AB50: Bill Text

AB50,313,2 20.370 (6) (et) Environmental aids — Revitalize Wisconsin program. Biennially, from the environmental fund, the amounts in the schedule for aid awards under s. 292.66.

AB50,245 Section 245. 20.370 (6) (eu) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,313,9 20.370 (6) (eu) Environmental aids — waste removal and sampling. Biennially, from the environmental fund, the amounts in the schedule to provide financial assistance for the purpose of removing waste materials that have accumulated or been dumped on abandoned properties and to conduct sampling and testing to determine if those properties pose a risk to public health and safety or the environment.

AB50,246 Section 246. 20.370 (6) (ew) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,313,13 20.370 (6) (ew) Environmental aids — county well testing grant program. From the PFAS fund, as a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the county well testing grant program under s. 281.54.

AB50,247 Section 247. 20.370 (7) (bd) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,313,17 20.370 (7) (bd) Building demolition. As a continuing appropriation, from the general fund, the amounts in the schedule for demolition of buildings on property owned by the department.

AB50,248 Section 248. 20.370 (9) (bj) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,314,2 20.370 (9) (bj) Storm water management — fees. From the general fund, the amounts in the schedule all moneys received under s. 283.33 (9) and under 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, section 9110 (11f), for the administration, including enforcement, of the storm water discharge permit program under s. 283.33. All moneys received under s. 283.33 (9) and under 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, section 9110 (11f) shall be credited to this appropriation account.

AB50,249 Section 249. 20.370 (9) (hk) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,314,10 20.370 (9) (hk) Approval fees to Lac du Flambeau band-service funds. From the general fund, the amounts in the schedule for the purpose of making payments to the Lac du Flambeau band of the Lake Superior Chippewa under s. 29.2295 (4) (a). All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 8r. shall be credited to this appropriation account. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (b), the unencumbered balance on June 30 of each odd-numbered year shall revert to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm).

AB50,250 Section 250. 20.370 (9) (hw) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,314,14 20.370 (9) (hw) Credit card handling fees. As a continuing appropriation, all moneys received by the department as provided under s. 27.01 (19) for fees associated with using a credit card for vehicle admission receipt and camping fees.

AB50,251 Section 251. 20.370 (9) (jq) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,314,24 20.370 (9) (jq) Off-highway motorcycle administration. As a continuing appropriation, an amount equal to the amount determined under s. 23.335 (20) (a) in that fiscal year for the purposes specified under s. 23.335 (20) (b) and (d), for issuing and renewing off-highway motorcycle registration under s. 23.335 (3), (4), and (5), for grants under the safety grant program under s. 23.335 (15), and for state and local law enforcement operations related to off-highway motorcycles. All moneys received under s. 23.335 (6) shall be credited to this appropriation account. All moneys attributable to off-highway motorcycles and deposited in the conservation fund under s. 25.29 (1) (b) are credited to this appropriation account.

AB50,252 Section 252. 20.370 (9) (pq) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,315,8 20.370 (9) (pq) Great Lakes and Mississippi River erosion control revolving loan programs. As a continuing appropriation, from the environmental fund, the amounts in the schedule for the Great Lakes erosion control revolving loan program under s. 23.1991 and the Mississippi River erosion control revolving loan program under s. 23.1993. All moneys received as loan origination fees and repayments of loan principal and interest under ss. 23.1991 and 23.1993 shall be credited to this appropriation account.

AB50,253 Section 253. 20.380 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,315,19 20.380 (1) (b) Tourism marketing; general purpose revenue. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for tourism marketing service expenses and the execution of the functions under ss. 41.11 (4) and 41.17. In each fiscal year, the department shall expend for tourism marketing service expenses and the execution of the functions under ss. 41.11 (4) and 41.17 an amount that bears the same proportion to the amount in the schedule for the fiscal year as the amount expended under par. (kg) in that fiscal year bears to the amount in the schedule for par. (kg) for that fiscal year. Of the amounts under this paragraph, not more than 50 percent shall be used to match funds allocated under s. 41.17 by private or public organizations for the joint effort marketing of tourism with the state.

AB50,254 Section 254. 20.380 (1) (kg) of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,255 Section 255. 20.395 (1) (ba) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,316,2 20.395 (1) (ba) Transit capital assistance grants. From the general fund, as a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for transit capital assistance grants under s. 85.203.

AB50,256 Section 256. 20.395 (2) (cq) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,316,10 20.395 (2) (cq) Harbor assistance, state funds. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for harbor assistance under s. 85.095 (2) (a), for administration of the harbor assistance program under s. 85.095 and for grants under 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, section 9150 (4f), 2013 Wisconsin Act 20, section 9145 (4i) and (4u), 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, section 9145 (1c), 2017 Wisconsin Act 59, section 9145 (4d), and 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, section 9144 (2), and 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9144 (3).

AB50,257 Section 257. 20.395 (2) (fc) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,316,14 20.395 (2) (fc) Local roads improvement program; agricultural roads, general fund. From the general fund, as a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for improvements to local agricultural roads under s. 86.31 (3o).

AB50,258 Section 258. 20.395 (2) (fq) of the statutes is renumbered 20.395 (2) (fd) and amended to read:

AB50,316,21 20.395 (2) (fd) Local roads improvement discretionary supplement. As a continuing appropriation from the general fund, the amounts in the schedule for the local roads improvement discretionary supplemental grant program under s. 86.31 (3s) and for the grants under 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9144 (5) and (6).

AB50,259 Section 259. 20.395 (2) (ja) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,317,2 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.

AB50,260 Section 260. 20.395 (3) (cq) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,318,2 20.395 (3) (cq) State highway rehabilitation, state funds. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for improvement of existing state trunk and connecting highways; for improvement of bridges on state trunk or connecting highways and other bridges for which improvement is a state responsibility, for necessary approach work for such bridges and for replacement of such bridges with at-grade crossing improvements; for the construction and rehabilitation of the national system of interstate and defense highways and bridges and related appurtenances; for activities under s. 84.04 on roadside improvements; for bridges under s. 84.10; for the bridge project under s. 84.115; for payment to a local unit of government for a jurisdictional transfer under s. 84.02 (8); for the disadvantaged business demonstration and training program under s. 84.076; for the purpose specified in s. 84.017 (3); for the transfers required under 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, section 9250 (1) and 2003 Wisconsin Act 33, section 9153 (4q); and for the purposes described under 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, section 9150 (8g), 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, section 9152 (4e), 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, section 9148 (9i) (b) and (9x), 2021 Wisconsin Act 58, section 9144 (5), and 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, section 9144 (8), and 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9144 (1). This paragraph does not apply to any southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects under s. 84.0145, to any southeast Wisconsin freeway rehabilitation projects under s. 84.014 that also qualify as major highway projects under s. 84.013, or to the installation, replacement, rehabilitation, or maintenance of highway signs, traffic control signals, highway lighting, pavement markings, or intelligent transportation systems, unless incidental to the improvement of existing state trunk and connecting highways.

AB50,261 Section 261. 20.395 (3) (cs) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,318,8 20.395 (3) (cs) State highway rehabilitation, service funds. All moneys received from the fund created under s. 18.57 (1) as reimbursement for the temporary financing under sub. (9) (th) of state highway rehabilitation projects for the purposes specified under sub. (3) (cq) that are financed under s. 84.59, for the purpose of financing such projects.

AB50,262 Section 262. 20.395 (4) (jq) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,318,18 20.395 (4) (jq) Transportation facilities and highway projects revenue obligation funding. As a continuing appropriation, all proceeds from revenue obligations issued under s. 84.59 and deposited into the fund created under s. 18.57 (1), for the transportation administrative facilities purposes of s. 84.01 (28) and, for major highway projects as defined under s. 84.013 (1) (a) for the purposes of ss. 84.06 and 84.09, and for state highway rehabilitation projects for the purposes specified in sub. (3) (cq), providing for reserves and for expenses of issuance and management of the revenue obligations. Estimated disbursements under this paragraph shall not be included in the schedule under s. 20.005.

AB50,263 Section 263. 20.395 (5) (eq) of the statutes is renumbered 20.395 (5) (ep) and amended to read:

AB50,319,2 20.395 (5) (ep) Driver education grants, state funds. As a continuing appropriation, from the general fund, the amounts in the schedule for driver education grants. All moneys lapsed to the general fund under s. 20.145 (1) (g), but not to exceed to $6,000,000 in a fiscal year, shall be credited to this appropriation account.

AB50,264 Section 264. 20.395 (9) (th) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,319,14 20.395 (9) (th) Temporary funding of projects financed by revenue bonds. A sum sufficient to provide initial, temporary funding for any project to be financed under s. 84.59 which is a major highway project enumerated under s. 84.013 (3) or a project under s. 84.01 (28) approved under s. 13.48 (10) or authorized under s. 84.01 (30) or a state highway rehabilitation project for a purpose specified in sub. (3) (cq). The department shall keep a separate account of expenditures under this paragraph for each such project. As soon as moneys become available from the proceeds of the obligation issued under s. 84.59 to finance that project, an amount equal to the amounts expended under this paragraph shall be paid from those proceeds into the transportation fund and credited to the appropriation account under sub. (3) (br) or (cs) or (4) (at).

AB50,265 Section 265. 20.410 (3) (ab) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,319,19 20.410 (3) (ab) Contract payments for placement of juveniles. A sum sufficient, not to exceed $20,000,000 in each fiscal year, for payments made in accordance with contracts for placement of juveniles who are under the supervision of the department of corrections under ch. 938.

AB50,266 Section 266. 20.410 (3) (ab) of the statutes, as created by 2025 Wisconsin Act ... (this act), is repealed.

AB50,267 Section 267. 20.410 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,320,2 20.410 (4) Office of the ombudsperson for corrections. (a) General program operations. The amounts in the schedule for the general program operations of the office of the ombudsperson for corrections.

AB50,320,4 (i) Gifts and grants. All moneys received from gifts and grants to carry out the purposes for which made.

AB50,320,6 (k) Interagency and intra-agency assistance. All moneys received from the department or any other state agency to carry out the purposes for which received.

AB50,320,8 (m) Federal aid. All moneys received as federal aid as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54 to carry out the purposes for which received.

AB50,268 Section 268. 20.425 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,320,22 20.425 (1) (i) Fees, collective bargaining training, publications, and appeals. The amounts in the schedule for the performance of fact-finding, mediation, certification, and arbitration functions, for the provision of copies of transcripts, for the cost of operating training programs under ss. 111.09 (3), 111.71 (5m), and 111.94 (3), for the preparation of publications, transcripts, reports, and other copied material, and for costs related to conducting appeals under s. 230.45. All moneys received under ss. 111.09 (1) and (2), 111.70 (4) (d) 3. b., 111.71 (1) and (2), 111.83 (3) (b), 111.94 (1) and (2), and 230.45 (3), all moneys received from arbitrators and arbitration panel members, and individuals who are interested in serving in such positions, and from individuals and organizations who participate in other collective bargaining training programs conducted by the commission, and all moneys received from the sale of publications, transcripts, reports, and other copied material shall be credited to this appropriation account.

AB50,269 Section 269. 20.427 (1) (ra) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,321,4 20.427 (1) (ra) Worker’s compensation operations fund; worker’s compensation activities. From the worker’s compensation operations fund, the amounts in the schedule for the worker’s compensation activities of the labor and industry review commission. All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.445 (1) (ra) shall be credited to this appropriation account.

AB50,270 Section 270. 20.435 (1) (ck) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,321,8 20.435 (1) (ck) Emergency medical services grants. The amounts in the schedule for grants to municipalities to improve or expand emergency medical services under s. 256.42.

AB50,271 Section 271. 20.435 (1) (ef) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,321,12 20.435 (1) (ef) Lead-poisoning or lead-exposure services. The As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the purposes of providing grants under s. 254.151.

AB50,272 Section 272. 20.435 (1) (fi) of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,273 Section 273. 20.435 (1) (fk) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,321,18 20.435 (1) (fk) Grants to establish advanced practice clinician health care provider training programs. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for grants to hospitals, health systems, clinics, and educational entities that form health care education and training consortia under s. 146.615.

AB50,274 Section 274. 20.435 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,321,23 20.435 (2) (g) Alternative services of institutes and centers. All moneys received as payments for services under ss. 46.043 and 51.06 (1r) and (5) for provision of alternative services by mental health institutes under s. 46.043 and by centers for the developmentally disabled under s. 51.06 (1r).

AB50,275 Section 275. 20.435 (2) (gk) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,323,14 20.435 (2) (gk) Institutional operations and charges. The amounts in the schedule for care, other than under s. 51.06 (1r), provided by the centers for the developmentally disabled, to reimburse the cost of providing the services and to remit any credit balances to county departments that occur on and after July 1, 1978, in accordance with s. 51.437 (4rm) (c); for care, other than under s. 46.043, provided by the mental health institutes, to reimburse the cost of providing the services and to remit any credit balances to county departments that occur on and after January 1, 1979, in accordance with s. 51.42 (3) (as) 2.; for care of juveniles placed at the Mendota juvenile treatment center for whom counties are financially responsible under s. 938.357 (3) (d), to reimburse the cost of providing that care; for maintenance of state-owned housing at centers for the developmentally disabled and mental health institutes; for repair or replacement of property damaged at the mental health institutes or at centers for the developmentally disabled; for reimbursing the total cost of using, producing, and providing services, products, and care; and to transfer to the appropriation account under sub. (5) (kp) for funding centers. All moneys received as payments from medical assistance on and after August 1, 1978; as payments from all other sources including other payments under s. 46.10 and payments under s. 51.437 (4rm) (c) received on and after July 1, 1978; as medical assistance payments, other payments under s. 46.10, and payments under s. 51.42 (3) (as) 2. received on and after January 1, 1979; as payments from counties for the care of juveniles placed at the Mendota juvenile treatment center; as payments for the rental of state-owned housing and other institutional facilities at centers for the developmentally disabled and mental health institutes; for the sale of electricity, steam, or chilled water; as payments in restitution of property damaged at the mental health institutes or at centers for the developmentally disabled; for the sale of surplus property, including vehicles, at the mental health institutes or at centers for the developmentally disabled; and for other services, products, and care shall be credited to this appropriation, except that any payment under s. 46.10 received for the care or treatment of patients admitted under s. 51.10, 51.15, or 51.20 for which the state is liable under s. 51.05 (3), of forensic patients committed under ch. 971 or 975, admitted under ch. 975, or transferred under s. 51.35 (3), or of patients transferred from a state prison under s. 51.37 (5), to the Mendota Mental Health Institute or the Winnebago Mental Health Institute shall be treated as general purpose revenue — earned, as defined under s. 20.001 (4); and except that moneys received under s. 51.06 (6) may be expended only as provided in s. 13.101 (17). All moneys transferred under 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9219 (2), shall be credited to this appropriation account.

AB50,276 Section 276. 20.435 (2) (gL) of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,277 Section 277. 20.435 (2) (km) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,324,2 20.435 (2) (km) Indian mental health placement. All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 25. The amounts in the schedule to reimburse an Indian tribe or band in this state or a county department for placements by a tribal court of a member of the Indian tribe or band that are unexpected or that result in cumulative costs of placements to the tribe or county department exceeding $50,000 annually. All moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 25. shall be credited to this appropriation account. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), the unencumbered balance on June 30 of each year shall revert to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (hm).

AB50,278 Section 278. 20.435 (4) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,324,21 20.435 (4) (bm) Medical Assistance, food stamps, and Badger Care administration; contract costs, insurer reports, and resource centers. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule to provide a portion of the state share of administrative contract costs for the Medical Assistance program under subch. IV of ch. 49 and the Badger Care health care program under s. 49.665 and to provide the state share of administrative costs for the food stamp program under s. 49.79, other than payments under s. 49.78 (8), to develop and implement a registry of recipient immunizations, to reimburse 3rd parties for their costs under s. 49.475, for costs associated with outreach activities, for state administration of state supplemental grants to supplemental security income recipients under s. 49.77, for grants under ss. 46.73 and 46.74, and for services of resource centers under s. 46.283. No state positions may be funded in the department of health services from this appropriation, except positions for the performance of duties under a contract in effect before January 1, 1987, related to the administration of the Medical Assistance program between the subunit of the department primarily responsible for administering the Medical Assistance program and another subunit of the department. Total administrative funding authorized for the program under s. 49.665 may not exceed 10 percent of the amounts budgeted under pars. (p) and (x).

AB50,279 Section 279. 20.435 (4) (bq) of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,280 Section 280. 20.435 (4) (bu) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,325,4 20.435 (4) (bu) Payment processing program for farmers. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule to provide electronic benefit transfer and credit and debit card processing equipment and services to farmers’ markets and farmers who sell directly to consumers under s. 49.79 (7s).

AB50,281 Section 281. 20.435 (4) (jw) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,325,14 20.435 (4) (jw) BadgerCare Plus and hospital assessment. All moneys received from payment of enrollment fees under the program under s. 49.45 (23), all moneys transferred under s. 50.38 (9), all moneys transferred under s. 256.23 (6), all moneys transferred from the appropriation account under par. (jz), and 10 percent of all moneys received from penalty assessments under s. 49.471 (9) (c), for administration of the program under s. 49.45 (23), to provide a portion of the state share of administrative costs for the BadgerCare Plus Medical Assistance program under s. 49.471, for administration of the hospital assessment under s. 50.38, and for administration of the ambulance service provider fee under s. 256.23.

AB50,282 Section 282. 20.435 (4) (pa) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,325,22 20.435 (4) (pa) Federal aid; Medical Assistance and food stamp contracts administration. All federal moneys received for the federal share of the cost of contracting for payment and services administration and reporting, other than moneys received under pars. (nn) and (np), to reimburse 3rd parties for their costs under s. 49.475, for administrative contract costs for the food stamp program under s. 49.79, for grants under ss. 46.73 and 46.74, and for services of resource centers under s. 46.283.

AB50,283 Section 283. 20.435 (5) (bw) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,326,4 20.435 (5) (bw) Child psychiatry and addiction medicine consultation programs Mental health consultation program. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for operating the child psychiatry consultation program under s. 51.442 and the addiction medicine consultation program under s. 51.448 mental health consultation program under s. 51.443.

AB50,284 Section 284. 20.435 (5) (bx) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,326,8 20.435 (5) (bx) Addiction medicine consultation program. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for operating the addiction medicine consultation program under s. 51.448.

AB50,285 Section 285. 20.435 (5) (ch) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,326,11 20.435 (5) (ch) Suicide and crisis lifeline grants. The amounts in the schedule for grants under s. 46.533.

AB50,286 Section 286. 20.435 (5) (ck) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,326,15 20.435 (5) (ck) Crisis urgent care and observation facilities. Biennially As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for grants to support crisis urgent care and observation facilities.

AB50,287 Section 287. 20.435 (5) (ct) of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,288 Section 288. 20.435 (5) (dg) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,326,20 20.435 (5) (dg) Grants for crisis stabilization facilities. The amounts in the schedule for grants to facilities that provide crisis stabilization services under s. 51.03 (7).

AB50,289 Section 289. 20.437 (1) (bc) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,327,5 20.437 (1) (bc) Grants for children’s community Youth support programs. The amounts in the schedule for grants for children’s community youth support programs under s. 48.481. Notwithstanding ss. 20.001 (3) (a) and 20.002 (1), the department may transfer funds between fiscal years under this paragraph. All moneys under this appropriation account that are distributed under s. 48.481 but are not encumbered by December 31 of each year lapse to the general fund on the next January 1 unless carried forward to the next calendar year by the joint committee on finance.

AB50,290 Section 290. 20.437 (1) (bd) of the statutes is created to read: