AB150, s. 1759 9Section 1759. 36.11 (26) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,733,1510 36.11 (26) Building program planning and approval. The board shall establish
11a process for submission of building projects to the building commission for approval.
12No building project for the system may be submitted by the board to the building
13commission unless the project is developed and approved by the board in conformity
14with this subsection. This subsection does not apply to building projects of the
15University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority.
AB150, s. 1760 16Section 1760. 36.11 (27) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,733,2217 36.11 (27) Transfer to historical society. Beginning in the 1997-98 fiscal
18year and annually thereafter, the board of regents shall transfer from the
19appropriation account under s. 20.285 (1) (a) to the appropriation account under s.
2020.245 (1) (k), in quarterly instalments, the amount under par. (a) or the amount
21under par. (b), whichever is greater, unless the board of regents and the board of
22curators of the historical society agree to a higher amount:
AB150,733,2523 (a) An amount equal to 33% of the cost of acquisitions for and operation of the
24historical society library in the previous fiscal year, as determined by the secretary
25of administration.
AB150,734,4
1(b) An amount equal to $515,000 multiplied by the sum of 1.0 plus the
2percentage change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city
3average, between June 30, 1996, and June 30 of the year before the payment, as
4computed by the federal department of labor, expressed as a decimal.
AB150, s. 1761 5Section 1761. 36.11 (28) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,734,96 36.11 (28) Lease agreement with the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and
7Clinics Authority.
The board shall negotiate and enter into a lease agreement with
8the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority that meets the
9requirements under s. 233.04 (7).
AB150, s. 1762 10Section 1762. 36.11 (29) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,734,1711 36.11 (29) Other agreements with the University of Wisconsin Hospitals
12and Clinics Authority.
The board may enter into joint purchasing contracts and
13other contracts, rental agreements and cooperative agreements and other necessary
14arrangements with the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority
15which may be necessary and required for the purposes, objects and uses of the
16University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority authorized by law.
17Purchasing contracts and agreements are subject to s. 16.73 (5).
AB150, s. 1763 18Section 1763. 36.25 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,735,619 36.25 (5) (a) The board of regents, as licensee, shall manage, operate and
20maintain broadcasting station WHA and WHA-TV and shall enter into an affiliation
21agreement with the educational communications board and the department of
22administration
pursuant to s. ss.16.991 (3) (b) and 39.14. Except as provided under
23par. (b), the agreement shall provide that the board of regents shall grant the
24educational communications board and the department of administration the
25part-time use of equipment and space necessary for the operations of the state

1educational radio and television networks. The board of regents shall maintain a
2separate account for each revenue source for broadcasting station WHA and for
3WHA-TV which permits identification of the functions or activities for which
4expenditures are made. The board of regents shall maintain annual records of its
5expenditures for programming purposes by type of programming and by source of
6revenue.
AB150, s. 1764 7Section 1764. 36.25 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,735,108 36.25 (5) (b) The board of regents may rent space on the Madison public
9broadcast transmission tower to the educational communications board and the
10department of administration
and to other public and commercial broadcasters.
AB150, s. 1765 11Section 1765. 36.25 (11) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,735,1712 36.25 (11) (a) The laboratory of hygiene shall be attached to the university of
13Wisconsin-Madison. The laboratory of hygiene board shall meet at least quarterly
14and may promulgate rules under ch. 227,; approve, subject to s. 16.03 (2), the
15laboratory of hygiene budget,; set fees ,; set priorities; and make final approval of
16laboratory resources so that the laboratory can act in response to agencies' planned
17objectives and program priorities.
AB150, s. 1766 18Section 1766. 36.25 (11) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,735,2219 36.25 (11) (g) The laboratory of hygiene board shall submit biennial budget
20requests reflecting joint budgetary planning with agencies served, and any
21information required by the department of administration under s. 16.43, directly
22to the state laboratories coordination board and to the department of administration.
AB150, s. 1767 23Section 1767. 36.25 (12) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,736,324 36.25 (12) (b) All property used by the Wisconsin psychiatric institute
25established under s. 46.044, except real property used by the institute and except

1property of the university of Wisconsin hospital and clinics University of Wisconsin
2Hospitals and Clinics
, is transferred to the board which shall hold such property for
3the use of the psychiatric research institute.
AB150, s. 1768 4Section 1768. 36.25 (13) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 1769 5Section 1769. 36.25 (13) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 1770 6Section 1770. 36.25 (13) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 233.04 (4), and
7233.04 (4) (intro.), (a) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB150,736,108 233.04 (4) (intro.) The board shall maintain Maintain, control and supervise
9the use of such hospitals the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, for the
10purposes of:
AB150,736,1311 (a) Delivering comprehensive, high-quality health care to patients using the
12hospitals and to those seeking care from its programs, including a commitment to
13provide such care for the medically indigent
.
AB150,736,1614 (b) Instructing medical Providing an environment suitable for instructing
15medical and other health professions
students, physicians, nurses and members of
16other health-related disciplines.
AB150, s. 1771 17Section 1771. 36.25 (13) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 1772 18Section 1772. 36.25 (13) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 1773 19Section 1773. 36.25 (30) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,736,2520 36.25 (30)Hazardous pollution prevention program. (intro.) The board shall
21establish in the extension a hazardous pollution prevention program to promote
22hazardous pollution prevention, as defined in s. 144.955 (1) (c). In cooperation with
23the department of natural resources, the department of development and the
24hazardous pollution prevention board council, the program shall do all of the
25following:
AB150, s. 1774
1Section 1774. 36.25 (30) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 1775 2Section 1775. 36.25 (30) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,737,43 36.25 (30) (c) Assist the hazardous pollution prevention board council in
4preparing the report under s. 144.955 (3) (f) 560.19 (4) (d).
AB150, s. 1776 5Section 1776. 36.29 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,738,36 36.29 (1) All gifts, grants and bequests for the benefit or advantage of the
7system or any of its institutions, departments or facilities or to provide any means
8of instruction, illustration or knowledge in connection therewith, whether made to
9trustees or otherwise, shall be valid notwithstanding any other provision of this
10chapter except as otherwise provided in this subsection and shall be executed and
11enforced according to the provisions of the instrument making the same, including
12all provisions and directions in any such instrument for accumulation of the income
13of any fund or rents and profits of any real estate without being subject to the
14limitations and restrictions provided by law in other cases; but no such income
15accumulation shall be allowed to produce a fund more than 20 times as great as that
16originally given. When such gifts, grants or bequests include common stocks or other
17investments which are not authorized by ch. 881, the board may continue to hold
18such common stocks or other investments and exchange, invest or reinvest the funds
19of such gift, grant or bequest in similar types of investments without being subject
20to the limitations and restrictions provided by law in other cases. No such
21investment shall knowingly be made in any company, corporation, subsidiary or
22affiliate which practices or condones through its actions discrimination on the basis
23of race, religion, color, creed or sex. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the
24board may invest not to exceed 75% 85% of trust funds held and administered by the
25board in common stocks, the limitation of 50% in s. 881.01 (2) to the contrary

1notwithstanding. This subsection does not apply to a gift, grant or bequest that the
2board declines to accept or that the board is not authorized to accept under this
3section.
AB150, s. 1777 4Section 1777. 36.39 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,738,85 36.39 (2) Complimentary and reduced price tickets required permitted by rules
6of intercollegiate athletic conferences in which the system participates if the
7chancellor of the institution participating in the athletic event has approved the
8furnishing of such tickets
; and
AB150, s. 1778 9Section 1778. 36.47 of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 1779 10Section 1779. 36.50 (title) and (1) (intro.) of the statutes are renumbered
11196.497 (title) and (1) (intro.).
AB150, s. 1780 12Section 1780. 36.50 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 1781 13Section 1781. 36.50 (1) (b) to (d) of the statutes are renumbered 196.497 (1)
14(b) to (d).
AB150, s. 1782 15Section 1782. 36.50 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 196.497 (2) and amended
16to read:
AB150,738,2017 196.497 (2) Coordination. (a) Initial agency to be contacted. The board
18commission shall serve as the initial agency in this state to be contacted by the
19federal department of energy or any other federal agency on any matter related to
20the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive waste or transuranic waste.
AB150,739,221 (b) Receipt of information. The board commission shall serve as the initial
22agency in this state to receive any report, study, document, information or
23notification of proposed plans from the federal department of energy or any other
24federal agency on any matter related to the long-term disposal of high-level
25radioactive waste or transuranic waste. Notification of proposed plans include

1notification of proposals to conduct field work, on-site evaluation, on-site testing or
2similar activities.
AB150,739,83 (c) Dissemination of information. The board commission shall disseminate or
4arrange with the federal department of energy or other federal agency to disseminate
5information received under par. (b) to appropriate state agencies, local units of
6government, regional planning commissions, American Indian tribal governing
7bodies, the general public, interested citizen groups and persons who have requested
8in writing to receive this information.
AB150,739,169 (d) Response. The board commission shall respond to contacts under par. (a)
10and information received under par. (b) if a response is appropriate. The board
11commission shall consult with the radioactive waste policy council and the
12radioactive waste technical council and with
appropriate state agencies, local units
13of government, regional planning commissions, American Indian tribal governing
14bodies, the general public and interested citizen groups in preparing this response.
15The radioactive waste policy council and the radioactive waste technical council shall
16prepare written comments for use in this response if requested to do so by the board.
AB150, s. 1783 17Section 1783. 36.50 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 196.497 (3) and amended
18to read:
AB150,739,2219 196.497 (3) Advocate. The board commission shall serve as an advocate on
20behalf of the citizens of this state before the federal department of energy and other
21federal agencies on matters related to the long-term disposal of radioactive waste
22and transuranic waste.
AB150, s. 1784 23Section 1784. 36.50 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 1785 24Section 1785. 36.50 (5) to (7) of the statutes are renumbered 196.497 (5) to (7)
25and amended to read:
AB150,740,16
1196.497 (5) Review of applications for federal funds. The board commission
2shall review any application to the federal department of energy or other federal
3agency by a state agency, local unit of government or regional planning commission
4for funds for any program related to the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive
5waste or transuranic waste. If the board commission finds that the application is not
6consistent with the board's commission's policy related to the long-term disposal of
7high-level radioactive waste or transuranic waste or that the application is not in
8the best interest of the state, the board commission shall forward its findings to the
9governor, the joint committee on finance and the federal agency to which the
10application for funds is being made. If the board commission finds that the
11application of a state agency is not consistent with the board's commission's policy
12related to the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive waste or transuranic
13waste or that the application of a state agency is not in the best interest of the state,
14the findings forwarded to the governor shall include a recommendation that the
15governor act under s. 16.54 (1) and stipulate conditions for the acceptance of the
16funds which are necessary to safeguard the interests of the state.
AB150,740,21 17(6) Monitor federal activity. The board commission shall monitor activity in
18congress and the federal government related to the long-term disposal of high-level
19radioactive waste and transuranic waste. The board commission may advise the
20congressional delegation from this state of action which is needed to protect the
21interests of the state.
AB150,740,25 22(7) Request attorney general to intervene. If appropriate the board
23commission shall request the attorney general to intervene in federal proceedings to
24protect the state's interests and present the state's point of view on matters related
25to the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive waste or transuranic waste.
AB150, s. 1786
1Section 1786. 36.50 (8) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 196.497 (8) (title).
AB150, s. 1787 2Section 1787. 36.50 (8) (a) and (b) of the statutes are renumbered 196.497 (8)
3(a) and (b) and amended to read:
AB150,741,84 196.497 (8) (a) Negotiations with the federal department of energy. The board
5commission shall serve as the agency in this state to negotiate written agreements
6and modifications to these agreements, with the federal department of energy on any
7matter related to the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive waste or
8transuranic waste.
AB150,741,139 (b) Negotiations with other federal agencies. The board commission shall serve
10as the agency in this state to negotiate written agreements and modifications to these
11agreements, with any federal agency other than the federal department of energy on
12any matter related to the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive waste or
13transuranic waste.
AB150, s. 1788 14Section 1788. 36.50 (8) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 1789 15Section 1789. 36.50 (8) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 196.497 (8) (d) and
16amended to read:
AB150,741,2317 196.497 (8) (d) Hearings. The board shall commission may conduct more than
18one
public hearing hearings on any proposed agreement or modification to an
19agreement negotiated under par. (a) or (b). The board commission shall provide 30
20days' notice of the date and location of hearings conducted under this paragraph. The
21board commission shall prepare a written summary of testimony presented at
22hearings conducted under this paragraph and shall consider the need for
23modifications to the negotiated agreement as a result of the hearings.
AB150, s. 1790 24Section 1790. 36.50 (8) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 1791 25Section 1791. 36.50 (8) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 196.497 (8) (f).
AB150, s. 1792
1Section 1792. 36.50 (8) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 196.497 (8) (g) and
2amended to read:
AB150,742,53 196.497 (8) (g) Technical revisions. The board commission may negotiate what
4in the board's commission's judgment are technical revisions to any agreement
5approved under sub. (10).
AB150, s. 1793 6Section 1793. 36.50 (8) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 1794 7Section 1794. 36.50 (8) (i) of the statutes is renumbered 196.497 (8) (i).
AB150, s. 1795 8Section 1795. 36.50 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 196.497 (9), and 196.497
9(9) (a), (b) (intro.) and 5. to 11. and (c) (intro.), 2., 4. and 5., as renumbered, are
10amended to read:
AB150,742,1711 196.497 (9) (a) Separate agreements. The board commission may negotiate
12separate agreements with the federal department of energy concerning different
13stages of the process of evaluating and selecting a site for the long-term disposal of
14high-level radioactive waste or transuranic waste. The board commission shall
15negotiate a separate agreement with the federal department of energy for the final
16stages of the selection of any site for the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive
17waste or transuranic waste.
AB150,742,1918 (b) Contents. (intro.) Any agreement negotiated by the board commission with
19the federal department of energy under sub. (8) (a) shall include all of the following:
AB150,743,620 5. A requirement that the federal department of energy and any of its
21contractors or subcontractors shall provide the board commission with all reports
22and documents the board commission requests and any other relevant reports and
23documents in a timely manner and in accordance with any applicable law, regulation
24or rule. The requirement shall specify that the federal department of energy may not
25charge a fee for searching for or for supplying reports and documents requested by

1the board commission. The requirement shall specify that the federal department
2of energy shall provide the board commission with all reports and documents the
3board commission requests and any other relevant reports and documents from
4contractors and subcontractors after the reports and documents are submitted to the
5federal department of energy regardless of whether the reports and documents have
6received the department of energy's final approval.
AB150,743,107 6. A requirement that, upon request by the board commission, the federal
8department of energy shall provide the data, methods and underlying assumptions
9used in the preparation of reports and documents in accordance with any applicable
10law, regulation or rule.
AB150,743,1411 7. A requirement that the federal department of energy shall notify the board
12commission of any grants related to the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive
13waste and transuranic waste from the federal department of energy to any person
14in this state.
AB150,743,2015 8. A requirement that the federal department of energy shall notify the board
16commission in a timely manner of any proposed field work, on-site evaluation,
17on-site testing or similar activities it or any contractor or subcontractor intends to
18conduct and a requirement that the federal department of energy shall allow the
19board commission to monitor these activities by designating a reasonable number of
20persons to observe the activities or by any other appropriate means.
AB150,743,2521 9. A requirement that the federal department of energy shall provide the board
22commission in a timely manner with a copy of any requests for proposals and final
23contracts issued by the federal department of energy relating to the evaluation,
24selection or construction of a site for the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive
25waste or transuranic waste in this state.
AB150,744,5
110. A provision that the federal department of energy shall agree to provide
2funds to be used to provide educational programs under sub. (4) and to review the
3activities of the federal department of energy and its contractors and subcontractors
4which relate to assessing the suitability of the state for the long-term disposal of
5high-level radioactive waste or transuranic waste.
AB150,744,116 11. A process for resolving disputes between the board commission and the
7federal department of energy including disputes concerning alleged violations of the
8written agreement and disputes concerning technical assessments made by the
9federal department of energy. The process for resolving disputes concerning
10technical assessments made by the federal department of energy may involve a
11process of scientific review and mediation.
AB150,744,1612 (c) Objection to site selection. (intro.) Any agreement negotiated by the board
13commission with the federal department of energy under sub. (8) (a) shall include a
14list of reasons for which the board commission may object to the selection of a site
15within this state for the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive waste and
16transuranic waste. These reasons shall include the following:
AB150,744,1917 2. The federal department of energy fails to address to the satisfaction of the
18board commission the potential socioeconomic effects of the site or of the
19transportation of waste to the site.
AB150,745,220 4. If, in the judgment of the board commission, the federal department of energy
21fails to comply with criteria, regulations or standards of other federal agencies
22concerning the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive waste or transuranic
23waste including criteria which excludes a proposed site from consideration because
24of previous mining or drilling of any type within the area which could be affected by

1the construction of the site or by the heat resulting from the disposal of high-level
2radioactive waste or transuranic waste at the site.
AB150,745,63 5. If, in the judgment of the board commission, the federal department of energy
4fails to use generally accepted scientific and technical practices in evaluating the
5suitability of a site for the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive waste or
6transuranic waste.
AB150, s. 1796 7Section 1796. 36.50 (10) of the statutes is renumbered 196.497 (10), and
8196.497 (10) (a) to (c), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB150,745,149 196.497 (10) (a) Submission. The board commission shall submit any written
10agreement or modification to an agreement negotiated under sub. (8) (a) or (b),
11approved by the board commission and approved by the federal department of energy
12or other federal agency to the speaker of the assembly and the president of the senate.
13The board commission shall submit with the agreement or modification a written
14summary of the hearings held under sub. (8) (d).
AB150,745,1715 (b) Introduction of bill. Upon request of the board commission, the speaker of
16the assembly or the president of the senate shall introduce a bill to approve the
17agreement or modification to an agreement. The bill is not subject to s. 16.47 (2).
AB150,746,218 (c) Legislative action required. Within 120 days after the bill is introduced the
19appropriate committees in each house of the legislature shall authorize an
20extraordinary session of the legislature to commence within the 120 days and to
21extend until the legislature passes the bill or passes a joint resolution which
22disapproves of the agreement or modification and returns the agreement or
23modification to the board commission for renegotiation. If the 120-day period
24extends beyond the date specified in s. 13.02 (1), the 120-day period is deemed to

1commence on the first day the succeeding legislature convenes, unless a bill or joint
2resolution is passed prior to that time.
AB150, s. 1797 3Section 1797. 36.50 (11) of the statutes is renumbered 196.497 (11), and
4196.497 (11) (a), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB150,746,85 196.497 (11) (a) Submission. The board commission shall submit any technical
6revision to a written agreement negotiated under sub. (8) (g), approved by the board
7commission and approved by the federal department of energy or other federal
8agency, to the presiding officer of each house of the legislature and to the governor.
AB150, s. 1798 9Section 1798. 36.50 (11m) of the statutes is renumbered 196.497 (11m), and
10196.497 (11m) (a) to (c) and (f), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB150,747,211 196.497 (11m) (a) (title) Review by the board commission. If the federal
12department of energy selects a site in the state for construction of a repository for the
13long-term disposal of high-level radioactive or transuranic waste, the board
14commission shall review the adequacy of the selected site and of the site plan
15prepared by the federal department of energy under sub. (9) (b) 12. The review shall
16include a full scientific review of the adequacy of the selected site and of the site plan.
17The board shall solicit written comments on the selected site and the site plan from
18the radioactive waste policy council and the radioactive waste technical council.
The
19board commission shall utilize recognized experts in conducting its scientific review.
20The board commission shall conduct more than one public hearing on the site plan
21and shall make available to the public arguments and evidence for and against the
22site plan. The board commission shall provide 30 days' notice of the date and location
23of the public hearings. The board commission shall solicit comments from
24appropriate state agencies, local units of government, regional planning
25commissions, American Indian tribal governing bodies, the general public and

1interested citizen groups on the adequacy of the selected site and the site plan. The
2board commission shall make these comments available to the public.
AB150,747,123 (b) Recommendation to the legislature and the governor. After completing this
4review, the board commission shall submit a recommendation to the speaker of the
5assembly, the president of the senate and the governor on whether the state should
6accept the site selected by the federal department of energy and the site plan. The
7reasons for which the board commission may recommend that the legislature and the
8governor object to the site selection or the site plan, or both, include those specified
9in sub. (9) (c). The recommendation to the speaker of the assembly and the president
10of the senate shall be accompanied by a request for the introduction of a bill to
11approve the site selected and the site plan or by a request for the introduction of a
12bill to disapprove the site or the site plan or both.
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