Amendment ASA2-AB389

AB389-ASA2,62,3 6. Acquiring or disposing of property or interests in property if the acquisition or disposition is related to the operation of a public utility and the acquisition or disposition satisfies one of the following:

AB389-ASA2,62,5 a. The acquisition or disposition is conducted under a contract with a 3rd party that is engaged in real estate practice.

AB389-ASA2,62,7 b. The acquisition or disposition is conducted by an individual engaged in real estate practice or employed by a public utility.

AB389-ASA2,62,10 (b) Subsection (2) does not prohibit a public utility that is not subject to the requirements of s. 196.795, or the nonutility subsidiary of such a public utility, from doing any of the following:

AB389-ASA2,62,15 1. Engaging in commercial or residential real estate development or construction on property owned or acquired by the public utility or nonutility subsidiary for a public utility purpose if the total annual revenues from the development or construction do not exceed 3% of the total operating revenues of the public utility in any year.

AB389-ASA2,62,20 2. Providing financial support for the purpose of economic development to 3rd parties that are engaged in an activity specified in sub. (2) (a) to (d). The public utility or nonutility subsidiary may profit directly from that activity only through receipt of profits that are incidental to the economic development project or interest earned on a loan.

AB389-ASA2,63,3 (4) Exceptions. (a) A nonutility affiliate that has engaged in residential construction prior to, or is engaged in residential construction on, the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], may directly or indirectly own in any chain of successive ownership 50% or more of the ownership interest of an entity that hires a 3rd party to engage in residential construction or commercial construction that is incidental to residential construction, except that the nonutility affiliate may not actively participate in the daily operations or daily business decisions of the entity.

AB389-ASA2,63,5 (b) A public utility or nonutility affiliate may engage in residential real estate development at a brownfields facility or site.

AB389-ASA2,63,10 (5) Private cause of action. Any public utility or nonutility affiliate that does, causes or permits to be done any action prohibited under this section or fails to comply with any requirement specified in this section is liable to any person injured thereby in the amount of damages sustained in consequence of the prohibited action or failure to comply.

AB389-ASA2,63,12 (6) Construction. This section shall be strictly construed to limit the permitted activities of a public utility and a nonutility affiliate.

AB389-ASA2, s. 91 Section 91. 196.807 of the statutes is created to read:

AB389-ASA2,63,15 196.807 Energy affiliate and utility employes. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB389-ASA2,63,17 (a) "Affiliate or utility" means a nonutility affiliate, a holding company system or an electric utility, as defined in s. 196.491 (1) (d).

AB389-ASA2,63,20 (b) "Energy unit" means a unit in this state that is engaged in activities related to the production, generation, transmission or distribution of electricity, gas or steam or the recovery of energy from waste materials.

AB389-ASA2,63,21 (c) "Holding company system" has the meaning given in s. 196.795 (1) (i).

AB389-ASA2,63,22 (d) "Nonutility affiliate" has the meaning given in s. 196.795 (1) (j).

AB389-ASA2,63,23 (e) "Public utility affiliate" has the meaning given in s. 196.795 (1) (L).

AB389-ASA2,63,25 (f) "Sell an energy unit" means to sell, offer by lease, or otherwise transfer ownership or control of the energy unit.

AB389-ASA2,64,2 (g) "Unit" means a division, department or other operational business unit of an affiliate or utility.

AB389-ASA2,64,7 (2) Offer of employment. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a person may not sell an energy unit unless the terms of the transfer require the person to which the energy unit is transferred to offer employment to the nonsupervisory employes who are employed with the energy unit immediately prior to the transfer and who are necessary for the operation and maintenance of the energy unit.

AB389-ASA2,64,11 (b) A public utility affiliate may not sell an energy unit to a nonutility affiliate in the same holding company system unless the terms of the transfer require the nonutility affiliate to offer employment to all of the nonsupervisory employes who are employed with the energy unit immediately prior to the transfer.

AB389-ASA2,64,14 (3) Employment terms and conditions. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the employment that is offered under sub. (2) shall satisfy each of the following during the 30-month period beginning immediately after the transfer:

AB389-ASA2,64,16 1. Wage rates shall be no less than the wage rates in effect immediately prior to the transfer.

AB389-ASA2,64,18 2. Fringe benefits shall be substantially equivalent to the fringe benefits in effect immediately prior to the transfer.

AB389-ASA2,64,21 3. Terms and conditions of employment, other than wage rates and fringe benefits, shall be substantially equivalent to the terms and conditions in effect immediately prior to the transfer.

AB389-ASA2,64,23 (b) A collective bargaining agreement may modify or waive a requirement specified in par. (a).

AB389-ASA2,65,3 (4) Commission approval. Except for a cooperative association, as defined in s. 196.491 (1) (bm), no person may sell an energy unit unless the commission determines that the person has satisfied subs. (2) and (3).

AB389-ASA2, s. 92 Section 92. 200.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB389-ASA2,65,22 200.01 (2) "Public service corporation" means and embraces every corporation, except municipalities and other political subdivisions, which is a public utility as defined in s. 196.01, and every corporation which is a railroad as defined in s. 195.02, but shall not include a public utility corporation receiving an annual gross revenue of less than $1,000 for the calendar year next preceding the issuance of any securities by it. "Public service corporation" includes a holding company, as defined under s. 196.795 (1) (h), which is a public utility, as defined under s. 196.01 (5). "Public service corporation" does not include a telecommunications utility, as defined in s. 196.01 (10). "Public service corporation" does not include any other holding company unless the holding company was formed after November 28, 1985, and unless the commission has determined, under s. 196.795 (7) (a), that each nonutility affiliate, as defined under s. 196.795 (1) (j), does not and cannot reasonably be expected to do at least one of the items specified in s. 196.795 (7) (a). "Public service corporation" does not include a company, as defined in s. 196.795 (1) (f), which owns, operates, manages or controls a telecommunications utility, as defined in s. 196.01 (10), unless such company also owns, operates, manages or controls a public utility which is not a telecommunications utility. "Public service corporation" does not include a transmission company, as defined in s. 196.485 (1) (ge).

AB389-ASA2, s. 93 Section 93. 285.48 of the statutes is created to read:

AB389-ASA2,66,8 285.48 Nitrogen oxide emissions from certain electric generation facilities. (1) In establishing nitrogen oxide emission reductions for the control of atmospheric ozone in another state pursuant to a call for a state implementation plan issued prior to the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], the department may not, in an implementation plan under s. 285.11 (6), by rule or through the adoption of control strategies, regulate nitrogen oxide emissions from electric generation facilities that are located in Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Iron, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon or Washburn county.

AB389-ASA2,66,12 (2) The department may not, based solely on the prohibition under sub. (1), require more stringent nitrogen oxide emission reductions for any electric utility, as defined in s. 196.491 (1) (d), or large industrial core source in this state that is identified by the federal environmental protection agency.

AB389-ASA2, s. 94 Section 94. Nonstatutory provisions.

AB389-ASA2,66,17 (1) Initial appointments to council on utility public benefits. Notwithstanding section 15.107 (17) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by this act, the initial members of the council on utility public benefits shall be appointed for the following terms:

AB389-ASA2,66,19 (a) One of the members under section 15.107 (17) (a), (b) and (d) of the statutes, as created by this act, for terms expiring on July 1, 2001.

AB389-ASA2,66,22 (b) One of the members under section 15.107 (17) (a) of the statutes, as created by this act, and the members under section 15.107 (17) (c), (e) and (f) of the statutes, as created by this act, for terms expiring on July 1, 2002.

AB389-ASA2,66,25 (c) One of the members under section 15.107 (17) (b) and (d) of the statutes, as created by this act, and the members under section 15.107 (17) (g) and (h) of the statutes, as created by this act, for terms expiring on July 1, 2003.

AB389-ASA2,67,1 (2) Public service commission rules.

AB389-ASA2,67,8 (a) Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the public service commission shall promulgate the rules required under section 196.378 (3) (a) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before the effective date of the permanent rules promulgated under that section, but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) and (3) of the statutes, the commission is not required to make a finding of emergency.

AB389-ASA2,67,12 (b) The public service commission shall submit in proposed form the rules required under section 196.378 (3) (a) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the legislative council staff under section 227.15 (1) of the statutes no later than the first day of the 6th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph.

AB389-ASA2,67,13 (3) Department of administration rules.

AB389-ASA2,67,20 (a) Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of administration shall promulgate the rules required under section 16.957 (2) (c) and (4) (b) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before the effective date of the permanent rules promulgated under that section, but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) and (3) of the statutes, the department is not required to make a finding of emergency.

AB389-ASA2,67,24 (b) The department of administration shall submit in proposed form the rules required under section 16.957 (2) (c) and (4) (b) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the legislative council staff under section 227.15 (1) of the statutes no later than the first day of the 6th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph.

AB389-ASA2, s. 95 Section 95. Appropriation changes.

AB389-ASA2,68,5 (1) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the public service commission under section 20.155 (1) (j) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1999, the dollar amount is increased by $250,000 for fiscal year 1999-00 and the dollar amount is increased by $250,000 for fiscal year 2000-01 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB389-ASA2, s. 96 Section 96. Initial applicability.

AB389-ASA2,68,9 (1) The treatment of section 196.491 (3) (d) 3r. and 3t. of the statutes first applies to applications for certificates of public convenience and necessity that are filed with the public service commission on the effective date of this subsection.

AB389-ASA2,68,16 (2) The treatment of sections 76.28 (1) (d), (e) (intro.) and 5. and (j) and (2) (c) (intro.), (d) and (e) and 196.485 (1) (ge) of the statutes first applies to taxable years beginning on January 1 of the year in which this subsection takes effect, except that if this subsection takes effect after July 31 the treatment of sections 76.28 (1) (d), (e) (intro.) and 5. and (j) and (2) (c) (intro.), (d) and (e) of the statutes first applies to taxable years beginning on January 1 of the year following the year in which this subsection takes effect.

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