AB426-SSA2,9,624 70.375 (1) (bm) "Mining-related purposes" means activities which are directly
25in response to the application for a mining permit under s. 293.37 or 295.47; directly

1in response to construction, operation, curtailment of operation or cessation of
2operation of a metalliferous mine site; or directly in response to conditions at a
3metalliferous mine site which is not in operation. "Mining-related purposes" also
4includes activities which anticipate the economic and social consequences of the
5cessation of mining. "Mining-related purposes" also includes the purposes under s.
670.395 (2) (g).
AB426-SSA2, s. 29 7Section 29. 70.375 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB426-SSA2,9,158 70.375 (2) (a) In Except as provided in subs. (2b) and (2c), with respect to mines
9not in operation on November 28, 1981, there is imposed upon persons engaged in
10mining metalliferous minerals in this state a net proceeds occupation tax effective
11on the date on which extraction begins to compensate the state and municipalities
12for the loss of valuable, irreplaceable metalliferous minerals. The amount of the tax
13shall be determined by applying the rates established under sub. (5) to the net
14proceeds of each mine. The net proceeds of each mine for each year are the difference
15between the gross proceeds and the deductions allowed under sub. (4) for the year.
AB426-SSA2, s. 30 16Section 30. 70.375 (2b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB426-SSA2,9,2117 70.375 (2b) Minimum tax. With respect to mines in operation after December
1831, 2011, beginning with the month in which a permit is issued to a person under s.
19295.47, and for each of the 60 months following that month, the amount of the tax
20imposed on that person is the greater of the tax computed under sub. (2) or an amount
21equal to $83,333 for each month.
AB426-SSA2, s. 31 22Section 31. 70.375 (2c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB426-SSA2,9,2523 70.375 (2c) Credit. With respect to mines in operation after December 31,
242011, if a person subject to sub. (2b) would have paid less tax under sub. (2) than
25under sub. (2b), the person may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under sub.

1(2) or (2b) an amount equal to the difference between the amount paid under sub. (2b)
2and the amount that the person would have paid under sub. (2), except that the
3person may not claim a credit amount that would result in less than the total
4minimum tax liability computed under sub. (2b) for the period for which the person
5is subject to sub. (2b). The person may carry forward the amount of any unused credit
6under this subsection, as adjusted under sub. (6), to claim against the person's tax
7liability in subsequent years until the total amount of the credit is used.
AB426-SSA2, s. 32 8Section 32. 70.375 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB426-SSA2,11,29 70.375 (6) Indexing. For calendar year 1983 and corresponding fiscal years and
10thereafter, the dollar amounts in sub. (5) and s. 70.395 (1) and (2) (d) 1m. and 5. a.
11and (dg), and the amount of any unused credit under sub. (2c), shall be changed to
12reflect the percentage change between the gross national product deflator for June
13of the current year and the gross national product deflator for June of the previous
14year, as determined by the U.S. department of commerce as of December 30 of the
15year for which the taxes are due, except that no annual increase may be more than
1610%. For calendar year 1983 and corresponding fiscal years and thereafter until
17calendar year 1997 and corresponding fiscal years, the dollar amounts in s. 70.395
18(1m), 1995 stats., shall be changed to reflect the percentage change between the gross
19national product deflator for June of the current year and the gross national product
20deflator for June of the previous year, as determined by the U.S. department of
21commerce as of December 30 of the year for which the taxes are due, except that no
22annual increase may be more than 10%. The revised amounts shall be rounded to
23the nearest whole number divisible by 100 and shall not be reduced below the
24amounts under sub. (5) on November 28, 1981. Annually, the department shall

1adopt any changes in dollar amounts required under this subsection and incorporate
2them into the appropriate tax forms.
AB426-SSA2, s. 33 3Section 33. 70.38 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB426-SSA2,11,74 70.38 (2) Combined reporting. If the same person extracts metalliferous
5minerals from different sites in this state, the net proceeds for each site for which a
6permit has been issued under s. 293.49 or 295.58 shall be reported separately for the
7purposes of computing the amount of the tax under s. 70.375 (5).
AB426-SSA2, s. 34 8Section 34. 70.395 (1e) of the statutes is renumbered 70.395 (1e) (intro.) and
9amended to read:
AB426-SSA2,11,1410 70.395 (1e) Distribution. (intro.) Fifteen days after the collection of the tax
11under ss. 70.38 to 70.39, the department of administration, upon certification of the
12department of revenue, shall transfer the amount collected in respect to mines not
13in operation on November 28, 1981, to the investment and local impact fund., except
14as follows:
AB426-SSA2, s. 35 15Section 35. 70.395 (1e) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB426-SSA2,11,2116 70.395 (1e) (a) For the first 24 months following the month in which a person
17is issued a permit under s. 295.47, the department of administration shall credit the
18amount collected from any such person, not to exceed $1,000,000 annually or
19$2,000,000 total, to the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (gm) and shall transfer any
20amount in excess of $1,000,000 annually, or $2,000,000 total, as provided under par.
21(b).
AB426-SSA2, s. 36 22Section 36. 70.395 (1e) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB426-SSA2,12,223 70.395 (1e) (b) Except as provided under par. (a), the department of
24administration shall transfer 60 percent of the amount collected from each person
25extracting ferrous metallic minerals in this state to the investment and local impact

1fund and 40 percent of the amount collected from any such person into the economic
2development fund.
AB426-SSA2, s. 37 3Section 37. 70.395 (2) (dc) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB426-SSA2,12,84 70.395 (2) (dc) 1. Each person intending to submit an application for a mining
5permit under s. 293.49 or 295.47 shall pay $50,000 $75,000 to the department of
6revenue for deposit in the investment and local impact fund at the time that the
7person notifies the department of natural resources under s. 293.31 (1) or 295.465
8of that intent.
AB426-SSA2, s. 38 9Section 38. 70.395 (2) (dc) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB426-SSA2,12,1210 70.395 (2) (dc) 2. A person making a payment under subd. 1. shall pay an
11additional $50,000 $75,000 upon notification by the board that the board has
12distributed 50% of the payment under subd. 1.
AB426-SSA2, s. 39 13Section 39. 70.395 (2) (dc) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB426-SSA2,12,1714 70.395 (2) (dc) 3. A person making a payment under subd. 2. shall pay an
15additional $50,000 $75,000 upon notification by the board that the board has
16distributed all of the payment under subd. 1. and 50% of the payment under subd.
172.
AB426-SSA2, s. 40 18Section 40. 70.395 (2) (dc) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB426-SSA2,12,2319 70.395 (2) (dc) 4. Six months after the signing of a local agreement under s.
20293.41 or 295.443 for the proposed mine for which the payment is made, the board
21shall refund any funds paid under this paragraph but not distributed under par. (fm)
22from the investment and local impact fund to the person making the payment under
23this paragraph.
AB426-SSA2, s. 41 24Section 41. 70.395 (2) (dg) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB426-SSA2,13,15
170.395 (2) (dg) Each person constructing a metalliferous mining site shall pay
2to the department of revenue for deposit in the investment and local impact fund, as
3a construction fee, an amount sufficient to make the construction period payments
4under par. (d) 5. in respect to that site. Any person paying a construction fee under
5this paragraph may credit against taxes due under s. 70.375 an amount equal to the
6payments that the taxpayer has made under this paragraph, provided that the credit
7does not reduce the taxpayer's liability under s. 70.375 below the amount needed to
8make the first-dollar payments under par. (d) 1., 2. and 2m. for that year in respect
9to the taxpayer's mine. For the first 24 months following the month in which the
10taxpayer is issued a permit under s. 295.47, the taxpayer may not use the credit to
11reduce the taxpayer's liability under s. 70.375 below the minimum amount required
12under s. 70.375 (2b), but the taxpayer may use the credit in subsequent years to
13reduce the taxpayer's liability under s. 70.375 below the minimum amount required
14under s. 70.375 (2b).
Any amount not creditable because of that limitation in any
15year may be carried forward.
AB426-SSA2, s. 42 16Section 42. 70.395 (2) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB426-SSA2,13,2417 70.395 (2) (fm) The board may distribute a payment received under par. (dc)
18to a county, town, village, city, tribal government or local impact committee
19authorized under s. 293.41 (3) or 295.443 only for legal counsel, qualified technical
20experts in the areas of transportation, utilities, economic and social impacts,
21environmental impacts and municipal services and other reasonable and necessary
22expenses incurred by the recipient that directly relate to the good faith negotiation
23of a local agreement under s. 293.41 or 295.443 for the proposed mine for which the
24payment is made.
AB426-SSA2, s. 43 25Section 43. 70.395 (2) (h) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB426-SSA2,14,4
170.395 (2) (h) 1. Distribution shall first be made to those municipalities in
2which metalliferous minerals are extracted or were extracted within 3 years
3previous to December 31 of the current year, or in which a permit has been issued
4under s. 293.49 or 295.58 to commence mining;
AB426-SSA2, s. 44 5Section 44. 70.395 (2) (hg) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB426-SSA2,14,86 70.395 (2) (hg) The board shall, by rule, establish fiscal guidelines and
7accounting procedures for the use of payments under pars. (d), (f), (fm) and (g), sub.
8(3) and s. ss. 293.65 (5) and 295.61 (9).
AB426-SSA2, s. 45 9Section 45. 70.395 (2) (hr) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB426-SSA2,14,1310 70.395 (2) (hr) The board shall, by rule, establish procedures to recoup
11payments made, and to withhold payments to be made, under pars. (d), (f), (fm) and
12(g), sub. (3) and s. ss. 293.65 (5) and 295.61 (9) for noncompliance with this section
13or rules adopted under this section.
AB426-SSA2, s. 46 14Section 46. 70.395 (2) (hw) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB426-SSA2,14,2315 70.395 (2) (hw) A recipient of a discretionary payment under par. (f) or (g), sub.
16(3) or s. ss. 293.65 (5) and 295.61 (9) or any payment under par. (d) that is restricted
17to mining-related purposes who uses the payment for attorney fees may do so only
18for the purposes under par. (g) 6. and for processing mining-related permits or other
19approvals required by the municipality. The board shall recoup or withhold
20payments that are used or proposed to be used by the recipient for attorney fees
21except as authorized under this paragraph. The board may not limit the hourly rate
22of attorney fees for which the recipient uses the payment to a level below the hourly
23rate that is commonly charged for similar services.
AB426-SSA2, s. 47 24Section 47. 87.30 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 87.30 (2) (a) and amended
25to read:
AB426-SSA2,15,9
187.30 (2) (a) Every Except as provided in par. (b), every structure, building, fill,
2or development placed or maintained within any floodplain in violation of a zoning
3ordinance adopted under this section, or s. 59.69, 61.35 or 62.23 is a public nuisance
4and the creation thereof may be enjoined and maintenance thereof may be abated by
5action at suit of any municipality, the state or any citizen thereof. Any person who
6places or maintains any structure, building, fill or development within any
7floodplain in violation of a zoning ordinance adopted under this section, or s. 59.69,
861.35 or 62.23 may be fined not more than $50 for each offense. Each day during
9which such violation exists is a separate offense.
AB426-SSA2, s. 48 10Section 48. 87.30 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB426-SSA2,15,1511 87.30 (2) (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a structure, building, fill, or
12development placed or maintained as part of a mining operation covered by a mining
13permit under s. 295.58 except to the extent that regulation of the placement or
14maintenance of the structure, building, fill, or development is required for
15compliance with a floodplain zoning ordinance as provided under s. 295.607 (3).
AB426-SSA2, s. 49 16Section 49. 106.05 of the statutes is created to read:
AB426-SSA2,15,25 17106.05 Mining skills training grants. From the appropriation account
18under s. 20.445 (1) (gm), the department, in consultation with the Wisconsin
19Economic Development Corporation, shall award a grant annually of not more than
20$500,000 to Cooperative Educational Service Agency Number 12 or to an
21organization operating a skills improvement apprenticeship program that is
22authorized to administer the operating engineers certification program and to
23provide training in the operation of heavy equipment for the purpose of establishing,
24funding, and facilitating cross-training partnership programs between that agency
25and that organization.
AB426-SSA2, s. 50
1Section 50. 106.35 of the statutes is created to read:
AB426-SSA2,16,12 2106.35 Mining equipment manufacturing training grants. From the
3appropriation account under s. 20.445 (1) (gm), the department, in consultation with
4the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, shall award a grant annually of
5not more than $500,000 to Cooperative Educational Service Agency Number 1 or to
6an organization operating an economic and workforce development center in the
7southeastern area of this state to establish, fund, and facilitate cross-training
8partnership programs between that service agency and that organization for the
9purpose of establishing classroom curriculum and hands-on job training programs
10that provide individuals with the opportunity to receive instruction relating to the
11performance of manufacturing jobs in facilities in that area that are involved in
12producing equipment and products related to the mining industry.
AB426-SSA2, s. 51 13Section 51. 107.001 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB426-SSA2,16,2014 107.001 (1) "Exploration mining lease" means any lease, option to lease, option
15to purchase or similar conveyance entered into for the purpose of determining the
16presence, location, quality or quantity of metalliferous nonferrous metallic minerals
17or for the purpose of mining, developing or extracting metalliferous nonferrous
18metallic
minerals, or both under ch. 293. Any lease, option to lease, option to
19purchase or similar conveyance entered into by a mining company is rebuttably
20presumed to be an exploration mining lease.
AB426-SSA2, s. 52 21Section 52. 107.001 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB426-SSA2, s. 53 22Section 53. 107.01 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB426-SSA2,17,2 23107.01 Rules governing mining rights. (intro.) Where there is no contract
24between the parties or terms established by the landlord to the contrary the following

1rules and regulations shall be applied to mining contracts and leases for the digging
2of ores and nonferrous metallic minerals:
AB426-SSA2, s. 54 3Section 54. 107.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB426-SSA2,17,124 107.01 (2) The discovery of a crevice or range containing ores or minerals
5nonferrous metallic minerals shall entitle the discoverer to the ores or minerals
6pertaining thereto, subject to the rent due the discoverer's landlord, before as well
7as after the ores or minerals nonferrous metallic minerals are separated from the
8freehold; but such miner shall not be entitled to recover any ores or minerals
9nonferrous metallic minerals or the value thereof from the person digging on the
10miner's range in good faith and known to be mining thereon until the miner shall
11have given notice of the miner's claim; and the miner shall be entitled to the ores or
12minerals
nonferrous metallic minerals dug after such notice.
AB426-SSA2, s. 55 13Section 55. 107.02 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB426-SSA2,18,8 14107.02 Mining statement; penalty. When there is no agreement between the
15parties to any mining lease, license or permit, to mine or remove ore nonferrous
16metallic minerals
from any lands in this state, regulating the method of reporting
17the amount of ore nonferrous metallic minerals taken, the person mining and
18removing the ore or ores nonferrous metallic minerals shall keep proper and correct
19books, and therefrom to make and deliver by or before the fifteenth day of each month
20to the lessor, owner or person entitled thereto, a detailed statement covering the
21operations of the preceding month. The statement shall show the total amount of
22tons or pounds of each kind of ore nonferrous metallic minerals produced; if sold, then
23to whom sold, giving the date of sale, date of delivery to any railroad company,
24naming the company, and the station where delivered or billed for shipment; the
25name and address of the purchaser; the price per ton at which sold and the total value

1of each kind of ore nonferrous metallic minerals so sold. The books shall be always
2open to any owner, lessor, licensor or stockholder, if the owner, lessor or licensor is
3a corporation, and to any person or stockholder interested in any such mining
4operations, for the purpose of inspection and taking copies thereof or abstracts
5therefrom. Any person and every officer, agent or employee of any thereof, who
6violates this section, or who makes any false or incomplete entries on any such books
7or statements, shall be fined not less than $100 or imprisoned in the county jail for
8not more than 3 months or both.
AB426-SSA2, s. 56 9Section 56. 107.03 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB426-SSA2,18,19 10107.03 Conflicting claims. In case of conflicting claims to a crevice or range
11bearing ores or nonferrous metallic minerals the court may continue any action to
12enforce a claim or grant any necessary time for the purpose of allowing parties to
13prove up their mines or diggings if it satisfactorily appears necessary to the ends of
14justice. In such case the court or judge may appoint a receiver and provide that the
15mines or diggings be worked under the receiver's direction, subject to the order of the
16court, in such manner as best ascertains the respective rights of the parties. The ores
17or
nonferrous metallic minerals raised by either party pending the dispute shall be
18delivered to the receiver, who may, by order of the court or judge, pay any rent or other
19necessary expenses therefrom.
AB426-SSA2, s. 57 20Section 57. 107.04 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB426-SSA2,19,7 21107.04 Lessee's fraud; failure to work mine. Any miner who conceals or
22disposes of any ores or nonferrous metallic minerals or mines or diggings for the
23purpose of defrauding the lessor of rent or who neglects to pay any rent on ores or
24nonferrous metallic minerals raised by the miner for 3 days after the notice thereof
25and claim of the rent, shall forfeit all right to his or her mines, diggings or range; and

1the landlord after the concealment or after 3 days have expired from the time of
2demanding rent, may proceed against the miner to recover possession of the mines
3or diggings in circuit court as in the case of a tenant holding over after the
4termination of the lease. If a miner neglects to work his or her mines or diggings
5according to the usages of miners, without reasonable excuse, he or she shall likewise
6forfeit the mines or diggings and the landlord may proceed against the miner in like
7manner to recover possession of the mines or diggings.
AB426-SSA2, s. 58 8Section 58. 107.11 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB426-SSA2,19,20 9107.11 Account of ore nonferrous metallic minerals received. Every
10person operating a metal recovery system and every purchaser of ores and
11nonferrous metallic minerals shall keep a substantially bound book, ruled into
12suitable columns, in which shall be entered from day to day, as ores or nonferrous
13metallic
minerals are received, the following items: the day, month and year when
14received; the name of the person from whom purchased; the name of the person by
15whom hauled and delivered; name of the owner of the land from which the ores or
16nonferrous metallic minerals were obtained, or if not known, the name of the
17diggings or some distinct description of the land. The bound book shall be kept at the
18furnace or at the usual place of business of such person or purchaser or his or her
19agent in this state, and shall be open to authorized representatives of the department
20of revenue at reasonable times for inspection and taking extracts.
AB426-SSA2, s. 59 21Section 59. 107.12 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB426-SSA2,20,3 22107.12 Penalty. If any person operating a metal recovery system or purchaser
23of ores and nonferrous metallic minerals or the agent of any such person or purchaser
24doing business fails to keep such a book or to make such entries as required under
25s. 107.11 or unreasonably refuses to show the book for inspection or taking extracts

1or makes false entries in the book he or she shall forfeit $10 for each offense, one-half
2to the use of the prosecutor; and each day such failure or refusal continues shall be
3deemed a distinct and separate offense.
AB426-SSA2, s. 60 4Section 60. 107.20 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB426-SSA2,20,165 107.20 (1) Any provision of an exploration mining lease entered into after April
625, 1978, granting an option or right to determine the presence, location, quality or
7quantity of metalliferous nonferrous metallic minerals shall be limited to a term not
8exceeding 10 years from the date on which the exploration mining lease is recorded
9in the office of the register of deeds of the county where the property is located, except
10that any provision of an exploration mining lease entered into after April 25, 1978,
11granting an option or right to determine the quality and quantity of metalliferous
12nonferrous metallic minerals under a prospecting permit shall be limited to a term
13not exceeding 10 years from the date that the lessee applies for a prospecting permit
14under s. 293.35, if the lessee applies for the prospecting permit within 10 years from
15the date on which the exploration mining lease is recorded in the office of the register
16of deeds of the county where the property is located.
AB426-SSA2, s. 61 17Section 61. 107.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB426-SSA2,20,2218 107.20 (2) Any provision of an exploration mining lease entered into after April
1925, 1978, granting an option or right to develop or extract metalliferous nonferrous
20metallic
minerals shall be limited to a term not exceeding 50 years from the date on
21which the exploration mining lease is recorded in the office of the register of deeds
22of the county where the property is located.
AB426-SSA2, s. 62 23Section 62. 107.30 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB426-SSA2,21,324 107.30 (8) "Mining" or "mining operation" has the meaning set forth in s. 293.01
25(9)
means all or part of the process involved in the mining of metallic minerals, other

1than for exploration or prospecting, including commercial extraction,
2agglomeration, beneficiation, construction of roads, removal of overburden, and the
3production of refuse
.
AB426-SSA2, s. 63 4Section 63. 107.30 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB426-SSA2,21,175 107.30 (15) "Prospecting" has the meaning set forth in s. 293.01 (18) means
6engaging in the examination of an area for the purpose of determining the quality
7and quantity of minerals, other than for exploration but including the obtaining of
8an ore sample, by such physical means as excavating, trenching, construction of
9shafts, ramps, and tunnels and other means, other than for exploration, which the
10department of natural resources, by rule, identifies, and the production of
11prospecting refuse and other associated activities. "Prospecting" does not include
12such activities when the activities are, by themselves, intended for and capable of
13commercial exploitation of the underlying ore body. The fact that prospecting
14activities and construction may have use ultimately in mining, if approved, does not
15mean that prospecting activities and construction constitute mining within the
16meaning of sub. (8), provided such activities and construction are reasonably related
17to prospecting requirements
.
AB426-SSA2, s. 64 18Section 64. 107.30 (16) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB426-SSA2,21,2119 107.30 (16) "Prospecting site" has the meaning set forth in s. 293.01 (21) means
20the lands on which prospecting is actually conducted as well as those lands on which
21physical disturbance will occur as a result of such activity
.
AB426-SSA2, s. 65 22Section 65. 160.19 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB426-SSA2,22,423 160.19 (12) The requirements in this section shall not apply to rules governing
24an activity regulated under ch. 293 or subch. III of ch. 295, or to a solid waste facility
25regulated under subch. III of ch. 289 which is part of an activity regulated under ch.

1293 or subch. III of ch. 295, except that the department may promulgate new rules
2or amend rules governing this type of activity, practice or facility if the department
3determines that the amendment or promulgation of rules is necessary to protect
4public health, safety or welfare.
AB426-SSA2, s. 66 5Section 66. 196.491 (3) (a) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB426-SSA2,22,206 196.491 (3) (a) 3. b. Within Except as provided under subd. 3. c., within 20
7days after the department provides a listing specified in subd. 3. a. to a person, the
8person shall apply for the permits and approvals identified in the listing. The
9department shall determine whether an application under this subd. 3. b. is complete
10and, no later than 30 days after the application is filed, notify the applicant about
11the determination. If the department determines that the application is incomplete,
12the notice shall state the reason for the determination. An applicant may
13supplement and refile an application that the department has determined to be
14incomplete. There is no limit on the number of times that an applicant may refile
15an application under this subd. 3. b. If the department fails to determine whether
16an application is complete within 30 days after the application is filed, the
17application shall be considered to be complete. The department shall complete action
18on an application under this subd. 3. b. for any permit or approval that is required
19prior to construction of a facility within 120 days after the date on which the
20application is determined or considered to be complete.
AB426-SSA2, s. 67 21Section 67. 196.491 (3) (a) 3. c. of the statutes is created to read:
AB426-SSA2,22,2522 196.491 (3) (a) 3. c. The 20-day deadline specified in subd. 3. b. for applying
23for the applicable permits and approvals specified in the listing provided by the
24department does not apply to a person proposing to construct a utility facility for
25ferrous mineral mining and processing activities governed by subch. III of ch. 295.
AB426-SSA2, s. 68
1Section 68. 196.491 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB426-SSA2,23,92 196.491 (4) (b) 2. The person shows to the satisfaction of the commission that
3the person reasonably anticipates, at the time that construction of the equipment or
4facilities commences, that on each day that the equipment and facilities are in
5operation the person will consume no less than 70% of the aggregate kilowatt hours
6output from the equipment and facilities in manufacturing processes at the site
7where the equipment and facilities are located or in ferrous mineral mining and
8processing activities governed by subch. III of ch. 295 at the site where the equipment
9and facilities are located
.
AB426-SSA2, s. 69 10Section 69. 227.483 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB426-SSA2,23,1411 227.483 (3) (c) If the proceeding relates to mining for ferrous minerals, as
12defined in s. 295.41 (18), that the petition, claim, or defense was commenced, used,
13or continued primarily for the purpose of causing delay to an activity authorized
14under a license that is the subject of the hearing.
AB426-SSA2, s. 70 15Section 70. 238.14 of the statutes is created to read:
AB426-SSA2,23,20 16238.14 Business development grants and loans. When funds described in
17s. 25.49 (2m) are appropriated to the corporation, the corporation shall use the funds
18to make grants and loans to businesses in this state, and the corporation shall give
19preference for grants and loans to businesses located in an area affected by mining
20for ferrous minerals.
AB426-SSA2, s. 71 21Section 71. 281.65 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB426-SSA2,24,922 281.65 (2) (a) "Best management practices" means practices, techniques or
23measures, except for dredging, identified in areawide water quality management
24plans, which are determined to be effective means of preventing or reducing
25pollutants generated from nonpoint sources, or from the sediments of inland lakes

1polluted by nonpoint sources, to a level compatible with water quality objectives
2established under this section and which do not have an adverse impact on fish and
3wildlife habitat. The practices, techniques or measures include land acquisition,
4storm sewer rerouting and the removal of structures necessary to install structural
5urban best management practices, facilities for the handling and treatment of
6milkhouse wastewater, repair of fences built using grants under this section and
7measures to prevent or reduce pollutants generated from mine tailings disposal sites
8for which the department has not approved a plan of operation under s. 289.30 or s.
9295.51
.
AB426-SSA2, s. 72 10Section 72. 281.75 (17) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB426-SSA2,24,1211 281.75 (17) (b) This section does not apply to contamination which is
12compensable under subch. II of ch. 107 or s. 293.65 (4) or 295.61 (8).
AB426-SSA2, s. 73 13Section 73. 287.13 (5) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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