SB55,22,15 4. The extent to which the linear street frontage in the area is set back from the sidewalk.

SB55,22,16 5. The historical value of the area.

SB55,22,18 (b) Ensure that the rules promulgated under par. (a) permit multiple areas within a populous city, village, or town to be certified downtowns.

SB55,22,20 (c) Support and assist certified downtowns by directing the department's resources, whenever appropriate, to certified downtowns.

SB55, s. 39 Section 39. 560.083 of the statutes is created to read:

SB55,23,2 560.083 Central business district reconstruction guidelines. The department shall develop and publish guidelines to aid communities in reconstructing central business districts that are destroyed or severely damaged in major disasters. The guidelines shall include information on relevant financial and other assistance available to communities from the state government.

SB55, s. 40 Section 40. 823.21 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55,23,8 823.21 Dilapidated buildings declared nuisances. Any building which, under s. 66.0413 (1) (b) 1., has been declared so old, dilapidated or out of repair as to be dangerous, unsafe, unsanitary, or otherwise unfit for human habitation or has been determined to be unreasonable to repair under s. 66.0413 (1) (b) 1. is a public nuisance and may be proceeded against under this chapter.

SB55, s. 41 Section 41. Nonstatutory provisions.

SB55,23,15 (1) Certified downtowns and business district reconstruction. The authorized FTE positions for the department of commerce are increased by 2.0 PR positions, to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.143 (1) (gb) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the purpose of providing increased staff for the administration of sections 560.03 (21m) and 560.083 of the statutes, as created by this act.

SB55,23,19 (2) Historical society. The authorized FTE positions for the historical society are increased by 1.0 PR position, to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.245 (1) (ks) of the statutes, for the purpose of providing increased staff for the administration section 44.02 (24d) (a) of the statutes, as created by this act.

SB55, s. 42 Section 42. Fiscal changes.

SB55,24,7 (1) Survey of rural historic buildings. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the state historical society under section 20.245 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2009, the dollar amount is increased by $75,000 for the first fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect for the purpose of entering into a contract for a survey under section 44.34 (1) of the statutes to identify and document historic properties in rural areas of the state. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the state historical society under section 20.245 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2009, the dollar amount is increased by $75,000 for the second fiscal year of the fiscal biennium in which this subsection takes effect for the purpose of entering into a contract for a survey under section 44.34 (1) of the statutes to identify and document historic properties in rural areas of the state.

SB55, s. 43 Section 43. Initial applicability.

SB55,24,15 (1) Historic rehabilitation tax credits. The treatment of sections 44.02 (24d), 71.07 (9m) (c), (g), and (h), 71.28 (6) (c), (g), and (h), and 71.47 (6) (c), (g), and (h) of the statutes, the renumbering of section 44.02 (24) of the statutes, the renumbering and amendment of sections 71.07 (9m) (a) and (9r) (a), 71.28 (6) (a), and 71.47 (6) (a) of the statutes, and the creation of sections 44.02 (24) (b), 71.07 (9m) (a) 2. and (9r) (a) 2., 71.28 (6) (a) 2., and 71.47 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes first apply to taxable years beginning on January 1, 2010.

SB55,24,18 (2) Concept definition phase of highway projects. The treatment of section 86.37 (3) of the statutes first applies to highway projects for which the concept definition phase begins on the effective date of this subsection.

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