Amendment AA7-ASA2-AB50

AB50-ASA2-AA7,3,2 (1) Accelerate Wisconsin. Notwithstanding the cap on expenditures specified in s. 20.192 (1) (a), in fiscal year 2025-26, the amount the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation may expend from the appropriation under s. 20.192 (1) (a) is increased by $10,000,000 for the purpose of supporting a business accelerator program to be administered in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin System and aimed at developing research, including research from the University of Wisconsin System, into new startup businesses. As part of the program, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation may award grants directly to businesses to assist in their growth and development and may award grants to or in support of business incubators.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,3,3 4. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,3,4 “Section 9244. Fiscal changes; Transportation.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,3,10 (1) Seniors and individuals with disabilities transportation county assistance. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of transportation under s. 20.395 (1) (cr), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is adjusted to $17,569,600. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of transportation under s. 20.395 (1) (cr), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is adjusted to $19,333,200.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,3,16 (2) Seniors and individuals with disabilities specialized transportation assistance. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of transportation under s. 20.395 (1) (cq), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is adjusted to $1,166,400. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of transportation under s. 20.395 (1) (cq), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is adjusted to $1,176,000.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,3,22 (3) Tribal elderly transportation grants. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of transportation under s. 20.395 (1) (ck), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is adjusted to $479,200. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of transportation under s. 20.395 (1) (ck), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is adjusted to $527,100.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,3,23 5. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,4,1 “Section 1. 25.491 (1) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,4,7 25.491 (1) (c) 3. The percentage change in the estimated amount of revenues received from the taxes imposed under ss. 77.52 and 77.53 for the previous fiscal year from the immediately preceding fiscal year, as specified for that fiscal year as outlined in the summary of estimated general fund taxes under the biennial budget act prepared by the legislative fiscal bureau, multiplied by the amount credited to the account under sub. (8) in the previous fiscal year.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,2 Section 2. 25.491 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,4,17 25.491 (8) There is established in the local government fund a separate account that is designated “municipal services” to make payments as determined under s. 70.119 (7). In fiscal year 2025-26, an amount equal to the total amount of the payments made in the previous fiscal year under s. 70.119 (7) shall be credited to this account. In fiscal year 2026-27, and in each fiscal year thereafter, an amount equal to the amount credited to this account in the previous fiscal year, increased by the percentage change in the amount of revenues received from the taxes imposed under ss. 77.52 and 77.53 for the previous fiscal year from the immediately preceding fiscal year as determined under sub. (1), shall be credited to this account.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,9201 Section 9201. Fiscal changes; Administration.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,5,2 (1) Payments for municipal services. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of administration under s. 20.835 (5) (r), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $17,000,000 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of administration under s. 20.835 (5) (r), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $18,412,100 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,9401 Section 9401. Effective dates; Administration.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,5,5 (1) Payments for municipal services. The treatment of s. 25.491 (1) (c) 3. takes effect on July 1, 2026.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,5,6 6. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,5,7 “Section 3. 20.835 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,5,9 20.835 (1) (a) Property tax freeze incentive payments. A sum sufficient to make the payments under s. 79.06.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,4 Section 4. 79.015 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,5,17 79.015 Statement of estimated payments. The department of revenue, on or before September 15 of each year, shall provide to each municipality and county a statement of estimated payments to be made in the next calendar year to the municipality or county under ss. 79.035, 79.036, 79.037, 79.038, 79.039, 79.04, and 79.05 and shall provide a statement of estimated payments to be made to the municipality or county under s. 79.06 if the municipality or county is eligible for a payment under s. 79.06 in the next calendar year.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,5 Section 5. 79.06 of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,5,20 79.06 Property tax freeze incentive payments. (1) In this section, “political subdivision” means a city, village, town, or county.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,5,23 (2) (a) A political subdivision is eligible for a payment under sub. (3) if its property tax levy in a year is less than or equal to its property tax levy in the immediately preceding year.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,6,2 (b) For purposes of determining eligibility under par. (a), a political subdivision’s property tax levy excludes all of the following expenditures made by the political subdivision:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,6,3 1. Expenditures related to annexation or service consolidation.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,6,4 2. Unreimbursed emergency expenditures.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,6,7 (3) (a) Beginning in 2026, each political subdivision that is eligible under sub. (2) on the basis of its property tax levy imposed in the immediately preceding December shall receive a payment calculated as follows:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,6,9 1. Multiply the political subdivision’s property tax levy for the year of the payment by 0.03.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,6,11 2. If the political subdivision received a payment under this subsection in the immediately preceding year, multiply the amount of the payment by 1.03.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,6,12 3. Add the amounts determined under subds. 1. and 2.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,6,15 (b) For purposes of calculating the amount of a payment under par. (a), a political subdivision’s property tax levy excludes all expenditures excluded under sub. (2) (b).

AB50-ASA2-AA7,6,19 (c) The department of revenue shall certify the amount of the payment due each taxing jurisdiction under par. (a) to the department of administration, and the department of administration shall make the payment on or before the first Monday in May.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,6,21 (4) The department of revenue may promulgate rules to implement this section.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,6,22 7. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,7,6 “Section 6. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated:

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AB50-ASA2-AA7,7 Section 7. 20.395 (2) (fc) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,7,10 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-ASA2-AA7,8 Section 8. 86.31 (3o) (m) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 86.31 (3o) (m) 1m. a. and amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,7,15 86.31 (3o) (m) 1m. a. After June 23, 2026, the The department may not award a grant under this subsection from moneys appropriated in the 2023-25 fiscal biennium after June 23, 2026.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,9 Section 9. 86.31 (3o) (m) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 86.31 (3o) (m) 1m. b. and amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,7,20 86.31 (3o) (m) 1m. b. After June 23, 2028, the The department may not reimburse any costs incurred under this subsection after June 23, 2028, with moneys appropriated in the 2023-25 fiscal biennium.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,10 Section 10. 86.31 (3o) (m) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,7,24 86.31 (3o) (m) 2m. a. The department may not award a grant under this subsection from moneys appropriated in the 2025-27 fiscal biennium after 3 years after the effective date of this subd. 2m. a. .... [LRB inserts date].

AB50-ASA2-AA7,8,3 b. The department may not reimburse any costs incurred under this subsection after 5 years after the effective date of this subd. 2m. b. .... [LRB inserts date], with moneys appropriated in the 2025-27 fiscal biennium.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,11 Section 11. 86.31 (3o) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,8,7 86.31 (3o) (n) Except as provided in pars. (k) and (m) 2., this subsection does not apply after June 23, 2028 5 years after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].

AB50-ASA2-AA7,9244 Section 9244. Fiscal changes; Transportation

AB50-ASA2-AA7,8,11 (1) Agricultural roads. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of transportation under s. 20.395 (2) (fu), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is adjusted to $25,000,000.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,8,12 8. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,8,13 “Section 9243. Fiscal changes; Tourism.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,8,17 (1) Arts board. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of tourism under s. 20.380 (3) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $2,950,000 and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $2,950,000 for general program operations of the arts board.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,8,22 (2) State aid for the arts. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of tourism under s. 20.380 (3) (b), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $34,300 and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $79,400 for aids for state arts organizations to match potential annual federal grants from the National Endowment for the Arts.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,8,23 9. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,9,1 “Section 9244. Fiscal changes; Transportation.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,9,7 (1) Passenger rail operations assistance. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of transportation under s. 20.395 (2) (cr), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is adjusted to $12,443,800. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of transportation under s. 20.395 (2) (cr), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is adjusted to $17,398,800.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,9,8 10. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,9,10 “Section 12. 86.315 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 86.315 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,9,18 86.315 (1) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (fu), the department shall annually, on March 10, pay to counties having county forests established under ch. 28, for the improvement of public roads within the county forests which are open and used for travel and which are not state or county trunk highways or town roads and for which no aids are paid under s. 86.30, the amount of $351 following amounts per mile of road designated in the comprehensive county forest land use plan as approved by the county board and the department of natural resources.:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,9,21 (1m) If the amount appropriated under s. 20.395 (1) (fu) is insufficient to make the payments required under this subsection sub. (1), the department shall prorate the amount appropriated in the manner it considers desirable.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,13 Section 13. 86.315 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,9,23 86.315 (1) (a) In calendar year 2025, $351.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,14 Section 14. 86.315 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,10,1 86.315 (1) (b) In calendar year 2026, $361.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,15 Section 15. 86.315 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,10,3 86.315 (1) (c) In calendar year 2027 and each year thereafter, $373.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,10,4 11. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,10,5 “Section 9143. Nonstatutory provisions; Tourism.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,10,8 (1) Tourism marketing. The authorized FTE positions for the department of tourism are increased by 2.0 GPR positions, to be funded from the appropriation under s. 20.380 (1) (b), for marketing activities.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,9243 Section 9243. Fiscal changes; Tourism.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,10,13 (1) Tourism marketing. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of tourism under s. 20.380 (1) (b), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $28,600,000 and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $5,193,700 for marketing activities.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,10,14 12. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,10,16 “Section 16. 20.395 (2) (fq) of the statutes is renumbered 20.395 (2) (fd) and amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,10,21 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 (1) and (2).

AB50-ASA2-AA7,17 Section 17. 86.31 (3g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,11,13 86.31 (3g) County trunk highway improvements — discretionary grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (ft), the department shall allocate $5,127,000 in fiscal years 2014-15 to 2016-17 and $5,393,400 in fiscal year 2017-2018 to fund county trunk highway improvements with eligible costs totaling more than $250,000. In fiscal year 2023-24 the department shall allocate $5,615,600 to fund county trunk highway improvements with such eligible costs. In fiscal year 2024-25 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall allocate $5,840,200 to fund county trunk highway improvements with such eligible costs. In fiscal year 2025-26, the department shall allocate $6,015,400 to fund county trunk highway improvements with such eligible costs. In fiscal year 2026-27 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall allocate $6,195,900 to fund county trunk highway improvements with such eligible costs. The funding of improvements under this subsection is in addition to the allocation of funds for entitlements under sub. (3).

AB50-ASA2-AA7,18 Section 18. 86.31 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,12,3 86.31 (3m) Town road improvements — discretionary grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (ft), the department shall allocate $5,732,500 in fiscal years 2011-12 to 2016-17 and $5,923,600 in fiscal year 2017-18 to fund town road improvements with eligible costs totaling $100,000 or more. In fiscal year 2023-24, the department shall allocate $6,151,900 to fund town road improvements with such eligible costs. In fiscal year 2024-25 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall allocate $6,398,000 to fund town road improvements with such eligible costs. In fiscal year 2025-26, the department shall allocate $6,590,000 to fund town road improvements with such eligible costs. In fiscal year 2026-27 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall allocate $6,787,600 to fund town road improvements with such eligible costs. The funding of improvements under this subsection is in addition to the allocation of funds for entitlements under sub. (3).

AB50-ASA2-AA7,19 Section 19. 86.31 (3r) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,12,18 86.31 (3r) Municipal street improvements — discretionary grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (ft), the department shall allocate $976,500 in fiscal years 2009-10 to 2016-17 and $3,850,400 in fiscal year 2017-18 to fund municipal street improvement projects having total estimated costs of $250,000 or more. In fiscal year 2023-24, the department shall allocate $4,006,600 to fund municipal street improvement projects having such total estimated costs. In fiscal year 2024-25 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall allocate $4,166,900 to fund municipal street improvement projects having such total estimated costs. In fiscal year 2025-26, the department shall allocate $4,291,900 to fund municipal street improvement projects having such total estimated costs. In fiscal year 2026-27 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall allocate $4,420,700 to fund municipal street improvement projects having such total estimated costs. The funding of improvements under this subsection is in addition to the allocation of funds for entitlements under sub. (3).

AB50-ASA2-AA7,20 Section 20. 86.31 (3s) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,12,24 86.31 (3s) (a) Funds provided under s. 20.395 (2) (fq) (fd) shall be distributed under this subsection as discretionary grants to reimburse political subdivisions for improvements. The department shall solicit and provide discretionary grants under this subsection until all funds appropriated under s. 20.395 (2) (fq) (fd) have been expended.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,21 Section 21. 86.31 (3s) (bm) of the statutes is renumbered 86.31 (3s) (bm) 1. and amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,13,8 86.31 (3s) (bm) 1. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (fq), 2023 stats., the department shall allocate in 2023-24 amounts for county trunk highway improvements, town road improvements, and municipal street improvements so that the total funding under s. 20.395 (2) (fq), 2023 stats., in 2023-24 is distributed among these groups at the same percentage that each group is allocated from the total funding allocated under par. (b).

AB50-ASA2-AA7,22 Section 22. 86.31 (3s) (bm) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA7,13,15 86.31 (3s) (bm) 2. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (fd), the department shall allocate in fiscal year 2025-26 amounts for county trunk highway improvements, town road improvements, and municipal street improvements so that the total funding under s. 20.395 (2) (fd) in fiscal year 2025-26 is distributed among these groups at the same percentage that each group is allocated from the total funding allocated under par. (b).

AB50-ASA2-AA7,9144 Section 9144. Nonstatutory provisions; Transportation.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,13,22 (1) Village of Ontario street development. Notwithstanding limitations on the amount and use of aids provided under s. 86.31 or eligibility requirements for receiving aids under s. 86.31, in the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (fd), the department of transportation shall award a grant to the village of Ontario for residential street development. The grant under this subsection shall be in the amount of $500,000.

AB50-ASA2-AA7,14,5 (2) Village of DeForest interchange improvement. Notwithstanding limitations on the amount and use of aids provided under s. 86.31 or eligibility requirements for receiving aids under s. 86.31, in the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (fd), the department of transportation shall award a grant to the village of DeForest for improvements to the I 39/CTH “V” interchange. The grant under this subsection shall be in the amount of $6,000,000.”.