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(b) Advancing innovative sustainability solutions in ways that improve this
10state's economy and environment, including energy initiatives that reduce carbon
11emissions, accelerate economic growth, and lower customer energy costs.
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(c) Diversifying the resources used to reliably meet the energy needs of
13consumers in this state and generate family-supporting jobs through the expansion
14of this state's clean energy economy.
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15(3) Other duties. The office shall do all of the following:
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(a) Provide advice and support to state agencies in developing or retrofitting
17sustainable infrastructure to reduce energy use and lessen negative impacts on this
18state's air and water quality.
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(b) Study and report on the status of existing clean and renewable energy
20efforts by the state, including economic development initiatives, and develop future
21energy policy opportunities for consideration by the governor and state agencies.
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(c) Serve as a single point of contact to assist businesses, local units of
23government, and nongovernmental organizations that are pursuing clean energy
24opportunities.
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1(d) Identify and share information about clean energy funding and
2employment opportunities for private and state and local governmental entities.
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(e) Take other steps necessary to facilitate the implementation of the initiatives
4specified in sub. (2) and to identify and address barriers to the implementation of
5those initiatives.
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6(4) Clean energy grants. The office shall establish a program for making
7grants from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (q) to fund research in support of
8clean energy production.
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9(5) Technical assistance. (a) The office may provide technical assistance to
10local governmental units and private entities to assist in the planning and
11implementation of energy efficiency and renewable resources and may charge for
12those services. The office may request technical and staff assistance from other state
13agencies in providing technical assistance to those units of government and private
14entities.
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(b) The office may require a public utility to provide energy billing and use data
16regarding public schools, if the office determines that the data are necessary to
17provide technical assistance under par. (a) in public schools, including those with the
18highest energy costs.
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(c) The office shall consult with the public service commission in implementing
20this subsection.
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21Section 165
. 16.969 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 196.492 (title).
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22Section 166
. 16.969 (1) (intro.) and (b) of the statutes are consolidated,
23renumbered 196.492 (1) and amended to read:
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1196.492
(1) In this section
: (b) “High-voltage, “high-voltage transmission line"
2means a high-voltage transmission line, as defined in s. 196.491 (1) (f), that is
3designed for operation at a nominal voltage of 345 kilovolts or more.
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4Section 167
. 16.969 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
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5Section 168
. 16.969 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 196.492 (2), and 196.492
6(2) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
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196.492
(2) (intro.) The
department commission shall promulgate rules that
8require a person who is issued a certificate of public convenience and necessity by the
9commission under s. 196.491 (3) for a high-voltage transmission line to pay the
10department commission the following fees:
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11Section 169
. 16.969 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 196.492 (3), and 196.492
12(3) (a) and (b) 1. and 2., as renumbered, are amended to read:
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196.492
(3) (a) The
department
commission shall distribute the fees that are
14paid by a person under the rules promulgated under sub. (2) (a) to each town, village
15and city that is identified by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) (gm) in proportion
16to the amount of investment that is allocated by the commission under s. 196.491 (3)
17(gm) to each such town, village and city.
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(b) 1. The
department commission shall pay 50 percent of the fee to each county
19that is identified by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) (gm) in proportion to the
20amount of investment that is allocated by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) (gm)
21to each such county.
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2. The
department commission shall pay 50 percent of the fee to each town,
23village and city that is identified by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) (gm) in
24proportion to the amount of investment that is allocated by the commission under
25s. 196.491 (3) (gm) to each such town, village and city.
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1Section
170. 16.969 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 196.492 (4).
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2Section
171. 16.971 (2) (o) of the statutes is created to read:
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16.971
(2) (o) Assist the elections commission with information technology
4systems development for purposes of facilitating the registration of eligible electors
5under s. 6.256.
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6Section
172. 16.978 of the statutes is created to read:
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716.978 Enterprise data management and analytics. (1) In this section,
8“office” means the office of digital transformation.
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9(2) The office may establish an enterprise data management and analytics
10program to gather, combine, and analyze data provided by one or more agencies to
11do any of the following:
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(a) Evaluate the outcomes of state-funded programs.