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(c) Collection and transportation service. A person who collects and transports waste oil for sale or transfer to waste oil recyclers or for other approved methods of disposal shall obtain a license and comply with the requirements of ss. 144.43 to 144.47 and 144.60 to 144.74 chs. 289 and 291 and rules promulgated under these sections chapters. When issuing the license under s. 144.64 291.23, the department shall require any person who collects and transports waste oil to provide services to any collection or storage facility within his or her geographic area which has accumulated 200 gallons or more of engine waste oil. The department may revoke a license issued under s. 144.64 291.23 if a person who collects and transports waste oil fails to provide services to collection or storage facilities within his or her geographic area which have accumulated 200 gallons or more of engine waste oil.

(5) Waste oil recycling. No person may maintain or operate a facility for the recycling of engine waste oil unless the person obtains a license and complies with the requirements of ss. 144.43 to 144.47 and 144.60 to 144.74 chs. 289 and 291 and rules promulgated under those sections chapters with respect to that facility.

Note: Several provisions in this section relate to the transportation of waste oil and the requirement for a permit for that activity, but the cross-reference is to s. 144.64, which includes licensing requirements for other types of hazardous waste management activities and facilities. Accordingly, the cross-reference is narrowed to current s. 144.64 (1), renumbered as s. 291.23, which relates to the license for hazardous waste transportation.

227,898 Section 898 . 159.17 of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, section 4415d, is renumbered 287.17, and 287.17 (1) (b), (c) and (d) and (5), as renumbered, are amended to read:

287.17 (1) (b) “Solid waste facility" has the meaning given under s. 144.43 (5) 289.01 (35).

(c) “Tire dump" has the meaning given under s. 144.449 289.55 (1) (b).

(d) “Waste tire" has the meaning given under s. 144.449 289.55 (1) (c).

(5) Other recovery activities by department. The department may conduct a recovery activity designed to reduce the volume of waste tires in a tire dump that does not receive at least 95% of its tires from Wisconsin retailers and residents if the department, after due diligence, is unable to recover nuisance abatement expenses under s. 144.449 289.55 (5) from a person responsible for a nuisance at a tire dump after the department has initiated abatement activities.

227,899 Section 899 . 159.18 of the statutes is renumbered 287.18.

227,900 Section 900 . 159.185 of the statutes is renumbered 287.185.

227,901 Section 901 . 159.19 of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 75, is renumbered 287.19, and 287.19 (1) (intro.), (a) 2. and 3. and (b) (intro.) and (2), as renumbered, are amended to read:

287.19 (1) Duties. (intro.) The department shall provide assistance to individuals, groups, businesses, state agencies, counties and municipalities in all aspects of recycling consistent with this subchapter, and whenever practical shall be provided with an emphasis on documents and material easy to read and understand by the general public. This assistance may be provided through programs established under s. 159.21 287.21 and shall include all of the following:

(a) 2. Maintaining current estimates of the amount of components of solid waste specified in s. 159.07 287.07 generated by categories of businesses, industries, municipalities and other governmental entities.

3. Providing solid waste generators with information on how to manage solid waste consistent with s. 159.05 287.05 (12).

(b) Recycling programs. (intro.) With respect to programs created under s. 159.09 287.09 (2) (a):

(2) Powers. In providing assistance under sub. (1), the department may provide assistance relating to the marketing of materials recovered from solid waste, if the provision of that assistance is a responsibility assigned to the department in a memorandum of understanding under s. 159.03 (3) (b), contract or other agreement with the recycling market development board.

227,902 Section 902 . 159.21 of the statutes is renumbered 287.21, and 287.21 (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:

287.21 Statewide education program. (intro.) The department shall collect, prepare and disseminate information and conduct educational and training programs designed to assist in the implementation of solid waste management programs under ss. 159.01 287.01 to 159.31 287.31, enhance municipal and county solid waste management programs under s. 159.09 287.09 (2) (a) and inform the public of the relationship among an individual's consumption of goods and services, the generation of different types and quantities of solid waste and the implementation of the solid waste management priorities in s. 159.05 287.05 (12). The department shall prepare the information and programs on a statewide basis for the following groups:

227,903 Section 903 . 159.215 of the statutes is renumbered 287.215.

227,904 Section 904 . 159.22 of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 75, is renumbered 287.22.

227,905 Section 905 . 159.23 of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is renumbered 287.23, and 287.23 (1) (ar), (3) (a) 2., (am) 1. and (b), (4) (a) and (b) 1. and 2. and (5) (c) 3. and 4., as renumbered, are amended to read:

287.23 (1) (ar) “Avoided disposal cost" means the amount of the cost of disposing of solid waste that a responsible unit avoids as a result of operating a solid waste management program with one or more of the components specified in s. 159.11 287.11 (2) (a) to (h) during the year for which an application is submitted under sub. (4).

(3) (a) 2. For assistance in 1995 to 1999, a responsible unit that has been determined under s. 159.11 287.11 to have an effective recycling program.

(am) 1. That the responsible unit has not maintained an effective recycling program following approval of the recycling program under s. 159.11 287.11.

(b) Only expenses, including capital expenses, anticipated to be incurred for planning, constructing or operating a recycling program with one or more of the components specified in s. 159.11 287.11 (2) (a) to (h) and for complying with the prohibition under s. 159.07 287.07 (2) during the year for which an application is submitted under sub. (4) are eligible for assistance under the program.

(4) (a) The information specified in s. 159.09 287.09 (2) (b).

(b) 1. Making continued progress in creating an effective recycling program under s. 159.11 287.11 by January 1, 1995.

2. Maintaining an effective recycling program following approval of the recycling program under s. 159.11 287.11.

(5) (c) 3. Except as provided in subd. 5. or sub. (5e), for all other responsible units, the amount of the grant for 1998 equals either 50% of the eligible expenses of complying with the prohibition under s. 159.07 287.07 (2) and of the eligible capital costs of the recycling program plus 66% of the other eligible expenses of planning and operating the recycling program less avoided disposal costs or $8 times the population of the responsible unit, whichever is less.

4. Except as provided in subd. 5. or sub. (5e), for all other responsible units, the amount of the grant for 1999 equals either 25% of the eligible expenses of complying with the prohibition under s. 159.07 287.07 (2) and of the eligible capital costs of the recycling program plus 50% of the other eligible expenses of planning and operating the recycling program less avoided disposal costs or $8 times the population of the responsible unit, whichever is less.

227,906 Section 906 . 159.25 of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is renumbered 287.25, and 287.25 (3) (cm), as renumbered, is amended to read:

287.25 (3) (cm) Beginning on January 1, 1993, no responsible unit may apply for a demonstration grant unless it has complied with s. 159.09 287.09 (2) (b).

227,907 Section 907 . 159.31 of the statutes is renumbered 287.31.

227,908 Section 908 . Subchapter III (title) of chapter 159 [precedes 159.40] of the statutes is renumbered subchapter III (title) of chapter 287 [precedes 287.40].

227,909 Section 909 . 159.40 of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Acts 15 and 27, is renumbered 287.40, and 287.40 (3) and (4), as renumbered, are amended to read:

287.40 (3) “Recovered material" means a material specified by the board under s. 159.42 287.42 (5) that is recovered from solid waste for recycling.

(4) “Waste generator" means a person who generates solid waste that contains a material specified by the board under s. 159.42 287.42 (5) or a responsible unit.

227,910 Section 910 . 159.41 of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is renumbered 287.41.

227,911 Section 911 . 159.42 of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Acts 15 and 27, is renumbered 287.42, and 287.42 (1) (b) and (c) and (5), as renumbered, are amended to read:

287.42 (1) (b) Minimize the number of variances granted under s. 159.11 287.11 (2m) (b) and (c).

(c) In furtherance of the efforts of responsible units under s. 159.11 287.11 (2) (i), minimize the amounts of these recovered materials disposed of in landfills or burned without energy recovery in incinerators.

(5) In consultation with the council on recycling, annually establish a list of materials recovered from solid waste for which financial assistance may be provided under this subchapter, which shall include the materials specified in s. 159.07 287.07 (3), based on the board's analysis of current and future markets for materials recovered from solid waste.

227,912 Section 912 . 159.44 of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is renumbered 287.44, and 287.44 (1), as renumbered, is amended to read:

287.44 (1) Provide financial assistance under s. 159.46 287.46.

227,913 Section 913 . 159.46 of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is renumbered 287.46.

227,914 Section 914 . 159.48 of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is renumbered 287.48.

227,915 Section 915 . 159.49 of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is renumbered 287.49.

227,916 Section 916 . Subchapter IV (title) of chapter 159 [precedes 159.81] of the statutes is renumbered subchapter IV (title) of chapter 287 [precedes 287.81].

227,917 Section 917 . 159.81 of the statutes is renumbered 287.81, and 287.81 (1) (c) and (3) (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:

287.81 (1) (c) “Waters of the state" has the meaning given in s. 144.01 (19) 281.01 (18).

(3) (b) Subsection (2) does not apply to a person who deposits or discharges solid waste in conformance with ch. chs. 30, 31, 144 or 147 281 to 285 or 289 to 299 or a permit, license or other approval issued by the department under those chapters.

227,918 Section 918 . Subchapter V (title) of chapter 159 [precedes 159.91] of the statutes is renumbered subchapter V (title) of chapter 287 [precedes 287.91].

227,919 Section 919 . 159.91 of the statutes is renumbered 287.91, and 287.91 (1) and (2), as renumbered, are amended to read:

287.91 (1) The attorney general shall enforce this chapter except for ss. 159.07, 159.08 287.07, 287.08 and 159.81 287.81 and all rules promulgated under this chapter except under those sections.

(2) Notwithstanding sub. (1) and s. 159.95 287.95 (3) (a), the attorney general may enforce s. 159.07 287.07 (3) and (4) by seeking injunctive relief against any person violating those provisions.

227,920 Section 920 . 159.93 of the statutes is renumbered 287.93.

227,921 Section 921 . 159.95 of the statutes is renumbered 287.95, and 287.95 (1), (2) and (3), as renumbered, are amended to read:

287.95 (1) Any person who violates s. 159.07 287.07 (1m) may be required to forfeit $50 for a first violation, may be required to forfeit $200 for a 2nd violation and may be required to forfeit not more than $2,000 for a 3rd or subsequent violation.

(2) (a) Any person who violates s. 159.07 287.07 (2) or 159.08 287.08 before January 1, 1995, is not subject to a penalty.

(b) After December 31, 1994, any person who violates s. 159.07 287.07 (2) or 159.08 287.08 may be required to forfeit $50 for a first violation, may be required to forfeit $200 for a 2nd violation and may be required to forfeit not more than $2,000 for a 3rd or subsequent violation.

(3) (a) Any person who violates s. 159.07 287.07 (3) and (4) before January 1, 1997, is not subject to a penalty.

(b) After December 31, 1996, any person who violates s. 159.07 287.07 (3) and (4) may be required to forfeit $50 for a first violation, may be required to forfeit $200 for a 2nd violation and may be required to forfeit not more than $2,000 for a 3rd or subsequent violation.

227,922 Section 922 . 159.97 of the statutes is renumbered 287.97 and is amended to read:

287.97 Penalties. Any person who violates this chapter, except s. 159.07, 159.08 287.07, 287.08 or 159.81 287.81, or any rule promulgated under this chapter, except under s. 159.07, 159.08 287.07, 287.08 or 159.81 287.81, may be required to forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $1,000 for each violation.

227,923 Section 923 . 160.01 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

160.01 (4) “Groundwater" means any of the waters of the state, as defined in s. 144.01 (19) 281.01 (18), occurring in a saturated subsurface geological formation of rock or soil.

227,924 Section 924 . 160.09 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

160.09 (1) (intro.) Notwithstanding the authority of the department under chs. 144 and 162 ss. 280.11, 281.15 and 281.17 (8) to establish standards for pure drinking water, the department shall establish enforcement standards for substances of public welfare concern as follows:

Note: The reference to establishing standards for pure drinking water under chs. 144 and 162 is overly inclusive. Only ss. 144.025 (2) (b) and (t) and 162.01 of those chapters relate specifically to establishing water quality and drinking water standards. Therefore, the new cross-reference is restricted to new ss. 280.11, 281.15 and 281.17 (8), which correspond with current ss. 144.025 (2) (b) and (t) and 162.01.

227,925 Section 925 . 160.19 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

160.19 (8) Notwithstanding subs. (2) to (4), the department may allow a facility which is regulated under subch. IV of ch. 144 or ch. 147 chs. 283 or 289 to 292 to be constructed, after May 11, 1984, in an area where the background concentration of nitrate or a substance of public welfare concern attains or exceeds the preventive action limit or the enforcement standard if the facility is designed to achieve the lowest possible concentration for that substance which is technically and economically feasible and the anticipated increase in the concentration of the substance does not present a threat to public health or welfare.

227,926 Section 926 . 160.19 (9) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

160.19 (9) (intro.)  Notwithstanding subs. (2) to (4), the department may allow a facility which is regulated under subch. IV of ch. 144 or ch. 147 chs. 283 or 289 to 292 to be constructed, after May 11, 1984, in an area where the background concentration of a substance of public health concern, other than nitrate, attains or exceeds a preventive action limit for that substance:

227,927 Section 927 . 160.19 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:

160.19 (12) The requirements in this section shall not apply to rules governing an activity regulated under ss. 144.80 to 144.94 ch. 293, or to a solid waste facility regulated under s. 144.44 subch. III of ch. 289 which is part of an activity regulated under ss. 144.80 to 144.94 ch. 293, except that the department may promulgate new rules or amend rules governing this type of activity, practice or facility if the department determines that the amendment or promulgation of rules is necessary to protect public health, safety or welfare.

227,928 Section 928 . 160.21 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

160.21 (2) (c) (intro.) If facilities are subject to regulation under subch. IV of ch. 144 or ch. 147 chs. 283 or 289 to 292, the department shall develop by rule and utilize points of standards application for purposes of facility design, the review of facility performance and enforcement as follows:

227,929 Section 929 . 160.21 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

160.21 (2) (c) 1. Rules promulgated by the department under s. 144.435 289.05 (1) relating to facility design shall establish design criteria which ensure compliance with s. 160.19 (2) at any point of present groundwater use, at property boundaries and at any point beyond a 3-dimensional design management zone within property boundaries established under general criteria specified by rule and applied to individual facilities.

227,930 Section 930 . 160.23 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

160.23 (7) If the concentration of a substance in groundwater attains or exceeds a preventive action limit at a point of standards application and if a waste facility subject to the waste management fund incurs costs for repairing environmental damage which arises from these occurrences which are not anticipated in the plan of operation and which poses a substantial hazard to public health or welfare, those costs may be paid as provided under s. 144.441 (6) 289.68.

227,931 Section 931 . 160.25 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

160.25 (1) (a) (intro.) If an activity or practice is not subject to regulation under subch. IV of ch. 144 or ch. 147 chs. 283 or 289 to 292 and if the concentration of a substance in groundwater attains or exceeds an enforcement standard at a point of standards application, the regulatory agency shall take the following responses unless it can be shown to the regulatory agency that, to a reasonable certainty, by the greater weight of the credible evidence, an alternative response will achieve compliance with the enforcement standard at the point of standards application:

227,932 Section 932 . 160.25 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

160.25 (2) If a facility is subject to regulation under subch. IV of ch. 144 or ch. 147 chs. 283 or 289 to 292 and if the concentration of a substance in groundwater attains or exceeds an enforcement standard at a point of standards application, the department shall require remedial actions for a specific site in accordance with rules promulgated under s. 160.21 as are necessary to achieve compliance with the enforcement standard at the point of standards application.

227,933 Section 933 . 160.25 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

160.25 (6) If the concentration of a substance in groundwater attains or exceeds an enforcement standard at a point of standards application and if a waste facility subject to the waste management fund incurs costs for repairing environmental damage which arises from those occurrences which are not anticipated in the plan of operation and which poses a substantial hazard to public health or welfare, those costs may be paid as provided under s. 144.441 (6) 289.68.

227,934 Section 934 . 160.27 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

160.27 (5) Notwithstanding subs. (1) to (3), a regulatory agency may develop and operate a system for monitoring and sampling groundwater to determine compliance with this chapter. This section does not affect the authority of the department to require groundwater monitoring by owners or operators of solid or hazardous waste facilities or water supply or wastewater systems under ch. 144, 147 or 162 chs. 280 to 285 or 289 to 299, except s. 281.48.