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SB70-SSA2-SA5,49,11 993.75 Biodigester operator certification grants. (1) Grants. From the
10appropriation under s. 20.115 (7) (da), the department shall award grants to
11individuals seeking biodigester operator certification.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,49,13 12(2) Rules. The department may promulgate rules establishing the application
13process and grant-awarding criteria for the biodigester operator certification grants.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,81 14Section 81. 93.74 of the statutes is created to read:
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193.74 Planning grants for regional biodigesters. (1) Grant program.
2From the appropriation under s. 20.115 (7) (u), the department shall provide
3planning grants for establishing regional biodigesters.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,50,5 4(2) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules for the administration of
5this section.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,50,6 6106. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA5,50,7 7 Section 82. 292.74 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA5,50,22 8292.74 Financial responsibility for PFAS. The department may, if it
9determines doing so is necessary to protect human health or the environment,
10require a person who possesses or controls a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl
11substance to provide proof of financial responsibility for conducting emergency
12response actions, remedial actions, environmental repair, and long-term care to
13address contamination by a potential discharge of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl
14substances or environmental pollution that may be caused by a discharge of such
15substances. The department shall establish, by rule, the procedure for determining
16whether requiring a proof of financial responsibility is necessary to protect human
17health or the environment, and may establish requirements for types of financial
18responsibility, methods for calculating amounts of financial responsibility, access
19and default, bankruptcy notifications, and any other requirements the department
20determines are necessary under this section. The proof of financial responsibility
21required under this section shall be in addition to any other proof of financial
22responsibility or financial assurance required under this chapter.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,50,23 23107. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA5,50,24 24 Section 83. 292.31 (1) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1292.31 (1) (d) Access to information. (intro.) Upon the request of any officer,
2employee, or authorized representative of the department, any person who
3generated, transported, treated, stored, or disposed of solid or hazardous waste
4which that may have been disposed of at a site or facility under investigation by the
5department and any person who generated solid or hazardous waste at a site or
6facility under investigation by the department that was transported to, treated at,
7stored at, or disposed of at another site, facility, or location
shall provide the officer,
8employee, or authorized representative access to any records or documents in that
9person's custody, possession, or control which relate to:
SB70-SSA2-SA5,84 10Section 84. 292.31 (1) (d) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA5,51,1311 292.31 (1) (d) 1m. The type and quantity of waste generated at the site or
12facility that was transported to, treated at, stored at, or disposed of at another site,
13facility, or location, and the dates and locations of these activities.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,51,14 14108. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA5,51,15 15 Section 85. 299.44 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA5,51,16 16299.44 Sale and use of coal tar sealants. (1) Definitions. In this section:
SB70-SSA2-SA5,51,2017 (a) “Coal tar sealant product” means a surface-applied sealing product
18containing coal tar, coal tar pitch, coal tar pitch volatiles, or any variation assigned
19the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) number 65996-93-2, 65996-89-6, or
208007-45-2.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,51,2221 (b) “High PAH sealant product” means a surface-applied sealing product that
22contains more than 0.1 percent polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by weight.
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1(2) Prohibitions. (a) Beginning January 1, 2024, no person may sell or offer
2for sale a coal tar sealant product or high PAH sealant product, except as provided
3in sub. (3).
SB70-SSA2-SA5,52,54 (b) Beginning July 1, 2024, no person may apply a coal tar sealant product or
5high PAH sealant product, except as provided in sub. (3).
SB70-SSA2-SA5,52,7 6(3) Exemptions. The department may grant an exemption to the prohibitions
7under sub. (2) to any of the following upon written request:
SB70-SSA2-SA5,52,98 (a) A person who is researching the effects of a coal tar sealant product or high
9PAH sealant product on the environment.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,52,1210 (b) A person who is developing an alternative technology if the use of a coal tar
11sealant product or high PAH sealant product is required for research or
12development.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,52,13 13109. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA5,52,14 14 Section 86. 15.347 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,87 15Section 87. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place,
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SB70-SSA2-SA5,88 1Section 88. 20.370 (4) (eq) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,89 2Section 89. 20.370 (6) (eq) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,90 3Section 90. 20.370 (6) (et) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA5,53,64 20.370 (6) (et) Environmental aidsrevitalize Wisconsin program. Biennially,
5from the environmental fund, the amounts in the schedule for aid awards under s.
6292.66 and to make any required payments under s. 25.43 (2s).
SB70-SSA2-SA5,91 7Section 91. 20.370 (6) (eu) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA5,53,138 20.370 (6) (eu) Environmental aidswaste removal and sampling. Biennially,
9from the environmental fund, the amounts in the schedule to provide financial
10assistance for the purpose of removing waste materials that have accumulated or
11been dumped on abandoned properties and to conduct sampling and testing to
12determine if those properties pose a risk to public health and safety or the
13environment.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,92 14Section 92. 20.370 (9) (nq) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,93 15Section 93. 20.566 (1) (r) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA5,53,1816 20.566 (1) (r) Administration of dry cleaner fees. From the dry cleaner
17environmental response
environmental fund, the amounts in the schedule for the
18purpose of administering the fees under subch. XII of ch. 77.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,94 19Section 94. 25.17 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,95 20Section 95. 25.43 (2s) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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125.43 (2s) The secretary of administration and the secretary of natural
2resources shall ensure that any moneys required to be repaid to the environmental
3improvement fund as a result of a transfer under s. 25.43 (2s), 2021 stats., shall be
4paid from the environmental fund to the environmental improvement fund.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,96 5Section 96. 25.46 (1) (s) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA5,54,76 25.46 (1) (s) All moneys received under s. 77.9964 (3) for environmental
7management.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,97 8Section 97. 25.46 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA5,54,129 25.46 (2m) Of the moneys described in sub. (1) that are received for the purpose
10of environmental management, except the moneys described in sub. (1) (ej), (ek),
11(hm), (j), (jj), (s), (t), and (u), $6,150,000 shall, in each fiscal year, be considered to
12have been received for the purpose of nonpoint source water pollution abatement.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,98 13Section 98. 25.48 of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,99 14Section 99. 77.9964 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA5,54,1615 77.9964 (3) The department shall deposit all of the revenue that it collects
16under this subchapter in the environmental fund under s. 25.48.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,100 17Section 100. 292.65 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA5,54,1918 292.65 (14) Sunset. This section does not apply after June 30, 2032 the
19effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date]
.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,101 20Section 101. 292.66 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA5,54,21 21292.66 Revitalize Wisconsin program. (1) Definitions. In this section:
SB70-SSA2-SA5,54,2422 (a) “Brownfield” means a property that is abandoned, idle, or underused, the
23expansion or redevelopment of which is adversely affected by actual or perceived
24discharge or environmental pollution.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,54,2525 (b) “Discharge” has the meaning given in s. 292.01 (3).
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1(c) “Innocent landowner” means any of the following:
SB70-SSA2-SA5,55,72 1. A property owner that acquired the property prior to November 1, 2006, has
3continuously owned the property since the date of acquisition, and can demonstrate,
4through documentation, that the discharge or environmental pollution on the
5property was caused by another person and that the property owner did not know
6and had no reason to know of the discharge or environmental pollution when the
7owner acquired the property.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,55,148 2. A property owner that acquired the property on or after November 1, 2006,
9has continuously owned the property since the date of acquisition, and can
10demonstrate, through documentation, that the property owner conducted all
11appropriate inquiries in compliance with 40 CFR part 312 prior to acquisition, that
12the discharge or environmental pollution on the property was caused by another
13person, and that the property owner did not know and had no reason to know of the
14discharge or environmental pollution when the owner acquired the property.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,55,1815 (d) “Interim action" means a response action that is taken to contain or stabilize
16a discharge or environmental pollution at a site or facility, in order to minimize any
17threats to public health, safety, or welfare or to the environment, while other
18response actions are being taken or planned for the site or facility.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,55,1919 (e) “Local governmental unit” has the meaning given under s. 292.11 (9) (e) 1.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,55,2020 (f) “Private party” means any of the following:
SB70-SSA2-SA5,55,2121 1. A bank, trust company, savings bank, or credit union.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,55,2222 2. A developer, as defined in s. 66.0617 (1) (b).
SB70-SSA2-SA5,56,223 3. An organization or enterprise, other than a sole proprietorship, that is
24operated for profit or that is nonprofit and nongovernmental, including an

1association, business trust, corporation, joint venture, limited liability company,
2limited liability partnership, partnership, or syndicate.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,56,33 4. An innocent landowner.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,56,44 (g) “Remedial action” has the meaning given in s. 292.12 (1) (d).
SB70-SSA2-SA5,56,7 5(2) Powers and duties of the department. (a) The department shall
6administer a program to award aids from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (6) (et)
7to eligible entities under sub. (5).
SB70-SSA2-SA5,56,108 (b) The department may not award aid to an entity under this section if that
9entity caused the discharge or environmental pollution at the site or facility for which
10aid is awarded, except to eligible entities for sites or facilities under sub. (4) (a).
SB70-SSA2-SA5,56,1311 (c) The department may award aid to eligible entities in the form of grants or
12direct services or, for sites or facilities under sub. (4) (a), in the form of
13reimbursements.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,56,1614 (d) The department may require a match from an eligible entity for an awarded
15aid in the form of cash or in-kind services, except from an eligible entity for a site or
16facility for which funds are designated under sub. (3) (a).
SB70-SSA2-SA5,56,22 17(3) Allocation of funds. (a) In any fiscal year, if there remain any sites or
18facilities under sub. (4) (a) for which a claim for reimbursement was submitted before
19the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], but for which the claim has
20not been paid, the department shall designate $1,000,000 of the funds appropriated
21under s. 20.370 (6) (et), or the total amount of such unpaid claims, whichever is less,
22to the payment of those claims.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,57,323 (b) In any fiscal year, if there remain any sites or facilities under sub. (4) (a) for
24which an application for eligibility was submitted before the effective date of this
25paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], but for which a claim has not been made to the

1department, the department shall designate $450,000 of the funds appropriated
2under s. 20.370 (6) (et) to the payment of claims for such sites or facilities, until all
3such sites or facilities have received a case closure letter under s. 292.12.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,57,54 (c) The department shall designate 15 percent of the funds appropriated under
5s. 20.370 (6) (et) to provide aid in small or disadvantaged communities.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,57,76 (d) The department may not provide more than one award of aid for a site or
7facility in a single fiscal year, except for sites or facilities under sub. (4) (a).
SB70-SSA2-SA5,57,9 8(4) Eligible sites and facilities. An eligible applicant under sub. (5) may
9receive aid under this section for any the following sites or facilities:
SB70-SSA2-SA5,57,1310 (a) Sites or facilities for which an application for eligibility was submitted
11under the dry cleaner environmental response program under s. 292.65, 2021 stats.,
12and that were deemed eligible for that program before the effective date of this
13paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].
SB70-SSA2-SA5,57,1414 (b) Brownfields.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,57,1715 (c) Sites or facilities regulated under s. 292.11 that are owned by entities that
16are exempt from s. 292.11 (3), (4), and (7) (b) and (c) as provided under s. 292.11 (9)
17(e), 292.13, or 292.21.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,57,1918 (d) Sites or facilities regulated under s. 292.11 that are owned by private
19parties.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,57,21 20(5) Eligible entities. The following entities are eligible for an award under
21this section.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,57,2322 (a) Local governmental units that did not cause the discharge or environmental
23pollution.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,57,2524 (b) Owners or operators of dry cleaning facilities that own or operate an eligible
25site or facility under sub. (4) (a).
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1(c) Private parties, other than a dry cleaning facility under par. (b), that did not
2cause the discharge or environmental pollution and can demonstrate that the party's
3property was fairly acquired through an arm's-length transaction.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,58,7 4(6) Eligible activities; ineligible costs. (a) All activities for which aid is
5provided under this section shall comply with all state and federal laws and rules
6promulgated by the department, unless otherwise provided under this section or
7rules promulgated under this section.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,58,98 (b) The department may award aid under this section to cover the costs of any
9of the following activities:
SB70-SSA2-SA5,58,1010 1. Assessment and investigation of a discharge or environmental pollution.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,58,1211 2. Interim and remedial actions to remove hazardous substances from
12contaminated media.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,58,1313 3. Treatment and disposal of contaminated media.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,58,1414 4. Vapor intrusion assessment and mitigation.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,58,1515 5. Removal of abandoned containers, as defined in s. 292.41 (1).
SB70-SSA2-SA5,58,1716 6. Asbestos abatement activities, as defined in s. 254.11 (2), conducted as part
17of redevelopment activities.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,58,1818 7. Environmental monitoring.
SB70-SSA2-SA5,58,2019 8. Restoration or replacement of a private potable water supply, if eligible for
20temporary emergency water supplies under rules promulgated by the department.
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