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1(2) Initiatives. The office shall work on initiatives that have the following
2goals:
AB56,135,43 (a) Promoting the development and use of clean and renewable energy across
4this state.
AB56,135,75 (b) Advancing innovative sustainability solutions in ways that improve this
6state's economy and environment, including energy initiatives that reduce carbon
7emissions, accelerate economic growth, and lower customer energy costs.
AB56,135,108 (c) Diversifying the resources used to reliably meet the energy needs of
9consumers in this state and generate family-supporting jobs through the expansion
10of this state's clean energy economy.
AB56,135,11 11(3) Other duties. The office shall do all of the following:
AB56,135,1412 (b) Provide advice and support to state agencies in developing or retrofitting
13sustainable infrastructure to reduce energy use and lessen negative impacts on this
14state's air and water quality.
AB56,135,1715 (c) Study and report on the status of existing clean and renewable energy
16efforts by the state, including economic development initiatives, and develop future
17energy policy opportunities for consideration by the governor and state agencies.
AB56,135,2018 (d) Serve as a single point of contact to assist businesses, local units of
19government, and nongovernmental organizations that are pursuing clean energy
20opportunities.
AB56,135,2221 (e) Identify and share information about clean energy funding opportunities
22for private, and state and local governmental entities.
AB56,135,2423 (f) Perform duties necessary to maintain federal energy funding and any
24designations required for such funding.
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1(i) Take other steps necessary to facilitate the implementation of the initiatives
2and goals specified in sub. (2) and to identify and address barriers to the
3implementation of those initiatives.
AB56,136,6 4(4) Clean energy grants. The office shall establish a program for making
5grants from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (q) to fund research in support of
6clean energy production.
AB56,136,11 7(5) Technical assistance. (a) The office may provide technical assistance to
8units of government other than the state to assist in the planning and
9implementation of energy efficiency and renewable resources and may charge for
10those services. The office may request technical and staff assistance from other state
11agencies in providing technical assistance to those units of government.
AB56,136,1512 (b) The office may require a public utility to provide energy billing and use data
13regarding public schools, if the office determines that the data is necessary to provide
14technical assistance under par. (a) in public schools, including those with the highest
15energy costs.
AB56,136,1716 (c) The office shall consult with the public service commission in implementing
17this subsection.
AB56,78 18Section 78. 16.956 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,136,2119 16.956 (2) Authority. Beginning on July 1, 2006, and ending on June 30, 2020,
20the
The department may award a grant to an eligible applicant for the purchase and
21field testing of one or more idling reduction units as provided in subs. (3) and (4).
AB56,79 22Section 79. 16.956 (4) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,137,223 16.956 (4) (cm) Subject to par. (d), the department may make grants under this
24section from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2020, of 50 percent of the eligible costs for an
25idling reduction unit installed on a truck tractor, unless the department has

1previously awarded a grant under this section for an idling reduction unit installed
2on the truck tractor.
AB56,80 3Section 80. 16.956 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,81 4Section 81. 16.969 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 196.492 (title).
AB56,82 5Section 82. 16.969 (1) (intro.) and (b) of the statutes are consolidated,
6renumbered 196.492 (1) and amended to read:
AB56,137,97 196.492 (1) In this section: (b) “High-voltage, “high-voltage transmission line"
8means a high-voltage transmission line, as defined in s. 196.491 (1) (f), that is
9designed for operation at a nominal voltage of 345 kilovolts or more.
AB56,83 10Section 83. 16.969 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,84 11Section 84. 16.969 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 196.492 (2), and 196.492
12(2) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB56,137,1613 196.492 (2) (intro.) The department commission shall promulgate rules that
14require a person who is issued a certificate of public convenience and necessity by the
15commission under s. 196.491 (3) for a high-voltage transmission line to pay the
16department commission the following fees:
AB56,85 17Section 85. 16.969 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 196.492 (3), and 196.492
18(3) (a) and (b) 1. and 2., as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB56,137,2319 196.492 (3) (a) The department commission shall distribute the fees that are
20paid by a person under the rules promulgated under sub. (2) (a) to each town, village
21and city that is identified by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) (gm) in proportion
22to the amount of investment that is allocated by the commission under s. 196.491 (3)
23(gm) to each such town, village and city.
AB56,138,224 (b) 1. The department commission shall pay 50 percent of the fee to each county
25that is identified by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) (gm) in proportion to the

1amount of investment that is allocated by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) (gm)
2to each such county.
AB56,138,63 2. The department commission shall pay 50 percent of the fee to each town,
4village and city that is identified by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) (gm) in
5proportion to the amount of investment that is allocated by the commission under
6s. 196.491 (3) (gm) to each such town, village and city.
AB56,86 7Section 86 . 16.969 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 196.492 (4).
AB56,87 8Section 87 . 16.99 (3r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,138,109 16.99 (3r) “Rural territory” means any territory, population, and housing units
10located outside urbanized areas or urban clusters.
AB56,88 11Section 88. 16.99 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,89 12Section 89 . 16.9945 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,139,213 16.9945 (1) Competitive grants. (intro.) In fiscal years 2017-18 and, 2018-19,
142019-20, and 2020-21, the department may annually award grants on a competitive
15basis to eligible school districts and to eligible public libraries for the purpose of
16improving information technology infrastructure. For purposes of awarding grants
17under this section, “improving information technology infrastructure” includes
18purchasing and installing on a bus a portable device that creates an area of wireless
19Internet coverage and purchasing for individuals to temporarily borrow from a
20school or for patrons to check out from a public library a portable device that creates
21an area of wireless Internet coverage. In awarding grants to eligible school districts
22under this section, the department shall give priority to applications for school
23districts in which the percentage of pupils who satisfy the income eligibility criteria
24under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1) for a free or reduced-price lunch is greater than in other

1applicant school districts. The department shall require an applicant for a grant
2under this section to provide all of the following:
AB56,90 3Section 90 . 16.9945 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 16.9945 (2) and
4amended to read:
AB56,139,85 16.9945 (2) A school district is eligible for a grant under this section in fiscal
6year 2017-18
if the school district's membership in the previous most recent school
7year for which finalized school year data is available divided by the school district's
8area in square miles is 16 or less.
AB56,91 9Section 91 . 16.9945 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,92 10Section 92. 16.9945 (2m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,93 11Section 93. 16.9945 (2m) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 16.99 (3c).
AB56,94 12Section 94. 16.9945 (2m) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 16.99 (5g).
AB56,95 13Section 95. 16.9945 (2m) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 16.99 (5r).
AB56,96 14Section 96. 16.9945 (2m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 16.9945
15(2m) (b) and amended to read:
AB56,139,2216 16.9945 (2m) (b) A public library, including the branch of a public library a
17library branch
, is eligible for a grant under this section in fiscal year 2017-18 or in
18fiscal year 2018-19 or in both fiscal years
if the population of the municipality within
19which the library or branch of the library library branch is located, as determined
20in the first year of the fiscal biennium,
is 20,000 or less and if the public library or
21branch library branch is located in one of the following areas of the state: a rural
22territory.
AB56,97 23Section 97 . 16.9945 (2m) (b) 1. to 3. of the statutes are repealed.
AB56,98 24Section 98 . 16.9945 (2m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
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116.9945 (2m) (c) A consortium of public libraries is eligible for a grant under
2this section and a public library system is eligible for a grant under this section if all
3of the following apply:
AB56,140,44 1. Either of the following applies:
AB56,140,65 a. The consortium consists of 3 or more eligible public libraries or library
6branches.
AB56,140,87 b. The public library system contains 3 or more eligible public libraries or
8library branches.
AB56,140,109 2. The consortium or public library system applies for a grant under this
10section.
AB56,99 11Section 99. 16.9945 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,140,1312 16.9945 (3) (a) If the membership of the eligible school district, as determined
13in the first year of the fiscal biennium,
is fewer than 750 pupils, $30,000.
AB56,100 14Section 100. 16.9945 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,140,1715 16.9945 (3) (b) If the membership of the eligible school district, as determined
16in the first year of the fiscal biennium,
is 750 pupils to 1,500 pupils, $40 multiplied
17by the school district's membership.
AB56,101 18Section 101. 16.9945 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,140,2019 16.9945 (3) (c) If the membership of the eligible school district, as determined
20in the first year of the fiscal biennium,
is more than 1,500 pupils, $60,000.
AB56,102 21Section 102. 16.9945 (3m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,140,2422 16.9945 (3m) (a) If the population of the municipality within which the eligible
23public library or branch library branch is located, as determined in the first year of
24the fiscal biennium,
is 2,000 or less, $5,000.
AB56,103 25Section 103. 16.9945 (3m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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116.9945 (3m) (b) If the population of the municipality within which the eligible
2public library or branch library branch is located, as determined in the first year of
3the fiscal biennium,
is at least 2,001 but less than 5,000, $7,500.
AB56,104 4Section 104. 16.9945 (3m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,141,75 16.9945 (3m) (c) If the population of the municipality within which the eligible
6public library or branch library branch is located, as determined in the first year of
7the fiscal biennium,
is at least 5,000 but less than 20,001, $10,000.
AB56,105 8Section 105. 16.9945 (4) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB56,141,109 16.9945 (4) Funding limitation. The department may not award grants under
10this section that total more than $3,000,000 in the 2019-20 or 2020-21 fiscal year.
AB56,106 11Section 106 . 16.9945 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,141,1312 16.9945 (5) Sunset. The department may not award grants under this section
13after July 1, 2019 June 30, 2021.
AB56,107 14Section 107 . 16.996 of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,108 15Section 108. 16.997 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,141,1816 16.997 (1) Except as provided in s. 196.218 (4t), the department shall
17promulgate rules establishing an educational telecommunications access program
18to provide educational agencies with access to data lines and video links.
AB56,109 19Section 109. 16.997 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,141,2120 16.997 (2) (a) Allow an educational agency to make a request to the department
21for access to data lines and video links.
AB56,110 22Section 110. 16.997 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,142,423 16.997 (2) (b) Establish eligibility requirements for an educational agency to
24participate in the program established under sub. (1) and to receive additional
25telecommunications access under s. 16.998, including a requirement that a charter

1school sponsor use data lines and video links to benefit pupils attending the charter
2school and a requirement that Internet access to material that is harmful to children,
3as defined in s. 948.11 (1) (b), is blocked on the computers of juvenile correctional
4facilities that are served by data links and video links subsidized under this section.
AB56,111 5Section 111. 16.997 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,142,96 16.997 (2) (c) Establish specifications for data lines and video links for which
7access is provided to an educational agency under the program established under
8sub. (1) or for which additional access is provided to an educational agency under s.
916.998.
AB56,112 10Section 112. 16.997 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,142,1511 16.997 (2) (d) Require an educational agency to pay the department not more
12than $250 per month for each data line or video link that is provided to the
13educational agency under the program established under sub. (1), except that the
14charge may not exceed $100 per month for each data line or video link that relies on
15a transport medium that operates at a speed of 1.544 megabits 1 gigabyte per second.
AB56,113 16Section 113. 16.997 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,142,2017 16.997 (2) (f) Ensure that juvenile correctional facilities that receive access
18under this section to data lines and video links or that receive additional access under
19s. 16.998 to data lines, video links, and bandwidth use those data lines and video
20links
and that bandwidth only for educational purposes.
AB56,114 21Section 114. 16.997 (2c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,143,222 16.997 (2c) The department shall develop criteria to use to evaluate whether
23to provide more than one data line and video link to an educational agency. The
24department shall include in the criteria an educational agency's current bandwidth,

1equipment, and readiness, and the available providers and any other economic
2development in the geographic area that the educational agency serves.
AB56,115 3Section 115. 16.997 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,143,64 16.997 (3) The department shall prepare an annual report on the status of
5providing data lines and video links that are requested under sub. (2) (a) and the
6impact on the universal service fund of any payment under contracts under s. 16.974.
AB56,116 7Section 116 . 16.997 (7) of the statutes is repealed.
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