SB426: Bill Text

SB426,7,2 (c) If the applicant sold sells at least $75,000 of that product during the preceding year payment period for use in this state, an amount equal to 1.1% of gross revenues from sales of the product during the preceding year payment period for use in this state.

SB426, s. 10 Section 10. 94.681 (3s) of the statutes is created to read:

SB426,7,12 94.681 (3s) Payment of fees and surcharges. (a) Before the start of a license year, an applicant shall estimate the gross revenues that the applicant will receive from sales of each pesticide product during the payment period that ends during the year for which a license is sought under s. 94.81 and shall pay the amounts under subs. (2), (3), and (3m) based on that estimate. At least 15 days before beginning to sell a new pesticide product in this state, a licensee shall estimate the gross revenues that the applicant will receive from sales of that pesticide product during the payment period in which the licensee begins to sell the pesticide product and shall pay the amounts under subs. (2), (3), and (3m) based on that estimate.

SB426,7,17 (b) Before the end of a license year, a licensee shall report to the department the gross revenues that the licensee received from sales of each pesticide product during the payment period that ended during the license year, as required under s. 94.68 (2) (a) 2., and shall reconcile the estimated payment made under par. (a) with the amounts actually due under subs. (2), (3), and (3m) as follows:

SB426,7,19 1. If the amount due based on actual sales is greater than the amount paid based on estimated sales, the licensee shall pay the additional amount due.

SB426,7,22 2. If the amount due based on actual sales is less than the amount paid based on estimated sales, the licensee may request the department to reimburse the licensee for the amount of the overpayment.

SB426,7,24 3. If the amount due based on actual sales equals the amount paid based on estimated sales, no action is required.

SB426,8,4 (c) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., if a licensee's total payment due under par. (b) is more than 20% of the total amount paid under par. (a), the licensee shall pay a penalty equal to 20% of the total amount due under par. (b). The penalty under this subdivision is in addition to any late filing fee under s. 93.21 (5).

SB426,8,8 2. Subdivision 1. does not apply to a licensee if the licensee's payments under par. (a) are based on estimates of gross revenues from sales for each pesticide product that equal at least 90% of the licensee's gross revenues from sales of the pesticide product during the preceding year.

SB426, s. 11 Section 11. 94.681 (7) (a) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 94.681 (7) (a) and amended to read:

SB426,8,16 94.681 (7) (a) License fees. The department shall deposit all license fees collected under subs. (2), (5), and (6) (a) 3. in the agrichemical management fund except as follows: 1. The that the department shall deposit an amount equal to $94 $60 for each household pesticide and industrial pesticide product for which an applicant pays a license fee in the environmental fund for environmental management.

SB426, s. 12 Section 12. 94.681 (7) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

SB426, s. 13 Section 13. 94.72 (6) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.

SB426, s. 14 Section 14. 94.72 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB426,8,22 94.72 (6) (a) 2. For commercial feeds distributed in this state beginning on or after January 1, 2002, and ending on December 31, 2002, a feed inspection fee of 23 cents per ton.

SB426, s. 15 Section 15. 94.72 (6) (a) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:

SB426,8,25 94.72 (6) (a) 2m. For commercial feeds distributed in this state on or after January 1, 2003, a feed inspection fee of 28 cents per ton or $30, whichever is greater.

SB426, s. 16 Section 16. 94.73 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB426,9,5 94.73 (6) (b) Except as provided in pars. (c) and (e), the department shall reimburse a responsible person an amount equal to 80% 75% of the corrective action costs incurred for each discharge site that are greater than $3,000 and less than $400,000.

SB426, s. 17 Section 17. 94.73 (6) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB426,9,10 94.73 (6) (c) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (e), the department shall reimburse a responsible person an amount equal to 80% 75% of the corrective action costs incurred for each discharge site that are greater than $7,500 and less than $400,000 if any of the following applies:

SB426, s. 18 Section 18. 94.73 (15) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB426,9,19 94.73 (15) (a) The department may, by rule, reduce any of the surcharges in ss. 94.64 (3r) (b) and (4) (a) 5., 94.681 (3), 94.685 (3) (a) 2., 94.703 (3) (a) 2., and 94.704 (3) (a) 2. below the amounts specified in those provisions. The department shall adjust surcharge amounts as necessary to maintain a balance in the agricultural chemical cleanup fund at the end of each fiscal year of at least $2,000,000 but not more than $5,000,000 $3,000,000, but may not increase a surcharge amount over the amount specified in s. 94.64 (3r) (b) or (4) (a) 5., 94.681 (3), 94.685 (3) (a) 2., 94.703 (3) (a) 2., or 94.704 (3) (a) 2.

SB426, s. 19 Section 19 . Initial applicability.

SB426,9,23 (1) Agricultural chemical cleanup program reimbursement. The treatment of sections 94.73 (6) (b) and (c) (intro.) of the statutes first applies to costs incurred on the effective date of this subsection.

SB426, s. 20 Section 20. Effective date.

SB426,10,3 (1) Agricultural chemical cleanup program reimbursement. The treatment of section 94.73 (6) (b) and (c) (intro.) of the statutes and Section 19 (1) take effect on January 1, 2003.

SB426,10,5 (2) Amount deposited in environmental fund. The treatment of sections 25.46 (4) and 94.681 (7) (a) (intro.), 1., and 2. of the statutes takes effect on July 1, 2003.

SB426,10,7 (3) Pesticide fees and surcharges. The treatment of section 94.681 (1) (cm), (2), (3), (3m), and (3s) of the statutes takes effect on December 1, 2003.

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