AB977: Bill Text

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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE

2003 Assembly BILL 977

March 11, 2004 - Introduced by Representatives Jensen and Black, cosponsored by Senators Cowles and Risser. Referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities.

AB977,1,2 An Act to create 16.75 (12) of the statutes; relating to: use of renewable resources at certain state facilities.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill directs the Department of Administration (DOA) to determine a target applicable to DOA, those state agencies to which DOA delegates procurement authority, and those state agencies making procurements independently of DOA for aggregate renewable resource usage at all state-owned office buildings, state educational institutions and state correctional institutions that will enable DOA and the agencies, when combining their level of use of renewable resources with the level of use of renewable resources by all users in the state on the day the bill becomes law, as determined by DOA, to attain a level of at least 10 percent by January 1, 2006, and a level of at least 20 percent by January 1, 2010. The bill defines use of renewable resources at a building or institution to include energy derived from renewable resources under a long-term arrangement with the public utility serving the building or institution or energy derived from renewable resources that is produced by the state for the use of the building or institution.

The bill directs DOA to report annually to the governor and the legislature concerning the degree of attainment by the state in meeting the target.

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

AB977, s. 1 Section 1. 16.75 (12) of the statutes is created to read:

AB977,2,2 16.75 (12) (a) In this subsection:

AB977,2,5 1. "Renewable resource" has the meaning given in s. 196.378 (1) (h) 1. or 2. and includes a resource, as defined in s. 196.378 (1) (j), that derives electricity from hydroelectric power.

AB977,2,6 2. "State correctional institution" has the meaning given under s. 301.01 (4).

AB977,2,8 3. "State educational institution" means the University of Wisconsin System and the schools operated by the department of public instruction.

AB977,2,11 (b) The department shall determine the level of use, as of the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], of renewable resources by all users in this state.

AB977,2,18 (c) The department shall establish a target applicable to the department, each purchasing agent under s. 16.71 (1), and each agency making purchases under s. 16.74 for aggregate renewable resource usage at all state-owned office buildings, state educational institutions, and state correctional institutions that will enable the department, its agents and the agencies, when combining their level of use of renewable resources with the level of use determined under par. (b), to attain the following levels:

AB977,2,19 1. By January 1, 2006, at least 10 percent.

AB977,2,20 2. By January 1, 2010, at least 20 percent.

AB977,2,25 (d) For purposes of par. (c), use of renewable resources at a building or institution includes energy derived from renewable resources purchased under a long-term arrangement with the public utility serving the building or institution, or energy derived from renewable resources produced by the state for the use of the building or institution.

AB977,3,4 (e) No later than March 1 of each year, the department shall report to the governor and chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), concerning the degree of attainment by the state during the preceding year in meeting the target established under par. (c).

AB977,3,5 (End)