AB100-ASA1,890,2419 26.40 (1m) From the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (t), the The department
20may award grants to nonprofit organizations to develop forestry educational
21programs and instructional materials for use in the public schools. The department
22may not award a grant unless it enters into a memorandum of understanding with
23the grant recipient and the director of the timber management program at the
24University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point regarding the use of the funds.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2366m
1Section 2366m. 560.275 (2) (a) to (d) and (e) (intro.) of the statutes are
2amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,891,93 560.275 (2) (a) Early stage planning grants and loans. The department may
4make a grant or loan from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (dk) or (ik) (c) or (ie)
5for the purpose of funding professional services related to completing an application
6to be submitted to the federal government for the purpose of obtaining early stage
7research and development funding or for the purpose of funding professional services
8that are required to accomplish specific tasks established as a condition of receiving
9early stage financing from 3rd parties that is necessary for business development.
AB100-ASA1,891,1410 (b) Matching grants and loans. 1. The department may make a grant or loan
11from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (dk) or (ik) (c) or (ie) for the purpose of
12funding professional services related to developing a proposed technologically
13innovative product, process, or service, if the applicant has received a grant from the
14federal government for a substantially similar purpose.
AB100-ASA1,891,2015 2. The department may make a grant or loan from the appropriation under s.
1620.143 (1) (dk) or (ik) (c) or (ie) for the purpose of funding professional services related
17to the accelerated commercialization of a technologically innovative product,
18process, or service, if the federal government has notified the applicant that the
19applicant will receive a grant from the federal government for a substantially similar
20purpose.
AB100-ASA1,892,521 (c) Bridge grants and loans. The department may make a grant or loan from
22the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (dk) or (ik) (c) or (ie) to a person who has
23received early stage financing from 3rd parties or a grant from the federal
24government to fund early stage research and development and who has sought
25additional early stage financing from 3rd parties or applied for an additional grant

1from the federal government to fund early stage research and development. A grant
2or loan under this paragraph shall be for the purpose of funding professional services
3necessary to maintain the project research and management team and funding basic
4operations until the applicant's additional 3rd party financing request or federal
5grant application is approved or denied.
AB100-ASA1,892,86 (d) Venture capital grants and loans. The department may make a grant or loan
7from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (dk) or (ik) (c) or (ie) for the purpose of
8enhancing the applicant's ability to obtain early stage financing from 3rd parties.
AB100-ASA1,892,129 (e) (intro.) Entrepreneurial and technology transfer center grants. The
10department may make a grant from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (dk) or (ik)
11(c) or (ie) for the purpose of supporting any entrepreneurial and technology transfer
12center that satisfies all of the following criteria:
AB100-ASA1, s. 2376j 13Section 2376j. 560.275 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,892,1614 560.275 (8) Small businesses. The department shall award not less than 50
15percent of the total amount of grants and loans made under this section to small
16businesses, as defined in 560.60 (15).
AB100-ASA1, s. 2376k 17Section 2376k. 560.275 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,892,2018 560.275 (9) Distressed Areas. The department shall award not less than 35
19percent of the total amount of grants and loans made under this section to businesses
20in distressed areas, as defined in 560.605 (7) (b).
AB100-ASA1, s. 2376L 21Section 2376L. 560.60 (15) of the statutes is renumbered 560.60 (15) (intro.)
22and amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,892,2423 560.60 (15) (intro.) "Small business" means a business that is operating for
24profit, with 250 and to which any of the following apply:
AB100-ASA1,893,2
1(a) The business has 100 or fewer employees, including employees of any
2subsidiary or affiliated organization.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2376m 3Section 2376m. 560.60 (15) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,893,44 560.60 (15) (b) The business has annual gross receipts of $10,000,000 or less.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2388p 5Section 2388p. 560.605 (1) (p) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,893,86 560.605 (1) (p) For an ethanol production facility on which construction begins
7after the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], a competitive
8bidding process is used for the construction of the ethanol production facility.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2407L 9Section 2407L. 560.605 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,893,1110 560.605 (7) (a) The board shall award not less than 50 percent of the total
11amount of grants and loans made under this subchapter to small businesses.
AB100-ASA1,893,1412 (b) The board shall award not less than 35 percent of the total amount of grants
13and loans made under this subchapter to businesses in distressed areas. In this
14paragraph, "distressed area" means an area to which any of the following apply:
AB100-ASA1,893,1515 1. The area has a high level of unemployment.
AB100-ASA1,893,1616 2. The area has a low median household income.
AB100-ASA1,893,1717 3. A significant number of workers in the area have been permanently laid off.
AB100-ASA1,893,2018 4. An employer in the area has given public notice of a plant closing or a
19substantial reduction in force that will result in a significant number of workers in
20the area being permanently laid off.
AB100-ASA1,893,2221 5. The area is designated as a development zone under s. 560.71 or an
22enterprise development zone under s. 560.797.
AB100-ASA1,893,2423 6. As determined by the board, the area is affected by another factor that
24indicates the area is a distressed area.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2418m 25Section 2418m. 560.797 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,894,5
1560.797 (2) (c) The department may not designate as an enterprise
2development zone, or as any part of an enterprise development zone, an area that is
3located within the boundaries of an area that is designated as a development zone
4under s. 560.71, or as a
development opportunity zone under s. 560.795, the
5designation of which is in effect.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2419 6Section 2419. 560.797 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,894,107 560.797 (2) (d) The department may not designate more than 79 85 enterprise
8development zones unless the department obtains the approval of the joint
9committee on finance to do so. Of the enterprise development zones that the
10department designates, at least 10 shall be designated under par. (bg).
AB100-ASA1, s. 2419k 11Section 2419k. 560.797 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,894,1612 560.797 (4) (a) Subject to par. (b), if If the department approves a project plan
13under sub. (3) and designates the area in which the person submitting the project
14plan conducts or intends to conduct the project as an enterprise development zone
15under the criteria under sub. (2), the department shall certify the person as eligible
16for tax benefits.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2419L 17Section 2419L. 560.797 (4) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2419m 18Section 2419m. 560.797 (4) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,894,2219 560.797 (4) (bm) Of the persons certified as eligible for tax benefits in the areas
20designated by the department as enterprise development zones after the effective
21date of this paragraph....[revisor inserts date], not less than one-half shall be
22businesses with 100 or fewer employees.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2422 23Section 2422. 560.9810 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,894,2524 560.9810 (5) Nonapplication. This section does not apply to property that is
25authorized to be sold under s. 16.848.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2422b
1Section 2422b. 562.01 (11g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,895,32 562.01 (11g) "Race meeting" means the period during a calendar year for which
3a person has been issued a license under s. 562.05 (1) (b) or (bm).
AB100-ASA1, s. 2422c 4Section 2422c. 562.02 (1) (L) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,895,55 562.02 (1) (L) Promulgate rules administering s. 562.058.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2422d 6Section 2422d. 562.02 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,895,87 562.02 (5) The department may not impose a fee greater than $75 for renewal
8of a license issued under this chapter to operate a concession at a racetrack.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2422e 9Section 2422e. 562.05 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,895,1210 562.05 (1) (bm) The ownership and operation of a racetrack at which
11pari-mutuel wagering is conducted and the sponsorship and management of any
12race on which pari-mutuel wagering is conducted and which is not located at a fair.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2422f 13Section 2422f. 562.05 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,895,2014 562.05 (1g) A license issued under sub. (1) (a) or (bm) may authorize the
15ownership and operation of a racetrack where horse racing is conducted, the
16ownership and operation of a racetrack not at a fair where dog racing is conducted
17or the ownership and operation of a racetrack not at a fair where both horse racing
18and dog racing are conducted. A license issued under sub. (1) (b) or (bm) may
19authorize the sponsorship and management of horse races or dog races, or both horse
20races and dog races, at the same location.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2422g 21Section 2422g. 562.05 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,896,222 562.05 (2m) In issuing a license to own and operate a racetrack not at a fair,
23the department shall consider the competitive effects on any other licensee under
24sub. (1) (a) or, (b), or (bm). These competitive effects shall include, but not be

1restricted to, the impact on the economic viability of existing licensed racetracks and
2the jobs that have been created by such licensed racetracks.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2422h 3Section 2422h. 562.05 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,896,134 562.05 (3) No person may hold more than one license issued under sub. (1) (a)
5that authorizes ownership and operation of a racetrack at which pari-mutuel
6wagering is conducted
and one license issued under sub. (1) (b) or (c) that authorizes
7sponsorship and management of any race on which pari-mutuel wagering is
8conducted
. If the applicant for any of those licenses is a corporation, association,
9limited liability company or partnership, the department shall determine whether
10the applicant is the same person as another licensee for the purpose of applying this
11subsection. Nothing in this subsection prohibits any person with a license under sub.
12(1) from contracting for services with any other person with a license under sub. (1),
13subject to any rules promulgated by the department.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2422i 14Section 2422i. 562.05 (3r) of the statutes is renumbered 562.05 (3r) (a) and
15amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,897,216 562.05 (3r) (a) The Except as provided under par. (b), the application for the
17first license under sub. (1) (a) or (bm) to be issued for any location shall be
18accompanied by a resolution, supporting the proposed location of the racetrack and
19its ownership and operation by the applicant, which has been adopted, after a public
20hearing, by the governing body of the city, village or town where the racetrack is
21proposed to be located. A common council may not adopt such a resolution if an
22ordinance prohibiting the location of a racetrack at the proposed location has been
23adopted under s. 9.20 before May 3, 1988, or a petition for such an ordinance has been
24filed, under s. 9.20, before May 3, 1988. Except as provided in this subsection, no

1ordinance adopted under s. 9.20 or 66.0101 may prohibit the location of a racetrack
2in any city or village.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2422j 3Section 2422j. 562.05 (3r) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,897,64 562.05 (3r) (b) The requirements under par. (a) do not apply to an application
5for the first license under sub. (1) (bm) for a location if a license under sub. (1) (a) has
6been issued for the location.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2422L 7Section 2422L. 562.05 (3wr) of the statutes is renumbered 562.05 (3wr) (a)
8and amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,897,129 562.05 (3wr) (a) The Except as provided under par. (b), the first license issued
10to each applicant under sub. (1) (a) or (bm) for each racetrack expires after 5 years.
11Any subsequent license issued to the same applicant for that racetrack expires after
12one year.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2422m 13Section 2422m. 562.05 (3wr) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,897,1614 562.05 (3wr) (b) A first license issued to an applicant under sub. (1) (bm) for
15a racetrack expires after one year if the applicant held a license under sub. (1) (a) for
16the racetrack at the time of application for the license under sub. (1) (bm).
AB100-ASA1, s. 2422n 17Section 2422n. 562.05 (3wt) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,897,2218 562.05 (3wt) In the first license issued to each applicant under sub. (1) (a) or
19(bm)
for each racetrack, the department shall specify a date by which each of the
20types of racing authorized under the license shall begin at that racetrack. Upon
21request of the licensee, the department may change a specified date to an earlier or
22later date pursuant to rules of the department.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2422o 23Section 2422o. 562.05 (4m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,897,2524 562.05 (4m) (c) The license will not create competition that will adversely affect
25any other licensee under sub. (1) (a) or, (b), or (bm).
AB100-ASA1, s. 2422om
1Section 2422om. 562.05 (4r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1,898,42 562.05 (4r) Except as provided under subs. (3) to (3r) and (4), the department
3may issue a license under sub. (1) (bm) if the department determines that the
4conditions under subs. (3w) (a) to (d) and (4m) (a) to (c) are satisfied.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2422p 5Section 2422p. 562.05 (5) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,898,196 562.05 (5) (c) 2. Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, if after the
7application for a license is made or a license is issued any new officer, director,
8partner, member or owner subject to par. (a), as specified in par. (b), or any other new
9person with a present or future direct or indirect financial or management interest
10in the application or license joins the applicant or licensee, the applicant or licensee
11shall, within 5 working days, notify the department of the change and provide the
12affidavit under subd. 1. After an application for a license under sub. (1) (a) or, (b),
13or (bm)
is made or after a license under sub. (1) (a) or, (b), or (bm) is issued, no
14ownership interest or right of ownership in the applicant or licensee may be
15transferred unless the applicant or licensee provides the affidavit under subd. 1. for
16the proposed new owner and the proposed new owner is approved by the department.
17The department shall conduct the background investigations required under sub. (7)
18of any new officer, director, partner, member, shareholder or proposed owner of an
19applicant or licensee named in a notice to the department under this subdivision.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2422q 20Section 2422q. 562.05 (6m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,899,221 562.05 (6m) (a) 1. An application for an intertrack wagering license shall
22identify each licensee under sub. (1) (b) or (bm) on whose races the applicant proposes
23to conduct intertrack wagering and, except as provided in subd. 2., shall be
24accompanied by a statement, signed by each licensee that is identified in the

1application, giving consent to the applicant to conduct intertrack wagering on all
2races that are simulcast by the licensee during the licensee's race meeting.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2422r 3Section 2422r. 562.05 (6m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,899,94 562.05 (6m) (a) 2. A licensee under sub. (1) (b) or (bm) who signs a statement
5specified in subd. 1. is considered to have given consent to all applicants for
6intertrack wagering licenses to conducting intertrack wagering on all races that are
7simulcast by the licensee during the licensee's race meeting, and no similar
8statements signed by that licensee need be filed by other applicants for intertrack
9wagering licenses who propose to conduct intertrack wagering on those races.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2422s 10Section 2422s. 562.05 (6m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,899,1111 562.05 (6m) (b) 1. The applicant is licensed under sub. (1) (a) or, (b), or (bm).
AB100-ASA1, s. 2422t 12Section 2422t. 562.05 (6m) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,899,1713 562.05 (6m) (b) 2. At least 250 race performances were conducted at the
14racetrack for which the applicant is licensed under sub. (1) (a) or, (b), or (bm) during
15the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which the applicant proposes
16to conduct intertrack wagering. The department may waive the requirement in this
17subdivision if the department determines that the waiver is in the public interest.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2422tm 18Section 2422tm. 562.05 (6m) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2422u 19Section 2422u. 562.05 (6m) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2422um 20Section 2422um. 562.05 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,899,2421 562.05 (9) (a) Every license issued under sub. (1) (b), (bm), or (c) authorizing
22the sponsorship or management of a race
shall set forth the time and number of days,
23or the specific dates, during which racing may be conducted under that license, as
24determined by the department.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2422v 25Section 2422v. 562.05 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,900,6
1562.05 (9) (b) A license under sub. (1) (c) may authorize horse races on days on
2which the fair is conducted and for 2 additional periods not to exceed 5 days each.
3Either or both of the additional periods may be consecutive with the days on which
4the fair is conducted. In assigning race days and race times under this paragraph,
5the department shall consider the competitive effects on licensees under sub. (1) (a)
6and, (b), and (bm).
AB100-ASA1, s. 2422vm 7Section 2422vm. 562.05 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,900,118 562.05 (10) The department shall revoke the license issued under sub. (1) (a)
9or (bm) of any person who accepts any public money to construct or operate a
10racetrack in Wisconsin. This subsection does not apply to any racetrack operated in
11conjunction with a county fair.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2422w 12Section 2422w. 562.057 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,900,2113 562.057 (4) Subject to sub. (4m), the department may permit a licensee under
14s. 562.05 (1) (b) or (bm) to receive simulcast races from out-of-state racetracks, to
15conduct pari-mutuel wagering on those races and to commingle the licensee's
16wagering pools on those races with those of any out-of-state racetrack from which
17the licensee is permitted to receive simulcast races. The department may permit a
18licensee under s. 562.05 (1) (b) or (bm) to simulcast races to any out-of-state legal
19wagering entity, and to commingle the licensee's wagering pools on those races with
20those of any out-of-state legal wagering entity to which the licensee is permitted to
21simulcast those races.
AB100-ASA1, s. 2422wm 22Section 2422wm. 562.057 (4m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1,900,2523 562.057 (4m) (intro.) The department may not permit a licensee under s.
24562.05 (1) (b) or (bm) to receive simulcast races under sub. (4) unless the department
25determines that all of the following conditions are met:
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