AB40-ASA1, s. 2905
1Section 2905. 281.33 (3m) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 101.1206 (7).
AB40-ASA1, s. 2906 2Section 2906. 281.344 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1188,103 281.344 (8) (a) Goals and objectives. The department shall specify water
4conservation and efficiency goals and objectives for the waters of the state. The
5department shall specify goals and objectives for the waters of the Great Lakes basin
6that are consistent with the goals under s. 281.343 (4b) (a) and the objectives
7identified by the regional body under Article 304 (1) of the Great Lakes — St.
8Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement. In specifying these
9goals and objectives, the department shall consult with the department of commerce
10safety and professional services and the public service commission.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2907 11Section 2907. 281.344 (8) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1188,1512 281.344 (8) (b) Statewide program. (intro.) In cooperation with the department
13of commerce safety and professional services and the public service commission, the
14department shall develop and implement a statewide water conservation and
15efficiency program that includes all of the following:
AB40-ASA1, s. 2908 16Section 2908. 281.344 (8) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1188,1917 281.344 (8) (b) 3. Water conservation and efficiency measures that the
18department of commerce safety and professional services requires or authorizes to
19be implemented under chs. 101 and 145.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2909 20Section 2909. 281.346 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1189,521 281.346 (8) (a) Goals and objectives. The department shall specify water
22conservation and efficiency goals and objectives for the waters of the state and for the
23waters of the Great Lakes basin. The department shall specify goals and objectives
24for the waters of the Great Lakes basin that are consistent with the goals under s.
25281.343 (4b) (a) and the objectives identified by the Great Lakes council under s.

1281.343 (4b) (a) and (c). In specifying these goals and objectives, the department
2shall consult with the department of commerce safety and professional services and
3the public service commission and consider the water conservation and efficiency
4goals and objectives developed in any pilot program conducted by the department in
5cooperation with the regional body.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2910 6Section 2910. 281.346 (8) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1189,107 281.346 (8) (b) Statewide program. (intro.) In cooperation with the department
8of commerce safety and professional services and the public service commission, the
9department shall develop and implement a statewide water conservation and
10efficiency program that includes all of the following:
AB40-ASA1, s. 2911 11Section 2911. 281.346 (8) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1189,1412 281.346 (8) (b) 3. Water conservation and efficiency measures that the
13department of commerce safety and professional services requires or authorizes to
14be implemented under chs. 101 and 145.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2911c 15Section 2911c. 281.346 (12) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1189,2116 281.346 (12) (a) A person who has a water supply system with the capacity to
17make a withdrawal from the waters of the state averaging 100,000 gallons per day
18or more in any 30-day period shall pay to the department an annual fee of $125,
19except that the department may promulgate a rule specifying a different amount and
20except that, notwithstanding the department's rule-making authority, no person is
21required to pay more than $1,000 per year under this paragraph
.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2912 22Section 2912. 281.57 (7) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1190,423 281.57 (7) (c) 1. Metropolitan sewerage districts that serve 1st class cities are
24limited in each fiscal year to receiving total grant awards not to exceed 33% of the
25sum of the amounts in the schedule for that fiscal year for the appropriation under

1s. 20.143 (3) 20.165 (2) (de) and the amount authorized under sub. (10) for that fiscal
2year plus the unencumbered balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year for the
3amount authorized under sub. (10). This subdivision is not applicable to grant
4awards provided during fiscal years 1985-86, 1986-87, 1988-89 and 1989-90.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2913 5Section 2913. 281.58 (12) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1190,126 281.58 (12) (a) 1. Except as modified under par. (f) and except as restricted by
7sub. (8) (b), (c), (f) or (h), the interest rate for projects specified in sub. (7) (b) 1. and
82. is 55% 60 percent of market interest rate for projects for which the subsidy is
9allocated from the amount under s. 281.59 (3e) (b) for a biennium before the 2009-11
102011-13 biennium and 60% 75 percent of market interest rate for projects for which
11the subsidy is allocated from the amount under s. 281.59 (3e) (b) for the 2009-11
122011-13 biennium or later.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2914 13Section 2914. 281.58 (12) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1190,1914 281.58 (12) (a) 2. Except as modified under par. (f) and except as restricted by
15sub. (8) (b), (c), (f) or (h), the interest rate for projects specified in sub. (7) (b) 5. is 65%
1665 percent of market interest rate for projects for which the subsidy is allocated from
17the amount under s. 281.59 (3e) (b) for a biennium before the 2011-13 biennium and
1875 percent of market interest rate for projects for which the subsidy is allocated from
19the amount under s. 281.59 (3e) (b) for the 2011-13 biennium or later
.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2915 20Section 2915. 281.58 (12) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1191,221 281.58 (12) (a) 3. Except as modified under par. (f) and except as restricted by
22sub. (8) (b), (c), (f) or (h), the interest rate for projects specified in sub. (7) (b) 4. is 70%
2370 percent of market interest rate for projects for which the subsidy is allocated from
24the amount under s. 281.59 (3e) (b) for a biennium before the 2011-13 biennium and

175 percent of market interest rate for projects for which the subsidy is allocated from
2the amount under s. 281.59 (3e) (b) for the 2011-13 biennium or later
.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2916 3Section 2916. 281.58 (12) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1191,64 281.58 (12) (f) The department and the department of administration jointly
5may request the joint committee on finance to take action under s. 13.101 (11) to
6modify the percentage of market interest rates rate established in par. (a) 1. to 3.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2917 7Section 2917. 281.59 (3e) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1191,98 281.59 (3e) (b) 1. Equal to $134,900,000 $69,200,000 during the 2009-11
92011-13 biennium.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2918 10Section 2918. 281.59 (3e) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1191,1211 281.59 (3e) (b) 3. Equal to $1,000 for any biennium after the 2009-11 2011-13
12biennium.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2919 13Section 2919. 281.59 (3e) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1191,1914 281.59 (3e) (d) The department may expend, for financial assistance in a
15biennium other than financial hardship assistance under s. 281.58 (13) (e), an
16amount up to 85% 95 percent of the amount approved by the legislature under par.
17(b). The department may expend such amount only from the percentage of the
18amount approved under par. (b) that is not available under par. (e) for financial
19hardship assistance.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2920 20Section 2920. 281.59 (3e) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1192,221 281.59 (3e) (e) The department may expend, for financial hardship assistance,
22other than federal financial hardship assistance grants under s. 281.58 (13) (be), in
23a biennium under s. 281.58 (13) (e), an amount up to 15% 5 percent of the amount
24approved by the legislature under par. (b) for that biennium. The department may

1expend such amount only from the percentage of the amount approved by the
2legislature under par. (b) that is not available under par. (d) for financial assistance.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2921 3Section 2921. 281.59 (3s) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1192,54 281.59 (3s) (b) 1. Equal to $17,600,000 $30,700,000 during the 2009-11
52011-13 biennium.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2922 6Section 2922. 281.59 (3s) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1192,87 281.59 (3s) (b) 2. Equal to $1,000 for any biennium after the 2009-11 2011-13
8biennium.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2923 9Section 2923. 281.59 (4) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1192,1810 281.59 (4) (f) Revenue obligations may be contracted by the building
11commission when it reasonably appears to the building commission that all
12obligations incurred under this subsection, and all payments under an agreement or
13ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.55 (6) with respect to revenue
14obligations issued under this subsection, can be fully paid on a timely basis from
15moneys received or anticipated to be received. Revenue obligations issued under this
16subsection for the clean water fund program shall not exceed $2,363,300,000
17$2,716,300,000 in principal amount, excluding obligations issued to refund
18outstanding revenue obligation notes.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2924 19Section 2924. 281.60 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1193,320 281.60 (6) Priority list. The department shall establish a priority list that
21ranks each land recycling loan program project. The department shall promulgate
22rules for determining project rankings based on the potential of projects to reduce
23environmental pollution and threats to human health and, for sites and facilities
24that are not landfills, the extent to which projects will prevent the development of
25undeveloped land by making land available for redevelopment after a cleanup is

1conducted. Before the department establishes the priority list, the department shall
2consider the recommendations of the department of administration and the
3department of commerce Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2925 4Section 2925. 281.61 (8) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1193,75 281.61 (8) (a) 2. In any biennium, no local governmental unit may receive more
6than 25% of the amount established under s. 281.59 (3s) (b) funds that the
7department of administration projects will be available
for that biennium.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2927b 8Section 2927b. 281.68 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1193,129 281.68 (2) (a) The department may provide a grant of 75% 67 percent of the cost
10of a lake management planning project up to a total of $10,000 $25,000 per grant.
11In each fiscal year, the total amount of moneys awarded as grants for lake
12management planning projects may not exceed $50,000 for any one lake.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2929 13Section 2929. 281.75 (18) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1193,2014 281.75 (18) Suspension or revocation of licenses. The department may
15suspend or revoke a license issued under ch. 280 if the department finds that the
16licensee falsified information submitted under this section. The department of
17commerce safety and professional services may suspend or revoke the license of a
18plumber licensed under ch. 145 if the department of commerce safety and
19professional services
finds that the plumber falsified information submitted under
20this section.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2932 21Section 2932. 283.15 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 283.15 (2) (am) and
22amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1194,223 283.15 (2) (am) 1. When Within 60 days after the department issues, reissues
24or modifies a permit to include a water quality based effluent limitation under s.

1283.13 (5), the permittee may apply to the department for a variance from the water
2quality standard used to derive the limitation.
AB40-ASA1,1194,123 2. After an application for a variance is submitted to the department under
4subd. 1.
, and until the last day for seeking review of the secretary's final decision on
5the application or a later date fixed by order of the reviewing court, the water quality
6based effluent limitation under s. 283.13 (5) and the corresponding compliance
7schedule are not effective. All other provisions of the permit continue in effect except
8those for which a petition for review has been submitted under s. 283.63. For those
9provisions for which an application for variance has been submitted under this
10section, the corresponding or similar provisions of the prior permit continue in effect
11until the last day for seeking review of the department's final decision or a later date
12fixed by order of the reviewing court.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2933 13Section 2933. 283.15 (2) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,1194,1914 283.15 (2) (a) If a permit contains a variance or if a permittee anticipates that
15a reissued permit will include a water quality based effluent limitation under s.
16283.13 (5), when the permittee applies for reissuance of the permit the permittee may
17apply to the department for renewal of the variance or for a variance from the water
18quality standard that would be used to derive the water quality based effluent
19limitation.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2934 20Section 2934. 283.15 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 283.15 (2) (b) and
21amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1194,2522 283.15 (2) (b) The department shall specify by rule the information to be
23included in the an application. The permittee shall submit an application for a
24variance within 60 days after the department issues, reissues or modifies the permit

25under this subsection.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2935
1Section 2935. 283.15 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2936 2Section 2936. 283.15 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2937 3Section 2937. 283.15 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1195,84 283.15 (2) (c) The department may request additional information from the
5permittee within 30 days after receiving either the an application under par. (b) 1.
6or the information under par. (b) 2.
(am) 1. The permittee shall provide the additional
7information within 30 days after receipt of the department's request. An application
8is not complete until the additional information is provided to the department.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2938 9Section 2938. 283.15 (2) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2939 10Section 2939. 283.15 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 283.15 (3) (b) and
11amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1195,2012 283.15 (3) (b) The secretary shall issue a tentative decision on the an
13application for a
variance under sub. (2) (am) 1. within 120 days after receipt of a
14completed application. The department shall circulate the tentative decision to the
15permittee and
to the parties in s. 283.53 (2) (c). If the tentative decision is to grant
16a variance based upon one or more of the conditions specified in sub. (4) (a) 1. a. to
17e., the department shall include in the notice under this subsection paragraph a
18statement on the effect of the variance, if granted, on the designated use of the water
19body during the term of the underlying permit. The department shall provide a
2030-day period for written comments on the tentative decision.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2940 21Section 2940. 283.15 (3) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,1195,2422 283.15 (3) (a) The secretary shall issue a tentative decision on an application
23for a variance under sub. (2) (a) in the notice under s. 283.39 for the reissuance of the
24permit.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2941 25Section 2941. 283.15 (4) (a) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1196,5
1283.15 (4) (a) 1. (intro.) Within 90 days after expiration of the comment period
2under sub. (3), the
The secretary shall approve all or part of a requested variance,
3or modify and approve a requested variance if the permittee demonstrates, by the
4greater weight of the credible evidence, that attaining the water quality standard is
5not feasible because:
AB40-ASA1, s. 2942 6Section 2942. 283.15 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1196,97 283.15 (4) (a) 2. Within 90 days after the expiration of the comment period
8under sub. (3), the
The secretary shall deny a requested variance if the permittee
9fails to make the demonstration required under subd. 1.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2943 10Section 2943. 283.15 (4) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2944 11Section 2944. 283.15 (4) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2945 12Section 2945. 283.15 (4) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2946 13Section 2946. 283.15 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1196,2314 283.15 (5) (b) A variance applies for the term established by the secretary, but
15not to exceed 3 5 years. The term of the initial variance and any renewals thereof
16may not exceed the time that the secretary determines is necessary to achieve the
17water quality based effluent limitation. Initial and interim effluent limitations
18established under par. (c) 1. apply, as appropriate, for the term of the underlying
19permit as issued, reissued or modified to implement the decision under sub. (4) (b)
20(a) 1. or as extended by operation of s. 227.51 (2). Notwithstanding sub. (4) (d), s.
21227.51 (2) shall apply for the purposes of continuing the provisions of a permit
22pending the issuance or reissuance of a permit. Upon the issuance or reissuance of
23the new permit, sub. (2) (a) 2. and s. 283.63 (1) (am) apply.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2947 24Section 2947. 283.15 (5) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1197,3
1283.15 (5) (c) (intro.) The department shall require all of the following in a
2permit reissued or modified pursuant to sub. (4) (c) to implement a variance shall
3require
:
AB40-ASA1, s. 2948 4Section 2948. 283.15 (5) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1197,135 283.15 (5) (c) 1. Compliance with an initial effluent limitation which that at the
6time the variance is approved represents the level currently achievable by the
7permittee and that is no less stringent than the effluent limitation achieved under
8the permit before reissuance
. At the time a variance is approved a compliance
9schedule and an interim effluent limitation that is achievable by the permittee
10during the term of the variance may be specified. The initial and the interim effluent
11limitations may not be less stringent than a categorical effluent limitation that
12applies to the permittee under s. 283.13 (2) or (4) or 283.19 or a toxic effluent
13standard that applies to the permittee under s. 283.21.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2949 14Section 2949. 283.15 (5) (c) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1197,2115 283.15 (5) (c) 2. (intro.) Investigation of treatment technologies, process
16changes, pollution prevention, wastewater reuse or other techniques that may result
17in compliance by the permittee with the water quality standard adopted under s.
18281.15, and submission of reports on the investigations at such times as required by
19the department. The secretary shall modify or waive the requirements specified in
20this subdivision if the secretary determines, based upon comments received on the
21tentative decision under sub. (3), that the requirements of this subdivision are:
AB40-ASA1, s. 2950 22Section 2950. 283.15 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1198,223 283.15 (6) Renewal. A variance may be renewed using the procedures in and
24subject to subs. (2) to (5).
A variance may not be renewed if the permittee did not

1submit the reports required under sub. (5) (c) 2. or substantially comply with all other
2conditions of the variance.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2951 3Section 2951. 283.39 (3) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,1198,94 283.39 (3) (dm) If the applicant applied, under s. 283.15 (2) (a), for a variance,
5as defined in s. 283.15 (1), a tentative decision to approve or deny the variance,
6including, if the tentative decision is to grant the variance based upon one or more
7of the conditions specified in s. 283.15 (4) (a) 1. a. to e., a statement on the effect of
8the variance, if granted, on the designated use of the water body during the term of
9the permit;
AB40-ASA1, s. 2951k 10Section 2951k. 283.60 of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,1198,15 11283.60 Waiver for certain nutrient management research projects. (1)
12The department may waive the requirement for a permit under this chapter for a
13research project for the purpose of evaluating advanced agricultural nutrient
14management tools and precision agricultural technology, if all of the following
15conditions are met:
AB40-ASA1,1198,1716 (a) The department determines that the project is unlikely to have a negative
17impact on, or to threaten, the environment or public health.
AB40-ASA1,1198,1818 (b) The department reviews and approves the project before the project begins.
AB40-ASA1,1198,2319 (c) The person who will operate the project agrees to take necessary actions to
20maintain compliance with surface water and groundwater requirements under ch.
21281 and this chapter, other than the permitting requirement, and to take necessary
22actions to regain compliance with those requirements if a violation occurs in the
23course of the project.
AB40-ASA1,1199,4 24(2) A person seeking a waiver under sub. (1) shall apply to the department in
25writing. The department shall approve or deny an application in writing no more

1than 45 days after receiving a complete application. The department may approve
2an application with conditions, including requirements for reporting project
3activities to the department and limitations on the duration of the project or the
4waiver for the project.
AB40-ASA1,1199,6 5(3) A project for which the department grants a waiver under sub. (1) is an
6agricultural practice for the purposes of s. 823.08.
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