AB150-ASA,1494,7
1147.23
(1) Department may recover costs. In an action against any person who
2violates this chapter or any provision of s. 29.29 or ch. 30, 31 or 144 relating to water
3quality the department may recover the cost of removing, terminating or remedying
4the adverse effects upon the water environment resulting from the unlawful
5discharge or deposit of pollutants into the waters of the state, including the cost of
6replacing fish or other wildlife destroyed by the discharge or deposit.
All moneys
7recovered under this section shall be deposited into the environmental fund.
AB150-ASA,1494,1714
150.11
(5) The department may reject the application for approval of a project
15operated by any person who has repeatedly been subject to the penalties specified in
16this section or may impose restrictions as part of its approval to ensure compliance
17with subchs. I
, and II
and III.
AB150-ASA,1494,2119
150.31
(5m) The department shall decrease the statewide bed limit specified
20in sub. (1) to account for any reduction in the approved bed capacity of the nursing
21home operated at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King, as specified in s. 45.375 (2).
AB150-ASA, s. 4388
22Section
4388. Subchapter III of chapter 150 [precedes 150.61] of the statutes
23is repealed.
AB150-ASA,1495,6
1150.84
(2) "Health care facility" means a facility, as defined in s. 647.01 (4), or
2any hospital, nursing home, community-based residential facility, county home,
3county infirmary, county hospital, county mental health center, tuberculosis
4sanatorium or other place licensed or approved by the department under s.
49.14,
549.16, 49.171, 49.70, 49.71, 49.72, 50.02, 50.03, 50.35, 51.08, 51.09, 58.06, 252.073
6or 252.076 or a facility under s. 45.365, 51.05, 51.06 or 252.10 or ch. 142.
AB150-ASA,1495,128
150.93
(2) Except as provided in
sub.
subs. (3)
and (3m), before July 1, 1996,
9no person may obligate for a capital expenditure or implement services, by or on
10behalf of a hospital, to increase the approved bed capacity of a hospital unless the
11person has, prior to May 12, 1992, entered into a legally enforceable contract,
12promise or agreement with another to so obligate or implement.
AB150-ASA,1495,1914
150.93
(3) A person may obligate for a capital expenditure, by or on behalf of
15a hospital, to renovate or replace on the same site existing approved beds of the
16hospital or to make new construction, if the renovation, replacement or new
17construction does not increase the approved bed capacity of the hospital
, except that
18obligation for such a capital expenditure that exceeds $1,000,000 is subject to subch.
19III.
AB150-ASA,1496,221
150.93
(3m) A person may obligate for a capital expenditure or implement
22services that increase the approved bed capacity of a hospital if the capital
23expenditure or services are necessitated by a transfer of beds from a public hospital
24that is operated by a county with a population of 500,000 or more to a private hospital
1and if the resulting combined total number of approved beds in the 2 hospitals does
2not increase.
AB150-ASA,1496,54
150.93
(5) This section does not apply to a hospital established under s. 45.375
5(1).
AB150-ASA, s. 4392c
6Section 4392c. 150.94 of the statutes is renumbered 150.94 (intro.) and
7amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1496,9
8150.94 (title)
Definition
Definitions. (intro.) In this subchapter
,
9notwithstanding:
AB150-ASA,1496,11
10(1) Notwithstanding s. 150.01 (12), "hospital" has the meaning given in s. 50.33
11(2).
AB150-ASA,1496,1313
150.94
(2) "Inpatient facility" has the meaning given in s. 51.01 (10).
AB150-ASA,1496,1716
150.95
(2) This section does not apply to a hospital established under s. 45.375
17(1).
AB150-ASA,1496,19
19150.951 Exceptions. Section 150.95 does not apply to any of the following:
AB150-ASA,1496,2420
(a) A transfer of psychiatric or chemical dependency beds from a public hospital
21that is operated by a county with a population of 500,000 or more and that is not an
22inpatient facility to a private hospital or to a public hospital that is an inpatient
23facility, if the resulting combined total of licensed psychiatric or chemical
24dependency beds in the affected hospitals does not increase.
AB150-ASA,1497,5
1(b) A transfer of psychiatric or chemical dependency beds from a hospital to a
2private hospital in the same county that has an existing psychiatric or chemical
3dependency unit or to a public hospital that is operated by the same county, if the
4resulting combined total of licensed psychiatric or chemical dependency beds in the
5affected hospitals decreases from the number that is specified in s. 150.95.
AB150-ASA,1497,107
150.963
(3) (e) Accept on behalf of the state and deposit with the
state treasurer 8secretary of administration any grant, gift or contribution made to assist in meeting
9the cost of carrying out the purposes of this subchapter, and to expend the funds for
10the purposes of this subchapter;
AB150-ASA,1497,1914
155.01
(6) "Health care facility" means a facility, as defined in s. 647.01 (4), or
15any hospital, nursing home, community-based residential facility, county home,
16county infirmary, county hospital, county mental health center, tuberculosis
17sanatorium or other place licensed or approved by the department under s.
49.14,
1849.16, 49.171, 49.70, 49.71, 49.72, 50.02, 50.03, 50.35, 51.08, 51.09, 58.06, 252.073
19or 252.076 or a facility under s. 45.365, 51.05, 51.06 or 252.10 or ch. 142.
AB150-ASA,1497,2321
157.12
(1) Definition. Notwithstanding s. 157.061 (5), in this section,
22"department" means the department of
industry, labor and human relations 23development.
AB150-ASA,1498,5
1157.65
(1) (b) If the department of
industry, labor and human relations 2development has reason to believe that any person is violating s. 157.12 or any rule
3promulgated under s. 157.12 and that the continuation of that activity might cause
4injury to the public interest, the department of
industry, labor and human relations 5development may investigate.
AB150-ASA,1498,177
157.65
(2) The department of justice or any district attorney, upon informing
8the department of justice, may commence an action in circuit court in the name of
9the state to restrain by temporary or permanent injunction any violation of this
10subchapter. The court may, prior to entry of final judgment, make such orders or
11judgments as may be necessary to restore to any person any pecuniary loss suffered
12because of the acts or practices involved in the action, if proof of such loss is submitted
13to the satisfaction of the court. The department of justice may subpoena persons and
14require the production of books and other documents, and may request the
15department of regulation and licensing or the department of
industry, labor and
16human relations development to exercise its authority under sub. (1) to aid in the
17investigation of alleged violations of this subchapter.
AB150-ASA,1498,2019
159.03
(1) (d) Coordinate its recycling market development activities with the
20recycling market development board.
AB150-ASA,1498,2523
159.17
(2) (title)
Fee use plan Plan. (intro.) The department shall promulgate,
24by rule, a statewide plan
for the use of moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (2) (dj) 25to accomplish all of the following:
AB150-ASA,1499,42
159.23
(5) (b) Beginning with grants for 1996, for a unit of government other
3than a county that is the responsible unit for at least 75% of the population of a
4county, $100,000 or the amount determined under par. (c), whichever is greater.
AB150-ASA,1499,86
159.23
(5m) Alternate process. The department shall establish, by rule, a
7process for distributing grants if the amount that would be awarded under sub. (5)
8or (5e) exceeds the amount of funds available under s. 20.370
(4) (cw) (6) (bq).
AB150-ASA,1499,1210
159.23
(5s) (a) Beginning with grants for 1994, the department shall annually
11allocate 10% of the funds appropriated under s. 20.370
(4) (cw) (6) (bq) for
12supplemental grants under this subsection.
AB150-ASA,1499,1614
159.25
(5) (a) The department may enter into agreements with eligible
15applicants to make demonstration grants from the appropriation under s. 20.370
(4)
16(ct) (6) (br).
AB150-ASA,1499,1918
159.40
(4) "Waste generator" means a person who generates solid waste that
19contains a material specified by the board under s. 159.42 (5) or a responsible unit.
AB150-ASA,1500,2
21159.41 Strategic plan. (1) The board shall prepare a strategic plan to guide
22the development and implementation of the board's powers and duties. The board
23shall consult with the department of natural resources, the department of
24development, the University of Wisconsin-Extension and other interested persons
1in the development of the plan. The plan shall include all of the following
2components:
AB150-ASA,1500,43
(a) Identification of priority recovered materials that will be the focus of market
4development efforts by the board.
AB150-ASA,1500,95
(b) For each priority recovered material identified under par. (a), identification
6of one or more appropriate, measurable goals for the board's market development
7efforts and identification of the technical and financial assistance and research,
8demonstration, education, marketing and policy development necessary to achieve
9the goal.
AB150-ASA,1500,11
10(2) The board shall review the strategic plan at least annually and shall revise
11the plan as it determines is appropriate.
AB150-ASA,1500,16
12(3) The board shall submit quarterly progress reports to the appropriate
13standing committees of the legislature, as determined by the presiding officer of each
14house, under s. 13.172 (3), describing the board's progress in implementing the
15strategic plan and how the board's technical assistance, financial assistance and
16other activities conform to the strategic plan.
AB150-ASA,1500,2118
159.42
(1) (intro.) Promote the development of
sustainable, high-value 19markets for recovered materials
on behalf of, and in cooperation with, waste
20generators and
promote the orderly and efficient marketing of recovered materials
21by
responsible units waste generators to do all of the following:
AB150-ASA,1500,2423
159.42
(2) (e) Address other common problems faced by
responsible units waste
24generators in marketing these recovered materials.
AB150-ASA,1501,4
1159.42
(2e) Educate waste generators on their role and responsibility in the
2development of markets for recovered materials and the marketing of recovered
3materials, in cooperation with business entities, and on the value of cooperative
4marketing and market development efforts among waste generators.
AB150-ASA,1501,106
159.42
(2m) Provide information about the board's activities to waste
7generators; solid waste scrap brokers, dealers and processors; business entities that
8use or could use recovered materials or that produce or could produce products from
9recovered materials and persons who provide support to those business entities; and
10the general public.
AB150-ASA,1501,1312
159.42
(2s) Contract with the University of Wisconsin-Extension for
13administrative staff services, including support in recruiting program staff.
AB150-ASA, s. 4432t
14Section 4432t. 159.42 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 159.49 and amended
15to read:
AB150-ASA,1502,2
16159.49 (title)
Study of future of board. Conduct The University of
17Wisconsin-Extension shall conduct a study of the feasibility and desirability of
18transferring the powers and duties of the board to a business entity
and, no. The
19University of Wisconsin-Extension shall consult with the department of natural
20resources, the department of development, the board and other interested parties in
21conducting the study. The University of Wisconsin-Extension shall, no later than
22May 30 October 1, 1996, submit a report on the results of the study to the governor,
23and to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2).
If the report concludes that the board
24should continue to exist and that its powers and duties should not be transferred to
1a business entity, the report shall recommend to which agency the board should be
2attached.
AB150-ASA,1502,104
159.44
(4) Establish In cooperation with the University of
5Wisconsin-Extension, establish appropriate technical assistance and educational
6programs for
responsible units and other waste generators; governmental entities;
7solid waste scrap brokers, dealers and processors; business entities that use or could
8use recovered materials or that produce or could produce products from recovered
9materials and persons who provide support services to those business entities; and
10the general public.
AB150-ASA,1502,1712
159.46
(1) The board may provide financial assistance, directly or in
13cooperation with another person, to a governmental entity or a business entity to
14assist
responsible units waste generators in the marketing of recovered materials or
15to develop markets for recovered materials. Forms of financial assistance provided
16by the board, and by a recipient of financial assistance from the board, may include
17grants, loans and manufacturing rebates.
AB150-ASA,1502,2419
159.46
(3) If the board awards assistance under sub. (1) that results in a loan
20being made by the recipient to another person, the board may direct that the
21repayments of the loan's principal and any interest either be repaid to the recipient
22for use in a revolving loan fund or returned to the board. The board shall credit any
23funds received under this subsection to the appropriation under s.
20.505 (4) 20.285
24(1) (L).
AB150-ASA, s. 4435d
1Section 4435d. 159.46 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
2.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,1503,83
159.46
(3) If the board awards assistance under sub. (1) that results in a loan
4being made by the recipient to another person, the board may direct that the
5repayments of the loan's principal and any interest either be repaid to the recipient
6for use in a revolving loan fund or returned to the board. The board shall credit any
7funds received under this subsection to the appropriation under s.
20.285 20.143 (1)
8(L).
AB150-ASA,1503,1310
159.46
(4) In any biennium, the board may not expend more than 10% of the
11amount appropriated under s.
20.505 (4) (t) 20.285 (1) (t) for that biennium for
12contracts with and financial assistance to responsible units
and other local units of
13government.
