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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
January 4, 2022 - Introduced by Representatives Hesselbein, Considine,
Vruwink, Anderson, Baldeh, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Emerson, Hebl,
Hong, B. Meyers, Milroy, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Pope, S. Rodriguez, Shelton,
Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck and Vining, cosponsored by
Senators Ringhand, Erpenbach, Roys, Agard, L. Taylor, Smith, Pfaff and
Larson. Referred to Committee on Government Accountability and
Oversight.
AB788,1,3
1An Act to create 20.115 (7) (u) and 93.74 of the statutes;
relating to: grants for
2regional biodigesters, granting rule-making authority, and making an
3appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
Protection to provide grants for establishing regional biodigesters. Biodigesters are
used to break down organic material into gas, liquids, and solids.
For further information see the state 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:
AB788,1
4Section
1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
5the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
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See PDF for table 
AB788,2
1Section
2. 20.115 (7) (u) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.115
(7) (u)
Grants for regional biodigesters. From the environmental fund,
3the amounts in the schedule for providing grants for planning and establishing
4regional biodigesters.
AB788,3
5Section
3. 93.74 of the statutes is created to read:
AB788,2,8
693.74 Grants for regional biodigesters. (1) Grant program. From the
7appropriation under s. 20.115 (7) (u), the department shall provide grants for
8planning and establishing regional biodigesters.
AB788,2,10
9(2) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules for the administration of
10this section.
