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AB68-SSA1,1129,109 196.027 (1) (d) 3. The retiring of any existing electric generating facility fueled
10by nonrenewable combustible energy resources.
AB68-SSA1,2448 11Section 2448. 196.027 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1129,2012 196.027 (1) (f) “Environmental control cost" means capital cost, including
13capitalized cost relating to regulatory assets, incurred or expected to be incurred by
14an energy utility in undertaking an environmental control activity and, with respect
15to an environmental control activity described in par. (d) 2. or 3., includes the
16unrecovered value of property that is retired, including any demolition or similar cost
17that exceeds the salvage value of the property. “Environmental control cost" does not
18include any monetary penalty, fine, or forfeiture assessed against an energy utility
19by a government agency or court under a federal or state environmental statute, rule,
20or regulation.
AB68-SSA1,2449 21Section 2449. 196.218 (5) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1130,222 196.218 (5) (a) 5. To pay costs incurred under contracts under s. 16.971 (13) to
23(16) to the extent that these costs are not paid under s. 16.997 (2) (d), except that no
24moneys in the universal service fund may be used to pay installation costs that are

1necessary for a political subdivision to obtain access to bandwidth under a shared
2service agreement under s. 16.997 (2r) (a)
.
AB68-SSA1,2450 3Section 2450. 196.218 (5) (a) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1130,54 196.218 (5) (a) 10. To make broadband expansion grants and administer the
5program under s. 196.504 (2).
AB68-SSA1,2451 6Section 2451. 196.31 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1130,97 196.31 (2r) From the appropriation under s. 20.155 (1) (j), the commission shall
8reserve $50,000 annually to compensate equity-focused participants who review
9economic and environmental issues impacting low-income populations.
AB68-SSA1,2452 10Section 2452. 196.374 (1) (gm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1130,1211 196.374 (1) (gm) “Low-income household” has the meaning given in s. 16.957
12(1) (m).
AB68-SSA1,2453 13Section 2453. 196.374 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1130,2114 196.374 (2) (a) 1. The energy utilities in this state shall collectively establish
15and fund statewide energy efficiency and renewable resource programs , including
16programs for low-income households
. The energy utilities shall contract, on the
17basis of competitive bids, with one or more persons to develop and administer the
18programs. The utilities may not execute a contract under this subdivision unless the
19commission has approved the contract. The commission shall require each energy
20utility to spend the amount required under sub. (3) (b) 2. to fund statewide energy
21efficiency and renewable resource programs.
AB68-SSA1,2454 22Section 2454. 196.374 (2) (a) 2. f. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1131,223 196.374 (2) (a) 2. f. Components to promote energy efficiency and renewable
24energy measures for low-income households in this state and initiatives and market

1strategies to address the energy needs and decrease the energy burden of
2low-income households.
AB68-SSA1,2455 3Section 2455. 196.374 (2) (a) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1131,84 196.374 (2) (a) 2m. The programs under this paragraph may include activities
5advertising the availability of loans under s. 66.0627 (8) for making or installing
6energy efficiency improvements, as defined in s. 66.0627 (1) (am), water efficiency
7improvements, as defined in s. 66.0627 (1) (d), or renewable resource applications to
8premises.
AB68-SSA1,2456 9Section 2456. 196.374 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1131,1910 196.374 (3) (b) 1. At least every 4 years, after notice and opportunity to be
11heard, the commission shall, by order, evaluate the energy efficiency and renewable
12resource programs under sub. (2) (a) 1., (b) 1. and 2., and (c) and ordered programs
13and set or revise goals, priorities, and measurable targets for the programs. The
14commission shall give priority to programs that moderate the growth in electric and
15natural gas demand and usage, facilitate markets and assist market providers to
16achieve higher levels of energy efficiency, promote energy reliability and adequacy,
17promote energy efficiency and renewable energy measures for low-income
18households,
avoid adverse environmental impacts from the use of energy, and
19promote rural economic development.
AB68-SSA1,2457 20Section 2457. 196.374 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1132,221 196.374 (3) (b) 2. The commission shall require each energy utility to spend 1.2
222.4 percent of its annual operating revenues derived from retail sales to fund the
23utility's programs under sub. (2) (b) 1., the utility's ordered programs, the utility's
24share of the statewide energy efficiency and renewable resource programs under

1sub. (2) (a) 1., and the utility's share, as determined by the commission under subd.
24., of the costs incurred by the commission in administering this section.
AB68-SSA1,2458 3Section 2458. 196.374 (3) (f) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1132,64 196.374 (3) (f) 5. Minimum requirements for energy efficiency and renewable
5resource programs under sub. (2) (a) 1. for low-income households and eligibility
6requirements for programs for low-income households.
AB68-SSA1,2459 7Section 2459. 196.376 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1132,13 8196.376 Residential energy improvement program. The commission may
9establish and implement a program under which a public utility may finance energy
10improvements at a specific dwelling and recover the cost of those improvements over
11time through a surcharge periodically placed on the public utility's customer account
12for that dwelling. If the commission establishes such a program, it shall promulgate
13rules to implement the program.
AB68-SSA1,2460 14Section 2460. 196.379 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1132,16 15196.379 Voluntary innovative technology programs. (1) In this section,
16“energy utility” has the meaning given in s. 196.374 (1) (e).
AB68-SSA1,1132,20 17(2) (a) An energy utility may, with commission approval, administer or fund a
18voluntary innovative technology program. An energy utility may pay for a program
19under this subsection through rate charges to customers of the energy utility, as
20approved by the commission, or by another method approved by the commission.
AB68-SSA1,1132,2221 (b) The commission shall promulgate rules related to implementing a program
22under this subsection.
AB68-SSA1,1133,223 (c) Upon approving a program under this subsection, the commission shall
24establish an initial pilot period for the program and a timeline for reevaluating the
25program. The commission shall reevaluate a program under this subsection

1according to the timeline established under this paragraph and shall set or revise
2goals, priorities, and measurable targets for the program.
AB68-SSA1,1133,43 (d) The commission may not order an energy utility to administer or fund a
4program under this subsection.
AB68-SSA1,1133,75 (e) An energy utility that administers or funds a program under this subsection
6may request at any time, and the commission may approve an energy utility's
7request, to modify or discontinue, in whole or in part, the program.
AB68-SSA1,2461 8Section 2461 . 196.491 (3g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1133,169 196.491 (3g) (a) A person who receives a certificate of public convenience and
10necessity for a high-voltage transmission line that is designed for operation at a
11nominal voltage of 345 kilovolts or more under sub. (3) shall pay the department of
12administration
commission an annual impact fee as specified in the rules
13promulgated by the department of administration commission under s. 16.969
14196.492 (2) (a) and shall pay the department of administration commission a
15one-time environmental impact fee as specified in the rules promulgated by the
16department of administration commission under s. 16.969 196.492 (2) (b).
AB68-SSA1,2462 17Section 2462. 196.504 (1) (ac) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1133,1918 196.504 (1) (ac) 4. A political subdivision that is underserved or that is located
19in an unserved area.
AB68-SSA1,2463 20Section 2463. 196.504 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1133,2521 196.504 (2) (a) To make broadband expansion grants to eligible applicants for
22the purpose of constructing broadband infrastructure in underserved areas
23designated under par. (d). Grants awarded under this section subsection shall be
24paid from the appropriations under s. ss. 20.155 (3) (a), (r), and (rm) and 20.866 (2)
25(z), in the amount allocated under s. 20.866 (2) (z) 5
.
AB68-SSA1,2464
1Section 2464. 196.504 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1134,62 196.504 (2) (b) To prescribe the form, nature, and extent of the information that
3shall be contained in an application for a grant under this section subsection. The
4application shall require the applicant to identify the area of the state that will be
5affected by the proposed project and explain how the proposed project will increase
6broadband access.
AB68-SSA1,2465 7Section 2465. 196.504 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1134,248 196.504 (2) (c) To establish criteria for evaluating applications and awarding
9grants under this section subsection. The criteria shall prohibit grants that have the
10effect of subsidizing the expenses of a provider of telecommunications service, as
11defined in s. 182.017 (1g) (cq), or the monthly bills of customers of those providers.
12The criteria shall give priority to projects that include matching funds, that involve
13public-private partnerships, that affect unserved areas, that are scalable, that
14promote economic development, that will not result in delaying the provision of
15broadband service to areas neighboring areas to be served by the proposed project,
16or that affect a large geographic area or a large number of underserved individuals
17or communities. When evaluating grant applications under this section subsection,
18the commission shall consider the degree to which the proposed projects would
19duplicate existing broadband infrastructure, information about the presence of
20which is provided to the commission by the applicant or another person within a time
21period designated by the commission; the impacts of the proposed projects on the
22ability of individuals to access health care services from home and the cost of those
23services; and the impacts of the proposed projects on the ability of students to access
24educational opportunities from home.
AB68-SSA1,2466 25Section 2466. 196.504 (2g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1135,2
1196.504 (2g) The commission shall administer the broadband connector
2program and shall have the following powers:
AB68-SSA1,1135,103 (a) To make broadband planning grants to political subdivisions, school
4districts, tribal governments, regional planning commissions, nonprofit
5organizations, and local economic development organizations for broadband
6planning, feasibility engineering related to broadband infrastructure construction,
7broadband adoption planning, and digital inclusion activities. The amount of a
8broadband planning grant under this subsection may not exceed $50,000. Grants
9awarded under this subsection shall be paid from the appropriations under s. 20.155
10(1) (c).
AB68-SSA1,1135,1211 (b) To provide training, technical assistance, and information on broadband
12infrastructure construction, broadband adoption, and digital inclusion.
AB68-SSA1,2467 13Section 2467. 196.504 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1135,1514 196.504 (2r) The commission shall administer the line extension assistance
15program and shall have the following powers:
AB68-SSA1,1135,2116 (a) To make financial assistance grants to residents of properties that are not
17served by a broadband service provider to assist in paying the customer costs
18associated with line extension necessary to connect broadband service to the
19properties. The amount of a financial assistance grant under this subsection may
20not exceed $4,000. Grants awarded under this subsection shall be paid from the
21appropriations under s. 20.155 (1) (c).
AB68-SSA1,1135,2422 (b) To establish criteria for evaluating applications and awarding financial
23assistance grants under this subsection. The criteria shall give priority to properties
24that serve as a primary residence.
AB68-SSA1,2468 25Section 2468. 196.504 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1136,5
1196.504 (3) (d) 1. Require each Internet service provider to disclose to the
2commission by April 1 of each year the properties it serves, the average minimum
3download and upload speeds at which it provides residential and business Internet
4service to those properties, and a description of its existing service area in a format
5determined by the commission.
AB68-SSA1,1136,86 2. Use the information disclosed under subd. 1. to conduct broadband mapping
7and facilitate the deployment of broadband infrastructure and access to broadband
8service.
AB68-SSA1,1136,139 3. Notwithstanding s. 19.35, the commission shall withhold from public
10inspection any information disclosed to the commission under subd. 1. that would aid
11a competitor of an Internet service provider in competing with the Internet service
12provider if the commission determines that public disclosure is not necessary to
13accomplish the purposes under subd. 2.
AB68-SSA1,2469 14Section 2469. 196.5048 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1136,16 15196.5048 Internet service provider registration. No person may provide
16Internet service in this state unless the person registers with the commission.
AB68-SSA1,2470 17Section 2470. 196.745 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1136,2418 196.745 (2) (a) Any person violating sub. (1) (a), or any order or rule issued
19under sub. (1) (a), shall forfeit an amount not exceeding $25,000 $200,000. Each day
20of violation is a separate violation of sub. (1) (a). No person may forfeit an amount
21exceeding $500,000 $2,000,000 for a single persisting violation of sub. (1) (a) or any
22order or any rule issued under sub. (1) (a). The commission shall remit all forfeitures
23paid under this paragraph to the secretary of administration for deposit in the school
24fund.
AB68-SSA1,2471 25Section 2471. 198.06 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1137,4
1198.06 (5) (a) The board of canvassers shall cause a certified copy of the order
2declaring the result of the election to be filed in the office of the secretary of state
3administration. A certified copy of the order shall also be filed with the clerk of each
4municipality included in the district, with the county clerk, and with the commission.
AB68-SSA1,2472 5Section 2472. 198.06 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1137,156 198.06 (5) (b) If the district as finally constituted comprises a smaller area than
7originally proposed because of the failure of one or more municipalities to approve
8the district at the election, the commission shall, within 10 days following the filing
9of the order under par. (a) with the commission, file its approval or disapproval of the
10district as created by the election with the secretary of state administration, the clerk
11of each municipality included in the district and the county clerk. If the commission
12approves, upon the filing of the approval the creation and incorporation of the district
13shall be considered complete. If the commission disapproves, the district shall be
14considered dissolved. Except as provided in par. (c), the approval or disapproval of
15the commission shall be final.
AB68-SSA1,2473 16Section 2473. 198.06 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1137,2017 198.06 (5) (d) If a district has been approved by all of the municipalities within
18the district as proposed, the creation and incorporation of the district shall be
19considered complete upon the filing of the result of the election with the secretary of
20state administration by the board of canvassers.
AB68-SSA1,2474 21Section 2474. 198.06 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1138,422 198.06 (7) Informalities disregarded, limitation of action to test validity of
23district.
No informality in any proceeding or in the conduct of the election, not
24substantially affecting adversely the legal rights of any citizen, shall be held to
25invalidate the creation of any district, and any proceedings wherein the validity of

1the creation is denied shall be commenced within 3 months from the date of filing the
2order of the board of canvassers with the secretary of state administration, otherwise
3the creation and the legal existence of the district shall be held to be valid and in
4every respect legal and incontestable.
AB68-SSA1,2475 5Section 2475. 198.08 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1138,126 198.08 (3) Appointment, vote by municipal executive officers. In the selection
7of a director for a subdistrict each chief executive shall have one vote for each 1,000
8voters within that chief executive's municipality, or the part of the municipality that
9is located in the subdistrict. A three-fourths vote shall be necessary for the selection
10of a director. The result of the selection of the director shall be certified to by the
11chairperson and clerk of the meeting and immediately filed with the secretary of
12state administration and the clerk of each municipality in the district.
AB68-SSA1,2476 13Section 2476. 198.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1138,2114 198.20 (2) The election, and all matters pertaining to the election not otherwise
15provided for in this section, shall be held and conducted and the result ascertained
16and declared in accordance with s. 198.06 (3) and (4). The ordinance and the result
17of the referendum shall be certified to the secretary of state administration. After
18certification, the consolidation shall be considered complete. Consolidation shall not
19affect the preexisting rights or liabilities of any power districts and actions on those
20rights and liabilities may be commenced or completed as though no consolidation had
21been effected.
AB68-SSA1,2477 22Section 2477. 198.22 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1139,623 198.22 (7) Boundaries. Immediately upon the organization of the board of
24directors the clerk shall cause to be recorded in the office of the register of deeds of
25each county in which any part of said district is located, and shall file with the

1secretary of state administration, the department of natural resources, the governor
2and the clerk of each town, city or village, wholly or partly within the district, a
3certified copy of the boundaries of the district as set forth in the notice of election
4pursuant to sub. (3) or as thereafter amended. Thereafter, in any proceeding wherein
5the boundaries of the district are concerned, it shall be sufficient in describing said
6boundaries to refer to such record of such description.
AB68-SSA1,2478 7Section 2478. 200.25 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1139,118 200.25 (5) Oath of office. Before assuming the duties of the office, each
9commissioner shall take and subscribe the oath of office required under s. 19.01 and
10file the oath with the secretary of state administration, duly certified by the official
11administering the oath.
AB68-SSA1,2479 12Section 2479. 200.35 (14) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1139,1413 200.35 (14) (title) Shore protection projects and dredged material
14management facility
.
AB68-SSA1,2480 15Section 2480. 200.35 (14) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1139,1616 200.35 (14) (a) 2. “Project" means a any of the following:
AB68-SSA1,1139,20 17a. A shore protection or erosion control project which consists, in whole or in
18part, of waste rock produced by construction projects undertaken by the commission
19and which has been requested, by resolution, by a political subdivision with territory
20in the district's service area.
AB68-SSA1,2481 21Section 2481. 200.35 (14) (a) 2. b. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1139,2222 200.35 (14) (a) 2. b. A dredged material management facility.
AB68-SSA1,2482 23Section 2482. 200.35 (14) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1140,224 200.35 (14) (b) The commission may construct a project under this subsection
25and may finance and construct a project that is a dredged material management

1facility
. This paragraph does not apply to the construction of any project on or after
2January 1, 1992 2032.
AB68-SSA1,2483 3Section 2483. 200.35 (14) (d) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1140,74 200.35 (14) (d) 3m. Notwithstanding any requirements to the contrary in
5subds. 1. to 3., for a dredged material management facility constructed by the
6commission, the commission shall pay for all costs of the project through its capital
7budget and shall finance the project over a period of 35 years.
AB68-SSA1,2484 8Section 2484. 200.35 (14) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1140,119 200.35 (14) (h) For a dredged material management facility constructed by the
10commission, the commission may reserve space in the dredged material
11management facility for the disposal of sediment from flood management projects.
AB68-SSA1,2485 12Section 2485. 200.57 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1140,16 13200.57 (title) Minority financial advisers and investment firms and,
14disabled veteran-owned
businesses, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or
15transgender-owned, and disability-owned financial advisers and
16investment firms
.
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