SB76-SA7,15,219 (am) Each governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private on-site
20wastewater treatment systems shall adopt and begin the administration of the
21program established under par. (a) before October 1, 2019. As part of adopting and
22administering the program, the governmental unit shall conduct and maintain an
23inventory of all the private on-site wastewater treatment systems located in the
24governmental unit and shall complete the initial inventory before October 1, 2017.

1In order to be eligible for grant funding under s. 145.245 281.485, a governmental
2unit must comply with these deadlines.
SB76-SA7,15,153 (b) The maintenance program shall include a requirement of inspection or
4pumping of the private on-site wastewater treatment system at least once every 3
5years if the private on-site wastewater treatment system does not have a
6maintenance plan as prescribed by rule by the department. Inspections may be
7conducted by a master plumber, journeyman plumber or restricted plumber person
8licensed under this chapter s. 281.473, a person licensed under s. 281.48, or by an
9employee of the state or governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private
10on-site wastewater treatment systems
designated by the department, and the
11department may determine by rule other persons who are qualified to undertake
12required inspection, maintenance, or repairs. The department shall specify the
13methods to establish the required frequency of inspection, maintenance, and
14pumping for each type of private on-site wastewater treatment system that does not
15have a maintenance plan and shall periodically update the methods.
SB76-SA7,15,2216 (c) The department of natural resources may suspend or revoke a license issued
17under s. 281.48 or a certificate issued under s. 281.17 (3) to the operator of a septage
18servicing vehicle if the department of natural resources finds that the licensee or
19operator falsified information on inspection forms. The department of safety and
20professional services may suspend or revoke the license of a plumber licensed under
21this chapter if the department finds that the plumber falsified information on
22inspection forms.
SB76-SA7,16,2 23(6) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b), a governmental unit an employee
24of a governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private on-site wastewater
25treatment systems
who has responsibilities related to any of the activities under sub.

1(2) (a) to (i) may not do any of the following in the county in which the employee is
2employed or in an adjacent county:
SB76-SA7,16,53 1. Conduct any activities for which certification is required under s. 145.045
4281.472 (1), except that the employee may review and verify soil tester reports as
5provided in sub. (2) (a).
SB76-SA7,1zf 6Section 1zf. 145.23 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB76-SA7,1zg 7Section 1zg. 145.23 of the statutes is renumbered 281.12 (4).
SB76-SA7,1zh 8Section 1zh. 145.24 of the statutes is renumbered 281.483, and 281.483 (title)
9and (2), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB76-SA7,16,13 10281.483 (title) Variances for noncompliant private on-site wastewater
11treatment systems
. (2) The department shall establish procedures for the review
12and evaluation of existing private on-site wastewater treatment systems which that
13do not comply with siting or design standards.
SB76-SA7,1zi 14Section 1zi. 145.245 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 281.485 (title) and
15amended to read:
SB76-SA7,16,17 16281.485 (title) Private on-site wastewater treatment system
17replacement or rehabilitation
program.
SB76-SA7,1zj 18Section 1zj. 145.245 (1) (intro.), (a), (ae), (am), (b) and (c) of the statutes are
19renumbered 281.485 (1) (intro.), (a), (ae), (am), (b) and (c), and 281.485 (1) (a) 2., as
20renumbered, is amended to read:
SB76-SA7,16,2221 281.485 (1) (a) 2. A written enforcement order issued under s. 145.02 (3) (f),
22145.20 (2) (f) or
281.19 (2) or 281.476 (2) (f).
SB76-SA7,1zk 23Section 1zk. 145.245 (1) (dm) of the statutes is repealed.
SB76-SA7,1zL 24Section 1zL. 145.245 (1) (e), (4), (4m), (5), (5m), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (11m),
25(12), (12m), (13), (14) and (15) of the statutes are renumbered 281.485 (1) (e), (4),

1(4m), (5), (5m), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (11m), (12), (12m), (13), (14) and (15), and
2281.485 (7) (e), (9) (a) and (12m) (e), (f), (g) and (h), as renumbered, are amended to
3read:
SB76-SA7,17,104 281.485 (7) (e) Costs allowable for experimental private on-site wastewater
5treatment systems shall include the costs of installing and monitoring experimental
6private on-site wastewater treatment systems installed under s. 145.02 (3) (b) and
7this section. The department shall promulgate rules that specify how the
8department will select, monitor, and allocate the state share for experimental private
9on-site wastewater treatment systems that the department funds under this
10section.
SB76-SA7,17,12 11(9) (a) Adopt and administer the maintenance program established under s.
12145.20 281.476 (5);
SB76-SA7,17,17 13(12m) (e) The department of safety and professional services natural resources
14and the department of administration may enter into a financial assistance
15agreement with a governmental unit that applies for a loan under this subsection
16and meets the eligibility requirements for a loan, including the requirements under
17par. (d).
SB76-SA7,17,2518 (f) The department of administration, in consultation with the department of
19safety and professional services natural resources, may establish those terms and
20conditions of a financial assistance agreement that relate to its financial
21management, including what type of municipal obligation is required for the
22repayment of the financial assistance. In setting the terms and conditions, the
23department of administration may consider factors that the department of
24administration finds are relevant, including the type of obligation evidencing the
25loan, the pledge of security for the obligation, and the applicant's creditworthiness.
SB76-SA7,18,5
1(g) The department of administration shall make and disburse a loan to an
2applicant that has entered into a financial assistance agreement under par. (e). The
3department of administration, in consultation with the department of safety and
4professional services
natural resources, shall establish procedures for disbursing
5loans.
SB76-SA7,18,156 (h) If a governmental unit fails to make a principal repayment after its due
7date, the department of administration shall place on file a certified statement of all
8amounts due under this subsection. After consulting the department of safety and
9professional services
natural resources, the department of administration may
10collect all amounts due by deducting those amounts from any state payments due the
11governmental unit or may add a special charge to the amount of taxes apportioned
12to and levied upon the county under s. 70.60. If the department of administration
13collects amounts due, it shall remit those amounts to the fund to which they are due
14and notify the department of safety and professional services natural resources of
15that action.
SB76-SA7,1zm 16Section 1zm. 160.255 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB76-SA7,18,1817 160.255 (1) In this section, “private on-site wastewater treatment system" has
18the meaning given in s. 145.01 (12) 281.01 (10m).
SB76-SA7,1zn 19Section 1zn. 200.21 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB76-SA7,18,2320 200.21 (11) “Sewerage system" means all facilities of the district for collection,
21transportation, storage, pumping, treatment and final disposition of sewage.
22“Sewerage system" does not include any private on-site wastewater treatment
23system, as defined in s. 145.01 (12) 281.01 (10m), or any local sewer.
SB76-SA7,1zo 24Section 1zo. 200.29 (1) (c) 3. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB76-SA7,19,5
1200.29 (1) (c) 3. a. The weight to be given to the need for private on-site
2wastewater treatment systems, as defined in s. 145.01 (12) 281.01 (10m), to maintain
3the public health and welfare in any area located within the district prior to a
4redefinition of the boundary but located outside the district after any redefinition of
5the boundary.
SB76-SA7,1zp 6Section 1zp. 281.17 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB76-SA7,20,37 281.17 (3) The department shall promulgate rules establishing an examining
8program for the certification of operators of water systems, wastewater treatment
9plants and septage servicing vehicles operated under a license issued under s. 281.48
10(3), setting such standards as the department finds necessary to accomplish the
11purposes of this chapter and chs. 285 and 289 to 299, including requirements for
12continuing education. The department may charge applicants a fee for certification,
13except that the department may not require an individual who is eligible for the
14veterans fee waiver program under s. 45.44 to pay a fee. All moneys collected under
15this subsection for the certification of operators of water systems, wastewater
16treatment plants and septage servicing vehicles shall be credited to the
17appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (bL). No person may operate a water systems,
18wastewater treatment plant or septage servicing vehicle without a valid certificate
19issued under this subsection. The department may suspend or revoke a certificate
20issued under this subsection for a violation of any statute or rule relating to the
21operation of a water system or wastewater treatment plant or to septage servicing,
22for failure to fulfill the continuing education requirements or as provided under s.
23145.20 281.476 (5). The owner of any wastewater treatment plant shall be, or shall
24employ, an operator certified under this subsection who shall be responsible for plant
25operations, unless the department by rule provides otherwise. In this subsection,

1“wastewater treatment plant" means a system or plant used to treat industrial
2wastewater, domestic wastewater or any combination of industrial wastewater and
3domestic wastewater.”.
SB76-SA7,20,4 44. Page 10, line 10: after that line insert:
SB76-SA7,20,5 5 Section 4a. 281.473 of the statutes is created to read:
SB76-SA7,20,10 6281.473 Licensing of installers. The department shall promulgate rules as
7to the qualifications, examination, and licensing of persons that install septic tanks
8for private on-site wastewater treatment systems, drain fields designed to serve
9those septic tanks, and sewer service from the septic tank or sewer extensions from
10mains to the immediate inside or proposed inside foundation wall of the building.
SB76-SA7,4b 11Section 4b. 281.48 (2) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
SB76-SA7,4c 12Section 4c. 281.48 (5) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB76-SA7,20,1513 281.48 (5) (a) 4. Violated any provisions of this section or any rule prescribed
14by the department or falsified information on inspection forms under s. 145.20
15281.476 (5).
SB76-SA7,4d 16Section 4d. 281.48 (5m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB76-SA7,21,617 281.48 (5m) (c) The site criteria and disposal procedures in a county ordinance
18shall be identical to the corresponding portions of rules promulgated by the
19department under this section. The county shall require the person engaged in
20septage disposal to submit the results of a soil test conducted by a soil tester certified
21under s. 145.045 281.472 and to obtain a site approval for each location where the
22person disposes of septage on land. The county shall maintain records of soil tests,
23site approvals, county inspections and enforcement actions under this subsection.
24A county may not require licensing or registration for any person or vehicle engaged

1in septage disposal. The county may establish a schedule of fees for site approvals
2under this paragraph if the department determines that the fees are no more than
3is necessary to fund the county program under this paragraph. The county may
4require a bond or other method of demonstrating the financial ability to comply with
5the septage disposal ordinance. The county shall provide for the enforcement of the
6septage disposal ordinance by penalties identical to those in s. 281.98.
SB76-SA7,4e 7Section 4e. 281.57 (7) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB76-SA7,21,148 281.57 (7) (c) 1. Metropolitan sewerage districts that serve 1st class cities are
9limited in each fiscal year to receiving total grant awards not to exceed 33 percent
10of the sum of the amounts in the schedule for that fiscal year for the appropriation
11under s. 20.165 (2) (ke) 20.370 (6) (gd) and the amount authorized under sub. (10) for
12that fiscal year plus the unencumbered balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year
13for the amount authorized under sub. (10). This subdivision is not applicable to grant
14awards provided during fiscal years 1985-86, 1986-87, 1988-89 and 1989-90.
SB76-SA7,4f 15Section 4f. 281.59 (1m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB76-SA7,21,1816 281.59 (1m) (c) There is established a private on-site wastewater treatment
17system replacement and rehabilitation loan program, administered under s. 145.245
18281.485 (12m).
SB76-SA7,4g 19Section 4g. Nonstatutory provisions.
SB76-SA7,21,21 20(1) Transfer of duties related to private on-site wastewater treatment
21systems.
SB76-SA7,22,2 22(a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and
23liabilities of the department of safety and professional services that are primarily
24related to private on-site wastewater treatment systems, as determined by the

1secretary of safety and professional services, become the assets and liabilities of the
2department of natural resources.
SB76-SA7,22,8 3(b) Positions and employees. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
4positions and all incumbent employees holding those positions in the department of
5safety and professional services performing duties that are primarily related to
6private on-site wastewater treatment systems, as determined by the secretary of
7safety and professional services, are transferred to the department of natural
8resources.
SB76-SA7,22,14 9(c) Employee status. Employees transferred under paragraph (b) have all the
10rights and the same status under chapter 230 of the statutes in the department of
11natural resources that they enjoyed in the department of safety and professional
12services immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the
13statutes, no employee transferred under paragraph (b) who has attained permanent
14status in class is required to serve a probationary period.
SB76-SA7,22,19 15(d) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
16tangible personal property, including records, of the department of safety and
17professional services that is primarily related to private on-site wastewater
18treatment systems, as determined by the secretary of safety and professional
19services, is transferred to the department of natural resources.
SB76-SA7,23,2 20(e) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of safety and
21professional services in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are
22primarily related to private on-site wastewater treatment systems, as determined
23by the secretary of safety and professional services, remain in effect and are
24transferred to the department of natural resources. The department of natural
25resources shall carry out any obligations under those contracts unless modified or

1rescinded by the department of natural resources to the extent allowed under the
2contract.
SB76-SA7,23,11 3(f) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the department of safety and
4professional services in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are
5primarily related to private on-site wastewater treatment systems remain in effect
6until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the department
7of natural resources. All orders issued by the department of safety and professional
8services in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related
9to private on-site wastewater treatment systems remain in effect until their
10specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the department of natural
11resources.
SB76-SA7,23,18 12(g) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of safety and
13professional services on the effective date of this paragraph that is primarily related
14to private on-site wastewater treatment systems, as determined by the secretary of
15safety and professional services, is transferred to the department of natural
16resources. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the department of safety
17and professional services with respect to the pending matter are considered as
18having been submitted to or taken by the department of natural resources.
SB76-SA7,4h 19Section 4h. Effective date. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
20or on the 2nd day after publication of the 2017 biennial budget act, whichever is
21later.”.
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