SECTION 9. 71.93 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
71.93 (1) (a) 4. An amount that the department of workforce development may recover under s. 49.161, 49.195 (3), or 49.793, or may collect under s. 49.147 (6) (cm), if the department of workforce development has certified the amount under s. 49.85.
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LRB-0231LRB-0231/1
GMM:kjf&kmg:rs
2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Fath - BB0299, JobRide grants
For 2003-05 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2003 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
employment
Under current law, DWD is required to administer an employment transit assistance program under which DWD conducts projects, or provides grants to local public bodies and mass transit systems to conduct projects, to improve access to jobs that are located in outlying suburban and sparsely populated and developed areas that are not adequately served by a mass transit system. Currently, certain requirements apply to the employment transit assistance program, including a requirement that all jobs accessed by the program must pay at least $4 per hour, a requirement that fares charged under the program may not exceed $2 per one-way trip, and a requirement that employers of employees participating in the program must pay at least 50% of the cost per one-way trip for those employees. This bill eliminates those requirements.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 106.26 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
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LRB-0267LRB-0267/1
MJL:cjs:jf
2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Binau - BB0063 New appropriation for veterinary diagnostic laboratory
For 2003-05 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2003 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Education
Higher education
This bill creates an appropriation for all federal funds received for the veterinary diagnostic laboratory.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.285 (1) (mc) of the statutes is created to read:
20.285 (1) (mc) Veterinary diagnostic laboratory; federal funds. All moneys received from the federal government for the veterinary diagnostic laboratory to be used in accordance with the provisions of the federal grant or program.
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
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LRB-0279LRB-0279/2
PJK:cjs&wlj:jf
2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Fath - BB0179, Federal incentive payments exceeding statutory cap
For 2003-05 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2003 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: federal child support incentive payments and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Health and human services
Other health and human services
Under current state law, DWD must distribute child support incentive payments (incentive payments) to counties according to a formula worked out between DWD and representatives of counties. The incentive payments come from two sources: 1) federal incentive payments made to the state on the basis of successful child support enforcement efforts of DWD and county child support agencies and 2) certain child support collections assigned to the state by public assistance recipients. The statutes provide that a county's share of the incentive payments may not exceed the costs of the county's child support program (generally, the program in each county under which child support is established and enforced), that all incentive payments received by a county may be used only for the costs of its child support program, and that the total incentive payments that are paid to all counties in a year may not exceed $12,340,000.
This bill provides that, if the incentive payments received in a year from the federal government exceed $12,340,000, the excess amount will be divided equally between the counties and DWD. Each county's share of one-half of the excess will be determined according to the formula that already determines the county's share of incentive payments. A county still may not receive incentive payments, however, that exceed its child support program costs and must use the excess incentive payments for the costs of its child support program.
DWD may use its share of any excess incentive payments for activities under its child support enforcement program and for the costs of receiving and disbursing support and support-related payments.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.445 (3) (nL) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.445 (3) (nL) Federal program Child support local assistance; federal funds. All moneys received from the federal government or any of its agencies for continuing programs, except for 50% of the amount of the federal moneys received as child support incentive payments that exceeds the maximum specified in s. 49.24 (2) (b), to be expended as local assistance for the purposes specified, except that the following amounts shall lapse from this appropriation to the general fund: in each calendar year, 55% of the federal moneys made available to support prosecution of welfare fraud in this state, as determined by the secretary of administration.
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 20.445 (3) (nL). This SECTION has been affected by LRB-0279 and LRB-1243.
SECTION 2. 49.22 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.22 (7m) The department may contract with or employ a collection agency or other person to enforce a support obligation of a parent who is delinquent in making support payments and may contract with or employ an attorney to appear in an action in state or federal court to enforce such an obligation. To pay for the department's administrative costs of implementing this subsection, the department may charge a fee to counties, retain up to 50% of any incentive payment made to this state under 42 USC 658 for a collection under this subsection, and retain use federal matching funds or funds retained by the department under s. 49.24 (2) (c), or use up to 30% of this state's share of a collection made under this subsection on behalf of a recipient of aid to families with dependent children or a recipient of kinship care payments under s. 48.57 (3m) or long-term kinship care payments under s. 48.57 (3n).
SECTION 3. 49.24 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.24 (2) (b) The Except as provided in par. (c), the total of payments made to counties under sub. (1) and in federal child support incentive payments may not exceed $12,340,000 per year.
SECTION 4. 49.24 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
49.24 (2) (c) If federal child support incentive payments that are received for a year exceed the maximum specified in par. (b), 50% of the amount that exceeds the maximum specified in par. (b) shall be distributed to counties according to the formula under par. (a), subject to the incentive payments limit specified in par. (a), and the remainder shall be retained by the department to pay the costs of the department's activities under ss. 49.22 and 49.227 and costs related to receiving and disbursing support and support-related payments.
SECTION 5. 49.24 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.24 (3) A county that receives any state child support incentive payment under sub. (1) or any federal child support incentive payment under sub. (2) (a) or (c) may use the funds only to pay costs under its child support program under s. 49.22.
SECTION 9359. Initial applicability; workforce development.
(1) EXCESS CHILD SUPPORT INCENTIVE PAYMENTS. The treatment of sections 20.445 (3) (n) (with respect to federal moneys received as child support payments) and (nL) (with respect to federal moneys received as child support payments), 49.22 (7m) (by SECTION 2), and 49.24 (2) (b) and (c) and (3) of the statutes first applies to child support incentive payments awarded for 2002.
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LRB-0310LRB-0310/2
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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Walker - BB0198, Agrichemical management fund and agricultural chemical cleanup fund changes
For 2003-05 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2003 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: fees and surcharges related to pesticides, fertilizer, and feed, reimbursement under the Agricultural Chemical Cleanup Program, the required balance in the agricultural chemical cleanup fund, and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Agriculture
This bill makes several changes related to the agrichemical management fund and the agricultural chemical cleanup fund and moneys that are deposited in those funds.
Current law generally requires a person who manufactures or distributes fertilizer in this state to obtain an annual license from DATCP. A person who is required to be licensed must pay several fees and surcharges to DATCP, including a basic fee of 30 cents per ton of fertilizer sold or distributed or $25, whichever is greater. The basic fee is deposited in the agrichemical management fund. This bill increases the basic fee to 45 cents per ton for fertilizer sold or distributed after June 30, 2003, but does not change the $25 minimum fee.
Current law generally requires a person who manufactures or distributes animal feed to obtain an annual license from DATCP. A person who is required to be licensed must pay a feed inspection fee of 23 cents per ton and the fee is deposited in the agrichemical management fund. This bill increases the annual feed inspection fee for feed sold after December 31, 2003, to 30 cents per ton.
Current law generally requires a person who manufactures or labels pesticides for sale in this state to obtain an annual license from DATCP. The license year begins on January 1. A person who is required to be licensed must pay a number of fees and surcharges when the person applies for a license. The fees and surcharges are based on sales during the 12 months ending on September 30 of the year preceding the year for which a license is sought.
Under this bill, the fees and surcharges paid by an applicant for a pesticide manufacturer or labeler license are based on sales during the 12-month period that ends on September 30 of the license year. When the person applies for a license, the person pays the fees and surcharges based on estimated sales during that 12-month period. At the end of the license year, the person pays any balance due based on actual sales or may request a refund from DATCP for any overpayment. If the person estimated that sales would be less than 90% of sales during the preceding year and the person's payment due at the end of the year is more than 20% of the payment made based on estimated sales, the person is also required to pay a penalty for underestimating.
Under current law, DATCP makes grants to counties for farm chemical and container collection programs. The grants are funded from the agrichemical management fund. This bill changes the source of funding for the farm chemical and container grants to the recycling fund.
Current law authorizes DATCP to reduce surcharges that are deposited into the agricultural chemical cleanup fund below the amounts specified in the statutes. The law also requires DATCP to adjust the surcharge amounts as necessary to maintain a balance in the fund at the end of each fiscal year of at least $2,000,000 but not more than $5,000,000. This bill eliminates the minimum required fiscal-year-end balance for the agricultural chemical cleanup fund.
Currently, a person who is licensed to manufacture or distribute fertilizer must pay an agricultural chemical cleanup surcharge of 38 cents per ton of fertilizer sold or distributed, unless DATCP establishes a lower surcharge by rule. DATCP rules specify a surcharge of 38 cents per ton. This bill provides that the agricultural chemical cleanup surcharge is 88 cents per ton, unless the rules specify a lower surcharge.
Under the Agricultural Chemical Cleanup Program, DATCP pays a portion of the costs of cleaning up spills of agricultural chemicals. Currently, the payment equals 80% of eligible costs that exceed a deductible and are less than a specified maximum. This bill reduces the reimbursement rate under the Agricultural Chemical Cleanup Program from 80% to 75% of eligible costs.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.115 (7) (v) of the statutes is repealed.
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
SECTION 2. 20.115 (7) (va) of the statutes is created to read:
20.115 (7) (va) Chemical and container disposal. From the recycling fund, the amounts in the schedule for chemical and container collection grants under s. 93.55.
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
SECTION 3. 25.465 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
25.465 (8) The fees collected under s. 94.72 (5) (b) and (6) (a) 1. and 2. and 2m. and (i).
SECTION 4. 93.55 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
93.55 (2) COLLECTION GRANTS. The department may award a grant to a county for a chemical and container collection program. A grant under this subsection shall fund all or a part of the cost of a program. Costs eligible for funding include the cost of establishing a collection site for chemicals and chemical containers, the cost of transporting chemical containers to a dealer or distributor for refill and reuse or to a hazardous waste facility, as defined in s. 291.01 (8), and costs associated with the proper use and handling and disposal or recycling of chemicals and chemical containers. Grants shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.115 (7) (v) (va).
SECTION 5. 94.64 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
94.64 (4) (a) 1. A basic fee of 23 30 cents per ton for fertilizer sold or distributed beginning on October 29, 1999, and ending on June 30, 2001 before July 1, 2003, and 30 45 cents per ton for fertilizer sold or distributed after June 30, 2001 2003, with a minimum fee of $25.
SECTION 6. 94.64 (4) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
94.64 (4) (a) 5. An agricultural chemical cleanup surcharge of 38 88 cents per ton on all fertilizer that the person sells or distributes in this state after June 30, 1999, unless the department establishes a lower surcharge under s. 94.73 (15).
SECTION 7. 94.681 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
94.681 (1) (cm) "Payment period" means the 12 months ending on September 30 of the calendar year for which a license is sought under s. 94.68.
SECTION 8. 94.681 (2) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
94.681 (2) ANNUAL LICENSE FEE. An applicant for a license under s. 94.68 shall pay an annual license fee for each pesticide product that the applicant sells or distributes for use in this state. The amount of the fee is based on sales of pesticide products during the payment period. An applicant shall pay an estimated fee before the start of each license year as provided in sub. (3s) (a) and shall make a fee adjustment payment before the end of the license year if required under sub. (3s) (b). Except as provided in sub. (5) or (6), the fee for each pesticide product is as follows:
(a) For each household pesticide product:
