Amendment AA1-ASA1-SB40

SB40-ASA1-AA1,421,5 1968. Page 1479, line 13: after that line insert:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,421,6 " Section 3574g. 560.17 (5r) of the statutes is repealed.

SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 3574i Section 3574i. 560.17 (6m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 560.17 (6m) and amended to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,421,11 560.17 (6m) Except as provided in par. (b), in order to To receive a grant or loan under this section a person or business shall contribute cash, from a source other than the state, in an amount that equals at least 25% of the total cost of the project.

SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 3574k Section 3574k. 560.17 (6m) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 3574m Section 3574m. 560.17 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,421,20 560.17 (7) (a) Except as provided in par. (am), the department shall designate staff to evaluate applications for grants or loans and assist the board under this section. The board shall act on an application for a grant or loan at its next regularly scheduled meeting after the department determines that the application is complete, except that the board shall act on an application for a loan under sub. (5r) and advise the applicant of its decision within 45 days after the department determines that the application is complete.".

SB40-ASA1-AA1,421,21 1969. Page 1480, line 5: after that line insert:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,421,22 " Section 3577k. 560.205 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,422,4 560.205 (1) (g) It is not engaged in real estate development, insurance, banking, lending, lobbying, political consulting, professional services provided by attorneys, accountants, business consultants, physicians, or health care consultants, wholesale or retail trade, leisure, hospitality, transportation, or construction, except construction of power production plants that derive energy from a renewable resource, as defined in s. 196.378 (1) (h).".

SB40-ASA1-AA1,422,5 1970. Page 1480, line 5: after that line insert:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,422,6 " Section 3577q. 560.205 (3) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,422,10 560.205 (3) (c) Annual report. (intro.) Annually, no later than September 15, the The department shall submit a include in the report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), listing required under s. 560.01 (2) (a) 2. all of the following information:".

SB40-ASA1-AA1,422,11 1971. Page 1480, line 21: after that line insert:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,422,12 " Section 3578d. 560.207 of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,422,15 560.207 Workplace wellness programs. (1) The department shall implement a program to certify workplace wellness programs under ss. 71.07 (3h), 71.28 (3h), and 71.47 (3h).

SB40-ASA1-AA1,422,22 (2) If the department certifies a workplace wellness program under sub. (1), the department shall determine the amount of workplace wellness program credits to allocate to the business providing the workplace wellness program. The total amount of workplace wellness program credits allocated to businesses in any year may not exceed $5,000,000. In any year, the department may not allocate more than $2,500,000 in credits to businesses with more than 50 employees, and may not allocate more than $2,500,000 in credits to businesses with 50 or fewer employees.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,423,3 (3) The department shall inform the department of revenue of every business whose workplace wellness program is certified under sub. (1) and the amount of credits allocated to the business.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,423,6 (4) The department, in consultation with the department of revenue and the department of health and family services, shall promulgate rules to administer this section.".

SB40-ASA1-AA1,423,7 1972. Page 1480, line 21: after that line insert:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,423,8 " Section 3578d. 560.2055 of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,423,12 560.2055 Grants for venture center. The department may not make grants to establish, start up, operate, or maintain a corporation for the purpose of raising capital to promote investments in emerging industries in this state unless the corporation satisfies the following requirements:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,423,14 (1) The corporation is established as a nongovernmental organization with a mission to facilitate access to venture capital for Wisconsin-based businesses.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,423,15 (2) The board of directors of the corporation includes all of the following:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,423,16 (a) High-level business executives.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,423,17 (b) The presidents or chief operating officers of business associations.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,423,18 (c) Partners, officers, or shareholders of institutional investment businesses.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,423,19 (d) Executives from technology transfer organizations.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,423,22 (3) The corporation collaborates with governmental and academic economic development organizations working for the improvement of Wisconsin's technology business sectors.".

SB40-ASA1-AA1,423,23 1973. Page 1480, line 21: after that line insert:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,423,24 " Section 3578h. 560.208 of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,424,4 560.208 Dairy manufacturing facility investment credit. (1) The department of commerce shall implement a program to certify taxpayers as eligible for the dairy manufacturing facility investment credit under ss. 71.07 (3p), 71.28 (3p), and 71.47 (3p).

SB40-ASA1-AA1,424,10 (2) If the department of commerce certifies a taxpayer under sub. (1), the department of commerce shall determine the amount of credits to allocate to that taxpayer. The total amount of dairy manufacturing facility investment credits allocated to taxpayers in fiscal year 2007-08 may not exceed $600,000 and the total amount of dairy manufacturing facility investment credits allocated to taxpayers in fiscal year 2008-09, and in each fiscal year thereafter, may not exceed $700,000.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,424,13 (3) The department of commerce shall inform the department of revenue of every taxpayer certified under sub. (1) and the amount of credits allocated to the taxpayer.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,424,15 (4) The department of commerce, in consultation with the department of revenue, shall promulgate rules to administer this section.".

SB40-ASA1-AA1,424,16 1974. Page 1484, line 1: before that line insert:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,424,17 " Section 3581zd. 560.42 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,425,4 560.42 (5) Report. Beginning in 2003 and biennially thereafter, the Annually, the center shall prepare a report describing its activities under this section since the period covered in the previous report. The department shall submit the report with the report required under s. 560.55. The report may include recommendations for the legislature, governor, public records board, and regulatory agencies on simplifying the process of applying for permits, of reviewing and making determinations on permit applications, and of issuing permits, and shall include information on the number of requests for assistance, the types of assistance provided, and the center's success in resolving conflicts in permit application and review processes. The department shall include the information required under this subsection in the report required under s. 560.01 (2) (a) 2.

SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 3581zf Section 3581zf. 560.52 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,425,9 560.52 (1) Inventory. (intro.) The department shall prepare and periodically, revise, and include in the report required under s. 560.01 (2) (a) 2. an inventory of existing entrepreneurial assistance programs offered in this state. In preparing the inventory, the department may do any of the following:

SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 3581zh Section 3581zh. 560.55 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,425,22 560.55 Report. Beginning on October 15, 2003, and no later than October 15 of each odd-numbered year thereafter, the The department shall submit to include in the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), a report describing required under s. 560.01 (2) (a) 2. a description of the department's activities and the result of the department's activities under s. 560.54 since the period covered in the previous report submitted under this section. The department shall combine this report with the report required under s. 560.42 (5) and may combine this report with other reports published by the department, including the report under s. 15.04 (1) (d) provide to the governor a copy of the information required under this section. The report may include recommendations for legislative proposals to change the entrepreneurial assistance programs and intermediary assistance programs.".

SB40-ASA1-AA1,425,23 1975. Page 1487, line 15: after that line insert:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,425,24 " Section 3621d. 560.607 (2) of the statutes is repealed.".

SB40-ASA1-AA1,426,1 1976. Page 1489, line 10: delete lines 10 to 25.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,426,2 1977. Page 1489, line 25: after that line insert:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,426,3 " Section 3636d. 560.799 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,426,4 560.799 (title) Enterprise Rural enterprise zone.

SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 3636e Section 3636e. 560.799 (1) (bm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,426,6 560.799 (1) (bm) 1. A business' employees in a economic rural enterprise zone.

SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 3636f Section 3636f. 560.799 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,426,11 560.799 (3) (a) The department may designate not more than 10 rural enterprise zones. The department may designate an area as a rural enterprise zone if the area does not exceed 50 acres and if the area does not include any part of a city of the 1st class or a city with a population greater than 200,000.

SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 3636g Section 3636g. 560.799 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,426,13 560.799 (5) (a) A business that begins operations in a rural enterprise zone.

SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 3636h Section 3636h. 560.799 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,426,18 560.799 (5) (b) A business that relocates to a rural enterprise zone from outside this state, if the business offers compensation and benefits to its employees working in the zone for the same type of work that are at least as favorable as those offered to its employees working outside the zone, as determined by the department.

SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 3636i Section 3636i. 560.799 (5) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,426,21 560.799 (5) (c) (intro.) A business that expands operations in a rural enterprise zone, but only if any of the following apply:

SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 3636j Section 3636j. 560.799 (5) (c) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,427,2 560.799 (5) (c) 1. b. The business offers compensation and benefits for the same type of work to its employees working in the rural enterprise zone that are at least as favorable as those offered to its employees working in this state but outside the zone, as determined by the department.

SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 3636k Section 3636k. 560.799 (5) (c) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,427,5 560.799 (5) (c) 2. (intro.) The business makes a capital investment in property located in the rural enterprise zone and all of the following apply:

SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 3636L Section 3636L. 560.799 (6) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,427,8 560.799 (6) (b) 2. Leaves the rural enterprise zone to conduct substantially the same business outside of the rural enterprise zone.

SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 3636m Section 3636m. 560.799 (6) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,427,12 560.799 (6) (b) 3. Ceases operations in the rural enterprise zone and does not renew operation of the business or a similar business in the rural enterprise zone within 12 months.".

SB40-ASA1-AA1,427,13 1978. Page 1490, line 7: after that line insert:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,427,14 " Section 3638b. 560.80 (3m) of the statutes is repealed.

SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 3638d Section 3638d. 560.80 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,427,17 560.80 (5) "Eligible recipient" means a person who is eligible to receive a grant under s. 560.82 (5) (a) or 560.837 or a grant or loan under s. 560.83 (5) (a) or (b).

SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 3638f Section 3638f. 560.80 (5m) of the statutes is repealed.

SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 3638h Section 3638h. 560.80 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,427,21 560.80 (11) "Project" means a development project, an early planning project, a finance project, an education and training project or a revolving fund project.

SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 3638j Section 3638j. 560.81 (4) of the statutes is repealed.

SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 3638L Section 3638L. 560.837 of the statutes is repealed.

SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 3638n Section 3638n. 560.84 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,428,2 560.84 (1) (f) That the project meets all criteria set forth in s. 560.82, or 560.83, or 560.837, whichever is appropriate.

SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 3638p Section 3638p. 560.84 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,428,6 560.84 (1) (j) If a development project, finance project, or education and training project, that funds from the grant or loan will not be used to refinance existing debt.

SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 3638r Section 3638r. 560.85 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,428,11 560.85 (3) (b) Develop procedures, with the approval of the board, to evaluate applications, monitor project performance, and audit grants and loans awarded for development projects under s. 560.83, projects under s. 560.835, 2001 stats., and finance projects and education and training projects under s. 560.837 , 2005 stats.

SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 3638t Section 3638t. 560.905 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,428,21 560.905 (2) The standing committees of the senate and assembly with jurisdiction over science and technology shall advise the department concerning the administration of this subchapter. The department shall consider the advice of the committees in carrying out the functions under this subchapter. Annually, the The department shall submit a include in the report on required under s. 560.01 (2) (a) 2. information regarding the department's activities to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution under s. 13.172 (3) under this subchapter and shall request that the information required under this subsection be distributed to the standing committees with jurisdiction over science and technology.

SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 3638v Section 3638v. 560.91 of the statutes is repealed.

SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 3638x Section 3638x. 560.915 (2) and (3) of the statutes are repealed.

SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 3638z Section 3638z. 560.915 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 560.915 (4) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,429,6 560.915 (4) (a) (intro.) Prepare a biennial Include in the report required under s. 560.01 (2) (a) 2. information on the disposition and repayment of moneys spent under sub. (2). s. 560.915 (2), 2005 stats., and request that the information required under this paragraph be distributed to the standing committees with jurisdiction over economic development, until the year in or after which the earlier of the following occurs:

SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 3638zb Section 3638zb. 560.915 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.

SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 3638zd Section 3638zd. 560.915 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 560.915 (4) (a) 1. and amended to read: