AB68-ASA2-AA5,40,14 14(3) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to administer this section.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,40,15 15136. Page 340, line 11: after that line insert:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,40,16 16 Section 363c. 196.374 (1) (gm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,40,1817 196.374 (1) (gm) “Low-income household” has the meaning given in s. 16.957
18(1) (m).
AB68-ASA2-AA5,363f 19Section 363f. 196.374 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,41,320 196.374 (2) (a) 1. The energy utilities in this state shall collectively establish
21and fund statewide energy efficiency and renewable resource programs , including
22programs for low-income households
. The energy utilities shall contract, on the
23basis of competitive bids, with one or more persons to develop and administer the
24programs. The utilities may not execute a contract under this subdivision unless the

1commission has approved the contract. The commission shall require each energy
2utility to spend the amount required under sub. (3) (b) 2. to fund statewide energy
3efficiency and renewable resource programs.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,363i 4Section 363i. 196.374 (2) (a) 2. f. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,41,85 196.374 (2) (a) 2. f. Components to promote energy efficiency and renewable
6energy measures for low-income households in this state and initiatives and market
7strategies to address the energy needs and decrease the energy burden of
8low-income households.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,363m 9Section 363m. 196.374 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,41,1910 196.374 (3) (b) 1. At least every 4 years, after notice and opportunity to be
11heard, the commission shall, by order, evaluate the energy efficiency and renewable
12resource programs under sub. (2) (a) 1., (b) 1. and 2., and (c) and ordered programs
13and set or revise goals, priorities, and measurable targets for the programs. The
14commission shall give priority to programs that moderate the growth in electric and
15natural gas demand and usage, facilitate markets and assist market providers to
16achieve higher levels of energy efficiency, promote energy reliability and adequacy,
17promote energy efficiency and renewable energy measures for low-income
18households,
avoid adverse environmental impacts from the use of energy, and
19promote rural economic development.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,363p 20Section 363p. 196.374 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,42,221 196.374 (3) (b) 2. The commission shall require each energy utility to spend 1.2
222.4 percent of its annual operating revenues derived from retail sales to fund the
23utility's programs under sub. (2) (b) 1., the utility's ordered programs, the utility's
24share of the statewide energy efficiency and renewable resource programs under

1sub. (2) (a) 1., and the utility's share, as determined by the commission under subd.
24., of the costs incurred by the commission in administering this section.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,363s 3Section 363s. 196.374 (3) (f) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,42,64 196.374 (3) (f) 5. Minimum requirements for energy efficiency and renewable
5resource programs under sub. (2) (a) 1. for low-income households and eligibility
6requirements for programs for low-income households.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,42,7 7137. Page 340, line 17: after that line insert:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,42,8 8 Section 364c. 200.35 (14) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,42,109 200.35 (14) (title) Shore protection projects and dredged material
10management facility
.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,364g 11Section 364g. 200.35 (14) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,42,1212 200.35 (14) (a) 2. “Project" means a any of the following:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,42,16 13a. A shore protection or erosion control project which consists, in whole or in
14part, of waste rock produced by construction projects undertaken by the commission
15and which has been requested, by resolution, by a political subdivision with territory
16in the district's service area.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,364L 17Section 364L. 200.35 (14) (a) 2. b. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,42,1818 200.35 (14) (a) 2. b. A dredged material management facility.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,364p 19Section 364p. 200.35 (14) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,42,2320 200.35 (14) (b) The commission may construct a project under this subsection
21and may finance and construct a project that is a dredged material management
22facility
. This paragraph does not apply to the construction of any project on or after
23January 1, 1992 2032.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,364t 24Section 364t. 200.35 (14) (d) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,43,4
1200.35 (14) (d) 3m. Notwithstanding any requirements to the contrary in
2subds. 1. to 3., for a dredged material management facility constructed by the
3commission, the commission shall pay for all costs of the project through its capital
4budget and shall finance the project over a period of 35 years.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,364x 5Section 364x. 200.35 (14) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,43,86 200.35 (14) (h) For a dredged material management facility constructed by the
7commission, the commission may reserve space in the dredged material
8management facility for the disposal of sediment from flood management projects.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,364y 9Section 364y. 230.08 (2) (ym) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,43,1010 230.08 (2) (ym) The director of the office of environmental justice.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,43,12 11138. Page 341, line 11: increase the underscored dollar amount by
12$351,200,000.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,43,13 13139. Page 341, line 12: after that line insert:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,43,14 14 Section 367a. 281.61 (8) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,43,1815 281.61 (8) (b) The department of administration shall allocate the amount
16appropriated under s. 20.320 (2) (a) to projects involving forgivable loans to private
17users of public water systems to cover not more than 50 percent of the cost to replace
18lead service lines.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,43,19 19140. Page 341, line 12: after that line insert:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,43,20 20 Section 367t. 287.17 (10) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,44,321 287.17 (10) (fm) Rural electronics recycling grants. The department shall
22administer a program to provide grants from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4)
23(hr), if sufficient program revenue is available, to expand electronics recycling and
24recovery programs in rural counties of the state. Grants under this program may be

1provided to local units of government, businesses, and nonprofit entities for the
2purpose of hosting a collection site or collection event, or series of collection sites or
3collection events, in rural counties of the state.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,44,4 4141. Page 341, line 12: after that line insert:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,44,6 5 Section 367b. 281.75 (1) (b) (intro.), 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to
6read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,44,87 281.75 (1) (b) (intro.) “Contaminated well" or “contaminated private water
8supply" means a well or private water supply which does any of the following:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,44,119 1. Produces water containing one or more substances of public health concern
10in excess of a primary maximum contaminant level promulgated in the national
11drinking water standards in 40 CFR 141 and 143;.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,44,1312 2. Produces water containing one or more substances of public health concern
13in excess of an enforcement standard under ch. 160; or.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,367c 14Section 367c. 281.75 (1) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,44,1615 281.75 (1) (b) 4. Produces water containing at least 10 parts per billion of
16arsenic or at least 10 parts per million of nitrate nitrogen.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,367d 17Section 367d. 281.75 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,44,2118 281.75 (4m) (a) In order to be eligible for an award under this section, the
19annual family income of the landowner or lessee of property on which is located a
20contaminated water supply or a well subject to abandonment may not exceed $65,000
21$100,000.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,367e 22Section 367e. 281.75 (5) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,45,423 281.75 (5) (f) The Except as provided in par. (g), the department shall allocate
24money for the payment of claims according to the order in which completed claims

1are received. The department may conditionally approve a completed claim even if
2the appropriation under s. 20.370 (6) (cr) is insufficient to pay the claim. The
3department shall allocate money for the payment of a claim which is conditionally
4approved as soon as funds become available.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,367f 5Section 367f. 281.75 (5) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,45,86 281.75 (5) (g) If the appropriation under s. 20.370 (6) (cr) is insufficient to pay
7claims, the department may, for claims based on nitrate levels, allocate money for the
8payment of those claims in the following order of priority:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,45,109 1. Claims based on water containing more than 40 parts per million of nitrate
10nitrogen.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,45,1211 2. Claims based on water containing more than 30 but not more than 40 parts
12per million of nitrate nitrogen.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,45,1413 3. Claims based on water containing more than 25 but not more than 30 parts
14per million of nitrate nitrogen.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,45,1615 4. Claims based on water containing more than 20 but not more than 25 parts
16per million of nitrate nitrogen.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,45,1817 5. Claims based on water containing more than 10 but not more than 20 parts
18per million of nitrate nitrogen.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,367g 19Section 367g. 281.75 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,45,2520 281.75 (7) (a) If the department finds that the claimant meets all the
21requirements of this section and rules promulgated under this section and that the
22private water supply is contaminated or that the well is a well subject to
23abandonment, the department shall issue an award. The Except as provided under
24par. (am), the
award may not pay more than 75 percent of the eligible costs. The
25award may not pay any portion of eligible costs in excess of $16,000.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,367h
1Section 367h. 281.75 (7) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,46,42 281.75 (7) (am) An award under this subsection may pay up to 100 percent of
3the eligible costs if the annual family income of the claimant is below the median
4household income for the state, as determined by U.S. bureau of the census.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,367i 5Section 367i. 281.75 (7) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,367j 6Section 367j. 281.75 (9) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,367k 7Section 367k. 281.75 (11) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,46,148 281.75 (11) (a) 6. If the claim is based on a contaminated private water supply,
9all of the contaminants upon which the claim is based are naturally occurring
10substances and the concentration of the contaminants in water produced by the well
11does not significantly exceed the background concentration of the contaminants in
12groundwater at that location. This subdivision does not apply to a well that produces
13water containing at least 10 parts per billion of arsenic or at least 10 parts per million
14of nitrate nitrogen.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,367L 15Section 367L. 281.75 (11) (a) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,46,1916 281.75 (11) (a) 8. If the claim is based on a contaminated private water supply,
17the contaminated private water supply is a residential water supply , that is
18contaminated by bacteria or nitrates or both, and is not contaminated by any other
19substance, except as provided in par. (ae).”.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,46,20 20142. Page 341, line 12: after that line insert:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,46,21 21 Section 367v. 283.31 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,47,822 283.31 (8) A person applying for a new permit under this section for a
23concentrated animal feeding operation shall pay to the department an application
24fee of $3,270, which shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370

1(9) (ag).
The holder of a permit under this section for a concentrated animal feeding
2operation shall annually pay to the department a fee of $345 $545, which shall be
3credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (ag). The department shall
4annually submit a report to the joint committee on finance and, under s. 13.172 (3),
5to the standing committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over agricultural and
6environmental matters describing the use of the moneys credited to the
7appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (ag) under this subsection and the use of
8the moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (9) (ap).”.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,47,9 9143. Page 346, line 2: after that line insert:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,47,10 10 Section 387m. 292.66 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,47,11 11292.66 PFAS municipal grant program. (1) Definitions. In this section:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,47,1212 (a) “Class B fire fighting foam” has the meaning given in s. 299.48 (1) (a).
AB68-ASA2-AA5,47,1413 (b) “Municipality” means a city, village, town, county, utility district, lake
14protection district, sewerage district, or municipal airport.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,47,1515 (c) “PFAS” means a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,47,19 16(2) Financial assistance. The department shall administer a program to
17provide grants from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (6) (ed) to municipalities that
18meet the requirements under sub. (3) for the purpose of conducting any of the eligible
19activities under sub. (4).
AB68-ASA2-AA5,47,21 20(3) Eligibility prerequisites. A grant may be awarded under sub. (2) only if
21one of the following has occurred:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,48,222 (a) The municipality tested or trained with a class B fire fighting foam that
23contained intentionally added PFAS in accordance with applicable state and federal

1law, or a 3rd party tested or trained with a class B fire fighting foam that contained
2intentionally added PFAS within the boundaries of the municipality.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,48,43 (b) The municipality applied biosolids to land under a permit issued by DNR
4under s. 283.31.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,48,75 (c) PFAS are impacting the municipality's drinking water supply or surface
6water or groundwater within the municipality and the responsible party is unknown
7or is unwilling or unable to take the necessary response actions.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,48,9 8(4) Eligible activities. The department may award a grant under sub. (2) for
9any of the following activities:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,48,1110 (a) Investigating potential PFAS impacts to the air, land, or water at a site or
11facility for the purpose of reducing or eliminating environmental contamination.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,48,1312 (b) Treating or disposing of PFAS-containing fire fighting foam containers from
13a municipal site or facility.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,48,1514 (c) Sampling a private water supply within 3 miles of a site or facility known
15to contain PFAS or to have caused a PFAS discharge.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,48,1716 (d) Providing a temporary emergency water supply, a water treatment system,
17or bulk water to replace water contaminated with PFAS.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,48,1918 (e) Conducting emergency, interim, or remedial actions to mitigate, treat,
19dispose of, or remove PFAS contamination to the air, land, or waters of the state.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,48,2420 (f) Removing or treating PFAS in a public water system using the most
21cost-effective method to provide safe drinking water in areas where PFAS levels
22exceed the maximum contaminant level for PFAS under ch. 281 or an enforcement
23standard for PFAS under ch. 160 or where the state has issued a health advisory for
24PFAS.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,49,4
1(5) Application. A municipality shall apply for a grant on a form prescribed
2by the department and shall include any information that the department finds
3necessary to determine the eligibility of the project, identify the funding requested,
4determine the priority of the project, and calculate the amount of a grant.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,49,6 5(6) Evaluation criteria. The department, in awarding grants under this
6section, shall consider all of the following criteria:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,49,97 (a) The municipality's demonstrated commitment to performing and
8completing eligible activities, including the municipality's financial commitment
9and ability to successfully administer grants.
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