2003 WISCONSIN ACT
An Act to amend 285.60 (1) (a) 1.; and
to create 285.60 (6m) of the statutes; relating to: an exemption from the requirement to obtain an air pollution construction permit for certain equipment at a nonmetallic mineral processing facility.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB516, s. 1
Section
1. 285.60 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
285.60 (1) (a) 1. Except as provided in sub. (6) or (6m), no person may commence construction, reconstruction, replacement, or modification of a stationary source unless the person has a construction permit from the department.
AB516, s. 2
Section
2. 285.60 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
285.60 (6m) Construction permit exemption for nonmetallic mining facilities. (a) Definitions. In this section:
1. "Equipment" includes an engine or generator used to power other equipment.
2. "Initial crusher" means a crusher at a nonmetallic mineral processing facility into which nonmetallic minerals can be fed without prior crushing at that facility.
3. "Initial grinding mill" means a grinding mill at a nonmetallic mineral processing facility into which nonmetallic minerals can be fed without prior crushing at that facility.
(b) Permit exemption. A person is not required to obtain a construction permit under sub. (1) (a) for any equipment at a nonmetallic mineral processing facility, other than an initial crusher or an initial grinding mill, if the person has an operation permit under this section for the facility or has filed a complete application for an operation permit under this section for the facility.