Amendment ASA2-AB201

AB201-ASA2, s. 35 Section 35. 280.15 (2m) (f) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB201-ASA2,9,10 280.15 (2m) (f) 2m. The department may not issue a driller license that authorizes heat exchange drilling unless all of the following apply:

AB201-ASA2,9,12 a. The applicant demonstrates competency in heat exchange drilling by passing an examination administered by the department.

AB201-ASA2,9,16 b. Except as provided in par. (g), the applicant has been a registered drilling rig operator for at least 2 years within the 5 years before applying, has complied with training and continuing education requirements under sub. (3g), and has the heat exchange drilling experience required by the department by rule.

AB201-ASA2, s. 36 Section 36. 280.15 (2m) (g) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB201-ASA2,9,23 280.15 (2m) (g) 1. The department may issue a well driller license to an applicant who does not comply with par. (f) 2. 1m. b. or 2m. b. if the applicant complies with par. (f) 1. 1m. a. or 2m. a. and holds a well driller license in good standing from another state and the department determines that the other state has laws and rules governing well drilling and heat exchange drilling and licensing of well drillers and heat exchange drillers that are substantially similar to this state's laws and rules.

AB201-ASA2, s. 37 Section 37. 280.15 (2m) (g) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB201-ASA2,10,5 280.15 (2m) (g) 2. The department shall establish alternative requirements to par. (f) 2. 1m. b. for applicants who have gained well drilling experience before June 1, 2008. The department shall establish alternative requirements to par. (f) 2m. b. for applicants who have gained heat exchange drilling experience before the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date].

AB201-ASA2, s. 38 Section 38. 280.15 (3g) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 280.15 (3g) (b) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB201-ASA2,10,9 280.15 (3g) (b) Renewal. (intro.) In order to retain registration as a drilling rig operator an individual shall complete do all of the following:

AB201-ASA2,10,10 1. Complete training approved by the department and comply.

AB201-ASA2,10,16 2. Comply with requirements for continuing education promulgated by the department by rule and shall apply. The department shall require continuing education specific to well drilling for persons seeking to retain a drilling rig operator's registration that authorizes well drilling and shall require continuing education specific to heat exchange drilling for individuals seeking to retain a drilling rig operator's registration that authorizes heat exchange drilling.

AB201-ASA2,10,18 3. Apply for registration renewal and pay a fee of $25 annually on or before January 1.

AB201-ASA2, s. 39 Section 39. 280.15 (3r) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB201-ASA2,10,24 280.15 (3r) (a) Requirement. Except as provided in par. (b) and sub. (4), an individual who is not a licensed well driller or a registered drilling rig operator may only engage in well drilling a well or heat exchange drillhole only if the individual is under the supervision of a licensed well driller or a registered drilling rig operator who is on the site of the well drilling.

AB201-ASA2, s. 40 Section 40. 280.15 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB201-ASA2,11,6 280.15 (4) Work on own real estate. No person individual is required to obtain a registration or license under this section for driving, digging or otherwise obtaining groundwater supply well drilling or heat exchange drilling on real estate owned or leased by that person individual, but the well or heat exchange drillhole and the work done on the well or heat exchange drillhole shall comply with the law and the rules promulgated by the department.

AB201-ASA2, s. 41 Section 41. 280.30 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB201-ASA2,11,9 280.30 (title) Well and heat exchange drillhole abandonment and; property transfer inspections.

AB201-ASA2, s. 42 Section 42. 280.30 (2) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB201-ASA2,11,11 280.30 (2) (title) Well abandonment.

AB201-ASA2, s. 43 Section 43. 280.30 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB201-ASA2,11,14 280.30 (2) (a) The individual is a licensed well driller who is authorized by the department to engage in well drilling or licensed pump installer.

AB201-ASA2, s. 44 Section 44. 280.30 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB201-ASA2,11,21 280.30 (2) (b) The individual is under the supervision of a licensed well driller who is authorized by the department to engage in well drilling or licensed pump installer or the individual is under the supervision of a water system operator certified under s. 281.17 (3) and the well is within the service area of the local governmental water system for which the certified operator works. The licensed or certified individual is not required to be present during the filling or sealing.

AB201-ASA2, s. 45 Section 45. 280.30 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB201-ASA2,11,25 280.30 (2m) Heat exchange drillhole abandonment. An individual may not fill or seal a heat exchange drillhole unless the individual is a licensed driller who is authorized by the department to engage in heat exchange drilling.

AB201-ASA2, s. 46 Section 46. 280.30 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB201-ASA2,12,6 280.30 (3) (a) An individual may not for compensation, in contemplation of a transfer of real property, conduct an inspection of the real property for the purpose of locating or evaluating water supply wells or pressure systems on the real property unless the individual is a licensed well driller who is authorized by the department to engage in well drilling or a licensed pump installer.

AB201-ASA2, s. 47 Section 47. 280.98 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB201-ASA2,12,11 280.98 (2) The department shall promulgate rules that specify violations of rules under this chapter relating to licensing; registration; disinfection, sampling, and reporting requirements; water systems that were installed before February 1, 1991; and well or drill hole drillhole abandonment to which sub. (1) applies.

AB201-ASA2, s. 48 Section 48. 443.14 (12m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB201-ASA2,12,16 443.14 (12m) A well driller who is licensed under s. 280.15 (2m), or an employee of a well drilling business that is registered under s. 280.15 (1), who is engaged in well drilling, as defined in s. 280.01 (8), or heat exchange drilling, as defined in s. 280.01 (2c).

AB201-ASA2, s. 49 Section 49. 470.025 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB201-ASA2,12,21 470.025 (9) A well driller who is licensed under s. 280.15 (2m), or an employee of a well drilling business that is registered under s. 280.15 (1), who is engaged in well drilling, as defined in s. 280.01 (8), or heat exchange drilling, as defined in s. 280.01 (2c).

AB201-ASA2, s. 50 Section 50. Effective date.

AB201-ASA2,12,24 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 36th month beginning after publication.

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