Current law imposes an annual fee of $300 on the operator of a stationary source of air pollution who is not required to have an operation permit if the stationary source emits more than three tons of certain air pollutants in a year. This bill eliminates that fee.
Current law requires DNR to specify a term of not more than five years for most air pollution operation permits, but the law generally prohibits DNR from specifying an expiration date for certain simplified permits. This bill authorizes DNR to specify a term of more than five years for a state operation permit, other than a simplified permit, or to specify that such a state operation permit does not expire.
For further information see the state 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. 20.370 (2) (bg) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.370 (2) (bg) Air management -- stationary sources. The amounts in the schedule for purposes related to stationary sources of air contaminants as specified in s. 285.69 (2) (c) and to transfer the amounts appropriated under s. 20.143 (1) (kc) to the appropriation account under s. 20.143 (1) (kc). All moneys received from fees imposed on owners and operators of stationary sources for which operation permits are required under the federal clean air act under s. 285.69 (2) (a) and (e), except moneys appropriated under subs. (3) (bg), (8) (mg) and (9) (mh), and all moneys received from fees imposed under s. 285.69 (7) shall be credited to this appropriation.
SECTION 2. 20.370 (2) (bh) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.370 (2) (bh) Air management -- state permit sources. The amounts in the schedule for purposes related to stationary sources of air contaminants for which an operation permit is required under s. 285.60 but not under the federal clean air act as specified in s. 285.69 (2) (i) (2m) (b). All moneys received from fees imposed under s. 285.69 (1g) and imposed under s. 285.69 (2) on owners and operators of stationary sources for which operation permits are required under s. 285.60 but not under the federal clean air act (2m) shall be credited to this appropriation account.
SECTION 3. 20.370 (3) (bg) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.370 (3) (bg) Enforcement -- stationary sources. From the general fund, from the moneys received from fees imposed on owners and operators of stationary sources for which operation permits are required under the federal clean air act under s. 285.69 (2) (a) and (e), the amounts in the schedule for enforcement operations related to stationary sources of air contaminants.
SECTION 4. 20.370 (8) (mg) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.370 (8) (mg) General program operations -- stationary sources. From the general fund, from the moneys received from fees imposed on owners and operators of stationary sources for which operation permits are required under the federal clean air act under s. 285.69 (2) (a) and (e), the amounts in the schedule for the administration of the operation permit program under ch. 285 and s. 299.15.
SECTION 5. 20.370 (9) (mh) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.370 (9) (mh) General program operations -- stationary sources. From the general fund, from the moneys received from fees imposed on owners and operators of stationary sources for which operation permits are required under the federal clean air act under s. 285.69 (2) (a) and (e), the amounts in the schedule for customer service, communications and aids administration for the operation permit program under ch. 285 and s. 299.15.
SECTION 6. 285.66 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
285.66 (2) (c) Notwithstanding par. (a), the department may specify a term of longer than 5 years for an operation permit or specify that an operation permit does not expire if all of the following apply:
1. The operation permit is for a stationary source for which an operation permit is required under s. 285.60 but not under the federal clean air act.
2. The operation permit is not a registration permit or a general permit.
SECTION 7. 285.69 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 8. 285.69 (1g) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 9. 285.69 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
285.69 (2) (title) FEES FOR PERSONS REQUIRED TO HAVE FEDERAL OPERATION PERMITS.
SECTION 10. 285.69 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
285.69 (2) (a) (intro.) The department shall promulgate rules for the payment and collection of fees by the owner or operator of a stationary source for which an operation permit is required under the federal clean air act. The rules shall provide all of the following:
SECTION 11. 285.69 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
285.69 (2) (c) (intro.) The fees collected under pars. (a) and (e) from the owner or operator of a stationary source for which an operation permit is required under the federal clean air act shall be credited to the appropriations under s. 20.370 (2) (bg), (3) (bg), (8) (mg) and (9) (mh) for the following:
SECTION 12. 285.69 (2) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 13. 285.69 (2) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 14. 285.69 (2) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 15. 285.69 (2) (i) of the statutes is renumbered 285.69 (2m) (b), and 285.69 (2m) (b) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
285.69 (2m) (b) (intro.) The fees collected under this subsection from the owner or operator of a stationary source for which an operation permit is required under s. 285.60 but not under the federal clean air act and under sub. (1g) shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (2) (bh) for the following purposes as they relate to stationary sources for which an operation permit is required under s. 285.60 but not under the federal clean air act:
SECTION 16. 285.69 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
285.69 (2m) FEES FOR STATE PERMIT SOURCES. (a) The owner or operator of a stationary source for which an operation permit is required under s. 285.60 but not under the federal clean air act shall pay to the department a fee of $775 per year, except as provided in par. (b).
(b) An owner or operator to whom the department has issued an operation permit for one or more points of emission from an existing source in order to limit the source's potential to emit so that the existing source is not a major source shall pay to the department a fee of $3,475 per year if the operation permit includes federally enforceable conditions that allow the amount of emissions to be at least 80 percent of the amount that results in a stationary source being classified as a major source.
SECTION 9437. Effective dates; Natural Resources.
(1) AIR EMISSION PERMIT FEES. The treatment of sections 20.370 (2) (bg) and (bh), (3) (bg), (8) (mg), and (9) (mh) and 285.69 (1) (a) 3., (1g), (2) (title), (a) (intro.), (c) (intro.), (f), (g), (h), and (i), and (2m) of the statutes takes effect on January 1, 2010.
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LRB-1301LRB-1301/3
MGG:cjs:rs
2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Wavrunek, BB0324 - Processing fee for bobcat permits
For 2009-11 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2009 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Natural resources
Fish, game, and wildlife
Current law requires that DNR collect a nonrefundable processing fee of $2.75 for each application submitted for a bonus deer hunting permit, a wild turkey hunting license, a bobcat hunting and trapping permit, and certain other hunting and trapping approvals. This bill raises the processing fee for the bobcat permit to $5.75.
For further information see the state 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. 29.563 (14) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.563 (14) (a) 1. The processing fee for applications for approvals under the cumulative preference systems for the hunter's choice deer hunting permit, bonus deer hunting permit, wild turkey hunting license, Class A bear license, Canada goose hunting permit, sharp-tailed grouse hunting permit, bobcat hunting and trapping permit, otter trapping permit, fisher trapping permit or sturgeon fishing permit: $2.75.
SECTION 2. 29.563 (14) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
29.563 (14) (a) 1m. The processing fee for applications for bobcat hunting and trapping permits: $5.75.
SECTION 9437. Effective dates; Natural Resources.
(1) BOBCAT HUNTING AND TRAPPING PERMITS. The treatment of section 29.563 (14) (a) 1. and 1m. of the statutes takes effect on March 31, 2010.
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LRB-1306LRB-1306/P8
JK:kjf&bjk:md
2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Grinde, BB0314 - State agency debt collection
For 2009-11 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2009 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
taxation
Other taxation
Under current law, a state agency may certify to DOR a debt owed to the state agency so that DOR can collect the debt by subtracting the debt amount from the debtor's state tax refund. A debt which a state agency may certify to DOR includes an amount that has been reduced to a judgment or an amount for which the state agency has provided the debtor reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard with regard to that amount. Under current law, DOR charges the debtor an amount to cover DOR's administrative expenses related to offsetting the debt from the debtor's refund.
This bill generally requires a state agency to enter into a written agreement with DOR to have DOR collect any amount owed to a state agency that is more than 90 days past due, unless negotiations between the agency and the debtor are actively ongoing, the debt is the subject of legal action or administrative proceedings, or the agency determines that the debtor is adhering to an acceptable payment arrangement. Under the agreement, DOR, rather than the state agency, may provide the debtor reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard with regard to the debt. Also, DOR may collect the debt directly from the debtor rather than offset the debt amount from a state tax refund. Under the bill, DOR charges the debtor an amount to cover DOR's administrative expenses related to collecting the debt.
For further information see the state 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. 71.93 (1) (a) 8. of the statutes is created to read:
71.93 (1) (a) 8. Any amount owed to a state agency and collected pursuant to a written agreement between the department of revenue and the state agency as provided under sub. (8) (b), if the debt has been reduced to a judgment or if the state agency or the department has provided the debtor reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard with regard to the amount owed.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 71.93 (1) (a) 7. This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: 1306/P4 and 1687/1
SECTION 2. 71.93 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
71.93 (3) (a) In administering this section the department shall first check with the state agency certifying the debt to determine whether the debt has been collected by other means. If the debt remains uncollected the The department of revenue shall setoff any debt or other amount owed to the department, regardless of the origin of the debt or of the amount, its nature or its date. If after the setoff there remains a refund in excess of $10, the department shall set off the remaining refund against certified debts of other state agencies. If more than one certified debt exists for any debtor, the refund shall be first set off against the earliest debt certified, except that no child support or spousal support obligation submitted by an agency of another state may be set off until all debts owed to and certified by state agencies of this state have been set off. When all debts have been satisfied, any remaining refund shall be refunded to the debtor by the department. Any legal action contesting a setoff under this paragraph shall be brought against the state agency that certified the debt under sub. (2).
SECTION 3. 71.93 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 71.93 (8) (a).
SECTION 4. 71.93 (8) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
71.93 (8) (b) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., a state agency and the department of revenue shall enter into a written agreement to have the department collect any amount owed to the state agency that is more than 90 days past due, unless negotiations between the agency and debtor are actively ongoing, the debt is the subject of legal action or administrative proceedings, or the agency determines that the debtor is adhering to an acceptable payment arrangement. At least 30 days before the department pursues the collection of any debt referred by a state agency, either the department or the agency shall provide the debtor with a written notice that the debt will be referred to the department for collection. The department may collect amounts owed, pursuant to the written agreement, from the debtor in addition to offsetting the amounts as provided under sub. (3). If the debtor owes debt to the department and debt to other state agencies, payments shall first apply to debts owed to the department and then to debts owed to the state agencies, in the order in which the debts were referred to the department. The department shall charge each debtor whose debt is subject to collection under this paragraph an amount for administrative expenses and that amount shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.566 (1) (h).
2. The department may enter into agreements described under subd. 1. with the courts, the legislature, authorities, as defined in s. 16.41 (4), and local units of government. Payments received by the department pursuant to an agreement under this subdivision shall first apply to any debts owed to the department, and then to any debts owed to the state agencies, before being applied to debts owed to the courts, the legislature, authorities, or local units of government.
3. Agreements required under subd. 1. shall be completed no later than July 1, 2010, except that an agreement may allow a delay or phase-in of referrals.
4. The secretary of revenue may waive the referral of certain types of debt. The department's determination that a debt is not collectable does not prevent the referring agency from taking additional collection actions.
5. The department may collect debts and assess interest on delinquent amounts under this paragraph in the same manner that it collects taxes and assesses interest under ss. 71.82 (2), 71.91, 71.92, and 73.03 (20). The department's use of tax returns and related information to collect debts under this paragraph is not a violation of s. 71.78, 72.06, 77.61 (5), 78.80 (3), or 139.38 (6).
SECTION 5. 806.11 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
806.11 (1) (intro.) At the time of filing the warrant provided by s. 71.74 (14) or, 71.91 (5), or 71.93 (8) (b) 5., the clerk of circuit court shall enter the warrant in the judgment and lien docket, including:
SECTION 6. 806.11 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
806.11 (2) If a warrant provided by s. 71.74 (14) or, 71.91 (5), or 71.93 (8) (b) 5. is against several persons, the warrant shall be entered, in accordance with the procedure under sub. (1), in the judgment and lien docket under the name of each person against whom the warrant was issued.
SECTION 7. 806.115 of the statutes is amended to read:
806.115 Filing of duplicate copy of warrant. The department of revenue may file in any county a duplicate copy of a warrant filed under s. 71.74 (14) or, 71.91 (5), or 71.93 (8) (b) 5. and the clerk of circuit court shall enter the duplicate copy on the judgment and lien docket as provided in s. 806.11. When so entered, the duplicate copy shall have the same legal effect as the warrant filed under s. 71.91 (5).
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LRB-1308LRB-1308/4
ALL:kjf&nwn:ph
2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Frederick, BB0334 - Domestic Partnership
For 2009-11 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2009 BILL
