9400 to 9456: Effective dates; entity name.
In each of the 4 categories, there is a separate Section number for every entity.
In that number, the last 2 digits correspond to the entities as shown below. For
example, for miscellaneous nonstatutory provisions affecting the historical society,
see Section 9124. The entities are listed in alphabetical sequence by key word, but
for any entity not yet assigned a 2-digit identification number, see number "56"
(other) in each category.
01 Administration
02 Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention and Pregnancy Services Board
03 Aging and Long-Term Care Board
04 Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
05 Arts Board
06 Boundary Area Commission, Minnesota-Wisconsin
07 Building Commission
08 Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board
09 Circuit Courts
10 Commerce
11 Corrections
12 Court of Appeals
13 Educational Communications Board
14 Elections Board
15 Employe Trust Funds
16 Employment Relations Commission
17 Employment Relations Department
18 Ethics Board
19 Financial Institutions
20 Gaming Board
21 Governor
22 Health and Educational Facilities Authority
23 Health and Family Services
24 Historical Society
25 Housing and Economic Development Authority
26 Industry, Labor and Job Development
27 Insurance
28 Investment Board
29 Joint Committee on Finance
30 Judicial Commission
31 Justice
32 Legislature
33 Lieutenant Governor
34 Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Board
35 Medical College of Wisconsin
36 Military Affairs
37 Natural Resources
38 Personnel Commission
39 Public Defender Board
40 Public Instruction
41 Public Service Commission
42 Regulation and Licensing
43 Revenue
44 Secretary of State
45 State Fair Park Board
46 Supreme Court
47 Technical College System
48 Tourism
49 Transportation
50 Treasurer
51 University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority
52 University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Board
53 University of Wisconsin System
54 Veterans Affairs
55 World Dairy Center Authority
56 Other
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Agriculture
Currently, under the agricultural chemical cleanup program, this state
reimburses certain persons for a portion of the costs incurred in cleaning up
discharges of agricultural chemicals. The reimbursement is generally equal to 75%
of the costs that exceed $7,500 for a person required to have a license related to
fertilizer or pesticides, or that exceed $3,000 for any other person, but that do not
exceed $100,000. If the cleanup requires groundwater remediation, the person also
receives 80% of the costs that exceed $100,000 but that do not exceed $300,000.
This bill increases the amount of reimbursement provided under this program.
Under the bill, the reimbursement is generally equal to: 1) 80% of the costs that
exceed $7,500 for a person who is required to have a license related to fertilizer or
pesticides, a person with more than 25 employes or a person with annual sales of
more than $2,500,000; or 2) 80% of the costs that exceed $3,000 for any other person,
but that do not exceed $400,000.
The bill divides various existing fees related to pesticides, fertilizer and soil and
plant additives into fees and surcharges. The surcharges are used to fund the
agricultural chemical cleanup program. The bill suspends the surcharges for 2
years. The bill also modifies some of the fees.
This bill authorizes the department of agriculture, trade and consumer
protection (DATCP) to seek the reform of federal milk marketing orders and other
dairy pricing policies for the benefit of Wisconsin dairy farmers and to assist
organizations for the same purpose.
Current law authorizes DATCP to make grants to encourage the use of
sustainable agriculture if the legislative standing committees on agriculture
approve DATCP's proposal for a funding source for those grants. This bill eliminates
the requirement that the committees approve DATCP's proposal for a funding source
and authorizes sustainable agriculture grants to be funded from the general fund.
Under current law, the public service commission (PSC) and DATCP
administer a program to assist farmers with problems caused by stray voltage. The
stray voltage program is funded by fees charged to farmers and an assessment on
electric utilities that is collected by the PSC. This bill, in addition, requires DATCP
to impose a fee on rural electric cooperatives to pay a portion of the costs of the stray
voltage program.
Commerce and economic development
Buildings and safety
Under current law, housing that is ready for occupancy after September 30,
1993, consisting of 3 or more dwelling units (covered multifamily housing) is
required to be accessible to persons with disabilities. This bill raises to 4 the number
of dwelling units that multifamily housing must have to be subject to the accessibility
laws.
Under current law, no person may design or construct covered multifamily
housing unless that housing has at least one entrance for each building that is
accessible to persons with disabilities. Current law also requires all other entrances
at grade level to be accessible to the greatest extent feasible. This bill eliminates the
requirement that all other entrances at grade level be accessible to the greatest
extent feasible.
Under current law, a renter may request, at no cost to the renter, that lever door
handles be installed on all doors and single lever controls be installed on all plumbing
fixtures used by the renter. This bill shifts the expense of installing those door
handles and controls to the renter if the expense does not exceed market rates.
Current law requires the department of commerce to establish minimum
accessibility requirements for multilevel covered multifamily housing without
elevators (townhouses). This bill eliminates townhouses from the coverage of the
accessibility laws.
Under current law, plans and specifications for a proposed, covered multifamily
housing project or for a remodeling project must be submitted to the department for
approval prior to commencing work on the project. Currently, the department may
grant a variance from the exterior accessibility requirements if meeting those
requirements would be impractical because of the terrain or unusual characteristics
of the site. Current law requires the department, in granting a variance, to have a
minimum goal of exterior accessibility of 50% of the dwelling units of covered
multifamily housing at one site. This bill lowers to 20% the minimum goal of exterior
accessibility of dwelling units of covered multifamily housing when granting a
variance.
Current law applies accessibility requirements to covered multifamily housing
that is being remodeled, regardless of when the housing was first intended for
occupancy, based on the percentage of interior square footage that is being remodeled
and the type of alterations being made. This bill eliminates the percentage
requirements and requires instead that, when covered multifamily housing is
remodeled, that part of the housing that is to be remodeled must be made accessible.
The bill also requires the path of travel to the remodeled area and the toilet rooms,
telephones and drinking water serving the remodeled area to be made accessible,
unless the cost of remodeling the path of travel exceeds 20% of the cost of the entire
remodeling project.
Commerce
This bill requires financial institutions doing business in this state to
participate in a financial record matching program. Under this program, a financial
institution is required to match information about delinquent child support obligors,
provided by the department of industry, labor and job development (DILJD), with
financial records of the financial institution. The matching requirement also applies
to family support and court-ordered payment of past support and medical or birth
expenses. The financial institution is required to identify any accounts of delinquent
obligors and to notify DILJD of the obligor's account number and the balance in the
account at the time that the record match is made. The bill provides that a financial
institution is not liable to any person for disclosing financial records to a child
support agency attempting to establish, modify or enforce a support obligation, or for
disclosures of account information, seizures of assets or other actions taken in good
faith in participating in the financial record matching program. (See also Health
and human services, support, paternity and other family matters.)
Currently, under the petroleum storage remedial action program (commonly
known as PECFA) owners are reimbursed for a portion of the cleanup costs of
discharges from petroleum storage systems. Current law also directs the
department of commerce to inspect petroleum products brought into this state to
ensure that the products meet minimum product grade specifications. The
department of revenue (DOR) imposes and collects a petroleum inspection fee for
these inspections, and the revenue from the petroleum inspection fees funds several
programs, including PECFA.
This bill provides that any person who purchases in this state aviation fuel on
which the petroleum inspection fee has been imposed is eligible for an allowance of
2 cents for each gallon of aviation fuel purchased in excess of 1,000,000 gallons per
month. The allowance is obtained by filing a claim with DOR. A person who
purchases aviation fuel for resale is not eligible for the allowance.
Under current law, a person who sells liquefied petroleum gas (LP gas) using
a meter that measures the gas in liquid form must comply with certain requirements
to ensure the accuracy of the measurements done by the meter and the price charged
the purchaser.
Under this bill, a person using this type of meter to sell or deliver LP gas must
have the meter inspected at least annually by an independent meter testing
company. Under the bill, the company must file a report with the department of
agriculture, trade and consumer protection (DATCP) on the condition of the meter,
and must pay a fee to DATCP for each meter for which a report is filed.
The bill also authorizes DATCP to inspect these meters. Under the bill, a seller
must pay a fee to DATCP if the amount of LP gas delivered is less than the amount
measured by the meter or if the meter has not been inspected within the last year.
