SB555: Bill Text

SB555,5,21 b. For sales equal to or greater than $25,000, but less than $75,000, $720 $750.

SB555,5,22 c. For sales equal to or greater than $75,000, $1,470 $1,500.

SB555, s. 16 Section 16. 94.68 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

SB555,5,25 94.68 (3) (b) 3. The fee under this paragraph shall be the following amount for each industrial or nonhousehold pesticide:

SB555,6,1 a. For no sales or sales of less than $25,000, $315.

SB555,6,2 b. For sales equal to or greater than $25,000, but less than $75,000, $860.

SB555,6,3 c. For sales equal to or greater than $75,000, $3,060.

SB555, s. 17 Section 17. 94.68 (3) (bg) of the statutes is repealed.

SB555, s. 18 Section 18. 94.68 (3) (br) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB555,6,11 94.68 (3) (br) In addition to the fees under par. (b), a licensee shall pay a an agricultural chemical clean-up surcharge for each nonhousehold pesticide product to be sold or distributed by the licensee in the license year that is based on the volume of the licensee's sales of the nonhousehold pesticide product for use within the state during the preceding year, except that no surcharge is due on sales from October 1, 1995, to September 30, 1996. The surcharge shall be the following amount:

SB555,6,12 1. For no sales or sales of less than $25,000, $90 $10.

SB555,6,13 2. For sales equal to or greater than $25,000, but less than $75,000, $340 $200.

SB555,6,15 3. For sales equal to or greater than $75,000, an amount equal to the sum of $1,590 plus 1.3% of those sales.

SB555, s. 19 Section 19. 94.68 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB555,6,19 94.68 (4) (a) 1. An amount equal to the difference between all of the license fees and surcharges received under sub. (3) (b), (c) and (e) and all of the amounts deposited under pars. (b), (bm) (bt) and (c).

SB555, s. 20 Section 20. 94.68 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB555,6,23 94.68 (4) (b) The department shall deposit in the environmental fund for groundwater management an amount equal to $50 of the amount received for each household pesticide product under sub. (3) (b), (c) and (e).

SB555, s. 21 Section 21. 94.68 (4) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.

SB555, s. 22 Section 22. 94.68 (4) (bt) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB555,7,4 94.68 (4) (bt) The department shall deposit in the environmental fund for groundwater management all of the an amount equal to $30 for each household pesticide product under sub. (3) (b), (c) and (e) for hazardous waste collection and disposal surcharges received under sub. (3) (bg).

SB555, s. 23 Section 23. 94.685 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB555,7,14 94.685 (3) A licensee shall pay an annual license fee for each location from which the licensee sells restricted-use pesticides, including any new location opened during the license period. A licensee who opens a new sales location during the license period may not sell a restricted-use pesticide from the new location unless the licensee has paid the license fee for that new sales location. The amount of the license fee is $100 $50 plus an agricultural chemical clean-up surcharge of $50 for each location, except that if the a location is also licensed under s. 94.703 the license fee is $50 surcharge does not apply to that location and except that for the license year beginning on January 1, 1997, no surcharge is due under this subsection.

SB555, s. 24 Section 24. 94.703 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB555,7,22 94.703 (3) (a) A licensee under this section shall pay an annual license fee of $125 $50 plus an agricultural chemical clean-up surcharge of $75. If the licensee operates from more than one business location in this state, the licensee shall also pay a fee of $125 the license fee and the surcharge for each additional business location operated by the licensee, including each new business location added during the license year. No agricultural chemical clean-up surcharge is due under this paragraph for the license year beginning on January 1, 1997.

SB555, s. 25 Section 25. 94.704 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

SB555,8,6 94.704 (3) (a) Except as provided under par. (b), a licensee under this section shall pay an annual license fee of $60 $35 plus an agricultural chemical clean-up surcharge of $25, except that no agricultural chemical clean-up surcharge is due for the license year beginning on January 1, 1997. The department shall deposit all license fees and surcharges collected under this paragraph in the agrichemical management fund.

SB555, s. 26 Section 26. 94.73 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB555,8,10 94.73 (1) (g) "Nonhousehold pesticide" has the meaning given in s. 94.68 (3) (a) 2., except that it does not include pentachlorophenol, inorganic arsenical wood preservatives and coal tar creosote.

SB555, s. 27 Section 27. 94.73 (6) (b) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:

SB555,8,14 94.73 (6) (b) 1. An amount equal to 75% 80% of the corrective action costs that exceed $7,500 for a person required to be licensed under ss. 94.64 to 94.71 or that exceed $3,000 for any other person but that do not exceed $100,000.

SB555,8,18 2. If the corrective action includes groundwater remediation ordered by the department under sub. (2) or by the department of natural resources under s. 144.76 (7) (c), 80% 85% of the corrective action costs that exceed $100,000 but that do not exceed $300,000.

SB555, s. 28 Section 28. 94.73 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB555,8,24 94.73 (6) (d) If the corrective action is related to a discharge that occurred in the course of transporting an agricultural chemical, the reimbursement under par. (b) is limited to 75% 80% of the corrective action costs that exceed $7,500 for a person required to be licensed under ss. 94.64 to 94.71 or that exceed $3,000 for any other person but that do not exceed $50,000.

SB555, s. 29 Section 29. 94.73 (7) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

SB555,9,6 94.73 (7) (f) Before the first day of the 2nd month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], the department shall make a payment to each person that received reimbursement under this section before the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], equal to 6.667% of the amount of that reimbursement up to $69,375 and 6.25% of any amount by which that reimbursement exceeded $69,375.

SB555, s. 30 Section 30. 159.09 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB555,9,17 159.09 (3) (b) Adopt an ordinance to enforce the program established under sub. (2) (a). The ordinance may include a schedule of forfeitures to be imposed for violations of that ordinance. The ordinance may authorize the responsible unit or person designated under par. (a) to refuse to accept solid waste at the recycling facility or site if the solid waste is a container for an industrial pesticide, as defined in s. 94.68 (3) (a) 1m., or a nonhousehold pesticide, as defined in s. 94.68 (3) (a) 2., is contaminated or is otherwise in a condition that makes recycling infeasible. The ordinance may require a person to use a facility for the recycling of solid waste or for the recovery of resources from solid waste, as defined in s. 159.13 (1) (d), only as provided under s. 159.13.

SB555, s. 31 Section 31. Nonstatutory provisions.

SB555,9,24 (1)  Recommendations for fee and surcharge revisions. The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall develop recommendations for revising the fees and surcharges that are paid into the agrichemical management fund, taking into account the reimbursement of environmental costs under the agricultural chemical cleanup program and the other financial needs of the agrichemical management programs of the department. The department shall submit the recommendations to the legislature in the manner provided under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes no later than December 31, 1996.

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