AB302, s. 13 19Section 13. 76.28 (1) (eg) of the statutes is repealed.
AB302, s. 14 20Section 14. 76.28 (1) (gr) of the statutes is repealed.
AB302, s. 15 21Section 15. 76.48 (1g) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB302,6,1322 76.48 (1g) (d) "Gross revenues" means total operating revenues, except
23revenues for interdepartmental sales and for interdepartmental rents, less
24deductions from the sales and use tax under s. 77.61 (4) and, in respect to any electric
25cooperative that purchases more than 50% of the power it sells, less the actual cost

1of power purchased for resale by an electric cooperative, if the revenue from that
2purchased electric power is included in the seller's gross revenues or if the electric
3cooperative purchased more than 50% of the power it sold in the year prior to
4January 1, 1988, from a seller located outside this state. For an electric cooperative,
5"gross revenues" does not include grants awarded to the electric cooperative under
6s. 16.958 (2) (b). For a retail electric cooperative, "gross revenues" does not include
7public benefits fees collected by the retail electric cooperative under s. 16.957 (5) (a),
8public benefits fees received by the retail electric cooperative from a retail electric
9cooperative or municipal utility under a joint program established under s. 16.957
10(5) (f). For a wholesale supplier, as defined in s. 16.957 (1) (w), "gross revenues" does
11not include any public benefits fees that are received from a municipal utility, as
12defined in s. 16.957 (1) (q), or retail electric cooperative or under a joint program
13established under s. 16.957 (5) (f).
AB302, s. 16 14Section 16. 76.48 (1g) (dm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB302, s. 17 15Section 17. 76.48 (1g) (fm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB302, s. 18 16Section 18. 77.54 (44) of the statutes is repealed.
AB302, s. 19 17Section 19. 196.374 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB302,6,1918 196.374 (1) In this section, "utility" means a Class A gas or electric utility, as
19defined by the commission.
AB302, s. 20 20Section 20. 196.374 (2) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB302,6,2321 196.374 (2) Except as provided in sub. (2g), each utility shall spend annually
22at least 0.5% of its total annual operating revenues on programs designed to promote
23and accomplish energy conservation.
AB302, s. 21 24Section 21. 196.374 (2g) of the statutes is created to read:
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1196.374 (2g) The commission may require a utility to spend annually under
2sub. (2) an amount that is more or less than 0.5% of its annual operating revenues
3if, after notice and hearing, the commission finds that the expenditure of such
4amount is in the public interest.
AB302, s. 22 5Section 22. 196.374 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB302,7,116 196.374 (2r) The commission may prescribe all or part of any program that is
7funded under sub. (2). The commission may require that a utility establish a
8program funded under sub. (2) that is applicable only to a group of consumers,
9including low-income utility customers, specified under guidelines established by
10the commission if the commission determines that the group has special energy
11conservation needs.
AB302, s. 23 12Section 23. 196.374 (3) and (4) of the statutes are repealed.
AB302, s. 24 13Section 24. 196.86 of the statutes is repealed.
AB302, s. 25 14Section 25. 285.48 of the statutes is repealed.
AB302, s. 26 15Section 26 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB302,7,1616 (1) Definitions. In this Section:
AB302,7,1717 (a) "Commission" means the public service commission.
AB302,7,1818 (b) "Department" means the department of administration.
AB302,7,1919 (c) "Electric utility" has the meaning given in section 16.957 (1) (g), 1999 stats.
AB302,7,2120 (d) "Municipal utility" has the meaning given in section 16.957 (1) (q), 1999
21stats.
AB302,7,2322 (e) "Retail electric cooperative" has the meaning given in section 16.957 (1) (t),
231999 stats.
AB302,7,2424 (f) "Utility" has the meaning given in section 196.374 (1) (c), 1999 stats.
AB302,7,2525 (2) Public benefits fee and contribution refunds.
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1(a) Each electric utility, municipal utility, and retail electric cooperative that
2has collected public benefits fees from customers or members under section 16.957
3(4) (a), 1999 stats., or section 16.957 (5) (a), 1999 stats., or received contributions from
4customers or members under section 16.957 (2) (c) 4., 1999 stats., or section 16.957
5(2) (d) 2., 1999 stats., and that has not paid the fees or contributions to the
6department shall, no later than the first day of the 3rd month beginning after the
7effective date of this paragraph, refund the fees or contributions to the customers or
8members.
AB302,8,239 (b) The department shall determine the percentage of public benefits fees and
10contributions that each electric utility, municipal utility, and retail electric
11cooperative has paid to the department under section 16.957 (4) (a), 1999 stats., or
12section 16.957 (5) (a), 1999 stats., or section 16.957 (2) (c) 4., 1999 stats., or section
1316.957 (2) (d) 2., 1999 stats. From the appropriation under section 20.505 (10) (a) of
14the statutes, as created by this act, the department shall, no later than the first day
15of the 3rd month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph, pay to each
16electric utility, municipal utility, and retail electric cooperative an amount equal to
17the percentage determined under this paragraph multiplied by the difference
18between the amount transferred to the general fund under Section 27 (1 ) of this act
19and the aggregate amount that the commission has determined for all utilities under
20subsection (3) (a). No later than the first day of the 6th month beginning after the
21effective date of this paragraph, each electric utility, municipal utility, and retail
22electric cooperative shall refund to its customers and members the amount that it is
23paid by the department under this paragraph.
AB302,8,2424 (3) Utility contribution refunds.
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1(a) The commission shall determine the amount transferred to the general fund
2under Section 27 (1) of this act that is attributable to contributions by each utility
3under section 196.374 (3), 1999 stats.
AB302,9,104 (b) From the appropriation under section 20.155 (1) (a) of the statutes, as
5created by this act, the commission shall, no later than the first day of the 3rd month
6beginning after the effective date of this paragraph, pay to each utility the amount
7that the commission has determined under paragraph (a) is attributable to the
8utility. A utility that receives a payment under this paragraph may use the payment
9only for purposes of complying with section 196.374 (2) of the statutes, as affected by
10this act.
AB302, s. 27 11Section 27 . Appropriation changes.
AB302,9,1412 (1) Utility public benefits fund. On the effective date of this subsection, the
13unencumbered balance in the utility public benefits fund immediately prior to the
14effective date of this subsection is transferred to the general fund.
AB302,9,1515 (End)
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