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1(b) 1. The department shall deposit the fee under par. (a) 1. in the agrichemical
2management fund.
AB100,1101,43 2. The department shall credit the surcharge under par. (a) 2. to the
4appropriation account under s. 20.115 (7) (i).
AB100, s. 2522 5Section 2522. 94.702 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,1101,76 94.702 (3m) The department shall deposit the fees collected under sub. (3) in
7the agrichemical management fund.
AB100, s. 2523 8Section 2523. 94.703 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB100,1101,129 94.703 (3) (a) A person applying for an annual license under this section shall
10pay the following annual license fee and surcharge for each business location that
11the person operates in this state, including each business location added during the
12license year:
AB100,1101,1313 1. A license fee of $70.
AB100,1101,1614 2. Beginning with the license year that begins on January 1, 2000, an
15agricultural chemical cleanup surcharge of $55, unless the department establishes
16a lower surcharge under s. 94.73 (15).
AB100, s. 2524 17Section 2524. 94.703 (3) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 94.703 (3) (c) 1. and
18amended to read:
AB100,1101,2019 94.703 (3) (c) 1. The department shall deposit the fees collected under this
20subsection
par. (a) 1. in the agrichemical management fund.
AB100, s. 2525 21Section 2525. 94.703 (3) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,1101,2322 94.703 (3) (c) 2. The department shall credit surcharges collected under par.
23(a) 2. to the appropriation account under s. 20.115 (7) (i).
AB100, s. 2526 24Section 2526. 94.704 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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194.704 (2) (intro.) An application for a license under this section shall be
2submitted on a form provided by the department and shall be accompanied by the
3license fee and surcharge required under sub. (3). A license application shall include
4all of the following information, which shall be promptly updated by the licensee in
5the event of any change during the license period:
AB100, s. 2527 6Section 2527. 94.704 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB100,1102,87 94.704 (3) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a person applying for an annual
8license under this section shall pay the following license fee and surcharge:
AB100,1102,109 1. A license fee of $40, except that the license fee is $30 for the license years that
10begin on January 1, 1998, and January 1, 1999.
AB100,1102,1311 2. Beginning with the license year that begins on January 1, 2000, an
12agricultural chemical cleanup surcharge of $20, unless the department establishes
13a lower surcharge under s. 94.73 (15).
AB100, s. 2528 14Section 2528. 94.704 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,1102,1615 94.704 (3) (c) 1. The department shall deposit license fees collected under par.
16(a) 1. in the agrichemical management fund.
AB100,1102,1817 2. The department shall credit surcharges collected under par. (a) 2. to the
18appropriation account under s. 20.115 (7) (i).
AB100, s. 2529 19Section 2529. 94.72 (6) (a) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB100,1102,2220 94.72 (6) (a) Fee amounts. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a
21person required to be licensed under sub. (5) shall pay the following annual
22inspection fees on all commercial feeds distributed in this state:
AB100,1102,2423 1. For commercial feeds distributed in this state during the years that begin
24on January 1, 1997, and on January 1, 1998, 15 cents per ton.
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12. For commercial feeds distributed in this state on or after January 1, 1999,
225 cents per ton.
AB100, s. 2530 3Section 2530. 94.72 (6) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,1103,104 94.72 (6) (am) Tonnage reports and fee payments. 1. By the last day of February
5annually, a person who is required to be licensed under sub. (5) shall file a tonnage
6report with the department showing the number of net tons of commercial feed that
7the person sold or distributed in this state during the preceding calendar year. By
8the last day of February annually, the person shall also pay the fees under par. (a)
9for commercial feed that the person sold or distributed in this state during the
10preceding calendar year, based on the tonnage report.
AB100,1103,1311 2. At the request of the department, a person filing a tonnage report under
12subd. 1. shall make the records upon which the tonnage report is based available to
13the department for inspection, copying and audit.
AB100,1103,1514 3. The department may not disclose information obtained from a tonnage
15report under subd. 1.
AB100, s. 2531 16Section 2531. 94.73 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1103,1917 94.73 (1) (g) "Nonhousehold pesticide" has the meaning given in s. 94.68 (3) (a)
182., except that it does not include pentachlorophenol, inorganic arsenical wood
19preservatives and coal tar creosote
94.681 (1) (c).
AB100, s. 2532 20Section 2532. 94.73 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1104,621 94.73 (2) (c) The department may issue an order under par. (a) on a summary
22basis without prior notice or a prior hearing if the department determines that a
23summary order is necessary to prevent imminent harm to public health or safety or
24to the environment. If the recipient of a summary order requests a hearing on that
25order, the department shall hold a hearing within 10 days after it receives the

1request unless the recipient agrees to a later hearing date. The department is not
2required to stay enforcement of a summary order issued under this paragraph
3pending the outcome of the hearing. If the responsible person prevails after a
4hearing, the department shall reimburse the responsible person from the
5appropriation under s. 20.115 (7) (e) or (w) (i) for the corrective action costs incurred
6as the result of the department's order.
AB100, s. 2533 7Section 2533. 94.73 (3m) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1104,98 94.73 (3m) (L) The cost of a responsible person's time spent in planning and
9implementing
the corrective action.
AB100, s. 2534 10Section 2534. 94.73 (3m) (r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1104,1511 94.73 (3m) (r) The cost of providing alternative sources of drinking water,
12except that, subject to sub. (6) (b) to (e) (d), the department may reimburse a
13responsible person who applies for reimbursement a total of not more than $20,000
14for the replacement of private wells if the department or the department of natural
15resources orders the well replacement in response to a discharge.
AB100, s. 2535 16Section 2535. 94.73 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1104,2017 94.73 (4) (a) Except as provided in par. (d), no responsible person may receive
18reimbursement for corrective action costs exceeding $20,000 $7,500 unless the
19responsible person submits to the department in writing, and the department
20approves, a work plan for the corrective action before the corrective action is taken.
AB100, s. 2536 21Section 2536. 94.73 (5) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1105,722 94.73 (5) (e) No person may make a false statement or misrepresentation on
23an application submitted under this section. A person who makes a false statement
24or misrepresentation on an application related to a corrective action is ineligible for
25reimbursement related to that corrective action and is ineligible for any

1reimbursement related to any other corrective action taken or ordered within 5 years
2after the date of the false statement or misrepresentation. If the responsible person
3has received any reimbursement for which the responsible person is ineligible under
4this paragraph, the responsible person shall refund the full amount of that
5reimbursement to the department. The amounts refunded to the department under
6this paragraph shall be deposited in the agrichemical management fund credited to
7the appropriation account under s. 20.115 (7) (i)
.
AB100, s. 2537 8Section 2537. 94.73 (6) (b) and (c) of the statutes are repealed and recreated
9to read:
AB100,1105,1210 94.73 (6) (b) Except as provided in par. (c) or (d), the department shall
11reimburse a responsible person an amount equal to 80% of the corrective action costs
12incurred for each discharge site that are greater than $3,000 and less than $400,000.
AB100,1105,1613 (c) Except as provided in par. (d), the department shall reimburse a responsible
14person an amount equal to 80% of the corrective action costs incurred for each
15discharge site that are greater than $7,500 and less than $400,000 if any of the
16following applies:
AB100,1105,1717 1. The responsible person is required to be licensed under ss. 94.67 to 94.71.
AB100,1105,1818 2. The responsible person employs more than 25 persons.
AB100,1105,1919 3. The responsible person has gross annual sales of more than $2,500,000.
AB100, s. 2538 20Section 2538. 94.73 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1105,2521 94.73 (6) (d) If the corrective action is related to a discharge that occurred in
22the course of transporting an agricultural chemical, the reimbursement under par.
23(b)
this subsection is limited to 75% 80% of the corrective action costs that exceed
24$7,500 for a person required to be licensed under ss. 94.64 to 94.71 or that exceed
25$3,000 for any other person
$3,000 but that do not exceed $50,000.
AB100, s. 2539
1Section 2539. 94.73 (6) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 2540 2Section 2540. 94.73 (7) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB100,1106,103 94.73 (7) Payment. (a) The department may make payments to a responsible
4person who is eligible for reimbursement under sub. (3) if the department has
5authorized reimbursement to that person under sub. (6). The department shall
6make payment from the appropriation accounts under s. 20.115 (7) (e) and (i), subject
7to the availability of funds in those appropriation accounts. If there are insufficient
8funds to pay the full amounts authorized under sub. (6) to all eligible responsible
9persons, the department shall distribute payments in the order in which applications
10were received, unless the department specifies, by rule, a different order of payment.
AB100,1106,1511 (b) The department may promulgate rules specifying the procedure by which,
12and the order in which, it will distribute payments under par. (a). The department
13may establish distribution priorities or formulas based on the severity of
14contamination, the time elapsed since corrective action costs were incurred or other
15factors that the department considers appropriate.
AB100, s. 2541 16Section 2541. 94.73 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1106,2217 94.73 (8) Subrogation. The department is entitled to the right of subrogation
18for the reimbursement of corrective action costs to the extent that a responsible
19person who receives reimbursement of corrective action costs may recover the costs
20from a 3rd party. The amounts collected by the department under this subsection
21shall be deposited in the agrichemical management fund credited to the
22appropriation account under s. 20.115 (7) (i)
.
AB100, s. 2542 23Section 2542. 94.73 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1107,224 94.73 (13) Penalty. Any person who violates an order issued by the department
25under
this section or an order issued or rule promulgated under this section shall

1forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $5,000 for each violation. Each day of
2continued violation is a separate offense.
AB100, s. 2543 3Section 2543. 94.73 (15) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,1107,114 94.73 (15) Surcharge adjustments. The department may, by rule, reduce any
5of the surcharges in ss. 94.64 (3r) (b) and (4) (a) 5., 94.681 (3), 94.685 (3) (a) 2., 94.703
6(3) (a) 2. and 94.704 (3) (a) 2. below the amounts specified in those provisions. The
7department shall adjust surcharge amounts as necessary to maintain a balance in
8the appropriation account under s. 20.115 (7) (i) at the end of each fiscal year of at
9least $2,000,000 but not more than $5,000,000, but may not increase a surcharge
10amount over the amount specified in s. 94.64 (3r) (b) or (4) (a) 5., 94.681 (3), 94.685
11(3) (a) 2., 94.703 (3) (a) 2. or 94.704 (3) (a) 2.
AB100, s. 2544 12Section 2544. 95.72 (2) (c) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1107,1413 95.72 (2) (c) 5. A Subject to ss. 93.13 and 93.135, a person may renew a license
14by submitting the required license fee and renewal form.
AB100, s. 2545 15Section 2545. 97.29 (3) (cm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1107,1816 97.29 (3) (cm) 1. For a food processing plant that has an annual production of
17$25,000 or more but less than $250,000 and that is engaged in processing potentially
18hazardous food or in canning, the reinspection fee is $80.
AB100, s. 2546 19Section 2546. 97.29 (3) (cm) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1107,2220 97.29 (3) (cm) 3. For a food processing plant that has an annual production of
21$25,000 or more but less than $250,000 and that is not engaged in processing
22potentially hazardous food or in canning, the reinspection fee is $50.
AB100, s. 2547 23Section 2547. 97.29 (3) (cm) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,1107,2524 97.29 (3) (cm) 5. For a food processing plant that has an annual production of
25less than $25,000, the reinspection fee is $40.
AB100, s. 2548
1Section 2548. 97.30 (3m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1108,62 97.30 (3m) (a) 3. Beginning with the license year that ends on June 30, 1995,
3an
An annual weights and measures inspection fee of $45, except that this fee does
4not apply to a retail food establishment that is located in a municipality that has
5established a municipal department of weights and measures under s. 98.04 (1) for
6the purpose of enforcement of the provisions of ch. 98.
AB100, s. 2549 7Section 2549. 97.30 (3m) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1108,128 97.30 (3m) (b) 3. Beginning with the license year that ends on June 30, 1995,
9an
An annual weights and measures inspection fee of $100, except that this fee does
10not apply to a retail food establishment that is located in a municipality that has
11established a municipal department of weights and measures under s. 98.04 (1) for
12the purpose of enforcement of the provisions of ch. 98.
AB100, s. 2550 13Section 2550. 97.30 (3m) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1108,1814 97.30 (3m) (c) 3. Beginning with the license year that ends on June 30, 1995,
15an
An annual weights and measures inspection fee of $25, except that this fee does
16not apply to a retail food establishment that is located in a municipality that has
17established a municipal department of weights and measures under s. 98.04 (1) for
18the purpose of enforcement of the provisions of ch. 98.
AB100, s. 2551 19Section 2551. 98.16 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1109,220 98.16 (2) (a) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., a person may not operate a
21vehicle scale without a license from the department. A separate license is required
22for each scale. A license is not transferable between persons or scales. A license
23expires on December March 31 annually. The department shall provide a license
24application form for persons applying for a license. The form may require

1information reasonably required by the department for licensing purposes. A license
2application shall be accompanied by applicable fees under pars. (b) and (c).
AB100, s. 2552 3Section 2552. 98.16 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1109,54 98.16 (2) (b) The fee for a license under par. (a) is $30 $60, except that the
5department may establish a different fee by rule.
AB100, s. 2553 6Section 2553. 98.16 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1109,137 98.16 (2) (c) An applicant for a license under par. (a) shall pay a license fee
8surcharge of $30 $200 in addition to the license fee if the department determines that
9within one year prior to submitting the license application the applicant operated a
10vehicle scale without a license as required by par. (a). Payment of the license fee
11surcharge does not relieve the applicant of any other civil or criminal liability for the
12operation of a vehicle scale without a license but shall not constitute evidence of
13violation of a law.
AB100, s. 2554 14Section 2554. 98.18 (1) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,1109,1515 98.18 (1) (title) License required.
AB100, s. 2555 16Section 2555. 98.18 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 98.18 (1) (a) and
17amended to read:
AB100,1109,2218 98.18 (1) (a) Except as provided in subd. 2., a person may not par. (bm), no
19person may
engage in the business of installing, servicing, testing or calibrating
20weights and measures without a license from the department. A license expires on
21December 31 annually. The department shall provide a license application for
22persons applying for a license.
AB100,1110,3 23(1d) (title) License application. The form may require information An
24applicant for a license issued under sub. (1) (a) shall apply on a form provided by the
25department. The applicant shall provide on the form information that is
reasonably

1required by the department for licensing purposes. A issuing licenses under this
2section. The
license application shall be accompanied by the applicable fees under
3pars. (b) and (c) subs. (1h) and (1p).
AB100, s. 2556 4Section 2556. 98.18 (1) (a) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 98.18 (1)
5(bm) (intro.) and amended to read:
AB100,1110,76 98.18 (1) (bm) (intro.) Subdivision 1. Paragraph (a) does not apply to any of the
7following:
AB100, s. 2557 8Section 2557. 98.18 (1) (a) 2. a. of the statutes is renumbered 98.18 (1) (bm)
91. and amended to read:
AB100,1110,1210 98.18 (1) (bm) 1. A person who installs, services, tests or calibrates weights and
11measures only as an employe of a person who is required under this paragraph par.
12(a)
to hold a license to perform those services.
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