AB68,266,11 (e) Take other steps necessary to facilitate the implementation of the initiatives specified in sub. (2) and to identify and address barriers to the implementation of those initiatives.

AB68,266,14 (4) Clean energy grants. The office shall establish a program for making grants from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (q) to fund research in support of clean energy production.

AB68,266,20 (5) Technical assistance. (a) The office may provide technical assistance to local governmental units and private entities to assist in the planning and implementation of energy efficiency and renewable resources and may charge for those services. The office may request technical and staff assistance from other state agencies in providing technical assistance to those units of government and private entities.

AB68,266,24 (b) The office may require a public utility to provide energy billing and use data regarding public schools, if the office determines that the data are necessary to provide technical assistance under par. (a) in public schools, including those with the highest energy costs.

AB68,267,2 (c) The office shall consult with the public service commission in implementing this subsection.

AB68,163 Section 163 . 16.969 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 196.492 (title).

AB68,164 Section 164 . 16.969 (1) (intro.) and (b) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 196.492 (1) and amended to read:

AB68,267,8 196.492 (1) In this section: (b) “High-voltage, “high-voltage transmission line" means a high-voltage transmission line, as defined in s. 196.491 (1) (f), that is designed for operation at a nominal voltage of 345 kilovolts or more.

AB68,165 Section 165 . 16.969 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68,166 Section 166 . 16.969 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 196.492 (2), and 196.492 (2) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB68,267,15 196.492 (2) (intro.) The department commission shall promulgate rules that require a person who is issued a certificate of public convenience and necessity by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) for a high-voltage transmission line to pay the department commission the following fees:

AB68,167 Section 167 . 16.969 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 196.492 (3), and 196.492 (3) (a) and (b) 1. and 2., as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB68,267,22 196.492 (3) (a) The department commission shall distribute the fees that are paid by a person under the rules promulgated under sub. (2) (a) to each town, village and city that is identified by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) (gm) in proportion to the amount of investment that is allocated by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) (gm) to each such town, village and city.

AB68,268,2 (b) 1. The department commission shall pay 50 percent of the fee to each county that is identified by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) (gm) in proportion to the amount of investment that is allocated by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) (gm) to each such county.

AB68,268,6 2. The department commission shall pay 50 percent of the fee to each town, village and city that is identified by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) (gm) in proportion to the amount of investment that is allocated by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) (gm) to each such town, village and city.

AB68,168 Section 168 . 16.969 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 196.492 (4).

AB68,169 Section 169. 16.971 (2) (o) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,268,11 16.971 (2) (o) Assist the elections commission with information technology systems development for purposes of facilitating the registration of eligible electors under s. 6.256.

AB68,170 Section 170. 16.978 of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,268,14 16.978 Enterprise data management and analytics. (1) In this section, “office” means the office of digital transformation.

AB68,268,17 (2) The office may establish an enterprise data management and analytics program to gather, combine, and analyze data provided by one or more agencies to do any of the following:

AB68,268,18 (a) Evaluate the outcomes of state-funded programs.

AB68,268,20 (b) Develop and implement policies and strategies that promote the effective, efficient, and best use of state resources.

AB68,268,22 (c) Identify, prevent, or eliminate the fraudulent use of state funds, resources, and programs.

AB68,268,25 (3) (a) At the office's request, an agency shall provide data for use under the program. Each agency that provides data under the program shall comply with the data-sharing protocols established under sub. (4).

AB68,269,3 (b) An agency's provision of data to the office under par. (a) is considered a permitted use of the data for all purposes and may not be construed as a violation of law.

AB68,269,7 (c) An agency that provides data to the office under par. (a) remains the custodian of the data while it is in the custody of the office, and access to the data by that agency or any other person shall be determined by that agency in accordance with applicable law.

AB68,269,12 (d) 1. All confidential data an agency provides to the office under par. (a) remains confidential while in the custody of the office, and the same requirements that apply to the agency and its agents or employees with respect to the confidentiality of the data apply equally to the office and its agents or employees, including penalties for breach of confidentiality.

AB68,269,19 2. The office shall compare the results of any data analysis conducted with respect to confidential data against the confidentiality laws applicable to the source data to determine if the results retain any attributes of the source data that bring the results within the scope of any confidentiality requirement that applies to the source data. If so, the results are subject to all applicable confidentiality requirements, and, in the event of a conflict between applicable confidentiality requirements, the most stringent of those requirements shall control.