2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
LRBb0741/1
MCP:skw
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 14,
TO ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 2,
TO ASSEMBLY BILL 50
July 2, 2025 - Offered by Representatives Arney, Anderson, Andraca, Bare, Billings, Brown, Clancy, Cruz, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Doyle, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Haywood, Hong, Hysell, J. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, McCarville, McGuire, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Palmeri, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spaude, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Taylor, Tenorio, Udell and Vining.
AB50-ASA2-AA14,1,9413.48 (26m) Lead service line replacement. The legislature finds and 5determines that the prevalence of lead service lines in connections to public water 6systems poses a public health hazard and that processes for reducing lead entering 7drinking water from such pipes requires additional treatment of wastewater. It is 8therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to assist 9private users of public water systems in replacing lead service lines. AB50-ASA2-AA14,210Section 2. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, 11insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: AB50-ASA2-AA14,2,151320.320 (2) (a) Lead service line replacement. As a continuing appropriation, 14the amounts in the schedule for lead service line replacement loans under s. 281.61 15(8) (b). AB50-ASA2-AA14,416Section 4. 20.370 (4) (pf) of the statutes is created to read: AB50-ASA2-AA14,2,201720.370 (4) (pf) General program operations — PFAS; general fund. As a 18continuing appropriation, from the general fund, the amounts in the schedule for 19addressing and preventing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances 20contamination in this state. AB50-ASA2-AA14,521Section 5. 20.370 (4) (pq) of the statutes is created to read: AB50-ASA2-AA14,3,22220.370 (4) (pq) General program operations — PFAS innocent landowner 23remediation. As a continuing appropriation, from the environmental fund, the
1amounts in the schedule for actions taken under s. 292.31 to address and prevent 2perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in this state. AB50-ASA2-AA14,3,8492.14 (18) PFAS monitoring. As part of any statewide monitoring program, 5sampling program, or survey conducted by the department, any samples that are 6collected and tested shall also, at the department’s discretion and where 7appropriate, be tested for the presence of any perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 8substance. AB50-ASA2-AA14,79Section 7. 160.07 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 160.07 (5) (a) and 10amended to read: AB50-ASA2-AA14,3,1611160.07 (5) (a) Within Except as provided under par. (b), within 9 months after 12transmitting the name of a substance to the department of health services under 13sub. (2), the department of natural resources shall propose rules establishing the 14recommendation of the department of health services as the enforcement standard 15for that substance and publish the notice required under s. 227.16 (2) (e), 227.17 or 16227.24 (3). AB50-ASA2-AA14,3,2318160.07 (5) (b) Within 3 months after receiving a recommended enforcement 19standard for a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance from the department of 20health services under sub. (3), the department of natural resources shall prepare a 21statement of scope under s. 227.135 of proposed rules that establish the 22recommendation of the department of health services as the enforcement standard 23for that substance. AB50-ASA2-AA14,4,72227.139 (5) This section does not apply to a proposed rule of the department 3of natural resources establishing acceptable levels and standards, performance 4standards, enforcement standards and preventative action limits, monitoring 5requirements, and required response actions for any perfluoroalkyl or 6polyfluoroalkyl substance or group or class of such substances in groundwater, 7drinking water, surface water, air, soil, or sediment. AB50-ASA2-AA14,4,159227.19 (7) Nonapplication. This section does not apply to rules promulgated 10under s. 227.24, or to rules proposed by the department of natural resources 11establishing acceptable levels and standards, performance standards, enforcement 12standards and preventative action limits, monitoring requirements, and required 13response actions for any perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or group or 14class of such substances in groundwater, drinking water, surface water, air, soil, or 15sediment. AB50-ASA2-AA14,4,2217227.26 (5) This section does not apply to a proposed rule of the department of 18natural resources establishing acceptable levels and standards, performance 19standards, enforcement standards and preventative action limits, monitoring 20requirements, and required response actions for any perfluoroalkyl or 21polyfluoroalkyl substance or group or class of such substances in groundwater, 22drinking water, surface water, air, soil, or sediment. AB50-ASA2-AA14,5,16
1281.61 (6) Priority list. The department shall establish a priority list that 2ranks each safe drinking water loan program project. The department shall 3promulgate rules for determining project rankings that, to the extent possible, give 4priority to projects that address the most serious risks to human health, that are 5necessary to ensure compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 USC 300f to 6300j-26, and that assist applicants that are most in need on a per household basis, 7according to affordability criteria specified in the rules. For the purpose of ranking 8projects under this subsection, the department shall treat a project to upgrade a 9public water system to provide continuous disinfection of the water that it 10distributes as if the public water system were a surface water system that federal 11law requires to provide continuous disinfection. For the purpose of ranking projects 12under this subsection, if the department of health services has recommended an 13enforcement standard for a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance, the 14department of natural resources shall treat a project relating to that perfluoroalkyl 15or polyfluoroalkyl substance as if a maximum contaminant level for that substance 16has been attained or exceeded. AB50-ASA2-AA14,5,2018281.61 (8) (b) The department of administration shall allocate the amount 19appropriated under s. 20.320 (2) (a) to projects involving forgivable loans to private 20users of public water systems to replace lead service lines. AB50-ASA2-AA14,5,2322281.79 Negotiations for alternate source of water due to PFAS 23contamination. (1) Definitions. In this section: AB50-ASA2-AA14,6,2
1(a) “Municipality” means a city, village, town, county, utility district, lake 2protection district, sewerage district, or municipal airport. AB50-ASA2-AA14,6,33(b) “Private water supply” has the meaning given in s. 281.77 (1) (a). AB50-ASA2-AA14,6,144(2) Mediation. A municipality that contains private water supplies that have 5been contaminated by a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance in excess of a 6state or federal drinking water standard, a state groundwater standard, or a public 7health recommendation from the department of health services under s. 160.07 8may request that the department appoint a mediator to assist in negotiations for 9the supply of an alternate source of water provided by or connected to a water 10supply located within another municipality. The department may not appoint a 11mediator under this section unless the department receives written consent from 12both municipalities. A person responsible under s. 292.11 (3), if any, may 13participate in negotiations. The department shall promulgate rules to implement 14this section, including rules for the allocation of the cost of the mediator. AB50-ASA2-AA14,7,316283.31 (4) (g) That, if the permit allows for the land application of sewage 17sludge, the permittee shall, before first applying sludge and at least once per year 18thereafter, sample and test the sludge for all perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 19substances for which there is a state or federal standard, a public health 20recommendation from the department of health services under s. 160.07, or a 21health advisory issued by the federal environmental protection agency. The 22permittee shall, before applying sludge to land in any year, report the sampling and 23testing results to the department and to the property owner of each tax parcel upon
1which sludge will be applied. The sampling and testing required under this 2paragraph shall be in addition to any sampling and testing otherwise required 3under the permit. AB50-ASA2-AA14,7,75283.31 (4) (h) That, if the permittee is a treatment work, the permittee will 6test all sewage sludge for the presence of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 7substances and report the testing results to the department. AB50-ASA2-AA14,7,129292.11 (8m) Site-specific standards. If no standard exists for a hazardous 10substance, the person responsible under sub. (3) shall propose site-specific 11environmental standards for department approval for the actions required under 12this chapter and rules promulgated under this chapter. AB50-ASA2-AA14,7,1714292.11 (9) (g) 1. In this paragraph, “PFAS” means a perfluoroalkyl or 15polyfluoroalkyl substances for which there is a state or federal standard, a public 16health recommendation from the department of health services under s. 160.07, or 17a health advisory issued by the federal environmental protection agency. AB50-ASA2-AA14,7,20182. Except as provided in subd. 3, a person who possesses or controls property 19where a PFAS discharge occurred is exempt from subs. (3), (4), and (7) (b) and (c) for 20the PFAS discharge if all of the following apply: AB50-ASA2-AA14,7,2121a. The property is exclusively used for agricultural use or residential use. AB50-ASA2-AA14,7,2322b. The discharge was caused by land application of sludge permitted under ch. 23283. AB50-ASA2-AA14,8,424c. The person who possesses or controls the property where the PFAS
1discharge occurred agrees to allow the department, any authorized representatives 2of the department, any party that possessed or controlled the PFAS or caused the 3discharge of the PFAS, and any consultant or contractor of such a party to enter the 4property to take action to respond to the discharge. AB50-ASA2-AA14,8,85d. The person who possesses or controls the property where the PFAS 6discharge occurred does not interfere with any action taken in response to the 7discharge and does not take any action that worsens or contributes to the PFAS 8discharge. AB50-ASA2-AA14,8,149e. The person who possesses or controls the property where the PFAS 10discharge occurred follows any other condition that the department determines is 11reasonable and necessary to ensure that the department or other person described 12in subd. 2. c. is able to adequately respond to the discharge, including taking action 13necessary to protect human health, safety, or welfare or the environment, taking 14into consideration the current or intended use of the property. AB50-ASA2-AA14,8,1815f. The person who possesses or controls the property where the PFAS 16discharge occurred allows the department to limit public access to the property if 17the department determines such limitation of access is necessary to prevent an 18imminent threat to human health, safety, or welfare or to the environment. AB50-ASA2-AA14,8,20193. a. The exemption under subd. 2. does not apply to any substances other 20than PFAS. AB50-ASA2-AA14,8,2321b. The exemption under subd. 2. does not apply if the person that possesses or 22controls the property where the PFAS discharge occurred takes action that worsens 23or contributes to the PFAS discharge.
