SB436,222,16 14(3) The department shall deny an application for the issuance or renewal of a
15certification or certification card specified in sub. (1) if the applicant does not provide
16the information specified in sub. (1).
SB436,222,21 17(4) The department shall deny an application for the issuance or renewal of a
18certification or certification card specified in sub. (1), or shall revoke the certification
19or certification card specified in sub. (1), if the department of revenue certifies under
20s. 73.0301 that the applicant for or holder of the certification or certification card is
21liable for delinquent taxes.
SB436, s. 459 22Section 459. 254.176 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB436,223,223 254.176 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), and subject to s. 254.115, the
24department may establish by rule certification requirements for any person who

1performs lead hazard reduction or a lead management activity or who supervises the
2performance of any lead hazard reduction or lead management activity.
SB436, s. 460 3Section 460. 254.176 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB436,223,64 254.176 (3) (intro.)  The Subject to s. 254.115, the department may promulgate
5rules establishing certification requirements for persons required to be certified
6under this section. Any rules promulgated under this section:
SB436, s. 461 7Section 461. 254.176 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB436,223,128 254.176 (5) After notice and opportunity for hearing, the department may
9revoke, suspend, deny or refuse to renew any certification issued under this section
10in accordance with the procedures set forth in ch. 227, except that the only hearing
11rights available for a denial, revocation or nonrenewal of any certification issued
12under this section based on tax delinquency are those set forth in s. 73.0301 (5)
.
SB436, s. 462 13Section 462. 254.20 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB436,223,1814 254.20 (2) (d) The Subject to s. 254.115, the department may establish by rule
15certification requirements for any person not certified under pars. (a) to (c) who
16performs any asbestos abatement activity or asbestos management activity or who
17supervises the performance of any asbestos abatement activity or asbestos
18management activity.
SB436, s. 463 19Section 463. 254.20 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB436,223,2220 254.20 (4) Renewal. A certification card issued under sub. (3) is valid for one
21year. The Subject to s. 254.115, the department may establish requirements for
22renewing such a card, including but not limited to additional training.
SB436, s. 464 23Section 464. 254.20 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB436,224,324 254.20 (7) Appeals. Any suspension, revocation or nonrenewal of a certification
25card required under sub. (2) or any denial of an application for such a certification

1card is subject to judicial review under ch. 227, except that the only hearing rights
2available for a denial, revocation or nonrenewal of a certification card required under
3sub. (2) based on tax delinquency are those set forth in s. 73.0301 (5)
.
SB436, s. 465 4Section 465. 280.13 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB436,224,145 280.13 (4) No order revoking a permit under sub. (2) shall be made until after
6a public hearing to be held before the department in the county where the permittee
7has his or her place of business. If the permittee is a nonresident, the hearing shall
8be at such place as the department designates. At least 10 days prior to the hearing
9the department shall send written notice of the time and place of the hearing to the
10permittee and to the permittee's attorney or agent of record by mailing the notice to
11the last-known address of such persons. The testimony presented and proceeding
12shad at the hearing shall be recorded and preserved as the records of the department.
13The department shall as soon thereafter as possible make its findings and
14determination and send a copy to each interested party.
SB436, s. 466 15Section 466. 281.48 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB436,224,2316 281.48 (3) (a) License; application. Every person before engaging in servicing
17in this state shall submit an application for a license on forms prepared by the
18department. If Except as provided in s. 299.07, if the department, after
19investigation, is satisfied that the applicant has the qualifications, experience,
20understanding of proper servicing practices, as demonstrated by the successful
21completion of an examination given by the department, and equipment to perform
22the servicing in a manner not detrimental to public health it shall issue the license.
23The license fee shall accompany all applications.
SB436, s. 467 24Section 467. 281.48 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB436,225,2
1281.48 (5) (b) The department may not reissue a license for a period of one year
2after revocation under par. (a).
SB436, s. 468 3Section 468. 281.58 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 281.58 (3) (a).
SB436, s. 469 4Section 469. 281.58 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB436,225,95 281.58 (3) (b) The department may enter into an agreement with the U.S.
6environmental protection agency to receive a grant for federal financial hardship
7assistance under P.L. 104-134, Title III. The agreement may contain any provision
8required by 40 CFR part 31 or other environmental protection agency regulations
9that apply to grant recipients.
SB436, s. 470 10Section 470. 281.58 (6) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB436,225,1211 281.58 (6) (b) 5. Providing state financial hardship assistance under sub. (13)
12from the account under s. 25.43 (2) (b).
SB436, s. 471 13Section 471. 281.58 (6) (b) 5m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB436,225,1514 281.58 (6) (b) 5m. Providing federal financial hardship assistance grants under
15sub. (13) from the account under s. 25.43 (2) (ae).
SB436, s. 472 16Section 472. 281.58 (13) (b) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1997
17Wisconsin Act 27
, is amended to read:
SB436,225,2118 281.58 (13) (b) A municipality with an application that is approved under sub.
19(9m) is eligible for state financial hardship assistance for the project costs that are
20eligible under the clean water fund program, except for costs to which sub. (8) (b), (c),
21(f) or (h) applies, if the municipality meets all of the following criteria:
SB436, s. 473 22Section 473. 281.58 (13) (be) of the statutes is created to read:
SB436,226,223 281.58 (13) (be) A municipality with an application that is approved under sub.
24(9m) is eligible for federal financial hardship assistance for the project costs that are

1eligible under the clean water fund program, except for costs to which sub. (8) (b), (c),
2(f) or (h) applies, if the municipality meets all of the following criteria:
SB436,226,33 1. The population of the municipality is 3,000 or less.
SB436,226,44 2. The municipality is a rural community, as determined by the department.
SB436,226,85 3. The municipality lacks centralized wastewater treatment or collection
6systems or needs improvements to onsite wastewater treatment systems and federal
7financial hardship assistance will improve public health or reduce an environmental
8risk.
SB436,226,119 4. The per capita annual income of residents to be served by the project does
10not exceed 80% of national per capita annual income, based on the most recent data
11available from the U.S. bureau of the census.
SB436,226,1512 5. On the date that the municipality applies for assistance, the unemployment
13rate for the county in which the municipality is located exceeds by 1% or more the
14average yearly national unemployment rate most recently reported by the federal
15bureau of labor statistics.
SB436, s. 474 16Section 474. 281.58 (13) (bs) of the statutes is created to read:
SB436,226,2117 281.58 (13) (bs) If a municipality is eligible for state financial hardship
18assistance under par. (b) and for federal financial hardship assistance under par.
19(be), the department may determine whether to provide state financial hardship
20assistance, federal financial hardship assistance or both for the municipality's
21project.
SB436, s. 475 22Section 475. 281.58 (13) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB436,227,1123 281.58 (13) (cm) The amount and type of assistance to be provided to a
24municipality that receives state financial hardship assistance shall be determined
25under rules promulgated by the department. Assistance to be provided to a

1municipality that receives federal financial hardship assistance shall be in the form
2of a grant for a portion of the project costs plus a loan at the interest rate under sub.
3(12) for the type of project being funded. The maximum amount of subsidy that a
4municipality receiving federal financial hardship assistance may receive is equal to
5the amount of subsidy that the municipality would have received if it had received
6state financial hardship assistance. If a municipality receives state financial
7hardship assistance and federal financial hardship assistance for a project, the total
8amount of the subsidy for the project may not exceed the amount of subsidy that the
9municipality would have received if it had received only state financial hardship
10assistance. Subsection (8) (g) does not apply to the amount of a federal financial
11hardship assistance grant that a municipality may receive.
SB436, s. 476 12Section 476. 281.58 (13) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB436,227,1713 281.58 (13) (d) The department shall establish a financial hardship assistance
14funding list for each fiscal year that ranks projects of municipalities that are eligible
15under par. (b) or (be), and that submit complete financial assistance applications
16under sub. (9) (a) no later than June 30 of the preceding fiscal year, in the same order
17that they appear on the priority list under sub. (8e).
SB436, s. 477 18Section 477. 281.58 (13) (e) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB436,227,2119 281.58 (13) (e) (intro.) In Subject to par. (em), in each fiscal year, the
20department shall allocate financial hardship assistance under this subsection in the
21following order:
SB436, s. 478 22Section 478. 281.58 (13) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
SB436,228,523 281.58 (13) (em) 1. In a fiscal year, if all available state financial hardship
24assistance has been allocated under par. (e) and federal financial hardship
25assistance remains to be allocated, the department may allocate federal financial

1hardship assistance to projects that are eligible for federal financial hardship
2assistance under par. (be), but that are lower on the funding list than projects that
3are eligible only for state financial hardship assistance under par. (b), beginning with
4the next project on the funding list that is eligible for federal financial hardship
5assistance.
SB436,228,126 2. In a fiscal year, if all available federal financial hardship assistance has been
7allocated and state financial hardship assistance remains to be allocated, the
8department may allocate state financial hardship assistance to projects that are
9eligible for state financial hardship assistance under par. (b), but that are lower on
10the funding list than projects that are eligible only for federal financial hardship
11assistance under par. (be), beginning with the next project on the funding list that
12is eligible for state financial hardship assistance.
SB436, s. 479 13Section 479. 281.59 (3) (a) 6. of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
1427
, is amended to read:
SB436,228,2015 281.59 (3) (a) 6. An amount equal to the estimated present value of subsidies
16for all clean water fund program loans and grants expected to be made for the
17wastewater treatment projects listed in the biennial needs list under s. 281.58 (3m),
18except for federal financial hardship assistance grants under s. 281.58 (13),
19discounted at a rate of 7% per year to the first day of the biennium for which the
20biennial finance plan is prepared.
SB436, s. 480 21Section 480. 281.59 (3e) (a) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin
22Act 27
, is amended to read:
SB436,229,223 281.59 (3e) (a) 1. An amount of present value of the subsidy for the clean water
24fund program, except for federal financial hardship assistance grants under s.

1281.58 (13),
that is specified for that biennium under par. (b) and is based on the
2amount included in the biennial finance plan under sub. (3) (a) 6.
SB436, s. 481 3Section 481. 281.59 (3e) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
427
, is amended to read:
SB436,229,105 281.59 (3e) (e) The department may expend, for financial hardship assistance
6, other than federal financial hardship assistance grants under s. 281.58 (13) (be),
7in a biennium under s. 281.58 (13) (e), an amount up to 15% of the amount approved
8by the legislature under par. (b) for that biennium. The department may expend such
9amount only from the percentage of the amount approved by the legislature under
10par. (b) that is not available under par. (d) for financial assistance.
SB436, s. 482 11Section 482. 281.99 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act
1227
, is amended to read:
SB436,229,1513 281.99 (2) (a) 1. For water systems that serve a population of more than 10,000
14persons, not less than $10 and not nor more than $1,000 for each day of each
15violation, but not more than $25,000 per violation in one order.
SB436, s. 483 16Section 483. 287.24 of the statutes is created to read:
SB436,229,19 17287.24 Miscellaneous recycling grants. On July 1, 1998, and annually
18thereafter, the department shall award from the appropriation account under s.
1920.370 (6) (br) the following grants:
SB436,229,23 20(1) A grant of $100,000 to the Wheelchair Recycling Project, a part of the
21Madison chapter of the National Spinal Cord Injury Association for the purpose of
22refurbishing used wheelchairs and other mobility devices and returning them to use
23by persons who otherwise would not have access to needed or appropriate equipment.
SB436,230,3
1(2) A grant of $500,000 to the department of corrections to be credited to the
2appropriation account under s. 20.410 (1) (kx) for the purpose of refurbishing and
3recycling used computers.
SB436, s. 484 4Section 484. 292.15 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1997
5Wisconsin Act 27
, is amended to read:
SB436,230,116 292.15 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (6) or (7), a voluntary party is
7exempt from the provisions of ss. 289.05 (1), (2), (3) and (4), 289.42 (1), 289.67, 291.25
8(1) to (5), 291.29, 291.37, 292.11 (3), (4) and (7) (b) and (c) and 292.31 (8), and rules
9promulgated under those provisions, with respect to the existence of a hazardous
10substance on the property, if all of the following occur at any time before or after the
11date of acquisition:
SB436, s. 485 12Section 485. 292.15 (4) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin
13Act 27
, is amended to read:
SB436,230,1914 292.15 (4) Limited responsibility. (intro.) The responsibility of a voluntary
15party under sub. (2) (a) 2. may be monetarily limited by agreement between the
16voluntary party and the department if the voluntary party purchased the property
17from a municipality local governmental unit that acquired the property in a way
18described in s. 292.11 (9) (e) 1m. a. or, b., c. or d. The agreement shall stipulate all
19of the following:
SB436, s. 486 20Section 486. 292.15 (7) (c) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act
2127
, is amended to read:
SB436,230,2522 292.15 (7) (c) Any hazardous waste disposal facility that has been issued a
23license under s. 144.441 (2), 1995 stats., or s. 289.41 (1m), or rules promulgated
24under those sections, for a period of long-term care following closure of the facility
25if the license was issued on or before October 14, 1997.
SB436, s. 487
1Section 487. 292.66 (5) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
2is repealed.
SB436, s. 488 3Section 488. 293.45 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB436,231,154 293.45 (1) The Except as provided in sub. (2) or s. 299.07, the department shall
5issue a prospecting permit under this section to an applicant within 60 days following
6the date of the completion of the hearing record if, on the basis of the application, the
7department's investigation and hearing and any written comments, it finds that the
8site is not unsuitable for prospecting or, absent a certification under sub. (1), surface
9mining, the department has approved the prospecting plan and the reclamation plan
10complies with ss. 293.13 (2) and 293.35 (2) and (3) and rules promulgated under ss.
11293.13 (2) and 293.35 (2) and (3). The department may modify any part of the
12application or reclamation plan and approve it as modified. Except as otherwise
13provided in this chapter, prospecting permits shall be valid for the life of the project,
14unless canceled under s. 293.83 (1) or (3) or 293.85 or revoked under s. 293.87 (2) or
15(3).
SB436, s. 489 16Section 489. 299.07 of the statutes is created to read:
SB436,231,21 17299.07 License denial, nonrenewal and revocation based on tax
18delinquency. (1)
(a) The department shall require each applicant to provide the
19department with the applicant's social security number, if the applicant is an
20individual, or the applicant's federal employer identification number, if the applicant
21is not an individual, as a condition of issuing or renewing any of the following:
SB436,231,2222 1. A registration under s. 280.15.
SB436,231,2323 2. A certification under s. 281.17 (3).
SB436,231,2424 3. A license or certification under s. 281.48 (3).
SB436,231,2525 4. A certification under s. 285.51 (2).
SB436,232,1
15. A certification under s. 289.42 (1).
SB436,232,22 6. A license under s. 291.23.
SB436,232,33 7. A license under s. 293.21.
SB436,232,44 8. A license under s. 293.25 (2).
SB436,232,55 9. A permit under s. 293.45.
SB436,232,66 10. A license under s. 295.33.
SB436,232,97 (b) The department may not disclose any information received under par. (a)
8to any person except to the department of revenue for the purpose of requesting
9certifications under s. 73.0301.
SB436,232,14 10(2) The department shall deny an application for the issuance or renewal of a
11license, registration or certification specified in sub. (1) (a), or shall revoke a license,
12registration or certification specified in sub. (1) (a), if the department of revenue
13certifies under s. 73.0301 that the applicant or holder of the license, registration or
14certification is liable for delinquent taxes.
SB436, s. 490 15Section 490. 301.03 (14) of the statutes is created to read:
SB436,232,2116 301.03 (14) Upon request of the department of revenue, disclose information
17to the department of revenue concerning a prisoner, probationer or parolee or a
18person registered under s. 301.45 for the purposes of locating persons, or the assets
19of persons, who have failed to file tax returns, who have underreported their taxable
20income or who are delinquent taxpayers, identifying fraudulent tax returns or
21providing information for tax-related prosecutions.
SB436, s. 491 22Section 491. 301.03 (18) of the statutes is created to read:
SB436,233,523 301.03 (18) (a) Except as provided in s. 301.12 (14) (b) and (c), establish a
24uniform system of fees for juvenile delinquency-related services provided or
25purchased by the department or a county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23,

1except for services provided to courts; outreach, information and referral services; or
2when, as determined by the department, a fee is administratively unfeasible or
3would significantly prevent accomplishing the purpose of the service. A county
4department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 shall apply the fees that it collects under
5this program to cover the cost of those services.
SB436,233,136 (b) Except as provided in s. 301.12 (14) (b) and (c), hold liable for the services
7provided or purchased under par. (a) in the amount of the fee established under par.
8(a) any person receiving those services or the spouse of the person and, in the case
9of a minor, the parents of the person, and, in the case of a foreign child described in
10s. 48.839 (1) who became dependent on public funds for his or her primary support
11before an order granting his or her adoption, the resident of this state appointed
12guardian of the child by a foreign court who brought the child into this state for the
13purpose of adoption.
SB436,233,1814 (c) Make collections from the person who in the opinion of the department is
15best able to pay, giving due regard to the present needs of the person or of his or her
16lawful dependents. The department may bring action in the name of the department
17to enforce the liability established under par. (b). This paragraph does not apply to
18the recovery of fees for the care and services specified under s. 301.12.
SB436,233,2319 (d) Compromise or waive all or part of the liability for services received as the
20department considers necessary to efficiently administer this subsection, subject to
21such conditions as the department considers appropriate. The sworn statement of
22the collection and deportation counsel appointed under s. 301.12 (7) or the secretary,
23shall be evidence of the services provided and the fees charged for those services.
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