Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session
brownfields redevelopment grants.
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC)
may award grants for the redevelopment of brownfields. Brownfields are industrial
or commercial sites that are abandoned, idle, or underused because of actual or
perceived environmental contamination. This bill requires WEDC to expend at least
$1,000,000 in each fiscal year for brownfields redevelopment grants.
Current law authorizes WEDC, in making brownfields redevelopment grants,
to consider certain criteria, including the potential of a project to promote economic
development and the extent and degree of soil and groundwater contamination at the
project site. This bill requires WEDC to consider these criteria in making
brownfields redevelopment grants. The bill also requires WEDC to consult with local
economic development entities before making brownfields redevelopment grants.
What it would cost
Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs
Sponsors
Full history
- Dec 16, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Doyle, Bewley, Berceau, Vruwink, Zepnick, Jorgensen, Staskunas, Ringhand and Fields;Cosponsored by Senators Shilling and Taylor
- Dec 16, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business
- Dec 19, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Withdrawn from committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business and referred to committee on Rural Economic Development and Rural Affairs pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)
- Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1