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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
September 28, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives Tranel, VanderMeer,
Shankland, Edming, Krug, Mursau and Spiros, cosponsored by Senators
Marklein, Testin, Ballweg, Felzkowski and Spreitzer. Referred to
Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation.
AB454,1,4
1An Act to amend 20.285 (1) (sp) (title); and
to create 20.285 (1) (at) and 36.25
2(58) of the statutes;
relating to: funding for the Wisconsin Institute for
3Sustainable Technology at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and
4making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
to provide funding to the Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology at
UW-Stevens Point to broaden the institute's support for, and further technical
contributions to, the state's forest and paper industries and for the institute's
ongoing operations. The bill creates an appropriation from the general fund for this
purpose.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB454,1
5Section
1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
6the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
-
See PDF for table 
AB454,2
1Section
2. 20.285 (1) (at) of the statutes is created to read:
AB454,2,42
20.285
(1) (at)
Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology. The amounts
3in the schedule to support the Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology as
4provided in s. 36.25 (58).
AB454,3
5Section
3. 20.285 (1) (sp) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB454,2,76
20.285
(1) (sp) (title)
Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology; other
7funding.
AB454,4
8Section
4. 36.25 (58) of the statutes is created to read:
AB454,2,149
36.25
(58) Institute for Sustainable Technology at the University of
10Wisconsin-Stevens Point. From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (at), the Board
11of Regents shall provide funding to the Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable
12Technology at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point to broaden the institute's
13support for, and further technical contributions to, the state's forest and paper
14industries and for the institute's ongoing operations.
