AB188: Bill Text

AB188,33,24 (a) The project is ranked on the priority list under sub. (6).

AB188,34,2 (b) The department determines that the project meets the eligibility requirements under this section.

AB188,34,4 (c) The department of administration determines that the local governmental unit will meet the requirements of s. 281.59 (9) (b).

AB188,34,6 (d) The legislature has approved an amount under s. 281.59 (3s) (b) 1. for the biennium.

AB188,34,13 (8) Funding list; allocation of funding. (a) The department shall establish a funding list for each fiscal year that ranks projects of local governmental units that submit approvable applications under sub. (5) in the same order that they appear on the priority list under sub. (6). If sufficient funds are not available to fund all approved applications for financial assistance, the department of administration shall allocate funding to projects that are approved under sub. (7) in the order that they appear on the funding list, except as follows:

AB188,34,17 1. The department of administration shall allocate to projects for public water systems that regularly serve fewer than 10,000 persons 15% of the available funds in each fiscal year or such lesser amount that fully funds the eligible projects for those public water systems.

AB188,34,19 2. In any biennium, no local governmental unit may receive more than 25% of the amount established under s. 281.59 (3s) (b) for that biennium.

AB188,34,22 (b) In allocating subsidy under this subsection, the department of administration shall adhere to the amount approved by the legislature for each biennium under s. 281.59 (3s) (b).

AB188,34,25 (8m) Conditions of financial assistance. As a condition of receiving financial assistance under the safe drinking water loan program, a local governmental unit shall do all of the following:

AB188,35,2 (a) Establish a dedicated source of revenue for the repayment of the financial assistance.

AB188,35,5 (b) Comply with those provisions of 42 USC 300f to 300j-26 and this chapter and the regulations and rules promulgated under those provisions that the department specifies.

AB188,35,7 (c) Develop and adopt a program of water conservation as required by the department.

AB188,35,10 (d) Develop and adopt a program of systemwide operation and maintenance of the public water system, including the training of personnel, as required by the department.

AB188,35,11 (e) Develop and adopt a user fee system.

AB188,35,19 (9) Financial assistance commitments. The department and the department of administration may, at the request of a local governmental unit, issue a notice of financial assistance commitment after the local governmental unit's application for safe drinking water financial assistance has been approved under sub. (7) and funding has been allocated under sub. (8) for the local governmental unit's project. The notice of financial assistance commitment shall specify the conditions that the local governmental unit must meet to secure financial assistance and shall include the estimated repayment schedules and other terms of the financial assistance.

AB188,35,23 (10) Deadline for closing. If funding is allocated to a project under sub. (8) for a loan and the loan is not closed before April 30 of the year following the year in which funding is allocated, the department of administration shall release the funding allocated to the project.

AB188,35,25 (11) Loan interest rates. (a) Except as provided under par. (b), the interest rate on a safe drinking water loan program loan shall be as follows:

AB188,36,2 1. For a local governmental unit that does not meet financial eligibility criteria established by the department by rule, 55% of market interest rate.

AB188,36,4 2. For a local governmental unit that meets financial eligibility criteria established by the department by rule, 33% of market interest rate.

AB188,36,7 (b) The department and the department of administration jointly may request the joint committee on finance to take action under s. 13.101 (11) to modify the percentage of market interest rate under par. (a) 1. or 2.

AB188,36,8 (12) Duties of the department. The department shall do all of the following:

AB188,36,10 (a) Promulgate rules establishing eligibility criteria for applicants and projects under this section.

AB188,36,12 (b) Promulgate rules that are necessary for the execution of its responsibilities under the safe drinking water loan program.

AB188,36,14 (c) Cooperate with the department of administration in administering the safe drinking water loan program.

AB188,36,17 (d) By May 1 of each even-numbered year, prepare and submit to the department of administration a biennial needs list that includes all of the following information:

AB188,36,20 1. A list of drinking water projects that the department estimates will apply for financial assistance under the safe drinking water loan program during the next biennium.

AB188,36,22 2. The estimated cost and estimated construction schedule of each project on the list, and the total of the estimated costs of all projects on the list.

AB188,36,23 3. The estimated rank of each project on the priority list under sub. (6).

AB188,36,25 (e) Submit a biennial budget request under s. 16.42 for the safe drinking water loan program.

AB188,37,2 (f) Have the lead state role with the federal environmental protection agency concerning the safe drinking water loan program.

AB188,37,5 (g) Have the lead state role with local governmental units in providing safe drinking water loan program information, and cooperate with the department of administration in providing that information to local governmental units.

AB188,37,8 (h) Inspect periodically safe drinking water loan program project construction to determine project compliance with construction plans and specifications approved by the department and the requirements of the safe drinking water loan program.

AB188,37,11 (13) Capitalization grant. The department may enter into an agreement under 42 USC 300j-12 (a), with the federal environmental protection agency to receive a capitalization grant for the safe drinking water loan program.

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