AB75-SSA1,1150,32 4. Other relevant information reasonably required by the department for
3licensing purposes.
AB75-SSA1,1150,44 (c) An application under par. (b) shall include the following fees and surcharges:
AB75-SSA1,1150,55 1. A license fee established by department rule.
AB75-SSA1,1150,116 2. A surcharge established by department rule, if the department determines
7that, within one year prior to submitting the application, the applicant operated the
8liquefied petroleum gas meter without a license required under par. (a). The
9department may not issue a license under this subsection to an operator if the
10operator has failed to pay a surcharge under this subdivision assessed against the
11operator.
AB75-SSA1,1150,1612 3. A surcharge established by the department by rule if the department
13determines that, within one year prior to submitting the application, the applicant
14failed to comply with a test reporting requirement under sub. (8). The department
15may not issue a license under this subsection to an operator if the operator has failed
16to pay a surcharge under this subdivision assessed against the operator.
AB75-SSA1,1150,1717 4. Reinspection fees, if any, required under s. 98.255.
AB75-SSA1,1150,2018 (d) Payment of a surcharge under par. (c) 2. or 3. does not relieve the applicant
19of any other civil or criminal liability for a law violation, but is not evidence of a
20violation of this section.
AB75-SSA1,1150,2321 (e) Paragraph (a) does not apply to an individual who operates a liquefied
22petroleum gas meter only as an employee of a person who is required to hold a license
23under par. (a) to operate that meter.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2061 24Section 2061. 98.245 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1151,6
198.245 (8) Testing and reporting. A person that is required to hold a license
2under sub. (7m) to operate a liquefied petroleum gas meter shall have the meter
3tested for accuracy, at least annually, by a person who is licensed under s. 98.18 (1)
4to perform the test. The meter operator, or the tester on behalf of the meter operator,
5shall report the results of each test to the department within 30 days after the testing
6is completed. The operator shall retain a record of each test for at least 3 years.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2062 7Section 2062. 98.245 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1151,98 98.245 (9) Rules. (a) The department shall promulgate rules that establish
9all of the following:
AB75-SSA1,1151,1010 1. License fee and surcharge amounts under sub. (7m) (c).
AB75-SSA1,1151,1211 2. Standards for the testing, reporting, and record keeping required under sub.
12(8).
AB75-SSA1,1151,1413 (b) The department may promulgate rules that establish standards for the
14construction, operation, and maintenance of liquefied petroleum gas meters.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2063 15Section 2063. 98.25 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 98.16 (3m) (title) and
16amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1151,1717 98.16 (3m) (title) Vehicle scales: annual Annual testing.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2064 18Section 2064. 98.25 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 98.16 (3m) (a) and
19amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1152,220 98.16 (3m) (a) The owner or operator of a scale with a weighing capacity of
215,000 pounds or more used for the commercial weighing of commodities shall cause
22the scales to be tested and inspected at least annually for accuracy by an independent
23scale testing or service company in accordance with specifications, tolerances,
24standards and procedures established by the national institute of standards and
25technology and the department for the testing and examination of scales, using test

1weights approved by the department. The annual tests and inspections shall be at
2the expense of the owner or operator
a person licensed under s. 98.18 (1).
AB75-SSA1, s. 2065 3Section 2065. 98.25 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 98.16 (3m) (b) (intro.)
4and amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1152,115 98.16 (3m) (b) (intro.) A scale testing or service company person conducting a
6test under sub. (1) par. (a) shall , at the time of testing and inspection, promptly
7furnish to the owner or operator of the scale a report showing the results of the test
8and inspection with an additional copy for the department. The owner and operator
9of a scale which is found to be inaccurate at the time of testing shall immediately
10withdraw the scale from further use until necessary corrections, adjustments or
11repairs are made and
do all of the following:
AB75-SSA1,1152,19 12(d) If a test under this subsection shows that a vehicle scale is inaccurate, the
13scale may not be used until the inaccuracy is corrected and
the scale is determined
14to be accurate by the scale testing or service company. A copy of the report prepared
15by the scale testing or service company shall be filed with the department by the
16owner or operator of the scale within 15 days after the test and inspection has been
17completed. The department shall maintain a list open for public inspection of all
18scales tested and found to be accurate on the annual test
a subsequent test under this
19subsection
.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2066 20Section 2066. 98.25 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 98.16 (3m) (e) and
21amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1152,2422 98.16 (3m) (e) No person may falsify a test or determination of the accuracy of
23a vehicle scale tested under sub. (1) or file with the department a false report of a test
24of a vehicle scale under sub. (1)
, test result, or test report under this subsection.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2067 25Section 2067. 98.25 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 98.16 (3m) (f).
AB75-SSA1, s. 2068
1Section 2068. 98.255 of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1153,5 298.255 Reinspection; fee. (1) If the department reinspects a weight or
3measure because the department has found a violation of this chapter or a rule
4promulgated under this chapter, the department may charge the operator of the
5weight or measure a reinspection fee.
AB75-SSA1,1153,9 6(2) The department shall establish the amount of the reinspection fee under
7sub. (1) by rule and may establish different reinspection fees for different types of
8weights and measures. The amount of a reinspection fee for a weight or measure may
9not exceed the department's average cost to reinspect that type of weight or measure.
AB75-SSA1,1153,13 10(3) A reinspection fee under sub. (1) is payable after the reinspection is
11completed and is due upon written demand from the department. The department
12may issue a demand for payment when it issues an annual license application form
13to the operator of the weighing or measuring device.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2073 14Section 2073. 100.45 (1) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1153,2315 100.45 (1) (dm) "State agency" means any office, department, agency,
16institution of higher education, association, society or other body in state
17government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law which
18is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the
19courts, the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, the Bradley
20Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation, the University of Wisconsin
21Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities
22Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Wisconsin Quality Home Care
23Authority,
and the Fox River Navigational System Authority.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2074f 24Section 2074f. 101.02 (20) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin
25Act 16
, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB75-SSA1,1154,7
1101.02 (20) (a) For purposes of this subsection, "license" means a license,
2permit, or certificate of certification or registration issued by the department under
3ss. 101.09 (3) (c), 101.122 (2) (c), 101.136, 101.143 (2) (g), 101.147, 101.15 (2) (e),
4101.16 (3g), 101.17, 101.177 (4) (a), 101.178 (2) or (3) (a), 101.63 (2) or (2m), 101.653,
5101.73 (5) or (6), 101.82 (1m), (1v), and (2), 101.935, 101.95, 101.951, 101.952,
6101.985 (1) to (3), 145.02 (4), 145.035, 145.045, 145.15, 145.16, 145.165, 145.17,
7145.175, 145.18, or 167.10 (6m).
AB75-SSA1, s. 2074h 8Section 2074h. 101.02 (21) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin
9Act 16
, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB75-SSA1,1154,1610 101.02 (21) (a) In this subsection, "license" means a license, permit, or
11certificate of certification or registration issued by the department under s. 101.09
12(3) (c), 101.122 (2) (c), 101.136, 101.143 (2) (g), 101.147, 101.15 (2) (e), 101.16 (3g),
13101.17, 101.177 (4) (a), 101.178 (2) or (3) (a), 101.63 (2), 101.653, 101.73 (5) or (6),
14101.82 (1m), (1v), and (2), 101.935, 101.95, 101.951, 101.952, 101.985 (1) to (3),
15145.02 (4), 145.035, 145.045, 145.15, 145.16, 145.165, 145.17, 145.175, 145.18, or
16167.10 (6m).
AB75-SSA1, s. 2075c 17Section 2075c. 101.1205 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2075d 18Section 2075d. 101.1205 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 281.33 (3m) (a) and
19amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1154,2320 281.33 (3m) (a) The department, in consultation with the department of
21natural resources,
shall establish statewide standards for erosion control at building
22sites for the construction of public buildings, as defined in s. 101.01 (12), and
23buildings that are places of employment, as defined in s. 101.02 (11).
AB75-SSA1, s. 2075e 24Section 2075e. 101.1205 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 281.33 (3m) (b) and
25amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1155,5
1281.33 (3m) (b) The department shall require the submission of plans for
2erosion control at construction sites described in sub. (1) par. (a) to the department
3or to a county, city, village, or town to which the department has delegated authority
4under sub. (4) par. (d) and shall require approval of those plans by the department
5or the county, city, village, or town.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2075f 6Section 2075f. 101.1205 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 281.33 (3m) (c) and
7amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1155,118 281.33 (3m) (c) The department shall require inspection of erosion control
9activities and structures at construction sites described in sub. (1) par. (a) by the
10department or a county, city, village, or town to which the department has delegated
11authority under sub. (4) par. (d).
AB75-SSA1, s. 2075g 12Section 2075g. 101.1205 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 281.33 (3m) (d).
AB75-SSA1, s. 2075gm 13Section 2075gm. 101.1205 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 281.33 (3m) (e)
14and amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1155,1815 281.33 (3m) (e) Except as provided in sub. (5m) par. (f), the authority of a
16county, city, village, or town with respect to erosion control at sites described in sub.
17(1) par. (a) is limited to that authority delegated under sub. (4) par. (d) and any other
18authority provided in rules promulgated under this section subsection.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2075h 19Section 2075h. 101.1205 (5m) of the statutes is renumbered 281.33 (3m) (f)
20and amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1156,221 281.33 (3m) (f) Notwithstanding subs. (1) pars. (a) and (5) (e), a county, city,
22village, or town that has in effect on January 1, 1994, an ordinance that establishes
23standards for erosion control at building sites for the construction of public buildings
24and buildings that are places of employment may continue to administer and enforce

1that ordinance if the standards in the ordinance are more stringent than the
2standards established under sub. (1) par. (a).
AB75-SSA1, s. 2075i 3Section 2075i. 101.1205 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 281.33 (3m) (g) and
4amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1156,105 281.33 (3m) (g) The department, or a county, city, village, or town to which the
6department delegates the authority to act under this subsection paragraph, may
7issue a special order directing the immediate cessation of work on a construction site
8described in sub. (1) par. (a) until any required plan approval is obtained or until the
9site complies with standards established by rules promulgated under this section
10subsection.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2075j 11Section 2075j. 101.1205 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 281.33 (3m) (h).
AB75-SSA1, s. 2153 12Section 2153. 101.143 (4) (ei) 1m. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1156,2313 101.143 (4) (ei) 1m. a. The owner or operator of the farm tank owns a parcel
14of 35 or more acres of contiguous land, on which the farm tank is located, which is
15devoted primarily to agricultural use, as defined in s. 91.01 (1) (2), including land
16designated by the department of natural resources as part of the ice age trail under
17s. 23.17, which during the year preceding submission of a first claim under sub. (3)
18produced gross farm profits, as defined in s. 71.58 (4), of not less than $6,000 or
19which, during the 3 years preceding that submission produced gross farm profits, as
20defined in s. 71.58 (4), of not less than $18,000, or a parcel of 35 or more acres, on
21which the farm tank is located, of which at least 35 acres, during part or all of the
22year preceding that submission, were enrolled in the conservation reserve program
23under 16 USC 3831 to 3836.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2154 24Section 2154. 101.143 (4) (ei) 1m. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1157,12
1101.143 (4) (ei) 1m. b. The claim is submitted by a person who, at the time that
2the notification was made under sub. (3) (a) 3., was the owner of the farm tank and
3owned a parcel of 35 or more acres of contiguous land, on which the farm tank is or
4was located, which was devoted primarily to agricultural use, as defined in s. 91.01
5(1) (2), including land designated by the department of natural resources as part of
6the ice age trail under s. 23.17, which during the year preceding that notification
7produced gross farm profits, as defined in s. 71.58 (4), of not less than $6,000 or
8which, during the 3 years preceding that notification, produced gross farm profits,
9as defined in s. 71.58 (4), of not less than $18,000, or a parcel of 35 or more acres, on
10which the farm tank is located, of which at least 35 acres, during part or all of the
11year preceding that notification, were enrolled in the conservation reserve program
12under 16 USC 3831 to 3836.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2155 13Section 2155. 101.1435 of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1157,15 14101.1435 Removal of abandoned underground petroleum storage
15tanks. (1)
In this section:
AB75-SSA1,1157,1716 (a) "Backfill" does not include landscaping or replacing sidewalk, asphalt,
17fence, or sod or other vegetation.
AB75-SSA1,1157,1918 (b) "Underground petroleum product storage tank system" has the meaning
19given in s. 101.143 (1) (i).
AB75-SSA1,1157,24 20(2) The department may contract with a person registered or certified under
21s. 101.09 (3) to empty, clean, remove, and dispose of an underground petroleum
22product storage tank system; to assess the site on which the underground petroleum
23product storage tank system is located; and to backfill the excavation if all of the
24following apply:
AB75-SSA1,1158,2
1(a) The department determines that the underground petroleum product
2storage tank system is abandoned.
AB75-SSA1,1158,83 (b) Using the method that the department uses to determine inability to pay
4under s. 101.143 (4) (ee), the department determines that the owner of the
5underground petroleum product storage tank system is unable to pay to empty,
6clean, remove, and dispose of the underground petroleum product storage tank
7system; to assess the site on which the underground petroleum product storage tank
8system is located; and to backfill the excavation.
AB75-SSA1,1158,16 9(3) If the department incurs costs under sub. (2), the department shall record
10a statement of lien with the register of deeds of the county in which the underground
11petroleum product storage tank system was located. Upon recording the statement
12of lien, the department has a lien on the property on which the underground
13petroleum product storage tank system was located in the amount of the costs
14incurred. The property remains subject to the lien until that amount is paid in full
15to the department. The department shall deposit payments received under this
16subsection into the petroleum inspection fund.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2155m 17Section 2155m. 101.147 of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1158,20 18101.147 Contractor registration. (1) No person may hold himself or herself
19out or act as a construction contractor unless that person is registered as a
20construction contractor by the department.
AB75-SSA1,1158,22 21(2) The department shall promulgate rules to administer and enforce this
22section.
AB75-SSA1,1158,24 23(3) The department may directly assess a forfeiture by issuing an order against
24any person who violates this section.
AB75-SSA1,1159,2
1(4) The registration requirement under sub. (1) does not apply to any of the
2following:
AB75-SSA1,1159,43 (a) A person who engages in construction on property owned or leased by that
4person.
AB75-SSA1,1159,55 (b) A state agency or local governmental unit.
AB75-SSA1,1159,76 (c) A person who engages in construction in the course of his or her employment
7by a state agency or local governmental unit.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2156 8Section 2156. 101.177 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1159,189 101.177 (1) (d) "State agency" means any office, department, agency,
10institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state
11government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, that
12is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the
13courts, the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, the Bradley
14Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation, the University of Wisconsin
15Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Wisconsin
16Quality Home Care Authority,
and the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities
17Authority, but excluding the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority and the
18Lower Fox River Remediation Authority.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2156c 19Section 2156c. 101.19 (1) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1159,2020 101.19 (1) (m) Registering construction contractors under s. 101.147.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2157r 21Section 2157r. 101.85 of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1160,2 22101.85 Contracting for services. (1) In this section, "cost-benefit analysis"
23means a comprehensive study to identify and compare the total cost, quality,
24technical expertise, and timeliness of a service performed by department employees

1and resources with the total cost, quality, technical expertise, and timeliness of the
2same service obtained by means of a contract.
AB75-SSA1,1160,7 3(2) The department may not engage any person who is not an employee of the
4department to perform services for the department under this subchapter unless the
5department finds, based upon a cost-benefit analysis, that those services can be
6performed more cost-effectively and efficiently by that person than by an employee
7of the department.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2158 8Section 2158. 101.9208 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1160,149 101.9208 (4m) Upon filing an application under sub. (1) or (4), a supplemental
10title fee to be paid by the owner of the manufactured home, except that this fee shall
11be waived with respect to an application under sub. (4) for transfer of a decedent's
12interest in a manufactured home to his or her surviving spouse or domestic partner
13under ch. 770
. The fee required under this subsection shall be paid in addition to any
14other fee specified in this section.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2158h 15Section 2158h. 102.07 (8) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1160,1916 102.07 (8) (d) Any employer described in s. 108.18 (2) (c) who willfully and with
17intent to evade any requirement of this chapter misclassifies or attempts to
18misclassify an individual who is an employee of the employer as a nonemployee shall
19be fined $25,000 for each violation.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2159 20Section 2159. 102.475 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1160,2321 102.475 (6) Proof. In administering this section the department may require
22reasonable proof of birth, marriage, domestic partnership under ch. 770,
23relationship, or dependency.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2160 24Section 2160. 102.49 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1161,13
1102.49 (1) Where When the beneficiary under s. 102.46 or 102.47 (1) is the wife
2or husband
spouse or domestic partner under ch. 770 of the deceased employee and
3is wholly dependent for support, an additional death benefit shall be paid from the
4funds provided by sub. (5) for each child by their marriage or domestic partnership
5under ch. 770
who is living at the time of the death of the employee, and who is
6likewise wholly dependent upon the employee for support. Such That payment shall
7commence at the time that primary death benefit payments are completed , or, if
8advancement of compensation has been paid, at the time when payments would
9normally have been completed. Payments shall continue at the rate of 10% of the
10surviving parent's weekly indemnity until the child's 18th birthday. If the child is
11physically or mentally incapacitated, such payments may be continued beyond the
12child's 18th birthday but the payments may not continue for more than a total of 15
13years.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2161 14Section 2161. 102.49 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1161,2015 102.49 (2) A child lawfully adopted by the deceased employee and the surviving
16spouse or domestic partner under ch. 770, prior to the time of the injury, and a child
17not the deceased employee's own by birth or adoption but living with the deceased
18employee as a member of the deceased employee's family at the time of the injury
19shall for the purpose of this section be taken as a child by their marriage or domestic
20partnership under ch. 770
.
AB75-SSA1, s. 2162 21Section 2162. 102.49 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1162,522 102.49 (3) If the employee leaves a spouse or domestic partner under ch. 770
23wholly dependent and also a child by a former marriage, domestic partnership under
24ch. 770,
or adoption, likewise wholly dependent, aggregate benefits shall be the same
25in amount as if the child were the child of the surviving spouse or partner, and the

1entire benefit shall be apportioned to the dependents in the amounts that the
2department shall determine determines to be just, considering the ages of the
3dependents and other factors bearing on dependency. The benefit awarded to the
4surviving spouse or partner shall not exceed 4 times the average annual earnings of
5the deceased employee.
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