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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
September 29, 2023 - Introduced by Senators Feyen, Ballweg and Felzkowski,
cosponsored by Representatives Schraa, Moses, Brandtjen and Allen.
Referred to Committee on Utilities and Technology.
SB455,1,4 1An Act to renumber and amend 66.0821 (2) (b); to amend 66.0821 (4) (a),
266.0821 (4) (c), 196.01 (5) (a) 1., 196.03 (1), 196.60 (1) (a) and 196.604; and to
3create
66.0821 (2) (b) 2. and 196.01 (5) (a) 1r. of the statutes; relating to:
4authorizing the Public Service Commission to regulate storm water utilities.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill subjects municipal storm water utilities other than metropolitan
sewerage districts to the full authority of the Public Service Commission to regulate
rates and services. Current law authorizes municipalities to construct and operate
systems for collecting, transporting, pumping, treating, or disposing storm water
and surface water and to establish service charges to meet the costs of any of the
following requirements of such a system: constructing, reconstructing, improving,
extending, operating, maintaining, repairing, or depreciating the system or paying
the principal and interest of any indebtedness incurred for the system. Under
current law, municipal storm water utilities are generally not subject to PSC's
jurisdiction, except for addressing complaints by users that municipal storm water
utility rates, rules, or practices are unreasonable or unjustly discriminatory.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB455,1
1Section 1. 66.0821 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0821 (2) (b) 1. and
2amended to read:
SB455,2,83 66.0821 (2) (b) 1. The Except as provided in subd. 2., the governing body of a
4municipality, and the officials in charge of the management of the sewerage system
5as well as other officers of the municipality, are governed in the discharge of their
6powers and duties under this section by ss. 66.0809 to 66.0813 or 62.69 (2) (f), to the
7extent consistent with this section, or, in the case of a metropolitan sewerage district
8created under ss. 200.21 to 200.65, by ss. 200.55 and 200.59.
SB455,2 9Section 2. 66.0821 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB455,2,1510 66.0821 (2) (b) 2. The public service commission has jurisdiction over the rates
11and services of a municipal storm water utility, and a municipal storm water utility
12is subject to ss. 66.0809 to 66.0813 or 62.69 (2) (f) to the extent consistent, as
13determined by the public service commission, with this section and ch. 196. This
14subdivision does not apply to a metropolitan sewerage district created under ss.
15200.21 to 200.65.
SB455,3 16Section 3. 66.0821 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB455,3,417 66.0821 (4) (a) The Subject to sub. (2) (b) 2., the governing body of the
18municipality may establish sewerage service charges in an amount to meet all or part
19of the requirements for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, extension,
20operation, maintenance, repair, and depreciation of the sewerage system, and for the
21payment of all or part of the principal and interest of any indebtedness incurred for
22those purposes, including the replacement of funds advanced by or paid from the
23general fund of the municipality. Service charges made by a metropolitan sewerage
24district to any town, village, or city shall be levied by the town, village, or city against
25the individual sewer system users within the corporate limits of the municipality,

1and the municipality shall collect the charges and promptly remit them to the
2metropolitan sewerage district. Delinquent charges shall be collected in accordance
3with sub. (4) (d). The governing body of a municipality may not establish any charge
4under this paragraph that is not related to providing sewerage service.
SB455,4 5Section 4. 66.0821 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB455,3,206 66.0821 (4) (c) For Subject to sub. (2) (b) 2., for the purpose of making equitable
7charges for all services rendered by a storm water and surface water sewerage
8system to users, the property served may be classified, taking into consideration the
9volume or peaking of storm water or surface water discharge that is caused by the
10area of impervious surfaces, topography, impervious surfaces and other surface
11characteristics, extent and reliability of mitigation or treatment measures available
12to service the property, apart from measures provided by the storm water and surface
13water sewerage system, and any other considerations that are reasonably relevant
14to a use made of the storm water and surface water sewerage system. The charges
15may also include standby charges to property not yet developed with significant
16impervious surfaces for which capacity has been made available in the storm water
17and surface water sewerage system. No additional charges, beyond those charged
18to similar properties, may be charged to a property for services rendered by a storm
19and surface water system for a property that continually retains 90 percent of the
20difference between the post-development and predevelopment runoff on site.
SB455,5 21Section 5. 196.01 (5) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB455,3,2322 196.01 (5) (a) 1. Any person engaged in the transmission or delivery of natural
23gas for compensation within this state by means of pipes or mains and any.
SB455,4,3
11g. Any person, excluding, except as provided in subd. 1r., a governmental unit,
2who furnishes services by means of a sewerage system either directly or indirectly
3to or for the public.
SB455,6 4Section 6. 196.01 (5) (a) 1r. of the statutes is created to read:
SB455,4,65 196.01 (5) (a) 1r. A municipal storm water utility other than a metropolitan
6sewerage district created under ss. 200.21 to 200.65.
SB455,7 7Section 7. 196.03 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB455,4,138 196.03 (1) Subject to s. 196.63, a public utility shall furnish reasonably
9adequate service and facilities. The charge made by any public utility for any heat,
10light, water, storm water service, telecommunications service, or power produced,
11transmitted, delivered, or furnished or for any service rendered or to be rendered in
12connection therewith shall be reasonable and just and every unjust or unreasonable
13charge for such service is prohibited and declared unlawful.
SB455,8 14Section 8. 196.60 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB455,4,2215 196.60 (1) (a) No public utility and no agent, as defined in s. 196.66 (3) (a), or
16officer of a public utility, directly or indirectly, may charge, demand, collect or receive
17from any person more or less compensation for any service rendered or to be rendered
18by it in or affecting or relating to the production, transmission, delivery or furnishing
19of heat, light, water, storm water service, or power or for any service in connection
20therewith, than that prescribed in the published schedules or tariffs then in force,
21or established under this chapter, or than it charges, demands, collects or receives
22from any other person for a like contemporaneous service.
SB455,9 23Section 9. 196.604 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB455,5,7 24196.604 Rebates, concessions and discriminations unlawful. No person
25may knowingly solicit, accept, or receive any rebate, concession, or discrimination

1from a public utility for any service in or affecting or relating to the production,
2transmission, delivery, or furnishing of heat, light, water, storm water service, or
3power within this state or for any connected service whereby the service is rendered
4or is to be rendered free or at a rate less than the rate named in the schedules and
5tariffs in force, or whereby any other service or advantage is received. Any person
6violating this section shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $5,000 for each
7offense.
SB455,5,88 (End)
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