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(2) (c) 1. Eligibility requirements for low-income assistance under
12programs established under par. (a). The rules shall prohibit a person who receives
13low-income assistance from a municipal utility or retail electric cooperative under
14a program specified in sub. (5) (d)
2. b. or 3. a. from receiving low-income assistance
15under programs established under par. (a).
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(2) (c) 2. Requirements and procedures for applications for grants
18awarded under programs established under par. (a)
or (b) 1.
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(2) (c) 4. Requirements for electric utilities to allow customers to include
23voluntary contributions to assist in funding a program established under par. (a)
or
24(b) 1. with bill payments for electric service. The rules may require an electric utility
25to provide a space on an electric bill in which a customer may indicate the amount
1of a voluntary contribution
and the customer's preference regarding whether a
2contribution should be used for a program established under par. (a) or (b) 1. a. or b.
3The rules shall establish requirements and procedures for electric utilities to pay to
4the department any voluntary contributions included with bill payments
and to
5report to the department customer preferences regarding use of the contributions.
6The department shall deposit all contributions received under this paragraph in the
7utility public benefits fund.
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(2) (d) 2. Encourage customers or members to make voluntary
10contributions to assist in funding the programs established under
pars. par. (a)
and
11(b) 1. The department shall deposit all contributions received under this paragraph
12in the utility public benefits fund.
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(2) (d) 3. Deposit
in the utility public benefits fund all moneys received
15under sub. (4) (a)
or (5) (c) or (d) in the utility public benefits fund that are
16attributable to the portion of the public benefits fee specified in sub. (4) (c) 1. and
17deposit in the general fund all moneys received under sub. (4) (a) that are
18attributable to the portion of the public benefits fee specified in sub. (4) (c) 2.
AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 21cd
19Section 21cd. 16.957 (2) (d) 3. of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin
20Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
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(2) (d) 3. Deposit all moneys received under sub. (4) (a) or (5) (c) in the
22utility public benefits fund.
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(2) (d) 3g. Deposit 50% of the moneys received under sub. (5) (c) in the
2utility public benefits fund and 50% of the moneys received under sub. (5) (c) in the
3general fund.
AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 21ch
4Section 21ch. 16.957 (2) (d) 3g. of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin
5Act .... (this act), is repealed.
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(2) (d) 3r. Deposit the moneys received under sub. (5) (d) 1. a. in the
8utility public benefits fund and deposit the moneys received under sub. (5) (d) 2. a.
9in the general fund.
AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 21cL
10Section 21cL. 16.957 (2) (d) 3r. of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin
11Act .... (this act), is repealed.
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(2) (d) 4. a. The expenses of the department, other state agencies and
14grant recipients in administering or participating in the programs under
pars. par. 15(a)
and (b).
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(4) (c) 1. (intro.) `Low-income funding.'
In fiscal year 1999-2000, a
22portion of the public benefits fee shall be an amount that, when added to 50% of the
23estimated public benefits fees charged by municipal utilities and retail electric
24cooperatives under sub. (5) (a) for that fiscal year, shall equal $24,000,000. In each
25fiscal year after fiscal year 1999-2000,
a portion of the public benefits fee shall be an
1amount that, when added to the sum of the following shall equal the low-income
2need target for that fiscal year determined by the department under sub. (2) (d) 1.:
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(4) (c) 1. a.
Fifty percent
All of the estimated public benefits fees charged
5by municipal utilities and retail electric cooperatives under sub. (5) (a) for that fiscal
6year.
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(4) (c) 1. c. The total amount spent on programs or contributed to the
9commission by utilities under s. 196.374 (3) for that fiscal year
for low-income
10assistance.
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(4) (c) 3. `Limitation on electric bill increases.' For the period beginning
14on October 29, 1999, and ending on June 30, 2008, the total increase in a customer's
15electric bills that is based on the requirement to pay public benefits fees, including
16any increase resulting from an electric utility's compliance with this section, may not
17exceed
3% of the total of every other charge for which the customer is billed for that
18period or $750 per month, whichever is less an amount specified in the rules. In
19determining the amount, the department shall adjust the limitation under s. 16.957
20(4) (c) 3., 1999 stats., to take into account the elimination of the energy conservation
21and efficiency and renewable resource funding portion of the public benefits fee by
222001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act).
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(5) (a)
Requirement to charge public benefits fees. Each retail electric
25cooperative and municipal utility shall charge a monthly public benefits fee to each
1customer or member in an amount that is sufficient for the retail electric cooperative
2or municipal utility to collect an annual average of
$16 $8 per meter. A retail electric
3cooperative or municipal utility may determine the amount that a particular class
4of customers or members is required to pay under this paragraph and may charge
5different fees to different classes of customers or members.
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(5) (am)
Public benefits fee restriction. Notwithstanding par. (a), for the
8period beginning on October 29, 1999, and ending on June 30, 2008, the total
9increase in a customer's or member's electric bills that is based on the requirement
10to pay public benefits fees, including any increase resulting from a retail electric
11cooperative's or municipal utility's compliance with this section, may not exceed
3%
12of the total of every other charge for which the member or customer is billed for that
13period or $750 per month, whichever is less an amount specified in rules
14promulgated by the department, in consultation with the council. The amount shall
15be identical to the amount specified in rules promulgated for purposes of sub. (4) (c)
163.
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(5) (b) 1. No later than October 1, 2000, each municipal utility or retail
19electric cooperative shall notify the department whether it has elected to contribute
20to the programs established under sub. (2) (a)
or (b) 1. for a 3-year period.
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(5) (b) 2. No later than every 3rd year after the date specified in subd.
231., each municipal utility or retail electric cooperative shall notify the department
24whether it has elected to contribute to the programs established under sub. (2) (a)
25or (b) 1. for a 3-year period.
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(5) (c)
Full contribution. If a municipal utility or retail electric
3cooperative elects under par. (b) 1. or 2. to contribute to the programs established
4both under sub. (2) (a)
and under sub. (2) (b) 1., it shall pay 100% of the public benefits
5fees that it charges under par. (a) to the department in each fiscal year of the 3-year
6period for which it has made the election.
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(5) (d)
Low income assistance. If a municipal utility or retail electric
9cooperative elects under par. (b) 1. or 2. not to contribute to the programs established
10under sub. (2) (a), the municipal utility or retail electric cooperative shall, in each
11fiscal year of the 3-year period for which it elects not to contribute under par. (b) 1.
12or 2., spend 100% of the public benefits fees that it charges under par. (a) on programs
13for low-income assistance.
AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 21dt
14Section 21dt. 16.957 (5) (e) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated,
15renumbered 16.957 (5) (e) and amended to read:
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(5) (e)
Wholesale supplier credit. If a wholesale supplier has established
17a program for low-income assistance
or an energy conservation program, a
18municipal utility or retail electric cooperative that is a customer or member of the
19wholesale supplier may
do any of the following: 1. Include include an amount equal
20to the product of the municipal utility's or retail electric cooperative's wholesale
21supply percentage and the amount that the wholesale supplier has spent on
22low-income assistance in a fiscal year in calculating the amount that the municipal
23utility or retail electric cooperative has spent on low-income assistance in that fiscal
24year under par. (d)
2. b. or 3. a.
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(5) (f)
Joint programs. Municipal utilities or retail electric cooperatives
3may establish joint
commitment to community programs
for low-income assistance,
4except that each municipal utility or retail electric cooperative that participates in
5a joint program is required to comply with the spending requirements under par. (d).
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(5) (g) 1. a. An accounting of public benefits fees charged to customers
8or members under par. (a) in the fiscal year and expenditures on
commitment to
9community programs
for low-income assistance under par. (d), including any
10amounts included in the municipal utility's or retail electric cooperative's
11calculations under par. (e).
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(5) (g) 1. b. A description of
commitment to community programs
for
14low-income assistance established by the municipal utility or retail electric
15cooperative in the fiscal year.".
AB1-ASA1-AA1,28,2418
20.003
(6m) Restriction on general fund supported borrowing. No bill may
19be enacted by the legislature if the bill would cause the level of general fund
20supported borrowing that is authorized in any fiscal biennium, excluding borrowing
21for the purpose of refunding previous borrowing, to exceed an amount equal to 5%
22of the amount designated as "Estimated Taxes" for the first fiscal year of the fiscal
23biennium in the summary under s. 20.005 (1), as published in the biennial budget
24act or acts.".
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(3) (L)
Fire dues distribution. All moneys received under ss. 101.573
8(1) and 601.93, less the amounts transferred to par. (La) and s. 20.292 (1) (gm) and
9(gr), for distribution under s.
101.563 or 101.573
, as applicable. The amount
10transferred to par. (La) shall be the amount in the schedule under par. (La). The
11amount transferred to s. 20.292 (1) (gm) shall be the amount in the schedule under
12s. 20.292 (1) (gm). The amount transferred to s. 20.292 (1) (gr) shall be the amount
13in the schedule under s. 20.292 (1) (gr).".
AB1-ASA1-AA1,30,4
120.143
(3) (z)
Environmental results and environmental management system
2grants. Biennially, from the environmental fund, the amounts in the schedule for
3environmental results and environmental management system grants under s.
4560.125.".
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(1) (j)
Small employer insurer catastrophic reimbursements. All moneys
8received under s. 635.25 (3) (b), to reimburse small employer insurers as provided in
9s. 635.25 (2) (c).".
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(3) (je)
Wireless 911 board general program operations. Two and
13one-half percent of all moneys received under s. 146.70 (3m) (d) 3. for general
14program operations of the wireless 911 board, including contracting for audits under
15s. 146.70 (3m) (b) 5.
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20.143
(3) (jm)
Wireless provider grants. Forty-eight and three-fourths
18percent of all moneys received under s. 146.70 (3m) (d) 3. for the wireless 911 board
19to make grants to wireless providers under s. 146.70 (3m) (b) 2. and to make transfers
20to the appropriation under par. (kv) as provided under s. 146.70 (3m) (b) 3.
AB1-ASA1-AA1,31,222
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(3) (js)
Public agency and wireless provider grants. Forty-eight and
23three-fourths percent of all moneys received under s. 146.70 (3m) (d) 3. for the
1wireless 911 board to make grants to public agencies under s. 146.70 (3m) (b) 1. and
2to wireless providers under s. 146.70 (3m) (b) 3.
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(3) (kv)
Public agency grants. All moneys transferred from the
5appropriation account under par. (jm) for the wireless 911 board to make grants to
6public agencies under s. 146.70 (3m) (b) 1.".
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(1) (fg)
State laboratory of hygiene; limited-term employees. A sum
13sufficient to pay the salaries, benefits, and training of limited-term employees under
14s. 36.25 (11) (em).".
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(1) (cr)
Forestry — recording fees. All moneys received under ss. 77.82
18(2) (intro.), (2m) and (4)
and (4m) (bn) and 77.88 (2) (d) for the payment of fees to the
19registers of deeds under s. 77.91 (5).".
