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1(a) “Local governmental unit” means a city, village, town, or county that
2contains any part of an electronics and information technology manufacturing zone
3designated under s. 238.396 (1m).
AB1-engrossed,9,44 (b) “Municipal obligation” has the meaning given in s. 67.01 (6).
AB1-engrossed,9,10 5(1m) Grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (fr), the department
6may make one or more grants to a local governmental unit for the local governmental
7unit's expenditures for costs the department determines are associated with
8development occurring in an electronics and information technology manufacturing
9zone designated under s. 238.396 (1m), including costs related to infrastructure and
10public safety.
AB1-engrossed,9,13 11(2) Match. The department may require a local governmental unit to match
12in whole or in part a grant the department makes to the local governmental unit
13under sub. (1m).
AB1-engrossed,9,15 14(2m) Contract. The secretary may contract with a local governmental unit to
15implement subs. (1m) and (2).
AB1-engrossed,9,19 16(3) Moral obligation pledge. (a) Recognizing its moral obligation to do so, the
17legislature expresses its expectation and aspiration that, if ever called upon to do so,
18it shall make an appropriation to pay the principal and interest of a local
19governmental unit's municipal obligations, if all of the following apply:
AB1-engrossed,9,2220 1. The local governmental unit's municipal obligation is issued to finance costs
21related to development occurring in or for the benefit of an electronics and
22information technology manufacturing zone designated under s. 238.396 (1m).
AB1-engrossed,9,2423 2. The secretary designates the moral obligation pledge for the local
24governmental unit's municipal obligation before the municipal obligation is issued,

1based on a plan that the local governmental unit shall submit to the department on
2a form prescribed by the department.
AB1-engrossed,10,53 (b) No more than 40 percent of a local governmental unit's aggregate municipal
4obligations under par. (a) shall be subject to the moral obligation pledge under that
5paragraph.
AB1-engrossed,10,166 (c) The proceeds of municipal obligations issued by a local governmental unit
7under this subsection shall be used to finance costs related to development occurring
8in or for the benefit of an electronics and information technology manufacturing zone
9designated under s. 238.396 (1m). The legislature determines that the provision of
10assistance by state agencies to a local governmental unit under this section, any
11appropriation of funds to a local governmental unit under this section, and the moral
12obligation pledge under par. (a) serve a substantial statewide public purpose by
13assisting the development of an electronics and information technology
14manufacturing zone in the state, by encouraging economic development, by reducing
15unemployment, and by bringing needed capital into the state for the benefit and
16welfare of people throughout the state.
AB1-engrossed,3 17Section 3. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
18the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF
AB1-engrossed,4 1Section 4. 20.395 (6) (ad) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-engrossed,11,82 20.395 (6) (ad) Principal repayment and interest, contingent funding of
3southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects, state funds
. From the general fund, a sum
4sufficient to reimburse s. 20.866 (1) (u) for the payment of principal and interest costs
5incurred in financing southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects, as provided under
6ss. 20.866 (2) (uuz) and 84.585 and 2017 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 60 (1),
7and to make payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into
8under s. 18.06 (8) (a).
AB1-engrossed,4m 9Section 4m. 20.445 (1) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-engrossed,11,1210 20.445 (1) (bg) Worker training and employment program. As a continuing
11appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the worker training and employment
12program under s. 106.271.
AB1-engrossed,5 13Section 5. 20.505 (1) (fr) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-engrossed,11,1614 20.505 (1) (fr) Grants for local government expenditures. As a continuing
15appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for grants to local governmental units
16under s. 16.297.
AB1-engrossed,6 17Section 6. 20.835 (2) (cp) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-engrossed,12,3
120.835 (2) (cp) Electronics and information technology manufacturing zone
2credit
. A sum sufficient to make the payments under ss. 71.07 (3wm) (d) 2. and 71.28
3(3wm) (d) 2.
AB1-engrossed,7 4Section 7. 20.866 (2) (uuz) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-engrossed,12,105 20.866 (2) (uuz) Transportation; southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects
6subject to contingency
. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the
7department of transportation to fund southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects as
8provided under s. 84.585. Subject to 2017 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 60 (1),
9the state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $252,400,000 for these
10purposes.
AB1-engrossed,9 11Section 9. 30.12 (1g) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-engrossed,12,1512 30.12 (1g) (m) A structure or deposit that is related to the construction, access,
13or operation of a new manufacturing facility in a navigable stream located in an
14electronics and information technology manufacturing zone designated under s.
15238.396 (1m).
AB1-engrossed,10 16Section 10. 30.123 (6) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-engrossed,12,2117 30.123 (6) (f) The construction or maintenance of bridges and the construction
18or placement and maintenance of culverts that are related to the construction,
19access, or operation of a new manufacturing facility and that affect a portion of a
20navigable stream within an electronics and information technology manufacturing
21zone designated under s. 238.396 (1m).
AB1-engrossed,11 22Section 11. 30.123 (6m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-engrossed,13,323 30.123 (6m) Permits in lieu of exemptions. (intro.) The department may
24decide to require that a person engaged in an activity that is exempt under sub. (6)
25(d) or (f) apply for an individual permit or seek authorization under a general permit

1if the department has conducted an investigation and visited the site of the activity
2and has determined that conditions specific to the site require restrictions on the
3activity in order to prevent any of the following:
AB1-engrossed,12 4Section 12. 30.19 (1m) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-engrossed,13,85 30.19 (1m) (h) Any activity that affects a portion of a navigable stream and that
6is related to the construction, access, or operation of a new manufacturing facility
7within an electronics and information technology manufacturing zone designated
8under s. 238.396 (1m).
AB1-engrossed,13 9Section 13. 30.195 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 30.195 (7) (intro.) and
10amended to read:
AB1-engrossed,13,1211 30.195 (7) Application of section. (intro.) This section does not apply to
12municipal any of the following:
AB1-engrossed,13,14 13(a) Municipal or county-owned lands in counties having a population of
14750,000 or more.
AB1-engrossed,14 15Section 14. 30.195 (7) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-engrossed,13,1816 30.195 (7) (b) Activity related to the construction, access, or operation of a new
17manufacturing facility located in an electronics and information technology
18manufacturing zone designated under s. 238.396 (1m).
AB1-engrossed,15 19Section 15. 61.57 of the statutes is renumbered 61.57 (intro.) and amended
20to read:
AB1-engrossed,14,2 2161.57 Acquisition of recycling or resource recovery facilities without
22bids.
(intro.) A village may contract for the acquisition of any element of a recycling
23or resource recovery facility
the following without submitting the contract for bids
24as required under s. 61.54 if the village invites developers to submit proposals to

1provide a completed project and evaluates proposals according to site, cost, design
2and the developers' experience in other similar projects.:
AB1-engrossed,16 3Section 16. 61.57 (1) and (2) of the statutes are created to read:
AB1-engrossed,14,44 61.57 (1) A recycling or resource recovery facility.
AB1-engrossed,14,6 5(2) If the village contains an electronics and information technology
6manufacturing zone that is designated under s. 238.396 (1m):
AB1-engrossed,14,77 (a) Water and sewer systems.
AB1-engrossed,14,88 (b) Wastewater treatment facilities.
AB1-engrossed,17 9Section 17. 62.155 of the statutes is renumbered 62.155 (intro.) and amended
10to read:
AB1-engrossed,14,16 1162.155 Acquisition of recycling or resource recovery facilities without
12bids.
(intro.) A city may contract for the acquisition of any element of a recycling
13or resource recovery facility
the following without submitting the contract for bids
14as required under s. 62.15 if the city invites developers to submit proposals to provide
15a completed project and evaluates proposals according to site, cost, design and the
16developers' experience in other similar projects. :
AB1-engrossed,18 17Section 18. 62.155 (1) and (2) of the statutes are created to read:
AB1-engrossed,14,1818 62.155 (1) A recycling or resource recovery facility.
AB1-engrossed,14,20 19(2) If the city contains an electronics and information technology
20manufacturing zone that is designated under s. 238.396 (1m):
AB1-engrossed,14,2121 (a) Water and sewer systems.
AB1-engrossed,14,2222 (b) Wastewater treatment facilities.
AB1-engrossed,18d 23Section 18d. 66.0203 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
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166.0203 (2) (bm) Once a petition is filed under par. (b), no territory within the
2town may be annexed by any city or village under s. 66.0217 or 66.0219 until 30 days
3after one of the following occurs:
AB1-engrossed,15,54 1. Subject to subd. 2., the petition is dismissed by the court under sub. (8) or
5the board under sub. (9).
AB1-engrossed,15,76 2. If the petition is dismissed as described under subd. 1. and the dismissal is
7appealed as described under s. 66.0209, all appeals are exhausted.
AB1-engrossed,15,88 3. An incorporation referendum is held in the town.
AB1-engrossed,18e 9Section 18e. 66.0203 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-engrossed,15,1610 66.0203 (10) Certain towns may become a city or village. A town that is
11adjacent to a city or village that contains an electronics and information technology
12manufacturing zone that is designated under s. 238.396 (1m) may become a city or
13village if the town holds, and approves, an incorporation referendum as described in
14s. 66.0211 (3). None of the other procedures contained in ss. 66.0201 to 66.0213 need
15to be fulfilled, and no approval by the board under s. 66.0207 is necessary for the town
16to become a city or village.
AB1-engrossed,18g 17Section 18g. 66.0215 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-engrossed,15,2018 66.0215 (1m) Annexation limitation. Once a petition is filed under sub. (1),
19no territory within the town may be annexed by any city or village under s. 66.0217
20or 66.0219 until 30 days after the referendum is held in the town.
AB1-engrossed,18i 21Section 18i. 66.02162 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-engrossed,15,2422 66.02162 (1m) Annexation limitation. Once a resolution is adopted under sub.
23(1), no territory within the town may be annexed by any city or village under s.
2466.0217 or 66.0219 until 30 days after the referendum is held in the town.
AB1-engrossed,19 25Section 19. 66.1105 (2) (f) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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166.1105 (2) (f) 1. (intro.) “Project costs" mean any expenditures made or
2estimated to be made or monetary obligations incurred or estimated to be incurred
3by the city which are listed in a project plan as costs of public works or improvements
4within a tax incremental district or, to the extent provided in this subd. 1. (intro.) or
5subds. 1. k., 1. m., and 1. n., or sub. (20) (c), without the district, plus any incidental
6costs, diminished by any income, special assessments, or other revenues, including
7user fees or charges, other than tax increments, received or reasonably expected to
8be received by the city in connection with the implementation of the plan. For any
9tax incremental district for which a project plan is approved on or after July 31, 1981,
10only a proportionate share of the costs permitted under this subdivision may be
11included as project costs to the extent that they benefit the tax incremental district,
12except that expenditures made or estimated to be made or monetary obligations
13incurred or estimated to be incurred by a 1st class city, to fund parking facilities
14ancillary to and within one mile from public entertainment facilities, including a
15sports and entertainment arena, shall be considered to benefit any tax incremental
16district located in whole or in part within a one-mile radius of such parking facilities.
17To the extent the costs benefit the municipality outside the tax incremental district,
18a proportionate share of the cost is not a project cost. “Project costs" include:
AB1-engrossed,20 19Section 20. 66.1105 (4) (gm) 4. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-engrossed,17,620 66.1105 (4) (gm) 4. c. Except as provided in subs. (10) (c), (16) (d), (17), and (18)
21(c) 3., and (20) (b), the equalized value of taxable property of the district plus the
22value increment of all existing districts does not exceed 12 percent of the total
23equalized value of taxable property within the city. In determining the equalized
24value of taxable property under this subd. 4. c. or sub. (17) (c), the department of
25revenue shall base its calculations on the most recent equalized value of taxable

1property of the district that is reported under s. 70.57 (1m) before the date on which
2the resolution under this paragraph is adopted. If the department of revenue
3determines that a local legislative body exceeds the 12 percent limit described in this
4subd. 4. c. or sub. (17) (c), the department shall notify the city of its noncompliance,
5in writing, not later than December 31 of the year in which the department receives
6the completed application or amendment forms described in sub. (5) (b).
AB1-engrossed,21 7Section 21. 66.1105 (20) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-engrossed,17,138 66.1105 (20) Districts within an electronics and information technology
9manufacturing zone.
(a) Creation. With regard to a tax incremental district that
10is created in an electronics and information technology manufacturing zone that is
11designated under s. 238.396 (1m), the district may only be a district that is suitable
12for industrial sites or mixed-use development, as described in sub. (4) (gm) 4. a., and
13all of the following apply:
AB1-engrossed,17,2014 1. Notwithstanding the dates specified in sub. (4) (gm) 2., if the resolution
15described under sub. (4) (gm) is adopted during the period between January 1 and
16December 1, the creation date shall be either the January 1 of the year in which the
17resolution is adopted or the next subsequent January 1, as specified by the local
18legislative body in the resolution. If a resolution is adopted during the period
19between December 2 and December 31, the creation date shall be the next
20subsequent January 1.
AB1-engrossed,17,2321 2. Notwithstanding the October 31 deadline for the city clerk's submission of
22the forms described in sub. (5) (b), the city clerk shall complete and submit the
23required forms for a tax incremental district described in this subsection either:
AB1-engrossed,18,224 a. On or before December 31 of the year the resolution under subd. 1. is adopted
25if the resolution is adopted between January 1 and December 1, and the resolution

1specifies that the district's creation date is January 1 of the year in which the
2resolution is adopted.
AB1-engrossed,18,73 b. On or after the next subsequent April 1 and before the next subsequent
4December 1 of the year the resolution under subd. 1. is adopted if the resolution is
5adopted between January 1 and December 1 and the resolution specifies that the
6district's creation date is the next subsequent January 1 or the resolution is adopted
7between December 2 and December 31.
AB1-engrossed,18,98 (b) Exception to the 12 percent limit. Notwithstanding the 12 percent limit
9findings requirement described under sub. (4) (gm) 4. c.:
AB1-engrossed,18,1110 1. That findings requirement does not apply to a local legislative body's
11resolution which relates to a district described under this subsection.
AB1-engrossed,18,1712 2. After a local legislative body's creation of a district described under this
13subsection, if that body makes the calculation under sub. (4) (gm) 4. c. for a tax
14incremental district created under this section but not under this subsection, that
15findings requirement may not include the value increment of the district created
16under this subsection, provided that the district created under this subsection has
17not terminated.
AB1-engrossed,18,2018 (c) Expenditures. With regard to a tax incremental district described under this
19subsection, and subject to par. (ce), the creating city may incur project costs for any
20of the following, provided that the expenditures benefit the district:
AB1-engrossed,18,2121 1. Territory that is located in the same county as the district.
AB1-engrossed,19,722 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of sub. (2) (f) 2. a. and c., the cost of
23constructing or expanding fire stations, purchasing police and fire equipment, and
24the cost of general government operating expenses related to providing police and
25fire protection services, provided that the total of such expenditures do not exceed,

1over the district's lifetime, 15 percent of the total positive tax increments received by
2the creating city over the district's lifetime. With regard to capital expenditures that
3may be made under this subdivision, such expenditures may be made only for the
4first 84 months following the district's creation, and any expenditures made under
5this subdivision for constructing or expanding fire stations may be made only for fire
6stations located within a one-mile radius of the electronics and information
7technology manufacturing zone that is designated under s. 238.396 (1m).
AB1-engrossed,19,118 (ce) Certification. Before the creating city may incur project costs for any
9territory that is located outside the district but in the same county as the district, the
10city must obtain certification from the department of administration that the
11department believes such a proposed expenditure benefits the district.
AB1-engrossed,19,1412 (cm) Expenditure period. Notwithstanding the limitation on expenditures
13described in sub. (6) (am) 1., expenditures for a district described under this
14subsection may be made up to the unextended termination date described in par. (e).
AB1-engrossed,19,1815 (d) Allocation of positive increments. Notwithstanding the 20-year limit for
16allocating positive tax increments described in sub. (6) (a) 7., for a tax incremental
17district described under this subsection, that limit shall be 30 years for purposes of
18sub. (6) (a) 7.
AB1-engrossed,19,2119 (e) Termination. Notwithstanding the 20-year termination requirement
20specified in sub. (7) (am) 2., for a tax incremental district described under this
21subsection, that limit shall be 30 years for purposes of sub. (7) (am) 2.
AB1-engrossed,21m 22Section 21m. 67.05 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-engrossed,20,1923 67.05 (10) Direct, annual, irrepealable tax. The Except as provided in sub.
24(10m), the
governing body of every municipality proceeding under this chapter shall,
25at the time of or after the adoption of an initial resolution in compliance with sub.

1(1) or (2), or, after the approval of the resolution by popular vote when such approval
2is required, and before issuing any of the contemplated bonds, levy by recorded
3resolution a direct, annual tax sufficient in amount to pay and for the express
4purpose of paying the interest on such bonds as it falls due, and also to pay and
5discharge the principal thereof at maturity. The municipality shall be and continue
6without power to repeal such levy or obstruct the collection of the tax until all such
7payments have been made or provided for. After the issue of the bonds, the tax shall
8be from year to year carried into the tax roll of the municipality and collected as other
9taxes are collected, provided that the amount of tax carried into the tax roll may be
10reduced in any year by the amount of any surplus money in the debt service fund
11created under s. 67.11, and provided further that the municipality issuing the bonds
12may make an appropriation in advance of the authorization of the bonds to provide
13funds for any payment coming due on the bonds prior to the first collection of taxes
14levied for that payment. The amount of the appropriation shall be based on
15estimates of the amount of bonds to be sold and the rate of interest the bonds will
16bear. The appropriation shall not be used for any purpose other than that for which
17appropriated and any surplus in the appropriation shall be transferred to the
18general fund of the municipality. The municipality is not required to levy a tax equal
19to the amount of that appropriation.
AB1-engrossed,21n 20Section 21n. 67.05 (10m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-engrossed,21,221 67.05 (10m) Counties may issue sales tax revenue bonds. A county in which
22an electronics and information technology manufacturing zone that is designated
23under s. 238.396 (1m) exists may issue bonds under this chapter whose principal and
24interest are paid only through sales and use tax revenues imposed by the county
25under s. 77.70. The county shall be and continue without power to repeal such tax

1or obstruct the collection of the tax until all such payments have been made or
2provided for.
AB1-engrossed,22 3Section 22. 71.05 (6) (a) 15. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-engrossed,21,94 71.05 (6) (a) 15. Except as provided under s. 71.07 (3p) (c) 5., the amount of the
5credits computed under s. 71.07 (2dm), (2dx), (2dy), (3g), (3h), (3n), (3p), (3q), (3r),
6(3rm), (3rn), (3s), (3t), (3w), (3wm), (3y), (4k), (4n), (5e), (5f), (5h), (5i), (5j), (5k), (5r),
7(5rm), (6n), and (8r) and not passed through by a partnership, limited liability
8company, or tax-option corporation that has added that amount to the partnership's,
9company's, or tax-option corporation's income under s. 71.21 (4) or 71.34 (1k) (g).
AB1-engrossed,23 10Section 23. 71.07 (3w) (bm) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-engrossed,21,2511 71.07 (3w) (bm) 5. In addition to the credits under par. (b) and subds. 1. to 4.,
12and subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 238.399 or s. 560.799,
132009 stats., a claimant that has retained the minimum number of full-time
14employees determined under s. 238.399 (5) (f) and maintained average zone payroll
15for the taxable year equal to or greater than the base year may claim as a credit
16against the tax imposed under s. 71.02 or 71.08 an amount equal to the percentage,
17as determined by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, of the
18claimant's zone payroll paid in the 12 months prior to the certification date to the
19claimant's full-time employees in the enterprise zone whose annual wages are
20greater than the amount determined by multiplying 2,080 by 150 percent of the
21federal minimum wage in a tier I county or municipality or greater than $30,000 in
22a tier II county or municipality. The amount that the claimant may claim as credit
23under this subdivision for a taxable year shall not exceed $2,000,000. A claimant
24may claim a credit under this subdivision for no more than 5 consecutive taxable
25years.
AB1-engrossed,24
1Section 24. 71.07 (3wm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-engrossed,22,32 71.07 (3wm) Electronics and information technology manufacturing zone
3credit.
(a) Definitions. In this subsection:
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