AB421-ASA1, s. 128
1Section 128. 299.05 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB421-ASA1,38,4 2299.05 Deadlines for action on certain applications. (1) Definition. In
3this section, "approval" means a license, registration, or certification specified in sub.
4(2).
AB421-ASA1,38,6 5(2) Deadlines. (a) The department shall establish periods within which the
6department intends to approve or disapprove an application for any of the following:
AB421-ASA1,38,77 1. A well driller or pump installer registration under s. 280.15 (1).
AB421-ASA1,38,98 2. A water system or septage servicing vehicle operator certification under s.
9281.17 (3).
AB421-ASA1,38,1010 3. A license for servicing septic tanks and similar facilities under s. 281.48 (3).
AB421-ASA1,38,1111 4. A solid waste incinerator operator certification under s. 285.51 (2).
AB421-ASA1,38,1212 5. A laboratory certification or registration under s. 299.11.
AB421-ASA1,38,1413 (am) Notwithstanding s. 227.10 (1), the periods established by the department
14under par. (a) need not be promulgated as rules under ch. 227.
AB421-ASA1,38,1715 (b) The department shall approve or disapprove an application for any of the
16following within 30 days from the date on which the department receives the
17application:
AB421-ASA1,38,1818 1. A solid waste disposal facility operator certification under s. 289.42 (1).
AB421-ASA1,38,1919 2. A hazardous waste transportation license under s. 291.23.
AB421-ASA1,38,2020 3. A medical waste transportation license under s. 299.51 (3) (c).
AB421-ASA1,38,2321 (c) The department shall approve or disapprove an application for an oil or gas
22exploration license under s. 295.33 (1) within 60 days from the date on which the
23department receives the application.
AB421-ASA1,39,4 24(2m) Failure to meet deadline. (a) Subject to sub. (4), the department shall
25refund fees paid by the applicant for an approval if the department fails to provide

1the applicant with written notice that the department has approved or disapproved
2the application for the approval, including the specific facts upon which any
3disapproval is based, before the expiration of the period established under sub. (2)
4for the approval.
AB421-ASA1,39,115 (b) Subject to sub. (4), if the department fails to provide the applicant for an
6approval with written notice that the department has approved or disapproved the
7application before the expiration of the period established under sub. (2) for the
8approval, the applicant may choose to proceed under ch. 227 as though the
9department had disapproved the application by providing the department with
10written notice of that choice no later than 45 days after the expiration of the period
11established under sub. (2).
AB421-ASA1,39,1412 (c) The department may not disapprove an application for an approval solely
13because the department is unable to complete its review of the application within the
14period established under sub. (2).
AB421-ASA1,39,17 15(3) Notice of deadline. Upon receiving an application for an approval, the
16department shall inform the applicant of the period established under sub. (2) for the
17license or other approval.
AB421-ASA1,39,20 18(4) Permitted extension of deadline. The department may extend the period
19established under sub. (2) because an application is incomplete if all of the following
20apply:
AB421-ASA1,39,2321 (a) Within 14 days after receiving the application, the department provides
22written notice to the applicant describing specifically the information that must be
23provided to complete the application.
AB421-ASA1,39,2524 (b) The information under par. (a) is directly related to eligibility for the license
25or other approval or to terms or conditions of the license or other approval.
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1(c) The information under par. (a) is necessary to determine whether to approve
2the application or is necessary to determine the terms or conditions of the license or
3other approval.
AB421-ASA1,40,64 (d) The extension is not longer than the period equal to the number of days from
5the day on which the department provides the notice under par. (a) to the day on
6which the department receives the information.
AB421-ASA1, s. 129 7Section 129. 299.17 of the statutes is created to read:
AB421-ASA1,40,12 8299.17 Web site information. To the greatest extent possible, the
9department shall publish on the department's Internet Web site the current status
10of any application filed with the department for a permit, license, or other approval
11under chs. 281 to 285 or 289 to 299. The information shall include notice of any
12hearing scheduled by the department with regard to the application.
AB421-ASA1, s. 130 13Section 130. Initial applicability.
AB421-ASA1,40,1914 (1) The treatment of sections 30.106, 30.18 (4) (a), 30.208 (3) (a), (b), (c), (e), and
15(f), (4) (a), and (5) (a) (intro.) and (b) (intro.), 4., and 5., and 30.28 (2v) of the statutes,
16the renumbering and amendment of section 30.208 (2) of the statutes, and the
17creation of section 30.208 (2) (d) of the statutes first apply to applications for
18individual permits or contracts that are submitted on the effective date of this
19subsection.
AB421-ASA1,40,2120 (2) The treatment of section 30.209 (2) (e) of the statutes first applies to
21administrative hearings that are commenced on the effective date of this subsection.
AB421-ASA1, s. 131 22Section 131. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the first day of the 4th
23month beginning after publication, except as follows:
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1(1) The treatment of section 30.12 (1k) (b) (intro.) 1., 2., and 3., (c), (cm) (intro.),
21., and 2., (d), and (e) 2. of the statutes takes effect on day after publication.
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