AB845: Bill Text

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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE

1997 Assembly BILL 845

March 2, 1998 - Introduced by Representatives Duff, Grothman, Ainsworth, Albers, Brandemuehl, Goetsch, Olsen, Owens, Urban, Ward and Jensen, cosponsored by Senator Roessler. Referred to Committee on Environment.

AB845,1,3 An Act to repeal chapter 199, 227.485 (2) (e) and 814.245 (2) (d); and to amend 196.20 (4) (a) 2. and 285.41 (1) (f) of the statutes; relating to: eliminating the citizens utility board.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill eliminates the citizens utility board.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB845, s. 1 Section 1. 196.20 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB845,2,2 196.20 (4) (a) 2. "Electric public utility" means a public utility whose purpose is the generation, transmission, delivery or furnishing of electric power but does not include a public utility owned and operated wholly by a municipality or cooperative and does not include any public utility which purchases, under federal or state approved wholesale rates, more than 50% of its electric power requirements from other than an affiliated interest as defined under s. 196.52. "Electric public utility" does not include any Class A utility, as defined under s. 199.03 (4), 1995 stats., whose electric generation equipment has a total capacity of less than 30 megawatts.

AB845, s. 2 Section 2. Chapter 199 of the statutes is repealed.

AB845, s. 3 Section 3. 227.485 (2) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is repealed.

AB845, s. 4 Section 4. 285.41 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB845,2,11 285.41 (1) (f) "Major utility" means a Class A utility, as defined under s. 199.03 (4), 1995 stats., which generates electricity or an electrical cooperative association organized under ch. 185, if the total sulfur dioxide emissions from all stationary air contaminant sources in this state under the ownership or control of the utility or association exceeded 5,000 tons in any year after 1979.

AB845, s. 5 Section 5. 814.245 (2) (d) of the statutes is repealed.

AB845, s. 6 Section 6. Effective date.

AB845,2,14 (1) This act takes effect on July 1, 1998.

AB845,2,15 (End)