2009 Wisconsin Act 28

28,2578qt Section 2578qt. 281.346 (5) (d) (title) and 1. of the statutes are amended to read:

281.346 (5) (d) (title) Initial individual permit for withdrawal begun or increased after December 7, 2011. 1. A person who proposes to begin a withdrawal from the Great Lakes basin after December 7, 2011, that will equal at least 1,000,000 gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days or to modify an existing withdrawal so that it will equal at least 1,000,000 gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days shall apply to the department for an individual permit.

28,2578qv Section 2578qv. 281.346 (5) (e) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:

281.346 (5) (e) 1. Except as provided in par. (dm), the department may not approve an application under par. (d) 1. for a new withdrawal that will equal at least 1,000,000 gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days, or for an existing withdrawal that is not covered by a general permit under sub. (4s) or s. 281.344 (4s) and that is proposed to be modified so that it will equal at least 1,000,000 gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days, but to which subd. 2. does not apply, unless the withdrawal meets the state decision-making standard under sub. (5m).

2. Except as provided in subd. 3. or par. (dm), the department may not approve an application under par. (d) 1. for a new withdrawal that will equal at least 10,000,000 gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days, or for an existing withdrawal that is not covered by a general permit under sub. (4s) or s. 281.344 (4s) and that is proposed to be modified so that it will equal at least 10,000,000 gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days, unless the withdrawal meets the compact decision-making standard under sub. (6).

28,2578qx Section 2578qx. 281.346 (5) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

281.346 (5) (f) Standards for approval of withdrawals covered by general permits. 1. Except as provided in par. (dm), the department may not approve an application under par. (d) 1. for a withdrawal that is covered under a general permit under sub. (4s) or s. 281.344 (4s) if the applicant proposes to modify the withdrawal before December 8, 2021, so that it equals 1,000,000 or more gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days over the baseline or if the applicant proposes to modify the withdrawal after December 7, 2021, so that it equals 1,000,000 or more gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days over the withdrawal amount as of the date that the department issued the current notice of coverage under the general permit or as of the compact's effective date, whichever is later and if subd. 2. does not apply, unless the withdrawal meets the state decision-making standard under sub. (5m).

2. Except as provided in subd. 3. or par. (dm), the department may not approve an application under par. (d) 1. for a withdrawal that is covered under a general permit under sub. (4s) or s. 281.344 (4s) if the applicant proposes to modify the withdrawal before December 8, 2021, so that it equals 10,000,000 or more gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days over the baseline or if the applicant proposes to modify the withdrawal after December 7, 2021, so that it equals 10,000,000 or more gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days over the withdrawal amount as of the date that the department issued the current notice of coverage under the general permit or as of the compact's effective date, whichever is later, unless the withdrawal meets the compact decision-making standard under sub. (6).

3. A person who submits an application under par. (d) 1., to which subd. 2. would otherwise apply, may choose to demonstrate, using procedures specified in rules promulgated by the department, the water loss that will result from the increase in the withdrawal over the baseline or over the withdrawal amount as of the later of the dates , whichever is applicable under subd. 2. If the person demonstrates that the resulting increase in water loss would average less than 5,000,000 gallons per day in every 90-day period, the state decision-making standard under sub. (5m), rather than the compact decision-making standard under sub. (6), applies to the increase in the withdrawal.

28,2578qz Section 2578qz. 281.346 (5) (h) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

281.346 (5) (h) 1. Except as provided in par. (gm), the department may not approve an application under par. (g) 1., if the person proposes to increase the amount of the withdrawal so that it equals before December 8, 2021, and after the increase the withdrawal would equal 1,000,000 or more gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days over the withdrawal amount as of the beginning of the current permit term, the compact's effective date or the date that baseline, or, if the department issued a modified permit for the withdrawal if and the modification was subject to the state decision-making standard under sub. (5m) or the compact decision-making standard under sub. (6), whichever is latest, the withdrawal would equal 1,000,000 or more gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days over the withdrawal amount as of the date that the department issued that modified permit and if subd. 2. does not apply, unless the increased withdrawal meets the state decision-making standard under sub. (5m).

28,2578rb Section 2578rb. 281.346 (5) (h) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:

281.346 (5) (h) 1m. Except as provided in par. (gm), the department may not approve an application under par. (g) 1., if the person proposes to increase the amount of the withdrawal after December 7, 2021, and after the increase the withdrawal would equal 1,000,000 or more gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days over the withdrawal amount as of the beginning of the current permit term or the date that the department issued a modified permit for the withdrawal if the modification was subject to the state decision-making standard under sub. (5m) or the compact decision-making standard under sub. (6), whichever is later, and if subd. 2m. does not apply, unless the increased withdrawal meets the state decision-making standard under sub. (5m).

28,2578rd Section 2578rd. 281.346 (5) (h) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

281.346 (5) (h) 2. Except as provided in subd. 3. or par. (gm), the department may not approve an application under par. (g) 1., if the person proposes to increase the amount of the withdrawal so that it equals before December 8, 2021, and after the increase the withdrawal would equal at least 10,000,000 gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days over the withdrawal amount as of the beginning of the current permit term, the compact's effective date baseline, or the date that, if the department issued a modified permit for the withdrawal if and the modification was subject to the compact decision-making standard under sub. (6), whichever is latest, over the withdrawal amount as of the date that the department issued that modified permit unless the withdrawal meets the compact decision-making standard under sub. (6).

28,2578rf Section 2578rf. 281.346 (5) (h) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:

281.346 (5) (h) 2m. Except as provided in subd. 3. or par. (gm), the department may not approve an application under par. (g) 1., if the person proposes to increase the amount of the withdrawal after December 7, 2021, and after the increase the withdrawal would equal at least 10,000,000 gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days over the withdrawal amount as of the beginning of the current permit term, or the date that the department issued a modified permit for the withdrawal if the modification was subject to the compact decision-making standard under sub. (6), whichever is later, unless the withdrawal meets the compact decision-making standard under sub. (6).

28,2578rh Section 2578rh. 281.346 (5) (h) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

281.346 (5) (h) 3. A person who submits an application under par. (g) 1., to which subd. 2. or 2m. would otherwise apply, may choose to demonstrate, using procedures specified in rules promulgated by the department, the water loss that will result from the increase in the withdrawal over the baseline or over the applicable withdrawal amount as of the latest of the dates, whichever applies under subd. 2. or 2m. If the person demonstrates that the resulting increase in water loss would average less than 5,000,000 gallons per day in every 90-day period, the state decision-making standard under sub. (5m), rather than the compact decision-making standard under sub. (6), applies to the increase in the withdrawal.

28,2578rj Section 2578rj. 281.346 (5) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:

281.346 (5) (k) Standards for reissuance in certain cases. 1. Except as provided in par. (jm), the department may not approve an application under par. (j) 1., if the person proposes in the application to increase the amount of the withdrawal so that it equals 1,000,000 or more gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days over the withdrawal amount as of the beginning of the current permit term, the compact's effective date, or the date that the department issued a modified permit for the withdrawal if the modification was subject to the state decision-making standard under sub. (5m) or the compact decision-making standard under sub. (6), whichever is latest later, and if subd. 2. does not apply, unless the increased withdrawal meets the state decision-making standard under sub. (5m).

2. Except as provided in subd. 3. or par. (jm), the department may not approve an application under par. (j) 1., if the person proposes in the application to increase the amount of the withdrawal so that it equals at least 10,000,000 gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days over the withdrawal amount as of the beginning of the current permit term, the compact's effective date, or the date that the department issued a modified permit for the withdrawal if the modification was subject to the compact decision-making standard under sub. (6), whichever is latest later, unless the withdrawal meets the compact decision-making standard under sub. (6).

3. A person who submits an application under par. (j) 1., to which subd. 2. would otherwise apply, may choose to demonstrate, using procedures specified in rules promulgated by the department, the water loss that will result from the increase in the withdrawal over the withdrawal amount as of the latest later of the dates under subd. 2. If the person demonstrates that the resulting increase in water loss would average less than 5,000,000 gallons per day in every 90-day period, the state decision-making standard under sub. (5m), rather than the compact decision-making standard under sub. (6), applies to the increase in the withdrawal.

28,2578rk Section 2578rk. 281.346 (5) (p) of the statutes is amended to read:

281.346 (5) (p) Suspension and revocation. The department may suspend or revoke a permit issued under this subsection or s. 281.344 (5) for cause, including obtaining the permit by misrepresentation or failure to disclose material facts or substantially violating the terms of the permit.

28,2578rm Section 2578rm. 281.346 (5e) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

281.346 (5e) (a) 1. Beginning on the compact's effective date December 8, 2011, the department may not approve a water supply service area plan under s. 281.348 that provides for a new withdrawal from the Great Lakes basin of at least 1,000,000 gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days, or for modification of an existing withdrawal that is not covered by a general permit under sub. (4s) or s. 281.344 (4s) so that it will equal at least 1,000,000 gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days, but to which subd. 2. does not apply, unless the withdrawal meets the state decision-making standard under sub. (5m).

28,2578rp Section 2578rp. 281.346 (5e) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

281.346 (5e) (a) 2. Beginning on the compact's effective date December 8, 2011, except as provided in subd. 3., the department may not approve a water supply service area plan under s. 281.348 that provides for a new withdrawal from the Great Lakes basin of at least 10,000,000 gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days, or for modification of an existing withdrawal that is not covered by a general permit under sub. (4s) or s. 281.344 (4s) so that it will equal at least 10,000,000 gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days, unless the withdrawal meets the compact decision-making standard under sub. (6).

28,2578rr Section 2578rr. 281.346 (5e) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

281.346 (5e) (b) Increased withdrawals covered by general permits. 1. Beginning on the compact's effective date December 8, 2011, the department may not approve a water supply service area plan under s. 281.348 that provides for modifying a withdrawal that is covered under a general permit under sub. (4s) or s. 281.344 (4s) before December 8, 2021, so that the withdrawal equals 1,000,000 or more gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days over the baseline or if the plan provides for modifying the withdrawal after December 7, 2021, so that it equals 1,000,000 or more gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days over the withdrawal amount as of the date that the department issued the current notice of coverage under the general permit or as of the compact's effective date, whichever is later, and if subd. 2. does not apply, unless the withdrawal meets the state decision-making standard under sub. (5m).

2. Beginning on the compact's effective date December 8, 2011, except as provided in subd. 3., the department may not approve a water supply service area plan under s. 281.348 that provides for modifying a withdrawal that is covered under a general permit under sub. (4s) or s. 281.344 (4s) before December 8, 2021, so that the withdrawal equals 10,000,000 or more gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days over the baseline or if the plan provides for modifying the withdrawal after December 7, 2021, so that it equals 10,000,000 or more gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days over the withdrawal amount as of the date that the department issued the current notice of coverage under the general permit or as of the compact's effective date, whichever is later, unless the withdrawal meets the compact decision-making standard under sub. (6).

3. A person who submits a water supply service area plan under s. 281.348, that provides for an increase in a withdrawal to which subd. 2. would otherwise apply, may choose to demonstrate, using procedures specified in rules promulgated by the department, the water loss that will result from the increase in the withdrawal over the baseline or over the withdrawal amount as of the later of the dates, whichever is applicable under subd. 2. If the person demonstrates that the resulting increase in water loss would average less than 5,000,000 gallons per day in every 90-day period, the state decision-making standard under sub. (5m), rather than the compact decision-making standard under sub. (6), applies to the increase in the withdrawal.

28,2578rt Section 2578rt. 281.346 (5e) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

281.346 (5e) (c) 1. Beginning on the compact's effective date December 8, 2011, the department may not approve a water supply service area plan under s. 281.348 that provides for increasing, before December 8, 2021, the amount of a withdrawal that is covered under an individual permit issued under sub. (5) or s. 281.344 (5) so that it equals if after the increase the withdrawal would equal 1,000,000 or more gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days over the withdrawal amount as of the beginning of the current permit term, the compact's effective date, or the date that baseline, or, if the department issued a modified permit for the withdrawal if and the modification was subject to the state decision-making standard under sub. (5m) or the compact decision-making standard under sub. (6), whichever is latest, the withdrawal would equal 1,000,000 or more gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days over the withdrawal amount as of the date that the department issued that modified permit and if subd. 2. does not apply, unless the increased withdrawal meets the state decision-making standard under sub. (5m).

28,2578rv Section 2578rv. 281.346 (5e) (c) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:

281.346 (5e) (c) 1m. Beginning on the December 8, 2011, the department may not approve a water supply service area plan under s. 281.348 that provides for increasing, after December 7, 2021, the amount of a withdrawal that is covered under an individual permit issued under sub. (5) and after the increase the withdrawal would equal 1,000,000 or more gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days over the withdrawal amount as of the beginning of the current permit term or the date that the department issued a modified permit for the withdrawal if the modification was subject to the state decision-making standard under sub. (5m) or the compact decision-making standard under sub. (6), whichever is later, and if subd. 2m. does not apply, unless the increased withdrawal meets the state decision-making standard under sub. (5m).

28,2578rx Section 2578rx. 281.346 (5e) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

281.346 (5e) (c) 2. Beginning on the compact's effective date December 8, 2011, except as provided in subd. 3., the department may not approve a water supply service area plan under s. 281.348 that provides for increasing, before December 8, 2021, the amount of a withdrawal that is covered under an individual permit issued under sub. (5) or s. 281.344 (5) so that it equals if after the increase the withdrawal would equal 10,000,000 or more gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days over the withdrawal amount as of the beginning of the current permit term, the compact's effective date, or the date that baseline, or, if the department issued a modified permit for the withdrawal if and the modification was subject to the compact decision-making standard under sub. (6), whichever is latest, the withdrawal would equal 10,000,000 gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days over the withdrawal amount as of the date that the department issued that modified permit, unless the increased withdrawal meets the compact decision-making standard under sub. (6).

28,2578rz Section 2578rz. 281.346 (5e) (c) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:

281.346 (5e) (c) 2m. Beginning on December 8, 2011, except as provided in subd. 3., the department may not approve a water supply service area plan under s. 281.348 that provides for increasing, after December 7, 2021, the amount of a withdrawal that is covered under an individual permit issued under sub. (5) and after the increase the withdrawal would equal 10,000,000 or more gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days over the withdrawal amount as of the beginning of the current permit term or the date that the department issued a modified permit for the withdrawal if the modification was subject to the compact decision-making standard under sub. (6), whichever is later, unless the increased withdrawal meets the compact decision-making standard under sub. (6).

28,2578sb Section 2578sb. 281.346 (5e) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

281.346 (5e) (c) 3. A person who submits a water supply service area plan under s. 281.348, that provides for an increase in a withdrawal to which subd. 2. or 2m. would otherwise apply, may choose to demonstrate, using procedures specified in rules promulgated by the department, the water loss that will result from the increase in the withdrawal over the baseline or over the withdrawal amount as of the latest of the dates, whichever is applicable under subd. 2. or 2m. If the person demonstrates that the resulting increase in water loss would average less than 5,000,000 gallons per day in every 90-day period, the state decision-making standard under sub. (5m), rather than the compact decision-making standard under sub. (6), applies to the increase in the withdrawal.

28,2578sd Section 2578sd. 281.346 (8) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

281.346 (8) (d) 1. The amount and type of diversion, withdrawal, or consumptive use and whether the diversion, withdrawal, or consumptive use exists on June 1, 2015, or the compact's effective date, whichever is earlier December 8, 2008, is expanded, or is new.

28,2579 Section 2579. 281.346 (12) of the statutes is created to read:

281.346 (12) Fees. (a) A person who has a water supply system with the capacity to make a withdrawal from the waters of the state averaging 100,000 gallons per day or more in any 30-day period shall pay to the department an annual fee of $125, except that the department may promulgate a rule specifying a different amount.

(b) In addition to the fee under par. (a), a person who withdraws from the Great Lakes basin more than 50,000,000 gallons per year shall pay to the department an annual fee in an amount specified under par. (c).

(c) The department shall promulgate a rule specifying the amount of the fee under par. (b).

(d) A person who submits an application under sub. (4) shall pay to the department a review fee of $5,000 and shall pay to the department an amount equal to any fees imposed on this state related to review of the proposed diversion by the Great Lakes council or the regional body.

28,2579e Section 2579e. 281.348 (3) (d) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

281.348 (3) (d) 5. Beginning on the compact's effective date December 8, 2011, if the plan covers a public water supply system that withdraws water from the Great Lakes basin, the plan complies with any applicable requirements in s. 281.346 (5e).

28,2580 Section 2580. 281.58 (12) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

281.58 (12) (a) 1. Except as modified under par. (f) and except as restricted by sub. (8) (b), (c), (f) or (h), the interest rate for projects specified in sub. (7) (b) 1. and 2. is 55% of market interest rate for projects for which the subsidy is allocated from the amount under s. 281.59 (3e) (b) for a biennium before the 2009-11 biennium and 60% of market interest rate for projects for which the subsidy is allocated from the amount under s. 281.59 (3e) (b) for the 2009-11 biennium or later.

28,2581 Section 2581. 281.59 (3e) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

281.59 (3e) (b) 1. Equal to $114,700,000 $134,900,000 during the 2007-09 2009-11 biennium.

28,2582 Section 2582. 281.59 (3e) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

281.59 (3e) (b) 3. Equal to $1,000 for any biennium after the 2007-09 2009-11 biennium.

28,2583 Section 2583. 281.59 (3m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

281.59 (3m) (b) 1. Equal to $2,700,000 during the 2007-09 2009-11 biennium.

28,2584 Section 2584. 281.59 (3m) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

281.59 (3m) (b) 2. Equal to $1,000 for any biennium after the 2007-09 2009-11 biennium.

28,2585 Section 2585. 281.59 (3s) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

281.59 (3s) (b) 1. Equal to $13,400,000 $17,600,000 during the 2007-09 2009-11 biennium.

28,2586 Section 2586. 281.59 (3s) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

281.59 (3s) (b) 2. Equal to $1,000 for any biennium after the 2007-09 2009-11 biennium.

28,2587 Section 2587. 281.59 (4) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

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 shall not exceed $1,984,100,000 $2,363,300,000 in principal amount, excluding obligations issued to refund outstanding revenue obligation notes.

28,2588 Section 2588. 281.60 (8) (a) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 281.60 (8) (a) and amended to read:

281.60 (8) (a) The department shall establish a funding list for each fiscal year that ranks projects of eligible applicants that submit approvable applications under sub. (5) in the same order that they appear on the priority list under sub. (6). If sufficient funds are not available to fund all approved applications for financial assistance, the department of administration shall allocate funding to projects that are approved under sub. (7) in the order that they appear on the funding list, except as follows: 1. The that the department of administration may not allocate more than 40% of the funds allocated in each fiscal year to projects to remedy contamination at landfills.

28,2589 Section 2589. 281.60 (8) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

28,2607 Section 2607. 281.65 (4e) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

281.65 (4e) (a) A governmental unit may request funding under this subsection for a project to implement best management practices for animal waste management at an animal feeding operation for which the department has issued a notice of discharge under ch. 283 or a notice of intent to issue a notice of discharge.

28,2608 Section 2608. 281.65 (4e) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

281.65 (4e) (b) The department may grant a request under par. (a) if it determines that providing funding under this subsection is necessary to protect fish and aquatic life the waters of the state.

28,2609 Section 2609. 281.65 (4e) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

281.65 (4e) (bm) The department may provide a cost-sharing grant under this subsection directly to a landowner, or to an operator of an animal feeding operation, for a project to implement best management practices for animal waste management at an animal feeding operation for which the department has issued a notice of discharge under ch. 283 or a notice of intent to issue a notice of discharge if the department determines that providing funding under this subsection is necessary to protect the waters of the state.

28,2611 Section 2611. 281.65 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

281.65 (5) (b) Prepare sections of the priority watershed or priority lake plan relating to farm-specific implementation schedules, requirements under ss. 92.104 and 92.105 s. 281.16 (3), animal waste management and selection of agriculturally related best management practices and submit those sections to the department for inclusion under sub. (4m) (b). The best management practices shall be cost-effective best management practices, as specified under sub. (4) (e), except in situations in which the use of a cost-effective best management practice will not contribute to water quality improvement or will cause a water body to continue to be impaired as identified to the federal environmental protection agency under 33 USC 1313 (d) (1) (A).

28,2612 Section 2612. 281.65 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

281.65 (5) (d) Develop a grant disbursement and project management schedule for agriculturally related best management practices to be included in a plan established under sub. (4) (g) and identify recommendations for implementing activities or projects under ss. 92.10, 92.104 and 92.105 and 281.16 (3).

28,2613 Section 2613. 281.65 (5) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

281.65 (5) (e) Identify areas within a priority watershed or priority lake area that are subject to activities required under ss. 92.104 and 92.105 s. 281.16 (3).

28,2620 Section 2620. 281.65 (8) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

281.65 (8) (f) A cost-sharing grant shall equal the percentage of the cost of implementing the best management practice that is determined by the department in providing a cost-sharing grant under sub. (4e) (a) or by the governmental unit submitting the application under sub. (4c) (a) or (4e) (a) and is approved by the board, except as provided under pars. (gm) and (jm) and except that a cost-sharing grant may not exceed 70% of the cost of implementing the best management practice unless par. (gm) applies.

28,2621 Section 2621. 281.65 (8) (gm) of the statutes is amended to read:

281.65 (8) (gm) The department in providing a cost-sharing grant under sub. (4e) (a) or a governmental unit submitting the application under sub. (4c) (a) or (4e) (a) shall may exceed the limit under par. (f) in cases case of economic hardship, as defined by the department by rule. In providing a grant for a project to achieve compliance with a performance standard or prohibition established under s. 281.16 (3) (a), the department shall provide cost-sharing of 70% of the cost of compliance or 70% to 90% of the cost of compliance in case of economic hardship.

28,2622 Section 2622. 281.65 (8) (jm) of the statutes is repealed.

28,2624 Section 2624. 281.68 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: