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4. "Planning area" has the meaning given for "metropolitan planning area" in
1923 USC 134 (b) (1), but includes only those portions of a metropolitan planning area
20within this state.
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(b) Each metropolitan planning organization in this state, in consultation with
22the department, shall establish goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from
23surface transportation in its planning area that are consistent with the goals
24established by the department under s. 85.0215 (2). After establishing these goals,
25the metropolitan planning organization shall revise the goals whenever appropriate.
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1(c) Beginning on the first day of the 24th month beginning after the effective
2date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], each metropolitan planning
3organization in this state, to the extent practicable, shall do all of the following:
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1. Use the methods and procedures developed by the department under s.
585.0215 (3) (b) in preparing its transportation plans and transportation
6improvement programs for its planning area.
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2. Incorporate the strategies developed by the department under s. 85.0215 (3)
8(a) into its transportation plans and transportation improvement programs for its
9planning area.
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(d) By March 1, 2013, and at least every 4 years thereafter, each metropolitan
11planning organization in this state shall report to the department, in the form
12specified by the department, all of the following:
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1. The strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from surface
14transportation that it included in its most recent transportation plan and
15transportation improvement program.
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2. The status of the implementation of the strategies specified in subd. 1.
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3. Its progress in achieving its goals under par. (b).
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66.0602
(2) Levy limit. Except as provided in subs. (3), (4), and (5), no political
21subdivision may increase its levy in any year by a percentage that exceeds the
22political subdivision's valuation factor. The base amount in any year, to which the
23limit under this section applies, shall be the maximum allowable levy for the
24immediately preceding year. In determining its levy in any year, a city, village, or
25town shall subtract any tax increment that is calculated under s. 59.57 (3) (a), 60.85
1(1) (L), or 66.1105 (2) (i). The base amount in any year, to which the limit under this
2section applies, may not include any amount to which sub. (3) (e) 8.
or 9. applies.
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3Section
24. 66.0602 (3) (e) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
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66.0602
(3) (e) 9. The amount that a political subdivision levies in that year to
5pay for energy efficiency measures and renewable energy products that result in the
6avoidance of, or reduction in, energy costs. The department of administration shall
7promulgate rules to facilitate the implementation of this subdivision by creating
8standards and definitions for terms including energy efficiency measures, renewable
9energy products, and energy costs.
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10Section
25. 76.28 (1) (gm) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
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76.28
(1) (gm) 3. A nonutility nuclear power plant, as defined in s. 196.491 (1)
12(i), that has a total power production capacity of at least 50 megawatts. This
13subdivision takes effect on the date specified in the notice published under s. 196.493
14(3) (b).
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15Section
26. 77.54 (30) (a) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:
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77.54
(30) (a) 1m. Biomass, as defined in s.
196.378 (1) (ar) 196.374 (1) (am),
17that is used for fuel sold for residential use.
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18Section
27. 79.005 (1b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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79.005
(1b) "Alternative energy resource" means a renewable resource, as
20defined in s.
196.378 (1) (h) 196.374 (1) (j); garbage, as defined in s. 289.01 (9); or
21nonvegetation-based industrial, commercial, or household waste.
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22Section
28. 79.005 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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79.005
(4) (d) Replacing steam generating equipment at a combustion-based
24renewable facility, as defined in s. 196.378
(1)
(1r) (g), that is located in this state, to
1increase efficiency or capacity, if the facility remains a combustion-based renewable
2facility, as defined in s. 196.378
(1) (1r) (g), after replacing the equipment.
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3Section
29. 79.04 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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79.04
(6) (a) Annually, beginning in 2005, for production plants that begin
5operation after December 31, 2003, or begin operation as a repowered production
6plant after December 31, 2003, except as provided in sub. (4m), the department of
7administration, upon certification by the department of revenue, shall distribute
8payments from the public utility account, as determined under par. (b), to each
9municipality and county in which a production plant is located, if the production
10plant has a name-plate capacity of at least one megawatt and is used by a light, heat,
11or power company assessed under s. 76.28 (2) or 76.29 (2), except property described
12in s. 66.0813, unless the production plant is owned or operated by a local
13governmental unit located outside of the municipality; by a qualified wholesale
14electric company, as defined in s. 76.28 (1) (gm); by a wholesale merchant plant, as
15defined in s. 196.491 (1) (w); by an electric cooperative assessed under ss. 76.07 and
1676.48, respectively;
or by a municipal electric company under s. 66.0825
; or,
17beginning on the date specified in the notice published under s. 196.493 (3) (b), by
18a nonutility nuclear power plant, as defined in s. 196.491 (1) (i).
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19Section
30. 84.185 (1) (br) and (cr) of the statutes are created to read:
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84.185
(1) (br) "Greenhouse gas" has the meaning given in s. 299.03 (1) (d).
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(cr) "Traditional neighborhood development" has the meaning given in s.
2266.1027 (1) (c).
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23Section
31. 84.185 (2) (b) 15. of the statutes is created to read:
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84.185
(2) (b) 15. Whether the improvement is a qualifying improvement under
25sub. (2m).
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1Section
32. 84.185 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
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84.185
(2) (d) The secretary may give greater weight to the criterion under par.
3(b) 15. than to the other criteria under par. (b) in determining whether to approve an
4improvement.
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5Section
33. 84.185 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
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84.185
(2m) Qualifying improvements. An improvement is a qualifying
7improvement for the purposes of subs. (2) (b) 15. and (4) (b) if the improvement will
8result in a reduction of travel, energy use, or emissions of greenhouse gases or if any
9of the following applies:
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(a) The improvement is located in an area that is both designated for traditional
11neighborhood development in a comprehensive plan adopted under s. 66.1001 and
12to be developed as a traditional neighborhood development under an ordinance
13consistent with the model ordinance under s. 66.1027 (2) and any of the following
14applies:
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1. The area is surrounded by or is adjacent to existing development.
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2. The area is within a sewer service territory in the sewer service area
17provisions of an areawide water quality management plan under s. 283.83 approved
18by the department of natural resources.
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3. The area consists primarily of blighted properties.
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4. The area meets other criteria, specified by the department by rule, designed
21to ensure that the project reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
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(b) The political subdivision in which the improvement is located has adopted
23the design standards under s. 101.027 (4) and the improvement is in an area that is
24subject to the design standards.
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(c) All of the following apply:
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11. The improvement is located in an area that is subject to either a charter
2under s. 299.83 (7e) issued to an association of entities that includes the political
3subdivision in which the area is located or a participation contract under s. 299.83
4(6) entered into by the city, village, town, or county in which the area is located.
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2. The department of natural resources determines, in consultation with the
6department of commerce, the department of administration, the public service
7commission, and the office of energy independence, that implementation of the
8charter is likely to result in significant reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases
9or in energy use by public or private entities within the political subdivision.
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(d) The improvement is located in a political subdivision that participates in
11tier I under s. 299.83 (3), the area in which the improvement is located is affected by
12the participation in tier I, and the department of natural resources determines, in
13consultation with the department of commerce, the department of administration,
14the public service commission, and the office of energy independence, that the
15participation in tier I is likely to result in significant reductions in emissions of
16greenhouse gases or in energy use by public or private entities within the political
17subdivision.
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18Section
34. 84.185 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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84.185
(3) (a) (intro.) When awarding a grant under this section, the
20department shall establish a grant ceiling. Except as provided in par. (b) 2., the grant
21ceiling shall not be amended after the secretary has approved an application for
22funding. Except as provided in par. (b)
and sub. (4) (b), the grant ceiling shall be the
23lesser of the following:
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24Section
35. 84.185 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 84.185 (4) (a).
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25Section
36. 84.185 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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184.185
(4) (b) The rules promulgated under this subsection may provide for all
2of the following with respect to an improvement that is a qualifying improvement
3under sub. (2m) and that is the subject of an agreement under sub. (7m) between the
4department and a governing body:
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1. A grant ceiling that is higher than the grant ceiling specified in sub. (3).
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2. Different standards related to job creation or retention, or both, than those
7that would apply under sub. (2) (b) 3. and 4. to an improvement that is not a
8qualifying improvement.
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9Section
37. 85.021 of the statutes is created to read:
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1085.021 Environmental evaluations for transportation projects. (1) In
11this section:
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(a) "Environmental assessment" means an analysis of a proposed action to
13determine whether the proposed action constitutes a major action significantly
14affecting the human environment under s. 1.11 (2) (c).
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(b) "Environmental impact statement" means a detailed statement required
16under s. 1.11 (2) (c).
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(c) "Greenhouse gas" has the meaning given in s. 299.03 (1) (d).
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(d) "Transportation project" means any construction, reconstruction,
19rehabilitation, or other improvement of infrastructure related to any mode of
20transportation, funded in whole or in part from any appropriation to the department
21under s. 20.395 or 20.866 (2).
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(e) "2030 plan" means the department's statewide long-range multimodal
23transportation plan for the 20-year period ending in 2030.
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24(2) (a) Beginning with environmental assessments and environmental impact
25statements commenced on the first day of the 24th month beginning after the
1effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], if the department prepares an
2environmental assessment or environmental impact statement for a transportation
3project, the environmental assessment or environmental impact statement shall
4include an evaluation of all of the following:
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1. The greenhouse gas emissions and energy use that will result from the
6transportation project, over the life cycle of the project.
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2. If any other transportation project that is an alternative to the
8transportation project under subd. 1. is being considered, the greenhouse gas
9emissions and energy use that will result from each alternative project, over the life
10cycle of the alternative project.
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(b) Any evaluation required under par. (a) shall take into consideration all of
12the following relating to the project:
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1. Transportation mode.
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2. Project materials.
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3. Project construction methods.
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4. Maintenance requirements.
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5. Transportation use derived from the project, including predicted vehicle
18miles traveled and predicted congestion, if applicable.
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6. Other pertinent factors.
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(c) In performing any cost-benefit analysis related to a transportation project
21for which an evaluation is required under par. (a), the department shall consider the
22monetary value of the greenhouse gas emissions and energy use that will result from
23the transportation project, calculated according to the rules promulgated under sub.
24(4).
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1(3) As part of the environmental evaluation in the department's 2030 plan, the
2department shall consider greenhouse gas emissions and energy use in identifying,
3prioritizing, evaluating, or assessing transportation facility or service needs for the
4statewide transportation system. In any revision, modification, or update of the 2030
5plan, and in any other statewide long-range multimodal transportation plan of the
6department, the department shall consider greenhouse gas emissions and energy
7use in identifying, prioritizing, evaluating, or assessing transportation facility or
8service needs for the statewide transportation system.
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9(4) The department shall promulgate rules for calculating the monetary value
10of the greenhouse gas emissions and energy use that will result from transportation
11projects, over the life cycle of the projects, to be used in performing cost-benefit
12analyses of transportation project options.
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13Section
38. 85.0215 of the statutes is created to read:
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1485.0215 Surface transportation planning to achieve greenhouse gas
15emission reductions. (1) Definitions. In this section:
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(a) "Greenhouse gas" has the meaning given in s. 299.03 (1) (d).
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(b) "Intelligent transportation system" has the meaning given in s. 84.001 (1r).
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(c) "Metropolitan planning organization" has the meaning given in s. 66.0309
19(17) (a) 3.
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20(2) Greenhouse gas emission reduction goals. The department of
21transportation, in consultation with the department of natural resources, shall
22establish statewide goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from surface
23transportation in this state that, if achieved, will contribute to the state achieving
24the statewide greenhouse gas emission reduction goals under s. 299.03 (2). After
1establishing these goals, the department of transportation shall revise the goals
2whenever appropriate.
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3(3) Development of strategies and planning methods and procedures. The
4department of transportation, in consultation with the department of natural
5resources, the department of administration, appropriate units in the University of
6Wisconsin System as designated by the president of the University of Wisconsin
7System, and metropolitan planning organizations, shall do all of the following:
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(a) Identify strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from surface
9transportation, other than strategies for the reduction of greenhouse gases emitted
10by motor vehicles or railroad trains through emission limitations or reduced fuel
11consumption per mile traveled by motor vehicles or railroad trains or through
12improvements in the greenhouse gas performance of transportation fuels. In
13identifying these strategies, the department shall consider all of the following:
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1. Efforts to increase public transportation ridership, including through
15service improvements, capacity expansions, and access enhancement.
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2. Efforts to increase walking, bicycling, and other forms of nonmotorized
17transportation.
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3. Implementation of zoning and other land use regulations and plans to
19support increases in population density, transit-oriented development or
20redevelopment, or mixed-use development.
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4. Travel demand management programs, including carpool, vanpool, or other
22car-share projects; transportation pricing measures; parking policies; and programs
23to promote telecommuting, flexible work schedules, and satellite work centers.
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5. Surface transportation system operation improvements, including
25intelligent transportation systems or other operational improvements to reduce
1long-term greenhouse gas emissions through reduced congestion and improved
2system management.
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6. Intercity passenger rail improvements.
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7. Intercity bus improvements.
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8. Freight rail improvements.
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9. Use of materials or equipment associated with the construction or
7maintenance of transportation projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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10. Public facilities for supplying electricity to electric or plug-in
9hybrid-electric vehicles.
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(b) Develop methods and procedures for preparing multimodal transportation
11plans and transportation improvement programs that incorporate the strategies
12under par. (a). Where applicable and to the extent practicable, this planning and
13program preparation shall be based on maximizing the accessibility to destinations
14provided by the affected transportation systems using all relevant travel modes,
15including walking and bicycling.
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16(4) Use of strategies and planning methods and procedures. Beginning on
17the first day of the 24th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection
18.... [LRB inserts date], the department, to the extent practicable, shall do all of the
19following: