SB246: Bill Text

SB246, s. 25 Section 25. 299.06 of the statutes is created to read:

SB246,33,21 299.06 Automatic approval of certain applications. (1) Deadlines. The department, by rule, shall establish periods within which the department intends to approve or disapprove an application for any of the following:

SB246,33,22 (a) A high-capacity well approval under s. 281.17 (1).

SB246,33,23 (b) A water pollution discharge permit under s. 283.31 or 283.33.

SB246,33,24 (d) A solid waste facility determination of feasibility under s. 289.29.

SB246,33,25 (e) A solid waste facility operating license under s. 289.31.

SB246,34,1 (f) A hazardous waste facility operating license under s. 291.25.

SB246,34,2 (g) A prospecting permit under s. 293.45.

SB246,34,3 (h) An oil or gas production license under s. 295.33 (2).

SB246,34,5 (i) Permits and other determinations under ss. 30.10, 30.12, 30.123, 30.18, 30.19, and 30.20.

SB246,34,23 (2) Failure to meet deadline. (a) Subject to subs. (4) (b) and (5), failure by the department to provide the applicant for a permit, approval, or other determination specified in sub. (1) with written notice that the department has approved or disapproved the application for the permit, approval, or other determination, including the specific facts upon which any disapproval is based, before the expiration of the period established under sub. (1) for the permit, approval, or other determination, constitutes approval of the application. A permit, approval, or other determination approved under this paragraph is subject to any terms or conditions specified by statute or rule for the permit, approval, or other determination and the department may suspend, limit, revoke, or withdraw the permit, approval, or other determination for substantial failure to comply with those terms or conditions. The department may not make the permit, approval, or other determination subject to any term or condition that is not specified by statute or rule. Within 30 days after the expiration of the period established under sub. (1) for the permit, approval, or other determination, the department shall provide the applicant with a statement showing that the permit, approval, or other determination is approved and specifying any terms and conditions that apply to that permit, approval, or other determination.

SB246,35,3 (b) The department may not disapprove an application for a permit, approval, or other determination solely because the department is unable to complete its review of the application within the period established under sub. (1).

SB246,35,7 (3) Notice of deadline. Upon receiving an application for a permit, approval, or other determination specified in sub. (1), the department shall inform the applicant of the period established under sub. (1) for the permit, approval, or other determination.

SB246,35,9 (4) Optional provisions of rules. The department may include any of the following in the rules required under sub. (1):

SB246,35,12 (a) A longer period under sub. (1) for an application for a permit, approval, or other determination for which an environmental impact statement is required under s. 1.11 than for other applications.

SB246,35,16 (b) Extensions of the period established under sub. (1) because the applicant makes a material modification to the application if the department notifies the applicant in writing of the extension within 30 days after the applicant makes the modification.

SB246,35,18 (c) Deadlines for the department to complete intermediate steps in the process of completing its review of an application.

SB246,35,23 (5) Extensions authorized. (a) During the period established under sub. (1), the department and the applicant may jointly agree to a different period for acting on an application for a permit, approval, or other determination than that specified under sub. (1). The department may not require an applicant to agree to a different period as a condition of approving an application.

SB246,35,25 (b) The department may extend the period established under sub. (1) because an application is incomplete if all of the following apply:

SB246,36,3 1. Within 14 days after receiving the application, the department provides written notice to the applicant describing specifically the information that must be provided to complete the application.

SB246,36,6 2. The information under subd. 1. is directly related to eligibility for the permit, approval, or other determination or to terms or conditions of the permit, approval, or other determination.

SB246,36,9 3. The information under subd. 1. is necessary to determine whether to approve the application or is necessary to determine the terms or conditions of the permit, approval, or other determination.

SB246,36,12 4. The extension is not longer than the number of days from the day on which the department provides the notice under subd. 1. to the day on which the department receives the information.

SB246,36,20 (c) The department may extend the period established under sub. (1) for an application by not more than 30 days if, within the period established under sub. (1), the department finds that there is a substantial likelihood that the activity proposed to be conducted under the application would result in substantial harm to human health or human safety and that the department cannot adequately review the application within the period established under sub. (1) and, upon making those findings, provides written notice to the applicant that states with particularity the facts on which those findings are based.

SB246, s. 26 Section 26. 341.19 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB246,36,23 341.19 (4) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section and shall promulgate any rule required under s. 85.16 (3).

SB246, s. 27 Section 27. 343.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB246,37,6 343.02 (1) The department shall administer and enforce this chapter and may promulgate for that purpose such rules as the secretary considers necessary and shall promulgate any rule required under s. 85.16 (3). Rules promulgated under this chapter may not conflict with and shall be at least as stringent as standards set by the federal commercial motor vehicle safety act, 49 USC 31301 to 31317 and the regulations adopted under that act.

SB246, s. 28 Section 28. 343.305 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB246,37,13 343.305 (11) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules under ch. 227 necessary to administer this section and shall promulgate any rule required under s. 85.16 (3). The rules shall include provisions relating to the expeditious exchange of information under this section between the department and law enforcement agencies, circuit courts and district attorneys. The rules may not affect any provisions relating to court procedure.

SB246, s. 29 Section 29. Initial applicability.

SB246,37,16 (1) This act first applies to applications that are received on the effective date of this subsection.

SB246, s. 30 Section 30. Effective date.

SB246,37,19 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 13th month beginning after publication.

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