16.956 Office of energy independence.
16.956
16.956 Office of energy independence.16.956(1)
(1) In this section:16.956(1)(a)
(a) "Biodevelopment" means research and development relating to the use of renewable resources for electricity, energy, and heating and transportation fuels.16.956(1)(b)
(b) "Bioindustry" means the manufacture, production, and trade of renewable resources used for electricity, energy, and heating and transportation fuels.16.956(1)(bg)
(bg) "Biorefinery" means a facility, including equipment and processes, that converts biomass into fuels and products and may produce electricity.16.956(1)(br)
(br) "Executive branch agency" has the meaning given in s. 16.70 (4).16.956(1)(c)
(c) "Office" means the office of energy independence.16.956(2)
(2) The office shall work on initiatives that have the following goals:16.956(2)(a)
(a) Advancing Wisconsin's vision for energy independence by generating at least 25 percent of power, and at least 25 percent of transportation fuels, used in this state from renewable resources by 2025.16.956(2)(b)
(b) Capturing in-state at least 10 percent of the national emerging bioindustry and renewable energy markets by 2030.16.956(2)(c)
(c) Ensuring that Wisconsin is a national leader in all of the following:16.956(2)(c)1.
1. Groundbreaking research that will make alternative energies more affordable and create well-paying jobs in this state.16.956(2)(c)2.
2. Developing biorefineries.16.956(2)(c)3.
3. Advancing the sale and use in all types of motor vehicles of blends of gasoline and a biofuel that contain more than 10 percent of the biofuel.16.956(3)
(3) The office shall do all of the following:16.956(3)(a)
(a) Ensure and facilitate the implementation of the initiatives specified in sub. (2) and identify barriers to the implementation of such initiatives. The office shall serve as the central unit of state government to coordinate the activities of all executive branch agencies in connection with these initiatives.16.956(3)(b)
(b) Serve as a single point of contact to assist businesses, local units of government, and nongovernmental organizations that are pursuing biodevelopment, energy efficiency, and energy independence.16.956(3)(c)
(c) Develop energy independence policy options for consideration by the governor, the legislature, and the executive branch agencies.16.956(3)(d)
(d) Identify federal funding opportunities and facilitate applications for federal funding by private, and state and local governmental, entities.16.956(3)(e)
(e) Perform duties necessary to maintain federal energy funding and any designations required for such funding.16.956(3)(f)
(f) Pursue, in cooperation with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the establishment and maintenance of sufficient alternative fuel refueling facilities at public retail outlets to meet the traveling needs of the public.16.956(4)
(4) Other state agencies shall assist the office in fulfilling its duties under this section to the fullest extent possible.16.956 - ANNOT.
History: 2007 a. 20; 2009 a. 401.