SB111: Bill Text

SB111,618,15 2. Restoring natural and self-regulating hydrology may result in permanent but net-positive changes to biotic communities and abiotic conditions.

SB111,618,17 (d) In reviewing activities proposed to be conducted under a general permit issued under this subsection, the department may do any of the following:

SB111,618,18 1. Waive fees.

SB111,618,20 2. Establish a reporting-only notification process for activities funded in whole or in part by a state or federal agency.

SB111,618,21 3. Waive requirements for wetland delineations and functional assessments.

SB111,618,24 4. Adjust and simplify the application and information requirements to reflect the fact that voluntary hydrologic restoration projects differ from projects with potential adverse environmental impacts.

SB111,619,2 5. Waive requirements related to wetland mitigation for impacts incidental to more fully restoring wetland hydrology.

SB111,619,8 (e) The department shall notify, in writing, a person who has applied under s. 30.206 (3) (a) for authorization to proceed under a general permit issued under this subsection that the person is required to apply for an individual permit if the department determines that the proposed activity will not result in net improvements to hydrologic connections, condition, and functions. The department shall document in this notification its reasons for making this determination.

SB111,619,13 (f) A person wishing to proceed with an activity that may be authorized by a general permit under this subsection may request and shall be granted a preapplication meeting with the department prior to submitting an application under s. 30.206 (3) (a). The department shall attempt to coordinate this meeting with the local zoning authority in cases where local zoning regulations apply.

SB111,637 Section 637. 30.2065 (2) (title) of the statutes is repealed.

SB111,638 Section 638 . 30.2065 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 30.2065 (1e) and amended to read:

SB111,619,18 30.2065 (1e) The department may issue a general permit to a person wishing to proceed with an a wetland restoration activity sponsored by a federal agency.

SB111,619,23 (1r) A permit issued under this subsection sub. (1e) or (1g) is in lieu of any permit or approval that would otherwise be required for that activity under this chapter or s. 31.02, 31.12, 31.33, 281.15, or 281.36, except that a general permit issued under sub. (1g) does not apply to wetland mitigation conducted as required under s. 281.36 (3n) (d).

SB111,639 Section 639 . 30.2065 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 30.2065 (2m) and amended to read:

SB111,620,4 30.2065 (2m) A general permit issued under this subsection sub. (1e) or (1g) is valid for a period of 5 years except that an activity that the department determines is authorized by a general permit remains authorized under the permit until the activity is completed.

SB111,640 Section 640 . 30.2065 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 30.2065 (3m), and 30.2065 (3m) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:

SB111,620,12 30.2065 (3m) (intro.) To ensure that the cumulative adverse environmental impact of the activities authorized by a general permit issued under sub. (1e) is insignificant and that the issuance of the general permit will not injure public rights or interests, cause environmental pollution, as defined in s. 299.01 (4), or result in material injury to the rights of any riparian owner, the department may impose any of the following conditions on the a general permit issued under sub. (1e):

SB111,641 Section 641. 30.303 of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,620,16 30.303 Dam on Sheboygan River. From the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (fx), the department shall award a grant to Sheboygan County for the removal and reconstruction of a dam on the Sheboygan River at the Sheboygan Marsh.

SB111,642 Section 642. 30.52 (1m) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,621,2 30.52 (1m) (ar) Supplemental fees. In addition to the applicable fee under sub. (3), each when an agent appointed under par. (a) 3. who accepts an application to renew certification or registration documents in person , or the department accepts an application to renew registration documents through a statewide automated system, the agent or the department shall collect an issuing fee of 50 cents and a transaction fee of 50 cents each time the agent or the department issues renewal certification or registration documents or a renewal temporary operating receipt under par. (ag) 1. or 2. The agent or the department shall retain the entire amount of each issuance and transaction fee the agent or the department collects.

SB111,643 Section 643. 30.52 (3) (k) of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,621,5 30.52 (3) (k) Use of fees. All fees remitted to or collected by the department under par. (j) shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (hu).

SB111,644 Section 644. 30.537 (4) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,621,8 30.537 (4) (g) All fees remitted to or collected by the department under pars. (a), (c), and (d) shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (hu).

SB111,645 Section 645. 30.79 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,622,2 30.79 (5) Payment of aids. On or before January 31 of the year following the year in which a local governmental unit operated a water safety patrol unit, it shall file with the department on the forms prescribed by it a detailed statement of the costs incurred by the local governmental unit in the operation of the water safety patrol unit during the past calendar year and of the receipts resulting from fines or forfeitures imposed upon persons convicted of violations of ordinances enacted under s. 30.77. The department shall audit the statement and determine the net costs that are directly attributable to the operation and maintenance of the water safety patrol unit, including a reasonable amount for depreciation of equipment. In calculating the net costs, the department shall deduct any fines or forfeitures imposed on persons convicted of violations of ordinances under s. 30.77 and any costs that do not comply with the rules promulgated under sub. (2m). The department shall compute the state aids on the basis of 75 80 percent of these net costs and shall cause the aids to be paid on or before April 1 of the year in which the statements are filed. If the state aids payable to local governmental units exceed the moneys available for such purpose, the department shall prorate the payments. No local governmental unit may receive state aid amounting to more than 20 percent of the funds available.

SB111,646 Section 646. 32.015 of the statutes is repealed.

SB111,647 Section 647. 32.51 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,622,7 32.51 (1) Purposes. (intro.) In addition to the powers granted under subch. I and subject to the limitations under s. 32.015, any city may condemn or otherwise acquire property under this subchapter for:

SB111,648 Section 648. 36.09 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,622,22 36.09 (1) (e) Subject to par. (em), the board shall appoint a president of the system; a chancellor for each institution; a dean for each college campus; the state geologist; the director of the laboratory of hygiene; the director of the psychiatric institute; the state cartographer; and the requisite number of officers, other than the vice presidents, associate vice presidents, and assistant vice presidents of the system; faculty; academic staff; and other employees and fix the salaries, subject to the limitations under par. (j) and s. 230.12 (3) (e), the duties and the term of office for each. The board shall fix the salaries, subject to the limitations under par. (j) and s. 230.12 (3) (e), and the duties for each chancellor, vice president, associate vice president, and assistant vice president of the system. No sectarian or partisan tests or any tests based upon race, religion, national origin, or sex, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), or gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k) shall ever be allowed or exercised in the appointment of the employees of the system.

SB111,649 Section 649. 36.09 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

SB111,650 Section 650. 36.09 (3) (d) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,623,5 36.09 (3) (d) 3. Within 30 days after all contracts under s. 118.40 (2x) have terminated, the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison shall provide notice of this fact to the legislature in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (2), to the governor, and to the state superintendent of public instruction. All requirements and authority under this paragraph terminate after the chancellor provides this notice.

SB111,651 Section 651 . 36.11 (11m) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,623,10 36.11 (11m) (am) The Board of Regents may manage the investment of any revenues designated by the Board of Regents, including revenues specified in par. (a), by directing the investment board to invest these moneys according to investment policies established by the Board of Regents.

SB111,652 Section 652 . 36.11 (11m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,623,17 36.11 (11m) (b) Notwithstanding ss. 25.14 (1) (a) and 25.17 (1) (g), the board is not required to deposit revenues from gifts, grants, and donations in the state investment fund if the board invests these moneys as provided in par. (a). Notwithstanding ss. 25.14 (1) (a) and 25.17 (1) (g), the board is not required to deposit revenues designated under par. (am) in the state investment fund if the board directs the investment of these moneys as provided in par. (am) and s. 25.17 (2) (h).

SB111,653 Section 653. 36.11 (59) of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,623,20 36.11 (59) Extensions of credit providing short-term funding. (a) In this subsection:

SB111,623,22 1. “Athletics program” means a program for intercollegiate athletics that is all of the following:

SB111,623,23 a. A revenue-producing enterprise.

SB111,623,24 b. Operated or overseen by an institution's athletics department or office.

SB111,624,2 c. Subject to the bylaws and policies of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

SB111,624,4 2. “Extension of credit” includes a loan or line of credit from a financial institution, liquidity facility, ancillary agreement, or any other credit arrangement.

SB111,624,5 3. “Master lease” has the meaning given in s. 16.76 (4) (a).

SB111,624,7 4. “Short-term” means a period not exceeding 5 years for repayment of any individual extension of credit.

SB111,624,13 (b) The board may, upon affirmative approval by the board at a public meeting, arrange and obtain extensions of credit, on terms approved by the board, to provide short-term funding for any expense associated with athletics or educational programs and related programs, except as provided in par. (e). Extensions of credit may also be used for refinancing or refunding if the repayment period for the original extension of credit does not exceed 5 years.

SB111,624,15 (c) 1. The board may pledge any of the following collateral as security for repayment of an extension of credit under par. (b):

SB111,624,17 a. Any revenues generated by the system, arising after the initial extension of credit is entered into, as a result of the operation of any athletics program.

SB111,624,18 b. Any guarantee, obligation, or revenues furnished by a 3rd party.

SB111,624,22 2. The board may not pledge the full faith and credit or taxing power of this state for repayment of an extension of credit under par. (b). The state shall not be generally liable for the repayment of any extension of credit or interest thereon, and extensions of credit shall not be a debt of the state for any purpose whatsoever.

SB111,625,2 3. An extension of credit under par. (b) may be repaid only from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (h). Extensions of credit shall be repayable, together with any interest thereon, solely from the sources that the board may pledge as collateral under subd. 1. Any instruments evidencing extensions of credit shall contain on their face a statement to that effect.

SB111,625,6 4. A creditor that provides an extension of credit under this subsection has a security interest in the collateral specified in subd. 1. a. and pledged by the board for the benefit of the creditor. No filing, delivery, or other action is required to perfect the security interest.

SB111,625,8 (d) The board may execute any credit agreement, security agreement, or other agreement or instrument necessary to obtain an extension of credit under par. (b).

SB111,625,10 (e) Proceeds from an extension of credit under par. (b) may not be used to pay for any of the following:

SB111,625,13 1. Expenses associated with the acquisition, construction, improvement, or maintenance of buildings or other structures or facilities, including expenses associated with a project specified in s. 13.48 (10) (c) and including any debt service.

SB111,625,16 2. Expenses associated with a master lease under which the department of administration, prior to the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], agreed to pay the expense.

SB111,625,20 3. The creation of a new program, and its associated expenses, under which the board obtains property or services by entering into an agreement with a person other than the department of administration and this person makes or agrees to make periodic payments.

SB111,625,22 (f) All proceeds from an extension of credit under par. (b) shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.285 (1) (h).

SB111,626,2 (g) The board may direct the secretary of administration to transfer, and the secretary shall so transfer, from the appropriation account under s. 20.285 (1) (gb) to the appropriation account under s. 20.285 (1) (h) any amount the board determines necessary for the repayment of any obligation arising under this subsection.

SB111,654 Section 654 . 36.115 (8) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,626,6 36.115 (8) (c) 1. In this paragraph, “state specialists” means state specialists who provide extension services in the field of applied agricultural research at any institution and who are faculty or instructional academic staff.

SB111,626,10 2. The plan under par. (a) shall recognize as teaching hours, to be included in reports to the system administration under par. (a) 1. and eligible for reward under par. (a) 2., time spent by state specialists teaching graduate students and teaching Wisconsin farmers.

SB111,655 Section 655 . 36.25 (16) of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,626,15 36.25 (16) Freshwater collaborative. From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (ar), the board shall fund a freshwater collaborative and shall allocate funding to each institution for this purpose. Freshwater collaborative funding shall be used to do the following:

SB111,626,16 (a) Devise new watercentric training programs focused on undergraduates.

SB111,626,17 (b) Provide scholarships and student support to retain and attract new talent.

SB111,626,19 (c) Amplify marketing and recruiting relating to Wisconsin's role in freshwater science, including branding Wisconsin as the “Silicon Valley of Water."

SB111,626,20 (d) Enhance workforce development programming.

SB111,626,22 (e) Recruit new faculty and staff to advance training programs, research, and innovation.

SB111,656 Section 656. 36.25 (17) of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,627,2 36.25 (17) Baccalaureate degree program for prisoners. (a) Subject to par. (b), the board and the department of corrections shall provide a baccalaureate education degree program for prisoners to be funded from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (cg).

SB111,627,11 (b) Prior to expending any funds under par. (a), the board and the department of corrections shall jointly submit a plan for implementing the program under this section to the department of administration. The plan shall detail the proposed structure, goals, delivery, and expenditures of the baccalaureate degree program for prisoners as mutually agreed upon by the board and the department of corrections. The department of administration shall approve or disapprove the plan within 60 days after it is received. The board may not expend any funds appropriated under s. 20.285 (1) (cg) except in accordance with the plan as approved by the department of administration.

SB111,657 Section 657. 36.25 (40) of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,627,16 36.25 (40) Partnership program for the Lake Superior Research Institute. (a) The board shall establish a partnership program between the University of Wisconsin-Superior's Lake Superior Research Institute and northern Wisconsin communities.

SB111,627,18 (b) The program under par. (a) shall be designed to accomplish all of the following objectives:

SB111,627,20 1. To remove barriers and provide easy access to research and testing services for homeowners and businesses.

SB111,627,22 2. To provide follow-up assistance and recommendations to solve environmental issues.

SB111,627,23 3. To secure external funding to solve environmental issues.

SB111,627,24 4. To develop highly visible outreach events.

SB111,628,3 5. To create a direct conduit to fully equipped laboratory space and scientific expertise and to fully integrate the institute as the applied-environmental research arm for the region.

SB111,628,6 (c) The program under par. (a) shall utilize permanent staff and student employees to coordinate directly with county health and conservation departments and with state, tribal, and local entities to develop regional priorities and solutions.

SB111,628,8 (d) Costs associated with the program under par. (a) shall be funded from the appropriation account under s. 20.285 (1) (bm).

SB111,658 Section 658 . 36.25 (43) of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,628,15 36.25 (43) Foster youth support programs. From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (cr), the board shall allocate funding to each institution to establish or maintain support programs for students enrolled in the institution who formerly resided in a foster home or group home. Support programs funded under this subsection may offer students who formerly resided in a foster home or group home, among other forms of support, any of the following:

SB111,628,16 (a) Scholarships.

SB111,628,17 (b) Employment.