Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 16.047 (2026)
Volkswagen settlement funds
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16.047(1)(a)(a) “Settlement funds” means moneys allocated to this state from the environmental mitigation trust specified in par. (d) and received by the state from the trustee.
16.047(1)(b)(b) “Settlement guidelines” means the eligible mitigation actions established under the partial consent decree specified in par. (d) and all other partial consent decrees entered in the federal court case specified in par. (d) under which this state receives settlement funds.
16.047(1)(d)(d) “Trustee” means the trustee of the environmental mitigation trust required to be established under the partial consent decree entered on October 25, 2016, by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division, Case No: MDL No. 2672 CRB (JSC).
16.047(2)(a)(a) From the appropriation under s. 20.855 (4) (h), the department may use settlement funds for the payment of all costs incurred in accordance with the settlement guidelines to replace vehicles in the state fleet.
16.047(2)(b)(b) Any use of settlement funds under par. (a) shall take precedence over any distribution under sub. (4m).
16.047(3)(3) State agency lapses. If the department replaces a state agency’s vehicle under sub. (2) (a), the secretary may calculate the general purpose revenue or program revenue savings for the state agency resulting from expenditures under s. 20.855 (4) (h) and may lapse to the general fund from the state agency’s general purpose revenue or program revenue appropriations the amount calculated.
16.047(4m)(a)2.2. “Public transit vehicle” means any vehicle used for providing transportation service to the general public that is eligible for replacement under the settlement guidelines.
16.047(4m)(b)(b) The department shall establish a program to award grants of settlement funds from the appropriation under s. 20.855 (4) (h) to eligible applicants for the replacement of public transit vehicles. Any eligible applicant may apply for a grant under the program.
16.047(4m)(c)(c) The department shall award grants under this subsection on a competitive basis and shall give preference to the replacement of public transit vehicles in communities or on routes that the department determines are critical for the purpose of connecting employees with employers.
16.047(4m)(d)(d) An eligible applicant may use settlement funds awarded under this subsection only for the payment of costs incurred by the eligible applicant to replace public transit vehicles in accordance with the settlement guidelines.
16.047(4s)(b)(b) The department shall establish a program to award grants of settlement funds from the appropriation under s. 20.855 (4) (h) to school boards for the replacement of school buses owned and operated by the school boards with school buses that are energy efficient, including school buses that use alternative fuels. Any school board may apply for a grant under the program.
16.047(4s)(c)(c) As a condition of receiving a grant under this subsection, the school board shall provide matching funds equal to the amount of the grant award.
16.047(4s)(d)(d) A school board may use settlement funds awarded under this subsection only for the payment of costs incurred by the school board to replace school buses in accordance with the settlement guidelines.
16.047 HistoryHistory: 2017 a. 59; 2019 a. 9; Bartlett v. Evers, 2020 WI 68, ¶¶ 4, 9, 393 Wis. 2d 172, 945 N.W.2d 685, 19-1376.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 2020–2020 · leading case: Nancy Bartlett v. Tony Evers, 2020 WI 68, 945 N.W.2d 685.
Nancy Bartlett v. Tony Evers, 2020 WI 68, 945 N.W.2d 685. “Removing the vetoed words, Wis. Stat. § 16.047 (4s) now reads: "The department shall establish a program to award grants of settlement funds from the appropriation under [Wis.”
Nancy Bartlett v. Tony Evers, 2020 WI 68, 393 Wis. 2d 172. “Removing the vetoed words, Wis. Stat. § 16.047 (4s) now reads: "The department shall establish a program to award grants of settlement funds from the appropriation under [Wis.”
Nancy Bartlett v. Tony Evers, 2020 WI 68, 393 Wis. 2d 172. “Removing the vetoed words, Wis. Stat. § 16.047 (4s) now reads: "The department shall establish a program to award grants of settlement funds from the appropriation under [Wis.”
Wis. Stat. § 16.047(4s): 3 cases
Nancy Bartlett v. Tony Evers, 2020 WI 68, 945 N.W.2d 685. “Removing the vetoed words, Wis. Stat. § 16.047 (4s) now reads: "The department shall establish a program to award grants of settlement funds from the appropriation under [Wis.”
Nancy Bartlett v. Tony Evers, 2020 WI 68, 393 Wis. 2d 172. “Removing the vetoed words, Wis. Stat. § 16.047 (4s) now reads: "The department shall establish a program to award grants of settlement funds from the appropriation under [Wis.”
Nancy Bartlett v. Tony Evers, 2020 WI 68, 393 Wis. 2d 172. “Removing the vetoed words, Wis. Stat. § 16.047 (4s) now reads: "The department shall establish a program to award grants of settlement funds from the appropriation under [Wis.”
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