AB584-ASA1,5,2317 79.04 (1) (c) 1. The payment for any municipality in which a production plant
18is located, which the public service commission certifies to the department of revenue
19will produce a nominal rated capacity of 200 megawatts or more, shall be no less than
20$75,000 annually, except that the amount distributable to a municipality in any year
21shall not exceed the per capita limit specified in par. (a). Payments under this
22paragraph may be extended to decommissioned production plants as provided in
23subd. 3
(am).
AB584-ASA1, s. 11 24Section 11. 79.04 (1) (c) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB584-ASA1, s. 12 25Section 12. 79.04 (1) (c) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB584-ASA1,6,9
179.04 (1) (c) 4. Beginning with the distributions in 2003, if property that was
2exempt from the property tax under s. 70.112 (4) and that was used to generate power
3by a light, heat, or power company, except property under s. 66.0813, by an electric
4cooperative, by a municipal electric company, or by a qualified wholesale electric
5company, is decommissioned, the municipality shall be paid an amount calculated
6by subtracting an amount equal to the property taxes paid for that property during
7the current year to the municipality for its general operations from the following
8percentages of the payment that the municipality received under this section during
9the last year that the property was exempt from the property tax:
AB584-ASA1,6,1010 a. In the first year that the property is taxable, 100%.
AB584-ASA1,6,1111 b. In the 2nd year that the property is taxable, 80%.
AB584-ASA1,6,1212 c. In the 3rd year that the property is taxable, 60%.
AB584-ASA1,6,1313 d. In the 4th year that the property is taxable, 40%.
AB584-ASA1,6,1414 e. In the 5th year that the property is taxable, 20%.
AB584-ASA1, s. 13 15Section 13. 79.04 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB584-ASA1,8,416 79.04 (2) (a) Annually Except as provided in par. (ad) and sub. (5), annually,
17the department of administration, upon certification by the department of revenue,
18shall distribute from the shared revenue account in 2002, and from the public utility
19distribution account in 2003 and subsequent years,
to any county having within its
20boundaries a production plant or a general structure, including production plants
21and general structures under construction, used by a light, heat or power company
22assessed under s. 76.28 (2), except property described in s. 66.0813 unless the
23production plant is owned or operated by a local governmental unit that is located
24outside of the municipality in which the production plant is located, or by an electric
25cooperative assessed under ss. 76.07 and 76.48, respectively, or by a municipal

1electric company under s. 66.0825 an amount determined by multiplying by 6 mills
2in the case of property in a town and by 3 mills in the case of property in a city or
3village, for the distribution in 2002, the first $125,000,000; for the distribution in
42003, the first $140,000,000; for the distribution in 2004, the first $160,000,000; for
5the distribution in 2005, the first $185,000,000; and for the distribution in 2006 and
6subsequent years, the first $250,000,000;
of the amount shown in the account, plus
7leased property, of each public utility except qualified wholesale electric companies,
8as defined in s. 76.28 (1) (gm), on December 31 of the preceding year for either
9"production plant, exclusive of land" and "general structures", or "work in progress"
10for production plants and general structures under construction, in the case of light,
11heat and power companies, electric cooperatives or municipal electric companies, for
12all property within the municipality in accordance with the system of accounts
13established by the public service commission or rural electrification administration,
14less depreciation thereon as determined by the department of revenue and less the
15value of treatment plant and pollution abatement equipment, as defined under s.
1670.11 (21) (a), as determined by the department of revenue plus an amount from the
17shared revenue account in 2002, and from the public utility distribution account in
182003 and subsequent years,
determined by multiplying by 6 mills in the case of
19property in a town, and 3 mills in the case of property in a city or village, of the total
20original cost of production plant, general structures and work-in-progress less
21depreciation, land and approved waste treatment facilities of each qualified
22wholesale electric company, as defined in s. 76.28 (1) (gm), as reported to the
23department of revenue of all property within the municipality. The total of amounts,
24as depreciated, from the accounts of all public utilities for the same production plant
25is also limited to not more than $125,000,000. The amount distributable to a county

1in any year shall not exceed $100 times the population of the county
, for the
2distribution in 2002; $140,000,000, for the distribution in 2003; $160,000,000, for the
3distribution in 2004; $185,000,000, for the distribution in 2005; and $250,000,000,
4for the distribution in 2006 and subsequent years
.
AB584-ASA1, s. 14 5Section 14. 79.04 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Acts 16
6and .... (this act) is repealed and recreated to read:
AB584-ASA1,9,197 79.04 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (ad) and sub. (5), annually, the
8department of administration, upon certification by the department of revenue, shall
9distribute from the shared revenue account in 2002, and from the public utility
10distribution account in 2003 and subsequent years, to any county having within its
11boundaries a production plant or a general structure, including production plants
12and general structures under construction, used by a light, heat or power company
13assessed under s. 76.28 (2) or 76.29 (2), except property described in s. 66.0813 unless
14the production plant is owned or operated by a local governmental unit that is located
15outside of the municipality in which the production plant is located, or by an electric
16cooperative assessed under ss. 76.07 and 76.48, respectively, or by a municipal
17electric company under s. 66.0825 an amount determined by multiplying by 6 mills
18in the case of property in a town and by 3 mills in the case of property in a city or
19village, for the distribution in 2002, the first $125,000,000; for the distribution in
202003, the first $140,000,000; for the distribution in 2004, the first $160,000,000; for
21the distribution in 2005, the first $185,000,000; and for the distribution in 2006 and
22subsequent years, the first $250,000,000; of the amount shown in the account, plus
23leased property, of each public utility except qualified wholesale electric companies,
24as defined in s. 76.28 (1) (gm), on December 31 of the preceding year for either
25"production plant, exclusive of land" and "general structures", or "work in progress"

1for production plants and general structures under construction, in the case of light,
2heat and power companies, electric cooperatives or municipal electric companies, for
3all property within the municipality in accordance with the system of accounts
4established by the public service commission or rural electrification administration,
5less depreciation thereon as determined by the department of revenue and less the
6value of treatment plant and pollution abatement equipment, as defined under s.
770.11 (21) (a), as determined by the department of revenue plus an amount from the
8shared revenue account in 2002, and from the public utility distribution account in
92003 and subsequent years, determined by multiplying by 6 mills in the case of
10property in a town, and 3 mills in the case of property in a city or village, of the total
11original cost of production plant, general structures and work-in-progress less
12depreciation, land and approved waste treatment facilities of each qualified
13wholesale electric company, as defined in s. 76.28 (1) (gm), as reported to the
14department of revenue of all property within the municipality. The total of amounts,
15as depreciated, from the accounts of all public utilities for the same production plant
16is also limited to not more than $125,000,000, for the distribution in 2002;
17$140,000,000, for the distribution in 2003; $160,000,000, for the distribution in 2004;
18$185,000,000, for the distribution in 2005; and $250,000,000, for the distribution in
192006 and subsequent years.
AB584-ASA1, s. 15 20Section 15. 79.04 (2) (ad) of the statutes is created to read:
AB584-ASA1,9,2221 79.04 (2) (ad) The amount distributable to a county under par. (a) shall not
22exceed the following:
AB584-ASA1,9,2423 1. For the distribution in 2002, an amount equal to the county's population
24multiplied by $100.
AB584-ASA1,10,2
12. For the distribution in 2003, an amount equal to the county's population
2multiplied by $225.
AB584-ASA1,10,43 3. For the distribution in 2004, an amount equal to the county's population
4multiplied by $325.
AB584-ASA1,10,65 4. For the distribution in 2005, an amount equal to the county's population
6multiplied by $475.
AB584-ASA1,10,87 5. For the distribution in 2006 and subsequent years, an amount equal to the
8county's population multiplied by $600.
AB584-ASA1, s. 16 9Section 16. 79.04 (2) (am) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB584-ASA1,10,1110 79.04 (2) (am) 3. The amount of a distribution under this paragraph, as affected
11by subd. 1., may not exceed the per capita amount established under par. (a) (ad).
AB584-ASA1, s. 17 12Section 17. 79.04 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB584-ASA1,10,1713 79.04 (2) (b) The payment under par. (a) for any county in which a production
14plant is located, which the public service commission certifies to the department of
15revenue will produce a nominal rated capacity of 200 megawatts or more, shall be
16not less than $75,000 annually, except that the amount distributable to a county in
17any year shall not exceed the per capita limit specified in par. (a) (ad).
AB584-ASA1, s. 18 18Section 18. 79.04 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB584-ASA1,11,219 79.04 (2) (c) Beginning with the distributions in 2003, if property that was
20exempt from the property tax under s. 70.112 (4) and that was used to generate power
21by a light, heat, or power company, except property under s. 66.0813, by an electric
22cooperative, by a municipal electric company, or by a qualified wholesale electric
23company, is decommissioned, the county shall be paid an amount calculated by
24subtracting an amount equal to the property taxes paid for that property during the
25current year to the county for its general operations from the following percentages

1of the payment the county received under this section during the last year that the
2property was exempt from the property tax:
AB584-ASA1,11,33 1. In the first year that the property is taxable, 100%.
AB584-ASA1,11,44 2. In the 2nd year that the property is taxable, 80%.
AB584-ASA1,11,55 3. In the 3rd year that the property is taxable, 60%.
AB584-ASA1,11,66 4. In the 4th year that the property is taxable, 40%.
AB584-ASA1,11,77 5. In the 5th year that the property is taxable, 20%.
AB584-ASA1, s. 19 8Section 19. 79.04 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB584-ASA1,12,59 79.04 (5) (a) Beginning with payments in 2003, if a production plant, other than
10a coal-powered or nuclear-powered production plant, is built on the site of, or on a
11site adjacent to, an existing or decommissioned production plant or on, or on a site
12adjacent to, brownfields, as defined in s. 560.13 (1) (a), after January 1, 2002, and is
13operating at a total power production capacity of at least 50 megawatts, the city,
14village, or town in which the plant is located shall receive annually an additional
15payment from the department of administration equal to the portion of the amount
16in the account for the "production plant, exclusive of land," for light, heat, and power
17companies, electric cooperatives, or municipal electric companies, less depreciation
18and less the value of treatment plant and pollution abatement equipment, as
19described under s. 70.11 (21) (a); and for the total original cost of the production plant
20of each qualified wholesale electric company, as defined in s. 76.28 (1) (gm), less
21depreciation, land, and approved waste facilities; that is used to calculate a payment
22under sub. (1) (a) multiplied by one mill, and the county in which the plant is located
23shall receive annually an additional payment from the department of administration
24equal to the portion of the amount in the account for the "production plant, exclusive
25of land," for light, heat, and power companies, electric cooperatives, or municipal

1electric companies, less depreciation and less the value of treatment plant and
2pollution abatement equipment, as described under s. 70.11 (21) (a); and for the total
3original cost of the production plant of each qualified wholesale electric company, as
4defined in s. 76.28 (1) (gm), less depreciation, land, and approved waste facilities;
5that is used to calculate a payment under sub. (2) (a) multiplied by one mill.
AB584-ASA1,13,26 (b) Beginning with payments in 2003, if a coal-powered production plant is
7built on the site of, or on a site adjacent to, an existing or decommissioned production
8plant or on, or on a site adjacent to, brownfields, as defined in s. 560.13 (1) (a), after
9January 1, 2002, and is operating at a total power production capacity of at least 50
10megawatts, the city, village, or town in which the plant is located shall receive
11annually an additional payment from the department of administration equal to the
12portion of the amount in the account for the "production plant, exclusive of land," for
13light, heat, and power companies, electric cooperatives, or municipal electric
14companies, less depreciation and less the value of treatment plant and pollution
15abatement equipment, as described under s. 70.11 (21) (a); and for the total original
16cost of the production plant of each qualified wholesale electric company, as defined
17in s. 76.28 (1) (gm), less depreciation, land, and approved waste facilities; that is used
18to calculate a payment under sub. (1) (a) multiplied by 2 mills, and the county in
19which the plant is located shall receive annually an additional payment from the
20department of administration equal to the portion of the amount in the account for
21the "production plant, exclusive of land," for light, heat, and power companies,
22electric cooperatives, or municipal electric companies, less depreciation and less the
23value of treatment plant and pollution abatement equipment, as described under s.
2470.11 (21) (a); and for the total original cost of the production plant of each qualified
25wholesale electric company, as defined in s. 76.28 (1) (gm), less depreciation, land,

1and approved waste facilities; that is used to calculate a payment under sub. (2) (a)
2multiplied by one mill.
AB584-ASA1, s. 20 3Section 20. 79.04 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB584-ASA1,13,94 79.04 (6) (a) Any increase in the total amount of payments to municipalities
5and counties under this section in any year as compared to the total amount of
6payments to municipalities and counties under this section in 2001 may not exceed
7an amount equal to the sum of the revenue collected under ss. 76.28, 76.29, and 76.48
8in the year before the year of the statement under s. 79.015, less an amount equal
9to the sum of the revenue collected under ss. 76.28 and 76.48 in 2001.
AB584-ASA1,13,1410 (b) The total amount of the payments to municipalities and counties under this
11section shall be allocated to each municipality and county in proportion to the total
12amount of the payments to municipalities and counties calculated under this section
13in any year in which the total amount of the payments to municipalities and counties
14calculated under this section exceeds the limit under par. (a).
AB584-ASA1, s. 21 15Section 21. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
16except as follows:
AB584-ASA1,13,1817 (1) The repeal and recreation of section 79.04 (2) (a) of the statutes takes effect
18on January 1, 2002.
AB584-ASA1,13,2019 (2) The treatment of sections 20.835 (1) (d) and (dm), 79.01 (2) and (2m), and
2079.04 (6) of the statutes takes effect on January 1, 2003.
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