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92. 16.004 (25) of the statutes is created to read:
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(25) Procurement and risk management educational services. The
3department may provide educational services regarding procurement and risk
4management, including seminars, courses, or conferences, to local governmental
5units, as defined in s. 16.97 (7), and private organizations. The department shall
6charge and collect fees sufficient to recover the costs of activities authorized under
7this subsection.
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8Section
93. 16.004 (26) of the statutes is created to read:
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(26) Tribal relations. The secretary shall appoint a director of Native
10American affairs to manage relations between the state and American Indian tribes
11or bands in the state.
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12Section 94
. 16.035 of the statutes is created to read:
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1316.035 Office of environmental justice. The office of environmental justice
14shall do all of the following:
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15(1) Develop a statewide climate risk assessment and resiliency plan.
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16(2) Assist state agencies, local governments, and federally recognized tribal
17governing bodies in this state with the development of climate risk assessment and
18resiliency plans.
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19(3) Administer a climate risk assessment and resiliency plan technical
20assistance grant program.
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21(4) Collaborate with state agencies and entities that serve vulnerable
22communities to address the impact of climate change on vulnerable communities.
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23(5) Assess state agencies a fee for the development of climate risk assessment
24and resiliency plans.
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1(6) Analyze grant opportunities, enforcement of environmental laws and
2regulations, and based on those analyses and input from residents of this state,
3advise and provide guidance to state entities on environmental justice and related
4community issues to address environmental issues and concerns that affect
5primarily low income and minority communities.
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6(7) Based on the analysis required under sub. (6), create an annual report on
7issues, concerns, and problems related to environmental justice, including
8addressing areas of this state in need of environmental justice issues that require
9immediate attention.
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10Section
95. 16.047 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(4m) (b) The department shall establish a program to award grants of
12settlement funds from the appropriation under s. 20.855 (4) (h) to eligible applicants
13for the replacement of public transit vehicles
or the installation of charging stations
14for vehicles with an electric motor. Any eligible applicant may apply for a grant
15under the program.
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16Section
96. 16.047 (4m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(4m) (c) The department shall award grants under this subsection on
18a competitive basis and shall give preference to the replacement of public transit
19vehicles
or the installation of charging stations for vehicles with an electric motor in
20communities or on routes that the department determines are critical for the purpose
21of connecting employees with employers.
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22Section
97. 16.047 (4m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(4m) (d) An eligible applicant may use settlement funds awarded under
24this subsection only for the payment of costs incurred by the eligible applicant to
1replace public transit vehicles
or install charging stations for vehicles with an
2electric motor in accordance with the settlement guidelines.
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98. 16.047 (4s) of the statutes is repealed.
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99. 16.07 of the statutes is created to read:
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516.07 Grants to American Indian tribes or bands. From the appropriation
6under s. 20.505 (1) (kk), the department shall award grants to American Indian
7tribes or bands in this state. No tribe or band may be awarded grant moneys under
8this section that exceed the amount awarded to any other tribe or band. Each tribe
9or band may use grant moneys as it deems necessary to support programs to meet
10the needs of members of the tribe or band. No grant moneys may be used to pay
11gaming-related expenses.
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12Section
100. 16.09 of the statutes is created to read:
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1316.09 Equal opportunity internship program. (1) Definitions. In this
14section:
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(a) “Division” means the division of personnel management.
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(b) “Low-income household” means a household having an income that does
17not exceed 300 percent of the federal poverty line based on family size.
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(c) “State agency” means any office, department, or independent agency in the
19executive branch of state government.
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20(2) Program. The division shall establish a program under which it places up
21to 16 interns annually with state agencies and members of the legislature, upon
22written request of the agency or member and upon approval of the request by the
23division, subject to all of the following requirements: