Amendment ASA1-AB649

AB649-ASA1,6,21 (b) "Minor construction project" means a project to construct, repair, renew, renovate, or expand a state building that is not a major construction project.

AB649-ASA1,7,2 (2) The department shall ensure that the plans and specifications for each major construction project conform to the design standards promulgated by the department of commerce under s. 101.027 (4) unless the department or the building commission is required by another law to apply a stricter standard for the plans or specifications.

AB649-ASA1,7,8 (3) The department shall ensure that the plans and specifications for each minor construction project conform to the design standards promulgated by the department of commerce under s. 101.027 (4) if the department determines that compliance is technically feasible and cost effective. This subsection does not apply if the department or the building commission is required by another law to apply a stricter standard for the plans or specifications.

AB649-ASA1, s. 4 Section 4. 16.954 of the statutes is created to read:

AB649-ASA1,7,10 16.954 Greenhouse gas emission; energy use. (1) In this section:

AB649-ASA1,7,11 (a) "Agency" has the meaning given in s. 16.70 (1e).

AB649-ASA1,7,12 (b) "Biomass" has the meaning given in s. 196.374 (1) (am).

AB649-ASA1,7,13 (c) "Greenhouse gas" has the meaning given in s. 299.03 (1) (d).

AB649-ASA1,7,15 (2) The department shall prescribe guidelines and protocols for use by agencies to which s. 299.045 applies in:

AB649-ASA1,7,17 (a) Estimating the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that are attributable to activities of each of those agencies under s. 299.045 (2).

AB649-ASA1,7,19 (b) Establishing achievable goals for the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions that are attributable to each of those agencies under s. 299.045 (3) (a).

AB649-ASA1,7,20 (c) Developing plans to achieve the goals established under s. 299.045 (3) (a).

AB649-ASA1,7,22 (3) The department shall assist agencies to which s. 299.045 applies in complying with s. 299.045 with regard to energy use in facilities used by the agencies.

AB649-ASA1,8,2 (4) The department shall establish a schedule of energy efficiency goals for each agency to which s. 299.045 applies that are designed to ensure that, by 2030, the overall energy use by all agencies is reduced to a level that is 30 percent lower than the overall energy use by all agencies in 2005.

AB649-ASA1,8,6 (5) The department shall establish goals for each agency to which s. 299.045 applies that are designed to ensure that overall use by all agencies of energy derived from biomass sources is at least equivalent to the following percentages by the dates specified:

AB649-ASA1,8,7 (a) Ten percent by 2010.

AB649-ASA1,8,8 (b) Fifteen percent by 2015.

AB649-ASA1,8,9 (c) Twenty percent by 2020.

AB649-ASA1,8,10 (d) Twenty-five percent by 2025.

AB649-ASA1,8,13 (6) No later than July 1 of each odd-numbered year, the department of administration shall prepare and submit to the department of natural resources a report that summarizes the reports received under s. 299.045 (5) in that year.

AB649-ASA1, s. 5 Section 5. 16.956 (1) (bk) and (bn) and (3) (f) to (i) of the statutes are created to read:

AB649-ASA1,8,16 16.956 (1) (bk) "Biomass" has the meaning given in s. 196.374 (1) (am).

AB649-ASA1,8,17 (bn) "Greenhouse gas" has the meaning given in s. 299.03 (1) (d).

AB649-ASA1,8,20 (3) (f) Assist agencies to which s. 299.045 applies in complying with s. 299.045 with regard to the use of transportation fuels by the agencies and their officers, employees, and agents.

AB649-ASA1,8,25 (g) Provide information to school districts regarding opportunities to minimize expenses and environmental impacts through the modification of facilities and operational practices that maximize the efficiency of energy use, maximize the use of renewable energy resources, and otherwise minimize emissions of greenhouse gases.

AB649-ASA1,9,5 (h) Encourage and assist school districts to voluntarily conduct the analyses described in s. 299.045 (2), establish achievable goals for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions identified in their analyses as provided in s. 299.045 (3), and develop and implement a plan for achieving their goals by means of specific actions to be taken by specific dates.

AB649-ASA1,9,12 (i) No later than July 1 of each odd-numbered year, report to the departments of administration and natural resources regarding the voluntary participation of school districts in the establishment of goals and the development and implementation of plans for achieving goals under par. (h), the accomplishments of school districts in implementing those plans, and the verifiable reductions of energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and school district expenses attributable to implementation of those plans.

AB649-ASA1, s. 6 Section 6. 16.956 (3) (j) of the statutes is created to read:

AB649-ASA1,9,15 16.956 (3) (j) Annually compile a report containing statistics on energy use and production in this state and make the report available on its Internet site.

AB649-ASA1, s. 7 Section 7. 16.965 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 16.965 (1) (at).

AB649-ASA1, s. 8 Section 8. 16.965 (1) (ad) of the statutes is created to read:

AB649-ASA1,9,19 16.965 (1) (ad) "Comprehensive plan" has the meaning given in s. 66.1001 (1) (a).

AB649-ASA1, s. 9 Section 9. 16.965 (1) (ah) of the statutes is created to read:

AB649-ASA1,9,22 16.965 (1) (ah) "Conservation subdivision" has the meaning given in s. 66.1027 (1) (a).

AB649-ASA1, s. 10 Section 10. 16.965 (1) (ap) of the statutes is created to read:

AB649-ASA1,9,24 16.965 (1) (ap) "Greenhouse gas" has the meaning given in s. 299.03 (1) (d).

AB649-ASA1, s. 11 Section 11. 16.965 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB649-ASA1,9,26 16.965 (1) (c) "Traditional neighborhood development" has the meaning given in s. 66.1027 (1) (c).

AB649-ASA1, s. 12 Section 12. 16.965 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB649-ASA1,10,20 16.965 (2) From the appropriations under s. 20.505 (1) (cm) and (if), the department may provide grants to local governmental units to be used to finance the cost of planning activities, including contracting for planning consultant services, public planning sessions and other planning outreach and educational activities, or for the purchase of computerized planning data, planning software or the hardware required to utilize that data or software. The department shall require any local governmental unit that receives a grant under this section subsection to finance a percentage of the cost of the product or service to be funded by the grant from the resources of the local governmental unit. The department shall determine the percentage of the cost to be funded by a local governmental unit based on the number of applications for grants and the availability of funding to finance grants for the fiscal year in which grants are to be provided. A local governmental unit that desires to receive a grant under this subsection shall file an application with the department. The application shall contain a complete statement of the expenditures proposed to be made for the purposes of the grant. No local governmental unit is eligible to receive a grant under this subsection unless the local governmental unit agrees to utilize the grant to finance planning for all of the purposes specified in s. 66.1001 (2).

AB649-ASA1, s. 13 Section 13. 16.965 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB649-ASA1,10,23 16.965 (4) (intro.) In determining whether to approve a proposed grant under sub. (2), preference shall be accorded to applications of local all of the following:

AB649-ASA1,10,25 (am) Local governmental units that whose applications contain all of the following elements:

AB649-ASA1, s. 14 Section 14. 16.965 (4) (a) to (f) of the statutes are renumbered 16.965 (4) (am) 1. to 6.

AB649-ASA1, s. 15 Section 15. 16.965 (4) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB649-ASA1,11,8 16.965 (4) (bm) Local governmental units that have in effect comprehensive plans that achieve the goals in par. (am) 2., have adopted ordinances for traditional neighborhood development or conservation subdivisions, and have submitted applications that include planning efforts to increase overall residential densities through measures such as the following:

AB649-ASA1,11,9 1. Allowing construction of a mix of residential uses within one zoning district.

AB649-ASA1,11,11 2. Allowing construction of a mix of residential and commercial uses within one zoning district.

AB649-ASA1,11,13 3. Allowing 2-family residences to be built in all zoning districts in which single-family residences may be built.

AB649-ASA1,11,14 4. Establishing a maximum lot size for single-family residences.

AB649-ASA1,11,15 5. In rural areas, eliminating 35-acre minimum lot sizes for residences.

AB649-ASA1,11,16 6. Reducing residential street widths.

AB649-ASA1, s. 16 Section 16. 16.965 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

AB649-ASA1,12,9 16.965 (5) (a) In addition to grants under sub. (2), from the appropriations under s. 20.505 (1) (cm) and (if), the department may provide grants to local governmental units to be used to finance the development or implementation of ordinances for traditional neighborhood development or conservation subdivisions or to finance planning efforts to increase overall residential densities through measures such as those described in sub. (4) (bm) 1. to 6. Only local governmental units that have in effect comprehensive plans that achieve the goals in sub. (4) (am) 2. are eligible for grants under this subsection. The department shall require any local governmental unit that receives a grant under this subsection to finance a percentage of the cost of the product or service to be funded by the grant from the resources of the local governmental unit. The department shall determine the percentage of the cost to be funded by a local governmental unit based on the number of applications for grants and the availability of funding to finance grants for the fiscal year in which grants are to be provided. A local governmental unit that desires to receive a grant under this subsection shall file an application with the department. A local governmental unit shall include in its application a complete statement of the expenditures proposed to be made for the purposes of the grant.

AB649-ASA1,12,12 (b) The department may not limit the eligibility of a local governmental unit for a grant under this subsection on grounds related to the previous receipt of a grant under sub. (2) by the local governmental unit.

AB649-ASA1, s. 17 Section 17. 20.115 (4) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB649-ASA1,12,15 20.115 (4) (d) Energy crop reserve program; payments. The amounts in the schedule for payments under the energy crop reserve program under s. 93.47.

AB649-ASA1, s. 18 Section 18. 20.155 (3) (s) of the statutes is repealed.

AB649-ASA1, s. 19 Section 19. 25.96 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB649-ASA1,12,21 25.96 Utility public benefits fund. There is established a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the utility public benefits fund, consisting of low-income assistance fees received under s. 16.957 (4) (a) and (5) (b) 2. and all moneys received under s. 196.374 (3) (b) 4.

AB649-ASA1, s. 20 Section 20. 26.38 (2m) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 26.38 (2m) (b) 1. and amended to read:

AB649-ASA1,13,3 26.38 (2m) (b) 1. Each Except as provided under subd. 2., each recipient of a grant under this section shall provide a matching contribution in an amount to be determined by the department for that particular grant based on criteria promulgated by rule under sub. (3). The matching contribution may be in the form of money or in-kind goods or services or both.

AB649-ASA1, s. 21 Section 21. 26.38 (2m) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB649-ASA1,13,9 26.38 (2m) (b) 2. If a grant to implement a forest stewardship management plan includes a requirement that the recipient plant and maintain trees, the recipient shall provide a matching contribution of not more than 25 percent of that portion of the grant that is for the cost of planting and maintaining the trees, subject to the availability of funds.

AB649-ASA1, s. 22 Section 22. 26.38 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB649-ASA1,13,15 26.38 (3) (d) A description of the forest stewardship management plan practices that are eligible for funding under this section. Eligible practices shall include establishing and maintaining trees; implementing measures to protect those trees from damage caused by deer; and implementing measures that promote forest health, including insect and disease control.

AB649-ASA1, s. 23 Section 23. 26.42 of the statutes is created to read:

AB649-ASA1,13,17 26.42 Carbon sequestration in forests. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB649-ASA1,13,18 (a) "Cap and trade program" has the meaning given in s. 299.04 (1) (a).

AB649-ASA1,13,19 (am) "Carbon sequestration" has the meaning given in s. 299.03 (1) (bm).

AB649-ASA1,13,20 (b) "Greenhouse gas" has the meaning given in s. 299.03 (1) (d).

AB649-ASA1,13,21 (c) "Sustainable forestry" has the meaning given in s. 28.04 (1) (e).

AB649-ASA1,14,4 (2) Standards and practices. (a) Subject to par. (b), the department, in cooperation with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the University of Wisconsin-Extension, and the council on forestry, shall specify standards and practices for monitoring and measuring carbon sequestration by forests, including standards and practices for voluntary carbon accounting on forest lands of the state. The department shall design the standards and practices to conform with regional or national systems for trading credits for greenhouse gas emissions.

AB649-ASA1,14,6 (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply until a regional or national cap and trade program that applies to any person in this state is enacted or adopted.

AB649-ASA1,14,13 (3) Technical assistance. The department, in cooperation with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection and the University of Wisconsin-Extension, shall provide technical assistance to promote the use of sustainable forestry practices that increase carbon sequestration by persons who own forest lands of the state and to assist them, through the use of those practices, to generate credits that may be used to satisfy limits on emissions of greenhouse gases and to sell the credits.

AB649-ASA1,14,21 (4) Identification and notification of owners of private forest lands. Using the land cover database developed under s. 299.03 (5) (b) 3., county land records, geographic information systems, and other methods, the department shall identify, to the extent practicable, persons who own private forest lands and who do not participate in forestry programs administered by the department. The department shall notify persons identified under this subsection about information and technical assistance that is available from the department concerning carbon sequestration and sustainable forest management.

AB649-ASA1, s. 24 Section 24. 36.605 of the statutes is created to read:

AB649-ASA1,15,9 36.605 Extension's model parking ordinances. (1) The extension, in consultation with the advisory committee appointed under sub. (3), shall develop 2 or more model market pricing parking ordinances. At least one ordinance shall be tailored to parking in urban areas and at least one ordinance shall be tailored to parking in nonurban areas. Each ordinance shall include market pricing methods for on-street parking, parking structures, and fee lots. Each ordinance shall also include preferred parking opportunities for vehicles with relatively low emissions of greenhouse gases, as defined in s. 299.03 (1) (d), considering the complexities of determining whether particular vehicles should be eligible for preferred parking opportunities. In developing these model ordinances, the extension shall evaluate current practices with respect to mandatory minimum parking space requirements for public buildings.

AB649-ASA1,15,13 (2) Upon completion of the model ordinances under sub. (1), the extension shall make these model ordinances publicly available to interested persons and shall provide these model ordinances to organizations representing local units of government in this state.

AB649-ASA1,15,18 (3) The extension shall appoint and convene an advisory committee to provide guidance to the extension in the development of the model ordinances under sub. (1). The advisory committee shall include at least one member from the department of transportation. The provisions of s. 15.04 (1) (c) shall apply to the members of the advisory committee as if the committee had been created and appointed by the board.

AB649-ASA1, s. 25 Section 25. 66.0602 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, is amended to read:

AB649-ASA1,16,3 66.0602 (2) Levy limit. Except as provided in subs. (3), (4), and (5), no political subdivision may increase its levy in any year by a percentage that exceeds the political subdivision's valuation factor. The base amount in any year, to which the limit under this section applies, shall be the maximum allowable levy for the immediately preceding year. In determining its levy in any year, a city, village, or town shall subtract any tax increment that is calculated under s. 59.57 (3) (a), 60.85 (1) (L), or 66.1105 (2) (i). The base amount in any year, to which the limit under this section applies, may not include any amount to which sub. (3) (e) 8. or 9. applies.

AB649-ASA1, s. 26 Section 26. 66.0602 (3) (e) 9. of the statutes is created to read:

AB649-ASA1,16,10 66.0602 (3) (e) 9. The amount that a political subdivision levies in that year to pay for energy efficiency measures and renewable energy products that result in the avoidance of, or reduction in, energy costs. The department of administration shall promulgate rules to facilitate the implementation of this subdivision by creating standards and definitions for terms including energy efficiency measures, renewable energy products, and energy costs.

AB649-ASA1, s. 27 Section 27. 66.0627 (title) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 11, is amended to read:

AB649-ASA1,16,14 66.0627 (title) Special charges for current services and energy and water efficiency improvement loans.

AB649-ASA1, s. 28 Section 28. 66.0627 (1) (a) of the statutes, as created by 2009 Wisconsin Act 11, is amended to read:

AB649-ASA1,16,19 66.0627 (1) (a) "Energy efficiency improvement" means an improvement to a residential, commercial, or industrial premises that reduces the usage of energy, or increases the efficiency of energy usage, at the premises.

AB649-ASA1, s. 29 Section 29. 66.0627 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read: