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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE
May 16, 1995 - Introduced by Senators Leean, Ellis, and Rude by request of
Governor Tommy G. Thompson. Referred to Committee on Environment and
Energy.
SB205,1,3
1An Act to repeal 144.955 (1) (g); and
to amend 144.955 (1) (c), 144.955 (1m) (c),
2144.955 (2) (a) 2., 144.955 (2) (b) and 144.955 (3) (d) of the statutes;
relating
3to: hazardous pollution prevention.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the University of Wisconsin-Extension, the department of
development (DOD) and the department of natural resources (DNR) all have certain
responsibilities related to hazardous pollution prevention in the state. The
hazardous pollution prevention program in the University of Wisconsin-Extension
promotes hazardous pollution prevention through education and technical
assistance. DOD provides grants for assessments to determine the cost of using and
producing hazardous substances, toxic pollutants and hazardous waste; to identify
processes that use or produce such substances, pollutants or waste; and to identify
options for the prevention of hazardous pollution. DNR promotes certain techniques
for hazardous pollution prevention, assists the University of Wisconsin-Extension
in conducting its program and recommends priorities for that program after
considering a number of specified criteria.
Hazardous pollution prevention is defined in current law as changes in
processes or raw materials that reduce or eliminate the use or production of
hazardous substances, toxic pollutants and hazardous waste. This bill makes some
changes in the definition of hazardous pollution prevention. As a result, "hazardous
substances, toxic pollutants and hazardous waste" are expanded to "environmental
pollution" and certain processes that were specified as not hazardous pollution
prevention are eliminated from that category. The bill also eliminates projected
shortfalls under DNR's plan for the management of hazardous waste generated in
this state from the criteria that DNR must consider in recommending priorities to
the University of Wisconsin-Extension for its hazardous pollution prevention
program.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB205, s. 1
1Section
1. 144.955 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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144.955
(1) (c) "Hazardous pollution prevention" means changes in
design,
3production processes
, plant operations or raw
materials material choices that reduce
4or eliminate the
use or production of
hazardous substances, toxic pollutants and
5hazardous waste environmental pollution. "Hazardous pollution prevention" does
6not include incineration
, changes in the manner of release of a hazardous substance,
7toxic pollutant or hazardous waste, recycling
of a hazardous substance, toxic
8pollutant or hazardous waste outside of the process or, treatment
of hazardous
9substances, toxic pollutants or hazardous waste after the completion of the process 10or post-process environmental control technology.
SB205, s. 2
11Section
2. 144.955 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
SB205, s. 3
12Section
3. 144.955 (1m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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144.955
(1m) (c) Changing processes and equipment that produce
hazardous
14substances, toxic pollutants or hazardous waste environmental pollution.
SB205, s. 4
15Section
4. 144.955 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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144.955
(2) (a) 2. Recommend educational priorities to the university of
17Wisconsin-extension for the program, considering volume and toxicity of
hazardous
18substances, toxic pollutants and hazardous waste environmental pollution 19produced, lack of compliance with environmental standards
, and potential for
20hazardous pollution prevention
and projected shortfalls in hazardous waste
21treatment or disposal facilities under the capacity assurance plan.
SB205, s. 5
1Section
5. 144.955 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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144.955
(2) (b) Identify all department requirements for
environmental
3pollution reporting
on hazardous pollution prevention and, to the extent possible and
4practical, standardize, coordinate and consolidate the reporting in order to minimize
5duplication and provide useful information on hazardous pollution prevention to the
6board, the legislature and the public.
SB205, s. 6
7Section
6. 144.955 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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144.955
(3) (d) Recommend educational priorities to the university of
9Wisconsin-extension for the program, considering volume and toxicity of
hazardous
10substances, toxic pollutants and hazardous waste environmental pollution 11produced, lack of compliance with environmental standards
, and potential for
12hazardous pollution prevention
and projected shortfalls in hazardous waste
13treatment or disposal facilities under the capacity assurance plan.
