SB45,1164,1010 1. Protecting or improving the ways in which rivers are used.
SB45,1164,1111 2. Protecting or improving the quality of water in rivers.
SB45,1164,1212 3. Protecting or improving the quality of natural riverine ecosystems.
SB45,1164,1313 4. Protecting or improving fish populations, aquatic life or fish habitat in rivers.
SB45,1164,1514 (c) Designate activities that are eligible for grants for management projects.
15Eligible activities under the rules for these grants shall include all of the following:
SB45,1164,1916 1. The purchase of land or of a conservation easement, as defined in s. 700.40
17(1) (a) if the recipient enters into a contract under s. 281.71 and if the purchase will
18substantially contribute to the protection or improvement of the river's water quality
19or its natural ecosystem.
SB45,1164,2020 2. The restoration of in-stream or shoreline habitat.
SB45,1164,2221 3. The development of local regulations or ordinances that will protect or
22improve the river's water quality or its natural ecosystem.
SB45,1164,2523 4. An activity that is approved by the department and that is needed to
24implement a recommendation made as a result of a plan to protect or improve the
25river's water quality or its natural ecosystem.
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15. Installation of pollution control practices.
SB45,1165,4 2(6) Eligibility; types of rivers. The department shall promulgate rules
3establishing the types of natural riverine ecosystems that are eligible for grants
4under this section.
SB45,1165,8 5(7) Eligibility; other. At the completion of a planning project, upon request
6of the recipient of the grant for the planning project, the department may approve
7as eligible activities for a management project grant the recommendations that were
8made as a result of the project.
SB45, s. 2552 9Section 2552. 281.75 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1165,1410 281.75 (6) (a) Contamination of a private water supply, as defined under sub.
11(1) (b) 1. or 2., is required to be established by analysis of at least 2 samples of water,
12taken at least 2 weeks apart, in a manner which assures the validity of the test
13results. The samples shall be tested by a laboratory accredited or certified under s.
14299.11.
SB45, s. 2553 15Section 2553. 283.31 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1165,2316 283.31 (1) The discharge of any pollutant into any waters of the state or the
17disposal of sludge from a treatment work by any person is unlawful unless such
18discharge or disposal is done under a permit issued by the department under this
19section or s. 283.33. The department may by rule exempt certain classes or categories
20of vessels and small sewage systems, as defined in s. 145.01 (14m), from this section.
21Except as provided in s. 283.33, the department may require only one permit for a
22publicly owned treatment or collection facility or system, regardless of the number
23of point sources from such facility or system.
SB45, s. 2554 24Section 2554. 285.01 (40) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1285.01 (40) "Solid waste" means any garbage, refuse, sludge from a waste
2treatment plant, water supply treatment plant or air pollution control facility and
3other discarded or salvageable materials, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or
4contained gaseous materials resulting from industrial, commercial, mining and
5agricultural operations, and from community activities, but does not include solids
6or dissolved material in domestic sewage, or solid or dissolved materials in irrigation
7return flows or industrial discharges which are point sources subject to permits
8under ch. 283, or source material, as defined in s. 254.31 (10), special nuclear
9material, as defined in s. 254.31 (11), or by-product material, as defined in s. 254.31
10(3) (1).
SB45, s. 2555 11Section 2555. 285.60 (3g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,1166,1812 285.60 (3g) General construction permits. The department may promulgate
13rules specifying types of stationary sources that may obtain general construction
14permits. A general construction permit may cover numerous similar stationary
15sources. A general construction permit shall require any stationary source that is
16covered by the general construction permit to comply with ss. 285.61 to 285.69. The
17department shall issue a general construction permit using the procedures and
18criteria in ss. 285.61, 285.63, 285.65, 285.66 and 285.69.
SB45, s. 2556 19Section 2556. 285.69 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1166,2220 285.69 (2) (c) (intro.) The fees collected under par. pars. (a) and (e) shall be
21credited to the appropriations under s. 20.370 (2) (bg), (3) (bg), (8) (mg) and (9) (mh)
22for the following:
SB45, s. 2557 23Section 2557. 285.69 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,1167,324 285.69 (2) (e) The owner or operator of a stationary source for which an
25operation permit is required shall pay to the department an annual facility fee based

1on the total amount of actual emissions in the preceding year of all air contaminants
2on which the fee under par. (a) is based, if the total amount of those emissions is 5
3tons or more. The amount of the fee is as follows:
SB45,1167,54 1. If the total amount of emissions is at least 5 tons but does not exceed 25 tons,
5$50.
SB45,1167,76 2. If the total amount of emissions exceeds 25 tons but does not exceed 100 tons,
7$650.
SB45,1167,98 3. If the total amount of emissions exceeds 100 tons but does not exceed 250
9tons, $2,000.
SB45,1167,1110 4. If the total amount of emissions exceeds 250 tons but does not exceed 4,000
11tons, $7,000.
SB45,1167,1212 5. If the total amount of the emissions exceeds 4,000 tons, $20,000.
SB45, s. 2558 13Section 2558. 285.69 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1167,2014 285.69 (3) Asbestos inspection fees. The department may promulgate rules
15for the payment and collection of fees for inspecting nonresidential asbestos
16demolition and renovation projects regulated by the department. The fees under this
17subsection may not exceed $200 $210 per project. The fees collected under this
18subsection shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (2) (bi) for the direct
19and indirect costs of conducting inspections of nonresidential asbestos demolition
20and inspection projects regulated by the department.
SB45, s. 2559 21Section 2559. 285.86 of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,1167,24 22285.86 Asbestos citations. (1) The department may follow the procedures
23for the issuance of a citation under ss. 23.50 to 23.99 to collect a forfeiture from a
24person who commits a violation specified under sub. (2).
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1(2) The department shall promulgate rules that specify violations of rules
2relating to asbestos abatement and management that are promulgated under ss.
3285.11, 285.13, 285.17 and 285.27 to which sub. (1) applies. In a rule promulgated
4under this subsection, the department may limit the applicability of sub. (1) based
5on the frequency of violation and on health and environmental risks caused by the
6violation.
SB45,1168,9 7(3) The department shall submit any proposed rules under sub. (2) to the
8department of justice. The department may not promulgate a rule under sub. (2)
9unless the rule is approved by the department of justice.
SB45, s. 2560 10Section 2560. 287.11 (2) (dm) of the statutes is repealed.
SB45, s. 2561 11Section 2561. 287.23 (5) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1168,1512 287.23 (5) (c) 2. Except as provided in subd. 5. 2m. or sub. (5e), for all other
13responsible units, the amount of the grant for 1993 through 2000 2001 equals either
1466% of the difference between eligible expenses and avoided disposal costs or 33% of
15eligible expenses, whichever is greater.
SB45,1168,18 162m. If the amount determined under subd. 2. is greater than $8 times the
17population of the responsible unit, whichever is less the grant equals $8 times the
18population of the responsible unit
.
SB45, s. 2562 19Section 2562. 287.23 (5) (c) 5. of the statutes is repealed.
SB45, s. 2563 20Section 2563. 287.23 (5e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1169,221 287.23 (5e) Proration. If available funds are insufficient, under sub. (5) (c) 2.
222m., to pay $8 times the population of all of the responsible units that are entitled
23to that amount, the department shall distribute the funds so that each responsible
24unit that would be entitled to $6 times its population if the per person amount in sub.

1(5) (c) 2. 2m. were $6 receives $6 times its population and shall prorate the remaining
2funds.
SB45, s. 2564 3Section 2564. 287.23 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1169,54 287.23 (7) Sunset. No grant may be awarded under this section for any year
5after the year 2000 2001.
SB45, s. 2565 6Section 2565. 287.46 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Acts
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and 1999 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.
SB45, s. 2566 8Section 2566. 287.46 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1169,149 287.46 (4) (a) From the appropriations Subject to par. (6), from the
10appropriation
under s. 20.143 (1) (L) and (tm), the department of commerce shall
11provide financial assistance awarded by the board under this subchapter . Subject
12to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (tm), the department of
13commerce shall
and pay contracts entered into by the board under s. 287.42 (3) and
14(3m)
.
SB45, s. 2567 15Section 2567. 287.46 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1169,1916 287.46 (4) (b) In any biennium, the department of commerce may not expend
17more than 10% of the amount appropriated credited to the appropriation account
18under s. 20.143 (1) (tm) for (L) in that biennium for contracts with and financial
19assistance to responsible units and other local units of government.
SB45, s. 2568 20Section 2568. 289.01 (33) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1170,521 289.01 (33) "Solid waste" means any garbage, refuse, sludge from a waste
22treatment plant, water supply treatment plant or air pollution control facility and
23other discarded or salvageable materials, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or
24contained gaseous materials resulting from industrial, commercial, mining and
25agricultural operations, and from community activities, but does not include solids

1or dissolved material in domestic sewage, or solid or dissolved materials in irrigation
2return flows or industrial discharges which are point sources subject to permits
3under ch. 283, or source material, as defined in s. 254.31 (10), special nuclear
4material, as defined in s. 254.31 (11), or by-product material, as defined in s. 254.31
5(3) (1).
SB45, s. 2569 6Section 2569. 289.33 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1170,107 289.33 (7) (a) 1. A town, city or village in which all or part of a facility is
8proposed to be located shall may appoint 4 members or the number of members
9appointed under subds. 1m. and 2. and sub. (7n) plus 2, whichever is greater, no more
10than 2 of whom are elected officials or municipal employes.
SB45, s. 2570 11Section 2570. 292.11 (7) (d) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,1170,1512 292.11 (7) (d) 1m. The department may negotiate and enter into an agreement
13containing a schedule for conducting nonemergency actions required under sub. (3)
14with a local governmental unit, as defined in sub. (9) (e) 1., that is acting on behalf
15of owners of contaminated property within one of the following:
SB45,1170,1616 a. A business improvement district, as defined in s. 66.608 (1) (b).
SB45,1170,1917 b. An area designated by the local governmental unit if the area consists of 2
18or more properties affected by a contiguous region of groundwater contamination or
19contains 2 or more properties that are brownfields, as defined in s. 234.88 (1) (a).
SB45, s. 2571 20Section 2571. 292.11 (7) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1170,2321 292.11 (7) (d) 2. The department may charge fees, in accordance with rules that
22it promulgates, to offset the costs of negotiating and entering into an agreement
23under subd. 1. or 1m.
SB45, s. 2572 24Section 2572. 292.11 (9) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1292.11 (9) (e) 1. "Local In this paragraph, "local governmental unit" means a
2municipality, a redevelopment authority created under s. 66.431, a public body
3designated by a municipality under s. 66.435 (4), a community development
4authority
or a housing authority.
SB45, s. 2573 5Section 2573. 292.11 (9) (e) 1m. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1171,106 292.11 (9) (e) 1m. (intro.) A Except as provided in subds. 2., 4., 6. and 7., a local
7governmental unit is exempt from subs. (3), (4) and (7) (b) and (c) with respect to
8discharges of hazardous substances on or originating from property acquired by the
9local government unit before, on or after the effective date of this subdivision ....
10[revisor inserts date],
if any of the following applies:
SB45, s. 2574 11Section 2574. 292.11 (9) (e) 1m. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1171,1412 292.11 (9) (e) 1m. b. The local governmental unit acquired the property from
13a local governmental unit that acquired is exempt under this subdivision with
14respect to
the property under a method described in subd. 1m. a.
SB45, s. 2575 15Section 2575. 292.11 (9) (e) 1m. e. of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,1171,1716 292.11 (9) (e) 1m. e. The local governmental unit acquired the property through
17escheat.
SB45, s. 2576 18Section 2576. 292.11 (9) (e) 1m. f. of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,1171,2019 292.11 (9) (e) 1m. f. The local governmental unit acquired the property using
20funds appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (tz).
SB45, s. 2577 21Section 2577. 292.11 (9) (e) 1s. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1172,422 292.11 (9) (e) 1s. An Except as provided in subds. 2. and 4. to 6., an economic
23development corporation described in section 501 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code,
24as defined in s. 71.22 (4), that is exempt from federal taxation under section 501 (a)
25of the Internal Revenue Code, or an entity wholly owned and operated by such a

1corporation, is exempt from subs. (3), (4) and (7) (b) and (c) with respect to property
2acquired before, on or after October 14, 1997, if the property is acquired to further
3the economic development purposes that qualify the corporation as exempt from
4federal taxation.
SB45, s. 2578 5Section 2578. 292.11 (9) (e) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB45, s. 2579 6Section 2579. 292.11 (9) (e) 5. c. of the statutes is repealed.
SB45, s. 2580 7Section 2580. 292.11 (9) (e) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,1172,138 292.11 (9) (e) 6. Subdivisions 1m. and 1s. only apply if the local governmental
9unit or the economic development corporation agrees to allow the department, any
10authorized representatives of the department, any party that possessed or controlled
11the hazardous substance or caused the discharge of the hazardous substance and any
12consultant or contractor of such a party to enter the property to take action to respond
13to the discharge.
SB45, s. 2581 14Section 2581. 292.11 (9) (e) 7. of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,1172,1715 292.11 (9) (e) 7. Subdivision 1m. does not apply to property described in subd.
161m. f. unless the local governmental unit enters into an agreement with the
17department to ensure that the conditions in subds. 2. and 4. are satisfied.
SB45, s. 2582 18Section 2582. 292.15 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,1172,1919 292.15 (1) (a) "Enforcement standard" has the meaning given in s. 160.01 (2).
SB45, s. 2583 20Section 2583. 292.15 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,1172,2421 292.15 (1) (am) "Natural attenuation" means the reduction in the mass and
22concentration in groundwater of a substance, and the products into which the
23substance breaks down, due to naturally occurring physical, chemical and biological
24processes, without human intervention.
SB45, s. 2584 25Section 2584. 292.15 (1) (f) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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1292.15 (1) (f) "Voluntary party" means a person who submits an application to
2obtain an exemption under this section and pays any fees required under sub. (5).
SB45, s. 2585 3Section 2585. 292.15 (2) (a) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,1173,44 292.15 (2) (a) (title) General.
SB45, s. 2586 5Section 2586. 292.15 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1173,136 292.15 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (6) or (7), a voluntary party is
7exempt from the provisions of ss. 289.05 (1), (2), (3) and (4), 289.42 (1), 289.67, 291.25
8(1) to (5), 291.29, 291.37, 292.11 (3), (4) and (7) (b) and (c) and 292.31 (8), and rules
9promulgated under those provisions, with respect to the existence discharges of a
10hazardous substance substances on the or originating from a property, if the release
11of those hazardous substances occurred prior to the date on which the department
12approves the environmental investigation of the property under subd. 1. and
if all
13of the following occur at any time before or after the date of acquisition:
SB45, s. 2587 14Section 2587. 292.15 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1173,1915 292.15 (2) (a) 2. Except as provided in sub. (4), the property is cleaned up by
16restoring the
environment is restored to the extent practicable with respect to the
17discharges
and minimizing the harmful effects from a discharge of the hazardous
18substance
the discharges are minimized in accordance with rules promulgated by the
19department and any contract entered into under those rules.
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