AB473: Bill Text

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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE

1997 Assembly BILL 473

August 14, 1997 - Introduced by Representatives Freese, Duff, Baumgart, Powers, Riley, Ott, Musser, Reynolds, M. Lehman, Hutchison, Robson and Ryba, cosponsored by Senators Rude, Grobschmidt, C. Potter and Burke. Referred to Committee on Rural Affairs.

AB473,1,3 An Act to create 20.245 (3) (c) and 44.46 of the statutes; relating to: historic agricultural building grants, granting rule-making authority and making an appropriation.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the state historical society is assigned numerous responsibilities related to historic preservation in this state. For example, the state historical society is required to maintain, publish and disseminate the state register of historic places and to serve as the principal agency of the state for the administration of historic preservation programs and activities of the federal government.

This bill creates a historic agricultural building grant program to be administered by the state historical society. Under the program, the state historical society is required to award grants to owners of historic agricultural buildings to fund the restoration of such buildings. Each grantee is required to make a matching contribution equalling the amount of the grant and to agree to use the restored building in a manner that is consistent with state public policy on historic preservation.

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:

AB473, s. 1 Section 1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table

AB473, s. 2 Section 2. 20.245 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB473,2,5 20.245 (3) (c) Historic agricultural building grant program. The amounts in the schedule for the historic agricultural building grant program under s. 44.46.

AB473, s. 3 Section 3. 44.46 of the statutes is created to read:

AB473,2,10 44.46 Historic agricultural building grant program. (1) In this section, "historic agricultural building" means any building or structure that is used primarily for agricultural purposes and that is significant in the history, architecture or culture of this state.

AB473,2,15 (2) From the appropriation under s. 20.245 (3) (c), the historical society shall award grants to owners of historic agricultural buildings to provide assistance in the restoration of such buildings. Grants shall be awarded on a matching basis, under which, for each grant awarded, the historical society shall provide 50%, and the grantee 50%, of the total grant funding.

AB473,3,2 (3) Before awarding any grants under sub. (2), the director shall promulgate rules establishing procedures and criteria for awarding grants under this section. The rules shall require that any grantee agree to use the total grant funding to restore the historic agricultural building and, after such restoration, to use the historic agricultural building in a manner consistent with the public policy expressed in s. 44.30.

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