SECTION 48. 283.84 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
283.84 (5) Beginning no later than September 1, 1998, and annually thereafter, the department shall report to the governor, and the secretary of administration and the land and water conservation board on the progress and status of each pilot project in achieving water quality goals and coordinating state and local efforts to improve water quality.
SECTION 9103. Nonstatutory provisions; Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
(1) INITIAL TERMS OF MEMBERS OF THE LAND AND WATER RESOURCE COUNCIL. Notwithstanding the length of terms specified in section 15.137 (3) (a) 1. to 3. of the statutes, as created by this act, the initial members of the land and water resource council appointed under section 15.137 (3) (a) 1. and 2. of the statutes, as created by this act, shall serve for terms that expire on July 1, 2011, and the initial member of the land and water resource council appointed under section 15.137 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes, as created by this act, shall serve for a term that ends on July 1, 2013.
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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Miner, BB0267 - Ballast water permit fees
For 2009-11 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2009 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
environment
Water quality
Under current law, a person who discharges certain pollutants into the waters of this state must hold a permit issued by DNR. Current law also provides that, instead of issuing a separate permit for a discharge from an individual point source, DNR may issue a general permit applicable to a designated area of the state authorizing discharges from specified categories or classes of point sources located within that area.
This bill authorizes DNR to issue a general permit authorizing a vessel that is 79 feet or greater in length to discharge ballast water from the vessel into waters of this state. The bill also authorizes DNR to charge specified fees for applying for and maintaining coverage under the permit. The bill requires DNR to promulgate rules that revise these fees effective on July 1, 2013. The bill provides that coverage under the general permit is valid for a period of five years and may be renewed.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.370 (4) (aj) of the statutes is created to read:
20.370 (4) (aj) Water resources-- ballast water discharge permits. From the general fund, all moneys received from fees collected under s. 283.35 (1m) to administer and enforce the ballast water discharge permit program under s. 283.35 (1m).
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
SECTION 2. 283.35 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
283.35 (1m) BALLAST WATER DISCHARGES. (a) The department may issue a general permit authorizing a vessel that is 79 feet or greater in length to discharge ballast water into the waters of the state.
(b) If the department issues a general permit under par. (a), the department shall charge the following fees:
1. An application fee of $1,200 to be paid by any person who applies for coverage under a general permit issued under this subsection.
2. An annual fee of $345 to be paid upon initial coverage under the permit and annually thereafter.
(c) Paragraph (b) does not apply after June 30, 2013.
(d) On or before June 30, 2013, the department shall promulgate rules establishing application fees and annual fees for coverage under a general permit issued under this subsection. The department shall establish fees that are based on the costs to the department of controlling aquatic invasive species introduced into the waters of the state by the discharge of ballast water. The department shall charge the fees established by rule under this paragraph beginning on July 1, 2013.
(e) Coverage under a general permit issued under this subsection is valid for a period of 5 years. The department may renew coverage under a general permit issued under this subsection upon application.
(f) The department shall credit the fees collected under this subsection to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (4) (aj).
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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Grimsrud, BB0268 - Restructuring Wisconsin Shares
For 2009-11 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2009 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Health and human services
Wisconsin Works
The Wisconsin Works (W-2) program under current law, which is administered by DCF, provides work experience and benefits for low-income custodial parents who are at least 18 years old. Also, an individual who is the parent of a child under the age of 13 or, if the child is disabled, under the age of 19, may receive a child care subsidy under W-2 if the individual needs child care services to participate in various educational or work activities and satisfies other eligibility criteria. Individuals receiving a child care subsidy are required to pay a percentage of the cost of care as a copayment. This bill requires court-ordered child or family support received by an applicant or recipient to be included in income for determining copayment amounts and financial eligibility for a child care subsidy.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (1m) (c) 1. (intro.) Except as provided in subds. 1g., 1h., 1m., 2., and 3., the gross income of the individual's family is at or below 185% of the poverty line for a family the size of the individual's family or, for an individual who is already receiving a child care subsidy under this section, the gross income of the individual's family is at or below 200% of the poverty line for a family the size of the individual's family. In calculating the gross income of the family, the Wisconsin works agency county department or agency determining eligibility shall include court-ordered child or family support payments received by the individual and income described under s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1. and 3., except that, in calculating farm and self-employment income, the Wisconsin works agency county department or agency determining eligibility shall include the sum of the following:
SECTION 2. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1g. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (1m) (c) 1g. If the individual is a foster parent of the child or a subsidized guardian or interim caretaker of the child under s. 48.62 (5), the child's biological or adoptive family has a gross income that is at or below 200% of the poverty line. In calculating the gross income of the child's biological or adoptive family, the Wisconsin works agency county department or agency determining eligibility shall include court-ordered child or family support payments received by the individual and income described under s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1. and 3.
SECTION 3. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1h. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.155 (1m) (c) 1h. If the individual is a relative of the child, is providing care for the child under a court order, and is receiving payments under s. 48.57 (3m) or (3n) on behalf of the child, the child's biological or adoptive family has a gross income that is at or below 200% of the poverty line. In calculating the gross income of the child's biological or adoptive family, the Wisconsin works agency county department or agency determining eligibility shall include court-ordered child or family support payments received by the individual and income described under s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1. and 3.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 49.155 (1m) (c) 1. (intro.), 1g., and 1h. These SECTIONS have been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: LRB-1193 and LRB-1389.
SECTION 9308. Initial applicability; Children and Families.
(1) INCLUDING CHILD SUPPORT IN INCOME. The treatment of section 49.155 (1m) (c) 1. (intro.) (by SECTION 1) (with respect to including child or family support in income), 1g. (with respect to including child or family support in income), and 1h. (by SECTION 3) (with respect to including child or family support in income) of the statutes first applies to all of the following:
(a) Initial eligibility determinations and copayment determinations made on October 1, 2009, or on the effective date of this paragraph, whichever is later.
(b) For individuals who, on October 1, 2009, or the effective date of this paragraph, whichever is later, are already receiving a child care subsidy under section 49.155 of the statutes, as affected by this act, continued eligibility determinations made on April 1, 2010.
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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Steinmetz, BB0311 - Changes to statute requiring DOC to track sex offenders via GPS
For 2009-11 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2009 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Correctional system
Current law requires DOC to maintain active lifetime global positioning system (GPS) tracking of sex offenders who have been committed as sexually violent persons (SVP) and certain sex offenders who have committed specified sex offenses against a child. Unless the tracked person has been committed as an SVP, the tracking requirement can be terminated or modified in the following ways: 1) after 20 years of being tracked, the tracked person may petition the court to terminate tracking; 2) DOC may petition the court to terminate tracking if the tracked person is physically incapacitated; and 3) DOC may passively track, versus actively track, the person after the person completes his or her sentence, including any parole or extended supervision. Under this bill, DOC may passively track, versus actively track, any person subject to tracking without regard to the person's supervision status if DOC determines that passive positioning tracking is appropriate for the person and the person has been subject to active tracking for at least 12 months.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 301.48 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
301.48 (1) (d) "Lifetime tracking" means global positioning system tracking that is required for a person for the remainder of the person's life or until terminated under sub. (2m), sub. (6), if applicable, or sub. (7) or (7m). "Lifetime tracking" does not include global positioning system tracking under sub. (2) (d), regardless of how long it is required.
SECTION 2. 301.48 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
301.48 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. subs. (2m), (6), (7), and (7m), the department shall maintain lifetime tracking of a person if any of the following occurs with respect to the person on or after January 1, 2008:
SECTION 3. 301.48 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
301.48 (2) (b) (intro.) The Except as provided in subs. (7) and (7m), the department shall maintain lifetime tracking of a person if any of the following occurs with respect to the person on or after January 1, 2008:
SECTION 4. 301.48 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
301.48 (2) (d) If, on or after January 1, 2008, a person is being placed on probation, extended supervision, parole, or lifetime supervision for committing a sex offense and par. (a) or (b) does not apply, the department may have the person tracked using a global positioning system tracking device, or passive positioning system tracking, as a condition of the person's probation, extended supervision, parole, or lifetime supervision.
SECTION 5. 301.48 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
301.48 (2m) PASSIVE POSITIONING SYSTEM TRACKING. If a person who is subject to lifetime tracking under sub. (2) (a) 1., 1m., 2., 2m., 3., or 3m. completes his or her sentence, including any probation, parole, or extended supervision, the The department may use passive positioning system tracking instead of maintaining lifetime tracking global positioning system tracking to track a person who is subject to lifetime tracking under sub. (2) (a) 1., 1m., 2., 2m., 3., or 3m. if the department determines that passive positioning tracking is appropriate for the person and if the person has been subject to global positioning system tracking for at least 12 months.
SECTION 6. 301.48 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:
301.48 (7m) TERMINATION IF PERSON MOVES OUT OF STATE. Notwithstanding sub. (2), if If a person who is subject to being tracked under this section moves out of state, the department shall terminate the person's tracking. If the person returns to the state, the department shall reinstate the person's tracking except as provided under sub. (6) or (7).
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LRB-1209LRB-1209/1
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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Willing, BB0275 - Insurance payment intercept
For 2009-11 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2009 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Health and human services
Other health and human services
Under current law, DHS, which administers the Medical Assistance (MA) program, may recover incorrect payments that were made for health care services under MA that resulted from a misstatement or omission of fact by a person supplying information in an application for benefits, from the failure of a person to report the receipt of income or assets in an amount that would have affected a recipient's eligibility for benefits, or from the failure of a person to report changes in a recipient's financial or nonfinancial situation or eligibility characteristics that would have affected the recipient's eligibility for benefits or his or her cost-sharing requirements. If DHS provides any medical assistance to a person as a result of an injury, for example, that was caused by a third party, DHS may recover from the third party the amount of the medical assistance provided. Also under current law, if an individual who is obligated to pay court-ordered child or family support (support) or maintenance has an overdue support or maintenance obligation because of a failure to pay, his or her name, social security number, and amount of support or maintenance owed is posted on a statewide support lien docket.
This bill requires every insurer authorized to do business in this state, before paying any claim of $500 or more, to verify with DHS that the individual to whom the claim is to be paid does not owe an amount that was paid under MA incorrectly or an amount that DHS may recover because of medical assistance provided to another person (medical assistance liability) and to check the statewide support lien docket to ensure that the individual does not have an overdue support or maintenance obligation (support liability). If the individual has a support liability, the insurer must pay the claim proceeds, up to the amount of the support liability, to DCF. If the individual has a medical assistance liability, the insurer must pay the claim proceeds, up to the amount of the medical assistance liability, to DHS. If the individual has both liabilities, the support liability must be paid first. After any liability is paid, the individual is paid any claim proceeds that remain.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 49.895 of the statutes is created to read:
49.895 Insurance claim intercept. (1) In this section:
(a) "Medical assistance liability" means an amount that the department of health services may recover under s. 49.497, 49.847, or 49.89.
