SB55-SSA1-CA1,906,22
19560.172 Fire suppression grant program.
(1) Grants. (a) From the
20appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (n), the department of commerce shall award
21grants to fire departments for up to 50% of the cost of acquiring fire suppression
22equipment and materials.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,906,2423
(b) The department of commerce may not award more than $250,000 in grants
24per fiscal year under this section.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,907,2
1(2) Eligible recipients. A fire department is eligible for grants under this
2section if all of the following apply:
SB55-SSA1-CA1,907,53
(a) The area in which the fire department provides fire protection and fire
4prevention services has a population of less than 6,000 on the date on which the
5application for the grant is submitted to the department of commerce.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,907,76
(b) The fire department responds to all of the first alarms for structural fires
7that are issued in the area described in par. (a).
SB55-SSA1-CA1,907,108
(c) The fire department has entered into an agreement with at least one other
9fire department to assist the latter fire department in the suppression of structural
10fires.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,907,13
11(3) Eligible equipment and materials. (a) A recipient of a grant under this
12section may use the grant proceeds to acquire, to the extent permitted under federal
13law, any of the following fire suppression equipment or materials:
SB55-SSA1-CA1,907,1414
1. Protective equipment and fire resistant clothing.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,907,1515
2. Fire suppression tools and communication equipment.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,907,1716
3. Materials necessary for fire prevention training or information that is
17provided by the recipient.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,907,1818
4. Fire suppression training equipment and materials.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,907,2019
5. Other equipment and materials as specified by rule by the department of
20commerce.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,907,2221
(b) A recipient of a grant under this section may not use the grant proceeds to
22acquire any of the following:
SB55-SSA1-CA1,907,2323
1. Buildings or vehicles.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,907,2424
2. Search and rescue or emergency medical equipment.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,908,2
13. Equipment or materials that are used exclusively for suppressing forest
2fires.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,908,5
3(4) Rules. The department of commerce shall promulgate rules establishing
4criteria and procedures for awarding grants under this section. The rules shall
5include a definition of "structural fire" for purposes of this section.".
SB55-SSA1-CA1,908,11
7"560.25
(2) Grants. (intro.) Subject to
subs. sub. (4)
and (5), the department
8may make a grant from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1)
(ko) and a grant of up
9to $500,000 in each fiscal year from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (ie) to a
10technology-based nonprofit organization to provide support for a manufacturing
11extension center if all of the following apply:
SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 3692c
12Section 3692c. 560.25 (2) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin
13Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1-CA1,908,1814
560.25
(2) Grants. (intro.) Subject to sub. (4), the department may make a
15grant from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (ko)
and a grant of up to $500,000
16in each fiscal year from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (ie) to a
17technology-based nonprofit organization to provide support for a manufacturing
18extension center if all of the following apply:".
SB55-SSA1-CA1,909,3
1560.70
(7) (c) In s. 560.798, "tax benefits" means the development zones capital
2investment credit under ss. 71.07 (2dm), 71.28 (1dm), and 71.47 (1dm) and the
3development zones credit under ss. 71.07 (2dx), 71.28 (1dx), and 71.47 (1dx).".
SB55-SSA1-CA1,909,86
560.795
(1) (f) For the Gateway Project, an area in the city of Beloit, the legal
7description of which is provided to the department by the local governing body of the
8city of Beloit.".
SB55-SSA1-CA1,909,1514
560.795
(2) (b) 6. The limit for tax benefits for the development opportunity
15zone under sub. (1) (f) is $4,700,000.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,909,1917
560.795
(2) (c) Annually, the department shall estimate the amount of forgone
18state revenue because of tax benefits claimed by corporations
or persons in each
19development opportunity zone.".
SB55-SSA1-CA1,910,2
21"560.795
(3) (a) 4. Any person that is conducting or that intends to conduct
22economic activity in a development opportunity zone under sub. (1) (e) and that, in
23conjunction with the local governing body of the city in which the development
24opportunity zone is located, submits a project plan as described in par. (b) to the
1department shall be entitled to claim tax benefits while the area is designated as a
2development opportunity zone.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,910,98
560.795
(3) (b) 1. The name and address of the corporation's
or person's 9business for which tax benefits will be claimed.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,910,1211
560.795
(3) (b) 2. The appropriate federal tax identification number of the
12corporation
or person.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,910,1614
560.795
(3) (b) 3. The names and addresses of other locations outside of the
15development opportunity zone where the corporation
or person conducts business
16and a description of the business activities conducted at those locations.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,910,2018
560.795
(3) (b) 4. The amount that the corporation
or person proposes to invest
19in a business, or spend on the construction, rehabilitation, repair
, or remodeling of
20a building, located within the development opportunity zone.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,910,2322
560.795
(3) (b) 5. The estimated total investment of the corporation
or person 23in the development opportunity zone.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,911,4
1560.795
(3) (b) 6. The number of full-time jobs that will be created, retained
, 2or substantially upgraded as a result of the corporation's
or person's economic
3activity in relation to the amount of tax benefits estimated for the corporation
or
4person.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,911,76
560.795
(3) (b) 7. The corporation's
or person's plans to make reasonable
7attempts to hire employees from the targeted population.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,911,119
560.795
(3) (b) 8. A description of the commitment of the local governing body
10of the city in which the development opportunity zone is located to the corporation's
11or person's project.".
SB55-SSA1-CA1,911,23
22560.798 Agricultural development zone.
(1) In this section, "rural
23municipality" means any of the following:
SB55-SSA1-CA1,912,2
1(a) A city, town, or village that is located in a county with a population density
2of less than 150 persons per square mile.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,912,33
(b) A city, town, or village with a population of 6,000 or less.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,912,8
4(2) (a) The department may, with the approval of the joint committee on
5finance, designate one area in the state as an agricultural development zone. The
6area must be located in a rural municipality. An agricultural business that is located
7in an agricultural development zone and that is certified by the department under
8sub. (3) is eligible for tax benefits as provided in sub. (3).
SB55-SSA1-CA1,912,169
(b) The designation of an area as an agricultural development zone shall be in
10effect for 10 years from the time that the department first designates the area.
11However, not more than $5,000,000 in tax benefits may be claimed in an agricultural
12development zone. The department may change the boundaries of an agricultural
13development zone during the time that its designation is in effect. A change in the
14boundaries of an agricultural development zone does not affect the duration of the
15designation of the area or the maximum tax benefit amount that may be claimed in
16the agricultural development zone.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,912,21
17(3) (a) The department may certify for tax benefits in an agricultural
18development zone a new or expanding agricultural business that is located in the
19agricultural development zone. In determining whether to certify a business under
20this subsection, the department shall consider, among other things, the number of
21jobs that will be created or retained by the business.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,913,222
(b) When the department certifies an agricultural business under this
23subsection, the department shall establish a limit on the amount of tax benefits that
24the business may claim. The department shall enter into an agreement with the
1business that specifies the limit on the amount of tax benefits that the business may
2claim and reporting requirements with which the business must comply.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,913,4
3(4) (a) The department of commerce shall notify the department of revenue of
4all the following:
SB55-SSA1-CA1,913,55
1. An agricultural development zone's designation.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,913,76
2. A business' certification and the limit on the amount of tax benefits that the
7business may claim.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,913,88
3. The revocation of a business' certification.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,913,119
(b) The department shall annually verify information submitted to the
10department under s. 71.07 (2dm) or (2dx), 71.28 (1dm) or (1dx), or 71.47 (1dm) or
11(1dx).
SB55-SSA1-CA1,913,13
12(5) The department shall promulgate rules for the operation of this section,
13including rules related to all the following:
SB55-SSA1-CA1,913,1414
(a) Criteria for designating an area as an agricultural development zone.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,913,1515
(b) Criteria for certifying a business for tax benefits.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,913,1716
(c) Standards for establishing the limit on the amount of tax benefits that a
17business may claim.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,913,1818
(d) Reporting requirements for certified businesses.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,913,2019
(e) The exchange of information between the department of commerce and the
20department of revenue.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,913,2121
(f) Reasons for revoking a business' certification.
SB55-SSA1-CA1,913,2322
(g) Standards for changing the boundaries of an agricultural development
23zone.".
