AB133-SSA1,1269,33 281.68 (4) (title) Eligibility for lake management planning grants.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2538 4Section 2538. 281.69 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,1269,6 5281.69 (title) Lake management and classification grants and
6contracts
.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2539 7Section 2539. 281.69 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 281.69 (1m)
8(intro.) and amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,1269,119 281.69 (1m) Types of projects. (intro.) The department shall develop and
10administer a financial assistance program to provide grants for the following 3 2
11types of projects:
AB133-SSA1, s. 2540 12Section 2540. 281.69 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 281.69 (1m) (a) and
13amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,1269,1514 281.69 (1m) (a) Lake management projects that will improve or protect the
15quality of water in lakes or the quality of natural lake ecosystems of lakes.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2541 16Section 2541. 281.69 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 281.69 (1m) (b).
AB133-SSA1, s. 2542 17Section 2542. 281.69 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 281.69 (1r) and
18amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,1269,2119 281.69 (1r) Contracts. Lake The department may award contracts for lake
20classification technical assistance projects to be conducted by nonprofit corporations
21that will provide educational and technical assistance.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2543 22Section 2543. 281.69 (1b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,1269,2323 281.69 (1b) Definition. In this section, "lake" includes a flowage.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2544 24Section 2544. 281.69 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,1269,2525 281.69 (2) (title) Amounts of grants and contracts.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2545
1Section 2545. 281.69 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,1270,32 281.69 (2) (c) A grant contract for a lake classification technical assistance
3project may not exceed $200,000.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2546 4Section 2546. 281.69 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,1270,105 281.69 (3) (a) A designation of eligible recipients, which shall include nonprofit
6conservation organizations, as defined in s. 23.0955 (1), counties, cities, towns,
7villages, qualified lake associations, as defined in s. 281.68 (1) (b), town sanitary
8districts, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts and other local
9governmental units, as defined in s. 66.299 (1) (a), that are established for the
10purpose of lake management.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2547 11Section 2547. 281.69 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,1270,1512 281.69 (3) (b) 1. The purchase of land or of a conservation easement, as defined
13in s. 700.40 (1) (a), if the eligible recipient enters into a contract under sub. (4) s.
14281.71
and if the purchase will substantially contribute to the protection or
15improvement of a lake's water quality or its natural ecosystem.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2548 16Section 2548. 281.69 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 281.71, and 281.71
17(title), (1) (intro.) and (d), (2) (intro.) and (b), (3) and (5), as renumbered, are amended
18to read:
AB133-SSA1,1270,22 19281.71 (title) Lake management project grants; river protection grants;
20purchases.
(1) (intro.) In order to receive a grant for a purchase under sub. s. 281.69
21(3) (b) 1. or 281.70 (5) (c) 1., the recipient shall enter into a contract with the
22department that contains all of the following provisions:
AB133-SSA1,1270,2423 (d) A clause that any subsequent sale or transfer of the property to be acquired
24is subject to pars. (b) and (c) subs. (2) and (3).
AB133-SSA1,1271,3
1(2) (intro.) The recipient of the grant used for a purchase under sub. s. 281.69
2(3) (b) 1. or 281.70 (5) (c) 1. may subsequently sell or transfer the acquired property
3to a 3rd party other than a creditor of the recipient if all of the following apply:
AB133-SSA1,1271,54 (b) The party to whom the property is sold or transferred enters into a new
5contract with the department that contains the provisions under par. (a) sub. (1).
AB133-SSA1,1271,8 6(3) The recipient of the grant used for a purchase under sub. s. 281.69 (3) (b)
71. or 281.70 (5) (c) 1. may subsequently sell or transfer the acquired property to
8satisfy a debt or other obligation if the department approves the sale or transfer.
AB133-SSA1,1271,12 9(5) The instrument conveying the property to the recipient shall state the
10interest of the state under par. (d) sub. (4). The contract entered into under par. (a)
11sub. (1) and the instrument of conveyance shall be recorded in the office of the
12register of deeds of each county in which the property is located.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2549 13Section 2549. 281.69 (6) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2550 14Section 2550. 281.69 (6) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 281.69 (6) and
15amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,1271,2016 281.69 (6) Lake classification technical assistance grants contracts . A
17nonprofit corporation receiving a lake classification technical assistance grant
18contract shall provide educational and technical assistance to local units of
19government and lake management organizations that will participate in a lake
20classification project.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2551 21Section 2551. 281.70 of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,1271,23 22281.70 River protection grants. (1) Definition. In this section, "river"
23includes a stream or a flowage.
AB133-SSA1,1272,3
1(2) Types of projects. The department shall develop and administer a
2financial assistance program to provide grants for planning projects and
3management projects.
AB133-SSA1,1272,5 4(3) Amounts of grants. (a) A grant for a planning project may be made for up
5to 75% of the cost of the project but may not exceed $10,000 per grant.
AB133-SSA1,1272,76 (b) A grant for a management project may be made for up to 75% of the cost of
7the project but may not exceed $50,000 per grant.
AB133-SSA1,1272,9 8(4) Eligible recipients. (a) All of the following shall be eligible for grants
9under this section:
AB133-SSA1,1272,1010 1. Local governmental units, as defined in s. 66.299 (1) (a).
AB133-SSA1,1272,1111 2. River management organizations that meet the qualifications under par. (b).
AB133-SSA1,1272,1212 3. Nonprofit conservation organizations, as defined in s. 23.0955 (1).
AB133-SSA1,1272,1413 (b) The department shall promulgate rules to establish the qualifications that
14a river management organization must meet to qualify for a grant under this section.
AB133-SSA1,1272,16 15(5) Eligible activities. The department shall promulgate rules to do all of the
16following:
AB133-SSA1,1272,1817 (a) Designate activities that are eligible for grants for planning projects.
18Eligible activities under the rules for these grants shall include all of the following:
AB133-SSA1,1272,1919 1. Data collection.
AB133-SSA1,1272,2020 2. Assessments of water quality and of fish and aquatic life and their habitat.
AB133-SSA1,1272,2221 3. Assessments of the uses of a river and the uses of the land surrounding the
22river.
AB133-SSA1,1272,2323 4. Nonpoint source pollution evaluation.
AB133-SSA1,1272,2424 5. Informational or educational programs and materials as specified in par. (b).
AB133-SSA1,1273,3
16. Programs and materials to assist persons in forming river management
2organizations or other groups to protect or improve rivers and natural riverine
3ecosystems.
AB133-SSA1,1273,54 (b) For purposes of par. (a) 5., specify informational or educational materials
5that may be provided on any of the following:
AB133-SSA1,1273,66 1. Protecting or improving the ways in which rivers are used.
AB133-SSA1,1273,77 2. Protecting or improving the quality of water in rivers.
AB133-SSA1,1273,88 3. Protecting or improving the quality of natural riverine ecosystems.
AB133-SSA1,1273,99 4. Protecting or improving fish populations, aquatic life or fish habitat in rivers.
AB133-SSA1,1273,1110 (c) Designate activities that are eligible for grants for management projects.
11Eligible activities under the rules for these grants shall include all of the following:
AB133-SSA1,1273,1512 1. The purchase of land or of a conservation easement, as defined in s. 700.40
13(1) (a) if the recipient enters into a contract under s. 281.71 and if the purchase will
14substantially contribute to the protection or improvement of the river's water quality
15or its natural ecosystem.
AB133-SSA1,1273,1616 2. The restoration of in-stream or shoreline habitat.
AB133-SSA1,1273,1817 3. The development of local regulations or ordinances that will protect or
18improve the river's water quality or its natural ecosystem.
AB133-SSA1,1273,2119 4. An activity that is approved by the department and that is needed to
20implement a recommendation made as a result of a plan to protect or improve the
21river's water quality or its natural ecosystem.
AB133-SSA1,1273,2222 5. Installation of pollution control practices.
AB133-SSA1,1273,25 23(6) Eligibility; types of rivers. The department shall promulgate rules
24establishing the types of natural riverine ecosystems that are eligible for grants
25under this section.
AB133-SSA1,1274,4
1(7) Eligibility; other. At the completion of a planning project, upon request
2of the recipient of the grant for the planning project, the department may approve
3as eligible activities for a management project grant the recommendations that were
4made as a result of the project.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2551m 5Section 2551m. 281.72 of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,1274,12 6281.72 River protection; contracts with nonprofit organizations. (1)
7Definition. In this section, "nonprofit conservation organization" means a river
8management organization that meets the qualifications under s. 281.70 (4) (b) or a
9nonprofit corporation, a charitable trust or other nonprofit association whose
10purposes include the protection of rivers and that is described in section 501 (c) (3)
11of the Internal Revenue Code and is exempt from federal income tax under section
12501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
AB133-SSA1,1274,17 13(2) Requirements to receive contracts. The department shall provide
14contracts to nonstock, nonprofit corporations that are described under section 501
15(c) (3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code and that are organized in this state. For
16a nonstock, profit corporation to qualify for a contract, the corporation shall meet all
17of the following requirements:
AB133-SSA1,1274,1918(a) The corporation is exempt from taxation under section 501 (a) of the
19Internal Revenue Code.
AB133-SSA1,1274,2020 (b) The corporation provides support to nonprofit conservation organizations.
AB133-SSA1,1274,2221 (c) The corporation has a board of directors that has a majority of members who
22are representatives of nonprofit conservation organizations.
AB133-SSA1,1274,2423 (d) The corporation contributes, to be used with the contract, $1 for every $3
24it receives under the contract.
AB133-SSA1,1275,2
1(3) Requirements under contracts. A corporation receiving a contract under
2this subsection shall do all of the following:
AB133-SSA1,1275,33 (a) Assist in the establishment of nonprofit conservation organizations.
AB133-SSA1,1275,44 (b). Provide technical assistance to nonprofit conservation organizations.
AB133-SSA1,1275,65 (c) Conduct conferences on topics for which technical assistance is provided
6under par. (b).
AB133-SSA1, s. 2554 7Section 2554. 285.01 (40) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,1275,178 285.01 (40) "Solid waste" means any garbage, refuse, sludge from a waste
9treatment plant, water supply treatment plant or air pollution control facility and
10other discarded or salvageable materials, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or
11contained gaseous materials resulting from industrial, commercial, mining and
12agricultural operations, and from community activities, but does not include solids
13or dissolved material in domestic sewage, or solid or dissolved materials in irrigation
14return flows or industrial discharges which are point sources subject to permits
15under ch. 283, or source material, as defined in s. 254.31 (10), special nuclear
16material, as defined in s. 254.31 (11), or by-product material, as defined in s. 254.31
17(3) (1).
AB133-SSA1, s. 2554e 18Section 2554e. 285.11 (18) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,1275,2119 285.11 (18) Adopt and apply objective performance measurements, for the
20subunit of the department that administers this chapter, relating to the issuance of
21permits under subch. VII and to overall performance of the subunit.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2554f 22Section 2554f. 285.17 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,1276,423 285.17 (3) The department may not post on the Internet any information that
24is required to be reported to the department under this chapter and that relates to
25a facility's air emissions, including the nature and duration of specific emissions of

1an air contaminant source and any results of monitoring the emissions of a
2contaminant source or the ambient air in the vicinity of a contaminant source, unless
3the department certifies that the information is accurate on the date on which the
4information is posted.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2555n 5Section 2555n. 285.69 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,1276,86 285.69 (2) (a) 1. That fees collected in a year before 2002 are based on actual
7emissions of all regulated pollutants and any other air contaminant specified by the
8department in the rules in the preceding year.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2555q 9Section 2555q. 285.69 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,1276,1310 285.69 (2) (a) 4. That the fees collected in each year after 1994 and before 2002
11are calculated by increasing the fees collected in the preceding year by the percentage
12by which the consumer price index, as defined in 42 USC 7661a (b) (3) (B) (v),
13increased in the preceding year.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2555s 14Section 2555s. 285.69 (2) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,1276,1915 285.69 (2) (a) 5. That fees are not based on emissions by an air contaminant
16source in excess of 4,000 5,000 tons per year of each regulated pollutant, except that,
17subject to par. (b), this limitation does not apply to a major utility, as defined in s.
18285.41 (1) (f), that owns or operates a phase I affected unit as listed in Table A of 42
19USC 7651c
.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2555u 20Section 2555u. 285.69 (2) (a) 7. to 11. of the statutes are created to read:
AB133-SSA1,1276,2221 285.69 (2) (a) 7. That the fees billed for a stationary source in each year after
222001 are based on the fees billed for the stationary source in 2001.
AB133-SSA1,1277,223 8. That the fee billed for each stationary source in each year after 2001 is based
24on the actual emissions of all regulated pollutants, and any other air contaminant

1specified by the department in the rules, in the preceding 5 years, using a 5-year
2rolling average.
AB133-SSA1,1277,83 9. That fees billed in years after 2001 are determined using a
4performance-based approach that increases a stationary source's fees in proportion
5to increases in the amount of pollutants emitted by the stationary source, as
6determined under subd. 8., and decreases a stationary source's fees in proportion to
7decreases in the amount of pollutants emitted by the stationary source, as
8determined under subd. 8.
AB133-SSA1,1277,109 10. That no multiplier or similar mechanism is used that would increase a
10stationary source's fees to compensate for decreases in overall amounts of emissions.
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