Amendment SA4-AB56

AB56-SA4,16,12 281.54 Local pollution control grants in TMDL watersheds. The department shall award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tj) to municipalities and counties for water pollution control infrastructure projects within watersheds for which a federally approved total maximum daily load under 33 USC 1313 (d) (1) (C) is in effect. The department shall promulgate rules for the administration of the program under this section.”.

AB56-SA4,16,14 50. Page 449, line 3: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 450, line 22, and substitute:

AB56-SA4,16,15 “ Section 1957m. 281.59 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA4,16,17 281.59 (4) (a) The clean water fund program and the safe drinking water loan program are revenue-producing enterprises or programs, as defined in s. 18.52 (6).

AB56-SA4,1958m Section 1958m. 281.59 (4) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA4,16,23 281.59 (4) (am) Deposits, appropriations or transfers to the environmental improvement fund for the purposes of the clean water fund program or the safe drinking water loan program may be funded with the proceeds of revenue obligations issued subject to and in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18 or in accordance with subch. IV of ch. 18 if designated a higher education bond.

AB56-SA4,1959m Section 1959m. 281.59 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA4,17,10 281.59 (4) (c) The building commission may pledge any portion of revenues received or to be received in the fund established in par. (b) or the environmental improvement fund to secure revenue obligations issued under this subsection. The pledge shall provide for the transfer to the environmental improvement fund of all pledged revenues, including any interest earned on the revenues, which are in excess of the amounts required to be paid under s. 20.320 (1) (c) and (u) and (2) (c) and (u) for the purposes of the clean water fund program and the safe drinking water loan program. The pledge shall provide that the transfers be made at least twice yearly, that the transferred amounts be deposited in the environmental improvement fund and that the transferred amounts are free of any prior pledge.

AB56-SA4,1960a Section 1960a. 281.59 (4) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA4,17,20 281.59 (4) (f) Revenue obligations may be contracted by the building commission when it reasonably appears to the building commission that all obligations incurred under this subsection, and all payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.55 (6) with respect to revenue obligations issued under this subsection, can be fully paid on a timely basis from moneys received or anticipated to be received. Revenue obligations issued under this subsection for the clean water fund program and safe drinking water loan program shall not exceed $2,526,700,000 in principal amount, excluding obligations issued to refund outstanding revenue obligation notes.

AB56-SA4,1960b Section 1960b. 281.59 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA4,18,3 281.59 (9) (a) A loan approved under the safe drinking water loan program or the land recycling loan program shall be for no longer than 20 years, as determined by the department of administration, be fully amortized not later than 20 years after the original date of the financial assistance agreement, and require the repayment of principal and interest, if any, to begin not later than 12 months after the expected date of completion of the project that it funds, as determined by the department of administration.

AB56-SA4,1960c Section 1960c. 281.59 (9) (ad) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56-SA4,18,10 281.59 (9) (ad) A loan approved under the safe drinking water loan program shall be fully amortized not later than 30 years after the expected date of completion of the project that it funds, as determined by the department of administration, and require the repayment of principal and interest, if any, to begin not later than 18 months after the expected date of completion of the project that it funds, as determined by the department of administration.”.

AB56-SA4,18,11 51. Page 450, line 22: after that line insert:

AB56-SA4,18,12 “ Section 1960m. 281.61 (8) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56-SA4,18,16 281.61 (8) (b) The department of administration shall allocate not more than $40,000,000 from proceeds of public debt authorized under s. 20.866 (2) (td) to projects involving forgivable loans to private users of public water systems to cover not more than 50 percent of the cost to replace lead service lines.

AB56-SA4,1965m Section 1965m. 281.75 (1) (b) (intro.), 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:

AB56-SA4,18,20 281.75 (1) (b) (intro.) “Contaminated well" or “contaminated private water supply" means a well or private water supply which does any of the following:

AB56-SA4,18,23 1. Produces water containing one or more substances of public health concern in excess of a primary maximum contaminant level promulgated in the national drinking water standards in 40 CFR 141 and 143;.

AB56-SA4,19,2 2. Produces water containing one or more substances of public health concern in excess of an enforcement standard under ch. 160; or.

AB56-SA4,1965c Section 1965c. 281.75 (1) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

AB56-SA4,19,5 281.75 (1) (b) 4. Produces water containing at least 10 parts per billion of arsenic or at least 10 parts per million of nitrate nitrogen.

AB56-SA4,1965d Section 1965d. 281.75 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA4,19,10 281.75 (4m) (a) In order to be eligible for an award under this section, the annual family income of the landowner or lessee of property on which is located a contaminated water supply or a well subject to abandonment may not exceed $65,000 $100,000.

AB56-SA4,11965f Section 11965f. 281.75 (5) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA4,19,17 281.75 (5) (f) The Except as provided in par. (g), the department shall allocate money for the payment of claims according to the order in which completed claims are received. The department may conditionally approve a completed claim even if the appropriation under s. 20.370 (6) (cr) is insufficient to pay the claim. The department shall allocate money for the payment of a claim which is conditionally approved as soon as funds become available.

AB56-SA4,1965h Section 1965h. 281.75 (5) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56-SA4,19,21 281.75 (5) (g) If the appropriation under s. 20.370 (6) (cr) is insufficient to pay claims, the department may, for claims based on nitrate levels, allocate money for the payment of those claims in the following order of priority:

AB56-SA4,19,23 1. Claims based on water containing more than 40 parts per million nitrate nitrogen.

AB56-SA4,19,25 2. Claims based on water containing more than 30 but not more than 40 parts per million nitrate nitrogen.

AB56-SA4,20,2 3. Claims based on water containing more than 25 but not more than 30 parts per million nitrate nitrogen.

AB56-SA4,20,4 4. Claims based on water containing more than 20 but not more than 25 parts per million nitrate nitrogen.

AB56-SA4,20,6 5. Claims based on water containing more than 10 but not more than 20 parts per million nitrate nitrogen.

AB56-SA4,1965m Section 1965m. 281.75 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-SA4,20,13 281.75 (7) (a) If the department finds that the claimant meets all the requirements of this section and rules promulgated under this section and that the private water supply is contaminated or that the well is a well subject to abandonment, the department shall issue an award. The Except as provided under par. (am), the award may not pay more than 75 percent of the eligible costs. The award may not pay any portion of eligible costs in excess of $16,000.

AB56-SA4,1965p Section 1965p. 281.75 (7) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56-SA4,20,17 281.75 (7) (am) An award under this subsection may pay up to 100 percent of the eligible costs if the annual family income of the claimant is below the median family income for the state, as determined by U.S. Bureau of the Census.

AB56-SA4,1965s Section 1965s. 281.75 (7) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56-SA4,1965u Section 1965u. 281.75 (9) of the statutes is repealed.”.

AB56-SA4,20,20 52. Page 451, line 2: delete “$345" and substitute “$345".

AB56-SA4,20,21 53. Page 451, line 3: delete “$95, which" and substitute “$95 $660, which".

AB56-SA4,21,3 54. Page 451, line 4: after “(c)" insert “In addition to the annual fee, the holder of a permit under this section for a concentrated animal feeding operation shall pay to the department a fee of $3,270 upon receiving an initial permit or a renewal of a permit on or after the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], and a fee of $3,270 every 5 years thereafter, which shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (ag).".

AB56-SA4,21,4 55. Page 494, line 4: after that line insert:

AB56-SA4,21,7 “(4f) Bureau of natural resources science. The department of natural resources shall convert the existing office of applied science into the bureau of natural resources science created under s. 15.345 (9).”.

AB56-SA4,21,8 56. Page 495, line 3: after that line insert:

AB56-SA4,21,9 “(1f) Office of energy innovation.

AB56-SA4,21,10 (a) Definitions. In this subsection:

AB56-SA4,21,11 1. “Commission" means the public service commission.

AB56-SA4,21,12 2. “Department" means the department of administration.

AB56-SA4,21,14 3. “Focus on energy programs” means the statewide energy efficiency and renewable resource programs established under s. 196.374 (2) (a) 1.

AB56-SA4,21,15 4. “Office" means the office of energy innovation in the commission.

AB56-SA4,21,19 (b) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the commission primarily relating to the office, except for assets and liabilities primarily relating to focus on energy programs, as determined by the secretary of administration, become the assets and liabilities of the department.

AB56-SA4,21,24 (c) Employee transfers. On the effective date of this paragraph, 5.0 FTE FED positions, and the incumbent employees holding those positions, in the commission who perform duties primarily related to the office, except for duties primarily relating to focus on energy programs, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the department.

AB56-SA4,22,5 (d) Employee status. Employees transferred under par. (c) have all the rights and the same status under ch. 230 in the department that they enjoyed in the commission immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding s. 230.28 (4), no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.

AB56-SA4,22,10 (e) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the commission primarily relating to the office, except for property primarily relating to focus on energy programs, as determined by the secretary of administration, becomes the personal property of the department.

AB56-SA4,22,16 (f) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the commission primarily relating to the office, except for matters primarily relating to focus on energy programs, as determined by the secretary of administration, on the effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the department. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the commission are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department.

AB56-SA4,22,22 (g) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the commission primarily relating to the office, except for contracts primarily relating to focus on energy programs, as determined by the secretary of administration, in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the department. The department shall carry out any obligations under those contracts unless modified or rescinded to the extent allowed under the contract.

AB56-SA4,23,3 (h) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the commission under s. 196.025 (7), 2017 stats., in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the department. All orders issued by the commission under s. 196.025 (7), 2017 stats., in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the department.”.

AB56-SA4,23,4 57. Page 507, line 21: after that line insert:

AB56-SA4,23,8 “(1f) Office of sustainability and clean energy. The treatment of ss. 15.105 (34), 16.954, 20.505 (4) (m) and (q), 20.923 (4) (c) 2m., 196.025 (7) (title) and (a) (intro.) and 1., 2., and 3., and 230.08 (2) (ya) takes effect on October 1, 2019, or on the day after publication, whichever is later.”.

AB56-SA4,23,9 58. Page 510, line 7: after that line insert:

AB56-SA4,23,11 “(1f) Office of energy innovation. Section 9136 (1f) of this act takes effect on October 1, 2019, or on the day after publication, whichever is later.

AB56-SA4,23,14 (2f) Technical assistance. The treatment of ss. 196.025 (7) (b) and (c) and 196.38 (title) and (3) takes effect on October 1, 2019, or on the day after publication, whichever is later.”.

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