2023 WISCONSIN ACT 19
(Vetoed in Part)
An Act; relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2023 legislature.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. 13.106 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read: 13.106 (3) (d) For the Medical College of Wisconsin, all of the following:
1. The financial status of the psychiatry and behavioral health practice residency sites.
2. The number of psychiatry and behavioral health residents choosing to practice in medically underserved areas of the state upon graduation.
3. The number of graduates entering psychiatry and behavioral health practice as a career.
19,2Section 2. 13.48 (2) (L) of the statutes is created to read: 13.48 (2) (L) From the appropriation under s. 20.867 (3) (x), the building commission may supplement authorized state building program project budgets to offset cost overruns resulting from an increase in price levels due to inflation. Moneys cannot be expended under this paragraph without the approval of the joint committee on finance.
19,3Section 3. 13.48 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 13.48 (3) State building trust fund. In the interest of the continuity of the program, the moneys appropriated to the state building trust fund under s. 20.867 (2) (f) shall be retained as a nonlapsing building depreciation reserve. Such moneys shall be deposited into the state building trust fund. At such times as the building commission directs, or in emergency situations under s. 16.855 (16) (b), the governor shall authorize releases from this fund to become available for projects and shall direct the department of administration to allocate from this fund such amounts as are approved for these projects. In issuing such directions, the building commission shall consider the cash balance in the state building trust fund, the necessity and urgency of the proposed improvement, employment conditions and availability of materials in the locality in which the improvement is to be made. The building commission may authorize any project costing $1,000,000 or less or, beginning in fiscal year 2023-24, $2,000,000 or less in accordance with priorities to be established by the building commission and may adjust the priorities by deleting, substituting or adding new projects as needed to reflect changing program needs and unforeseen circumstances. The building commission may enter into contracts for the construction of buildings for any state agency, except a project authorized under sub. (10) (c), and shall be responsible for accounting for all funds released to projects. The building commission may designate the department of administration or the agency for which the project is constructed to act as its representative in such accounting.
19,4Section 4. 13.48 (6) of the statutes is amended to read: 13.48 (6) Review of projects. All reports submitted as provided by sub. (4) shall be reviewed by the building commission, which shall make its report as soon after November 20 as is possible. Such report shall include specific recommendations and establish priorities for the next 3 biennia from among all projects submitted which the building commission deems essential and shall recommend additional appropriations if necessary for the execution thereof. The building commission shall include in the report any projects proposed by the state fair park board involving a cost of not more than $300,000, together with the method of financing proposed for those projects by the board, without recommendation. Beginning in fiscal year 2023-24, this amount is $600,000. The building commission shall include in its report an appraisal and recommendation of available and alternative methods of financing buildings for the use of state agencies and shall file copies of its report with the governor-elect.
19,5Section 5. 13.48 (7) of the statutes is amended to read: 13.48 (7) Biennial recommendations. The building commission shall prepare and formally adopt recommendations for the long-range state building program on a biennial basis. The building commission shall include in its report any projects proposed by the state fair park board involving a cost of not more than $300,000, together with the method of financing those projects proposed by the board, without recommendation. Beginning in fiscal year 2023-24, this amount is $600,000. Unless a later date is requested by the building commission and approved by the joint committee on finance, the building commission shall, no later than the first Tuesday in April of each odd-numbered year, transmit the report prepared by the department of administration under s. 16.40 (20) and the commission’s recommendations for the succeeding fiscal biennium that require legislative approval to the joint committee on finance in the form of proposed legislation prepared in proper form.
19,6Section 6. 13.48 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 13.48 (10) (a) Except as provided in par. (c), no state board, agency, officer, department, commission, or body corporate may enter into a contract for the construction, reconstruction, remodeling of, or addition to any building, structure, or facility, in connection with any building project which involves a cost in excess of $300,000 without completion of final plans and arrangement for supervision of construction and prior approval by the building commission. Beginning in fiscal year 2023-24, this amount is $600,000. This section applies to the department of transportation only in respect to buildings, structures, and facilities to be used for administrative or operating functions, including buildings, land, and equipment to be used for the motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program under s. 110.20.
19,7Section 7. 13.48 (10) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read: 13.48 (10) (b) 5. Contracts for construction of any building, structure or facility for the state fair park board involving a cost of not more than $300,000. Beginning in fiscal year 2023-24, this amount is $600,000.
19,8Section 8. 13.48 (20v) of the statutes is created to read: 13.48 (20v) Grants for local projects. (a) The building commission shall establish and operate a grant program under this subsection to assist nonstate organizations to carry out construction projects having a statewide public purpose. The building commission is prohibited from awarding a grant for a construction project under this subsection unless the joint committee on finance both approves the grant and finds that the project is in the public interest and serves one or more statewide public purposes. (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.867 (3) (x), the building commission may award a grant to any nonstate organization for a construction project that satisfies par. (a). The municipality, as defined in s. 59.001 (3), in which the construction project is or will be located shall apply to the building commission for the grant on behalf of the nonstate organization carrying out the construction project.