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76.637
(2) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations under this section,
ss.
5555.301 to 555.306, ss. 238.301 to 238.306
, 2013 stats., and ss. 560.701 to 560.706,
62009 stats., for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008, a claimant may
7claim as a credit against the fees due under s. 76.60, 76.63, 76.65, 76.66, or 76.67 the
8amount authorized for the claimant under
s. 555.303 or s. 238.303
, 2013 stats., or s.
9560.703, 2009 stats.
SB468,307
10Section
307. 76.637 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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76.637
(3) Limitations. No credit may be allowed under this section unless the
12insurer includes with the insurer's annual return under s. 76.64 a copy of the
13claimant's certification under
s. 555.301 (2) or s. 238.301 (2)
, 2013 stats., or s. 560.701
14(2), 2009 stats., and a copy of the claimant's notice of eligibility to receive tax benefits
15under
s. 555.303 (3) or s. 238.303 (3)
, 2013 stats., or s. 560.703 (3), 2009 stats.
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16Section
308. 76.637 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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76.637
(4) Administration. If an insurer's certification is revoked under
s.
18555.305 or s. 238.305
, 2013 stats., or s. 560.705, 2009 stats., or if an insurer becomes
19ineligible for tax benefits under
s. 555.302 or s. 238.302
, 2013 stats., or s. 560.702,
202009 stats., the insurer may not claim credits under this section for the taxable year
21that includes the day on which the certification is revoked; the taxable year that
22includes the day on which the insurer becomes ineligible for tax benefits; or
23succeeding taxable years and the insurer may not carry over unused credits from
24previous years to offset the fees imposed under ss. 76.60, 76.63, 76.65, 76.66, or 76.67
25for the taxable year that includes the day on which certification is revoked; the
1taxable year that includes the day on which the insurer becomes ineligible for tax
2benefits; or succeeding taxable years.
SB468,309
3Section
309. 76.638 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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76.638
(1) Definitions. In this section, "fund manager" means an investment
5fund manager certified under
s. 555.15 (2) or s. 238.15 (2)
, 2013 stats., or s. 560.205
6(2), 2009 stats.
SB468,310
7Section
310. 76.638 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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76.638
(2) Filing claims. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008,
9subject to the limitations provided under this subsection and
s. 555.15 or s. 238.15
,
102013 stats., or s. 560.205, 2009 stats., an insurer may claim as a credit against the
11fees imposed under s. 76.60, 76.63, 76.65, 76.66, or 76.67, 25 percent of the insurer's
12investment paid to a fund manager that the fund manager invests in a business
13certified under
s. 555.15 or s. 238.15
, 2013 stats., or s. 560.205 (1), 2009 stats.
SB468,311
14Section
311. 77.54 (9a) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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77.54
(9a) (a) This state or any agency thereof, the University of Wisconsin
16Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority,
the Wisconsin
17Economic Development Corporation, and the Fox River Navigational System
18Authority.
SB468,312
19Section
312. 79.04 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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79.04
(7) (a) Beginning with payments in 2005, if a production plant, as
21described in sub. (6) (a), other than a nuclear-powered production plant, is built on
22the site of, or on a site adjacent to, an existing or decommissioned production plant;
23or is built on a site purchased by a public utility before January 1, 1980, that was
24identified in an advance plan as a proposed site for a production plant; or is built on,
25or on a site adjacent to, brownfields, as defined in s.
238.13 555.13 (1) (a) or s. 560.13
1(1) (a), 2009 stats., after December 31, 2003, and has a name-plate capacity of at
2least one megawatt, each municipality and county in which such a production plant
3is located shall receive annually from the public utility account a payment in an
4amount that is equal to the number of megawatts that represents the production
5plant's name-plate capacity, multiplied by $600.
SB468,313
6Section
313. 84.01 (6m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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84.01
(6m) (b) (intro.) The department, in consultation with the
Wisconsin
8Economic Development Corporation department of economic opportunity, shall do
9all of the following for each economic development program administered by the
10department:
SB468,314
11Section
314. 84.01 (11m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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84.01
(11m) (a) The department shall coordinate any economic development
13assistance with the
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation department of
14economic opportunity.
SB468,315
15Section
315. 84.01 (11m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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84.01
(11m) (b) Annually, no later than October 1, the department shall submit
17to the joint legislative audit committee and to the appropriate standing committees
18of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a comprehensive report assessing economic
19development programs, as defined in sub. (6m) (a), administered by the department.
20The report shall include all of the information required under s.
238.07 555.07 (2).
21The department shall collaborate with the
Wisconsin Economic Development
22Corporation department of economic opportunity to make readily accessible to the
23public on an Internet-based system the information required under this subsection.
SB468,316
24Section
316. 93.07 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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193.07
(3) Promotion of agriculture. To promote the interests of agriculture,
2dairying, horticulture, manufacturing, commercial fishing and the domestic arts and
3to advertise Wisconsin and its dairy, food, and agricultural products by conducting
4campaigns of education throughout the United States and in foreign markets. Such
5campaigns shall include the distribution of educational and advertising material
6concerning Wisconsin and its plant, animal, food, and dairy products. The
7department shall coordinate efforts by the state to advertise and promote
8agricultural products of this state, with the
Wisconsin Economic Development
9Corporation department of economic opportunity where appropriate. The
10department shall submit its request and plan for market development program
11expenditures for each biennium with its biennial budget request. The plan shall
12include the identification and priority of expenditures for each market development
13program activity.
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14Section
317. 93.07 (18) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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93.07
(18) (b) (intro.) In consultation with the
Wisconsin Economic
16Development Corporation department of economic opportunity, to do all of the
17following for each economic development program administered by the department
18of agriculture, trade and consumer protection:
SB468,318
19Section
318. 93.07 (20) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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93.07
(20) (a) The department shall coordinate any economic development
21assistance with the
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation department of
22economic opportunity.
SB468,319
23Section
319. 93.07 (20) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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93.07
(20) (b) Annually, no later than October 1, to submit to the joint
25legislative audit committee and to the appropriate standing committees of the
1legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a comprehensive report assessing economic
2development programs, as defined in sub. (18) (a), administered by the department.
3The report shall include all of the information required under s.
238.07 555.07 (2).
4The department shall collaborate with the
Wisconsin Economic Development
5Corporation department of economic opportunity to make readily accessible to the
6public on an Internet-based system the information required under this subsection.
SB468,320
7Section
320. 93.33 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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93.33
(5) Annual report. (intro.) In September of each year, the council shall
9submit a report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature as
10determined by the speaker of the assembly and the president of the senate, under s.
1113.172 (3), the governor, the secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection,
12the state superintendent of public instruction, the secretary of workforce
13development, the secretary of natural resources, the
chief executive officer secretary 14of
the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
economic opportunity, the
15president of the University of Wisconsin System, the director of the technical college
16system, the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Extension, the chancellor of
17the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the chancellor of the University of
18Wisconsin-Platteville, the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls,
19and the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. The council shall
20include all of the following in the report:
SB468,321
21Section
321. 93.42 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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93.42
(5) Cooperating with the
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation 23department of economic opportunity in promoting the state's products through the
24state's foreign trade offices.
SB468,322
25Section
322. 100.45 (1) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1100.45
(1) (dm) "State agency" means any office, department, agency,
2institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state
3government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law which
4is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the
5courts, the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, the Bradley
6Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation, the University of Wisconsin
7Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities
8Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority,
the Wisconsin Economic
9Development Corporation, and the Fox River Navigational System Authority.
SB468,323
10Section
323. 106.16 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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106.16
(3) A state agency or an authority under ch. 231 or 234 shall notify the
12Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation department of economic opportunity 13if it makes a loan or grant to a company.
SB468,324
14Section
324. 106.27 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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106.27
(2m) Consultation. The department shall consult with the technical
16college system board and the
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation 17department of economic opportunity in implementing this section.
SB468,325
18Section
325. 114.31 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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114.31
(6) Technical services to municipalities. The secretary may, insofar
20as is reasonably possible, offer the engineering or other technical service of the
21department, to any municipality desiring them in connection with the construction,
22maintenance or operation or proposed construction, maintenance or operation of an
23airport. The secretary may assess reasonable costs for services including services
24performed while acting as agent for a municipality. Such assessment shall include
25properly allocated administrative costs. Municipalities are authorized to cooperate
1with the secretary in the development of aeronautics and aeronautical facilities in
2this state.
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and all All agencies
3are authorized and directed to make available such facilities and services, and to
4cooperate as far as possible to promote the best interests of aeronautics of the state.
SB468,326
5Section
326. 196.49 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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196.49
(4) The commission may not issue a certificate under sub. (1), (2), or (3)
7for the construction of electric generating equipment and associated facilities unless
8the commission determines that brownfields, as defined in s.
238.13 555.13 (1) (a) or
9s. 560.13 (1) (a), 2009 stats., are used to the extent practicable.
SB468,327
10Section
327. 196.491 (3) (a) 2m. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
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196.491
(3) (a) 2m. b. The applicant proposes alternative construction sites for
12the facility that are contiguous or proximate, provided that at least one of the
13proposed sites is a brownfield, as defined in s.
238.13 555.13 (1) (a), or the site of a
14former or existing large electric generating facility.
SB468,328
15Section
328. 196.491 (3) (d) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
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196.491
(3) (d) 8. For a large electric generating facility, brownfields, as defined
17in s.
238.13 555.13 (1) (a), are used to the extent practicable.
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230.03
(3) "Agency" means any board, commission, committee, council, or
21department in state government or a unit thereof created by the constitution or
22statutes if such board, commission, committee, council, department, unit, or the
23head thereof, is authorized to appoint subordinate staff by the constitution or
24statute, except the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, a
25legislative or judicial board, commission, committee, council, department, or unit
1thereof or an authority created under subch. II of ch. 114 or under ch. 231, 232, 233,
2234, 237,
238, or 279. "Agency" does not mean any local unit of government or body
3within one or more local units of government that is created by law or by action of
4one or more local units of government.
SB468,330
5Section
330. 230.81 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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230.81
(2) Nothing in this section prohibits an employee from disclosing
7information to an appropriate law enforcement agency, a state or federal district
8attorney in whose jurisdiction the crime is alleged to have occurred, a state or federal
9grand jury or a judge in a proceeding commenced under s. 968.26, or disclosing
10information pursuant to any subpoena issued by any person authorized to issue
11subpoenas under s. 885.01. Any such disclosure of information
, or a report under
12sub. (4), is a lawful disclosure under this section and is protected under s. 230.83.
SB468,331
13Section
331. 230.81 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
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230.81
(4) Any employee of the department of economic opportunity who is
15aware that a fraud has been perpetrated against that department shall report or
16cause that fraud to be reported to the department of justice or the appropriate district
17attorney.
SB468,332
18Section
332. 234.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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234.02
(1) There is created a public body corporate and politic to be known as
20the "Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority." The members of the
21authority shall be the
chief executive officer of the Wisconsin Economic Development
22Corporation secretary of economic opportunity or his or her designee and the
23secretary of administration or his or her designee, and 6 public members nominated
24by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, for
25staggered 4-year terms commencing on the dates their predecessors' terms expire.
1In addition, one senator of each party and one representative to the assembly of each
2party appointed as are the members of standing committees in their respective
3houses shall serve as members of the authority. A member of the authority shall
4receive no compensation for services but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses,
5including travel expenses, incurred in the discharge of duties. Subject to the bylaws
6of the authority respecting resignations, each member shall hold office until a
7successor has been appointed and has qualified. A certificate of appointment or
8reappointment of any member shall be filed with the authority and the certificate
9shall be conclusive evidence of the due and proper appointment.
SB468,333
10Section
333. 234.032 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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234.032
(2) (intro.) The authority, in consultation with the
Wisconsin Economic
12Development Corporation department of economic opportunity, shall do all of the
13following for each economic development program administered by the authority:
SB468,334
14Section
334. 234.08 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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234.08
(5) This section does not supersede or impair the power of the
Wisconsin
16Economic Development Corporation department of economic opportunity to carry
17out its program responsibilities relating to economic development which are funded
18by bonds or notes issued under this section.
SB468,335
19Section
335. 234.08 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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234.08
(6) The authority may reimburse the
Wisconsin Economic Development
21Corporation department of economic opportunity its operating costs to carry out its
22program responsibilities relating to economic development which are funded by
23bonds or notes issued under this section.
SB468,336
24Section
336. 234.255 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1234.255
(1) The authority shall coordinate any economic development
2assistance with the
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation department of
3economic opportunity.
SB468,337
4Section
337. 234.255 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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234.255
(2) Annually, no later than October 1, the authority shall submit to the
6joint legislative audit committee and to the appropriate standing committees of the
7legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a comprehensive report assessing economic
8development programs, as defined in s. 234.032 (1), administered by the authority.
9The report shall include all of the information required under s.
238.07 555.07 (2).
10The authority shall collaborate with the
Wisconsin Economic Development
11Corporation department of economic opportunity to make readily accessible to the
12public on an Internet-based system the information required under this section.
SB468,338
13Section
338. 234.84 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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234.84
(1) Definition. In this section,
"corporation" "department" means the
15Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation department of economic opportunity.
SB468,339
16Section
339. 234.84 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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234.84
(3) (c) The interest rate on the loan, including any origination fees or
18other charges, is approved by the
corporation department.
SB468,340
19Section
340. 234.84 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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234.84
(4) (a) Subject to par. (b), the authority shall guarantee collection of a
21percentage of the principal of, and all interest and any other amounts outstanding
22on, any loan eligible for a guarantee under sub. (2). The
corporation department 23shall establish the percentage of the principal of an eligible loan that will be
24guaranteed, using the procedures described in the agreement under s. 234.932 (3)
25(a). The
corporation department may establish a single percentage for all
1guaranteed loans or establish different percentages for eligible loans on an
2individual basis.
SB468,341
3Section
341. 234.84 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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234.84
(5) (a) The program under this section shall be administered by the
5corporation department with the cooperation of the authority. The
corporation 6department shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the authority
7setting forth the respective responsibilities of the
corporation department and the
8authority with regard to the administration of the program, including the functions
9and responsibilities specified in s. 234.932. The memorandum of understanding
10shall provide for reimbursement to the
corporation
department by the authority for
11costs incurred by the
corporation department in the administration of the program.
SB468,342
12Section
342. 234.84 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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234.84
(5) (b) The
corporation department may charge a premium, fee, or other
14charge to a borrower of a guaranteed loan under this section for the administration
15of the loan guarantee.
SB468,343
16Section
343. 234.932 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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234.932
(3) (c) The
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation department
18of economic opportunity may establish an eligibility criteria review panel, consisting
19of experts in finance and in the subject area of the job training loan guarantee
20program, to provide advice about lending requirements and issues related to the job
21training loan guarantee program.
SB468,344
22Section
344. Chapter 238 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB468,345
23Section
345. Subchapter I (title) of chapter 238 [precedes 238.01] of the
24statutes is renumbered Subchapter I (title) of chapter 555 [precedes 555.01].
SB468,346
25Section
346. 238.01 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 555.01 (intro.).
SB468,347
1Section
347. 238.01 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
SB468,348
2Section
348. 238.01 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB468,349
3Section
349. 238.01 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 555.01 (2).
SB468,351
6Section
351. 238.03 (title) and (1) to (3) of the statutes are renumbered 555.03
7(title) and (1) to (3), and 555.03 (title), (1), (2) (intro.) and (c) and (3) (intro.), (a) and
8(b) (intro.), as renumbered, are amended to read:
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9555.03 (title)
Duties of board the department.
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10(1) The
board department shall develop and implement economic programs to
11promote family-supporting jobs, to provide business support and expertise and
12financial assistance to companies that are investing and creating jobs in Wisconsin
, 13and to support new business start-ups and business expansion and growth in
14Wisconsin. The
board department may also develop and implement any other
15programs related to economic development in Wisconsin.
The department shall
16emphasize programs that encourage entrepreneurship, new business start-ups, and
17woman-owned, disabled-veteran owned, and minority businesses.
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18(2) (intro.) For each program developed and implemented by the
board 19department, the
board department shall do all of the following:
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(c) Require that each recipient of a grant or loan under the program submit a
21report to the
corporation department. Each contract with a recipient of a grant or
22loan under the program must specify the frequency and format of the report to be
23submitted to the
corporation department and the performance measures to be
24included in the report.
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1(3) (intro.) The
board department shall require for each program developed and
2implemented by the
board department all of the following:
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(a) That each recipient of a grant or loan under the program of at least $100,000
4submit to the
corporation department, within 120 days after the end of the recipient's
5fiscal year in which any grant or loan funds were expended, a schedule of
6expenditures of the grant or loan funds, including expenditures of any matching cash
7or in-kind match, signed by the director or principal officer of the recipient to attest
8to the accuracy of the schedule of expenditures. The recipient shall engage an
9independent certified public accountant to perform procedures, approved by the
10corporation department and consistent with applicable professional standards of the
11American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, to determine whether the grant
12or loan funds and any matching cash or in-kind match were expended in accordance
13with the grant or loan contract. The
board department shall also require the
14recipient of such a grant or loan to make available for inspection the documents
15supporting the schedule of expenditures. The
board
department shall include the
16requirements under this paragraph in the contract with grant or loan recipients.