AB40-ASA1, s. 2641f Section 2641f. 145.245 (7) (bn) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-ASA1,1106,22 145.245 (7) (bn) Except as provided in par. (e), the state grant share under this section for each participating governmental unit shall equal 75 percent of allowable costs for rehabilitating or replacing the private sewage systems that serve principal residences for which grant applications are received by the governmental unit.

AB40-ASA1, s. 2641g Section 2641g. 145.245 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1107,17 145.245 (7) (c) Except as provided in pars. (d) and par. (e), the state grant share under this section for each participating governmental unit is limited to $7,000 for each principal residence or small commercial establishment to be served by the private sewage system that is regulated by the participating governmental unit or to the amount determined by the department based upon private sewage system grant funding tables, whichever is less. The department shall prepare and publish these private sewage system grant funding tables for small commercial establishments which specify the maximum state grant share limitation for various components and costs involved in the rehabilitation or replacement of a private sewage system based upon minimum size and other requirements specified in the state plumbing code promulgated under s. 145.02. The maximum state grant share limitations for small commercial establishments shall be designed to pay approximately 60% of the average allowable cost of private sewage system rehabilitation or replacement based upon estimated or actual costs of that rehabilitation or replacement. The department shall revise the grant funding tables when it determines that 60% of current costs of private sewage system rehabilitation or replacement exceed the amounts in the grant funding tables by more than 10%, except that the department may not revise the grant funding tables more often than once every 2 years.

AB40-ASA1, s. 2641h Section 2641h. 145.245 (7) (d) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40-ASA1, s. 2641j Section 2641j. 145.245 (8) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1107,20 145.245 (8) (title) Application; Governmental units.

AB40-ASA1, s. 2641k Section 2641k. 145.245 (9) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1108,2 145.245 (9) (g) Establish a system which provides for the distribution of grant funds received among eligible applicants based on the amount requested in the application as approved by the department. If the amount received by a county is insufficient to fully fund all grants, the county shall prorate grant funds on the same basis as sub. (11m).

AB40-ASA1, s. 2641m Section 2641m. 145.245 (11) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1108,10 145.245 (11) (c) Allocation. The department shall allocate available funds for grants to each participating governmental unit according to the total amount of the state grant share for all eligible applications received by that participating governmental unit. In making this allocation for each participating governmental unit, the department shall determine the amount of grant funding that will be available for principal residences and the amount that will be available for small commercial establishments.

AB40-ASA1, s. 2641n Section 2641n. 145.245 (11g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-ASA1,1108,16 145.245 (11g) Priority system; principal residences. The department shall promulgate rules to establish a priority system for grants under this section to owners of principal residences under which the highest priority is given to grants for the rehabilitation or replacement of failing private sewage systems for which written enforcement orders, as specified in sub. (1) (a) 2. or 3., have been issued.

AB40-ASA1, s. 2641p Section 2641p. 145.245 (11m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1108,18 145.245 (11m) (title) Prorating small commercial establishments.

AB40-ASA1, s. 2641r Section 2641r. 145.245 (11m) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-ASA1,1108,22 145.245 (11m) (e) This subsection does not apply to grants for the rehabilitation or replacement of failing private sewage systems that serve principal residences.

AB40-ASA1, s. 2641s Section 2641s. 145.245 (12) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1108,25 145.245 (12) (title) Determination of eligibility; disbursement of grants; governmental units.

AB40-ASA1, s. 2641t Section 2641t. 145.245 (12m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1109,5 145.245 (12m) (a) A governmental unit to which the department allocates funds under sub. (11) for a fiscal year may apply to the department for a loan under this subsection if the department prorates funds under sub. (11m) funds are not sufficient to fully fund all applications for that fiscal year. A

AB40-ASA1,1109,12 (ar) For grants to rehabilitate or replace private sewage systems that serve small commercial establishments, a governmental unit may only use a loan under this subsection to increase the amounts of grants to persons eligible under sub. (5) above the amounts that would be provided without a loan under this subsection or to provide grants to persons eligible under sub. (5) who would otherwise not receive grants, because of the operation of sub. (11m) (c), but the total amount provided to a person under this section may not exceed the amount authorized under sub. (7) (c).

AB40-ASA1, s. 2641u Section 2641u. 145.245 (12m) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-ASA1,1109,19 145.245 (12m) (ag) For grants to rehabilitate or replace private sewage systems that serve principal residences, a governmental unit may only use a loan under this subsection to increase the number of grants to persons eligible under sub. (5) above the number of grants that would be provided without a loan under this subsection or to provide grants to persons eligible under sub. (5) who would otherwise not receive grants under the priority system established under sub. (11g).

AB40-ASA1, s. 2642 Section 2642. 145.245 (12m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1109,25 145.245 (12m) (e) The department of commerce safety and professional services and the department of administration may enter into a financial assistance agreement with a governmental unit that applies for a loan under this subsection and meets the eligibility requirements for a loan, including the requirements under par. (d).

AB40-ASA1, s. 2643 Section 2643. 145.245 (12m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1110,9 145.245 (12m) (f) The department of administration, in consultation with the department of commerce safety and professional services, may establish those terms and conditions of a financial assistance agreement that relate to its financial management, including what type of municipal obligation is required for the repayment of the financial assistance. In setting the terms and conditions, the department of administration may consider factors that the department of administration finds are relevant, including the type of obligation evidencing the loan, the pledge of security for the obligation and the applicant's creditworthiness.

AB40-ASA1, s. 2644 Section 2644. 145.245 (12m) (g) of the statutes is amended to read: