AB43,108428Section 108. 16.29 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read: AB43,,42942916.29 (1) (b) To fund tourism promotion activities under the Native American Tourism of Wisconsin program. The grants under this paragraph are not subject to the conditions under subs. (2) and (3). AB43,109430Section 109. 16.293 of the statutes is created to read: AB43,,43143116.293 Water utility assistance for low-income households. (1) Definitions. In this section: AB43,,432432(a) “County department” means a county department under s. 46.215 or 46.22. AB43,,433433(b) “Crisis assistance” means a benefit that is given to a household experiencing or at risk of experiencing a water utility–related emergency. AB43,,434434(c) “Household” means any individual or group of individuals who are living together as one economic unit for whom residential water is customarily purchased in common or who make undesignated payments for water in the form of rent. AB43,,435435(d) “Utility allowance” means the amount of utility costs paid by those individuals in subsidized housing who pay their own utility bills, as averaged from total utility costs for the housing unit by the housing authority. AB43,,436436(e) “Water utility assistance” means a benefit that is given to a household to assist in meeting the cost of water utility. AB43,,437437(2) Administration. (a) The department shall administer a water utility assistance program for low-income households to assist eligible households to meet home water utility costs and shall establish a payments schedule for the program. AB43,,438438(b) The department may contract with a county department, another local governmental agency, or a private nonprofit organization to process applications and make payments under the water utility assistance program for low-income households. AB43,,439439(3) Application procedure. (a) A household may apply for water utility assistance from the department under the water utility assistance program for low-income households. A household shall apply on a form prescribed by the department. AB43,,440440(b) If by February 1 of any year the number of households applying for assistance under par. (a) substantially exceeds the number anticipated to apply, the department may reduce the assistance payments under sub. (5) made after that date. The department may also suspend the processing of additional applications until the department adjusts assistance amounts payable. AB43,,441441(4) Eligibility. (a) Subject to sub. (3) (b), all of the following households are eligible to receive water utility assistance under this section: AB43,,4424421. A household with income that is not more than 60 percent of the statewide median household income. AB43,,4434432. A household entirely composed of persons receiving food stamps under 7 USC 2011 to 2036 or supplemental security income or state supplemental payments under 42 USC 1381 to 1383c or s. 49.77. AB43,,4444443. A household with income within the limits specified under par. (b) that resides in housing that is subsidized or administered by a municipality, a county, the state, or the federal government for which a utility allowance is applied to determine the amount of rent or the amount of the subsidy. AB43,,445445(b) The department may establish additional eligibility requirements and other program guidelines for the program. AB43,,446446(5) Assistance payments. Subject to moneys appropriated under s. 20.505 (7) (ee), water utility assistance shall be paid according to the payments schedule established under sub. (2) (a). AB43,,447447(6) Individuals in state prisons or secured juvenile facilities. No assistance payment under sub. (5) may be made to an individual who is imprisoned in a state prison under s. 302.01 or to an individual placed at a juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), or a secured residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g). AB43,,448448(7) Crisis assistance program. A household eligible for water utility assistance under sub. (4) may also be eligible for a crisis assistance payment. The department shall define the circumstances constituting a crisis for which an assistance payment may be made and shall establish the amount of payment to an eligible household. The department may delegate a portion of its responsibility under this subsection to a county department, another local governmental agency, or a private nonprofit organization. AB43,110449Section 110. 16.295 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read: AB43,,45045016.295 (5) (b) 4. Unless otherwise directed by the department, the gross proceeds from all investments of the moneys designated in subd. 1. AB43,111451Section 111. 16.295 (6) of the statutes is repealed. AB43,112452Section 112. 16.3065 of the statutes is created to read: AB43,,45345316.3065 Affordable workforce housing grants. (1) Definition. In this section, “municipality” means a city, village, or town. AB43,,454454(2) Grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (fq), the department shall award grants to municipalities for the purpose of increasing the availability of affordable workforce housing within the municipality, including by funding infrastructure for new affordable housing developments, creating or enhancing an affordable housing trust fund, or providing additional incentives for land use and zoning changes. The department may promulgate rules establishing eligibility requirements and other program guidelines for the grant program under this subsection, including guidelines designed to ensure that housing created with grant funds under the program remains affordable. AB43,113455Section 113. 16.3067 of the statutes is created to read: AB43,,45645616.3067 Rental housing safety grants. (1) Grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (fs), the department shall award one or more grants to a 1st class city for activities that support the improvement of rental housing safety in the city, including the enhancement or creation of a property inspection program and the development and launch of a searchable online database that discloses the history of rental properties within the city. The department may establish program guidelines for the grant program under this subsection.