SB45-SSA2-SA7,12,22(d) The product is a source of farm-based or ranch-based renewable energy. SB45-SSA2-SA7,12,43(e) The product is aggregated and marketed as a locally produced farm 4product. SB45-SSA2-SA7,12,85(2) Value-added agricultural products. The department may provide 6education and technical assistance related to promoting and implementing 7agricultural practices that produce value-added agricultural products, including by 8doing all of the following: SB45-SSA2-SA7,12,179(a) Assistance for organic farming practices. Providing education and 10technical assistance related to organic farming practices, including business and 11market development assistance; collaborating with organic producers, industry 12participants, and local organizations that coordinate organic farming; and 13stimulating interest and investment in organic production. The department may 14award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.115 (4) (ar) to organic producers, 15industry participants, and local organizations that coordinate organic farming. The 16department may award a grant to an organic producer, industry participant, or 17local organization under this paragraph for any of the following purposes: SB45-SSA2-SA7,12,19181. Providing education and technical assistance related to implementing 19organic farming practices. SB45-SSA2-SA7,12,20202. Helping to create organic farming plans. SB45-SSA2-SA7,12,21213. Assisting farmers to transition to organic farming. SB45-SSA2-SA7,13,222(b) Grazing grants. Awarding grants from the appropriation under s. 20.115
1(4) (f) to appropriate entities to provide education and training to farmers about 2best practices related to grazing. SB45-SSA2-SA7,13,33(c) Promotion. Helping producers market value-added agricultural products. SB45-SSA2-SA7,13,44(3) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to administer this section. SB45-SSA2-SA7,13,10693.62 Food security and Wisconsin products grant program. The 7department may award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.115 (4) (aq) to 8nonprofit food banks, nonprofit food pantries, and other nonprofit organizations 9that provide food assistance for the purpose of purchasing food products that are 10made or grown in this state. SB45-SSA2-SA7,13,181293.63 Farm to fork program. (1) Definition. In this section, “farm to fork 13program” means a program to connect entities that are not school districts and that 14have cafeterias to nearby farms to provide locally produced fresh fruits and 15vegetables, dairy products, and other nutritious, locally produced foods in meals 16and snacks; to help the public develop healthy eating habits; to provide nutritional 17and agricultural education; and to improve farmers’ incomes and direct access to 18markets. SB45-SSA2-SA7,13,2319(2) Grants. (a) The department may award grants from the appropriation 20under s. 20.115 (4) (at) to businesses, universities, hospitals, and other entities that 21are not school districts and that have cafeterias for the creation and expansion of 22farm to fork programs. The department shall give preference to proposals that are 23innovative or that provide models that other entities can adopt. SB45-SSA2-SA7,14,5
1(b) In awarding grants under this section, the department shall promote 2agricultural development and farm profitability by supporting the development and 3adoption of practices and agribusiness opportunities that involve the production of 4value-added agricultural products. For purposes of this paragraph, “value-added 5agricultural product” means a farm product that satisfies any of the following: SB45-SSA2-SA7,14,661. The product has undergone a change in physical state. SB45-SSA2-SA7,14,772. The product is produced in a manner that enhances its value. SB45-SSA2-SA7,14,883. The product is physically segregated in a manner that enhances its value. SB45-SSA2-SA7,14,994. The product is a source of farm-based or ranch-based renewable energy. SB45-SSA2-SA7,14,11105. The product is aggregated and marketed as a locally produced farm 11product. SB45-SSA2-SA7,14,1312(c) The department may award grants under this subsection for projects that 13do any of the following: SB45-SSA2-SA7,14,16141. Create, expand, diversify, or promote production, processing, marketing, 15and distribution of food produced in this state for sale to entities in this state other 16than school districts. SB45-SSA2-SA7,14,19172. Create, expand, or renovate facilities, including purchases of equipment for 18the facilities, that would ensure the use of food produced in this state in locations in 19this state other than schools. SB45-SSA2-SA7,14,21203. Provide, expand, or promote training for food service personnel, farmers, 21and distributors. SB45-SSA2-SA7,14,22224. Provide, expand, or promote nutritional and agricultural education. SB45-SSA2-SA7,15,2
1(d) The department shall consult with interested persons to establish grant 2priorities for each fiscal year. SB45-SSA2-SA7,15,53(3) Reports. At least annually, the department shall report to the legislature 4under s. 13.172 (2) and to the secretary on the needs and opportunities for farm to 5fork programs. SB45-SSA2-SA7,15,66(4) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to administer this section. SB45-SSA2-SA7,15,9893.67 Sandhill crane damage reimbursement program. (1) In this 9section: SB45-SSA2-SA7,15,1310(a) “Eligible applicant” means a person that plants corn on land that is 11operated as part of a farm that produced at least $6,000 in gross farm revenues 12during the taxable year preceding the year in which the person applies for 13reimbursement under this section. SB45-SSA2-SA7,15,1514(b) “Farm” means all land under common ownership that is primarily devoted 15to agricultural use. SB45-SSA2-SA7,15,1716(c) “Seed coating” means a nonlethal treatment registered for use on corn seed 17to discourage sandhill cranes from consuming the seed. SB45-SSA2-SA7,15,2018(2) (a) The department shall administer a program to provide 19reimbursements to eligible applicants for the purchase of seed coating that is 20applied as a seed treatment. SB45-SSA2-SA7,15,2321(b) A reimbursement under this section shall cover not more than 50 percent 22of the actual cost of the purchase of seed coating that is applied as a seed treatment 23and may not exceed $6,250 per eligible applicant per planting season. SB45-SSA2-SA7,16,424(c) From March 1 to June 15 of each year, eligible applicants may apply to the
1department for reimbursement for seed coating purchased no earlier than 2November 1 of the prior year. Eligible applicants shall provide to the department 3proof of purchase and an application on a form provided by the department to be 4eligible to receive a reimbursement under this section. SB45-SSA2-SA7,16,65(d) From the appropriation under s. 20.115 (7) (ac), the department shall 6prioritize reimbursement payments under par. (c) to all of the following: SB45-SSA2-SA7,16,871. Eligible applicants that received a federal depredation permit for sandhill 8crane in the previous year. SB45-SSA2-SA7,16,1192. Eligible applicants that received reimbursement under this section in any 10of the prior 3 years or that can provide documentation of purchase of seed coating in 11any of the prior 3 years. SB45-SSA2-SA7,16,14123. Eligible applicants planting corn on land vulnerable to sandhill crane 13depredation as determined by the department in consultation with the department 14of natural resources and applicable conservation organizations. SB45-SSA2-SA7,16,2015(e) After reimbursing all eligible applicants under par. (d), from the 16appropriation under s. 20.115 (7) (ac), the department shall make reimbursement 17payments to other eligible applicants that have experienced or are likely to 18experience seed or crop damage from sandhill cranes. The department shall make 19payments under this paragraph to eligible applicants in the order in which 20applications are received by the department. SB45-SSA2-SA7,16,2321(f) The department shall make all reimbursement payments under pars. (d) 22and (e) no later than September 15 of the year in which applications are made 23under par. (c). SB45-SSA2-SA7,17,2
1(g) A farm is eligible to receive only one reimbursement payment per year 2under this section. SB45-SSA2-SA7,17,83(3) The department shall compile an annual report detailing the number of 4reimbursements requested, the total dollar amount requested as reimbursement, 5the number of reimbursements issued, and the total dollar amount disbursed as 6reimbursement under this section. The department shall submit the report to the 7appropriate standing committees of the legislature in the manner provided in s. 813.172 (3) no later than December 31 each year. SB45-SSA2-SA7,17,129(4) The department may promulgate rules to establish prioritization of 10payments under sub. (2) (d) and (e), including identifying applicable conservation 11organizations under sub. (2) (d) 3. and determining whether eligible applicants 12have experienced or are likely to experience seed or crop damage under sub. (2) (e). SB45-SSA2-SA7,17,201493.73 (2) (b) The department, after consultation with the council under sub. 15(13), shall solicit applications under sub. (3) at least annually. The department 16shall issue each solicitation in writing and shall publish a notice announcing the 17solicitation. In soliciting applications, the department may specify the total 18amount of funds available, application deadlines, application requirements and 19procedures, preliminary criteria for evaluating applications, and other relevant 20information. SB45-SSA2-SA7,17,242293.74 Planning grants for regional biodigesters. (1) Grant program. 23From the appropriation under s. 20.115 (7) (u), the department shall provide 24planning grants for establishing regional biodigesters. SB45-SSA2-SA7,18,2
1(2) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules for the administration of 2this section. SB45-SSA2-SA7,18,6493.75 Biodigester operator certification grants. (1) Grants. From the 5appropriation under s. 20.115 (7) (da), the department shall award grants to 6individuals seeking biodigester operator certification. SB45-SSA2-SA7,18,97(2) Rules. The department may promulgate rules establishing the 8application process and grant-awarding criteria for the biodigester operator 9certification grants. SB45-SSA2-SA7,18,131197.26 Labeling of food product as milk. (1) Prohibition. No person may 12label a food product as, or sell or offer for sale a food product that is labeled as, any 13type of “milk” unless the food product is at least one of the following: SB45-SSA2-SA7,18,1414(a) Milk, lowfat milk, skim milk, or nonfat dry milk. SB45-SSA2-SA7,18,1616(c) Hooved or camelid mammals’ milk, as defined in s. 97.20 (1) (fm). SB45-SSA2-SA7,18,1717(2) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section. SB45-SSA2-SA7,18,221997.265 Labeling food as a type of dairy product. (1) Dairy products. 20No person may label a food product as, or sell or offer for sale a food product that is 21labeled as, a type of dairy product described in s. 97.20 (1) (b) 3. to 5. or a similar 22term unless the food product is a dairy product, as defined in s. 97.20 (1) (b). SB45-SSA2-SA7,19,223(2) Dairy ingredients. No person may label a food product as, or sell or offer
1for sale a food product that is labeled as, a type of dairy ingredient unless the food 2product is derived from at least one of the following: SB45-SSA2-SA7,19,33(a) Milk, lowfat milk, skim milk, or nonfat dry milk. SB45-SSA2-SA7,19,55(c) Hooved or camelid mammals’ milk, as defined in s. 97.20 (1) (fm). SB45-SSA2-SA7,19,66(3) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section. SB45-SSA2-SA7,19,13897.57 (4) No person may sell or offer for sale wild rice labeled “traditionally 9harvested” unless the wild rice is harvested using traditional wild rice harvesting 10methods of American Indian tribes or bands, as defined by the department by rule. 11The department shall obtain the advice and recommendations of the Great Lakes 12Inter-Tribal Council, Inc., before promulgating a rule defining a traditional wild 13rice harvesting method. SB45-SSA2-SA7,19,1815100.2091 Broadband; discrimination prohibited. (1) No broadband 16service provider may deny access to broadband service to any group of potential 17residential customers because of the race or income of the residents in the area in 18which the group resides. SB45-SSA2-SA7,19,2319(2) It is a defense to an alleged violation of sub. (1) based on income if, no later 20than 3 years after the date on which the broadband service provider began 21providing broadband service in this state, at least 30 percent of the households with 22access to the broadband service provider’s broadband service in the area in which a 23group of potential residential customers resides are low-income households. SB45-SSA2-SA7,20,9
1(3) The department may enforce this section and may promulgate rules to 2implement and administer this section, including rules that define low-income 3households, and to align department rules with federal communications 4commission broadband rules. The department of justice may represent the 5department in an action to enforce this section. If the court finds that a broadband 6service provider has not complied with this section, the court shall order the 7broadband service provider to comply with this section within a reasonable amount 8of time and, notwithstanding s. 814.14 (1), shall award costs, including reasonable 9attorney fees, to the department of justice. SB45-SSA2-SA7,20,1510(4) Any person that is affected by a failure to comply with this section may 11bring an action to enforce this section. If a court finds that a broadband service 12provider has not complied with this section, the court shall order the broadband 13service provider to comply with this section within a reasonable amount of time 14and, notwithstanding s. 814.14 (1), shall award costs, including reasonable attorney 15fees, to the person affected. SB45-SSA2-SA7,20,2117100.2092 Broadband service subscriber rights. (1) Rights. (a) A 18broadband service provider shall repair broadband service within 72 hours after a 19subscriber reports a service interruption or requests the repair if the service 20interruption is not the result of a major system-wide or large area emergency, such 21as a natural disaster. SB45-SSA2-SA7,21,222(b) Upon notification by a subscriber of a service interruption, a broadband 23service provider shall give the subscriber a credit for one day of broadband service
1if broadband service is interrupted for more than 4 hours in one day and the 2interruption is caused by the broadband service provider. SB45-SSA2-SA7,21,63(c) Upon notification by a subscriber of a service interruption, a broadband 4service provider shall give the subscriber a credit for each hour that broadband 5service is interrupted if broadband service is interrupted for more than 4 hours in 6one day and the interruption is not caused by the broadband service provider. SB45-SSA2-SA7,21,97(d) Prior to entering into a service agreement with a subscriber, a broadband 8service provider shall disclose that a subscriber has a right to a credit for notifying 9the broadband service provider of a service interruption. SB45-SSA2-SA7,21,1110(e) A broadband service provider shall provide broadband service that 11satisfies minimum standards established by the department by rule. SB45-SSA2-SA7,21,1312(f) A broadband service provider shall give a subscriber at least 30 days’ 13advance written notice before instituting a rate increase. SB45-SSA2-SA7,21,1614(g) A broadband service provider shall give a subscriber at least 7 days’ 15advance written notice of any scheduled routine maintenance that causes a service 16slowdown, interruption, or outage. SB45-SSA2-SA7,21,1917(h) A broadband service provider shall give a subscriber at least 10 days’ 18advance written notice of disconnecting service, unless the disconnection is 19requested by the subscriber. SB45-SSA2-SA7,21,2220(i) Prior to entering into a service agreement with a subscriber, a broadband 21service provider shall disclose the factors that may cause the actual broadband 22speed experience to vary, including the number of users and device limitations. SB45-SSA2-SA7,22,223(j) A broadband service provider shall provide broadband service to a
1subscriber as described in point-of-sale advertisements and representations made 2to the subscriber. SB45-SSA2-SA7,22,53(k) A broadband service provider shall give a subscriber at least 10 days’ 4advance written notice of a change in a factor that may cause the originally 5disclosed broadband speed experience to vary. SB45-SSA2-SA7,22,106(L) A broadband service provider shall allow a subscriber to terminate a 7contract and receive a full refund without fees if the provider sells a service that 8does not satisfy the requirements established under par. (e) and the broadband 9service provider does not satisfy the requirements established under par. (e) within 10one month of written notification from the subscriber. SB45-SSA2-SA7,22,1411(2) Advertising. A broadband service provider shall disclose the factors that 12may cause the actual broadband speed experience of a subscriber to vary, including 13the number of users and device limitations, in each advertisement of the speed of 14the provider’s service, including in all of the following types of advertisements: SB45-SSA2-SA7,22,1515(a) Television and other commercials.
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