AB843,19,2220 (e) "U.S. Green Building Council" means the United States Green Building
21Council or any successor organization that is substantially the same organization,
22as determined by the department.
AB843,20,2 23(2) The department shall prescribe, by rule, standards for energy performance
24and environmental design in buildings, structures, and facilities which shall apply
25to the extent required under ss. 13.48 (2) and (15), 16.84 (5), 16.856, 66.0902, and

1120.24. The standards shall be based upon the following standards or, if they are
2updated, their current equivalents:
AB843,20,33 (a) The LEED silver level for new building construction.
AB843,20,54 (b) Minimum LEED performance requirements for the operation and
5maintenance of existing buildings.
AB843,20,66 (c) Energy Star standards.
AB843,20,87 (d) Energy performance standard 90.1-2007 of the American Society of
8Hearing, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers.
AB843,20,109 (e) Standard 62.1-2004 of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and
10Air Conditioning Engineers.
AB843,20,1211 (f) National energy efficiency design standards of the International Energy
12Conservation Code adopted the the International Code Council-2006.
AB843,20,1413 (g) The Uniform Plumbing Codes-2006 promulgated by the International
14Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials.
AB843,20,1715 (i) Indoor air quality guidelines for occupied buildings promulgated by the
16Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association, 2nd edition,
172007.
AB843,20,1918 (j) The International Plumbing Codes-2006 fixture and fitting performance
19requirements promulgated by the International Code Council.
AB843,20,24 20(3) The department shall review a rule promulgated under sub. (2) whenever
21a revision of a standard on which the rule is based is published. The department
22shall complete its review of the rule and submit to the legislature a proposed rule
23changing the standard no later than 18 months after the date on which the revision
24of the standard is published.
AB843, s. 16 25Section 16. 101.05 (1) and (3) of the statutes are amended to read:
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1101.05 (1) No Except for rules promulgated under s. 101.028, no building code
2adopted by the department under this chapter shall affect buildings located on
3research or laboratory farms of public universities or other state institutions and
4used primarily for housing livestock or other agricultural purposes.
AB843,21,7 5(3) No Except for rules promulgated under s. 101.028, no standard, rule, code
6or regulation of the department under this subchapter applies to construction
7undertaken by the state for the purpose of renovation of the state capitol building.
AB843, s. 17 8Section 17. 101.65 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB843,21,159 101.65 (1) (a) (intro.) Exercise jurisdiction over the construction and inspection
10of new dwellings by passage of ordinances, provided such ordinances meet the
11requirements of the one- and 2-family dwelling code adopted in accordance with this
12subchapter. An ordinance under this paragraph may exceed the requirements of the
13one- and 2-family dwelling code that relate to energy conservation in the
14construction of new dwellings.
Except as provided by s. 101.651, a county ordinance
15shall apply in any city, village or town which has not enacted such ordinance.
AB843, s. 18 16Section 18. 119.04 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Acts 60
17and 96, is amended to read:
AB843,22,218 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c),
1966.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343,
20115.345, 115.361, 115.365 (3), 115.38 (2), 115.445, 115.45, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.045,
21118.06, 118.07, 118.075, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to 118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15,
22118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18, 118.19, 118.20, 118.225, 118.24
23(1), (2) (c) to (f), (6) and (8), 118.255, 118.258, 118.291, 118.30 to 118.43, 118.51,
24118.52, 118.55, 120.12 (5) and (15) to (25), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14),

1(17) to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37), (37m), and (38), 120.14, 120.21 (3), 120.24, and
2120.25 are applicable to a 1st class city school district and board.
AB843, s. 19 3Section 19. 120.24 of the statutes is created to read:
AB843,22,5 4120.24 Energy performance and environmental design standards for
5school district facilities.
(1) In this section:
AB843,22,66 (a) "Conditioned space" has the meaning given in s. 16.856 (1) (c).
AB843,22,77 (b) "LEED silver level" has the meaning given in s. 16.856 (1) (f).
AB843,22,148 (c) "Major construction project" means a project for the construction of a
9building that will, upon completion, contain at least 10,000 gross square feet of
10conditioned space, or for the repair, renewal, or renovation of an existing building
11containing at least 10,000 gross square feet of conditioned space that affects more
12than 50 percent of the existing gross square feet of conditioned space in that building,
13or for the expansion of an existing building to add at least 10,000 gross square feet
14of conditioned space.
AB843,22,23 15(2) Each school board shall ensure that the plans and specifications for each
16major construction project conform at a minimum to the requirements for
17certification at the LEED silver level. Upon completion of each major construction
18project, the school board shall obtain certification from the U.S. Green Building
19Council that the project conforms at a minimum to the requirements for certification
20at the LEED silver level. The school board shall also ensure that the energy
21performance, use and disposal of construction and demolition materials, ventilation
22components, indoor air quality performance, and water usage level for each major
23construction project conform to the standards specified s. 13.48 (2) (jm) 2.
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1(3) Upon request, the department shall pay necessary LEED registration and
2certification fees for a major construction project on behalf of a school district. The
3department shall pay the fees from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (ed).
AB843, s. 20 4Section 20. 145.133 of the statutes is created to read:
AB843,23,5 5145.133 Graywater systems. (1) In this section:
AB843,23,76 (a) "Graywater" means wastewater generated from the use of a clothes washer,
7sink, shower, or bathtub.
AB843,23,98 (b) "Graywater system" means a system for the collection and reuse of
9graywater.
AB843,23,1110 (c) "Rainwater system" means a system for the collection and reuse of
11rainwater generated from building roofs.
AB843,23,15 12(2) The department shall promulgate rules that establish standards for the
13installation of graywater and rainwater systems. The standards shall authorize the
14reuse of graywater and rainwater within the building, or on the property
15surrounding the building, from which the graywater or rainwater was generated.
AB843, s. 21 16Section 21. Initial applicability.
AB843,23,1917 (1) The treatment of section 13.48 (2) (jm) 2. and 3. of the statutes first applies
18with respect to projects approved and agreements entered into on the effective date
19of this subsection.
AB843,23,2120 (2) The treatment of section 16.856 (2) of the statutes first applies with respect
21to projects for which design is commenced on the effective date of this subsection.
AB843,23,2522 (3) The treatment of section 16.84 (5) of the statutes, the renumbering and
23amendment of section 13.48 (15) of the statutes, and the creation of section 13.48 (15)
24(b) of the statutes first apply with respect to leases of real property by the state that
25are entered into, renewed, or extended on the effective date of this subsection.
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1(4) The treatment of section 120.24 (2) of the statutes first applies with respect
2to projects for which design is commenced on the effective date of this subsection.
AB843,24,53 (5) The treatment of section 66.0902 (2) of the statutes first applies with respect
4to projects for which a request for proposal is issued by a political subdivision on the
5effective date of this subsection.
AB843,24,66 (End)
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