SB288, s. 2 8Section 2 . 20.320 (1) (y) of the statutes is repealed.
Note: Section 2 repeals the appropriation for federal financial hardship
assistance for the Clean Water Fund. This fund was a one-time fund and the funds were
disbursed several years ago.
SB288, s. 3 9Section 3 . 25.43 (1) (ae) of the statutes is repealed.
SB288, s. 4 10Section 4. 25.43 (2) (ae) of the statutes is repealed.
SB288, s. 5 11Section 5 . 25.43 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB288,2,1612 25.43 (2) (c) The department of administration may establish and change
13accounts in the environmental improvement fund other than those under pars. (a),
14(ae), (am) and (b). The department of administration shall consult the department
15of natural resources before establishing or changing an account that is needed to
16administer the programs under ss. 281.58, 281.59 and 281.61.
Note: Sections 3 to 5 delete references to the Clean Water Fund Program federal
financial hardship assistance account.
SB288, s. 6 17Section 6 . 25.43 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB288,3,318 25.43 (3) Except for the purpose of investment as provided in s. 25.17 (2) (d),
19the environmental improvement fund may be used only for the purposes authorized

1under ss. 20.320 (1) (r), (s), (sm), (t), and (x) and (y), (2) (s) and (x) and (3) (q), 20.370
2(4) (mt), (mx) and (nz), (8) (mr) and (9) (mt), (mx) and (ny), 20.505 (1) (v), (x) and (y),
3281.58, 281.59, 281.60, 281.61 and 281.62.
Note: Sections 1 and 6 delete a reference to the appropriation for federal financial
hardship assistance for the Clean Water Fund. This appropriation is repealed in Section
2 of the bill.
SB288, s. 7 4Section 7 . 281.58 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 281.58 (3).
SB288, s. 8 5Section 8 . 281.58 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB288, s. 9 6Section 9. 281.58 (6) (b) 5m. of the statutes is repealed.
SB288, s. 10 7Section 10. 281.58 (13) (be) of the statutes is repealed.
SB288, s. 11 8Section 11 . 281.58 (13) (bs) of the statutes is repealed.
SB288, s. 12 9Section 12 . 281.58 (13) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB288,3,2310 281.58 (13) (cm) The amount and type of assistance to be provided to a
11municipality that receives state financial hardship assistance shall be determined
12under rules promulgated by the department. Assistance to be provided to a
13municipality that receives federal financial hardship assistance shall be in the form
14of a grant for a portion of the project costs plus a loan at the interest rate under sub.
15(12) for the type of project being funded. The maximum amount of subsidy that a
16municipality receiving federal financial hardship assistance may receive is equal to
17the amount of subsidy that the municipality would have received if it had received
18state financial hardship assistance. If a municipality receives state financial
19hardship assistance and federal financial hardship assistance for a project, the total
20amount of the subsidy for the project may not exceed the amount of subsidy that the
21municipality would have received if it had received only state financial hardship
22assistance. Subsection (8) (g) does not apply to the amount of a federal financial
23hardship assistance grant that a municipality may receive.

Note: Section 12 of the bill deletes references to the federal financial hardship
assistance grant from the statute that requires the DNR to promulgate rules establishing
criteria for financial hardship assistance.
SB288, s. 13 1Section 13 . 281.58 (13) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB288,4,62 281.58 (13) (d) The department shall establish a financial hardship assistance
3funding list for each fiscal year that ranks projects of municipalities that are eligible
4under par. (b) or (be), and that submit complete financial assistance applications
5under sub. (9) (a) no later than June 30 of the preceding fiscal year, in the same order
6that they appear on the priority list under sub. (8e).
SB288, s. 14 7Section 14 . 281.58 (13) (e) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB288,4,108 281.58 (13) (e) (intro.) Subject to par. (em), in In each fiscal year, the
9department shall allocate financial hardship assistance under this subsection in the
10following order:
SB288, s. 15 11Section 15 . 281.58 (13) (em) of the statutes is repealed.
Note: Section 15 repeals a statute relating to how federal financial hardship
assistance must be allocated if all available state financial hardship assistance has been
allocated. The amendment in Section 14 reflects that repeal.
SB288, s. 16 12Section 16 . 281.59 (3) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB288,4,1813 281.59 (3) (a) 6. An amount equal to the estimated present value of subsidies
14for all clean water fund program loans and grants expected to be made for the
15wastewater treatment projects listed in the biennial needs list under s. 281.58 (3m),
16except for federal financial hardship assistance grants under s. 281.58 (13),

17discounted at a rate of 7% per year to the first day of the biennium for which the
18biennial finance plan is prepared.
SB288, s. 17 19Section 17. 281.59 (3e) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB288,5,220 281.59 (3e) (a) 1. An amount of present value of the subsidy for the clean water
21fund program, except for federal financial hardship assistance grants under s.

1281.58 (13),
that is specified for that biennium under par. (b) and is based on the
2amount included in the biennial finance plan under sub. (3) (a) 6.
SB288, s. 18 3Section 18 . 281.59 (3e) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act
432
, is amended to read:
SB288,5,105 281.59 (3e) (e) The department may expend, for financial hardship assistance,
6other than federal financial hardship assistance grants under s. 281.58 (13) (be),
in
7a biennium under s. 281.58 (13) (e), an amount up to 5 percent of the amount
8approved by the legislature under par. (b) for that biennium. The department may
9expend such amount only from the percentage of the amount approved by the
10legislature under par. (b) that is not available under par. (d) for financial assistance.
Note: Sections 8 to 11, 13 , and 16 to 18 eliminate references to the federal financial
hardship assistance grant. Section 7 renumbers a statute to reflect the elimination of
one of those references.
SB288,5,1111 (End)
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