227.115 (2) (a) If a proposed rule directly or substantially affects may increase or decrease, either directly or indirectly, the cost of the development, construction, cost, financing, purchasing, sale, ownership, or availability of housing in this state, the department
agency promulgating the proposed rule shall prepare a report on the housing impact analysis for the proposed rule before it is submitted to the legislative council staff under s. 227.15. The department agency may request any information from other state agencies, local governments, or individuals or organizations that is reasonably necessary for the department agency to prepare the report. The department shall prepare the report within 30 days after the rule is submitted to the department analysis.
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38. 227.115 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
227.115 (2) (b) On the same day that the agency submits the housing impact analysis to the legislative council staff under s. 227.15 (1), the agency shall also submit that analysis to the department of administration, to the governor, and to the chief clerks of each house of the legislature, who shall distribute the analysis to the presiding officers of their respective houses, to the chairpersons of the appropriate standing committees of their respective houses, as designated by those presiding officers, and to the cochairpersons of the joint committee for review of administrative rules. If a proposed rule is modified after the housing impact analysis is submitted under this paragraph so that the housing impact of the proposed rule is significantly changed, the agency shall prepare a revised housing impact analysis for the proposed rule as modified. A revised housing impact analysis shall be prepared and submitted in the same manner as an original housing impact analysis is prepared and submitted.
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39. 227.115 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
227.115 (3) (title) Findings
of the department to be contained in the report housing impact analysis.
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40. 227.115 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
227.115 (3) (a) (intro.) The report of the department A housing impact analysis shall contain information about the effect of the proposed rule on housing in this state, including information on the effect of the proposed rule on all of the following:
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41. 227.115 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
227.115 (3) (a) 2. The cost of developing, constructing, rehabilitating, improving or, maintaining single family, or owning single-family or multifamily dwellings.
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42. 227.115 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
227.115 (3) (a) 3. The purchase price of housing new homes or the fair market value of existing homes.
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43. 227.115 (3) (a) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
227.115 (3) (a) 6. The density, location, setback, size, or height of development on a lot, parcel, land division, or subdivision.
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44. 227.115 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
227.115 (3) (b) The report
A housing impact analysis shall analyze the relative impact of the effects of the proposed rule on low- and moderate-income households.
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45. 227.115 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
227.115 (3) (c) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., a housing impact analysis shall provide reasonable estimates of the information under pars. (a) and (b) expressed as dollar figures and shall include descriptions of the immediate effect and, if ascertainable, the long-term effect. The agency shall include a brief summary or worksheet of computations used in determining any such dollar figures.
2. If, after careful consideration, the agency determines that it is not possible to make an estimate expressed as dollar figures as provided in subd. 1., the analysis shall instead contain a statement to that effect setting forth the reasons for that determination.
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46. 227.115 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
227.115 (3) (d) Except as otherwise specified in par. (a), a housing impact analysis shall be prepared on the basis of a median-priced single-family residence but may include estimates for larger developments as an analysis of the long-term effect of the proposed rule.
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47. 227.115 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
227.15 (1) Submittal to legislative council staff. Prior to a public hearing on a proposed rule required under s. 227.16 or, if no such public hearing is required, prior to notice under s. 227.19, an agency shall submit the proposed rule to the legislative council staff for review. The proposed rule shall be in the form required under s. 227.14 (1), and shall include the material required under s. 227.14 (2), (3), and (4), any housing impact analysis required under s. 227.115 (2) (a), any revised housing impact analysis required under s. 227.115 (2) (b), the economic impact analysis required under s. 227.137 (2), and any revised economic impact analysis required under s. 227.137 (4). An agency may not hold a public hearing on a proposed rule or give notice under s. 227.19 until after it has received a written report of the legislative council staff review of the proposed rule or until after the initial review period of 20 working days under sub. (2) (intro.), whichever comes first. An agency may give notice of a public hearing prior to receipt of the legislative council staff report. This subsection does not apply to rules promulgated under s. 227.24.
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49. 227.19 (3) (g) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
227.19 (3) (g) Any housing impact analysis prepared under s. 227.115 (2) (a) and any revised housing impact analysis prepared under s. 227.115 (2) (b).
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50. 348.16 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
348.16 (3) (d) Subsection (2) does not apply to a motor vehicle that is being operated to deliver propane for heating purposes if the gross weight imposed on the highway by the vehicle does not exceed 30,000 pounds, for a vehicle with a single rear axle, or 40,000 pounds, for a vehicle with tandem rear axles, and, if the motor vehicle is a tank vehicle, the tank is loaded to no more than 50 percent of the capacity of the tank. A tank vehicle operated under this paragraph shall be equipped with a gauge on the tank that shows the amount of propane in the tank as a percent of the capacity of the tank and shall carry documentation of the capacity of the tank either on the cargo tank or in the cab of the vehicle.
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51. 349.16 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
349.16 (3) (d) The authority in charge of the maintenance of the highway shall exempt from the special or seasonal weight limitations imposed under sub. (1) (a) a motor vehicle that is being operated to deliver propane for heating purposes if the gross weight imposed on the highway by the vehicle does not exceed 30,000 pounds, for a vehicle with a single rear axle, or 40,000 pounds, for a vehicle with tandem rear axles, and, if the motor vehicle is a tank vehicle, the tank is loaded to no more than 50 percent of the capacity of the tank. A tank vehicle operated under this paragraph shall be equipped with a gauge on the tank that shows the amount of propane in the tank as a percent of the capacity of the tank and shall carry documentation of the capacity of the tank either on the cargo tank or in the cab of the vehicle. A motor vehicle operated under this paragraph shall, to the extent practicable, make deliveries on seasonally weight-restricted roads at times of the day when the highways used are the least vulnerable.
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52. 706.05 (2m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
706.05 (2m) (b) 1. Descriptions of easements for the construction, operation, or maintenance of electric, gas, railroad, water, sewer, telecommunications, or telephone lines or facilities.
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53.
Initial applicability.
(1) Formal requisites for recording sewer easements. The treatment of section 706.05 (2m) (b) 1. of the statutes first applies to a description of an easement that is recorded on the effective date of this subsection.
(2) Development regulation. The treatment of section 66.10015 (2) (b) of the statutes first applies to an application for an approval that is filed on the effective date of this subsection.
(3) Housing impact analyses for bills. The treatment of section 13.099 (2) and (3) (title), (a) (intro.), 2., 3., and 6., (b), (c), and (d) of the statutes first applies to a bill introduced on the effective date of this subsection.
(4) Housing impact analyses for rules. The treatment of sections 227.115 (1), (2) (b), (3) (title), (a) (intro.), 2., 3., and 6., (b), (c), and (d), and (5), 227.15 (1), and 227.19 (3) (g) of the statutes, the renumbering and amendment of section 227.115 (2) of the statutes, and the amendment of section 227.115 (2) (title) of the statutes first apply to a proposed rule whose statement of scope is presented for approval under section 227.135 (2) of the statutes on the effective date of this subsection.
