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AB68-ASA2-AA1,25,16 15 Section 417n. 2017 Wisconsin Act 59, sections 202e, 202g, 1646t to 1646y,
161655g to 1655j, 1806f and 9439 (4t) are repealed.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,25,17 1742. Page 357, line 24: after that line insert:
AB68-ASA2-AA1,25,20 18“(6h) Miscellaneous projects. From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1)
19(am), the department of administration shall award grants to eligible recipients, as
20determined by the department, in the following amounts for the following projects:
AB68-ASA2-AA1,25,2221 (a) Green Bay visitor center. $2,000,000 for a visitor center in the city of Green
22Bay.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,25,2323 (b) Hmong cultural center. $2,000,000 for a Hmong cultural center.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,26,2
1(c) Potawatomi observation tower. $5,000,000 for historic renovation and
2accessible access to the Potawatomi State Park observation tower in Door County.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,26,43 (d) Food + Farm Exploration Center. $5,000,000 for a Food + Farm Exploration
4Center in Portage County.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,26,65 (e) State Laboratory of Hygiene. $30,000,000 for a genomic sequencing wing
6at the State Laboratory of Hygiene.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,26,77 (f) Blood Research Institute. $15,000,000 for the Blood Research Institute.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,26,98 (g) Western Wisconsin Forensic Center. $4,000,000 for a western Wisconsin
9forensic center.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,26,1110 (h) Children's Research Institute. $400,000 for new laboratory equipment for
11the Children's Research Institute.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,26,1312 (i) Reedsburg community center. $220,000 for improvements to the city of
13Reedsburg community center.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,26,1614 (j) Green Bay coal piles. $5,000,000 for the relocation of coal piles currently
15located near the mouth of the Fox River in the city of Green Bay and for the
16revitalization of the neighborhood from which the coal piles are to be relocated.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,26,1817 (k) Wisconsin cranberry research station. $400,000 to construct a machine shed
18and shop at the Wisconsin Cranberry Research Station.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,26,2019 (L) Water supply control system. $530,000 for a new water supply control
20system in the city of Waukesha.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,26,2121 (m) Veterans housing. $50,000,000 for veterans housing statewide.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,26,2422 (n) Ricardo Diaz Early Learning Academy. $2,000,000 to assist in completion
23of the United Community Center's Ricardo Diaz Early Learning Academy in the city
24of Milwaukee.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,27,1
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AB68-ASA2-AA1,27,10 2“(7h) Childless adults demonstration project. The department of health
3services shall submit any necessary request to the federal department of health and
4human services for a state plan amendment or waiver of federal Medicaid law or to
5modify or withdraw from any waiver of federal Medicaid law relating to the childless
6adults demonstration project under s. 49.45 (23), 2019 stats., to reflect the
7incorporation of recipients of Medical Assistance under the demonstration project
8into the BadgerCare Plus program under s. 49.471 and the termination of the
9demonstration project. Sections 20.940 and 49.45 (2t) do not apply to a submission
10to the federal government under this subsection.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,27,1111 (8h) Grant for psychiatric beds.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,27,1812 (a) The legislature finds and determines that expanding psychiatric bed
13capacity as described in par. (b) would greatly benefit state residents by expanding
14access to timely inpatient mental health treatment and services and allowing public
15financial resources to be better distributed to more effectively improve delivery of
16mental health services. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy
17of this state, to assist the hospital described under par. (b) in expanding psychiatric
18bed capacity.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,27,2219 (b) In fiscal year 2021-22, from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (5) (a), the
20department of health services shall award a grant in the amount of $15,000,000 for
21the purpose of expanding capacity for psychiatric beds to a hospital that applies to
22the building commission and meets all of the following criteria:
AB68-ASA2-AA1,28,3
11. The hospital is located in Eau Claire County, south of the Chippewa River,
2and northeast of the intersection of STH 37 and USH 12 and is part of a health system
3that has a hospital in Chippewa County.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,28,114 2. The hospital agrees to expand psychiatric bed capacity by 22 beds between
5the Eau Claire County hospital and the Chippewa County hospital. The hospitals
6shall give preference in admissions to fill beds added under this subdivision to
7individuals who meet the criteria for emergency detention under s. 51.15 and who
8are from Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas,
9Dunn, Eau Claire, Iron, Jackson, La Crosse, Lincoln, Marathon, Monroe, Oneida,
10Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vilas,
11Washburn, or Wood Counties.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,28,1412 3. The hospital identifies measures that it believes will serve the needs of area
13residents with mental health needs, especially, as a critical component of the
14measures, in reducing the burden on the Winnebago Mental Health Institute.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,28,1815 4. The hospital agrees to annually report to the legislature, in the manner
16described under s. 13.172 (2), the services provided with the resources funded by the
17grant awarded under this subsection, including the number of individuals diverted
18from the Winnebago Mental Health Institute.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,28,2419 (c) The recipient of the grant under this subsection is liable to repay the grant
20funds to the state if it fails to continue to maintain the expanded services and number
21of expanded psychiatric beds available. The amount the hospital is liable for
22repayment is reduced proportionately each year for 10 years of continuing expanded
23services as described under this paragraph. A determination of continued services
24shall be based on findings that the hospital does all of the following:
AB68-ASA2-AA1,29,5
11. Maintains an agreed upon number of beds for acceptance of admissions for
2emergency detention under s. 51.15. A hospital is considered to be in compliance
3with this subdivision if at least half of the expanded psychiatric beds under par. (b)
42. are available for individuals who are initially admitted under an emergency
5detention under s. 51.15.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,29,76 2. Enters into a contract with, at minimum, two-thirds of the counties specified
7in par. (b) 2. in which the hospital agrees to do all of the following:
AB68-ASA2-AA1,29,98 a. Be the primary receiver for individuals under an emergency detention under
9s. 51.15 for the county.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,29,1110 b. Accept for admission under an emergency detention individuals regardless
11of payment source.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,29,1412 c. Accept any individual subject to an emergency detention from the county
13unless all psychiatric beds added under par. (b) 2. are filled. The hospital may set
14its payment rate based on the acuity of the individual being detained.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,29,1615 d. Ensure the county department is the secondary payer after any other
16coverage the individual has is exhausted.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,29,1817 (d) Notwithstanding s. 150.93, any hospital that expands psychiatric bed
18capacity under this subsection may increase its approved bed capacity.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,29,1919 (9h) Grant for mental health beds.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,30,220 (a) The legislature finds and determines that expanding mental health bed
21capacity as described in par. (b) would greatly benefit state residents by expanding
22access to timely mental health treatment and services and allowing public financial
23resources to be better distributed to more effectively improve delivery of mental
24health services. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this

1state, to assist the health care center described under par. (b) in expanding mental
2health bed capacity.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,30,63 (b) In fiscal year 2021-22, the department of health services shall award a
4grant in the amount of $5,000,000 for the purpose of expanding mental health bed
5capacity at an existing mental health facility in Marathon County to an organization
6that applies to the department and that meets all of the following criteria:
AB68-ASA2-AA1,30,87 1. The organization provides mental and behavioral health services in the
8north central region of the state and has a campus in Marathon County.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,30,109 2. The organization agrees to renovate or expand its existing mental health
10campus to provide additional capacity for mental health treatment.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,30,1311 3. The organization identifies measures that it believes will serve the needs of
12area residents with mental health needs, especially, as a critical component of the
13measures, in reducing the burden on state-operated facilities.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,30,1714 4. The organization agrees to annually report to the legislature, in the manner
15described under s. 13.172 (2), the services provided with the resources funded by the
16grant awarded under this subsection, including the number of individuals diverted
17from the state-operated facilities.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,30,1918 (c) Notwithstanding s. 150.93, any hospital that expands mental health bed
19capacity under this subsection may increase its approved bed capacity.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,30,2320 (d) The organization that receives the grant under this subsection is liable to
21repay the grant funds to the state if the organization fails to continue to maintain
22the expanded mental health services for a period agreed to between the organization
23and the department of health services.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,30,2424 (10h) Racine County federally qualified health centers.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,31,2
1(a) In this subsection, “federally qualified health center” has the meaning given
2under 42 CFR 405.2401 (b).
AB68-ASA2-AA1,31,53 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (b), the department of health
4services shall award $53,000,000 in grants to create federally qualified health
5centers in Racine County before June 30, 2023.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,31,116 (11h) Black women's health. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (b),
7the department of health services shall award a grant of $500,000 in fiscal year
82021-22 and a grant of $500,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 to an entity to connect and
9convene efforts among state agencies, public and private sector organizations, and
10community organizations to support a statewide public health strategy to advance
11Black women's health.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,31,12 1244. Page 391, line 16: after that line insert:
AB68-ASA2-AA1,31,23 13“(2h) Emergency rules for PFAS municipal grant program. The department
14of natural resources may use the procedure under s. 227.24 to promulgate emergency
15rules relating to the municipal grant program under s. 292.66. Notwithstanding s.
16227.24 (1) (a) and (3), when promulgating emergency rules under this subsection, the
17department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this
18subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace,
19health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a
20rule promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (e) 1d. and
211g., for emergency rules promulgated under this subsection, the department is not
22required to prepare a statement of scope of the rules or to submit the proposed rules
23in final draft form to the governor for approval.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,32,4
1(3h) Land conservation and recreation grants. From the appropriation under
2s. 20.370 (1) (ma), in fiscal year 2021-22 the department of natural resources shall
3fund all of the following conservation and recreational projects in the following
4amounts:
AB68-ASA2-AA1,32,65 (a) A grant to West Wisconsin Land Trust to acquire land in the town of Peru
6in the county of Dunn, $706,045.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,32,87 (b) A grant to West Wisconsin Land Trust to acquire land in the town of
8Maxville in the county of Buffalo, $460,545.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,32,99 (c) A grant to the city of Milwaukee to redevelop Modrzejewski Park, $773,910.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,32,1010 (d) A grant to the city of Ashland to redevelop Kreher Park, $601,000.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,32,1211 (e) Department of natural resources' acquisition of land for the Jefferson Marsh
12Wildlife Area, $325,000.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,32,1413 (f) A grant to Jefferson County to develop an interurban recreation trail
14between Watertown and Oconomowoc, $655,252.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,32,1515 (g) A grant to the city of West Bend to develop the Riverwalk South, $617,208.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,32,1716 (h) A grant to the village of Sister Bay to acquire land on the bay of Green Bay,
17$785,185.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,32,1918 (i) A grant to the village of Egg Harbor to acquire land on the bay of Green Bay,
19$470,250.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,32,20 2045. Page 392, line 7: after that line insert:
AB68-ASA2-AA1,32,22 21 Section 9138. Nonstatutory provisions; Safety and Professional
22Services.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,33,923 (1h) Septage characterization study. The department of safety and
24professional services shall fund a septage characterization study by the Department

1of Soil and Waste Resources of the College of Natural Resources of the University of
2Wisconsin-Stevens Point. The study shall analyze and make recommendations on
3practices to mitigate the risk of contamination of the state's groundwater and surface
4waters through the strategic and data-driven application of septage at sites
5approved by the department of natural resources. The Department of Soil and Waste
6Resources of the College of Natural Resources of the University of
7Wisconsin-Stevens Point shall prepare a report detailing the results of the study and
8shall submit the report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature in
9the manner provided under s. 13.172 (3) no later than December 31, 2022.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,9142 10Section 9142. Nonstatutory provisions; Technical College System.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,33,1411 (1h) Grant for manufacturing engineering apprenticeship center. From the
12appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (f), in the 2021-22 fiscal year, the technical college
13system board shall award a $9,600,000 grant to Mid-State Technical College for a
14manufacturing engineering apprenticeship center.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,9143 15Section 9143. Nonstatutory provisions; Tourism.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,33,1616 (1h) Destination marketing grants.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,33,1717 (a) Definitions. In this subsection:
AB68-ASA2-AA1,33,1918 1. “Governmental organization” means a department or a subunit of a county,
19city, village, town, or federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,33,2320 2. “Tourism promotion and development organization” means a nonprofit
21organization or a governmental organization whose primary purpose is the
22promotion and development of tourism to or within this state or a particular region
23in this state.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,34,324 (b) Continuation of operations grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.380
25(1) (c), the department of tourism shall award grants to tourism promotion and

1development organizations, other than governmental organizations, adversely
2affected by the COVID-19 global pandemic to assist those organizations to remain
3operational.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,34,74 (c) Tourism marketing grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.380 (1) (c),
5the department of tourism shall award grants to tourism promotion and
6development organizations for purposes of short-term tourism marketing in
7connection with this state's recovery from the COVID-19 global pandemic.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,34,118 (d) Grant limits. No organization may receive grants under pars. (b) and (c)
9that in the aggregate exceed the lesser of $1,000,000 or 50 percent of the
10organization's average annual tourism marketing budget for the preceding 3 years,
11not including 2020.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,34,12 1246. Page 394, line 3: after that line insert:
AB68-ASA2-AA1,34,14 13 Section 9147. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin
14System.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,34,1915 (1h) Positions for partnership program for Lake Superior Research
16Institute.
The authorized FTE positions for the Board of Regents of the University
17of Wisconsin System, funded from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (bm), are
18increased by 5.0 GPR positions for the partnership program for the Lake Superior
19Research Institute under s. 36.25 (40).”.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,34,20 2047. Page 394, line 21: after that line insert:
AB68-ASA2-AA1,34,21 21“(3h) Purchase of the Verso Paper Mill in Wisconsin Rapids.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,35,422 (a) No later than the first day of the 25th month beginning after the effective
23date of this paragraph, from the appropriation under s. 20.192 (1) (c), the Wisconsin
24Economic Development Corporation may award a loan of up to $50,000,000 to the

1Consolidated Cooperative for the purchase of the Verso Paper Mill, located at 600 4th
2Avenue North in the city of Wisconsin Rapids. The loan shall be for the term and
3upon the conditions as may be agreed upon between the corporation and the
4cooperative.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,35,95 (b) Before awarding the loan under par. (a), the Wisconsin Economic
6Development Corporation shall determine that substantial additional funding for
7the purchase of the Verso Paper Mill has been secured from both nonstate revenue
8sources and in the form of a loan issued by the Board of Commissioners of Public
9Lands to an entity eligible for the loan.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,35,1010 (4h) Purchase of the Park Falls Pulp and Paper Mill in Park Falls.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,35,1711 (a) No later than the first day of the 25th month beginning after the effective
12date of this paragraph, from the appropriation under s. 20.192 (1) (c), the Wisconsin
13Economic Development Corporation may award a loan of up to $15,000,000 to the
14Park Falls Mill Multi-Stakeholder Cooperative for the purchase of the Park Falls
15Pulp and Paper Mill, located at 200 1st Avenue North in the city of Park Falls. The
16loan shall be for the term and upon the conditions as may be agreed upon between
17the corporation and the cooperative.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,35,2218 (b) Before awarding the loan under par. (a), the Wisconsin Economic
19Development Corporation shall determine that substantial additional funding for
20the purchase of the Park Falls Pulp and Paper Mill has been secured from both
21nonstate revenue sources and in the form of a loan issued by the board of
22commissioners of public lands to an entity eligible for the loan.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,35,24 2348. Page 395, line 9: before “There is" insert “There is transferred from the
24general fund to the budget stabilization fund $151,565,605 in fiscal year 2021-22.".
AB68-ASA2-AA1,36,1
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AB68-ASA2-AA1,36,8 2“(3h) Medicaid expansion. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
3appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (4) (b), the dollar
4amount for fiscal year 2021-22 is decreased by $849,788,000 as a result of expanding
5eligibility for the Medical Assistance program. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3)
6for the appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (4) (b), the
7dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 is decreased by $841,925,400 as a result of
8expanding eligibility for the Medical Assistance program.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,36,139 (4h) Psychiatric bed expansion grant; Eau Claire and Chippewa Counties. In
10the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of health
11services under s. 20.435 (5) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 is increased
12by $15,000,000 to expand psychiatric bed capacity under Section 9119 (8h) of this
13act.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,36,1814 (5h) Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County. In the schedule under s. 20.005
15(3) for the appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (1) (b),
16the dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 is increased by $4,000,000 to provide a
17grant to Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County in Darlington for its facility
18planning, expansion, and construction.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,37,219 (6h) Rural emergency medical services. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3)
20for the appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (1) (ch),
21the dollar amount for fiscal year 2021-22 is increased by $5,500,000 to support
22emergency medical services in rural areas. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for
23the appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (1) (ch), the

1dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 is increased by $5,500,000 to support
2emergency medical services in rural areas.
AB68-ASA2-AA1,37,93 (7h) Mental health. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation
4to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (5) (a), the dollar amount for
5fiscal year 2021-22 is increased by $25,000,000 to fund mental health services,
6initiatives, programs, and facilities. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
7appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435 (5) (a), the dollar
8amount for fiscal year 2022-23 is increased by $25,000,000 to fund mental health
9services, initiatives, programs, and facilities.
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