SB246,32,22 (e) An ozone-depleting refrigerant removal approval under s. 285.59.
SB246,32,33 (em) An air pollution control permit under s. 285.60.
SB246,32,44 (f) A solid waste disposal facility operator certification under s. 289.42 (1).
SB246,32,55 (g) A hazardous waste transportation service license under s. 291.23.
SB246,32,66 (h) A metallic mining exploration license under s. 293.21.
SB246,32,77 (i) An oil or gas exploration license under s. 295.33 (1).
SB246,32,88 (j) A laboratory certification or registration under s. 299.11.
SB246,32,99 (k) A medical waste transportation license under s. 299.51 (3) (c).
SB246,32,15 10(2) Failure to meet deadline. (a) Subject to sub. (4), the department shall
11refund fees paid by the applicant for a license or other approval specified in sub. (1)
12if the department fails to provide the applicant with written notice that the
13department has approved or disapproved the application for the license or other
14approval, including the specific facts upon which any disapproval is based, before the
15expiration of the period established under sub. (1) for the license or other approval.
SB246,32,2216 (b) Subject to sub. (4), if the department fails to provide the applicant for a
17license or other approval specified in sub. (1) with written notice that the department
18has approved or disapproved the application before the expiration of the period
19established under sub. (1) for the license or other approval, the applicant may choose
20to proceed under ch. 227 as though the department had disapproved the application
21by providing the department with written notice of that choice no later than 45 days
22after the expiration of the period established under sub. (1).
SB246,32,2523 (c) The department may not disapprove an application for a license or other
24approval solely because the department is unable to complete its review of the
25application within the period established under sub. (1).
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1(3) Notice of deadline. Upon receiving an application for a license or other
2approval specified in sub. (1), the department shall inform the applicant of the period
3established under sub. (1) for the license or other approval.
SB246,33,6 4(4) Permitted extension of deadline. The department may extend the period
5established under sub. (1) because an application is incomplete if all of the following
6apply:
SB246,33,97 (a) Within 14 days after receiving the application, the department provides
8written notice to the applicant describing specifically the information that must be
9provided to complete the application.
SB246,33,1110 (b) The information under par. (a) is directly related to eligibility for the license
11or other approval or to terms or conditions of the license or other approval.
SB246,33,1412 (c) The information under par. (a) is necessary to determine whether to approve
13the application or is necessary to determine the terms or conditions of the license or
14other approval.
SB246,33,1715 (d) The extension is not longer than the number of days from the day on which
16the department provides the notice under par. (a) to the day on which the department
17receives the information.
SB246, s. 25 18Section 25. 299.06 of the statutes is created to read:
SB246,33,21 19299.06 Automatic approval of certain applications. (1) Deadlines. The
20department, by rule, shall establish periods within which the department intends to
21approve or disapprove an application for any of the following:
SB246,33,2222 (a) A high-capacity well approval under s. 281.17 (1).
SB246,33,2323 (b) A water pollution discharge permit under s. 283.31 or 283.33.
SB246,33,2424 (d) A solid waste facility determination of feasibility under s. 289.29.
SB246,33,2525 (e) A solid waste facility operating license under s. 289.31.
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1(f) A hazardous waste facility operating license under s. 291.25.
SB246,34,22 (g) A prospecting permit under s. 293.45.
SB246,34,33 (h) An oil or gas production license under s. 295.33 (2).
SB246,34,54 (i) Permits and other determinations under ss. 30.10, 30.12, 30.123, 30.18,
530.19, and 30.20.
SB246,34,23 6(2) Failure to meet deadline. (a) Subject to subs. (4) (b) and (5), failure by the
7department to provide the applicant for a permit, approval, or other determination
8specified in sub. (1) with written notice that the department has approved or
9disapproved the application for the permit, approval, or other determination,
10including the specific facts upon which any disapproval is based, before the
11expiration of the period established under sub. (1) for the permit, approval, or other
12determination, constitutes approval of the application. A permit, approval, or other
13determination approved under this paragraph is subject to any terms or conditions
14specified by statute or rule for the permit, approval, or other determination and the
15department may suspend, limit, revoke, or withdraw the permit, approval, or other
16determination for substantial failure to comply with those terms or conditions. The
17department may not make the permit, approval, or other determination subject to
18any term or condition that is not specified by statute or rule. Within 30 days after
19the expiration of the period established under sub. (1) for the permit, approval, or
20other determination, the department shall provide the applicant with a statement
21showing that the permit, approval, or other determination is approved and
22specifying any terms and conditions that apply to that permit, approval, or other
23determination.
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1(b) The department may not disapprove an application for a permit, approval,
2or other determination solely because the department is unable to complete its
3review of the application within the period established under sub. (1).
SB246,35,7 4(3) Notice of deadline. Upon receiving an application for a permit, approval,
5or other determination specified in sub. (1), the department shall inform the
6applicant of the period established under sub. (1) for the permit, approval, or other
7determination.
SB246,35,9 8(4) Optional provisions of rules. The department may include any of the
9following in the rules required under sub. (1):
SB246,35,1210 (a) A longer period under sub. (1) for an application for a permit, approval, or
11other determination for which an environmental impact statement is required under
12s. 1.11 than for other applications.
SB246,35,1613 (b) Extensions of the period established under sub. (1) because the applicant
14makes a material modification to the application if the department notifies the
15applicant in writing of the extension within 30 days after the applicant makes the
16modification.
SB246,35,1817 (c) Deadlines for the department to complete intermediate steps in the process
18of completing its review of an application.
SB246,35,23 19(5) Extensions authorized. (a) During the period established under sub. (1),
20the department and the applicant may jointly agree to a different period for acting
21on an application for a permit, approval, or other determination than that specified
22under sub. (1). The department may not require an applicant to agree to a different
23period as a condition of approving an application.
SB246,35,2524 (b) The department may extend the period established under sub. (1) because
25an application is incomplete if all of the following apply:
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11. Within 14 days after receiving the application, the department provides
2written notice to the applicant describing specifically the information that must be
3provided to complete the application.
SB246,36,64 2. The information under subd. 1. is directly related to eligibility for the permit,
5approval, or other determination or to terms or conditions of the permit, approval,
6or other determination.
SB246,36,97 3. The information under subd. 1. is necessary to determine whether to approve
8the application or is necessary to determine the terms or conditions of the permit,
9approval, or other determination.
SB246,36,1210 4. The extension is not longer than the number of days from the day on which
11the department provides the notice under subd. 1. to the day on which the
12department receives the information.
SB246,36,2013 (c) The department may extend the period established under sub. (1) for an
14application by not more than 30 days if, within the period established under sub. (1),
15the department finds that there is a substantial likelihood that the activity proposed
16to be conducted under the application would result in substantial harm to human
17health or human safety and that the department cannot adequately review the
18application within the period established under sub. (1) and, upon making those
19findings, provides written notice to the applicant that states with particularity the
20facts on which those findings are based.
SB246, s. 26 21Section 26. 341.19 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB246,36,2322 341.19 (4) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section
23and shall promulgate any rule required under s. 85.16 (3).
SB246, s. 27 24Section 27. 343.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1343.02 (1) The department shall administer and enforce this chapter and may
2promulgate for that purpose such rules as the secretary considers necessary and
3shall promulgate any rule required under s. 85.16 (3)
. Rules promulgated under this
4chapter may not conflict with and shall be at least as stringent as standards set by
5the federal commercial motor vehicle safety act, 49 USC 31301 to 31317 and the
6regulations adopted under that act.
SB246, s. 28 7Section 28. 343.305 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB246,37,138 343.305 (11) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules under ch. 227
9necessary to administer this section and shall promulgate any rule required under
10s. 85.16 (3)
. The rules shall include provisions relating to the expeditious exchange
11of information under this section between the department and law enforcement
12agencies, circuit courts and district attorneys. The rules may not affect any
13provisions relating to court procedure.
SB246, s. 29 14Section 29. Initial applicability.
SB246,37,1615 (1) This act first applies to applications that are received on the effective date
16of this subsection.
SB246, s. 30 17Section 30. Effective date.
SB246,37,1918 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 13th month beginning after
19publication.
SB246,37,2020 (End)
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