Amendment AA7-ASA2-AB50

AB50-ASA2-AA7,114,19 25.491 (13) There is established in the local government fund a separate account that is designated the “local construction project grants account" to make the payments under s. 16.095 (6). All interest earnings of the local government fund shall be credited to this account.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,114,20 54. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,114,21 “Section 9101. Nonstatutory provisions; Administration.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,115,2 (1) Position authorization; division of intergovernmental relations. The authorized FTE positions for the department of administration are increased by 5.0 GPR positions funded from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (a) to create a grant resource team within the division of intergovernmental relations in the department of administration.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,9201 Section 9201. Fiscal changes; Administration.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,115,11 (1) General program operations; division of intergovernmental relations. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of administration under s. 20.505 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $361,000 and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $461,400 to fund a grant resource team within the division of intergovernmental relations in the department of administration, which would be responsible for assisting local governments in navigating state and federal grant application processes.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,115,12 55. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,115,14 “Section 189. 238.127 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 238.127 (1) (bm) and amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,115,17 238.127 (1) (bm) “Business area” means a commercial area existing at the time services under the state main street program are requested and having historic significance downtown area or historic commercial district.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,190 Section 190. 238.127 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 238.127 (1) (am) and amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,115,21 238.127 (1) (am) “Municipality Applicant” means a city, village or, town, tribal government, chamber of commerce, or nonprofit organization.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,191 Section 191. 238.127 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,116,4 238.127 (2) (intro.) The corporation shall establish and administer a state main street program to coordinate state and local participation in programs offered by the national main street center, created by the national trust for historic preservation, to assist municipalities applicants in planning, managing and implementing programs for the revitalization of business areas. The corporation shall do all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,192 Section 192. 238.127 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,193 Section 193. 238.127 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,194 Section 194. 238.127 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,116,10 238.127 (2) (d) Coordinate with other state and local public and private entities which provide services to municipalities applicants undertaking projects for the revitalization of business areas.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,195 Section 195. 238.127 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,116,21 238.127 (2) (e) Annually select, upon application, up to 5 municipalities applicants to participate in the state main street program. The program for each municipality applicant shall conclude after 3 years, except that the program for each municipality applicant selected after July 29, 1995, shall conclude after 5 years. The corporation shall select program participants representing various geographical regions and populations. A municipality An applicant may apply to participate, and the corporation may select a municipality an applicant for participation, more than one time. In selecting a municipality an applicant, however, the corporation may give priority to those municipalities applicants that have not previously participated.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,196 Section 196. 238.127 (2) (f) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,117,2 238.127 (2) (f) (intro.) For use in selecting the participants in the state main street program under par. (e), develop objective criteria relating to evaluate and consider at least the following issues:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,197 Section 197. 238.127 (2) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,117,5 238.127 (2) (f) 1. Private and public sector interest in and commitment to revitalization of a business area selected by the municipality applicant.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,198 Section 198. 238.127 (2) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,117,8 238.127 (2) (f) 2. Potential private sector investment in a business area selected by the municipality applicant.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,199 Section 199. 238.127 (2) (f) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,200 Section 200. 238.127 (2) (f) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,117,12 238.127 (2) (f) 3m. Potential to retain small businesses in the business area selected by the applicant.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,201 Section 201. 238.127 (2) (f) 4. of the statutes is repealed.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,202 Section 202. 238.127 (2) (f) 4m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,117,16 238.127 (2) (f) 4m. Potential to attract new businesses to the business area selected by the applicant.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,203 Section 203. 238.127 (2) (f) 5. of the statutes is repealed.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,204 Section 204. 238.127 (2) (f) 5m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,117,20 238.127 (2) (f) 5m. Potential to generate new economic activity and grow the tax base in the business area selected by the applicant.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,205 Section 205. 238.127 (2) (f) 6. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,117,23 238.127 (2) (f) 6. Potential to create employment opportunities in the business area selected by the applicant.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,206 Section 206. 238.127 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,118,4 238.127 (2) (h) Provide training, technical assistance and information on the revitalization of business areas to municipalities applicants which do not participate in the state main street program. The corporation may charge reasonable fees for the services and information provided under this paragraph.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,118,5 56. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,118,7 “Section 9149. Nonstatutory provisions; Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,118,16 (1) Thrive Rural Wisconsin funding accessibility. Notwithstanding the cap on expenditures specified in s. 20.192 (1) (a), in fiscal year 2025-26, the amount the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation may expend from the appropriation under s. 20.192 (1) (a) is increased by $5,000,000 for the purpose of supporting the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s Thrive Rural Wisconsin program. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation shall provide funding to its established regional and tribal partners to develop and fund projects in nonmetropolitan municipalities with populations of less than 10,000 to provide for increased availability and accessibility of local project capital.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,118,17 57. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,118,19 “Section 9149. Nonstatutory provisions; Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,119,4 (1) Tribal enterprise accelerator program. Notwithstanding the cap on expenditures specified in s. 20.192 (1) (a), in fiscal year 2025-26, the amount the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation may expend from the appropriation under s. 20.192 (1) (a) is increased by $5,000,000 for the purpose of creating a tribal enterprise accelerator program to offer statewide technical assistance and grants for community development investment and capacity building to American Indian tribes or bands in this state to diversify their revenue strategies in industries other than the gaming and entertainment industries.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,119,5 58. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,119,7 “Section 9149. Nonstatutory provisions; Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,119,24 (1) Advanced manufacturing grants. Notwithstanding the cap on expenditures specified in s. 20.192 (1) (a), in fiscal year 2025-26, the amount the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation may expend from the appropriation under s. 20.192 (1) (a) is increased by $5,000,000 for the purpose of establishing a program to award matching grants to small and midsized manufacturing companies located in this state to invest in advanced manufacturing technologies. No one company may receive more than $200,000 in grants under this subsection, and no one grant under this subsection may be for an amount that is more than one- third of the amount invested in advanced manufacturing technologies by the company. To receive a grant under this subsection, a company must commit to not reduce its employment below the level when the grant is awarded. If within 10 years after receiving a grant under this subsection the company that receives the grant fails to meet this commitment, the company shall repay the grant amount to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation may provide an exemption to the repayment requirement under this subsection if it finds that the company has undergone a unique hardship.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,120,1 59. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,120,2 “Section 9243. Fiscal changes; Tourism.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,120,9 (1) Office of outdoor recreation; FTE positions. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of tourism under s. 20.380 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $218,000 to provide funding for 3.0 FTE positions for the office of outdoor recreation. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of tourism under s. 20.380 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $218,000 to provide funding for 3.0 FTE positions for the office of outdoor recreation.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,120,16 (2) Office of outdoor recreation; supplies and services. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of tourism under s. 20.380 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $36,000 to provide supplies and services for the office of outdoor recreation. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of tourism under s. 20.380 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $36,000 to provide supplies and services for the office of outdoor recreation.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,120,17 60. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,120,18 “Section 9244. Fiscal changes; Transportation.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,121,2 (1) Employment transportation assistance. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of transportation under s. 20.395 (1) (bs), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is adjusted to $999,100. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of transportation under s. 20.395 (1) (bs), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is adjusted to $1,198,900.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,121,3 61. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,121,4 “Section 9144. Nonstatutory provisions; Transportation.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,121,16 (1) Prioritization of local bridge and culvert assessment in certain grants. During the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, the department of transportation shall designate 10 percent of moneys appropriated under s. 20.395 (2) (fd) and 10 percent of the moneys appropriated under s. 20.395 (2) (fc) and (fu) for grants for improvements to bridges or culverts identified as being in poor or worse condition in local bridge and culvert assessments performed under s. 85.64. The department of transportation shall establish criteria for evaluating the suitability of projects for which applications are made under s. 86.31 (3o) and (3s) for the moneys designated under this subsection. If the department does not receive sufficient complete grant applications meeting the criteria under this subsection in the 2025‑27 fiscal biennium, the moneys designated under this subsection shall be available for any other purpose for which the moneys were appropriated.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,121,17 62. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,121,18 “Section 9206. Fiscal changes; Children and Families.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,121,19 (1) Milwaukee child welfare - aids payment and contracted services.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,122,4 (a) In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (1) (cw), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $11,882,600 to fund Division of Milwaukee Child Protective Services aids payments and contracted services. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (1) (cw), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $11,209,800 to fund Division of Milwaukee Child Protective Services aids payments and contracted services.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,122,12 (b) In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (1) (mw), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $463,300 to fund Division of Milwaukee Child Protective Services aids payments and contracted services. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (1) (cw), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $211,500 to fund Division of Milwaukee Child Protective Services aids payments and contracted services.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,122,19 (c) In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (1) (gx), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is decreased by $821,000 for Division of Milwaukee Child Protective Services aids payments and contracted services. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (1) (cw), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is decreased by $821,000 for Division of Milwaukee Child Protective Services aids payments and contracted services.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,122,20 63. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,122,21 “Section 9206. Fiscal changes; Children and Families.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,122,22 (1) Milwaukee child welfare - aids payment and contracted services.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,123,5 (a) In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (1) (cw), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $141,200 to support improved services from Division of Milwaukee Child Protective Services. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (1) (cw), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $188,200 to support improved services from Division of Milwaukee Child Protective Services.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,123,12 (b) In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (1) (mw), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $12,200 to support improved services from Division of Milwaukee Child Protective Services. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (1) (cw), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $16,300 to support improved services from Division of Milwaukee Child Protective Services.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,123,13 64. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,123,19 “Section 207. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated:

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AB50-ASA2-AA7,208 Section 208. 20.395 (2) (ja) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,123,23 20.395 (2) (ja) Local traffic calming grants. From the general fund, as a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the local traffic calming grant program under s. 85.024.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,209 Section 209. 85.024 of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,124,10 85.024 Local traffic calming grants. The department shall develop and administer a local traffic calming grant program. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (ja), the department shall award grants to counties, cities, villages, and towns for infrastructure projects that are eligible for funding under the federal transportation alternatives program and that are designed to reduce the speed of vehicular traffic. The department shall prescribe the form, nature, and extent of information that shall be contained in applications for grants under this section and shall establish criteria for evaluating applications and for awarding grants under this section.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,124,11 65. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,124,12 “Section 210. 20.866 (2) (uw) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,124,22 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 $305,300,000 for these purposes. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $30,000,000 for these purposes. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $20,000,000 for these purposes.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,124,23 66. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,125,1 “Section 211. 84.185 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,125,4 84.185 (3) (a) 2. Five Fifteen thousand dollars for each job retained or created in this state resulting directly from the improvement or economic development project.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,212 Section 212. 85.52 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,125,11 85.52 (3) (am) If the department finds that special circumstances exist, the department may award to an eligible applicant for a loan or other assistance under par. (a) totalling $100,000 or more a grant for the purpose of engaging a certified public accountant licensed or certified under ch. 442 to make any certifications or attestations required by the department as a condition of receiving a loan or other assistance under par. (a).”.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,125,12 67. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,125,13 “Section 213. 66.1011 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,126,4 66.1011 (1) Declaration of policy. The right of all persons to have equal opportunities for housing regardless of their sex, race, color, disability, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (g), sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), religion, national origin, marital status, family status, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (k), status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u), status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r), lawful source of income, age, or ancestry is a matter both of statewide concern under ss. 101.132 and 106.50 and also of local interest under this section and s. 66.0125. The enactment of ss. 101.132 and 106.50 by the legislature does not preempt the subject matter of equal opportunities in housing from consideration by political subdivisions, and does not exempt political subdivisions from their duty, nor deprive them of their right, to enact ordinances that prohibit discrimination in any type of housing solely on the basis of an individual being a member of a protected class.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,214 Section 214. 66.1201 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,126,12 66.1201 (2m) Discrimination. Persons otherwise entitled to any right, benefit, facility, or privilege under ss. 66.1201 to 66.1211 may not be denied the right, benefit, facility, or privilege in any manner for any purpose nor be discriminated against because of sex, race, color, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u), or national origin status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r).

AB50-ASA2-AA7,215 Section 215. 66.1213 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: