AB737: Bill Text

AB737, s. 15 Section 15. 101.05 (1) and (3) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB737,21,13 101.05 (1) No Except for rules promulgated under s. 101.028, no building code adopted by the department under this chapter shall affect buildings located on research or laboratory farms of public universities or other state institutions and used primarily for housing livestock or other agricultural purposes.

AB737,21,16 (3) No Except for rules promulgated under s. 101.028, no standard, rule, code or regulation of the department under this subchapter applies to construction undertaken by the state for the purpose of renovation of the state capitol building.

AB737, s. 16 Section 16. 101.61 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB737,21,21 101.61 (1m) "Generally accepted energy code" means energy design standards contained in an energy efficiency code that is generally accepted and used by architects, engineers, and the construction industry in the construction of one- and 2-family dwellings.

AB737, s. 17 Section 17. 101.63 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB737,22,5 101.63 (1g) Promulgate rules that establish voluntary energy efficiency standards for the construction of one- and 2-family dwellings. The standards shall provide at least a 30 percent better energy efficiency benefit than the standards established by the department under rules promulgated under sub. (1). If the rules promulgated by the department under this subsection incorporate standards from a generally accepted energy code, the department shall revise the rules promulgated under this subsection not later than 18 months after the generally accepted energy code is revised.

AB737, s. 18 Section 18. 101.63 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB737,22,10 101.63 (1m) Develop at least one descriptive term and one logo that the department may authorize to be used to identify one- and 2-family dwellings that meet the voluntary energy efficiency standards established in the rules promulgated by the department under sub. (1g).

AB737, s. 19 Section 19. 119.04 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 85, is amended to read:

AB737,22,22 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c), 66.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343, 115.345, 115.365 (3), 115.38 (2), 115.445, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.075, 118.076, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to 118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18, 118.19, 118.20, 118.223, 118.225, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6), (8), and (10), 118.245, 118.255, 118.258, 118.291, 118.292, 118.30 to 118.43, 118.46, 118.51, 118.52, 118.55, 120.12 (4m), (5), and (15) to (27), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37), (37m), and (38), 120.14, 120.21 (3), 120.24, and 120.25 are applicable to a 1st class city school district and board.

AB737, s. 20 Section 20. 120.24 of the statutes is created to read:

AB737,22,25 120.24 Energy performance and environmental design standards for school district facilities. (1) In this section:

AB737,23,1 (a) "Conditioned space" has the meaning given in s. 16.856 (1) (c).

AB737,23,2 (b) "LEED silver level" has the meaning given in s. 16.856 (1) (f).

AB737,23,9 (c) "Major construction project" means a project for the construction of a building that will, upon completion, contain at least 10,000 gross square feet of conditioned space, or for the renovation of an existing building containing at least 10,000 gross square feet of conditioned space that affects more than 50 percent of the existing gross square feet of conditioned space in that building, or for the expansion of, or addition to, an existing public building that adds conditioned space that is equal in size to at least 50 percent of the gross square feet of the existing building.

AB737,23,16 (2) Each school board shall ensure that the plans and specifications for each major construction project conform at a minimum to the requirements for certification at the LEED silver level. The school board shall also ensure that the energy performance, use and disposal of construction and demolition materials, ventilation components, indoor air quality performance, and water usage level for each major construction project conform to the standards specified s. 13.48 (2) (jm) 2.

AB737, s. 21 Section 21. 145.133 of the statutes is created to read:

AB737,23,18 145.133 Graywater systems. (1) In this section:

AB737,23,20 (a) "Graywater" means wastewater generated from the use of a clothes washer, sink, shower, or bathtub.

AB737,23,22 (b) "Graywater system" means a system for the collection and reuse of graywater.

AB737,23,24 (c) "Rainwater system" means a system for the collection and use of rainwater generated from building roofs.

AB737,24,5 (2) The department shall promulgate rules that establish standards for the installation of graywater and rainwater systems. The standards shall authorize the use of graywater and rainwater within the building, or on the property surrounding the building, from which the graywater was generated or the rainwater was collected.

AB737, s. 22 Section 22. Initial applicability.

AB737,24,9 (1) The treatment of section 13.48 (2) (jm) 2. and 3. of the statutes first applies with respect to projects approved and agreements entered into on the effective date of this subsection.

AB737,24,11 (2) The treatment of section 16.856 (2) of the statutes first applies with respect to projects for which design is commenced on the effective date of this subsection.

AB737,24,15 (3) The treatment of section 16.84 (5) of the statutes, the renumbering and amendment of section 13.48 (15) of the statutes, and the creation of section 13.48 (15) (b) of the statutes first apply with respect to leases of real property by the state that are entered into, renewed, or extended on the effective date of this subsection.

AB737,24,17 (4) The treatment of section 120.24 (2) of the statutes first applies with respect to projects for which design is commenced on the effective date of this subsection.

AB737,24,20 (5) The treatment of section 66.0902 (2) of the statutes first applies with respect to projects for which a request for proposal is issued by a political subdivision on the effective date of this subsection.

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