SB381: Bill Text

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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE

2021 Senate BILL 381

May 25, 2021 - Introduced by Senators Cowles, Smith, Bernier and Pfaff, cosponsored by Representatives James, Shankland, Novak, Summerfield, Hebl, Tittl, Shelton, Callahan, Subeck, Conley, Considine, Spreitzer, Moses, Baldeh and Stubbs. Referred to Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform.

SB381,1,8 An Act to renumber and amend 168.28 (1) (a); to amend 20.115 (1) (c), 168.125, 168.21 (1), 168.21 (4), 168.21 (5), 168.22 (title), 168.22 (1), 168.22 (2), 168.22 (3), 168.22 (4) (intro.), 168.23 (1), 168.23 (2), 168.23 (3), 168.23 (4), 168.23 (5) (a), 168.23 (5) (b), 168.28 (title), 168.28 (1) (b) and 168.28 (2); and to create 168.06 (4), 168.21 (6m), 168.23 (1g), 168.25 (1m), 168.255, 168.28 (1) (a) 2. and 168.28 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes; relating to: petroleum products, storage of dangerous substances, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill makes changes involving the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection's regulation of petroleum products and the storage of dangerous substances. Under current law, DATCP regulates and promulgates rules addressing the installation, maintenance, and abandonment of storage tanks that contain flammable or combustible liquids or federally regulated hazardous substances. Current law also authorizes DATCP to make inspections and conduct investigations involving petroleum products.

The bill does the following involving petroleum products and storage of dangerous substances:

1. Exempts aboveground storage tanks used to contain a liquid that is flammable or combustible or that is a hazardous substance and that have a capacity of less than 110 gallons from regulation by DATCP. Current law exempts aboveground storage tanks that have a capacity of less than 5,000 gallons from regulation by DATCP.

2. Requires DATCP to maintain an inventory of storage tanks used to contain certain regulated products. The bill requires the inventory to include every aboveground storage tank with a capacity of at least 110 gallons and every underground storage tank with a capacity of at least 60 gallons. The bill defines a “regulated product” as a liquid that is a substance derived from petroleum, natural gas, or asphalt deposits or a liquid that is a federally regulated hazardous substance or regulated by certain other federal regulations. Current law requires DATCP to maintain an inventory of every aboveground and underground storage tank with a capacity of at least 60 gallons that is used to contain a petroleum product.

3. Specifies that DATCP may promulgate rules to require the certification or registration of persons who install, test, or maintain corrosion prevention systems on storage tanks used to contain flammable or combustible liquids or hazardous substances. Current law authorizes DATCP to promulgate rules requiring the certification or registration of persons who install, remove, maintain, clean, or test storage tanks used to contain flammable or combustible liquids or hazardous substances.

4. Specifies that DATCP may establish fees by rule for fuel quality inspections and investigations.

5. Specifies that upon request of DATCP, the Department of Justice or proper district attorney shall prosecute actions to enforce the storage tank statutes and rules.

6. Specifies that DATCP may promulgate fire safety rules for the storage and handling of flammable or combustible liquids or hazardous substances.

7. Authorizes DATCP to contract with persons for services to administer or implement storage tank requirements.

For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SB381,1 Section 1 . 20.115 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB381,2,4 20.115 (1) (c) Petroleum products; storage Storage tank inventory. The amounts in the schedule to conduct an inventory of aboveground petroleum product storage tanks and unused underground petroleum product storage tanks under s. 168.28.

SB381,2 Section 2. 168.06 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

SB381,3,3 168.06 (4) The department may by rule set fees for department costs incurred in performing miscellaneous fuel quality inspections or investigations authorized under this subchapter.

SB381,3 Section 3. 168.125 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB381,3,9 168.125 Reports; payment. Persons who are liable for the fee under this subchapter s. 168.12 shall state the number of gallons of petroleum products on which the fee is due and the amount of their liability for the fee in the reports under s. 78.12 (1) to (3). The requirements for payment of the motor vehicle fuel tax under s. 78.12 (5) apply to the fee under this subchapter s. 168.12.

SB381,4 Section 4. 168.21 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB381,3,12 168.21 (1) “Combustible liquid" means a liquid having a flash point at or above 100 degrees fahrenheit and below 200 degrees fahrenheit Fahrenheit.

SB381,5 Section 5. 168.21 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB381,3,15 168.21 (4) “Flammable liquid" means a liquid having a flash point below 100 degrees fahrenheit Fahrenheit.

SB381,6 Section 6 . 168.21 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB381,3,20 168.21 (5) “Flash point" means the minimum temperature at which a flammable liquid or combustible liquid will give off sufficient flammable vapors to form an ignitable mixture with air near the surface of the liquid or within the vessel which contains the liquid.

SB381,7 Section 7. 168.21 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB381,3,23 168.21 (6m) “Tank system” means a tank and its associated piping and equipment.

SB381,8 Section 8. 168.22 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB381,3,25 168.22 (title) Storage tanks tank systems.

SB381,9 Section 9. 168.22 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB381,4,6 168.22 (1) Except as provided under subs. (2) to (5), every person who constructs, owns, or controls a tank system for the storage, handling, or use of liquid that is a flammable or liquid, combustible liquid, or liquid that is a federally regulated hazardous substance shall comply with the standards adopted under s. 168.23.

SB381,10 Section 10. 168.22 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB381,4,9 168.22 (2) This subchapter does not apply to storage tanks which tank systems that require a hazardous waste license under s. 291.25.

SB381,11 Section 11. 168.22 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB381,4,13 168.22 (3) This subchapter does not apply to storage tanks which tank systems that are installed above ground level and which that are less than 5,000 110 gallons in capacity.

SB381,12 Section 12. 168.22 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB381,4,18 168.22 (4) (intro.) Any rules promulgated under s. 168.23 requiring an owner to test the ability of a storage tank, connected piping or ancillary equipment system to prevent an inadvertent release of a stored substance liquid do not apply to storage tanks tank systems that satisfy all of the following:

SB381,13 Section 13. 168.23 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB381,5,5 168.23 (1) The department shall promulgate by rule construction, maintenance, and abandonment standards applicable to tanks tank systems for the storage, handling, or use of liquids that are flammable or liquids, combustible liquids, or liquids that are federally regulated hazardous substances, and to the property and facilities where the tanks tank systems are located, for the purpose of protecting the waters of the state from harm due to contamination by liquids that are flammable or liquids, combustible liquids, or liquids that are federally regulated hazardous substances. The rule shall comply with ch. 160. The rule may include different standards for new and existing tanks tank systems, but all standards shall provide substantially similar protection for the waters of the state. The rule shall include maintenance requirements related to the detection and prevention of leaks.

SB381,5,9 (1r) The rule promulgated under sub. (1) may require any person supplying heating oil to any noncommercial storage tank for consumptive use on the premises to submit to the department, within 30 days after the department requests, the location, contents, and size of any such tank.

SB381,14 Section 14. 168.23 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:

SB381,5,16 168.23 (1g) The department may promulgate rules to provide fire and life safety by ensuring the safe storage, display, installation, operation, use, maintenance, and transportation of flammable liquids, combustible liquids, or liquids that are federally regulated hazardous substances and the equipment, facilities, buildings, and premises that are used to store, transfer, and dispense those liquids.

SB381,15 Section 15. 168.23 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB381,5,24 168.23 (2) The department may transfer any information which that the department receives under sub. (1) (1r) to any other agency or governmental unit. The department and any such agency shall treat the name of the owner and the location of any noncommercial storage tank which that stores heating oil for consumptive use on the premises, required to be submitted to the department under sub. (1) (1r), as confidential and shall not permit inspection or copying under s. 19.35 of any record containing the information.