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AB56,280 20Section 280. 20.505 (8) (hm) 8k. of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,281 21Section 281. 20.505 (8) (hm) 12. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,408,2322 20.505 (8) (hm) 12. The amount transferred to s. 20.437 (1) (js) shall be the
23amount in the schedule under s. 20.437 (1) (js).
AB56,282 24Section 282 . 20.505 (8) (hm) 14. of the statutes is created to read:
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120.505 (8) (hm) 14. The amount transferred to sub. (1) (kp) shall be the amount
2in the schedule under sub. (1) (kp).
AB56,283 3Section 283. 20.515 (1) (gm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,284 4Section 284. 20.515 (1) (m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,285 5Section 285. 20.515 (1) (sr) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,286 6Section 286. 20.515 (1) (um) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,287 7Section 287. 20.515 (1) (ut) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,288 8Section 288. 20.585 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,409,109 20.585 (1) (c) General program operations; general purpose revenue. The
10amounts in the schedule for general program operations.
AB56,289 11Section 289 . 20.765 (3) (bd) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,409,1412 20.765 (3) (bd) Legislative reference bureau; redistricting. For the legislative
13reference bureau, biennially, the amounts in the schedule for redistricting
14operations under subch. I of ch. 4.
AB56,290 15Section 290 . 20.835 (1) (r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,409,2016 20.835 (1) (r) County and municipal aid account; police and fire protection
17fund.
From the police and fire protection fund, after deducting the amounts
18appropriated from that fund under ss. 20.155 (3) (t) and 20.465 (3) 20.395 (5) (q) and
19(qm), all moneys received from the fees collected under s. 196.025 (6) to make the
20payments under s. 79.035.
AB56,291 21Section 291 . 20.835 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,409,2322 20.835 (2) (d) Research credit. A sum sufficient to make the payments under
23ss. 71.07 (4k) (e) 2. a. and am., 71.28 (4) (k) 1. and 1m., and 71.47 (4) (k) 1. and 1m.
AB56,292 24Section 292. 20.855 (4) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
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120.855 (4) (h) Volkswagen settlement funds. All moneys received from the
2trustee of the settlement funds, as defined in s. 16.047 (1) (a), for the replacement of
3vehicles in the state fleet under s. 16.047 (2) and for the grants under s. 16.047 (4m).
4No more than $21,000,000 may be expended from this appropriation in fiscal year
52017-18.
No moneys may be expended from this appropriation after June 30, 2027.
AB56,293 6Section 293. 20.866 (1) (u) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,410,197 20.866 (1) (u) Principal repayment and interest. A sum sufficient from moneys
8appropriated under sub. (2) (zp) and ss. 20.115 (2) (d) and (7) (b) and (s), 20.190 (1)
9(c), (d), (i), and (j), 20.225 (1) (c) and (i), 20.245 (1) (e) and (j), 20.250 (1) (c) and (e),
1020.255 (1) (d), 20.285 (1) (d), (gj), and (je), 20.320 (1) (c) and (t) and (2) (c), 20.370 (7)
11(aa), (ad), (ag), (aq), (ar), (at), (au), (bq), (br), (cb), (cc), (cd), (cg), (cq), (cr), (cs), (ct), (ea),
12(eq), and (er), 20.395 (6) (af), (aq), (ar), and (au), 20.410 (1) (e), (ec), and (ko) and (3)
13(e) and (fm), 20.435 (2) (ee), 20.465 (1) (d), 20.485 (1) (f) and (go), (3) (t) and (4) (qm),
1420.505 (4) (es), (et), (ha), and (hb) and (5) (c), (g), and (kc), 20.855 (8) (a), and 20.867
15(1) (a) and (b) and (3) (a), (b), (bb), (bc), (bd), (be), (bf), (bg), (bh), (bj), (bL), (bm), (bn),
16(bq), (br), (bt), (bu), (bv), (bw), (bx), (cb), (cd), (cf), (ch), (cj), (cq), (cr), (cs), (g), (h), (i),
17(kd), and (q) for the payment of principal, interest, premium due, if any, and payment
18due, if any, under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.06
19(8) (a) relating to any public debt contracted under subchs. I and IV of ch. 18.
AB56,294 20Section 294 . 20.866 (2) (ta) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,411,921 20.866 (2) (ta) Natural resources; Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson
22stewardship 2000 program.
From the capital improvement fund a sum sufficient for
23the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program under s. 23.0917.
24The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $1,046,250,000 for this
25program. Except as provided in s. 23.0917 (4g) (b), (4m) (k), (5), (5g), and (5m), the

1amounts obligated, as defined in s. 23.0917 (1) (e), under this paragraph may not
2exceed $46,000,000 in fiscal year 2000-01, may not exceed $46,000,000 in fiscal year
32001-02, may not exceed $60,000,000 in each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year
42002-03 and ending with fiscal year 2009-10, may not exceed $86,000,000 in fiscal
5year 2010-11, may not exceed $60,000,000 in fiscal year 2011-12, may not exceed
6$60,000,000 in fiscal year 2012-13, may not exceed $47,500,000 in fiscal year
72013-14, may not exceed $54,500,000 in fiscal year 2014-15, and may not exceed
8$33,250,000 in each fiscal year beginning with 2015-16 and ending with fiscal year
92019-20 2021-22.
AB56,295 10Section 295. 20.866 (2) (tc) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,411,2211 20.866 (2) (tc) Clean water fund program. From the capital improvement fund,
12a sum sufficient for the purposes of s. 281.57 (10m) and (10r) and to be transferred
13to the environmental improvement fund for the purposes of the clean water fund
14program under ss. 281.58 and 281.59. The state may contract public debt in an
15amount not to exceed $646,283,200 $659,783,200 for this purpose. Of this amount,
16the amount needed to meet the requirements for state deposits under 33 USC 1382
17is allocated for those deposits. Of this amount, $8,250,000 is allocated to fund the
18minority business development and training program under s. 200.49 (2) (b).
19Moneys from this appropriation account may be expended for the purposes of s.
20281.57 (10m) and (10r) only in the amount by which the department of natural
21resources and the department of administration determine that moneys available
22under par. (tn) are insufficient for the purposes of s. 281.57 (10m) and (10r).
AB56,296 23Section 296 . 20.866 (2) (td) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,412,324 20.866 (2) (td) Safe drinking water loan program. From the capital
25improvement fund, a sum sufficient to be transferred to the environmental

1improvement fund for the safe drinking water loan program under s. 281.61. The
2state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $71,400,000 $114,950,000
3for this purpose.
AB56,297 4Section 297. 20.866 (2) (tf) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,412,95 20.866 (2) (tf) Natural resources; nonpoint source. From the capital
6improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of natural resources to fund
7nonpoint source water pollution abatement projects under s. 281.65 (4c) and (4e).
8The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $44,050,000
9$50,550,000 for this purpose.
AB56,298 10Section 298. 20.866 (2) (th) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,412,1911 20.866 (2) (th) Natural resources; urban nonpoint source cost-sharing. From
12the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of natural
13resources to provide cost-sharing grants for urban nonpoint source water pollution
14abatement and storm water management projects under s. 281.66, to provide
15municipal flood control and riparian restoration cost-sharing grants under s.
16281.665, and to make the grant under 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, section 9135 (1i). The
17state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $53,600,000 $57,600,000
18for this purpose. Of this amount, $500,000 is allocated in fiscal biennium 2001-03
19for dam rehabilitation grants under s. 31.387.
AB56,299 20Section 299. 20.866 (2) (ti) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,412,2421 20.866 (2) (ti) Natural resources; contaminated sediment removal. From the
22capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of natural resources
23to fund removal of contaminated sediment under s. 281.87. The state may contract
24public debt in an amount not to exceed $32,000,000 $57,000,000 for this purpose.
AB56,300 25Section 300. 20.866 (2) (tj) of the statutes is created to read:
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120.866 (2) (tj) Natural resources; total maximum daily load grants. From the
2capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of natural resources
3to provide funds for water pollution control infrastructure project grants under s.
4281.54. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000
5for this purpose.
AB56,301 6Section 301. 20.866 (2) (tx) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,413,127 20.866 (2) (tx) Natural resources; dam safety projects. From the capital
8improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of natural resources to
9provide financial assistance to counties, cities, villages, towns, and public inland
10lake protection and rehabilitation districts for dam safety projects under s. 31.385.
11The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $25,500,000
12$29,500,000 for this purpose.
AB56,302 13Section 302. 20.866 (2) (ugm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,413,1714 20.866 (2) (ugm) Transportation; major interstate bridge construction. From
15the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of transportation
16to fund major interstate bridge projects under s. 84.016. The state may contract
17public debt in an amount not to exceed $245,000,000 $272,000,000 for this purpose.
AB56,303 18Section 303. 20.866 (2) (up) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,413,2419 20.866 (2) (up) Transportation; rail passenger route development. From the
20capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of transportation to
21fund rail passenger route development under s. 85.061 (3). The state may contract
22public debt in an amount not to exceed $79,000,000 $124,000,000 for this purpose.
23Of this amount, not more than $10,000,000 may be used to fund the purposes
24specified in s. 85.061 (3) (a) 2. and 3.
AB56,304 25Section 304. 20.866 (2) (uup) of the statutes is amended to read:
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120.866 (2) (uup) Transportation; southeast rehabilitation projects, southeast
2megaprojects, and high-cost bridge projects.
From the capital improvement fund, a
3sum sufficient for the department of transportation to fund the Marquette
4interchange reconstruction project under s. 84.014, as provided under s. 84.555, the
5reconstruction of the I 94 north-south corridor and the zoo interchange, as provided
6under s. 84.555 (1m), southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects under s. 84.0145,
7as provided under s. 84.555 (1m), and high-cost state highway bridge projects under
8s. 84.017, as provided under s. 84.555 (1m). The state may contract public debt in
9an amount not to exceed $704,750,000 for these purposes. In addition, the state may
10contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $107,000,000 for the reconstruction
11of the Zoo interchange and I 94 north-south corridor, as provided under s. 84.555
12(1m), as southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects under s. 84.0145, in an amount
13not to exceed $216,800,000 $206,800,000 for high-cost state highway bridge projects
14under s. 84.017, as provided under s. 84.555 (1m), and in an amount not to exceed
15$300,000,000 for southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects under s. 84.0145, as
16provided under s. 84.555 (1m), and in an amount not to exceed $65,000,000 for the
17reconstruction of the Zoo interchange, as provided under s. 84.555 (1m), as a
18southeast Wisconsin freeway megaproject under s. 84.0145
.
AB56,305 19Section 305. 20.866 (2) (uv) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,414,2320 20.866 (2) (uv) Transportation, harbor improvements. From the capital
21improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of transportation to provide
22grants for harbor improvements. The state may contract public debt in an amount
23not to exceed $120,000,000 $159,000,000 for this purpose.
AB56,306 24Section 306. 20.866 (2) (uw) of the statutes is amended to read:
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120.866 (2) (uw) Transportation; rail acquisitions and improvements. From the
2capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of transportation to
3acquire railroad property under ss. 85.08 (2) (L) and 85.09; and to provide grants and
4loans for rail property acquisitions and improvements under s. 85.08 (4m) (c) and (d).
5The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $250,300,000
6$280,300,000 for these purposes.
AB56,307 7Section 307. 20.866 (2) (we) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,415,128 20.866 (2) (we) Agriculture; soil and water. From the capital improvement
9fund, a sum sufficient for the department of agriculture, trade and consumer
10protection to provide for soil and water resource management under s. 92.14. The
11state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $68,075,000 $78,075,000
12for this purpose.
AB56,308 13Section 308. 20.866 (2) (zn) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,309 14Section 309. 20.866 (2) (zo) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,415,2015 20.866 (2) (zo) Veterans affairs; refunding bonds. From the funds and accounts
16under s. 18.04 (6) (b), a sum sufficient for the department of veterans affairs to fund,
17refund, or acquire the whole or any part of public debt as set forth in s. 18.04 (5). The
18building commission may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed
19$1,015,000,000 for these purposes, exclusive of any amount issued to fund public
20debt contracted under par. s. 20.866 (2) (zn), 2017 stats.
AB56,310 21Section 310. 20.867 (4) (q) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,416,2122 20.867 (4) (q) Funding in lieu of borrowing. As a continuing appropriation, all
23interest earnings of the capital improvement fund accrued after September 30, 1983,
24except interest earnings arising from the investment of proceeds of public debt
25contracted under s. 20.866 (2) (zn), 2017 stats., and s. 20.866 (2) (zo) on and after

1March 24, 1985, to permit funding in lieu of borrowing for the purposes for which the
2contracting of public debt is authorized under s. 20.866 (2) before March 24, 1985,
3and under s. 20.866 (2) (s) to (zm) and (zz) on and after March 24, 1985, and under
4s. 20.866 (2) (s) to (tz), (ug) to (ut), (uv) to (zm) and (zz) on and after August 9, 1989;
5and to permit funding for the purposes for which the contracting of public debt is
6authorized under s. 20.866 (2) (u) and (uu), regardless of the borrowing limits under
7s. 20.866 (2) (u) and (uu), on and after August 9, 1989. Expenditures from this
8appropriation for each purpose under s. 20.866 (2) (s) to (zm) and (zz) may not exceed
9the net interest earnings attributable to the corresponding account created under s.
1018.08 (1) (b). Net interest earnings shall be allocated quarterly to accounts created
11under s. 18.08 (1) (b), on the basis of the average daily balance of each account during
12the quarter, except that accounts with a negative average daily balance shall not
13receive any interest earnings for that quarter. Balances attributable to accounts
14created under s. 18.08 (1) (b) may temporarily be utilized to support the expenditures
15of other accounts, pending the sale of public debt to provide funds for the program
16purposes of other accounts. Notwithstanding s. 20.866 (2) (s) to (zm) and (zz) or any
17nonstatutory state building program project enumeration, this appropriation may
18be used in lieu of borrowing under s. 20.866 (2) (s) to (zm) and (zz) on and after March
1925, 1985, and in lieu of borrowing under s. 20.866 (2) (s) to (tz), (ug) to (ut), (uv) to
20(zm) and (zz) on and after August 9, 1989; and may be used regardless of the
21borrowing limits under s. 20.866 (2) (u) and (uu) on and after August 9, 1989.
AB56,311 22Section 311. 20.867 (4) (r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,417,223 20.867 (4) (r) Interest on veterans obligations. As a continuing appropriation,
24all interest earnings arising from the investment of proceeds of public debt
25contracted under s. 20.866 (2) (zn), 2017 stats., and s. 20.866 (2) (zo) on and after

1March 24, 1985 and all amounts transferred under 1985 Wisconsin Act 6, section 27,
2to permit the payment of debt service on the public debt.
AB56,312 3Section 312. 20.923 (4) (c) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,417,54 20.923 (4) (c) 2m. Administration, department of; office of sustainability and
5clean energy: director.
AB56,313 6Section 313. 20.923 (4) (c) 6. of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,314 7Section 314. 20.923 (4) (e) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,417,98 20.923 (4) (e) 4. Administration Workforce development, department of: labor
9and industry review commission: member and chairperson.
AB56,315 10Section 315 . 20.924 (1) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,417,1311 20.924 (1) (em) May substitute any available source of funding in whole or in
12part for borrowing authority under s. 20.866 (2) (s) to (zm) and (zz) that is authorized
13to be used to fund a project enumerated under the authorized state building program.
AB56,316 14Section 316. 20.930 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,417,17 1520.930 Attorney fees. Except as provided in ss. 5.05 (2m) (c) 7., 19.49 (2) (b)
166., 46.27 (7g) (h), 49.496 (3) (f), and 49.682 (6), no state agency in the executive branch
17may employ any attorney until such employment has been approved by the governor.
AB56,317 18Section 317 . 20.9315 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,417,19 1920.9315 False claims; actions by or on behalf of state. (1) In this section:
AB56,418,720 (b) “Claim” means any request or demand, whether under a contract or
21otherwise, for money or property and whether the state has title to the money or
22property, that is presented to an officer, employee, agent, or other representative of
23the state or to a contractor, grantee, or other person if the money or property is to be
24spent or used on the state's behalf or to advance a state program or interest, and if
25the state provides any portion of the money or property which is requested or

1demanded, or if the state will reimburse directly or indirectly such contractor,
2grantee, or other person for any portion of the money or property which is requested
3or demanded. “Claim” includes a request or demand for services from a state agency
4or as part of a state program. “Claim” does not include requests or demands for
5money or property that the state has paid to an individual as compensation for state
6employment or as an income subsidy with no restriction on that individual's use of
7the money or property.
AB56,418,118 (d) “Knowingly" means, with respect to information, having actual knowledge
9of the information, acting in deliberate ignorance of the truth or falsity of the
10information, or acting in reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the information.
11“Knowingly" does not mean specifically intending to defraud.
AB56,418,1312 (de) “Material” means having a natural tendency to influence, or be capable of
13influencing, the payment or receipt of money or property or the receipt of services.
AB56,418,1414 (dm) “Medical assistance" has the meaning given under s. 49.43 (8).
AB56,418,1515 (dr) “Obligation” has the meaning given in 31 USC 3729 (b) (3).
AB56,418,1616 (dt) “Original source” has the meaning given in 31 USC 3730 (e) (4) (B).
AB56,418,1917 (e) “Proceeds" includes damages, civil penalties, surcharges, payments for costs
18of compliance, and any other economic benefit realized by this state as a result of an
19action or settlement of a claim.
AB56,418,24 20(2) Except as provided in sub. (3), any person who does any of the following is
21liable to this state for 3 times the amount of the damages that were sustained by the
22state or would have been sustained by the state,whichever is greater, because of the
23actions of the person, and shall forfeit, for each violation, an amount within the range
24specified under 31 USC 3729 (a):
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