AB21,3973 Section 3973. 238.127 of the statutes is renumbered 235.127, and 235.127 (2) (intro.), (c) (intro.), (e), (h) and (j), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB21,1474,24 235.127 (2) (intro.) The corporation authority shall establish and administer a state main street program to coordinate state and local participation in programs offered by the national main street center, created by the national trust for historic preservation, to assist municipalities in planning, managing and implementing programs for the revitalization of business areas. The corporation authority shall do all of the following:

AB21,1475,3 (c) (intro.) With help from interested individuals and organizations, develop a plan describing the objectives of the state main street program and the methods by which the corporation authority shall:

AB21,1475,12 (e) Annually select, upon application, up to 5 municipalities to participate in the state main street program. The program for each municipality shall conclude after 3 years, except that the program for each municipality selected after July 29, 1995, shall conclude after 5 years. The corporation authority shall select program participants representing various geographical regions and populations. A municipality may apply to participate, and the corporation authority may select a municipality for participation, more than one time. In selecting a municipality, however, the corporation authority may give priority to those municipalities that have not previously participated.

AB21,1475,16 (h) Provide training, technical assistance and information on the revitalization of business areas to municipalities which do not participate in the state main street program. The corporation authority may charge reasonable fees for the services and information provided under this paragraph.

AB21,1475,18 (j) The corporation authority shall expend at least $250,000 annually on the state main street program.

AB21,3974 Section 3974 . 238.13 of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 235.13, and 235.13 (2) (a) (intro.), (3) (intro.) and (f) and (5), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB21,1475,23 235.13 (2) (a) (intro.) The corporation authority may make a grant to a person if all of the following apply:

AB21,1475,25 (3) (intro.) The corporation authority may consider the following criteria in making awards under this section:

AB21,1476,2 (f) Any other factors considered by the corporation to be authority considers relevant to assessing the viability and feasibility of the project.

AB21,1476,5 (5) Before the corporation authority awards a grant under this section, the corporation authority shall consider the recommendations of the department of natural resources.

AB21,3975 Section 3975. 238.13 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

AB21,3976 Section 3976. 238.13 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB21,1476,9 238.13 (2) (b) 3. The recipient of a grant under this section shall contribute to the project an amount that is equal to at least 50 percent of the amount of the grant.

AB21,3977 Section 3977. 238.13 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB21,1476,13 238.13 (5) Before the corporation awards a grant under this section, the corporation shall consider the recommendations of the department of administration and the department of natural resources.

AB21,3978 Section 3978. 238.133 of the statutes is renumbered 235.133, and 235.133 (2) (title), (a), (b), (c) and (d), (3) (intro.), (4), (5) (intro.) and (c), (6) and (7), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB21,1476,17 235.133 (2) (title) Duties of the corporation authority.

AB21,1476,21 (a) The corporation authority shall administer a program to award brownfield site assessment grants from the appropriation under s. 20.192 (1) 20.885 (3) (s) to local governmental units for the purposes of conducting any of the eligible activities under sub. (3).

AB21,1476,24 (b) The corporation authority may not award a grant to a local governmental unit under this section if that local governmental unit caused the environmental contamination that is the basis for the grant request.

AB21,1477,4 (c) The corporation authority may only award grants under this section if the person that caused the environmental contamination that is the basis for the grant request is unknown, cannot be located or is financially unable to pay the cost of the eligible activities.

AB21,1477,8 (d) The corporation authority shall establish criteria as necessary to administer the program. The corporation authority may limit the total amount of funds that may be used to cover the costs of each category of eligible activity described in sub. (3).

AB21,1477,10 (3) Eligible activities. (intro.) The corporation authority may award grants to local governmental units to cover the costs of the following activities:

AB21,1477,13 (4) Application for grant. The applicant shall submit an application on a form prescribed by the corporation authority and shall include any information that the corporation authority finds necessary to calculate the amount of a grant.

AB21,1477,15 (5) Grant criteria. (intro.) The corporation authority shall consider the following criteria when determining whether to award a grant:

AB21,1477,17 (c) Other criteria that the corporation authority finds necessary to calculate the amount of a grant.

AB21,1477,21 (6) Limitation of grant. The total amount of all grants awarded to a local governmental unit in a fiscal year under this section shall be limited to an amount equal to 15% of the available funds appropriated under s. 20.192 (1) 20.885 (3) (s) for the fiscal year.

AB21,1477,24 (7) Matching funds. The corporation authority may not distribute a grant unless the applicant contributes matching funds equal to 20% of the grant. Matching funds may be in the form of cash or in-kind contribution or both.