Amendment CA1-ASA1-AB133

AB133-ASA1-CA1,489,19 2. "Prisoner" means a prisoner of any correctional or detention facility located in this state.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,489,23 (b) If a prisoner is employed directly or indirectly by a charitable organization or toll-free service vendor to answer calls made to the charitable organization or toll-free service vendor, the prisoner shall do all of the following immediately upon answering a call:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,489,24 1. Identify himself or herself by name.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,490,1 2. State that he or she is a prisoner.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,490,3 3. Inform the calling party of the name of the correctional or detention facility in which he or she is a prisoner and the city in which the facility is located.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,490,6 (c) A charitable organization or toll-free service vendor that directly or indirectly employs a prisoner shall provide reasonable supervision of the prisoner to assure the prisoner's compliance with par. (b).

AB133-ASA1-CA1, s. 2313u Section 2313u. 196.208 (11) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 196.208 (11) (d) 1. and amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,490,11 196.208 (11) (d) 1. Any Except as provided in subd. 2., any person who violates subs. (2) to (9) shall be required to forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $5,000 for each offense.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,490,14 3. Forfeitures under this paragraph subds. 1. and 2. shall be enforced by action on behalf of the state by the department of justice or, upon informing the department of justice, by the district attorney of the county where the violation occurs.

AB133-ASA1-CA1, s. 2313y Section 2313y. 196.208 (11) (d) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,490,17 196.208 (11) (d) 2. a. A prisoner who violates sub. (5p) (b) may be required to forfeit not more than $500.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,490,22 b. A person who employs a prisoner to answer calls made to a toll-free telephone number may be required to forfeit not more than $10,000 if the person violates sub. (5p) (c), aids and abets a prisoner's violation of sub. (5p) (b), is a party to a conspiracy with a prisoner to commit a violation of sub. (5p) (b) or advises, hires or counsels or otherwise procures a prisoner to commit a violation of sub. (5p) (b).".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,490,23 1314. Page 1179, line 21: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,490,24 " Section 2315c. 196.025 of the statutes is renumbered 196.025 (1).

AB133-ASA1-CA1, s. 2315g Section 2315g. 196.025 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,491,5 196.025 (2) The commission shall promulgate rules establishing requirements and procedures for the commission to carry out the duties under s. 1.11. Rules promulgated under this subsection shall include requirements and procedures for each of the following:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,491,7 (a) Standards for determining the necessity of preparing an environmental impact statement.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,491,10 (b) Adequate opportunities for interested persons to be heard on environmental impact statements, including adequate time for the preparation and submission of comments.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,491,13 (c) Deadlines that allow thorough review of environmental issues without imposing unnecessary delays in addressing the need for additional electric transmission capacity in this state.

AB133-ASA1-CA1, s. 2315L Section 2315L. 196.025 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,491,24 196.025 (3) The commission shall promulgate rules establishing requirements and procedures for electric utilities, as defined under s. 196.491 (1) (d), to file reports with the commission, on a frequency that the commission determines is reasonably necessary, on their current reliability status, including the status of operating and planning reserves, available transmission capacity and outages of major operational units and transmission lines. A report filed under the rules promulgated under this subsection is subject to inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1), except that the commission may withhold the report from inspection and copying for a period of time that the commission determines is reasonably necessary to prevent an adverse impact on the supply or price of energy in this state.

AB133-ASA1-CA1, s. 2315p Section 2315p. 196.025 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,492,4 196.025 (4) (a) In consultation with the department of administration and the department of revenue, the commission shall study the establishment of a program for providing incentives for the development of high-efficiency, small-scale electric generating facilities in this state that do either of the following:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,492,6 1. Provide benefits in the form of support for electric distribution or transmission systems, power quality or environmental performance.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,492,9 2. Employ technologies such as combined heat and power systems, fuel cells, mircroturbines or photovoltalic systems that may be situated in, on or next to buildings or other electric load centers.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,492,13 (b) No later than January 1, 2001, the commission shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations under par. (a) to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3).

AB133-ASA1-CA1, s. 2315t Section 2315t. 196.025 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,492,17 196.025 (5) (ag) In this subsection, "electric cooperative" means a cooperative association organized under ch. 185 for the purpose of generating, distributing or furnishing electric energy at retail or wholesale to its members only.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,492,23 (ar) The commission shall contract with an expert consultant in economics to conduct a study on the potential for horizontal market power, including the horizontal market power of electric generators, to frustrate the creation of an effectively competitive retail electricity market in this state and to make recommendations on measures to eliminate such market power on a sustainable basis. The study shall include each of the following:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,492,25 1. An assessment of the effect of each recommendation on public utility workers and shareholders and electric cooperative workers and members.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,493,2 1m. An assessment of the effect of each recommendation on rates for each class of public utility customers and electric cooperative members.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,493,4 2. An evaluation of the impact of transmission constraints on the market power of electric generators in local areas.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,493,7 (b) No later than January 1, 2001, the commission shall submit a report of the results of the study under par. (ar) to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3).

AB133-ASA1-CA1, s. 2315x Section 2315x. 196.192 of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,493,11 196.192 Market-based compensation, rates and contracts. (1) In this section, "electric public utility" means a public utility whose purpose is the generation, distribution and sale of electric energy.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,493,13 (2) No later than March 1, 2000, each investor-owned electric public utility shall do each of the following:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,493,16 (a) File with the commission rates that result in customers receiving market-based compensation for voluntary interruptions of firm load during peak periods of electric use.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,493,20 (b) File with the commission market-based pricing options and options for individual contracts that allow a retail customer, through service from its existing public utility, to receive market benefits and take market risks for the customer's purchases of capacity or energy.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,493,25 (3) (a) The commission shall approve market-based rates that are consistent with the options specified in sub. (2), except that the commission may not approve a market-based rate unless the commission determines that the rate will not harm shareholders of the investor-owned electric public utility or customers who are not subject to the rate.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,494,3 (b) Nothing in s. 196.20, 196.21, 196.22, 196.37, 196.60 or 196.604 prohibits the commission from approving a filing under sub. (2) or approving market-based rates under par. (a).

AB133-ASA1-CA1,494,7 (4) Subject to any approval of the commission that is necessary, an electric public utility that is not an investor-owned electric public utility may implement market-based rates approved under sub. (3) (a) or implement the options in filings under sub. (2) that are approved by the commission.".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,494,9 1315. Page 1180, line 15: delete "The commission" and substitute "The commission Except as provided in s. 196.218 (4t), the".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,494,10 1316. Page 1183, line 20: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,494,11 " Section 2329g. 196.218 (4t) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,494,16 196.218 (4t) Educational telecommunications access program rules. The commission, in consultation with the department of administration and the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board, shall promulgate rules specifying the telecommunications services eligible for funding through the educational telecommunications access program under s. 44.73.".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,494,17 1317. Page 1184, line 18: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,494,18 " Section 2332n. 196.218 (5) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,494,20 196.218 (5) (a) 10. To provide administrative services under the rehabilitation teaching program for blind and visually impaired persons under s. 46.293.".

AB133-ASA1-CA1,494,21 1318. Page 1185, line 19: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,494,22 " Section 2334d. 196.31 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,495,2 196.31 (1) (intro.) In any proceeding before the commission, the commission may shall compensate any participant in the proceeding who is not a public utility, for some or all of the reasonable costs of participation in the proceeding if the commission finds that:

AB133-ASA1-CA1, s. 2334h Section 2334h. 196.31 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,495,7 196.31 (1) (a) The participation is necessary to provide for the record an adequate presentation of a significant position in which the participant has a substantial interest, and that an adequate presentation would not be possible occur without a grant of compensation; or

AB133-ASA1-CA1, s. 2334p Section 2334p. 196.374 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,495,10 196.374 Low-income assistance, energy efficiency and other programs. (1) In this section:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,495,11 (a) "Department" means the department of administration.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,495,12 (b) "Fund" means the utility public benefits fund.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,495,16 (c) "Utility" means a Class A gas or electric utility, as defined by the commission, but does not include a municipal utility, as defined in s. 16.957 (1) (q), a municipal electric company, as defined in s. 66.073 (3) (d), or a cooperative association organized under ch. 185.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,495,18 (2) The commission shall determine the amount that each utility spent in 1998 on programs for each of the following:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,495,20 (a) Low-income assistance, including low-income weatherization and writing off uncollectibles and arrearages.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,495,21 (b) Energy conservation and efficiency.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,495,22 (c) Environmental research and development.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,495,23 (d) Renewable resources.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,496,8 (3) In 2000, 2001 and 2002, the commission shall require each utility to spend a decreasing portion of the amount determined under sub. (2) on programs specified in sub. (2) and contribute the remaining portion of the amount to the commission for deposit in the fund. In each year after 2002, each utility shall contribute the entire amount determined under sub. (2) to the commission for deposit in the fund. The commission shall ensure in rate-making orders that a utility recovers from its ratepayers the amounts spent on programs or contributed to the fund under this subsection. The commission shall allow each utility the option of continuing to use, until January 1, 2002, the moneys that it has recovered under s. 196.374 (3), 1997 stats., to administer the programs that it has funded under s. 196.374 (1), 1997 stats.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,496,11 The commission may allow each utility to spend additional moneys on the programs specified in sub. (2) if the utility otherwise complies with the requirements of this section and s. 16.957 (4).

AB133-ASA1-CA1,496,18 (4) If the department notifies the commission under s. 16.957 (2) (b) 2. that the department has reduced funding for energy conservation and efficiency and renewable resource programs by an amount that is greater than the portion of the public benefits fee specified in s. 16.957 (4) (c) 2., the commission shall reduce the amount that utilities are required to spend on programs or contribute to the fund under sub. (3) by the portion of the reduction that exceeds the amount of public benefits fees specified in s. 16.957 (4) (c) 2.

AB133-ASA1-CA1, s. 2334t Section 2334t. 196.378 of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,496,20 196.378 Renewable resources. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,497,2 (a) "Biomass" means a resource that derives energy from wood or plant material or residue, biological waste, crops grown for use as a resource or landfill gases. "Biomass" does not include garbage, as defined in s. 289.01 (9), or nonvegetation-based industrial, commercial or household waste, except that "biomass" includes refuse-derived fuel used for a renewable facility that was in service in this state before January 1, 1998.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,497,4 (am) "Biomass cofired facility" means a renewable facility in which biomass and conventional resources are fired together.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,497,6 (b) "Conventional resource" means a resource that derives energy from coal, oil, nuclear power or natural gas, except for natural gas used in a fuel cell.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,497,7 (bm) "Department" means the department of administration.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,497,8 (c) "Electric provider" means an electric utility or retail electric cooperative.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,497,12 (d) "Electric utility" means a public utility that sells electricity at retail. For purposes of this paragraph, a public utility is not considered to sell electricity at retail solely on the basis of its ownership or operation of a retail electric distribution system.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,497,17 (e) "Excludable renewable energy" means the portion of an electric provider's total renewable energy that is supplied from renewable facilities that were placed in service before January 1, 1998, and that, before January 1, 1998, derived electricity from hydroelectric power, even if the output of the renewable facilities is used to satisfy requirements under federal law.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,497,23 (f) "Nonsystem renewable energy" means the amount of electricity that an electric provider sells to its retail customers or members and that is supplied or allocated under executed wholesale purchase contracts from renewable facilities that are not owned or operated by the electric provider. "Nonsystem renewable energy" does not include any electricity that is not used to satisfy the electric provider's retail load obligations.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,498,4 (g) "Renewable facility" means an installed and operational electric generating facility in which electricity is derived from a renewable resource. "Renewable facility" includes a facility the installation or operation of which is required under federal law, but does not include a facility the installation or operation of which is required under the laws of another state even if the installation or operation of the facility is also required under federal law.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,498,5 (h) "Renewable resource" means any of the following:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,498,6 1. A resource that derives electricity from any of the following:

AB133-ASA1-CA1,498,7 a. A fuel cell that uses, as determined by the commission, a renewable fuel.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,498,8 b. Tidal or wave action.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,498,9 c. Solar thermal electric or photovoltaic energy.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,498,10 d. Wind power.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,498,11 e. Geothermal technology.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,498,12 g. Biomass.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,498,14 1m. A resource with a capacity of less than 60 megawatts that derives electricity from hydroelectric power.

AB133-ASA1-CA1,498,16 2. Any other resource, except a conventional resource, that the commission designates as a renewable resource in rules promulgated under sub. (4).

AB133-ASA1-CA1,498,18 (i) "Renewable resource credit" means a credit calculated in accordance with rules promulgated under sub. (3) (a).

AB133-ASA1-CA1,498,19 (j) "Resource" means a source of energy used to generate electric power.