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11Section
4456. 560.42 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(2m) Advocacy. (intro.) The
bureau center shall provide advocacy
13services before regulatory agencies on behalf of permit applicants. These services
14shall include all of the following:
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(2r) Mediation and dispute resolution services. The
bureau center 17may provide mediation or other dispute resolution services to facilitate the
18resolution of a dispute between a regulatory agency and a person applying for a
19permit. The provision of mediation or other dispute resolution services under this
20subsection does not affect any right that the person may have to a contested hearing
21under ch. 227.
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(3) (title)
Assistance by bureau center.
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(3) (a) The
bureau
center may
not charge
any person for services
2provided under this subchapter.
Any amount charged for services may not exceed
3the actual cost of the service provided, unless a specific charge for the service, or
4method of calculating the charge, is provided by law. All amounts received under this
5paragraph shall be deposited in the appropriation account under s. 20.143 (1) (gc).
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(3) (b) The
bureau center may refer to the appropriate regulatory
8agency, without giving further assistance, any person seeking information or
9assistance on a permit under chs. 186, 215, 217, 220 to 224, 440 to 480 and 600 to 646.
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(3) (c) Advice, assistance, mediation or other dispute resolution services
12or information rendered by the
bureau center under this subchapter does not relieve
13any person from the obligation to secure a required permit or satisfy a regulatory
14requirement.
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(3) (d) The
bureau center shall not be liable for any consequences
17resulting from the failure of a regulatory agency to issue, or the failure of a person
18to seek, a permit.
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(4) (a) The
bureau center shall maintain and publicize the availability
21of a toll-free telephone line available to in-state and out-of-state callers to the
22bureau center.
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(4) (b) The
bureau
center shall seek to explain, promote and publicize
2its services to the public and shall provide information on its services for inclusion
3in any public informational material on permits provided by regulatory agencies.
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(4) (c) The
bureau center shall, in its efforts under pars. (a) and (b),
6clearly represent that its services are advisory, informational and facilitative only.
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(5) (a)
Report. Annually, on or before April 1, the
bureau center shall
9submit a report containing the information required under pars. (am) and (b) to the
10appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3).
SB77-SSA1, s. 4468
11Section
4468. 560.42 (5) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(5) (am)
Permit simplification. (intro.) Based on the experience of the
13bureau center in assisting persons and discussions with regulatory agencies, the
14bureau center shall periodically submit a report containing recommendations for the
15legislature, governor, public records board and regulatory agencies concerning all of
16the following:
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17Section
4469. 560.42 (5) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(5) (b)
Record of assistance. (intro.) Based on the experiences of the
19bureau center in assisting persons and on reports received under s. 227.116 (4), the
20bureau center shall periodically prepare information for the legislature, governor,
21public records board and regulatory agencies which shall include all of the following:
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(6) Permit consolidation. In its annual reports submitted under sub.
24(5) (a), the
bureau center shall include its recommendations concerning the
1feasibility and desirability of providing consolidated or multiple permit application
2forms or consolidated hearings on consolidated or multiple permit application forms.
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(1) (a) Designate a staff person to coordinate regulatory agency
5cooperation with
bureau center staff, provide information to
bureau center staff on
6the permit process and direct
bureau center staff to appropriate staff within the
7regulatory agency.
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(1) (b) Cooperate with
bureau
center staff and respond promptly to
10requests for assistance in expediting and requests for information on the permit
11process under s. 560.42.
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(1) (c) Include material provided by the
bureau center under s. 560.42
14(4) in any public informational material on permits that it provides.
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(1) (g) Provide to the center written notification of a change to a permit,
17along with a copy of the new or revised permit, before the effective date of the change.
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18Section
4475. 560.43 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(2) Preapplication meetings. (intro.) Each regulatory agency shall
20provide an opportunity for a preapplication meeting with its staff to any person
21interested in applying for a permit upon request by the person or the
bureau center,
22and shall comply with the following requirements:
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(2) (d) The regulatory agency shall invite participation by
bureau center 25staff in preapplication meetings when appropriate.
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2560.44 Responsibilities related to brownfields redevelopment
3projects. (1) Ombudsman. The center shall act as an ombudsman for brownfields
4redevelopment projects. As ombudsman, the center shall do all of the following:
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(a) Promote brownfields redevelopment projects and related educational
6efforts.
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(b) Coordinate interagency activities and responsibilities related to
8brownfields redevelopment projects.
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(c) Coordinate, with the department of workforce development, training
10programs or activities for unemployed persons who reside in the vicinity of a
11brownfields redevelopment project.
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12(2) Administration of brownfields grant program. The center shall assist in
13administering the grant program under s. 560.13.
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(1v) "Brownfields" means abandoned, idle or underused industrial or
16commercial facilities, the expansion or redevelopment of which is adversely affected
17by actual or perceived environmental contamination.
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(3) "Consortium" means an association of a business and a higher
20educational institution
, or an association of a business and the Great Lakes
21composites consortium, which association is subject to an agreement complying with
22this subchapter.
SB77-SSA1, s. 4480
23Section
4480. 560.60 (4) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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(4) "Eligible recipient" means a governing body or a person who is
2eligible to receive a grant or loan under s. 560.62, a grant or loan under s. 560.63 or
3a grant or loan under s. 560.65.
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(10) "Job" means a
regular, nonseasonal full-time position
providing
6full-time equivalent employment for one individual for one year, beginning after a
7project is completed in which an individual, as a condition of employment, is required
8to work at least 2,080 hours per year, including paid leave and holidays. "Job" does
9not include initial training before an employment position begins.
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(1) (e) 1. Except as provided under
subd. 2. and s. 560.68 (6), not less
12than 25% of the cost of the project.
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(1) (f) The project meets all criteria set forth in s. 560.62,
560.625, 16560.63, 560.65 or 560.66, whichever is appropriate.
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(1) (g) Funds from the grant or loan under
ss. s. 560.62,
560.625, 19560.63, 560.65
and or 560.66 will not be used to pay overhead costs, except as
20provided in s. 560.65 (1m) (b), or to replace funds from any other source.
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21Section
4487. 560.605 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(2) (intro.) The board shall consider all of the following before
23awarding a grant or loan to an eligible recipient for a project under
ss. s. 560.62,
24560.625, 560.63 or 560.66:
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25Section
4488. 560.605 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(2m) (intro.) When considering whether a project under
ss. s. 560.62,
2560.625, 560.63 or 560.66 will be located in a targeted area, the board shall consider
3all of the following:
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(6) The board shall give priority for grants or loans under this section
6for projects related to brownfields redevelopment.
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(1) Make a grant or loan to an eligible recipient for a project that meets
9the criteria for funding under s. 560.605 (1) and (2) and under s. 560.62,
560.625, 10560.63, 560.65 or 560.66, whichever is appropriate, from the appropriations under
11s. 20.143 (1) (c), (cb), (ie), (s) and (sm).
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(3) Make a
loan grant under s. 560.16 from the appropriations under
14s. 20.143 (1) (c) and (ie) if the board determines that the
loan grant meets the
15requirements of s. 560.16.
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(1) (b) A technology development loan to a business to provide working
18capital or fixed asset financing for the development of the infrastructure of the
19business or for the initial commercialization of
the
a new industrial product or
20process
if the business received a technology development grant or loan under par.
21(a) and if the research that was funded by the grant or loan under par. (a) resulted
22in the successful development of a new, or the improvement of an existing, industrial
23product or process. A business that receives a loan under this paragraph may use
24the proceeds only to pay costs related to the production, marketing or sales of
the a 25new or improved
industrial product or process.
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(1) The board may award a grant or loan under s. 560.61 to a business
5to fund a labor training program that provides state residents with job training in
6new technology, industrial skills or manufacturing processes
or that are new to the
7business and in which advances have been made, as determined by the board, or with
8job training in other employment-related skills or techniques in which advances
9have been made
, as determined by the board, in order to meet the staffing needs of
10a the business
,. The board may not award a grant or loan to fund a labor training
11program if the training is
not available fairly readily available, in the board's
12determination, through existing federal, state or local resources except as provided
13in sub. (4).
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(4) The contribution required under s. 560.605 (1) (e)
2. may consist of
16funding or of in-kind contributions. Not more than 20% of the contribution of a
17business may consist of funding which the business receives under the federal job
18training partnership act,
29 USC 1501 to
1781.
SB77-SSA1, s. 4498
20Section
4498. 560.66 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(1) (intro.) The board may award grants and loans under s. 560.61 to
22eligible recipients for any project that is not eligible for a grant or loan under
ss. s. 23560.62
, 560.625 or 560.63, if the board determines that the project is a major
24economic development project and considers all of the following:
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(3) The department may charge a grant or loan recipient an origination
2fee of up to 1.5% of the grant or loan amount if the grant or loan exceeds $200,000
3and is awarded under s. 560.63 or 560.66. The department shall deposit all
4origination fees collected under this subsection in the appropriation account under
5s. 20.143 (1) (gm).
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(8) At least 10 days before a grant or loan awarded under this
8subchapter is presented to the eligible recipient of the grant or loan, the department
9shall notify the senator for the senate district, and the representative to the assembly
10for the assembly district, in which the eligible recipient is located of the date, time
11and location of the presentation of the grant or loan.
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(2m) "Full-time job" means a regular, nonseasonal full-time position
14in which an individual, as a condition of employment, is required to work at least
152,080 hours per year, including paid leave and holidays, and for which the individual
16receives pay that is equal to at least 150% of the federal minimum wage and benefits
17that are not required by federal or state law. "Full-time job" does not include initial
18training before an employment position begins.
