AB100: Bill Text Engrossed

AB100-engrossed,1712,6 281.59 (1) (cm) "Safe drinking water loan program" means the program administered under s. 281.61, with financial management provided under this section.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3537 Section 3537. 281.59 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1712,11 281.59 (1) (d) "Subsidy" means the amounts provided by the clean water from the environmental improvement fund to clean water fund program, safe drinking water loan program and land recycling loan program projects receiving financial assistance under this section and s. 281.58 for the following purposes:

AB100-engrossed,1712,14 1. To reduce the interest rate of clean water fund program, safe drinking water loan program and land recycling loan program loans from market rate to a subsidized rate.

AB100-engrossed,1712,16 2. To For the clean water fund program only, to provide for financial hardship assistance, including grants.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3537e Section 3537e. 281.59 (1) (d) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1712,19 281.59 (1) (d) 3. For the safe drinking water loan program only, to provide grants under s. 281.61 (8e).

AB100-engrossed, s. 3538 Section 3538. 281.59 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1712,23 281.59 (1m) Establishment of programs. (a) There is established a clean water fund program, administered under s. 281.58, with financial management provided under this section.

AB100-engrossed,1712,25 (b) There is established a safe drinking water loan program, administered under s. 281.61, with financial management provided under this section.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3539 Section 3539. 281.59 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1713,3 281.59 (2) (a) Administer its responsibilities under this section and s. ss. 281.58, 281.60 and 281.61.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3540 Section 3540. 281.59 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1713,7 281.59 (2) (b) Cooperate with the department in administering the clean water fund program, the safe drinking water loan program and the land recycling loan program.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3541 Section 3541. 281.59 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1713,11 281.59 (2) (c) Accept and hold any letter of credit from the federal government through which the state receives federal capitalization grant payments and disbursements to the clean water environmental improvement fund.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3542 Section 3542. 281.59 (2m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1713,14 281.59 (2m) (title) Investment management; clean water environmental improvement fund.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3543 Section 3543. 281.59 (2m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1713,19 281.59 (2m) (a) 1. Subject to par. (b), direct the investment board under s. 25.17 (2) (d) to make any investment of the clean water environmental improvement fund, or in the collection of the principal and interest of all moneys loaned or invested from such that fund.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3544 Section 3544. 281.59 (2m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1713,22 281.59 (2m) (b) 1. The action provides a financial benefit to the clean water environmental improvement fund.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3545 Section 3545. 281.59 (2m) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1713,25 281.59 (2m) (b) 2. The action does not contradict or weaken the purposes of the clean water environmental improvement fund.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3546 Section 3546. 281.59 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1714,3 281.59 (3) (a) 1. An estimate of the wastewater treatment, safe drinking water and land recycling project needs of the state for the 4 fiscal years of the next 2 biennia.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3547 Section 3547. 281.59 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1714,7 281.59 (3) (a) 2. The total amount of financial assistance planned to be provided or committed to municipalities for projects under subd. 1. during the 4 fiscal years of the next 2 biennia biennium.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3548b Section 3548b. 281.59 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1714,11 281.59 (3) (a) 4. The extent to which the funding for the clean water fund program and the safe drinking water loan program, in the environmental improvement fund, will be maintained in perpetuity.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3548e Section 3548e. 281.59 (3) (a) 4m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1714,14 281.59 (3) (a) 4m. A chart showing detailed projected sources and uses of funds for projects under subd. 1. during the next biennium.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3549b Section 3549b. 281.59 (3) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1714,24 281.59 (3) (a) 5. Audited The most recent available audited financial statements of the past operations and activities of the program under this section and s. 281.58 clean water fund program, the safe drinking water loan program and the land recycling loan program, the estimated environmental improvement fund capital available in each of the next 4 fiscal years for the clean water fund program and the safe drinking water loan program, and the projected clean water environmental improvement fund balance for the clean water fund program and the safe drinking water loan program for each of the next 20 years given existing obligations and financial conditions.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3550 Section 3550. 281.59 (3) (a) 5m. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1715,3 281.59 (3) (a) 5m. The estimated spending level and percentage of market interest rate for the types of projects specified under s. 281.58 (7) (b) 1. to 3. under subd. 1.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3551 Section 3551. 281.59 (3) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1715,9 281.59 (3) (a) 6. An amount equal to the estimated present value of subsidies for all clean water fund program loans and grants expected to be made for the wastewater treatment projects listed in the biennial needs list under s. 281.58 (3m), discounted at a rate of 7% per year to the first day of the biennium for which the biennial finance plan is prepared.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3552 Section 3552. 281.59 (3) (a) 6e. of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1715,14 281.59 (3) (a) 6e. An amount equal to the estimated present value of subsidies for all loans under the land recycling loan program to be made during the biennium for which the biennial finance plan is prepared, discounted at a rate of 7% per year to the first day of that biennium.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3553 Section 3553. 281.59 (3) (a) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1715,19 281.59 (3) (a) 6m. An amount equal to the estimated present value of subsidies for all loans and grants under the safe drinking water loan program to be made during the biennium for which the biennial finance plan is prepared, discounted at a rate of 7% per year to the first day of that biennium.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3554 Section 3554. 281.59 (3) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1715,22 281.59 (3) (a) 7. A discussion of the assumptions made in calculating the amount amounts under subd. subds. 6., 6e. and 6m.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3555 Section 3555. 281.59 (3) (a) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1715,25 281.59 (3) (a) 8. The amount and description of any service fee expected to be charged during the next biennium under this section to an applicant.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3556 Section 3556. 281.59 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1716,6 281.59 (3) (b) The department of administration and the department shall consider as a guideline in preparing the portion of the biennial finance plan for the clean water fund program that all state water pollution abatement general obligation debt service costs should not exceed 50% of all general obligation debt service costs to the state.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3557 Section 3557. 281.59 (3) (c), (d), (dm), (e), (f) and (i) of the statutes are renumbered 281.59 (3e) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) and amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1716,11 281.59 (3e) (a) No moneys from the clean water fund may be expended for the clean water fund program in a biennium until the legislature reviews and approves all of the following as part of the biennial budget act for the biennium:

AB100-engrossed,1716,14 1. An amount of present value of the subsidy for the clean water fund program that is specified for that biennium under par. (d) (b) and is based on the amount included in the biennial finance plan under par. sub. (3) (a) 6.

AB100-engrossed,1716,17 2. The amount of public debt, authorized under s. 20.866 (2) (tc), that the state may contract for the purposes of s. 281.58 and this section the clean water fund program.

AB100-engrossed,1716,19 3. The amount of revenue obligations, authorized under sub. (4) (f), that may be issued for the purposes specified in s. 25.43 (3) of the clean water fund program.

AB100-engrossed,1716,22 (b) The amount of present value of the subsidy for the clean water fund program that is required to be specified under par. (c) (a) 1. and approved by the legislature under this paragraph is as follows:

AB100-engrossed,1716,23 1. Equal to $83,400,000 $90,200,000 during the 1995-97 1997-99 biennium.

AB100-engrossed,1716,24 3. Equal to $1,000 for any biennium after the 1995-97 1997-99 biennium.

AB100-engrossed,1717,8 (c) The department of administration may allocate amounts approved under par. (d) (b) as the present value of subsidies for financial assistance under this section and s. 281.58 the clean water fund program, including financial hardship assistance and assistance for the additional costs of approved projects. The department of administration may allocate amounts from the amount approved under par. (d) (b) for a biennium until December 30 of the fiscal year immediately following the biennium for projects for which complete applications under s. 281.58 (9) (a) are submitted before the end of the biennium.

AB100-engrossed,1717,13 (d) The department may expend, for financial assistance in a biennium other than financial hardship assistance under s. 281.58 (13) (e), an amount up to 85% of the amount approved by the legislature under par. (d) (b). The department may expend such amount only from the percentage of the amount approved under par. (d) (b) that is not available under par. (f) (e) for financial hardship assistance.

AB100-engrossed,1717,18 (e) The department may expend, for financial hardship assistance in a biennium under s. 281.58 (13) (e), an amount up to 15% of the amount approved by the legislature under par. (d) (b) for that biennium. The department may expend such amount only from the percentage of the amount approved by the legislature under par. (d) (b) that is not available under par. (e) (d) for financial assistance.

AB100-engrossed,1717,23 (f) Using the amount approved under par. (d) (b) as a base, the department of administration shall calculate the present value of the actual subsidy of each clean water fund program loan or grant to be made for those projects in each biennium that are approved for financial assistance by the 2 departments. The present value shall be discounted as provided under par. sub. (3) (a) 6.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3558 Section 3558. 281.59 (3) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1718,7 281.59 (3) (j) No later than November 1 of each odd-numbered year, the department of administration and the department jointly shall submit a report, to the building commission and committees as required under par. (bm), on the implementation of the amount established under par. (d) sub. (3e) (b) as required under s. 281.58 (9m) (e), and on the operations and activities of the clean water fund program, the safe drinking water loan program and the land recycling loan program for the previous biennium.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3559 Section 3559. 281.59 (3e) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1718,9 281.59 (3e) (title) Clean water fund program expenditures.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3560 Section 3560. 281.59 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1718,16 281.59 (3m) Land recycling loan program expenditures. (a) No moneys may be expended for the land recycling loan program in a biennium until the legislature reviews and approves, as part of the biennial budget act for the biennium, an amount of present value of the subsidy for the land recycling loan program that is specified for that biennium under par. (b) and is based on the amount included in the biennial finance plan under sub. (3) (a) 6e.

AB100-engrossed,1718,18 (b) The amount of present value of the subsidy for the land recycling loan program that is approved by the legislature under this paragraph is as follows:

AB100-engrossed,1718,19 1. Equal to $4,500,000 during the 1997-99 biennium.

AB100-engrossed,1718,20 2. Equal to $1,000 for any biennium after the 1997-99 biennium.

AB100-engrossed,1718,23 (c) The department of administration may allocate amounts approved under par. (b) as the present value of subsidies for financial assistance under the land recycling program.

AB100-engrossed,1719,3 (d) Using the amount approved under par. (b) as a base, the department of administration shall calculate the present value of the actual subsidy of each land recycling loan made for those projects in each biennium that are approved for financial assistance. The present value shall be discounted as provided under sub. (3) (a) 6e.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3561 Section 3561. 281.59 (3s) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1719,8 281.59 (3s) Safe drinking water loan program expenditures. (a) No moneys may be expended for the safe drinking water loan program in a biennium until the legislature reviews and approves all of the following as part of the biennial budget act for the biennium:

AB100-engrossed,1719,11 1. An amount of present value of the subsidy for the safe drinking water loan program that is specified for that biennium under par. (b) and is based on the amount included in the biennial finance plan under sub. (3) (a) 6m.

AB100-engrossed,1719,13 2. The amount of public debt, authorized under s. 20.866 (2) (td), that the state may contract for the purposes of the safe drinking water loan program.

AB100-engrossed,1719,15 (b) The amount of present value of the subsidy for the safe drinking water loan program that is approved by the legislature under this paragraph is as follows:

AB100-engrossed,1719,16 1. Equal to $21,000,000 during the 1997-99 biennium.

AB100-engrossed,1719,17 2. Equal to $1,000 for any biennium after the 1997-99 biennium.

AB100-engrossed,1719,20 (c) The department of administration may allocate amounts approved under par. (b) as the present value of subsidies for financial assistance under the safe drinking water program.

AB100-engrossed,1719,25 (d) Using the amount approved under par. (b) as a base, the department of administration shall calculate the present value of the actual subsidy of each safe drinking water loan or grant made for those projects in each biennium that are approved for financial assistance. The present value shall be discounted as provided under sub. (3) (a) 6m.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3562 Section 3562. 281.59 (4) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1720,6 281.59 (4) (am) Deposits, appropriations or transfers to the clean water environmental improvement fund for the purposes specified in s. 25.43 (3) of the clean water fund program may be funded with the proceeds of revenue obligations issued subject to and in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18 or in accordance with subch. IV of ch. 18 if designated a higher education bond.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3563 Section 3563. 281.59 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1720,17 281.59 (4) (c) The building commission may pledge any portion of revenues received or to be received in the fund established in par. (b) or the clean water environmental improvement fund to secure revenue obligations issued under this subsection. The pledge shall provide for the transfer to the clean water environmental improvement fund of all pledged revenues, including any interest earned on the revenues, which are in excess of the amounts required to be paid under s. 20.320 (1) (c) and (u) for the purposes specified in s. 25.43 (3) of the clean water fund program. The pledge shall provide that the transfers be made at least twice yearly, that the transferred amounts be deposited in the clean water environmental improvement fund and that the transferred amounts are free of any prior pledge.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3564 Section 3564. 281.59 (9) (a), (am) and (b) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1721,2 281.59 (9) (a) A loan approved under this section and s. 281.58 the clean water fund program, the safe drinking water loan program or the land recycling loan program shall be for no longer than 20 years, as determined by the department of administration, be fully amortized not later than 20 years after the original date of the note, and require the repayment of principal and interest, if any, to begin not later than 12 months after the expected date of completion of the project that it funds, as determined by the department of administration.

AB100-engrossed,1721,13 (am) The department of administration, in consultation with the department, may establish those terms and conditions of a financial assistance agreement that relate to its financial management, including what type of municipal obligation, as set forth under s. 66.36, is required for the repayment of the financial assistance. Any terms and conditions established under this paragraph by the department of administration shall comply with the requirements of this section and s. 281.58, 281.60 or 281.61. In setting such the terms and conditions, the department of administration may consider factors that the department of administration finds are relevant, including the type of municipal obligation evidencing the loan, the pledge of security for the municipal obligation and the municipality's applicant's creditworthiness.

AB100-engrossed,1721,17 (b) (intro.) As a condition of receiving financial assistance under this section and s. 281.58, a municipality the clean water fund program, the safe drinking water loan program or the land recycling loan program, an applicant shall do all of the following:

AB100-engrossed,1721,19 1. Pledge the security, if any, required by the rules promulgated by the department of administration under this section and s. 281.58, 281.60 or 281.61.