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12Section
219. 285.62 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 285.62 (8) (a).
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285.62
(8) (b) If a person submits an application for renewal of an operation
15permit before the date specified in s. 285.66 (3) (a), the stationary source may not be
16required to discontinue operation and the person may not be prosecuted for lack of
17an operation permit until the department acts under sub. (7), except that this
18paragraph does not apply in a situation in which its application would contravene
19the federal clean air act.
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20Section
221. 285.62 (9) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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285.62
(9) (b) Subject to sub. (12), if the department fails to act on an
22application for an operation permit within the time limit under sub. (7) (b), the
23department shall include in a report the reasons for the delay in acting on the
24application and recommendations for how to avoid delays in the future in similar
25situations. The department shall make reports under this subsection available to
1the public, place a prominent notice of the reports on the department's Internet site,
2and submit the reports to the standing committees of the legislature with jurisdiction
3over environmental matters semiannually.
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285.62
(12) Extensions. Upon agreement between the department and an
6applicant, the department shall extend any time limit applicable to the department
7under this section. The department may not require an applicant to agree to extend
8a time period as a condition of approving an application.
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285.63
(1) (d)
Source will not preclude construction or operation of other source. 11The stationary source will not degrade the air quality in an area sufficiently to
12prevent the construction, reconstruction, replacement, modification or operation of
13another stationary source if the department received plans, specifications and other
14information under s. 285.61 (2)
(a) for the other stationary source prior to
15commencing its analysis under s. 285.61 (3) for the former stationary source. This
16paragraph does not apply to an existing source required to have an operation permit.
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17Section
224. 285.66 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 285.66 (2) (a).
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285.66
(2) (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), the department may not specify that
20coverage under a general permit under s. 285.60 (3) expires except as follows:
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1. The department may specify an expiration date for coverage under a general
22permit at the request of an owner or operator.
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2. The department may specify a term of 5 years or longer for coverage under
24a general permit if the department finds that expiring coverage would significantly
1improve the likelihood of continuing compliance with applicable requirements
2compared to coverage that does not expire.
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3. The department may specify a term of 5 years or less for coverage under a
4general permit if required by the federal clean air act.
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285.66
(3) (a) A permittee shall apply for renewal of an operation permit at
7least
12 6 months before the operation permit expires. The permittee shall include
8any new or revised information needed to process the application for renewal.
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285.81
(1) Permit holder; permit applicant; order recipient. (intro.)
Any
11permit, part of a permit,
condition or requirement in a permit, order, decision or
12determination by the department under ss. 285.39, 285.60 to 285.69 or 285.75 shall
13become effective unless the permit holder or applicant or the order recipient seeks
14a hearing
on challenging the action in the following manner:
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285.81
(1m) Effect of a challenge. (a) Subject to par. (b), if a permit holder
17or applicant seeks a hearing challenging part of a permit or a condition or
18requirement in a permit under sub. (1), the remainder of the permit shall become
19effective and the permit holder or applicant may, at its discretion, begin the activity
20for which the application was submitted or for which the permit was issued.
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(b) An emission limitation contained in a permit becomes effective despite a
22challenge under par. (a), unless the permit holder or applicant challenging the
23emission limitation obtains a stay of the emission limitation from the hearing
24examiner or court considering the challenge.
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1299.05
(2) (a) Permits
, contracts, and other approvals under ss. 30.10 to 30.205
2and 30.21 to 30.27.
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(1)
Report on air permit streamlining efforts.
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(a) The department of natural resources, in consultation with owners and
7operators of stationary sources of air pollution, shall develop a report that contains
8all of the following:
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91. A list of all existing exemptions under section 285.60 (6) of the statutes, as
10affected by this act, and all general permits under section 285.60 (3) of the statutes,
11as affected by this act.
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122. Recommendations, and related proposed rule revisions, for expanding
13exemptions under section 285.60 (6) of the statutes, as affected by this act,
14establishing registration permits under section 285.60 (2g) of the statutes, as created
15by this act, expanding the use of general permits under section 285.60 (3) of the
16statutes, as affected by this act, issuing construction permit waivers under section
17285.60 (5m) of the statutes, as created by this act, and taking other actions under
18section 285.60 (10) of the statutes, as created by this act, including consolidating the
19permits for sources at one facility into one permit.
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203. A schedule for providing additional reports containing recommendations,
21and related rule revisions, for expanding exemptions under section 285.60 (6) of the
22statutes, as affected by this act, expanding the use of registration permits under
23section 285.60 (2g) of the statutes, as created by this act, expanding the use of general
24permits under section 285.60 (3) of the statutes, as affected by this act, expanding
25the issuance of construction permit waivers under section 285.60 (5m) of the
1statutes, as created by this act, and taking other actions under section 285.60 (10)
2of the statutes, as created by this act, including consolidating the permits for sources
3at one facility into one permit.
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44. A description of requirements in the federal clean air act that limit the
5department's ability to expand exemptions under section 285.60 (6) of the statutes,
6as affected by this act, expand the use of registration permits under section 285.60
7(2g) of the statutes, as created by this act, expand the use of general permits under
8section 285.60 (3) of the statutes, as affected by this act, expand the issuance of
9construction permit waivers under section 285.60 (5m) of the statutes, as created by
10this act, and take other actions under section 285.60 (10) of the statutes, as created
11by this act, and recommendations on how these limitations might be overcome.
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(b) The department of natural resources shall submit the report under
13paragraph (a) to the legislature in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (2) no later
14than the first day of the 7th month beginning after the effective date of this
15paragraph.
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(2)
Report on clean air act state implementation plans. No later than the first
17day of the 13th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection, the
18department of natural resources shall submit to the standing committees of the
19legislature with jurisdiction over environmental matters a report that contains all
20of the following:
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(a) A description of all of this state's existing and pending state implementation
22plans under
42 USC 7410 with an analysis of any rules or requirements included in
23the plans that may not have been necessary to obtain federal environmental
24protection agency approval but that are federally enforceable as a result of being
25included in the plan.
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1(b) Recommendations for priorities for revisions of state implementation plans
2to remove rules and other requirements that may not have been necessary to obtain
3federal environmental protection agency approval.
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(3)
Report on emission monitoring practices. The department of natural
5resources, in consultation with representatives of industry and others, shall develop
6a report that identifies best practices for emissions monitoring required under
7section 285.17 (2) of the statutes, as affected by this act, and related proposed rule
8revisions, to reduce overall permitting costs and approval times and to minimize
9inconsistencies in monitoring requirements within this state and with monitoring
10requirements imposed by other states and the federal environmental protection
11agency. The department shall submit the report under this subsection to the
12standing committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over environmental matters
13no later than the first day of the 13th month beginning after the effective date of this
14subsection.
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(4)
Report on application requirements. The department of natural resources,
16in consultation with representatives of industry and others, shall develop a report
17that identifies information that the department will require in applications for air
18pollution control permits, and related proposed rule revisions, to reduce overall
19permitting costs and approval times and to minimize inconsistencies in application
20requirements within this state and with application requirements imposed by other
21states and the federal environmental protection agency. The department shall
22submit the report under this subsection to the standing committees of the legislature
23with jurisdiction over environmental matters no later than the first day of the 13th
24month beginning after the effective date of this subsection.
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1(1)
Processing of air permits. The treatment of sections 285.61 (3) (intro.) and
2(a), (7) (a), and (11), 285.62 (5) (a), (7) (b), and (9) (b), and 285.66 (3) (a) of the statutes,
3the renumbering and amendment of sections 285.61 (2) and 285.62 (2) of the statutes,
4the creation of sections 285.61 (2) (a) 2. and (b) and 285.62 (2) (a) 2. and (b) of the
5statutes first apply to applications submitted on the effective date of this subsection.
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(2)
Review of air pollution control decisions. The treatment of section 285.81
7(1) (intro.) and (1m) of the statutes first applies to person who file petitions on the
8effective date of this subsection.
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9(2m) Promulgation of emission standards for hazardous air contaminants. 10The renumbering and amendment of section 285.27 (2) (b) of the statutes and the
11creation of section 285.27 (2) (b) 1. to 4. of the statutes first apply to rules submitted
12to the legislative council staff under section 227.15 (1) of the statutes on the effective
13date of this subsection.
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(3k)
Chapter 30 procedures.
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(a) The treatment of sections 30.208 and 30.209 of the statutes first applies to
16applications for individual permits that are submitted to the department of natural
17resources on the effective date of this paragraph.
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(b) The treatment of sections 30.208 and 30.209 of the statutes first applies to
19applications for contracts under section 30.20 of the statutes that are submitted to
20the department of natural resources on the effective date of this paragraph.