AB56: Bill Text

AB56,408,11 20.505 (4) (s) Telecommunications access for educational agencies,; infrastructure grants, and training grants for teachers and librarians. Biennially, from the universal service fund, the amounts in the schedule to make payments to telecommunications providers under contracts under s. 16.971 (13), (14), and (15) to the extent that the amounts due are not paid from the appropriation under sub. (1) (is), and to make payments to telecommunications providers under contracts under s. 16.971 (16) to the extent that the amounts due are not paid from the appropriation under sub. (1) (kL), to make grants to school district consortia under s. 16.997 (7), and to make educational technology teacher training grants and librarian training grants under s. 16.996 and to make information technology infrastructure grants under s. 16.9945.

AB56,276 Section 276 . 20.505 (7) (bp) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,408,14 20.505 (7) (bp) Housing quality standards grants. The amounts in the schedule for housing quality standards grants under s. 16.3077.

AB56,277 Section 277. 20.505 (7) (ft) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,278 Section 278. 20.505 (8) (hm) 5m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,408,18 20.505 (8) (hm) 5m. The amount transferred to s. 20.255 (1) (kt) shall be the amount in the schedule under s. 20.255 (1) (kt).

AB56,279 Section 279 . 20.505 (8) (hm) 6e. of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,280 Section 280. 20.505 (8) (hm) 8k. of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,281 Section 281. 20.505 (8) (hm) 12. of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,408,23 20.505 (8) (hm) 12. The amount transferred to s. 20.437 (1) (js) shall be the amount in the schedule under s. 20.437 (1) (js).

AB56,282 Section 282 . 20.505 (8) (hm) 14. of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,409,2 20.505 (8) (hm) 14. The amount transferred to sub. (1) (kp) shall be the amount in the schedule under sub. (1) (kp).

AB56,283 Section 283. 20.515 (1) (gm) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,284 Section 284. 20.515 (1) (m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,285 Section 285. 20.515 (1) (sr) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,286 Section 286. 20.515 (1) (um) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,287 Section 287. 20.515 (1) (ut) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,288 Section 288. 20.585 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,409,10 20.585 (1) (c) General program operations; general purpose revenue. The amounts in the schedule for general program operations.

AB56,289 Section 289 . 20.765 (3) (bd) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,409,14 20.765 (3) (bd) Legislative reference bureau; redistricting. For the legislative reference bureau, biennially, the amounts in the schedule for redistricting operations under subch. I of ch. 4.

AB56,290 Section 290 . 20.835 (1) (r) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,409,20 20.835 (1) (r) County and municipal aid account; police and fire protection fund. From the police and fire protection fund, after deducting the amounts appropriated from that fund under ss. 20.155 (3) (t) and 20.465 (3) 20.395 (5) (q) and (qm), all moneys received from the fees collected under s. 196.025 (6) to make the payments under s. 79.035.

AB56,291 Section 291 . 20.835 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,409,23 20.835 (2) (d) Research credit. A sum sufficient to make the payments under ss. 71.07 (4k) (e) 2. a. and am., 71.28 (4) (k) 1. and 1m., and 71.47 (4) (k) 1. and 1m.

AB56,292 Section 292. 20.855 (4) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,410,5 20.855 (4) (h) Volkswagen settlement funds. All moneys received from the trustee of the settlement funds, as defined in s. 16.047 (1) (a), for the replacement of vehicles in the state fleet under s. 16.047 (2) and for the grants under s. 16.047 (4m). No more than $21,000,000 may be expended from this appropriation in fiscal year 2017-18. No moneys may be expended from this appropriation after June 30, 2027.

AB56,293 Section 293. 20.866 (1) (u) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,410,19 20.866 (1) (u) Principal repayment and interest. A sum sufficient from moneys appropriated under sub. (2) (zp) and ss. 20.115 (2) (d) and (7) (b) and (s), 20.190 (1) (c), (d), (i), and (j), 20.225 (1) (c) and (i), 20.245 (1) (e) and (j), 20.250 (1) (c) and (e), 20.255 (1) (d), 20.285 (1) (d), (gj), and (je), 20.320 (1) (c) and (t) and (2) (c), 20.370 (7) (aa), (ad), (ag), (aq), (ar), (at), (au), (bq), (br), (cb), (cc), (cd), (cg), (cq), (cr), (cs), (ct), (ea), (eq), and (er), 20.395 (6) (af), (aq), (ar), and (au), 20.410 (1) (e), (ec), and (ko) and (3) (e) and (fm), 20.435 (2) (ee), 20.465 (1) (d), 20.485 (1) (f) and (go), (3) (t) and (4) (qm), 20.505 (4) (es), (et), (ha), and (hb) and (5) (c), (g), and (kc), 20.855 (8) (a), and 20.867 (1) (a) and (b) and (3) (a), (b), (bb), (bc), (bd), (be), (bf), (bg), (bh), (bj), (bL), (bm), (bn), (bq), (br), (bt), (bu), (bv), (bw), (bx), (cb), (cd), (cf), (ch), (cj), (cq), (cr), (cs), (g), (h), (i), (kd), and (q) for the payment of principal, interest, premium due, if any, and payment due, if any, under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.06 (8) (a) relating to any public debt contracted under subchs. I and IV of ch. 18.

AB56,294 Section 294 . 20.866 (2) (ta) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,411,9 20.866 (2) (ta) Natural resources; Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program. From the capital improvement fund a sum sufficient for the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program under s. 23.0917. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $1,046,250,000 for this program. Except as provided in s. 23.0917 (4g) (b), (4m) (k), (5), (5g), and (5m), the amounts obligated, as defined in s. 23.0917 (1) (e), under this paragraph may not exceed $46,000,000 in fiscal year 2000-01, may not exceed $46,000,000 in fiscal year 2001-02, may not exceed $60,000,000 in each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2002-03 and ending with fiscal year 2009-10, may not exceed $86,000,000 in fiscal year 2010-11, may not exceed $60,000,000 in fiscal year 2011-12, may not exceed $60,000,000 in fiscal year 2012-13, may not exceed $47,500,000 in fiscal year 2013-14, may not exceed $54,500,000 in fiscal year 2014-15, and may not exceed $33,250,000 in each fiscal year beginning with 2015-16 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20 2021-22.

AB56,295 Section 295. 20.866 (2) (tc) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,411,22 20.866 (2) (tc) Clean water fund program. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the purposes of s. 281.57 (10m) and (10r) and to be transferred to the environmental improvement fund for the purposes of the clean water fund program under ss. 281.58 and 281.59. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $646,283,200 $659,783,200 for this purpose. Of this amount, the amount needed to meet the requirements for state deposits under 33 USC 1382 is allocated for those deposits. Of this amount, $8,250,000 is allocated to fund the minority business development and training program under s. 200.49 (2) (b). Moneys from this appropriation account may be expended for the purposes of s. 281.57 (10m) and (10r) only in the amount by which the department of natural resources and the department of administration determine that moneys available under par. (tn) are insufficient for the purposes of s. 281.57 (10m) and (10r).

AB56,296 Section 296 . 20.866 (2) (td) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,412,3 20.866 (2) (td) Safe drinking water loan program. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient to be transferred to the environmental improvement fund for the safe drinking water loan program under s. 281.61. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $71,400,000 $114,950,000 for this purpose.

AB56,297 Section 297. 20.866 (2) (tf) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,412,9 20.866 (2) (tf) Natural resources; nonpoint source. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of natural resources to fund nonpoint source water pollution abatement projects under s. 281.65 (4c) and (4e). The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $44,050,000 $50,550,000 for this purpose.

AB56,298 Section 298. 20.866 (2) (th) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,412,19 20.866 (2) (th) Natural resources; urban nonpoint source cost-sharing. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of natural resources to provide cost-sharing grants for urban nonpoint source water pollution abatement and storm water management projects under s. 281.66, to provide municipal flood control and riparian restoration cost-sharing grants under s. 281.665, and to make the grant under 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, section 9135 (1i). The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $53,600,000 $57,600,000 for this purpose. Of this amount, $500,000 is allocated in fiscal biennium 2001-03 for dam rehabilitation grants under s. 31.387.

AB56,299 Section 299. 20.866 (2) (ti) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,412,24 20.866 (2) (ti) Natural resources; contaminated sediment removal. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of natural resources to fund removal of contaminated sediment under s. 281.87. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $32,000,000 $57,000,000 for this purpose.

AB56,300 Section 300. 20.866 (2) (tj) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,413,5 20.866 (2) (tj) Natural resources; total maximum daily load grants. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of natural resources to provide funds for water pollution control infrastructure project grants under s. 281.54. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 for this purpose.

AB56,301 Section 301. 20.866 (2) (tx) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,413,12 20.866 (2) (tx) Natural resources; dam safety projects. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of natural resources to provide financial assistance to counties, cities, villages, towns, and public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts for dam safety projects under s. 31.385. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $25,500,000 $29,500,000 for this purpose.

AB56,302 Section 302. 20.866 (2) (ugm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,413,17 20.866 (2) (ugm) Transportation; major interstate bridge construction. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of transportation to fund major interstate bridge projects under s. 84.016. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $245,000,000 $272,000,000 for this purpose.

AB56,303 Section 303. 20.866 (2) (up) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,413,24 20.866 (2) (up) Transportation; rail passenger route development. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of transportation to fund rail passenger route development under s. 85.061 (3). The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $79,000,000 $124,000,000 for this purpose. Of this amount, not more than $10,000,000 may be used to fund the purposes specified in s. 85.061 (3) (a) 2. and 3.

AB56,304 Section 304. 20.866 (2) (uup) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,414,18 20.866 (2) (uup) Transportation; southeast rehabilitation projects, southeast megaprojects, and high-cost bridge projects. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of transportation to fund the Marquette interchange reconstruction project under s. 84.014, as provided under s. 84.555, the reconstruction of the I 94 north-south corridor and the zoo interchange, as provided under s. 84.555 (1m), southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects under s. 84.0145, as provided under s. 84.555 (1m), and high-cost state highway bridge projects under s. 84.017, as provided under s. 84.555 (1m). The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $704,750,000 for these purposes. In addition, the state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $107,000,000 for the reconstruction of the Zoo interchange and I 94 north-south corridor, as provided under s. 84.555 (1m), as southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects under s. 84.0145, in an amount not to exceed $216,800,000 $206,800,000 for high-cost state highway bridge projects under s. 84.017, as provided under s. 84.555 (1m), and in an amount not to exceed $300,000,000 for southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects under s. 84.0145, as provided under s. 84.555 (1m), and in an amount not to exceed $65,000,000 for the reconstruction of the Zoo interchange, as provided under s. 84.555 (1m), as a southeast Wisconsin freeway megaproject under s. 84.0145.

AB56,305 Section 305. 20.866 (2) (uv) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,414,23 20.866 (2) (uv) Transportation, harbor improvements. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of transportation to provide grants for harbor improvements. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $120,000,000 $159,000,000 for this purpose.

AB56,306 Section 306. 20.866 (2) (uw) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,415,6 20.866 (2) (uw) Transportation; rail acquisitions and improvements. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of transportation to acquire railroad property under ss. 85.08 (2) (L) and 85.09; and to provide grants and loans for rail property acquisitions and improvements under s. 85.08 (4m) (c) and (d). The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $250,300,000 $280,300,000 for these purposes.

AB56,307 Section 307. 20.866 (2) (we) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,415,12 20.866 (2) (we) Agriculture; soil and water. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection to provide for soil and water resource management under s. 92.14. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $68,075,000 $78,075,000 for this purpose.

AB56,308 Section 308. 20.866 (2) (zn) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,309 Section 309. 20.866 (2) (zo) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,415,20 20.866 (2) (zo) Veterans affairs; refunding bonds. From the funds and accounts under s. 18.04 (6) (b), a sum sufficient for the department of veterans affairs to fund, refund, or acquire the whole or any part of public debt as set forth in s. 18.04 (5). The building commission may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $1,015,000,000 for these purposes, exclusive of any amount issued to fund public debt contracted under par. s. 20.866 (2) (zn), 2017 stats.

AB56,310 Section 310. 20.867 (4) (q) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,416,21 20.867 (4) (q) Funding in lieu of borrowing. As a continuing appropriation, all interest earnings of the capital improvement fund accrued after September 30, 1983, except interest earnings arising from the investment of proceeds of public debt contracted under s. 20.866 (2) (zn), 2017 stats., and s. 20.866 (2) (zo) on and after March 24, 1985, to permit funding in lieu of borrowing for the purposes for which the contracting of public debt is authorized under s. 20.866 (2) before March 24, 1985, and under s. 20.866 (2) (s) to (zm) and (zz) on and after March 24, 1985, and under s. 20.866 (2) (s) to (tz), (ug) to (ut), (uv) to (zm) and (zz) on and after August 9, 1989; and to permit funding for the purposes for which the contracting of public debt is authorized under s. 20.866 (2) (u) and (uu), regardless of the borrowing limits under s. 20.866 (2) (u) and (uu), on and after August 9, 1989. Expenditures from this appropriation for each purpose under s. 20.866 (2) (s) to (zm) and (zz) may not exceed the net interest earnings attributable to the corresponding account created under s. 18.08 (1) (b). Net interest earnings shall be allocated quarterly to accounts created under s. 18.08 (1) (b), on the basis of the average daily balance of each account during the quarter, except that accounts with a negative average daily balance shall not receive any interest earnings for that quarter. Balances attributable to accounts created under s. 18.08 (1) (b) may temporarily be utilized to support the expenditures of other accounts, pending the sale of public debt to provide funds for the program purposes of other accounts. Notwithstanding s. 20.866 (2) (s) to (zm) and (zz) or any nonstatutory state building program project enumeration, this appropriation may be used in lieu of borrowing under s. 20.866 (2) (s) to (zm) and (zz) on and after March 25, 1985, and in lieu of borrowing under s. 20.866 (2) (s) to (tz), (ug) to (ut), (uv) to (zm) and (zz) on and after August 9, 1989; and may be used regardless of the borrowing limits under s. 20.866 (2) (u) and (uu) on and after August 9, 1989.

AB56,311 Section 311. 20.867 (4) (r) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,417,2 20.867 (4) (r) Interest on veterans obligations. As a continuing appropriation, all interest earnings arising from the investment of proceeds of public debt contracted under s. 20.866 (2) (zn), 2017 stats., and s. 20.866 (2) (zo) on and after March 24, 1985 and all amounts transferred under 1985 Wisconsin Act 6, section 27, to permit the payment of debt service on the public debt.

AB56,312 Section 312. 20.923 (4) (c) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,417,5 20.923 (4) (c) 2m. Administration, department of; office of sustainability and clean energy: director.

AB56,313 Section 313. 20.923 (4) (c) 6. of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,314 Section 314. 20.923 (4) (e) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,417,9 20.923 (4) (e) 4. Administration Workforce development, department of: labor and industry review commission: member and chairperson.

AB56,315 Section 315 . 20.924 (1) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,417,13 20.924 (1) (em) May substitute any available source of funding in whole or in part for borrowing authority under s. 20.866 (2) (s) to (zm) and (zz) that is authorized to be used to fund a project enumerated under the authorized state building program.

AB56,316 Section 316. 20.930 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,417,17 20.930 Attorney fees. Except as provided in ss. 5.05 (2m) (c) 7., 19.49 (2) (b) 6., 46.27 (7g) (h), 49.496 (3) (f), and 49.682 (6), no state agency in the executive branch may employ any attorney until such employment has been approved by the governor.