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AB56-SA4,2,10 10 Section 42. 15.345 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA4,2,1411 15.345 (9) Bureau of natural resources science. There is created in the
12division responsible for fish, wildlife, and parks in the department of natural
13resources a bureau of natural resources science. The bureau director shall report to,
14and serve as the science advisor to, the secretary of natural resources.” .
AB56-SA4,2,15 155. Page 6, line 11: after that line insert:
AB56-SA4,2,16 16 Section 77m. 16.954 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA4,2,18 1716.954 Office of sustainability and clean energy. (1) Definitions. In this
18section:
AB56-SA4,2,1919 (a) “Office” means the office of sustainability and clean energy.
AB56-SA4,2,2020 (b) “Public utility” has the meaning given in s. 196.01 (5).
AB56-SA4,2,22 21(2) Initiatives. The office shall work on initiatives that have the following
22goals:
AB56-SA4,2,2423 (a) Promoting the development and use of clean and renewable energy across
24this state.
AB56-SA4,3,3
1(b) Advancing innovative sustainability solutions in ways that improve this
2state's economy and environment, including energy initiatives that reduce carbon
3emissions, accelerate economic growth, and lower customer energy costs.
AB56-SA4,3,64 (c) Diversifying the resources used to reliably meet the energy needs of
5consumers in this state and generate family-supporting jobs through the expansion
6of this state's clean energy economy.
AB56-SA4,3,7 7(3) Other duties. The office shall do all of the following:
AB56-SA4,3,108 (b) Provide advice and support to state agencies in developing or retrofitting
9sustainable infrastructure to reduce energy use and lessen negative impacts on this
10state's air and water quality.
AB56-SA4,3,1311 (c) Study and report on the status of existing clean and renewable energy
12efforts by the state, including economic development initiatives, and develop future
13energy policy opportunities for consideration by the governor and state agencies.
AB56-SA4,3,1614 (d) Serve as a single point of contact to assist businesses, local units of
15government, and nongovernmental organizations that are pursuing clean energy
16opportunities.
AB56-SA4,3,1817 (e) Identify and share information about clean energy funding opportunities
18for private, and state and local governmental entities.
AB56-SA4,3,2019 (f) Perform duties necessary to maintain federal energy funding and any
20designations required for such funding.
AB56-SA4,3,2321 (i) Take other steps necessary to facilitate the implementation of the initiatives
22and goals specified in sub. (2) and to identify and address barriers to the
23implementation of those initiatives.
AB56-SA4,4,3
1(4) Clean energy grants. The office shall establish a program for making
2grants from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (q) to fund research in support of
3clean energy production.
AB56-SA4,4,8 4(5) Technical assistance. (a) The office may provide technical assistance to
5units of government other than the state to assist in the planning and
6implementation of energy efficiency and renewable resources and may charge for
7those services. The office may request technical and staff assistance from other state
8agencies in providing technical assistance to those units of government.
AB56-SA4,4,129 (b) The office may require a public utility to provide energy billing and use data
10regarding public schools, if the office determines that the data is necessary to provide
11technical assistance under par. (a) in public schools, including those with the highest
12energy costs.
AB56-SA4,4,1413 (c) The office shall consult with the public service commission in implementing
14this subsection.”.
AB56-SA4,4,15 156. Page 10, line 19: delete lines 19 to 25 and substitute:
AB56-SA4,4,16 16 Section 122m. 18.06 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA4,4,2217 18.06 (9) Clean water fund program and safe drinking water loan program
18bonds.
Notwithstanding sub. (4), the sale of bonds under this subchapter to provide
19revenue for the clean water fund program or the safe drinking water loan program
20may be a private sale to the environmental improvement fund under s. 25.43, if the
21bonds sold are held or owned by the environmental improvement fund, or a public
22sale, as provided in the authorizing resolution.”.
AB56-SA4,5,3
17. Page 32, line 6: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
2$563,000 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $563,000 for the
3soil and water resource management program under s. 92.14.
AB56-SA4,5,7 48. Page 33, line 2: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
5$617,900 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $617,900 for
6support of local land conservation personnel under the soil and water resource
7management program under s. 92.14.
AB56-SA4,5,10 89. Page 33, line 3: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
9$150,000 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $150,000 for the
10purpose of soil and water resource management grants and contracts.
AB56-SA4,5,13 1110. Page 33, line 3: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
12$250,000 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $250,000 for the
13purpose of providing producer-led watershed protection grants.
AB56-SA4,5,18 1411. Page 74, line 16: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
15$335,400 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $335,400 for the
16purpose of increasing wages and associated fringe costs for LTE staff in state parks
17and recreational areas and for supplies and services related to increased costs of
18operating new electrical campsites.
AB56-SA4,5,22 1912. Page 82, line 16: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
20$150,000 for the purpose of developing a department-wide model to identify and
21prioritize sites with likely contamination by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
22substances.
AB56-SA4,6,4
113. Page 82, line 16: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
2$50,000 for the purpose of conducting a survey of local and state emergency
3responders to determine the level of use of fire fighting foam that contains
4perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
AB56-SA4,6,8 514. Page 83, line 12: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
6$61,600 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $82,100 to
7increase the authorized FTE positions for the department of natural resources by 1.0
8SEG scientist position.
AB56-SA4,6,12 915. Page 83, line 13: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
10$61,600 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $82,100 to
11increase the authorized FTE positions for the department of natural resources by 1.0
12SEG scientist position.
AB56-SA4,6,14 1316. Page 83, line 17: decrease the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
14$200,000 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.
AB56-SA4,6,18 1517. Page 89, line 14: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
16$300,000 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $300,000 for the
17purpose of grants and assistance under the nonpoint source water pollution
18abatement program under s. 281.65.
AB56-SA4,6,21 1918. Page 89, line 16: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
20$747,400 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $747,400 for the
21purpose of grants and contracts under ss. 281.68 and 281.69.
AB56-SA4,7,2 2219. Page 90, line 4: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
23$710,500 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $710,500 for the

1purpose of river protection grants and contracts under s. 281.70 and lake monitoring
2and protection contracts under s. 281.68 (1t).
AB56-SA4,7,5 320. Page 90, line 15: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
4$800,000 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $800,000 for the
5purpose of paying compensation under s. 281.75.
AB56-SA4,7,6 621. Page 93, line 11: after that line insert: - See PDF for table PDF
AB56-SA4,7,11 722. Page 97, line 10: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
8$340,000 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $340,000 to
9increase the authorized FTE positions for the department of natural resources by 5.0
10PR positions for the purpose of regulating concentrated animal feeding operations
11under chs. 281 and 283.
AB56-SA4,7,12 1223. Page 97, line 10: delete “Animal" and substitute “Concentrated animal".
AB56-SA4,7,15 1324. Page 97, line 11: decrease the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
14$310,000 and decrease the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $310,000 for the
15purpose for which the appropriation is made.
AB56-SA4,7,16 1625. Page 97, line 11: delete “Animal" and substitute “Concentrated animal".
AB56-SA4,7,20 1726. Page 97, line 18: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
18$230,000 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $230,000 for the
19purpose of nonpoint source water pollution abatement program contracts under s.
20281.65 (4g).
AB56-SA4,8,6
127. Page 100, line 11: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
2$76,600 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $76,600 to
3increase the authorized FTE positions for the department of natural resources by 1.0
4SEG position for implementation and grant management activities associated with
5the total maximum daily load implementation grant program and the lake and river
6protection grant programs.
AB56-SA4,8,7 728. Page 194, line 2: after that line insert: - See PDF for table PDF
AB56-SA4,8,10 829. Page 231, line 14: decrease the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
9$400,000 and decrease the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $400,000 for the
10purpose for which the appropriation is made.
AB56-SA4,8,13 1130. Page 240, line 10: delete the material beginning with “$750,000" and
12ending with “thereafter," on line 11 and substitute “$750,000 in each fiscal year of the
132017-19 fiscal biennium and $250,000 in each fiscal year thereafter
”.
AB56-SA4,8,15 1431. Page 243, line 9: delete the material beginning with that line and ending
15with page 245, line 25, and substitute:
AB56-SA4,8,16 16 Section 171m. 20.320 (1) (q) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA4,9,417 20.320 (1) (q) Clean water fund program revenue obligation funding. As a
18continuing appropriation, all proceeds from revenue obligations issued for the clean
19water fund program under subch. II or IV of ch. 18, as authorized under s. 281.59 (4)
20and deposited in the fund in the state treasury created under s. 18.57 (1), providing
21for reserves and for expenses of issuance and management of the revenue
22obligations, and to make payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement
23entered into under s. 18.55 (6) with respect to such revenue obligations issued under

1s. 281.59 (4), and the remainder to be transferred to the environmental improvement
2fund for the purposes of the clean water fund program under s. 281.58. Estimated
3disbursements under this paragraph shall not be included in the schedule under s.
420.005.
AB56-SA4,172m 5Section 172m. 20.320 (1) (r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA4,9,126 20.320 (1) (r) Clean water fund program repayment of revenue obligations.
7From the environmental improvement fund, a sum sufficient to repay the fund in the
8state treasury created under s. 18.57 (1) the amount needed to retire revenue
9obligations issued for the clean water fund program under subch. II or IV of ch. 18,
10as authorized under s. 281.59 (4), and to make payments under an agreement or
11ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.55 (6) with respect to such revenue
12obligations issued under s. 281.59 (4).
AB56-SA4,173m 13Section 173m. 20.320 (1) (u) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA4,9,2514 20.320 (1) (u) Principal repayment and interest — clean water fund program
15revenue obligation repayment.
From the fund in the state treasury created under s.
1618.57 (1), all moneys received by the fund and not transferred under s. 281.59 (4) (c)
17to the environmental improvement fund, for the purpose of the retirement of revenue
18obligations, providing for reserves and for operations relating to the management
19and retirement of revenue obligations issued for the clean water fund program under
20subch. II or IV of ch. 18, as authorized under s. 281.59 (4), and to make payments
21under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.55 (6) with
22respect to such revenue obligations issued under s. 281.59 (4). All moneys received
23are irrevocably appropriated in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18 and further
24established in resolutions authorizing the issuance of the revenue obligations and
25setting forth the distribution of funds to be received thereafter.
AB56-SA4,174m
1Section 174m. 20.320 (2) (q) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA4,10,122 20.320 (2) (q) Safe drinking water loan program revenue obligation funding.
3As a continuing appropriation, all proceeds from revenue obligations issued for the
4safe drinking water loan program under subch. II or IV of ch. 18, as authorized under
5s. 281.59 (4) and deposited in the fund in the state treasury created under s. 18.57
6(1), providing for reserves and for expenses of issuance and management of the
7revenue obligations, and to make payments under an agreement or ancillary
8arrangement entered into under s. 18.55 (6) with respect to such revenue obligations
9issued under s. 281.59 (4), and the remainder to be transferred to the environmental
10improvement fund for the purposes of the safe drinking water loan program under
11s. 281.61. Estimated disbursements under this paragraph shall not be included in
12the schedule under s. 20.005.
AB56-SA4,175m 13Section 175m. 20.320 (2) (r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA4,10,2014 20.320 (2) (r) Safe drinking water loan program repayment of revenue
15obligations.
From the environmental improvement fund, a sum sufficient to repay
16the fund in the state treasury created under s. 18.57 (1) the amount needed to retire
17revenue obligations issued for the safe drinking water loan program under subch. II
18or IV of ch. 18, as authorized under s. 281.59 (4), and to make payments under an
19agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.55 (6) with respect to
20such revenue obligations issued under s. 281.59 (4).
AB56-SA4,176m 21Section 176m. 20.320 (2) (u) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA4,11,922 20.320 (2) (u) Principal repayment and interest — safe drinking water loan
23program revenue obligation repayment.
From the fund in the state treasury created
24under s. 18.57 (1), all moneys received by the fund and not transferred under s.
25281.59 (4) (c) to the environmental improvement fund, for the purpose of the

1retirement of revenue obligations, providing for reserves and for operations relating
2to the management and retirement of revenue obligations issued for the safe
3drinking water loan program under subch. II or IV of ch. 18, as authorized under s.
4281.59 (4), and to make payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement
5entered into under s. 18.55 (6) with respect to such revenue obligations issued under
6s. 281.59 (4). All moneys received are irrevocably appropriated in accordance with
7subch. II of ch. 18 and further established in resolutions authorizing the issuance of
8the revenue obligations and setting forth the distribution of funds to be received
9thereafter.”.
AB56-SA4,11,10 1032. Page 246, line 23: after that line insert:
AB56-SA4,11,11 11 Section 179s. 20.370 (7) (cu) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA4,11,1712 20.370 (7) (cu) Principal repayment and interest — water pollution control
13grants
. From the conservation fund, a sum sufficient to reimburse s. 20.866 (1) (u)
14for the payment of principal and interest costs incurred in providing funds under s.
1520.866 (2) (tj) for water pollution control infrastructure project grants under s.
16281.54 and to make payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered
17into under s. 18.06 (8) (a).”.
AB56-SA4,11,18 1833. Page 247, line 6: delete “Animal" and substitute “ Concentrated animal".
AB56-SA4,11,19 1934. Page 247, line 7: delete “animal" and substitute “concentrated animal".
AB56-SA4,11,20 2035. Page 247, line 10: delete “Animal" and substitute “ Concentrated animal".
AB56-SA4,11,21 2136. Page 247, line 11: delete “animal" and substitute “concentrated animal".
AB56-SA4,11,22 2237. Page 265, line 3: after that line insert:
AB56-SA4,11,23 23 Section 273m. 20.505 (4) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA4,12,3
120.505 (4) (m) Federal aid; office of sustainability and clean energy. All moneys
2received from the federal government as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54
3for the purposes of funding programs administered under s. 16.954.
AB56-SA4,274m 4Section 274m. 20.505 (4) (q) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA4,12,65 20.505 (4) (q) Clean energy grants. From the environmental fund, the amounts
6in the schedule for grants under s. 16.954 (4).”.
AB56-SA4,12,7 738. Page 267, line 23: after “(cr)" insert “(cu),".
AB56-SA4,12,9 839. Page 269, line 15: delete the material beginning with that line and ending
9with page 270, line 24, and substitute:
AB56-SA4,12,10 10 Section 295m. 20.866 (2) (tc) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA4,12,2211 20.866 (2) (tc) Clean water fund program. From the capital improvement fund,
12a sum sufficient for the purposes of s. 281.57 (10m) and (10r) and to be transferred
13to the environmental improvement fund for the purposes of the clean water fund
14program under ss. 281.58 and 281.59. The state may contract public debt in an
15amount not to exceed $646,283,200 $659,783,200 for this purpose. Of this amount,
16the amount needed to meet the requirements for state deposits under 33 USC 1382
17is allocated for those deposits. Of this amount, $8,250,000 is allocated to fund the
18minority business development and training program under s. 200.49 (2) (b).
19Moneys from this appropriation account may be expended for the purposes of s.
20281.57 (10m) and (10r) only in the amount by which the department of natural
21resources and the department of administration determine that moneys available
22under par. (tn) are insufficient for the purposes of s. 281.57 (10m) and (10r).
AB56-SA4,296m 23Section 296m. 20.866 (2) (td) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA4,13,5
120.866 (2) (td) Safe drinking water loan program. From the capital
2improvement fund, a sum sufficient to be transferred to the environmental
3improvement fund for the safe drinking water loan program under s. 281.61. The
4state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $71,400,000 $74,950,000
5for this purpose.
AB56-SA4,297m 6Section 297m. 20.866 (2) (tf) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA4,13,117 20.866 (2) (tf) Natural resources; nonpoint source. From the capital
8improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of natural resources to fund
9nonpoint source water pollution abatement projects under s. 281.65 (4c) and (4e).
10The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $44,050,000
11$50,550,000 for this purpose.
AB56-SA4,298m 12Section 298m. 20.866 (2) (th) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-SA4,13,2113 20.866 (2) (th) Natural resources; urban nonpoint source cost-sharing. From
14the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of natural
15resources to provide cost-sharing grants for urban nonpoint source water pollution
16abatement and storm water management projects under s. 281.66, to provide
17municipal flood control and riparian restoration cost-sharing grants under s.
18281.665, and to make the grant under 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, section 9135 (1i). The
19state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $53,600,000 $57,600,000
20for this purpose. Of this amount, $500,000 is allocated in fiscal biennium 2001-03
21for dam rehabilitation grants under s. 31.387.”.
AB56-SA4,13,22 2240. Page 270, line 7: delete “$74,950,000" and substitute “ $111,400,000".
AB56-SA4,13,23 2341. Page 271, line 4: delete “$36,000,000" and substitute “ $57,000,000".
AB56-SA4,13,24 2442. Page 271, line 4: after that line insert:
AB56-SA4,14,1
1 Section 299m. 20.866 (2) (tj) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-SA4,14,62 20.866 (2) (tj) Natural resources; total maximum daily load grants. From the
3capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of natural resources
4to provide funds for water pollution control infrastructure project grants under s.
5281.54. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000
6for this purpose.”.
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