Amendment SSA1-AB68

AB68-SSA1,1132,13 196.376 Residential energy improvement program. The commission may establish and implement a program under which a public utility may finance energy improvements at a specific dwelling and recover the cost of those improvements over time through a surcharge periodically placed on the public utility's customer account for that dwelling. If the commission establishes such a program, it shall promulgate rules to implement the program.

AB68-SSA1,2460 Section 2460. 196.379 of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1132,16 196.379 Voluntary innovative technology programs. (1) In this section, “energy utility” has the meaning given in s. 196.374 (1) (e).

AB68-SSA1,1132,20 (2) (a) An energy utility may, with commission approval, administer or fund a voluntary innovative technology program. An energy utility may pay for a program under this subsection through rate charges to customers of the energy utility, as approved by the commission, or by another method approved by the commission.

AB68-SSA1,1132,22 (b) The commission shall promulgate rules related to implementing a program under this subsection.

AB68-SSA1,1133,2 (c) Upon approving a program under this subsection, the commission shall establish an initial pilot period for the program and a timeline for reevaluating the program. The commission shall reevaluate a program under this subsection according to the timeline established under this paragraph and shall set or revise goals, priorities, and measurable targets for the program.

AB68-SSA1,1133,4 (d) The commission may not order an energy utility to administer or fund a program under this subsection.

AB68-SSA1,1133,7 (e) An energy utility that administers or funds a program under this subsection may request at any time, and the commission may approve an energy utility's request, to modify or discontinue, in whole or in part, the program.

AB68-SSA1,2461 Section 2461 . 196.491 (3g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1133,16 196.491 (3g) (a) A person who receives a certificate of public convenience and necessity for a high-voltage transmission line that is designed for operation at a nominal voltage of 345 kilovolts or more under sub. (3) shall pay the department of administration commission an annual impact fee as specified in the rules promulgated by the department of administration commission under s. 16.969 196.492 (2) (a) and shall pay the department of administration commission a one-time environmental impact fee as specified in the rules promulgated by the department of administration commission under s. 16.969 196.492 (2) (b).

AB68-SSA1,2462 Section 2462. 196.504 (1) (ac) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1133,19 196.504 (1) (ac) 4. A political subdivision that is underserved or that is located in an unserved area.

AB68-SSA1,2463 Section 2463. 196.504 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1133,25 196.504 (2) (a) To make broadband expansion grants to eligible applicants for the purpose of constructing broadband infrastructure in underserved areas designated under par. (d). Grants awarded under this section subsection shall be paid from the appropriations under s. ss. 20.155 (3) (a), (r), and (rm) and 20.866 (2) (z), in the amount allocated under s. 20.866 (2) (z) 5.

AB68-SSA1,2464 Section 2464. 196.504 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1134,6 196.504 (2) (b) To prescribe the form, nature, and extent of the information that shall be contained in an application for a grant under this section subsection. The application shall require the applicant to identify the area of the state that will be affected by the proposed project and explain how the proposed project will increase broadband access.

AB68-SSA1,2465 Section 2465. 196.504 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1134,24 196.504 (2) (c) To establish criteria for evaluating applications and awarding grants under this section subsection. The criteria shall prohibit grants that have the effect of subsidizing the expenses of a provider of telecommunications service, as defined in s. 182.017 (1g) (cq), or the monthly bills of customers of those providers. The criteria shall give priority to projects that include matching funds, that involve public-private partnerships, that affect unserved areas, that are scalable, that promote economic development, that will not result in delaying the provision of broadband service to areas neighboring areas to be served by the proposed project, or that affect a large geographic area or a large number of underserved individuals or communities. When evaluating grant applications under this section subsection, the commission shall consider the degree to which the proposed projects would duplicate existing broadband infrastructure, information about the presence of which is provided to the commission by the applicant or another person within a time period designated by the commission; the impacts of the proposed projects on the ability of individuals to access health care services from home and the cost of those services; and the impacts of the proposed projects on the ability of students to access educational opportunities from home.

AB68-SSA1,2466 Section 2466. 196.504 (2g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1135,2 196.504 (2g) The commission shall administer the broadband connector program and shall have the following powers:

AB68-SSA1,1135,10 (a) To make broadband planning grants to political subdivisions, school districts, tribal governments, regional planning commissions, nonprofit organizations, and local economic development organizations for broadband planning, feasibility engineering related to broadband infrastructure construction, broadband adoption planning, and digital inclusion activities. The amount of a broadband planning grant under this subsection may not exceed $50,000. Grants awarded under this subsection shall be paid from the appropriations under s. 20.155 (1) (c).

AB68-SSA1,1135,12 (b) To provide training, technical assistance, and information on broadband infrastructure construction, broadband adoption, and digital inclusion.

AB68-SSA1,2467 Section 2467. 196.504 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1135,15 196.504 (2r) The commission shall administer the line extension assistance program and shall have the following powers:

AB68-SSA1,1135,21 (a) To make financial assistance grants to residents of properties that are not served by a broadband service provider to assist in paying the customer costs associated with line extension necessary to connect broadband service to the properties. The amount of a financial assistance grant under this subsection may not exceed $4,000. Grants awarded under this subsection shall be paid from the appropriations under s. 20.155 (1) (c).

AB68-SSA1,1135,24 (b) To establish criteria for evaluating applications and awarding financial assistance grants under this subsection. The criteria shall give priority to properties that serve as a primary residence.

AB68-SSA1,2468 Section 2468. 196.504 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1136,5 196.504 (3) (d) 1. Require each Internet service provider to disclose to the commission by April 1 of each year the properties it serves, the average minimum download and upload speeds at which it provides residential and business Internet service to those properties, and a description of its existing service area in a format determined by the commission.

AB68-SSA1,1136,8 2. Use the information disclosed under subd. 1. to conduct broadband mapping and facilitate the deployment of broadband infrastructure and access to broadband service.

AB68-SSA1,1136,13 3. Notwithstanding s. 19.35, the commission shall withhold from public inspection any information disclosed to the commission under subd. 1. that would aid a competitor of an Internet service provider in competing with the Internet service provider if the commission determines that public disclosure is not necessary to accomplish the purposes under subd. 2.

AB68-SSA1,2469 Section 2469. 196.5048 of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1136,16 196.5048 Internet service provider registration. No person may provide Internet service in this state unless the person registers with the commission.

AB68-SSA1,2470 Section 2470. 196.745 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1136,24 196.745 (2) (a) Any person violating sub. (1) (a), or any order or rule issued under sub. (1) (a), shall forfeit an amount not exceeding $25,000 $200,000. Each day of violation is a separate violation of sub. (1) (a). No person may forfeit an amount exceeding $500,000 $2,000,000 for a single persisting violation of sub. (1) (a) or any order or any rule issued under sub. (1) (a). The commission shall remit all forfeitures paid under this paragraph to the secretary of administration for deposit in the school fund.

AB68-SSA1,2471 Section 2471. 198.06 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1137,4 198.06 (5) (a) The board of canvassers shall cause a certified copy of the order declaring the result of the election to be filed in the office of the secretary of state administration. A certified copy of the order shall also be filed with the clerk of each municipality included in the district, with the county clerk, and with the commission.

AB68-SSA1,2472 Section 2472. 198.06 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1137,15 198.06 (5) (b) If the district as finally constituted comprises a smaller area than originally proposed because of the failure of one or more municipalities to approve the district at the election, the commission shall, within 10 days following the filing of the order under par. (a) with the commission, file its approval or disapproval of the district as created by the election with the secretary of state administration, the clerk of each municipality included in the district and the county clerk. If the commission approves, upon the filing of the approval the creation and incorporation of the district shall be considered complete. If the commission disapproves, the district shall be considered dissolved. Except as provided in par. (c), the approval or disapproval of the commission shall be final.

AB68-SSA1,2473 Section 2473. 198.06 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1137,20 198.06 (5) (d) If a district has been approved by all of the municipalities within the district as proposed, the creation and incorporation of the district shall be considered complete upon the filing of the result of the election with the secretary of state administration by the board of canvassers.

AB68-SSA1,2474 Section 2474. 198.06 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1138,4 198.06 (7) Informalities disregarded, limitation of action to test validity of district. No informality in any proceeding or in the conduct of the election, not substantially affecting adversely the legal rights of any citizen, shall be held to invalidate the creation of any district, and any proceedings wherein the validity of the creation is denied shall be commenced within 3 months from the date of filing the order of the board of canvassers with the secretary of state administration, otherwise the creation and the legal existence of the district shall be held to be valid and in every respect legal and incontestable.

AB68-SSA1,2475 Section 2475. 198.08 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1138,12 198.08 (3) Appointment, vote by municipal executive officers. In the selection of a director for a subdistrict each chief executive shall have one vote for each 1,000 voters within that chief executive's municipality, or the part of the municipality that is located in the subdistrict. A three-fourths vote shall be necessary for the selection of a director. The result of the selection of the director shall be certified to by the chairperson and clerk of the meeting and immediately filed with the secretary of state administration and the clerk of each municipality in the district.

AB68-SSA1,2476 Section 2476. 198.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1138,21 198.20 (2) The election, and all matters pertaining to the election not otherwise provided for in this section, shall be held and conducted and the result ascertained and declared in accordance with s. 198.06 (3) and (4). The ordinance and the result of the referendum shall be certified to the secretary of state administration. After certification, the consolidation shall be considered complete. Consolidation shall not affect the preexisting rights or liabilities of any power districts and actions on those rights and liabilities may be commenced or completed as though no consolidation had been effected.

AB68-SSA1,2477 Section 2477. 198.22 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1139,6 198.22 (7) Boundaries. Immediately upon the organization of the board of directors the clerk shall cause to be recorded in the office of the register of deeds of each county in which any part of said district is located, and shall file with the secretary of state administration, the department of natural resources, the governor and the clerk of each town, city or village, wholly or partly within the district, a certified copy of the boundaries of the district as set forth in the notice of election pursuant to sub. (3) or as thereafter amended. Thereafter, in any proceeding wherein the boundaries of the district are concerned, it shall be sufficient in describing said boundaries to refer to such record of such description.

AB68-SSA1,2478 Section 2478. 200.25 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1139,11 200.25 (5) Oath of office. Before assuming the duties of the office, each commissioner shall take and subscribe the oath of office required under s. 19.01 and file the oath with the secretary of state administration, duly certified by the official administering the oath.

AB68-SSA1,2479 Section 2479. 200.35 (14) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1139,14 200.35 (14) (title) Shore protection projects and dredged material management facility.

AB68-SSA1,2480 Section 2480. 200.35 (14) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1139,16 200.35 (14) (a) 2. “Project" means a any of the following:

AB68-SSA1,1139,20 a. A shore protection or erosion control project which consists, in whole or in part, of waste rock produced by construction projects undertaken by the commission and which has been requested, by resolution, by a political subdivision with territory in the district's service area.

AB68-SSA1,2481 Section 2481. 200.35 (14) (a) 2. b. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1139,22 200.35 (14) (a) 2. b. A dredged material management facility.

AB68-SSA1,2482 Section 2482. 200.35 (14) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1140,2 200.35 (14) (b) The commission may construct a project under this subsection and may finance and construct a project that is a dredged material management facility. This paragraph does not apply to the construction of any project on or after January 1, 1992 2032.

AB68-SSA1,2483 Section 2483. 200.35 (14) (d) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1140,7 200.35 (14) (d) 3m. Notwithstanding any requirements to the contrary in subds. 1. to 3., for a dredged material management facility constructed by the commission, the commission shall pay for all costs of the project through its capital budget and shall finance the project over a period of 35 years.

AB68-SSA1,2484 Section 2484. 200.35 (14) (h) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1140,11 200.35 (14) (h) For a dredged material management facility constructed by the commission, the commission may reserve space in the dredged material management facility for the disposal of sediment from flood management projects.

AB68-SSA1,2485 Section 2485. 200.57 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1140,16 200.57 (title) Minority financial advisers and investment firms and, disabled veteran-owned businesses, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned, and disability-owned financial advisers and investment firms.

AB68-SSA1,2486 Section 2486. 200.57 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 200.57 (1) (ah).

AB68-SSA1,2487 Section 2487. 200.57 (1) (ae) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1140,21 200.57 (1) (ae) “Disability-owned financial adviser" and “disability-owned investment firm" mean a financial adviser and investment firm, respectively, certified by the department of administration under s. 16.289 (3).

AB68-SSA1,2488 Section 2488. 200.57 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1141,2 200.57 (1) (c) “Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned financial adviser" and “Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned investment firm" mean a financial adviser and investment firm, respectively, certified by the department of administration under s. 16.288 (3).

AB68-SSA1,2489 Section 2489. 200.57 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1141,8 200.57 (4) The commission shall make efforts to ensure that at least 1 percent of the total funds expended for financial and investment analysis and for common stock and convertible bond brokerage commissions in each fiscal year is expended for the services of lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned financial advisers or lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned investment firms.

AB68-SSA1,2490 Section 2490. 200.57 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1141,14 200.57 (5) The commission shall make efforts to ensure that at least 1 percent of the total funds expended for financial and investment analysis and for common stock and convertible bond brokerage commissions in each fiscal year is expended for the services of disability-owned financial advisers or disability-owned investment firms.

AB68-SSA1,2491 Section 2491 . Subchapter V of chapter 224 [precedes 224.101] of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1141,17 Chapter 224

AB68-SSA1,1141,19 Subchapter V STUDENT LOANS

AB68-SSA1,1141,20 224.101 Definitions. In this subchapter:

AB68-SSA1,1141,21 (1) “Board” means the higher educational aids board.

AB68-SSA1,1141,23 (2) “Exempt organization” means the board or a state-regulated financial service provider.

AB68-SSA1,1141,24 (3) “Licensee” means a person holding a license issued under this subchapter.

AB68-SSA1,1141,25 (4) “Office” means the office of the student loan ombudsman in the department.

AB68-SSA1,1142,1 (5) “Servicing" means doing all of the following:

AB68-SSA1,1142,3 (a) Receiving scheduled periodic payments from a student loan borrower pursuant to the terms of a student education loan.

AB68-SSA1,1142,6 (b) Applying the payments of principal and interest and any other payments with respect to the amounts received from a student loan borrower as may be required pursuant to the terms of a student education loan.

AB68-SSA1,1142,8 (c) Performing other administrative services with respect to a student education loan.

AB68-SSA1,1142,9 (6) “State-regulated financial service provider” means any of the following:

AB68-SSA1,1142,10 (a) A bank organized under ch. 221.

AB68-SSA1,1142,11 (b) A savings bank organized under ch. 214.