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2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.612 - Local government records; optical disc and electronic storage standards.

16.612
Local government records; optical disc and electronic storage standards.
(1)
In this section, “local governmental unit" has the meaning given under s. 19.42 (7u).
(2)
(a)
The department shall prescribe, by rule, qualitative standards for optical discs and for copies of documents generated from optical discs used to store materials filed with local governmental units. Prior to submitting any such rule to the legislative council staff under s. 227.15 (1), the department shall refer the rule to the public records board for its recommendations.
(b)
The department shall prescribe, by rule, qualitative standards for the storage of public records in electronic format and for copies of documents generated from electronically stored materials filed with local governmental units. Prior to submitting any such rule to the legislative council staff under s. 227.15 (1), the department shall refer the rule to the public records board for its recommendations.
History:  1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 172; 1995 a. 27; 2015 a. 196.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.62 - Records management service.

16.62
Records management service.
(1)
The department shall establish and maintain a records management service:
(a)
To advise and assist state agencies and the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority in the establishment and operation of records management programs through the issuance of standards and procedures and provision of technical and management consulting services.
(b)
To operate a state records center and a central microfilm facility for state agencies and the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority and to promulgate rules necessary for efficient operation of the facilities.
(bm)
To operate a storage facility for storage of public records and records of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority in optical disc or electronic format in accordance with rules, promulgated by the department under s. 16.611, governing operation of the facility.
(c)
To periodically audit the records management programs of state agencies and the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority and recommend improvements in records management practices.
(2)
The department may establish user charges for records storage and retrieval services, with any moneys collected to be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (1) (im) or (kb). Such charges shall be structured to encourage efficient utilization of the services.
(3)
The department may establish user fees for the services of the public records board. Any moneys collected shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (1) (kb).
History:  1975 c. 41, 224; Stats. 1975 s. 16.62; 1977 c. 29, 418; 1979 c. 34 s. 2102 (1) (b), (c); 1979 c. 175; 1981 c. 350; 1983 a. 27 ss. 87, 88, 1804 to 1806; 1985 a. 180 s. 30m; 1987 a. 27; 1987 a. 147 s. 25; 1991 a. 39; 1995 a. 27, 216; 2001 a. 16; 2015 a. 196.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.643 - Support accounts for persons with disabilities.

16.643
Support accounts for persons with disabilities.
(1)
Termination of account. Upon the death of an account owner whose account is part of a qualified ABLE program under section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code, the account shall terminate, and upon such termination any amount remaining in the account shall be recoverable by the state under s. 49.849 as property of a decedent that is recoverable under that statute. Any amount that remains in the account following such recovery under s. 49.849 shall be paid to the account owner's estate. Recovery authorized under this subsection may relate only to public assistance received by a beneficiary on and after the date on which an account is established.
(2)
Eligibility for long-term care programs. A person who is determining eligibility for an individual for a long-term care program under s. 46.275 or 46.277, the family care benefit under s. 46.286, the family care partnership program, the long-term care program defined in s. 46.2899 (1), or any other demonstration program or program operated under a waiver of federal medicaid law that provides long-term care benefits shall exclude from the determination any income from assets accumulated in an account that is part of a qualified ABLE program under section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code.
History:  2015 a. 55, 312; 2019 a. 9.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.701 - Subscription service and procurement system.

16.701
Subscription service and procurement system.
(1)
The department may provide a subscription service containing current information of interest to prospective vendors concerning state procurement opportunities. If the department provides the service, the department shall assist small businesses, as defined in s. 16.75 (4) (c), who are prospective vendors in accessing and using the service by providing facilities or services to the businesses. The department may charge a fee for any such service. The department shall prescribe the amount of any fee by rule.
(1m)
The department may provide an electronic procurement system to manage all aspects of procurement under this subchapter. The electronic procurement system may supplement or supplant the subscription service under sub. (1), and the department may permit prospective vendors to provide product or service information, as provided in sub. (2), through the electronic procurement system. If the department provides an electronic procurement system under this subsection, the department may require that an agency use the system. The department may assess agencies and vendors for the costs of the system under this subsection in accordance with a method the department develops.
(2)
The department may permit prospective vendors to provide product or service information through the service established under sub. (1). The department may prescribe fees or establish fees through a competitive process for the use of the service under this subsection.
History:  1995 a. 27, 351; 2001 a. 16; 2013 a. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.7015 - Bidders list.

16.7015
Bidders list.
The department may maintain a bidders list. The bidders list shall include the names and addresses of all persons who request to be notified of bids or competitive sealed proposals, excluding those to be awarded under s. 16.75 (1) (c) or (2m) (c), that are solicited by the department or other agency for the procurement of materials, supplies, equipment, or contractual services under this subchapter. Any bidders list may include the names and addresses of any person who requests to be notified of bids or competitive sealed proposals that are solicited by any agency. The department or other agency shall notify each person on the bidders list of all bids or competitive sealed proposals that are solicited by the department or other agency. The department may remove any person from the bidders list for cause.
History:  1995 a. 351; 2001 a. 16; 2013 a. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.73 - Cooperative purchasing.

16.73
Cooperative purchasing.
(1)
The department may enter into an agreement with a municipality or group of municipalities, and municipalities may enter into agreements with each other, under which any of the parties may agree to participate in, administer, sponsor or conduct purchasing transactions under a joint contract for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, permanent personal property, miscellaneous capital or contractual services. This subsection does not apply to construction contracts that are subject to s. 16.855 or 66.0901.
(2)
The department may purchase and store in warehouses articles that may be needed by agencies and municipalities. The department may sell stored articles to municipalities at cost.
(3)
The department may, upon request, make available to municipalities technical purchasing information including, but not limited to, standard forms, manuals, product specifications and standards and contracts or published summaries of contracts, including price and delivery information.
(4)
(a)
When it is in the best interest of the state and consistent with competitive purchasing practices, the department may enter into agreements with purchasing agents of any other state or the federal government under which any of the parties may agree to participate in, administer, sponsor or conduct purchasing of materials, supplies, equipment, permanent personal property, miscellaneous capital or contractual services. The state may purchase from any vendor selected as a result of such purchasing agreements. This paragraph does not apply to construction contracts that are subject to s. 16.855 or 66.0901.
(b)
The department may cooperate with purchasing agents and other interested parties of any other state or the federal government to develop uniform purchasing specifications under s. 16.72 (2) on a regional or national level to facilitate cooperative interstate purchasing transactions.
(5)
The department or its agents may enter into an agreement with the University of Wisconsin System under which either of the parties may agree to participate in, administer, or conduct purchasing transactions under a contract for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, permanent personal property, miscellaneous capital, or contractual services.
(6)
The department shall administer a program to facilitate purchases of large equipment that is needed by municipalities. The department shall purchase large equipment as a part of the program. The department may, by rule, prescribe requirements for participation in the program and for participation in specific purchases under the program.
History:  1983 a. 27; 1985 a. 29 s. 3200 (1); 1989 a. 335; 1995 a. 27; 1999 a. 150 s. 672; 2001 a. 16; 2011 a. 32; 2013 a. 20 ss. 2365m, 9448; 2015 a. 55.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.751 - Information technology purchases by investment board.

16.751
Information technology purchases by investment board.
The requirements of ss. 16.72 (2) (b) and 16.75 (1) (a) 1. and (2m) (g) do not apply to procurements authorized to be made by the investment board under s. 16.78 (1) for information technology purposes.
History:  1999 a. 9; 2001 a. 16; 2011 a. 32.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.754 - Preference for American-made materials.

16.754
Preference for American-made materials.
(1)
Definitions. As used in this section:
(a)
“Manufactured" means mined, produced, manufactured, fabricated or assembled.
(b)
“Manufactured in the United States" means that materials are manufactured in whole or in substantial part within the United States or that the majority of the component parts thereof were manufactured in whole or in substantial part in the United States.
(c)
“Materials" means any goods, supplies, equipment or any other tangible products or materials.
(d)
“Purchase" means acquire by purchase or lease.
(e)
“State" means the state of Wisconsin or any agency thereof, a contractor acting pursuant to a contract with the state, and any person acting on behalf of the state or any agent thereof.
(2)
Purchase preference. Notwithstanding s. 16.75 (1) (a) 2., (2), (2m) and (6), when all other factors are substantially equal the state shall purchase materials which are manufactured to the greatest extent in the United States.
(3)
Exemptions. Subsection (2) does not apply if the materials are purchased for the purpose of commercial resale or for the purpose of use in the production of goods for commercial sale. Subsection (2) does not apply to the purchase of stationery and printing materials. Subsection (2) does not apply if the department determines, under s. 16.75 (1) (a) 2., that the foreign nation or subdivision thereof in which the vendor is domiciled does not give preference to vendors domiciled in that nation or subdivision in making governmental purchases. Subsection (2) does not apply if the department or other person having contracting authority in respect to the purchase determines that:
(a)
The materials are not manufactured in the United States in sufficient or reasonably available quantities; or
(b)
The quality of the materials is substantially less than the quality of similar available materials manufactured outside of the United States.
History:  1979 c. 314; 1983 a. 27 s. 2202 (1); 1987 a. 27.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.755 - Council on small business, veteran-owned business and minority business opportunities.

16.755
Council on small business, veteran-owned business and minority business opportunities.
The council on small business, veteran-owned business and minority business opportunities shall:
(1)
Review the extent of small business, veteran-owned business and minority business participation in purchasing by this state and its agencies.
(2)
Advise the department's purchasing agent with respect to methods of increasing such participation.
(3)
Advise the department's purchasing agent with respect to methods of simplifying or easing compliance with the forms and procedures used or to be used for obtaining contracts with the state for providing materials, supplies, equipment and contractual services.
(4)
Advise the department concerning methods of improved compliance with any aspect of its duties under s. 16.75 (4) (a).
(5)
Annually, submit a report containing any recommendations regarding the matters described in subs. (1) to (4) to the governor and the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2).
History:  1977 c. 418 s. 929 (55); 1977 c. 419; 1983 a. 27, 524; 1985 a. 29 s. 3200 (1); 1987 a. 186; 1991 a. 170.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.77 - Audit of bills; illegal contracts; actions to recover.

16.77
Audit of bills; illegal contracts; actions to recover.
(1)
No bill or statement for work or labor performed under purchase orders or contracts issued by the secretary or the secretary's designated agents, and no bill or statement for supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services purchased for and delivered to any agency may be paid until the bill or statement is approved through a preaudit or postaudit process determined by the secretary. This subsection does not apply to purchases made directly by the courts, the legislature or a legislative service or judicial branch agency under s. 16.74.
(2)
Whenever any officer or any subordinate of an officer contracts for the purchase of supplies, material, equipment or contractual services contrary to ss. 16.705 to 16.82 or the rules promulgated pursuant thereto, the contract is void, and any such officer or subordinate is liable for the cost thereof, and if such supply, material, equipment or contractual services so unlawfully purchased have been paid for out of public moneys, the amount thereof may be recovered in the name of the state in an action filed by the attorney general against the officer or subordinate and his or her bonders. Such cause of action is deemed to have arisen in Dane County, and summons shall be served therein as in civil actions.
History:  1979 c. 221; 1981 c. 20 s. 2202 (1) (c); 1985 a. 29; 1985 a. 332 s. 251 (5); 1987 a. 119; 1991 a. 39.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.78 - Purchases from department relating to information technology or telecommunications.

16.78
Purchases from department relating to information technology or telecommunications.
(1)
Every agency other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, or an agency making purchases under s. 16.74 shall make all purchases of materials, supplies, equipment, and contractual services relating to information technology or telecommunications from the department, unless the department requires the agency to purchase the materials, supplies, equipment, or contractual services pursuant to a master contract established under s. 16.972 (2) (h), or grants written authorization to the agency to procure the materials, supplies, equipment, or contractual services under s. 16.75 (1) or (2m), to purchase the materials, supplies, equipment, or contractual services from another agency or to provide the materials, supplies, equipment, or contractual services to itself. The board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System and the University of Wisconsin-Madison may make purchases of materials, supplies, equipment, and contractual services relating to information technology or telecommunications from the department.
(2)
Sections 16.705 to 16.767 and 16.77 (1) do not apply to the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, or contractual services by any agency from the department under sub. (1).
History:  1991 a. 39; 2001 a. 16, 104; 2003 a. 33; 2011 a. 32; 2013 a. 20 ss. 2365m, 9448.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.79 - Duties of department of administration.

16.79
Duties of department of administration.
(1)
The department shall distribute so many copies of the Wisconsin reports as may be required by the state law librarian to make the exchanges provided for by law with other states and territories.
(2)
The department shall distribute in pamphlet form copies of the constitution and such laws as may be required to meet the public demand, including the election laws. The department shall distribute election manuals, forms, and supplies specified by the elections commission. The laws, manuals, forms, and supplies shall be sold by the department at cost, including distribution cost as determined under s. 35.80. The elections commission shall inform the department in writing as to which election manuals, forms, and supplies shall be offered for distribution under this subsection.
History:  1971 c. 82; 1973 c. 334 s. 57; 1979 c. 34; 1983 a. 484; 1985 a. 29; 1989 a. 192; 2007 a. 1; 2015 a. 118.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.83 - State capitol and executive residence board.

16.83
State capitol and executive residence board.
(1)
Purpose. The purpose of the state capitol and executive residence board is to direct the continuing and consistent maintenance of the property, decorative furniture and furnishings of the capitol and executive residence.
(2)
Powers and duties. No renovation, repairs except repairs of an emergency nature, installation of fixtures, decorative items or furnishings for the grounds and buildings of the capitol or executive residence may be performed by or become the property of the state by purchase wholly or in part from state funds, or by gift, loan or otherwise until approved by the board as to design, structure, composition and appropriateness. The board shall:
(a)
Annually thoroughly investigate the state of repair of the capitol and executive residence.
(b)
Project the necessary personnel, materials and supplies required annually to maintain the executive residence appropriately both for its public functions and as the residence of the governor, and make specific budget recommendations to the department of administration to accomplish this purpose.
(c)
Ensure the architectural and decorative integrity of the buildings, fixtures, decorative items, furnishings and grounds of the capitol and executive residence by setting standards and criteria for subsequent repair, replacement and additions.
(cm)
Accept for the state donations or loans of works of art or other decorative items and fixtures consistent with par. (c) to be used at the state capitol.
(d)
Accept for the state donations or loans of furnishings, works of art or other decorative items and fixtures consistent with par. (c).
(e)
Accept for the state all gifts, grants and bequests to the state capitol restoration fund, and authorize expenditures from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (r) for the purposes of maintenance, restoration, preservation and rehabilitation of the buildings and grounds of the state capitol, or of artifacts, documents and other historical objects or resources located within and around the state capitol, and for the purpose of the acquisition of replacement or reacquisition of original artifacts, documents and other historical objects or resources, including statuary and works of art, consistent with par. (c), for the state capitol.
(3)
Swimming pool prohibited. The board may not approve the construction or maintenance of a swimming pool on the grounds of or in the executive residence.
(4)
Foundation. The board may organize or cooperate in the organization of a private foundation to be operated for the purposes specified in sub. (2) (e).
History:  1979 c. 34, 221; 1993 a. 477, 491.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.835 - Offices and rooms in capitol.

16.835
Offices and rooms in capitol.
The office of the governor shall be located in the capitol. The attorney general, lieutenant governor and supreme court shall each keep a room in the capitol. The circular room on the 2nd floor of the capitol located between the assembly and senate chambers shall be made available for the use of the capitol press corps.
History:  1977 c. 3, 447; 1983 a. 27; 1989 a. 31; 1997 a. 237.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.838 - Historically significant furnishings.

16.838
Historically significant furnishings.
(1)
Definitions. In this section:
(a)
“Agency" has the meaning given in s. 16.045 (1) (a).
(b)
“Authority" means a body created under subch. II of ch. 114 or ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, or 237.
(c)
“Historically significant furnishings" means furniture, fixtures, decorative objects or other items that are or were associated with the current or any prior state capitol and that possess historical significance.
(2)
Title. Title to historically significant furnishings in the possession of any agency or authority, including the senate and assembly, is vested in the department.
(3)
Acquisition.  The department may acquire any historically significant furnishing by purchase or gift. The department shall pay for any such furnishing from the appropriation under s. 20.855 (3) (c).
(4)
Transfer of possession. The department shall take possession of historically significant furnishings to which the department has title whenever the department is directed to do so by the joint committee on legislative organization. If a ceding agency or authority requires a replacement for a furnishing that is transferred to the department's possession, the department shall pay for a suitable replacement from the appropriation under s. 20.855 (3) (c).
(5)
Restoration. The department shall restore any historically significant furnishing in its possession prior to relocation of the furnishing to the capitol if the joint committee on legislative organization so directs. The department shall pay the cost of such restoration from the appropriation under s. 20.855 (3) (c).
(6)
Location. The department shall locate historically significant furnishings in its possession at the places in the capitol specified by the joint committee on legislative organization.
History:  1999 a. 4; 2001 a. 16; 2005 a. 335; 2011 a. 229.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.842 - State capitol view preservation.

16.842
State capitol view preservation.
(1)
Except as authorized under this section, no portion of any building or structure located within one mile of the center of the state capitol building may exceed the elevation of 1,032.8 feet above sea level as established by the U.S. coast and geodetic survey.
(2)
This section does not apply to any building or structure erected prior to April 28, 1990.
(3)
The city of Madison may grant exceptions to the application of sub. (1) for flagpoles, communications towers, church spires, elevator penthouses, screened air conditioning equipment or chimneys, subject to approval of any plan commission created under s. 62.23 (1).
History:  1989 a. 222.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.844 - Burning bituminous coal near capitol.

16.844
Burning bituminous coal near capitol.
(1)
It shall be unlawful to burn any bituminous coal for heating, power or any other purpose or purposes within any of the following blocks surrounding the capitol park in the city of Madison: Blocks 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 82, 83, 84, 85, 88, 89, 90, 91, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 108, 109 and 110 or in the streets or alleys adjoining said blocks, except in smoke preventing furnaces of such an efficiency that no smoke shall be visible emitting from the top or outlet of the stack or chimney.
(2)
Any person who shall cause, allow, or permit bituminous coal to be burned in violation of this section shall forfeit the sum of $25 for each day or part thereof during which such violation continues.
(3)
The secretary of administration, with the assistance of the department of justice, shall institute proper proceedings to collect fines for and restrain violations of this section.
(4)
The limitations contained in this section are imposed for the protection of the state capitol and its contents.
History:  1975 c. 41 s. 51; 1989 a. 222 s. 3; Stats. 1989 s. 16.844.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.845 - Use of state facilities.

16.845
Use of state facilities.
(1)
Rule; penalty. Except as elsewhere expressly prohibited, the managing authority of any facility owned by the state or by the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority or leased from the state by the Fox River Navigational System Authority may permit its use for free discussion of public questions, or for civic, social, recreational or athletic activities. No such use shall be permitted if it would unduly burden the managing authority or interfere with the prime use of such facility. The applicant for use shall be liable to the state, to the Fox River Navigational System Authority, or to the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority for any injury done to its property, for any expense arising out of any such use and for such sum as the managing authority may charge for such use. All such sums payable to the state shall be paid into the general fund and credited to the appropriation account for the operation of the facility used. The managing authority may permit such use notwithstanding the fact that a reasonable admission fee may be charged to the public. Whoever does or attempts to do an act for which a permit is required under this section without first obtaining the permit may be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than 30 days or both. This subsection applies only to those facilities for which a procedure for obtaining a permit has been established by the managing authority.
(2)
Definitions. In this section:
(a)
“Facility" includes buildings and surrounding and connecting grounds.
(b)
“Managing authority" means the board, commission, department or officer responsible by law for the management of the particular facility.
History:  1971 c. 183; 1995 a. 27; 2001 a. 16.
A group of churches is entitled to a permit under this section to use the capitol grounds for a civic or social activity even if the content of program is partly religious in nature. 68 Atty. Gen. 217.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.846 - Rules relating to use, care and preservation of property under department control.

16.846
Rules relating to use, care and preservation of property under department control.
(1)
(a)
The department shall promulgate under ch. 227, and shall enforce or have enforced, rules of conduct for property leased or managed by the department. Unless the rule specifies a penalty as provided under par. (b), a person found guilty of violating a rule promulgated under this subsection shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days or both.
(b)
A rule promulgated under par. (a) may provide that a person who violates the rule is subject to one of the following:
1.
A lesser criminal penalty than the criminal penalty specified in par. (a).
2.
A forfeiture of not more than $500.
(2)
A forfeiture under sub. (1) (b) 2. may be sued for and collected in the name of the department before any court having jurisdiction of such action. An action for a forfeiture under sub. (1) (b) 2. may be brought by the department, by the department of justice at the request of the department, or by a district attorney.
(3)
All fines imposed and collected under this section shall be transmitted to the county treasurer for disposition in accordance with s. 59.25 (3) (f) and (j). All forfeitures, including forfeitures of posted bail, if any, imposed and collected under this section shall be transmitted to the county treasurer for disposition in accordance with ss. 778.13 and 778.17.
History:  1995 a. 174; 1997 a. 35.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.849 - Facility design services for state agencies.

16.849
Facility design services for state agencies.
The department may provide facility design services to agencies, as defined in s. 16.70 (1e). The department may assess a fee to agencies for which the department performs services under this section.
History:  2013 a. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.851 - Plans for state buildings, structures or facilities.

16.851
Plans for state buildings, structures or facilities
.
Except as the department otherwise provides by rule, records of the department containing plans or specifications for any state-owned or state-leased building, structure or facility, or any proposed state-owned or state-leased building, structure or facility, are not subject to the right of public inspection or copying under s. 19.35 (1). If the department transfers any records containing any such plans or specifications to any other authority as defined in s. 19.32 (1), the department shall require the authority to agree in writing not to make the record available for public inspection or copying except as the department otherwise permits by rule.
History:  1995 a. 27.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.8511 - Secretary of administration; powers, duties.

16.8511
Secretary of administration; powers, duties.
(1)
The secretary or the secretary's designated assistants shall make a biennial inspection of each building of each institution of the state. The secretary may delegate this responsibility to the board, commission or officer in charge of such institution.
(2)
The secretary may delegate any of the work under this subchapter to the various state agencies when the secretary determines that the best interests of the state will be served. All such delegation will be in writing and accompanied by the proper rules and guidelines the agencies must follow to ensure performance to the satisfaction of the secretary.
History:  2005 a. 149 ss. 67, 69.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.867 - Selection of architects and engineers.

16.867
Selection of architects and engineers.
(1)
The secretary shall establish a committee under s. 15.04 (1) (c) for each construction project under the department's supervision, except an emergency project approved under s. 16.855 (16) (b) 2., for the purpose of selecting an architect or engineer for the project.
(2)
If the estimated cost of a construction project under the department's supervision is $7,400,000 or more, the selection committee appointed under sub. (1) shall use a request-for-proposal process established by the department to select an architect or engineer for the project based on qualifications.
History:  2017 a. 237.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.87 - Approval of contracts by secretary and governor; audit.

16.87
Approval of contracts by secretary and governor; audit.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Construction work" includes all labor and materials used in the framing or assembling of component parts in the erection, installation, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, conversion, razing, demolition or removal of any appliance, device, equipment, building, structure or facility.
(am)
“Disabled veteran-owned business" means a business certified by the department of administration under s. 16.283 (3).
(b)
“Environmental consultant services" includes services provided by environmental scientists, engineers and other experts.
(c)
“Limited trades work" has the meaning given under s. 16.70 (7).
(2)
(a)
A contract for engineering services or architectural services or a contract involving an expenditure of $10,000 or more for construction work, or $30,000 or more for limited trades work, to be done for or furnished to the state or a department, board, commission, or officer of the state is exempt from the requirements of ss. 16.705 and 16.75.
(b)
The department shall attempt to ensure that 5 percent of the total amount expended under this section in each fiscal year is paid to minority businesses, as defined in s. 16.75 (3m) (a) 4.
(c)
The department shall attempt to ensure that at least 1 percent of the total amount expended under this section in each fiscal year is paid to disabled veteran-owned businesses.
(3)
Except as provided in sub. (4), a contract under sub. (2) is not valid or effectual for any purpose until it is endorsed in writing and approved by the secretary or the secretary's designee and, if the contract involves an expenditure over $600,000, approved by the governor. Except as provided in sub. (4), no payment or compensation for work done under any contract involving $2,500 or more, except a highway contract, may be made unless the written claim is audited and approved by the secretary or the secretary's designee. Any change order to a contract requiring approval under this subsection requires the prior approval by the secretary or the secretary's designee and, if the change order involves an expenditure over $600,000, the approval of the governor.
(4)
This section does not apply to contracts by the department of natural resources for environmental consultant services or engineering services for hazardous substance spill response under s. 292.11 or environmental repair under s. 292.31, or for environmental consultant services to assist in the preparation of an environmental impact statement or to provide preapplication services under s. 23.40.
(5)
This section does not apply to any project specified in s. 13.48 (10) (c).
History:  1973 c. 90; 1975 c. 39, 199; 1977 c. 418; 1979 c. 221 ss. 68, 81, 82; 1983 a. 27; 1983 a. 390 s. 6; 1985 a. 29 s. 3202 (1); 1989 a. 31; 1991 a. 39; 1995 a. 227; 1999 a. 197; 2001 a. 16; 2005 a. 391; 2009 a. 299; 2011 a. 32; 2011 a. 260 s. 80; 2013 a. 192; 2015 a. 55; 2017 a. 237; 2023 a. 19.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.88 - Charges against projects.

16.88
Charges against projects.
The cost of services furnished pursuant to s. 16.85 (2) to (4), (6) and (7) shall be charged to and paid out of available funds for the respective projects, whenever in the judgment of the secretary the charges are warranted and the cost of the services can be ascertained with reasonable accuracy.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.89 - Construction and services controlled by this chapter.

16.89
Construction and services controlled by this chapter.
No department, independent agency, constitutional office or agent of the state shall employ engineering, architectural or allied services or expend money for construction purposes on behalf of the state, except as provided in this chapter and except that the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System may engage such services for any project specified in s. 13.48 (10) (c).
History:  1981 c. 390; 1983 a. 27; 2011 a. 32; 2015 a. 55.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.891 - Reports on cost of occupancy of state facilities.

16.891
Reports on cost of occupancy of state facilities.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Agency" has the meaning given in s. 16.70 (1e).
(b)
“Total cost of occupancy" means the cost to operate and maintain the physical plant of a building, structure, or facility, including administrative costs of an agency attributable to operation and maintenance of a building, structure, or facility, together with any debt service costs associated with the building, structure, or facility, computed in the manner prescribed by the department.
(2)
Except as provided in sub. (4), each agency shall report to the department no later than October 1 of each year concerning the total cost of occupancy of each state-owned building, structure, and facility, excluding public highways and bridges, under the jurisdiction of the agency for the preceding fiscal year. The report shall be made in a format prescribed by the department. Beginning in 2009, if a building, structure, or facility is a part of an institution, the agency having jurisdiction of the institution shall also include in its report the total cost of occupancy of all of the buildings, structures, and facilities within the institution.
(3)
No later than December 1 of each year, the department shall compile the information received under sub. (2) and transmit a consolidated report to the building commission on the total cost of occupancy of all buildings, structures, and facilities included in the reports filed under sub. (2), itemized for each building, structure, and facility. The report shall include, for each building, structure, or facility, the recommendations of the department concerning the desired total cost of occupancy for that building, structure, or facility.
(4)
The department may exempt an agency from compliance with the reporting requirement under sub. (2) with respect to any building, structure, or facility that the department determines to have a minimal total cost of occupancy.
History:  2005 a. 25.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.895 - State-owned or operated heating, cooling or power plants.

16.895
State-owned or operated heating, cooling or power plants.
(1)
In this section, “agency" has the meaning given under s. 16.52 (7).
(2)
The department may:
(a)
Prepare all specifications, bid and administer contracts for the purchase of fuels for all state-owned or operated heating, cooling or power plants.
(b)
Coordinate the state fuel and utility management program to maximize the economy of operations of the program.
(c)
Determine the method of operation of state-owned or operated heating, cooling or power plants, including maintenance standards and policies concerning utilization of alternative fuels and energy conservation.
(d)
Assure compliance with federal and state laws, federal regulations and state administrative rules applicable to state-owned or operated heating, cooling or power plants.
(e)
Delegate to any agency the department's authority under par. (c) or (d) and approve all expenditures of the agency under par. (c) or (d).
(f)
Review and approve rates charged by any agency for the sale of fuel, water, sewage treatment service, electricity, heat or chilled water under s. 16.93, and the rates at which any agency charges its appropriations for fuel, water, sewage treatment service, electricity, heat or chilled water that the agency provides to itself.
(g)
Provide for emissions testing, waste product disposal and fuel quality testing at state-owned or operated heating, cooling or power plants, and secure permits that are required for operation of the plants.
(h)
Periodically assess to agencies their proportionate cost of the expenses incurred by the department under this subsection and ss. 16.85 (4), 16.90, 16.91 and 16.92 in accordance with a method of apportionment determined by the department.
History:  1989 a. 31 ss. 135, 140.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.90 - Fuel for state heating, cooling or power plants.

16.90
Fuel for state heating, cooling or power plants.
(1)
In this section, “agency" has the meaning given in s. 16.52 (7).
(2)
The secretary shall:
(a)
Prepare all specifications for contracts for the purchase of fuel for each state-owned or operated heating, cooling or power plant. All such specifications where feasible shall provide for purchase of such fuel on a heating value and quality basis and may provide for an adjustment of the base price of any fuel as a result of changes in production or transportation costs during the term of a contract.
(b)
Distribute fuel purchased by the department or any agency to agencies that require it, and reallocate such fuel between agencies in the event of a shortage.
(c)
Set standards for storage of fuel by agencies.
(d)
Test all fuel purchased for each state-owned or operated heating, cooling or power plant wherein the annual requirement is in excess of 12,500 therms and where purchased on a heating value and quality basis.
(e)
Promulgate such rules as the secretary considers necessary, not inconsistent with this section, to promote efficiency, energy conservation and economy in the testing, handling and use of fuel for state-owned or operated heating, cooling or power plants.
History:  1989 a. 31, 359.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.91 - Contracts for fuel.

16.91
Contracts for fuel.
(1)
In this section, “agency" has the meaning given under s. 16.52 (7).
(2)
No contract for the purchase of fuel for any state-owned or operated heating or heating and power plant wherein the annual requirement is in excess of 12,500 therms is binding unless purchased upon specifications furnished by the secretary. A contract for fuel may be for any term deemed to be in the best interests of the state, but the term and any provisions for renewal or extension shall be incorporated in the bid specifications and the contract document.
(3)
Payments for fuel delivered under contracts specified in sub. (2) and for delivery costs shall be made upon vouchers approved by the secretary. Upon being audited and paid, the department shall charge each purchase against the appropriation to the agency which has jurisdiction over the facility at which the fuel is used. The secretary shall report on a quarterly basis to each such agency the total amount of payments charged under this subsection to each of its appropriations and facilities. Approval of the payments by the agency whose appropriation is charged is not required.
History:  1979 c. 34; 1989 a. 31.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.92 - Purchase of fuel, electricity, heat and chilled water.

16.92
Purchase of fuel, electricity, heat and chilled water.
(1)
In this section, “agency" has the meaning given in s. 16.52 (7).
(2)
Each agency shall utilize the most cost-effective means of procurement of fuel, electricity, heat and chilled water.
History:  1989 a. 31.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.93 - Sale of fuel or utility service.

16.93
Sale of fuel or utility service.
(1)
In this section, “agency" has the meaning given under s. 16.52 (7).
(2)
Except as provided in sub. (3), any agency, with the approval of the department, may sell fuel, water, sewage treatment service, electricity, heat or chilled water to another agency, a federal agency, a local government or a private entity.
(3)
Prior to contracting for the sale of any fuel or extending any water, sewage treatment, electrical, heating or chilled water service to a new private entity after August 9, 1989, an agency shall contact each public utility that serves the area in which the private entity is located and that is engaged in the sale of the same fuel or utility service. If a public utility so contacted objects to the proposed sale and commits to provide the fuel or service, the agency shall not contract for the sale.
History:  1989 a. 31.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.953 - Energy cost reduction plans.

16.953
Energy cost reduction plans.
No later than July 1 of each even-numbered year, each agency, as defined in s. 16.75 (12) (a) 1., shall submit a plan to the department, the joint committee on finance, and the standing committee of each house of the legislature having jurisdiction over energy, for reduction of the cost of energy used by the agency. The plan shall include all system and equipment upgrades or installations that are estimated to result in energy cost savings equal to the cost of the upgrade or installation over the anticipated life of the system or equipment. The plan shall also identify potential means of financing the upgrades and installations other than reliance on appropriations of general purpose revenues. The department of administration shall consider in its plan the means of financing allowed under s. 16.858.
History:  2005 a. 141.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.958 - Air quality improvement program.

16.958
Air quality improvement program.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Eligible electric provider" means a generator public utility or a generator electric cooperative that provides electric service to customers or members in the midcontinent area of this state.
(b)
“Generator electric cooperative" means an electric cooperative, as defined in s. 76.48 (1g) (c), that generates electricity.
(c)
“Generator public utility" means a public utility, as defined in s. 196.01 (5), that generates electricity.
(d)
“Initial compliance date" means the date specified in a notice by the department of natural resources under s. 285.48 (2) by which electric generating facilities in the midcontinent area of this state are required to comply with initial nitrogen oxide emission reduction requirements.
(e)
“Midcontinent area" means the geographic area served by the Mid-Continent Area Power Pool reliability council of the North American Electric Reliability Council.
(2)
If the department of natural resources makes a notification to the department of administration under s. 285.48 (2), the department of administration shall do each of the following:
(a)
In each fiscal year of the 10-year period that commences on July 1 of the fiscal year ending before the initial compliance date, transfer $2,500,000, or the lesser amount specified in a notice under s. 285.48 (3) (d) 4., from the utility public benefits fund to the air quality improvement fund.
(b)
From the air quality improvement fund, award grants to eligible electric providers to be used for the purpose of complying with requirements under state or federal law to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions in the midcontinent area of this state pursuant to a state implementation plan. An eligible electric provider that is a public utility may receive no more than $500,000 per year in grants under this paragraph.
(c)
Promulgate rules for awarding grants under par. (b). The rules shall require an applicant for a grant to identify the reduction in nitrogen oxide emissions that the applicant is capable of achieving with the grant.
(3)
An eligible electric provider that is awarded a grant under sub. (2) (b) may assign the grant to a 3rd party if the 3rd party uses the grant for the purpose of reducing nitrogen oxide emissions and the eligible electric provider demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department of administration that the 3rd party is capable of achieving the reduction in nitrogen oxide emissions identified in the eligible electric provider's application for the grant.
History:  1999 a. 9.