SB58: Bill Text

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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE

1995 Senate BILL 58

February 8, 1995 - Introduced by Senators Darling, Cowles, Panzer, Burke, Rosenzweig, Huelsman and Helbach, cosponsored by Representatives Schneiders, Lehman and Owens. Referred to Committee on Environment and Energy.

SB58,1,3 An Act to amend 144.405 (5) (c) and (d); and to create 144.405 (5) (am) of the statutes; relating to: providing financial assistance for the costs of gasoline vapor recovery equipment for a school bus company.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the department of natural resources (DNR) makes grants to the owner of a gasoline station located in an area of this state where federal standards for ozone pollution are exceeded. The grants are for a portion of the costs of installing equipment to recover vapors released when gasoline is pumped into a motor vehicle. This bill requires DNR to make a grant to a school bus company located in an ozone nonattainment area for a portion of the costs of installing gasoline vapor recovery equipment at a gasoline dispensing facility that is part of the school bus company.

For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SB58, s. 1 Section 1. 144.405 (5) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

SB58,2,3 144.405 (5) (am) The department shall provide financial assistance for costs directly incurred after August 15, 1991, for the design, acquisition and installation of a vapor control system on the equipment that is used to dispense gasoline to a motor vehicle gasoline tank at a gasoline dispensing facility located in an ozone nonalignment area with a classification under 42 USC 7511 (a) of moderate or worse if the gasoline dispensing facility is part of a business that is engaged primarily in transporting children to and from school by bus.

SB58, s. 2 Section 2. 144.405 (5) (c) and (d) of the statutes are amended to read:

SB58,2,10 144.405 (5) (c) The department shall award a grant to each applicant who submits a complete application under par. (b) for costs allowable under par. (a) or (am) The amount of the grant may not exceed 95% of the first $25,000 in costs and 90% of the next $15,000 in costs incurred by the applicant. If the department promulgates a rule under par. (e), it shall determine the costs based upon the rule promulgated under par. (e)

SB58,2,13 (d) The department may not award a grant under this subsection after June 30, 1995, or the day after publication of the 1995-97 biennial budget act, whichever is later, except that this paragraph does not apply to a grant under par. (am).

SB58,2,14 (End)