AB64: Bill Text

AB64,1794 Section 1794. 256.12 (5) (title) and (a) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB64,796,24 256.12 (5) (title) Emergency medical technician and first responder training and examination aid. (a) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1) (ch), the department shall annually distribute funds to ambulance service providers that are public agencies, volunteer fire departments, or nonprofit corporations to purchase the training required for licensure and renewal of licensure as an emergency medical technician — basic under s. 256.15 (6) or for certification and renewal of certification as a first responder under s. 256.15 (8), and to pay for administration of the examination required for licensure or renewal of licensure as an emergency medical technician — basic under s. 256.15 (6) (a) 3. and (b) 1 or certification or renewal of certification as a first responder under s. 256.15 (8).

AB64,1795 Section 1795 . 256.12 (5) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,797,9 256.12 (5) (am) If an ambulance service provider does not use funds received under par. (a) within a calendar year, the ambulance service provider may escrow those funds in the year in which the funds are distributed to the ambulance service provider. In a subsequent year, an ambulance service provider may use escrowed funds to purchase the training required for certification or renewal of certification as a first responder or licensure or renewal of licensure as an emergency medical technician at any level or to pay for administration of the examination required for certification or renewal of certification as a first responder or for licensure or renewal of licensure as an emergency medical technician at any level.

AB64,1796 Section 1796. 256.15 (6n) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,797,13 256.15 (6n) Authorized actions of emergency medical technicians. An emergency medical technician may undertake only those actions that are authorized under s. 256.20 (3) and in rules promulgated under sub. (13) (c).

AB64,1797 Section 1797. 256.15 (8) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,797,21 256.15 (8) (cm) Every holder of a certificate issued under this subsection shall renew the certificate every 4 years by applying to the department on forms provided by the department. Upon receipt of an application for renewal containing documentation acceptable to the department that the requirements for certification have been met, the department shall renew the certificate unless the department finds that the applicant has acted in a manner or under circumstances constituting grounds for suspension or revocation of the certificate.

AB64,1798 Section 1798. 256.15 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,798,5 256.15 (10) License renewal. Every holder of a license issued under sub. (5) or (7) shall renew the license on July 1 of each even-numbered year every 4 years by applying to the department on forms provided by the department. Upon receipt of an application for renewal containing documentation acceptable to the department that the requirements of sub. (6) have been met, the department shall renew the license unless the department finds that the applicant has acted in a manner or under circumstances constituting grounds for suspension or revocation of the license.

AB64,1799 Section 1799. 256.20 of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,798,10 256.20 Intravenous technician endorsement. (1) Endorsement. The department shall develop an endorsement as an intravenous technician. To be eligible for an endorsement as an intravenous technician under this section, an individual shall meet all of the following criteria:

AB64,798,13 (a) The individual is licensed as an emergency medical technician, that license has not been suspended or revoked, and the individual is not the subject of an action under s. 256.15 (11).

AB64,798,15 (b) The individual successfully completes a training program that has been approved by the department under sub. (2).

AB64,798,19 (2) Training. (a) The department shall approve a training program to obtain an intravenous technician endorsement that includes training in successfully administering intravenous and intraosseous infusions of medicated and nonmedicated fluids.

AB64,798,21 (b) The department may approve different training programs for different licensure levels of emergency medical technician.

AB64,798,25 (3) Authorized actions. An emergency medical technician with an intravenous technician endorsement may undertake those actions described under sub. (2) (a) that are approved by the ambulance service provider or medical director and for which he or she is trained.

AB64,1800 Section 1800. 281.348 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,799,3 281.348 (1) (cm) “Great Lakes council” means the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council, created under s. 281.343 (2) (a).

AB64,1801 Section 1801. 281.348 (3) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,799,7 281.348 (3) (c) 1. Delineation of the area for which the plan is being prepared and proposed water supply service areas for each public water supply system making a withdrawal covered by the plan, except as provided in par. (cm) or (cr).

AB64,1802 Section 1802. 281.348 (3) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,799,21 281.348 (3) (cm) For the purposes of plans under par. (a), and except as provided in par. (cr), an areawide water quality planning agency designated by the governor under ch. NR 121, Wis. Adm. Code, shall delineate the proposed water supply service areas for all of the public water supply systems in the planning area for which the agency is designated. An areawide water quality planning agency shall delineate proposed water supply service areas that are consistent with the approved areawide water quality management plan under s. 283.83 for the planning area and that permit the development of plans that are approvable under par. (d). An areawide water quality planning agency may also provide regional water needs assessments and other regional water supply planning information. The process for conducting regional activities under this subsection may be the same as the process for regional water supply planning for a groundwater management area designated under s. 281.34 (9).

AB64,1803 Section 1803. 281.348 (3) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,800,3 281.348 (3) (cr) For the purposes of plans under par. (a), the Great Lakes council may delineate the proposed water supply service areas for a public water supply system making a withdrawal from the Great Lakes basin. The proposed water supply service areas delineated by the Great Lakes council need not be consistent with the approved areawide water quality management plan under s. 283.83 for the planning area.

AB64,1804 Section 1804. 281.348 (3) (d) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,800,6 281.348 (3) (d) 4. The Except as provided in par. (cr), the plan is consistent with any applicable approved areawide water quality management plans under s. 283.83.

AB64,1805 Section 1805. 281.36 (11) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,800,15 281.36 (11) (a) The department shall set a surcharge fee to be charged for each application to proceed under a wetland general permit that is issued under sub. (3g) (a) 4., 5., or 6. The surcharge fee shall be set on an annual basis by the department and may not exceed more than 50 percent of the market price, as determined by the department, for the equivalent purchase of credits from a mitigation bank. These fees shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (4) (9) (bm) for the restoration and creation of wetlands. The department may enter into agreements with other entities for the restoration and creation of such wetlands.

AB64,1806 Section 1806. 281.36 (11) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,800,21 281.36 (11) (b) Any wetland that is restored or created using funding from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (9) (bm) shall be open to the public for hunting, fishing, trapping, cross-country skiing, or hiking or any combination thereof, but the department may establish reasonable restrictions on the use of the land by the public in order to protect public safety or to protect a unique plant or animal community.

AB64,1807 Section 1807 . 281.58 (6) (b) 5. of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,1808 Section 1808 . 281.58 (6) (b) 6. of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,1809 Section 1809 . 281.58 (8) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,801,8 281.58 (8) (h) Except as provided in par. (k), a municipality that is a violator of an effluent limitation at the time that the application for a treatment work project is approved under sub. (9m) may not receive financial assistance of a method specified under sub. (6) (b) 1., 3., or 4. or 5. for that part of the treatment work project that is needed to correct the violation. This paragraph does not apply to a municipality that after May 17, 1988, is in compliance with a court or department order to correct a violation of the enforceable requirements of its ch. 283 permit, and that is applying for financial assistance under s. 281.59 (13) to correct that violation.

AB64,1810 Section 1810 . 281.58 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,801,17 281.58 (9) (a) After the department approves a municipality's facility plan submitted under sub. (8s), the municipality shall submit an application for participation to the department. The application shall be in such form and include such information as the department and the department of administration prescribe and shall include design plans and specifications. The department shall review applications for participation in the clean water fund program. The department shall determine which applications meet the eligibility requirements and criteria under subs. (6), (7), (8), and (8m) and (13).

AB64,1811 Section 1811 . 281.58 (9m) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,801,22 281.58 (9m) (e) 1. Except as provided under par. (f) and sub. (13), if a sufficient amount of financial assistance under this section is available for the municipality's project when the department approves the application under par. (a), the department of administration shall allocate that amount to the project.

AB64,1812 Section 1812 . 281.58 (11) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,1813 Section 1813 . 281.58 (12) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 281.58 (12) (a) 1. (intro.) and amended to read:

AB64,802,3 281.58 (12) (a) 1. (intro.) Except as modified under par. (f) and except as restricted by sub. (8) (b), (c), (f) or (h), the interest rate for projects specified in sub. (7) (b) 1. to 5. is one of the following:

AB64,802,10 c. For a municipality that does not meet the requirements specified in subd. 1. a. or b., 75 percent of market interest rate for projects for which the subsidy was allocated from the amount under s. 281.59 (3e) (b), 2013 stats., for a biennium before the 2015-17 biennium and 70 percent of market interest rate for projects for which the financial assistance is allocated under this section for the 2015-17 biennium or later, and 55 percent of market interest rate for projects for which the financial assistance is allocated under this section for the 2017-19 biennium or later.

AB64,1814 Section 1814 . 281.58 (12) (a) 1. a. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,802,14 281.58 (12) (a) 1. a. For a municipality that has a population of less than 1,000, and in which the median household income is 65 percent or less of the median household income in this state, zero percent of market interest rate.

AB64,1815 Section 1815 . 281.58 (12) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,802,18 281.58 (12) (a) 1. b. For a municipality that has a population of less than 10,000, and in which the median household income is 80 percent or less of the median household income in this state, 33 percent of market interest rate.

AB64,1816 Section 1816 . 281.58 (13) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,1817 Section 1817 . 281.59 (3e) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,1818 Section 1818. 281.65 (4g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,803,3 281.65 (4g) The department may contract with any person from the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (4) (9) (at) for services to administer or implement this section, including information and education and training services. The department shall allocate $500,000 in each fiscal year from the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (4) (at) for contracts for educational and technical assistance related to the program under this section provided by the University of Wisconsin-Extension.

AB64,1819 Section 1819 . 281.73 of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,1820 Section 1820. 283.33 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,803,7 283.33 (9) (c) All moneys collected under par. (a) shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (9) (bj).

AB64,1821 Section 1821. 283.87 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,803,15 283.87 (4) Aids to municipalities; environmental damage compensation. The department may make grants to any county, city, village, or town for the acquisition or development of recreational lands and facilities from moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (2) (4) (dv). Use and administration of the grant shall be consistent with any court order issued under sub. (3). A county, city, village, or town which receives a grant under this section is not required to share in the cost of a project under this section.

AB64,1822 Section 1822. 285.69 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,803,19 285.69 (2) (c) (intro.) The fees collected under pars. (a) and (e) shall be credited to the appropriations under s. 20.370 (2) (bg), (3) (bg), (4) (co), (8) (mg) and (9) (mh) for the following:

AB64,1823 Section 1823. 285.69 (2e) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,803,23 285.69 (2e) (c) The fees collected under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation accounts under s. 20.370 (2) (bg), (3) (bg), (4) (co), (8) (mg), and (9) (mh) for the purposes in sub. (2) (c) 1. and 2.

AB64,1824 Section 1824. 285.69 (2m) (bm) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,804,4 285.69 (2m) (bm) (intro.) The fees collected under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (2) (bh) (4) (cm) for the following purposes as they relate to stationary sources for which an operation permit is required under s. 285.60 but not under the federal clean air act:

AB64,1825 Section 1825. 285.69 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,804,18 285.69 (3) (a) The department may promulgate rules for the payment and collection of fees for inspecting nonresidential asbestos demolition and renovation projects regulated by the department. The fees under this subsection for an inspection plus the fee under sub. (1) (c) may not exceed $700 if the combined square and linear footage of friable asbestos-containing material involved in the project is less than 5,000. The fees under this subsection for an inspection plus the fee under sub. (1) (c) may not exceed $1,325 if the combined square and linear footage of friable asbestos-containing material involved in the project is 5,000 or more. The fees collected under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (2) (bi) (4) (cn) for the direct and indirect costs of conducting inspections of nonresidential asbestos demolition and renovation projects regulated by the department and for inspecting property proposed to be used for a community fire safety training project.

AB64,1826 Section 1826. 285.69 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,804,25 285.69 (7) Emission reduction credit fees. The department may promulgate rules for the payment of fees by persons who hold emission reduction credits that may be used to satisfy the offset requirements in s. 285.63 (2) (a) and that have been certified by the department. The rules may waive the payment of fees under this subsection for categories of emission reduction credits. The fees collected under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (2) (bg) (4) (co).

AB64,1827 Section 1827. 285.72 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,805,8 285.72 Air quality monitoring station. From the appropriation under s. 20.370 (2) (ce) (4) (cv), the department shall fund the construction, operation, and maintenance of an air quality monitoring station in a county identified in its entirety as a nonattainment area for the 2008 8-hour national ambient air quality standard for ozone under 40 CFR 50.15 for the purpose of assessing ozone concentrations. The department may designate the monitoring station as a special purpose monitor under 40 CFR 58.20.

AB64,1828 Section 1828. 287.91 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,805,12 287.91 (4) The department of natural resources shall reimburse the department of justice for the expenses incurred in enforcing this chapter from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (2) (4) (ma).

AB64,1829 Section 1829. 289.31 (7) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,805,22 289.31 (7) (f) If the owner or operator of a site or facility subject to an order under par. (d) is a municipality, the municipality is responsible for conducting any monitoring ordered under par. (d). The department shall, from the environmental fund appropriation under s. 20.370 (2) (4) (dv), reimburse the municipality for the costs of monitoring that exceed an amount equal to $3 per person residing in the municipality for each site or facility subject to an order under par. (d), except that the maximum reimbursement is $100,000 for each site or facility. The department shall exclude any monitoring costs paid under the municipality's liability insurance coverage in calculating the municipal cost of monitoring a site or facility.

AB64,1830 Section 1830. 289.43 (7) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,805,25 289.43 (7) (e) 3. All fees collected under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (2) (4) (dg).

AB64,1831 Section 1831. 289.64 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,806,4 289.64 (6) Use of solid waste facility siting board fees. The fees collected under sub. (2) shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (2) (4) (eg) for transfer to the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (k).

AB64,1832 Section 1832. 289.68 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,806,13 289.68 (1) Payments from the waste management fund. The department may expend moneys in the waste management fund only for the purposes specified under subs. (3) to (6) and 1991 Wisconsin Act 39, section 9142 (2w). The department may expend moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (2) (4) (dq) for the purposes specified under subs. (3) and (5) and 1991 Wisconsin Act 39, section 9142 (2w). The department may expend moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (2) (4) (dt) for the purposes specified under sub. (4). The department may expend moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (2) (4) (dy) and (dz) for the purposes specified under sub. (6).

AB64,1833 Section 1833. 289.68 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,806,20 289.68 (3) Payments for long-term care after termination of proof of financial responsibility. The department may spend moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (2) (4) (dq) for the costs of long-term care of an approved facility for which the plan of operation was approved under s. 289.30 (6) before August 9, 1989, that accrue after the requirement to provide proof of financial responsibility expires under s. 289.41 (1m) (b) or (f) as authorized under s. 289.41 (11) (b) 2.

AB64,1834 Section 1834. 289.68 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,806,25 289.68 (4) Payment of closure and long-term care costs; forfeited bonds and similar moneys. The department may utilize moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (2) (4) (dt) for the payment of costs associated with compliance with closure and long-term care requirements under s. 289.41 (11) (b) 1.

AB64,1835 Section 1835. 289.68 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,807,4 289.68 (5) Prevention of imminent hazard. The department may utilize moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (2) (4) (dq) for the payment of costs associated with imminent hazards as authorized under s. 289.41 (11) (c) and (cm).

AB64,1836 Section 1836. 289.68 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,807,8 289.68 (6) Payment of corrective action, forfeited bonds and recovered moneys. The department may utilize moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (2) (4) (dy) and (dz) for the payment of costs of corrective action under s. 289.41 (11) (bm).

AB64,1837 Section 1837. 292.11 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,807,15 292.11 (6) (a) Contingency plan; activities resulting from discharges. The department may utilize moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (2) (4) (dv) and (my) (ms) in implementing and carrying out the contingency plan developed under sub. (5) and to provide for the procurement, maintenance, and storage of necessary equipment and supplies, personnel training, and expenses incurred in identifying, locating, monitoring, containing, removing, and disposing of discharged substances.

AB64,1838 Section 1838. 292.11 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: