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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE
March 11, 2004 - Introduced by Representatives Jensen and Black, cosponsored
by Senators Cowles and Risser. Referred to Committee on Energy and
Utilities.
AB977,1,2
1An Act to create 16.75 (12) of the statutes;
relating to: use of renewable
2resources at certain state facilities.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill directs the Department of Administration (DOA) to determine a target
applicable to DOA, those state agencies to which DOA delegates procurement
authority, and those state agencies making procurements independently of DOA for
aggregate renewable resource usage at all state-owned office buildings, state
educational institutions and state correctional institutions that will enable DOA and
the agencies, when combining their level of use of renewable resources with the level
of use of renewable resources by all users in the state on the day the bill becomes law,
as determined by DOA, to attain a level of at least 10 percent by January 1, 2006, and
a level of at least 20 percent by January 1, 2010. The bill defines use of renewable
resources at a building or institution to include energy derived from renewable
resources under a long-term arrangement with the public utility serving the
building or institution or energy derived from renewable resources that is produced
by the state for the use of the building or institution.
The bill directs DOA to report annually to the governor and the legislature
concerning the degree of attainment by the state in meeting the target.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB977, s. 1
1Section
1. 16.75 (12) of the statutes is created to read:
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16.75
(12) (a) In this subsection:
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1. "Renewable resource" has the meaning given in s. 196.378 (1) (h) 1. or 2. and
4includes a resource, as defined in s. 196.378 (1) (j), that derives electricity from
5hydroelectric power.
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2. "State correctional institution" has the meaning given under s. 301.01 (4).
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3. "State educational institution" means the University of Wisconsin System
8and the schools operated by the department of public instruction.
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(b) The department shall determine the level of use, as of the effective date of
10this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], of renewable resources by all users in this
11state.
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(c) The department shall establish a target applicable to the department, each
13purchasing agent under s. 16.71 (1), and each agency making purchases under s.
1416.74 for aggregate renewable resource usage at all state-owned office buildings,
15state educational institutions, and state correctional institutions that will enable the
16department, its agents and the agencies, when combining their level of use of
17renewable resources with the level of use determined under par. (b), to attain the
18following levels:
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1. By January 1, 2006, at least 10 percent.
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2. By January 1, 2010, at least 20 percent.
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(d) For purposes of par. (c), use of renewable resources at a building or
22institution includes energy derived from renewable resources purchased under a
23long-term arrangement with the public utility serving the building or institution, or
24energy derived from renewable resources produced by the state for the use of the
25building or institution.
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1(e) No later than March 1 of each year, the department shall report to the
2governor and chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the
3legislature under s. 13.172 (2), concerning the degree of attainment by the state
4during the preceding year in meeting the target established under par. (c).
