AB100-engrossed,1764,9 287.23 (5e) Proration. If available funds are insufficient, under sub. (5) (c) 2., 3. or 4., to pay $8 times the population of all of the responsible units that are entitled to that amount, the department shall distribute the funds so that each responsible unit that would be entitled to $6 times its population if the per person amount in sub. (5) (c) 2., 3. or 4. were $6 receives $6 times its population and shall prorate the remaining funds.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3632d Section 3632d. Subchapter III of chapter 287 [precedes 287.40] of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3620s Section 3620s. 287.41 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1764,16 287.41 (1) (a) Identification of priority recovered materials that will be the focus of market development efforts by the board. The board shall focus its efforts on the reuse of materials recovered from solid waste as well as on the recycling of those materials.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3621 Section 3621. 287.41 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1764,22 287.41 (3) The board shall submit quarterly progress reports to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature, as determined by the presiding officer of each house, under s. 13.172 (3), describing the board's progress in implementing the strategic plan and how the board's technical assistance, awarding of financial assistance and other activities conform to the strategic plan.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3621c Section 3621c. 287.41 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1764,25 287.41 (4) The department of commerce shall use the strategic plan prepared and revised under this section to guide the activities of the board.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3622 Section 3622. 287.42 (2s) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3622m Section 3622m. 287.42 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1765,5 287.42 (3m) Contract with, and provide sufficient funding for, an existing materials exchange program to operate a statewide materials exchange program until December 31, 1999.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3623 Section 3623. 287.42 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1765,12 287.42 (5) In consultation with the council on recycling, annually establish a list of materials recovered from solid waste for which financial assistance may be provided under this subchapter, which shall include the materials specified in s. 287.07 (3), based on the board's analysis of current and future markets for materials recovered from solid waste. The list shall give priority to materials specified in s. 287.07 (3) that will support community recycling efforts.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3624 Section 3624. 287.44 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1765,14 287.44 (1) Provide Award financial assistance under s. 287.46.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3625 Section 3625. 287.44 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1765,18 287.44 (2) Fund Award funding for research concerning markets for recovered materials and the development of markets for recovered materials to maintain present markets or to create new or expanded markets.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3626 Section 3626. 287.44 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1765,21 287.44 (3) Fund Award funding for research to improve the recovery, processing or distribution of a recovered material.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3627 Section 3627. 287.46 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1766,3 287.46 (1) The board may provide award financial assistance, directly or in cooperation with another person, to a governmental entity or a business entity to assist waste generators in the marketing of recovered materials or to develop markets for recovered materials. Forms of financial assistance provided awarded by the board, and by a recipient of financial assistance from awarded by the board, may include grants, loans and manufacturing rebates.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3628 Section 3628. 287.46 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1766,10 287.46 (3) If the board awards assistance under sub. (1) that results in a loan being made by the recipient to another person, the board may direct that the repayments of the loan's principal and any interest either be repaid to the recipient for use in a revolving loan fund or returned to the board be repaid to the department of commerce. The board department of commerce shall credit any funds received under this subsection to the appropriation account under s. 20.143 (1) (L).

AB100-engrossed, s. 3629 Section 3629. 287.46 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 287.46 (4) (b) and amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1766,16 287.46 (4) (b) In any biennium, the board department of commerce may not expend more than 10% of the amount appropriated under s. 20.143 (1) (tm) for that biennium for contracts with and financial assistance to responsible units and other local units of government.

AB100-engrossed, s. 3630 Section 3630. 287.46 (4) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1766,22 287.46 (4) (a) From the appropriations under s. 20.143 (1) (L) and (tm), the department of commerce shall provide financial assistance awarded by the board under this subchapter. Subject to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (tm), the department of commerce shall pay contracts entered into by the board under s. 287.42 (3).

AB100-engrossed, s. 3631d Section 3631d. 287.48 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1767,2 287.48 Executive director for the board. The governor shall nominate, and with the advice and consent of the senate appoint, secretary of commerce shall appoint an executive director of the board outside of the classified service, to serve at the pleasure of the governor secretary of commerce.