SB443: Bill Text

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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE

1999 Senate BILL 443

March 7, 2000 - Introduced by Senators Schultz and Chvala, cosponsored by Representative Albers. Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform.

SB443,1,3 An Act to amend 31.385 (2) (d); and to create 20.370 (5) (ae) and 31.308 of the statutes; relating to: funding to repair a dam located in the village of Cazenovia and making an appropriation.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the department of natural resources (DNR) administers a dam safety program that is funded by state bonding and that provides matching grants to municipalities and public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts for the purpose of conducting dam safety projects that DNR has determined need to be done.

Under this bill, DNR must provide up to $250,000 in funding from general purpose revenues to the village of Cazenovia for the repair of a dam located in the village. If the repairs cost less than $250,000, the remaining amount must be used by DNR for projects under the dam safety program.

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:

SB443, 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

SB443, s. 2 Section 2. 20.370 (5) (ae) of the statutes is created to read:

SB443,2,4 20.370 (5) (ae) Resource aids — dam safety projects. As a continuing appropriation, from the general fund, the amounts in the schedule for dam safety projects under ss. 31.308 and 31.385.

SB443, s. 3 Section 3. 31.308 of the statutes is created to read:

SB443,2,12 31.308 Dam in village of Cazenovia. The department shall provide to the village of Cazenovia the amount necessary for a dam safety project to repair a dam that is located in the portion of the village that is in Richland, but the amount provided may not exceed $250,000. If the amount provided to the village of Cazenovia is less than $250,000, the department shall use the remaining amount as financial assistance under the financial assistance program for dam safety projects under s. 31.385.

SB443, s. 4 Section 4. 31.385 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB443,2,16 31.385 (2) (d) The financial assistance shall be paid from the appropriations under s. ss. 20.370 (5) (ae) and 20.866 (2) (tL) and (tx), except as provided in 1991 Wisconsin Act 39, section 9142 (10d).

SB443,2,17 (End)