AB1-ASA1,44 17Section 44 . 196.192 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 196.192 (3m) and
18amended to read:
AB1-ASA1,33,2119 196.192 (3m) Nothing in s. 196.20, 196.22, 196.37, 196.60 or 196.604 prohibits
20the commission from approving a filing under sub. (2) (am) or (2m) (a) or approving
21market-based rates under par. (a) sub. (2) (bm) or (2m) (b).
AB1-ASA1,45 22Section 45 . 196.192 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 196.192 (2) (c) and
23amended to read:
AB1-ASA1,34,224 196.192 (2) (c) Subject to any approval of the commission that is necessary, an
25electric public utility that is not an investor-owned electric public utility may

1implement market-based rates approved under sub. (3) (a) par. (bm) or implement
2the options in filings under sub. (2) par. (am) that are approved by the commission.
AB1-ASA1,46 3Section 46 . 196.49 (5g) (ar) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-ASA1,34,64 196.49 (5g) (ar) 3. The project is primarily to provide service to a new customer
5within an electronics and information technology manufacturing zone designated
6under s. 238.396 (1m).
AB1-ASA1,47 7Section 47 . 196.491 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1,34,148 196.491 (1) (f) Except as provided in subs. (2) (b) 8. and (3) (d) 3m.,
9“high-voltage transmission line" means a conductor of electric energy exceeding one
10mile in length designed for operation at a nominal voltage of 100 kilovolts or more,
11together with associated facilities, and does not include transmission line relocations
12that are within an electronics and information technology manufacturing zone
13designated under s. 238.396 (1m) or
that the commission determines are necessary
14to facilitate highway or airport projects.
AB1-ASA1,48m 15Section 48m. 238.03 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-ASA1,34,2016 238.03 (5) The board shall hire a full-time employee who shall be known as the
17electronics manufacturing small business development director. The director's
18duties shall include coordinating with the economic development liaison in the
19department of administration and providing outreach to local economic development
20organizations. This subsection has no effect after December 31, 2022.
AB1-ASA1,48s 21Section 48s. 238.12 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1,34,2422 238.12 (1) In this section, “tax benefits" means the credits under ss. 71.07
23(2dm), (2dx), (3g), and (3t), and (3wm), 71.28 (1dm), (1dx), (3g), and (3t), and (3wm),
2471.47 (1dm), (1dx), (3g), and (3t), and 76.636.
AB1-ASA1,49 25Section 49 . 238.396 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-ASA1,35,3
1238.396 Electronics and information technology manufacturing zone.
2(1)
Definition. In this section, “tax benefits” means the income and franchise tax
3credits under ss. 71.07 (3wm) and 71.28 (3wm).
AB1-ASA1,35,5 4(1m) Designation of zone; criteria. (a) The corporation may designate not
5more than one electronics and information technology manufacturing zone.
AB1-ASA1,35,76 (b) In determining whether to designate an area under par. (a), the corporation
7shall consider all of the following:
AB1-ASA1,35,118 1. Indicators of the area's economic need, which may include data regarding
9household income, average wages, the condition of property, housing values,
10population decline, job losses, infrastructure and energy support, the rate of business
11development, and the existing resources available to the area.
AB1-ASA1,35,1412 2. The effect of designation on other initiatives and programs to promote
13economic and community development in the area, including job retention, job
14creation, job training, and creating high-paying jobs.
AB1-ASA1,35,1615 (d) The corporation shall, to the extent possible, give preference to the greatest
16economic need.
AB1-ASA1,35,18 17(2) Time limit. A designation under sub. (1m) shall remain in effect for no more
18than 15 years.
AB1-ASA1,35,20 19(3) Certification. The corporation may certify for tax benefits a business that
20begins operations in an electronics and information technology manufacturing zone.
AB1-ASA1,36,3 21(3m) Additional tax benefits for significant capital expenditures. If the
22corporation determines that a business certified under sub. (3) makes a significant
23capital expenditure in the electronics and information technology manufacturing
24zone, the corporation may certify the business to receive additional tax benefits in
25an amount to be determined by the corporation, but not exceeding 15 percent of the

1business's capital expenditures. The corporation shall, in a manner determined by
2the corporation, allocate the tax benefits a business is certified to receive under this
3subsection over a period of 7 years.
AB1-ASA1,36,6 4(3s) Limitations on tax benefits. (a) The corporation may not issue
5certifications to claim tax benefits under ss. 71.07 (3wm) (b) and 71.28 (3wm) (b) that
6total more than $1,500,000,000.
AB1-ASA1,36,87 (b) The corporation may not issue certifications to claim tax benefits under ss.
871.07 (3wm) (bm) and 71.28 (3wm) (bm) that total more than $1,350,000,000.
AB1-ASA1,36,10 9(4) Other duties. (a) The corporation shall revoke a certification under sub.
10(3) if the business does any of the following:
AB1-ASA1,36,1111 1. Supplies false or misleading information to obtain tax benefits.
AB1-ASA1,36,1312 2. Leaves the electronics and information technology manufacturing zone to
13conduct substantially the same business outside the zone.
AB1-ASA1,36,1614 3. Ceases operations in the electronics and information technology
15manufacturing zone and does not renew operation of the business or a similar
16business in the zone within 12 months.
AB1-ASA1,36,2017 (b) The corporation may require a business to repay any tax benefits the
18business claims for a year in which the business failed to maintain employment
19levels or a significant capital investment in property required by an agreement
20between the business and the corporation.
AB1-ASA1,36,2321 (c) The corporation shall determine the maximum amount of the tax benefits
22that a certified business may claim and shall notify the department of revenue of this
23amount.
AB1-ASA1,36,2524 (d) The corporation shall annually verify the information submitted to the
25corporation under ss. 71.07 (3wm) and 71.28 (3wm).
AB1-ASA1,37,2
1(f) The corporation shall adopt policies and procedures defining “ significant
2capital expenditure” for purposes of sub. (3m).
AB1-ASA1,37,53 (g) The corporation shall, to the extent possible, attempt to include terms in any
4agreement negotiated between the corporation and a business certified under sub.
5(3) that encourage the business's hiring of Wisconsin residents.
AB1-ASA1,37,9 6(5) No environmental impact statement required. The issuance of any permit
7or approval for a new manufacturing facility within an electronics and information
8technology manufacturing zone designated under this section is not a major action
9for the purposes of s. 1.11 (2) (c).
AB1-ASA1,50 10Section 50 . 238.399 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1,37,1211 238.399 (3) (a) The corporation may designate not more than 30 35 enterprise
12zones.
AB1-ASA1,51 13Section 51 . 238.399 (3) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-ASA1,37,1814 238.399 (3) (e) If the corporation revokes all certifications for tax benefits
15within a designated enterprise zone, the corporation may cancel the designation of
16that enterprise zone. After canceling the designation of an enterprise zone, the
17corporation may designate a new enterprise zone subject to the limits of this
18subsection.
AB1-ASA1,52 19Section 52 . 238.399 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 238.399 (4) (a).
AB1-ASA1,53 20Section 53 . 238.399 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-ASA1,37,2221 238.399 (4) (b) If an enterprise zone designation expires under par. (a), the
22corporation may designate a new enterprise zone subject to the limits of sub. (3).
AB1-ASA1,54 23Section 54 . 238.399 (5) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-ASA1,38,324 238.399 (5) (f) No more than one financial services technology business that,
25after completing a competitive corporate relocation process, retains its corporate

1headquarters in this state and retains at least 93 percent of its full-time employees
2in this state who were identified as being full-time employees of the business in the
3base year, as determined by the corporation.
AB1-ASA1,55 4Section 55 . 238.399 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1,38,125 238.399 (5m) Additional tax benefits for significant capital expenditures.
6If the corporation determines that a business certified under sub. (5) makes a
7significant capital expenditure in the enterprise zone, the corporation may certify
8the business to receive additional tax benefits in an amount to be determined by the
9corporation, but not exceeding 10 percent of the business' capital expenditures. The
10corporation shall, in a manner determined by the corporation, allocate the tax
11benefits a business is certified to receive under this subsection over the remainder
12of the time limit of the enterprise zone under sub. (4) (a).
AB1-ASA1,56 13Section 56 . 281.346 (4) (c) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1,38,1814 281.346 (4) (c) 2m. The proposal is consistent with an approved water supply
15service area plan under s. 281.348 that covers the public water supply system unless
16the proposal is to provide water to a straddling community that includes an
17electronics and information technology manufacturing zone designated under s.
18238.396 (1m)
.
AB1-ASA1,57 19Section 57 . 281.36 (3b) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1,39,220 281.36 (3b) (b) No person may discharge dredged material or fill material into
21a wetland unless the discharge is authorized by a wetland general permit or
22individual permit issued by the department under this section or the discharge is
23exempt under sub. (4) or (4m) (a). No person may violate any condition contained in
24a wetland general or individual permit issued by the department under this section.
25The department may not issue a wetland general or individual permit under this

1section unless it determines that the discharge authorized pursuant to the wetland
2general or individual permit will comply with all applicable water quality standards.
AB1-ASA1,58 3Section 58 . 281.36 (3m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1,39,134 281.36 (3m) (a) When permit required. Any person wishing to proceed with a
5discharge into any wetland shall submit an application for a wetland individual
6permit under this subsection unless the discharge has been authorized under a
7wetland general permit as provided in sub. (3g) or is exempt under sub. (4) or (4m)
8(a)
. Before submitting the application, the department shall hold a meeting with the
9applicant to discuss the details of the proposed discharge and the requirements for
10submitting the application and for delineating the wetland. An applicant may
11include in the application a request for a public informational hearing. The
12application shall be accompanied by the applicable fee specified in sub. (11) or (12)
13(a).
AB1-ASA1,59 14Section 59 . 281.36 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-ASA1,39,2215 281.36 (4m) Exemption and waiver; electronics and information technology
16manufacturing zone.
(a) The permitting requirement under sub. (3b) does not apply
17to any discharge into a wetland located in an electronics and information technology
18manufacturing zone designated under s. 238.396 (1m) if the discharge is related to
19the construction, access, or operation of a new manufacturing facility in the zone and
20all adverse impacts to functional values of wetlands are compensated at a ratio of 2
21acres per each acre impacted through any of the following methods, consistent with
22the rules promulgated under this section:
AB1-ASA1,39,2323 1. Purchasing credits from a mitigation bank located in this state.
AB1-ASA1,40,324 2. Participating in the in lieu fee subprogram under sub. (3r), under which the
25department shall identify and consider mitigation that could be conducted within the

1same watershed and may locate mitigation outside the watershed only upon
2agreement of the department and the person exempt from permitting under this
3subsection.
AB1-ASA1,40,44 3. Completing mitigation within this state.
AB1-ASA1,40,55 4. Participating in the escrow subprogram under sub. (3s).
AB1-ASA1,40,76(b) The department shall waive water quality certification under 33 USC 1341
7(a) (1) for a discharge under par. (a).
AB1-ASA1,60 8Section 60 . Nonstatutory provision.
AB1-ASA1,40,169 (1) The department of transportation may not expend the proceeds of general
10obligation bonds issued under section 20.866 (2) (uuz) of the statutes unless the state
11receives an award of federal moneys for the I 94 north-south corridor project under
12section 84.0145 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes and the joint committee on finance approves
13the expenditure. No later than 14 days after receiving a plan from the department
14of transportation to make an expenditure under this subsection, the cochairpersons
15of the joint committee on finance shall convene a meeting of the joint committee on
16finance to approve or modify and approve the plan.
AB1-ASA1,40,25 17(2c) Except as otherwise specifically provided, the department of natural
18resources shall ensure that the conditions of applicable permits, licenses, and
19approvals under the department's jurisdiction are met for all activities related to the
20construction, access, or operation of a new manufacturing facility within an
21electronics and information technology manufacturing zone designated under
22section 238.396 (1m) of the statutes, including but not limited to permits, licenses,
23and approvals required under chapters 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 44, 77, 160,
24167, 254, 280, 281, 283, 285, 287, 289, 291, 292, 293, 295, and 299 of the statutes and
25any associated rules promulgated by the department of natural resources.
AB1-ASA1,41,9
1(2d) The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and the
2Technical College System Board shall consult together on strategies to address
3long-term workforce development issues for the future economy, including
4strategies for the fields of engineering, computer science, and electronic technology
5manufacturing. No later than December 1, 2017, the boards shall submit a joint
6report to the joint committee on finance and the appropriate legislative standing
7committees generally responsible for legislation related to higher education and
8workforce development that includes recommendations to address long-term
9workforce development issues.
AB1-ASA1,41,11 10(3m) Section 13.52 (6) of the statutes shall not apply to the actions of the
11legislature in enacting this act.
AB1-ASA1,61 12Section 61 . Fiscal changes.
AB1-ASA1,41,2013 (1) Economic development liaison. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3)
14of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of administration under
15section 20.505 (1) (a) of the statutes, the dollar amount for fiscal year 2017-18 is
16increased by $183,500 and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2018-19 is increased by
17$177,500 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department by 1.0 GPR
18unclassified economic development liaison project position. The project position
19shall be assigned to executive salary group 4. Notwithstanding section 230.27 (1) of
20the statutes, the project position shall expire on December 31, 2022.
AB1-ASA1,42,221 (1c) Electronics manufacturing small business development director. In the
22schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the
23Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation under section 20.192 (1) (r) of the
24statutes, the dollar amount for fiscal year 2017-18 is increased by $110,000 and the
25dollar amount for fiscal year 2018-19 is increased by $110,000 to provide funding for

1the electronics manufacturing small business development director position
2required under section 238.03 (5) of the statutes.
AB1-ASA1,62 3Section 62 . Initial applicability.
AB1-ASA1,42,74 (1) Sales and use tax exemption. The treatment of section 77.54 (65) of the
5statutes first applies to purchases made after the Wisconsin Economic Development
6Corporation enters into a contract with a business to locate in an electronics and
7information technology manufacturing zone.
AB1-ASA1,63 8Section 63 . Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
9except as follows:
AB1-ASA1,42,1210 (1) The treatment of section 20.505 (1) (fr) of the statutes and Section 61 (1)
11and (1c) of this act take effect on the day after publication, or on the 2nd day after
12publication of the 2017 biennial budget act, whichever is later.
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