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SB45,812,112286.31 (3g) County trunk highway improvements — discretionary
23grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (ft), the department shall
24allocate $5,127,000 in fiscal years 2014-15 to 2016-17 and $5,393,400 in fiscal year

12017-2018 to fund county trunk highway improvements with eligible costs totaling
2more than $250,000. In fiscal year 2023-24 the department shall allocate
3$5,615,600 to fund county trunk highway improvements with such eligible costs. In
4fiscal year 2024-25 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall allocate
5$5,840,200 to fund county trunk highway improvements with such eligible costs. In
6fiscal year 2025-26, the department shall allocate $6,015,400 to fund county trunk
7highway improvements with such eligible costs. In fiscal year 2026-27 and each
8fiscal year thereafter, the department shall allocate $6,195,900 to fund county
9trunk highway improvements with such eligible costs. The funding of
10improvements under this subsection is in addition to the allocation of funds for
11entitlements under sub. (3).
SB45,155312Section 1553. 86.31 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,813,21386.31 (3m) Town road improvements — discretionary grants. From the
14appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (ft), the department shall allocate $5,732,500 in
15fiscal years 2011-12 to 2016-17 and $5,923,600 in fiscal year 2017-18 to fund town
16road improvements with eligible costs totaling $100,000 or more. In fiscal year
172023-24, the department shall allocate $6,151,900 to fund town road improvements
18with such eligible costs. In fiscal year 2024-25 and each fiscal year thereafter, the
19department shall allocate $6,398,000 to fund town road improvements with such
20eligible costs. In fiscal year 2025-26, the department shall allocate $6,590,000 to
21fund town road improvements with such eligible costs. In fiscal year 2026-27 and
22each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall allocate $6,787,600 to fund town
23road improvements with such eligible costs. The funding of improvements under

1this subsection is in addition to the allocation of funds for entitlements under sub.
2(3).
SB45,15543Section 1554. 86.31 (3o) (m) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 86.31 (3o) (m)
41m. a. and amended to read:
SB45,813,7586.31 (3o) (m) 1m. a. After June 23, 2026, the The department may not award
6a grant under this subsection from moneys appropriated in the 2023-25 fiscal
7biennium after June 23, 2026.
SB45,15558Section 1555. 86.31 (3o) (m) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 86.31 (3o) (m)
91m. b. and amended to read:
SB45,813,121086.31 (3o) (m) 1m. b. After June 23, 2028, the The department may not
11reimburse any costs incurred under this subsection after June 23, 2028, with
12moneys appropriated in the 2023-25 fiscal biennium.
SB45,155613Section 1556. 86.31 (3o) (m) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,813,161486.31 (3o) (m) 2m. a. The department may not award a grant under this
15subsection from moneys appropriated in the 2025-27 fiscal biennium after 3 years
16after the effective date of this subd. 2m. a. .... [LRB inserts date].
SB45,813,1917b. The department may not reimburse any costs incurred under this
18subsection after 5 years after the effective date of this subd. 2m. b. .... [LRB inserts
19date] with moneys appropriated in the 2025-27 fiscal biennium.
SB45,155720Section 1557. 86.31 (3o) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,813,232186.31 (3o) (n) Except as provided in pars. (k) and (m) 2., this subsection does
22not apply after June 23, 2028 5 years after the effective date of this paragraph ....
23[LRB inserts date].
SB45,155824Section 1558. 86.31 (3r) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,814,14
186.31 (3r) Municipal street improvements — discretionary grants.
2From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (ft), the department shall allocate
3$976,500 in fiscal years 2009-10 to 2016-17 and $3,850,400 in fiscal year 2017-18 to
4fund municipal street improvement projects having total estimated costs of
5$250,000 or more. In fiscal year 2023-24, the department shall allocate $4,006,600
6to fund municipal street improvement projects having such total estimated costs.
7In fiscal year 2024-25 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall allocate
8$4,166,900 to fund municipal street improvement projects having such total
9estimated costs. In fiscal year 2025-26, the department shall allocate $4,291,900 to
10fund municipal street improvement projects having such total estimated costs. In
11fiscal year 2026-27 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall allocate
12$4,420,700 to fund municipal street improvement projects having such total
13estimated costs. The funding of improvements under this subsection is in addition
14to the allocation of funds for entitlements under sub. (3).
SB45,155915Section 1559. 86.31 (3s) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,814,201686.31 (3s) (a) Funds provided under s. 20.395 (2) (fq) (fd) shall be distributed
17under this subsection as discretionary grants to reimburse political subdivisions for
18improvements. The department shall solicit and provide discretionary grants
19under this subsection until all funds appropriated under s. 20.395 (2) (fq) (fd) have
20been expended.
SB45,156021Section 1560. 86.31 (3s) (bm) of the statutes is renumbered 86.31 (3s) (bm)
221. and amended to read:
SB45,815,42386.31 (3s) (bm) 1. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (fq), 2023 stats.,
24the department shall allocate in 2023-24 amounts for county trunk highway

1improvements, town road improvements, and municipal street improvements so
2that the total funding under s. 20.395 (2) (fq), 2023 stats., in 2023-24 is distributed
3among these groups at the same percentage that each group is allocated from the
4total funding allocated under par. (b).
SB45,15615Section 1561. 86.31 (3s) (bm) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,815,11686.31 (3s) (bm) 2. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (fd), the
7department shall allocate in fiscal year 2025-26 amounts for county trunk highway
8improvements, town road improvements, and municipal street improvements so
9that the total funding under s. 20.395 (2) (fd) in fiscal year 2025-26 is distributed
10among these groups at the same percentage that each group is allocated from the
11total funding allocated under par. (b).
SB45,156212Section 1562. 86.315 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 86.315 (1) (intro.) and
13amended to read:
SB45,815,211486.315 (1) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (fu), the
15department shall annually, on March 10, pay to counties having county forests
16established under ch. 28, for the improvement of public roads within the county
17forests which are open and used for travel and which are not state or county trunk
18highways or town roads and for which no aids are paid under s. 86.30, the amount of
19$351 following amounts per mile of road designated in the comprehensive county
20forest land use plan as approved by the county board and the department of natural
21resources.:
SB45,815,2422(1m) If the amount appropriated under s. 20.395 (1) (fu) is insufficient to
23make the payments required under this subsection sub. (1), the department shall
24prorate the amount appropriated in the manner it considers desirable.
SB45,1563
1Section 1563. 86.315 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,816,2286.315 (1) (a) In calendar year 2025, $351.
SB45,15643Section 1564. 86.315 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,816,4486.315 (1) (b) In calendar year 2026, $361.
SB45,15655Section 1565. 86.315 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,816,6686.315 (1) (c) In calendar year 2027 and each year thereafter, $373.
SB45,15667Section 1566. 86.51 of the statutes is repealed.
SB45,15678Section 1567. 91.10 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,816,10991.10 (title) County plan required; planning and implementation
10grants.
SB45,156811Section 1568. 91.10 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,816,141291.10 (7) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.115 (7) (tm), the department
13may award implementation grants to counties for implementing a countys certified
14farmland preservation plan.
SB45,816,1815(b) The department shall enter into a contract with a county to which it
16awards an implementation grant under par. (a) before the department distributes
17any grant funds to the county. In the contract, the department shall identify the
18costs that are eligible for reimbursement through the grant.
SB45,816,2119(c) The department may distribute grant funds under this subsection only
20after the county shows that it has incurred costs that are eligible for reimbursement
21under par. (b).
SB45,156922Section 1569. 91.84 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,816,242391.84 (1) (b) The department may designate agricultural enterprise areas
24with a combined area of not more than 2,000,000 3,000,000 acres of land.
SB45,1570
1Section 1570. 92.14 (16) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,817,2292.14 (16) (title) Commercial nitrogen optimization pilot program.
SB45,15713Section 1571. 92.14 (16) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,817,7492.14 (16) (a) In addition to any grants provided under sub. (3), the
5department shall award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.115 (7) (qf) (qm)
6to agricultural producers and to University of Wisconsin System institutions as
7provided under this subsection.
SB45,15728Section 1572. 92.14 (18) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,817,13992.14 (18) PFAS monitoring. As part of any statewide monitoring program,
10sampling program, or survey conducted by the department, any samples that are
11collected and tested shall also, at the departments discretion and where
12appropriate, be tested for the presence of any perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl
13substance.
SB45,157314Section 1573. 93.425 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,817,201593.425 (3) Of the moneys appropriated under s. 20.115 (3) (b), the center for
16international agribusiness marketing shall ensure that $2,500,000 is expended for
17the objective specified in sub. (2) (a), $1,250,000 is expended for the objective
18specified in sub. (2) (b), and $1,250,000 is expended for the objective specified in
19sub. (2) (c). The center may not expend more than $1,000,000 under the program in
20any fiscal year.
SB45,157421Section 1574. 93.525 of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,818,32293.525 Meat processing tuition and curriculum development grants.
23(1) From the appropriation under s. 20.115 (3) (f), the department shall provide
24grants to universities, colleges, and technical colleges located in this state that have

1programs in meat processing to reimburse tuition costs of students enrolled in a
2meat processing program and for curriculum development for the meat processing
3program.
SB45,818,64(2) Each tuition reimbursement made with a grant received under this
5section shall reimburse a student for not more than 80 percent of the first $9,375 of
6the tuition cost for enrolling in a meat processing program.
SB45,15757Section 1575. 93.53 of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,818,14893.53 Food waste reduction grants. (1) The department shall provide
9grants for food waste reduction pilot projects that have an objective of preventing
10food waste, redirecting surplus food to hunger relief organizations, and composting
11food waste. In awarding grants under this section, the department shall give
12preference to proposals that serve census tracts for which the median household
13income is below the statewide median household income and in which no grocery
14store is located.
SB45,818,1615(2) The department shall promulgate rules for the administration of this
16section.
SB45,157617Section 1576. 93.54 of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,818,231893.54 Dairy agriculture resilience investment now grant pilot
19program. (1) Program. The department shall create a dairy agriculture
20resilience investment now grant pilot program, under which the department shall
21provide grants to dairy producers with fewer than 1,000 head of milking cows to
22fund projects designed to improve the dairy producers operational efficiency and
23resilience.
SB45,818,2424(2) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to administer this section.
SB45,1577
1Section 1577. 93.60 of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,819,3293.60 Transition to grass pilot program. (1) Definitions. In this
3section:
SB45,819,84(a) Managed grazing means a grazing system alternative to continuous
5grazing, in which pastured fields are subdivided into smaller paddocks, livestock
6density is controlled, and animals are rotated through paddocks at a frequency that
7maintains perennial grass-based vegetative cover, ensures regular access to fresh
8higher quality forage, and reduces soil compaction and erosion.
SB45,819,129(b) Marginal area means land that is excluded from cultivation due to
10economic infeasibility or physical restriction for growing conventional crops, and
11includes riparian areas, low areas prone to flooding, and steep lands not conducive
12to conventional cultivation.
SB45,819,1613(2) Transition to grass pilot program. From the appropriation under s.
1420.115 (4) (t), the department shall create and administer a transition to grass pilot
15program that awards grants to farmers for managed grazing technical assistance
16and implementation support.
SB45,819,1817(3) Grazing grants. (a) Subject to par. (b), the transition to grass pilot
18program shall award grants to farmers for any of the following purposes:
SB45,819,20191. To assist a farmer with establishing perennial forages for rotational
20grazing of livestock raised in a grass-based managed grazing system.
SB45,819,23212. To provide assistance to a farmer in establishing harvestable continuous
22cover in marginal areas that can produce supplemental feed for livestock that is
23raised in a grass-based managed grazing system.
SB45,820,2
13. To provide a farmer with incentive payments during the first 3 years of the
2farmers transition to grass-based managed grazing systems.
SB45,820,534. To assist a farmer with paying for grass-based managed grazing system
4infrastructure needs, including fencing, watering, and other livestock management
5infrastructure.
SB45,820,865. Technical assistance and support from a certified grazing specialist in
7developing grazing plans, including determining field layout, infrastructure setup,
8seed selection, and establishment of rotational grazing patterns.
SB45,820,139(b) Grants awarded under par. (a) shall be awarded only to a farmer
10implementing a new grass-based managed grazing system or a new managed
11grazing practice that improves the conservation and financial performance of
12existing grazing systems; grants may not be awarded to a farmer for the support of
13the farmers existing grazing practices.
SB45,820,1514(c) The department may not award more than $40,000 in grants under par. (a)
15to any one grantee.
SB45,820,2016(d) In the year following the departments decision to grant an award under
17par. (a), the department shall provide 75 percent of the award to the grantee, and in
18each of the 2nd and 3rd years following the departments decision to grant an award
19under par. (a), the department shall provide 12.5 percent of the award to the
20grantee.
SB45,820,2221(4) Support for farmers. (a) The transition to grass pilot program shall
22provide the following for farmers and persons in agribusiness:
SB45,821,2231. Assistance in navigating and analyzing the economics of grass-based

1managed grazing and providing grass-fed livestock research, market development
2initiatives, and other market opportunities.
SB45,821,432. Best practices for meeting consumer demand for grass-fed livestock
4products.
SB45,821,753. Assistance in fostering innovation in and expanding farm and agribusiness
6strategies in grass-based managed grazing systems and grass-fed livestock
7practices.
SB45,821,108(b) The departments division of agricultural development shall support the
9states grass-fed livestock supply chain, including regional processors, aggregators,
10distributors, and markets.
SB45,157811Section 1578. 93.61 of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,821,141293.61 Value-added agricultural practices. (1) Definition. In this
13section, value-added agricultural product means a farm product that satisfies any
14of the following:
SB45,821,1515(a) The product has undergone a change in physical state.
SB45,821,1616(b) The product is produced in a manner that enhances its value.
SB45,821,1717(c) The product is physically segregated in a manner that enhances its value.
SB45,821,1818(d) The product is a source of farm-based or ranch-based renewable energy.
SB45,821,2019(e) The product is aggregated and marketed as a locally produced farm
20product.
SB45,822,221(2) Value-added agricultural products. The department may provide
22education and technical assistance related to promoting and implementing

1agricultural practices that produce value-added agricultural products, including by
2doing all of the following:
SB45,822,113(a) Assistance for organic farming practices. Providing education and
4technical assistance related to organic farming practices, including business and
5market development assistance; collaborating with organic producers, industry
6participants, and local organizations that coordinate organic farming; and
7stimulating interest and investment in organic production. The department may
8award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.115 (4) (ar) to organic producers,
9industry participants, and local organizations that coordinate organic farming. The
10department may award a grant to an organic producer, industry participant, or
11local organization under this paragraph for any of the following purposes:
SB45,822,13121. Providing education and technical assistance related to implementing
13organic farming practices.
SB45,822,14142. Helping to create organic farming plans.
SB45,822,15153. Assisting farmers to transition to organic farming.
SB45,822,1816(b) Grazing grants. Awarding grants from the appropriation under s. 20.115
17(4) (f) to appropriate entities to provide education and training to farmers about
18best practices related to grazing.
SB45,822,1919(c) Promotion. Helping producers market value-added agricultural products.
SB45,822,2020(3) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to administer this section.
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