2023 Wisconsin Act 19

(6) Grant for Lake Altoona sediment dredging. From the appropriation under s. 20.370 (9) (mv), the department of natural resources shall provide a grant in fiscal year 2023-24 to the Lake Altoona Protection and Rehabilitation District for costs related to the acquisition and transport of a bed load sediment collector and for sediment dredging activities in the amount of $500,000.

19,9134 Section 9134. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Instruction.

(1) Grants to Lakeland STAR Academy. In each fiscal year of the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, the department of public instruction shall distribute the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (ag) to the Lakeland Union High School District for the Lakeland STAR Academy.

19,9137 Section 9137. Nonstatutory provisions; Revenue.

(1) Individual income tax withholding table adjustments. No later than October 1, 2023, the department of revenue shall update the individual income tax withholding tables under s. 71.64 (9) to reflect the tax rates, brackets, and sliding scale standard deduction that are in effect for taxable year 2024. The adjustments made under this subsection to the withholding tables shall take effect on January 1, 2024.

19,9138 Section 9138. Nonstatutory provisions; Safety and Professional Services.

(1) De Pere Greenwood Cemetery. From the appropriation under s. 20.165 (1) (a), the department of safety and professional services, with the approval of the cemetery board, shall award a grant in the amount of $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2023-24 to the De Pere Greenwood Cemetery to address erosion that affects burials.

19,9143 Section 9143. Nonstatutory provisions; Tourism.

(1) Office of outdoor recreation; project positions. Notwithstanding s. 230.27 (1), the termination date of 3.0 GPR office of outdoor recreation project positions provided to the department of tourism under 2019 Wisconsin Act 9 is the last day of the fiscal biennium.

(2) Grant to the Experience Greater Green Bay Corporation. From the appropriation under s. 20.380 (1) (b), in fiscal year 2023-24, the department of tourism shall award a grant to the Experience Greater Green Bay Corporation, also known as Discover Green Bay, for purposes consistent with s. 41.11 (4). The grant shall be in the amount of $2,000,000.

(3) Grant to the Greater Milwaukee Convention & Visitors Bureau, inc. From the appropriation under s. 20.380 (1) (b), in fiscal year 2023-24, the department of tourism shall award a grant to the Greater Milwaukee Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc., also known as Visit Milwaukee, for purposes consistent with s. 41.11 (4). The grant shall be in the amount of $1 0,000,000.

19,9144 Section 9144. Nonstatutory provisions; Transportation.

(1) Freight rail preservation program report. During the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, the department of transportation shall conduct a cost-benefit analysis of the freight rail preservation program under ss. 85.08, 85.09, and 85.093. No later than June 30, 2025, the department of transportation shall provide a report of its findings to the joint committee on finance.

(2) Pipeline grant.

(a) In the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (cq), notwithstanding the eligibility criteria under s. 85.095, the department of transportation shall award a grant of $10,000,000 under s. 85.095 (2) (a) to entities for the purpose of assisting in the construction of a fuel pipeline extension from the Mitchell International Airport to the port of Milwaukee.

(b) This subsection does not apply unless the department of transportation is awarded a grant under the federal Port Infrastructure Development Program for the construction of a pipeline extension from the Mitchell International Airport to the port of Milwaukee.

(3) Airport improvement project funding for Appleton International Airport. Notwithstanding s. 114.34, in fiscal year 2023-24, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (dq), the department of transportation shall award a grant of $7,000,000 to the Appleton International Airport for improvements as part of the airport's terminal expansion project.

(4) Grant to Richland County for highway construction. Notwithstanding limitations on the amount and use of aids provided under s. 86.31 or eligibility requirements for receiving aids under s. 86.31, in the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (ft), the department of transportation shall award a grant under s. 86.31 (3g) to Richland County for the CTH O highway construction project. The grant under this subsection shall be in the amount of $4,180,000.

(5) Southern Bridge project in Brown County. Notwithstanding limitations on the amount and use of aids provided under s. 84.11 or eligibility requirements for receiving aids under s. 84.11, in the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (aq), the department of transportation shall provide a payment under s. 84.11 to Brown County for the construction of the Southern Bridge project crossing the Fox River in Brown County. The payment under this subsection shall be in the amount of $50,000,000.

(6) Main Street bridge in Watertown. Notwithstanding eligibility requirements for receiving aid or limitations on the amount and use of aid provided under s. 84.18, in the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (eq), the department of transportation shall set aside moneys for reconstruction of the Main Street bridge in the city of Watertown. The amount of moneys set aside under this subsection shall be $2,000,000.

(7) Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge. Notwithstanding eligibility requirements for receiving aid or limitations on the amount and use of aid provided under s. 84.18, in the 2023-24 fiscal year, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (eq), the department of transportation shall set aside moneys for repairs to the Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge in Brown County. The amount of moneys set aside under this subsection shall be $1,200,000.

(8) Noise barriers on I 894. During the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (3) (cq), the department of transportation shall set aside moneys to install noise attenuation barriers along I 894, between Loomis Road and 76th Street, in Milwaukee County. The amount of moneys set aside under this subsection shall be $7,000,000.

(9) Administrative facility expenditures. In the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, the department of transportation shall expend $18,500,000 from proceeds of transportation revenue bonds issued under s. 84.59 (6) for administrative facility projects.

(10) Transit aid transfers. If the department of transportation makes payments under s. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6., 7., or 8. in fiscal year 2023-24 prior to the effective date of this subsection, the department of administration shall, in fiscal year 2023-24, transfer from the appropriation accounts under s. 20.395 (1) (hb) to (hf) to the transportation fund an amount equal to the amounts paid by the department of transportation in fiscal year 2023-24 prior to the effective date of this subsection. The department of administration shall make each transfer under this subsection from the appropriation account that corresponds to the applicable transit tier under s. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6., 7., or 8. for which the department of transportation made payments.

(11) Mississippi River parkway commission positions. The department of transportation shall assign the equivalent of 0.1 FTE position from the duties of the bicycle and pedestrian coordinator position to the Mississippi River parkway commission for the purpose of providing administrative support to the commission.

(12) Refund and charge-back of certain property taxes. Notwithstanding s. 74.41, the town of Sanborn in Ashland County cannot request a charge-back of property tax refunds issued by the town, pursuant to the decision in Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin v. Evers, 46 F.4th 552 (7th Cir. 2022), for tax years 2015 to 2021.

19,9147 Section 9147. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin System.

(1) Positions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The 188.80 FTE positions for the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System that were funded from s. 20.285 (1) (a) in fiscal year 2022-23 and that are deauthorized on the effective date of this subsection shall be positions that perform functions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

(2) Transition of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Washington County branch campus. The University of Wisconsin System shall in the 2023-24 fiscal year develop and submit to the joint committee on finance a plan for the transition of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Washington County branch cam pus from the University of Wisconsin System to a joint operation of Washington County and the Moraine Park Technical College district board and a request for funds for that plan. The plan shall include information regarding matching funds provided by Washington County and private donations.

19,9148 Section 9148. Nonstatutory provisions; Veterans Affairs.

(1) Study for a master plan for the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King . From the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (u), during the 2023-25 fiscal biennium the department of veterans affairs shall contract with a vendor to study the campus of the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King . The study shall provide a framework to guide decision making for future operations and development on the campus of the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King . The study shall be completed before January 1, 2025.

(2) U.S.S. Wisconsin. From the appropriation under s. 20.485 (5) (c), in fiscal year 2023-24, the department of veterans affairs may award a onetime grant to a private nonprofit organization or a nonstock corporation that is a nonprofit corporation whose sole purpose is to promote and support recognition of the Columbia-class submarine the U.S.S. Wisconsin. The amount of the grant under this subsection may be up to $16,540. For purposes of this subsection, “nonprofit organization” has the meaning given in s. 108.02 (19), “nonstock corporation” means a nonstock corporation that is organized under ch. 181, and “nonprofit corporation” has the meaning given in s. 181.0103 (17).

19,9149 Section 9149. Nonstatutory provisions; Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

(1) Talent attraction and retention initiatives.

(a) Expenditures. In the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation shall expend at least $4,000,000 from the appropriations under s. 20.192 (1) (a) and (r) on initiatives for the attraction of talent to and retention of talent in this state under s. 238.155.

(b) Veterans initiatives. Of the moneys expended under par. (a), the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, in consultation with the department of veterans affairs, shall expend at least $2,000,000 on initiatives for the attraction of veterans to and retention of veterans in this state's workforce.

(c) Program evaluation and reports. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation shall evaluate its talent attraction and retention initiatives under s. 238.155, including program outcomes and the number of veterans discharged on or after July 1, 2023, who choose this state for their first move; and the corporation shall report its findings in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (3) to the assembly committee on jobs, economy and small business development or its successor and the senate committee on economic development and technical colleges or its successor on or before September 1, 2024, with respect to the 2023-24 fiscal year and on or before September 1, 2025, with respect to the 2024-25 fiscal year.

19,9201 Section 9201. Fiscal changes; Administration.

(1) Transfer to the state building trust fund. In fiscal year 2023-24, there is transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (1) (kc) to the state building trust fund $18,000,000.

19,9227 Section 9227. Fiscal changes; Justice.

(1) Transfer of program revenue moneys for grants for alternatives to prosecution and incarceration. There is transferred the unencumbered balance in the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (2) (kr), 2021 stats., to the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (2) (jd) on the effective date of this subsection.

19,9232 Section 9232. Fiscal changes; Natural Resources.

(1) Transfer between accounts of the conservation fund. During the 2023-24 fiscal year, there is transferred from the forestry account of the conservation fund to the fish and wildlife account of the conservation fund $25,000,000.

(2) PFAS fund; transfer from general fund. In fiscal year 2023-24, there is transferred from the general fund to the PFAS fund $110,000,000.

(3) PFAS fund; transfer from environmental fund. In fiscal year 2023-24, there is transferred from the moneys in the environmental fund designated for environmental management to the PFAS fund $15,000,000.

(4) PFAS fund; transfer from fire fighting foam appropriation. The unencumbered balance in the appropriation to the department of natural resources under s. 20.370 (4) (ps) is transferred to the PFAS fund.

(5) Water resources account lapse. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (c), in fiscal year 2023-24, from the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (7) (fw), there is lapsed to the conservation fund $350,000. The amount lapsed under this subsection shall be credited to the water resources account of the conservation fund.

19,9244 Section 9244. Fiscal changes; Transportation.

(1) Transfer from general fund to transportation fund. In the 2023-24 fiscal year, there is transferred from the general fund to the transportation fund, $555,523,900.

19,9251 Section 9251. Fiscal changes; Other.

(1) Transfer to the capital improvement fund. In fiscal year 2023-24, there is transferred from the general fund to the capital improvement fund $1,234,081,900.

19,9334 Section 9334. Initial applicability; Public Instruction.

(1) Revenue limit; high poverty aid. The treatment of s. 121.90 (2) (am) 1. and (bm) 3. first applies to the calculation of revenue limits for the 2023-24 school year.

19,9337 Section 9337. Initial applicability; Revenue.

(1) Cranberry research and educational station. The treatment of s. 70.11 (47) first applies to the property tax assessments as of January 1, 2023.

(2) Commercial loans. The treatment of ss. 71.05 (1) (i) and 71.26 (1) (i) first applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022.

(3) Financial organizations. The treatment of s. Tax 2.495 (4) (d) 1. and 3. of the administrative rules first applies retroactively to taxable years beginning on January 1, 2022.

(4) Sales tax retailer's allowance. The treatment of s. 77.61 (4) (c) first applies to sales and use taxes payable on the first day of the 3rd month beginning after publication.

(5) Cigarette tax stamps. The treatment of s. 139.32 (5) first applies to cigarette tax stamps purchased on the first day of the 3rd month beginning after publication.

19,9344 Section 9344. Initial applicability; Transportation.

(1) Nonhybrid electric vehicle surcharge. The treatment of s. 341.25 (1) (L) 3. first applies to an application for registration received by the department of transportation on October 1, 2023.

(2m) Driver improvement surcharge. The treatment of s. 346.655 (1) first applies to surcharges imposed by a court on the effective date of this subsection.

19,9400 Section 9400. Effective dates; general. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 9401 to 9451 of this act, this act takes effect on July 1, 2023, or on the day after publication, whichever is later.

19,9401 Section 9401. Effective dates; Administration.

(1) Tribal grants. The repeal of s. 20.505 (1) (ky) and (8) (hm) 16a. takes effect on July 1, 2025.

(2) Local government fund. The treatment of s. 70.119 (7) (a) takes effect on July 1, 2024.

19,9406 Section 9406. Effective dates; Children and Families.

(1) Local government fund. The treatment of ss. 20.437 (1) (o) and (q), 46.215 (2) (c) 3., 46.22 (1) (e) 3. c., 48.526 (3) (c), (e), and (em), (6) (a), and (7) (intro.), and 301.26 (4) (a) takes effect on July 1, 2024.

(1r) Wisconsin shares financial eligibility. The treatment of s. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1. (intro.) takes effect on July 1, 2024.

19,9407 Section 9407. Effective dates; Circuit Courts.

(1) Circuit court branches. The treatment of s. 753.06 (4) (c), (7) (ar), (9) (m), and (10) (L) and Section 9107 (2) of this act take effect on August 1, 2023.

19,9419 Section 9419. Effective dates; Health Services.

(1) Grants for the Surgical Collaborative of Wisconsin. The repeal of ss. 20.435 (1) (di) and 146.69 takes effect on July 1, 2025.

(2) Local government fund. The treatment of ss. 20.435 (1) (ch), 49.45 (6m) (br) 1., 256.04 (8), and 256.12 (4) (title), (a), and (c) and (5) (a) and (am), the renumbering and amendment of s. 256.12 (5) (b), and the creation of s. 256.12 (5) (b) 1. and 2. take effect on July 1, 2024.

19,9427 Section 9427. Effective dates; Justice.

(1) Sunset of community-oriented policing-house grant program. The treatment of s. 165.989 and the repeal of s. 20.455 (2) (cp) take effect on July 1, 2025.

(2) Local government fund. The treatment of ss. 20.455 (2) (as), (i) (intro.), and (j), 165.85 (5y), and 757.05 (2) takes effect on July 1, 2024.

19,9430 Section 9430. Effective dates; Local Government.

(1) Harbor commission grant. The repeal of s. 20.505 (1) (fy) takes effect on July 1, 2025.

(2) Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center in the village of Brown Deer. The repeal of s. 20.505 (1) (fp) takes effect on July 1, 2025.

19,9431 Section 9431. Effective dates; Military Affairs.

(1) Conservation of memorials and markers related to Wisconsin. The repeal of s. 20.465 (1) (em) takes effect on July 1, 2025.

(2) Grants; public safety answering points; geographic information systems. The treatment of s. 20.465 (3) (q) and (qm) takes effect on July 1, 2024.

19,9433 Section 9433. Effective dates; Public Defender Board.

(1s) Five-county pilot program. The treatment of s. 48.233 (2) and (3) takes effect retroactively in June 2023.

19,9434 Section 9434. Effective dates; Public Instruction.

(1) Grants to Lakeland STAR Academy. The repeal of s. 20.255 (2) (ag) takes effect on July 1, 2025.

19,9436 Section 9436. Effective dates; Public Service Commission.

(1) 911 fee. The treatment of ss. 20.155 (3) (t), 25.17 (1) (ku), 25.99, and 196.025 (6) (title), (b) 1. and 2., and (c) 3. takes effect on July, 1 2024.