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SB70-SSA2,9119 6Section 9119. Nonstatutory provisions; Health Services.
SB70-SSA2,415,97 (1) Deadline for implementing dental services reimbursement rate increase.
8The department of health services shall, by October 1, 2023, implement the Medical
9Assistance reimbursement rate increase under s. 49.45 (24n) (a).
SB70-SSA2,415,1610 (2) Fee increase plan for bureau of assisted living staff. No later than the
11first day of the 7th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection, the
12department of health services shall submit a plan to the joint committee on finance
13to increase licensing fees for assisted living facilities and outpatient mental health
14clinics to cover the cost of staffing within the bureau of assisted living necessary to
15ensure adequate protection of the health and well-being of vulnerable individuals,
16as determined by the department.
SB70-SSA2,415,2117 (3) Nursing home support services. The department of health services shall,
18for purposes of reimbursement under the Medical Assistance program for nursing
19homes, establish and implement a priced rate for nursing home support services that
20matches the median facility costs plus 25 percent priced rate implemented by the
21department of health services for direct care nursing services.
SB70-SSA2,415,2522 (4) Nursing home incentives. For purposes of the methodology for setting
23nursing home payment rates under the Medical Assistance program, the department
24of health services shall exclude provider incentives when determining the total rate
25adjustment to allowable costs.
SB70-SSA2,416,6
1(5) Reimbursement rate for ventilator-dependent residents. Beginning July
21, 2023, the department of health services shall increase by $200 per patient day the
3all-encompassing ventilator-dependent resident reimbursement rate under the
4Medical Assistance program for an authorized facility treating a resident of the
5facility who has received prior authorization for ventilator-dependent care
6reimbursed under that rate.
SB70-SSA2,416,107 (6) EMS funding assistance program funding formula. The emergency
8medical services board shall adjust the funding formula as required under s. 256.12
9to take into account the newly eligible entities and expanded uses for which funding
10is permitted under s. 256.12 (4).
SB70-SSA2,9127 11Section 9127. Nonstatutory provisions; Justice.
SB70-SSA2,416,1612 (1) Grants to schools for critical incident mapping data. During the 2023-25
13fiscal biennium, the department of justice may not award to a school board or
14governing body of a private school a grant under s. 165.88 for submitting critical
15incident mapping data if the school board or governing body has already received a
16grant under s. 165.88 for that purpose.
SB70-SSA2,9128 17Section 9128. Nonstatutory provisions; Legislature.
SB70-SSA2,416,2018 (1) Required general fund structural balance. Section 20.003 (4m) shall not
19apply to the actions of the legislature in enacting any legislation during the 2023-24
20legislative session.
SB70-SSA2,9130 21Section 9130. Nonstatutory provisions; Local Government.
SB70-SSA2,417,222 (1) Harbor commission of the town of La Pointe. From the appropriation
23under s. 20.505 (1) (fy), the department of administration shall award a grant to the
24harbor commission of the town of La Pointe in Ashland County for costs incurred by
25the harbor commission in establishing the harbor commission and investigating the

1potential of and preparing for the provision of ferry service between the Wisconsin
2mainland and the town of La Pointe in Ashland County.
SB70-SSA2,417,53 (2) Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center in the village of Brown Deer. From
4the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (fp), the department of administration shall
5award a grant to the Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center in the village of Brown Deer.
SB70-SSA2,9131 6Section 9131. Nonstatutory provisions; Military Affairs.
SB70-SSA2,417,117 (1) Payment to the town of Silver Cliff to rebuild public safety building
8destroyed by tornado.
Notwithstanding the requirements under s. 323.31, from the
9appropriation under s. 20.465 (3) (b), the department of military affairs shall provide
10a payment to the town of Silver Cliff for the town to rebuild its public safety building
11that was destroyed by a tornado.
SB70-SSA2,417,1612 (2) Conservation of memorials and markers related to Wisconsin. From the
13appropriation under s. 20.465 (1) (em), the department of military affairs shall
14provide a onetime grant of $69,000 to the Friends of Vicksburg National Military
15Park and Campaign for the conservation of memorials and markers related to
16Wisconsin at or near the Vicksburg National Military Park in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
SB70-SSA2,9132 17Section 9132. Nonstatutory provisions; Natural Resources.
SB70-SSA2,417,2418 (1) ATV and UTV law enforcement positions. The secretary of natural
19resources shall assign from the existing position authority of the department of
20natural resources 1.0 FTE position to serve as a conservation warden supervisor and
212.0 FTE positions to serve as conservation wardens, for the purpose of all-terrain
22vehicle and utility terrain vehicle law enforcement. The department of natural
23resources shall report the reallocation of positions to the joint committee on finance
24for inclusion in the final ch. 20 schedule, as described in s. 20.004 (2).
SB70-SSA2,418,5
1(2) Grant to the mirror lake management district for dredging and gully
2rehabilitation.
In the 2023-24 fiscal year, from the appropriation under s. 20.370
3(1) (mu), the department of natural resources shall award a grant of $449,200 to the
4Mirror Lake Management District for a project involving dredging and gully
5rehabilitation in or near Mirror Lake State Park.
SB70-SSA2,418,66 (3) Pattison and Amnicon Falls state parks.
SB70-SSA2,418,97 (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.370 (7) (hu), the department of natural
8resources shall allocate $2,161,300 for the purpose of completing the projects under
9pars. (b) and (c).
SB70-SSA2,418,1110 (b) The department of natural resources shall complete all of the following
11projects in Pattison State Park:
SB70-SSA2,418,12 121. Construction of playgrounds and gazebos.
SB70-SSA2,418,13 132. Electrification of campsites.
SB70-SSA2,418,14 143. Repair of the Big Manitou Falls trail stairway.
SB70-SSA2,418,16 154. Construction of a trail to the beach that is accessible to individuals with
16disabilities.
SB70-SSA2,418,17 175. Landscaping.
SB70-SSA2,418,1918 (c) The department of natural resources shall complete all of the following
19projects in Amnicon Falls State Park:
SB70-SSA2,418,20 201. Construction of playgrounds and gazebos.
SB70-SSA2,418,21 212. Electrification of campsites.
SB70-SSA2,418,22 223. Replacement of guard rails.
SB70-SSA2,418,23 234. Construction of trail improvements.
SB70-SSA2,418,24 245. Construction of a bridge over Now and Then Creek.
SB70-SSA2,418,25 256. Construction of a 6-mile multiuse trail.
SB70-SSA2,419,2
17. Construction of a road from the park entrance to and through the
2campground loop.
SB70-SSA2,419,73 (4) Grant to Buffalo Lake protection and rehabilitation district. During the
42023-24 fiscal year, from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (6) (ar), the department
5of natural resources shall award a grant of $100,000 to the Buffalo Lake protection
6and rehabilitation district to assist the district in fulfilling department of natural
7resources permitting and study requirements.
SB70-SSA2,419,148 (5) Lapham Peak lodge grant. From the appropriation under s. 20.370 (7) (ht),
9in the 2023-24 fiscal year, the department of natural resources shall award a grant
10in the amount of $250,000 to the Friends of Lapham Peak Unit - Kettle Moraine
11State Forest, Inc., to assist in the construction of a new ski lodge in the Lapham Peak
12Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest. Any grant moneys remaining after
13construction of the lodge is complete shall be used for lodge furnishings and
14snowmaking equipment for the Lapham Peak Unit.
SB70-SSA2,419,1915 (6) Grant for Lake Altoona sediment dredging. From the appropriation
16under s. 20.370 (9) (mv), the department of natural resources shall provide a grant
17in fiscal year 2023-24 to the Lake Altoona Protection and Rehabilitation District for
18costs related to the acquisition and transport of a bed load sediment collector and for
19sediment dredging activities in the amount of $500,000.
SB70-SSA2,9134 20Section 9134. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Instruction.
SB70-SSA2,419,2421 (1) Grants to Lakeland STAR Academy. In each fiscal year of the 2023-25
22fiscal biennium, the department of public instruction shall distribute the amount
23appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (ag) to the Lakeland Union High School District for
24the Lakeland STAR Academy.
SB70-SSA2,9137 25Section 9137. Nonstatutory provisions; Revenue.
SB70-SSA2,420,6
1(1) Individual income tax withholding table adjustments. No later than
2October 1, 2023, the department of revenue shall update the individual income tax
3withholding tables under s. 71.64 (9) to reflect the tax rates, brackets, and sliding
4scale standard deduction that are in effect for taxable year 2024. The adjustments
5made under this subsection to the withholding tables shall take effect on January 1,
62024.
SB70-SSA2,9138 7Section 9138. Nonstatutory provisions; Safety and Professional
8Services.
SB70-SSA2,420,129 (1) De Pere Greenwood Cemetery. From the appropriation under s. 20.165 (1)
10(a), the department of safety and professional services, with the approval of the
11cemetery board, shall award a grant in the amount of $1,000,000 in fiscal year
122023-24 to the De Pere Greenwood Cemetery to address erosion that affects burials.
SB70-SSA2,9143 13Section 9143. Nonstatutory provisions; Tourism.
SB70-SSA2,420,1714 (1) Office of outdoor recreation; project positions. Notwithstanding s.
15230.27 (1), the termination date of 3.0 GPR office of outdoor recreation project
16positions provided to the department of tourism under 2019 Wisconsin Act 9 is June
1730, 2025.
SB70-SSA2,420,2218 (2) Grant to the Experience Greater Green Bay Corporation. From the
19appropriation under s. 20.380 (1) (b), in fiscal year 2023-24, the department of
20tourism shall award a grant to the Experience Greater Green Bay Corporation, also
21known as Discover Green Bay, for purposes consistent with s. 41.11 (4). The grant
22shall be in the amount of $2,000,000.
SB70-SSA2,421,223 (3) Grant to the Greater Milwaukee Convention & Visitors Bureau, inc.
24From the appropriation under s. 20.380 (1) (b), in fiscal year 2023-24, the
25department of tourism shall award a grant to the Greater Milwaukee Convention &

1Visitors Bureau, Inc., also known as Visit Milwaukee, for purposes consistent with
2s. 41.11 (4). The grant shall be in the amount of $10,000,000.
SB70-SSA2,9144 3Section 9144. Nonstatutory provisions; Transportation.
SB70-SSA2,421,84 (1) Freight rail preservation program report. During the 2023-25 fiscal
5biennium, the department of transportation shall conduct a cost-benefit analysis of
6the freight rail preservation program under ss. 85.08, 85.09, and 85.093. No later
7than June 30, 2025, the department of transportation shall provide a report of its
8findings to the joint committee on finance.
SB70-SSA2,421,99 (2) Pipeline grant.
SB70-SSA2,421,1410 (a) In the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2)
11(cq), notwithstanding the eligibility criteria under s. 85.095, the department of
12transportation shall award a grant of $10,000,000 under s. 85.095 (2) (a) to entities
13for the purpose of assisting in the construction of a fuel pipeline extension from the
14Mitchell International Airport to the port of Milwaukee.
SB70-SSA2,421,1815 (b) This subsection does not apply unless the department of transportation is
16awarded a grant under the federal Port Infrastructure Development Program for the
17construction of a pipeline extension from the Mitchell International Airport to the
18port of Milwaukee.
SB70-SSA2,421,2319 (3) Airport improvement project funding for Appleton International
20Airport.
Notwithstanding s. 114.34, in fiscal year 2023-24, from the appropriation
21under s. 20.395 (2) (dq), the department of transportation shall award a grant of
22$7,000,000 to the Appleton International Airport for improvements as part of the
23airport's terminal expansion project.
SB70-SSA2,422,524 (4) Grant to Richland County for highway construction. Notwithstanding
25limitations on the amount and use of aids provided under s. 86.31 or eligibility

1requirements for receiving aids under s. 86.31, in the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, from
2the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (ft), the department of transportation shall
3award a grant under s. 86.31 (3g) to Richland County for the CTH O highway
4construction project. The grant under this subsection shall be in the amount of
5$4,180,000.
SB70-SSA2,422,126 (5) Southern Bridge project in Brown County. Notwithstanding limitations
7on the amount and use of aids provided under s. 84.11 or eligibility requirements for
8receiving aids under s. 84.11, in the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, from the appropriation
9under s. 20.395 (2) (aq), the department of transportation shall provide a payment
10under s. 84.11 to Brown County for the construction of the Southern Bridge project
11crossing the Fox River in Brown County. The payment under this subsection shall
12be in the amount of $50,000,000.
SB70-SSA2,422,1813 (6) Main Street bridge in Watertown. Notwithstanding eligibility
14requirements for receiving aid or limitations on the amount and use of aid provided
15under s. 84.18, in the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, from the appropriation under s.
1620.395 (2) (eq), the department of transportation shall set aside moneys for
17reconstruction of the Main Street bridge in the city of Watertown. The amount of
18moneys set aside under this subsection shall be $2,000,000.
SB70-SSA2,422,2419 (7) Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge. Notwithstanding eligibility requirements
20for receiving aid or limitations on the amount and use of aid provided under s. 84.18,
21in the 2023-24 fiscal year, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (eq), the
22department of transportation shall set aside moneys for repairs to the Ray Nitschke
23Memorial Bridge in Brown County. The amount of moneys set aside under this
24subsection shall be $1,200,000.
SB70-SSA2,423,5
1(8) Noise barriers on I 894. During the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, from the
2appropriation under s. 20.395 (3) (cq), the department of transportation shall set
3aside moneys to install noise attenuation barriers along I 894, between Loomis Road
4and 76th Street, in Milwaukee County. The amount of moneys set aside under this
5subsection shall be $7,000,000.
SB70-SSA2,423,96 (9) Administrative facility expenditures. In the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, the
7department of transportation shall expend $18,500,000 from proceeds of
8transportation revenue bonds issued under s. 84.59 (6) for administrative facility
9projects.
SB70-SSA2,423,1910 (10) Transit aid transfers. If the department of transportation makes
11payments under s. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6., 7., or 8. in fiscal year 2023-24 prior to the
12effective date of this subsection, the department of administration shall, in fiscal
13year 2023-24, transfer from the appropriation accounts under s. 20.395 (1) (hb) to
14(hf) to the transportation fund an amount equal to the amounts paid by the
15department of transportation in fiscal year 2023-24 prior to the effective date of this
16subsection. The department of administration shall make each transfer under this
17subsection from the appropriation account that corresponds to the applicable transit
18tier under s. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6., 7., or 8. for which the department of transportation
19made payments.
SB70-SSA2,423,2320 (11) Mississippi River parkway commission positions. The department of
21transportation shall assign the equivalent of 0.1 FTE position from the duties of the
22bicycle and pedestrian coordinator position to the Mississippi River parkway
23commission for the purpose of providing administrative support to the commission.
SB70-SSA2,424,324 (12) Refund and charge-back of certain property taxes. Notwithstanding s.
2574.41, the town of Sanborn in Ashland County may not request a charge-back of

1property tax refunds issued by the town, pursuant to the decision in Lac Courte
2Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin v. Evers
, 46 F.4th 552
3(7th Cir. 2022), for tax years 2015 to 2021.
SB70-SSA2,9147 4Section 9147. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin
5System.
SB70-SSA2,424,106 (1) Positions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The 188.80 FTE
7positions for the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System that were
8funded from s. 20.285 (1) (a) in fiscal year 2022-23 and that are deauthorized on the
9effective date of this subsection shall be positions that perform functions related to
10diversity, equity, and inclusion.
SB70-SSA2,424,1811 (2) Transition of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Washington
12County branch campus.
The University of Wisconsin System shall in the 2023-24
13fiscal year develop and submit to the joint committee on finance a plan for the
14transition of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Washington County branch
15campus from the University of Wisconsin System to a joint operation of Washington
16County and the Moraine Park Technical College district board and a request for
17funds for that plan. The plan shall include information regarding matching funds
18provided by Washington County and private donations.
SB70-SSA2,9148 19Section 9148. Nonstatutory provisions; Veterans Affairs.
SB70-SSA2,425,220 (1) Study for a master plan for the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King. From
21the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (u), during the 2023-25 fiscal biennium the
22department of veterans affairs shall contract with a vendor to study the campus of
23the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King. The study shall provide a framework to guide
24decision making for future operations and development on the campus of the

1Wisconsin Veterans Home at King. The study shall be completed before January 1,
22025.
SB70-SSA2,425,113 (2) U.S.S. Wisconsin. From the appropriation under s. 20.485 (5) (c), in fiscal
4year 2023-24, the department of veterans affairs may award a onetime grant to a
5private nonprofit organization or a nonstock corporation that is a nonprofit
6corporation whose sole purpose is to promote and support recognition of the
7Columbia-class submarine the U.S.S. Wisconsin. The amount of the grant under
8this subsection may be up to $16,540. For purposes of this subsection, “ nonprofit
9organization” has the meaning given in s. 108.02 (19), “nonstock corporation” means
10a nonstock corporation that is organized under ch. 181, and “nonprofit corporation”
11has the meaning given in s. 181.0103 (17).
SB70-SSA2,9149 12Section 9149. Nonstatutory provisions; Wisconsin Economic
13Development Corporation.
SB70-SSA2,425,1414 (1) Talent attraction and retention initiatives.
SB70-SSA2,425,1815 (a) Expenditures. In the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, the Wisconsin Economic
16Development Corporation shall expend at least $4,000,000 from the appropriations
17under s. 20.192 (1) (a) and (r) on initiatives for the attraction of talent to and retention
18of talent in this state under s. 238.155.
SB70-SSA2,425,2219 (b) Veterans initiatives. Of the moneys expended under par. (a ), the Wisconsin
20Economic Development Corporation, in consultation with the department of
21veterans affairs, shall expend at least $2,000,000 on initiatives for the attraction of
22veterans to and retention of veterans in this state's workforce.
SB70-SSA2,426,623 (c) Program evaluation and reports. The Wisconsin Economic Development
24Corporation shall evaluate its talent attraction and retention initiatives under s.
25238.155, including program outcomes and the number of veterans discharged on or

1after July 1, 2023, who choose this state for their first move; and the corporation shall
2report its findings in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (3) to the assembly
3committee on jobs, economy and small business development or its successor and the
4senate committee on economic development and technical colleges or its successor
5on or before September 1, 2024, with respect to the 2023-24 fiscal year and on or
6before September 1, 2025, with respect to the 2024-25 fiscal year.
SB70-SSA2,9201 7Section 9201. Fiscal changes; Administration.
SB70-SSA2,426,108 (1) Transfer to the state building trust fund. In fiscal year 2023-24, there
9is transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (1) (kc) to the state
10building trust fund $18,000,000.
SB70-SSA2,9227 11Section 9227. Fiscal changes; Justice.
SB70-SSA2,426,1512 (1) Transfer of program revenue moneys for grants for alternatives to
13prosecution and incarceration.
There is transferred the unencumbered balance in
14the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (2) (kr), 2021 stats., to the appropriation
15account under s. 20.455 (2) (jd) on the effective date of this subsection.
SB70-SSA2,9232 16Section 9232. Fiscal changes; Natural Resources.
SB70-SSA2,426,1917 (1) Transfer between accounts of the conservation fund. During the
182023-24 fiscal year, there is transferred from the forestry account of the conservation
19fund to the fish and wildlife account of the conservation fund $25,000,000.
SB70-SSA2,426,2120 (2) PFAS fund; transfer from general fund. In fiscal year 2023-24, there is
21transferred from the general fund to the PFAS fund $110,000,000.
SB70-SSA2,426,2422 (3) PFAS fund; transfer from environmental fund. In fiscal year 2023-24,
23there is transferred from the moneys in the environmental fund designated for
24environmental management to the PFAS fund $15,000,000.
SB70-SSA2,427,3
1(4) PFAS fund; transfer from fire fighting foam appropriation. The
2unencumbered balance in the appropriation to the department of natural resources
3under s. 20.370 (4) (ps) is transferred to the PFAS fund.
SB70-SSA2,427,74 (5) Water resources account lapse. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (c), in fiscal
5year 2023-24, from the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (7) (fw), there is lapsed
6to the conservation fund $350,000. The amount lapsed under this subsection shall
7be credited to the water resources account of the conservation fund.
SB70-SSA2,9244 8Section 9244. Fiscal changes; Transportation.
SB70-SSA2,427,119 (1) Transfer from general fund to transportation fund. In the 2023-24 fiscal
10year, there is transferred from the general fund to the transportation fund,
11$555,523,900.
SB70-SSA2,9251 12Section 9251. Fiscal changes; Other.
SB70-SSA2,427,1513 (1) Transfer to the capital improvement fund. In fiscal year 2023-24, there
14is transferred from the general fund to the capital improvement fund
15$1,234,081,900.
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