AB861, s. 1 1Section 1. 20.143 (3) (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB861,4,22 20.143 (3) (5) Petroleum storage environmental remedial action revenue
3obligation repayment.
From the fund created under s. 101.143 (11) (b), all moneys
4received by the fund and not transferred under s. 101.143 (11) (c) to the petroleum
5inspection fund, for the purpose of the retirement of revenue obligations, providing
6for reserves and for operations relating to the management and retirement of
7revenue obligations issued under s. 101.143 (11). All moneys received are irrevocably
8appropriated in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18 and further established in
9resolutions authorizing the issuance of the revenue obligations and setting forth the

1distribution of funds to be received thereafter. Estimated disbursements under this
2paragraph shall not be included in the schedule under s. 20.005.
AB861, s. 2 3Section 2. 20.143 (3) (t) of the statutes is created to read:
AB861,4,104 20.143 (3) (t) Petroleum storage environmental remedial action revenue
5obligation funding.
As a continuing appropriation, all proceeds from revenue
6obligations issued under s. 101.143 (11) and deposited into the fund in the state
7treasury created under s. 18.57 (1), for paying awards under s. 101.143 (4), providing
8for reserves and for expenses of issuance and management of the revenue
9obligations. Estimated disbursements under this paragraph shall not be included in
10the schedule under s. 20.005.
AB861, s. 3 11Section 3. 25.47 of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is
12amended to read:
AB861,4,18 1325.47 Petroleum inspection fund. There is established a separate
14nonlapsible trust fund designated as the petroleum inspection fund, to consist of the
15fees imposed
any revenues derived under s. 168.12 (1) that are not pledged to the
16fund created under s. 101.143 (11) (b), the moneys transferred under s. 101.143 (11)
17(c)
, the payments under s. 101.143 (4) (h) 1m., the payments under s. 101.143 (5) (a)
18and the net recoveries under s. 101.143 (5) (c).
AB861, s. 4 19Section 4. 101.143 (1) (cq) of the statutes is created to read:
AB861,4,2220 101.143 (1) (cq) "Natural attenuation" means the reduction in the mass and
21concentration of a substance due to naturally occurring physical, chemical and
22biological processes.
AB861, s. 5 23Section 5. 101.143 (3) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB861,5,424 101.143 (3) (cm) Monitoring as remedial action. An owner or operator or person
25owning a home oil tank system may, with the approval of the department of natural

1resources or, if the discharge is covered under s. 101.144 (2) (b), the department of
2commerce, satisfy the requirements of par. (c) 2. and 3. by proposing and
3implementing monitoring to ensure the effectiveness of the natural process of
4degradation
attenuation of petroleum product contamination.
AB861, s. 6 5Section 6. 101.143 (3) (cp) of the statutes is created to read:
AB861,5,86 101.143 (3) (cp) Sites with high priority factors. 1. This paragraph applies if
7at least one of the following high priority factors exists in connection with a
8petroleum product discharge:
AB861,5,99 a. The site investigation documents that the contaminant mass is moving.
AB861,5,1210 b. Repeated tests show that the discharge has resulted in a concentration of
11contaminants in a private or public potable well that exceeds the preventive action
12limits established under s. 160.15.
AB861,5,1313 c. Soil contamination exists within one meter of bedrock.
AB861,5,1614 d. Petroleum product that is not in dissolved phase is present with a thickness
15of 0.01 feet or more, as shown by repeated measurements from quarterly or
16semiannual monitoring.
AB861,5,2217 2. Except as provided in par. (cw), if a site has a high priority factor, the owner
18or operator or person owning a home oil tank system shall complete an analysis of
19alternative remedial actions designed to eliminate the risk factor and address the
20contamination caused by the discharge. The analysis shall include estimates of the
21costs of implementing each alternative. The owner or operator or person owning a
22home oil tank system shall submit the analysis to the department.
AB861,5,2423 3. When the department receives an analysis under subd. 2., the department
24may do one of the following:
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1a. Require the owner or operator or person owning a home oil tank system to
2implement one of the remedial action alternatives and establish a maximum
3reimbursable cost for the remedial action.
AB861,6,64 b. Require the owner or operator or person owning a home oil tank system to
5use specified service providers or to conduct the remedial action in conjunction with
6the remedial action for another discharge.
AB861,6,87 c. Require the owner or operator or person owning a home oil tank system to
8use a competitive public bidding process to select service providers.
AB861, s. 7 9Section 7. 101.143 (3) (cs) of the statutes is created to read:
AB861,6,1410 101.143 (3) (cs) Sites without high priority factors. 1. Except as provided in
11par. (cw), if no high priority factor specified in par. (cp) 1. exists in connection with
12a petroleum product discharge, the owner or operator or person owning a home oil
13tank system shall submit a proposal, including estimated costs, to the department
14for remedial action using one or more of the following:
AB861,6,1515 a. Control of the source of contamination using excavation.
AB861,6,1616 b. Verification of the effectiveness of natural attenuation.
AB861,6,1717 c. Monitoring.
AB861,6,1818 d. Deed restrictions or other restrictions on the use of or access to the site.
AB861,6,2019 2. When the department receives a proposal under subd. 1., the department
20may do one of the following:
AB861,6,2221 a. Approve the proposal and establish a maximum reimbursable cost for the
22remedial action.
AB861,6,2523 b. Require the owner or operator or person owning a home oil tank system to
24develop and implement a remedial action proposal that uses measures other than
25those specified in subd. 1. a. to d.
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1c. Require the owner or operator or person owning a home oil tank system to
2use specified service providers or to conduct the remedial action in conjunction with
3the remedial action for another discharge.
AB861,7,54 d. Require the owner or operator or person owning a home oil tank system to
5use a competitive public bidding process to select service providers.
AB861, s. 8 6Section 8. 101.143 (3) (cw) of the statutes is created to read:
AB861,7,187 101.143 (3) (cw) Low-cost sites. 1. If an owner or operator or person owning
8a home oil tank system believes that a site investigation, remedial action plan and
9remedial action, to the point at which the department of natural resources or the
10department of commerce determines, based on available information, that no further
11remedial action is necessary, can be completed for $80,000 or less, excluding interest
12costs, the owner or operator or person owning a home oil tank system may attempt
13to complete the site investigation, remedial action plan and remedial action for
14$80,000 or less. The owner or operator or person owning a home oil tank system shall
15inform the department of the intent to proceed under this subdivision before
16beginning the remedial action. Paragraphs (cp) 2. and 3. and (cs) 1. and 2. do not
17apply if the owner or operator or person owning a home oil tank system proceeds
18under this subdivision.
AB861,7,2519 2. If an owner or operator or person owning a home oil tank system proceeds
20under subd. 1. and it appears that the remedial action cannot be completed, to the
21point at which the department of natural resources or the department of commerce
22determines, based on available information, that no further remedial action is
23necessary $80,000 or less, all work on the site must be stopped and the department
24notified as soon as possible. After reviewing the situation, the department may do
25one of the following:
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1a. Authorize the owner or operator or person owning a home oil tank system
2to continue with the remedial action and establish a maximum reimbursable cost for
3the remedial action.
AB861,8,54 b. Require the owner or operator or person owning a home oil tank system to
5develop remedial action alternatives and implement one of the alternatives.
AB861,8,96 c. Require the owner or operator or person owning a home oil tank system to
7use specified service providers to complete the remedial action or to conduct the
8remainder of the remedial action in conjunction with the remedial action for another
9discharge.
AB861,8,1210 d. Require the owner or operator or person owning a home oil tank system to
11use a competitive public bidding process to select service providers for the remainder
12of the remedial action.
AB861,8,1813 3. If an owner or operator or person owning a home oil tank system proceeding
14under subd. 1. uses a consultant, the consultant shall indemnify the owner or
15operator or person owning a home oil tank system for any costs of the remedial action
16that the department determines to be ineligible. The consultant shall provide a bond
17or a letter of credit in favor of the owner or operator or person owning a home oil tank
18system in an amount sufficient to cover those costs.
AB861,9,219 4. If a consultant fails to provide a bond or letter of credit under subd. 3., the
20department may summarily prohibit the consultant from acting as a consultant for
21projects for which claims will be filed under this section. If a consultant repeatedly
22fails to complete projects that proceed under subd. 1., to the point at which the
23department of natural resources or the department of commerce determines, based
24on available information, that no further remedial action is necessary, for $80,000
25or less, the department may prohibit the consultant from acting as a consultant for

1projects for which claims will be filed under this section or may prohibit the
2consultant from acting as a consultant for projects that proceed under subd. 1.
AB861, s. 9 3Section 9. 101.143 (4) (a) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
AB861,9,94 101.143 (4) (a) 9. The department may give priority to paying an award for a
5claim if the department of natural resources or the department of commerce has
6determined, based on available information, that no further remedial action is
7necessary with respect to the petroleum product discharge or has approved the use
8of natural attenuation with long-term monitoring and eligible costs do not exceed
9$80,000.
AB861, s. 10 10Section 10. 101.143 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB861,9,1411 101.143 (4) (b) Eligible costs. (intro.) Eligible Except as provided in par. (c),
12eligible
costs for an award under par. (a) include actual costs or, if the department
13establishes a schedule usual and customary cost under par. (cm) for an item, usual
14and customary costs for the following items only:
AB861, s. 11 15Section 11. 101.143 (4) (c) 11. and 12. of the statutes are created to read:
AB861,9,1816 101.143 (4) (c) 11. Costs of excavating soils if the level of contamination in the
17soils is less than numerical residual contaminant levels approved by the department
18of natural resources or the department of commerce.
AB861,9,2019 12. Costs in excess of maximum reimbursable costs established by the
20department under sub. (3) (cp) 3. a., (cs) 2. a. or (cw) 2. a. or (4s) (b) 1.
AB861, s. 12 21Section 12. 101.143 (4) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB861,9,2522 101.143 (4) (cm) Usual and customary costs. The department may shall
23establish a schedule of usual and customary costs for any some or all of the items
24under par. (b) and may use that schedule to determine the amount of a claimant's
25eligible costs.
AB861, s. 13
1Section 13. 101.143 (4s) of the statutes is created to read:
AB861,10,62 101.143 (4s) Remedial action review. (a) The department of commerce or the
3department of natural resources may review remedial actions being conducted for
4which claims have been or will be filed under sub. (3) to determine the efficacy and
5cost-effectiveness of the remedial action and to determine whether ineligible costs
6are being incurred.
AB861,10,87 (b) Following a review under par. (a) of a remedial action, the department of
8commerce may do one or more of the following:
AB861,10,109 1. Establish a maximum reimbursable cost for the remedial action if the
10department has not already done so.
AB861,10,1311 2. Require the owner or operator or person owning a home oil tank system to
12use specified service providers or to conduct the remainder of the remedial action in
13conjunction with the remedial action for another discharge.
AB861,10,1514 3. Require the owner or operator or person owning a home oil tank system
15develop and implement a revised remedial action plan.
AB861,10,2216 (c) The department may not reimburse an owner or operator or person owning
17a home oil tank system for any costs incurred in connection with a discharge after
18the owner or operator or person owning a home oil tank system, or the consultant
19retained by the owner or operator or person owning a home oil tank system, fails to
20provide information needed for a review under par. (a) or for any costs incurred after
21the owner or operator or person owning a home oil tank system fails to comply with
22requirements imposed under par. (b) 2. or 3.
AB861, s. 14 23Section 14. 101.143 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
AB861,11,3
1101.143 (11) Revenue obligations. Awards under sub. (4) may be funded with
2the proceeds of revenue obligations issued subject to and in accordance with subch.
3II of ch. 18.
AB861,11,64 (b) The department may, under s. 18.56 (5), direct the department of revenue
5to deposit in a separate fund in the state treasury revenues derived under s. 168.12
6(1).
AB861,11,137 (c) The building commission may pledge revenues received or to be received in
8the fund established in par. (b) to secure revenue obligations issued under this
9subsection. The pledge shall provide for the transfer to the petroleum inspection
10fund of all pledged revenues, including any interest earned on the revenues, that are
11in excess of the amounts required to be paid under s. 20.143 (3) (s). The pledge shall
12provide that the transfers be made at least quarterly and that the transferred
13amounts are free of any prior pledge.
AB861,11,1614 (d) The department shall have all other powers necessary and convenient to
15distribute the pledged revenues and to distribute the proceeds of the revenue
16obligations in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18.
AB861,11,2017 (e) The department may enter into agreements with the federal government
18or its agencies, political subdivisions of this state or private individuals or entities
19to insure or in any other manner provide additional security for the revenue
20obligations issued under this subsection.
AB861,12,1221 (f) Revenue obligations may be contracted by the building commission when it
22reasonably appears to the building commission that all obligations incurred under
23this subsection can be fully paid from moneys received or anticipated and pledged to
24be received on a timely basis. If the building commission proposes to contract
25revenue obligations under this subsection, the building commission shall notify the

1joint committee on finance in writing of the proposed action. If the cochairpersons
2of the committee do not notify the building commission that the committee has
3scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed action within 14
4working days after the date of the building commission's notification, the building
5commission may contract the revenue obligations as proposed. If, within 14 working
6days after the date of the building commission's notification, the cochairpersons of
7the committee notify the building commission that the committee has scheduled a
8meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed action, the building commission
9may contract the revenue obligations only upon the approval of the committee.
10Revenue obligations issued under this subsection shall not exceed $400,000,000 in
11principal amount, excluding obligations issued to refund outstanding revenue
12obligations.
AB861,12,1713 (g) Unless otherwise expressly provided in resolutions authorizing the
14issuance of revenue obligations or in other agreements with the holders of revenue
15obligations, each issue of revenue obligations under this subsection shall be on a
16parity with every other revenue obligation issued under this subsection and in
17accordance with subch. II of ch. 18.
AB861, s. 15 18Section 15. 101.144 (1) (aq) of the statutes is created to read:
AB861,12,2119 101.144 (1) (aq) "High priority site" means the site of a discharge of a petroleum
20product from a petroleum storage tank if at least one of the high priority factors in
21s. 101.143 (3) (cp) 1. a. to d. exists.
AB861, s. 16 22Section 16. 101.144 (1) (av) of the statutes is created to read:
AB861,12,2423 101.144 (1) (av) "Low priority site" means the site of a discharge of a petroleum
24product from a petroleum storage tank that is not a high priority site.
AB861, s. 17 25Section 17. 101.144 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB861,13,3
1101.144 (2) (b) 1. The site of the discharge is classified, as provided under sub.
2(3m) (a) 3., as medium priority or a low priority, based on the threat that the
3discharge poses to public health, safety and welfare and to the environment
site.
AB861, s. 18 4Section 18. 101.144 (3m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB861,13,105 101.144 (3m) (a) 3. Establishes procedures, standards and schedules for
6determining whether the site of a discharge of a petroleum product from a petroleum
7storage tank is classified as a high priority, medium priority site or a low priority site,
8including a procedure for reclassifying a high priority site to be a low priority site if
9the high priority factors in s. 101.143 (3) (cp) 1. a. to d. are eliminated and sub. (2)
10(b) 2. does not apply to the site
.
AB861, s. 19 11Section 19. Initial applicability.
AB861,13,1412 (1) Characterization of discharges. The treatment of section 101.143 (3) (cp),
13(cs) and (cw) of the statutes first applies to remedial actions that are begun on the
14effective date of this subsection.
AB861, s. 20 15Section 20. Effective date.
AB861,13,1716 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after
17publication.
AB861,13,1818 (End)
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