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560.17
(6m) (b) The board shall determine whether, and the extent to which,
21in order to receive a loan under sub. (5r), a business must contribute from a source
22other than the state a portion of the cost of the project, except that the board may not
23require a business to contribute more than 20% of the cost of the project. The
24contribution may be in cash or in kind. The board shall determine what services or
25materials may be used as in-kind contributions.
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560.17
(7) (a) Except as provided in par. (am), the department shall designate
3staff to evaluate applications for grants or loans and assist the board under this
4section. The board shall act on an application for a grant or loan at its next regularly
5scheduled meeting after the department determines that the application is complete
,
6except that the board shall act on an application for a loan under sub. (5r) and advise
7the applicant of its decision within 45 days after the department determines that the
8application is complete.
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10560.175 Urban area early planning grants. (1) In this section:
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(a) "Early planning project" means the preliminary stages of considering and
12planning the expansion or start-up of a business that is or will be located in an urban
13area in this state.
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(b) "Urban area" means any of the following:
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1. A city, village or town that is located in a county with a population density
16of at least 150 persons per square mile.
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2. A city, village or town with a population of more than 6,000.
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18(2) Subject to subs. (3) and (6), the department may make a grant from the
19appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (c) to a person to fund an early planning project.
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20(3) The department may not award a grant to a person under this section unless
21the person submits an application, in a form required by the department, that
22contains or describes all of the following:
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(a) The location of the new or expanding business.
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(b) The ownership structure of the new or expanding business.
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(c) The product or service provided by the new or expanding business.
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1(d) The market for the product or service described in par. (c).
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(e) Competition within the market described in par. (d).
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(f) Any competitive advantages of the new or expanding business.
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(g) The person's estimate of the gross revenue of the new or expanding business
5over a period specified by the department.
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(h) The process for manufacturing the product, or providing the services, of the
7new or expanding business.
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(i) An estimate of the number of jobs that will be created by the new or
9expanding business.
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(j) The person's experience and training.
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(k) The person's estimate of the profit that will be generated by the new or
12expanding business over a period specified by the department.
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(L) The person's estimate of the capital required to complete the early planning
14project.
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(m) Potential sources of financing for the early planning project.
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(n) Any other information that the department requests.
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17(4) A person who receives a grant under this section may use the grant proceeds
18only for any of the following:
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(a) To perform a business feasibility study.
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(b) To prepare a detailed marketing plan.
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(c) To prepare a detailed business plan.
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22(5) In order to receive a grant under this section a person shall contribute cash,
23from a source other than the state, in an amount that equals at least 25% of the total
24cost of the project.
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1(6) (a) In any fiscal biennium, the department may not award to any one person
2more than $15,000 in grants under this section.
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(b) In any fiscal biennium, the department may not award more than $250,000
4in grants under this section.
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560.183
(3) (b) The agreement shall specify that the responsibility of the
7department to make the payments under the agreement is subject to the availability
8of funds in the appropriations under s. 20.143 (1)
(f), (jc)
and, (jm)
and (kr).
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560.183
(5) (a) The obligation of the department to make payments under an
11agreement entered into under sub. (3) (b) is subject to the availability of funds in the
12appropriations under s. 20.143 (1)
(f), (jc)
and, (jm)
and (kr).
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13Section
2959. 560.183 (5) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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560.183
(5) (b) (intro.) If the cost of repaying the loans of all eligible applicants,
15when added to the cost of loan repayments scheduled under existing agreements,
16exceeds the total amount in the appropriations under s. 20.143 (1)
(f), (jc)
and, (jm)
17and (kr), the department shall establish priorities among the eligible applicants
18based upon the following considerations:
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560.183
(8) Administrative contract. (intro.) From the appropriation under
21s. 20.143 (1)
(f) (kr), the department shall contract with the board of regents of the
22University of Wisconsin System for administrative services from the office of rural
23health of the department of professional and community development of the
24University of Wisconsin Medical School. Under the contract, the office of rural health
25shall do all of the following:
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560.184
(3) (b) The agreement shall specify that the responsibility of the
3department to make the payments under the agreement is subject to the availability
4of funds in the appropriations under s. 20.143 (1)
(f), (jc)
and, (jL)
and (kr).
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560.184
(5) (a) The obligation of the department to make payments under an
7agreement entered into under sub. (3) is subject to the availability of funds in the
8appropriations under s. 20.143 (1)
(f), (jc)
and, (jL)
and (kr).
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9Section
2963. 560.184 (5) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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560.184
(5) (b) (intro.) If the cost of repaying the loans of all eligible applicants,
11when added to the cost of loan repayments scheduled under existing agreements,
12exceeds the total amount in the appropriations under s. 20.143 (1)
(f), (jc)
and, (jL)
13and (kr), the department shall establish priorities among the eligible applicants
14based upon the following considerations:
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560.184
(7) Administrative contract. (intro.) From the appropriation under
17s. 20.143 (1)
(f) (kr), the department shall contract with the board of regents of the
18University of Wisconsin System for administrative services from the office of rural
19health of the department of professional and community development of the
20University of Wisconsin Medical School. Under the contract, the office of rural health
21shall do all of the following:
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23560.19 (title)
Hazardous pollution Pollution prevention.
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1560.19
(1) In this section, "
hazardous pollution prevention" has the meaning
2given in s. 299.13 (1)
(c) (dm).
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560.19
(2) (a) 1. Determining the full costs of using and producing hazardous
5substances, toxic pollutants and
solid or hazardous waste.
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560.19
(2) (a) 2. Identifying processes that use or produce hazardous
8substances, toxic pollutants or
solid or hazardous waste and the composition of the
9hazardous substances, toxic pollutants or
solid or hazardous waste.
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560.19
(2) (a) 3. Identifying
hazardous pollution prevention options.
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560.19
(2) (b) 1. The need for a
hazardous pollution prevention assessment and
14a program participant's willingness to participate in an assessment.
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560.19
(2) (b) 2. The technical and financial ability of a program participant to
17implement
hazardous pollution prevention.
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560.19
(2) (b) 3. The potential for others to use the information gained from a
20hazardous pollution prevention assessment.
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560.19
(3) In coordination with the
hazardous pollution prevention program 23solid and hazardous waste education center under s. 36.25 (30) and the department
24of natural resources
, the department shall conduct an education, environmental
1management and technical assistance program to promote
hazardous pollution
2prevention among businesses in the state.
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560.20
(1) (f) "Small business" means a for-profit business having fewer than
525 100 full-time employes.
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560.20
(2) (a) The department may provide technical assistance to an
8individual, small business or nonprofit organization. In addition to or in lieu of the
9technical assistance provided by the department
and subject to par. (e), the
10department may make a grant to an individual, small business or nonprofit
11organization from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (en) to partially fund
12technical assistance provided to the individual, small business or nonprofit
13organization. Technical assistance or a grant for technical assistance provided under
14this paragraph shall be for the purpose of developing and planning, at the
15preliminary stages, the start-up or expansion of a for-profit business that is or will
16be located in this state.
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560.20
(2) (e) If the department makes a grant under par. (a), the department
19may contract directly with and pay grant proceeds directly to any person providing
20technical assistance to the individual, small business or nonprofit organization for
21the purpose specified in par. (a).
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22Section
2977. 560.20 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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560.20
(3) (a) (intro.)
The Subject to par. (cm), the department may award funds
24appropriated under s. 20.143 (1) (en) and (in) to an individual, small business or
1nonprofit organization for use in connection with the start-up or expansion of a
2for-profit business if all of the following apply:
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560.20
(3) (cm) If the department awards a grant under this subsection, the
5department may contract directly with and pay grant proceeds directly to any person
6providing management assistance to the individual, small business or nonprofit
7organization.
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9560.25 Manufacturing extension center grants. (1) Definitions. In this
10section:
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(a) "Biotechnology" means technology related to life sciences.
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(b) "Business" means a company located in this state, a company that has made
13a firm commitment to locate a facility in this state or a group of companies at least
1480% of which are located in this state.
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(c) "Technology" includes biotechnology.
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(d) "Technology-based nonprofit organization" means a nonprofit corporation,
17as defined in s. 181.0103 (17), or an organization described in section
501 (c) (3) of
18the Internal Revenue Code that is exempt from federal income tax under section
501 19(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, and that has as a mission the transfer of technology
20to businesses in this state.
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21(2) Grants. Subject to subs. (4) and (5), the department may make a grant from
22the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (ie) to a technology-based nonprofit
23organization to provide support for a manufacturing extension center if all of the
24following apply:
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1(a) The technology-based nonprofit organization submits to the department a
2plan detailing its proposed expenditures and performance measures related to the
3project.
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(b) The secretary approves the plan submitted under par. (a).
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5(3) Restriction on grant recipients. A technology-based nonprofit
6organization that receives a grant under this section is thereafter ineligible to
7receive a grant or loan under subch. V.
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8(4) Limit on grants. The department may not award more than $1,000,000 in
9grants under this section in a fiscal year.
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10(5) Program sunset. The department may not encumber any moneys under
11this section after June 30, 2001.
