Amendment SA1-SSA1-AB133

AB133-SSA1-SA1,33,4 2. No later than every 3rd year after the date specified in subd. 1., each municipal utility or retail electric cooperative shall notify the department whether it has elected to contribute to the programs established under sub. (2) (a) or (b) 1. for a 3-year period.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,33,9 (c) Full contribution. If a municipal utility or retail electric cooperative elects under par. (b) 1. or 2. to contribute to the programs established both under sub. (2) (a) and under sub. (2) (b) 1., it shall pay 100% of the public benefits fees that it charges under par. (a) to the department in each fiscal year of the 3-year period for which it has made the election.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,33,12 (d) Partial contributions and commitment to community spending. A municipal utility or retail electric cooperative not specified in par. (c) shall do one of the following:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,33,16 1. If the municipal utility or retail electric cooperative elects to contribute only to the programs established under sub. (2) (a), the municipal utility or retail electric cooperative shall, in each fiscal year of the 3-year period for which it elects to contribute under par. (b) 1. or 2., do all of the following:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,33,18 a. Pay no less than 50% of the public benefits fees that it charges under par. (a) to the department.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,33,20 b. Spend no less than 50% of the public benefits fees that it charges under par. (a) on energy conservation programs.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,33,24 2. If the municipal utility or retail electric cooperative elects to contribute only to the programs established under sub. (2) (b) 1., the municipal utility or retail electric cooperative shall, in each fiscal year of the 3-year period for which it elects to contribute under par. (b) 1. or 2., do all of the following:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,34,2 a. Pay 50% of the public benefits fees that it charges under par. (a) to the department.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,34,4 b. Spend no less than 50% of the public benefits fees that it charges under par. (a) on programs for low-income assistance.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,34,8 3. If the municipal utility or retail electric cooperative elects not to contribute to any of the programs established under sub. (2) (a) or (b) 1., the municipal utility or retail electric cooperative shall, in each fiscal year of the 3-year period for which it elects not to contribute under par. (b) 1. or 2., do all of the following:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,34,10 a. Spend no less than 50% of the public benefits fees that it charges under par. (a) on programs for low-income assistance.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,34,12 b. Spend no less than 50% of the public benefits fees that it charges under par. (a) on energy conservation programs.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,34,16 (e) Wholesale supplier credit. If a wholesale supplier has established a program for low-income assistance or an energy conservation program, a municipal utility or retail electric cooperative that is a customer or member of the wholesale supplier may do any of the following:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,34,21 1. Include an amount equal to the product of the municipal utility's or retail electric cooperative's wholesale supply percentage and the amount that the wholesale supplier has spent on low-income assistance in a fiscal year in calculating the amount that the municipal utility or retail electric cooperative has spent on low-income assistance in that fiscal year under par. (d) 2. b. or 3. a.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,35,2 2. Include an amount equal to the product of the municipal utility's or retail electric cooperative's wholesale supply percentage and the amount that the wholesale supplier has spent on energy conservation programs or customer applications of renewable resources in a fiscal year in calculating the amount that the municipal utility or retail electric cooperative has spent on energy conservation programs under par. (d) 1. b. or 3. b.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,35,6 (f) Joint programs. Municipal utilities or retail electric cooperatives may establish joint commitment to community programs, except that each municipal utility or retail electric cooperative that participates in a joint program is required to comply with the spending requirements under par. (d).

AB133-SSA1-SA1,35,10 (g) Reports. 1. For each fiscal year, each municipal utility and retail electric cooperative that does not pay 100% of the public benefits fee that it charges under par. (a) to the department under par. (c) shall file a report with the department that describes each of the following:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,35,14 a. An accounting of public benefits fees charged to customers or members under par. (a) in the fiscal year and expenditures on commitment to community programs under par. (d), including any amounts included in the municipal utility's or retail electric cooperative's calculations under par. (e).

AB133-SSA1-SA1,35,16 b. A description of commitment to community programs established by the municipal utility or retail electric cooperative in the fiscal year.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,35,18 2. The department shall maintain reports filed under subd. 1. for at least 6 years.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,35,19 53. Page 55, line 21: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,35,22 "(c) To the Lac Courte Oreilles Chippewa Indian tribe, $125,000 in each fiscal year to develop law enforcement capabilities on the reservation and trust lands of the tribe.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,35,23 54. Page 59, line 13: delete "from general purpose revenue".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,35,24 55. Page 60, line 22: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,36,1 " Section 114nm. 16.969 of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,36,3 16.969 Fees for certain high-voltage transmission lines. (1) In this section:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,36,4 (a) "Commission" means the public service commission.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,36,7 (b) "High-voltage transmission line" means a high-voltage transmission line, as defined in s. 196.491 (1) (f), that is designed for operation at a nominal voltage of 345 kilovolts or more.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,36,10 (2) The department shall promulgate rules that require a person who is issued a certificate of public convenience and necessity by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) for a high-voltage transmission line to pay the department the following fees:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,36,13 (a) An annual impact fee in an amount equal to 0.3% of the cost of the high-voltage transmission line, as determined by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) (gm).

AB133-SSA1-SA1,36,16 (b) A one-time environmental impact fee in amount equal to 5% of the cost of the high-voltage transmission line, as determined by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) (gm).

AB133-SSA1-SA1,36,21 (3) (a) The department shall distribute the fees that are paid by a person under the rules promulgated under sub. (2) (a) to each town, village and city that is identified by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) (gm) in proportion to the amount of investment that is allocated by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) (gm) to each such town, village and city.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,36,23 (b) The fee that is paid by a person under the rules promulgated under sub. (2) (b) shall be distributed as follows:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,37,3 1. The department shall pay 50% of the fee to each county that is identified by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) (gm) in proportion to the amount of investment that is allocated by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) (gm) to each such county.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,37,7 2. The department shall pay 50% of the fee to each town, village and city that is identified by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) (gm) in proportion to the amount of investment that is allocated by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) (gm) to each such town, village and city.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,37,10 (4) A county, town, village or city that receives a distribution under sub. (3) (b) may use the distribution only for park, conservancy, wetland or other similar environmental programs.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,37,11 56. Page 61, line 9: delete "administration" and substitute "justice".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,37,13 57. Page 61, line 14: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 62, line 9.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,37,15 58. Page 63, line 2: delete "School for the Visually Handicapped" and substitute "Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,37,16 59. Page 63, line 8: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,37,17 " Section 117x. 17.11 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,37,24 17.11 (4) (intro.) If it is determined in the action or proceeding or is found upon the investigation that a district attorney or sheriff suspended under this section is not guilty of an offense, or has not wilfully neglected or refused to perform his or her duties, as charged, that fact shall be certified by the governor to the department of administration justice if a district attorney is involved or to the county clerk of the sheriff's county if a sheriff is involved. Upon the certification, the district attorney or sheriff shall be:".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,38,2 60. Page 64, line 3: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 65, line 9.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,38,3 61. Page 65, line 9: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,38,4 " Section 121u. 18.13 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,38,8 18.13 (4) Consumer privacy advocate. Notwithstanding s. 165.061, the consumer privacy advocate does not have authority to initiate any action or proceeding concerning the issuance of obligations by the building commission under this chapter.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,38,9 62. Page 65, line 9: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,38,10 " Section 121v. 18.13 (4g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,38,13 18.13 (4g) Public intervenor. Notwithstanding s. 165.075, the public intervenor does not have authority to initiate any action or proceeding concerning the issuance of obligations by the building commission under this chapter.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,38,14 63. Page 82, line 22: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,38,15 " Section 159r. 19.01 (4) (bn) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,38,17 19.01 (4) (bn) With the secretary of administration attorney general: district attorneys.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,38,18 64. Page 83, line 9: after that line insert:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,38,19 " Section 164k. 19.42 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1-SA1,39,2 19.42 (5) "Department" means the legislature, the university of Wisconsin system, any authority or public corporation created and regulated by an act of the legislature and any office, department, independent agency or legislative service agency created under ch. 13, 14 or 15, any technical college district or any constitutional office other than a judicial office. In the case of a district attorney, "department" means the department of administration justice unless the context otherwise requires.".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,39,3 65. Page 83, line 10: delete lines 10 and 11.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,39,4 66. Page 85, line 6: delete "1.1%" and substitute "1%".

AB133-SSA1-SA1,39,5 67. Page 98, line 16: after that line insert: - See PDF for table

AB133-SSA1-SA1,39,6 68. Page 101, line 2: after that line insert: - See PDF for table

AB133-SSA1-SA1,39,7 69. Page 101, line 3: delete lines 3 and 4.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,39,8 70. Page 101, line 7: delete lines 7 and 8 and substitute: - See PDF for table

AB133-SSA1-SA1,39,10 71. Page 101, line 10: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2000-01 by $3,500,000 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,39,11 72. Page 101, line 11: after that line insert: - See PDF for table

AB133-SSA1-SA1,39,13 73. Page 102, line 12: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2000-01 by $2,521,300 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,40,3 74. Page 102, line 12: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 1999-00 by $170,000 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2000-01 by $190,000 to increase authorized FTE positions for the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection by 3.0 SEG for the soil and water resource management program.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,40,4 75. Page 103, line 15: delete that line.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,40,7 76. Page 105, line 2: decrease the dollar amount for fiscal year 1999-00 by $1,000,000 and decrease the dollar amount for fiscal year 2000-01 by $1,000,000 to decrease funding for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,40,9 77. Page 107, line 19: decrease the dollar amount for fiscal year 1999-00 by $130,000 to decrease funding for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,40,12 78. Page 107, line 19: decrease the dollar amount for fiscal year 1999-00 by $125,000 and decrease the dollar amount for fiscal year 2000-01 by $125,000 to decrease funding for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,40,15 79. Page 107, line 19: decrease the dollar amount for fiscal year 1999-00 by $250,000 and decrease the dollar amount for fiscal year 2000-01 by $250,000 to decrease funding for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,40,18 80. Page 108, line 2: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 1999-00 by $800,000 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2000-01 by $800,000 to increase funding for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,40,19 81. Page 108, line 2: after that line insert: - See PDF for table

AB133-SSA1-SA1,41,5 82. Page 108, line 14: decrease the dollar amount for fiscal year 1999-00 by $204,800 and decrease the dollar amount for fiscal year 2000-01 by $204,800 to decrease funding for staff support to the recycling market development board and for the conversion of 2 project positions to permanent positions for the department of commerce related to recycling market development.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,41,8 83. Page 108, line 17: decrease the dollar amount for fiscal year 1999-00 by $500,000 and decrease the dollar amount for fiscal year 2000-01 by $500,000 to decrease funding for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,41,9 84. Page 109, line 16: delete lines 16 and 17.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,41,13 85. Page 110, line 8: decrease the dollar amount for fiscal year 1999-00 by $236,400 and decrease the dollar amount for fiscal year 2000-01 by $174,800 to decrease the authorized FTE positions for the department of commerce by 3.0 SEG permanent positions and 2.0 SEG 2-year project positions.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,41,16 86. Page 111, line 9: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 1999-00 by $120,000 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2000-01 by $120,000 for the purpose of funding public education on financial matters.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,41,19 87. Page 114, line 8: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 1999-00 by $250,000 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2000-01 by $250,000 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,41,20 88. Page 115, line 4: after that line insert: - See PDF for table

AB133-SSA1-SA1,42,2 89. Page 117, line 4: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 1999-00 by $100,000 to increase funding for the grants under Section 9105 (1c) of this act.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,42,5 90. Page 117, line 4: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 1999-00 by $50,000 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2000-01 by $50,000 to increase funding for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,42,6 91. Page 117, line 8: after that line insert: - See PDF for table

AB133-SSA1-SA1,42,7 92. Page 118, line 1: delete lines 1 to 4.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,42,10 93. Page 119, line 6: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 1999-00 by $1,186,100 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2000-01 by $1,186,100 to increase funding for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,42,13 94. Page 119, line 15: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 1999-00 by $42,500 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2000-01 by $87,600 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,42,15 95. Page 119, line 18: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 1999-00 by $186,300 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,42,18 96. Page 120, line 2: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 1999-00 by $127,000 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2000-01 by $261,600 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,42,21 97. Page 123, line 1: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 1999-00 by $107,100 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2000-01 by $123,600 to provide wage increases for limited term employes working at the historic sites.

AB133-SSA1-SA1,43,3 98. Page 123, line 12: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 1999-00 by $107,100 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2000-01 by $123,600 to provide wage increases for limited term employes working at the historic sites.