SB70: Bill Text

SB70,1403,9 (2) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (b), the department shall reimburse ambulance service providers for a set of 2 epinephrine auto-injectors or a set of 2 draw-up epinephrine kits for each ambulance operating in the state. On an ongoing basis, the department shall, upon request from an ambulance service provider, reimburse the ambulance service provider for a replacement set of 2 epinephrine auto-injectors or a set of 2 draw-up epinephrine kits. The department shall allow the ambulance service provider to choose between epinephrine auto-injectors and draw-up epinephrine kits. The department may not reimburse an ambulance service provider for epinephrine unless each ambulance for which the ambulance service provider is reimbursed is staffed with an emergency medical services practitioner who is qualified to administer the provided epinephrine.

SB70,2632 Section 2632. 256.23 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1403,16 256.23 (5) In accordance with s. 20.940, the The department shall submit to the federal department of health and human services a request for any state plan amendment, waiver or other approval that is required to implement this section and s. 49.45 (3) (em). If federal approval is required, the department may not implement the collection of the fee under sub. (2) until it receives approval from the federal government to obtain federal matching funds.

SB70,2633 Section 2633. 256.23 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,1403,22 256.23 (6) In each fiscal year, the secretary of administration shall transfer from the ambulance service provider trust fund under s. 25.776 to the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (jw) an amount equal to the annual costs of administering the ambulance assessment as specified under this section and making supplemental reimbursements to ambulance service providers under s. 49.45 (3) (em).

SB70,2634 Section 2634. 256.35 (3s) (a) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,1404,3 256.35 (3s) (a) 2m. “Emergency services IP network provider” means an entity under contract with the department under par. (b) to create, operate, and maintain an emergency services IP network.

SB70,2635 Section 2635. 256.35 (3s) (a) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,1404,8 256.35 (3s) (a) 3m. “Next Generation 911 costs” means the costs incurred in the operation of a Next Generation 911 emergency number system by an originating service provider and, if applicable, the 3rd-party provider it uses to connect to an emergency services IP network.

SB70,2636 Section 2636. 256.35 (3s) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1404,20 256.35 (3s) (b) Emergency services IP network contracts. The department shall invite bids to be submitted under s. 16.75 and, from the appropriation under s. 20.465 (3) (qm), contract for the creation, operation, and maintenance of an emergency services IP network that to the greatest extent feasible relies on industry standards and existing infrastructure to provide all public safety answering points with the network necessary to implement Next Generation 911. Any contract under this paragraph shall include a requirement that the emergency services IP network provider reimburse any originating service provider or, if applicable, the 3rd-party providers it uses to connect to an emergency services IP network for all Next Generation 911 costs incurred by the originating service provider or, if applicable, the 3rd-party provider.

SB70,2637 Section 2637. 256.35 (3s) (bf) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,1405,2 256.35 (3s) (bf) Next Generation 911 cost recovery. An emergency services IP network provider shall reimburse any originating service provider or, if applicable, the 3rd-party provider it uses to connect to an emergency services IP network for all Next Generation 911 costs incurred by the originating service provider or, if applicable, the 3rd-party provider.

SB70,2638 Section 2638. 256.42 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,1405,8 256.42 Emergency medical services grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (bc), the department may award grants to providers of emergency medical services for reasonable operating expenses related to emergency medical services, including expenses related to supplies, equipment, training, staffing, and vehicles.

SB70,2639 Section 2639 . 257.01 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1405,15 257.01 (5) (a) An individual who is licensed as a physician, a physician assistant, or a podiatrist under ch. 448, licensed as a naturopathic doctor under ch. 466, licensed as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or nurse-midwife under ch. 441, licensed as a dentist or dental therapist under ch. 447, licensed as a pharmacist under ch. 450, licensed as a veterinarian or certified as a veterinary technician under ch. 89, or certified as a respiratory care practitioner under ch. 448.

SB70,2640 Section 2640 . 257.01 (5) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB70,1405,24 257.01 (5) (a) An individual who is licensed as a physician, a physician assistant, or a podiatrist under ch. 448, licensed as a naturopathic doctor under ch. 466, licensed as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or nurse-midwife advanced practice registered nurse under ch. 441, licensed as a dentist or dental therapist under ch. 447, licensed as a pharmacist under ch. 450, licensed as a veterinarian or certified as a veterinary technician under ch. 89, or certified as a respiratory care practitioner under ch. 448.

SB70,2641 Section 2641 . 257.01 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1406,8 257.01 (5) (b) An individual who was at any time within the previous 10 years, but is not currently, licensed as a physician, a physician assistant, or a podiatrist under ch. 448, licensed as a naturopathic doctor under ch. 466, licensed as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse or nurse-midwife, under ch. 441, licensed as a dentist or dental therapist under ch. 447, licensed as a pharmacist under ch. 450, licensed as a veterinarian or certified as a veterinary technician under ch. 89, or certified as a respiratory care practitioner under ch. 448, if the individual's license or certification was never revoked, limited, suspended, or denied renewal.

SB70,2642 Section 2642 . 257.01 (5) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB70,1406,20 257.01 (5) (b) An individual who was at any time within the previous 10 years, but is not currently, licensed as a physician, a physician assistant, or a podiatrist under ch. 448, licensed as a naturopathic doctor under ch. 466, licensed as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or nurse-midwife, advanced practice registered nurse under ch. 441, licensed as a nurse-midwife under ch. 441, 2021 stats., licensed as a dentist or dental therapist under ch. 447, licensed as a pharmacist under ch. 450, licensed as a veterinarian or certified as a veterinary technician under ch. 89, or certified as a respiratory care practitioner under ch. 448, if the individual's license or certification was never revoked, limited, suspended, or denied renewal.

SB70,2643 Section 2643. 281.17 (8) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,1407,3 281.17 (8) (c) If the department of health services recommends an enforcement standard for a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or a group or class of such substances under s. 160.07, the department shall apply the standard as an interim maximum contaminant level for public water systems, water suppliers, and laboratories certified to analyze drinking water, in accordance with rules promulgated by the department, unless emergency or permanent rules that establish maximum contaminant levels for that substance are in effect.

SB70,2644 Section 2644. 281.34 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1407,7 281.34 (3) (a) An owner shall notify the department of the location of a well that is not a high capacity well before construction of the well begins. An owner notifying the department under this subsection shall pay a fee of $50 $70.

SB70,2645 Section 2645. 281.34 (5e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,1407,11 281.34 (5e) Well construction variances. The department shall collect a fee of $100 from an owner requesting a variance from the requirements of well construction rules promulgated by the department.

SB70,2646 Section 2646. 281.57 (7) (c) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act 59, is amended to read:

SB70,1407,20 281.57 (7) (c) 1. Metropolitan sewerage districts that serve 1st class cities are limited in each fiscal year to receiving total grant awards not to exceed 33 percent of the sum of the amounts in the schedule for that fiscal year for the appropriation under s. 20.165 (2) (kf) and the amount authorized under sub. (10) for that fiscal year plus the unencumbered balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year for the amount authorized under sub. (10). This subdivision is not applicable to grant awards provided during fiscal years 1985-86, 1986-87, 1988-89 and 1989-90.

SB70,2647 Section 2647. 281.59 (4) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1408,7 281.59 (4) (f) Revenue obligations may be contracted by the building commission when it reasonably appears to the building commission that all obligations incurred under this subsection, and all payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.55 (6) with respect to revenue obligations issued under this subsection, can be fully paid on a timely basis from moneys received or anticipated to be received. Revenue obligations issued under this subsection for the clean water fund program and safe drinking water loan program shall not exceed $2,526,700,000 $2,923,400,000 in principal amount, excluding obligations issued to refund outstanding revenue obligation notes. The building commission may contract additional revenue obligations in an amount up to $24,700,000.

SB70,2648 Section 2648 . 281.61 (8) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,1408,11 281.61 (8) (b) The department of administration shall allocate the amount appropriated under s. 20.320 (2) (a) to projects involving forgivable loans to private users of public water systems to replace lead service lines.

SB70,2649 Section 2649. 281.75 (1) (b) (intro.), 1., 2. and 3. of the statutes are amended to read:

SB70,1408,15 281.75 (1) (b) (intro.) “Contaminated well" or “contaminated private water supply" means a well or private water supply which that does any of the following:

SB70,1408,18 1. Produces water containing one or more substances of public health concern in excess of a primary maximum contaminant level promulgated in the national drinking water standards in 40 CFR 141 and 143;.

SB70,1408,20 2. Produces water containing one or more substances of public health concern in excess of an enforcement standard under ch. 160; or.

SB70,1408,24 3. Is subject to a written advisory opinion, issued by the department or the department of health services, containing a specific descriptive reference to the well or private water supply and recommending that the well or private water supply not be used because of potential human health risks.

SB70,2650 Section 2650. 281.75 (1) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,1409,2 281.75 (1) (b) 4. Produces water containing at least 10 parts per billion of arsenic or at least 10 parts per million of nitrate nitrogen.

SB70,2651 Section 2651. 281.75 (1) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,1409,8 281.75 (1) (b) 5. Produces water containing levels of a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance in excess of the maximum level set out in any applicable federal or state health advisory for that substance, if no primary maximum contaminant level under 40 CFR 141 and 143 or enforcement standard under ch. 160 for that substance has been promulgated.

SB70,2652 Section 2652. 281.75 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1409,11 281.75 (1) (f) “Private water supply" means a residential water supply or, a livestock water supply, or a transient noncommunity water supply.

SB70,2653 Section 2653. 281.75 (1) (gm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,1409,18 281.75 (1) (gm) “Transient noncommunity water supply” means a water system that serves at least 25 persons at least 60 days of the year but does not regularly serve at least 25 of the same persons over 6 months per year. “Transient noncommunity water supply” does not include a public water system that serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round residents or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents.

SB70,2654 Section 2654. 281.75 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1409,23 281.75 (4m) (a) In order to be eligible for an award under this section, the annual family income of the landowner or lessee of property on which is located a contaminated water supply or a well subject to abandonment may not exceed $65,000 $100,000.

SB70,2655 Section 2655 . 281.75 (5) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1410,6 281.75 (5) (f) The Except as provided in par. (g), the department shall allocate money for the payment of claims according to the order in which completed claims are received. The department may conditionally approve a completed claim even if the appropriation under s. 20.370 (6) (cr) is insufficient to pay the claim. The department shall allocate money for the payment of a claim which is conditionally approved as soon as funds become available.

SB70,2656 Section 2656 . 281.75 (5) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,1410,10 281.75 (5) (g) If the appropriations under s. 20.370 (6) (cf) or (cr) are insufficient to pay claims, the department may, for claims based on nitrate levels, allocate money for the payment of those claims in the following order of priority:

SB70,1410,12 1. Claims based on water containing more than 40 parts per million of nitrate nitrogen.

SB70,1410,14 2. Claims based on water containing more than 30 but not more than 40 parts per million of nitrate nitrogen.

SB70,1410,16 3. Claims based on water containing more than 25 but not more than 30 parts per million of nitrate nitrogen.

SB70,1410,18 4. Claims based on water containing more than 20 but not more than 25 parts per million of nitrate nitrogen.

SB70,1410,20 5. Claims based on water containing more than 10 but not more than 20 parts per million of nitrate nitrogen.

SB70,2657 Section 2657. 281.75 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1410,25 281.75 (6) (a) Contamination of a private water supply, as defined under sub. (1) (b) 1. or, 2., 4., or 5. is required to be established by analysis of at least 2 samples of water, taken at least 2 weeks apart, in a manner which assures the validity of the test results. The samples shall be tested by a laboratory certified under s. 299.11.

SB70,2658 Section 2658. 281.75 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1411,7 281.75 (7) (a) If the department finds that the claimant meets all the requirements of this section and rules promulgated under this section and that the private water supply is contaminated or that the well is a well subject to abandonment, the department shall issue an award. The Except as provided under par. (am), the award may not pay more than 75 percent of the eligible costs. The award may not pay any portion of eligible costs in excess of $16,000.

SB70,2659 Section 2659. 281.75 (7) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,1411,11 281.75 (7) (am) An award under this subsection may pay up to 100 percent of the eligible costs if the annual family income of the claimant is below the median family income for the state, as determined by U.S. bureau of the census.

SB70,2660 Section 2660. 281.75 (7) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SB70,2661 Section 2661. 281.75 (9) of the statutes is repealed.

SB70,2662 Section 2662. 283.31 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1411,22 283.31 (8) The holder of a permit under this section for a concentrated animal feeding operation shall annually pay to the department a fee of $345 $545, which shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (ag). The department shall annually submit a report to the joint committee on finance and, under s. 13.172 (3), to the standing committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over agricultural and environmental matters describing the use of the moneys credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (ag) under this subsection and the use of the moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (9) (ap).

SB70,2663 Section 2663. 283.35 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.

SB70,2664 Section 2664 . 283.90 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,1412,15 283.90 Notification of violations. Whenever, on the basis of any information available to it, the department finds that a permit holder has violated any limitation in a permit that is based on a groundwater protection standard under ch. 160, the department shall notify the county health department and county land and conservation department in the county in which the permit holder is located and the county health department and county land and conservation department in any adjacent county that the department determines may be negatively affected as a result of the violation. The department shall provide this notice within 7 business days after confirming that a violation has occurred. The department shall create and maintain a notification system for notifying county health departments, county land and conservation departments, and interested parties of the violations described in this section. The department may establish, by rule, procedures for providing notice under this section. The notification system under this section shall ensure that county health departments and county land and conservation departments are notified at least 24 hours prior to notifying any other interested parties.

SB70,2665 Section 2665. 285.27 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,1412,23 285.27 (2) (bm) Standards for PFAS. Emission standards for known perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances are needed to provide adequate protection for public health and welfare under par. (b). The department shall promulgate emission standards for any known perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances to provide adequate protection for public health and welfare, taking into account energy, economic, and environmental impacts and other costs related to the emission source.

SB70,2666 Section 2666 . 289.33 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1413,18 289.33 (3) (d) “Local approval" includes any requirement for a permit, license, authorization, approval, variance or exception or any restriction, condition of approval or other restriction, regulation, requirement or prohibition imposed by a charter ordinance, general ordinance, zoning ordinance, resolution or regulation by a town, city, village, county or special purpose district, including without limitation because of enumeration any ordinance, resolution or regulation adopted under s. 91.73, 2007 stats., s. 59.03 (2), 59.11 (5), 59.42 (1), 59.48, 59.51 (1) and (2), 59.52 (2), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (11), (12), (13), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (24), (25), (26) and (27), 59.53 (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (7), (8), (9), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (19), (20) and (23), 59.535 (2), (3) and (4), 59.54 (1), (2), (3), (4), (4m), (5), (6), (7), (8), (10), (11), (12), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (24), (25) (a), and (26), 59.55 (3), (4), (5) and (6), 59.56 (1), (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), (9), (10), (11), (12), (12m), (13) and (16), 59.57 (1), 59.58 (1) and (5), 59.62, 59.69, 59.692, 59.693, 59.696, 59.697, 59.698, 59.70 (1), (2), (3), (5), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (21), (22) and (23), 59.79 (1), (2), (3), (5), (7), (8), and (10), 59.792 (2) and (3), 59.80, 59.82, 60.10, 60.22, 60.23, 60.54, 60.77, 61.34, 61.35, 61.351, 61.353, 61.354, 62.11, 62.23, 62.231, 62.233, 62.234, 66.0101, 66.0415, 87.30, 196.58, 200.11 (8), 236.45, 281.43 or 349.16, subch. VIII of ch. 60, or subch. III of ch. 91.

SB70,2667 Section 2667 . 292.31 (1) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1414,3 292.31 (1) (d) Access to information. (intro.) Upon the request of any officer, employee, or authorized representative of the department, any person who generated, transported, treated, stored, or disposed of solid or hazardous waste which that may have been disposed of at a site or facility under investigation by the department and any person who generated solid or hazardous waste at a site or facility under investigation by the department that was transported to, treated at, stored at, or disposed of at another site, facility, or location shall provide the officer, employee, or authorized representative access to any records or documents in that person's custody, possession, or control which relate to:

SB70,2668 Section 2668 . 292.31 (1) (d) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,1414,7 292.31 (1) (d) 1m. The type and quantity of waste generated at the site or facility that was transported to, treated at, stored at, or disposed of at another site, facility, or location, and the dates and locations of these activities.

SB70,2669 Section 2669. 292.65 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70,1414,10 292.65 (14) Sunset. This section does not apply after June 30, 2032 the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date].

SB70,2670 Section 2670. 292.66 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70,1414,12 292.66 Revitalize Wisconsin program. (1) Definitions. In this section:

SB70,1414,15 (a) “Brownfield” means a property that is abandoned, idle, or underused, the expansion or redevelopment of which is adversely affected by actual or perceived discharge or environmental pollution.

SB70,1414,16 (b) “Discharge” has the meaning given in s. 292.01 (3).

SB70,1414,17 (c) “Innocent landowner” means any of the following: