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:
AB133-SSA1,1310,9 9299.13 (title) Hazardous pollution Pollution prevention.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2671 10Section 2671. 299.13 (1) (be) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,1310,1211 299.13 (1) (be) "Center" means the solid and hazardous waste education center
12under s. 36.25 (30).
AB133-SSA1, s. 2672 13Section 2672. 299.13 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2673 14Section 2673. 299.13 (1) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,1310,1615 299.13 (1) (dm) 1. "Pollution prevention" means an action that does any of the
16following:
AB133-SSA1,1310,1717 a. Prevents waste from being created.
AB133-SSA1,1310,1818 b. Reduces the amount of waste that is created.
AB133-SSA1,1310,2019 c. Changes the nature of waste being created in a way that reduces the hazards
20to public health or the environment posed by the waste.
AB133-SSA1,1310,2421 2. "Pollution prevention" does not include incineration, recycling or treatment
22of a waste, changes in the manner of disposal of a waste or any practice that changes
23the characteristics or volume of a waste if the practice is not part of the process that
24produces a product or provides a service.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2674 25Section 2674. 299.13 (1) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2675
1Section 2675. 299.13 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,1311,52 299.13 (1m) Promotion of hazardous pollution prevention. (intro.) In
3carrying out the duties under this section and ss. 36.25 (30) and 560.19, the
4department, the department of commerce and the program center shall promote all
5of the following techniques for hazardous pollution prevention:
AB133-SSA1, s. 2676 6Section 2676. 299.13 (1m) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,1311,77 299.13 (1m) (f) Reducing energy use.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2677 8Section 2677. 299.13 (1m) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,1311,99 299.13 (1m) (g) Training employes to minimize waste.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2678 10Section 2678. 299.13 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,1311,1211 299.13 (2) (a) Designate an employe of the department to serve as hazardous
12pollution prevention coordinator and to do all of the following:
AB133-SSA1,1311,1813 2. Recommend educational priorities to the university of Wisconsin-extension
14for the program center, considering volume and toxicity of hazardous substances,
15toxic pollutants and hazardous waste produced, lack of compliance with
16environmental standards, potential for hazardous pollution prevention and
17projected shortfalls in hazardous waste treatment or disposal facilities under the
18capacity assurance plan.
AB133-SSA1,1311,2019 3. Coordinate the department's hazardous pollution prevention efforts with
20those of other governmental agencies and private groups.
AB133-SSA1,1311,2221 4. Provide training concerning hazardous pollution prevention to employes of
22the department.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2679 23Section 2679. 299.13 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,1312,324 299.13 (2) (b) Identify all department requirements for reporting on hazardous
25pollution prevention and, to the extent possible and practical, standardize,

1coordinate and consolidate the reporting in order to minimize duplication and
2provide useful information on hazardous pollution prevention to the legislature and
3the public.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2680 4Section 2680. 299.13 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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