AB50,150616Section 1506. 79.005 (1L) of the statutes is created to read: AB50,788,221779.005 (1L) “Liquefied natural gas storage facility” means a liquefied natural 18gas storage facility owned by a light, heat, and power company assessed under s. 1976.28 (2) or 76.29 (2), not including property described in s. 66.0813, unless the 20property is owned or operated by a local governmental unit located outside of the 21municipality, by an electric cooperative assessed under ss. 76.07 and 76.48, 22respectively, or by a municipal electric company under s. 66.0825. AB50,150723Section 1507. 79.015 of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,789,62479.015 Statement of estimated payments. The department of revenue, on
1or before September 15 of each year, shall provide to each municipality and county 2a statement of estimated payments to be made in the next calendar year to the 3municipality or county under ss. 79.035, 79.036, 79.037, 79.038, 79.039, 79.04, and 479.05 and shall provide a statement of estimated payments to be made to the 5municipality or county under s. 79.06 if the municipality or county is eligible for a 6payment under s. 79.06 in the next calendar year. AB50,15087Section 1508. 79.036 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,789,10879.036 (1) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (2), (3), and (4), and (5), for the 9distribution in 2024 and in subsequent years, each county and municipality shall 10receive payments under this section as follows: AB50,150911Section 1509. 79.036 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,789,171279.036 (1) (b) For the distribution in 2025 and subsequent years, each county 13and municipality shall receive a payment equal to the proportion of the total 14payments from the county and municipal aid account under s. 25.491 (2) (a) that 15the county or municipality received in 2024 multiplied by the amount credited 16under s. 25.491 (2) (a) for the year in to the county and municipal aid account under 17s. 25.491 (2). AB50,151018Section 1510. 79.036 (5) of the statutes is created to read: AB50,789,221979.036 (5) For the distribution in 2025, the payment under this section to the 20city of Green Bay shall be the amount otherwise determined for the city under this 21section, plus $1,000,000 for reimbursement of public safety costs associated with 22the national football league draft in April 2025. AB50,151123Section 1511. 79.04 (7m) of the statutes is created to read: AB50,790,122479.04 (7m) (a) Annually, the department of administration, upon certification
1by the department of revenue, shall distribute a payment from the public utility 2account to each municipality and county in which an energy storage facility with a 3name-plate capacity of at least one megawatt is located. If the energy storage 4facility is located in a city or village, the city or village receives a payment equal to 5two-thirds of the product of the facility’s name-plate capacity multiplied by $2,000 6and the county in which the energy storage facility is located receives a payment 7equal to one-third of the product of the facility’s name-plate capacity multiplied by 8$2,000. If the energy storage facility is located in a town, the town receives a 9payment equal to one-third of the product of the facility’s name-plate capacity 10multiplied by $2,000 and the county in which the energy storage facility is located 11receives a payment equal to two-thirds of the product of the facility’s name-plate 12capacity multiplied by $2,000. AB50,791,213(b) Annually, the department of administration, upon certification by the 14department of revenue, shall distribute a payment from the public utility account to 15each municipality and county in which a liquefied natural gas storage facility is 16located. If the liquefied natural gas storage facility is located in a city or village, the 17city or village receives a payment equal to 6 mills multiplied by the net book value 18of the liquefied natural gas storage facility and the county in which the liquefied 19natural gas storage facility is located receives a payment equal to 3 mills multiplied 20by the net book value of the liquefied natural gas storage facility. If the liquefied 21natural gas storage facility is located in a town, the town receives a payment equal 22to 3 mills multiplied by the net book value of the liquefied natural gas storage 23facility and the county in which the liquefied natural gas storage facility is located
1receives a payment equal to 6 mills multiplied by the net book value of the liquefied 2natural gas storage facility. AB50,15123Section 1512. 79.05 (1) (ae) of the statutes is created to read: AB50,791,7479.05 (1) (ae) “Growth portion of base and supplemental county and 5municipal aid” means the total amount of payments received by a municipality 6under ss. 79.036 and 79.037 in the applicable year minus the total amount of 7payments under ss. 79.036 and 79.037 received by the municipality in 2024. AB50,15138Section 1513. 79.05 (1) (ag) of the statutes is created to read: AB50,791,10979.05 (1) (ag) “Growth portion of payments for municipal services” means an 10amount equal to one of the following, whichever is greater: AB50,791,13111. The total amount of payments received by a municipality under s. 70.119 12(7) in the applicable year minus the total amount of payments under s. 70.119 (7) 13received by the municipality in 2024. AB50,151415Section 1514. 79.05 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,791,211679.05 (1) (am) “Inflation factor” means a percentage equal to the average 17annual percentage change in the U.S. consumer price index for all urban 18consumers, U.S. city average, as determined by the U.S. department of labor, for the 1912 months ending on August 31 of the year before the statement under s. 79.015, 20except that the percentage under this paragraph shall not be less than zero 3 21percent. AB50,151522Section 1515. 79.05 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,793,102379.05 (2) (c) Its municipal budget; exclusive of principal and interest on long-24term debt and exclusive of revenue sharing payments under s. 66.0305, payments of
1premiums under s. 66.0137 (5) (c) 1. and 1m., revenues generated from a tax 2imposed under s. 77.701, the growth portion of base and supplemental county and 3municipal aid, the growth portion of payments for municipal services, additional 4payments received under s. 79.036 (5) for public safety costs reimbursement, 5payments received under s. 79.038, expenditures of payments due to the 6termination of a tax incremental district under s. 79.096 (3), recycling fee payments 7under s. 289.645, expenditures of grant payments under s. 16.297 (1m), 8unreimbursed expenses related to an emergency declared under s. 323.10, 9expenditures from moneys received pursuant to P.L. 111-5, revenues from a 10municipal registration fee under s. 341.35 (1) that is approved by a majority of the 11electors in the municipality voting at a referendum, grants received from the state 12or federal government for the purpose of providing law enforcement, fire protection, 13or emergency medical services, grants received from the federal government, and 14expenditures made pursuant to a purchasing agreement with a school district 15whereby the municipality makes purchases on behalf of the school district; for the 16year of the statement under s. 79.015 increased over its municipal budget as 17adjusted under sub. (6); exclusive of principal and interest on long-term debt and 18exclusive of revenue sharing payments under s. 66.0305, payments of premiums 19under s. 66.0137 (5) (c) 1. and 1m., revenues generated from a tax imposed under s. 2077.701, the growth portion of base and supplemental county and municipal aid, the 21growth portion of payments for municipal services, additional payments received 22under s. 79.036 (5) for public safety costs reimbursement, payments received under 23s. 79.038, expenditures of payments due to the termination of a tax incremental 24district under s. 79.096 (3), recycling fee payments under s. 289.645, expenditures
1of grant payments under s. 16.297 (1m), unreimbursed expenses related to an 2emergency declared under s. 323.10, expenditures from moneys received pursuant 3to P.L. 111-5, revenues from a municipal registration fee under s. 341.35 (1) that is 4approved by a majority of the electors in the municipality voting at a referendum, 5grants received from the state or federal government for the purpose of providing 6law enforcement, fire protection, or emergency medical services, grants received 7from the federal government, and expenditures made pursuant to a purchasing 8agreement with a school district whereby the municipality makes purchases on 9behalf of the school district; for the year before that year by less than the sum of the 10inflation factor and the valuation factor, rounded to the nearest 0.10 percent. AB50,151611Section 1516. 79.06 of the statutes is created to read: AB50,793,131279.06 Property tax freeze incentive payments. (1) In this section, 13“political subdivision” means a city, village, town, or county. AB50,793,1614(2) (a) A political subdivision is eligible for a payment under sub. (3) if its 15property tax levy in a year is less than or equal to its property tax levy in the 16immediately preceding year. AB50,793,1917(b) For purposes of determining eligibility under par. (a), a political 18subdivision’s property tax levy excludes all of the following expenditures made by 19the political subdivision: AB50,793,20201. Expenditures related to annexation or service consolidation. AB50,793,21212. Unreimbursed emergency expenditures. AB50,793,2422(3) (a) Beginning in 2026, each political subdivision that is eligible under sub. 23(2) on the basis of its property tax levy imposed in the immediately preceding 24December shall receive a payment calculated as follows: AB50,794,2
11. Multiply the political subdivision’s property tax levy for the year of the 2payment by 0.03. AB50,794,432. If the political subdivision received a payment under this subsection in the 4immediately preceding year, multiply the amount of the payment by 1.03. AB50,794,553. Add the amounts determined under subds. 1. and 2. AB50,794,86(b) For purposes of calculating the amount of a payment under par. (a), a 7political subdivision’s property tax levy excludes all expenditures excluded under 8sub. (2) (b). AB50,794,129(c) The department of revenue shall certify the amount of the payment due 10each taxing jurisdiction under par. (a) to the department of administration, and the 11department of administration shall make the payment on or before the first Monday 12in May. AB50,794,1413(4) The department of revenue may promulgate rules to implement this 14section. AB50,151715Section 1517. 79.07 of the statutes is created to read: AB50,794,181679.07 County and municipal aid for nontaxable tribal land. (1) 17Beginning in 2026, the following counties and towns shall annually receive a 18payment in an amount determined by the department of revenue under sub. (2): AB50,794,1919(a) Ashland County. AB50,794,2020(b) Bayfield County. AB50,794,2121(c) Iron County. AB50,794,2222(d) Sawyer County. AB50,794,2323(e) Vilas County. AB50,794,2424(f) Town of Ashland. AB50,795,1
1(g) Town of Gingles. AB50,795,22(h) Town of Sanborn. AB50,795,33(i) Town of White River. AB50,795,44(j) Town of Russell, located in Bayfield County. AB50,795,55(k) Town of Sherman, located in Iron County. AB50,795,66(L) Town of Bass Lake, located in Sawyer County. AB50,795,77(m) Town of Couderay. AB50,795,88(n) Town of Hayward. AB50,795,99(o) Town of Radisson. AB50,795,1010(p) Town of Sand Lake, located in Sawyer County. AB50,795,1111(q) Town of Boulder Junction. AB50,795,1212(r) Town of Lac du Flambeau. AB50,795,1813(2) (a) The department of revenue shall annually determine the amount of the 14payment to each county and town under sub. (1) to compensate the county or town 15for the loss of property tax revenue as a result of not being able to legally impose 16local general property taxes on property located within the boundaries of an 17American Indian reservation and owned by the tribe or tribal members, consistent 18with the 1854 Treaty of La Pointe. AB50,795,2219(b) The department of revenue shall certify the amount of the payment due 20each county and town under sub. (1) to the department of administration, and the 21department of administration shall make the payment on or before the first Monday 22in May. AB50,151823Section 1518. 79.095 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,796,42479.095 (4) (c) The department shall certify the amount of the payment due
1each taxing jurisdiction to the department of administration, which shall make the 2payments on or before the 4th first Monday in July. For purposes of ch. 121, school 3districts shall treat the payments made in July under this subsection as if they had 4been received in the previous school year May. AB50,15195Section 1519. 79.098 of the statutes is created to read: AB50,796,10679.098 State aid; state assessed pipelines. (1) Beginning in 2027, and in 7each year thereafter, the department of administration shall pay to each taxing 8jurisdiction, as defined in s. 79.095 (1) (c), an amount equal to the property taxes 9levied on the pipeline property of a pipeline company, as defined in s. 76.02 (5), for 10the property tax assessments as of January 1, 2024. AB50,796,1511(2) (a) Each municipality shall report to the department of revenue, in the 12time and manner determined by the department, the amount of the property taxes 13levied on the pipeline property of a pipeline company, as defined in s. 76.02 (5), for 14the property tax assessments as of January 1, 2024, on behalf of the municipality 15and on behalf of other taxing jurisdictions. AB50,796,1816(b) Each taxing jurisdiction shall report to the department of revenue, in the 17time and manner determined by the department, any information the department 18considers necessary to administer this section. AB50,796,2119(c) If a municipality does not timely electronically file the report required by 20the department of revenue under par. (a), the following reductions will be made to 21the municipality’s pipeline property aid distributed under sub. (1) in 2027: AB50,796,22221. Reduction of the aid by 25 percent, if not filed by June 30, 2026. AB50,796,23232. Forfeiture of the aid, if not filed by July 15, 2026. AB50,797,324(d) If a municipality does not electronically file the report required by the
1department of revenue under par. (a) by July 15, 2026, the department may use the 2best information available to calculate the aid to distribute under sub. (1) in 2027 to 3the applicable taxing jurisdictions. AB50,797,94(3) Each taxing jurisdiction shall attribute to each tax incremental district 5within the taxing jurisdiction the district’s proportionate share of the amount the 6taxing jurisdiction receives under sub. (1). The amount that would have been paid 7to a tax incremental district under this subsection shall be distributed to the 8municipality and applicable taxing jurisdictions in the year following the 9termination of the tax incremental district and in each year thereafter. AB50,797,1310(4) The department of revenue shall certify the amount of the payment due 11each taxing jurisdiction under sub. (1) to the department of administration, and the 12department of administration shall make the payment on or before the first Monday 13in May. AB50,152014Section 1520. 79.10 (7m) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,797,191579.10 (7m) (a) 1. b. In the 2024-25 fiscal year, on the 4th Monday in July 2024, 16the department of administration shall distribute $940,000,000 related to the 2023 17property tax levies. In the 2024-25 fiscal year, on the first Monday in May 2025, the 18department of administration shall distribute $335,000,000, related to the 2024 19property tax levies. AB50,798,520d. In the 2026-27 fiscal year, on the 4th Monday in July 2026, the department 21of administration shall distribute $940,000,000 related to the 2025 property tax 22levies. In the 2026-27 fiscal year, on the first Monday in May 2027, the department 23of administration shall distribute $584,700,000 related to the 2026 property tax 24levies. In each fiscal year thereafter, on the 4th Monday in July, the department of
1administration shall distribute $940,000,000 related to the property tax levies of 2the calendar year immediately preceding the distribution. In each fiscal year 3thereafter, on the first Monday in May, the department of administration shall 4distribute $335,000,000 $584,700,000 related to the property tax levies of the 5calendar year immediately preceding the distribution. AB50,15216Section 1521. 79.10 (7m) (a) 1. c. of the statutes is created to read: AB50,798,11779.10 (7m) (a) 1. c. In the 2025-26 fiscal year, on the 4th Monday in July 2025, 8the department of administration shall distribute $940,000,000 related to the 2024 9property tax levies. In the 2025-26 fiscal year, on the first Monday in May 2026, the 10department of administration shall distribute $460,300,000 related to the 2025 11property tax levies. AB50,152212Section 1522. 79.14 of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,798,221379.14 School levy tax credit. The appropriation under s. 20.835 (3) (b), for 14the payments under s. 79.10 (4), is $319,305,000 in 1994, 1995, and 1996; 15$469,305,000 beginning in 1997 and ending in 2006; $593,050,000 in 2007; 16$672,400,000 in 2008; $747,400,000 in 2009; $732,550,000 in 2010, 2011, and 2012; 17$747,400,000 in 2013, 2014, and 2015; $853,000,000 in 2016 and 2017; and 18$940,000,000 in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022; and in fiscal year 2023-24, 19$1,195,000,000. Beginning in In fiscal year 2024-25, the appropriation under s. 2020.835 (3) (b), for the payments under s. 79.10 (4), is $1,275,000,000; in fiscal year 212025-26, the appropriation is $1,400,300,000; and in fiscal year 2026-27, the 22appropriation is $1,524,700,000. AB50,152323Section 1523. 84.01 (13) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,799,132484.01 (13) Engineering services. The department may engage such
1engineering, consulting, surveying, or other specialized services as it deems 2advisable. Any engagement of services under this subsection is exempt from ss. 316.70 to 16.75, 16.755 to 16.82, and 16.85 to 16.89, but ss. 16.528, 16.752, and 416.754 apply to such engagement. Any engagement involving an expenditure of 5$3,000 $100,000 or more shall be by formal contract approved by the governor. The 6department shall conduct a uniform cost-benefit analysis, as defined in s. 16.70 7(3g), of each proposed engagement under this subsection that involves an estimated 8expenditure of more than $300,000 in accordance with standards prescribed by rule 9of the department and consider and document the results of the analysis before the 10determination of whether to undertake the proposed engagement. The department 11shall review periodically, and before any renewal, the continued appropriateness of 12contracting pursuant to each engagement under this subsection that involves an 13estimated expenditure of more than $300,000. AB50,152414Section 1524. 84.013 (3) (be) of the statutes is created to read: AB50,799,191584.013 (3) (be) I 39/90/94 extending approximately 67 miles in Dane, 16Columbia, Sauk, and Juneau counties from USH 12/18 in Madison to USH 12/STH 1716 in Wisconsin Dells, including I 39 from I 90/94 to Levee Road near the city of 18Portage, and including all interchanges and work on adjacent roadways necessary 19for the completion of the project. AB50,152520Section 1525. 84.06 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,800,162184.06 (2) (a) All such highway improvements shall be executed by contract 22based on bids unless the department finds that another method as provided in sub. 23(3) or (4) would be more feasible and advantageous. Bids shall be advertised for in 24the manner determined by the department. Except as provided in s. 84.075, the
1contract shall be awarded to the lowest competent and responsible bidder as 2determined by the department. If the bid of the lowest competent bidder is 3determined by the department to be in excess of the estimated reasonable value of 4the work or not in the public interest, all bids may be rejected. The department 5shall, so far as reasonable, follow uniform methods of advertising for bids and may 6prescribe and require uniform forms of bids and contracts. Except as provided in 7par. (b), the secretary shall enter into the contract on behalf of the state. Every such 8contract is exempted from ss. 16.70 to 16.75, 16.755 to 16.82, 16.87 and 16.89, but 9ss. 16.528, 16.752, and 16.754 apply to the contract. Any such contract involving an 10expenditure of $1,000 $250,000 or more shall not be valid until approved by the 11governor. The secretary may require the attorney general to examine any contract 12and any bond submitted in connection with the contract and report on its 13sufficiency of form and execution. The bond required by s. 779.14 (1m) is exempt 14from approval by the governor and shall be subject to approval by the secretary. 15This subsection also applies to contracts with private contractors based on bids for 16maintenance under s. 84.07. AB50,152617Section 1526. 84.06 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,801,111884.06 (3) Contracts with county or municipality; direct labor; 19materials. If the department finds that it would be more feasible and 20advantageous to have the improvement performed by the county in which the 21proposed improvement is located and without bids, the department may, by 22arrangement with the county highway committee of the county, enter into a 23contract satisfactory to the department to have the work done by the county forces 24and equipment. In such contract the department may authorize the county to
1purchase, deliver, and store materials and may fix the rental rates of small tools 2and equipment. The contract shall be between the county and the state and shall 3not be based on bids, and may be entered into on behalf of the county by the county 4highway committee and on behalf of the state by the secretary. Such contract is 5exempted from s. 779.14 and from all provisions of chs. 16 and 230, except s. 16.754. 6If the total estimated indebtedness to be incurred exceeds $5,000 $100,000 the 7contract shall not be valid until approved by the governor. The provisions of this 8subsection relating to agreements between a county and the state shall also 9authorize and apply to such arrangements between a city, town, or a village and the 10state. In such cases, the governing body of the city, town, or village shall enter into 11the agreement on behalf of the municipality. AB50,152712Section 1527. 84.06 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,802,71384.06 (4) Special contracts with railroads and utilities. If an 14improvement undertaken by the department will cross or affect the property or 15facilities of a railroad or public utility company, the department may, upon finding 16that it is feasible and advantageous to the state, arrange to perform portions of the 17improvement work affecting such facilities or property or perform work of altering, 18rearranging, or relocating such facilities by contract with the railroad or public 19utility. Such contract shall be between the railroad company or public utility and 20the state and need not be based on bids. The contract may be entered into on behalf 21of the state by the secretary. Every such contract is exempted from s. 779.14 and 22from all provisions of chs. 16 and 230, except ss. 16.528, 16.752, and 16.754. No 23such contract in which the total estimated debt to be incurred exceeds $5,000 24$100,000 shall be valid until approved by the governor. As used in this subsection,
1“public utility” means the same as in s. 196.01 (5), and includes a 2telecommunications carrier as defined in s. 196.01 (8m), and “railroad” means the 3same as in s. 195.02. “Property” as used in this subsection includes but is not 4limited to tracks, trestles, signals, grade crossings, rights-of-way, stations, pole 5lines, plants, substations, and other facilities. Nothing in this subsection shall be 6construed to relieve any railroad or public utility from any financial obligation, 7expense, duty, or responsibility otherwise provided by law relative to such property. AB50,15288Section 1528. 84.07 (1b) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50,802,19984.07 (1b) Emergency repair and protection of state trunk highways. 10To accomplish prompt repair, protection or preservation of any state trunk highway 11which has been closed or is being jeopardized by extraordinary damage by flood, 12structure failure, slides, or other extraordinary condition of necessity and 13emergency, the department may, if it is deemed for the best interest of the state, 14proceed at once to repair or protect the highway with forces and services of private 15constructors and agencies, summarily engaged by the department and cause said 16work to be done by negotiated contract or agreement without calling for competitive 17bids, provided that any such contract or agreement involving an estimated 18expenditure in excess of $10,000 $100,000 shall be subject to approval of the 19governor before it becomes effective.
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