SECTION 4. 110.20 (8) (am) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
110.20 (8) (am) 1m. Each contract under subd. 1. may authorize or require the contractor to install and operate self-service inspection stations and may allow the use of different methods for emissions testing and equipment inspection, consistent with methods established under par. (bm), than those used at inspection stations that are not self-service.
SECTION 5. 110.20 (8) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
110.20 (8) (bm) The department may establish methods for emissions testing and equipment inspection of nonexempt vehicles in addition to testing and inspection by contractors. These methods may include the installation and operation by the department of self-service inspection stations and the utilization of any technology related to emissions or data transmission with which motor vehicles may be equipped. The department may establish methods for emissions testing and equipment inspection specifically applicable to self-service inspection stations, which methods shall apply equally to self-service inspection stations operated by contractors under par. (am) 1m. and self-service inspection stations operated by the department under this paragraph.
SECTION 6. 110.20 (9) (k) of the statutes is created to read:
110.20 (9) (k) Prescribe a procedure for any method for emissions testing and equipment inspection established under sub. (8) (bm).
SECTION 7. 110.20 (10m) of the statutes is amended to read:
110.20 (10m) REINSPECTION. The owner of a nonexempt vehicle inspected under this section is entitled, if the inspection determines that any applicable emission limitation is exceeded, to one reinspection of the same vehicle at any inspection station within this state operated by a contractor under sub. (8) (am), or at any other location where, as established under sub. (8) (bm), the vehicle was initially inspected, if the reinspection takes place within 30 days after the initial inspection or the owner presents satisfactory evidence that the repairs and adjustments which were performed on the vehicle could not have been made within 30 days of the initial inspection.
SECTION 8. 110.20 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
110.20 (11) INSPECTION TESTS; RESULTS. (a) The A contractor shall perform the tests required under the federal act, and any testing and inspection method established under sub. (8) (bm) shall include the tests required under the federal act. The tests shall include one of the approved short tests required by the federal act to determine compliance with applicable emission limitations for carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen. The department may require the contractor contractors to provide information on the fuel efficiency of the motor vehicle.
(b) The department shall require the each contractor to furnish the results of the emissions inspection in writing to the person presenting the vehicle for inspection before he or she departs from the inspection station. For emissions inspections not conducted by a contractor, the department shall require any testing and inspection method established under sub. (8) (bm) to include the contemporaneous furnishing of the results of the emissions inspection in writing to the person having the vehicle inspected. If the inspection shows that the vehicle does not comply with one or more applicable emissions limitations, the results shall include, to the extent possible, a description of the noncompliance and the adjustments or repairs likely to be needed for compliance.
SECTION 9. 110.21 of the statutes is amended to read:
110.21 Education and training related to motor vehicle emissions. The department and its contractors under s. 110.20 (8) (am) shall conduct a program of public education related to the motor vehicle emission and equipment inspection and maintenance program established under s. 110.20 (6). The program under s. 110.20 (6) may include a pilot project of motor vehicle emissions inspections for those owners who elect to present their motor vehicles for inspection.
SECTION 10. 285.30 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
285.30 (5) (a) A motor vehicle of a model year of 1967 1995 or earlier.
SECTION 11. 285.30 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
285.30 (5) (b) A motor vehicle with of a model year of 2006 or earlier that has a gross vehicle weight rating exceeding 10,000 pounds, as determined by the manufacturer of the vehicle, and a motor vehicle of a model year of 2007 or later that has a gross vehicle weight rating exceeding 14,000 pounds, as determined by the manufacturer of the vehicle.
SECTION 12. 285.30 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
285.30 (5) (d) A motor vehicle of a model year of 2006 or earlier that is powered by diesel fuel.
SECTION 9448. Effective dates; Transportation.
(1) EMISSION INSPECTIONS. The treatment of sections 110.20 (7), (8) (title), (9k), (10m), and (11), 110.21, and 285.30 (5) (a), (b), and (d) of the statutes, the renumbering and amendment of section 110.20 (8) of the statutes, and the creation of section 110.20 (8) (am) 1m. and (bm) of the statute take effect on July 1, 2008.
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LRB-1381LRB-1381/1
RCT:jld:nwn
2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Miner, BB0301 - Preventing pollution from agricultural chemicals
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Agriculture
This bill authorizes DATCP to provide financial assistance to a business to pay a portion of the costs of capital improvements designed to prevent pollution from agricultural chemicals.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.115 (7) (wm) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.115 (7) (wm) Agricultural chemical cleanup reimbursement. From the agricultural chemical cleanup fund, as a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for reimbursement of corrective action costs under s. 94.73 and for financial assistance to prevent pollution from agricultural chemicals under s. 94.74.
SECTION 2. 94.74 of the statutes is created to read:
94.74 Prevention of pollution from agricultural chemicals. (1) In this section, "agricultural chemical" has the meaning given in s. 94.73 (1) (a).
(2) The department may provide financial assistance to a business to pay a portion of the costs of capital improvements designed to prevent pollution from agricultural chemicals. Under this section, the department may not provide funding for capital improvements at any site in an amount that exceeds $500,000 less any amount received under s. 94.73 for the site. The department may not expend more than $250,000 per fiscal year under this section.
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LRB-1382LRB-1382/3
RCT:jld&wlj:rs
2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Kornely, BB0305 - Technical corrections to DNR appropriations
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Natural resources
Navigable waters
This bill makes a technical change to an appropriation to the Fox River Navigational System Authority. The bill also makes a technical change to a DNR appropriation of federal funds for enforcement purposes.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.370 (3) (mm) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.370 (3) (mm) General program operations -- federal funds. All From the general fund, all moneys received as federal aid for enforcement activities, as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54, to be expended for those activities.
SECTION 2. 20.373 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.373 (1) (g) Administration, operation, repair, and rehabilitation. All From the general fund, all moneys received from the sale of surplus land under 2005 Wisconsin Act 25, section 9105 (14q), to be used for administration of the authority and the operation, repair, and rehabilitation of the Fox River lock system.
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LRB-1386LRB-1386/1
PJH:lmk:nwn
2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Steinmetz, BB0290 - Substance Abuse Program Facility
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
correctional system
Adult Correctional System
Current law requires DOC and DHFS to provide, at a certain correctional institution, a substance abuse treatment program for inmates who are eligible to earn early release to parole or extended supervision upon successful completion of the program.
This bill allows DOC and DHFS to provide, at any correctional facility the departments determine is appropriate, a substance treatment abuse program for inmates who are eligible to earn early release to parole or extended supervision upon successful completion of the program.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 302.05 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
302.05 (1) (c) The Robert E. Ellsworth Correctional Center The department of corrections and the department of health and family services shall, at any correctional facility the departments determine is appropriate, provide a substance abuse treatment program for inmates for the purposes of the earned release program described in sub. (3).
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LRB-1402LRB-1402/P3
RLR:lmk:nwn
2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Wavrunek, BB0303 - Sentencing alternatives grants for Milwaukee County
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
crimes
Criminal procedure
Under current law, the Office of Justice Assistance (OJA) administers a treatment alternatives and diversion grant program to fund county programs that provide alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for criminal offenders who abuse alcohol or other drugs. This bill requires the county that has the highest violent crime rate to submit an application for a treatment alternatives and diversion grant by August 15, 2007. The bill further provides that upon approval of the application, OJA must award the county a treatment alternatives and diversion grant of $250,000 for calendar year 2008 and $500,000 for calendar year 2009.
The bill also requires the county that has the highest violent crime rate to submit a plan to OJA for conducting presentencing assessments of a target group of people who commit a Class F to I felony or a misdemeanor for the purpose of collecting information that courts may use at sentencing. The plan must identify the target group and provide for risk assessments and needs assessments of the offenders, assessment of available community-based treatment services, collection and dissemination of information concerning the accuracy and usefulness of the assessments, and annual evaluation of the presentencing assessment program. The bill provides that upon approval of the plan, OJA shall award the county $250,000 for calendar year 2008 and $500,000 for calendar year 2009 to perform presentencing assessments of offenders.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.505 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.505 (6) (b) Alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for persons who use alcohol or other drugs; presentencing assessments. The amounts in the schedule for making grants to counties under s. 16.964 (12) (b) and entering into contracts under s. 16.964 (12) (j) and for making grants under 2007 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9101 (2).
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
SECTION 9101. Nonstatutory provisions; Administration.
(1) TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES AND DIVERSION GRANT. By August 15, 2007, the county that has the highest violent crime rate, as reported by the office of justice assistance, shall submit an application to the office of justice assistance for a grant under section 16.964 (2) (b) of the statutes. Upon approval of the county's grant application, the office of justice assistance shall from the appropriation under section 20.505 (6) (b) of the statutes, as affected by this act, award $250,000 to the county for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2008, and $500,000 for the the calendar year beginning January 1, 2009.
(2) ASSESS, INFORM, AND MEASURE GRANT.
(a) By December 1, 2007, the county that has the highest violent crime rate, as reported by the office of justice assistance, shall submit a plan to the office of justice assistance for conducting presentencing assessments for the purpose of providing courts information for sentencing decisions. The plan shall include all of the following components:
1. Identification of a target group of offenders from among persons who are convicted of a Class F, G, H, or I felony or a misdemeanor whom the county shall assess.
2. Assessment of persons in the target group to determine the risk that they will commit further crimes, their needs that are directly related to criminal behavior, the likelihood that they will respond positively to community-based treatment for the assessed needs, as well as an assessment of the availability of community-based treatment programs to serve the offenders.
3. Collection and dissemination of information relating to the accuracy of assessments performed, the value and usefulness of information contained in the assessment reports for purposes of making sentencing decisions, the effectiveness of community-based treatment programs in addressing the assessed needs of offenders, and the effect of the treatment programs with respect to recidivism.
4. Annual evaluation of the plan.
(b) Upon approval of a county plan submitted under paragraph (a), the office of justice assistance shall from the appropriation under section 20.505 (6) (b) of the statutes, as affected by this act, award the county $250,000 for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2008, and $500,000 for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2009, to perform presentencing assessments of offenders. At least 50 percent of the assessments performed by a county with funding provided under this subsection shall be of persons subject to sentencing in connection with a felony.
