SB45, s. 2463
1Section 2463. 254.345 of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,1140,7 2254.345 Assessment of Fee. (1) The department may annually assess a fee
3of 36% of the U.S. nuclear regulatory commission license application fee and
4materials license annual fee, for any licensee of the U.S. nuclear regulatory
5commission in this state. The fee amounts shall be used by the department for the
6department's activities under this subchapter. The department may revise the fee
7amounts by rule.
SB45,1140,8 8(2) This section does not apply after December 31, 2002.
SB45, s. 2464 9Section 2464. 254.35 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1141,610 254.35 (1) Application. Every For every site in this state having that has an
11ionizing radiation installation, that is not exempted by this section or the rules of the
12department shall be registered by the department by January 1, 1964, by, the person
13in control of an the installation, including installations in sites that are administered
14by a state agency or in an institution under the jurisdiction of a state agency, and no
15such shall, prior to operation, register the ionizing radiation installation with the
16department. No
ionizing radiation installation may be operated thereafter unless
17the site has been duly registered by January 1 of each year and a notice of the
18registration is possessed by the person in control. Every site having an ionizing
19radiation installation established in this state after July 20, 1985, shall be registered
20prior to its operation.
The application for registration shall be made on forms
21provided by the department which shall be devised to obtain any information that
22is considered necessary for evaluation of hazards. Multiple radiation sources at a
23single radiation installation and under the control of one person shall be listed on a
24single registration form. Registration fees shall be levied in accordance with sub. (3).
25Registration alone shall does not imply approval of manufacture, storage, use,

1handling, operation or disposal of the radiation installation or radioactive materials,
2but shall serve serves merely to inform the department of the location and character
3of radiation sources. The department shall furnish the department of commerce with
4a copy of each amended and new registration.
Persons engaged in manufacturing,
5demonstration, sale, testing or repair of radiation sources shall not be are not
6required to list such sources on the registration form.
SB45, s. 2465 7Section 2465. 254.35 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1141,198 254.35 (2) Amended registration. If the person in control increases the
9number of sources, source strength, rated output or energy of radiation produced in
10any installation, he or she shall notify the department of the increase prior to
11operation on the revised basis. The department shall record the change in the
12registration. No registration is transferable from one premises to another or from
13one person to another.
If the person in control transfers intends to transfer control
14of ownership of the radiation installation to another person the registration also
15transfers to the other person, who
, at least 15 days before the final transfer the
16registrant
shall notify the department of the transfer within 15 days. The
17department shall record the change in the
and the intended transferee shall file
18under sub. (1) an application for
registration. If any installation is discontinued, the
19person in control shall notify the department within 30 days of the discontinuance.
SB45, s. 2466 20Section 2466. 254.35 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1141,2121 254.35 (3) (title) Fees Registration fees.
SB45, s. 2467 22Section 2467. 254.35 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1142,323 254.35 (3) (a) An annual registration fee under pars. (b) to (f) (fm) shall be
24levied for each site registration under this section. An additional penalty fee of $10
25$25, regardless of the number of X-ray tubes or generally licensed devices, shall be

1required for each registration whenever the annual fee for renewal is not paid prior
2to expiration of the registration. No additional fee may be required for recording
3changes in the registration information.
SB45, s. 2468 4Section 2468. 254.35 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1142,85 254.35 (3) (b) For a medical site having an ionizing radiation installation
6serving physicians and clinics, osteopaths and clinics, and chiropractors or hospitals
7that possesses radioactive materials in any quantity, the fee shall be at least $25 $36
8for each site and at least $30 $44 for each X-ray tube.
SB45, s. 2469 9Section 2469. 254.35 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1142,1210 254.35 (3) (c) For a chiropractic, podiatric or veterinary site having an ionizing
11radiation installation, the fee shall be at least $25 $36 for each site and at least $30
12$44 for each X-ray tube.
SB45, s. 2470 13Section 2470. 254.35 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1142,1514 254.35 (3) (d) For a dental site having an ionizing radiation installation, the
15fee shall be at least $25 $36 for each site and at least $20 $30 for each X-ray tube.
SB45, s. 2471 16Section 2471. 254.35 (3) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1142,1917 254.35 (3) (f) For an industrial, school, research project or other site having an
18ionizing radiation installation and radioactive materials in any quantity, the fee
19shall be at least $25 $36 for each site and at least $30 $44 for each X-ray tube.
SB45, s. 2472 20Section 2472. 254.35 (3) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,1142,2521 254.35 (3) (fm) For any site that has generally licensed devices that are not
22exempted by the department, the fee shall be at least $100 for each site and at least
23$50 for each device that contains at least 370 MBq or 10 mCi of cesium-137; 37 MBq
24or 1.0 mCi of cobalt-60; 3.7 MBq or 0.1 mCi of strontium-90; or 37 MBq or 1.0 mCi
25of a transuranic.
SB45, s. 2473
1Section 2473. 254.35 (3) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1143,52 254.35 (3) (g) The fees under this subsection shall be as stated unless the
3department promulgates rules to increase the annual registration fee after January
41, 1986,
for a site having an ionizing radiation installation or, for an X-ray tube or
5for generally licensed devices that are not exempted by the department
.
SB45, s. 2474 6Section 2474. 254.35 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1143,167 254.35 (4) Exemptions. The department shall After initial registration under
8sub. (1), the department may
exempt from annual registration any source licensed
9by the nuclear regulatory commission and may exempt from registration any source
10of radiation installation which
of radiation that the department finds to be without
11undue radiation hazard as determined by standards established by the national
12committee on radiation protection and measurements or any comparable nationally
13recognized agency established for the purpose of recommending standards for
14radiation protection, and after the initial registration may exempt from subsequent
15annual radiation requirements any source of radiation devoted primarily to
16industrial purposes
.
SB45, s. 2475 17Section 2475. 254.36 of the statutes is renumbered 254.34 (1) (am) and
18amended to read:
SB45,1144,219 254.34 (1) (am) Radiation protection. The department shall promulgate a
20radiation protection code. Other departments and agencies of state government and

21A rule identical to a rule specified under par. (a) may be promulgated by a state
22agency other than the department and an ordinance identical to a rule specified
23under par. (a) may be enacted by a
local governmental units may adopt the identical
24code
unit, but no other rule , code or ordinance relating to this subject may be
25promulgated or enacted
may be promulgated or ordinance may be enacted that

1differs from a rule under par. (a) and relates to the same subject area
except as
2provided under ss. 166.03 (2) (b) 6., 293.15 (8) and 293.25.
SB45, s. 2476 3Section 2476. 254.365 of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,1144,8 4254.365 Licensing of radioactive material. (1) License required. No
5person may possess, use, manufacture, transport, store, transfer or dispose of
6radioactive material or a device or item of equipment that uses radioactive material
7or may operate a site that uses radioactive material that is not under the authority
8of the U.S. nuclear regulatory commission unless one of the following applies:
SB45,1144,99 (a) The person has a specific license issued by the department.
SB45,1144,1010 (b) The person meets general license requirements.
SB45,1144,1211 (c) The person possesses a license issued by another state or by the U.S. nuclear
12regulatory commission that is reciprocally recognized by the department.
SB45,1144,1313 (d) The person is exempted from licensure under sub. (7).
SB45,1144,15 14(2) Application. Application for a license under sub. (1) (a) or for reciprocal
15recognition under sub. (1) (c) shall be made on forms provided by the department.
SB45,1144,22 16(3) Modification or termination of license. Within 30 days after any change
17to the information on a license issued under this section, the licensee shall inform the
18department of the change and the department shall record the changed information.
19Within 30 days after termination of an activity licensed under this section, the person
20in control of the activity shall notify the department. The department may require
21that the person in control submit to the department for approval a plan for
22decommissioning the activity.
SB45,1144,23 23(4) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules for all of the following:
SB45,1144,2524 (a) The issuance, modification, suspension, termination and revocation of
25specific licenses under sub. (1) (a) under the standards specified in s. 254.34 (1) (a).
SB45,1145,1
1(b) The requirements for a general license under sub. (1) (b).
SB45,1145,3 2(5) Fees and charges. (a) The department may assess fees, the amounts of
3which are prescribed by the department by rule, for any of the following:
SB45,1145,44 1. Issuance of an initial or renewal specific license under sub. (1) (a).
SB45,1145,55 2. Annual license maintenance.
SB45,1145,66 3. Issuance of a license amendment.
SB45,1145,77 4. Termination of a license.
SB45,1145,98 5. Issuance of reciprocal recognition of a license for radioactive materials of
9another state or the U.S. nuclear regulatory commission.
SB45,1145,1310 (b) The department may assess a late payment charge of 25% of the specific
11license renewal fee, in addition to the fee under par. (a) for renewal of a specific
12license, if payment for renewal of a specific license is not made within 30 days after
13the license expiration date.
SB45,1145,17 14(6) Denial, suspension or revocation of licensure. The department may, after
15a hearing under ch. 227, refuse to issue a license or suspend or revoke a license for
16failure by the licensee to comply with this subchapter, rules promulgated by the
17department under this subchapter or any condition of the license.
SB45,1145,20 18(7) Exemption. The department may exempt from licensing requirements of
19this section radioactive material that the department finds is without undue
20radiation hazard.
SB45, s. 2477 21Section 2477. 254.37 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 254.37 (1) (intro.) and
22amended to read:
SB45,1146,223 254.37 (1) Notification of violation and order of abatement. (intro.)
24Whenever the department or the department of commerce finds, upon inspection and
25examination, that a source of radiation as constructed, operated or maintained

1results in a violation of this subchapter or of any rules promulgated under this
2subchapter, it the department shall notify do all of the following:
SB45,1146,4 3(a) Notify the person in control that is causing, allowing or permitting the
4violation as to the nature of the violation and order .
SB45,1146,8 5(b) Order that, prior to a specified time, the person in control shall cease and
6abate causing, allowing or permitting the violation and take such action as may be
7necessary to have the source of radiation constructed, operated, or maintained in
8compliance with this subchapter and rules promulgated under this subchapter.
SB45, s. 2478 9Section 2478. 254.37 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1146,1810 254.37 (2) Orders. The department or the department of commerce shall issue
11and enforce such orders or modifications of previously issued orders as may be
12required in connection with proceedings under this subchapter. The orders shall be
13subject to review by the department upon petition of the persons affected. Whenever
14the department or the department of commerce finds that a condition exists which
15that constitutes an immediate threat to health due to violation of this subchapter or
16any rule or order promulgated under this subchapter, it may issue an order reciting
17the existence of the threat and the findings pertaining to the threat. The department
18or the department of commerce may summarily cause the abatement of the violation.
SB45, s. 2479 19Section 2479. 254.37 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1147,220 254.37 (3) Rules. The department shall promulgate and enforce the rules
21pertaining to ionizing radiation in establishments principally engaged in furnishing
22medical, surgical, chiropractic and other health services to persons and animals. The
23department of commerce shall enforce the rules pertaining to ionizing radiation in
24industrial establishments. The department shall notify the department of commerce
25and deliver to it a copy of each new registration and at such time a decision shall be

1made as to which state agency shall enforce the rules pertaining to ionizing
2radiation
.
SB45, s. 2480 3Section 2480. 254.37 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1147,64 254.37 (4) Enforcement Jurisdiction. All orders issued under this subchapter
5shall be enforced by the attorney general.
The circuit court of Dane county shall have
6jurisdiction to enforce the orders by injunctional and other appropriate relief.
SB45, s. 2481 7Section 2481. 254.38 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,1147,8 8254.38 (title) Emergency authority.
SB45, s. 2482 9Section 2482. 254.38 of the statutes is renumbered 254.38 (1) and amended
10to read:
SB45,1147,1511 254.38 (1) Impounding materials. The department or department of commerce
12may impound or order the sequestration of sources of radiation in the possession of
13any person who is not equipped to observe or who fails to observe safety standards
14to protect health that are established in rules promulgated by the department or the
15department of commerce
.
SB45, s. 2483 16Section 2483. 254.38 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,1148,217 254.38 (2) Emergency orders. If the department finds that an emergency
18exists concerning a matter subject to regulation under this subchapter that requires
19immediate action to protect the public health or safety, the department may issue an
20emergency order without notice or hearing that recites the existence of the
21emergency and requires such action as is necessary to mitigate the emergency. Any
22person to whom the order is issued shall immediately comply with the order. A
23person to whom an emergency order is issued shall be afforded a hearing within 30
24days after receipt by the department of a written request for the hearing. An
25emergency order is effective upon issuance and remains in effect for up to 90 days

1after issuance, except that the order may be revoked or modified based on the results
2of the hearing.
SB45, s. 2484 3Section 2484. 254.39 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1148,64 254.39 (2) This subchapter does not apply to on-site activities of any nuclear
5reactor plant licensed by the nuclear regulatory commission U.S. nuclear regulatory
6commission
.
SB45, s. 2485 7Section 2485. 254.45 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB45,1148,12 8254.45 Penalties. (1) General. (a) Any person who violates this subchapter
9or a rule promulgated under this subchapter or a condition of a license or registration
10issued by the department under this subchapter may be required to forfeit not less
11than $100 nor more than $100,000. Each day of continued violation constitutes a
12separate offense.
SB45,1148,1413 (b) The amount of the forfeiture assessed under par. (a) shall be determined by
14considering all of the following:
SB45,1148,1515 1. The wilfulness of the violation.
SB45,1148,1816 2. The person's previous violations, if any, of this subchapter, rules
17promulgated under this subchapter or conditions of a license or registration issued
18by the department under this subchapter.
SB45,1148,2019 3. The potential danger or actual or potential injury to the environment or to
20public health caused by the violation.
SB45,1148,2121 4. The actual or potential costs of the damage or injury caused by the violation.
SB45,1149,2 22(2) Assessment of forfeitures; notice. The department may directly assess
23forfeitures provided for in sub. (1). If the department determines that a forfeiture
24should be assessed for a particular violation, the department shall send a notice of
25assessment to the person. The notice shall specify the amount of the forfeiture

1assessed and the violation and the statute or rule alleged to have been violated and
2shall inform the person of the right to hearing under sub. (3).
SB45,1149,12 3(3) Hearing. A person upon whom a forfeiture is imposed may contest the
4action by sending, within 10 days after receipt of notice of a contested action, a
5written request for hearing under s. 227.44 to the division of hearings and appeals
6created under s. 15.103 (1). The administrator of the division may designate a
7hearing examiner to preside over the case and recommend a decision to the
8administrator under s. 227.46. The decision of the administrator of the division shall
9be the final administrative decision. The division shall commence the hearing within
1030 days of receipt of the request for hearing and shall issue a final decision within
1115 days after the close of the hearing. Proceedings before the division are governed
12by ch. 227.
SB45,1149,19 13(4) Forfeiture payment and disposition. (a) A person against whom the
14department has assessed a forfeiture shall pay the forfeiture to the department
15within 10 days after receipt of the notice under sub. (2) or, if the person contests the
16assessment, within 10 days after receipt of the final decision after exhaustion of
17administrative review. If the person petitions for judicial review under ch. 227, the
18person shall pay the forfeiture within 10 days after receipt of the final judicial
19decision.
SB45,1149,2120 (b) The department shall remit all forfeitures paid to the state treasurer for
21deposit in the school fund.
SB45,1149,25 22(5) Enforcement. The attorney general may bring an action in the name of the
23state to collect any forfeiture imposed under this section if the forfeiture has not been
24paid as required under sub. (4). The only issue to be contested in an action under this
25subsection is whether the forfeiture has been paid.
SB45, s. 2486
1Section 2486. 255.05 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1150,52 255.05 (1) (a) "Institution" means any hospital, nursing home, county home,
3county mental hospital, tuberculosis sanatorium, community-based residential
4facility or other place licensed or approved by the department under ss. s. 49.70,
549.71, 49.72, 50.02, 50.03, 50.35, 51.08, or 51.09, 58.06, 252.073 and 252.076.
SB45, s. 2487 6Section 2487. 281.01 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1150,167 281.01 (15) "Solid waste" means any garbage, refuse, sludge from a waste
8treatment plant, water supply treatment plant or air pollution control facility and
9other discarded or salvageable materials, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or
10contained gaseous materials resulting from industrial, commercial, mining and
11agricultural operations, and from community activities, but does not include solids
12or dissolved material in domestic sewage, or solid or dissolved materials in irrigation
13return flows or industrial discharges which are point sources subject to permits
14under ch. 283, or source material, as defined in s. 254.31 (10), special nuclear
15material, as defined in s. 254.31 (11), or by-product material, as defined in s. 254.31
16(3) (1).
SB45, s. 2488 17Section 2488. 281.165 of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,1150,25 18281.165 Compliance with water quality standards for wetlands. An
19activity shall be considered to comply with the water quality standards that are
20applicable to wetlands and that are promulgated as rules under s. 281.15 and is
21exempt from any prohibition, restriction, requirement, permit, license, approval,
22authorization, fee, notice, hearing, procedure or penalty specified under s. 29.601 (3)
23or chs. 30, 31, 281, 283, 289 to 292 or 299 or specified under any rule promulgated,
24order issued or ordinance adopted under any of those sections or chapters, if the
25activity meets all of the following requirements:
SB45,1151,2
1(1) The wetland area that will be affected by the activity is less than 15 acres
2in size.
SB45,1151,4 3(2) The site of the activity is zoned for industrial use and is in the vicinity of
4a manufacturing facility.
SB45,1151,6 5(3) The site of the activity is within the corporate limits of a city on January
61, 1999.
SB45,1151,9 7(4) The governing body of the city adopts a resolution stating that the
8exemption under this section is necessary to protect jobs that exist in the city on the
9date of the adoption of the resolution or is necessary to promote job creation.
SB45,1151,10 10(5) The site of the activity is located in Trempealeau County.
SB45, s. 2489 11Section 2489. 281.17 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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