SB517,17,184 (g) Promulgate rules that require electric utilities to allow customers to include
5voluntary contributions to assist in funding a commitment to community program
6or a program established under par. (a) or (b) with bill payments for electric service.
7The rules may require an electric utility to provide a space on an electric bill in which
8a customer may indicate the amount of a voluntary contribution and the customer's
9preference regarding whether a contribution should be used for a commitment to
10community program or a program established under par. (a) or (b) 1. or 2. The rules
11shall establish requirements and procedures for electric utilities to pay to the board
12any voluntary contributions included with bill payments, except for voluntary
13contributions to a commitment to community program that are received by a
14municipal utility that is required under sub. (5) (d) to spend the access fees that it
15charges on the commitment to community program, and to report customer
16preferences regarding use of the contributions. The board shall deposit all
17contributions received under this paragraph in the public benefits and energy
18assistance fund.
SB517,17,2019 (h) Deposit all moneys received under sub. (4) (a) or (5) (c) or (d) in the public
20benefits and energy assistance fund.
SB517,17,24 21(3) Contracts. (a) The division of housing shall, on the basis of competitive
22bids, contract with a community action agency described in s. 46.30 (2) (a) 1., a
23nonstock, nonprofit corporation organized under ch. 181 or a local unit of government
24to administer a program established under sub. (2) (a).
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1(b) The board may, on the basis of competitive bids, contract with a community
2action agency described in s. 46.30 (2) (a) 1., a nonstock, nonprofit corporation
3organized under ch. 181 or a local unit of government to administer a program
4established under sub. (2) (b).
SB517,18,9 5(4) Electric utilities. (a) Requirement to charge access fees. Each electric
6utility, except for a municipal utility, shall charge each customer an access fee in an
7amount established in rules promulgated by the board under par. (b). An electric
8utility, except for a municipal utility, shall collect and, except as provided in par. (d)
92., pay the fees to the board in accordance with the rules promulgated under par. (b).
SB517,18,1810 (b) Rules. The board shall promulgate rules that establish the amount of an
11access fee that an electric utility shall charge a customer under par. (a) and
12requirements and procedures for an electric utility to collect and pay the fees to the
13board. Rules promulgated under this paragraph may allow an electric utility to
14charge different fees to different classes of customers, but no class of customers may
15be required to pay, in the aggregate, a disproportionate amount in comparison to any
16other class of customers. The rules shall prohibit an electric utility from itemizing
17an access fee on a customer's bill unless other nonfuel costs are also itemized on the
18bill.
SB517,18,2019 (c) Amount of access fees. A fee established in rules promulgated under par. (b)
20shall satisfy each of the following:
SB517,19,721 1. In fiscal year 1998-99, a portion of the fee shall be in an amount that is
22sufficient for the board to receive from all electric utilities the amount obtained by
23subtracting from $105,000,000 the sum of all moneys received under 42 USC 8621
24to 8629 and 42 USC 6861 to 6873 for that fiscal year and 50% of the access fees
25charged by municipal utilities and retail cooperatives under sub. (5) (a) for that fiscal

1year. In each fiscal year after fiscal year 1998-99, the portion of the fee specified in
2this subdivision shall be in amount that is sufficient for the board to receive from all
3electric utilities the amount obtained by subtracting from the amount of the
4low-income need target determined by the board for that fiscal year under sub. (2)
5(c) the sum of all moneys received under 42 USC 8621 to 8629 and 42 USC 6861 to
66873 for that fiscal year and 50% of the access fees charged by municipal utilities and
7retail cooperatives under sub. (5) (a) for that fiscal year.
SB517,19,188 2. For fiscal years 1998-99, 1999-2000 and 2000-01, a portion of the fee shall
9be in an amount that is sufficient for the board to receive from all electric utilities
10the amount obtained by subtracting from $112,000,000 20% of the access fees
11charged by municipal utilities and retail cooperatives under sub. (5) (a) for that fiscal
12year. For each fiscal year after 2000-01, if the board determines under sub. (2) (d)
13to discontinue or reduce a program established under sub. (2) (b), the portion of the
14fee specified in this subdivision shall be in an amount that is sufficient for the board
15to receive from all electric utilities the amount obtained by subtracting from the
16amount of funding determined by the board under sub. (2) (d) 20% of the access fees
17charged by municipal utilities and retail cooperatives under sub. (5) (a) for that fiscal
18year.
SB517,19,2019 3. The amount of a fee paid by a customer of an electric utility shall be based
20on the number of meters that provide service to the customer.
SB517,19,2321 4. Except as provided in subd. 5., the average annual amount of a fee paid by
22a customer of an electric municipal utility per meter may be no less than $13.16 nor
23more than $15.79.
SB517,20,224 5. For the period beginning on the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor
25inserts date], and ending on June 30, 2008, the total amount of a fee charged to a

1customer of an electric utility may not exceed 3% of the total of every other charge
2for which a customer is billed for that period.
SB517,20,53 (d) Energy conservation programs. 1. An electric utility shall spend the
4following percentage of the access fees that it collects under par. (a) on energy
5conservation programs under s. 196.374:
SB517,20,66 a. In fiscal year 1999-2000, 75%.
SB517,20,77 b. In fiscal year 2000-01, 50%.
SB517,20,88 c. In fiscal year 2001-02, 25%.
SB517,20,119 2. An electric or gas utility shall deduct from the amount that the electric utility
10is required to pay to the board under par. (a) an amount equal to the amount that it
11is required to spend under subd. 1.
SB517,20,1212 3. This paragraph does not apply after June 30, 2002.
SB517,20,19 13(5) Municipal utilities and retail cooperatives. (a) Requirement to charge
14access fees.
Each retail cooperative and municipal utility shall charge an access fee
15to each customer or member in amount that is sufficient for the retail cooperative or
16municipal utility to collect an annual average of $13.16 for each meter that provides
17service to each customer or member. A retail cooperative or municipal utility may
18determine the amount that a particular customer or member or particular class of
19customers or members is required to pay under this paragraph.
SB517,20,2420 (am) Access fee restriction. Notwithstanding par. (a), for the period beginning
21on the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], and ending on June
2230, 2008, the total amount of a fee charged to a customer or member under par. (a)
23may not exceed 3% of the total of every other charge for which a member or customer
24is billed for that period.
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1(b) Election to contribute to board programs. 1. No later than the first day of
2the 12th month beginning after the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor
3inserts date], each municipal utility or retail cooperative shall notify the board
4whether it has elected to contribute to the programs established under sub. (2) (a)
5or (b) for a 3-year period.
SB517,21,86 2. No later than every 3rd year after the date specified in subd. 1., each
7municipal utility or retail cooperative shall notify the board whether it has elected
8to contribute to the programs established under sub. (2) (a) or (b) for a 3-year period.
SB517,21,129 (c) Full contribution. If a municipal utility or retail cooperative elects under
10par. (b) 1. or 2. to contribute to the programs established both under sub. (2) (a) and
11under sub. (2) (b), it shall pay 100% of the access fees that it charges under par. (a)
12to the board in each fiscal year of the 3-year period for which it has made the election.
SB517,21,1713 (d) Partial contributions. A municipal utility or retail cooperative not specified
14in par. (c) may use no more than 10% of the access fees that it charges under par. (a)
15to compensate a wholesale supplier for costs incurred by the wholesale supplier in
16satisfying a renewable resource percentage requirement under s. 196.378 (2) (a) and
17shall do one of the following:
SB517,21,2118 1. If the municipal utility or retail cooperative elects to contribute only to the
19programs established under sub. (2) (a), the municipal utility or retail cooperative
20shall, in each fiscal year of the 3-year period for which it elects to contribute under
21par. (b) 1. or 2., do all of the following:
SB517,21,2322 a. Pay no less than 50% of the access fees that it charges under par. (a) to the
23board.
SB517,22,224 b. Spend no less than 20% of the access fees that it charges under par. (a) on
25energy conservation programs. No more than 10% of the amount that a municipal

1utility or retail cooperative spends on energy conservation programs under this subd.
21. b. may be spent on load management programs.
SB517,22,43 c. Spend any remaining amounts on community assistance or load
4management programs.
SB517,22,85 2. If the municipal utility or retail cooperative elects to contribute only to the
6programs established under sub. (2) (b), the municipal utility or retail cooperative
7shall, in each fiscal year of the 3-year period for which it elects to contribute under
8par. (b) 1. or 2., do all of the following:
SB517,22,99 a. Pay 20% of the access fees that it charges under par. (a) to the board.
SB517,22,1110 b. Spend no less than 50% of the access fees that it charges under par. (a) on
11programs for low-income assistance.
SB517,22,1312 c. Spend any remaining amounts on community assistance or load
13management programs.
SB517,22,1714 3. If the municipal utility or retail cooperative elects not to contribute to any
15of the programs established under sub. (2) (a) or (b), the municipal utility or retail
16cooperative shall, in each fiscal year of the 3-year period for it which elects not to
17contribute under par. (b) 1. or 2., do all of the following:
SB517,22,1918 a. Spend no less than 50% of the access fees that it charges under par. (a) on
19programs for low-income assistance.
SB517,22,2320 b. Spend no less than 20% of the access fees that it charges under par. (a) on
21energy conservation programs. No more than 10% of the amount that a municipal
22utility or retail cooperative spends on energy conservation programs under this subd.
233. b. may be spent on load management programs.
SB517,22,2524 c. Spend any remaining amounts on community assistance or load
25management programs.
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1(e) Wholesale supplier credit. If a wholesale supplier of a municipal utility or
2retail cooperative has established a commitment to community program, the
3municipal utility or retail cooperative may do any of the following:
SB517,23,84 1. Include an amount equal to the product of the municipal utility's or retail
5cooperative's wholesale supply percentage and the amount that the wholesale
6supplier has spent on low-income assistance in a fiscal year in calculating the
7amount that the municipal utility or retail cooperative has spent on low-income
8assistance in that fiscal year under par. (d) 2. b. or 3. a.
SB517,23,139 2. Include an amount equal to the product of the municipal utility's or retail
10cooperative's wholesale supply percentage and the amount that the wholesale
11supplier has spent on energy conservation programs in a fiscal year in calculating
12the amount that the municipal utility or retail cooperative has spent on energy
13conservation programs under par. (d) 1. b. or 3. b.
SB517,23,1714 (f) Joint programs. Municipal utilities or retail cooperatives may establish
15joint commitment to community programs, except that each municipal utility or
16retail cooperative that participates in a joint program is required to comply with the
17spending requirements under par. (d).
SB517,23,2118 (g) Reports. 1. For each fiscal year, each municipal utility and retail
19cooperative that does not pay 100% of the access fee that it charges under par. (a) to
20the board under par. (c) shall file a report with the secretary of state that describes
21each of the following:
SB517,23,2522 a. An accounting of access fees charged to customers or members under par. (a)
23in the fiscal year and expenditures on commitment to community programs under
24par. (d), including any amounts included in the municipal utility's or retail
25cooperative's calculations under par. (e).
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1b. A description of commitment to community programs established by the
2municipal utility or retail cooperative in the fiscal year.
SB517,24,43 2. The secretary of state shall maintain reports filed under subd. 1. for a period
4of at least 6 years.
SB517, s. 12 5Section 12. Nonstatutory provisions.
SB517,24,106 (1) Initial appointments to public benefits and energy assistance board.
7Notwithstanding section 15.792 (1) (b) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by this act,
8the following initial members of the public benefits and energy assistance board shall
9be appointed by the first day of the 3rd month beginning after the effective date of
10this paragraph for the following terms:
SB517,24,1211 (a) The members specified in section 15.792 (1) (b) 3., 4. and 9. of the statutes,
12as created by this act, for terms expiring on July 1, 1999.
SB517,24,1413 (b) The members specified in section 15.792 (1) (b) 1., 2., 8. and 10. of the
14statutes, as created by this act, for terms expiring on July 1, 2000.
SB517,24,1615 (c) The members specified in section 15.792 (1) (b) 6., 7. and 11. of the statutes,
16as created by this act, for terms expiring on July 1, 2001.
SB517,25,217 (2) Renewable resources study and report. The public service commission
18shall study the feasibility and desirability of allowing customers of public utilities
19to pay separate rates for electricity that is generated from renewable resources, as
20defined in section 196.378 (1) (g) of the statutes, as created by this act, and evaluate
21whether such resources are competitive with conventional resources, as defined in
22section 196.378 (1) (c) of the statutes, as created by this act. The commission shall
23submit a report on the results of the study and evaluation to the legislature in the
24manner provided in section 13.172 (2) of the statutes no later than January 1, 2000.
25The report shall include any recommended proposals for legislation, including

1whether the amendment or repeal of section 196.378 of the statutes, as created by
2this act, is in the public interest.
SB517,25,33 (End)
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