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1(b) The degree to which the project will have a positive impact on public health
2and the environment.
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(c) Other criteria that the department finds necessary to calculate the amount
4of a grant.
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5(6) Limitation of grant
. The total amount of all grants awarded to a local
6governmental unit in a fiscal year under this section shall be limited to an amount
7equal to 15% of the available funds appropriated under s. 20.370 (6) (et) for the fiscal
8year.
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9(7) Matching funds. The department may not distribute a grant unless the
10applicant contributes matching funds equal to 20% of the grant. Matching funds
11may be in the form of cash or in-kind contribution or both.
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13292.77 Sustainable urban development zone program. (1) In this
14section, "brownfields" has the meaning given in s. 560.13 (1) (a).
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15(2) The department shall develop and, beginning no later than January 1,
162001, administer a pilot program in the city of Green Bay, the city of La Crosse, the
17city of Milwaukee and the city of Oshkosh that promotes the use of financial
18incentives to clean up and redevelop brownfields. Funds provided under the
19program may be used to investigate environmental contamination and to conduct
20cleanups of brownfields in those cities.
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21(3) In developing and administering the pilot program under sub. (2), the
22department shall consult and coordinate with the department of administration, the
23department of commerce, the department of health and family services, the
24department of revenue, the department of transportation and the cities specified in
25sub. (2).
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1(4) During the 1999-2001 fiscal biennium, the department shall make the
2following amounts available through the pilot program under sub. (2):
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(a) To the city of Green Bay, $500,000.
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(b) To the city of La Crosse, $500,000.
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(c) To the city of Milwaukee, $1,000,000.
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(d) To the city of Oshkosh, $250,000.
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7(5) (a) The department of commerce shall certify a person conducting a project
8under the pilot program as eligible to claim a tax credit under s. 71.07 (2dy), 71.28
9(1dy) or 71.47 (1dy) while the person is conducting the project.
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(b) Within 3 months after a person is certified under par. (a), the department
11of commerce shall estimate the amount of tax benefits that the person will claim
12while conducting the project.
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(c) The department of commerce shall provide a person certified under par. (a)
14and the department of revenue with a copy of the certification. The certification shall
15include all of the following:
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1. The name and address of the person's business.
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2. The location and description of the project.
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3. The appropriate Wisconsin tax identification number of the person.
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4. The names and addresses of other locations where the person conducts
20business and a description of the business activities conducted at those locations.
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5. Other information required by the department of natural resources or the
22department of revenue.
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(d) The department of commerce shall promulgate rules that further define a
24person's eligibility to claim the tax credit.
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1292.99
(1) Any Except as provided under sub. (1m), any person who violates
2this chapter or any rule promulgated or any plan approval, license or special order
3issued under this chapter shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $5,000 for each
4violation. Each day of continued violation is a separate offense. While an order is
5suspended, stayed or enjoined, this penalty does not accrue.
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292.99
(1m) Any person who violates s. 292.65 (12m) or 292.66 (5) shall forfeit
8not less than $10 nor more than $10,000.
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292.99
(2) In addition to the penalties provided under
sub. subs. (1)
and (1m),
11the court may award the department of justice the reasonable and necessary
12expenses of the investigation and prosecution of the violation, including attorney
13fees. The department of justice shall deposit in the state treasury for deposit into the
14general fund all moneys that the court awards to the department or the state under
15this subsection. Ten percent of the money deposited in the general fund that was
16awarded under this subsection for the costs of investigation and the expenses of
17prosecution, including attorney fees, shall be credited to the appropriation account
18under s. 20.455 (1) (gh).