2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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SENATE AMENDMENT 7,
TO SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 2,
TO SENATE BILL 45
July 2, 2025 - Offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, L. Johnson, Roys, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Wall.
SB45-SSA2-SA7,1,321. At the appropriate place, replace the schedule for s. 20.370 with the 3schedule from 2025 Senate Bill 45 covering the department of natural resources. SB45-SSA2-SA7,2,2620.115 (2) (jm) Veterinary examining board, dog licensing, rabies control 7program, and humane officers. All moneys received from issuing and renewing 8credentials under ch. 89 for the licensing, rule-making, and regulatory functions of 9the veterinary examining board and to provide dog license tags and forms under s. 10174.07 (2), to perform other program responsibilities under ch. 174, to administer
1the rabies control program under s. 95.21, to help administer the rabies control 2media campaign, and to carry out activities under s. 93.07 (11) and ch. 173. SB45-SSA2-SA7,23Section 2. 20.115 (3) (e) of the statutes is created to read: SB45-SSA2-SA7,2,5420.115 (3) (e) Food waste reduction grants. The amounts in the schedule for 5providing food waste reduction grants under s. 93.53. SB45-SSA2-SA7,36Section 3. 20.115 (3) (f) of the statutes is created to read: SB45-SSA2-SA7,2,9720.115 (3) (f) Meat processing tuition and curriculum development grants. 8The amounts in the schedule for providing meat processing tuition grants and 9curriculum development grants under s. 93.525. SB45-SSA2-SA7,410Section 4. 20.115 (4) (aq) of the statutes is created to read: SB45-SSA2-SA7,2,131120.115 (4) (aq) Food security and Wisconsin products grants. As a continuing 12appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for food security and Wisconsin 13products grants under s. 93.62. SB45-SSA2-SA7,514Section 5. 20.115 (4) (ar) of the statutes is created to read: SB45-SSA2-SA7,2,161520.115 (4) (ar) Value-added agricultural practices. Biennially, the amounts in 16the schedule for value-added agricultural practices under s. 93.61. SB45-SSA2-SA7,617Section 6. 20.115 (4) (at) of the statutes is created to read: SB45-SSA2-SA7,2,191820.115 (4) (at) Farm to fork program. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule 19for farm to fork grants under s. 93.63. SB45-SSA2-SA7,720Section 7. 20.115 (4) (ds) of the statutes is created to read: SB45-SSA2-SA7,2,242120.115 (4) (ds) Dairy agriculture resilience investment now grant pilot 22program. Annually, the amounts in the schedule for providing grants under, and 23the administration of, the dairy agriculture resilience investment now grant pilot 24program under s. 93.54. SB45-SSA2-SA7,8
1Section 8. 20.115 (4) (t) of the statutes is created to read: SB45-SSA2-SA7,3,4220.115 (4) (t) Transition to grass pilot program. From the environmental 3fund, the amounts in the schedule for the transition to grass pilot program under s. 493.60. SB45-SSA2-SA7,95Section 9. 20.115 (7) (ac) of the statutes is created to read: SB45-SSA2-SA7,3,8620.115 (7) (ac) Sandhill crane damage reimbursements. As a continuing 7appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the sandhill crane damage 8reimbursement program under s. 93.67. SB45-SSA2-SA7,109Section 10. 20.115 (7) (br) of the statutes is created to read: SB45-SSA2-SA7,3,171020.115 (7) (br) Principal repayment and interest; agricultural conservation 11easements. A sum sufficient to reimburse s. 20.866 (1) (u) for the principal and 12interest costs incurred in purchasing agricultural conservation easements under s. 1393.73, to make the payments determined by the building commission under s. 1413.488 (1) (m) that are attributable to the proceeds of obligations incurred to 15purchase agricultural conservation easements under s. 93.73, and to make 16payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 1718.06 (8) (a). SB45-SSA2-SA7,1118Section 11. 20.115 (7) (da) of the statutes is created to read: SB45-SSA2-SA7,3,201920.115 (7) (da) Biodigester operator certification grants. The amounts in the 20schedule for biodigester operator certification grants under s. 93.75. SB45-SSA2-SA7,1221Section 12. 20.115 (7) (qf) of the statutes is amended to read: SB45-SSA2-SA7,4,92220.115 (7) (qf) Soil and water management; aids. From the environmental 23fund, the amounts in the schedule for cost-sharing grants and contracts under the 24soil and water resource management program under s. 92.14, but not for the
1support of local land conservation personnel, and for producer-led watershed 2protection grants under s. 93.59. Prior to fiscal year 2021-22, the department shall 3allocate funds, in an amount that does not exceed $750,000 in each fiscal year, for 4the producer-led watershed protection grants. Beginning in In fiscal year years 52021-22 to 2024-25, the department shall allocate funds, in an amount that does 6not exceed $1,000,000 in each fiscal year, for the producer-led watershed protection 7grants. Beginning in fiscal year 2025-26, the department shall allocate funds, in an 8amount that does not exceed $1,250,000 in each fiscal year, for the producer-led 9watershed protection grants. SB45-SSA2-SA7,1310Section 13. 20.115 (7) (qm) of the statutes is created to read: SB45-SSA2-SA7,4,131120.115 (7) (qm) Commercial nitrogen optimization program. Biennially, from 12the environmental fund, the amounts in the schedule for the commercial nitrogen 13optimization program under s. 92.14 (16). SB45-SSA2-SA7,1414Section 14. 20.115 (7) (tb) of the statutes is created to read: SB45-SSA2-SA7,4,221520.115 (7) (tb) Principal and interest; agricultural conservation easements. 16From the working lands fund, the amounts in the schedule to reimburse s. 20.866 17(1) (u) for the principal and interest costs incurred in purchasing agricultural 18conservation easements under s. 93.73, to make the payments determined by the 19building commission under s. 13.488 (1) (m) that are attributable to the proceeds of 20obligations incurred to purchase agricultural conservation easements under s. 2193.73, and to make payments under an agreement or ancillary agreement entered 22into under s. 18.06 (8) (a). SB45-SSA2-SA7,1523Section 15. 20.115 (7) (tm) of the statutes is amended to read: SB45-SSA2-SA7,5,32420.115 (7) (tm) Farmland preservation planning grants, working lands fund.
1From the working lands fund, the amounts in the schedule for farmland 2preservation planning grants under s. 91.10 (6) and for farmland preservation 3implementation grants under s. 91.10 (7). SB45-SSA2-SA7,5,7520.115 (7) (u) Planning grants for regional biodigesters. From the 6environmental fund, the amounts in the schedule for providing planning grants for 7establishing regional biodigesters under s. 93.74. SB45-SSA2-SA7,5,22920.866 (1) (u) Principal repayment and interest. A sum sufficient from 10moneys appropriated under sub. (2) (zp) and ss. 20.115 (2) (d) and (7) (b) and, (br), 11(s), and (tb), 20.190 (1) (c), (d), (i), and (j), 20.225 (1) (c) and (i), 20.245 (1) (e) and (j), 1220.250 (1) (c) and (e), 20.255 (1) (d), 20.285 (1) (d), (gj), and (je), 20.320 (1) (c) and (t) 13and (2) (c), 20.370 (7) (aa), (ad), (ag), (aq), (ar), (at), (au), (bq), (br), (cb), (cc), (cd), 14(cg), (cq), (cr), (cs), (ct), (ea), (eq), and (er), 20.395 (6) (af), (aq), (ar), and (au), 20.410 15(1) (e), (ec), and (ko) and (3) (e) and (fm), 20.435 (2) (ee), 20.465 (1) (d), 20.485 (1) (f) 16and (go) and (4) (qm), 20.505 (4) (es), (et), (ha), and (hb) and (5) (c), (g), and (kc), 1720.855 (8) (a), and 20.867 (1) (a) and (b) and (3) (a), (b), (bb), (bc), (bd), (be), (bf), (bg), 18(bh), (bj), (bL), (bm), (bn), (bo), (bq), (br), (bt), (bu), (bv), (bw), (bx), (cb), (cd), (cf), 19(ch), (cj), (cq), (cr), (cs), (cv), (cw), (cx), (cz), (g), (h), (i), (kd), and (q) for the payment 20of principal, interest, premium due, if any, and payment due, if any, under an 21agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.06 (8) (a) relating to 22any public debt contracted under subchs. I and IV of ch. 18. SB45-SSA2-SA7,1823Section 18. 20.866 (2) (we) of the statutes is amended to read: SB45-SSA2-SA7,6,62420.866 (2) (we) Agriculture; soil and water. From the capital improvement
1fund, a sum sufficient for the department of agriculture, trade and consumer 2protection to provide for soil and water resource management under s. 92.14. The 3state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $68,075,000 $92,075,000 4for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to 5$7,000,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an 6amount up to $7,000,000 for this purpose. SB45-SSA2-SA7,197Section 19. 20.866 (2) (wg) of the statutes is created to read: SB45-SSA2-SA7,6,12820.866 (2) (wg) Agricultural conservation easements. From the capital 9improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of agriculture, trade and 10consumer protection to purchase agricultural conservation easements under s. 1193.73. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $15,000,000 12for this purpose. SB45-SSA2-SA7,2215Section 22. 66.0602 (2m) (c) of the statutes is created to read: SB45-SSA2-SA7,6,171666.0602 (2m) (c) Rental inspection fees charged by a political subdivision are 17not subject to a deduction from the political subdivision’s levy. SB45-SSA2-SA7,6,212091.10 (title) County plan required; planning and implementation 21grants. SB45-SSA2-SA7,7,22391.10 (7) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.115 (7) (tm), the department
1may award implementation grants to counties for implementing a county’s certified 2farmland preservation plan. SB45-SSA2-SA7,7,63(b) The department shall enter into a contract with a county to which it 4awards an implementation grant under par. (a) before the department distributes 5any grant funds to the county. In the contract, the department shall identify the 6costs that are eligible for reimbursement through the grant. SB45-SSA2-SA7,7,97(c) The department may distribute grant funds under this subsection only 8after the county shows that it has incurred costs that are eligible for reimbursement 9under par. (b). SB45-SSA2-SA7,7,121191.84 (1) (b) The department may designate agricultural enterprise areas 12with a combined area of not more than 2,000,000 3,000,000 acres of land. SB45-SSA2-SA7,2713Section 27. 92.14 (16) (title) of the statutes is amended to read: SB45-SSA2-SA7,7,141492.14 (16) (title) Commercial nitrogen optimization pilot program. SB45-SSA2-SA7,2815Section 28. 92.14 (16) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: SB45-SSA2-SA7,7,191692.14 (16) (a) In addition to any grants provided under sub. (3), the 17department shall award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.115 (7) (qf) (qm) 18to agricultural producers and to University of Wisconsin System institutions as 19provided under this subsection. SB45-SSA2-SA7,8,22193.425 (3) Of the moneys appropriated under s. 20.115 (3) (b), the center for 22international agribusiness marketing shall ensure that $2,500,000 is expended for 23the objective specified in sub. (2) (a), $1,250,000 is expended for the objective 24specified in sub. (2) (b), and $1,250,000 is expended for the objective specified in
1sub. (2) (c). The center may not expend more than $1,000,000 under the program in 2any fiscal year. SB45-SSA2-SA7,8,9493.525 Meat processing tuition and curriculum development grants. 5(1) From the appropriation under s. 20.115 (3) (f), the department shall provide 6grants to universities, colleges, and technical colleges located in this state that have 7programs in meat processing to reimburse tuition costs of students enrolled in a 8meat processing program and for curriculum development for the meat processing 9program. SB45-SSA2-SA7,8,1210(2) Each tuition reimbursement made with a grant received under this 11section shall reimburse a student for not more than 80 percent of the first $9,375 of 12the tuition cost for enrolling in a meat processing program. SB45-SSA2-SA7,8,201493.53 Food waste reduction grants. (1) The department shall provide 15grants for food waste reduction pilot projects that have an objective of preventing 16food waste, redirecting surplus food to hunger relief organizations, and composting 17food waste. In awarding grants under this section, the department shall give 18preference to proposals that serve census tracts for which the median household 19income is below the statewide median household income and in which no grocery 20store is located. SB45-SSA2-SA7,8,2221(2) The department shall promulgate rules for the administration of this 22section. SB45-SSA2-SA7,9,6
193.54 Dairy agriculture resilience investment now grant pilot 2program. (1) Program. The department shall create a dairy agriculture 3resilience investment now grant pilot program, under which the department shall 4provide grants to dairy producers with fewer than 1,000 head of milking cows to 5fund projects designed to improve the dairy producers’ operational efficiency and 6resilience. SB45-SSA2-SA7,9,77(2) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to administer this section. SB45-SSA2-SA7,9,10993.60 Transition to grass pilot program. (1) Definitions. In this 10section:
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