AB782: Bill Text

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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE

2021 Assembly BILL 782

January 4, 2022 - Introduced by Representatives Haywood, Milroy, Ortiz-Velez, Anderson, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Emerson, Hebl, Hong, B. Meyers, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Pope, S. Rodriguez, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck and Vining, cosponsored by Senators Smith, Roys, Erpenbach, Agard, L. Taylor and Larson. Referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities.

AB782,1,2 An Act to create 20.155 (3) (e) and 196.379 of the statutes; relating to: the Energy Innovation Grant Program and making an appropriation.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Currently, the Office of Energy Innovation in the Public Service Commission administers the Energy Innovation Grant Program, which is funded with federal money from the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The EIGP awards grants for projects related to energy efficiency and innovation.

This bill appropriates $10,000,000 in general purpose revenue in each fiscal year of the 2021-23 fiscal biennium for the Energy Innovation Grant Program.

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:

AB782,1 Section 1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table

AB782,2 Section 2. 20.155 (3) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB782,2,3 20.155 (3) (e) Energy innovation grant program. The amounts in the schedule for the energy innovation grant program under s. 196.379.

AB782,3 Section 3. 196.379 of the statutes is created to read:

AB782,2,6 196.379 Energy innovation grant program . The office of energy innovation in the commission shall administer the energy innovation grant program.

AB782,2,7 (End)