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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO 2009 SENATE BILL 616
April 20, 2010 - Offered by Senators Risser and Miller.
SB616-SSA1,1,11 1An Act to renumber and amend 13.48 (15) and 101.025 (4) (intro.); to amend
216.84 (5), 101.027 (2), 101.027 (3) (a) 1., 101.027 (3) (b) 1., 101.05 (1) and (3) and
3119.04 (1); and to create 13.48 (2) (jm), 13.48 (15) (b), 16.85 (3m), 16.856,
466.0902, 101.02 (23), 101.025 (4) (ar), 101.028, 101.61 (1m), 101.63 (1g), 101.63
5(1m), 120.24 and 145.133 of the statutes; relating to: energy conservation
6standards for the construction of certain buildings, energy and environmental
7design standards for state buildings, structures, and facilities, energy and
8environmental design standards for school district facilities and other local
9government buildings, leasing of state buildings, structures, and facilities,
10standards for the construction and use of graywater systems, and granting
11rule-making authority.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB616-SSA1, s. 1
1Section 1. 13.48 (2) (jm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB616-SSA1,2,32 13.48 (2) (jm) 1. In this paragraph, "conditioned space" means space that is
3designed to have controlled environmental conditions.
SB616-SSA1,2,154 2. The building commission shall not approve the design or construction of any
5project for the construction of any building, structure, or facility for a board, agency,
6officer, department, commission, or body corporate, if the building, structure, or
7facility after construction will contain at least 10,000 gross square feet of conditioned
8space for occupancy by any such entity, or of any project for the repair, renewal,
9renovation, or expansion of any existing building, structure, or facility for occupancy
10by any such entity if the building, structure, or facility contains at least 10,000 gross
11square feet of conditioned space and the project affects more than 50 percent of the
12existing gross square feet of conditioned space in the building, structure, or facility,
13regardless of the funding source of the project, unless the department of
14administration verifies and certifies to the commission, after reviewing the plans
15and specifications, all of the following:
SB616-SSA1,2,1816 a. That the project conforms at a minimum to the requirements under the
17LEED Green Building Rating System for certification at the silver level, as defined
18in s. 16.856 (1) (f), for construction projects.
SB616-SSA1,2,2419 b. That the energy performance for the project is at least 30 percent better than
20the performance standard prescribed by the department of commerce under s.
21101.028 based upon standard 90.1-2007 of the American Society of Heating,
22Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers or its most current equivalent, as
23documented by energy modeling and certified in writing by the chief engineer for the
24project.
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1c. That at least 75 percent of the construction materials delivered to the project
2site but not used in the project and the demolition materials from any demolition
3required to undertake the project are recycled in the project or transferred to a 3rd
4party for recycling.
SB616-SSA1,3,95 d. That the ventilation components for the project are strictly in conformity
6with standards prescribed by the department of commerce under s. 101.028 based
7upon standard 62.1-2004 of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air
8Conditioning Engineers, and the chief engineer for the project certifies in writing
9that no exemptions from strict conformity with that standard have been authorized.
SB616-SSA1,3,2010 e. That the project has an indoor air quality management plan that addresses
11adherence to the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning performance standards
12for the project, source control that ensures use of low emission materials and
13finishes, pathway interruption to prevent migration of contaminants during the
14construction process, housekeeping procedures to prevent the spread and growth of
15contaminants during the construction process, and construction activity scheduling
16to prevent cross contamination of materials used in the project during the
17construction process. The plan shall be consistent at a minimum with standards
18promulgated by the department of commerce under s. 101.028 based upon indoor air
19quality guidelines for occupied building of the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning
20Contractors' National Association, 2nd edition, 2007.
SB616-SSA1,3,2421 f. That the project upon completion will attain a maximum level of interior
22water use no greater than a level that is 70 percent of the interior water use baseline,
23as determined by the department of administration in accordance with the LEED
24Green Building Rating System, as defined in s. 16.856 (1) (e).
SB616-SSA1,4,17
13. The building commission shall not enter into an agreement for the purchase
2of or for the lease of, or renewal of a lease of, with option to purchase, any building,
3structure, or facility that is constructed or to be constructed for occupancy by any
4board, agency, officer, department, commission, or body corporate, if the building,
5structure, or facility after construction will contain at least 10,000 gross square feet
6of conditioned space for occupancy by any such entity, or any building, structure, or
7facility that is to be repaired, renewed, renovated, or expanded for occupancy by any
8such entity if the building, structure, or facility contains at least 10,000 gross square
9feet of conditioned space and the repair, renewal, renovation, or expansion affects
10more than 50 percent of the existing gross square feet of conditioned space in the
11building, structure, or facility, regardless of the funding source of the agreement,
12unless the department of administration verifies and certifies that the building,
13structure, or facility conforms or will after construction, repair, renewal, renovation
14or expansion conform to all of the standards specified in subd. 2. The building
15commission shall obtain certification by the U.S. Green Building Council that the
16building, structure, or facility conforms at a minimum to the requirements for
17certification at the LEED silver level.
SB616-SSA1,4,2518 4. The building commission shall apply all moneys available for its use under
19the authorized state building program to achieve certification as of January 1, 2015,
20by the U.S. Green Building Council for not less than 15 percent of the total gross
21square footage of conditioned space in buildings, structures, and facilities that are
22owned or leased by agencies on that date, as determined by the department of
23administration under s. 16.856 (3), as conforming at a minimum to LEED
24performance requirements for the operation and maintenance of existing buildings,
25as defined in s. 16.856 (1) (h).
SB616-SSA1,5,9
15. The building commission shall apply all moneys available for its use under
2the authorized state building program to achieve certification by the dates specified
3by rule of the department of administration under s. 16.856 (6) by the U.S. Green
4Building Council for not less than the percentages specified by that rule of the total
5gross square footage of conditioned space in buildings, structures, and facilities that
6are owned or leased by agencies on the dates specified by that rule, as determined
7by the department of administration under s. 16.856 (3), for meeting at a minimum
8the LEED performance requirements for the operation and maintenance of existing
9buildings, as defined in s. 16.856 (1) (h).
SB616-SSA1, s. 2 10Section 2. 13.48 (15) of the statutes is renumbered 13.48 (15) (a) and amended
11to read:
SB616-SSA1,5,1412 13.48 (15) (a) Subject to the requirements of par. (b) and s. 20.924 (1) (i), the
13building commission shall have the authority to acquire leasehold interests in land
14and buildings where such authority is not otherwise provided to an agency by law.
SB616-SSA1, s. 3 15Section 3. 13.48 (15) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB616-SSA1,6,216 13.48 (15) (b) The building commission shall not approve the leasing of, or the
17renewal or extension of any lease for, property for use by this state unless the
18department of administration has certified to the commission that the energy use
19intensity for the total property and the annual energy usage for the total property
20conform to standards promulgated by the department of commerce under s. 101.028
21based upon Energy Star standards consistent with the minimum LEED performance
22requirements for the operation and maintenance of existing buildings. The
23commission shall also require other agencies, as defined in s. 16.70 (1e), that have
24authority to lease improved real property, to certify to the commission, before
25entering into, or renewing or extending, any lease of real property, that the energy

1use intensity for the total property and the annual energy usage for the total property
2conform to the same standards.
SB616-SSA1, s. 4 3Section 4. 16.84 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB616-SSA1,7,24 16.84 (5) Have responsibility, subject to approval of the governor, for all
5functions relating to the leasing, acquisition, allocation and utilization of all real
6property by the state, except where such responsibility is otherwise provided by the
7statutes. In this connection, the Prior to entering into any lease, or renewing or
8extending any lease, for property to be used by this state, the department shall
9require the prospective lessor to disclose the energy use intensity for the total
10property, measured on a square foot basis, and the annual energy usage for the total
11property, calculated in accordance with standards promulgated by the department
12of commerce under s. 101.028 based upon Energy Star standards, as defined in s.
1313.48 (15) (b), consistent with the minimum LEED performance requirements for the
14operation and maintenance of existing buildings, as defined in s. 16.856 (1) (h). The
15department shall verify and certify this information to the building commission
16before the commission considers approval of the lease, or the renewal or extension
17of the lease. The department shall also require other agencies, as defined in s. 16.70
18(1e), that have authority to enter into leases for real property to obtain, verify, and
19certify the same information to the commission before entering into any lease, or
20renewing or extending any lease, for property to be used by those agencies. The

21department shall, with the governor's approval, require physical consolidation of
22office space utilized by any executive branch agency having fewer than 50 authorized
23full-time equivalent positions with office space utilized by another executive branch
24agency, whenever feasible. The department shall lease or acquire office space for
25legislative offices or legislative service agencies at the direction of the joint

1committee on legislative organization. In this subsection, "executive branch agency"
2has the meaning given in s. 16.70 (4).
SB616-SSA1, s. 5 3Section 5. 16.85 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB616-SSA1,7,54 16.85 (3m) To appoint or approve the appointment of a chief engineer for each
5major construction project, as defined in s. 16.856 (1) (g).
SB616-SSA1, s. 6 6Section 6. 16.856 of the statutes is created to read:
SB616-SSA1,7,8 716.856 Energy and environmental design standards for certain state
8buildings, structures, and facilities.
(1) In this section:
SB616-SSA1,7,99 (a) "Agency" has the meaning given in s. 16.70 (1e).
SB616-SSA1,7,1310 (b) "ASHRAE standard" means the standard promulgated by the department
11of commerce under s. 101.028 based upon standard 90.1-2007 of the American
12Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers or its current
13equivalent as determined by the department of commerce under s. 101.028.
SB616-SSA1,7,1514 (c) "Conditioned space" means space that is designed to have controlled
15environmental conditions.
SB616-SSA1,7,2016 (d) "IECC standards" means the energy efficiency design standards
17promulgated by the department of commerce under s. 101.028 based upon the
18national energy efficiency design standards of the International Energy
19Conservation Code or their current equivalents as determined by the department of
20commerce under s. 101.028.
SB616-SSA1,7,2421 (e) "LEED Green Building Rating System" means the green building rating
22system of the U.S. Green Building Council designated as the leadership in energy
23and environmental design system or its current equivalent as determined by the
24department of commerce under s. 101.028.
SB616-SSA1,8,6
1(f) "LEED silver level" means the performance level designated as the silver
2level under the LEED Green Building Rating System or its current equivalent, or an
3equivalent performance level under an equivalent rating system, as determined by
4the department of commerce under s. 101.028. The department shall recognize the
5use of wood-based materials and products certified by the Forest Stewardship
6Council, American Tree Farm System, or Sustainable Forest Initiative programs.
SB616-SSA1,8,147 (g) "Major construction project" means a project for the construction of a state
8building, structure, or facility that will, upon completion, contain at least 10,000
9gross square feet of conditioned space, or for the repair, renewal, or renovation of an
10existing state building, structure, or facility containing at least 10,000 gross square
11feet of conditioned space that affects more than 50 percent of the existing gross
12square feet of conditioned space in that building, structure, or facility, or for the
13expansion of an existing state building, structure, or facility to add at least 10,000
14gross square feet of conditioned space.
SB616-SSA1,8,1915 (h) "Minimum LEED performance requirements for the operation and
16maintenance of existing buildings" means the performance requirements so
17designated under the LEED Green Building Rating System, as prescribed by the
18U.S. Green Building Council, or its current equivalent as determined by the
19department of commerce under s. 101.028.
SB616-SSA1,8,2320 (i) "Zero net energy" means an energy consumption level under which a
21building, structure, or facility produces as much energy for electricity, heating, and
22cooling from renewable sources in any calendar year as the building, structure, or
23facility consumes during the same period.
SB616-SSA1,9,7 24(2) The department shall ensure that the plans and specifications for each
25major construction project conform at a minimum to the requirements for

1certification at the LEED silver level. Upon completion of each major construction
2project, the department shall obtain certification by the U.S. Green Building Council
3that the project conforms at a minimum to the requirements for certification at the
4LEED silver level. The department shall also ensure that the energy performance,
5recycling of construction and demolition materials, ventilation components, indoor
6air quality performance, and water usage level for each major construction project
7conform to the standards specified s. 13.48 (2) (jm) 2.
SB616-SSA1,9,16 8(3) The department shall maintain a current inventory of the location and
9gross square footage of the conditioned space in all buildings, structures, and
10facilities that are owned or leased by any agency for its use or the use of another
11agency. The inventory shall include for each building, structure, or facility
12information concerning the conditioned space in the building, structure, or facility
13and whether the building, structure, or facility or any portion thereof is certified or
14eligible for certification by the U.S. Green Building Council as conforming at a
15minimum to LEED performance requirements for the operation and maintenance of
16existing buildings.
SB616-SSA1,9,22 17(4) Except as provided in sub. (5), the department shall ensure that each
18building, structure, or facility constructed, repaired, renewed, renovated, or
19expanded by or for the state that is a major construction project conforms to
20whichever of the following energy performance standards applies, based upon the
21year in which construction, repair, renewal, renovation, or expansion of the building,
22structure, or facility begins:
SB616-SSA1,9,2623 (a) For a building, structure, or facility the construction, repair, renewal,
24renovation, or expansion of which begins on or after the first day of the 7th month
25beginning after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], but before

1January 1, 2015, the energy performance shall be at least 30 percent better than the
2energy performance under the ASHRAE standard or the IECC standards, whichever
3is the most stringent.
SB616-SSA1,10,84 (b) For a building, structure, or facility the construction, repair, renewal,
5renovation, or expansion of which begins after December 31, 2014, but before
6January 1, 2020, the energy performance shall be at least 70 percent better than the
7performance under the ASHRAE standard or the IECC standards, whichever is the
8most stringent.
SB616-SSA1,10,139 (c) For a building, structure, or facility the construction, repair, renewal,
10renovation, or expansion of which begins after December 31, 2019, but before
11January 1, 2025, the energy performance shall be at least 80 percent better than the
12energy performance under the ASHRAE standard or the IECC standards, whichever
13is the most stringent.
SB616-SSA1,10,1814 (d) For a building, structure, or facility the construction, repair, renewal,
15renovation, or expansion of which begins after December 31, 2024, but before
16January 1, 2030, the energy performance shall be at least 90 percent better than the
17energy performance under the ASHRAE standard or the IECC standards, whichever
18is the most stringent.
SB616-SSA1,10,2319 (e) For a building, structure, or facility the construction, repair, renewal,
20renovation, or expansion of which begins after December 31, 2029, the energy
21performance shall be 100 percent better than the energy performance under the
22ASHRAE standard or the IECC standards, whichever is more stringent, and the
23building, structure, or facility shall consume zero net energy.
SB616-SSA1,11,2 24(5) Subsection (4) does not apply to the gross square footage of enclosed space
25of any building, structure, or facility that is dedicated for laboratory usage if the

1ventilation requirements for that gross square footage do not permit compliance with
2sub. (4) in that area.
SB616-SSA1,11,10 3(6) The department shall assess the feasibility of achieving certification by the
4U.S. Green Building Council for greater than 15 percent of the total gross square
5footage of conditioned space in buildings, structures, and facilities that are owned or
6leased by agencies, as determined under sub. (3), as conforming at a minimum to
7LEED performance requirements for the operation and maintenance of existing
8buildings and shall, by rule, specify, for purposes of s. 13.48 (2) (jm) 5., increased
9levels of certification and dates during the period from January 1, 2015, to January
101, 2030, by which those increased levels are to be achieved.
SB616-SSA1,11,16 11(7) Annually no later than March 31, the department shall report to the
12governor and the building commission concerning the percentage level of adherence
13as of the preceding December 31 to each of the requirements under s. 13.48 (2) (jm)
14and this section that become effective on a date following that December 31 and the
15percentage level of adherence as of the preceding December 31 to the applicable
16requirement under s. 13.48 (2) (jm) 4. or 5.
SB616-SSA1, s. 7 17Section 7. 66.0902 of the statutes is created to read:
SB616-SSA1,11,19 1866.0902 Energy and environmental design standards for political
19subdivision facilities.
(1) In this section:
SB616-SSA1,11,2120 (a) "Conditioned space" means space that is designated to have controlled
21environmental conditions.
SB616-SSA1,11,2222 (b) "LEED silver level" has the meaning given in s. 16.856 (1) (f).
SB616-SSA1,12,623 (c) "Major construction project" means a project for the construction of a public
24building by or for a political subdivision that will, upon completion of the project,
25contain at least 10,000 gross square feet of conditioned space, or for the renovation

1of an existing public building by or for a political subdivision containing at least
210,000 gross square feet of conditioned space that affects more than 50 percent of the
3existing gross square feet of conditioned space in that building, or for the expansion
4of, or addition to, an existing public building by or for a political subdivision that adds
5conditioned space that is equal in size to at least 50 percent of the gross square feet
6of the existing building.
SB616-SSA1,12,77 (d) "Political subdivision" means any city, village, town, or county.
SB616-SSA1,12,14 8(2) A political subdivision shall ensure that the plans and specifications for
9each major construction project conform at a minimum to the requirements for
10certification at the LEED silver level. The political subdivision shall also ensure that
11the energy performance, use and disposal of construction and demolition materials,
12ventilation components, indoor air quality performance, and water usage level for
13each major construction project conform to the standards specified s. 13.48 (2) (jm)
142.
SB616-SSA1, s. 8 15Section 8. 101.02 (23) of the statutes is created to read:
SB616-SSA1,13,316 101.02 (23) The department may promulgate rules that establish building and
17design requirements for public buildings and places of employment that are based
18upon standard 189.1-2009 developed by the American Society of Heating,
19Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers in conjunction with the U.S. Green
20Building Council and the Illuminating Engineering Society, that are based on the
21International Green Construction Code, Public Version 1.0, or that are based upon
22the current equivalent of that standard or code. If the department promulgates rules
23under this subsection, the department shall review the rules whenever a revision of
24standard 189.1-2009, the International Green Construction Code, Public Version
251.0, or either of their current equivalents, are published. The department shall

1complete its review of the rules and submit to the legislature proposed rules
2changing the requirements no later than 18 months after the date on which the
3revision of the standard or code is published.
SB616-SSA1, s. 9 4Section 9. 101.025 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 101.025 (4) (ag),
5and 101.025 (4) (ag) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB616-SSA1,13,106 101.025 (4) (ag) (intro.) For ventilation systems in public buildings and places
7of employment, the department shall adopt promulgate rules setting that
8incorporate standard 62.1-2007, or its current equivalent, of the American Society
9of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers and that set all of the
10following
:
SB616-SSA1, s. 10 11Section 10. 101.025 (4) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
SB616-SSA1,13,1712 101.025 (4) (ar) The department shall review the rules promulgated under par.
13(ag) whenever a revision of standard 62.1-2007, or its current equivalent, of the
14American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, is
15published. The department shall complete its review of the rules and submit to the
16legislature a proposed rule changing the rules no later than 18 months after the date
17on which the revision of the standard is published.
SB616-SSA1, s. 11 18Section 11. 101.027 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB616-SSA1,14,1219 101.027 (2) The department shall review the energy conservation code and
20shall promulgate rules that change the requirements of the energy conservation code
21to improve energy conservation. No rule may be promulgated that has not taken into
22account the cost of the energy conservation code requirement, as changed by the rule,
23in relationship to the benefits derived from that requirement, including the
24reasonably foreseeable economic and environmental benefits to the state from any
25reduction in the use of imported fossil fuel. The proposed rules changing the energy

1conservation code shall be submitted to the legislature in the manner provided under
2s. 227.19. In conducting a review under this subsection, the department shall
3consider incorporating incorporate, into the energy conservation code, design
4requirements from
standard 90.1-2007, or its current equivalent, of the most current
5national energy efficiency design standards, including the International Energy
6Conservation Code or an energy efficiency code other than the International Energy
7Conservation Code if that energy efficiency code is used to prescribe design
8requirements for the purpose of conserving energy in buildings and is generally
9accepted and used by engineers and the construction industry
American Society of
10Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers or energy efficiency design
11requirements from the International Energy Conservation Code, or its current
12equivalent, whichever standard or design requirement is more stringent
.
SB616-SSA1, s. 12 13Section 12. 101.027 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB616-SSA1,14,1714 101.027 (3) (a) 1. A revision of standard 90.1-2007, or its current equivalent,
15of
the International Energy Conservation Code American Society of Heating,
16Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers or a revision of the International
17Energy Conservation Code, or its current equivalent,
is published.
SB616-SSA1, s. 13 18Section 13. 101.027 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB616-SSA1,15,219 101.027 (3) (b) 1. If the department begins a review under sub. (2) because a
20revision of standard 90.1-2007, or its current equivalent, of the International
21Energy Conservation Code
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air
22Conditioning Engineers
is published, or because a revision of the International
23Energy Conservation Code, or its current equivalent, is published,
the department
24shall complete its review of the energy conservation code, as defined in sub. (1), and
25submit to the legislature proposed rules changing the energy conservation code, as

1defined in sub. (1), no later than 18 months after the date on which the revision of
2the International Energy Conservation Code
is published.
SB616-SSA1, s. 14 3Section 14. 101.028 of the statutes is created to read:
SB616-SSA1,15,5 4101.028 Energy performance and environmental design standards for
5certain public buildings, structures and facilities. (1)
In this section:
SB616-SSA1,15,76 (a) "Energy Star standards" means the standards prescribed by the U.S.
7Environmental Protection Agency under 42 USC 7403 (g) for energy use in buildings.
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