Amendment ASA1-AB861

1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO 1997 ASSEMBLY BILL 861

March 2, 1998 - Offered by Representative Johnsrud.

AB861-ASA1,1,6 An Act to amend 25.47, 101.143 (3) (cm), 101.143 (4) (b) (intro.) and 101.143 (4) (cm); and to create 20.143 (3) (s), 20.143 (3) (t), 101.143 (1) (cq), 101.143 (3) (cp), 101.143 (4) (c) 11. and 12., 101.143 (4s) and 101.143 (11) of the statutes; relating to: reimbursement for costs incurred because of discharges from certain petroleum product storage tanks, authorizing revenue obligations to be contracted and making appropriations.

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

AB861-ASA1, s. 1 Section 1. 20.143 (3) (s) of the statutes is created to read:

AB861-ASA1,2,5 20.143 (3) (s) Petroleum storage environmental remedial action revenue obligation repayment. From the fund created under s. 101.143 (11) (b), all moneys received by the fund and not transferred under s. 101.143 (11) (c) to the petroleum inspection fund, for the purpose of the retirement of revenue obligations, providing for reserves and for operations relating to the management and retirement of revenue obligations issued under s. 101.143 (11). All moneys received are irrevocably appropriated in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18 and further established in resolutions authorizing the issuance of the revenue obligations and setting forth the distribution of funds to be received thereafter. Estimated disbursements under this paragraph shall not be included in the schedule under s. 20.005.

AB861-ASA1, s. 2 Section 2. 20.143 (3) (t) of the statutes is created to read:

AB861-ASA1,2,13 20.143 (3) (t) Petroleum storage environmental remedial action revenue obligation funding. As a continuing appropriation, all proceeds from revenue obligations issued under s. 101.143 (11) and deposited into the fund in the state treasury created under s. 18.57 (1), for paying awards under s. 101.143 (4), providing for reserves and for expenses of issuance and management of the revenue obligations. Estimated disbursements under this paragraph shall not be included in the schedule under s. 20.005.

AB861-ASA1, s. 3 Section 3. 25.47 of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB861-ASA1,2,21 25.47 Petroleum inspection fund. There is established a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the petroleum inspection fund, to consist of the fees imposed any revenues derived under s. 168.12 (1) that are not pledged to the fund created under s. 101.143 (11) (b), the moneys transferred under s. 101.143 (11) (c), the payments under s. 101.143 (4) (h) 1m., the payments under s. 101.143 (5) (a) and the net recoveries under s. 101.143 (5) (c).

AB861-ASA1, s. 4 Section 4. 101.143 (1) (cq) of the statutes is created to read:

AB861-ASA1,3,2 101.143 (1) (cq) "Natural attenuation" means the reduction in the concentration and mass of a substance, and the products into which a substance breaks down, in groundwater due to naturally occurring physical, chemical and biological processes without human intervention.

AB861-ASA1, s. 5 Section 5. 101.143 (3) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB861-ASA1,3,10 101.143 (3) (cm) Monitoring as remedial action. An owner or operator or person owning a home oil tank system may, with the approval of the department of natural resources or, if the discharge is covered under s. 101.144 (2) (b), the department of commerce, satisfy the requirements of par. (c) 2. and 3. by proposing and implementing monitoring to ensure the effectiveness of the natural process of degradation of petroleum product contamination in soil or of natural attenuation in groundwater, or both, if none of the environmental factors in par. (cp) is present.

AB861-ASA1, s. 6 Section 6. 101.143 (3) (cp) of the statutes is created to read:

AB861-ASA1,3,14 101.143 (3) (cp) Sites with environmental factors. 1. This paragraph applies if at least one of the following environmental factors exists in connection with a petroleum product discharge:

AB861-ASA1,3,17 a. The concentration of contaminates within the area of contamination is increasing or the boundaries of the area of concentration are expanding or advancing.

AB861-ASA1,3,20 b. It is confirmed that the discharge has resulted in a concentration of contaminants in a private or public potable well that exceeds a preventive action limit established under s. 160.15.

AB861-ASA1,3,21 c. Contamination exists in bedrock or within one meter of bedrock.

AB861-ASA1,3,23 d. Petroleum product that is not in the dissolved phase is present with a thickness of 0.01 feet or more, as shown by more than one measurement.

AB861-ASA1,3,24 e. Surface water or a wetland has been contaminated.

AB861-ASA1,4,10 2. If a site has an environmental factor, the owner or operator or person owning a home oil tank system shall complete an analysis of alternative remedial actions, in accordance with rules promulgated by the department of natural resources under s. 292.11, to address the contamination caused by the discharge. The analysis shall include estimates of the costs of implementing each alternative. The owner or operator or person owning a home oil tank system shall submit the analysis to the department of commerce and the department of natural resources. The owner or operator or person owning a home oil tank system may not begin the remedial action until the department of commerce has approved the cost estimates and the department of natural resources has approved the remedial action.

AB861-ASA1,4,12 3. When the department receives an analysis under subd. 2., the department may do one of the following:

AB861-ASA1,4,13 a. Establish a maximum reimbursable cost for the remedial action.

AB861-ASA1,4,16 b. Require the owner or operator or person owning a home oil tank system to use specified service providers or to conduct the remedial action in conjunction with the remedial action for another discharge.

AB861-ASA1,4,18 c. Require the owner or operator or person owning a home oil tank system to use a competitive public bidding process to select service providers.

AB861-ASA1, s. 7 Section 7. 101.143 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB861-ASA1,4,23 101.143 (4) (b) Eligible costs. (intro.) Eligible Except as provided in par. (c), eligible costs for an award under par. (a) include actual costs or, if the department establishes a schedule usual and customary cost under par. (cm) for an item, usual and customary costs for the following items only:

AB861-ASA1, s. 8 Section 8. 101.143 (4) (c) 11. and 12. of the statutes are created to read:

AB861-ASA1,5,5 101.143 (4) (c) 11. Costs of excavating soils if the level of contamination in the soils is less than numerical residual contaminant levels developed in accordance with rules promulgated by the department of natural resources under s. 292.11 and approved by the department of natural resources or, if the discharge is covered under s. 101.144 (2) (b), by the department of commerce.

AB861-ASA1,5,7 12. Costs in excess of maximum reimbursable costs established by the department under sub. (3) (cp) 3. a. or (4s) (b) 1.

AB861-ASA1, s. 9 Section 9. 101.143 (4) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB861-ASA1,5,12 101.143 (4) (cm) Usual and customary costs. The department may shall establish a schedule of usual and customary costs for any some or all of the items under par. (b) and may use that schedule to determine the amount of a claimant's eligible costs.

AB861-ASA1, s. 10 Section 10. 101.143 (4s) of the statutes is created to read:

AB861-ASA1,5,18 101.143 (4s) Remedial action review. (a) The department of commerce or the department of natural resources may review remedial actions being conducted for which claims have been or will be filed under sub. (3) to determine the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of the remedial action. The department of commerce may review remedial actions to determine whether ineligible costs are being incurred.

AB861-ASA1,5,20 (b) Following a review under par. (a) of a remedial action, the department of commerce may do one or more of the following:

AB861-ASA1,5,22 1. Establish a maximum reimbursable cost for the remedial action if the department has not already done so.

AB861-ASA1,5,25 2. Require the owner or operator or person owning a home oil tank system to use specified service providers or to conduct the remainder of the remedial action in conjunction with the remedial action for another discharge.

AB861-ASA1,6,4 3. Require the owner or operator or person owning a home oil tank system to develop an analysis of alternative remedial actions, one of which shall be implemented following approval by the department of natural resources or, if the discharge is covered under s. 101.144 (2) (b), by the department of commerce.

AB861-ASA1,6,11 (c) The department may not reimburse an owner or operator or person owning a home oil tank system for any costs incurred in connection with a discharge after the owner or operator or person owning a home oil tank system, or the consultant retained by the owner or operator or person owning a home oil tank system, fails to provide information needed for a review under par. (a) or for any costs incurred after the owner or operator or person owning a home oil tank system fails to comply with requirements imposed under par. (b) 2. or 3.

AB861-ASA1, s. 11 Section 11. 101.143 (11) of the statutes is created to read:

AB861-ASA1,6,15 101.143 (11) Revenue obligations. Awards under sub. (4) may be funded with the proceeds of revenue obligations issued subject to and in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18.

AB861-ASA1,6,18 (b) The department may, under s. 18.56 (5), direct the department of revenue to deposit in a separate fund in the state treasury revenues derived under s. 168.12 (1).

AB861-ASA1,6,25 (c) The building commission may pledge revenues received or to be received in the fund established in par. (b) to secure revenue obligations issued under this subsection. The pledge shall provide for the transfer to the petroleum inspection fund of all pledged revenues, including any interest earned on the revenues, that are in excess of the amounts required to be paid under s. 20.143 (3) (s). The pledge shall provide that the transfers be made at least quarterly and that the transferred amounts are free of any prior pledge.

AB861-ASA1,7,3 (d) The department shall have all other powers necessary and convenient to distribute the pledged revenues and to distribute the proceeds of the revenue obligations in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18.

AB861-ASA1,7,7 (e) The department may enter into agreements with the federal government or its agencies, political subdivisions of this state or private individuals or entities to insure or in any other manner provide additional security for the revenue obligations issued under this subsection.

AB861-ASA1,7,24 (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 can be fully paid from moneys received or anticipated and pledged to be received on a timely basis. If the building commission proposes to contract revenue obligations under this subsection, the building commission shall notify the joint committee on finance in writing of the proposed action. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the building commission that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed action within 14 working days after the date of the building commission's notification, the building commission may contract the revenue obligations as proposed. If, within 14 working days after the date of the building commission's notification, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the building commission that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed action, the building commission may contract the revenue obligations only upon the approval of the committee. Revenue obligations issued under this subsection shall not exceed $400,000,000 in principal amount, excluding obligations issued to refund outstanding revenue obligations.

AB861-ASA1,8,5 (g) Unless otherwise expressly provided in resolutions authorizing the issuance of revenue obligations or in other agreements with the holders of revenue obligations, each issue of revenue obligations under this subsection shall be on a parity with every other revenue obligation issued under this subsection and in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18.

AB861-ASA1, s. 12 Section 12. Initial applicability.

AB861-ASA1,8,9 (1) Characterization of discharges. The treatment of section 101.143 (3) (cp) of the statutes first applies to remedial actions that are begun on the effective date of this subsection.

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