2021 Wisconsin Act 58

20.866 (2) (z) 5. An amount equal to $125,000,000 is allocated. This amount is for use under s. 196.504 (2) (a).

58,117 Section 117. 20.866 (2) (zby) of the statutes is created to read:

20.866 (2) (zby) Psychiatric and behavioral health treatment beds; Marathon County. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the building commission to provide a grant to an organization specified in s. 13.48 (20t) (b) for renovation of an existing mental health facility in Marathon County, as specified under s. 13.48 (20t) (b). The state may contract public debt in an amount up to $5,000,000 for this purpose.

58,118 Section 118. 20.866 (2) (zct) of the statutes is created to read:

20.866 (2) (zct) Building commission; grants for local projects. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the building commission to award grants under s. 13.48 (20v). The state may contract public debt in an amount up to $10,000,000 for this purpose.

58,119 Section 119 . 20.866 (2) (zcv) of the statutes is created to read:

20.866 (2) (zcv) Beyond Vision; VisABILITY Center. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the building commission to provide a grant to Wiscraft, Inc., for the purchase and renovation of the VisABILITY Center specified in s. 13.48 (46p). The state may contract public debt in an amount up to $5,000,000 for this purpose.

58,120 Section 120 . 20.866 (2) (zcz) of the statutes is created to read:

20.866 (2) (zcz) Museum of nature and culture. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the building commission to provide a grant to Historic Haymarket Milwaukee, LLC, for the construction of a museum of nature and culture, as specified in s. 13.48 (42m). The state may contract public debt in an amount up to $40,000,000 for this purpose.

58,121 Section 121 . 20.866 (2) (zf) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.866 (2) (zf) Historical society; historic sites. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the historical society to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge or improve historic sites and facilities. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $9,591,800 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $8,321,000 for this purpose.

58,122 Section 122. 20.866 (2) (zh) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.866 (2) (zh) Public instruction; state school, state center and library facilities. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of public instruction to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge, or improve institutional facilities for individuals with hearing impairments and individuals with visual impairments and resources for libraries and lifelong learning service facilities. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $12,350,600 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $7,388,300 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $17,611,700 for this purpose.

58,123 Section 123 . 20.866 (2) (zj) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.866 (2) (zj) Military affairs; armories and military facilities. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of military affairs to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge, or improve armories and other military facilities. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $56,490,800 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $3,606,300 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $21,825,300 for this purpose.

58,124 Section 124 . 20.866 (2) (zm) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.866 (2) (zm) Veterans affairs; veterans facilities. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of veterans affairs to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge, or improve facilities at state veterans homes, veterans cemeteries, and the veterans museum. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $15,018,700 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $5,150,300 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $7,190,900 for this purpose.

58,125 Section 125 . 20.866 (2) (zp) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.866 (2) (zp) Veterans affairs; self-amortizing facilities. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of veterans affairs to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge, or improve facilities at state veterans homes. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $77,995,100 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $5,523,700 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $10,752,300 for this purpose.

58,126 Section 126 . 20.867 (3) (bo) of the statutes is created to read:

20.867 (3) (bo) Principal repayment, interest and rebates; psychiatric and behavioral health treatment beds; Marathon County. A sum sufficient to reimburse s. 20.866 (1) (u) for the payment of principal and interest costs incurred in financing the renovation of an existing mental health facility in Marathon County, as specified under s. 13.48 (20t) (b), and to make the payments determined by the building commission under s. 13.488 (1) (m) that are attributable to the proceeds of obligations incurred in financing the renovation, and to make payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.06 (8) (a).

58,127 Section 127. 20.867 (3) (ct) of the statutes is created to read:

20.867 (3) (ct) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; grants for local projects. A sum sufficient to reimburse s. 20.866 (1) (u) for the payment of principal and interest costs incurred in financing the construction of a project under s. 13.48 (20v), to make the payments determined by the building commission under s. 13.488 (1) (m) that are attributable to the proceeds of obligations incurred in financing the project, and to make payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.06 (8) (a).

58,128 Section 128 . 20.867 (3) (cv) of the statutes is created to read:

20.867 (3) (cv) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; Beyond Vision; VisABILITY Center. A sum sufficient to reimburse s. 20.866 (1) (u) for the payment of principal and interest costs incurred in financing the purchase and renovation of the VisABILITY Center specified in s. 13.48 (46p), to make the payments determined by the building commission under s. 13.488 (1) (m) that are attributable to the proceeds of obligations incurred in financing the project, and to make payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.06 (8) (a).

58,129 Section 129 . 20.867 (3) (cz) of the statutes is created to read:

20.867 (3) (cz) Museum of nature and culture. A sum sufficient to reimburse s. 20.866 (1) (u) for the payment of principal and interest costs incurred in financing the construction of a museum of nature and culture specified in s. 13.48 (42m), to make the payments determined by the building commission under s. 13.488 (1) (m) that are attributable to the proceeds of obligations incurred in financing the project, and to make payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.06 (8) (a).

58,130 Section 130 . 20.867 (3) (v) of the statutes is created to read:

20.867 (3) (v) Psychiatric bed grant. From the state building trust fund, the amounts in the schedule for a grant for psychiatric beds under 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9104 (13).

58,131 Section 131 . 20.923 (4) (e) 5m. of the statutes is renumbered 20.923 (4) (f) 6n.

58,134 Section 134. 23.0915 (2c) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

23.0915 (2c) (d) No moneys may be committed for expenditure from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz) after June 30, 2022 2026.

58,135 Section 135. 23.0917 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

23.0917 (3) (a) Beginning with fiscal year 2000-01 and ending with fiscal year 2021-22 2025-26, the department may obligate moneys under the subprogram for land acquisition to acquire land for the purposes specified in s. 23.09 (2) (d) and grants for these purposes under s. 23.096, except as provided under ss. 23.197 (2m), (3m) (b), (7m), and (8) and 23.198 (1) (a).

58,136 Section 136. 23.0917 (3) (br) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

23.0917 (3) (br) 2. For each fiscal year beginning with 2015-16 and ending with 2021-22 2025-26, $7,000,000.

58,136e Section 136e. 23.0917 (3) (bt) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

23.0917 (3) (bt) 3. For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2022-23 and ending with fiscal year 2025-26, $1,000,000 plus the amount transferred to the capital improvement fund under s. 20.370 (5) (hq) in that fiscal year.

58,136g Section 136g. 23.0917 (3) (bw) of the statutes is renumbered 23.0917 (3) (bw) 1.

58,136h Section 136h. 23.0917 (3) (bw) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

23.0917 (3) (bw) 2. In obligating moneys under the subprogram for land acquisition, for each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2022-23 and ending with fiscal year 2025-26, the department shall set aside the amount transferred to the capital improvement fund under s. 20.370 (5) (hr) in that fiscal year to be obligated only to provide grants to counties under s. 23.0953.

58,137m Section 137m. 23.0917 (3) (dm) 8. of the statutes is created to read:

23.0917 (3) (dm) 8. For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2022-23 and ending with fiscal year 2025-26, $16,000,000.

58,138 Section 138. 23.0917 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

23.0917 (4) (a) Beginning with fiscal year 2000-01 and ending with fiscal year 2021-22 2025-26, the department may obligate moneys under the subprogram for property development and local assistance. Moneys obligated under this subprogram may be only used for nature-based outdoor recreation, except as provided under par. (cm).

58,139 Section 139. 23.0917 (4) (d) 1m. f. of the statutes is created to read:

23.0917 (4) (d) 1m. f. For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2022-23 and ending with fiscal year 2025-26, $14,250,000.

58,140 Section 140. 23.0917 (4) (d) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 23.0917 (4) (d) 2. a.

58,141 Section 141. 23.0917 (4) (d) 2m. b. of the statutes is created to read:

23.0917 (4) (d) 2m. b. Beginning with fiscal year 2022-23 and ending with fiscal year 2025-26, the department shall obligate $9,250,000 in each fiscal year for local assistance.

58,142 Section 142. 23.0917 (4) (d) 2n. of the statutes is renumbered 23.0917 (4) (d) 2. b.

58,143 Section 143. 23.0917 (4) (d) 2p. of the statutes is renumbered 23.0917 (4) (d) 2. c.

58,144 Section 144. 23.0917 (4) (d) 2r. of the statutes is renumbered 23.0917 (4) (d) 2m. a.

58,145 Section 145. 23.0917 (4) (d) 3. c. of the statutes is created to read:

23.0917 (4) (d) 3. c. Beginning with fiscal year 2022-23 and ending with fiscal year 2025-26, $5,000,000.

58,146 Section 146. 23.0917 (4) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

23.0917 (4) (e) Beginning with fiscal year 2022-23 and ending with fiscal year 2025-26, of the amounts obligated for property development, the department shall set aside the following amounts for the following purposes:

1. For grants under s. 23.098, $500,000 in each fiscal year.

2. For all-terrain vehicle, utility terrain vehicle, and snowmobile projects under par. (c) 5., $500,000 in each fiscal year.

58,147 Section 147. 23.0917 (4j) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

23.0917 (4j) (b) For fiscal year 2007-08, the department may not obligate more than $1,500,000 for cost-sharing with local governmental units for recreational boating projects under s. 30.92. For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2008-09 and ending with fiscal year 2021-22, the department may not obligate more than $2,500,000 for cost-sharing with local governmental units for recreational boating projects under s. 30.92. For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2022-23 and ending with fiscal year 2025-26, the department cannot obligate more than $3,000,000 for cost-sharing with local governmental units for recreational boating projects under s. 30.92.

58,148 Section 148. 23.0917 (5g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

23.0917 (5g) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) , (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) to (j), if for a given fiscal year, the department obligates an amount from the moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for a subprogram under sub. (3) or (4) that is less than the annual bonding authority under that subprogram for that given fiscal year, the department may not obligate the unobligated amount in subsequent fiscal years. This subsection applies beginning with fiscal year 2011-12 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20 2025-26.

58,149m Section 149m. 23.0917 (5g) (i) of the statutes is created to read:

23.0917 (5g) (i) 1. In this paragraph:

a. “Bonding authority” means the bonding authority under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) beginning in fiscal year 1999-2000 and ending in fiscal year 2021-22.

b. “Excluded amount” means the amount by which the annual obligation authority for the purpose under sub. (3) (br) beginning in fiscal year 2019-20 and ending in fiscal year 2021-22 exceeded the amounts obligated for that purpose in those fiscal years.

c. “Obligated amount” means the amount that the department expended, obligated, or otherwise encumbered from the moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) beginning in fiscal year 1999-2000 and ending in fiscal year 2021-22.

d. “Unobligated amount” means the amount by which the bonding authority exceeded the obligated amount, not including the excluded amount.

2. Of the unobligated amount beginning in fiscal year 2022-23, the department may obligate amounts necessary for the purposes of the subprograms under subs. (3), (4), and (4j). For each subprogram, the department cannot obligate under this subdivision in a fiscal year more than the fiscal year 2022-23 obligation limit for each subprogram, and in total not more than the total annual obligation limit for that fiscal year.

58,150 Section 150. 23.0917 (5g) (j) of the statutes is created to read:

23.0917 (5g) (j) 1. In this paragraph, “unobligated amount" means the amount by which the annual bonding authority for the subprograms under subs. (3), (4), and (4j) in fiscal year 2019-20 exceeded the amounts that the department obligated from the moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for those subprograms for that fiscal year, but not including the amount by which the annual bonding authority for the purpose under sub. (3) (br) in fiscal year 2019-20 exceeded the amount obligated for that purpose in that fiscal year.

2. Of the unobligated amount, the department shall obligate $3,000,000 to fund the Pierce County Islands Wildlife Area restoration project.

58,153 Section 153. 23.0917 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:

23.0917 (12) Expenditures after 2022 2026. No moneys may be obligated from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) after June 30, 2022 2026.

58,154 Section 154. 23.0953 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

23.0953 (2) (a) (intro.) Beginning with fiscal year 2010-11 and ending with fiscal year 2021-22 2025-26, the department shall establish a grant program under which the department may award a grant to a county for any of the following:

58,157 Section 157. 23.096 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

23.096 (2m) (intro.) Notwithstanding sub. (2) (b), in each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2010-11 and ending with fiscal year 2021-22 2025-26, the department may award grants under this section that equal up to 75 percent of the acquisition costs of the property if the natural resources board determines that all of the following apply:

58,157m Section 157m. 23.098 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

23.098 (2) The department shall establish a program to make grants from the appropriations under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) and (tz) to friends groups and nonprofit conservation organizations for projects for property development activities on department properties. The department may not encumber more than $250,000 $500,000 in each fiscal year for these grants.

58,158 Section 158. 23.33 (2) (ir) of the statutes is amended to read:

23.33 (2) (ir) Registration; supplemental fee. In addition to the applicable fee under par. (c), (d), or (e), each when an agent appointed under par. (i) 3. who accepts an application to renew registration documents in person, or the department accepts an application to renew registration documents through a statewide automated system, the agent or the department shall collect an issuing fee of 50 cents and a transaction fee of 50 cents each time the agent or the department issues renewal registration documents under par. (ig) 1. a. or b. The agent or the department shall retain the entire amount of each issuing fee and transaction fee the agent or the department collects.

58,159 Section 159. 23.33 (2) (o) of the statutes is amended to read:

23.33 (2) (o) Receipt of all-terrain vehicle fees. All fees remitted to or collected by the department under par. (c) 1., (e), or (ir) for services provided regarding all-terrain vehicles shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (hu).

58,160 Section 160. 23.33 (2j) (f) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

23.33 (2j) (f) 4. All fees remitted to or collected by the department under subd. 2. shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (hu).

58,161 Section 161. 23.335 (4) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

23.335 (4) (h) Registration; supplemental fee. In addition to the applicable fee under par. (d) 1., 2., or 3. or (e) 2., each when an agent appointed under par. (f) 2. who accepts an application to renew registration documents in person, or the department accepts an application to renew registration documents through a statewide automated system, the agent or the department shall collect an issuing fee of 50 cents and a transaction fee of 50 cents each time the agent or the department issues renewal registration documents under par. (g) 1. or 2. The agent or the department shall retain the entire amount of each issuing fee and transaction fee the agent or the department collects.