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SB70-SSA2,437 16Section 437 . 238.40 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2,363,17 17238.40 Data centers. (1) Definitions. In this section:
SB70-SSA2,363,2518 (a) “Eligible data center costs” means expenditures made after the effective
19date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], for the development, acquisition,
20construction, renovation, expansion, replacement, or repair and the operation of a
21qualified data center in this state, including costs of tangible personal property and
22property under s. 77.52 (1) (c), as specified in s. 77.54 (70), land, buildings, site
23improvements, modular data centers, computer data center equipment acquisition
24and permitting, lease payments, site characterization and assessment, engineering,
25and design used at a qualified data center in this state.
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1(b) “Qualified data center” means one or more buildings or an array of
2connected buildings owned, leased, or operated by the same business entity, as
3defined in s. 13.62 (5), or its affiliate and for which all of the following apply:
SB70-SSA2,364,74 1. The buildings are rehabilitated or constructed to house a group of networked
5server computers in one physical location or multiple locations in order to centralize
6the processing, storage, management, retrieval, communication, or dissemination of
7data and information.
SB70-SSA2,364,108 2. The buildings create a minimum qualified investment in this state of any of
9the following amounts within 5 years from the date on which the corporation certifies
10the data center as eligible to claim the exemption under s. 77.54 (70):
SB70-SSA2,364,1211 a. For buildings located in a county having a population greater than 100,000,
12$150,000,000.
SB70-SSA2,364,1413 b. For buildings located in a county having a population greater than 50,000
14and not more than 100,000, $100,000,000.
SB70-SSA2,364,1615 c. For buildings in a county having a population of not more than 50,000,
16$50,000,000.
SB70-SSA2,364,1817 d. For buildings located in more than one county, the amount provided under
18subd. 2. a., b., or c. for the most populous county in which the buildings are located.
SB70-SSA2,364,2119 (c) “Qualified investment” means the aggregate, non-duplicative eligible data
20center costs expended at a qualified data center by an owner, operator, or tenant, or
21an affiliate of an owner, operator, or tenant, of the qualified data center.
SB70-SSA2,365,3 22(2) Certification. (a) The corporation shall certify a qualified data center for
23purposes of the sales and use tax exemption under s. 77.54 (70). The certification
24shall include a description of the geographic location or locations and buildings of the
25qualified data center and an identification of the business entity specified in sub. (1)

1(b). The corporation shall contract with that business entity and shall, upon request,
2amend the certification and contract to include one or more additional locations and
3buildings of the qualified data center.
SB70-SSA2,365,114 (b) If the corporation certifies a qualified data center for purposes of the sales
5and use tax exemption under s. 77.54 (70) and the data center fails to satisfy sub. (1)
6(b) 2., the corporation shall revoke the certification. All amounts of the sales and use
7tax exemption claimed under that certification as of the date of revocation shall
8become due and payable to each taxing authority against whom the exemption was
9claimed in the amounts so claimed. The corporation may grant an extension of time
10within which the qualified data center may avoid revocation by satisfying the
11applicable qualified investment requirement under sub. (1) (b) 2.
SB70-SSA2,438 12Section 438. 250.15 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,365,1413 250.15 (2) (d) To Two million two hundred fifty thousand dollars to free and
14charitable clinics, $1,500,000.
SB70-SSA2,439 15Section 439 . 256.04 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,365,1716 256.04 (8) Review the annual budget prepared by the department for the
17expenditures under s. 20.435 (1) (ch) (r).
SB70-SSA2,440 18Section 440 . 256.12 (4) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,365,1919 256.12 (4) (title) Support and improvement of ambulance emergency services.
SB70-SSA2,441 20Section 441 . 256.12 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,366,721 256.12 (4) (a) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1) (ch) (r), the
22department shall annually distribute funds for ambulance service vehicles or vehicle
23equipment, emergency medical services supplies or equipment, nondurable or
24disposable medical supplies or equipment, medications,
or emergency medical
25training for personnel to an emergency medical responder department or ambulance

1service provider that is a public agency, a volunteer fire department or a nonprofit
2corporation, under a funding formula consisting of an identical base amount for each
3emergency medical responder department or ambulance service provider plus a
4supplemental amount based on the population of the emergency medical responder
5department's primary service area or the population of the
ambulance service
6provider's primary service or contract area, as established under s. 256.15 (5), as
7applicable
.
SB70-SSA2,442 8Section 442 . 256.12 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,366,219 256.12 (4) (c) Funds distributed under par. (a) or (b) shall supplement existing,
10budgeted moneys of or provided to an ambulance service provider and may not be
11used to replace, decrease or release for alternative purposes the existing, budgeted
12moneys of or provided to the ambulance service provider. A grant recipient under
13this subsection may not expend more than 15 percent of a grant awarded during an
14annual grant cycle on nondurable or disposable medical supplies or equipment and
15medications.
In order to ensure compliance with this paragraph, the department
16shall require, as a condition of relicensure, a financial report of expenditures under
17this subsection from an ambulance service provider and may require a financial
18report of expenditures under this subsection from an emergency medical responder
19department or
an owner or operator of an ambulance service or a public agency,
20volunteer fire department or a nonprofit corporation with which an ambulance
21service provider has contracted to provide ambulance services.
SB70-SSA2,443 22Section 443 . 256.12 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,367,723 256.12 (5) (a) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1) (ch) (r), the
24department shall annually distribute funds to emergency medical responder
25departments or
ambulance service providers that are public agencies, volunteer fire

1departments, or nonprofit corporations to purchase the training required for
2licensure and renewal of licensure as an emergency medical technician under s.
3256.15 (6) or for certification and renewal of certification as an emergency medical
4responder under s. 256.15 (8), and to pay for administration of the examination
5required for licensure or renewal of licensure as an emergency medical technician
6under s. 256.15 (6) (a) 3. and (b) 1. or certification or renewal of certification as an
7emergency medical responder under s. 256.15 (8).
SB70-SSA2,444 8Section 444 . 256.12 (5) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,367,229 256.12 (5) (am) If an emergency medical responder department or ambulance
10service provider does not use funds received under par. (a) within a calendar year,
11the emergency medical responder department or ambulance service provider may
12escrow those funds in the year in which the funds are distributed to the emergency
13medical responder department or
ambulance service provider, except funds
14distributed for nondurable or disposable medical supplies or equipment or
15medications
. In a subsequent year, an emergency medical responder department or
16ambulance service provider may use escrowed funds to purchase the training
17required for certification or renewal of certification as an emergency medical
18responder or licensure or renewal of licensure as an emergency medical services
19practitioner at any level or to pay for administration of the examination required for
20certification or renewal of certification as an emergency medical responder or for
21licensure or renewal of licensure as an emergency medical services practitioner at
22any level.
SB70-SSA2,445 23Section 445 . 256.12 (5) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 256.12 (5) (b) (intro.)
24and amended to read:
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1256.12 (5) (b) (intro.) The department shall require as a condition of relicensure
2that an ambulance service provider
that all of the following submit to the department
3a financial report on the expenditure of funds received under par. (a).:
SB70-SSA2,446 4Section 446 . 256.12 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2,368,55 256.12 (5) (b) 1. An emergency medical responder department.
SB70-SSA2,447 6Section 447 . 256.12 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2,368,77 256.12 (5) (b) 2. As a condition of relicensure, an ambulance service provider.
SB70-SSA2,448 8Section 448. 281.57 (7) (c) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act
959
, is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,368,1610 281.57 (7) (c) 1. Metropolitan sewerage districts that serve 1st class cities are
11limited in each fiscal year to receiving total grant awards not to exceed 33 percent
12of the sum of the amounts in the schedule for that fiscal year for the appropriation
13under s. 20.165 (2) (kf) and
the amount authorized under sub. (10) for that fiscal year
14plus the unencumbered balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year for the amount
15authorized under sub. (10). This subdivision is not applicable to grant awards
16provided during fiscal years 1985-86, 1986-87, 1988-89 and 1989-90.
SB70-SSA2,449 17Section 449 . 281.57 (7) (c) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act
18.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,368,2519 281.57 (7) (c) 1. Metropolitan sewerage districts that serve 1st class cities are
20limited in each fiscal year to receiving total grant awards not to exceed 33 percent
21of the sum of the amounts in the schedule for that fiscal year for the appropriation
22under s. 20.165 (2) (kf) and
the amount authorized under sub. (10) for that fiscal year
23plus the unencumbered balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year for the amount
24authorized under sub. (10). This subdivision is not applicable to grant awards
25provided during fiscal years 1985-86, 1986-87, 1988-89 and 1989-90.
SB70-SSA2,450
1Section 450. 281.59 (4) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,369,132 281.59 (4) (f) Revenue obligations may be contracted by the building
3commission when it reasonably appears to the building commission that all
4obligations incurred under this subsection, and all payments under an agreement or
5ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.55 (6) with respect to revenue
6obligations issued under this subsection, can be fully paid on a timely basis from
7moneys received or anticipated to be received. Revenue obligations issued under this
8subsection for the clean water fund program and safe drinking water loan program
9shall not exceed $2,526,700,000 in principal amount, excluding obligations issued to
10refund outstanding revenue obligation notes. The building commission may contract
11additional revenue obligations in an amount up to $24,700,000. The building
12commission may contract additional revenue obligations in an amount up to
13$46,000,000.
SB70-SSA2,451 14Section 451 . 281.665 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,369,1915 281.665 (5) (d) Notwithstanding pars. (a) to (c), during the 2017-19 and,
162019-21, and 2023-25 fiscal bienniums, the department shall consider an applicant
17to be eligible for a cost-sharing grant for a project under this section if the project
18is funded or, executed, designed, authorized, approved, or supervised in whole or in
19part by the U.S. army corps of engineers under 33 USC 701s.
SB70-SSA2,452 20Section 452 . 287.17 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,370,221 287.17 (12) Electronic waste cleanup in Rusk, Price, and Washington
22counties.
The department shall contract with 3rd parties to perform any necessary
23assessment, collection, transportation, and disposal of cathode-ray tube glass and
24related waste generated from activities undertaken by 5R Processors and located at
25properties in Rusk, Price, or Washington counties that are not owned by 5R

1Processors or its successors. Costs may not exceed $4,500,000 under these contracts
2may not exceed $2,500,000.
SB70-SSA2,453 3Section 453. 301.26 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,370,164 301.26 (4) (a) Except as provided in pars. (c) and (cm), the department of
5corrections shall bill counties, or the department of children and families shall
6deduct from the allocations under s. 20.437 (1) (cj) or (q), for the costs of care,
7services, and supplies purchased or provided by the department of corrections for
8each person receiving services under s. 938.183 or 938.34 or the department of health
9services for each person receiving services under s. 46.057 or 51.35 (3). The
10department of corrections may not bill a county, and the department of children and
11families may not deduct from a county's allocation, for the cost of care, services, and
12supplies provided to a person subject to an order under s. 938.183 after the person
13reaches 18 years of age. Payment shall be due within 60 days after the billing date.
14If any payment has not been received within those 60 days, the department of
15children and families may withhold aid payments in the amount due from the
16appropriation under s. 20.437 (1) (cj) or (q).
SB70-SSA2,454 17Section 454. 301.26 (4) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,370,2518 301.26 (4) (d) 2. Beginning on July 1, 2019, and ending on June 30, 2020, the
19per person daily cost assessment to counties shall be $532 for care in a Type 1
20juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (19), and $532 for care for
21juveniles transferred from a juvenile correctional institution under s. 51.35 (3).

22Beginning on July 1, 2021 2023, and ending on June 30, 2022 2024, the per person
23daily cost assessment to counties shall be $1,154 is $1,246 for care in a Type 1
24juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (19), and $1,154 $1,246 for care
25for juveniles transferred from a juvenile correctional institution under s. 51.35 (3).
SB70-SSA2,455
1Section 455. 301.26 (4) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,371,132 301.26 (4) (d) 3. Beginning on July 1, 2020, and ending on December 31, 2020,
3the per person daily cost assessment to counties shall be $550 for care in a Type 1
4juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (19), and $550 for care for
5juveniles transferred from a juvenile correctional institution under s. 51.35 (3).
6Beginning on January 1, 2021, and ending on June 30, 2021, the per person daily cost
7assessment to counties shall be $615 for care in a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility,
8as defined in s. 938.02 (19), and $615 for care for juveniles transferred from a juvenile
9correctional institution under s. 51.35 (3).
Beginning on July 1, 2022 2024, and
10ending on June 30, 2023 2025, the per person daily cost assessment to counties shall
11be $1,178
is $1,268 for care in a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s.
12938.02 (19), and $1,178 $1,268 for care for juveniles transferred from a juvenile
13correctional institution under s. 51.35 (3).
SB70-SSA2,456 14Section 456. 341.13 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2,371,1815 341.13 (5) A hybrid electric vehicle, as defined under s. 341.25 (1) (L) 1. b., or
16a nonhybrid electric vehicle, as defined under s. 341.25 (1) (L) 1. c., shall bear decals
17issued by the department to indicate that the vehicle is an electric vehicle. The decals
18shall be displayed as provided in s. 341.15 (1m) (c).
SB70-SSA2,457 19Section 457. 341.15 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,371,2220 341.15 (1m) (a) Except as provided in par. (b) or (c), any registration decal or
21tag issued by the department shall be placed on the rear registration plate of the
22vehicle in the manner directed by the department.
SB70-SSA2,458 23Section 458. 341.15 (1m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
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1341.15 (1m) (c) Decals issued by the department to indicate that a vehicle is
2an electric vehicle shall be displayed on the registration plates attached to the front
3and the rear of the vehicle.
SB70-SSA2,459 4Section 459. 341.25 (1) (L) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,372,85 341.25 (1) (L) 3. If a motor truck or automobile is a nonhybrid electric vehicle,
6in addition to the fee under par. (a) or (c), a surcharge of $100 $175 shall be added
7to and collected with the fee for each automobile and for each motor truck registered
8under par. (c) at a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds.
SB70-SSA2,460 9Section 460. 341.26 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2,372,1310 341.26 (8) Electric vehicles. A registration fee of $1 shall be paid to the
11department for the issuance of the decals required under s. 341.13 (5) for a hybrid
12electric vehicle, as defined under s. 341.25 (1) (L) 1. b., or a nonhybrid electric vehicle,
13as defined under s. 341.25 (1) (L) 1. c.
SB70-SSA2,461 14Section 461. 601.41 (12) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2,372,1615 601.41 (12) Fraudulent insurance acts. (a) No person may commit a
16fraudulent insurance act.
SB70-SSA2,372,1917 (b) For purposes of this subsection, “fraudulent insurance act” includes
18knowingly presenting a false or fraudulent claim for payment of a loss or benefit or
19knowingly presenting false information in an application for insurance.
SB70-SSA2,372,2420 (c) If, based on an investigation, the commissioner has a reasonable basis to
21believe that a violation of s. 943.20, 943.38, 943.39, 943.392, 943.395, 943.40, or any
22other criminal law has occurred, the commissioner may refer the results of the
23investigation to the department of justice or to the district attorney of the county in
24which the alleged violation occurred for prosecution.
SB70-SSA2,462 25Section 462 . 753.06 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1753.06 (4) (c) Manitowoc County. The circuit has 3 4 branches.
SB70-SSA2,463 2Section 463 . 753.06 (4) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,373,33 753.06 (4) (dm) Waushara County. The circuit has one branch 2 branches.
SB70-SSA2,464 4Section 464 . 753.06 (7) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,373,55 753.06 (7) (ag) Adams County. The circuit has one branch 2 branches.
SB70-SSA2,465 6Section 465 . 753.06 (7) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,373,77 753.06 (7) (ar) Clark County. The circuit has one branch 2 branches.
SB70-SSA2,466 8Section 466 . 753.06 (9) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,373,99 753.06 (9) (L) Vilas County. The circuit has one branch 2 branches.
SB70-SSA2,467 10Section 467 . 753.06 (9) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,373,1111 753.06 (9) (m) Wood County. The circuit has 3 4 branches.
SB70-SSA2,468 12Section 468 . 753.06 (10) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,373,1313 753.06 (10) (g) Eau Claire County. The circuit has 5 6 branches.
SB70-SSA2,469 14Section 469 . 753.06 (10) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,373,1515 753.06 (10) (L) Sawyer County. The circuit has one branch 2 branches.
SB70-SSA2,470 16Section 470 . 757.05 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,373,2017 757.05 (2) Use of penalty surcharge moneys. All moneys collected from
18penalty surcharges under sub. (1) shall be credited to the appropriation account
19under s. 20.455 (2) (i). The moneys credited to the appropriation account under s.
2020.455 (2) (j) and (ja) constitute the law enforcement training fund.
SB70-SSA2,471 21Section 471. 977.08 (4m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,374,322 977.08 (4m) (d) Unless otherwise provided by a rule promulgated under s.
23977.02 (7r) or by a contract authorized under sub. (3) (f), for cases assigned on or after
24January 1, 2020, and before July 1, 2023, private local attorneys shall be paid $70
25per hour for time spent related to a case, excluding travel, and $25 per hour for time

1spent in travel related to a case if any portion of the trip is outside the county in which
2the attorney's principal office is located or if the trip requires traveling a distance of
3more than 30 miles, one way, from the attorney's principal office.
SB70-SSA2,472 4Section 472. 977.08 (4m) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2,374,115 977.08 (4m) (e) Unless otherwise provided by a rule promulgated under s.
6977.02 (7r) or by a contract authorized under sub. (3) (f), for cases assigned on or after
7July 1, 2023, private local attorneys shall be paid $100 per hour for time spent related
8to a case, excluding travel, and $50 per hour for time spent in travel related to a case
9if any portion of the trip is outside the county in which the attorney's principal office
10is located or if the trip requires traveling a distance of more than 30 miles, one way,
11from the attorney's principal office.
SB70-SSA2,473 12Section 473 . 2019 Wisconsin Act 170, section 4 (1) (b) is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,374,1713[2019 Wisconsin Act 170] Section 4 (1) (b) The department shall award, using
14a competitive request-for-proposals process, a contract to a service provider to
15administer an online early learning program to eligible children. The contract shall
16require the service provider to administer the online early learning program in the
17school districts described in par. (d) from July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2023.
SB70-SSA2,474 18Section 474 . 2019 Wisconsin Act 170, section 4 (1) (c) 2. is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,374,2119[2019 Wisconsin Act 170] Section 4 (1) (c) 2. A service provider awarded a
20contract under par. (b) shall provide a total of $500,000 in matching funds during the
213 years of the contract
.
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