20.320 Environmental improvement program. There is appropriated for the environmental improvement program:

(1) Clean water fund program operations.

(a) Environmental aids — clean water fund program. The amounts in the schedule to be paid into the environmental improvement fund for the clean water fund program under s. 281.58.

(c) Principal repayment and interest — clean water fund program. A sum sufficient to reimburse s. 20.866 (1) (u) for the payment of principal and interest costs incurred in transferring moneys from s. 20.866 (2) (tc) to the environmental improvement fund for the purposes of the clean water fund program under s. 281.58 and to make payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.06 (8) (a).

(q) Clean water fund program revenue obligation funding. As a continuing appropriation, all proceeds from revenue obligations issued for the clean water fund program under subch. II or IV of ch. 18, as authorized under s. 281.59 (4) and deposited in the fund in the state treasury created under s. 18.57 (1), providing for reserves and for expenses of issuance and management of the revenue obligations, and to make payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.55 (6) with respect to such revenue obligations issued under s. 281.59 (4), and the remainder to be transferred to the environmental improvement fund for the purposes of the clean water fund program under s. 281.58. Estimated disbursements under this paragraph shall not be included in the schedule under s. 20.005.

(r) Clean water fund program repayment of revenue obligations. From the environmental improvement fund, a sum sufficient to repay the fund in the state treasury created under s. 18.57 (1) the amount needed to retire revenue obligations issued for the clean water fund program under subch. II or IV of ch. 18, as authorized under s. 281.59 (4), and to make payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.55 (6) with respect to such revenue obligations issued under s. 281.59 (4).

(s) Clean water fund program financial assistance. From the environmental improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the purposes of providing clean water fund program financial assistance under s. 281.58.

(sm) Land recycling loan program financial assistance. From the clean water fund program federal revolving loan fund account in the environmental improvement fund, a sum sufficient, not to exceed a total of $20,000,000 less the maximum transfer amount specified in any agreement under s. 25.43 (2s), to provide land recycling loan program financial assistance under s. 281.60.

(t) Principal repayment and interest — clean water fund program bonds. From the environmental improvement fund, the amounts in the schedule to reimburse s. 20.866 (1) (u) for the payment of principal and interest costs incurred in transferring moneys from s. 20.866 (2) (tc) to the environmental improvement fund for the purposes of the clean water fund program under s. 281.58 and to make payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.06 (8) (a). Fifty percent of all moneys received from municipalities as payment of interest on loans or portions of loans under s. 281.58 the revenues of which have not been pledged to secure revenue obligations shall be credited to this appropriation account.

(u) Principal repayment and interest — clean water fund program revenue obligation repayment. From the fund in the state treasury created under s. 18.57 (1), all moneys received by the fund and not transferred under s. 281.59 (4) (c) to the environmental improvement fund, for the purpose of the retirement of revenue obligations, providing for reserves and for operations relating to the management and retirement of revenue obligations issued for the clean water fund program under subch. II or IV of ch. 18, as authorized under s. 281.59 (4), and to make payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.55 (6) with respect to such revenue obligations issued under s. 281.59 (4). All moneys received are irrevocably appropriated in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18 and further established in resolutions authorizing the issuance of the revenue obligations and setting forth the distribution of funds to be received thereafter.

(x) Clean water fund program financial assistance; federal. From the clean water fund program federal revolving loan fund account in the environmental improvement fund, all moneys received from the federal government to provide financial assistance under the clean water fund program under s. 281.58, as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54 for financial assistance under the clean water fund program under s. 281.58.

(2) Safe drinking water loan program operations.

(c) Principal repayment and interest — safe drinking water loan program. A sum sufficient to reimburse s. 20.866 (1) (u) for the payment of principal and interest costs incurred in financing the safe drinking water loan program under s. 20.866 (2) (td) and to make payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.06 (8) (a).

(q) Safe drinking water loan program revenue obligation funding. As a continuing appropriation, all proceeds from revenue obligations issued for the safe drinking water loan program under subch. II or IV of ch. 18, as authorized under s. 281.59 (4) and deposited in the fund in the state treasury created under s. 18.57 (1), providing for reserves and for expenses of issuance and management of the revenue obligations, and to make payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.55 (6) with respect to such revenue obligations issued under s. 281.59 (4), and the remainder to be transferred to the environmental improvement fund for the purposes of the safe drinking water loan program under s. 281.61. Estimated disbursements under this paragraph cannot be included in the schedule under s. 20.005.

(r) Safe drinking water loan program repayment of revenue obligations. From the environmental improvement fund, a sum sufficient to repay the fund in the state treasury created under s. 18.57 (1) the amount needed to retire revenue obligations issued for the safe drinking water loan program under subch. II or IV of ch. 18, as authorized under s. 281.59 (4), and to make payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.55 (6) with respect to such revenue obligations issued under s. 281.59 (4).

(s) Safe drinking water loan programs financial assistance. From the environmental improvement fund, a sum sufficient for financial assistance under the safe drinking water loan program under s. 281.61, for other drinking water quality activities under s. 281.62 and to transfer funds to the Wisconsin drinking water reserve fund under s. 234.933, as authorized under s. 281.625 (4).

(u) Principal repayment and interest — safe drinking water loan program revenue obligation repayment. From the fund in the state treasury created under s. 18.57 (1), all moneys received by the fund and not transferred under s. 281.59 (4) (c) to the environmental improvement fund, for the purpose of the retirement of revenue obligations, providing for reserves and for operations relating to the management and retirement of revenue obligations issued for the safe drinking water loan program under subch. II or IV of ch. 18, as authorized under s. 281.59 (4), and to make payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.55 (6) with respect to such revenue obligations issued under s. 281.59 (4). All moneys received are irrevocably appropriated in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18 and further established in resolutions authorizing the issuance of the revenue obligations and setting forth the distribution of funds to be received thereafter.

(x) Safe drinking water loan programs financial assistance; federal. From the safe drinking water loan program federal revolving loan fund account in the environmental improvement fund, all moneys received from the federal government to provide financial assistance under the safe drinking water loan program under s. 281.61, for other drinking water quality activities under s. 281.62 and for drinking water loan guarantees under s. 234.86, as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54, for financial assistance under the safe drinking water loan program under s. 281.61, other drinking water quality activities under s. 281.62 and to transfer funds to the Wisconsin drinking water reserve fund under s. 234.933, as authorized under s. 281.625 (4).

History: 1989 a. 366 ss. 16, 19 to 21, 27 to 30; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 16; 1995 a. 27, 216, 227; 1997 a. 27, 35, 237, 252; 1999 a. 9; 2007 a. 20; 2009 a. 28; 2011 a. 146, 261; 2017 a. 59; 2019 a. 9.