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7(8) The commission may approve a settlement agreement under sub. (4) in
8whole or in part and with conditions deemed necessary by the commission. If the
9settlement agreement does not resolve all of the issues in the docket, the commission
10shall decide the remaining issues in accordance with applicable law and procedure.
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196.192
(2) (bm) (intro.)
The
Except as provided in par. (br), the commission
16shall approve market-based rates
that are consistent with the options specified in
17par. (am), except that the for each investor-owned electric public utility that satisfy
18all of the following:
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19(br) The commission may not approve a market-based rate
under par. (bm) 20unless the commission determines that the rate will not harm shareholders of the
21investor-owned electric public utility or customers who are not subject to the rate.
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22Section 42
. 196.192 (2) (bm) 1. and 2. of the statutes are created to read:
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196.192
(2) (bm) 1. The rates result in customers receiving market-based
24compensation for voluntary interruptions of firm load during peak periods of electric
25use.
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12. The rates include market-based pricing options and options for individual
2contracts that allow a retail customer, through service from its existing public utility,
3to receive market benefits and take market risks for the customer's purchases of
4capacity or energy.
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196.192
(2) (c) Subject to any approval of the commission that is necessary, an
8electric public utility that is not an investor-owned electric public utility may
9implement market-based rates approved under par. (bm)
or implement the options
10in filings under par. (am) that are approved by the commission.
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196.192
(3m) Nothing in s. 196.20, 196.22, 196.37, 196.60 or 196.604 prohibits
14the commission from approving a filing under sub.
(2) (am) or (2m) (a) or approving
15market-based rates under sub. (2) (bm) or (2m) (b).
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16Section
45. 196.193 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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196.193
(3) Determination of an overall rate of return. Not later than
18March 1 annually, the commission shall set the overall rate of return to be applicable
19to municipally owned water public utilities or municipally owned combined water
20and sewer public utilities for rate increases under this section. The
overall rate of
21return shall be equal to the simple average, rounded to the nearest tenth of 1 percent,
22of commission shall consider the interest rates
listed for state and local bonds in
the
23Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) published by the federal reserve
24board, for the last quarter of the prior year, plus 2 percent
setting the overall rate of
25return. The overall rate of return need not be defined by rule.
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1Section
46. 196.49 (5g) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
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196.49
(5g) (ag) In this subsection, “rebuild" means the replacement of all or
3part of an existing electric transmission line and associated facilities
to increase the
4line's capacity to carry current at the same voltage, including conductors, insulators,
5transformers, or structures
, for operation at the same voltage.
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6Section 47
. 196.49 (5g) (ar) 2m. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
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196.49
(5g) (ar) 2m. b.
The
Not more than one-half mile of the centerline of the
8rebuilt electric transmission line is located
within
more than 60 feet on either side
9of the centerline of an existing electric transmission line operating at a nominal
10voltage of 69 kilovolts or more. In this subd. 2m. b., “centerline" has the meaning
11given in s. 196.491 (4) (c) 1e.
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12Section 48
. 196.49 (5g) (ar) 2m. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
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196.49
(5g) (ar) 2m. c. The project requires the acquisition in total of one-half
14mile or less of rights-of-way from landowners from which rights-of-way
were would 15not
be required to be acquired for the existing electric transmission line specified in
16subd. 2m. b.
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17Section 49
. 196.491 (4) (c) 1m. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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196.491
(4) (c) 1m. (intro.) Except as provided in subd. 1s., a certificate under
19sub. (3) is not required for a person to construct a high-voltage transmission line
20designed for operation at a nominal voltage of less than 345 kilovolts if
not more than
21one-half mile of the centerline of the new high-voltage transmission line is located
22within more than 60 feet on either side of the centerline of an existing electric
23transmission line operating at a nominal voltage of 69 kilovolts or more and
the
24applicant demonstrates all of the following
apply:
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25Section 50
. 196.491 (4) (c) 1m. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1196.491
(4) (c) 1m. a.
That the The project will not have undue adverse
2environmental impacts.
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3Section 51
. 196.491 (4) (c) 1m. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
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196.491
(4) (c) 1m. b.
That the
The new high-voltage transmission line requires
5the acquisition in total of one-half mile or less of rights-of-way from landowners
6from which rights-of-way
were would not
be required to be acquired for the existing
7electric transmission line.
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8Section
52. 196.595 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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196.595
(1) (c) “Public utility" in this section means any public utility, as
10defined in s. 196.01, engaged in the transmission, delivery
, or furnishing of natural
11gas by means of pipes or mains, heat, light
, water, or power. “Public utility" does not
12include any cooperative association organized under ch. 185.
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13Section
53. 201.10 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
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14Section
54. 201.10 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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201.10
(2) The
fee provisions of sub. (1) shall not apply, but the provisions of
16sub. (3) shall apply
, to the issuance, renewal or assumption by a public service
17corporation which is a public utility as defined in the federal power act, of evidences
18of indebtedness maturing not more than one year after the date of issue, renewal or
19assumption thereof.
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20Section
55. 348.17 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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348.17
(3) During an energy emergency, after consultation with the
22department of administration public service commission, the department may waive
23the divisible load limitation of s. 348.25 (4) and authorize for a period not to exceed
2430 days the operation of overweight vehicles having a registered gross weight of
2550,000 pounds or more and carrying energy resources or fuel or milk commodities
1designated by the governor or a designee, regardless of the highways involved, to
2conserve energy. Such authorization may only allow weights not more than 10
3percent greater than the gross axle and axle combination weight limitations, and not
4more than 15 percent greater than the gross vehicle weight limitations under ss.
5348.15 and 348.16. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to permit the
6department to waive the requirements of ss. 348.05 to 348.07. This subsection does
7not apply to vehicles on highways designated as parts of the national system of
8interstate and defense highways, except for the I 39 corridor and the I 41 corridor.
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9Section
56. 348.17 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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348.17
(4) During an energy emergency, after consultation with the
11department of administration public service commission, the department may
12authorize motor vehicles that have a gross weight of 26,000 pounds or less and that
13are transporting propane or heating oil for delivery to residences, businesses, or
14other end users to exceed any special weight limitation imposed under ss. 348.17 (1)
15and 349.16 (1) (a) and (2) in connection with the thawing of frozen highways. Any
16person operating a motor vehicle as authorized under this subsection shall, to the
17extent practicable, deliver propane or heating oil at times of the day when the
18highways used are the least vulnerable.
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(1)
Settlements. The treatment of section 196.026 of the statutes first applies
21to dockets, as defined in section 196.026 (2) of the statutes, that are first opened on
22the effective date of this subsection.