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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
April 2, 2021 - Introduced by Representatives Dallman, Kurtz, Cabral-Guevara,
Callahan, Duchow, Edming, Krug, Moses, Oldenburg, Plumer, Rozar,
Snyder, Swearingen, Tranel, Vorpagel, Wittke and Zimmerman,
cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Bernier, Felzkowski and Ballweg.
Referred to Committee on Jobs and the Economy.
AB234,1,1 1An Act relating to: tourism industry grants.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Tourism promotion and development organization grants
This bill requires the Department of Tourism to award grants to nonprofit
organizations whose primary purpose is the promotion and development of tourism
in Wisconsin to assist those organizations to remain operational in the wake of the
COVID-19 global pandemic. The bill further requires Tourism to award grants to
such nonprofit organizations and to certain governmental organizations also having
that same primary purpose for purposes of tourism marketing in connection with
Wisconsin's recovery from the COVID-19 global pandemic.
A nonprofit or governmental organization receiving a grant under the bill, as
specified above, may not receive grants totalling more than $1,000,000 or 50 percent
of the organization's average annual tourism marketing budget over the previous
three years, not including 2020. The bill requires the governor to allocate
$50,000,000 of the funds accepted under the federal American Rescue Plan Act of
2021 for the grants.
Amusement industry grants
This bill requires the Department of Tourism to award grants to organizations
that own or operate amusement or theme parks in Wisconsin for purposes of
short-term tourism marketing in connection with the organization's recovery from
the COVID-19 global pandemic. The bill limits each grant to 50 percent of the
organization's average annual tourism marketing budget over the previous three
years, not including 2020. The bill requires the governor to allocate $25,000,000 of

the funds accepted under the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for the
grants.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB234,9143 1Section 9143. Nonstatutory provisions; Tourism.
AB234,2,22 (1) Tourism promotion and development organization grants.
AB234,2,33 (a) Definitions. In this subsection:
AB234,2,5 41. “Governmental organization” means a department or a subunit of a county,
5city, village, town, or federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state.
AB234,2,9 62. “Tourism promotion and development organization” means a nonprofit
7organization or a governmental organization whose primary purpose is the
8promotion and development of tourism to or within this state or a particular region
9in this state.
AB234,2,1410 (b) Continuation of operations grants. From the moneys allocated under par.
11(e), the department of tourism shall award grants to tourism promotion and
12development organizations, other than governmental organizations, adversely
13affected by the COVID-19 global pandemic to assist those organizations to remain
14operational.
AB234,2,1815 (c) Tourism marketing grants. From the moneys allocated under par. (e), the
16department of tourism shall award grants to tourism promotion and development
17organizations for purposes of short-term tourism marketing in connection with this
18state's recovery from the COVID-19 global pandemic.
AB234,2,2019 (d) Grant limits. No organization may receive grants under pars. (b ) and (c)
20that in the aggregate exceed the lesser of the following:
AB234,3,1
11. $1,000,000.
AB234,3,3 22. Fifty percent of the organization's average annual tourism marketing budget
3for the preceding 3 years, not including 2020.
AB234,3,74 (e) Allocation of moneys. Of the moneys the governor accepts from the federal
5government under s. 16.54 pursuant to section 602 of the federal Social Security Act
6as amended by the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, the
7governor shall allocate $50,000,000 for the grants under pars. (b) and (c ).
AB234,3,88 (2) Amusement industry tourism marketing grants.
AB234,3,129 (a) Grants. From the moneys allocated under par. (c ), the department of
10tourism shall award grants to organizations that own or operate amusement or
11theme parks in this state for purposes of short-term tourism marketing in
12connection with the organization's recovery from the COVID-19 global pandemic.
AB234,3,1513 (b) Grant limit. No organization may receive a grant under par. (a ) that exceeds
1450 percent of the organization's average annual tourism marketing budget for the
15preceding 3 years, not including 2020.
AB234,3,1916 (c) Allocation of moneys. Of the moneys the governor accepts from the federal
17government under s. 16.54 pursuant to section 602 of the federal Social Security Act
18as amended by the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, the
19governor shall allocate $25,000,000 for the grants under par. (a).
AB234,3,2020 (End)
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