2. Allow another eligible recipient of grants under this section to cooperate with the school district in the project.
16,3199
Section 3199. 281.69 (1b) of the statutes is renumbered 281.69 (1b) (intro.) and amended to read:
281.69 (1b) Definition
Definitions. (intro.) In this section, "lake":
(ag) "Lake" includes a flowage.
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Section 3200m. 281.69 (1b) (bn) of the statutes is created to read:
281.69 (1b) (bn) "Nonprofit conservation organization" has the meaning given in s. 23.0955 (1).
16,3201
Section 3201. 281.69 (1b) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
281.69 (1b) (c) "Qualified lake association" is an association that meets the qualifications under s. 281.68 (3m) (a).
16,3202
Section 3202. 281.69 (1b) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
281.69 (1b) (d) "Wetland" has the meaning given in s. 23.32 (1).
16,3203
Section 3203. 281.69 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
281.69 (3) (a) A designation of eligible recipients, which shall include nonprofit conservation organizations, as defined in s. 23.0955 (1), counties, cities, towns, villages, qualified lake associations, as defined in s. 281.68 (1) (b), town sanitary districts, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts, and other local governmental units, as defined in s. 66.0131 (1) (a), that are established for the purpose of lake management.
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Section 3205. 281.69 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
281.69 (3) (b) 2. The restoration of a wetland, as defined in s. 23.32 (1), if the restoration will protect or improve a lake's water quality or its natural ecosystem.
16,3206
Section 3206. 281.69 (3) (b) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
281.69 (3) (b) 2m. The restoration of habitat in a littoral area of a lake or along its shoreline if the restoration will protect or improve the lake's water quality or its natural ecosystem.
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Section 3206m. 281.69 (3) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
281.69 (3) (b) 5. A wetland enhancement or restoration project under sub. (3m).
16,3206r
Section 3206r. 281.69 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
281.69 (3m) Grants for wetlands. (a) The department shall provide grants of $10,000 each from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (6) (ar) for lake management projects to eligible recipients, other than nonprofit conservation organizations, that have completed a comprehensive land use plan that includes a wetland enhancement or restoration project. The grant shall be used for the implementation of the wetland enhancement or restoration project. The 75% limitation under sub. (2) (a) does not apply to these grants.
(b) The department shall provide up to 25 grants per fiscal year during fiscal years 2001-02 and 2002-03. The department shall award the grants to eligible recipients who qualify for the grants in the order in which the grant applications are received by the department.
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Section 3207p. 281.73 of the statutes is created to read:
281.73 Wastewater and drinking water grant. The department of natural resources shall provide a grant from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (6) (bk) to the Town of Swiss, Burnett County, and the St. Croix Band of Chippewa for design, engineering, and construction of wastewater and drinking water treatment facilities.
16,3207v
Section 3207v. 281.74 of the statutes is created to read:
281.74 Land spreading reduction pilot program. If the Elcho Sanitary District charges not more than $30 per thousand gallons to accept septic tank waste for treatment and not more than $6 per thousand gallons to accept holding tank waste for treatment, the department shall provide the funds available under s. 20.370 (6) (dc) to the Elcho Sanitary District.
16,3208
Section 3208. 281.75 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
281.75 (4) (b) 3. An authority created under ch. 231, 233 or, 234, or 237.
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Section 3211. 283.33 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
283.33 (1) (b) A discharge of storm water from a municipal separate storm sewer system serving an incorporated area with a population of 100,000 or more, as determined by the 1990 federal census.
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Section 3212. 283.33 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
283.33 (1) (c) A discharge of storm water from a municipal separate storm sewer system serving an area located in an urbanized area, as determined by the U.S. bureau of the census based on the latest decennial federal census.
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Section 3213. 283.33 (1) (cg) of the statutes is created to read:
283.33 (1) (cg) A discharge of storm water from a municipal separate storm sewer system serving an area with a population of 10,000 or more and a population density of 1,000 or more per square mile, if the system is designated by the department to be regulated under this section based on an evaluation of whether the storm water discharge results in, or has the potential to result in, water quality standards being exceeded, including impairment of designated uses, or in other significant water quality impacts, including habitat and biological impacts.
16,3214
Section 3214. 283.33 (1) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:
283.33 (1) (cr) A discharge of storm water from a municipal separate storm sewer system that is designated by the department to be regulated under this section because the system contributes substantially to the pollutant loadings of a physically interconnected municipal separate storm sewer system that is regulated under this section.
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Section 3215. 283.33 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
283.33 (1) (d) A discharge of storm water from a facility or activity, other than a facility or activity under par. pars. (a) or (b) to (cr), if the department determines that the discharge either contributes to a violation of a water quality standard or is a significant contributor of pollutants to the waters of the state.
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Section 3216. 283.33 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
283.33 (4) (a) (intro.) In addition to obtaining a permit under this section, the owner or operator of an industrial activity described in sub. (1) (a) that discharges storm water through a municipal separate storm sewer system described in sub. (1) (b) to (cr) shall submit the following information to the owner or operator of the municipal separate storm sewer system:
16,3217
Section 3217. 283.33 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
283.33 (8) Rule making. The department shall promulgate rules containing criteria for identifying storm water discharges for which permits are required under sub. (1) for the administration of this section. The department may not require a permit under this section for diffused surface drainage or agricultural storm water discharges.
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Section 3218. 283.84 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
283.84 (1) (c) Reaches an agreement with the department or a local governmental unit, as defined in s. 16.97 22.01 (7), under which the person pays money to the department or local governmental unit and the department or local governmental unit uses the money to reduce water pollution in the project area.
16,3219
Section 3219. 283.89 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
283.89 (2m) If the department finds a violation of s. 283.33 (1) to (8) for which a person is subject to a forfeiture under s. 283.91 (2), the department shall may issue a citation and, if the department does issue a citation, the procedures in ss. 23.50 to 23.99 apply.
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Section 3219L. 285.30 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
285.30 (5) (c) A motor vehicle exempt from registration under s. 341.05, except that a motor vehicle owned by the United States is not exempt unless it comes under par. (a), (b), (d), (e), (f), (g) or, (h), or (j).
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Section 3219v. 285.30 (5) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
285.30 (5) (j) A low-speed vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (27m).
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Section 3220. 285.59 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
285.59 (1) (b) "State agency" means any office, department, agency, institution of higher education, association, society or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law which is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, and the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority.
16,3221
Section 3221. 285.60 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
285.60 (2m) General construction permits. The department may, by rule, specify types of stationary sources that may obtain general construction permits. A general construction permit may cover numerous similar stationary sources. A general construction permit shall require any stationary source that is covered by the general construction permit to comply with ss. 285.61 to 285.69. The department shall issue a general construction permit using the procedures and criteria in ss. 285.61, 285.63, 285.65, 285.66, and 285.69.
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Section 3222. 285.69 (2) (a) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
285.69 (2) (a) 8. That the fee billed for each stationary source in each year after 2001 is based on the actual emissions of all regulated pollutants, and any other air contaminant specified by the department in the rules, in the preceding 5 years, using a 5-year rolling average year.
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Section 3222e. 287.03 (1)
(e) and (f) of the statutes are created to read:
287.03 (1)
(e) Promulgate rules to implement s. 287.07 (7) (a) and (10) (a).
(f) Promulgate rules, for the purposes of s. 287.235
(1) (b), that specify the minimum elements of coordinated program delivery, including all of the following:
1. The joint provision of, a single program operated by the responsible unit for, or a single contract for, the collection from single-family residences of materials that are separated for recycling under an effective recycling program .
2. The joint provision of, a single program operated by the responsible unit for, or a single contract for, the processing and marketing of recyclable materials collected under an effective recycling program.
3. The joint or coordinated planning of solid waste management services within the responsible unit.
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Section 3222f. 287.07 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
287.07 (7) (a) The prohibitions in subs. (3) and (4) do not apply with respect to solid waste, except medical waste, as defined in par. (c) 1. cg., that is generated in a region that has an effective recycling program, as determined under s. 287.11 if the solid waste contains no more than an incidental amount of materials specified in subs. (3) and (4), as provided by the department by rule. This paragraph does not apply to solid waste that is separated for recycling as part of an effective recycling program under s. 287.11.
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Section 3222g. 287.07 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
287.07 (9) Acceptance by solid waste facility. (a) Except as provided under pars. (b) and (c), no person operating a solid waste facility may accept solid waste from a building containing 5 or more dwelling units or a commercial, retail, industrial, or governmental facility that does not provide for the collection of materials that are subject to subs. (3) and (4) and that are separated from other solid waste by users or occupants of the building or facility.
(b) The department may grant exceptions to par. (a) on a case-by-case basis as necessary to protect public health.
(c) 1. Paragraph (a) does not apply to a person operating a solid waste facility if the person has implemented a program to minimize the acceptance of recyclable materials at the solid waste facility, and the program complies with the rules promulgated under subd. 2.
2. The department shall promulgate rules that specify minimum standards for a program that minimizes the acceptance of recyclable materials at a solid waste facility for the purposes of subd. 1.
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Section 3222h. 287.07 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
287.07 (10) Transportation to facility. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), no person operating a solid waste facility that provides a collection and transportation service may transport solid waste for delivery to a solid waste disposal facility or a solid waste treatment facility that converts solid waste into fuel or that burns solid waste if the solid waste contains more than incidental amounts of materials specified in subs. (3) and (4), as provided by the department by rule.
(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply with respect to solid waste to which the prohibitions in subs. (3) and (4) do not apply because of sub. (7) (b), (bg), (c) 2., (d), (f), (g), or (h).
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Section 3222m. 287.11 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
287.11 (4) Pilot program for alternate method of compliance. (a) The department shall administer a pilot program that provides an alternate method of complying with sub. (2) (b). The department shall promulgate rules for the pilot program under this subsection that do all of the following:
1. Set goals for amounts of materials to be recycled as a percentage of solid waste generated in the geographic area served by a responsible unit.
2. Include a list of recyclable materials, including the materials identified under s. 287.07 (3) and (4), that a responsible unit may choose under this subsection to require to be separated for recycling under its recycling program.
3. Specify a procedure for a responsible unit to identify the materials that it will require to be separated for recycling under its recycling program.
4. Specify a procedure to be used by the department to determine whether a responsible unit has achieved the goals under par. (a).
(b) The department shall select 3 responsible units with a population of less than 5,000, 3 responsible units with a population of at least 5,000 but less than 25,000, and 3 responsible units with a population of at least 25,000 to participate in the pilot program under this subsection.
(c) A responsible unit participating in the pilot program under this subsection shall be considered to comply with sub. (2) (b).
(d) The department shall submit reports on the pilot program under this subsection to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature, under s. 13.172 (3), and to the joint committee on finance no later than January 1, 2003, and no later than January 1, 2005. The department shall include all of the following in its reports:
1. A description of the participation in the pilot program and of the results to the date of the report.
2. A description of any changes in the recycling percentage rate achieved by the participants.
3. A description of any cost or program efficiencies obtained by participants.
4. Any recommendations for statutory changes to modify the pilot program or to expand it statewide.
5. Any recommendations about whether s. 287.07 (3) and (4) should be modified and, if so, in what manner.
(e) The pilot program under this subsection ends on December 31, 2005.
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Section 3222p. 287.23 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 287.23 (2) (a) and amended to read:
287.23 (2) (a) The department shall develop, implement, and administer a program to provide financial assistance to responsible units. The department shall develop criteria for reporting on and evaluating the program.
(b) Each year the department
, in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin-Extension, shall audit review the recycling programs of at least 5% of the recipients of grants in the previous year to
ensure that programs and activities funded by grants under this section meet the requirements of this section. do all of the following:
