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AB727,4 4Section 4. 20.285 (1) (t) of the statutes is created to read:
AB727,4,85 20.285 (1) (t) Geological and natural history survey hydrogeologist. From the
6environmental fund, the amounts in the schedule for the position created under s.
736.25 (6) (f). No moneys may be encumbered from this appropriation after June 30,
82025.
AB727,5 9Section 5. 36.25 (6) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB727,4,1510 36.25 (6) (f) The Board of Regents shall create one full-time hydrogeologist
11project position for 3 years for the geological and natural history survey to be funded
12from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (t). The position shall focus on developing
13groundwater resource information primarily at county or local scales and assisting
14state and local governments, industries, and the public in interpreting and using this
15information.
AB727,6 16Section 6. 93.60 of the statutes is created to read:
AB727,4,20 1793.60 Commercial nitrogen optimization pilot program. (1) The
18department shall award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.115 (7) (u) to
19agricultural producers and to University of Wisconsin System institutions as
20provided under this section.
AB727,4,24 21(2) An agricultural producer may apply for and receive a grant to implement
22a project, for at least 2 growing seasons, that optimizes the application of commercial
23nitrogen. Any agricultural producer receiving a grant under this section shall
24collaborate with any University of Wisconsin System institution under sub. (3).
AB727,5,4
1(3) A University of Wisconsin System institution shall collaborate with an
2agricultural producer that applies for a grant under sub. (2) to monitor the grant
3project on-site. A collaborating institution may receive a grant to implement the
4monitoring under this subsection.
AB727,5,9 5(4) The department may not make a grant to an agricultural producer and the
6University of Wisconsin System institution collaborating with the agricultural
7producer in an amount that totals more than $50,000. No more than 20 percent of
8this total amount may be awarded to the collaborating University of Wisconsin
9System institution.
AB727,5,17 10(5) In making a grant under this section, the department shall collaborate with
11the University of Wisconsin System institution and the agricultural producer. The
12department shall also seek to provide grants to agricultural producers in different
13parts of the state and to provide grants for projects in areas that have different soil
14types or geologic characteristics. The department shall prioritize projects that are
15innovative and that are not currently funded through existing state or federal
16programs and shall prioritize agricultural producers that plan to implement projects
17for longer periods.
AB727,5,25 18(6) An agricultural producer and the University of Wisconsin System
19institution collaborating with the agricultural producer in implementing a project
20under this section may not be held civilly liable and may not be subject to any
21remedial action or other administrative or enforcement action from the department
22or the department of natural resources for any discharge of environmental pollution
23from the land involved in the project, if the actions were taken in good faith by the
24agricultural producer and the institution and conformed to the project specifications
25that were proposed to the department in an application for a grant under this section.
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1(7) The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
AB727,7 2Section 7. 93.65 of the statutes is created to read:
AB727,6,9 393.65 Crop insurance premium rebates for planting cover crops. (1)
4From the appropriation under s. 20.115 (4) (s), the department may provide rebates
5in the amount of $5 for each acre of a cover crop planted for crop insurance premiums
6paid on those acres. In providing crop insurance premium rebates under this section,
7the department may cooperate with the risk management agency of the U.S.
8department of agriculture, and may cooperate with any related federal agency, state
9agency, or agricultural organization.
AB727,6,11 10(2) In providing crop insurance premium rebates under this section, the
11department may promulgate the following rules:
AB727,6,1312 (a) Rules determining the cover crops for which crop insurance premium
13rebates are provided under this section.
AB727,6,1514 (b) Rules establishing procedures for verifying that a cover crop is planted on
15acres for which a crop insurance premium rebate is provided under this section.
AB727,6,19 16(3) The department may not provide a crop insurance premium rebate under
17this section for the planting of a cover crop on an acre for which funding for planting
18a cover crop is available from a federal or state grant or incentive program other than
19this section, including from any of the following:
AB727,6,2120(a) The federal environmental quality incentives program under 16 USC
213839aa
to 3839-8.
AB727,6,2322(b) The federal conservation stewardship program under 16 USC 3839aa-21
23to 3839aa-25.
AB727,6,2424 (c) A producer-led watershed protection grant under s. 93.59.
AB727,6,2525 (d) The soil and water resource management program under s. 92.14.
AB727,7,3
1(4) To receive a crop insurance premium rebate under this section, a person
2shall submit an application to the department after a cover crop is planted on the
3acres for which the person applies for a crop insurance premium rebate.
AB727,7,7 4(5) The department shall award crop insurance premium rebates in the order
5that applications that are approved are received, and may not limit the number of
6acres for which a person may receive a crop insurance premium rebate under this
7section.
AB727,7,10 8(6) The department may conduct inspections to verify that recipients of a crop
9insurance premium rebate are in compliance with the provisions of this section and
10any rules promulgated under this section.
AB727,8 11Section 8 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB727,7,2412 (1) Emergency rules; commercial nitrogen optimization pilot program. No
13later than the 90th day after the effective date of this subsection, the department of
14agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall, using the procedure under s.
15227.24, promulgate rules to implement s. 93.60. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a)
16and (3), the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule
17under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the
18public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of
19emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.24
20(1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect
21for 3 years, or the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner.
22Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (e) 1d. and 1g., for emergency rules promulgated under
23this subsection, the department is not required to prepare a statement of scope of the
24rules or to submit the proposed rules in final draft form to the governor for approval.
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1(2) Emergency rules; crop insurance premium rebates. The department of
2agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall, using the procedure under s.
3227.24, promulgate rules to implement s. 93.65. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a)
4and (3), the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule
5under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the
6public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of
7emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.24
8(1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect
9for 3 years, or the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner.
10Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (e) 1d. and 1g., for emergency rules promulgated under
11this subsection, the department is not required to prepare a statement of scope of the
12rules or to submit the proposed rules in final draft form to the governor for approval.
AB727,8,1813 (3) Commercial nitrogen optimization pilot program; onetime funding.
14Notwithstanding s. 16.42 (1) (e), in submitting information under s. 16.42 for the
152023-25 biennial budget bill, the department of agriculture, trade and consumer
16protection shall submit information concerning the appropriation under s. 20.115 (7)
17(u) as though the total amount appropriated under s. 20.115 (7) (u) for the 2022-23
18fiscal year was $0.
AB727,8,1919 (End)
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