560.125(1)(c)
(c) "Idling reduction unit" means a device that is installed on a diesel truck to reduce the long-duration idling of the truck by providing heat, air conditioning, or electricity to the truck while the truck is stationary and the main drive engine of the truck is not operating.
560.125(1)(d)
(d) "Post-1998 diesel truck engine" means a heavy-duty highway diesel engine that complies with the air pollutant emission standards promulgated by the federal environmental protection agency under
42 USC 7521 for engine model year 1998 or a later engine model year.
560.125(2)
(2) Authority. Beginning on July 1, 2006, and ending on June 30, 2015, the department may award a grant to an eligible applicant for the purchase and field testing of one or more idling reduction units as provided in
subs. (3) and
(4).
560.125(3)
(3) Eligible applicants. An applicant is eligible for a grant under this section only if all of the following apply:
560.125(3)(a)
(a) The applicant is a common motor carrier, contract motor carrier, or private motor carrier that transports freight.
560.125(3)(c)
(c) The applicant pays 50 percent of the eligible costs for each idling reduction unit covered by a grant under this section without the use of grants, loans, or other financial assistance from this state or from a local governmental unit in this state.
560.125(3)(d)
(d) The applicant agrees to collect information relating to the operation and performance of each idling reduction unit covered by a grant under this section, as required by the department, and to report that information to the department.
560.125(4)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (b), the costs that an applicant has incurred or will incur to purchase and install an idling reduction unit on a truck tractor that is owned and operated by the applicant and that has a post-1998 diesel truck engine are eligible costs under this section if the use of the idling reduction unit will result, in the aggregate, in a decrease in the emissions of one or more air contaminants, as defined in
s. 285.01 (1), from the truck tractor on which the idling reduction unit is installed or in a decrease in the use of energy by the truck tractor on which the idling reduction unit is installed.
560.125(4)(b)1.
1. The cost of shipping an idling reduction unit from the manufacturer to the facility where the idling reduction unit will be installed on the truck tractor.
560.125(4)(cm)
(cm) Subject to
par. (d), the department may make grants under this section from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2015, of 50 percent of the eligible costs for an idling reduction unit installed on a truck tractor, unless the department has previously awarded a grant under this section for an idling reduction unit installed on the truck tractor.
560.125(4)(d)
(d) In any fiscal year, the department may not pay to any one applicant more than 20 percent of the amount appropriated under
s. 20.143 (3) (sm) for the fiscal year.
560.125(4)(e)
(e) The department may pay a grant over more than one fiscal year, subject to the availability of funds and to
par. (d).
560.125(4)(f)
(f) The department shall require that applicants receiving grants under this section covering more than one idling reduction unit purchase idling reduction units of more than one type and from more than one manufacturer. The department may impose other conditions on the receipt of grants.
560.125(4)(g)
(g) The department shall withhold payment of at least 20 percent of a grant under this section until the recipient has complied with the conditions of the grant established by the department, including providing to the department information relating to the operation and performance of each idling reduction unit covered by the grant.
560.125(5)
(5) Information. The department shall collect information from recipients of grants under this section relating to the operation and performance of idling reduction units. The department shall summarize the information collected and make it available to common motor carriers, contract motor carriers, and private motor carriers in an accessible and cost-effective manner, such as on department's Internet site.
560.125(5m)
(5m) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules for the administration of the program under this section.
560.125(6)
(6) Sunset. Subsections (2) to
(4) do not apply after December 31, 2016.
560.125 History
History: 2005 a. 25;
2007 a. 20;
2009 a. 28.
560.125 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
Comm 131, Wis. adm. code.
560.126
560.126
Renewable energy grants and loans. 560.126(1s)
(1s) The department may award a grant or make a loan from the appropriations under
s. 20.143 (1) (ie) or
(tm) to a business or researcher to fund any of the following projects:
560.126(1s)(a)
(a) Research and development, including demonstration projects, into renewable energy technologies.
560.126(1s)(b)
(b) Development of renewable energy sources and infrastructure in Wisconsin, including the conversion of nonrenewable energy sources to renewable energy sources.
560.126(1s)(c)
(c) The commercial application of renewable energy technologies.
560.126(2)(a)(a) The department shall consider all of the following criteria to evaluate applications for a grant or loan under this section:
560.126(2)(a)1.
1. The extent to which the project will aid in the research, development, or use of renewable energy sources in Wisconsin.
560.126(2)(a)2.
2. The extent to which the project will improve the competitive position or enhance the capabilities of Wisconsin's renewable energy industries.
560.126(2)(a)3.
3. Whether the project is one in which Wisconsin holds a competitive advantage over other states.
560.126(2)(a)4.
4. The likelihood that the project will lead to the commercial application of new practices or technologies that involve the development, production, processing, or distribution of renewable energy.
560.126(2)(a)5.
5. The extent to which the project will use existing, surplus, or by-products of natural resources in this state.
560.126(2)(a)6.
6. The extent to which the project will strengthen Wisconsin's existing industries by converting wastes or by-products generated by existing industries into renewable energy.
560.126(2)(a)7.
7. The extent to which the project will develop technologies to increase the capacity of Wisconsin's manufacturing industries to utilize renewable energy sources.
560.126(2)(b)
(b) The department may also consider the following criteria to evaluate applications for a grant or loan under this section:
560.126(2)(b)3.
3. The geographical distribution of grants awarded and loans made under this section.
560.126(3)
(3) A grant under this section may not exceed 50 percent of the costs of an eligible project.
560.126(4)
(4) In consultation with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the department of natural resources, and the public service commission, the department may promulgate rules necessary to administer this section.
560.126 History
History: 2007 a. 20;
2009 a. 28,
401.
560.128
560.128
Loans to manufacturing businesses. 560.128(1)(a)
(a) Implement energy efficiency or renewable energy measures in their facilities to enhance their competitiveness.
560.128(1)(b)
(b) Retool existing facilities to manufacture products that support the green economy.
560.128(1)(c)
(c) Expand or establish domestic clean energy manufacturing operations.
560.128(1)(d)
(d) Create or retain jobs for workers engaged in activities under
pars. (a) to
(c).
560.128(2)
(2) The department shall promulgate rules establishing eligibility criteria that do all of the following:
560.128(2)(a)
(a) Set clear job-creation or job-retention standards for loan recipients.
560.128(2)(b)
(b) Establish minimum energy savings that an eligible manufacturer must expect will result from the loan's utilization.
560.128(2)(c)
(c) Give priority to existing manufacturing businesses and idle manufacturing facilities.
560.128(2)(d)
(d) Ensure that loans under this section will be distributed to manufacturing businesses throughout the state.
560.128(2)(e)
(e) Require all work paid for with the proceeds of a loan under this section be performed by one of the following:
560.128(2)(e)1.
1. Employees who are paid an hourly wage that is not less than 150 percent of the federal minimum wage.
560.128(2)(e)2.
2. A contractor or subcontractor that agrees to pay all employees who perform work paid for with the proceeds of a loan under this section an hourly wage that is not less than 150 percent of the federal minimum wage.
560.128 History
History: 2009 a. 332.
560.13
560.13
Brownfields grant program. 560.13(1)(a)
(a) "Brownfields" means abandoned, idle or underused industrial or commercial facilities or sites, the expansion or redevelopment of which is adversely affected by actual or perceived environmental contamination.
560.13(1)(b)
(b) "Brownfields redevelopment" means any work or undertaking by a person to acquire a brownfields facility or site and to raze, demolish, remove, reconstruct, renovate, or rehabilitate the facility or existing buildings, structures, or other improvements at the site for the purpose of promoting the use of the facility or site for commercial, industrial, or other purposes. "Brownfields redevelopment" does not include construction of new facilities on the site for any purpose other than environmental remediation activities.
560.13(1)(d)
(d) "Environmental remediation activities" means investigation, analysis and monitoring of a brownfields facility or site to determine the existence and extent of actual or potential environmental pollution; abating, removing or containing environmental pollution at a brownfields facility or site; or restoring soil or groundwater at a brownfields facility or site.
560.13(1)(g)
(g) "Person" means an individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, nonprofit organization, city, village, town, county, or trustee, including a trustee in bankruptcy.
560.13(2)(a)(a) Subject to
subs. (4) and
(5), from the appropriation under
s. 20.143 (1) (qm) the department may make a grant to a person if all of the following apply:
560.13(2)(a)1.
1. The recipient uses the grant proceeds for brownfields redevelopment or associated environmental remediation activities.
560.13(2)(a)1m.
1m. The recipient does not use the grant proceeds to pay lien claims of the department of natural resources or the federal environmental protection agency based on investigation or remediation activities of the department of natural resources or the federal environmental protection agency or to pay delinquent real estate taxes or interest or penalties that relate to those taxes.
560.13(2)(a)2.
2. All of the following are unknown, cannot be located, or are financially unable to pay the cost of environmental remediation activities:
560.13(2)(a)2.a.
a. The party that caused the portion of the environmental contamination that is the basis for the grant request.
560.13(2)(a)2.b.
b. Any person who possessed or controlled the environmental contaminant that is the basis for the grant request before the contaminant was released.
560.13(2)(a)3.
3. The recipient contributes to the cost of the project as provided in
par. (b).
560.13(2)(b)1.1. The contribution required under
par. (a) 3. may be in cash or in-kind. Cash contributions may be of private or public funds, excluding funds obtained under the program under
s. 560.17 or under any program under
subch. II or
V of this chapter. In-kind contributions shall be limited to actual remediation services.
560.13(2)(b)2.
2. For a grant that does not exceed $300,000, the recipient shall be required to contribute not less than 20% of the cost of the project. For a grant that is greater than $300,000 but that does not exceed $700,000, the recipient shall be required to contribute not less than 35% of the cost of the project. For a grant that is greater than $700,000 but that does not exceed $1,250,000, the recipient shall be required to contribute not less than 50% of the cost of the project.
560.13(3)
(3) The department may consider the following criteria in making awards under this section:
560.13(3)(a)
(a) The potential of the project to promote economic development in the area.
560.13(3)(c)
(c) The level of financial commitment by the applicant to the project.
560.13(3)(d)
(d) The extent and degree of soil and groundwater contamination at the project site.
560.13(3)(e)
(e) The adequacy and completeness of the site investigation and remediation plan.
560.13(3)(f)
(f) Any other factors considered by the department to be relevant to assessing the viability and feasibility of the project.
560.13(4)(b)(b) The department may not award a grant that exceeds $1,250,000.
