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113.48 (12) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), no state board, agency, officer,
2department, commission or body corporate which has authority to permit a privately
3owned or operated facility to be constructed on state-owned land may permit a
4facility that would be privately owned or operated to be constructed on state-owned
5land without prior approval under sub. (2) (at) of the building commission.
AB21,43 6Section 43. 13.48 (12) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,65,87 13.48 (12) (b) 5. A facility constructed by or for the Wisconsin Economic
8Development Corporation
Forward Wisconsin Development Authority.
AB21,44 9Section 44. 13.48 (13) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,65,2210 13.48 (13) (a) Except as provided in par. (b) or (c), every building, structure or
11facility that is constructed for the benefit of or use of the state, any state agency,
12board, commission or department, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
13Authority, the University of Wisconsin System Authority, the Fox River Navigational
14System Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward
15Wisconsin Development Authority
, or any local professional baseball park district
16created under subch. III of ch. 229 if the construction is undertaken by the
17department of administration on behalf of the district, shall be in compliance with
18all applicable state laws, rules, codes and regulations but the construction is not
19subject to the ordinances or regulations of the municipality in which the construction
20takes place except zoning, including without limitation because of enumeration
21ordinances or regulations relating to materials used, permits, supervision of
22construction or installation, payment of permit fees, or other restrictions.
AB21,45 23Section 45. 13.48 (14) (am) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,65,2524 13.48 (14) (am) 5. This paragraph does not apply to real property that is subject
25to the lease agreement under s. 36.11 (27m) (a).
AB21,46
1Section 46. 13.48 (14) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,66,132 13.48 (14) (d) Biennially, beginning on January 1, 2014, the University of
3Wisconsin System Authority and
each agency other than the investment board shall
4submit to the department of administration an inventory of all real property under
5its jurisdiction. Except with respect to the Board of Regents of the University of
6Wisconsin System Authority, the inventory shall include the estimated fair market
7value of each property. The University of Wisconsin System Authority and each
8agency shall specifically identify any underutilized assets in the inventory. No later
9than July 1 following receipt of the inventories, the department of administration
10shall obtain appraisals of all properties in the inventories that are identified by the
11department for potential sale and shall submit to the building commission an
12inventory containing the location, description and fair market value of each parcel
13of property identified for potential sale.
AB21,47 14Section 47. 13.48 (19) of the statutes is renumbered 13.48 (19) (a) and
15amended to read:
AB21,66,2416 13.48 (19) (a) Whenever the building commission determines that the use of
17innovative types of design and construction processes will make better use of the
18resources and technology available in the building industry, the building commission
19may under sub. (2) (at) waive any or all of s. 16.855, except s. 16.855 (13) and (14m)
20(a) to (c), if such the action is in the best interest of the state and if the waiver is
21accomplished through formal action of the building commission. The building
22commission may authorize the lease, lease purchase or acquisition of such facilities
23constructed in the manner authorized by the building commission
is approved by the
24building commission
.
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1(b) Subject to the requirements of s. 20.924 (1) (i), the building commission
2under sub. (2) (at) may also authorize the lease, lease purchase, or acquisition of
3existing facilities in lieu of state construction of any project enumerated in the
4authorized state building program.
AB21,48 5Section 48. 13.48 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,67,96 13.48 (20) Residence halls. Except as provided in sub. (14) (am), the The
7building commission may approve the sale or lease of state-owned residence halls
8by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System Authority to another
9state agency or a nonstate nonprofit agency for purposes provided in s. 36.11 (1) (e).
AB21,49 10Section 49. 13.48 (22) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,67,1711 13.48 (22) Sale or lease of capitol area lands. The building commission may
12under sub. (2) (at) lease or resell lands acquired in the capitol planning area for public
13or private redevelopment and may set such conditions of sale or lease as it deems
14necessary to ensure development compatible with the needs of the community and
15the state. This subsection does not apply to lands that are authorized to be sold or
16leased under s. 16.848 while an offer of sale, sale, or lease agreement is pending or
17while the lands are leased.
AB21,50 18Section 50. 13.48 (23) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,68,219 13.48 (23) Lease of space for commercial use. Except as provided in sub. (14)
20(am), the building commission may under sub. (2) (at) lease space in state office
21buildings for commercial use, including without limitation because of enumeration,
22retail, service and office uses. In doing so the building commission shall consider the
23cost and fair market value of the space as well as the desirability of the proposed use.
24Such leases may be negotiated or awarded by competitive bid procedures. All such

1leases of space in state office buildings shall provide for payments in lieu of property
2taxes.
AB21,51 3Section 51. 13.48 (25) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,68,154 13.48 (25) Wisconsin initiative for state technology and applied research.
5There is created a program, to be known as the Wisconsin initiative for state
6technology and applied research, for the purpose of providing financial support to
7maintain the ability of the University of Wisconsin System Authority and other state
8agencies, as defined in s. 20.001 (1), to attract federal and private research funds
9which enable the state to engage in high-technology endeavors, which expand the
10state's economy and which influence the ability of the state and nation to compete
11in an increasingly complex world. To carry out the program, the building commission
12may authorize new construction projects and projects to repair and renovate existing
13research facilities and supporting systems. Projects shall be financed from the
14appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (z) or as otherwise provided in the authorized state
15building program.
AB21,52 16Section 52. 13.48 (25r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,68,2517 13.48 (25r) Wisconsin Institute for Discovery initiative. There is created a
18program, to be known as the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery initiative, for the
19purpose of providing financial support to attract federal and private funds to
20construct facilities for biotechnology, nanotechnology, and information technology
21education and research activities at the University of Wisconsin System Authority.
22Projects financed under the program shall be designed to provide computational and
23biological sciences education and research facilities, ancillary systems, and
24supporting infrastructure. Projects shall be financed from the appropriation under
25s. 20.866 (2) (z) or as otherwise provided in the authorized state building program.
AB21,53
1Section 53. 13.48 (26) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,70,22 13.48 (26) Environmental improvement annual finance plan approval. The
3building commission shall review the versions of the biennial finance plan and any
4amendments to the biennial finance plan submitted to it by the department of
5natural resources and the department of administration under s. 281.59 (3) (bm) and
6the recommendations of the joint committee on finance and the standing committees
7to which the versions of the biennial finance plan and any amendments were
8submitted under s. 281.59 (3) (bm). The building commission shall consider the
9extent to which that version of the biennial finance plan that is updated to reflect the
10adopted biennial budget act will maintain the funding for the clean water fund
11program and the safe drinking water loan program, in the environmental
12improvement fund, in perpetuity. The building commission shall consider the extent
13to which the implementation of the clean water fund program, the safe drinking
14water loan program and the land recycling loan program, as set forth in the biennial
15finance plan updated to reflect the adopted biennial budget act, implements
16legislative intent on the clean water fund program, the safe drinking water loan
17program and the land recycling loan program. The building commission shall under
18sub. (2) (at)
, no later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the biennial budget
19act, either approve or disapprove the biennial finance plan that is updated to reflect
20the adopted biennial budget act, except that the building commission may not
21disapprove those amounts that the legislature approves under s. 281.59 (3e) (a), (3m)
22(a) and (3s) (a)
. If the building commission disapproves the version of the biennial
23finance plan that is updated to reflect the adopted biennial budget act, it must notify
24the department of natural resources and the department of administration of its

1reasons for disapproving the plan, and those departments must revise that version
2of the biennial finance plan and submit the revision to the building commission.
AB21,54 3Section 54. 13.48 (27) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,70,104 13.48 (27) Lease of correctional facilities. Subject to the requirements of s.
520.924 (1) (i), the building commission may under sub. (2) (at) lease any facility for
6use of the department of corrections as a part of the authorized state building
7program, with an option to purchase the facility by the state. Any lease shall provide
8for the facility to be constructed in accordance with requirements and specifications
9approved by the department of administration and shall permit inspection of the site
10and facility by agents of the department.
AB21,55 11Section 55. 13.48 (29) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,70,1712 13.48 (29) Small projects Simplified policies and procedures. Except as
13otherwise required under s. 16.855 (10m), the building commission may prescribe
14simplified policies and procedures to be used in lieu of the procedures provided in s.
1516.855 for any construction project that does not require prior approval of the
16building commission under sub. (10) (a)
involve an expenditure that exceeds
17$185,000
, except projects specified in sub. (10) (c).
AB21,56 18Section 56 . 13.48 (29) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act ....
19(this act), is amended to read:
AB21,70,2420 13.48 (29) Simplified policies and procedures. Except as otherwise required
21under s. 16.855 (10m), the building commission may prescribe simplified policies and
22procedures to be used in lieu of the procedures provided in s. 16.855 for any
23construction project that does not involve an expenditure that exceeds $185,000,
24except projects specified in sub. (10) (c)
.
AB21,57 25Section 57. 13.488 (1) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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113.488 (1) (m) The duty to determine and make payments to the United States
2required so as to avoid an adverse effect on any exclusion of interest from gross
3income for federal income tax purposes on public debt, and revenue obligations, and
4issued pursuant to ch. 18, operating notes issued pursuant to ch. 18 s. 16.526, master
5lease obligations issued pursuant to s. 16.76, and appropriation obligations issued
6pursuant to s. 16.527 and to make any payments to advisors that assist in making
7the determination. If the proceeds of an obligation are utilized for an activity that
8is financed from program revenue, the building commission shall make the
9payments required under this paragraph from that revenue, to the extent it is
10available.
AB21,58 11Section 58. 13.58 (5) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,59 12Section 59. 13.58 (5) (b) 6. of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,60 13Section 60. 13.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,71,1714 13.62 (2) "Agency" means any board, commission, department, office, society,
15institution of higher education, council, or committee in the state government, or any
16authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch. 36, 231, 232, 233, 234 235, 237, 238,
17or 279, except that the term does not include a council or committee of the legislature.
AB21,61 18Section 61. 13.625 (6s) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,62 19Section 62. 13.625 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,71,2520 13.625 (9) This section does not apply to the solicitation, acceptance, or
21furnishing of anything of pecuniary value by the Wisconsin Economic Development
22Corporation
Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, or to a principal furnishing
23anything of pecuniary value to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
24Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, under s. 19.56 (3) (e) or (f) for the
25activities specified in s. 19.56 (3) (e).
AB21,63
1Section 63. 13.90 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,72,52 13.90 (5) The joint committee on legislative organization may contract for the
3services of persons to advise those building commission members who also are
4legislators on matters related to the state's issuance of state debt , and revenue
5obligations and operating notes under ch. 18.
AB21,64 6Section 64. 13.94 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,73,27 13.94 (1) Duties of the bureau. (intro.) The legislative audit bureau shall be
8responsible for conducting postaudits of the accounts and other financial records of
9departments to assure that all financial transactions have been made in a legal and
10proper manner. In connection with such postaudits, the legislative audit bureau
11shall review the performance and program accomplishments of the department
12during the fiscal period for which the audit is being conducted to determine whether
13the department carried out the policy of the legislature and the governor during the
14period for which the appropriations were made. In performing postaudits under this
15subsection, the legislative audit bureau shall not examine issues related to academic
16freedom within the University of Wisconsin System. A postaudit shall not examine
17into or comment upon the content of the various academic programs, including
18degree requirements, majors, curriculum or courses within the University of
19Wisconsin System, nor shall any such postaudit examine into the manner in which
20individual faculty members or groups of faculty members conduct their
21instructional, research or public service activities. This subsection does not preclude
22the bureau from reviewing the procedures by which decisions are made and priorities
23set in the University of Wisconsin System, or the manner in which such decisions and
24priorities are implemented within the University of Wisconsin System, insofar as

1such review is not inconsistent with s. 36.09 36.11. The legislative audit bureau shall
2audit the fiscal concerns of the state as required by law. To this end, it shall:
AB21,65 3Section 65. 13.94 (1) (dL) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,73,64 13.94 (1) (dL) Annually, conduct a financial audit of the governor's read to lead
5development fund. The legislative audit bureau shall file a copy of the report of the
6audit under this paragraph with the distributees specified in par. (b).
AB21,66 7Section 66. 13.94 (1) (dr) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,73,148 13.94 (1) (dr) Biennially, beginning in 2013 2017, conduct a financial audit of
9the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and a
program evaluation audit
10of the economic development programs administered by the Wisconsin Economic
11Development Corporation under ch. 238
Forward Wisconsin Development Authority
12and funded by moneys appropriated under s. 20.885 or another appropriation
. The
13legislative audit bureau shall file a copy of each audit report under this paragraph
14with the distributees specified in par. (b).
AB21,67 15Section 67. 13.94 (1) (ms) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,68 16Section 68. 13.94 (1) (t) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,73,1917 13.94 (1) (t) Annually conduct a financial audit of the University of Wisconsin
18System Authority. The legislative audit bureau shall file a copy of each audit report
19under this paragraph with the distributees specified in par. (b).
AB21,69 20Section 69. 13.94 (1s) (c) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,73,2321 13.94 (1s) (c) 5. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward
22Wisconsin Development Authority
for the cost of the audit required to be performed
23under sub. (1) (dr).
AB21,70 24Section 70. 13.94 (1s) (c) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
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113.94 (1s) (c) 8. The University of Wisconsin System Authority for the cost of
2an audit performed under sub. (1) (t).
AB21,71 3Section 71 . 13.94 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,74,204 13.94 (4) (a) 1. Every state department, board, examining board, affiliated
5credentialing board, commission, independent agency, council or office in the
6executive branch of state government; all bodies created by the legislature in the
7legislative or judicial branch of state government; any public body corporate and
8politic created by the legislature including specifically the University of Wisconsin
9System Authority,
the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Lower Fox
10River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Wisconsin
11Economic Development Corporation
Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, a
12professional baseball park district, a local professional football stadium district, a
13local cultural arts district and a long-term care district under s. 46.2895; every
14Wisconsin works agency under subch. III of ch. 49; every provider of medical
15assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49; technical college district boards; every county
16department under s. 51.42 or 51.437; every nonprofit corporation or cooperative or
17unincorporated cooperative association to which moneys are specifically
18appropriated by state law; and every corporation, institution, association or other
19organization which receives more than 50% of its annual budget from appropriations
20made by state law, including subgrantee or subcontractor recipients of such funds.
AB21,72 21Section 72 . 13.94 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
22.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB21,75,1423 13.94 (4) (a) 1. Every state department, board, examining board, affiliated
24credentialing board, commission, independent agency, council or office in the
25executive branch of state government; all bodies created by the legislature in the

1legislative or judicial branch of state government; any public body corporate and
2politic created by the legislature including specifically the University of Wisconsin
3System Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Lower Fox
4River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Forward
5Wisconsin Development Authority, a professional baseball park district, a local
6professional football stadium district, and a local cultural arts district and a
7long-term care district under s. 46.2895
; every Wisconsin works agency under subch.
8III of ch. 49; every provider of medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49; technical
9college district boards; every county department under s. 51.42 or 51.437; every
10nonprofit corporation or cooperative or unincorporated cooperative association to
11which moneys are specifically appropriated by state law; and every corporation,
12institution, association or other organization which receives more than 50% of its
13annual budget from appropriations made by state law, including subgrantee or
14subcontractor recipients of such funds.
AB21,73 15Section 73. 13.94 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,75,2216 13.94 (4) (b) In performing audits of long-term care districts under s. 46.2895,
17Wisconsin works agencies under subch. III of ch. 49, providers of medical assistance
18under subch. IV of ch. 49, corporations, institutions, associations, or other
19organizations, and their subgrantees or subcontractors, the legislative audit bureau
20shall audit only the records and operations of such providers and organizations
21which pertain to the receipt, disbursement or other handling of appropriations made
22by state law.
AB21,74 23Section 74. 13.95 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,76,12 2413.95 Legislative fiscal bureau. (intro.) There is created a bureau to be
25known as the "Legislative Fiscal Bureau" headed by a director. The fiscal bureau

1shall be strictly nonpartisan and shall at all times observe the confidential nature
2of the research requests received by it; however, with the prior approval of the
3requester in each instance, the bureau may duplicate the results of its research for
4distribution. Subject to s. 230.35 (4) (a) and (f), the director or the director's
5designated employees shall at all times, with or without notice, have access to all
6state agencies, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the
7University of Wisconsin System Authority,
the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the
8Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, Forward Wisconsin Development
9Authority
, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin
10Development Authority
, and the Fox River Navigational System Authority, and to
11any books, records, or other documents maintained by such agencies or authorities
12and relating to their expenditures, revenues, operations, and structure.
AB21,75 13Section 75. 13.96 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 13.96 (1) (intro.) and
14amended to read:
AB21,76,1615 13.96 (1) Duties of the staff. (intro.) The legislative technology services
16bureau shall provide:
AB21,76,18 17(a) Provide and coordinate information technology support and services to the
18legislative branch.
AB21,76 19Section 76. 13.96 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB21,76,2320 13.96 (1) (b) Upon receipt of municipal boundary information at each reporting
21interval under s. 5.15 (4) (bg), reconcile and compile the information received to
22produce a statewide data base consisting of municipal boundary information for the
23entire state.
AB21,77 24Section 77. 13.96 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
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113.96 (1) (c) Participate, on behalf of this state, in geographic boundary
2information programs when offered by the U.S. bureau of the census.
AB21,78 3Section 78. 14.017 (5) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 15.207 (3) (title).
AB21,79 4Section 79. 14.017 (5) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 15.207 (3)
5(intro.) and amended to read:
AB21,77,86 15.207 (3) (intro.) There is created in the office of the governor department of
7children and families
a read to lead development council consisting of all of the
8following:
AB21,80 9Section 80. 14.017 (5) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 15.207 (3) (a) and
10amended to read:
AB21,77,1211 15.207 (3) (a) The governor secretary of children and families or his or her
12designee, who shall serve as chairperson of the council.
AB21,81 13Section 81. 14.017 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 15.207 (3) (b).
AB21,82 14Section 82. 14.017 (5) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 15.207 (3) (c).
AB21,83 15Section 83. 14.017 (5) (a) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 15.207 (3) (d) and
16amended to read:
AB21,77,1917 15.207 (3) (d) The ranking minority members of each of the committees under
18subd. 3. par. (c) or members of those committees designated by the ranking minority
19members.
AB21,84 20Section 84. 14.017 (5) (a) 5. (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 15.207 (3)
21(e) (intro.) and amended to read:
AB21,77,2322 15.207 (3) (e) (intro.) The following members appointed by the governor
23secretary of children and families for 3-year terms:
AB21,85 24Section 85. 14.017 (5) (a) 5. a. to k. of the statutes are renumbered 15.207 (3)
25(e) 1. to 11.
AB21,86
1Section 86. 14.017 (5) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
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