AB40,1236,1311 (e) The department corporation shall determine the maximum amount of the
12tax credits under ss. 71.07 (3w), 71.28 (3w), and 71.47 (3w) that a certified business
13may claim and shall notify the department of revenue of this amount.
AB40,1236,1614 (f) The department corporation shall annually verify the information
15submitted to the department corporation under ss. 71.07 (3w), 71.28 (3w), or 71.47
16(3w).
AB40,1236,1817 (g) (intro.) The department corporation shall promulgate adopt rules specifying
18all of
the following by rule:
AB40,1236,2119 1. (intro.) The definitions of a tier I county or municipality and a tier II county
20or municipality. The department corporation may consider all of the following
21information when establishing the definitions required under this subdivision:
AB40, s. 3438 22Section 3438. 560.7995 of the statutes is renumbered 238.3995, and 238.3995
23(1) (b) and (c), (2) (a) (intro.) and 4., (b) (intro.) and 8., (c) 1. and 2. and (d), (3) (a), (b),
24(c) and (d) 1. and 2., (4) (a) (intro.) and 10., (am), (ar), (b) 1., (c) (intro.) and (d) and
25(5), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB40,1237,1
1238.3995 (1) (b) "Full-time job" has the meaning given in s. 560.70 238.30 (2m).
AB40,1237,22 (c) "Target population" has the meaning given in s. 560.70 238.30 (6).
AB40,1237,5 3(2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (c) and (e), the department corporation may
4designate an area as an airport development zone if the department corporation
5determines all of the following:
AB40,1237,86 4. That the airport development project is not likely to occur or continue
7without the department's corporation designation of the area as an airport
8development zone.
AB40,1237,109 (b) (intro.) In making a determination under par. (a), the department
10corporation shall consider all of the following:
AB40,1237,1111 8. Any other factors that the department corporation considers relevant.
AB40,1237,1612 (c) 1. The department corporation may not designate as an airport development
13zone, or as any part of an airport development zone, an area that is located within
14the boundaries of an area that is designated as a development zone under s. 560.71
15238.31, as a development opportunity zone under s. 560.795 238.395, or as an
16enterprise development zone under s. 560.797 238.397.
AB40,1237,2317 2. The department corporation shall give the department of transportation the
18opportunity to review and comment on any proposed designation under this
19subsection and the department of transportation may deny any such designation if
20the department of transportation determines that the designation would
21compromise the airport's safety or utility. The department of transportation may
22also review and comment on any land use or compatibility issues related to any
23proposed designation under this subsection.
AB40,1238,324 (d) Notwithstanding pars. (a) to (c), and except as provided in par. (e), the
25department corporation shall designate as an airport development zone the area

1within the boundaries of Adams, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Juneau, Langlade,
2Lincoln, Marathon, Marquette, Menominee, Oneida, Portage, Price, Shawano,
3Taylor, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood, and Vilas counties.
AB40,1238,12 4(3) (a) When the department corporation designates an area as an airport
5development zone, the department corporation shall specify the length of time, not
6to exceed 84 months, that the designation is effective, subject to par. (d). The
7department corporation shall notify each person certified for tax benefits in an
8airport development zone, the department of revenue, the department of
9transportation, the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, and
10the governing body of each county, city, village, town, and federally recognized
11American Indian tribe or band in which territory of the airport development zone is
12located of the designation of and expiration date of the airport development zone.
AB40,1239,213 (b) When the department corporation designates an area as an airport
14development zone, the department corporation shall establish a limit, not to exceed
15$3,000,000, for tax benefits applicable to the airport development zone, except that
16the department corporation shall limit the amount of tax benefits applicable to the
17airport development zone designated under sub. (2) (d) to $750,000. The total tax
18benefits applicable to all airport development zones may not exceed $9,000,000, less
19any amount allocated to technology zones under s. 560.96 238.23 (2) (b) and to
20agricultural development zones under s. 560.798 238.398 (2) (b), and except that the
21total amount allocated to all technology zones under s. 560.96 238.23 (2) (b) and to
22all agricultural development zones under s. 560.798 238.398 (2) (b), may not exceed
23$6,000,000. The department corporation may not reallocate amounts as provided
24under this paragraph on or after January 1, 2010, except that the department
25corporation may, after 48 months from the month of any designation under this

1section, evaluate the area designated as an airport development zone and reallocate
2the amount of available tax benefits.
AB40,1239,53 (c) Annually, the department corporation shall estimate the amount of forgone
4state revenue because of tax benefits claimed by persons in each airport development
5zone.
AB40,1239,106 (d) 1. Notwithstanding the length of time specified by the department
7corporation under par. (a), the designation of an area as an airport development zone
8shall expire 90 days after the day on which the department corporation determines
9that the forgone tax revenues estimated under par. (c) will equal or exceed the limit
10established for the airport development zone.
AB40,1239,1711 2. The department corporation shall immediately notify each person certified
12for tax benefits in an airport development zone, the department of revenue, the
13department of transportation, the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development
14Authority, and the governing body of each county, city, village, town, and federally
15recognized American Indian tribe or band in which territory of the airport
16development zone is located of a change in the expiration date of the airport
17development zone under this paragraph.
AB40,1239,20 18(4) (a) (intro.) A person that intends to operate a place of business in an airport
19development zone may submit to the department corporation an application and a
20business plan. The business plan shall include all of the following:
AB40,1239,2221 10. Any other information required by the department corporation or the
22department of revenue.
AB40,1240,923 (am) A person that intends to operate a business in the airport development
24zone designated under sub. (2) (d) may submit to the department corporation an
25application and a business plan that includes all of the information required under

1par. (a). In approving business plans submitted under this paragraph, the
2department corporation shall give higher priority to airport development projects
3located or proposed to be located in a distressed area, as defined in s. 560.605 (7) (b)
4areas that have high levels of unemployment, areas that have a low median
5household income, areas where significant number of workers have been
6permanently laid off, areas in which an employer has given public notice of a plant
7closing or a substantial reduction in force that will result in a significant number of
8workers in the area being permanently laid off, and areas affected by other factors
9that indicate they are distressed areas, as determined by the corporation
.
AB40,1240,1110 (ar) The department corporation may not accept or approve any applications
11or business plans submitted under par. (a) on or after March 6, 2009.
AB40,1240,1512 (b) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., if the department corporation approves
13a business plan under par. (a) or (am), the department corporation shall certify the
14person as eligible for tax benefits. The department corporation shall notify the
15department of revenue within 30 days of certifying a person under this paragraph.
AB40,1240,1816 (c) (intro.) The department corporation shall revoke a person's certification
17under par. (b) when the designation of the applicable airport development zone
18expires or if the person does any of the following:
AB40,1240,2019 (d) The department corporation shall notify the department of revenue within
2030 days after revoking a certification under par. (c).
AB40,1240,24 21(5) Verification of information. The department corporation annually shall
22verify information submitted to the department corporation under ss. 71.07 (2dm)
23and (2dx), 71.28 (1dm) and (1dx), and 71.47 (1dm) and (1dx) as it relates to airport
24development zones.
AB40, s. 3439
1Section 3439. Subchapter VIII (title) of chapter 560 [precedes 560.86] of the
2statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 3440 3Section 3440. 560.86 of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 3441 4Section 3441. 560.87 of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 3442 5Section 3442. 560.875 of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 3443 6Section 3443. Subchapter IX (title) of chapter 560 [precedes 560.90] of the
7statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 3444 8Section 3444. 560.90 of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 3445 9Section 3445. 560.905 of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 3446 10Section 3446. 560.92 of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 3447 11Section 3447. 560.93 of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 3448 12Section 3448. 560.96 of the statutes is renumbered 238.23, and 238.23 (2) (a)
13and (b), (3) (a) (intro.), (b) (intro.), (c) and (d), (4) (a) (intro.) and (b) and (5) (intro.),
14(e) and (g), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB40,1241,1815 238.23 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (c), the department corporation may
16designate up to 8 areas in the state as technology zones. A business that is located
17in a technology zone and that is certified by the department corporation under sub.
18(3) is eligible for a tax credit as provided in sub. (3).
AB40,1242,319 (b) The designation of an area as a technology zone shall be in effect for 10 years
20from the time that the department corporation first designates the area. Not more
21than $5,000,000 in tax credits may be claimed in a technology zone, except that the
22department corporation may allocate the amount of unallocated airport
23development zone tax credits, as provided under s. 560.7995 238.3995 (3) (b), to
24technology zones for which the $5,000,000 maximum allocation is insufficient. The
25department corporation may change the boundaries of a technology zone during the

1time that its designation is in effect. A change in the boundaries of a technology zone
2does not affect the duration of the designation of the area or the maximum tax credit
3amount that may be claimed in the technology zone.
AB40,1242,6 4(3) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (e), the department corporation may
5certify for tax credits in a technology zone a business that satisfies all of the following
6requirements:
AB40,1242,87 (b) (intro.) In determining whether to certify a business under this subsection,
8the department corporation shall consider all of the following:
AB40,1242,169 (c) When the department corporation certifies a business under this
10subsection, the department corporation shall establish a limit on the amount of tax
11credits that the business may claim. Unless its certification is revoked, and subject
12to the limit on the tax credit amount established by the department corporation
13under this paragraph, a business that is certified may claim a tax credit for 3 years,
14except that a business that experiences growth, as determined for that business by
15the department corporation under par. (d) and sub. (5) (e), may claim a tax credit for
16up to 5 years.
AB40,1242,2417 (d) The department corporation shall enter into an agreement with a business
18that is certified under this subsection. The agreement shall specify the limit on the
19amount of tax credits that the business may claim, the extent and type of growth,
20which shall be specific to the business, that the business must experience to extend
21its eligibility for a tax credit, the business' baseline against which that growth will
22be measured, any other conditions that the business must satisfy to extend its
23eligibility for a tax credit, and reporting requirements with which the business must
24comply.
AB40,1243,2
1(4) (a) (intro.) The department of commerce corporation shall notify the
2department of revenue of all the following:
AB40,1243,53 (b) The department corporation shall annually verify information submitted
4to the department corporation under ss. 71.07 (2di), (2dm), (2dx), and (3g), 71.28
5(1di), (1dm), (1dx), and (3g), and 71.47 (1di), (1dm), (1dx), and (3g).
AB40,1243,7 6(5) (intro.) The department corporation shall promulgate adopt rules for the
7operation of this section, including rules related to all the following:
AB40,1243,118 (e) Standards for extending a business's certification, including what
9measures, in addition to job creation, the department corporation will use to
10determine the growth of a specific business and how the department corporation will
11establish baselines against which to measure growth.
AB40,1243,1312 (g) The exchange of information between the department of commerce
13corporation and the department of revenue.
AB40, s. 3449 14Section 3449. Subchapter X (title) of chapter 560 [precedes 560.9801] of the
15statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 3450 16Section 3450. 560.9801 of the statutes is renumbered 234.5601, and 234.5601
17(2) (a), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB40,1243,1918 234.5601 (2) (a) A housing authority organized under s. 59.53 (22), 61.73,
1966.1201, or 66.1213 or ch. 234 this chapter.
AB40, s. 3451 20Section 3451. 560.9802 of the statutes is renumbered 234.5602, and 234.5602
21(1) (a) and (b), (3) and (4), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB40,1243,2422 234.5602 (1) (a) The department authority shall prepare a comprehensive
235-year state housing strategy plan. The department authority shall submit the plan
24to the federal department of housing and urban development.
AB40,1244,3
1(b) In preparing the plan, the department authority may obtain input from
2housing authorities, community-based organizations, the private housing industry
3and others interested in housing assistance and development.
AB40,1244,5 4(3) The department authority shall annually update the state housing strategy
5plan.
AB40,1244,8 6(4) Before October 1 of each year, the department authority shall submit the
7state housing strategy plan to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the
8legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2).
AB40, s. 3452 9Section 3452. 560.9803 of the statutes is renumbered 234.5603, and 234.5603
10(1) (intro.) and (a), (2) (intro.) and (e) 7. and (3), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB40,1244,1111 234.5603 (1) (intro.) The department authority shall do all of the following:
AB40,1244,1512 (a) Subject to sub. (2), make grants or loans, directly or through agents
13designated under s. 560.9804 234.5604, from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (2)
1420.490 (7) (b) to persons or families of low or moderate income to defray housing costs
15of the person or family.
AB40,1244,17 16(2) (intro.) In connection with grants and loans under sub. (1), the department
17authority shall do all of the following:
AB40,1244,1918 (e) 7. Other persons or families that the department authority determines have
19particularly severe housing problems.
AB40,1244,21 20(3) (a) The department authority may make grants or loans under sub. (1) (a)
21directly or through agents designated under s. 560.9804 234.5604.
AB40,1244,2322 (b) The department authority may administer and disburse funds from a grant
23or loan under sub. (1) (a) on behalf of the recipient of the grant or loan.
AB40, s. 3453 24Section 3453. 560.9804 of the statutes is renumbered 234.5604, and 234.5604
25(1) and (2) (intro.), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB40,1245,3
1234.5604 (1) The department authority may enter into an agreement with an
2agent designated under sub. (2) to allow the designated agent to do any of the
3following:
AB40,1245,54 (a) Award grants and loans under s. 560.9803 234.5603 (1) and (2) subject to
5the approval of the department authority.
AB40,1245,76 (b) Disburse the funds for grants and loans to persons or families of low or
7moderate income on terms approved by the department authority.
AB40,1245,108 (c) On terms approved by the department authority, administer and disburse
9funds from a grant or loan under s. 560.9803 234.5603 on behalf of the recipient of
10the grant or loan.
AB40,1245,12 11(2) (intro.) The department authority may designate any of the following as
12agents:
AB40, s. 3454 13Section 3454. 560.9805 of the statutes is renumbered 234.5605, and 234.5605
14(1) (intro.), (2) (intro.) and (c) (intro.) and (4), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB40,1245,2015 234.5605 (1) (intro.) The department authority may make grants to a
16community-based organization, organization operated for profit, or housing
17authority to improve the ability of the community-based organization, organization
18operated for profit, or housing authority to provide housing opportunities, including
19housing-related counseling services, for persons or families of low or moderate
20income. The grants may be used to partially defray any of the following:
AB40,1245,22 21(2) (intro.) The department authority may not make a grant under sub. (1)
22unless all of the following apply:
AB40,1245,2523 (c) (intro.) The department authority determines that the grant to the
24particular community-based organization, organization operated for profit, or
25housing authority is appropriate because of any of the following:
AB40,1246,4
1(4) To ensure the development of housing opportunities, the department
2authority shall coordinate the use of grants provided under this section with projects
3undertaken by housing authorities, organizations operated for profit , and
4community-based organizations.
AB40, s. 3455 5Section 3455. 560.9806 (1), (2) and (3) of the statutes are renumbered
6234.5606 (1), (2) and (3), and 234.5606 (2) (a) and (3) (intro.) and (d), as renumbered,
7are amended to read:
AB40,1246,148 234.5606 (2) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.143 (2) 20.490 (7) (fm), the
9department authority may award a grant to an eligible applicant for the purpose of
10providing transitional housing and associated supportive services to homeless
11individuals and families if the conditions under par. (b) are satisfied. The
12department authority shall ensure that the funds for the grants are reasonably
13balanced among geographic areas of the state, consistent with the quality of
14applications submitted.
AB40,1246,16 15(3) (intro.) Each recipient of a grant under this section shall annually provide
16all of the following information to the department authority:
AB40,1246,1917 (d) Any other information that the department authority determines to be
18necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of the transitional housing program operated
19by the recipient.
AB40, s. 3456 20Section 3456. 560.9806 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 3457 21Section 3457. 560.9807 of the statutes is renumbered 234.5607 and amended
22to read:
AB40,1247,2 23234.5607 Grants to alleviate homelessness. (1) Grants. From moneys
24available under s. 20.143 (2) 20.490 (7) (h), the department authority shall make

1grants to organizations, including organizations operated for profit, that provide
2shelter or services to homeless individuals or families.
AB40,1247,5 3(2) Supplemental funds. The department authority shall ensure that grants
4awarded under sub. (1) are not used to supplant other state funds available for
5homelessness prevention or services to homeless individuals or families.
AB40,1247,9 6(2m) Report. Annually, the department authority shall submit a report to the
7speaker of the assembly, the president of the senate and to the appropriate standing
8committees under s. 13.172 (3) that summarizes how much money was received in
9the previous year and how that money was distributed.
AB40,1247,11 10(3) Rules. The department authority shall promulgate adopt rules
11establishing procedures and eligibility criteria for grants under this section.
AB40, s. 3458 12Section 3458. 560.9808 of the statutes is renumbered 234.5608, and 234.5608
13(2) (a) and (b) (intro.), (3) (b), (3m), (4) (intro.) and (5) (intro.), as renumbered, are
14amended to read:
AB40,1247,2215 234.5608 (2) (a) From the appropriations under s. 20.143 (2) 20.490 (7) (fm) and
16(h), the department authority shall award grants to eligible applicants for the
17purpose of supplementing the operating budgets of agencies and shelter facilities
18that have or anticipate a need for additional funding because of the renovation or
19expansion of an existing shelter facility, the development of an existing building into
20a shelter facility, the expansion of shelter services for homeless persons, or an
21inability to obtain adequate funding to continue the provision of an existing level of
22services.
AB40,1247,2523 (b) (intro.) The department authority shall allocate funds from the
24appropriations under s. 20.143 (2) 20.490 (7) (fm) and (h) for temporary shelter for
25homeless individuals and families as follows:
AB40,1248,6
1(3) (b) Applications shall be submitted in the form required by the department
2authority and shall be accompanied by the current or proposed operating budget or
3both, as required by the department authority, of each shelter facility or agency
4which that will, directly or indirectly, receive any of the grant money, and an
5explanation of why the shelter facility or agency has or anticipates a need for
6additional funding.
AB40,1248,10 7(3m) Grant eligibility. In awarding grants under this section, the department
8authority shall consider whether the community in which an eligible applicant
9provides services has a coordinated system of services for homeless individuals and
10families.
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