16,3608km
Section 3608km. 452.20 of the statutes is amended to read:
452.20 Limitation on actions for commissions. No person engaged in the business or acting in the capacity of a broker, salesperson or, time-share salesperson, or closing agent within this state may bring or maintain an action in the courts of this state for the collection of a commission or compensation for the performance of any act mentioned in this chapter without alleging and proving that he or she was a duly licensed broker,
or salesperson or registered time-share salesperson or closing agent at the time the alleged cause of action arose.
16,3608kr
Section 3608kr. 452.21 of the statutes is amended to read:
452.21 Compensation presumed. In any prosecution for violation of this chapter, proof that a person acted as a broker, agent, salesperson or, time-share salesperson, or closing agent is prima facie proof that compensation therefor was received or promised.
16,3608Lg
Section 3608Lg. 452.22 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
452.22 (2) The certificate of the secretary or his or her designee to the effect that a specified individual or business entity is not or was not on a specified date the holder of a broker's, salesperson's or, time-share salesperson's, or closing agent's license or registration, or that a specified license or registration was not in effect on a date specified, or as to the issuance, limitation, suspension, or revocation of any license or registration or the reprimand of any holder thereof, the filing or withdrawal of any application or its existence or nonexistence, is prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated for all purposes in any action or proceedings.
16,3619m
Section 3619m. 560.031 (3) (bc) of the statutes is created to read:
560.031 (3) (bc) In awarding grants, loans, and manufacturing rebates under this subsection, the board shall give priority to projects that involve recovered materials that constitute a relatively high volume of solid waste generated in this state or that are hazardous to human health or the environment.
16,3619n
Section 3619n. 560.031 (3) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
560.031 (3) (cm) Annually, the board shall allocate up to $200,000 in financial assistance under this subsection for forgivable loans for projects that have exceptional potential to meet one of the qualifying considerations under par. (am) 1., 2., 3., or 4., but do not comply with the standard criteria established by the board or department for meeting its fiduciary responsibilities in managing state resources.
16,3619s
Section 3619s. 560.031 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
560.031 (6m) Annually, in consultation with the council on recycling, the board shall establish a list of materials recovered from solid waste for which the board may award financial assistance.
16,3619sd
Section 3619sd. 560.036 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.036 (2) (a) For the purposes of ss. 16.75 (3m), 16.854, 16.855 (10m), 16.87 (2), 18.16, 18.64, 18.77, 25.17 (59), 25.185, 34.05 (4), 38.18, 43.17 (9) (a), 59.52 (29) (c), 59.57 (1) (b), 60.47 (7), 61.55 (3), 62.15 (1) (c), 66.0901 (6), 84.075, 84.076, 119.495 (2), 120.12 (27), 200.49, 200.57, 229.46, 229.70, 229.8273, 229.845, 231.27 and, 232.05 (2) (d), 234.01 (4n) (a) 3m. d., 234.35, 234.65 (1) (g), 252.12 (2) (c) 2., 560.038, 560.039, and 560.80 to 560.85, the department shall establish and periodically update a list of certified minority businesses, minority financial advisers, and minority investment firms. Any business, financial adviser, or investment firm may apply to the department for certification. For purposes of this paragraph, unless the context otherwise requires, a "business" includes a financial adviser or investment firm.
16,3619sg
Section 3619sg. 560.036 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.036 (3) (a) The department shall promulgate rules establishing procedures to implement sub. (2). Those rules shall include a rule prescribing a uniform application form for certification under sub. (2).
16,3619sj
Section 3619sj. 560.036 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.036 (3) (c) The department may promulgate rules establishing conditions with which a business, financial adviser, or investment firm must comply to qualify for certification, in addition to the qualifications specified under sub. (1) (e), (ep), and (fm), respectively. Those rules may not require that a business, financial adviser, or investment firm submit any income or franchise tax return to the department as a condition for qualification for certification.
16,3619sm
Section 3619sm. 560.038 (1) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.038 (1) (ar) "Minority business" has the meaning given in s. 560.036 (1) (e) means a business that is certified by the department under s. 560.036 (2).
16,3619sp
Section 3619sp. 560.039 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.039 (1) (b) "Minority business" has the meaning given in s. 560.036 (1) (e) means a business that is certified by the department under s. 560.036 (2).
16,3619w
Section 3619w. 560.06 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.06 (2) In each fiscal year 1999-2000, the department may shall provide up to $100,000 from the appropriations under s. 20.143 (1) (c) and (ie) in assistance to a the nonprofit organization specified in sub. (1) that provides assistance to organizations and individuals in urban areas. Notwithstanding sub. (1), the department shall use the moneys authorized under this subsection in accordance with the memorandum of understanding under sub. (1) and shall ensure that the nonprofit organization provides assistance to organizations and individuals in an area that includes the city of Beloit.
16,3625
Section 3625. 560.13 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.13 (1) (b) "Brownfields redevelopment" means any work or undertaking by a person, municipality or local development corporation to acquire a brownfields facility or site and to raze, demolish, remove, reconstruct, renovate, or rehabilitate the facility or existing buildings, structures, or other improvements at the site for the purpose of promoting the use of the facility or site for commercial, industrial, or other purposes. "Brownfields redevelopment" does not include construction of new facilities on the site for any purpose other than environmental remediation activities.
16,3626
Section 3626. 560.13 (1) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
16,3627
Section 3627. 560.13 (1) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
16,3628
Section 3628. 560.13 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.13 (1) (g) "Person" means an individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation or limited liability company, nonprofit organization, city, village, town, county, or trustee, including a trustee in bankruptcy.
16,3629
Section 3629. 560.13 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.13 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to subs. (4) and (5), from the appropriations under s. 20.143 (1) (br) and (qm) the department may make a grant to a person, municipality or local development corporation if all of the following apply:
16,3630
Section 3630. 560.13 (2) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
560.13 (2) (a) 1m. The recipient does not use the grant proceeds to pay lien claims of the department of natural resources or the federal environmental protection agency based on investigation or remediation activities of the department of natural resources or the federal environmental protection agency or to pay delinquent real estate taxes or interest or penalties that relate to those taxes.
16,3631
Section 3631. 560.13 (4) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
16,3631m
Section 3631m. 560.13 (4) (ac) of the statutes is created to read:
560.13 (4) (ac) The department shall consider grant applications and award grants on a semiannual basis.
16,3632
Section 3632. 560.13 (4) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
16,3634
Section 3634. 560.137 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.137 (1) (c) "Qualified business" means an existing or start-up business, including a Native American business, that is located in this state.
16,3634c
Section 3634c. 560.137 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 560.137 (2) (a), and 560.137 (2) (a) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
560.137 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to subs. (3), (4) and (5) pars. (bm), (c), and (d), from the appropriations under s. 20.143 (1) (ig) and (kj), the department may do all of the following:
16,3634d
Section 3634d. 560.137 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 560.137 (2) (bm), and 560.137 (2) (bm) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
560.137 (2) (bm) (intro.) The department may not make a grant or loan to a qualified business under this section subsection unless the department determines all of the following:
16,3634dm
Section 3634dm. 560.137 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
560.137 (3m) From the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (kj), the department shall make grants to Oneida Small Business, Inc., and Project 2000 for the purpose of providing grants and loans to businesses. To be eligible for a grant or loan from proceeds under this subsection, a business must be located in this state in a county that contains or that is adjacent to any portion of an Oneida reservation and must satisfy any of the following criteria:
(a) The business is a start-up business.
(b) The business, together with any affiliate, subsidiary, or parent entity, has fewer than 50 employees.
(c) The business is at least 51% owned, controlled, and actively managed by a member or members of the Oneida tribe.
16,3634e
Section 3634e. 560.137 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 560.137 (2) (c) and amended to read:
560.137 (2) (c) As a condition of approval of a grant or loan under this section subsection, the department shall require that the qualified business provide matching funds for at least 25% of the cost of the project. The department may waive the requirement under this subsection paragraph if the department determines that the qualified business is subject to extreme financial hardship.
16,3634f
Section 3634f. 560.137 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 560.137 (2) (d) and amended to read:
560.137 (2) (d) The department may not award a grant or loan under this section subsection to a qualified business for any purpose that is related to tourism unless the department of tourism concurs in the award.
16,3634g
Section 3634g. 560.137 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 560.137 (2) (e), and 560.137 (2) (e) 1. and 2., as renumbered, are amended to read:
560.137 (2) (e) 1. The department shall deposit into the appropriation account under s. 20.143 (1) (ig) all moneys received in repayment of loans made under this section subsection.
2. The department may forgive all or any part of a loan made under this section subsection.
16,3635
Section 3635. 560.138 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 560.138 (1) (an).
16,3636
Section 3636. 560.138 (1) (ac) of the statutes is created to read:
560.138 (1) (ac) "Brownfields" has the meaning given in s. 560.13 (1) (a).
16,3637
Section 3637. 560.138 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.138 (1) (b) "Qualified business" means an existing or start-up business, including a Native American business, that is located in or expanding into this state.
16,3638
Section 3638. 560.138 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
560.138 (1) (c) "Remediating brownfields" means abating, removing, or containing environmental pollution at a brownfields facility or site, or restoring soil or groundwater at a brownfields facility or site.
16,3639
Section 3639. 560.138 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 560.138 (2) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:
560.138 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to subs. (3) and (4), from the appropriations under s. 20.143 (1) (id)
(ig) and (km) (kj), the department may make a grant or loan to a qualified business for a project for the purpose of diversifying any of the following purposes:
1. Diversifying the economy of a community.
16,3640
Section 3640. 560.138 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
560.138 (2) (a) 2. Remediating brownfields.
16,3641
Section 3641. 560.138 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
560.138 (2) (b) 4. Whether a project will take place in a rural community, as determined by the department.
16,3642
Section 3642. 560.138 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.138 (5) The department shall deposit into the appropriation account under s. 20.143 (1) (id) (ig) all moneys received in repayment of loans made under this section.
16,3643
Section 3643. 560.139 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 560.139 (1) (a) 1. and amended to read:
560.139 (1) (a) 1. Subject to par. (b)
subd. 2., from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (kj) or (km) or from both appropriations, the department shall make grants to the city of Milwaukee to fund a program to be administered by the Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation. Under the program, the Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation shall provide grants to persons for remediation and economic redevelopment projects in the Menomonee valley. A person may not receive a grant unless the person provides matching funds for at least 50% of the cost of the project.
16,3644
Section 3644. 560.139 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 560.139 (1) (a) 2. and amended to read:
560.139 (1) (a) 2. The department may not expend more than $900,000 in grants to the city of Milwaukee under this subsection paragraph.
16,3645
Section 3645. 560.139 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
560.139 (1) (c) 1. From the appropriation under section 20.143 (1) (qm) of the statutes, the department shall make a grant of $375,000 in fiscal year 2001-02 and a grant of $375,000 in fiscal year 2002-03 to the Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation and a grant of $375,000 in fiscal year 2001-02 and a grant of $375,000 in fiscal year 2002-03 to the Menomonee Valley Partners, Inc. The grants in fiscal year 2001-02 shall be made no later than 120 days after the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], and the grants in fiscal year 2002-03 shall be made no later than October 1, 2002.
2. The proceeds of the grants under subd. 1. must be used to fund projects that are selected for funding on the basis of the degree of blight and underused economic potential in the area, the area's potential for redevelopment, and the project's compatibility with the Menomonee Valley land use plan. The grant proceeds may be used to fund the cost of acquisitions, demolition, environmental assessments, removal of underground storage tanks and abandoned containers, site investigations, cleanup, and monitoring, and other costs associated with such activities.
3. A person may not receive for a project a grant from the Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation or the Menomonee Valley Partners, Inc., that is funded with the proceeds of a grant under subd. 1. unless the person provides matching funds at least equal to the amount of the grant received by the person.
16,3646
Section 3646. 560.139 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.139 (2) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (kj) or (km) or from both appropriations, the department shall make grants to the Northwest Regional Planning Commission to match federal or private funds for the purpose of establishing a community-based venture fund. Subject to par. (b), the department shall provide grants in an amount that equals 50% of the total amount that the Northwest Regional Planning Commission receives in the year from federal or private sources for the community-based venture fund.
16,3649m
Section 3649m. 560.16 (6) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
560.16 (6) (a) 3. A verified statement of the financial condition and business operation of the existing business for the previous 3 years, certified by an independent certified public accountant licensed or certified under ch. 442.
16,3650
Section 3650. 560.165 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.165 (title) Division of international and export development International services; fees and assessments.
16,3651
Section 3651. 560.165 of the statutes is renumbered 560.165 (1) and amended to read:
560.165 (1) The division of international and export development may charge fees for services it provides to cover the costs incurred by the division in providing the services. The division shall deposit all fees credit all moneys collected under this section in subsection to the appropriation account under s. 20.143 (1) (g).
