AB150, s. 4235 5Section 4235. 144.241 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1469,96 144.241 (9) (b) A municipality seeking financial assistance, except for a
7municipality seeking a capital cost loan, for a project under this section and s.
8144.2415 shall complete a staged facility plan, design plans and specifications and
9an environmental analysis sequence as required by the department by rule.
AB150, s. 4236 10Section 4236. 144.241 (9m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,1469,1311 144.241 (9m) Acceptance of application; allocation of funding. (a) Subject
12to pars. (c) and (d), the department of administration shall notify a municipality that
13its application under sub. (9) (a) is approved after all of the following occur:
AB150,1469,1514 1. The department of natural resources determines that the project meets the
15eligibility requirements and criteria under subs. (7), (8), (8m) and (8s).
AB150,1469,1716 2. The department of administration initially determines that the municipality
17will meet the requirements of s. 144.2415 (9) (b).
AB150,1469,2118 (e) 1. If a sufficient amount of subsidy is available under s. 144.2415 (3) (d) for
19the municipality's project, based on the calculation under s. 144.2415 (3) (i), when the
20department of administration notifies the municipality under par. (a), the
21department of administration shall do all of the following:
AB150,1469,2222 a. Allocate that amount to the project.
AB150,1469,2523 b. Inform the municipality, as part of the notification under par. (a), of the date
24by which complete plans and specifications for the project must be submitted to the
25department of natural resources.
AB150,1470,3
12. If the municipality fails to submit complete plans and specifications by the
2date required under subd. 1. b., the department of administration shall release the
3amount of subsidy allocated for the project.
AB150,1470,114 3. The department of administration shall promulgate, by rule, a method for
5determining a deadline by which a municipality that has been allocated subsidy
6must enter into a financial assistance agreement under s. 144.2415 (11) (a). The
7rules may provide for extending the deadline under specified conditions. If a
8municipality fails to enter into a financial assistance agreement by the deadline
9determined under the rules, including any extension, the department of
10administration shall release the amount of subsidy allocated to the municipality's
11project.
AB150,1470,1512 (f) If a sufficient amount of subsidy is not available under s. 144.2415 (3) (d) for
13the municipality's project when the department of administration notifies the
14municipality under par. (a), the department shall place the project on a list for
15allocation when additional subsidy becomes available.
AB150, s. 4237 16Section 4237. 144.241 (10) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 144.241 (8e)
17(title).
AB150, s. 4238 18Section 4238. 144.241 (10) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 144.241 (8e), and
19144.241 (8e) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB150,1470,2220 144.241 (8e) (intro.) The department shall establish a priority list under in
21accordance with
33 USC 1381 to 1387 which ranks each project. The ranking on the
22priority list shall be based on all of the following:
AB150, s. 4239 23Section 4239. 144.241 (10) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 4240 24Section 4240. 144.241 (10) (c) to (f) of the statutes are repealed.
AB150, s. 4241
1Section 4241. 144.241 (11) (title), (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to
2read:
AB150,1471,73 144.241 (11) (title) Approval Type of financial assistance. (a) The department
4of administration shall specify the method by which financial assistance is to be
5provided for each approved application that it approves. The methods by which the
6department may provide financial assistance are the methods specified under sub.
7(6) (b)
.
AB150,1471,148 (b) For municipalities meeting the financial hardship assistance requirements
9under sub. (13), the department of natural resources may approve financial hardship
10assistance and shall specify the method by which it will provide financial hardship
11assistance, including but not limited to a combination of loans at or below the market
12rate and grants, deferred payment loans, state payment of the loan for a number of
13years, or longer amortization periods
before July 1, 1997, and the department of
14administration may approve financial hardship assistance after June 30, 1997
.
AB150, s. 4242 15Section 4242. 144.241 (11) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 144.241 (9m) (d)
16and amended to read:
AB150,1471,1917 144.241 (9m) (d) The department of administration may not approve financial
18assistance under this section and s. 144.2415
provide notice under par. (a) for a
19project that is not on the priority list under sub. (10) (a) (8e).
AB150, s. 4243 20Section 4243. 144.241 (11) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 144.241 (9m) (g)
21and amended to read:
AB150,1471,2522 144.241 (9m) (g) In approving financial assistance under this section and s.
23144.2415
allocating subsidy under this subsection, the department of administration
24shall adhere to the amount approved by the legislature for each biennium under s.
25144.2415 (3) (d).
AB150, s. 4244
1Section 4244. 144.241 (12) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1472,32 144.241 (12) (a) 1. Tier 1 projects are those projects specified in sub. (7) (b) 1.
3and 2., except as restricted by sub. (8) (b), (c), (f) or (h).
AB150, s. 4245 4Section 4245. 144.241 (12) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1472,65 144.241 (12) (a) 2. Tier 2 projects are those projects specified in sub. (7) (b) 4.
6and 5., except as restricted by sub. (8) (b), (c), (f) or (h).
AB150, s. 4246 7Section 4246. 144.241 (12) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1472,108 144.241 (12) (a) 3. Tier 3 projects are those projects specified in sub. (7) (b) 6.
9and 7., and those portions of projects under tiers 1 and 2 that are restricted by sub.
10(8) (b), (c), (f) or (h).
AB150, s. 4247 11Section 4247. 144.241 (12) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1472,1412 144.241 (12) (c) (intro.) The department of administration shall establish, by
13rule, the percentage of market interest rates on loans for each tier of projects
14specified in par. (a) 1., 2. or 3., consistent with the following standards:
AB150, s. 4248 15Section 4248. 144.241 (12) (c) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 4249 16Section 4249. 144.241 (12) (c) 3. (intro.) and b. of the statutes are consolidated,
17renumbered 144.241 (12) (c) 3. and amended to read:
AB150,1472,2318 144.241 (12) (c) 3. The department of administration, in establishing
19percentage of market interest rates, shall attempt to ensure that those rates do not
20result in any of the following: b. State state water pollution abatement general
21obligation debt service costs greater than 50% of all general obligation debt service
22costs in the fiscal year in which the rates are established and in any of the following
233 fiscal years.
AB150, s. 4250 24Section 4250. 144.241 (12) (c) 3. a. of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 4251 25Section 4251. 144.241 (12) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1473,9
1144.241 (12) (d) Upon receipt of a request in writing from the department, the
2The department of administration shall prepare in writing, and submit to the
3department,
estimates of the debt service costs specified in par. (c) 3. The
4department of administration shall use such those estimates in establishing the
5percentage of market interest rates consistent with the standards standard specified
6in par. (c) 3. The department of administration, concurrently with the department's
7submitting a notice under s. 227.19 (2) of proposed rules authorized under this
8subsection, shall submit such estimates to the chief clerk of each house for
9distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3).
AB150, s. 4252 10Section 4252. 144.241 (12) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1473,1311 144.241 (12) (f) The department of administration may request the joint
12committee on finance to take action under s. 13.101 (11) to modify the percentage of
13market interest rates established by rule for tier 1 and tier 2 projects.
AB150, s. 4253 14Section 4253. 144.241 (13) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150,1473,1915 144.241 (13) Financial hardship assistance. A municipality with an
16application that is approved under sub. (9m) is eligible for a no-interest loan for all
17project costs eligible for financial assistance under this section and s. 144.2415,
18except for those costs to which sub. (8) (b), (c) or (h) applies, if the municipality meets
19all of the following criteria:
AB150,1473,2120 (a) The median household income in the municipality is 80% or less of the
21median household income in this state.
AB150,1473,2422 (b) The estimated total annual charges per residential user in the municipality
23that relate to wastewater treatment would exceed 2.5% of the median household
24income in the municipality in the absence of assistance under this subsection.
AB150, s. 4254 25Section 4254. 144.241 (13m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1474,5
1144.241 (13m) (b) Grants provided under this subsection are not included for
2the purposes of determining under sub. (8) (i) the amount that a municipality may
3receive for projects under this section and s. 144.2415. Grants awarded under this
4subsection are not considered for the purposes of sub. (11) (d) (9m) (e) or s. 144.2415
5(3) (d).
AB150, s. 4255 6Section 4255. 144.241 (14) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1474,97 144.241 (14) (b) 1. Establish a dedicated source of revenue, that is acceptable
8to the department of administration under s. 144.2415 (9) (am) and (b),
for the
9repayment of any financial assistance.
AB150, s. 4256 10Section 4256. 144.241 (14) (b) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1474,2511 144.241 (14) (b) 7. Develop and adopt a system of equitable user charges to
12ensure
that the department of administration determines is equitable and ensures
13that each recipient of treatment work services pays its proportionate share of the
14costs of the operation and maintenance of the treatment work. The user fee system
15shall be in compliance with 33 USC 1284 (b) and the regulations promulgated
16thereunder. The department of administration may issue an exemption from the
17requirement imposed under this subdivision if a city or village imposes a system of
18equitable dedicated charges based upon assessed property values, if the city or
19village does not operate a treatment work but is served by a regional wastewater
20treatment plant operated by a metropolitan sewerage district created under ss. 66.88
21to 66.918 and if the user charges imposed by that district are approved by the
22department of administration and comply with 33 USC 1284 (b). The department
23of administration may provide that the system of user charges for a project with
24estimated construction costs of $750,000 or less need only cover the costs of debt
25service and equipment replacement funds.
AB150, s. 4257
1Section 4257. 144.241 (14) (b) 8. of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 4258 2Section 4258. 144.241 (15) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1475,63 144.241 (15) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (b) and (c), the The department shall
4of administration may, at the request of a municipality, issue a notice of financial
5assistance commitment to a the municipality within 90 days after all of the following
6occur:
AB150, s. 4259 7Section 4259. 144.241 (15) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
8read:
AB150,1475,119 144.241 (15) (a) 1. The department of administration notifies the municipality
10under sub. (9m) that its application is approved and that the department of
11administration has allocated subsidy for the municipality's project.
AB150, s. 4260 12Section 4260. 144.241 (15) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1475,1413 144.241 (15) (a) 2. The department of natural resources approves plans and
14specifications under s. 144.04.
AB150, s. 4261 15Section 4261. 144.241 (15) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 4262 16Section 4262. 144.241 (15) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1475,2117 144.241 (15) (am) The notice of financial assistance commitment shall include
18the conditions that the municipality must meet to secure the financial assistance and
19shall include the estimated loan payment and repayment schedules, as determined
20by the department and the department of administration,
and other terms of the
21financial assistance.
AB150, s. 4263 22Section 4263. 144.241 (15) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 4264 23Section 4264. 144.241 (15) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 144.241 (9m) (c)
24and amended to read:
AB150,1476,4
1144.241 (9m) (c) The department of administration may issue a notice of
2financial assistance commitment
under par. (a) to a municipality in a year only after
3the amount under s. 144.2415 (3) (d) for the biennium in which that year falls has
4been approved by the legislature under s. 144.2415 (3) (d).
AB150, s. 4265 5Section 4265. 144.241 (15) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 4266 6Section 4266. 144.2415 (1) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1476,87 144.2415 (1) (d) 2. To provide for financial hardship assistance, including
8grants
loans on which no interest is charged.
AB150, s. 4267 9Section 4267. 144.2415 (1) (d) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 4268 10Section 4268. 144.2415 (3) (a) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB150,1476,1211 144.2415 (3) (a) 1. An estimate of wastewater treatment needs of the state for
12the 4 fiscal years of the next 2 biennia next biennium.
AB150,1476,1513 2. The total amount of financial assistance planned to be provided or committed
14to municipalities for projects during the 4 fiscal years of the next 2 biennia next
15biennium
.
AB150, s. 4269 16Section 4269. 144.2415 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 4270 17Section 4270. 144.2415 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 4271 18Section 4271. 144.2415 (3) (a) 5. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
19read:
AB150,1476,2120 144.2415 (3) (a) 5. Audited financial statements of the past operations and
21activities of the program under this section and s. 144.241.
AB150, s. 4272 22Section 4272. 144.2415 (3) (a) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1476,2423 144.2415 (3) (a) 8. The amount of any service fee expected to be charged during
24the next biennium under this section to an applicant if a service fee is proposed.
AB150, s. 4273 25Section 4273. 144.2415 (3) (a) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1477,2
1144.2415 (3) (a) 9. The impact of the biennial finance plan on the guidelines
2guideline under par. (b).
AB150, s. 4274 3Section 4274. 144.2415 (3) (b) (intro.) and 2. of the statutes are consolidated,
4renumbered 144.2415 (3) (b) and amended to read:
AB150,1477,95 144.2415 (3) (b) The department of administration and the department shall
6consider the following as guidelines as a guideline in preparing the biennial finance
7plan: 2. That that all state water pollution abatement general obligation debt
8service costs should not exceed 50% of all general obligation debt service costs to the
9state.
AB150, s. 4275 10Section 4275. 144.2415 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 4276 11Section 4276. 144.2415 (3) (bm) 1. to 3. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB150,1477,1312 144.2415 (3) (bm) 1. By October 1 of each even-numbered year, the version of
13the
biennial finance plan initially prepared as part of the budget process.
AB150,1477,1714 2. No later than 30 days after the day on which the biennial budget is submitted
15to the legislature under s. 16.45, the version of amendments to the biennial finance
16plan that contains update the plan to reflect material approved by the governor for
17inclusion in the budget.
AB150,1477,2018 3. No later than 30 days after the day on which the governor signs the biennial
19budget, a version of amendments to the biennial finance plan, updated that update
20the plan
to reflect the adopted biennial budget act.
AB150, s. 4277 21Section 4277. 144.2415 (3) (br) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1478,622 144.2415 (3) (br) The joint committee on finance and each standing committee
23may submit to the building commission its recommendations and comments
24regarding each version of the biennial finance plan and amendments to the biennial
25finance plan
, and whether the version of the biennial finance plan updated to with

1amendments that
reflect the adopted biennial budget act should be approved or
2disapproved as specified under s. 13.48 (26). If the building commission disapproves
3the version of the biennial finance plan that is updated to with amendments that
4reflect the adopted biennial budget act, the department and the department of
5administration shall submit a revised additional biennial finance plan amendments
6to the building commission.
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