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AB68,948,65 86.195 (2) (ag) 34. USH 53 from I 90 at La Crosse Onalaska to STH 35 north
6of Holmen.
AB68,1523 7Section 1523. 86.195 (2) (ag) 36. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,948,98 86.195 (2) (ag) 36. USH 12 from CTH “P" in Walworth County southeast of
9Whitewater
to Tri County Road in Rock County.
AB68,1524 10Section 1524. 86.195 (2) (ag) 37. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,948,1111 86.195 (2) (ag) 37. STH 35 from CTH “M” at River Falls to I 94 east of Hudson.
AB68,1525 12Section 1525. 86.195 (2) (ag) 38. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,948,1413 86.195 (2) (ag) 38. USH 51 from STH 19 north of Madison to CTH “V” at
14DeForest.
AB68,1526 15Section 1526. 86.195 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,948,2116 86.195 (2) (c) A person who requests the erection or installation of a sign under
17par. (a) or (b) shall pay to the department an annual permit fee of $40 $80 to cover
18administrative costs and the cost of inspection of the signs erected or installed under
19this section. In addition, the person requesting a sign under par. (a) or (b) shall pay
20a fee for the manufacture, installation and maintenance of the specific information
21sign and the installation and maintenance of the business sign.
AB68,1527 22Section 1527. 86.195 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,948,2423 86.195 (3) (b) 2. Regular operation at least 5 days a week, opening for service
24no later than 10 a.m. and remaining open until at least 7 p.m.
;
AB68,1528 25Section 1528. 86.195 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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186.195 (5) (b) Number of signs permitted. No more than 4 specific information
2signs for each category of motorist service may be erected
The department may not
3authorize the erection of a number of signs
along an approach to an interchange or
4intersection that exceeds the number of signs authorized by the manual on uniform
5traffic control devices adopted by the department under s. 84.02 (4) (e)
. No specific
6information sign may contain more than 6 business signs.
AB68,1529 7Section 1529 . 86.195 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,949,148 86.195 (5) (c) Conformity with discrimination laws. Each business identified
9as a motorist service on a specific information sign shall, as a condition of eligibility
10for erection, installation and maintenance of a sign under this section, give written
11assurance to the department that the business conforms with all applicable laws
12concerning the provisions of public accommodations without regard to race, religion,
13color, sex or, national origin , or status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s.
14343.03 (3r)
.
AB68,1530 15Section 1530. 86.195 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,949,1816 86.195 (6) (a) Specific information signs and business signs shall have a blue
17reflectorized background with a white reflectorized border and white reflectorized
18legend. Sign panels may be illuminated.
AB68,1531 19Section 1531. 86.30 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,949,2320 86.30 (2) (a) 3. For each mile of road or street under the jurisdiction of a
21municipality as determined under s. 86.302, the mileage aid payment shall be $2,389
22in calendar year 2019 and
$2,628 in calendar year years 2020 and 2021, $2,681 in
23calendar year 2022, and $2,734 in calendar year 2023
and thereafter.
AB68,1532 24Section 1532. 86.30 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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186.30 (9) (b) For the purpose of calculating and distributing aids under sub. (2),
2the amounts for aids to counties are $111,093,800 in calendar year 2019 and
3$122,203,200 in calendar year years 2020 and 2021, $124,647,300 in calendar year
42022, and $127,140,200 in calendar year 2023 and
thereafter. These amounts, to the
5extent practicable, shall be used to determine the statewide county average
6cost-sharing percentage in the particular calendar year.
AB68,1533 7Section 1533. 86.30 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,950,138 86.30 (9) (c) For the purpose of calculating and distributing aids under sub. (2),
9the amounts for aids to municipalities are $348,639,300 in calendar year 2019 and
10$383,503,200 in calendar year years 2020 and 2021, $391,173,300 in calendar year
112022, and $398,996,800 in calendar year 2023 and
thereafter. These amounts, to the
12extent practicable, shall be used to determine the statewide municipal average
13cost-sharing percentage in the particular calendar year.
AB68,1534 14Section 1534. 86.303 (5) (i) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,950,1615 86.303 (5) (i) 3. The amount of reduction may not exceed $100 for each working
16day after July 31 that the financial reports are actually submitted.
AB68,1535 17Section 1535. 86.31 (3s) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,1536 18Section 1536. 86.35 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,950,19 1986.35 Local road aids for critical infrastructure. (1) In this section:
AB68,950,2020 (a) “Eligible applicant” means a city, village, town, or county.
AB68,950,2121 (b) “Eligible project” means a project that satisfies the requirements of sub. (3).
AB68,950,23 22(2) The department shall develop and administer a local road aids for critical
23infrastructure program.
AB68,950,25 24(3) A project is eligible for funding under this section if all of the following
25apply:
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1(a) The project is for the reconstruction of a culvert or bridge to a higher
2standard durability.
AB68,951,43 (b) The culvert or bridge under par. (a) is owned by the eligible applicant that
4is applying for the grant.
AB68,951,65 (c) The culvert or bridge under par. (a) is at risk of being damaged by future
6extreme storm water events.
AB68,951,9 7(4) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (usb), the department shall
8award grants to reimburse eligible applicants for moneys expended on eligible
9projects.
AB68,951,1510 (b) The department shall promulgate rules prescribing the form, nature, and
11extent of information that shall be contained in applications for grants under this
12section and shall establish criteria for evaluating applications and for awarding
13grants under this section. The criteria for awarding grants under this section shall
14prioritize grants for eligible projects most at risk from future extreme storm water
15events.
AB68,951,1716 (c) The amount of a grant awarded under this section may not exceed 50 percent
17of the cost of the project.
AB68,1537 18Section 1537 . 86.51 of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,1538 19Section 1538. 91.10 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,951,21 2091.10 (title) County plan required; planning and implementation
21grants.
AB68,1539 22Section 1539. 91.10 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,951,2523 91.10 (7) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.115 (7) (tm), the department
24may award implementation grants to counties for implementing a county's certified
25farmland preservation plan.
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1(b) The department shall enter into a contract with a county to which it awards
2a planning grant under par. (a) before the department distributes any grant funds
3to the county. In the contract, the department shall identify the costs that are eligible
4for reimbursement through the grant.
AB68,952,75 (c) The department may distribute grant funds under this subsection only after
6the county shows that it has incurred costs that are eligible for reimbursement under
7par. (b).
AB68,1540 8Section 1540 . 92.14 (3) (a) 4m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,952,109 92.14 (3) (a) 4m. County land conservation personnel who primarily focus on
10climate change and climate change resiliency.
AB68,1541 11Section 1541. 92.14 (5r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,952,1912 92.14 (5r) Annual grant request. Every land conservation committee shall
13prepare annually a grant request that describes the land and water resource staffing
14needs and activities to be undertaken or funded by the county under this chapter and
15ss. 281.65 and 281.66 and the funding needed for those purposes. The grant request
16shall specifically state any request for funding for climate change personnel under
17sub. (3) (a) 4m.
The grant request shall be consistent with the county's plan under
18s. 92.10. The land conservation committee shall submit the grant request to the
19department.
AB68,1542 20Section 1542 . 93.01 (14m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,953,221 93.01 (14m) “Regenerative agricultural practice” means an agricultural
22management technique designed to build soil health and crop resiliency, improve
23water and nutrient retention, or sequester carbon, primarily by managing the
24organic matter content of soil. “Regenerative agricultural practice” includes

1diversifying crop rotations and using no-till planting, managed grazing, cover
2cropping, and composting.
AB68,1543 3Section 1543. 93.06 (1qm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,953,74 93.06 (1qm) Loans and grants for rural development. Make Provide grants,
5make
loans, and charge interest and origination fees and take security for those
6loans, as required to receive federal funding for the development of rural business
7enterprises or for rural economic development.
AB68,1544 8Section 1544. 93.425 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,953,12 993.425 Wisconsin initiative for agricultural exports. (1) The department
10shall consult with the center for international agribusiness marketing and establish
11and administer an agricultural exports program to promote the export of this state's
12agricultural and agribusiness products.
AB68,953,17 13(2) In establishing and administering the program under this section, not more
14than 50 percent of the funds from the appropriation under s. 20.115 (3) (d) may be
15used for promoting dairy product exports and not more than 50 percent of the funds
16from the appropriation under s. 20.115 (3) (d) may be used for promoting vegetable,
17meat, and fish product exports.
AB68,1545 18Section 1545. 93.48 of the statutes is renumbered 93.63, and 93.63 (1), as
19renumbered, is amended to read:
AB68,954,220 93.63 (1) The department may award grants from the appropriation under s.
2120.115 (4) (am) (f) to individuals or organizations to fund projects that are designed
22to increase the sale of agricultural products grown in this state that are purchased
23in close proximity to where they are produced. The department may not award a
24grant under this section unless the applicant contributes matching funds equal to at

1least 50 percent of the costs of the project. The department shall promulgate rules
2for the program under this section.
AB68,1546 3Section 1546 . 93.485 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,954,10 493.485 Water stewardship certification grant program. The department
5may award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.115 (4) (cm) to agricultural
6producers to reimburse the amounts that a producer pays to the Alliance for Water
7Stewardship to obtain a certification of water stewardship. The department shall
8award grants under this section directly to the agricultural producer. Grants under
9this section may not be used to reimburse any costs of operational changes needed
10to obtain the certification of water stewardship.
AB68,1547 11Section 1547. 93.49 (1), (2), (3) (b) and (c), (4) and (5) of the statutes are
12renumbered 93.61 (1), (2), (3) (b) and (c), (4) and (5).
AB68,1548 13Section 1548. 93.49 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 93.61 (3) (a) (intro.)
14and amended to read:
AB68,954,1915 93.61 (3) (a) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.115 (4) (as) (f), the
16department shall provide grants to school districts, in coordination with the
17department of public instruction, and to nonprofit organizations, farmers, and any
18other entities for the creation and expansion of farm to school programs. The
19department shall give preference to the following types of proposals:
AB68,954,21 202. Proposals that are innovative or that provide models that other school
21districts can adopt.
AB68,1549 22Section 1549. 93.525 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,955,2 2393.525 Meat processing tuition grants. (1) From the appropriation under
24s. 20.115 (3) (f), the department shall provide grants to universities, colleges, and

1technical colleges located in this state that have programs in meat processing to
2reimburse tuition costs of students enrolled in a meat processing program.
AB68,955,5 3(2) Each tuition reimbursement made with a grant received under this section
4shall reimburse a student for not more than 80 percent of the first $9,375 of the
5tuition cost for enrolling in a meat processing program.
AB68,1550 6Section 1550. 93.53 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,955,13 793.53 Food waste reduction grants. (1) The department shall provide
8grants for food waste reduction pilot projects that have an objective of preventing
9food waste, redirecting surplus food to hunger relief organizations, and composting
10food waste. In awarding grants under this section, the department shall give
11preference to proposals that serve census tracts for which the median household
12income is below the statewide median household income and in which no grocery
13store is located.
AB68,955,15 14(2) The department shall promulgate rules for the administration of this
15section.
AB68,1551 16Section 1551 . 93.60 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,955,21 1793.60 Food security and Wisconsin products grant program. (1)
18Grants. The department may award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.115
19(4) (f) to nonprofit food banks, nonprofit food pantries, and other nonprofit
20organizations that provide food assistance for the purpose of purchasing food
21products that are made or grown in this state.
AB68,955,22 22(2) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to administer this section.
AB68,1552 23Section 1552. 93.61 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
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193.61 (3) (a) 1. Proposals from school districts in which a high percentage of
2pupils satisfy the income eligibility criteria under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1) for a free or
3reduced-price meal.
AB68,1553 4Section 1553. 93.62 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,956,11 593.62 Farm to fork program. (1) Definition. In this section, “farm to fork
6program” means a program to connect entities that are not school districts and that
7have cafeterias to nearby farms to provide locally produced fresh fruits and
8vegetables, dairy products, and other nutritious, locally produced foods in meals and
9snacks; to help the public develop healthy eating habits; to provide nutritional and
10agricultural education; and to improve farmers' incomes and direct access to
11markets.
AB68,956,16 12(2) Grants. (a) The department may award grants from the appropriation
13under s. 20.115 (4) (f) to businesses, universities, hospitals, and other entities that
14are not school districts and that have cafeterias for the creation and expansion of
15farm to fork programs. The department shall give preference to proposals that are
16innovative or that provide models that other entities can adopt.
AB68,956,2017 (b) In awarding grants under this section, the department shall promote
18agricultural development and farm profitability by supporting the development and
19adoption of practices and agribusiness opportunities that involve the production of
20value-added agricultural products, as defined under s. 93.65 (1).
AB68,956,2221 (c) The department may award grants under this subsection for projects that
22do any of the following:
AB68,956,2523 1. Create, expand, diversify, or promote production, processing, marketing, and
24distribution of food produced in this state for sale to entities in this state other than
25school districts.
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12. Create, expand, or renovate facilities, including purchases of equipment for
2the facilities, that would ensure the use of food produced in this state in locations in
3this state other than schools.
AB68,957,54 3. Provide, expand, or promote training for food service personnel, farmers, and
5distributors.
AB68,957,66 4. Provide, expand, or promote nutritional and agricultural education.
AB68,957,87 (d) The department shall consult with interested persons to establish grant
8priorities for each fiscal year.
AB68,957,11 9(3) Reports. At least annually, the department shall report to the legislature
10under s. 13.172 (2) and to the secretary on the needs and opportunities for farm to
11fork programs.
AB68,957,12 12(4) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to administer this section.
AB68,1554 13Section 1554. 93.64 of the statutes is created to read:
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