Amendment ASA2-AB218

AB218-ASA2,39,14 101.144 (2) (b) 2. The site of the discharge is not contaminated by a hazardous substance other than the petroleum product, including any additive, that was discharged from the petroleum storage tank.

AB218-ASA2, s. 94 Section 94. 101.144 (3g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB218-ASA2,40,8 101.144 (3g) (a) If, on December 1, 1999, more than 35% of sites classified under this section, excluding sites that are contaminated by a hazardous substance other than a petroleum product or an additive to a petroleum product, are classified as high risk sites, the department of commerce and the department of natural resources, shall attempt to reach an agreement that specifies standards for determining whether the site of a discharge of a petroleum product from a petroleum storage tank is classified as high risk. The standards shall be designed to classify no more than 35% of those sites as high risk sites and may not classify all sites at which an enforcement standard is exceeded as high risk sites. If the department of commerce and the department of natural resources are unable to reach an agreement, they shall refer the matters on which they are unable to agree to the secretary of administration for resolution. The secretary of administration shall resolve any matters on which the departments disagree in a manner that is consistent with this paragraph. The department of commerce shall promulgate rules incorporating any agreement between the department of commerce and the department of natural resources under this paragraph and any resolution of disagreements between the departments by the secretary of administration under this paragraph.

AB218-ASA2,40,13 (b) If, 6 months after rules under par. (a) are in effect, more than 35% of the sites classified under this section, excluding sites that are contaminated by a hazardous substance other than a petroleum product or an additive to a petroleum product, are classified as high risk sites, the department of commerce shall revise the rules using the procedure for promulgating the rules in par. (a).

AB218-ASA2, s. 95 Section 95. 101.144 (3m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB218-ASA2,40,19 101.144 (3m) (a) 3. Establishes procedures, standards and schedules for determining whether the site of a discharge of a petroleum product from a petroleum storage tank is classified as high priority, medium priority risk or low priority risk and establishes procedures and schedules for classifying sites of discharges of petroleum products from petroleum storage tanks.

AB218-ASA2, s. 96 Section 96. 281.59 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB218-ASA2,41,3 281.59 (4) (b) The department of administration may, under s. 18.56 18.561 (5) and (9) (j) or 18.562 (3) and (5) (e), deposit in a separate and distinct fund in the state treasury or in an account maintained by a trustee outside the state treasury, any portion of the revenues derived under s. 25.43 (1). The revenues deposited with a trustee outside the state treasury are the trustee's revenues in accordance with the agreement between this state and the trustee or in accordance with the resolution pledging the revenues to the repayment of revenue obligations issued under this subsection.

AB218-ASA2, s. 97 Section 97. Nonstatutory provisions.

AB218-ASA2,41,7 (1) Financial management. No later than the first day of the 6th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection, the department of commerce shall do all of the following:

AB218-ASA2,41,10 (a) Update its financial data base for the program under section 101.143 of the statutes to ensure that complete cost information related to each occurrence and to the annual payment to each owner or operator is readily available.

AB218-ASA2,41,15 (b) Investigate any variances between the amount of total payments indicated by the department's financial data base for the program under section 101.143 of the statutes and the amount of total payments indicated by the accounts maintained by the department of administration under section 16.52 of the statutes to identify when the variances occurred and the reasons for the variances.

AB218-ASA2,41,18 (c) Make any changes in the department's financial data base needed to ensure that the data base is consistent with the accounts maintained by the department of administration under section 16.52 of the statutes.

AB218-ASA2,41,19 (2) Rule making.

AB218-ASA2,41,23 (a) The department of commerce and the department of natural resources shall submit in proposed form the rules required under section 101.143 (2) (h), (i) and (j) and (2e) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the legislature under section 227.19 of the statutes no later than June 1, 2000.

AB218-ASA2,42,10 (b) Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of commerce and the department of natural resources shall promulgate the rules required under section 101.143 (2) (h), (i) and (j) and (2e) of the statutes, as created by this act. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes, the emergency rules may remain in effect until September 1, 2000, or the date on which rules under par. (a) take effect, whichever is sooner. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b) and (3) of the statutes, the departments are not required to provide evidence that promulgating rules under this paragraph is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for rules promulgated under this paragraph. The departments shall promulgate rules under this paragraph no later than the 30th day after the effective date of this paragraph.

AB218-ASA2,42,20 (c) Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of commerce shall promulgate rules to implement section 101.143 (4) (cm) 1. of the statutes, as affected by this act, for the period before the effective date of permanent rules, but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b) and (3) of the statutes, the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating rules under this paragraph is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for rules promulgated under this paragraph. The department shall promulgate rules under this paragraph no later than November 1, 1999.

AB218-ASA2,42,23 (d) The department of commerce shall submit in proposed form any rules under section 101.143 (2) (h) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the legislature under section 227.19 of the statutes no later than June 1, 2000.

AB218-ASA2,43,7 (e) If the conditions under section 101.144 (3g) (a) of the statutes, as created by this act apply on December 1, 1999, using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of commerce shall promulgate the rules required under section 101.144 (3g) (a) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before the effective date of permanent rules, but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b) and (3) of the statutes, the department is not required to provide a finding of emergency for rules promulgated under this paragraph. The department shall promulgate rules under this paragraph no later than December 31, 1999.

AB218-ASA2,43,11 (f) The department of natural resources shall submit in proposed form any changes in its rules necessary to conform to the rules under section 101.143 (2) (h), (i) and (j) of the statutes, as created by this act, to the legislature under section 227.19 of the statues no later than June 1, 2000.

AB218-ASA2,43,16 (3) Claims review project positions. The authorized FTE positions for the department of commerce, funded by the appropriation under section 20.143 (3) (Lm) of the statutes, as created by this act, are increased by 2.0 PR project positions for the period ending on June 30, 2001, for the purpose of performing claims review under section 101.143 of the statutes.

AB218-ASA2,43,21 (4) Report concerning federal funding. The secretary of administration shall report to the joint committee on finance on how federal funds related to leaking underground storage tanks should be allocated between the department of commerce and the department of natural resources. The secretary shall submit the report for review by the committee at its 4th quarterly meeting in 1999.

AB218-ASA2,43,25 (5) Transfer of sites. The department of natural resources and the department of commerce shall identify sites the classification of which is changed because of the changes made by this act in section 101.144 of the statutes and shall transfer authority over those sites no late than December 1, 1999.

AB218-ASA2,44,6 (6) Report concerning interest costs. No later than March 1, 2000, the department of commerce shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance and the joint committee for review of administrative rules containing recommendations for actions that the department could take to reduce interest costs incurred by claimants under the program under section 101.143 of the statutes, including a review of schedules for making progress payments to claimants.

AB218-ASA2,44,13 (7) Evaluation of usual and customary cost schedule. The department of commerce shall evaluate the operation of section 101.143 (4) (cm) 1. of the statutes, as affected by this act, and shall report the results of the evaluation to the joint legislative audit committee, to the joint committee on finance and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature, in the manner provided in s. 13.172 (3) of the statutes, no later than the first day of the 14th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection.

AB218-ASA2, s. 98 Section 98 . Appropriation changes; commerce.

AB218-ASA2,44,20 (1) Hydrogeologist positions. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of commerce under section 20.143 (3) (w) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1999, the dollar amount is increased by $152,200 for fiscal year 1999-00 and the dollar amount is increased by $174,800 for fiscal year 2000-01 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department by 3.0 SEG hydrogeologist positions.

AB218-ASA2,45,2 (2) Petroleum storage remedial action claims review. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of commerce under section 20.143 (3) (w) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1999, the dollar amount is increased by $84,200 for fiscal year 1999-00 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department by 2.0 SEG project positions for the period ending on June 30, 2000, for the purpose of performing claims review under section 101.143 of the statutes.

AB218-ASA2, s. 99 Section 99 . Initial applicability.

AB218-ASA2,45,7 (1) Risk based analysis and reimbursement changes. The treatment of section 101.143 (2e) (c), (3) (cn), (cp), (cs) and (g) and (4) (c) 11. of the statutes first applies to a discharge with respect to which activities under section 101.143 (3) (c) 3. or (g) of the statutes are begun on the effective date of this subsection.

AB218-ASA2,45,11 (2) Deductibles. The treatment of section 101.143 (4) (d) 2. (intro.), (dg) and (dm) 2. a. and c. and (ei) 2. of the statutes first applies to a person who submits a remedial action plan, that is acceptable to the department of commerce or the department of natural resources, on November 1, 1999.

AB218-ASA2,45,13 (3) Interest reimbursement. The treatment of section 101.143 (4) (c) 8. of the statutes first applies to an applicant whose loan is secured on November 1, 1999.

AB218-ASA2, s. 100 Section 100. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:

AB218-ASA2,45,18 (1) Appropriation increases. Section 98 of this act takes effect on July 1, 1999, or on the second day after publication of the 1999-2001 biennial budget act, whichever is later.

AB218-ASA2,45,21 (2) Risk based analysis and reimbursement changes. The treatment of section 101.143 (2e) (c), (3) (cn), (cp), (cs) and (g) and (4) (c) 11. of the statutes and Section 99 of this act take effect on November 1, 1999.

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