SB409-AA6,6,2119 (b) The center office may refer to the appropriate regulatory agency, without
20giving further assistance, any person seeking information or assistance on a permit
21under chs. 186, 215, 217, 220 to 224, 440 to 480 and 600 to 646.
SB409-AA6,6,2522 (c) Advice, assistance, mediation or other dispute resolution services or
23information rendered by the center office under this subchapter does not relieve any
24person from the obligation to secure a required permit or satisfy a regulatory
25requirement.
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1(d) The center office shall not be liable for any consequences resulting from the
2failure of a regulatory an agency to issue, or the failure of a person to seek, a permit.
SB409-AA6,7,5 3(4) Promotion of assistance. (a) The center office shall maintain and publicize
4the availability of a toll-free telephone line available to in-state and out-of-state
5callers to the center office.
SB409-AA6,7,86 (b) The center office shall seek to explain, promote and publicize its services to
7the public and shall provide information on its services for inclusion in any public
8informational material on permits provided by regulatory agencies.
SB409-AA6,7,109 (c) The center office shall, in its efforts under pars. (a) and (b), clearly represent
10that its services are advisory, informational and facilitative only.
SB409-AA6, s. 43i 11Section 43i. 560.42 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB409-AA6,7,1512 560.42 (5) Staffing and report. The office shall be staffed by at least 2
13full-time employees of the department. The office shall annually submit to the chief
14clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing
15committees under s. 13.172 (3) a report on the work of the office.
SB409-AA6, s. 43ib 16Section 43ib. 560.43 (title), (1) (intro.), (a), (b), (c) and (g) and (2) of the statutes
17are amended to read:
SB409-AA6,7,19 18560.43 (title) Responsibilities of regulatory agencies. (1) Interagency
19cooperation.
(intro.) Each regulatory agency shall:
SB409-AA6,7,2220 (a) Designate a staff person to coordinate regulatory agency cooperation with
21center office staff, provide information to center office staff on the permit process and
22direct center office staff to appropriate staff within the regulatory agency.
SB409-AA6,7,2523 (b) Cooperate with center office staff and respond promptly to requests for
24assistance in expediting and requests for information on the permit process under
25s. 560.42.
SB409-AA6,8,2
1(c) Include material provided by the center office under s. 560.42 (4) in any
2public informational material on permits that it provides.
SB409-AA6,8,43 (g) Provide to the center office written notification of a change to a permit, along
4with a copy of the new or revised permit, before the effective date of the change.
SB409-AA6,8,8 5(2) Preapplication meetings. Each regulatory agency shall provide an
6opportunity for a preapplication meeting with its staff to any person interested in
7applying for a permit upon request by the person or the center office, and shall
8comply with the following requirements:
SB409-AA6,8,109 (a) The regulatory agency shall conduct preapplication meetings in an informal
10manner.
SB409-AA6,8,1411 (b) In any preapplication meeting, the regulatory agency shall identify all
12permits required by the regulating agency for a business activity, describe the steps
13and identify the time period for each step in the permit process and identify potential
14problems in the process.
SB409-AA6,8,1615 (d) The regulatory agency shall invite participation by center office staff in
16preapplication meetings when appropriate.
SB409-AA6,8,1817 (e) The regulatory agency shall publicize the availability of preapplication
18meetings to persons contacting them about permits.
SB409-AA6, s. 43j 19Section 43j. 560.44 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB409-AA6,8,2220 560.44 (1) Ombudsman. (intro.) The center office shall act as an ombudsman
21for brownfields redevelopment projects. As ombudsman, the center office shall do all
22of the following:
SB409-AA6, s. 43jd 23Section 43jd. 560.44 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB409-AA6,9,224 560.44 (2) Administration of brownfields programs. The center office shall
25assist in administering the grant program under s. 560.13 and in administering

1grants and loans under s. 560.138 that are made for brownfields remediation
2projects.
SB409-AA6, s. 43k 3Section 43k. 560.60 (1s) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28,
4is repealed.
SB409-AA6, s. 43L 5Section 43L. 560.602 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB409-AA6,9,9 6560.602 Policies and standards for awarding grants and loans. (intro.)
7The department, with the approval of the board, shall promulgate rules to establish
8policies and standards for awarding grants and loans under this subchapter. The
9rules shall include all of the following:
SB409-AA6, s. 43n 10Section 43n. 560.605 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB409-AA6,9,1311 560.605 (1) (intro.) Upon receipt of an application by an eligible recipient, the
12board department may consider any of the following in determining whether to
13award a grant or loan under s. 560.61:
SB409-AA6, s. 43o 14Section 43o. 560.605 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB409-AA6,9,1615 560.605 (2m) (intro.) When considering whether a project will be located in a
16targeted area, the board department may consider any of the following:
SB409-AA6, s. 43p 17Section 43p. 560.605 (2m) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB409-AA6,9,1918 560.605 (2m) (h) Any other factor the board department considers to be an
19appropriate indicator of a targeted area.
SB409-AA6, s. 43q 20Section 43q. 560.605 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB409-AA6,9,2421 560.605 (7) (intro.) The board department shall award not less than 35 percent
22of the total amount of grants and loans made under this subchapter to businesses in
23distressed areas. In this paragraph, "distressed area" means an area to which any
24of the following apply:
SB409-AA6, s. 43r 25Section 43r. 560.605 (7) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB409-AA6,9,26
1560.605 (7) (f) As determined by the board department, the area is affected by
2another factor that indicates the area is a distressed area.
SB409-AA6, s. 43s 3Section 43s. 560.61 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB409-AA6,10,6 4560.61 Wisconsin development fund. At the request of the board, the The
5department may make a grant or loan to an eligible recipient from the appropriations
6under s. 20.143 (1) (c) and (ie).
SB409-AA6, s. 43t 7Section 43t. 560.68 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB409-AA6,10,118 560.68 (2) The department, in cooperation with the board, shall actively
9encourage small businesses to apply for grants and loans under this subchapter by
10ensuring that there are no undue impediments to their participation and by assisting
11small businesses in preparing grant and loan applications.
SB409-AA6, s. 43u 12Section 43u. 560.68 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB409-AA6,10,1813 560.68 (4) The board department shall develop a policy relating to obtaining
14reimbursement of grants and loans provided under this subchapter. The policy may
15provide that reimbursement shall be obtained through full repayment of the
16principal amount of the grant or loan plus interest, through receipt of a share of
17future profits from or an interest in a product or process, or through any other
18appropriate means.
SB409-AA6, s. 43v 19Section 43v. 560.68 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB409-AA6,10,2120 560.68 (5) (intro.) The department, with the approval of the board, shall
21develop procedures related to grants and loans under s. 560.61 for all of the following:
SB409-AA6, s. 43w 22Section 43w. 560.68 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB409-AA6,11,223 560.68 (5m) The department, with the approval of the board, shall establish
24and implement procedures for monitoring the use of grants and loans awarded under
25this subchapter, including procedures for verification of economic growth, job

1creation and the number and percentage of newly created jobs for which state
2residents are hired.
SB409-AA6, s. 43x 3Section 43x. 560.68 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB409-AA6,11,64 560.68 (6) The board department shall require, as a condition of a grant or loan,
5that a recipient contribute to a project an amount that is not less than 25% of the
6amount of the grant or loan.
SB409-AA6, s. 43y 7Section 43y. 560.68 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB409-AA6,11,128 560.68 (7) (intro.) The department, in cooperation with the board, shall
9encourage small businesses to apply for grants and loans under this subchapter by
10ensuring that there are no undue impediments to their participation and by actively
11encouraging small businesses to apply for grants and loans. The department shall
12do all of the following:
SB409-AA6, s. 43z 13Section 43z. 560.685 of the statutes is repealed.".
SB409-AA6,11,14 147. Page 25, line 17: after that line insert:
SB409-AA6,11,17 15"(6) Reconciliation; loans to manufacturing businesses. If 2009 Wisconsin
16Act ... (Assembly Bill 904) is not enacted and if 2009 Wisconsin Act ... (Senate Bill
17651) is not enacted, Sections 46 (1) (d) and 48 (3) of this act are void.".
SB409-AA6,11,20 188. Page 26, line 2: delete lines 2 to 5 and substitute "increased by $500,000 for
19the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this paragraph takes effect to
20increase funding for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.".
SB409-AA6,11,21 219. Page 26, line 10: after that line insert:
SB409-AA6,12,2 22"(c) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the
23appropriation to the department of commerce under section 20.143 (1) (c) of the
24statutes, as affected by the acts of 2009, the dollar amount is increased by $2,000,000

1for the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this paragraph takes effect
2to provide funding for grants under Section 45 (3) of this act.
SB409-AA6,12,11 3(d) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation
4to the department of commerce under section 20.143 (1) (c) of the statutes, as affected
5by the acts of 2010, the dollar amount is increased by an amount equal to the
6difference between $2,000,000 and the total amount of grants awarded under
7Section 45 (3) of this act as of June 30, 2011, to provide funding for loans to
8manufacturing businesses for implementing energy efficiency measures in their
9facilities, for retooling to manufacture products that support the green economy, for
10expanding or establishing domestic clean energy manufacturing, or for creating jobs
11or retaining workers engaged in the preceding activities.".
SB409-AA6,12,13 1210. Page 27, line 9: delete "Regulatory ombudsman center" and substitute
13"Office of regulatory assistance".
SB409-AA6,12,15 1411. Page 27, line 13: after "positions" insert "in the department by 1.0 GPR
15position".
SB409-AA6,12,17 1612. Page 27, line 13: after "for the" insert "purpose of performing the
17responsibilities assigned to the office of".
SB409-AA6,12,19 1813. Page 27, line 14: delete "ombudsman center by 1.0 GPR position" and
19substitute "assistance under this act".
SB409-AA6,12,22 2014. Page 27, line 14: after that line, on page 7, line 7, of the material inserted
21by senate amendment 1, after "ombudsman" insert "and office of regulatory
22assistance
".
SB409-AA6,13,3
115. Page 27, line 14: after that line, on page 7, line 13, of the material inserted
2by senate amendment 1, after "year" insert "for the purpose of performing the
3responsibilities assigned to the office of regulatory assistance under this act".
SB409-AA6,13,5 416. Page 27, line 14: after that line, after the material inserted by senate
5amendment 1, insert:
SB409-AA6,13,7 6"(7) Required general fund balance. Section 20.003 (4) of the statutes does
7not apply to the action of the legislature in enacting this act.".
SB409-AA6,13,8 817. Page 28, line 3: before that line insert:
SB409-AA6,13,10 9"(3) Loans to manufacturing businesses. Section 46 (1) (d) of this act takes
10effect on the 2nd day after publication of 2011-13 biennial budget act.".
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