AB68: Bill Text

AB68,495 Section 495 . 20.515 (1) (gm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,572,24 20.515 (1) (gm) Gifts and grants. All moneys received from gifts, grants, and bequests to carry out the purposes for which made or received. A gift, grant, or bequest under this paragraph is not subject to approval by the joint committee on finance under s. 20.907 (1).

AB68,496 Section 496. 20.515 (1) (x) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,573,5 20.515 (1) (x) Study of mandatory participation by school districts. From moneys credited to the public employee trust fund administrative account under s. 40.04 (2), biennially, the amounts in the schedule for a study of mandatory participation by school districts in a group health insurance plan offered by the group insurance board under 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9113 (5).

AB68,497 Section 497. 20.536 (1) (ka) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,573,10 20.536 (1) (ka) General program operations; environmental improvement fund. All moneys received for providing services to the department of administration or the department of natural resources in administering ss. 25.43, 281.58, 281.59, 281.60, 281.61, and 281.62 and s. 281.60, 2019 stats., for general program operations.

AB68,498 Section 498 . 20.566 (1) (bn) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,573,16 20.566 (1) (bn) Administration and enforcement of marijuana tax and regulation. The amounts in the schedule for the purposes of administering the marijuana tax imposed under subch. IV of ch. 139 and for the costs incurred in enforcing the taxing and regulation of marijuana producers, marijuana processors, and marijuana retailers under subch. IV of ch. 139.

AB68,499 Section 499 . 20.566 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,573,24 20.566 (1) (g) Administration of county and municipal sales and use taxes. From moneys received from the appropriation under s. 20.835 (4) (g), the amounts in the schedule for the purpose of administering the county and municipal taxes under subch. V of ch. 77. The balance of all taxes collected under subch. V of ch. 77, after the distribution under s. 77.76 (3), shall be credited to this appropriation. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), at the end of the fiscal year the unencumbered balance of this appropriation account lapses to the general fund.

AB68,500 Section 500. 20.585 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,574,3 20.585 (1) (c) General program operations; general purpose revenue. The amounts in the schedule for the general program operations of the office of the state treasurer.

AB68,501 Section 501. 20.835 (1) (fa) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,574,6 20.835 (1) (fa) State aid; video service provider fee. The amounts in the schedule A sum sufficient to make the state aid payments under s. 79.097.

AB68,502 Section 502. 20.835 (2) (eq) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,574,9 20.835 (2) (eq) Marijuana tax refunds. A sum sufficient to pay refunds under subchapter IV of chapter 139.

AB68,503 Section 503 . 20.835 (4) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,574,15 20.835 (4) (g) County and municipal taxes. All moneys received from the taxes imposed under s. 77.70 for distribution to the counties and municipalities that enact an ordinance imposing taxes under that section and for interest payments on refunds under s. 77.76 (3), except that 1.75 percent of those tax revenues collected under that section shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.566 (1) (g).

AB68,504 Section 504. 20.855 (4) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,574,20 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) and (4s). No moneys may be expended from this appropriation after June 30, 2027.

AB68,505 Section 505. 20.866 (2) (ta) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,575,12 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 $1,746,250,000 for this program. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $42,600,000 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 2021-22, and may not exceed $70,000,000 in each fiscal year beginning with 2022-23 and ending with 2031-32.

AB68,506 Section 506. 20.866 (2) (tf) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,575,19 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 $57,050,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $6,500,000 for this purpose.

AB68,507 Section 507. 20.866 (2) (th) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,576,7 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 $69,600,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $4,000,000 for this purpose. Of those amounts, $500,000 is allocated in fiscal biennium 2001-03 for dam rehabilitation grants under s. 31.387 and $8,000,000 is allocated in fiscal biennium 2021-23 for municipal flood control and riparian restoration cost-sharing grants under s. 281.665.

AB68,508 Section 508. 20.866 (2) (ti) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,576,14 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 $61,000,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $4,000,000 for this purpose.

AB68,509 Section 509. 20.866 (2) (tx) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,576,22 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 $35,500,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $4,000,000 for this purpose.

AB68,510 Section 510. 20.866 (2) (usb) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,577,3 20.866 (2) (usb) Transportation, local road aids for critical infrastructure. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of transportation to provide grants for local road aids for critical infrastructure. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $15,000,000 for this purpose.

AB68,511 Section 511 . 20.866 (2) (usd) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,577,9 20.866 (2) (usd) Transportation, electric vehicle infrastructure. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of transportation to fund projects under the electric vehicle infrastructure program under s. 85.53. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 for this purpose.

AB68,512 Section 512. 20.866 (2) (uup) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,578,5 20.866 (2) (uup) 1. 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), the reconstruction of the I 94 east-west corridor, 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 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 $95,000,000 for the reconstruction of the Zoo interchange, as provided under s. 84.555 (1m), as a southeast Wisconsin freeway megaproject under s. 84.0145, and in an amount not to exceed $40,000,000 for the reconstruction of the I 94 east-west corridor, as provided under s. 84.555 (1m), as a southeast Wisconsin freeway megaproject under s. 84.0145.

AB68,513 Section 513. 20.866 (2) (uut) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,578,11 20.866 (2) (uut) Transportation; state highway rehabilitation, certain projects. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of transportation to fund state highway rehabilitation projects, as provided under s. 84.57. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $141,000,000 $419,500,000 for this purpose.

AB68,514 Section 514. 20.866 (2) (uuv) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,578,17 20.866 (2) (uuv) Transportation; design-build projects. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of transportation to fund design-build projects under s. 84.062 that are state highway rehabilitation projects, major highway projects, or southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $20,000,000 for this purpose.

AB68,515 Section 515. 20.866 (2) (uv) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,578,23 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 $167,300,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $32,000,000 for this purpose.

AB68,516 Section 516. 20.866 (2) (uw) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,579,8 20.866 (2) (uw) Transportation; rail acquisitions and improvements and intermodal freight facilities. 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; to provide grants and loans for rail property acquisitions and improvements under s. 85.08 (4m) (c) and (d); and to provide intermodal freight facilities grants under s. 85.093. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $250,300,000 $300,300,000 for these purposes. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $30,000,000 for these purposes.

AB68,517 Section 517. 20.866 (2) (we) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,579,15 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 $82,075,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $7,000,000 for this purpose.

AB68,518 Section 518. 20.866 (2) (xm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,580,3 20.866 (2) (xm) Building commission; refunding tax-supported and self-amortizing general obligation debt. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient to refund the whole or any part of any unpaid indebtedness used to finance tax-supported or self-amortizing facilities. In addition to the amount that may be contracted under par. (xe), the state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $7,510,000,000 $9,510,000,000 for this purpose. Such indebtedness shall be construed to include any premium and interest payable with respect thereto. Debt incurred by this paragraph shall be repaid under the appropriations providing for the retirement of public debt incurred for tax-supported and self-amortizing facilities in proportional amounts to the purposes for which the debt was refinanced. No moneys may be expended under this paragraph unless the true interest costs to the state can be reduced by the expenditure.

AB68,519 Section 519. 20.921 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,580,7 20.921 (1) (a) 2. If the state employee is a public safety employee under s. 111.81 (15r) or is in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker under s. 111.81 (9b), payment of dues to employee organizations.

AB68,520 Section 520 . 20.923 (4) (c) 1s. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,580,9 20.923 (4) (c) 1s. Administration, department of: chief resiliency officer.

AB68,521 Section 521 . 20.923 (4) (c) 1t. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,580,12 20.923 (4) (c) 1t. Administration, department of: director of the office of environmental justice.

AB68,522 Section 522. 20.923 (4) (c) 7. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,580,15 20.923 (4) (c) 7. Administration, department of: director of Native American affairs.

AB68,523 Section 523 . 20.923 (4) (d) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,580,18 20.923 (4) (d) 3. Administration, department of; office of digital transformation: director.

AB68,524 Section 524. 20.923 (4) (e) 5m. of the statutes is renumbered 20.923 (4) (f) 6n.

AB68,525 Section 525 . 20.923 (6) (as) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,580,23 20.923 (6) (as) Each elective executive officer other than the state treasurer, secretary of state, attorney general, and superintendent of public instruction: a deputy or assistant.

AB68,526 Section 526 . 20.923 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,581,10 20.923 (8) Deputies. Salaries for deputies appointed pursuant to ss. 13.94 (3) (b), 15.04 (2), and 551.601 (1) shall be set by the appointing authority. The salary, other than the salary of the deputy secretary of the department of employee trust funds, shall not exceed the maximum of the salary range one range below the salary range of the executive salary group to which the department or agency head is assigned. The assistant secretary of state and associate director of the historical society shall be treated as an unclassified deputy deputies for pay purposes under this subsection. The salary of the deputy director of the office of business development in the department of administration is assigned to executive salary group 2.

AB68,527 Section 527. 20.9275 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,581,18 20.9275 (2) (intro.) No state agency or local governmental unit may authorize payment of funds of this state, of any local governmental unit or, subject to sub. (3m), of federal funds passing through the state treasury as a grant, subsidy or other funding that wholly or partially or directly or indirectly involves pregnancy programs, projects or services, that is a grant, subsidy or other funding under s. 48.481, 48.487, 48.545, 253.05, 253.07, 253.08, or 253.085 or 42 USC 701 to 710, if any of the following applies:

AB68,528 Section 528 . 20.9315 of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,581,20 20.9315 False claims; actions by or on behalf of state. (1) In this section:

AB68,582,8 (b) “Claim” means any request or demand, whether under a contract or otherwise, for money or property and whether the state has title to the money or property, that is presented to an officer, employee, agent, or other representative of the state or to a contractor, grantee, or other person if the money or property is to be spent or used on the state's behalf or to advance a state program or interest, and if the state provides any portion of the money or property which is requested or demanded, or if the state will reimburse directly or indirectly such contractor, grantee, or other person for any portion of the money or property which is requested or demanded. “Claim” includes a request or demand for services from a state agency or as part of a state program. “Claim” does not include requests or demands for money or property that the state has paid to an individual as compensation for state employment or as an income subsidy with no restriction on that individual's use of the money or property.

AB68,582,12 (d) “Knowingly" means, with respect to information, having actual knowledge of the information, acting in deliberate ignorance of the truth or falsity of the information, or acting in reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the information. “Knowingly" does not mean specifically intending to defraud.

AB68,582,14 (de) “Material” means having a natural tendency to influence, or be capable of influencing, the payment or receipt of money or property or the receipt of services.

AB68,582,15 (dm) “Medical assistance" has the meaning given under s. 49.43 (8).

AB68,582,16 (dr) “Obligation” has the meaning given in 31 USC 3729 (b) (3).

AB68,582,17 (dt) “Original source” has the meaning given in 31 USC 3730 (e) (4) (B).

AB68,582,20 (e) “Proceeds" includes damages, civil penalties, surcharges, payments for costs of compliance, and any other economic benefit realized by this state as a result of an action or settlement of a claim.

AB68,582,25 (2) Except as provided in sub. (3), any person who does any of the following is liable to this state for 3 times the amount of the damages that were sustained by the state or would have been sustained by the state,whichever is greater, because of the actions of the person, and shall forfeit, for each violation, an amount within the range specified under 31 USC 3729 (a):

AB68,583,2 (a) Knowingly presents or causes to be presented a false or fraudulent claim to a state agency, including a false or fraudulent claim for medical assistance.

AB68,583,5 (b) Knowingly makes, uses, or causes to be made or used, a false record or statement material to a false or fraudulent claim to a state agency, including a false or fraudulent claim for medical assistance.

AB68,583,10 (dg) Knowingly makes, uses, or causes to be made or used, a false record or statement material to an obligation to pay or transmit money or property to the Medical Assistance program, or knowingly conceals or knowingly and improperly avoids or decreases an obligation to pay or transmit money or property to the Medical Assistance program.

AB68,583,14 (dm) Knowingly makes, uses, or causes to be made or used a false record or statement material to an obligation to pay or transmit money or property to a state agency, or knowingly conceals or knowingly and improperly avoids or decreases an obligation to pay or transmit money or property to a state agency.

AB68,583,15 (dr) Conspires to commit a violation under par. (a), (b), (dg), or (dm).