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SB70-AA1,480,1817 (e) A broadband service provider shall provide broadband service that satisfies
18minimum standards established by the department by rule.
SB70-AA1,480,2019 (f) A broadband service provider shall give a subscriber at least 30 days'
20advance written notice before instituting a rate increase.
SB70-AA1,480,2321 (g) A broadband service provider shall give a subscriber at least 7 days' advance
22written notice of any scheduled routine maintenance that causes a service slowdown,
23interruption, or outage.
SB70-AA1,481,3
1(h) A broadband service provider shall give a subscriber at least 10 days'
2advance written notice of disconnecting service, unless the disconnection is
3requested by the subscriber.
SB70-AA1,481,64 (i) Prior to entering into a service agreement with a subscriber, a broadband
5service provider shall disclose the factors that may cause the actual broadband speed
6experience to vary, including the number of users and device limitations.
SB70-AA1,481,97 (j) A broadband service provider shall provide broadband service to a
8subscriber as described in point-of-sale advertisements and representations made
9to the subscriber.
SB70-AA1,481,1210 (k) A broadband service provider shall give a subscriber at least 10 days'
11advance written notice of a change in a factor that may cause the originally disclosed
12broadband speed experience to vary.
SB70-AA1,481,1713 (L) A broadband service provider shall allow a subscriber to terminate a
14contract and receive a full refund without fees if the provider sells a service that does
15not satisfy the requirements established under par. (e) and the broadband service
16provider does not satisfy the requirements established under par. (e) within one
17month of written notification from the subscriber.
SB70-AA1,481,21 18(2) Advertising. A broadband service provider shall disclose the factors that
19may cause the actual broadband speed experience of a subscriber to vary, including
20the number of users and device limitations, in each advertisement of the speed of the
21provider's service, including in all of the following types of advertisements:
SB70-AA1,481,2222 (a) Television and other commercials.
SB70-AA1,481,2323 (b) Internet and email advertisements.
SB70-AA1,481,2424 (c) Print advertisements and bill inserts.
SB70-AA1,482,2
1(d) Any other advertising method or solicitation for the sale of new or upgraded
2broadband service.
SB70-AA1,482,5 3(3) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to implement and
4administer this section, including rules to align department rules with federal
5communications commission broadband rules.
SB70-AA1,482,9 6(4) Penalty; enforcement. (a) A person who violates this section may be
7required to forfeit not more than $1,000 for each violation and not more than $10,000
8for each occurrence. Failure to give a notice required under sub. (1) (f) to more than
9one subscriber shall be considered one violation.
SB70-AA1,482,1110 (b) The department or a district attorney may institute civil proceedings under
11this section.
SB70-AA1,1092 12Section 1092. 165.25 (4) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,482,1913 165.25 (4) (ar) The department of justice shall furnish all legal services
14required by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection relating
15to the enforcement of ss. 91.68, 93.73, 100.171, 100.173, 100.174, 100.175, 100.177,
16100.18, 100.182, 100.195, 100.20, 100.205, 100.207, 100.209, 100.2091, 100.2092,
17100.21, 100.28, 100.37, 100.42, 100.50, 100.51, 100.55, and 846.45 and chs. 126, 136,
18344, 704, 707, and 779, together with any other services as are necessarily connected
19to the legal services.
SB70-AA1,1093 20Section 1093. 196.5048 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,482,22 21196.5048 Internet service provider registration. No person may provide
22Internet service in this state unless the person registers with the commission.
SB70-AA1,9302 23Section 9302. Initial applicability; Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
24Protection.
SB70-AA1,483,3
1(1) Subscribers terminating broadband contracts. The treatment of s.
2100.2092 (1) (L) first applies to a contract that is entered into, renewed, or modified
3on the effective date of this subsection.
SB70-AA1,9436 4Section 9436. Effective dates; Public Service Commission.
SB70-AA1,483,65 (1) Internet service provider registration requirement. The treatment of s.
6196.5048 takes effect on January 1, 2024.”.
SB70-AA1,483,7 7182. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA1,483,8 8 Section 9238. Fiscal changes; Safety and Professional Services.
SB70-AA1,483,17 9(1) Audit program. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation
10to the department of safety and professional services s. 20.165 (2) (j), the dollar
11amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $315,300 to increase the authorized
12FTE positions for the public service commission by 5.0 PR positions, to implement
13an audit program for certain building plan review activities and inspections
14oversight. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department
15of safety and professional services under s. 20.165 (2) (j), the dollar amount for fiscal
16year 2024-25 is increased by $408,300 to provide funding for the positions
17authorized under this subsection.
SB70-AA1,484,218 (2) Municipal building inspection program. In the schedule under s. 20.005
19(3) for the appropriation to the department of safety and professional services s.
2020.165 (2) (j), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $70,800 to
21increase the authorized FTE positions for the public service commission by 1.0 PR
22position, to coordinate municipal building inspection programs. In the schedule
23under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of safety and professional

1services under s. 20.165 (2) (j), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased
2by $90,400 to provide funding for the position authorized under this subsection.”.
SB70-AA1,484,3 3183. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA1,484,5 4 Section 1094. 20.165 (2) (j) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act
5331
, section 2, is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,484,126 20.165 (2) (j) Safety and building operations. The amounts in the schedule for
7the purposes of chs. 101 and 145 and ss. 167.35, 236.12 (2) (ap), 236.13 (1) (d) and
8(2m), and 236.335 and for the purpose of transferring the amounts in the schedule
9under par. (kf) to the appropriation account under par. (kf)
. All moneys received
10under ch. 145 and ss. 101.178, 101.19, 101.63 (9), 101.654 (3), 101.73 (12), 101.82 (4),
11101.955 (2), 167.35 (2) (f), and 236.12 (7) shall be credited to this appropriation
12account.
SB70-AA1,1095 13Section 1095. 20.165 (2) (kf) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,484,1814 20.165 (2) (kf) Private on-site wastewater treatment system replacement and
15rehabilitation.
As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for
16financial assistance under the private on-site wastewater treatment system
17replacement and rehabilitation program under s. 145.246. All moneys transferred
18from par. (j) shall be credited to this appropriation account.
SB70-AA1,1096 19Section 1096. 145.20 (5) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act
2059
, is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,485,1021 145.20 (5) (a) The department shall establish a maintenance program to be
22administered by governmental units responsible for the regulation of private on-site
23wastewater treatment systems. The department shall determine the private on-site
24wastewater treatment systems to which the maintenance program applies. At a

1minimum the maintenance program is applicable to all new or replacement private
2on-site wastewater treatment systems constructed in a governmental unit after the
3date on which the governmental unit adopts this program. The department may
4apply the maintenance program by rule to private on-site wastewater treatment
5systems constructed in a governmental unit responsible for the regulation of private
6on-site wastewater treatment systems on or before the date on which the
7governmental unit adopts the program. The department shall determine the private
8on-site wastewater treatment systems to which the maintenance program applies
9in governmental units that do not meet the conditions for eligibility under s. 145.246
10(8).
SB70-AA1,1097 11Section 1097. 145.20 (5) (am) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin
12Act 59
, is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,485,2013 145.20 (5) (am) Each governmental unit responsible for the regulation of
14private on-site wastewater treatment systems shall adopt and begin the
15administration of the program established under par. (a) before October 1, 2019. As
16part of adopting and administering the program, the governmental unit shall
17conduct and maintain an inventory of all the private on-site wastewater treatment
18systems located in the governmental unit and shall complete the initial inventory
19before October 1, 2017. In order to be eligible for grant funding under s. 145.246, a
20governmental unit must comply with these deadlines.
SB70-AA1,1098 21Section 1098. 145.246 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,485,23 22145.246 Private on-site wastewater treatment system replacement or
23rehabilitation.
(1) Definitions. In this section:
SB70-AA1,485,2424 (a) “Determination of failure" means any of the following:
SB70-AA1,486,5
11. A determination that a private on-site wastewater treatment system is
2failing, according to the criteria under s. 145.01 (4m), based on an inspection of the
3private on-site wastewater treatment system by an employee of the state or a
4governmental unit who is certified to inspect private on-site wastewater treatment
5systems by the department.
SB70-AA1,486,76 2. A written enforcement order issued under s. 145.02 (3) (f), 145.20 (2) (f), or
7281.19 (2).
SB70-AA1,486,98 3. A written enforcement order issued under s. 254.59 (1) by a governmental
9unit.
SB70-AA1,486,1210 (b) “Governmental unit" means a governmental unit responsible for the
11regulation of private on-site wastewater treatment systems. “Governmental unit"
12also includes a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band.
SB70-AA1,486,1613 (c) “Indian lands" means lands owned by the United States and held for the use
14or benefit of Indian tribes or bands or individual Indians and lands within the
15boundaries of a federally recognized reservation that are owned by Indian tribes or
16bands or individual Indians.
SB70-AA1,486,1917 (d) “Participating governmental unit" means a governmental unit which
18applies to the department for financial assistance under sub. (7) and which meets the
19conditions specified under sub. (8).
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.
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