SB21: Bill Text

SB21,1512,24 (c) An area in the city of Eau Claire, the legal description of which is provided to the corporation authority by the local governing body of the city of Eau Claire.

SB21,1513,2 (d) An area in the city of Kenosha, the legal description of which is provided to the corporation authority by the local governing body of the city of Kenosha.

SB21,1513,4 (e) An area in the city of Milwaukee, the legal description of which is provided to the corporation authority by the local governing body of the city of Milwaukee.

SB21,1513,7 (f) For the Gateway Project, an area in the city of Beloit, the legal description of which is provided to the corporation authority by the local governing body of the city of Beloit.

SB21,1513,9 (g) An area in the city of Janesville, the legal description of which is provided to the corporation authority by the local governing body of the city of Janesville.

SB21,1513,11 (h) An area in the city of Kenosha, the legal description of which is provided to the corporation authority by the local governing body of the city of Kenosha.

SB21,1513,13 (i) An area in the city of Beloit, the legal description of which is provided to the corporation authority by the local governing body of the city of Beloit.

SB21,1513,16 (2) (c) Annually, the corporation authority shall estimate the amount of forgone state revenue because of tax benefits claimed by persons in each development opportunity zone.

SB21,1513,20 (d) 1. Notwithstanding pars. (a) and (e), the designation of an area as a development opportunity zone shall expire 90 days after the day on which the corporation authority determines that the forgone tax revenues under par. (c) will equal or exceed the limit for the development opportunity zone.

SB21,1513,23 2. The corporation authority shall immediately notify the local governing body of the city in which the development opportunity zone is located of a change in the expiration date of the development opportunity zone under this paragraph.

SB21,1514,5 (e) 1. The corporation authority may extend the designation of an area under sub. (1) (g) as a development opportunity zone for an additional 60 months if the corporation authority determines that an extension under this subdivision would support economic development within the city. If the corporation authority extends the designation of the area as a development opportunity zone, the limit for tax benefits for the development opportunity zone under sub. (1) (g) is increased by $5,000,000.

SB21,1514,12 2. The corporation authority may extend the designation of an area under sub. (1) (h) as a development opportunity zone for an additional 60 months if the corporation authority determines that an extension under this subdivision would support economic development within the city. If the corporation authority extends the designation of the area as a development opportunity zone, the limit for tax benefits for the development opportunity zone under sub. (1) (h) is increased by $5,000,000.

SB21,1514,18 3. The corporation authority may extend the designation of an area under sub. (1) (i) as a development opportunity zone for an additional 60 months if the corporation authority determines that an extension will support economic development within the city. If the corporation authority grants an extension under this subdivision, the limit for tax benefits for the development opportunity zone under sub. (1) (i) is increased by $5,000,000.

SB21,1514,24 (3) (a) 1. Any person that is conducting or that intends to conduct economic activity in a development opportunity zone under sub. (1) (a) or (b) and that, in conjunction with the local governing body of the city in which the development opportunity zone is located, submits a project plan as described in par. (b) to the corporation authority no later than 6 months after April 23, 1994, shall be entitled to claim tax benefits while the area is designated as a development opportunity zone.

SB21,1515,6 2. Any person that is conducting or that intends to conduct economic activity in a development opportunity zone under sub. (1) (c) and that, in conjunction with the local governing body of the city in which the development opportunity zone is located, submits a project plan as described in par. (b) to the corporation authority no later than 6 months after April 28, 1995, shall be entitled to claim tax benefits while the area is designated as a development opportunity zone.

SB21,1515,12 3. Any person that is conducting or that intends to conduct economic activity in a development opportunity zone under sub. (1) (d) and that, in conjunction with the local governing body of the city in which the development opportunity zone is located, submits a project plan as described in par. (b) to the corporation authority no later than July 1, 2000, shall be entitled to claim tax benefits while the area is designated as a development opportunity zone.

SB21,1515,18 4. Any person that is conducting or that intends to conduct economic activity in a development opportunity zone under sub. (1) (e), (f), (g), (h), or (i) and that, in conjunction with the local governing body of the city in which the development opportunity zone is located, submits a project plan as described in par. (b) to the corporation authority shall be entitled to claim tax benefits while the area is designated as a development opportunity zone.

SB21,1515,20 (b) 9. Other information required by the corporation authority or the department of revenue.

SB21,1515,22 (c) The corporation authority shall notify the department of revenue of all persons entitled to claim tax benefits under this subsection.

SB21,1515,25 (d) The corporation authority annually shall verify information submitted to the corporation authority under s. 71.07 (2di), (2dm), or (2dx), 71.28 (1di), (1dm), or (1dx), 71.47 (1di), (1dm), or (1dx), or 76.636.

SB21,1516,2 (4) (a) (intro.) The corporation authority shall revoke the entitlement of a person to claim tax benefits under sub. (3) if the person does any of the following:

SB21,1516,4 (b) The corporation authority shall notify the department of revenue within 30 days after revoking an entitlement under par. (a).

SB21,1516,8 (5) (a) (intro.) The corporation authority may certify for tax benefits a person that is conducting economic activity in the development opportunity zone under sub. (1) (e) or (f) and that is not otherwise entitled to claim tax benefits if all of the following apply:

SB21,1516,11 2. The corporation authority determines that the economic activity of the other person under subd. 1. would not have occurred but for the involvement of the person to be certified for tax benefits under this subsection.

SB21,1516,14 3. The person to be certified for tax benefits under this subsection will pass the benefits through to the other person conducting the economic activity under subd. 1., as determined by the corporation authority.

SB21,1516,18 (b) A person intending to claim tax benefits under this subsection shall submit to the corporation authority an application, in the form required by the corporation authority, containing information required by the corporation authority and by the department of revenue.

SB21,1516,20 (c) The corporation authority shall notify the department of revenue of all persons certified to claim tax benefits under this subsection.

SB21,1516,23 (d) The corporation authority annually shall verify information submitted to the corporation authority under s. 71.07 (2dm) or (2dx), 71.28 (1dm) or (1dx), 71.47 (1dm) or (1dx), or 76.636.

SB21,1516,25 (e) (intro.) The corporation authority shall revoke the entitlement of a person to claim tax benefits under this subsection if the person does any of the following:

SB21,1517,2 3. Does not pass the benefits through to the other person conducting the economic activity under par. (a) 1., as determined by the corporation authority.

SB21,1517,4 (f) The corporation authority shall notify the department of revenue within 30 days after revoking an entitlement under par. (e).

SB21,4026 Section 4026. 238.397 of the statutes is renumbered 235.397, and 235.397 (1) (am), (c) and (d), (2) (a) (intro.) and 4. a. and d., (b) (intro.) and 8., (bg) (intro.), (br) (intro.), (c), (d) and (e), (3) (a), (b) 11. and (c), (4) (a), (c), (d) and (g), (5) (a), (b) and (d) 1. and 2. and (6) (a) (intro.) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:

SB21,1517,10 235.397 (1) (am) "Full-time job" has the meaning given in s. 238.30 235.30 (2m).

SB21,1517,11 (c) "Target population" has the meaning given in s. 238.30 235.30 (6).

SB21,1517,12 (d) "Tax benefits" has the meaning given in s. 238.30 235.30 (7).

SB21,1517,15 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (c), (d), and (e), the corporation authority may designate an area as an enterprise development zone for a project if the corporation authority determines all of the following:

SB21,1517,18 4. a. The unemployment rate in the area is higher than the state average for the 18 months immediately preceding the date on which the application under sub. (3) was submitted to the corporation authority.

SB21,1517,22 d. In the 36 months immediately preceding the date on which the application under sub. (3) was submitted to the corporation authority, a number of workers in the area were permanently laid off by their employer or became unemployed as a result of a business action subject to s. 109.07 (1m).

SB21,1517,24 (b) (intro.) In making a determination under par. (a), the corporation authority shall consider all of the following:

SB21,1517,25 8. Any other factors that the corporation authority considers relevant.

SB21,1518,3 (bg) (intro.) Notwithstanding par. (a) and subject to pars. (c), (d), and (e), the corporation authority may designate an area as an enterprise development zone for a project if the corporation authority determines all of the following:

SB21,1518,5 (br) (intro.) In making a determination under par. (bg), the corporation authority shall consider all of the following:

SB21,1518,9 (c) The corporation authority may not designate as an enterprise development zone, or as any part of an enterprise development zone, an area that is located within the boundaries of an area that is designated as a development opportunity zone under s. 238.395 235.395, the designation of which is in effect.

SB21,1518,13 (d) The corporation authority may not designate more than 98 enterprise development zones unless the corporation authority obtains the approval of the joint committee on finance to do so. Of the enterprise development zones that the corporation authority designates, at least 10 shall be designated under par. (bg).

SB21,1518,15 (e) The corporation authority may not designate any area as an enterprise development zone on or after March 6, 2009.

SB21,1518,19 (3) (a) A person that conducts or that intends to conduct a project and that desires to have the area in which the project is or is to be conducted designated as an enterprise development zone for the purpose of claiming tax benefits may submit to the corporation authority an application and a project plan.

SB21,1518,21 (b) 11. Any other information required by the corporation authority or the department of revenue.

SB21,1518,23 (c) The corporation authority may not accept or approve any applications or project plans submitted under par. (a) on or after March 6, 2009.

SB21,1519,3 (4) (a) Except as provided in par. (h), if the corporation authority approves a project plan under sub. (3) and designates the area in which the person submitting the project plan conducts or intends to conduct the project as an enterprise development zone under the criteria under sub. (2), the corporation authority shall certify the person as eligible for tax benefits.

SB21,1519,7 (c) When the corporation authority designates an area as an enterprise development zone for a project, the corporation authority shall notify the governing body of any city, village, town, or federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in which the area is located of the area's designation.

SB21,1519,11 (d) The corporation authority shall notify the department of revenue of all persons entitled to claim tax benefits under this section, except that the corporation authority shall notify the office of the commissioner of insurance of all persons entitled to claim the credit under s. 76.636.

SB21,1519,13 (g) The corporation authority annually shall verify information submitted to the corporation authority under s. 71.07 (2dx), 71.28 (1dx), 71.47 (1dx), or 76.636.

SB21,1519,17 (5) (a) When the corporation authority designates an area as an enterprise development zone under this section, the corporation authority shall specify the length of time, not to exceed 84 months, that the designation is effective, subject to par. (d) and sub. (6).

SB21,1519,20 (b) When the corporation authority designates an area as an enterprise development zone under this section, the corporation authority shall establish a limit, not to exceed $3,000,000, for tax benefits for the enterprise development zone.

SB21,1519,25 (d) 1. Notwithstanding the length of time specified by the corporation authority under par. (a), the designation of an area as an enterprise development zone shall expire 90 days after the day on which the corporation authority determines that the forgone tax revenues under par. (c) will equal or exceed the limit established for the enterprise development zone.

SB21,1520,5 2. The corporation authority shall immediately notify the department of revenue and the governing body of any city, village, town, or federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in which the enterprise development zone is located of a change in the expiration date of the enterprise development zone under this paragraph.

SB21,1520,8 (6) (a) (intro.) The corporation authority shall revoke the entitlement of a person to claim tax benefits under this section, and the designation of the area as an enterprise development zone shall expire, if the person does any of the following:

SB21,1520,10 (b) The corporation authority shall notify the department of revenue within 30 days after revoking an entitlement under par. (a).

SB21,4027 Section 4027. 238.398 of the statutes is renumbered 235.398, and 235.398 (2) (a) and (b), (3) (a) and (b), (4) (a) (intro.) and (b) and (5) (intro.) and (e), as renumbered, are amended to read:

SB21,1520,18 235.398 (2) (a) Except as provided under par. (c), the corporation authority may designate one area in the state as an agricultural development zone. The area must be located in a rural municipality. An agricultural business that is located in an agricultural development zone and that is certified by the corporation authority under sub. (3) is eligible for tax benefits as provided in sub. (3).

SB21,1521,4 (b) The designation of an area as an agricultural development zone shall be in effect for 10 years from the time that the corporation authority first designates the area. Not more than $5,000,000 in tax benefits may be claimed in an agricultural development zone, except that the corporation authority may allocate the amount of unallocated airport development zone tax credits, as provided under s. 238.3995 235.3995 (3) (b), to agricultural development zones for which the $5,000,000 maximum allocation is insufficient. The corporation authority may change the boundaries of an agricultural development zone during the time that its designation is in effect. A change in the boundaries of an agricultural development zone does not affect the duration of the designation of the area or the maximum tax benefit amount that may be claimed in the agricultural development zone.

SB21,1521,10 (3) (a) Except as provided under par. (c), the corporation authority may certify for tax benefits in an agricultural development zone a new or expanding agricultural business that is located in the agricultural development zone. In determining whether to certify a business under this subsection, the corporation authority shall consider, among other things, the number of jobs that will be created or retained by the business.

SB21,1521,16 (b) When the corporation authority certifies an agricultural business under this subsection, the corporation authority shall establish a limit on the amount of tax benefits that the business may claim. The corporation authority shall enter into an agreement with the business that specifies the limit on the amount of tax benefits that the business may claim and reporting requirements with which the business must comply.

SB21,1521,18 (4) (a) (intro.) The corporation authority shall notify the department of revenue of all the following:

SB21,1521,21 (b) The corporation authority shall annually verify information submitted to the corporation authority under s. 71.07 (2dm) or (2dx), 71.28 (1dm) or (1dx), 71.47 (1dm) or (1dx), or 76.636.

SB21,1521,24 (5) (intro.) The corporation authority shall adopt rules policies and procedures for the operation of this section, including rules policies and procedures related to all of the following:

SB21,1522,2 (e) The exchange of information between the corporation authority and the department of revenue.

SB21,4028 Section 4028. 238.399 of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 235.399, and 235.399 (1) (am) 2. (intro.), (3) (a), (b) (intro.), (bm), (c) and (d), (5) (intro.), (b), (c) 1. a. and b. and 2. b. and c., (d) 1. and (e), (5m) and (6) (a), (b) (intro.), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) (intro.) and 1. (intro.), as renumbered, are amended to read:

SB21,1522,11 235.399 (1) (am) 2. (intro.) The corporation authority may grant exceptions to the requirement under subd. 1. that a full-time employee means an individual who, as a condition of employment, is required to work at least 2,080 hours per year if all of the following apply:

SB21,1522,13 (3) (a) The corporation authority may designate not more than 30 enterprise zones.

SB21,1522,15 (b) (intro.) In determining whether to designate an area under par. (a), the corporation authority shall consider all of the following:

SB21,1522,18 (bm) The corporation authority shall specify whether an enterprise zone designated under par. (a) is located in a tier I county or municipality or a tier II county or municipality.

SB21,1522,20 (c) The corporation authority shall, to the extent possible, give preference to the greatest economic need.

SB21,1523,2 (d) Notwithstanding pars. (b) and (c), the corporation authority shall designate as enterprise zones at least 3 areas comprising political subdivisions whose populations total less than 5,000 and at least 2 areas comprising political subdivisions whose populations total 5,000 or more but less than 30,000. In designating an enterprise zone under this paragraph, the corporation authority may consider indicators of an area's economic need and the effect of designation on other economic development activities.

SB21,1523,4 (5) Certification. (intro.) The corporation authority may certify for tax benefits any of the following:

SB21,1523,8 (b) A business that relocates to an enterprise zone from outside this state, if the business offers compensation and benefits to its employees working in the zone for the same type of work that are at least as favorable as those offered to its employees working outside the zone, as determined by the corporation authority.

SB21,1523,11 (c) 1. a. The business enters into an agreement with the corporation authority to claim tax benefits only for years during which the business maintains the increased level of personnel.

SB21,1523,15 b. The business offers compensation and benefits for the same type of work to its employees working in the enterprise zone that are at least as favorable as those offered to its employees working in this state but outside the zone, as determined by the corporation authority.

SB21,1523,18 2. b. The business enters into an agreement with the corporation authority to claim tax benefits only for years during which the business maintains the capital investment.

SB21,1523,22 c. The business offers compensation and benefits for the same type of work to its employees working in the zone that are at least as favorable as those offered to its employees working in this state but outside the zone, as determined by the corporation authority.

SB21,1523,24 (d) 1. The business is a manufacturer with a significant supply chain in the state, as determined by the corporation authority.

SB21,1524,3 (e) A business located in an enterprise zone if the business purchases tangible personal property, items, property, or goods under s. 77.52 (1) (b), (c), or (d), or services from Wisconsin vendors, as determined by the corporation authority.

SB21,1524,12 (5m) Additional tax benefits for significant capital expenditures. If the corporation authority determines that a business certified under sub. (5) makes a significant capital expenditure in the enterprise zone, the corporation authority may certify the business to receive additional tax benefits in an amount to be determined by the corporation authority, but not exceeding 10 percent of the business' capital expenditures. The corporation authority shall, in a manner determined by the corporation authority, allocate the tax benefits a business is certified to receive under this subsection over the remainder of the time limit of the enterprise zone under sub. (4).

SB21,1524,14 (6) (a) The corporation authority shall notify the department of revenue when the corporation authority certifies a business to receive tax benefits.

SB21,1524,16 (b) (intro.) The corporation authority shall revoke a certification under sub. (5) if the business does any of the following:

SB21,1524,18 (c) The corporation authority shall notify the department of revenue within 30 days of a revocation under par. (b).

SB21,1524,22 (d) The corporation authority may require a business to repay any tax benefits the business claims for a year in which the business failed to maintain employment levels or a significant capital investment in property required by an agreement under sub. (5) (c).