AB649-ASA1,128,19 16(2) Except as provided in sub. (5), and subject to sub. (3), an operator of a motor
17vehicle designed primarily for off-highway operation may not, while the vehicle is
18being used for commercial purposes, cause or permit the vehicle's primary propulsion
19engine to idle for more than 5 consecutive minutes when the vehicle is not in use.
AB649-ASA1,129,2 20(3) (a) Except as provided in par. (c), an operator of a motor vehicle designed
21primarily for on-highway operation, and the operator's employer, may not, while the
22vehicle is being used for commercial purposes, cause or permit the vehicle's primary
23propulsion engine to idle within 100 feet of an occupied school, day care or child care
24center, hospital, or facility for housing the elderly, if the school, day care or child care
25center, hospital, or facility for housing the elderly is clearly marked as a school, day

1care or child care center, hospital, or facility for housing the elderly by signage visible
2from the roadway.
AB649-ASA1,129,93 (b) Except as provided in par. (c), an operator of a motor vehicle designed
4primarily for off-highway operation may not, while the vehicle is being used for
5commercial purposes at a construction site, cause or permit the vehicle's primary
6propulsion engine to idle within 100 feet of an occupied school, day care or child care
7center, hospital, or facility for housing the elderly, if the school, day care or child care
8center, hospital, or facility for housing the elderly is identified on the project plan
9documents for the construction site, as required under sub. (7).
AB649-ASA1,129,1310 (c) Paragraph (a) does not apply with respect to any of the motor vehicles or
11circumstances specified in sub. (5) (a) to (h), (j) to (o), (q), and (s). Paragraph (b) does
12not apply with respect to any of the motor vehicles or circumstances specified in sub.
13(5) (d) to (g), (j), (m), (p), (r), and (t).
AB649-ASA1,129,19 14(4) A person operating a location where a motor vehicle subject to sub. (1) that
15is used to transport property is loaded or unloaded may not require an operator of
16the vehicle to idle the vehicle's primary propulsion engine for a period longer than
1730 minutes by directing that the vehicle be kept running pending the loading or
18unloading of the vehicle at that location. This subsection does not apply if an
19exception under sub. (5) applies with respect to the vehicle.
AB649-ASA1,129,20 20(5) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to any of the following:
AB649-ASA1,129,2221 (a) The period when a motor vehicle remains motionless because of traffic, an
22official traffic control device, or the direction of a traffic officer.
AB649-ASA1,129,2523 (b) The period when a motor vehicle's defroster, heater, air conditioner, medical
24equipment, or emergency lighting is being operated on the motor vehicle to prevent
25a safety or health emergency and not as part of a rest period.
AB649-ASA1,130,2
1(c) An authorized emergency vehicle or military vehicle being used in the
2course of official business.
AB649-ASA1,130,53 (d) The idling of a motor vehicle's primary propulsion engine for maintenance,
4servicing, repair, or diagnostic purposes if the idling is necessary to accomplish any
5of these purposes.
AB649-ASA1,130,86 (e) The idling of a motor vehicle as part of a state or federal vehicle inspection
7to verify that all of the vehicle's equipment is in good working order if the idling is
8required as part of the inspection.
AB649-ASA1,130,129 (f) The period when the idling of a motor vehicle's primary propulsion engine
10is necessary to power work-related mechanical or electrical operations, excluding
11operations related to propulsion, cabin comfort, or nonessential on-board equipment
12but including any of the following operations:
AB649-ASA1,130,1313 1. Mixing, dumping, or processing cargo.
AB649-ASA1,130,1514 2. Operating a lift, generator, crane, pump, drill, hoist, or other auxiliary
15mechanical equipment.
AB649-ASA1,130,1716 3. Heating or refrigeration to protect cargo or freight being transported by the
17motor vehicle.
AB649-ASA1,130,1818 4. Utility service restoration.
AB649-ASA1,130,2319 (g) The period when a motor bus used for transit purposes, or a motor vehicle
20designed primarily for off-highway operation, is engaged in a stop-and-go project
21element or is in immediate stand-by mode for purposes related to passenger loading
22or unloading, project or worker safety, or readiness for an upcoming phase of a
23specific project element.
AB649-ASA1,130,2524 (h) An armored vehicle for the period when a person remains inside the vehicle
25to guard the contents of the vehicle or the vehicle is being loaded or unloaded.
AB649-ASA1,131,3
1(i) The period when an occupied motor vehicle with a sleeper berth
2compartment idles for purposes of air conditioning or heating during a rest or sleep
3period.
AB649-ASA1,131,54 (j) The period when a motor vehicle's idling is necessary for regeneration of
5exhaust emission control devices or to recharge batteries on a hybrid vehicle.
AB649-ASA1,131,86 (k) A motor bus or school bus idling to maintain passenger comfort while
7passengers other than the operator are on board, if the motor bus or school bus does
8not exceed 15 minutes of idling in any 60 minute period.
AB649-ASA1,131,139 (L) The period when a motor vehicle's idling is necessary due to mechanical
10difficulties over which the vehicle operator has no control, if within 30 days after the
11end of this period the motor vehicle's owner submits by mail to the appropriate
12authority repair paperwork or a product receipt verifying that the mechanical
13difficulty has been fixed.
AB649-ASA1,131,1514 (m) The period when a motor vehicle's idling is necessary to warm the motor
15vehicle up to the manufacturer's recommended operating temperature.
AB649-ASA1,131,1916 (n) A motor vehicle designed primarily for on-highway operation if the outdoor
17temperature is below 40 degrees Fahrenheit or above 75 degrees Fahrenheit and if
18the motor vehicle does not exceed 15 consecutive minutes of idling in any 60 minute
19period.
AB649-ASA1,131,2120 (o) A motor vehicle designed primarily for on-highway operation if the outdoor
21temperature is below 10 degrees Fahrenheit.
AB649-ASA1,131,2322 (p) A motor vehicle designed primarily for off-highway operation if the outdoor
23temperature is below 40 degrees Fahrenheit or above 75 degrees Fahrenheit.
AB649-ASA1,131,2424 (q) A motor vehicle operated completely by electric power.
AB649-ASA1,132,2
1(r) A motor vehicle designed primarily for off-highway operation that is a farm
2tractor or an implement of husbandry.
AB649-ASA1,132,53 (s) A motor vehicle designed primarily for on-highway operation that remains
4motionless while it is in a queue of motor vehicles delivering construction materials
5at a construction site.
AB649-ASA1,132,86 (t) A motor vehicle designed primarily for off-highway operation that is subject
7to an air pollution operation permit, including a general permit, under subch. VII of
8ch. 285.
AB649-ASA1,132,10 9(6) This section applies to the idling of motor vehicles' primary propulsion
10engines both on highways and off highways.
AB649-ASA1,132,16 11(7) With respect to construction activity that involves the operation of motor
12vehicles designed primarily for off-highway operation, the owner of the applicable
13construction site has the responsibility to identify on the project plan documents that
14portion of any school, day care or child care center, hospital, or facility for housing
15the elderly that is located within 100 feet of any part of the construction site and that
16will be occupied during any part of the construction activity.
AB649-ASA1,132,19 17(8) A person operating a location specified in sub. (4) shall, to the maximum
18extent practical, minimize delays in loading and unloading operations in order to
19reduce idling times.
AB649-ASA1,132,23 20(9) Every employer of an operator of a motor vehicle designed primarily for
21off-highway operation, other than a motor vehicle described in sub. (5) (r), shall
22provide to each such operator information on the benefits of reducing the idling of
23these motor vehicles and the requirements under this section.
AB649-ASA1,133,3 24(10) This section is an enactment of statewide concern for the purpose of
25providing uniform regulation of motor vehicle idling. Notwithstanding ss. 59.03,

161.34 (1), 62.11 (5), 85.16, 349.03, 349.06, and any other provision of law, no
2municipality or county may enact an ordinance, and no state agency may promulgate
3a rule, regulating the same or similar subject matter as that covered in this section.
AB649-ASA1, s. 305 4Section 305. 346.95 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
AB649-ASA1,133,85 346.95 (11) Beginning on July 1, 2011, any person violating s. 346.947 (1), (2),
6(3), (4), (7), or (9) may be required to forfeit $150 for each violation. Notwithstanding
7s. 939.61, prior to July 1, 2011, no penalty shall apply to a violation specified in this
8subsection.
AB649-ASA1, s. 306 9Section 306. 560.032 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 560.032 (1r) (a) and
10amended to read:
AB649-ASA1,133,1711 560.032 (1r) Allocation. (a) The department, by rule, shall establish under
1226 USC 146 and administer a system for the allocation of the volume cap on the
13issuance of private activity bonds, as defined under 26 USC 141 (a), among all
14municipalities, as defined in s. 67.01 (5), and any corporation formed on behalf of
15those municipalities, and among this state, the Wisconsin Health and Educational
16Facilities Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, and the Wisconsin Housing
17and Economic Development Authority.
AB649-ASA1, s. 307 18Section 307. 560.032 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB649-ASA1,133,1919 560.032 (1g) Definitions. In this section:
AB649-ASA1,133,2120 (a) "Clean energy manufacturing facility" means a facility that manufactures
21any of the following:
AB649-ASA1,133,2322 1. Energy efficient fixtures or building components, metering equipment, or
23appliances.
AB649-ASA1,133,2524 2. Equipment used to produce energy from a renewable resource or components
25of that equipment.
AB649-ASA1,134,2
13. Equipment used to produce fuel made from a renewable resource or
2components of that equipment.
AB649-ASA1,134,43 4. Renewable fuel, flex fuel, advanced diesel, hybrid, electric, or other advanced
4drive train vehicles designed to operate on highways, as defined in s. 340.01 (22).
AB649-ASA1,134,55 5. A component of any vehicle identified in subd. 4..
AB649-ASA1,134,66 (b) "Private activity bond" has the meaning given in 26 USC 141 (a).
AB649-ASA1,134,77 (c) "Renewable fuel" means a fuel produced from a renewable resource.
AB649-ASA1,134,128 (d) "Renewable power generating facility" means a facility owned by a person
9that is not a public utility or an electric cooperative with equipment to generate
10electricity or another form of energy from a renewable resource if that facility is
11projected to consume no less than 70 percent of the energy generated by that
12equipment in manufacturing processes at the site where the equipment is located.
AB649-ASA1,134,1313 (e) "Renewable resource" has the meaning given in s. 196.374 (1) (j).
AB649-ASA1, s. 308 14Section 308. 560.032 (1r) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB649-ASA1,134,1715 560.032 (1r) (b) In the rules under par. (a), the department shall provide that
1625 percent of the amount allocated to municipalities and corporations formed on
17behalf of municipalities each year will be allocated for all of the following:
AB649-ASA1,134,1818 1. Clean energy manufacturing facilities.
AB649-ASA1,134,1919 2. Renewable power generating facilities.
AB649-ASA1, s. 309 20Section 309. 560.032 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 560.032 (2) (a) and
21amended to read:
AB649-ASA1,135,222 560.032 (2) Amendment to or reallocation of allocation. (a) At any time
23prior to December 31 in any year, the department may promulgate rules to revise the
24allocation system established for that year under sub. (1) (1r) (a), except that any
25revision under this subsection paragraph does not apply to any allocation under

1which the recipient of that allocation has adopted a resolution authorizing the
2issuance of a private activity bond, as defined in 26 USC 141 (a).
AB649-ASA1, s. 310 3Section 310. 560.032 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB649-ASA1,135,94 560.032 (2) (b) Beginning on September 1 in any year, the department may
5reallocate using the system established by rule under sub. (1r) (a) any amount of the
6allocation made for that year under sub. (1r) (b) for which bonds have not been issued,
7except that any reallocation under this paragraph does not apply to any allocation
8under which the recipient of that allocation has adopted a resolution authorizing the
9issuance of a private activity bond.
AB649-ASA1, s. 311 10Section 311. 560.032 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB649-ASA1,135,1311 560.032 (4) Certification. If the secretary receives notice of the issuance of a
12bond under an allocation under subs. (1) to (3) this section, the secretary shall certify
13that that bond meets the requirements of 26 USC 146.
AB649-ASA1, s. 312 14Section 312. 560.081 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB649-ASA1,135,1815 560.081 (1m) A proposed project is a "qualifying project" for purposes of sub.
16(2) (e) and (f) 6. if the project will result in a reduction in travel, energy use, or the
17emission of greenhouse gases, as defined in s. 299.03 (1) (d), or if any of the following
18applies:
AB649-ASA1,135,2119 (a) The project is located in an area that is designated for traditional
20neighborhood development, as defined in s. 66.1027 (1) (c), in a comprehensive plan
21adopted under s. 66.1001 and at least one of the following applies:
AB649-ASA1,135,2222 1. The area is surrounded by or is adjacent to existing development.
AB649-ASA1,135,2523 2. The area is within a sewer service territory in the sewer service area
24provisions of an areawide water quality management plan under s. 283.83 approved
25by the department of natural resources.
AB649-ASA1,135,26
13. The area consists primarily of blighted properties.
AB649-ASA1,136,32 4. The area meets other criteria, specified by the department by rule, designed
3to ensure that the project reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
AB649-ASA1,136,64 (b) The municipality in which the project is located has adopted the design
5standards under s. 101.027 (4) and the project is in an area that is subject to the
6design standards.
AB649-ASA1,136,77 (c) All of the following apply:
AB649-ASA1,136,118 1. The project is located in an area that is subject to either a charter under s.
9299.83 (7e) issued to an association of entities that includes the municipality in
10which the area is located or a participation contract under s. 299.83 (6) entered into
11by the municipality in which the area is located.
AB649-ASA1,136,1712 2. The department of natural resources determines, in consultation with the
13department of commerce, the department of administration, the public service
14commission, and the office of energy independence, that implementation of the
15charter is likely to result in significant reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases,
16as defined in s. 299.03 (1) (d), or in energy use by public or private entities within the
17municipality.
AB649-ASA1,136,2518 (d) The project is located in a municipality that participates in tier I under s.
19299.83 (3), the area in which the project is located is affected by the participation in
20tier I, and the department of natural resources determines, in consultation with the
21department of commerce, the department of administration, the public service
22commission, and the office of energy independence, that the participation in tier I is
23likely to result in significant reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases, as defined
24in s. 299.03 (1) (d), or in energy use by public or private entities within the
25municipality.
AB649-ASA1, s. 313
1Section 313. 560.081 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB649-ASA1,137,112 560.081 (2) (e) Annually select, upon application, up to 5 municipalities to
3participate in the state main street program. The program for each municipality
4shall conclude after 3 years, except that the program for each municipality selected
5after July 29, 1995, shall conclude after 5 years. The department shall select
6program participants representing various geographical regions and populations,
7and may give greater weight to a municipality that has proposed a project that is a
8qualifying project under sub. (1m)
. A municipality may apply to participate, and the
9department may select a municipality for participation, more than one time. In
10selecting a municipality, however, the department may give priority to those
11municipalities that have not previously participated.
AB649-ASA1, s. 314 12Section 314. 560.081 (2) (f) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
AB649-ASA1,137,1413 560.081 (2) (f) 6. Whether a project proposed by a municipality that has applied
14to participate in the program under par. (e) is a qualifying project under sub. (1m).
AB649-ASA1, s. 315 15Section 315. 560.13 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB649-ASA1,137,2216 560.13 (2) (b) 2. For Except as provided in subd. 3., for a grant that does not
17exceed $300,000, the recipient shall be required to contribute not less than 20% of
18the cost of the project. For Except as provided in subd. 3., for a grant that is greater
19than $300,000 but that does not exceed $700,000, the recipient shall be required to
20contribute not less than 35% of the cost of the project. For Except as provided in subd.
213., for
a grant that is greater than $700,000 but that does not exceed $1,250,000, the
22recipient shall be required to contribute not less than 50% of the cost of the project.
AB649-ASA1, s. 316 23Section 316. 560.13 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB649-ASA1,138,3
1560.13 (2) (b) 3. The department may promulgate a rule that specifies a
2minimum contribution by a recipient that is less than the percentage of the cost of
3the project specified in subd. 2. if all of the following apply:
AB649-ASA1,138,44 a. The recipient is a city, village, town, or county.
AB649-ASA1,138,55 b. The project is a qualifying project.
AB649-ASA1, s. 317 6Section 317. 560.13 (3) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin
7Act 28
, is amended to read:
AB649-ASA1,138,108 560.13 (3) (intro.) The department may consider the following criteria in
9making awards under this section, and shall give additional consideration to a
10project that satisfies the criteria under par. (em)
:
AB649-ASA1, s. 318 11Section 318. 560.13 (3) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
AB649-ASA1,138,1212 560.13 (3) (em) The project is a qualifying project under sub. (3m).
AB649-ASA1, s. 319 13Section 319. 560.13 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB649-ASA1,138,1714 560.13 (3m) A proposed project is a "qualifying project" for purposes of subs.
15(2) (b) 3. b. and (3) (em) if the project is proposed by a city, village, town, or county
16and the project will result in a reduction in travel, energy use, or the emission of
17greenhouse gases, as defined in s. 299.03 (1) (d), or if any of the following applies:
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