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AB1117,6 13Section 6 . 13.95 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1117,7,2 1413.95 Legislative fiscal bureau. (intro.) There is created a bureau to be
15known as the “Legislative Fiscal Bureau" headed by a director. The fiscal bureau
16shall be strictly nonpartisan and shall at all times observe the confidential nature
17of the research requests received by it; however, with the prior approval of the
18requester in each instance, the bureau may duplicate the results of its research for
19distribution. Subject to s. 230.35 (4) (a) and (f), the director or the director's
20designated employees shall at all times, with or without notice, have access to all
21state agencies, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the
22Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Wisconsin Renewable Energy Development
23Authority,
the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic
24Development Corporation, and the Fox River Navigational System Authority, and to

1any books, records, or other documents maintained by such agencies or authorities
2and relating to their expenditures, revenues, operations, and structure.
AB1117,7 3Section 7 . 16.002 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1117,7,84 16.002 (2) “Departments" means constitutional offices, departments, and
5independent agencies and includes all societies, associations, and other agencies of
6state government for which appropriations are made by law, but not including
7authorities created in subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 237, 238,
8or 279.
AB1117,8 9Section 8 . 16.004 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1117,7,1510 16.004 (4) Freedom of access. The secretary and such employees of the
11department as the secretary designates may enter into the offices of state agencies
12and authorities created under subch. II of ch. 114 and under chs. 231, 233, 234, 235,
13237, 238, and 279, and may examine their books and accounts and any other matter
14that in the secretary's judgment should be examined and may interrogate the
15agency's employees publicly or privately relative thereto.
AB1117,9 16Section 9 . 16.004 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1117,7,2017 16.004 (5) Agencies and employees to cooperate. All state agencies and
18authorities created under subch. II of ch. 114 and under chs. 231, 233, 234, 235, 237,
19238, and 279, and their officers and employees, shall cooperate with the secretary
20and shall comply with every request of the secretary relating to his or her functions.
AB1117,10 21Section 10 . 16.004 (12) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1117,8,422 16.004 (12) (a) In this subsection, “state agency" means an association,
23authority, board, department, commission, independent agency, institution, office,
24society, or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the
25constitution or any law, including the legislature, the office of the governor, and the

1courts, but excluding the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority,
2the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Wisconsin Renewable Energy Development
3Authority,
the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic
4Development Corporation, and the Fox River Navigational System Authority.
AB1117,11 5Section 11. 16.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1117,8,116 16.01 (1) In this section, “agency" means any office, department, agency,
7institution of higher education, association, society or other body in state
8government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law which
9is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the
10courts, and any authority created under subch. II of ch. 114 or ch. 231, 233 or, 234,
11or 235
.
AB1117,12 12Section 12 . 16.045 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1117,8,1813 16.045 (1) (a) “Agency" means an office, department, independent agency,
14institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state
15government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, that
16is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the
17courts, but not including an authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch. 231, 232,
18233, 234, 235, 237, 238, or 279.
AB1117,13 19Section 13 . 16.41 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1117,8,2120 16.41 (4) In this section, “authority" means a body created under subch. II of
21ch. 114 or under ch. 231, 233, 234, 235, 237, 238, or 279.
AB1117,14 22Section 14 . 16.417 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1117,8,2423 16.417 (1) (b) “Authority" means a body created under subch. II of ch. 114 or
24ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 237, 238, or 279.
AB1117,15 25Section 15 . 16.52 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
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116.52 (7) Petty cash account. With the approval of the secretary, each agency
2that is authorized to maintain a contingent fund under s. 20.920 may establish a
3petty cash account from its contingent fund. The procedure for operation and
4maintenance of petty cash accounts and the character of expenditures therefrom
5shall be prescribed by the secretary. In this subsection, “agency" means an office,
6department, independent agency, institution of higher education, association,
7society, or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the
8constitution or any law, that is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law,
9including the legislature and the courts, but not including an authority created in
10subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch. 231, 233, 234, 235, 237, 238, or 279.
AB1117,16 11Section 16 . 16.528 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1117,9,1712 16.528 (1) (a) “Agency" means an office, department, independent agency,
13institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state
14government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, that
15is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the
16courts, but not including an authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch. 231, 233,
17234, 235, 237, 238, or 279.
AB1117,17 18Section 17 . 16.53 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1117,9,2519 16.53 (2) Improper invoices. If an agency receives an improperly completed
20invoice, the agency shall notify the sender of the invoice within 10 working days after
21it receives the invoice of the reason it is improperly completed. In this subsection,
22“agency" means an office, department, independent agency, institution of higher
23education, association, society, or other body in state government created or
24authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, that is entitled to expend
25moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, but not

1including an authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch. 231, 233, 234, 235, 237,
2238, or 279.
AB1117,18 3Section 18 . 16.54 (9) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1117,10,94 16.54 (9) (a) 1. “Agency" means an office, department, independent agency,
5institution of higher education, association, society or other body in state
6government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, which
7is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the
8courts, but not including an authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch. 231, 233,
9234, 235, 237, 238, or 279.
AB1117,19 10Section 19 . 16.70 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1117,10,1211 16.70 (2) “Authority" means a body created under subch. II of ch. 114 or under
12ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 237, or 279.
AB1117,20 13Section 20 . 16.75 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1117,11,214 16.75 (1m) The department shall award each order or contract for materials,
15supplies or equipment on the basis of life cycle cost estimates, whenever such action
16is appropriate. Each authority other than the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and
17Clinics Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, and the Wisconsin
18Aerospace Authority, and the Wisconsin Renewable Energy Development Authority
19shall award each order or contract for materials, supplies or equipment on the basis
20of life cycle cost estimates, whenever such action is appropriate. The terms,
21conditions and evaluation criteria to be applied shall be incorporated in the
22solicitation of bids or proposals. The life cycle cost formula may include, but is not
23limited to, the applicable costs of energy efficiency, acquisition and conversion,
24money, transportation, warehousing and distribution, training, operation and
25maintenance and disposition or resale. The department shall prepare documents

1containing technical guidance for the development and use of life cycle cost
2estimates, and shall make the documents available to local governmental units.
AB1117,21 3Section 21 . 16.765 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1117,11,144 16.765 (1) Contracting agencies, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and
5Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin
6Aerospace Authority, the Wisconsin Renewable Energy Development Authority, the
7Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development
8Corporation, and the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation shall
9include in all contracts executed by them a provision obligating the contractor not
10to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age,
11race, religion, color, handicap, sex, physical condition, developmental disability as
12defined in s. 51.01 (5), sexual orientation as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), or national
13origin and, except with respect to sexual orientation, obligating the contractor to take
14affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunities.
AB1117,22 15Section 22 . 16.765 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1117,12,816 16.765 (2) Contracting agencies, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and
17Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin
18Aerospace Authority, the Wisconsin Renewable Energy Development Authority, the
19Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development
20Corporation, and the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation shall
21include the following provision in every contract executed by them: “In connection
22with the performance of work under this contract, the contractor agrees not to
23discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race,
24religion, color, handicap, sex, physical condition, developmental disability as defined
25in s. 51.01 (5), sexual orientation or national origin. This provision shall include, but

1not be limited to, the following: employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer;
2recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other
3forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. Except
4with respect to sexual orientation, the contractor further agrees to take affirmative
5action to ensure equal employment opportunities. The contractor agrees to post in
6conspicuous places, available for employees and applicants for employment, notices
7to be provided by the contracting officer setting forth the provisions of the
8nondiscrimination clause".
AB1117,23 9Section 23 . 16.765 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1117,13,210 16.765 (5) The head of each contracting agency and the boards of directors of
11the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River
12Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Wisconsin
13Renewable Energy Development Authority,
the Lower Fox River Remediation
14Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and the Bradley
15Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation shall be primarily responsible for
16obtaining compliance by any contractor with the nondiscrimination and affirmative
17action provisions prescribed by this section, according to procedures recommended
18by the department. The department shall make recommendations to the contracting
19agencies and the boards of directors of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and
20Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin
21Aerospace Authority, the Wisconsin Renewable Energy Development Authority, the
22Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development
23Corporation, and the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation for
24improving and making more effective the nondiscrimination and affirmative action

1provisions of contracts. The department shall promulgate such rules as may be
2necessary for the performance of its functions under this section.
AB1117,24 3Section 24 . 16.765 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1117,13,124 16.765 (6) The department may receive complaints of alleged violations of the
5nondiscrimination provisions of such contracts. The department shall investigate
6and determine whether a violation of this section has occurred. The department may
7delegate this authority to the contracting agency, the University of Wisconsin
8Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the
9Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Wisconsin Renewable Energy Development
10Authority,
the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic
11Development Corporation, or the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment
12Corporation for processing in accordance with the department's procedures.
AB1117,25 13Section 25 . 16.765 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1117,13,2414 16.765 (7) (intro.) When a violation of this section has been determined by the
15department, the contracting agency, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and
16Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin
17Aerospace Authority, the Wisconsin Renewable Energy Development Authority, the
18Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development
19Corporation, or the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation, the
20contracting agency, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the
21Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the
22Wisconsin Renewable Energy Development Authority,
the Lower Fox River
23Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, or the
24Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation shall:
AB1117,26 25Section 26 . 16.765 (7) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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116.765 (7) (d) Direct the violating party to take immediate steps to prevent
2further violations of this section and to report its corrective action to the contracting
3agency, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River
4Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Wisconsin
5Renewable Energy Development Authority,
the Lower Fox River Remediation
6Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, or the Bradley Center
7Sports and Entertainment Corporation.
AB1117,27 8Section 27 . 16.765 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1117,15,29 16.765 (8) If further violations of this section are committed during the term
10of the contract, the contracting agency, the Fox River Navigational System Authority,
11the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Wisconsin Renewable Energy Development
12Authority,
the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic
13Development Corporation, or the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment
14Corporation may permit the violating party to complete the contract, after complying
15with this section, but thereafter the contracting agency, the Fox River Navigational
16System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Wisconsin Renewable
17Energy Development Authority,
the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the
18Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, or the Bradley Center Sports and
19Entertainment Corporation shall request the department to place the name of the
20party on the ineligible list for state contracts, or the contracting agency, the Fox River
21Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Wisconsin
22Renewable Energy Development Authority,
the Lower Fox River Remediation
23Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, or the Bradley Center
24Sports and Entertainment Corporation may terminate the contract without liability

1for the uncompleted portion or any materials or services purchased or paid for by the
2contracting party for use in completing the contract.
AB1117,28 3Section 28. 16.838 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1117,15,54 16.838 (1) (b) “Authority" means a body created under subch. II of ch. 114 or
5ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, or 237.
AB1117,29 6Section 29 . 16.85 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1117,15,167 16.85 (2) To furnish engineering, architectural, project management, and other
8building construction services whenever requisitions therefor are presented to the
9department by any agency. The department may deposit moneys received from the
10provision of these services in the account under s. 20.505 (1) (kc) or in the general
11fund as general purpose revenue — earned. In this subsection, “agency" means an
12office, department, independent agency, institution of higher education, association,
13society, or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the
14constitution or any law, which is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law,
15including the legislature and the courts, but not including an authority created in
16subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch. 231, 233, 234, 235, 237, 238, or 279.
AB1117,30 17Section 30 . 16.865 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1117,16,718 16.865 (8) Annually in each fiscal year, allocate as a charge to each agency a
19proportionate share of the estimated costs attributable to programs administered by
20the agency to be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (2) (k). The department
21may charge premiums to agencies to finance costs under this subsection and pay the
22costs from the appropriation on an actual basis. The department shall deposit all
23collections under this subsection in the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (2) (k).
24Costs assessed under this subsection may include judgments, investigative and
25adjustment fees, data processing and staff support costs, program administration

1costs, litigation costs, and the cost of insurance contracts under sub. (5). In this
2subsection, “agency" means an office, department, independent agency, institution
3of higher education, association, society, or other body in state government created
4or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, that is entitled to expend
5moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, but not
6including an authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, 235,
7237, 238, or 279.
AB1117,31 8Section 31. 19.42 (10) (qm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1117,16,109 19.42 (10) (qm) The executive director and members of the board of directors
10of the Wisconsin Renewable Energy Development Authority.
AB1117,32 11Section 32. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place,
12insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF - See PDF for table PDF
AB1117,33 13Section 33. 20.498 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1117,16,16 1420.498 Wisconsin Renewable Energy Development Authority. There is
15appropriated to the Wisconsin Renewable Energy Development Authority for the
16following program:
AB1117,16,18 17(1) Authority operations. (a) General program operations. As a continuing
18appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the purposes of ch. 235.
AB1117,34 19Section 34. 23.175 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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123.175 (1) (b) “State agency" means any office, department, agency, institution
2of higher education, association, society or other body in state government created
3or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law which is entitled to expend
4moneys appropriated by law, including any authority created under subch. II of ch.
5114 or ch. 231, 233, 234, 235, or 237 but not including the legislature or the courts.
AB1117,35 6Section 35. 25.17 (3) (b) 14. of the statutes is created to read:
AB1117,17,87 25.17 (3) (b) 14. Bonds issued by the Wisconsin Renewable Energy
8Development Authority.
AB1117,36 9Section 36. 40.02 (54) (k) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1117,17,1010 40.02 (54) (k) The Wisconsin Renewable Energy Development Authority.
AB1117,37 11Section 37. 66.0603 (1m) (a) 3v. of the statutes is created to read:
AB1117,17,1312 66.0603 (1m) (a) 3v. Bonds issued by the Wisconsin Renewable Energy
13Development Authority.
AB1117,38 14Section 38 . 70.11 (38o) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1117,17,1915 70.11 (38o) Wisconsin Renewable Energy Development Authority.
16Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 70.11 (intro.) that relate to leased property or
17that impose other limitations, all property owned or leased by the Wisconsin
18Renewable Energy Development Authority, provided that use of the property is
19primarily related to the purposes of the authority.
AB1117,39 20Section 39. 71.05 (1) (c) 7m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB1117,17,2121 71.05 (1) (c) 7m. The Wisconsin Renewable Energy Development Authority.
AB1117,40 22Section 40 . 71.26 (1) (be) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1117,18,223 71.26 (1) (be) Certain authorities. Income of the University of Wisconsin
24Hospitals and Clinics Authority, of the Fox River Navigational System Authority, of

1the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and of the Wisconsin Aerospace
2Authority, and of the Wisconsin Renewable Energy Development Authority.
AB1117,41 3Section 41. 71.26 (1m) (p) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1117,18,44 71.26 (1m) (p) Those issued under s. 235.06.
AB1117,42 5Section 42. 71.45 (1t) (o) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1117,18,66 71.45 (1t) (o) Those issued under s. 235.06.
AB1117,43 7Section 43 . 77.54 (9a) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1117,18,118 77.54 (9a) (a) This state or any agency thereof, the University of Wisconsin
9Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Wisconsin
10Renewable Energy Development Authority,
the Wisconsin Economic Development
11Corporation, and the Fox River Navigational System Authority.
AB1117,44 12Section 44. 100.45 (1) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1117,18,2213 100.45 (1) (dm) “State agency" means any office, department, agency,
14institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state
15government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law which
16is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the
17courts, the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, the Bradley
18Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation, the University of Wisconsin
19Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities
20Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Wisconsin Renewable Energy
21Development Authority,
the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and the
22Fox River Navigational System Authority.
AB1117,45 23Section 45. 106.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1117,19,424 106.16 (2) Any company that receives a loan or grant from a state agency or
25an authority under ch. 231 or, 234 , or 235 shall notify the department and the local

1workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832, of any position in the
2company that is related to the project for which the grant or loan is received to be
3filled in this state within one year after receipt of the loan or grant. The company
4shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the position.
AB1117,46 5Section 46. 106.16 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1117,19,86 106.16 (3) A state agency or an authority under ch. 231 or, 234, or 235 shall
7notify the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation if it makes a loan or grant
8to a company.
AB1117,47 9Section 47. 219.09 (1) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1117,19,1010 219.09 (1) (h) The Wisconsin Renewable Energy Development Authority.
AB1117,48 11Section 48 . 230.03 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1117,19,2112 230.03 (3) “Agency" means any board, commission, committee, council, or
13department in state government or a unit thereof created by the constitution or
14statutes if such board, commission, committee, council, department, unit, or the
15head thereof, is authorized to appoint subordinate staff by the constitution or
16statute, except the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, a
17legislative or judicial board, commission, committee, council, department, or unit
18thereof or an authority created under subch. II of ch. 114 or under ch. 231, 232, 233,
19234, 235, 237, 238, or 279. “Agency" does not mean any local unit of government or
20body within one or more local units of government that is created by law or by action
21of one or more local units of government.
AB1117,49 22Section 49 . Chapter 235 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1117,19,2323 CHAPTER 235
AB1117,19,2424 Wisconsin renewable energy
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