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22285. Page 1320, line 14: delete the material beginning with "that the" and
23ending with "subscriber." on line 15 and substitute "with an assigned telephone
1number, including a communication service provided via a voice over Internet
2protocol connection. If a communications provider provides multiple
3communications service connections to a subscriber, the communications provider
4shall impose a separate fee under this subdivision on each of the first 10 connections
5and one additional fee for each 10 additional connections per billed account.".
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6286. Page 1320, line 18: delete "fee."" and substitute "fee," or, if the
7communications provider combines the fee with a charge imposed under s. 256.35 (3),
8the communications provider shall identify the combined fee and charge as "charge
9for funding countywide 911 systems plus police and fire protection fee."".
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11"
Section 2454kg. 196.20 (4) (c) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
12read:
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196.20
(4) (c) 1. If an electric public utility has an approved fuel cost plan, the
14commission shall defer any under-collection or over-collection of fuel costs that are
15outside of the utility's symmetrical fuel cost annual tolerance, as established by the
16commission, for subsequent rate recovery or refund.
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2. The commission may commence a proceeding to adjust rates for an electric
18public utility outside of a general rate case proceeding if the utility's actual fuel costs
19are outside of the utility's fuel cost annual tolerance, as established by the
20commission.
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3. Approval of a fuel cost plan and any rate adjustment for deferred fuel costs
22or refund of over-collected fuel costs shall be determined by the commission after
23opportunity for hearing.
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1196.20
(4) (d) The commission shall promulgate a rule
to implement this
2subsection.".
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196.31
(2m) From the appropriation under s. 20.155 (1) (j), the commission
6shall make an annual grant of $300,000 to a nonstock, nonprofit corporation that is
7described under section
501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and that has a
8history of advocating on behalf of residential ratepayers for affordable rates, for the
9purpose of offsetting the general expenses of the corporation, including salary,
10benefit, rent, and utility expenses.".
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21281.14 Wisconsin River monitoring and study. (1) In this section:
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(a) "Nonpoint source" has the meaning given in s. 281.16 (1) (e).
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(b) "Point source" has the meaning given in s. 283.01 (12).
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1(2) The department shall conduct a program to monitor and study the
2introduction of nutrients from point sources and nonpoint sources into the Wisconsin
3River from the city of Merrill to the Castle Rock Flowage dam. The department shall
4seek to do all of the following under this subsection:
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(a) Identify the amounts of nutrients being introduced into the river.
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(b) Characterize and quantify the nutrients, in particular nitrogen and
7phosphorus, introduced into the river from nonpoint sources relative to climate, land
8use, soil type, elevation, and drainage.
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(c) Collect water quality information for locations on the river itself and for
10major tributaries and major impoundments to use in evaluating the biological,
11physical, and chemical properties of the water and to use as data in watershed and
12river models.
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(d) Use watershed and river models and the information collected under this
14subsection and from other sources to forecast the effect on water quality of different
15methods of reducing the amounts of nutrients introduced into the river.
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(e) Develop tools to use in selecting and implementing methods of reducing the
17amounts of nutrients introduced into the river.".
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23"(b) Of each fee paid under par. (a), $95 shall be credited to the appropriation
24account under s. 20.370 (4) (mi).
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1(c) The department shall annually submit a report to the joint committee on
2finance and, under s. 13.172 (3), to the standing committees of the legislature with
3jurisdiction over agricultural and environmental matters describing the use of the
4moneys credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (4) (mi) under par. (b).".
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289.67
(1) (cm)
Amount of environmental repair fee. Except as provided under
12par. pars. (cv) and (d), the environmental repair fee imposed under par. (a) is 20 cents
13per ton.".
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289.67
(1) (cv)
Environmental repair fee for certain sediments. The
18environmental repair fee imposed under par. (a) is $4.05 per ton for solid or
19hazardous waste disposed of on or after July 1, 2009, that consists of sediments that
20are contaminated with PCBs, as defined in s. 299.45 (1) (a), and that are removed
21from the bed of a navigable water of this state in connection with a phase of a project
22to remedy contamination of the bed of the navigable water if the quantity of the
23sediments removed, either in the phase or in combination with other planned phases
1of the project, will exceed 200,000 cubic yards and if removal of sediments under the
2project began before the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].".
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5321.45 Military family financial aid.
(1) In this section:
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(a) "Immediate family" means the spouse and dependent children of a service
7member who are residents of this state.
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(b) "Service member" means a member of a reserve unit of the U.S. armed forces
9or of the national guard who is a resident of this state and who is serving on active
10duty in the U.S. armed forces.
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11(2) The department shall provide financial aid to eligible members of the
12immediate family of service members. The department shall promulgate rules
13establishing eligibility criteria and the amount of financial aid.".
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16306. Page 1538, line 1: after "chiropractor" insert "unless the claim for the
17services related to the copayment, coinsurance, or deductible is reduced by an equal
18amount".
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10"1m. If an eligible employee earned wages greater than $100,000, the
11department may award to a person certified under sub. (2) tax benefits for each such
12employee in an amount equal to up to 10 percent of the first $100,000 in wages paid
13by the person to that employee.".
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560.799
(5m) Additional tax benefits for significant capital expenditures. 17If the department determines that a business certified under sub. (5) makes a
18significant capital expenditure in the enterprise zone, the department may certify
19the business to receive additional tax benefits in an amount to be determined by the
20department, but not exceeding 10 percent of the business' capital expenditures. The
21department shall, in a manner determined by the department, allocate the tax
22benefits a business is certified to receive under this subsection over the remainder
23of the time limit of the enterprise zone under sub. (4).
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1560.799
(6) (g) 3. The definition of "significant capital expenditure" for purposes
2of sub. (5m).".
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8324. Page 1611, line 25: after "insured." insert "If an insured brings a civil
9action against an insurer relating to a preexisting condition exclusion denial
10determination or a rescission with respect to which an independent review
11organization has issued a decision, the decision of the independent review
12organization is presumed to be correct and the insured has the burden of rebutting
13the presumption.".
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632.835
(7) (c) An insurer is not liable for punitive damages for actions taken
17in compliance with any decision rendered by a certified independent review
18organization under this section relating to a preexisting condition exclusion denial
19determination or a rescission.".
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799.41
(2) If the eviction seeks to remove a tenant whose tenancy is terminated
5as the result of a foreclosure judgment and sale under s. 708.02, the complaint shall
6identify the action as an eviction of the tenant due to a foreclosure action.".
