AB655,59,2322 30.28 (3) (b) This section does not apply to a permit issued under s. 30.12 (3)
23(a) 2., 2m. or 3. or (4) (c) or (d).
AB655, s. 150 24Section 150. 30.29 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB655,60,5
130.29 (3) (d) Activities for which a permit is issued. A person or agent of a person
2who is issued a permit by the department while the person or agent is engaged in
3activities related to the purpose for which the permit is issued as authorized under
4a general or individual permit issued under this subchapter or as authorized under
5a contract entered into under this subchapter
.
AB655, s. 151 6Section 151. 30.298 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB655,60,107 30.298 (3) Any person who violates a general permit under s. 30.206 shall
8forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $500 for the first offense and shall forfeit not
9less than $50 nor more than $500 upon conviction of the same offense a 2nd or
10subsequent time.
AB655, s. 152 11Section 152. 31.39 (2m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB655,60,1412 31.39 (2m) (c) If more than one fee under sub. (2) (a) or s. 30.28 (2) (a) or 281.22
13is applicable to a project, the department shall charge only the highest fee of those
14that are applicable.
AB655, s. 153 15Section 153. 66.0628 of the statutes is created to read:
AB655,60,17 1666.0628 Fees imposed by a political subdivision. (1) In this section,
17"political subdivision" means a city, village, town, or county.
AB655,60,19 18(2) Any fee that is imposed by a political subdivision shall bear a reasonable
19relationship to the service for which the fee is imposed.
AB655,60,23 20(3) With regard to a fee that is first imposed, or an existing fee that is increased,
21on or after the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], a political
22subdivision shall issue written findings that demonstrate that the fee meets the
23standard in sub. (2).
AB655, s. 154 24Section 154. 66.1001 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB655,61,9
166.1001 (2) (e) Agricultural, natural and cultural resources element. A
2compilation of objectives, policies, goals, maps and programs for the conservation,
3and promotion of the effective management, of natural resources such as
4groundwater, forests, productive agricultural areas, environmentally sensitive
5areas, threatened and endangered species, stream corridors, surface water,
6floodplains, wetlands, wildlife habitat, metallic and nonmetallic mineral resources
7consistent with zoning limitations under s. 295.20 (2), parks, open spaces, historical
8and cultural resources, community design, recreational resources and other natural
9resources.
AB655, s. 155 10Section 155. 66.1001 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB655,61,2411 66.1001 (4) (a) The governing body of a local governmental unit shall adopt
12written procedures that are designed to foster public participation, including open
13discussion, communication programs, information services, and public meetings for
14which advance notice has been provided, in every stage of the preparation of a
15comprehensive plan. The written procedures shall provide for wide distribution of
16proposed, alternative, or amended elements of a comprehensive plan and shall
17provide an opportunity for written comments on the plan to be submitted by
18members of the public to the governing body and for the governing body to respond
19to such written comments. The written procedures shall describe the methods the
20governing body of a local governmental unit will use to distribute proposed,
21alternative, or amended elements of a comprehensive plan to owners of property, or
22to persons who have a leasehold interest in property pursuant to which the persons
23may extract nonmetallic mineral resources in or on property, in which the allowable
24use or intensity of use, of the property, is changed by the comprehensive plan.
AB655, s. 156 25Section 156. 66.1001 (4) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB655,62,5
166.1001 (4) (e) At least 30 days before the hearing described in par. (d) is held,
2a local governmental unit shall provide written notice to all owners of property, and
3all leaseholders who have an interest in property pursuant to which the persons may
4extract nonmetallic mineral resources, in which the allowable use or intensity of use,
5of the property, is changed by the comprehensive plan, including all of the following:
AB655,62,76 1. An operator who has obtained, or made application for, a permit that is
7described under s. 295.12 (3) (d).
AB655,62,98 2. A person who has registered a marketable nonmetallic mineral deposit
9under s. 295.20.
AB655,62,1110 3. Any other person who the local governmental unit knows has a property
11interest in nonmetallic mineral resources in the jurisdiction.
AB655, s. 157 12Section 157. 84.18 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB655,63,213 84.18 (6) Execution and control of work. Subject to s. 30.12 (4) 30.2022 and
14the control exercised by the United States, the construction under this section of any
15local bridge project shall be wholly under the supervision and control of the
16department. The secretary shall make and execute all contracts and have complete
17supervision over all matters pertaining to such construction and shall have the
18power to suspend or discontinue proceedings or construction relative to any bridge
19project at any time in the event any county, city, village or town fails to pay the
20amount required of it for any project eligible for construction under this section, or
21if the secretary determines that sufficient funds to pay the state's part of the cost of
22such bridge project are not available. All moneys provided by counties, cities,
23villages and towns shall be deposited in the state treasury, when required by the
24secretary, and paid out on order of the secretary. Any of the moneys deposited for a
25project eligible for construction under this section which remain in the state treasury

1after the completion of the project shall be repaid to the respective county, city, village
2or town in proportion to the amount each deposited.
AB655, s. 158 3Section 158. 106.01 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB655,63,114 106.01 (9) The Subject to s. 106.04, the department may investigate, fix
5reasonable classifications, issue promulgate rules and, issue general or special
6orders, and, hold hearings, make findings, and render orders upon its findings as
7shall be necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of this section. The
8investigations, classifications, hearings, findings, and orders shall be made as
9provided in s. 103.005. Except as provided in sub. (8), the penalties specified in s.
10103.005 (12) apply to violations of this section. Orders issued under this subsection
11are subject to review under ch. 227.
AB655, s. 159 12Section 159. 106.025 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB655,63,2113 106.025 (4) In order that the apprentice may qualify at the end of
14apprenticeship as a skilled mechanic in the art of installing plumbing work, the
15department, subject to s. 106.04, may prescribe the level of supervision of an
16apprentice and the character of plumbing work that the apprentice may do during
17the 3rd year of the apprenticeship term. An apprentice in the 4th or 5th year of the
18apprenticeship term may install plumbing under the direction or supervision of a
19master or journeyman plumber without either the master or journeyman being
20physically present, provided that the master plumber in charge shall be responsible
21for the work.
AB655, s. 160 22Section 160. 106.04 of the statutes is created to read:
AB655,64,2 23106.04 Apprentice-to-journeyman job-site ratio regulation
24prohibited.
The department may not prescribe, whether by promulgating a rule,

1issuing a general or special order, or otherwise, the ratio of apprentices to
2journeymen that an employer may have at a job site.
AB655, s. 161 3Section 161. 146.82 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB655,64,64 146.82 (2) (a) (intro.) Notwithstanding It is not a violation of sub. (1), to release
5patient health care records shall be released upon request without informed consent
6in the following circumstances:
AB655, s. 162 7Section 162. 146.82 (2) (a) 22. of the statutes is created to read:
AB655,64,98 146.82 (2) (a) 22. For purposes of health care operations, as defined in 45 CFR
9164.501
, and as authorized under 45 CFR 164, subpart E.
AB655, s. 163 10Section 163. 196.195 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB655,64,1711 196.195 (5m) Time limitation on commission action. (a) No later than 120 days
12after the filing of a petition under sub. (2) (a), the commission shall complete the
13proceedings under subs. (2), (3), and (4), and, if appropriate, enter an order under
14sub. (5). If the commission fails to complete the proceedings and, if appropriate, enter
15an order before that deadline, the petition is considered to be granted without
16condition by the commission and any provisions of law under sub. (5) that are
17specified in the petition are considered to be suspended by the commission.
AB655,64,2418 (b) No later than 120 days after the commission provides notice of its own
19motion under sub. (2) (a), the commission shall complete the proceedings under subs.
20(2), (3), and (4), and, if appropriate, enter an order under sub. (5). If the commission
21fails to complete the proceedings and, if appropriate, enter an order before that
22deadline, the motion is considered to be granted without condition by the commission
23and any provisions of law under sub. (5) that are specified in the motion are
24considered to be suspended by the commission.
AB655, s. 164 25Section 164. 196.195 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB655,65,4
1196.195 (10) Revocation of deregulation. If necessary to protect the public
2interest, the commission, at any time by order, may revoke its order to suspend the
3applicability of any provision of law suspended under sub. (5). This subsection does
4not apply to any provision of law that is considered to be suspended under sub. (5m).
AB655, s. 165 5Section 165. 196.24 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB655,65,166 196.24 (3) The commission may conduct any number of investigations
7contemporaneously through different agents, and may delegate to any agent the
8authority to take testimony bearing upon any investigation or at any hearing. The
9decision of the commission shall comply with s. 227.46 and shall be based upon its
10records and upon the evidence before it, except that, notwithstanding s. 227.46 (4),
11a decision maker may hear a case or read or review the record of a case if the record
12includes a synopsis or summary of the testimony and other evidence presented at the
13hearing that is prepared by the commission staff. Parties shall have an opportunity
14to demonstrate to a decision maker that a synopsis or summary prepared under this
15subsection is not sufficiently complete or accurate to fairly reflect the relevant and
16material testimony or other evidence presented at a hearing.
AB655, s. 166 17Section 166. 196.374 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB655,66,618 196.374 (3) In 2000, 2001 and 2002, the commission shall require each utility
19to spend a decreasing portion of the amount determined under sub. (2) on programs
20specified in sub. (2) and contribute the remaining portion of the amount to the
21commission for deposit in the fund. In Except as provided in sub. (3m), in each year
22after 2002, each utility shall contribute the entire amount determined under sub. (2)
23to the commission for deposit in the fund. The commission shall ensure in
24rate-making orders that a utility recovers from its ratepayers the amounts spent on
25programs or contributed to the fund under this subsection or retained under sub.

1(3m)
. The commission shall allow each utility the option of continuing to use, until
2January 1, 2002, the moneys that it has recovered under s. 196.374 (3), 1997 stats.,
3to administer the programs that it has funded under s. 196.374 (1), 1997 stats. The
4commission may allow each utility to spend additional moneys on the programs
5specified in sub. (2) if the utility otherwise complies with the requirements of this
6section and s. 16.957 (4).
AB655, s. 167 7Section 167. 196.374 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB655,66,188 196.374 (3m) (a) In each fiscal year, the commission may allow a utility to
9retain a portion of the amount determined under sub. (2) instead of contributing the
10entire amount to the commission, if the commission determines that the portion is
11used by the utility for energy conservation programs for industrial, commercial, and
12agricultural customers in the utility's service area and that the programs comply
13with rules promulgated by the commission. The rules shall specify annual energy
14savings targets that the programs must be designed to achieve. The rules shall also
15require a utility to demonstrate that, no later than a reasonable period of time, as
16determined by the commission, after the utility implements a program, the economic
17value of the benefits resulting from the program will be equal to the portion that the
18utility is allowed to retain under this paragraph.
AB655,66,2319 (b) If the commission allows a utility to retain a portion under par. (a), the
20utility must contribute 1.75% of the portion to the commission for deposit in the fund
21for programs for research and development for energy conservation and efficiency
22and must contribute 4.5% of the portion to the commission for deposit in the fund for
23renewable resource programs.
AB655,67,3
1(c) A utility may not pay for any expenses related to administration, marketing,
2or delivery of services for programs specified in par. (a) from any portion of a
3contribution the utility is allowed to retain under par. (a).
AB655, s. 168 4Section 168. 196.491 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB655,67,95 196.491 (1) (d) "Electric utility" means any public utility, as defined in s.
6196.01, which is involved in the generation, distribution and sale of electric energy,
7and any corporation, company, individual or association, and any cooperative
8association, which owns or operates, or plans within the next 3 7 years to construct,
9own or operate, facilities in the state.
AB655, s. 169 10Section 169. 196.491 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB655,67,1211 196.491 (2) (a) 3. Identify and describe large electric generating facilities on
12which an electric utility plans to commence construction within 3 7 years.
AB655, s. 170 13Section 170. 196.491 (2) (a) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB655,67,1514 196.491 (2) (a) 3m. Identify and describe high-voltage transmission lines on
15which an electric utility plans to commence construction within 3 7 years.
AB655, s. 171 16Section 171. 196.491 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB655,68,717 196.491 (2) (g) No sooner than 30 and no later than 90 days after copies of the
18draft are issued under par. (b), the commission shall hold a hearing on the draft
19which may not be a hearing under s. 227.42 or 227.44. The hearing shall be held in
20an administrative district, established by executive order 22, issued
21August 24, 1970, which the commission determines will be significantly affected by
22facilities on which an electric utility plans to commence construction within 3 7
23years. The commission may thereafter adjourn the hearing to other locations or may
24conduct the hearing by interactive video conference or other electronic method.
25Notice of such hearing shall be given by class 1 notice, under ch. 985, published in

1the official state newspaper and such other regional papers of general circulation as
2may be designated by the commission. At such hearing the commission shall briefly
3describe the strategic energy assessment and give all interested persons an
4opportunity, subject to reasonable limitations on the presentation of repetitious
5material, to express their views on any aspect of the strategic energy assessment.
6A record of the hearing shall be made and considered by the commission as comments
7on the strategic energy assessment under par. (e).
AB655, s. 172 8Section 172. 221.0901 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB655,68,109 221.0901 (3) (a) 1. Merge or consolidate with an in-state bank holding company
10or in-state bank.
AB655, s. 173 11Section 173. 221.0901 (8) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB655,68,1712 221.0901 (8) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), the division may not
13approve an application by an out-of-state bank holding company under sub. (3) (a),
14other than an application by an in-state bank holding company or in-state bank,

15unless the in-state bank to be acquired, or all in-state bank subsidiaries of the
16in-state bank holding company to be acquired, have as of the proposed date of
17acquisition been in existence and in continuous operation for at least 5 years.
AB655,68,2518 (b) The Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the division may
19approve an application under sub. (3) (a) for an acquisition of an in-state bank
20holding company that owns one or more in-state banks that have been in existence
21for less than 5 years, if the out-of-state bank holding company applicant divests
22itself of those in-state banks within 2 years after the date of acquisition of the
23in-state bank holding company by the out-of-state bank holding company
24applicant. This paragraph does not apply if the applicant is an in-state bank holding
25company or in-state bank
.
AB655, s. 174
1Section 174. 227.135 (1) (e) and (f) of the statutes are created to read:
AB655,69,42 227.135 (1) (e) A summary of any existing or anticipated federal program that
3is intended to address the activities to be regulated by the rule and an analysis of the
4need for the rule if a federal program exists.
AB655,69,65 (f) An assessment of whether the rule is inconsistent, duplicative, or more
6stringent than the regulations under any federal program summarized in par. (e).
AB655, s. 175 7Section 175. 227.137 of the statutes is created to read:
AB655,69,16 8227.137 Economic impact reports of guidelines, policies, and rules. (1)
9After an agency publishes a statement of the scope of a proposed rule under s.
10227.135, and before the agency submits the proposed rule to the legislative council
11for review under s. 227.15, a municipality, an association that represents a farm,
12labor, business, or professional group, or 5 or more persons having an interest in the
13proposed rule may petition the agency to prepare an economic impact report of the
14proposed rule. If the agency determines that the petitioner may be economically
15affected by the proposed rule, the agency shall prepare an economic impact report
16before submitting the proposed rule to the legislative council under s. 227.15.
AB655,69,23 17(2) A municipality, an association that represents a farm, labor, business, or
18professional group, or 5 or more persons affected by an existing or proposed agency
19guideline or policy, including agency comments and policies in response to federal
20regulations, may petition the agency to prepare an economic impact report for that
21existing or proposed agency guideline or policy. If the agency determines that the
22petitioner may be economically affected by the proposed or existing guideline or
23policy, the agency shall prepare an economic impact report.
AB655,70,8 24(3) An economic impact report shall contain information on the effect of the
25proposed rule or existing or proposed guideline or policy on specific businesses,

1business sectors, and the state's economy. When preparing the report, the agency
2shall solicit information and advice from the department of commerce and
3governmental units, associations, businesses, and individuals that may be affected
4by the proposed rule or existing or proposed guideline or policy. The agency may
5request information that is reasonably necessary for the preparation of an economic
6impact report from other state agencies, governmental units, associations,
7businesses, and individuals, but no one is required to respond to that request. The
8economic impact report shall include all of the following:
AB655,70,109 (a) An analysis and quantification of the problem, including any risks to public
10health or the environment, that the guideline, policy, or rule is intending to address.
AB655,70,1411 (b) An analysis and quantification of the economic impact of the guideline,
12policy, or rule, including direct, indirect, and consequential costs reasonably
13expected to be incurred by the state, governmental units, associations, businesses,
14and affected individuals.
AB655,70,1715 (c) An analysis of the guideline's, policy's, or rule's impact on the state's
16economy, including how the guideline, policy, or rule affects the state's economic
17development policies.
AB655,70,2018 (d) An analysis of benefits of the guideline, policy, or rule, including how the
19guideline, policy, or rule reduces the risks and addresses the problems that the
20guideline, policy, or rule is intended to address.
AB655,70,2221 (e) An analysis that compares the benefits to the costs of the guideline, policy,
22or rule.
AB655,71,223 (f) An analysis of existing or anticipated federal programs that are intended to
24address the risks and problems the agency is intending to address with the guideline,
25policy, or rule, including a determination of whether the guideline, policy, or rule and

1related administrative requirements are consistent with and not duplicative of those
2existing or anticipated federal programs.
AB655,71,63 (g) An analysis of regulatory alternatives to the guideline, policy, or rule,
4including the alternative of no regulation, and a determination of whether the
5guideline, policy, or rule addresses the identified risks and problems the agency is
6intending to address in the most cost-efficient manner.
AB655,71,97 (h) A comparison of the costs of the guideline, policy, or rule borne by Wisconsin
8businesses to costs borne by similar businesses located in Indiana, Missouri, and
9adjacent states.
AB655,71,11 10(4) The agency shall submit the economic impact report to the legislative
11council staff, to the department of administration, and to the petitioner.
AB655,71,13 12(5) This section does not apply to emergency rules promulgated under s.
13227.24.
AB655, s. 176 14Section 176. 227.138 of the statutes is created to read:
AB655,71,16 15227.138 Department of administration review of proposed rules. (1)
16In this section:
AB655,71,1717 (a) "Department" means the department of administration.
AB655,71,1818 (b) "Economic impact report" means a report prepared under s. 227.137.
AB655,71,2019 (c) "Guideline or policy" includes any agency comments or policies in response
20to federal regulations.
AB655,72,6 21(2) If the department receives an economic impact report under s. 227.137 (4)
22regarding a proposed rule, the department shall review the proposed rule and issue
23a report. A municipality, an association that represents a farm, labor, business, or
24professional group, or 5 or more persons having an interest in a proposed rule may
25petition the department to review the proposed rule. If the department determines

1that the petitioner may be economically affected by the proposed rule, the
2department shall review the proposed rule and issue a report. The department shall
3notify the agency that a report will be prepared and that the agency shall not submit
4a proposed rule to the legislative council for review under s. 227.15 (1) until the
5agency receives a copy of the department's report. The report shall include all of the
6following findings:
AB655,72,97 (a) If an economic impact report was prepared as required under s. 227.137 (1),
8that the report and the analysis required under s. 227.137 (3) are supported by
9related documentation contained in the economic impact report.
AB655,72,1110 (b) That the agency has clear statutory authority to promulgate the proposed
11rule.
AB655,72,1312 (c) That the proposed rule, including any administrative requirements, is
13consistent with and not duplicative of other state rules or federal regulations.
AB655,72,1514 (d) That the proposed rule is consistent with the governor's positions and
15priorities, including those related to economic development.
AB655,72,1816 (e) That the agency used data, studies, and other sources of information in
17developing the proposed rule that is complete, accurate, and derived from accepted
18scientific methodologies.
AB655,73,3 19(3) Before issuing a report under sub. (2), the department may return a
20proposed rule to the agency for further consideration and revision with a written
21explanation of why the proposed rule is returned. If the agency head disagrees with
22the department's reasons for returning the proposed rule, the agency head shall so
23notify the department in writing. The department secretary shall approve the
24proposed rule when the agency has adequately addressed the issues raised during
25the department's review of the rule. The department shall submit a statement to the

1governor indicating the department's approval of the proposed rule, the
2correspondence between the agency and the department related to the proposed rule,
3and a copy of its report regarding the proposed rule.
AB655,73,13 4(4) If the department receives an economic impact report under s. 227.137 (4)
5regarding a proposed or existing guideline or policy, the department shall review the
6guideline or policy and issue a report. A municipality, an association that represents
7a farm, labor, business, or professional group, or 5 or more persons having an interest
8in a proposed or existing guideline or policy may petition the department to review
9the guideline or policy. If the department determines that the petitioner may be
10economically affected by the guideline or policy, the department shall review the
11guideline or policy and issue a report. The department shall notify the agency that
12a report will be prepared. The report shall include findings consistent with those
13under sub. (2) and include the following findings:
AB655,73,1614 (a) If an economic impact report was prepared as required under s. 227.137 (4),
15that the report and the analysis required under s. 227.137 (3) are supported by
16related documentation contained in the economic impact report.
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