[2009 Wisconsin Act 2] Section 9131 (1) (b) Expenditure of federal economic stimulus funds for purposes other than transportation. As soon as practical after the receipt of any federal economic stimulus funds, the governor shall submit to the joint committee on finance a plan or plans for the expenditure of the federal economic stimulus funds for all purposes, other than transportation purposes. After receiving the plan or plans, the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance may direct the governor to implement the plan or plans. In lieu of directing the governor to implement the plan or plans, the cochairpersons shall convene a meeting of the joint committee on finance within 14 days after the plan or plans are submitted to either approve or modify and approve the plan or plans. The governor shall then implement the plan or plans as approved by the committee. This paragraph shall not apply to federal economic stimulus funds the expenditure of which is contained in any bill introduced in either house of the legislature at the request of the governor the 2009-11 biennial budget act.

[2009 Wisconsin Act 2] Section 9131 (1) (c) Expenditure of federal economic stimulus funds for transportation purposes. As soon as practical after the receipt of any federal economic stimulus funds, the governor shall submit to the joint committee on finance a plan or plans for the expenditure of the federal economic stimulus funds for transportation purposes. After receiving the plan or plans, the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance may direct the governor to implement the plan or plans. In lieu of directing the governor to implement the plan or plans, the cochairpersons shall convene a meeting of the joint committee on finance within 14 days after the plan or plans are submitted to either approve or modify and approve the plan or plans. The governor shall then implement the plan or plans as approved by the committee. This paragraph shall not apply to federal economic stimulus funds the expenditure of which is contained in any bill introduced in either house of the legislature at the request of the governor, including federal economic stimulus funds specified in Section 9150 (1) (b) 1. or contained in the 2009-11 biennial budget act.

[2009 Wisconsin Act 2] Section 9201 (1) (b) Notwithstanding section 20.001 (3) (a) to (c) and 25.40 (3) of the statutes, but subject to paragraph (c), the secretary of administration shall lapse or transfer to the general fund from the unencumbered balances of appropriations to executive branch state agencies, other than sum sufficient appropriations and appropriations of federal revenues, an amount equal to $125,000,000 before July 1, 2011, less the amount lapsed under paragraph (c) 3. The amounts lapsed or transferred under this paragraph shall be in addition to the amounts lapsed or transferred under 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, section 9201 (1c) (a) to (c). The amount required to be lapsed or transferred under this paragraph is increased by an additional $354,807,600 from available balances in appropriations and funds.

[2009 Wisconsin Act 2] Section 9201 (1) (c) 3. The cochairpersons of the joint committee on legislative organization shall take actions before July 1, 2011, to ensure that from general purpose revenue appropriations to the legislature under section 20.765 of the statutes an amount equal to $500,000 is lapsed from sum certain appropriation accounts or is subtracted from the expenditure estimates for any other types of appropriations, or both. The amount required to be lapsed or subtracted under this subdivision is increased by an additional $12,205,000.

[2009 Wisconsin Act 19] Section 13 (1) Child safety alarms in child care vehicles. Except as provided in subsection (2), this This act first applies to a child care vehicle, as defined in section 48.658 (1) (b) of the statutes, as created by this act, that is used to transport children to or from a child care provider, as defined in section 48.658 (1) (a) of the statutes, as created by this act, on the effective date of this subsection.

[2009 Wisconsin Act 19] Section 14 Effective dates. (intro.) This act takes effect on the first day of the 12th month beginning August 1, 2009, or on the day after publication of the 2009-11 biennial budget act, whichever is later, except as follows:

1. "Department" means the department of administration.

2. "Electric utility" has the meaning given in section 16.957 (1) (g) of the statutes.

2m. "Federal economic stimulus funds" means federal moneys received by the state, pursuant to federal legislation enacted during the 111th Congress for the purpose of reviving the economy of the United States.

3. "Low-income assistance fee" means the fee that electric utilities are required to charge customers under section 16.957 (4) (a) of the statutes.

3m. "Stimulus portion" means the portion of moneys received under 42 USC 6861 to 6873 and 42 USC 8621 to 8629 in a fiscal year that is attributable to, as determined by the secretary of administration, the federal economic stimulus funds received in that fiscal year.

(b) Notwithstanding section 16.957 (4) (c) of the statutes, $9,139,700 shall be added to the amounts collected for low-income assistance fees for a fiscal year under the rules promulgated under section 16.957 (4) (b) of the statutes. The department shall take the actions it determines are necessary to ensure that electric utilities charge customers the additional amounts for low-income assistance fees required under this paragraph.

(cm) Notwithstanding section 16.957 (4) (c) 1. of the statutes, in determining the amount of the low-income assistance fee for fiscal years 2009-10 and 2010-11, the stimulus portion received in the fiscal year shall be deducted from the sum of the amounts specified in section 16.957 (4) (c) 1. a. to c. of the statutes for that fiscal year.

(dm) In fiscal years 2009-10 and 2010-11, in determining whether the amount required under section 16.957 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by this act, is spent for weatherization or other energy conservation services, the amount of the stimulus portion spent for those purposes shall not be considered.