretary corporation shall
19certify that that bond meets the requirements of
26 USC 146.
AB40-ASA1, s. 3318
22Section
3318. 560.034 of the statutes is renumbered 238.11, and 238.11 (1),
23(2), (3) and (5) (intro.), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1303,524
238.11
(1) The
department corporation shall prescribe the notice forms to be
25used under ss. 66.1103 (4m) (a) 1. and 234.65 (3) (a). The
department corporation
1shall include on the forms a requirement for information on the number of jobs the
2person submitting the notice expects to be eliminated, created
, or maintained on the
3project site and elsewhere in this state by the project which is the subject of the
4notice. The
department corporation shall prescribe the forms to be used under ss.
566.1103 (4m) (b) and 234.65 (3r).
AB40-ASA1,1303,11
6(2) If the
department corporation receives a notice under s. 66.1103 (4m) (a),
7the
department corporation shall estimate, no later than 20 days after receipt of the
8notice, whether the project
which that is the subject of the notice is expected to
9eliminate, create
, or maintain jobs on the project site and elsewhere in this state and
10the net number of jobs expected to be eliminated, created
, or maintained as a result
11of the project.
AB40-ASA1,1303,17
12(3) If the
department corporation receives a notice under s. 234.65 (3) (a), the
13department corporation shall estimate, no later than 20 days after receipt of the
14notice, whether the project which is the subject of the notice is expected to eliminate,
15create
, or maintain jobs on the project site and elsewhere in this state and the net
16number of jobs expected to be eliminated, created
, or maintained as a result of the
17project.
AB40-ASA1,1303,18
18(5) (intro.) The
department corporation shall issue an estimate made:
AB40-ASA1, s. 3327
2Section
3327. 560.075 of the statutes is renumbered 238.12, and 238.12 (2),
3as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1304,114
238.12
(2) The
department corporation may not award a grant or loan under
5this chapter to a person or certify a person to receive tax benefits unless the
6department corporation enters into an agreement with the person that requires the
7person to repay the grant, loan, or tax benefits if, within 5 years after receiving the
8grant or loan or being certified to receive tax benefits, the person ceases to conduct
9in this state the economic activity for which the person received the grant or loan or
10for which the person was certified to receive tax benefits and commences
11substantially the same economic activity outside this state.
AB40-ASA1, s. 3328
12Section
3328. 560.08 (1), (2) (intro.), (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i) and (j)
13of the statutes are repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 3329
14Section
3329. 560.08 (2) (m) of the statutes is renumbered 238.26 and
15amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1304,19
16238.26 Report to investment board. No later than September 30 of each
17even-numbered year,
the corporation shall submit to the investment board a report
18describing the types of investments in businesses in this state
which that will have
19the greatest likelihood of enhancing economic development in this state.
AB40-ASA1, s. 3330c
20Section 3330c. 560.081 (1) and (2) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are
21renumbered 238.127 (2) (intro.) and (a), and 238.127 (2) (intro.), as renumbered, is
22amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1305,323
238.127
(2) (intro.) The
department
corporation shall establish and administer
24a state main street program to coordinate state and local participation in programs
25offered by the national main street center, created by the national trust for historic
1preservation, to assist municipalities in planning, managing and implementing
2programs for the revitalization of business areas. The
department corporation shall
3do all of the following:
AB40-ASA1, s. 3330m
5Section 3330m. 560.081 (2) (c) to (h) of the statutes are renumbered 238.127
6(2) (c) to (h), and 238.127 (2) (c) (intro.), (e), (f) 4. and (h), as renumbered, are amended
7to read:
AB40-ASA1,1305,118
238.127
(2) (c) (intro.) With help from
the council on main street programs and
9from interested individuals and organizations, develop a plan describing the
10objectives of the state main street program and the methods by which the
11department corporation shall:
AB40-ASA1,1305,2012
(e) Annually select, upon application, up to 5 municipalities to participate in
13the state main street program. The program for each municipality shall conclude
14after 3 years, except that the program for each municipality selected after July 29,
151995, shall conclude after 5 years. The
department
corporation shall select program
16participants representing various geographical regions and populations. A
17municipality may apply to participate, and the
department corporation may select
18a municipality for participation, more than one time. In selecting a municipality,
19however, the
department corporation may give priority to those municipalities that
20have not previously participated.
AB40-ASA1,1305,2221
(f) 4. Local assistance in paying for the services of a design consultant
22recommended by the council on main street programs.
AB40-ASA1,1306,323
(h) Provide training, technical assistance and information on the revitalization
24of business areas to municipalities which do not participate in the state main street
25program. The
department corporation may charge reasonable fees for the services
1and information provided under this paragraph.
The department shall deposit all
2fees collected under this paragraph in the appropriation account under s. 20.143 (1)
3(g).
AB40-ASA1, s. 3333
7Section
3333. 560.097 of the statutes is renumbered 238.125 and amended to
8read:
AB40-ASA1,1306,11
9238.125 Notification of position openings; compliance. The
department 10corporation shall monitor compliance with the position-opening notification
11requirements under ss. 66.1103 (6m) and 106.16.
AB40-ASA1, s. 3334b
12Section 3334b. 560.11 of the statutes is renumbered 285.795, and 285.795 (1)
13(a) and (2), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1306,1914
285.795
(1) (a) Advise the department
of natural resources concerning the
15effectiveness of the small business stationary source technical and environmental
16compliance assistance program under s. 285.79, difficulties encountered by small
17business stationary sources, as defined in s. 285.79 (1), in complying with s. 299.15
18and ch. 285 and the degree and severity of enforcement of s. 299.15 and ch. 285
19against small business stationary sources.
AB40-ASA1,1306,25
20(2) The employees of
the department of commerce who staff the small business
21ombudsman clearinghouse under s. 560.03 (9) and the employees of the department
22of natural resources who staff the small business stationary source technical and
23environmental compliance assistance program under s. 285.79 shall provide the
24small business environmental council with the assistance necessary to comply with
25sub. (1).
AB40-ASA1, s. 3335
1Section
3335. 560.125 (title) and (1) to (3) of the statutes are renumbered
2101.45 (title) and (1) to (3).
AB40-ASA1, s. 3336
3Section
3336. 560.125 (4) (a) to (e) of the statutes are renumbered 101.45 (4)
4(a) to (e), and 101.45 (4) (d), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1307,75
101.45
(4) (d) In any fiscal year, the department may not pay to any one
6applicant more than 20 percent of the amount appropriated under s.
20.143 (3) 720.165 (2) (sm) for the fiscal year.
AB40-ASA1, s. 3338
9Section
3338. 560.125 (5) to (6) of the statutes are renumbered 101.45 (5) to
10(6).
AB40-ASA1, s. 3341
13Section
3341. 560.13 (1), (2), (3), (5) and (6m) of the statutes are renumbered
14238.13 (1), (2), (3), (5) and (6m), and 238.13 (2) (a) (intro.) and (b) 1., (3) (intro.) and
15(f) and (5), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1307,1816
238.13
(2) (a) (intro.)
Subject to subs. (4) and (5), from the appropriation under
17s. 20.143 (1) (qm) the department The corporation may make a grant to a person if
18all of the following apply:
AB40-ASA1,1307,2219
(b) 1. The contribution required under par. (a) 3. may be in cash or in-kind.
20Cash contributions may be of private or public funds
, excluding funds obtained under
21the program under s. 560.17 or under any program under subch. II or V of this
22chapter. In-kind contributions shall be limited to actual remediation services.
AB40-ASA1,1307,24
23(3) (intro.) The
department corporation may consider the following criteria in
24making awards under this section:
AB40-ASA1,1308,2
1(f) Any other factors considered by the
department corporation to be relevant
2to assessing the viability and feasibility of the project.
AB40-ASA1,1308,5
3(5) Before the
department corporation awards a grant under this section, the
4department corporation shall consider the recommendations of the department of
5administration and the department of natural resources.
