Amendment SSA1-AB68

AB68-SSA1,2642 Section 2642 . 255.45 of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1206,22 255.45 Spinal cord injury research grants and symposia. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB68-SSA1,1206,23 (a) “Council” means the spinal cord injury council.

AB68-SSA1,1206,24 (b) “Grant program” means the program established under sub. (2).

AB68-SSA1,1207,7 (2) Grant program. The department shall establish a program to award grants to persons in this state for research into spinal cord injuries. The purpose of the grants is to support research into new and innovative treatments and rehabilitative efforts for the functional improvement of people with spinal cord injuries, and research topics may include pharmaceutical, medical device, brain stimulus, and rehabilitative approaches and techniques. Grant recipients shall agree to present their research findings at symposia held by the department under sub. (3).

AB68-SSA1,1207,10 (3) Symposia. The department may hold symposia every 2 years for recipients of grants under the grant program to present findings of research supported by the grants.

AB68-SSA1,1207,14 (4) Grant reports. By January 15 of each year, the department shall submit an annual report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) that identifies the recipients of grants under the grant program and the purposes for which the grants were used.

AB68-SSA1,1207,15 (5) Council. (a) The council shall do all of the following:

AB68-SSA1,1207,17 1. Develop criteria for the department to evaluate and award grants under the grant program.

AB68-SSA1,1207,19 2. Review and make recommendations to the department on applications submitted under the grant program.

AB68-SSA1,1207,20 3. Perform other duties specified by the department.

AB68-SSA1,1207,24 (b) Each member of the council shall disclose in a written statement any financial interest in any organization that the council recommends to receive a grant under the grant program. The council shall include the written statements with its recommendations to the department on grant applications.

AB68-SSA1,2643 Section 2643. 256.35 (3s) (bm) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1208,2 256.35 (3s) (bm) (title) Competitive grant program for public safety answering points.

AB68-SSA1,2644 Section 2644. 256.35 (3s) (br) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1208,9 256.35 (3s) (br) Competitive grant program for geographic information systems. 1. The department shall award grants to counties for the purposes identified under subd. 2 using the criteria in subd. 3. The department shall coordinate with the division within the department of administration that administers the land information program under s. 16.967 to administer the grant program.

AB68-SSA1,1208,15 2. Grants under subd. 1. shall be issued based on the purposes recommended by the 911 subcommittee under par. (d) 4m. Grant purposes may include data preparation, data gathering, data creation, geographic information system staffing, data preparation and collection contracts, and training, if these purposes enable Next Generation 911. Grant purposes may not include general county overhead, or costs for providing emergency services or emergency services equipment.

AB68-SSA1,1208,18 3. The department shall develop a policy setting forth eligibility criteria for grants under subd. 1. based on the recommendations of the 911 subcommittee under par. (d) 4m.

AB68-SSA1,1208,20 4. The department may not award more than one grant under subd. 1. per county per fiscal year.

AB68-SSA1,2645 Section 2645. 256.35 (3s) (br) of the statutes, as created by 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

AB68-SSA1,2646 Section 2646. 256.35 (3s) (d) 4m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1209,3 256.35 (3s) (d) 4m. Advise the department or other state agency on awarding geographic information systems grants under par. (br), including advising on appropriate grant purposes and eligibility criteria for the grants.

AB68-SSA1,2647 Section 2647. 256.35 (3s) (d) 4m. of the statutes, as created by 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

AB68-SSA1,2648 Section 2648 . 257.01 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1209,12 257.01 (5) (a) An individual who is licensed as a physician, a physician assistant, or a podiatrist under ch. 448, 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.

AB68-SSA1,2649 Section 2649 . 257.01 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1209,21 257.01 (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 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.

AB68-SSA1,2650 Section 2650. 281.17 (8) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1210,4 281.17 (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.

AB68-SSA1,2651 Section 2651. 281.34 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1210,8 281.34 (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.

AB68-SSA1,2652 Section 2652. 281.34 (5e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1210,12 281.34 (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.

AB68-SSA1,2653 Section 2653. 281.57 (7) (c) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act 59, is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1210,21 281.57 (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.

AB68-SSA1,2654 Section 2654. 281.58 (8m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68-SSA1,2655 Section 2655. 281.58 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1211,6 281.58 (9) (a) After the department approves a municipality's facility plan submitted under sub. (8s), the municipality shall submit an application for participation to the department. The application shall be in such form and include such information as the department and the department of administration prescribe and shall include design plans and specifications. The department shall review applications for participation in the clean water fund program. The department shall determine which applications meet the eligibility requirements and criteria under subs. (6), (7), (8), (8m) and (13).

AB68-SSA1,2656 Section 2656. 281.58 (9m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1211,9 281.58 (9m) (a) 1. The department determines that the project meets the eligibility requirements and criteria under subs. (7), (8), (8m) and (8s).

AB68-SSA1,2657 Section 2657. 281.59 (1) (as) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68-SSA1,2658 Section 2658. 281.59 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1211,13 281.59 (2) (a) Administer its responsibilities under this section and ss. 281.58, 281.60 and 281.61 and s. 281.60, 2019 stats.

AB68-SSA1,2659 Section 2659. 281.59 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1211,17 281.59 (2) (b) Cooperate with the department in administering the clean water fund program, and the safe drinking water loan program and the land recycling loan program and in servicing any outstanding loans made under s. 281.60, 2019 stats.

AB68-SSA1,2660 Section 2660. 281.59 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1211,21 281.59 (3) (a) 1. An estimate of the wastewater treatment, and safe drinking water and land recycling project needs of the state for the 4 fiscal years of the next 2 biennia.

AB68-SSA1,2661 Section 2661. 281.59 (3) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1212,5 281.59 (3) (a) 5. The most recent available audited financial statements of the past operations and activities of the clean water fund program, and the safe drinking water loan program and the land recycling loan program, the estimated environmental improvement fund capital available in each of the next 4 fiscal years for the clean water fund program and the safe drinking water loan program, and the projected environmental improvement fund balance for the clean water fund program and the safe drinking water loan program for each of the next 20 years given existing obligations and financial conditions.

AB68-SSA1,2662 Section 2662. 281.59 (3) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1212,11 281.59 (3) (j) No later than November 1 of each odd-numbered year, the department of administration and the department jointly shall submit a report, to the building commission and committees as required under par. (bm), on the operations and activities of the clean water fund program, and the safe drinking water loan program and the land recycling loan program for the previous biennium.

AB68-SSA1,2663 Section 2663. 281.59 (4) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1212,21 281.59 (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 $2,911,700,000 in principal amount, excluding obligations issued to refund outstanding revenue obligation notes.

AB68-SSA1,2664 Section 2664. 281.59 (9) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68-SSA1,2665 Section 2665. 281.59 (9) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1213,8 281.59 (9) (am) The department of administration, in consultation with the department, may establish those terms and conditions of a financial assistance agreement that relate to its financial management, including what type of municipal obligation, as set forth under sub. (13f), if applicable, is required for the repayment of the financial assistance. Any terms and conditions established under this paragraph by the department of administration shall comply with the requirements of this section and s. 281.58, 281.60 or 281.61. In setting the terms and conditions, the department of administration may consider factors that the department of administration finds are relevant, including the type of obligation evidencing the loan, the pledge of security for the obligation and the applicant's creditworthiness.

AB68-SSA1,2666 Section 2666. 281.59 (9) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1213,12 281.59 (9) (b) (intro.) As a condition of receiving financial assistance under the clean water fund program, or the safe drinking water loan program or the land recycling loan program, an applicant shall do all of the following:

AB68-SSA1,2667 Section 2667. 281.59 (9) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1213,16 281.59 (9) (b) 1. Pledge the security, if any, required by the rules promulgated by the department of administration under this section and s. 281.58 , 281.60 or 281.61.

AB68-SSA1,2668 Section 2668. 281.59 (11) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1213,23 281.59 (11) (a) The department of natural resources and the department of administration may enter into a financial assistance agreement with an applicant for which the department of administration has allocated financial assistance under s. 281.58 (9m), 281.60 (8) or 281.61 (8) if the applicant meets the conditions under sub. (9) and the other requirements under this section and s. 281.58 , 281.60 or 281.61.

AB68-SSA1,2669 Section 2669. 281.59 (11) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1214,9 281.59 (11) (b) If a municipality fails to make a principal repayment or interest payment after its due date, the department of administration shall place on file a certified statement of all amounts due under this section and s. 281.58 , 281.60 or 281.61 or s. 281.60, 2019 stats. After consulting the department, the department of administration may collect all amounts due by deducting those amounts from any state payments due the municipality or may add a special charge to the amount of taxes apportioned to and levied upon the county under s. 70.60. If the department of administration collects amounts due, it shall remit those amounts to the fund to which they are due and notify the department of that action.

AB68-SSA1,2670 Section 2670. 281.59 (11) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1214,16 281.59 (11) (c) The department of administration may retain the last payment under a financial assistance agreement until the department of natural resources and the department of administration determine that the project is completed and meets the applicable requirements of this section and s. 281.58, 281.60 or 281.61 or s. 281.60, 2019 stats., and that the conditions of the financial assistance agreement are met.

AB68-SSA1,2671 Section 2671. 281.59 (13s) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1214,21 281.59 (13s) Powers. The department of administration may audit, or contract for audits of, projects receiving financial assistance under the clean water fund program, or the safe drinking water loan program and the land recycling loan program or projects that received loans under s. 281.60, 2019 stats.

AB68-SSA1,2672 Section 2672. 281.59 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1214,25 281.59 (14) Rules. The department of administration shall promulgate rules that are necessary for the proper execution of this section and of its responsibilities under ss. 281.58, 281.60 and 281.61 and s. 281.60, 2019 stats.

AB68-SSA1,2673 Section 2673. 281.60 of the statutes is repealed.

AB68-SSA1,2674 Section 2674. 281.605 of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1215,8 281.605 Outstanding loans under the former land recycling loan program. Section 281.60 (8m), 2019 stats., s. 281.60 (11), 2019 stats., s. 281.60 (11m), 2019 stats., s. 281.60 (13) (c), 2019 stats., s. 281.60 (13) (d), 2019 stats., s. 281.60 (13) (f), 2019 stats., and s. 281.60 (13) (h), 2019 stats., shall continue to apply to any outstanding loans made under the former land recycling loan program under s. 281.60, 2019 stats.

AB68-SSA1,2675 Section 2675. 281.61 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68-SSA1,2676 Section 2676. 281.61 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1215,17 281.61 (4) Engineering report. A The department may require a local governmental unit or private owner of a community water system that serves a local governmental unit seeking financial assistance for a project under this section shall to submit an engineering report, as required by the department by rule. If an engineering report is required by the department, the local governmental unit or private owner of a community water system shall submit the engineering report prior to or concurrent with the submission of the application for financial assistance.

AB68-SSA1,2677 Section 2677. 281.61 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1216,9 281.61 (5) (a) After the department approves an engineering report submitted under sub. (4), the A local governmental unit or private owner of a community water system that serves a local governmental unit shall submit an application for safe drinking water financial assistance and an engineering report, if required, to the department. The applicant department shall submit the application on or before the June 30 preceding the beginning of the fiscal year in which the applicant wishes to receive the financial assistance, except that if funds are available in a fiscal year after funding has been allocated under sub. (8) for all approved applications submitted before the June 30 preceding that fiscal year, the department of administration may allocate funding for approved applications submitted after June 30 at least annually provide application submittal instructions to applicants, including a deadline for submitting applications, if any. The application shall be in the form and include the information required by the department and the department of administration and shall include plans and specifications that are approvable by the department under this section. An applicant may not submit more than one application per project per year.

AB68-SSA1,2678 Section 2678 . 281.61 (8) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1216,14 281.61 (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 cover not more than 50 percent of the cost to replace lead service lines.

AB68-SSA1,2679 Section 2679. 281.61 (10) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68-SSA1,2680 Section 2680. 281.75 (1) (b) (intro.), 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1216,19 281.75 (1) (b) (intro.) “Contaminated well" or “contaminated private water supply" means a well or private water supply which does any of the following:

AB68-SSA1,1216,22 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;.

AB68-SSA1,1216,24 2. Produces water containing one or more substances of public health concern in excess of an enforcement standard under ch. 160; or.

AB68-SSA1,2681 Section 2681. 281.75 (1) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1217,2 281.75 (1) (b) 4. Produces water containing at least 10 parts per billion of arsenic or at least 10 parts per million of nitrate nitrogen.

AB68-SSA1,2682 Section 2682. 281.75 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1217,7 281.75 (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.