2135 Rimrock Road
P.O. Box 8933
Madison, WI 53708-8933
SECTION 1. Tax 13.03 (7) is repealed.
SECTION 2. Tax 13.03 (9) is amended to read:
Tax 13.03 (9) "Mining" or "mined" has the meaning under s. 70.375 (1) (b), Stats. SECTION 3. Tax 13.03 (14) is repealed.
SECTION 4. Tax 13.03 (14g) is amended to read:
Tax 13.03 (14g) "Notice of intent distribution" means an amount equal to $150,000 $225,000 maximum disbursed by the board to eligible municipalities, Native American communities, and local impact committees, on an as-needed basis pursuant to s. 70.395 (2) (fm), Stats. SECTION 5. Tax 13.03 (14r) is amended to read:
Tax 13.03 (14r) "Notice of intent payment" means an amount equal to $150,000 $225,000 maximum to be paid in 3 increments of $50,000 $75,000 each until a refund is made or negotiations for a local agreement lapse, deposited into the impact fund pursuant to s. 70.395 (2) (dc), Stats. SECTION 6. Tax 13.05 (1) is repealed.
SECTION 7. Tax 13.05 (3) (a) is amended to read:
Tax 13.05 (3) (a) A person who engages in construction shall pay a construction fee to the department of revenue equal to an amount sufficient to make all the construction period payments that year under s. Tax 13.06 (2) 70.395 (2) (d), Stats. This fee shall be used exclusively by the board to make construction period payments. SECTION 8. Tax 13.05 (4) (a) (intro.) is renumbered 13.05 (4) (a) and amended to read:
Tax 13.05 (4) (a) Procedure. Each person filing a notice of intent to collect data with the department of natural resources under s. 293.31 (1), Stats., shall make a notice of intent payment to the department of revenue for deposit in the impact fund, equal to an amount sufficient to make all of the notice of intent distributions under s. Tax 13.06 (3) up to a maximum amount of $150,000. This payment shall be used by the board exclusively to make notice of intent distributions until a refund is made or negotiations for a local agreement lapse. The notice of intent payment shall be made in increments of $50,000 each until a refund is made or negotiations for a local agreement lapse 70.395 (2) (dc), Stats. SECTION 9. Tax 13.05 (4) (a) 1., 2., and 3. are repealed.
SECTION 10. Tax 13.06 (1) (intro.) is renumbered 13.06 (1) and amended to read:
Tax 13.06 (1) First dollar payments. Certain counties, cities, villages, towns, and Native American communities shall receive a first dollar payment under s. 70.395 (2) (d), Stats. Only county expenditures of first dollar payments are restricted under s. Tax 13.08 (7) 70.396, Stats. Cities, villages, towns, and Native American communities are not restricted to mining-related expenditures of first dollar payments. Each December, the board shall certify to the department of administration the specific payments to be made on the first Monday in January of the next year, as follows:. SECTION 11. Tax 13.06 (1) (a) 1. and 2., (b), (c), (d) 1. and 3. are repealed.
SECTION 12. Tax 13.06 (2), (4), and (5) are repealed.
SECTION 13. Tax 13.07 (intro.) is amended to read:
Tax 13.07 (intro.) Discretionary payments. In accordance with s. 70.395 (2) (f), (fm), and (g), Stats., any municipality may apply to the board for a discretionary payment from the impact fund. SECTION 14. Tax 13.07 (1) is repealed.
SECTION 15. Tax 13.07 (2) (c) 9. is amended to read:
Tax 13.07 (2) (c) 9. The extent to which the location of each applicant, with respect to mineral development, meets 3 distribution priorities: Priority for distribution of payments shall be determined in accordance with s. 70.395 (2) (h), Stats. SECTION 16. Tax 13.07 (2) (c) 9. a., b., and c. are repealed.
SECTION 17. Tax 13.075 is repealed.
SECTION 18. Tax 13.08 (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5) are repealed.
SECTION 19. Tax 13.08 (6) (intro.) is amended to read:
Tax 13.08 (6) (intro.) Other mining-related costs. Municipalities may seek approval from the board for other mining-related projects not outlined in this section. Applications seeking expenditure approval shall contain: SECTION 20. Tax 13.08 (7) is repealed.
SECTION 21. Tax 13.11 (5) (a) is amended to read:
Tax 13.11 (5) (a) All municipalities which receive a payment or grant under this chapter shall file an expenditure report by March 1 of the year following the year the funds are received. The expenditure report shall be on forms prepared and furnished by the board. A county’s expenditure report shall include information regarding the use of any funds distributed by the county under s. Tax 13.08 (7) (a) 70.396 (2), Stats. SECTION 22. Tax 13.13 is repealed.
SECTION 23. Effective date. This rule shall take effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register as provided in s. 227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats.
