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SB70-AA1,486,2120 (e) “Principal residence" means a residence which is occupied at least 51
21percent of the year by the owner.
SB70-AA1,486,2422 (f) “Sewage" means the water-carried wastes created in and to be conducted
23away from residences, industrial establishments, and public buildings, as defined in
24s. 101.01 (12), with such surface water or groundwater as may be present.
SB70-AA1,487,3
1(g) “Small commercial establishment" means a commercial establishment or
2business place with a maximum daily waste water flow rate of less than 5,000 gallons
3per day.
SB70-AA1,487,7 4(2) Categories of failing private on-site wastewater treatment systems. For
5the purposes of this section, the department shall establish the category of each
6failing private on-site wastewater treatment system for which a grant application
7is submitted, as follows:
SB70-AA1,487,98 (a) Category 1: failing private on-site wastewater treatment systems described
9in s. 145.01 (4m) (a) to (c).
SB70-AA1,487,1110 (b) Category 2: failing private on-site wastewater treatment systems described
11in s. 145.01 (4m) (d).
SB70-AA1,487,1312 (c) Category 3: failing private on-site wastewater treatment systems described
13in s. 145.01 (4m) (e).
SB70-AA1,487,22 14(3) Eligibility. (a) 1. A person is eligible for grant funds under this section if
15he or she owns a principal residence which is served by a category 1 or 2 failing
16private on-site wastewater treatment system, if the private on-site wastewater
17treatment system was installed at least 33 years before the person submits a grant
18application, if the family income of the person does not exceed the income limitations
19under par. (c), if the amount of the grant determined under sub. (6) is at least $100,
20if the residence is not located in an area served by a sewer, and if determination of
21failure is made prior to the rehabilitation or replacement of the failing private
22on-site wastewater treatment system.
SB70-AA1,488,523 2. A business is eligible for grant funds under this section if it owns a small
24commercial establishment which is served by a category 1 or 2 failing private on-site
25wastewater treatment system, if the private on-site wastewater treatment system

1was installed at least 33 years before the business submits a grant application, if the
2gross revenue of the business does not exceed the limitation under par. (d), if the
3small commercial establishment is not located in an area served by a sewer, and if
4a determination of failure is made prior to the rehabilitation or replacement of the
5private on-site wastewater treatment system.
SB70-AA1,488,116 3. A person who owns a principal residence or small commercial establishment
7which is served by a category 1 or 2 failing private on-site wastewater treatment
8system may submit an application for grant funds during the 3-year period after the
9determination of failure is made. Grant funds may be awarded after work is
10completed if rehabilitation or replacement of the system meets all requirements of
11this section and rules promulgated under this section.
SB70-AA1,488,1312 (b) Each principal residence or small commercial establishment may receive
13only one grant under this section.
SB70-AA1,488,2214 (c) 1. In order to be eligible for grant funds under this section, the annual family
15income of the person who owns the principal residence may not exceed $45,000.
16Beginning July 1, 2024, and annually on July 1 thereafter, the department shall
17adjust the dollar amount specified in this subdivision by an amount equal to that
18dollar amount multiplied by the percentage change in the U.S. consumer price index
19for urban wage earners and clerical workers, U.S. city average, for the prior year,
20rounded to the nearest dollar. The department shall publish the dollar amounts on
21its website. Notwithstanding s. 227.10, the adjusted dollar amounts need not be
22promulgated as rules under ch. 227.
SB70-AA1,489,223 2. Except as provided under subd. 4., annual family income shall be based upon
24the federal adjusted gross income of the owner and the owner's spouse, if any, as

1computed for the taxable year prior to the year in which the determination of failure
2is made.
SB70-AA1,489,63 3. In order to be eligible for grant funds under this section, a person shall
4submit a copy of the federal income tax returns upon which the determination of
5federal adjusted gross income under subd. 2. was made together with any application
6required by the governmental unit.
SB70-AA1,489,137 4. A governmental unit may disregard the federal income tax return that is
8submitted under subd. 3. and may determine annual family income based upon
9satisfactory evidence of federal adjusted gross income or projected federal adjusted
10gross income of the owner and the owner's spouse in the current year. The
11department shall promulgate rules establishing criteria for determining what
12constitutes satisfactory evidence of federal adjusted gross income or projected
13federal adjusted gross income in a current year.
SB70-AA1,489,1614 (d) 1. In order to be eligible for grant funds under this section, the annual gross
15revenue of the business that owns the small commercial establishment may not
16exceed $362,500.
SB70-AA1,489,2117 2. Except as provided in subd. 4., annual gross revenue shall be based upon the
18gross revenue of the business for the taxable year prior to the year in which the
19determination of failure is made. The department shall promulgate rules
20establishing criteria for determining what constitutes satisfactory evidence of gross
21revenue in a prior taxable year.
SB70-AA1,489,2422 3. In order to be eligible for grant funds under this section, a business shall
23submit documentation required by the department under subd. 2. together with any
24application required by the governmental unit.
SB70-AA1,490,6
14. A governmental unit may disregard the documentation of gross revenue for
2the taxable year prior to the year in which the determination of failure is made and
3may determine annual gross revenue based upon satisfactory evidence of gross
4revenue of the business in the current year. The department shall promulgate rules
5establishing criteria for determining what constitutes satisfactory evidence of gross
6revenue in a current year.
SB70-AA1,490,87 (e) The department of revenue shall, upon request by the department, verify
8the income information submitted by an applicant or grant recipient.
SB70-AA1,490,14 9(4) Denial of application. (a) The department or a governmental unit shall
10deny a grant application under this section if the applicant or a person who would
11be directly benefited by the grant intentionally caused the conditions which resulted
12in a category 1 or 2 failing private on-site wastewater treatment system. The
13department or governmental unit shall notify the applicant in writing of a denial,
14including the reason for the denial.
SB70-AA1,490,2315 (b) The department shall notify a governmental unit if an individual's name
16appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b). The department
17or a governmental unit shall deny an application under this section if the name of
18the applicant or an individual who would be directly benefited by the grant appears
19on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the applicant or
20individual who would be benefited by the grant provides to the department or
21governmental unit a payment agreement that has been approved by the county child
22support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent with rules promulgated
23under s. 49.858 (2) (a).
SB70-AA1,491,4 24(5) Use of funds. (a) Except for grants under par. (b), funds available under
25a grant under this section shall be applied to the rehabilitation or replacement of the

1private on-site wastewater treatment system. An existing private on-site
2wastewater treatment system may be replaced by an alternative private on-site
3wastewater treatment system or by a system serving more than one principal
4residence.
SB70-AA1,491,75 (b) Funds available under a grant under this section for experimental private
6on-site wastewater treatment systems shall be applied to the installation and
7monitoring of the experimental private on-site wastewater treatment systems.
SB70-AA1,491,12 8(6) Allowable costs; state share. (a) Except as provided in par. (e), costs
9allowable in determining grant funding under this section may not exceed the costs
10of rehabilitating or replacing a private on-site wastewater treatment system that
11would be necessary to allow the rehabilitated system or new system to meet the
12minimum requirements of the state plumbing code promulgated under s. 145.02.
SB70-AA1,491,1813 (b) Except as provided in par. (e), costs allowable in determining grant funding
14under this section may not exceed the costs of rehabilitating or replacing a private
15on-site wastewater treatment system by the least costly methods, except that a
16holding tank may not be used as the measure of the least costly method for
17rehabilitating or replacing a private on-site wastewater treatment system other
18than a holding tank.
SB70-AA1,492,1119 (c) Except as provided in pars. (d) and (e), the state grant share under this
20section is limited to $7,000 for each principal residence or small commercial
21establishment to be served by the private on-site wastewater treatment system or
22to the amount determined by the department based upon private on-site wastewater
23treatment system grant funding tables, whichever is less. The department shall
24prepare and publish private on-site wastewater treatment system grant funding
25tables which specify the maximum state share limitation for various components and

1costs involved in the rehabilitation or replacement of a private on-site wastewater
2treatment system based upon minimum size and other requirements specified in the
3state plumbing code promulgated under s. 145.02. The maximum state share
4limitations shall be designed to pay approximately 60 percent of the average
5allowable cost of private on-site wastewater treatment system rehabilitation or
6replacement based upon estimated or actual costs of that rehabilitation or
7replacement. The department shall revise the grant funding tables when it
8determines that 60 percent of current costs of private on-site wastewater treatment
9system rehabilitation or replacement exceed the amounts in the grant funding tables
10by more than 10 percent, except that the department may not revise the grant
11funding tables more often than once every 2 years.
SB70-AA1,492,1612 (d) Except as provided in par. (e), if the income of a person who owns a principal
13residence that is served by a category 1 or 2 failing private on-site wastewater
14treatment system is greater than $32,000, the amount of the grant under this section
15is limited to the amount determined under par. (c) less 30 percent of the amount by
16which the person's income exceeds $32,000.
SB70-AA1,492,2217 (e) Costs allowable for experimental private on-site wastewater treatment
18systems shall include the costs of installing and monitoring experimental private
19on-site wastewater treatment systems installed under s. 145.02 (3) (b) and this
20section. The department shall promulgate rules that specify how the department
21will select, monitor, and allocate the state share for experimental private on-site
22wastewater treatment systems that the department funds under this section.
SB70-AA1,493,5 23(7) Application. (a) In order to be eligible for a grant under this section, a
24governmental unit shall make an application for replacement or rehabilitation of
25private on-site wastewater treatment systems of principal residences or small

1commercial establishments and shall submit an application for participation to the
2department. The application shall be in the form and include the information the
3department prescribes. In order to be eligible for funds available in a fiscal year, an
4application is required to be received by the department prior to February 1 of the
5previous fiscal year.
SB70-AA1,493,76 (b) An American Indian tribe or band may submit an application for
7participation for any Indian lands under its jurisdiction.
SB70-AA1,493,9 8(8) Conditions; governmental units. As a condition for obtaining grant
9funding under this section, a governmental unit shall do all of the following:
SB70-AA1,493,1110 (a) Adopt and administer the maintenance program established under s.
11145.20 (5).
SB70-AA1,493,1612 (b) Certify that grants will be used for private on-site wastewater treatment
13system replacement or rehabilitation for a principal residence or small commercial
14establishment owned by a person who meets the eligibility requirements under sub.
15(3), that the funds will be used as provided under sub. (5) and that allowable costs
16will not exceed the amount permitted under sub. (6).
SB70-AA1,493,1817 (c) Certify that grants will be used for private on-site wastewater treatment
18systems which will be properly installed and maintained.
SB70-AA1,493,2019 (d) Certify that grants provided to the governmental unit will be disbursed to
20eligible owners.
SB70-AA1,493,2221 (e) Establish a process for regulation and inspection of private on-site
22wastewater treatment systems.
SB70-AA1,494,223 (f) Establish a system of user charges and cost recovery if the governmental
24unit considers this system to be appropriate. User charges and cost recovery may

1include the cost of the grant application fee and the cost of supervising installation
2and maintenance.
SB70-AA1,494,73 (g) Establish a system which provides for the distribution of grant funds
4received among eligible applicants based on the amount requested in the application
5as approved by the department. If the amount received by a county is insufficient
6to fully fund all grants, the county shall prorate grant funds on the same basis as sub.
7(12).
SB70-AA1,494,11 8(9) Assistance. The department shall make its staff available to provide
9technical assistance to each governmental unit. The department shall prepare and
10distribute to each participating governmental unit a manual of procedures for the
11grant program under this section.
SB70-AA1,494,15 12(10) Distribution of literature. The department shall prepare literature that
13describes the eligibility for receiving a grant under this section for a principal
14residence. The department shall supply the literature to counties, and counties shall
15distribute the literature to recipients of public benefits.
SB70-AA1,494,21 16(11) Allocation of funds. (a) Determination of eligible applications. At the
17beginning of each fiscal year the department shall determine the state grant share
18for applications from eligible owners received by participating governmental units.
19The department may revise this determination if a governmental unit does not meet
20the conditions specified under sub. (8) or if it determines that individuals do not meet
21eligibility requirements under sub. (3).
SB70-AA1,494,2422 (b) Allocation. The department shall allocate available funds for grants to each
23participating governmental unit according to the total amount of the state grant
24share for all eligible applications received by that governmental unit.
SB70-AA1,495,3
1(c) Limitation; commercial establishments. The department may not allocate
2more than 10 percent of the funds available under this subsection each fiscal year
3for grants for small commercial establishments.
SB70-AA1,495,74 (d) Limitation; experimental private on-site wastewater treatment systems.
5The department may not allocate more than 10 percent of the funds available under
6this subsection each fiscal year for grants for the installation and monitoring of
7experimental private on-site wastewater treatment systems.
SB70-AA1,495,10 8(12) Prorating. (a) Except as provided in par. (d), the department shall prorate
9available funds under this subsection if funds are not sufficient to fully fund all
10applications. A prorated payment shall be deemed full payment of the grant.
SB70-AA1,495,1411 (b) Except as provided in par. (d), if funds are sufficient to fully fund all category
121 but not all category 2 failing private on-site wastewater treatment systems, the
13department shall fully fund all category 1 systems and prorate the funds for category
142 systems on a proportional basis.
SB70-AA1,495,1815 (c) Except as provided in par. (d), if funds are not sufficient to fully fund all
16category 1 failing private on-site wastewater treatment systems, the department
17shall fund the category 1 systems on a proportional basis and deny the grant
18applications for all category 2 systems.
SB70-AA1,495,2119 (d) The department is not required to prorate available funds for grants for the
20installation and monitoring of experimental private on-site wastewater treatment
21systems.
SB70-AA1,495,25 22(13) Determination of eligibility; disbursement of grants. (a) The
23department shall review applications for participation in the state program
24submitted under sub. (7). The department shall determine if a governmental unit
25submitting an application meets the conditions specified under sub. (8).
SB70-AA1,496,2
1(b) The department shall promulgate rules which shall define payment
2mechanisms to be used to disburse grants to a governmental unit.
SB70-AA1,496,7 3(14) Inspection. Agents of the department or the governmental unit may enter
4premises where private on-site wastewater treatment systems are located pursuant
5to a special inspection warrant as required under s. 66.0119 to collect samples,
6records, and information and to ascertain compliance with the rules and orders of the
7department or the governmental unit.
SB70-AA1,496,10 8(15) Enforcement. (a) If the department has reason to believe that a violation
9of this section or any rule promulgated under this section has occurred, it may do any
10of the following:
SB70-AA1,496,2011 1. Cause written notice to be served upon the alleged violator. The notice shall
12specify the alleged violation and contain the findings of fact on which the charge of
13violation is based and may include an order that necessary corrective action be taken
14within a reasonable time. This order shall become effective unless, no later than 30
15days after the date the notice and order are served, the person named in the notice
16and order requests in writing a hearing before the department. Upon this request
17and after due notice, the department shall hold a hearing. Instead of an order, the
18department may require that the alleged violator appear before the department for
19a hearing at a time and place specified in the notice and answer the charges
20complained of.
SB70-AA1,496,2121 2. Initiate action under sub. (16).
SB70-AA1,497,322 (b) If after the hearing the department finds that a violation has occurred, it
23shall affirm or modify its order previously issued or issue an appropriate order for
24the prevention, abatement, or control of the violation or for other corrective action.
25If the department finds that no violation has occurred, it shall rescind its order. Any

1order issued as part of a notice or after hearing may prescribe one or more dates by
2which necessary action shall be taken in preventing, abating, or controlling the
3violation.
SB70-AA1,497,84 (c) Additional grants under this section to a governmental unit previously
5awarded a grant under this section may be suspended or terminated if the
6department finds that a private on-site wastewater treatment system previously
7funded in the governmental unit is not being or has not been properly rehabilitated,
8constructed, installed, or maintained.
SB70-AA1,497,12 9(16) Penalties. Any person who violates this section or a rule or order
10promulgated under this section shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $5,000
11for each violation. Each day of continued violation is a separate offense. While an
12order is suspended, stayed, or enjoined, this penalty does not accrue.
SB70-AA1,1099 13Section 1099. 281.57 (7) (c) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin
14Act 59
, is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,497,2115 281.57 (7) (c) 1. Metropolitan sewerage districts that serve 1st class cities are
16limited in each fiscal year to receiving total grant awards not to exceed 33 percent
17of the sum of the amounts in the schedule for that fiscal year for the appropriation
18under s. 20.165 (2) (kf) and
the amount authorized under sub. (10) for that fiscal year
19plus the unencumbered balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year for the amount
20authorized under sub. (10). This subdivision is not applicable to grant awards
21provided during fiscal years 1985-86, 1986-87, 1988-89 and 1989-90.
SB70-AA1,9238 22Section 9238. Fiscal changes; Safety and Professional Services.
SB70-AA1,498,5 23(1) Private septic system plan review. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for
24the appropriation to the department of safety and professional services under s.
2520.165 (2) (j), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $123,000 to

1increase the authorized FTE positions for the public service commission by 2.0 PR
2positions, for private septic system plan review. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3)
3for the appropriation to the department of safety and professional services under s.
420.165 (2) (j), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $159,000 to
5provide funding for the positions authorized under this subsection.”.
SB70-AA1,498,6 6184. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA1,498,7 7 Section 1100. 101.022 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,498,14 8101.022 Certain laws applicable to occupational licenses. Sections
9440.03 (1), (3m), (4), (11m), and (13) (a), (am), and (b) 75., 440.05 (1) (a) and (2) (b),
10440.07 (2) (b), 440.075, 440.09 (2), 440.11, 440.12, 440.121, 440.13, 440.14, 440.15,
11440.19, 440.20 (1), (3), (4) (a), and (5) (a), 440.205, 440.21, and 440.22, and the
12requirements imposed on the department under those statutes, apply to
13occupational licenses, as defined in s. 101.02 (1) (a) 2., in the same manner as those
14statutes apply to credentials, as defined in s. 440.01 (2) (a).
SB70-AA1,1101 15Section 1101. 145.02 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,498,2316 145.02 (4) (a) The department shall prescribe rules as to the qualifications,
17examination and licensing of master and journeyman plumbers and restricted
18plumber licensees, for the licensing of utility contractors, for the registration of
19plumbing apprentices and pipe layers and for the registration and training of
20registered learners. The department may approve, in whole or in part, an
21examination prepared, administered, and graded by a test service provider.
The
22plumbers council, created under s. 15.407 (16), shall advise the department in
23formulating the rules.
SB70-AA1,1102 24Section 1102. 145.07 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,499,5
1145.07 (2) Application for a master or journeyman plumber's examination,
2temporary permit or license shall be made to the department with fees. Unless the
3applicant is entitled to a renewal of license, a license shall be issued only after the
4applicant passes a satisfactory examination showing fitness. No such license or
5permit shall be transferable.
SB70-AA1,9238 6Section 9238. Fiscal changes; Safety and Professional Services.
SB70-AA1,499,13 7(1) Trade examination providers. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
8appropriation to the department of safety and professional services under s. 20.165
9(2) (j), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $500,000 to procure
103rd-party trade examination services. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
11appropriation to the department of safety and professional services under s. 20.165
12(2) (j), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $500,000 to procure
133rd-party trade examination services.”.
SB70-AA1,499,14 14185. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA1,499,15 15 Section 9242. Fiscal changes; Technical College System.
SB70-AA1,499,22 16(1) Youth volunteer firefighter training grant program. In the schedule
17under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the technical college system board under
18s. 20.292 (1) (gr), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $100,000
19for the purpose for which the appropriation is made. In the schedule under s. 20.005
20(3) for the appropriation to the technical college system board under s. 20.292 (1) (gr),
21the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $100,000 for the purpose
22for which the appropriation is made.”.
SB70-AA1,499,23 23186. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA1,499,24 24 Section 1103. 71.07 (5m) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,500,2
171.07 (5m) (e) Sunset. No credit may be claimed under this subsection for
2taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022.
SB70-AA1,1104 3Section 1104. 71.07 (5me) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,500,54 71.07 (5me) Family and individual reinvestment credit. (a) Definitions. In
5this subsection:
SB70-AA1,500,76 1. “Claimant" means an individual who is eligible to claim the credit under this
7subsection.
SB70-AA1,500,98 2. “Household" means a claimant and an individual related to the claimant as
9husband or wife.
SB70-AA1,500,1110 3. “Net tax liability" means a claimant's income tax liability after he or she
11completes the computations for nonrefundable credits listed in s. 71.10 (4) (a) to (gy).
SB70-AA1,500,1512 (b) Filing claims. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022, and
13subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, a claimant may claim as a
14credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02, up to the amount of those taxes, one
15of the following amounts:
SB70-AA1,500,1816 1. If the claimant is single or files as a head of household and his or her adjusted
17gross income is less than $100,000 in the year to which the claim relates, the greater
18of $100 or an amount equal to 10 percent of his or her net tax liability.
SB70-AA1,500,2119 2. If the claimant is single or files as a head of household and his or her adjusted
20gross income is at least $100,000 but less than $120,000 in the year to which the
21claim relates, an amount that is calculated as follows:
SB70-AA1,500,2422 a. Calculate the value of a fraction, the denominator of which is $20,000 and
23the numerator of which is the difference between the claimant's adjusted gross
24income and $100,000.
SB70-AA1,500,2525 b. Subtract from 1.0 the amount that is calculated under subd. 2. a.
SB70-AA1,501,1
1c. Multiply the amount that is calculated under subd. 2. b. by 10 percent.
SB70-AA1,501,32 d. Multiply the amount of the claimant's net income tax liability by the amount
3that is calculated under subd. 2. c.
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