Wisconsin Legislature: Environmental protection

PSC revisions re notices, orders, determinations, firm sale of electricity to affiliates, contracts or arrangements between public utilities and affiliated interests, certificate of approval, removal of certain electric and steam lines, renewable portfolio standards, prohibiting commissioners from certain political activities, and penalties for tampering or interfering with utility equipment; JRCCP report - AB527

PSC revisions re notices, orders, determinations, firm sale of electricity to affiliates, contracts or arrangements between public utilities and affiliated interests, certificate of approval, removal of certain electric and steam lines, renewable portfolio standards, prohibiting commissioners from certain political activities, and penalties for tampering or interfering with utility equipment; JRCCP report - SB428

Recycling and renewable energy fund renamed the economic development fund, recycling surcharge renamed the economic development surcharge, recycling tipping fee deposits revised, environmental fund provision [Sec. 374, 376, 382, 576-578, 600, 602, 603, 628, 712, 753, 867, 887, 891-894, 2132, 2177, 2184-2187, 2984, 2985; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, 577n, r, 887b, 894b, 2985b, deletes 576, 577, 887, 894, 2985] - AB40

Recycling and renewable energy fund renamed the economic development fund, recycling surcharge renamed the economic development surcharge, recycling tipping fee deposits revised, environmental fund provision [Sec. 374, 376, 382, 576-578, 600, 602, 603, 628, 712, 753, 867, 887, 891-894, 2132, 2177, 2184-2187, 2984, 2985] - SB27

Renewable energy consumption: new goals for certain state agencies set, DOA report required; new goal re electric energy consumed in the state set, PSC reports required - SB519

Renewable resource credit: restriction that it may not be used after the fourth year after it was created eliminated - AB146

Special charge under the property assessed clean energy (PACE) program: third party allowed to collect installment payments, lien provision, written guarantee of certain savings-to-investment ratio under set conditions, and third party technical review - AB526

Special charge under the property assessed clean energy (PACE) program: third party allowed to collect installment payments, lien provision, written guarantee of certain savings-to-investment ratio under set conditions, and third party technical review - SB425

Thermal biomass heating system: creating nonrefundable individual and corporate income and franchise tax credits for the purchase and installation of - AB358

Well drilling for a geothermal heat exchange system: regulations created - AB201

Well drilling for a geothermal heat exchange system: regulations created [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, provisions expanded to include the regulation of persons engaged in drilling wells and heat exchange drillholes, county ordinance provisions] - SB156

Wind energy system: additional requirements on PSC rules; setback requirements revised; Wind Siting Council study re impact on property values - SB491

Wind energy system requirements revised; PSC authority modified; Wind Siting Council study required - JR1 AB9

Wind energy system requirements revised; PSC authority modified; Wind Siting Council study required - JR1 SB9

Wind energy system requirements revised re PSC rules, brochure to affected property owners, written disclosure, setback requirements, and large wind energy system definition; Wind Siting Council study re impact on property values - SB98

Wind energy system rules: current rules repealed and PSC to submit rules required under current law - AB72

Wind energy system rules: current rules repealed and PSC to submit rules required under current law - SB50

Wind energy systems setback requirements: allow municipality to impose requirement more restrictive than PSC rules, certificate of public convenience and necessity provision - AB581

Wind energy systems setback requirements: allow municipality to impose requirement more restrictive than PSC rules, certificate of public convenience and necessity provision - SB392

Wind energy systems setback requirements: PSC to promulgate rules after DHS reports on an epidemiological study; construction of a large wind energy system before rules go into effect prohibited; local governments may not impose more restrictive rules - SB263

DOT engagement of engineering, consulting, surveying, or other specialized services: uniform cost-benefit analysis and periodic review of continued appropriateness requirements eliminated; annual report and computing cost of engineering services requirements imposed - AB522

DOT engagement of engineering, consulting, surveying, or other specialized services: uniform cost-benefit analysis and periodic review of continued appropriateness requirements eliminated; annual report and computing cost of engineering services requirements imposed - SB499

State contractual services exemptions: engineering or architectural service contracts approval by DOA modified; DOT reports on contractual engagements, cost-benefit analysis, and recommendations to improve local road improvement projects process required - SB575

Categorical school aid programs and grants eliminated re AODA prevention and treatment, preschool to grade 5, children-at-risk, nursing services, supplemental aid, advanced placement courses, English instruction for Southeast Asian children, STEM, improving MPS pupil academic achievement, and alternative education programs [Sec. 27, 525-528, 531-534, 538, 539, 1105, 1321, 1322, 1413, 1414, 2438-2443, 2445, 2451, 2452, 2456, 2457, 2463, 2478-2485, 2504, 2532, 2533, 2552, 2566, 2570, 3512-3526; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, children-at-risk, alternative education, and supplemental aid restored, 2482m, deletes 27, 525, 526, 528, 1105, 1321, 1322, 1413, 1414, 2445, 2452, 2456, 2463, 2478-2485, 2504, 2532, 2566, 2570, 3513, 3514, 3518, 3526] - AB40

Categorical school aid programs eliminated in certain cases [Sec. 27, 525-528, 531-534, 538, 539, 1105, 1321, 1322, 1413, 1414, 2438-2443, 2445, 2451, 2452, 2456, 2457, 2463, 2478-2485, 2504, 2532, 2533, 2552, 2566, 2570, 3512-3526] - SB27

Brownfield site assessment grants modified and transferred from DNR to WEDC; brownfields green space grants repealed; payment of brownfield grant program encumbrances [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 501c, 2990r, 2991b, 9155 (3f), (3g)] - AB40

Brownfields redevelopment grant revisions - AB430

Brownfields redevelopment grant revisions - SB310

Carbon Day: September 15, 2011 designated as - AJR53

DNR regulation of certain activities near navigable waterways and environmental laws: revisions re issuing individual and general permits, piers and wharves, placement of fill or structures within a bulkhead line, land grading and removal of materials, bridges and culverts, areas of special natural resource interest, environmental approvals, houseboat repair and maintenance, expedited procedures for certain plan approvals, and publishing notices on its Internet Web site - AB421

DNR regulation of certain activities near navigable waterways and environmental laws: revisions re issuing individual and general permits, piers and wharves, placement of fill or structures within a bulkhead line, land grading and removal of materials, bridges and culverts, areas of special natural resource interest, environmental approvals, houseboat repair and maintenance, expedited procedures for certain plan approvals, and publishing notices on its Internet Web site [for further revisions, see entry under ``Natural Resources, Department of — Environmental protection"] - SB326

DNR regulation of certain activities near navigable waterways and environmental laws: revisions re issuing individual and general permits, piers and wharves, placement of fill or structures within a bulkhead line, land grading and removal of materials, bridges and culverts, areas of special natural resource interest, environmental approvals, houseboat repair and maintenance, expedited procedures for certain plan approvals, and publishing notices on its Internet Web site - SE1 AB24

DNR regulation of certain activities near navigable waterways and environmental laws: revisions re issuing individual and general permits, piers and wharves, placement of fill or structures within a bulkhead line, land grading and removal of materials, bridges and culverts, areas of special natural resource interest, environmental approvals, houseboat repair and maintenance, expedited procedures for certain plan approvals, and publishing notices on its Internet Web site - SE1 SB24

Economic impact analysis for proposed administrative rules required to include assessment of impact on public health and the environment - AB332

Economic impact analysis for proposed administrative rules required to include assessment of impact on public health and the environment - SB229

Emissions of hazardous air contaminants re agricultural waste: DNR prohibited from regulating sources except to the extent required by federal law - AB195

Emissions of hazardous air contaminants re agricultural waste: DNR prohibited from regulating sources except to the extent required by federal law - SB138

Environmental contamination remediation activities: bonding authority increased [Sec. 783] - AB40

Environmental contamination remediation activities: bonding authority increased [Sec. 783] - SB27

Environmental education consultant: appropriation eliminated [Sec. 524] - AB40

Environmental education consultant: appropriation eliminated [Sec. 524] - SB27

Environmental fund: obsolete appropriation eliminated re Indian gaming receipts [Sec. 747, 886] - AB40

Environmental fund: obsolete appropriation eliminated re Indian gaming receipts [Sec. 747, 886] - SB27

Invasive species control: Stewardship Program grants to nonprofit conservation organizations, lake districts, and qualified lake associations - AB573

Mercuric oxide button cell batteries: sale of prohibited [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2311f, g, 2993p; deleted by A.Amdt.1 to A.Amdt.1] - AB40

Motor vehicle environmental impact fee repealed and certificate of title fee increased [Sec. 878, 880, 888, 2235, 3131-3133, 9348 (5)] - AB40

Motor vehicle environmental impact fee repealed and certificate of title fee increased [Sec. 878, 880, 888, 2235, 3131-3133, 9348 (5)] - SB27

Normal school fund revision re environmental programs [Sec. 866; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, U.W. Stevens Point environmental program funding, 577m, 1014m] - AB40

Ozone-depleting refrigerant substitute re mobile air conditioners: DATCP rule authority revised re sale and noncommercial use of - AB498

Ozone-depleting refrigerant substitute re mobile air conditioners: DATCP rule authority revised re sale and noncommercial use of - SB370

Small Business Environmental Council transferred to DSPS [Sec. 117, 3334; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, transferred to DNR instead, 117b, d, 3334b, deletes 117, 3334] - AB40

Tipping fees exemptions created for soil removed during cleanup of a contaminated site and discarded residue from a recycling facility; conditions and overdue tipping fee provisions - AB643

Underground storage tank regulations re hazardous substances and secondary containment requirements [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2330c, g] - AB40

Vehicles transporting hazardous materials required to stop at railroad crossings: statutory enumeration of hazardous materials eliminated, DOT required to promulgate rules on marking or placarding vehicles consistent with federal regulations - AB611

Vehicles transporting hazardous materials required to stop at railroad crossings: statutory enumeration of hazardous materials eliminated, DOT required to promulgate rules on marking or placarding vehicles consistent with federal regulations - SB530

Voluntary party liability exemption re environmental contamination cleanup expanded to certain landfills and revisions re removal of voluntary party and limit on amount spent on cleanup - AB333

Voluntary party liability exemption re environmental contamination cleanup expanded to certain landfills and revisions re removal of voluntary party and limit on amount spent on cleanup - SB253

Absent without leave: penalties and costs imposed on Sen. Jon Erpenbach - SR7

Senators absent without leave: compelling attendance of; sergeant at arms duties - JR1 SR1

Ethics, elections, and lobbying regulation laws: prosecution and venue for trial of civil and criminal violations modified; disclosure of certain information provision - AB656

Expense statements required by principal attempting to influence model legislation under consideration; reporting any thing of pecuniary value for scholarship purposes to GAB; legislative members prohibited from using allocations for office operation on memberships to organizations that propose uniform, model, or suggested legislation; penalty provisions; JRCCP report - AB621

Recall of incumbent congressional, judicial, or legislative elective officer or county elective officer specified in the Wisconsin Constitution: grounds limited and filing officer duties; Legislature required to establish a code of ethics for government officials and a board to administer it. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR63

WEDC: creation and coverage of certain positions under the code of ethics for state public officials and employees, GAB provision - SB376

Life and public service commended - AJR60

Foreclosure on abandoned properties: redemption period and court procedures modified - AB414

Foreclosure on abandoned properties: redemption period and court procedures modified [S.Amdt.1: further revisions; S.Amdt.2: notice of sale printed in a newspaper modified] - SB307

Harboring or aiding a felon: family members are not exempt from prohibition against destroying, altering, hiding, or disguising physical evidence; domestic abuse provision; penalty for violation increased under certain conditions; JRCCP report - AB118

Hearsay evidence is admissible at a preliminary examination - AB509

Hearsay evidence is admissible at a preliminary examination - SB399

Inadmissibility of a statement of apology, condolence, fault, or remorse by a health care provider in a civil action or administrative hearing - AB147

Inadmissibility of a statement of apology, condolence, fault, or remorse by a health care provider in a civil action or administrative hearing - SB103

Obstructing a law enforcement officer by providing false information or evidence: convicted person may be assessed costs of the investigation [A.Amdt.1: exceptions added for recanting reports of or being a victim of abusive conduct or the report did not lead to criminal charges or a conviction] - AB263

Sexual assault: procedures for evidence with DNA on it when no suspect has been identified [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2682m, 2704m] - AB40

Sexually explicit conduct by a person under age 18: evidentiary recordings remain in possession of court or law enforcement agency, defense inspection provisions; attempt at specified sex crimes against children made a felony; victim in certain sex crimes against children can be an individual the perpetrator believed to be under 18; JRCCP report - AB100