SB148,323 12Section 323. 76.638 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,104,1813 76.638 (2) Filing claims. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008,
14subject to the limitations provided under this subsection and s. 235.15 or s. 238.15,
152013 stats.,
or s. 560.205, 2009 stats., an insurer may claim as a credit against the
16fees imposed under s. 76.60, 76.63, 76.65, 76.66, or 76.67, 25 percent of the insurer's
17investment paid to a fund manager that the fund manager invests in a business
18certified under s. 235.15 or s. 238.15, 2013 stats., or s. 560.205 (1), 2009 stats.
SB148,324 19Section 324. 77.54 (9a) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,104,2320 77.54 (9a) (a) This state or any agency thereof, the University of Wisconsin
21Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Wisconsin
22Economic Development Corporation
Forward Wisconsin Development Authority,
23and the Fox River Navigational System Authority.
SB148,325 24Section 325. 79.04 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,105,11
179.04 (7) (a) Beginning with payments in 2005, if a production plant, as
2described in sub. (6) (a), other than a nuclear-powered production plant, is built on
3the site of, or on a site adjacent to, an existing or decommissioned production plant;
4or is built on a site purchased by a public utility before January 1, 1980, that was
5identified in an advance plan as a proposed site for a production plant; or is built on,
6or on a site adjacent to, brownfields, as defined in s. 238.13 235.13 (1) (a) or s. 560.13
7(1) (a), 2009 stats., after December 31, 2003, and has a name-plate capacity of at
8least one megawatt, each municipality and county in which such a production plant
9is located shall receive annually from the public utility account a payment in an
10amount that is equal to the number of megawatts that represents the production
11plant's name-plate capacity, multiplied by $600.
SB148,326 12Section 326. 84.01 (6m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,105,1613 84.01 (6m) (b) (intro.) The department, in consultation with the Wisconsin
14Economic Development Corporation
Forward Wisconsin Development Authority,
15shall do all of the following for each economic development program administered by
16the department:
SB148,327 17Section 327. 84.01 (11m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,105,2018 84.01 (11m) (a) The department shall coordinate any economic development
19assistance with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward
20Wisconsin Development Authority
.
SB148,328 21Section 328. 84.01 (11m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,106,522 84.01 (11m) (b) Annually, no later than October 1, the department shall submit
23to the joint legislative audit committee and to the appropriate standing committees
24of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a comprehensive report assessing economic
25development programs, as defined in sub. (6m) (a), administered by the department.

1The report shall include all of the information required under s. 238.07 235.016 (2).
2The department shall collaborate with the Wisconsin Economic Development
3Corporation
Forward Wisconsin Development Authority to make readily accessible
4to the public on an Internet-based system the information required under this
5subsection.
SB148,329 6Section 329. 85.25 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,106,117 85.25 (2) (a) "Business development organization" means the Forward
8Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority created under s. 234.02
9235.011 or any private organization that prepares business and loan plans for and
10provides other financial, management, and technical assistance to disadvantaged
11businesses.
SB148,330 12Section 330. 93.07 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,106,2513 93.07 (3) Promotion of agriculture. To promote the interests of agriculture,
14dairying, horticulture, manufacturing, commercial fishing and the domestic arts and
15to advertise Wisconsin and its dairy, food, and agricultural products by conducting
16campaigns of education throughout the United States and in foreign markets. Such
17campaigns shall include the distribution of educational and advertising material
18concerning Wisconsin and its plant, animal, food, and dairy products. The
19department shall coordinate efforts by the state to advertise and promote
20agricultural products of this state, with the Wisconsin Economic Development
21Corporation
Forward Wisconsin Development Authority where appropriate. The
22department shall submit its request and plan for market development program
23expenditures for each biennium with its biennial budget request. The plan shall
24include the identification and priority of expenditures for each market development
25program activity.
SB148,331
1Section 331. 93.07 (18) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,107,52 93.07 (18) (b) (intro.) In consultation with the Wisconsin Economic
3Development Corporation
Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, to do all of
4the following for each economic development program administered by the
5department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection:
SB148,332 6Section 332. 93.07 (20) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,107,97 93.07 (20) (a) The department shall coordinate any economic development
8assistance with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward
9Wisconsin Development Authority
.
SB148,333 10Section 333. 93.07 (20) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,107,1911 93.07 (20) (b) Annually, no later than October 1, to submit to the joint
12legislative audit committee and to the appropriate standing committees of the
13legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a comprehensive report assessing economic
14development programs, as defined in sub. (18) (a), administered by the department.
15The report shall include all of the information required under s. 238.07 235.016 (2).
16The department shall collaborate with the Wisconsin Economic Development
17Corporation
Forward Wisconsin Development Authority to make readily accessible
18to the public on an Internet-based system the information required under this
19subsection.
SB148,334 20Section 334. 93.33 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,108,821 93.33 (5) Annual report. (intro.) In September of each year, the council shall
22submit a report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature as
23determined by the speaker of the assembly and the president of the senate, under s.
2413.172 (3), the governor, the secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection,
25the state superintendent of public instruction, the secretary of workforce

1development, the secretary of natural resources, the chief executive officer of the
2Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development
3Authority
, the president of the University of Wisconsin System, the director of the
4technical college system, the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Extension,
5the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the chancellor of the
6University of Wisconsin-Platteville, the chancellor of the University of
7Wisconsin-River Falls, and the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens
8Point. The council shall include all of the following in the report:
SB148,335 9Section 335. 93.42 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,108,1210 93.42 (5) Cooperating with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
11Forward Wisconsin Development Authority in promoting the state's products
12through the state's foreign trade offices.
SB148,336 13Section 336. 100.45 (1) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,108,2314 100.45 (1) (dm) "State agency" means any office, department, agency,
15institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state
16government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law which
17is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the
18courts, the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, the Bradley
19Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation, the University of Wisconsin
20Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities
21Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Wisconsin Economic
22Development Corporation
Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, and the Fox
23River Navigational System Authority.
SB148,337 24Section 337. 106.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,109,6
1106.16 (2) Any company that receives a loan or grant from a state agency or
2an authority under ch. 231 or 234 shall notify the department and the local workforce
3development board established under 29 USC 2832, of any position in the company
4that is related to the project for which the grant or loan is received to be filled in this
5state within one year after receipt of the loan or grant. The company shall provide
6this notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the position.
SB148,338 7Section 338. 106.16 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB148,339 8Section 339. 106.27 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,109,119 106.27 (2m) Consultation. The department shall consult with the technical
10college system board and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
11Forward Wisconsin Development Authority in implementing this section.
SB148,340 12Section 340. 109.09 (2) (c) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,109,1413 109.09 (2) (c) 1. a. "Commercial lending institution" has the meaning given for
14"financial institution" in s. 234.01 235.40 (5k).
SB148,341 15Section 341. 114.31 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,110,216 114.31 (6) Technical services to municipalities. The secretary may, insofar
17as is reasonably possible, offer the engineering or other technical service of the
18department, to any municipality desiring them in connection with the construction,
19maintenance or operation or proposed construction, maintenance or operation of an
20airport. The secretary may assess reasonable costs for services including services
21performed while acting as agent for a municipality. Such assessment shall include
22properly allocated administrative costs. Municipalities are authorized to cooperate
23with the secretary in the development of aeronautics and aeronautical facilities in
24this state. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin
25Development Authority
and all agencies are authorized and directed to make

1available such facilities and services, and to cooperate as far as possible to promote
2the best interests of aeronautics of the state.
SB148,342 3Section 342. 196.49 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,110,74 196.49 (4) The commission may not issue a certificate under sub. (1), (2), or (3)
5for the construction of electric generating equipment and associated facilities unless
6the commission determines that brownfields, as defined in s. 238.13 235.13 (1) (a) or
7s. 560.13 (1) (a), 2009 stats., are used to the extent practicable.
SB148,343 8Section 343. 196.491 (3) (a) 2m. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,110,129 196.491 (3) (a) 2m. b. The applicant proposes alternative construction sites for
10the facility that are contiguous or proximate, provided that at least one of the
11proposed sites is a brownfield, as defined in s. 238.13 235.13 (1) (a), or the site of a
12former or existing large electric generating facility.
SB148,344 13Section 344. 196.491 (3) (d) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,110,1514 196.491 (3) (d) 8. For a large electric generating facility, brownfields, as defined
15in s. 238.13 235.13 (1) (a), are used to the extent practicable.
SB148,345 16Section 345. 224.71 (1br) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB148,110,2217 224.71 (1br) (intro.) "Bona fide nonprofit organization" means an organization
18that is described in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and exempt from
19federal income tax under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code, that is
20certified by the federal department of housing and urban development or the
21Forward Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, and that does all
22of the following:
SB148,346 23Section 346. 230.03 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 20,
24is amended to read:
SB148,111,10
1230.03 (3) "Agency" means any board, commission, committee, council, or
2department in state government or a unit thereof created by the constitution or
3statutes if such board, commission, committee, council, department, unit, or the
4head thereof, is authorized to appoint subordinate staff by the constitution or
5statute, except the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, a
6legislative or judicial board, commission, committee, council, department, or unit
7thereof or an authority created under subch. II of ch. 114 or under ch. 231, 232, 233,
8234 235, 237, 238, or 279. "Agency" does not mean any local unit of government or
9body within one or more local units of government that is created by law or by action
10of one or more local units of government.
SB148,347 11Section 347. Chapter 234 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB148,348 12Section 348. Subchapter I (title) of chapter 234 [precedes 234.01] of the
13statutes is renumbered subchapter IV (title) of chapter 235 [precedes 235.40] and
14amended to read:
SB148,111,1515 CHAPTER 235
SB148,111,1616 SUBCHAPTER IV
SB148,111,18 17GENERAL PROVISIONS; HOUSING AND
18ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
SB148,349 19Section 349. 234.01 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 235.40 (intro.) and
20amended to read:
SB148,111,21 21235.40 Definitions. (intro.) In this chapter subchapter:
SB148,350 22Section 350. 234.01 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
SB148,351 23Section 351. 234.01 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB148,352 24Section 352. 234.01 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB148,353
1Section 353. 234.01 (3m) of the statutes is renumbered 235.40 (3m) and
2amended to read:
SB148,112,53 235.40 (3m) "Collateral" means a 3rd-party note, mortgage, guaranty,
4insurance policy, bond, letter of credit, security agreement, or other instrument
5securing the repayment of an economic development loan or a mortgage loan.
SB148,354 6Section 354. 234.01 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 235.40 (4).
SB148,355 7Section 355. 234.01 (4m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB148,356 8Section 356. 234.01 (4n) of the statutes is repealed.
SB148,357 9Section 357. 234.01 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 235.40 (5).
SB148,358 10Section 358. 234.01 (5k) of the statutes is renumbered 235.40 (5k).
SB148,359 11Section 359. 234.01 (5m) of the statutes is renumbered 235.40 (5m) and
12amended to read:
SB148,112,1413 235.40 (5m) "Homeownership mortgage loan" has the meaning given under s.
14234.59 235.59 (1) (f).
SB148,360 15Section 360. 234.01 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 235.40 (6), and 235.40
16(6) (a) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB148,112,2017 235.40 (6) (a) If the corporation receives any loan or advance from the authority
18under this chapter subchapter, it may enter into an agreement with the authority
19providing for regulation with respect to rents, profits, dividends , and disposition of
20property or franchises; and.
SB148,113,521 (b) If the corporation receives a loan or advance under this chapter subchapter,
22the chairperson of the authority board, or his or her designee, acting with the prior
23approval of the majority of the members of the authority board, may, if he or she
24determines that any such loan or advance is in jeopardy of not being repaid, that the
25proposed development for which such loan or advance was made is in jeopardy of not

1being constructed, or that the corporation is not carrying out the intent and purposes
2of this chapter subchapter, appoint to the board of directors of such corporation a
3number of new directors, which number shall be sufficient to constitute a majority
4of such that board of directors, notwithstanding any other provision of such articles
5of incorporation or of any other provision of law.
SB148,361 6Section 361. 234.01 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 235.40 (7).
SB148,362 7Section 362. 234.01 (7m) of the statutes is renumbered 235.40 (7m) and
8amended to read:
SB148,113,109 235.40 (7m) "Housing rehabilitation loan" means a low interest housing
10rehabilitation loan as defined in s. 234.49 235.49 (1) (f) and (fm).
SB148,363 11Section 363. 234.01 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 235.40 (8), and 235.40
12(8) (a) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB148,113,1613 235.40 (8) (a) As a condition of acceptance of a loan or advance under this
14chapter subchapter, the limited-profit entity shall enter into an agreement with the
15authority providing for limitations of rents, profits, dividends, and disposition of
16property or franchises; and.
SB148,114,317 (b) If the limited-profit entity receives a loan or advance under this chapter
18subchapter, the chairperson of the authority board, or his or her designee, acting with
19the prior approval of the majority of members of the authority board, may, if he or
20she determines that any such loan or advance is in jeopardy of not being repaid, that
21the proposed development for which such loan or advance was made is in jeopardy
22of not being constructed, or that the limited-profit entity is otherwise not carrying
23out the intent and purposes of this chapter subchapter, appoint to the board of
24directors or other comparable controlling body of such limited-profit entity a number
25of new directors or persons, which number shall be sufficient to constitute a voting

1majority of such board or controlling body, notwithstanding any other provisions of
2the limited-profit entity's articles of incorporation or other documents of
3organization, or of any other provisions of law.
SB148,364 4Section 364. 234.01 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 235.40 (9), and 235.40
5(9) (a) 5., as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB148,114,196 235.40 (9) (a) 5. That if the corporation receives a loan or advance under this
7chapter subchapter, the chairperson of the authority board, or his or her designee,
8acting with the prior approval of the majority of the members of the authority board,
9may, on determination that any such loan or advance is in jeopardy of not being
10repaid, that the proposed development for which such loan or advance was made is
11in jeopardy of not being constructed, that some part of the net income or net earnings
12of the corporation is inuring to the benefit of any private person, that the corporation
13is in some manner controlled or under the direction of or acting in the substantial
14interest of any private person seeking to derive benefit or gain therefrom or seeking
15to eliminate or minimize losses in any dealings or transactions therewith, or that the
16corporation is not carrying out the intent and purposes of this chapter subchapter,
17appoint to the board of directors of such corporation a number of new directors, which
18number shall be sufficient to constitute a majority of such board, notwithstanding
19any other provisions of such articles of incorporation or of any other provisions of law.
SB148,365 20Section 365. 234.01 (10) of the statutes is renumbered 235.40 (10) and
21amended to read:
SB148,115,822 235.40 (10) "Persons and families of low and moderate income" means persons
23and families who cannot afford to pay the amounts at which private enterprise,
24without federally-aided federally aided mortgages or loans from the authority, can
25provide a substantial supply of decent, safe and sanitary housing and who fall within

1income limitations set by the authority in its rules policies and procedures. In
2determining such income limitations the authority shall consider the amounts of the
3total income of such persons available for housing needs, the size of the family, the
4cost and condition of available housing facilities, standards established for various
5federal programs, and any other factors determined by the authority to be
6appropriate in arriving at such limitations. Among low- or moderate-income
7persons and families, preference shall be given to those displaced by governmental
8action.
SB148,366 9Section 366. 234.02 of the statutes is repealed.
SB148,367 10Section 367. 234.03 of the statutes is repealed.
SB148,368 11Section 368. 234.032 of the statutes is repealed.
SB148,369 12Section 369. 234.034 of the statutes is renumbered 235.401.
SB148,370 13Section 370. 234.04 of the statutes is renumbered 235.406, and 235.406 (2),
14as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB148,116,515 235.406 (2) The authority may make or participate in the making and enter
16into commitments for the making of long-term mortgage loans to eligible sponsors
17of housing projects for occupancy by persons and families of low and moderate
18income, or for the making of homeownership mortgage loans or housing
19rehabilitation loans or loans for the refinancing of qualified subprime loans under
20s. 234.592   235.592 to persons and families of low and moderate income, an applicant
21under s. 234.59 or 234.592 235.59 to 235.592, or other eligible beneficiaries as defined
22in s. 234.49. The loans may be made only upon the determination by the authority
23that they are not otherwise available from private lenders upon reasonably
24equivalent terms and conditions
235.49. The authority may not make a loan to a
25person whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2)

1(b), unless the person provides to the authority a payment agreement that has been
2approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent
3with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a). The authority may employ, for such
4compensation as it determines, the services of any financial institution in connection
5with any loan.
SB148,371 6Section 371. 234.05 of the statutes is renumbered 235.407.
SB148,372 7Section 372. 234.06 of the statutes is renumbered 235.4075.
SB148,373 8Section 373. 234.07 of the statutes is renumbered 235.408, and 235.408 (1),
9as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB148,117,810 235.408 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), a limited-profit entity which that
11receives loans from the authority under this subchapter may not make distributions,
12other than from funds contributed to the limited-profit entity by stockholders,
13partners, members, or holders of beneficial interest in the limited-profit entity, in
14any one year with respect to a project financed by the authority in excess of 6% of its
15equity in such project on a cumulative basis. The equity in a project shall consist of
16the difference between the amount of the mortgage loan and the total project cost.
17Total project cost shall include construction or rehabilitation costs including job
18overhead and a builder's and sponsor's profit and risk fee, architectural, engineering,
19legal, and accounting costs, organizational expenses, land value, interest, and
20financing charges paid during construction, the cost of landscaping and off-site
21improvements, whether or not such costs have been paid in cash or in a form other
22than cash. With respect to every project the authority shall, pursuant to rules
23policies and procedures adopted by it, establish the entity's equity at the time of
24making of the final mortgage advance and, for purposes of this section, that figure
25shall remain constant during the life of the authority's loan with respect to such

1project. Upon the dissolution of the limited-profit entity any surplus in excess of the
2distributions allowed by this section shall be paid to the authority. For this purpose
3surplus shall not be deemed to include any increase in net worth of any limited-profit
4entity by reason of a reduction of mortgage indebtedness, by amortization or similar
5payments or by reason of the sale or disposition of any assets of a limited-profit entity
6to the extent such surplus can be attributed to any increase in market value of any
7real or tangible personal property accruing during the period the assets were owned
8and held by the limited-profit entity.
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