SB698,121
1Section 121. 145.04 of the statutes is renumbered 101.9914.
SB698,122 2Section 122. 145.045 (title) and (1) of the statutes are renumbered 101.9915
3(title) and (1).
SB698,123 4Section 123. 145.045 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB698,124 5Section 124. 145.045 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 101.9915 (3) and
6amended to read:
SB698,33,107 101.9915 (3) Plumbers and septic tank installers. A plumber or septic tank
8installer
may also be a soil tester and install any system after approval of the site or
9project by the department or the governmental unit responsible for the regulation
10of private on-site wastewater treatment systems.
SB698,125 11Section 125. 145.05 of the statutes is renumbered 101.9916.
SB698,126 12Section 126. 145.06 of the statutes is renumbered 101.9917.
SB698,127 13Section 127. 145.07 of the statutes is renumbered 101.9918, and 101.9918 (9),
14(10), (11) and (12), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB698,33,1615 101.9918 (9) Master plumbers, journeyman plumbers and apprentices are not
16subject to the restrictions under s. 145.14 101.9925.
SB698,33,24 17(10) An application for a utility contractor's license shall be made to the
18department with fees required by the department under s. 145.08 101.9919 (1) (o).
19The department shall issue a utility contractor's license to any person who is skilled
20in the planning, superintending and practical installation, within public or private
21premises, of piping which conveys sewage, rain water or other liquid wastes to a legal
22point of disposal and who is skilled in the design, planning, superintending and
23practical installation of water service piping from the street main to the immediate
24inside building perimeter.
SB698,34,8
1(11) An application for registration as a pipelayer shall be made to the
2department with the fees required by the department under s. 145.08 101.9919 (1)
3(q). The department shall approve the registration of any person as a pipelayer if the
4person is employed by a utility contractor and if the person is engaged in the practical
5installation, within public or private premises, of piping which conveys sewage, rain
6water or other liquid wastes to a legal point of disposal or engages in the practical
7installation of water service piping from the street main to the immediate inside
8building perimeter.
SB698,34,11 9(12) An applicant for registration as a cross-connection control tester shall
10submit an application and registration fee to the department as prescribed by the
11rules promulgated under s. 145.02 101.9912 (4) (b).
SB698,128 12Section 128. 145.08 of the statutes is renumbered 101.9919, and 101.9919
13(1g), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB698,34,1714 101.9919 (1g) The department may not charge a plumbing supervisor
15employed by the department in accord with s. 145.02 101.9912 (3) (a) a fee for the
16appropriate 4-year license for which the plumbing supervisor has previously
17qualified.
SB698,129 18Section 129. 145.09 of the statutes is renumbered 101.992, and 101.992
19(intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB698,34,22 20101.992 State comity. (intro.) Any person may be accepted for examination
21for the appropriate classification of license without submitting evidence required
22under s. 145.07 101.9918, if:
SB698,130 23Section 130. 145.10 of the statutes is renumbered 101.9921, and 101.9921 (1)
24(c), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB698,35,2
1101.9921 (1) (c) Falsified information on an inspection form under s. 145.20
2101.9934 (5).
SB698,131 3Section 131. 145.11 of the statutes is renumbered 101.9922, and 101.9922 (4),
4as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB698,35,85 101.9922 (4) Subsection (1) does not apply to any person who advertises as
6providing services for which no license is required under s. 145.06 101.9917, unless
7the person holds himself or herself out as providing services for which a license is
8required.
SB698,132 9Section 132. 145.12 of the statutes is renumbered 101.9923, and 101.9923 (4)
10and (5) (a), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB698,35,1611 101.9923 (4) Any person who violates any order under s. 145.02 101.9912 (3)
12(f) or 145.20 101.9934 (2) (f) or any rule or standard adopted under s. 145.13 101.9912
13shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $1,000 for each violation. Each violation
14of an order under s. 145.02 101.9912 (3) (f) or 145.20 101.9934 (2) (f) or a rule or
15standard under s. 145.13 101.9912 constitutes a separate offense and each day of
16continued violation is a separate offense.
SB698,35,20 17(5) (a) In lieu of any other penalty under this section, the department may
18directly assess a forfeiture by issuing an order against any person who violates s.
19145.06 101.9917 or 145.20 101.9934 (6). The department may not assess a forfeiture
20exceeding $2,000 for each violation.
SB698,133 21Section 133. 145.13 of the statutes is repealed.
SB698,134 22Section 134. 145.14 of the statutes is renumbered 101.9925.
SB698,135 23Section 135. 145.15 of the statutes is renumbered 101.9926, and 101.9926 (1),
24(2) and (3), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB698,36,4
1101.9926 (1) No city, village, town or county may require the licensing of any
2person licensed or registered under ss. 145.15 to 145.18 101.9926 to 101.9931 for any
3activity regulated under ss. 145.15 to 145.18 101.9926 to 101.9931 or rules adopted
4thereunder.
SB698,36,8 5(2) All licenses issued under ss. 145.15 to 145.18 101.9926 to 101.9931 shall be
6issued by the department. The department shall not restrict the work done by any
7licensed journeyman sprinkler system fitter of any automatic fire sprinkler
8contractor or apprentice to any geographical territory.
SB698,36,15 9(3) Any person not licensed under this chapter prior to April 26, 1972, who was
10regularly engaged in the occupation of installing automatic fire sprinkler systems on
11or before March 1, 1967, shall be licensed under ss. 145.15 to 145.18 101.9926 to
12101.9931
without being required to pass any written, oral or practical examination
13qualifying the person for a license under ss. 145.15 to 145.18 101.9926 to 101.9931.
14Any such person shall apply for the appropriate license and pay the appropriate
15license fee.
SB698,136 16Section 136. 145.16 of the statutes is renumbered 101.9927.
SB698,137 17Section 137. 145.165 of the statutes is renumbered 101.9928, and 101.9928
18(1) and (2), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB698,36,2419 101.9928 (1) An automatic fire sprinkler fitter-maintenance only registration
20certificate is required for any person who is employed to maintain automatic fire
21sprinkler systems by a business establishment registered under s. 145.175 101.993.
22The department shall, by rule, specify the requirements for issuing an automatic fire
23sprinkler fitter-maintenance only registration certificate and specify the activities
24in which a person holding a certificate under this section may engage.
SB698,37,2
1(2) This section does not apply to any person registered under s. 145.16
2101.9927 or licensed under s. 145.17 101.9929 (2).
SB698,138 3Section 138. 145.17 of the statutes is renumbered 101.9929.
SB698,139 4Section 139. 145.175 of the statutes is renumbered 101.993.
SB698,140 5Section 140. 145.18 of the statutes is renumbered 101.9931.
SB698,141 6Section 141. 145.19 of the statutes is renumbered 101.9932.
SB698,142 7Section 142. 145.195 of the statutes is renumbered 101.9933.
SB698,143 8Section 143. 145.20 of the statutes is renumbered 101.9934, and 101.9934 (2)
9(h), (3) (c), (5) (a) and (am) and (6) (a) 1., as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB698,37,1510 101.9934 (2) (h) Inspect existing private on-site wastewater treatment
11systems to determine compliance with s. 145.195 101.9933 if a building or structure
12is being constructed which requires connection to an existing private on-site
13wastewater treatment system. The county is not required to conduct an on-site
14inspection if a building or structure is being constructed which does not require
15connection to an existing private on-site wastewater treatment system.
SB698,38,2 16(3) (c) If the governing body for a governmental unit responsible for the
17regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems does not adopt a private
18on-site wastewater treatment system ordinance meeting the requirements of s.
1959.70 (5) or if the governmental unit does not appoint personnel meeting the
20requirements of sub. (1) or if the governmental unit does not comply with the
21requirements of sub. (2) or s. 145.19 101.9932 (3), the department may conduct
22hearings in the county seat upon 30 days' notice to the county clerk. As soon as
23practicable after the public hearing, the department shall issue a written decision
24regarding compliance with s. 59.70 (5) or 145.19 101.9932 (3) or sub. (1) or (2). If the
25department determines that there is a violation of these provisions, the

1governmental unit may not issue a sanitary permit for the installation of a private
2on-site wastewater treatment system until the violation is corrected.
SB698,38,16 3(5) (a) The department shall establish a maintenance program to be
4administered by governmental units responsible for the regulation of private on-site
5wastewater treatment systems. The department shall determine the private on-site
6wastewater treatment systems to which the maintenance program applies. At a
7minimum the maintenance program is applicable to all new or replacement private
8on-site wastewater treatment systems constructed in a governmental unit after the
9date on which the governmental unit adopts this program. The department may
10apply the maintenance program by rule to private on-site wastewater treatment
11systems constructed in a governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private
12on-site wastewater treatment systems on or before the date on which the
13governmental unit adopts the program. The department shall determine the private
14on-site wastewater treatment systems to which the maintenance program applies
15in governmental units that do not meet the conditions for eligibility under s. 145.245
16101.9937 (9).
SB698,38,2417 (am) Each governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private on-site
18wastewater treatment systems shall adopt and begin the administration of the
19program established under par. (a) before October 1, 2019. As part of adopting and
20administering the program, the governmental unit shall conduct and maintain an
21inventory of all the private on-site wastewater treatment systems located in the
22governmental unit and shall complete the initial inventory before October 1, 2017.
23In order to be eligible for grant funding under s. 145.245 101.9937, a governmental
24unit must comply with these deadlines.
SB698,39,3
1(6) (a) 1. Conduct any activities for which certification is required under s.
2145.045 101.9915 (1), except that the employee may review and verify soil tester
3reports as provided in sub. (2) (a).
SB698,144 4Section 144. 145.23 of the statutes is renumbered 101.9935.
SB698,145 5Section 145. 145.24 of the statutes is renumbered 101.9936, and 101.9936 (1),
6as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB698,39,117 101.9936 (1) If an existing private on-site wastewater treatment system either
8is not located in soil meeting the siting standards or is not constructed in accordance
9with design standards promulgated under s. 145.02 or 145.13 101.9912, the owner
10of the private on-site wastewater treatment system may petition the department for
11a variance to the siting or design standards.
SB698,146 12Section 146. 145.245 of the statutes is renumbered 101.9937, and 101.9937
13(1) (a) 2., (7) (a), (c) and (e) and (9) (a), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB698,39,1514 101.9937 (1) (a) 2. A written enforcement order issued under s. 145.02 101.9912
15(3) (f), 145.20 101.9934 (2) (f) or 281.19 (2).
SB698,39,20 16(7) (a) Except as provided in par. (e), costs allowable in determining grant
17funding under this section may not exceed the costs of rehabilitating or replacing a
18private on-site wastewater treatment system which would be necessary to allow the
19rehabilitated system or new system to meet the minimum requirements of the state
20plumbing code promulgated under s. 145.13 101.9912.
SB698,40,1321 (c) Except as provided in pars. (d) and (e), the state grant share under this
22section is limited to $7,000 for each principal residence or small commercial
23establishment to be served by the private on-site wastewater treatment system or
24to the amount determined by the department based upon private on-site wastewater
25treatment system grant funding tables, whichever is less. The department shall

1prepare and publish private on-site wastewater treatment system grant funding
2tables which specify the maximum state share limitation for various components and
3costs involved in the rehabilitation or replacement of a private on-site wastewater
4treatment system based upon minimum size and other requirements specified in the
5state plumbing code promulgated under s. 145.02 101.9912. The maximum state
6share limitations shall be designed to pay approximately 60% of the average
7allowable cost of private on-site wastewater treatment system rehabilitation or
8replacement based upon estimated or actual costs of that rehabilitation or
9replacement. The department shall revise the grant funding tables when it
10determines that 60% of current costs of private on-site wastewater treatment
11system rehabilitation or replacement exceed the amounts in the grant funding tables
12by more than 10%, except that the department may not revise the grant funding
13tables more often than once every 2 years.
SB698,40,2014 (e) Costs allowable for experimental private on-site wastewater treatment
15systems shall include the costs of installing and monitoring experimental private
16on-site wastewater treatment systems installed under s. 145.02 101.9912 (3) (b) and
17this section. The department shall promulgate rules that specify how the
18department will select, monitor and allocate the state share for experimental private
19on-site wastewater treatment systems that the department funds under this
20section.
SB698,40,22 21(9) (a) Adopt and administer the maintenance program established under s.
22145.20 101.9934 (5);
SB698,147 23Section 147. 145.26 of the statutes is renumbered 101.9938, and 101.9938 (1),
24as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB698,41,9
1101.9938 (1) In this section, "public swimming pool" means a fixed or mobile
2structure, basin, chamber, or tank and appurtenant buildings and equipment that
3serve or are installed for use by the state, a political subdivision of the state, a motel,
4a hotel, a resort, a camp, a club, an association, a housing development, a school, a
5religious, charitable, or youth organization, an educative or rehabilitative facility, or
6another entity. "Public swimming pool" does not mean an inflated mobile structure,
7basin, chamber, or tank; a swim pond; an individual therapeutic pod, tub, or bath;
8or
a fixed or mobile structure, basin, chamber, or tank that only serves fewer than
93 individual residences.
SB698,148 10Section 148. 160.255 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,41,1211 160.255 (1) In this section, "private on-site wastewater treatment system" has
12the meaning given in s. 145.01 101.9911 (12).
SB698,149 13Section 149. 200.21 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,41,1714 200.21 (11) "Sewerage system" means all facilities of the district for collection,
15transportation, storage, pumping, treatment and final disposition of sewage.
16"Sewerage system" does not include any private on-site wastewater treatment
17system, as defined in s. 145.01 101.9911 (12), or any local sewer.
SB698,150 18Section 150. 200.29 (1) (c) 3. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,41,2319 200.29 (1) (c) 3. a. The weight to be given to the need for private on-site
20wastewater treatment systems, as defined in s. 145.01 101.9911 (12), to maintain the
21public health and welfare in any area located within the district prior to a
22redefinition of the boundary but located outside the district after any redefinition of
23the boundary.
SB698,151 24Section 151. 234.49 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,42,5
1234.49 (1) (e) "Housing" means a residential structure having not more than
24 dwelling units in which at least one unit is occupied by the owner as a principal
3residence and, if a housing rehabilitation loan is granted for the property to
4implement energy conservation improvements, the structure is not subject to rules
5adopted under s. 101.02, 101.63, or 101.73, or 101.973.
SB698,152 6Section 152. 254.176 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,42,107 254.176 (2) (d) A person licensed, certified or registered under ch. 145 subch.
8VIII of ch. 101
who engages in activities that constitute lead hazard reduction, only
9to the extent that these activities are within the scope of his or her license,
10certification or registration.
SB698,153 11Section 153. 281.17 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,43,812 281.17 (3) The department shall promulgate rules establishing an examining
13program for the certification of operators of water systems, wastewater treatment
14plants and septage servicing vehicles operated under a license issued under s. 281.48
15(3), setting such standards as the department finds necessary to accomplish the
16purposes of this chapter and chs. 285 and 289 to 299, including requirements for
17continuing education. The department may charge applicants a fee for certification,
18except that the department may not require an individual who is eligible for the
19veterans fee waiver program under s. 45.44 to pay a fee. All moneys collected under
20this subsection for the certification of operators of water systems, wastewater
21treatment plants and septage servicing vehicles shall be credited to the
22appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (bL). No person may operate a water systems,
23wastewater treatment plant or septage servicing vehicle without a valid certificate
24issued under this subsection. The department may suspend or revoke a certificate
25issued under this subsection for a violation of any statute or rule relating to the

1operation of a water system or wastewater treatment plant or to septage servicing,
2for failure to fulfill the continuing education requirements or as provided under s.
3145.20 101.9934 (5). The owner of any wastewater treatment plant shall be, or shall
4employ, an operator certified under this subsection who shall be responsible for plant
5operations, unless the department by rule provides otherwise. In this subsection,
6"wastewater treatment plant" means a system or plant used to treat industrial
7wastewater, domestic wastewater or any combination of industrial wastewater and
8domestic wastewater.
SB698,154 9Section 154. 281.344 (8) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,43,1210 281.344 (8) (b) 3. Water conservation and efficiency measures that the
11department of safety and professional services requires or authorizes to be
12implemented under chs. ch. 101 and 145.
SB698,155 13Section 155. 281.346 (8) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,43,1614 281.346 (8) (b) 3. Water conservation and efficiency measures that the
15department of safety and professional services requires or authorizes to be
16implemented under chs. ch. 101 and 145.
SB698,156 17Section 156. 281.48 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,43,1918 281.48 (2) (bm) "Private on-site wastewater treatment system" has the
19meaning given in s. 145.01 101.9911 (12).
SB698,157 20Section 157. 281.48 (5) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,43,2321 281.48 (5) (a) 4. Violated any provisions of this section or any rule prescribed
22by the department or falsified information on inspection forms under s. 145.20
23101.9934 (5).
SB698,158 24Section 158. 281.48 (5m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,44,14
1281.48 (5m) (c) The site criteria and disposal procedures in a county ordinance
2shall be identical to the corresponding portions of rules promulgated by the
3department under this section. The county shall require the person engaged in
4septage disposal to submit the results of a soil test conducted by a soil tester certified
5under s. 145.045 101.9915 and to obtain a site approval for each location where the
6person disposes of septage on land. The county shall maintain records of soil tests,
7site approvals, county inspections and enforcement actions under this subsection.
8A county may not require licensing or registration for any person or vehicle engaged
9in septage disposal. The county may establish a schedule of fees for site approvals
10under this paragraph if the department determines that the fees are no more than
11is necessary to fund the county program under this paragraph. The county may
12require a bond or other method of demonstrating the financial ability to comply with
13the septage disposal ordinance. The county shall provide for the enforcement of the
14septage disposal ordinance by penalties identical to those in s. 281.98.
SB698,159 15Section 159. 281.59 (1m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,44,1816 281.59 (1m) (c) There is established a private on-site wastewater treatment
17system replacement and rehabilitation loan program, administered under s. 145.245
18101.9937 (12m).
SB698,160 19Section 160. 281.75 (18) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,45,220 281.75 (18) Suspension or revocation of licenses. The department may
21suspend or revoke a license issued under ch. 280 if the department finds that the
22licensee falsified information submitted under this section. The department of
23safety and professional services may suspend or revoke the license of a plumber
24licensed under ch. 145 subch. VIII of ch. 101 if the department of safety and

1professional services finds that the plumber falsified information submitted under
2this section.
SB698,161 3Section 161. 321.60 (1) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,45,54 321.60 (1) (a) 7. A An occupational license, as defined in s. 101.02 (20) (a) (1)
5(a) 2
.
SB698,162 6Section 162. 321.60 (1) (a) 18. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,45,87 321.60 (1) (a) 18. A license, permit, certificate, or registration that is granted
8under chs. 440 to 480
credential, as defined in s. 440.01 (2) (a).
SB698,163 9Section 163. 343.305 (6) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,45,1710 343.305 (6) (bm) Any relevant instruction, as defined in s. 101.02 (24) (a) 1.
11440.075 (1), that an applicant for an approval, certification, or permit under par. (b)
12has obtained in connection with any military service, as defined in s. 111.32 (12g),
13counts toward satisfying any requirement for instruction for an approval,
14certification, or permit under par. (b) if the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction
15of the department of transportation that the instruction obtained by the applicant
16is substantially equivalent to the instruction required for the approval, certificate,
17or permit under par. (b).
SB698,164 18Section 164. 440.03 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB698,45,2019 440.03 (3m) The department may investigate complaints made against a
20person who has been issued a credential under chs. 440 to 480.
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