SB119,312 Section 312. 145.01 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB119,76,12 145.01 (12) Private on-site wastewater treatment system. "Private on-site wastewater treatment system" means a sewage treatment and disposal system serving a single structure with a septic tank and soil absorption field located on the same parcel as the structure. This term also means an alternative sewage system approved by the department of natural resources including a substitute for the septic tank or soil absorption field, a holding tank, a system serving more than one structure or a system located on a different parcel than the structure. A private on-site wastewater treatment system may be owned by the property owner or by a special purpose district.

SB119,313 Section 313. 145.02 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB119,76,15 145.02 (title) Powers of the department of financial institutions and professional standards and the department of natural resources.

SB119,314 Section 314. 145.02 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB119,76,24 145.02 (2) The Except as provided in sub. (2m), the department shall have general supervision of all such plumbing and shall after public hearing prescribe and publish and enforce reasonable standards therefor which shall be uniform and of statewide concern so far as practicable. Any employee designated by the department may act for the department in holding such public hearing. To the extent that the historic building code applies to the subject matter of these standards, the standards do not apply to a qualified historic building if the owner elects to be subject to s. 101.121.

SB119,315 Section 315. 145.02 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB119,77,5 145.02 (2m) The department of natural resources shall have general supervision of private on-site wastewater treatment systems and shall have the powers described under s. 281.48 with respect to those systems. The department shall promulgate rules establishing standards for private on-site wastewater treatment systems.

SB119,316 Section 316. 145.02 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB119,77,12 145.02 (4) (a) The department shall prescribe rules as to the qualifications, examination and licensing of master and journeyman plumbers and restricted plumber licensees, for the licensing of utility contractors, for the registration of plumbing apprentices and pipe layers and for the registration and training of registered learners. The plumbers council, created under s. 15.407 15.177 (16), shall advise the department in formulating the rules.

SB119,317 Section 317. 145.045 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB119,77,22 145.045 (1) Powers and duties. The department shall by rule establish an examining program for the certification of soil testers, setting such standards as the department finds necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. Such standards shall include formal written examinations for all applicants. The department shall charge applicants for the cost of examination and certification. After July 1, 1974, no person may construct soil bore holes or conduct soil percolation tests or other similar tests specified by the department of natural resources that relate to private on-site wastewater treatment systems unless the person holds a valid certificate issued under this section.

SB119,318 Section 318. 145.045 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB119,78,3 145.045 (3) Plumbers and septic tank installers. A plumber or septic tank installer may also be a soil tester and install any system after approval of the site or project by the department of financial institutions and professional standards, the department of natural resources, or the governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems.

SB119,319 Section 319. 145.17 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB119,78,10 145.17 (2) The department shall prescribe rules as to the qualifications, examination and licensing of journeymen automatic fire sprinkler system fitters and automatic fire sprinkler contractors and for the registration and training of automatic fire sprinkler system apprentices. The automatic fire sprinkler system contractors and journeymen council, created under s. 15.407 15.177 (17), shall advise the department in formulating the rules.

SB119,320 Section 320. 145.19 (1b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB119,78,15 145.19 (1b) Definition. In this section, "sanitary permit" means a permit authorizing the installation of a private on-site wastewater treatment system that is issued by the department of natural resources or any governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems.

SB119,321 Section 321. 145.19 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB119,78,22 145.19 (1m) Application process. The department of natural resources shall prescribe the information to be included in an application for a sanitary permit. The applicant shall submit the completed application for a sanitary permit to the governmental unit. The governmental unit shall approve or disapprove the sanitary permit according to the rules promulgated by the department of natural resources under this chapter.

SB119,322 Section 322. 145.19 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB119,79,5 145.19 (2) Fee. No fee for a sanitary permit may be less than the amount determined under by the department of natural resources by rule. The governing body for the governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems may establish a fee for a sanitary permit which is more than the amount determined under by the department of natural resources by rule. A governmental unit may not charge more than one fee for a sanitary permit or the renewal of a sanitary permit in any 12-month period.

SB119,323 Section 323. 145.19 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB119,79,16 145.19 (3) Fees and records of permits forwarded to the department of natural resources. The governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems shall forward to the department of natural resources within 90 days after each valid permit is issued a portion of the fee, as determined under by the department of natural resources by rule. The governmental unit shall also compile a periodic summary of the permits that it has issued. The summary shall contain the information required by the department of natural resources by rule, and shall be submitted by the governmental unit to the department of natural resources at intervals to be determined by the department of natural resources by rule.

SB119,324 Section 324. 145.19 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB119,79,23 145.19 (6) Groundwater fee. In addition to the fee under sub. (2), the governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems shall collect a groundwater fee of $25 for each sanitary permit. The governmental unit shall forward this fee to the department of natural resources together with the fee under sub. (3). The moneys collected under this subsection shall be credited to the environmental fund for environmental management.

SB119,325 Section 325. 145.19 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB119,80,3 145.19 (6m) Amounts deposited in the environmental fund. All moneys collected by the department under this section shall be deposited in the environmental fund for environmental management.

SB119,326 Section 326. 145.20 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: