AB133-SSA1, s. 2636g 14Section 2636g. 292.65 (8) (d) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,1300,1915 292.65 (8) (d) 8. The dry cleaning solvent discharge was caused by a person who
16provided services or products to the owner or operator or to a prior owner or operator
17of the dry cleaning facility, including a person who provided perchloroethylene to the
18owner or operator or prior owner or operator of a dry cleaning facility using a system
19other than a closed, direct-coupled delivery system
.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2637 20Section 2637. 292.65 (8) (e) 3a. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
21read:
AB133-SSA1,1300,2222 292.65 (8) (e) 3a. If eligible costs are $200,000 or less, $10,000.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2638 23Section 2638. 292.65 (8) (e) 3am. of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,1300,2524 292.65 (8) (e) 3am. If eligible costs exceed $200,000 but do not exceed $400,000,
25$10,000 plus 8% of the amount by which eligible costs exceed $200,000.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2639
1Section 2639. 292.65 (8) (e) 3ar. of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,1301,32 292.65 (8) (e) 3ar. If eligible costs exceed $400,000, $26,000 plus 10% of the
3amount by which eligible costs exceed $400,000.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2640 4Section 2640. 292.65 (8) (e) 3b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,1301,85 292.65 (8) (e) 3b. For each year in which the owner or operator has not paid the
6annual license fee under s. 77.9961 (1) for the dry cleaning facility, an
An amount
7equal to 30 times the average annual license fee paid under s. 77.9961 (1) for that the
8year in which an award is made.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2641 9Section 2641. 292.65 (8) (e) 3c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,1301,1410 292.65 (8) (e) 3c. For each year in which the dry cleaning solvents fee under s.
1177.9962 was imposed and the dry cleaning facility was not in operation, an
An
12amount equal to 30 times the total amount collected under s. 77.9962 for that the
13year in which an award is made divided by the number of dry cleaning facilities in
14operation during that year.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2641g 15Section 2641g. 292.65 (8) (j) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,1301,2216 292.65 (8) (j) 4. If, prior to receiving an award under this section, an owner or
17operator receives payment from an insurance company arising out of a claim for
18payment of any eligible costs, the department may not reimburse the owner or
19operator any amount that exceeds the difference between the amount of the award
20calculated under subd. 1. or 2. and pars. (e) and (f) and the amount by which the
21insurance payment exceeds the sum of the deductible and the amount by which the
22amount calculated under par. (e) exceeds the maximum award under par. (f).
AB133-SSA1, s. 2641m 23Section 2641m. 292.65 (8m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,1302,524 292.65 (8m) Reimbursement of insurance proceeds. If, after the owner or
25operator receives an award under this section, the owner or operator receives

1payment from an insurance company arising out of a claim for payment of any
2eligible costs, the owner or operator shall pay to the department the amount by which
3the insurance payment exceeds the sum of the deductible and the amount by which
4the amount calculated under par. (e) exceeds the maximum award under par. (f), but
5not more than the amount of the award received.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2642 6Section 2642. 292.65 (9m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,1302,137 292.65 (9m) Subrogation. The department is subrogated to the rights of an
8applicant who obtains an award under this section or s. 292.66 in an amount equal
9to the award and may join in an action by an applicant against an insurance company
10to recover eligible costs. An applicant who receives an award under this section shall
11cooperate with the state in any action under this subsection. The amounts collected
12by the department under this subsection shall be deposited in the dry cleaner
13environmental response fund.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2643 14Section 2643. 292.65 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,1302,2215 292.65 (11) Environmental fund reimbursement. If the department expends
16funds from the environmental fund under s. 292.11 (7) (a) or 292.31 (3) (b) because
17of a discharge of dry cleaning solvent at a dry cleaning facility, the department shall
18transfer from the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (6) (eq) to the environmental
19fund an amount equal to the amount expended under s. 292.11 (7) (a) or 292.31 (3)
20(b). The department shall make transfers under this subsection when the
21department determines that sufficient funds are available in the appropriation
22account under s. 20.370 (6) (eq).
AB133-SSA1, s. 2644 23Section 2644. 292.65 (12m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,1303,3
1292.65 (12m) Prohibition. No person may knowingly make or cause to be made
2a false or misleading statement in any document submitted to the department under
3this section.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2645m 4Section 2645m. 292.66 (2) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2645p 5Section 2645p. 292.66 (2) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,1303,96 292.66 (2) (g) The owner or operator of a dry cleaning facility that is operating
7at the time that the owner or operator applies for assistance under this section
8certifies that any perchloroethylene delivered to the dry cleaning facility is delivered
9using a closed, direct-coupled delivery system.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2646 10Section 2646. 292.66 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,1303,1611 292.66 (3) An award under this section may not exceed $15,000, of which not
12more than $2,500 may be
shall equal 50% of the eligible costs, except that an award
13may not exceed $20,000. Of the total award, the reimbursement
for the preliminary
14site screening shall equal 50% of the
cost of conducting the preliminary site
15screening, except that the reimbursement for the preliminary site screening may not
16exceed $3,000
.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2647 17Section 2647. 292.66 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,1303,2018 292.66 (5) No person may knowingly make or cause to be made a false or
19misleading statement in any document submitted to the department under this
20section.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2649 21Section 2649. 292.75 of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,1303,23 22292.75 Brownfield site assessment grants. (1) Definitions. In this
23section:
AB133-SSA1,1304,3
1(a) "Eligible site or facility" means an abandoned, idle or underused industrial
2or commercial facility or site, the expansion or redevelopment of which is adversely
3affected by actual or perceived environmental contamination.
AB133-SSA1,1304,64 (b) "Local governmental unit" means a city, village, town, county,
5redevelopment authority created under s. 66.431, community development
6authority created under s. 66.4325, or housing authority.
AB133-SSA1,1304,77 (c) "Petroleum product" has the meaning given in s. 101.143 (1) (f).
AB133-SSA1,1304,118 (d) "Underground hazardous substance storage tank system" means an
9underground storage tank used for storing a hazardous substance other than a
10petroleum product together with any on-site integral piping or dispensing system
11with at least 10% of its total volume below the surface of the ground.
AB133-SSA1,1304,1312 (e) "Underground petroleum product storage tank" has the meaning given in
13s. 101.143 (1) (i).
AB133-SSA1,1304,17 14(2) Duties of the department. (a) The department shall administer a
15program to award brownfield site assessment grants from the appropriation under
16s. 20.370 (6) (et) to local governmental units for the purposes of conducting any of the
17eligible activities under sub. (3).
AB133-SSA1,1304,2018 (b) The department may not award a grant to a local governmental unit under
19this section if that local governmental unit caused the environmental contamination
20that is the basis for the grant request.
AB133-SSA1,1304,2421 (c) The department may only award grants under this section if the person that
22caused the environmental contamination that is the basis for the grant request is
23unknown, cannot be located or is financially unable to pay the cost of the eligible
24activities.
AB133-SSA1,1305,4
1(d) The department shall promulgate rules as necessary to administer the
2program. Rules promulgated by the department under this paragraph may limit the
3total amount of funds that may be used to cover the costs of each category of eligible
4activity described in sub. (3).
AB133-SSA1,1305,6 5(3) Eligible activities. The department may award grants to local
6governmental units to cover the costs of the following activities:
AB133-SSA1,1305,87 (a) The investigation of environmental contamination on an eligible site or
8facility for the purposes of reducing or eliminating environmental contamination.
AB133-SSA1,1305,109 (b) The demolition of any structures, buildings or other improvements located
10on an eligible site or facility.
AB133-SSA1,1305,1211 (c) The removal of abandoned containers, as defined in s. 292.41 (1), from an
12eligible site or facility.
AB133-SSA1,1305,1413 (d) Asbestos abatement activities, as defined in s. 254.11 (2), conducted on an
14eligible site or facility.
AB133-SSA1,1305,1515 (e) The removal of underground hazardous substance storage tank systems.
AB133-SSA1,1305,1616 (f) The removal of underground petroleum product storage tank systems.
AB133-SSA1,1305,19 17(4) Application for grant. The applicant shall submit an application on a form
18prescribed by the department and shall include any information that the department
19finds necessary to calculate the amount of a grant.
AB133-SSA1,1305,21 20(5) Grant criteria. The department shall consider the following criteria when
21determining whether to award a grant:
AB133-SSA1,1305,2422 (a) The local governmental unit's demonstrated commitment to performing and
23completing necessary environmental remediation activities on the eligible site,
24including the local governmental unit's financial commitment.
AB133-SSA1,1306,2
1(b) The degree to which the project will have a positive impact on public health
2and the environment.
AB133-SSA1,1306,43 (c) Other criteria that the department finds necessary to calculate the amount
4of a grant.
AB133-SSA1,1306,8 5(6) Limitation of grant . The total amount of all grants awarded to a local
6governmental unit in a fiscal year under this section shall be limited to an amount
7equal to 15% of the available funds appropriated under s. 20.370 (6) (et) for the fiscal
8year.
AB133-SSA1,1306,11 9(7) Matching funds. The department may not distribute a grant unless the
10applicant contributes matching funds equal to 20% of the grant. Matching funds
11may be in the form of cash or in-kind contribution or both.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2649h 12Section 2649h. 292.77 of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,1306,14 13292.77 Sustainable urban development zone program. (1) In this
14section, "brownfields" has the meaning given in s. 560.13 (1) (a).
AB133-SSA1,1306,20 15(2) The department shall develop and, beginning no later than January 1,
162001, administer a pilot program in the city of Green Bay, the city of La Crosse, the
17city of Milwaukee and the city of Oshkosh that promotes the use of financial
18incentives to clean up and redevelop brownfields. Funds provided under the
19program may be used to investigate environmental contamination and to conduct
20cleanups of brownfields in those cities.
AB133-SSA1,1306,25 21(3) In developing and administering the pilot program under sub. (2), the
22department shall consult and coordinate with the department of administration, the
23department of commerce, the department of health and family services, the
24department of revenue, the department of transportation and the cities specified in
25sub. (2).
AB133-SSA1,1307,2
1(4) During the 1999-2001 fiscal biennium, the department shall make the
2following amounts available through the pilot program under sub. (2):
AB133-SSA1,1307,33 (a) To the city of Green Bay, $500,000.
AB133-SSA1,1307,44 (b) To the city of La Crosse, $500,000.
AB133-SSA1,1307,55 (c) To the city of Milwaukee, $1,000,000.
AB133-SSA1,1307,66 (d) To the city of Oshkosh, $250,000.
AB133-SSA1,1307,9 7(5) (a) The department of commerce shall certify a person conducting a project
8under the pilot program as eligible to claim a tax credit under s. 71.07 (2dy), 71.28
9(1dy) or 71.47 (1dy) while the person is conducting the project.
AB133-SSA1,1307,1210 (b) Within 3 months after a person is certified under par. (a), the department
11of commerce shall estimate the amount of tax benefits that the person will claim
12while conducting the project.
AB133-SSA1,1307,1513 (c) The department of commerce shall provide a person certified under par. (a)
14and the department of revenue with a copy of the certification. The certification shall
15include all of the following:
AB133-SSA1,1307,1616 1. The name and address of the person's business.
AB133-SSA1,1307,1717 2. The location and description of the project.
AB133-SSA1,1307,1818 3. The appropriate Wisconsin tax identification number of the person.
AB133-SSA1,1307,2019 4. The names and addresses of other locations where the person conducts
20business and a description of the business activities conducted at those locations.
AB133-SSA1,1307,2221 5. Other information required by the department of natural resources or the
22department of revenue.
AB133-SSA1,1307,2423 (d) The department of commerce shall promulgate rules that further define a
24person's eligibility to claim the tax credit.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2650 25Section 2650. 292.99 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,1308,5
1292.99 (1) Any Except as provided under sub. (1m), any person who violates
2this chapter or any rule promulgated or any plan approval, license or special order
3issued under this chapter shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $5,000 for each
4violation. Each day of continued violation is a separate offense. While an order is
5suspended, stayed or enjoined, this penalty does not accrue.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2651 6Section 2651. 292.99 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,1308,87 292.99 (1m) Any person who violates s. 292.65 (12m) or 292.66 (5) shall forfeit
8not less than $10 nor more than $10,000.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2652 9Section 2652. 292.99 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,1308,1810 292.99 (2) In addition to the penalties provided under sub. subs. (1) and (1m),
11the court may award the department of justice the reasonable and necessary
12expenses of the investigation and prosecution of the violation, including attorney
13fees. The department of justice shall deposit in the state treasury for deposit into the
14general fund all moneys that the court awards to the department or the state under
15this subsection. Ten percent of the money deposited in the general fund that was
16awarded under this subsection for the costs of investigation and the expenses of
17prosecution, including attorney fees, shall be credited to the appropriation account
18under s. 20.455 (1) (gh).
AB133-SSA1, s. 2652j 19Section 2652j. 293.41 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,1308,2320 293.41 (2) (g) A provision for the amendment of the agreement. The agreement
21shall provide that the agreement is subject to amendment at the request of either
22party if additional information relevant to the issues addressed in the agreement is
23obtained after the agreement takes effect but before the hearing under s. 293.43.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2652k 24Section 2652k. 293.41 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,1309,8
1293.41 (6) If an agreement takes effect before the effective date of this
2subsection .... [revisor inserts date], with respect to a mining permit application for
3which the department has not issued or denied a mining permit on the effective date
4of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], the county, town, village, city or tribal
5government that entered into the agreement may request the operator to engage in
6negotiations regarding an amendment to the agreement based on additional
7information that is relevant to the issues addressed in the agreement and that is first
8obtained after the agreement takes effect but before the hearing under s. 293.43.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2652L 9Section 2652L. 293.49 (2) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,1309,1110 293.49 (2) (g) That the applicant failed to negotiate with a county, town, village,
11city or tribal government under s. 293.41 (6).
AB133-SSA1, s. 2653 12Section 2653. 295.11 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,1309,2213 295.11 (10) "Solid waste" means any garbage, refuse, sludge from a waste
14treatment plant, water supply treatment plant or air pollution control facility and
15other discarded or salvageable materials, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or
16contained gaseous materials resulting from industrial, commercial, mining and
17agricultural operations, and from community activities, but does not include solids
18or dissolved material in domestic sewage, or solid or dissolved materials in irrigation
19return flows or industrial discharges which are point sources subject to permits
20under ch. 283, or source material, as defined in s. 254.31 (10), special nuclear
21material, as defined in s. 254.31 (11), or by-product material, as defined in s. 254.31
22(3) (1).
AB133-SSA1, s. 2653d 23Section 2653d. 295.16 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,1310,724 295.16 (1) (c) The requirements for a nonmetallic mining reclamation plan
25under s. 295.12 (3) (c), for public notice and an opportunity for a public informational

1hearing under s. 295.12 (3) (d) and for proof of financial responsibility under s. 295.12
2(3) (ds) do not apply to nonmetallic mining to obtain stone, soil, sand or gravel for the
3construction, maintenance or repair of a highway, railroad, airport facility, or any
4other transportation facility, conducted under contract with a municipality, as
5defined in s. 299.01 (8), if the contract requires the nonmetallic mining site to be
6reclaimed in accordance with the requirements of the department of transportation
7concerning the restoration of nonmetallic mining sites.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2670 8Section 2670. 299.13 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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