AB270,42 24Section 42. 71.45 (1t) (n) of the statutes is created to read:
AB270,17,2525 71.45 (1t) (n) Those issued under s. 235.06.
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1Section 43. 77.54 (9a) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB270,18,52 77.54 (9a) (a) This state or any agency thereof, the University of Wisconsin
3Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Wisconsin
4Renewable Energy Development Authority,
the Wisconsin Economic Development
5Corporation, and the Fox River Navigational System Authority.
AB270,44 6Section 44. 100.45 (1) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB270,18,167 100.45 (1) (dm) “State agency" means any office, department, agency,
8institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state
9government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law which
10is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the
11courts, the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, the Bradley
12Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation, the University of Wisconsin
13Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities
14Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Wisconsin Renewable Energy
15Development Authority,
the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and the
16Fox River Navigational System Authority.
AB270,45 17Section 45. 106.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB270,18,2318 106.16 (2) Any company that receives a loan or grant from a state agency or
19an authority under ch. 231 or, 234, or 235 shall notify the department and the local
20workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832, of any position in the
21company that is related to the project for which the grant or loan is received to be
22filled in this state within one year after receipt of the loan or grant. The company
23shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the position.
AB270,46 24Section 46. 106.16 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1106.16 (3) A state agency or an authority under ch. 231 or, 234, or 235 shall
2notify the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation if it makes a loan or grant
3to a company.
AB270,47 4Section 47. 219.09 (1) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB270,19,55 219.09 (1) (h) The Wisconsin Renewable Energy Development Authority.
AB270,48 6Section 48 . 230.03 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB270,19,167 230.03 (3) “Agency" means any board, commission, committee, council, or
8department in state government or a unit thereof created by the constitution or
9statutes if such board, commission, committee, council, department, unit, or the
10head thereof, is authorized to appoint subordinate staff by the constitution or
11statute, except the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, a
12legislative or judicial board, commission, committee, council, department, or unit
13thereof or an authority created under subch. II of ch. 114 or under ch. 231, 232, 233,
14234, 235, 237, 238, or 279. “Agency" does not mean any local unit of government or
15body within one or more local units of government that is created by law or by action
16of one or more local units of government.
AB270,49 17Section 49 . Chapter 235 of the statutes is created to read:
AB270,19,1818 CHAPTER 235
AB270,19,1919 Wisconsin renewable energy
AB270,19,2020 development authority
AB270,19,21 21235.01 Definitions. In this chapter:
AB270,19,23 22(1) “Authority" means the Wisconsin Renewable Energy Development
23Authority.
AB270,19,24 24(2) “Board" means the board of directors of the authority.
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1(3) “Bond" means a bond, note, or other obligation of the authority issued under
2this chapter, including a refunding bond.
AB270,20,6 3(4) “Bond resolution" means a resolution of the board authorizing the issuance
4of, or providing terms and conditions related to, bonds and includes, when
5appropriate, any trust agreement, trust indenture, indenture of mortgage, or deed
6of trust providing terms and conditions for the bonds.
AB270,20,8 7(5) “Eligible business" means a commercial entity that does any of the
8following:
AB270,20,109 (a) Produces energy, fuels, chemicals, or products primarily from renewable
10resources or agricultural, forestry, plant, or other biological materials.
AB270,20,1211 (b) Provides services related to reducing energy consumption or improving
12energy efficiency.
AB270,20,16 13(6) “Eligible project" means a project of a commercial entity to construct any
14new plant, equipment, property, or facilities, or extend, improve, or add to any
15existing plant, equipment, property, or facilities, for the purpose of reducing energy
16consumption or improving energy efficiency of the commercial entity.
AB270,20,17 17(7) “Lender" does not include a seller under a land contract.
AB270,20,18 18(8) “Renewable resource" has the meaning given in s. 196.378 (1) (h).