SB77,1520,98 (k) Require the participant to report any violations discovered during a
9performance evaluation as required in sub. (12).
SB77,1520,1510 (L) Ensure that members of the interested persons group, established as
11required under sub. (5) (b), have the opportunity to comment on the participant's
12environmental management system and are involved in reviewing the participant's
13performance under the cooperative agreement and require a process that seeks
14consensus between the participant and interested persons over issues concerning
15that performance.
SB77,1520,1716 (m) Require the participant to assist interested persons to understand the
17implementation of the cooperative agreement.
SB77,1520,2318 (n) Require the participant to provide information to the public about the
19participant's environmental performance and the results of the project, including
20environmental, social and economic impacts, and to meet with interested persons at
21least once every 6 months to discuss the implementation of the participant's
22environmental management system and to receive comments on the progress of the
23project.
SB77,1520,2524 (o) Describe how the participant will measure the opinions of its employes and
25the public concerning its participation in the program under this section.
SB77,1521,3
1(p) Require the participant to assess the success of the project in reducing the
2time and money spent by the participant on paperwork and other administrative
3activities that do not directly benefit the environment.
SB77,1521,64 (q) Specify that the term of the agreement is 5 years with the possibility of a
5renewal for up to 5 years if the department determines that renewal is consistent
6with sub. (2) and the participant agrees to renewal.
SB77,1521,11 7(4) Variances. (a) If chs. 280 to 295 or rules promulgated under those chapters
8authorize the department to grant a variance from a requirement that would
9otherwise apply to a facility covered by a cooperative agreement and the participant
10qualifies under the standards provided in the statutes or rules for granting the
11variance, the department may grant a variance from that requirement.
SB77,1521,1512 (b) If a variance is not authorized under par. (a), the department may grant a
13participant a variance from a requirement in chs. 280 to 295 that would otherwise
14apply to a facility covered by a cooperative agreement if the variance is consistent
15with subs. (2) and (3) (g) and does one of the following:
SB77,1521,1716 1. Promotes the reduction in overall levels of pollution to below the levels
17required under chs. 280 to 295.
SB77,1521,2318 2. Provides for alternative monitoring, testing, record keeping, notification or
19reporting requirements that reduce the administrative burden on state agencies or
20the participant and that provide the information needed to ensure compliance with
21the cooperative agreement and the provisions of chs. 280 to 295 and rules
22promulgated under those chapters for which the cooperative agreement does not
23grant a variance.
SB77,1522,2 24(5) Application. The department shall solicit applications for participation in
25the program under this section. The owner or operator of a facility that is required

1to be covered by at least one approval under chs. 280 to 295 may apply to participate
2in the pilot program by submitting all of the following:
SB77,1522,33 (a) A proposed cooperative agreement that satisfies sub. (3).
SB77,1522,84 (b) A description of the process used by the applicant to establish an interested
5persons group that includes residents of the area in which the facility proposed to be
6covered by the agreement is located, a list of members of the interested persons group
7and a description of the involvement of the interested persons group in the
8development of the proposed cooperative agreement.
SB77,1522,18 9(6) Entering into cooperative agreements. (a) The department shall review
10each proposed agreement submitted under sub. (5). Upon completion of that review,
11the department shall decide whether to enter into negotiations with the applicant.
12In determining whether to enter into negotiations and in selecting participants, the
13department shall seek to ensure participation by a variety of types, sizes and
14locations of facilities and shall consult with the federal environmental protection
15agency. A decision by the department not to enter into negotiations is not subject to
16review under ch. 227. If the department decides to enter into negotiations, it shall
17prepare a draft cooperative agreement and provide public notice of its decision in the
18manner provided in sub. (8) (d).
SB77,1522,2119 (b) During negotiations concerning a proposed cooperative agreement, the
20department may not modify or revoke any approval for a facility that would be
21replaced by the cooperative agreement if the applicant is not violating the approval.
SB77,1522,2422 (c) The department may terminate negotiations with an applicant concerning
23a proposed cooperative agreement and the decision to terminate negotiations is not
24subject to review under ch. 227.
SB77,1523,6
1(d) Except as provided in par. (e), the department may enter into a cooperative
2agreement with an applicant if the department determines that the applicant's
3efforts described under sub. (4) (b) were adequate, that the cooperative agreement
4complies with sub. (3) and that entering into the agreement will assist the
5department to comply with sub. (2). The decision by the department to enter into a
6cooperative agreement is not subject to review under ch. 227.
SB77,1523,97 (e) The department may not enter into an initial cooperative agreement after
8the first day of the 60th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph
9.... [revisor inserts date].
SB77,1523,17 10(6m) Expiration of cooperative agreement. If a participant timely submits an
11application for an approval that is replaced by a cooperative agreement and submits
12any information requested by the department to enable the department to act on the
13application, but the department does not issue the approval before the cooperative
14agreement expires, sub. (9) (a) continues to apply and the provisions of the
15cooperative agreement continue to apply, except that the department and the
16participant may agree to interim requirements that do not allow pollution in excess
17of that allowed under chs. 280 to 295.
SB77,1523,21 18(7) Amendment, revocation of cooperative agreement. (a) This subsection
19applies to the amendment or revocation of a cooperative agreement, notwithstanding
20any provisions of chs. 280 to 295 concerning the amendment or revocation of
21approvals.
SB77,1523,2322 (b) 1. The department may amend a cooperative agreement with the consent
23of the participant.
SB77,1523,2524 2. The department may, after an opportunity for a hearing, amend a
25cooperative agreement for cause, including any of the following:
SB77,1524,1
1a. A change in federal or state environmental laws.
SB77,1524,22 b. A violation of the cooperative agreement.
SB77,1524,43 c. Obtaining a cooperative agreement by misrepresentation or failure to fully
4disclose all relevant information.
SB77,1524,65 (c) 1. The department may revoke a cooperative agreement at the request of
6the participant.
SB77,1524,87 2. The department may, after an opportunity for a hearing, revoke a cooperative
8agreement if it finds any of the following:
SB77,1524,129 a. That the participant is in substantial noncompliance with the cooperative
10agreement, with an approval that is not replaced by the cooperative agreement or
11with a provision of chs. 280 to 295 or rules promulgated under those chapters for
12which the cooperative agreement does not grant a variance.
SB77,1524,1413 b. That the participant has refused the department's request to amend the
14cooperative agreement.
SB77,1524,1715 c. That the participant is unable, or has shown an unwillingness, to comply
16with pollution reduction goals that apply to the participant under the cooperative
17agreement.
SB77,1524,2018 d. That the participant has not satisfactorily addressed a substantive issue
19raised by a majority of the members of the interested persons group, established
20under sub. (5) (b), within a reasonable time after receiving notice of the issue.
SB77,1524,2221 3. If the department revokes a cooperative agreement, it shall do all of the
22following in a written revocation decision:
SB77,1525,223 a. Delay any compliance deadlines established in the cooperative agreement
24if a delay is necessary to provide the participant with a reasonable amount of time

1to obtain approvals required under chs. 280 to 295 that were replaced by the
2cooperative agreement.
SB77,1525,73 b. Establish practical interim requirements, that do not allow pollution in
4excess of that allowed under chs. 280 to 295 at the time that the cooperative
5agreement was entered into, to replace specified requirements of the cooperative
6agreement until the department issues the approvals required under chs. 280 to 295
7that were replaced by the cooperative agreement.
SB77,1525,118 4. A participant shall comply with the department's revocation decision and
9with all requirements of the cooperative agreement for which the department does
10not establish interim requirements until the department issues the approvals
11required under chs. 280 to 295 that were replaced by the cooperative agreement.
SB77,1525,1212 (d) A final decision under par. (b) or (c) is subject to review under ch. 227.
SB77,1525,15 13(8) Public notice; meetings. (a) The department shall provide at least 30 days
14for public comment on the proposed issuance, amendment or revocation of a
15cooperative agreement.
SB77,1525,1916 (b) Before the start of the public comment period under par. (a), the department
17shall prepare a draft of the cooperative agreement, cooperative agreement
18amendment or notice of cooperative agreement revocation and a fact sheet that does
19all of the following:
SB77,1525,2120 1. Briefly describes the principal facts and the significant factual, legal,
21methodological and policy questions considered by the department.
SB77,1525,2222 2. Briefly describes how the proposed action is consistent with subs. (2) and (3).
SB77,1525,2423 3. Identifies any variances that would be granted under sub. (4) by the proposed
24action.
SB77,1526,2
1(c) The department shall prepare a public notice of a proposed action under par.
2(a) that does all of the following:
SB77,1526,33 1. Briefly describes the facility that is the subject of the proposed action.
SB77,1526,54 2. Identifies the proposed action and states whether any variances would be
5granted under sub. (4) by the proposed action.
SB77,1526,86 3. Identifies an employe of the department and an employe of the applicant or
7participant who may be contacted for additional information about the proposed
8action.
SB77,1526,109 4. States that the draft of the proposed action and the fact sheet under par. (b)
10are available upon request.
SB77,1526,1311 5. States that comments concerning the proposed action may be submitted to
12the department during the comment period and states the last date of the comment
13period.
SB77,1526,1714 6. Describes the procedures that the department will use to make a final
15decision on the proposed action, describes how persons may request public
16informational meetings, contested case hearings or public hearings and how persons
17may make requests to appear at those meetings and hearings.
SB77,1527,418 (d) Before the start of the public comment period, the department shall mail
19the public notice under par. (c) to the applicant or participant, the federal
20environmental protection agency, the members of the interested persons group
21established under sub. (5) (b) and all persons who have asked to receive notice of
22proposed actions under par. (a). The department shall mail the public notice to any
23other person upon request. The department shall make a copy of the public notice
24available at the department's main office, at any other department office in the area
25of the facility subject to the proposed action and at public libraries in that area. The

1department shall circulate the public notice in the area of the facility subject to the
2proposed action by posting the notice in public buildings, publishing the notice in
3local newspapers and by any other methods that the department determines are
4effective.
SB77,1527,75 (e) The department shall hold a public informational meeting on a proposed
6action under par. (a) if the comments received during the public comment period
7demonstrate considerable public interest in the proposed action.
SB77,1527,11 8(9) Effect of cooperative agreement. (a) For the purposes of chs. 280 to 295,
9a cooperative agreement entered into under this section is considered to be an
10approval that is identified under sub. (3) (b) as being replaced by the cooperative
11agreement.
SB77,1527,1312 (b) A provision of an approval that is identified under sub. (3) (b) as being
13replaced by a cooperative agreement is superceded by the cooperative agreement.
SB77,1527,15 14(10) Fees. A participant shall pay the same fees under chs. 280 to 295 that it
15would be required to pay if it had not entered into a cooperative agreement.
SB77,1527,19 16(11) Reporting by participants. (a) Reports submitted under a cooperative
17agreement fulfill the reporting requirements under chs. 280 to 295 relating to the
18facility, activities and pollutants that are covered by the cooperative agreement,
19except for any requirements for immediate reporting.
SB77,1528,520 (b) A participant shall notify the department before it increases the amount of
21the discharge or emission of a pollutant from a covered facility and before it begins
22to discharge or emit a pollutant that it did not discharge or emit from a covered
23facility when the cooperative agreement was entered into. The notification shall
24describe any proposed facility expansion, production increase or process
25modification that would result in the increased or new discharge or emission and

1shall state the identity and quantity of the pollutant planned to be emitted or
2discharged. If the increased or new discharge or emission is not authorized under
3the cooperative agreement, the department may amend the cooperative agreement
4under sub. (7) in a manner consistent with subs. (2) and (3) or require the participant
5to obtain an approval if an approval is required under chs. 280 to 295.
SB77,1528,9 6(12) Reports of violations. A participant shall submit a report to the
7department within 45 days after completion of a performance evaluation if the
8performance evaluation reveals violations at a facility covered by a cooperative
9agreement. The report shall contain all of the following:
SB77,1528,1210 (a) A description of the performance evaluation, including who conducted the
11performance evaluation, when it was completed, what activities and operations were
12examined and what was revealed by the performance evaluation.
SB77,1528,1313 (b) A description of all violations revealed by the performance evaluation.
SB77,1528,1514 (c) A description of the actions taken or proposed to be taken to correct the
15violations.
SB77,1528,1716 (d) A commitment to correct the violations within 90 days of submitting the
17report or within a compliance schedule approved by the department.
SB77,1528,2418 (e) If the participant proposes to take more than 90 days to correct the
19violations, a proposed compliance schedule that contains the shortest reasonable
20periods for correcting the violations, a statement that justifies the proposed
21compliance schedule, a description of measures that the participant will take to
22minimize the effects of the violations during the period of the compliance schedule
23and proposed stipulated penalties if the participant violates the compliance
24schedule.
SB77,1529,2
1(f) A description of the measures that the participant has taken or will take to
2prevent future violations.
SB77,1529,14 3(13) Compliance schedules. (a) If the department receives a report under sub.
4(12) that contains a proposed compliance schedule under sub. (12) (e), the
5department shall review the proposed compliance schedule. The department may
6approve the compliance schedule as submitted or propose a different compliance
7schedule. If the participant does not agree to implement a compliance schedule
8proposed by the department, the department shall schedule a meeting with the
9participant to attempt to reach an agreement on a compliance schedule. If the
10department and the participant do not reach an agreement on a compliance
11schedule, the department shall initiate the procedure under sub. (7) (c) 2. to revoke
12the cooperative agreement. If the parties agree to a compliance schedule, the
13department shall amend the cooperative agreement to incorporate the compliance
14schedule.
SB77,1529,1815 (b) The department may not approve a compliance schedule that extends longer
16than 12 months beyond the date of approval of the compliance schedule. The
17department shall consider the following factors in determining whether to approve
18a compliance schedule:
SB77,1529,1919 1. The environmental and public health consequences of the violations.
SB77,1529,2220 2. The time needed to implement a change in raw materials or method of
21production if that change is an available alternative to other methods of correcting
22the violations.
SB77,1529,2423 3. The time needed to purchase any equipment or supplies that are needed to
24correct the violations.
SB77,1530,4
1(14) Deferred civil enforcement. (a) 1. This state may not commence a civil
2action to collect forfeitures for violations at a facility covered by a cooperative
3agreement that are disclosed in a report that meets the requirements of sub. (12) for
4at least 90 days after the department receives the report.
SB77,1530,85 2. If the participant corrects violations that are disclosed in a report that meets
6the requirements of sub. (12) within 90 days after the department receives a report
7that meets the requirements of sub. (12), this state may not commence a civil action
8to collect forfeitures for the violations.
SB77,1530,159 3. This state may not commence a civil action to collect forfeitures for violations
10covered by a compliance schedule that is approved under sub. (13) during the period
11of the compliance schedule if the participant is not violating the compliance schedule.
12If the participant violates the compliance schedule, the department may collect the
13stipulated penalties in the compliance schedule or may revoke the cooperative
14agreement. After the department revokes a cooperative agreement, this state may
15commence civil action to collect forfeitures for the violations.
SB77,1530,1816 4. If the department approves a compliance schedule under sub. (13) and the
17participant corrects the violations according to the compliance schedule, this state
18may not commence a civil action to collect forfeitures for the violations.
SB77,1530,2019 (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), this state may at any time commence a civil action
20to collect forfeitures for violations if any of the following apply:
SB77,1530,2221 1. The violations present an imminent threat to public health or the
22environment or may cause serious harm to public health or the environment.
SB77,1530,2423 2. The department discovers the violations before submission of a report under
24sub. (12).
SB77,1531,3
1(15) Access to records. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the department shall
2make any record, report or other information obtained in the administration of this
3section available to the public.
SB77,1531,84 (b) The department shall keep confidential any part of a record, report or other
5information obtained in the administration of this section, other than emission data,
6discharge data or information contained in a cooperative agreement, that the
7applicant or participant identifies as confidential and proprietary and that is
8entitled to protection as a trade secret, as defined in s. 134.90 (1) (c), of that person.
SB77,1531,149 (c) If the department refuses to release information on the grounds that it is
10confidential under par. (b) and a person challenges that refusal, the department shall
11inform the applicant or participant of that challenge. Unless the applicant or
12participant authorizes the department to release the information, the applicant or
13participant shall pay the reasonable costs incurred by this state to defend the refusal
14to release the information.
SB77,1531,2015 (d) Paragraph (b) does not prevent the disclosure of any information to a
16representative of the department for the purpose of administering this section or to
17an officer, employe or authorized representative of the federal government for the
18purpose of administering federal law. When the department provides information
19that is confidential under par. (b) to the federal government, the department shall
20also provide a copy of the application for confidential status.
SB77,1532,2 21(16) Reports concerning the program under this section. (a) Beginning not
22later than the first day of the 13th month beginning after the effective date of this
23paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], the secretary of natural resources shall submit
24an annual progress report on the program under this section to the governor, the

1environmental performance council and, under s. 13.172 (3), the standing
2committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over environmental matters.
SB77,1532,83 (b) Not later than the first day of the 48th month beginning after the effective
4date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], the secretary of natural resources
5shall submit a report to the governor, the environmental performance council and,
6under s. 13.172 (2) the legislature on the success of the program under this section.
7The report shall include recommendations concerning the continuation of the
8program under this section and any changes that should be made to the program.
SB77, s. 3790 9Section 3790. 301.01 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1532,1210 301.01 (4) "State correctional institution" means a state prison under s. 302.01
11or a secured correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (15m), other than the
12Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center
.
SB77, s. 3791 13Section 3791. 301.03 (2r) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1532,1514 301.03 (2r) Conduct drug testing of prospective parolees or persons to be placed
15on community supervision
who have undergone treatment while in state prison.
SB77, s. 3792 16Section 3792. 301.03 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1533,217 301.03 (3) Administer parole, community supervision and probation matters,
18except that the decision to grant or deny parole to inmates shall be made by the parole
19commission and the decision to revoke probation, community supervision or parole
20in cases in which there is no waiver of the right to a hearing shall be made by the
21division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration. The secretary
22may grant special action parole releases under s. 304.02. The department shall
23promulgate rules establishing a drug testing program for probationers and, parolees
24and persons placed on community supervision. The rules shall provide for

1assessment of fees upon probationers and, parolees and persons placed on
2community supervision
to partially offset the costs of the program.
SB77, s. 3793 3Section 3793. 301.03 (3b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1533,84 301.03 (3b) Establish, by rule, a program in which the department may require
5a probationer, parolee or person on community supervision, who has engaged in
6conduct that may be the basis for revocation of probation, parole or community
7supervision, to participate in a program designed as an alternative to the revocation
8of probation, parole or community supervision.
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