Amendment AA1-AB148

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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 148

August 28, 2019 - Offered by Representative Kurtz.

AB148-AA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB148-AA1,1,3 1. Page 1, line 2: before “granting" insert “extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures,".

AB148-AA1,1,7 2. Page 3, line 5: after “section." insert “The department shall, after subtracting the amount available for distribution to counties under par. (b), reserve one-third of the remaining moneys for grants to applicants given preference under sub. (6).".

AB148-AA1,2,2 3. Page 3, line 9: after “sub. (4)." insert “A county may contract with other counties, with well drillers or pump installers licensed through the department of natural resources under ch. 280, or with plumbers licensed by the department of safety and professional services under s. 145.06 to provide testing services under this section and may use moneys received from the department of health services under this section to ensure reimbursement for its costs or those incurred by other entities with which the county has a contract for testing under this section.".

AB148-AA1,2,4 4. Page 3, line 19: delete “Replacement" and substitute “Repair or replacement".

AB148-AA1,2,5 5. Page 3, line 22: delete “contact" and substitute “make a request to".

AB148-AA1,2,14 6. Page 3, line 23: delete the material beginning with “If the well owner's" and ending with “the following:" on page 4, line 2, and substitute “If the well owner's county has chosen to participate in the program under this section, upon a request from a private well owner, the local health department shall provide a list of entities, public or private, that are available to complete the testing. The private well owner may contact any of the available entities on the list provided by the local health department. An available public or private entity that agrees to do the testing for the private well owner shall collect the necessary samples and do all of the following:”.

AB148-AA1,2,15 7. Page 4, line 4: delete “, as determined by the department of health services".

AB148-AA1,2,17 8. Page 4, line 8: delete the material beginning with “by the" and ending with “health department" on line 9.

AB148-AA1,2,19 9. Page 4, line 13: delete “local health department" and substitute “entity that completed the testing".

AB148-AA1,2,20 10. Page 4, line 15: delete “by a local health department".

AB148-AA1,2,21 11. Page 5, line 3: after “department" insert “of health services".

AB148-AA1,2,22 12. Page 5, line 7: after that line insert:

AB148-AA1,3,4 “(2) The department of health services may promulgate emergency rules under s. 227.24 to implement s. 254.25. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until January 1, 2021, or the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner.”.

AB148-AA1,3,5 (End)