Wisconsin House Bill 408 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Committee Bill
Status: Failed on April 28 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-04-28 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act to repeal 66.1103 (2) (k) 18. and 93.46 (3); to renumber and amend 16.956 (2) (c), 93.46 (1) (d) and 560.126 (1); to amend 16.04 (1) (a), 16.956 (3) (a) and (c), 20.115 (4) (c), 20.115 (4) (r), 70.32 (2) (c) 1g., 71.07 (5j) (b), 71.28 (5j) (b), 71.47 (5j) (b), 73.03 (50) (intro.), 93.46 (2) (a), 96.01 (3) and 96.02; and to create 15.137 (6), 16.045 (1) (cm) and (f), 16.045 (4m) and (6), 16.954, 16.956 (1) (bg) and (br), 16.956 (2) (c) 2. and 3., 16.956 (3) (f), 16.956 (4), 20.115 (3) (im), 26.42, 70.32 (2) (c) 1i., 70.32 (2) (c) 1k., 71.07 (5j) (a) 2d., 71.07 (5j) (a) 2m., 71.28 (5j) (a) 2d., 71.28 (5j) (a) 2m., 71.47 (5j) (a) 2d., 71.47 (5j) (a) 2m., 73.0303, 78.005 (13j), 78.01 (2n), 78.07 (5), 93.07 (26), 93.46 (1) (d) 1. to 4., 93.46 (1e), 93.46 (2) (b) 4m. and 5m. and (dm), 93.47, 96.01 (4m), 96.05 (1m), 100.51 (6), 100.60, 168.05 (6), 168.12 (2) and 560.126 (1d) of the statutes; relating to: financial assistance related to bioenergy feedstocks, biorefineries, and conversion to biomass energy; the definition of the term agricultural use for the purpose of determining the assessed value of a parcel of land; requiring a strategic bioenergy feedstock assessment; creation of a bioenergy council; the agricultural and forestry diversification programs; biofuels training assessment; a study of regulatory burdens relating to biofuel production facilities; marketing orders and agreements for bioenergy feedstocks; exempting personal renewable fuel production and use from the motor vehicle fuel tax, the petroleum inspection fee, and business tax registration requirements; an income and franchise tax credit for installing or retrofitting pumps that mix motor vehicle fuels from separate storage tanks; offering gasoline that is not blended with ethanol to motor fuel dealers; state renewable motor vehicle fuels sales goals; required sales of renewable motor vehicle fuels; use of petroleum-based transportation fuels by state vehicles; use of alternative fuels in flex fuel vehicles owned by the state; use of public alternative fuel refueling facilities; duties of the Office of Energy Independence; granting rule-making authority; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; making appropriations; and providing penalties.

Financial assistance related to bioenergy feedstocks, biorefineries, and conversion to biomass energy; the definition of the term agricultural use for the purpose of determining the assessed value of a parcel of land; requiring a strategic bioenergy feedstock assessment; creation of a bioenergy council; the agricultural and forestry diversification programs; biofuels training assessment; a study of regulatory burdens relating to biofuel production facilities; marketing orders and agreements for bioenergy feedstocks; exempting personal renewable fuel production and use from the motor vehicle fuel tax, the petroleum inspection fee, and business tax registration requirements; an income and franchise tax credit for installing or retrofitting pumps that mix motor vehicle fuels from separate storage tanks; offering gasoline that is not blended with ethanol to motor fuel dealers; state renewable motor vehicle fuels sales goals; required sales of renewable motor vehicle fuels; use of petroleum-based transportation fuels by state vehicles; use of alternative fuels in flex fuel vehicles owned by the state; use of public alternative fuel refueling facilities; duties of the Office of Energy Independence; granting rule-making authority; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; making appropriations; and providing penalties.

House Legislative Council Committee

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-04-28		Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2010-04-16		Referred to committee on Rules
2010-04-16		Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Renewable Energy and Rural Affairs, Ayes 12, Noes 1
2010-04-16		Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by committee on Renewable Energy and Rural Affairs, Ayes 13, Noes 0
2010-03-31		Fiscal estimate received
2009-10-22		Assembly amendment 2 offered by committee on Renewable Energy and Rural Affairs
2009-10-22		Executive action taken
2009-10-19		Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Davis
2009-10-07		Public hearing held
2009-09-29		Fiscal estimate received
2009-09-23		Fiscal estimate received
2009-09-21		Fiscal estimate received
2009-09-16		Fiscal estimate received
2009-09-14		Fiscal estimate received
2009-08-31		Read first time and referred to committee on Renewable Energy and Rural Affairs
2009-08-31		Introduced

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2009/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab408
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2009/REG/AB408.pdf