AB150-engrossed,1523,424
144.2415
(9) (a) A loan approved under this section and s. 144.241 shall be for
25no longer than 20 years, as determined by the department of administration
and the
1department, be fully amortized not later than 20 years after the original date of the
2note, and require the repayment of principal and interest, if any, to begin not later
3than 12 months after the expected date of completion of the project that it funds, as
4determined by the department of administration
and the department.
AB150-engrossed,1523,156
144.2415
(9) (am) The department of administration, in consultation with the
7department, may establish those terms and conditions of a financial assistance
8agreement that relate to its financial management, including what type of municipal
9obligation, as set forth under s. 66.36, is required for the repayment of the financial
10assistance. Any terms and conditions established under this paragraph by the
11department of administration shall comply with the requirements of this section and
12s. 144.241. In setting such terms and conditions, the department of administration
13may consider factors that the department of administration finds are relevant,
14including the type of municipal obligation evidencing the loan
or a, the pledge of
15security for the municipal obligation and the municipality's creditworthiness.
AB150-engrossed,1523,2317
144.2415
(11) (a) The department
of natural resources and the department of
18administration may enter into a financial assistance agreement with a municipality
19for which the department
issues a notice of financial assistance commitment under
20this section of administration has allocated subsidy under s. 144.241 (9m) if the
21municipality meets the
condition conditions under
sub. (9) and s. 144.241 (14)
(b) 8. 22and the other requirements
established by the department and the department of
23administration under this section and s. 144.241.
AB150-engrossed,1524,3
1(am) The department of administration shall make the financial assistance
2payments to a municipality
with which
the department has entered into a financial
3assistance agreement under par. (a)
or to the municipality's designated agent.
AB150-engrossed,1524,95
144.2415
(11) (c) The department of administration may
not make retain the
6last payment under a financial assistance agreement until the department
of
7natural resources and the department of administration determine that the project
8is completed and meets
all the applicable requirements of
the this section and s.
9144.241 and that the conditions of the financial assistance agreement are met.
AB150-engrossed,1524,1611
144.2415
(12) Municipal obligations. The department of administration may
12purchase or refinance obligations specified in s. 144.241 (6) (b) 1. or 2. and guarantee
13or purchase insurance for municipal obligations specified in s. 144.241 (6) (b) 3. if the
14department
approves of administration and the department of natural resources
15approve the financial assistance under this section and s. 144.241
and gives a notice
16of financial assistance commitment under this section.
AB150-engrossed,1524,2018
144.2415
(13s) Powers. The department of administration may audit, or
19contract for audits of, projects receiving financial assistance under this section and
20s. 144.241.
AB150-engrossed,1524,2422
144.2415
(14) Rules. The department of administration shall promulgate
23rules that are necessary for the proper execution of this section
and of its
24responsibilities under s. 144.241.
AB150-engrossed,1525,2
1144.25
(4) (g) 9. Complete the planning process in all priority watersheds by
2December 31,
2000 2015.
AB150-engrossed,1525,94
144.25
(4) (j) A governmental unit may use a grant under this section for
5training required under s. 92.18 or for any other training necessary to prepare
6personnel to perform job duties related to this section.
The department may contract
7with any person from the appropriations under s. 20.370 (4) (cc) and (cq) for services
8to administer or implement this chapter, including information and education and
9training.
AB150-engrossed,1525,1411
144.25
(4) (t) Transfer funds from the appropriation account under s. 20.370
12(4) (cc) or (cq) (6) (aa) or (aq) to the appropriation account under s. 20.115 (7) (km) at
13the request of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, after
14the land and water conservation board approves the transfer, under s. 92.14 (5) (b).
AB150-engrossed,1525,1816
144.25
(4g) The department may contract with any person from the
17appropriations under s. 20.370 (6) (aa) and (at) for services to administer or
18implement this section, including information and education and training services.
AB150-engrossed,1525,2320
144.25
(8) (cm) Grants may be provided from the appropriations under s.
2120.370
(4) (cc) and (cq) (6) (aa) and (aq) to applicants for projects affecting priority
22lakes if the projects are in conformance with areawide water quality management
23plans and the purposes specified under sub. (1).
AB150-engrossed,1526,3
1144.25
(8) (L) A grant may not be made to an individual if the department
2receives a certification under s.
46.255 73.255 (7) that the individual is delinquent
3in child support or maintenance payments.
AB150-engrossed,1526,115
144.25
(8d) The department may distribute a grant to the board of regents of
6the University of Wisconsin System for practices, techniques or measures to control
7storm water discharges on a University of Wisconsin System campus that is located
8in a municipality that is required to obtain a permit under s. 147.021 and that is
9located in a priority watershed area, a priority lake area or an area that is identified
10as an area of concern by the International Joint Commission, as defined in s. 144.10
11(1) (a), under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
AB150-engrossed,1526,1713
144.253
(3) (a) Eligible recipients to consist of
nonprofit conservation
14organizations, as defined in s. 23.0955 (1), counties, cities, towns, villages, qualified
15lake associations, town sanitary districts, public inland lake protection and
16rehabilitation districts and other local governmental units, as defined in s. 66.299
17(1) (a), that are established for the purpose of lake management.
AB150-engrossed,1526,2119
144.254
(2) The department may provide a grant under this section for up to
2050% 75% of the cost of a lake management project but may not provide more than
21$100,000 $200,000 per grant.
AB150-engrossed,1527,923
144.26
(6) Within the purposes of sub. (1) the department shall prepare and
24provide to municipalities general recommended standards and criteria for navigable
25water protection studies and planning and for navigable water protection
1regulations and their administration. Such standards and criteria shall give
2particular attention to safe and healthful conditions for the enjoyment of aquatic
3recreation; the demands of water traffic, boating and water sports; the capability of
4the water resource; requirements necessary to assure proper operation of septic tank
5disposal fields near navigable waters; building setbacks from the water
within the
6boundaries of cities and villages; preservation of shore growth and cover;
7conservancy uses for low lying lands; shoreland layout for residential and
8commercial development; suggested regulations and suggestions for the effective
9administration and enforcement of such regulations.
AB150-engrossed,1527,1311
144.26
(6m) The department may not promulgate any rule or maintain any
12standard or criterion that relates to the setback of buildings or structures from a body
13of water in the unincorporated area of a county.
AB150-engrossed,1527,2515
144.266
(2) State storm water management plan. The department, in
16consultation with the department of industry, labor and human relations, shall
17promulgate by rule a state storm water management plan. This state plan is
18applicable to activities contracted for or conducted by any agency, as defined under
19s. 227.01 (1) but also including the office of district attorney, unless that agency
20enters into a memorandum of understanding with the department of natural
21resources in which that agency agrees to regulate activities related to storm water
22management. The department shall coordinate the activities of agencies, as defined
23under s. 227.01 (1), in storm water management and make recommendations to
24these agencies concerning activities related to storm water management.
The plan
25promulgated under this subsection is subject to the limitations under sub. (6).
AB150-engrossed, s. 4303e
1Section 4303e. 144.266 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
2.... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150-engrossed,1528,133
144.266
(2) State storm water management plan. The department, in
4consultation with the department of development, shall promulgate by rule a state
5storm water management plan. This state plan is applicable to activities contracted
6for or conducted by any agency, as defined under s. 227.01 (1) but also including the
7office of district attorney, unless that agency enters into a memorandum of
8understanding with the department of natural resources in which that agency
9agrees to regulate activities related to storm water management. The department
10shall coordinate the activities of agencies, as defined under s. 227.01 (1), in storm
11water management and make recommendations to these agencies concerning
12activities related to storm water management. The plan promulgated under this
13subsection is subject to the limitations under sub. (6).
AB150-engrossed,1528,1815
144.266
(3) (a) 1. Except as restricted under subd. 2.
and sub. (6), the
16department shall establish by rule minimum standards for activities related to
17construction site erosion control at sites where the construction activities do not
18include the construction of a building and to storm water management.
AB150-engrossed,1528,2520
144.266
(3) (a) 2. The department, in cooperation with the department of
21transportation, shall establish by rule minimum standards for activities related to
22construction site erosion control and storm water management if those activities
23concern street, highway, road or bridge construction, enlargement, relocation or
24reconstruction.
The standards promulgated under this subdivision are subject to the
25limitations under sub. (6).
AB150-engrossed,1529,62
144.266
(6) Exemption for certain highway projects. Notwithstanding subs.
3(2) and (3), no state storm water management plan or standards relating to
4construction site erosion control applicable to the construction, rehabilitation or
5improvement of any existing highway may be more stringent than those required by
6federal law. In this subsection, "highway" has the meaning given in s. 340.01 (22).
AB150-engrossed, s. 4305
7Section
4305. 144.389 (1) (intro.) and (b) of the statutes are consolidated,
8renumbered 144.389 (1) and amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1529,109
144.389
(1) (title)
Definitions Definition. In this section
: (b) "Major, "major 10utility" has the meaning given
under in s. 144.386 (1) (f)
AB150-engrossed, s. 4308
13Section
4308. 144.391 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 144.391 (1) (b) 1.
14and amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1529,1715
144.391
(1) (b) 1. Except as provided in
subd. 2., par. (a) 2.
or, sub. (6)
or s.
16144.3925 (7), no person may operate a new source or a modified source unless the
17person has an operation permit
under s. 144.3925 from the department.
AB150-engrossed,1529,2319
144.391
(1) (b) 2. A person may continue to operate a new source or a modified
20source for which the department issued a permit under s. 144.392, 1989 stats., on or
21before November 15, 1992, but on which construction, reconstruction, replacement
22or modification began after November 15, 1992, but the person shall apply for an
23operation permit under s. 144.3925 no later than March 1, 1996.
AB150-engrossed,1530,4
1144.391
(2) (a)
Operation permit requirement. Except as provided in sub. (6)
2or s. 144.3925 (7), no person may operate an existing source after the operation
3permit requirement date specified under s. 144.374 (1) unless the person has an
4operation permit
under s. 144.3925 from the department.
AB150-engrossed,1530,226
144.391
(4m) Permit flexibility. The department shall allow a person to make
7a change to
an existing a stationary source that has an operation permit, or for which
8the person has submitted a timely and complete application for an operation permit,
9for which the department would otherwise first require an operation permit revision,
10without first requiring a revision of the operation permit if the change is not a
11modification, as defined by the department by rule, and the change will not cause the
12existing stationary source to exceed the emissions allowable under the operation
13permit, whether expressed as an emission rate or in terms of total emissions. Except
14in the case of an emergency, a person shall notify the department and, for permits
15required under the federal clean air act, the administrator of the federal
16environmental protection agency in writing at least 21 days before the date on which
17the person proposes to make a change to
an existing
a stationary source under this
18subsection. A person may not make a proposed change to
an existing a stationary 19source if the department informs the person before the end of that 21-day period that
20the proposed change is not a change authorized under this subsection. The
21department shall promulgate rules establishing a shorter time for advance
22notification of changes under this subsection in case of emergency.
AB150-engrossed,1531,524
144.3925
(6) (b) The department shall approve or deny the operation permit
25application for a new source or modified source. The department shall issue the
1operation permit for a new source or modified source if the criteria established under
2s. ss. 144.393
and 144.3935 are met. The department shall issue an operation permit
3for a new source or modified source or deny the application within 180 days after the
4permit applicant submits to the department the results of all equipment testing and
5emission monitoring required under the construction permit.
AB150-engrossed,1531,11
6(7) Operation continued during application. If a person timely submits a
7complete application for
an existing a stationary source under sub. (1) and submits
8any additional information requested by the department within the time set by the
9department, the
existing stationary source may not be required to discontinue
10operation and the person may not be prosecuted for lack of an operation permit until
11the department acts under sub. (6).
AB150-engrossed,1531,19
13144.3935 (title)
Criteria for operation permits for existing stationary
14sources. (1) Issuance to sources not in compliance; federal objection. (a)
15Notwithstanding s. 144.393, the department may issue an operation permit for
an
16existing a stationary source that does not comply with the requirements in the
17operation permit, in the federal clean air act, in an implementation plan under s.
18144.31 (1) (f) or in s. 144.393 when the operation permit is issued if the operation
19permit includes all of the following:
AB150-engrossed,1531,2320
1. A compliance schedule that sets forth a series of remedial measures that the
21owner or operator of the
existing stationary source must take to comply with the
22requirements with which the
existing stationary source is in violation when the
23operation permit is issued.
AB150-engrossed,1532,224
2. A requirement that, at least once every 6 months, the owner or operator of
25the
existing stationary source submit reports to the department concerning the
1progress in meeting the compliance schedule and the requirements with which the
2existing stationary source is in violation when the operation permit is issued.
AB150-engrossed,1532,73
(b) Notwithstanding par. (a) and s. 144.393, the department may not issue an
4operation permit to
an existing a stationary source if the federal environmental
5protection agency objects to the issuance of the operation permit as provided in s.
6144.3925 (5m) unless the department revises the operation permit to meet the
7objection.
AB150-engrossed,1532,139
144.396
(3) (c) The department may renew an operation permit if the criteria
10in ss. 144.393 and 144.3935 are met. Notwithstanding s. 144.3935 (1) (a), the
11department may deny an application for renewal of an operation permit for a
12stationary source if the stationary source is in violation of its current operation
13permit.
AB150-engrossed,1532,1715
144.399
(2) (a) 4. That during 1995 to 1999, no fee is required to be paid under
16this subsection for emissions from any affected unit
under listed in Table A of 42 USC
177651c.
AB150-engrossed,1532,2319
144.399
(2) (am) The department may not charge a major utility fees on
20emissions in excess of 4,000 tons per year of each regulated pollutant beyond the
21amount necessary to recover the fees that would have been charged for any phase I
22affected unit
under listed in Table A of 42 USC 7651c owned by that major utility if
23the prohibition in par. (a) 4. did not exist.
AB150-engrossed,1533,6
1144.399
(7) Emission reduction credit fees. The department may promulgate
2rules for the payment of fees by persons who hold emission reduction credits that
3may be used to satisfy the offset requirements in s. 144.393 (2) (a) and that have been
4certified by the department. The rules may waive the payment of fees under this
5subsection for categories of emission reduction credits. The fees collected under this
6subsection shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (2) (bg).
AB150-engrossed, s. 4317
7Section
4317. 144.405 (5) (a) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated,
8renumbered 144.405 (5) (a) and amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1533,239
144.405
(5) (a) The department shall develop, implement and administer a
10program to provide financial assistance to the owner or operator of a
retail station.
11Only the following costs are eligible for reimbursement under the program:1. Costs 12gasoline dispensing facility for costs directly incurred after August 15,
1991 1990, for
13the design, acquisition and installation of a vapor control system necessary for the
14owner or operator to comply with
the requirements under sub. (3) rules requiring the
15installation of a vapor control system on those portions of a
retail station gasoline
16dispensing facility located in an ozone nonattainment area with a classification
17under
42 USC 7511 (a) of moderate or worse that relate to a stationary storage tank
18installed on or before August 15, 1991, or on those portions of a
retail station gasoline
19dispensing facility located in an ozone nonattainment area with a classification
20under
42 USC 7511 (a) of moderate or worse that relate to a stationary storage tank
21installed after August 15, 1991, that does not increase the stationary storage tank
22capacity of the
retail station gasoline dispensing facility in existence on August 15,
231991.
AB150-engrossed,1534,6
1144.405
(5) (c)
The Subject to pars. (ce) to (d), the department shall award a
2grant to each applicant who submits a complete application under par. (b) for costs
3allowable under par. (a). The amount of the grant may not exceed 95% of the first
4$25,000 in costs and 90% of the next $15,000 in costs incurred by the applicant. If
5the department promulgates a rule under par. (e), it shall determine the costs based
6upon the rule promulgated under par. (e).
AB150-engrossed,1534,148
144.405
(5) (ce) The owner or operator of a gasoline dispensing facility is
9eligible for a grant under this subsection for costs incurred after August 15, 1990, and
10on or before August 15, 1991, only if the owner or operator has not received
11reimbursement for the costs from any other source and if no substantial evidence
12exists that the applicant applied for or obtained a grant under this subsection on the
13basis of fraudulent information. Excavation costs incurred on or before August 15,
141991, are not eligible for reimbursement under this subsection.
AB150-engrossed,1534,2016
144.405
(5) (cm) The owner or operator of a gasoline dispensing facility is not
17eligible for a grant under this subsection unless, before October 1, 1995, the owner
18or operator submits a report indicating the amount of gasoline dispensed by the
19gasoline dispensing facility, as required by the department by rule, and, if required
20by the department by rule, a compliance plan.
AB150-engrossed,1535,222
144.405
(5) (cs) If there is not sufficient funding to provide grants under this
23subsection to all eligible applicants, the department shall give priority to grants for
24gasoline dispensing facilities that are located within an ozone nonattainment area
25that is classified as severe under
42 USC 7511 (a) and are within 10 miles of an area
1that is an ozone attainment area or is an ozone nonattainment area that is classified
2as less than severe under
42 USC 7511 (a).
AB150-engrossed,1535,64
144.405
(5) (d) The department may not award a grant under this subsection
5after
June 30, 1995, or the day after publication of the 1995-97 biennial budget act,
6whichever is later December 31, 1995.
AB150-engrossed,1535,98
144.435
(5) (a) In this subsection, "high-volume industrial waste" has the
9meaning given in s. 144.44 (7) (a) 1.
AB150-engrossed,1535,2310
(b) The department shall promulgate, by rule, standards for the reuse of
11foundry sand and other high-volume industrial waste, including high-volume
12industrial waste that qualifies for an exemption from regulation under s. 144.44 (7)
13(g). The department shall design the rules under this paragraph to allow and
14encourage, to the maximum extent possible consistent with the protection of public
15health and the environment, the beneficial reuse of high-volume industrial waste,
16in order to preserve resources, conserve energy and reduce or eliminate the need to
17dispose of high-volume industrial waste in landfills. In developing rules under this
18paragraph, the department shall review methods of reusing high-volume industrial
19waste that are approved by other states and incorporate those methods to the extent
20that the department determines is advisable. In developing rules under this
21paragraph, the department shall also consider the analysis and methodology used
22under
40 CFR 503.13 in determining the impacts on groundwater from various
23methods of reusing high-volume industrial wastes.