SB21: Bill Text

SB21,55,20 13.101 (6) (a) As an emergency measure necessitated by decreased state revenues and to prevent the necessity for a state tax on general property, the committee may reduce any appropriation made to any board, commission, or department, or the University of Wisconsin System, or to any other state agency or activity, or to the University of Wisconsin System Authority, by such amount as it deems feasible, not exceeding 25% of the appropriations, except appropriations made by ss. 20.255 (2) (ac), (bc), (bh), (cg), and (cr), 20.395 (1), (2) (cq), (eq) to (ex) and (gq) to (gx), (3), (4) (aq) to (ax), and (6) (af), (aq), (ar), and (au), 20.435 (4) (a) and (5) (da), and 20.437 (2) (a) and (dz) or for forestry purposes under s. 20.370 (1), or any other moneys distributed to any county, city, village, town, or school district. Appropriations of receipts and of a sum sufficient shall for the purposes of this section be regarded as equivalent to the amounts expended under such appropriations in the prior fiscal year which ended June 30. All functions of said state agencies shall be continued in an efficient manner, but because of the uncertainties of the existing situation no public funds should be expended or obligations incurred unless there shall be adequate revenues to meet the expenditures therefor. For such reason the committee may make reductions of such appropriations as in its judgment will secure sound financial operations of the administration for said state agencies and at the same time interfere least with their services and activities.

SB21,14 Section 14. 13.121 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,56,5 13.121 (4) Insurance. For the purpose of premium determinations under s. 40.05 (4) and (5) each member of the legislature shall accrue sick leave at a rate equivalent to a percentage of time worked recommended for such positions by the director of the office administrator of the division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration and approved by the joint committee on employment relations in the same manner as compensation for such positions is determined under s. 20.923. This percentage of time worked shall be applied to the sick leave accrual rate established under s. 230.35 (2). The approved percentage shall be incorporated into the compensation plan under s. 230.12 (1).

SB21,15 Section 15. 13.123 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,56,24 13.123 (1) (a) 1. Any member of the legislature who has signified, by affidavit filed with the department of administration, the necessity of establishing a temporary residence at the state capital for the period of any regular or special legislative session shall be entitled to an allowance for expenses incurred for food and lodging for each day that he or she is in Madison on legislative business, but not including any Saturday or Sunday unless the legislator is in actual attendance on such day at a session of the legislature or a meeting of a standing committee of which the legislator is a member. The amount of the allowance for each biennial session shall be 90% of the per diem rate for travel for federal government business within the city of Madison, as established by the federal general services administration. For the purpose of determining the amount of the allowance, the director of the office administrator of the division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration shall certify to the chief clerk of each house the federal per diem rate in effect on December 1, or the first business day thereafter if December 1 is not a business day, in each even-numbered year. Each legislator shall file an affidavit with the chief clerk of his or her house certifying the specific dollar amount within the authorized allowance the member wishes to receive. Such affidavit, when filed, shall remain in effect for the biennial session.

SB21,16 Section 16. 13.172 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,57,6 13.172 (1) In this section, "agency" means an office, department, agency, institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, that is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, and any authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch. 36, 231, 233, 234, 238 235, or 279.

SB21,17 Section 17. 13.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,57,19 13.20 (2) Pay ranges; duration of employment. All legislative employees shall be paid in accordance with the compensation and classification plan for employees in the classified civil service within ranges approved by the joint committee on legislative organization. The director of the office of state employment relations administrator of the division of personnel management in the department of administration shall make recommendations concerning a compensation and classification schedule for legislative employees if requested to do so by the joint committee on legislative organization or by the committee on organization of either house. If the joint committee does not approve pay ranges for legislative employees, the committee on organization of either house may approve pay ranges for its employees. Appointments shall be made for the legislative session, unless earlier terminated by the appointing officer.

SB21,18 Section 18. 13.48 (2) (ad) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,57,23 13.48 (2) (ad) At the first meeting of the building commission following the enactment of the biennial budget act, the commission may take any of the following actions:

SB21,58,4 1. Authorize the department of administration to contract public debt or obligations under subch. II of ch. 18 in an amount not to exceed the amount that the building commission is authorized by the laws of this state to contract. If authorization is granted under this subdivision, the department of administration shall provide periodic reports regarding the contracting of debt or obligations under this subdivision to the commission.

SB21,58,6 2. Release an amount not to exceed the amount of state building trust fund moneys to the department of administration for planning for enumerated projects.

SB21,58,8 3. Authorize the department of administration to issue revenue-obligation refunding obligations under s. 18.60.

SB21,19 Section 19. 13.48 (2) (ah) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,58,13 13.48 (2) (ah) After the first meeting of the building commission following the enactment of the biennial budget act, the department of administration shall report quarterly to the commission regarding the status of projects under the state building program.

SB21,20 Section 20. 13.48 (2) (ap) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,58,21 13.48 (2) (ap) After the enactment of the biennial budget act in any biennium, any request for approval from the building commission of a project budget increase or of a substantial change in an enumerated project shall be submitted in writing to the commission. If, within 14 working days after the date of that written request, a majority of the members of the commission do not request that the commission schedule a meeting to review the request under this paragraph, the request is approved.

SB21,21 Section 21. 13.48 (2) (at) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,59,4 13.48 (2) (at) Any request for an approval required to be made by the building commission, other than a request for approval of a project budget increase or of a substantial change in an enumerated project, shall be submitted in writing to the commission. If, within 14 working days after the date of that written request, a majority of the members of the commission do not request that the commission schedule a meeting to review the request under this paragraph, the request is approved.

SB21,22 Section 22. 13.48 (2) (b) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,59,10 13.48 (2) (b) 1m. The University of Wisconsin System may not accept any gift, grant or bequest of real property with a value in excess of $150,000 or any gift, grant or bequest of a building or structure that is constructed for the benefit of the system or any institution thereof without the approval under par. (at) of the building commission.

SB21,23 Section 23 . 13.48 (2) (b) 1m. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

SB21,24 Section 24. 13.48 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,59,22 13.48 (2) (b) 2. In the construction of all new buildings or additions to existing buildings used for housing state offices and constructed for general state purposes and not specially for the use of any particular state agency, the building commission shall function with respect to such construction in the same manner as other state agencies function with respect to buildings constructed for such agencies. The building commission shall under par. (at) fix the rental for all space in such buildings, and, notwithstanding any other statute, may remove to any building any department housed in the state capitol. After the completion of such buildings, they shall be in the charge of the department of administration as provided by s. 16.84.

SB21,25 Section 25. 13.48 (2) (d) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,26 Section 26. 13.48 (2) (e) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,27 Section 27. 13.48 (2) (f) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,28 Section 28. 13.48 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,60,3 13.48 (2) (g) The building commission shall under par. (at) review assessments on property of the state under s. 66.0703 (6).

SB21,29 Section 29. 13.48 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,60,24 13.48 (3) State building trust fund. In the interest of the continuity of the program, the moneys appropriated to the state building trust fund under s. 20.867 (2) (f) shall be retained as a nonlapsing building depreciation reserve. Such moneys shall be deposited into the state building trust fund. At such times as the building commission directs, or in emergency situations under s. 16.855 (16) (b), the governor shall authorize releases from this fund to become available for projects and shall direct the department of administration to allocate from this fund such amounts as are approved for these projects. In issuing such directions, the building commission shall consider the cash balance in the state building trust fund, the necessity and urgency of the proposed improvement, employment conditions and availability of materials in the locality in which the improvement is to be made. The building commission may authorize any project costing $760,000 $3,000,000 or less in accordance with priorities to be established by the building commission and may adjust the priorities by deleting, substituting or adding new projects as needed to reflect changing program needs and unforeseen circumstances. The building commission may enter into contracts for the construction of buildings for any state agency, except a project authorized under sub. (10) (c), and shall be responsible for accounting for all funds released to projects. The building commission may designate the department of administration or the agency for which the project is constructed to act as its representative in such accounting.

SB21,30 Section 30 . 13.48 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB21,61,23 13.48 (3) State building trust fund. In the interest of the continuity of the program, the moneys appropriated to the state building trust fund under s. 20.867 (2) (f) shall be retained as a nonlapsing building depreciation reserve. Such moneys shall be deposited into the state building trust fund. At such times as the building commission directs, or in emergency situations under s. 16.855 (16) (b), the governor shall authorize releases from this fund to become available for projects and shall direct the department of administration to allocate from this fund such amounts as are approved for these projects. In issuing such directions, the building commission shall consider the cash balance in the state building trust fund, the necessity and urgency of the proposed improvement, employment conditions and availability of materials in the locality in which the improvement is to be made. The building commission may authorize any project costing $3,000,000 or less in accordance with priorities to be established by the building commission and may adjust the priorities by deleting, substituting or adding new projects as needed to reflect changing program needs and unforeseen circumstances. The building commission may enter into contracts for the construction of buildings for any state agency and the University of Wisconsin System Authority, except a project authorized described under sub. (10) (c), and shall be responsible for accounting for all funds released to projects. The building commission may designate the department of administration or the agency for which the project is constructed to act as its representative in such accounting.

SB21,31 Section 31. 13.48 (4) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,32 Section 32. 13.48 (6) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,33 Section 33. 13.48 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,62,13 13.48 (7) Biennial recommendations. The building commission shall prepare and formally adopt recommendations for the long-range state building program on a biennial basis. The building commission shall include in its report any projects proposed by the state fair park board involving a cost of not more than $250,000 $760,000, together with the method of financing those projects proposed by the board, without recommendation. Unless a later date is requested by the building commission and approved by the joint committee on finance, the building commission shall, no later than the first Tuesday in April of each odd-numbered year, transmit the report prepared by the department of administration under s. 16.40 (20) and the commission's recommendations for the succeeding fiscal biennium that require legislative approval to the joint committee on finance in the form of proposed legislation prepared in proper form.

SB21,34 Section 34 . 13.48 (7) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB21,63,3 13.48 (7) Biennial recommendations. The building commission shall prepare and formally adopt recommendations for the long-range state building program on a biennial basis, including projects proposed by the University of Wisconsin System Authority. The building commission shall include in its report any projects proposed by the state fair park board involving a cost of not more than $760,000, together with the method of financing those projects proposed by the board, without recommendation. Unless a later date is requested by the building commission and approved by the joint committee on finance, the building commission shall, no later than the first Tuesday in April of each odd-numbered year, transmit the report prepared by the department of administration under s. 16.40 (20) and the commission's recommendations for the succeeding fiscal biennium that require legislative approval to the joint committee on finance in the form of proposed legislation prepared in proper form.

SB21,35 Section 35. 13.48 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,63,14 13.48 (10) (a) Except as provided in par. (c), no state board, agency, officer, department, commission, or body corporate may enter into a contract for the construction, reconstruction, remodeling of, or addition to any building, structure, or facility, in connection with any building project which involves a cost in excess of $185,000 $760,000 without completion of final plans and arrangement for supervision of construction and prior approval by the building commission. This section applies to the department of transportation only in respect to buildings, structures, and facilities to be used for administrative or operating functions, including buildings, land, and equipment to be used for the motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program under s. 110.20.

SB21,36 Section 36 . 13.48 (10) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB21,64,2 13.48 (10) (a) Except as provided in par. (c) and subject to s. 16.85 (1), no state board, agency, officer, department, commission, or body corporate may enter into a contract for the construction, reconstruction, remodeling of, or addition to any building, structure, or facility, in connection with any building project which involves a cost in excess of $760,000 without completion of final plans and arrangement for supervision of construction and prior approval by the building commission. This section applies to the department of transportation only in respect to buildings, structures, and facilities to be used for administrative or operating functions, including buildings, land, and equipment to be used for the motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program under s. 110.20.

SB21,37 Section 37. 13.48 (10) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,64,5 13.48 (10) (b) (intro.) This subsection Paragraph (a) does not apply to any of the following:

SB21,38 Section 38. 13.48 (10) (b) 5. of the statutes is renumbered 13.48 (10) (d) and amended to read:

SB21,64,10 13.48 (10) (d) Contracts The state fair park board may not enter into contracts for construction of any building, structure or facility for the state fair park board involving a cost of not more than $250,000 $760,000.

SB21,39 Section 39. 13.48 (10) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,64,13 13.48 (10) (b) 6. Projects of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority.

SB21,40 Section 40. 13.48 (10) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,64,18 13.48 (10) (c) Paragraph (a) does not apply to any contract for a building project involving a cost of less than $500,000 $760,000 to be constructed for the University of Wisconsin System that is funded entirely from the proceeds of gifts and grants made to the system.

SB21,41 Section 41 . 13.48 (10) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB21,64,24 13.48 (10) (c) Paragraph (a) does not apply to any contract for a building project involving a cost of less than $760,000 to be constructed for the University of Wisconsin System Authority that is funded entirely from the proceeds of gifts and grants made to the system not financed from general purpose revenues.

SB21,42 Section 42. 13.48 (12) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,65,5 13.48 (12) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), no state board, agency, officer, department, commission or body corporate which has authority to permit a privately owned or operated facility to be constructed on state-owned land may permit a facility that would be privately owned or operated to be constructed on state-owned land without prior approval under sub. (2) (at) of the building commission.

SB21,43 Section 43. 13.48 (12) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,65,8 13.48 (12) (b) 5. A facility constructed by or for the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority.

SB21,44 Section 44. 13.48 (13) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,65,22 13.48 (13) (a) Except as provided in par. (b) or (c), every building, structure or facility that is constructed for the benefit of or use of the state, any state agency, board, commission or department, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the University of Wisconsin System Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, or any local professional baseball park district created under subch. III of ch. 229 if the construction is undertaken by the department of administration on behalf of the district, shall be in compliance with all applicable state laws, rules, codes and regulations but the construction is not subject to the ordinances or regulations of the municipality in which the construction takes place except zoning, including without limitation because of enumeration ordinances or regulations relating to materials used, permits, supervision of construction or installation, payment of permit fees, or other restrictions.

SB21,45 Section 45. 13.48 (14) (am) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,65,25 13.48 (14) (am) 5. This paragraph does not apply to real property that is subject to the lease agreement under s. 36.11 (27m) (a).

SB21,46 Section 46. 13.48 (14) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,66,13 13.48 (14) (d) Biennially, beginning on January 1, 2014, the University of Wisconsin System Authority and each agency other than the investment board shall submit to the department of administration an inventory of all real property under its jurisdiction. Except with respect to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Authority, the inventory shall include the estimated fair market value of each property. The University of Wisconsin System Authority and each agency shall specifically identify any underutilized assets in the inventory. No later than July 1 following receipt of the inventories, the department of administration shall obtain appraisals of all properties in the inventories that are identified by the department for potential sale and shall submit to the building commission an inventory containing the location, description and fair market value of each parcel of property identified for potential sale.

SB21,47 Section 47. 13.48 (19) of the statutes is renumbered 13.48 (19) (a) and amended to read:

SB21,66,24 13.48 (19) (a) Whenever the building commission determines that the use of innovative types of design and construction processes will make better use of the resources and technology available in the building industry, the building commission may under sub. (2) (at) waive any or all of s. 16.855, except s. 16.855 (13) and (14m) (a) to (c), if such the action is in the best interest of the state and if the waiver is accomplished through formal action of the building commission. The building commission may authorize the lease, lease purchase or acquisition of such facilities constructed in the manner authorized by the building commission is approved by the building commission.

SB21,67,4 (b) Subject to the requirements of s. 20.924 (1) (i), the building commission under sub. (2) (at) may also authorize the lease, lease purchase, or acquisition of existing facilities in lieu of state construction of any project enumerated in the authorized state building program.

SB21,48 Section 48. 13.48 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,67,9 13.48 (20) Residence halls. Except as provided in sub. (14) (am), the The building commission may approve the sale or lease of state-owned residence halls by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System Authority to another state agency or a nonstate nonprofit agency for purposes provided in s. 36.11 (1) (e).

SB21,49 Section 49. 13.48 (22) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,67,17 13.48 (22) Sale or lease of capitol area lands. The building commission may under sub. (2) (at) lease or resell lands acquired in the capitol planning area for public or private redevelopment and may set such conditions of sale or lease as it deems necessary to ensure development compatible with the needs of the community and the state. This subsection does not apply to lands that are authorized to be sold or leased under s. 16.848 while an offer of sale, sale, or lease agreement is pending or while the lands are leased.

SB21,50 Section 50. 13.48 (23) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,68,2 13.48 (23) Lease of space for commercial use. Except as provided in sub. (14) (am), the building commission may under sub. (2) (at) lease space in state office buildings for commercial use, including without limitation because of enumeration, retail, service and office uses. In doing so the building commission shall consider the cost and fair market value of the space as well as the desirability of the proposed use. Such leases may be negotiated or awarded by competitive bid procedures. All such leases of space in state office buildings shall provide for payments in lieu of property taxes.

SB21,51 Section 51. 13.48 (25) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,68,15 13.48 (25) Wisconsin initiative for state technology and applied research. There is created a program, to be known as the Wisconsin initiative for state technology and applied research, for the purpose of providing financial support to maintain the ability of the University of Wisconsin System Authority and other state agencies, as defined in s. 20.001 (1), to attract federal and private research funds which enable the state to engage in high-technology endeavors, which expand the state's economy and which influence the ability of the state and nation to compete in an increasingly complex world. To carry out the program, the building commission may authorize new construction projects and projects to repair and renovate existing research facilities and supporting systems. Projects shall be financed from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (z) or as otherwise provided in the authorized state building program.

SB21,52 Section 52. 13.48 (25r) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,68,25 13.48 (25r) Wisconsin Institute for Discovery initiative. There is created a program, to be known as the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery initiative, for the purpose of providing financial support to attract federal and private funds to construct facilities for biotechnology, nanotechnology, and information technology education and research activities at the University of Wisconsin System Authority. Projects financed under the program shall be designed to provide computational and biological sciences education and research facilities, ancillary systems, and supporting infrastructure. Projects shall be financed from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (z) or as otherwise provided in the authorized state building program.

SB21,53 Section 53. 13.48 (26) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,70,2 13.48 (26) Environmental improvement annual finance plan approval. The building commission shall review the versions of the biennial finance plan and any amendments to the biennial finance plan submitted to it by the department of natural resources and the department of administration under s. 281.59 (3) (bm) and the recommendations of the joint committee on finance and the standing committees to which the versions of the biennial finance plan and any amendments were submitted under s. 281.59 (3) (bm). The building commission shall consider the extent to which that version of the biennial finance plan that is updated to reflect the adopted biennial budget act will maintain the funding for the clean water fund program and the safe drinking water loan program, in the environmental improvement fund, in perpetuity. The building commission shall consider the extent to which the implementation of the clean water fund program, the safe drinking water loan program and the land recycling loan program, as set forth in the biennial finance plan updated to reflect the adopted biennial budget act, implements legislative intent on the clean water fund program, the safe drinking water loan program and the land recycling loan program. The building commission shall under sub. (2) (at), no later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the biennial budget act, either approve or disapprove the biennial finance plan that is updated to reflect the adopted biennial budget act, except that the building commission may not disapprove those amounts that the legislature approves under s. 281.59 (3e) (a), (3m) (a) and (3s) (a). If the building commission disapproves the version of the biennial finance plan that is updated to reflect the adopted biennial budget act, it must notify the department of natural resources and the department of administration of its reasons for disapproving the plan, and those departments must revise that version of the biennial finance plan and submit the revision to the building commission.

SB21,54 Section 54. 13.48 (27) of the statutes is amended to read: