Amendment AA12-SB70

SB70-AA12,173 Section 173. 23.1993 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA12,89,16 23.1993 Mississippi River erosion control revolving loan program. (1) The department shall administer a revolving loan program to assist municipalities and owners of homes located on the shore of the Mississippi River where the structural integrity of municipal buildings or homes is threatened by erosion of the shoreline.

SB70-AA12,89,18 (2) The department shall make loans under this section from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (9) (pq).

SB70-AA12,89,21 (3) The department shall promulgate rules to administer this section, including rules establishing eligibility criteria and income limitations for loans under this section.

SB70-AA12,9132 Section 9132. Nonstatutory provisions; Natural Resources.

SB70-AA12,90,10 (1) Emergency rule-making authority; Great Lakes erosion control revolving loan program. The department of natural resources may use the procedure under s. 227.24 to promulgate emergency rules under s. 23.1991 for the period before the date on which permanent rules under s. 23.1991 take effect. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until the first day of the 25th month beginning after the effective date of the emergency rules, the date on which the permanent rules take effect, or the effective date of the repeal of the emergency rules, whichever is earliest. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department of natural resources is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as emergency rules is necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.

SB70-AA12,90,23 (2) Emergency rule-making authority; Mississippi River erosion control revolving loan program. The department of natural resources may use the procedure under s. 227.24 to promulgate emergency rules under s. 23.1993 for the period before the date on which permanent rules under s. 23.1993 take effect. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until the first day of the 25th month beginning after the effective date of the emergency rules, the date on which the permanent rules take effect, or the effective date of the repeal of the emergency rules, whichever is earliest. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department of natural resources is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as emergency rules is necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.”.

SB70-AA12,90,24 144. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:

SB70-AA12,91,1 “ Section 174. 29.563 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA12,91,2 29.563 (2) (b) 3. Deer: $157.25 $182.25.

SB70-AA12,9432 Section 9432. Effective dates; Natural Resources.

SB70-AA12,91,5 (1) Nonresident deer hunting license fee. The treatment of s. 29.563 (2) (b) 3. takes effect on April 1, 2024.”.

SB70-AA12,91,6 145. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:

SB70-AA12,91,7 “ Section 175. 29.563 (3) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA12,91,8 29.563 (3) (c) 1. Inland waters trout: $9.75 $14.75.

SB70-AA12,9432 Section 9432. Effective dates; Natural Resources.

SB70-AA12,91,11 (1) Inland waters trout stamp fee. The treatment of s. 29.563 (3) (c) 1. takes effect on April 1, 2024.”.

SB70-AA12,91,12 146. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:

SB70-AA12,91,14 “ Section 176. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table

SB70-AA12,177 Section 177. 20.370 (5) (hs) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA12,91,18 20.370 (5) (hs) Resource aids - county forest administration grants. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for county forest administration grants under s. 28.11 (5m).

SB70-AA12,178 Section 178. 20.370 (5) (bw) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA12,92,4 20.370 (5) (bw) Resource aids — county sustainable forestry and county forest administration grants. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for county sustainable forestry grants under s. 28.11 (5r) and county forest administration grants under s. 28.11 (5m).

SB70-AA12,179 Section 179. 28.11 (5m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA12,92,9 28.11 (5m) (a) (intro.) The department may make grants, from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (bw) (hs), to counties having lands entered under sub. (4) to fund all of the following for one professional forester in the position of county forest administrator or assistant county forest administrator:

SB70-AA12,180 Section 180. 28.11 (5m) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA12,92,17 28.11 (5m) (am) The department may make grants, from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (bw) (hs), to counties having lands entered under sub. (4) to fund up to 50 percent of the costs of a county's annual dues to a nonprofit organization that provides leadership and counsel to that county's forest administrator and that functions as an organizational liaison to the department. The total amount that the department may award in grants under this paragraph in any fiscal year may not exceed $50,000.”.

SB70-AA12,92,18 147. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:

SB70-AA12,92,19 “ Section 181. 27.01 (15) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA12,92,21 27.01 (15) (b) 1. No more than 35 40 percent of all state park campsites in the state have electric receptacles.”.

SB70-AA12,92,22 148. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:

SB70-AA12,92,24 “ Section 182. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table

SB70-AA12,183 Section 183. 20.370 (1) (et) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA12,93,5 20.370 (1) (et) Parks and forests - online sales systems. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for costs associated with an online sales system for vehicle admission receipts for state parks, forests, and recreation areas and an online sales system for state trail passes.”.

SB70-AA12,93,6 149. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:

SB70-AA12,93,7 “ Section 184. 20.866 (2) (tx) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA12,93,15 20.866 (2) (tx) Natural resources; dam safety projects. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of natural resources to provide financial assistance to counties, cities, villages, towns, and public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts for dam safety projects under s. 31.385. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $25,500,000 $49,500,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $4,000,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $10,000,000 for this purpose.”.

SB70-AA12,93,16 150. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:

SB70-AA12,93,18 “ Section 185. 196.374 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 196.374 (1) (d) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB70-AA12,94,6 196.374 (1) (d) (intro.) “Energy efficiency program" means a program for reducing the usage or increasing the efficiency of the usage of energy by a customer or member of an energy utility, municipal utility, or retail electric cooperative. “Energy efficiency program" does not include load management. “ Energy efficiency program” includes a program that deploys electric technologies to meet energy needs currently served by other fuels in order to do all of the following:

SB70-AA12,186 Section 186. 196.374 (1) (d) 1. and 2. of the statutes are created to read:

SB70-AA12,94,10 196.374 (1) (d) 1. Reduce the usage of energy, increase the efficiency of usage of energy on a fuel-neutral basis, or reduce adverse environmental impacts, including carbon dioxide emissions.

SB70-AA12,94,12 2. Reduce costs for electric public utilities and retail electric cooperatives or their customers or members.”.

SB70-AA12,94,13 151. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:

SB70-AA12,94,14 “ Section 187. 196.025 (1h) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA12,94,17 196.025 (1h) Social cost of carbon emissions. (a) In this subsection, “social cost of carbon” means a measure of the economic harms and other impacts expressed in dollars that result from emitting one ton of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

SB70-AA12,94,22 (b) In consultation with the department of natural resources, the commission shall evaluate and set the social cost of carbon and shall evaluate and adjust as necessary that dollar amount every 2 years. The evaluations shall use integrated assessment models and consider appropriate discount rates. Any adjustment shall be consistent with the international consensus on the social cost of carbon.

SB70-AA12,95,4 (c) No later than December 31, 2023, and no later than December 31 every odd-numbered year thereafter, the commission shall submit to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a report that describes the commission's evaluation under par. (b) and, if the commission adjusts the previously set dollar amount under par. (b), specifies the social cost of carbon as adjusted by the commission.

SB70-AA12,95,6 (d) The commission shall consider the social cost of carbon in determining whether to issue certificates under ss. 196.49 and 196.491 (3).

SB70-AA12,9336 Section 9336. Initial applicability; Public Service Commission.

SB70-AA12,95,9 (1) Social cost of carbon. The treatment of s. 196.025 (1h) (d) first applies to applications for certificates that are received on December 31, 2023.”.

SB70-AA12,95,10 152. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:

SB70-AA12,95,11 “ Section 188. 196.027 (1) (d) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA12,95,13 196.027 (1) (d) 3. The retiring of any existing electric generating facility fueled by nonrenewable combustible energy resources.

SB70-AA12,189 Section 189. 196.027 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA12,95,23 196.027 (1) (f) “Environmental control cost" means capital cost, including capitalized cost relating to regulatory assets, incurred or expected to be incurred by an energy utility in undertaking an environmental control activity and, with respect to an environmental control activity described in par. (d) 2. or 3., includes the unrecovered value of property that is retired, including any demolition or similar cost that exceeds the salvage value of the property. “Environmental control cost" does not include any monetary penalty, fine, or forfeiture assessed against an energy utility by a government agency or court under a federal or state environmental statute, rule, or regulation.”.

SB70-AA12,95,24 153. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:

SB70-AA12,96,1 “ Section 190. 196.37 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA12,96,5 196.37 (7) It is not unreasonable or unjustly discriminatory for a public utility to implement low-income assistance programs if approved in a rate case in which the commission reviewed the program eligibility criteria and program credits or rebates and if that cost is incorporated in the public utility's published schedules or tariffs.”.

SB70-AA12,96,6 154. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:

SB70-AA12,96,7 “ Section 191. 196.376 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA12,96,14 196.376 Residential and commercial energy improvements. The commission may authorize a public utility to finance energy improvements at a specific residential or commercial location and recover the cost of those improvements over time through a surcharge periodically placed on the public utility customer's account for that location. The commission shall promulgate rules to establish the requirements for the utility financing programs authorized under this section. Those requirements shall include at least all of the following:

SB70-AA12,96,15 (1) The surcharge shall be assigned to a location, not to an individual customer.

SB70-AA12,96,17 (2) Energy improvements are eligible for financing only if the improvements are estimated to save an amount that exceeds the surcharge.

SB70-AA12,96,19 (3) The financing offered to a customer under this section may not increase the customer's risk or debt.”.

SB70-AA12,96,20 155. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:

SB70-AA12,96,22 “ Section 192. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table - See PDF for table

SB70-AA12,193 Section 193. 20.115 (4) (at) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA12,97,3 20.115 (4) (at) Farm to fork program. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for the farm to fork program under s. 93.62.

SB70-AA12,194 Section 194. 20.115 (4) (au) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA12,97,6 20.115 (4) (au) Value-added agricultural practices. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for the value-added agricultural practices program under s. 93.65.

SB70-AA12,195 Section 195. 93.62 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA12,97,14 93.62 Farm to fork program. (1) Definition. In this section, “farm to fork program” means a program to connect entities that are not school districts and that have cafeterias to nearby farms to provide locally produced fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy products, and other nutritious, locally produced foods in meals and snacks; to help the public develop healthy eating habits; to provide nutritional and agricultural education; and to improve farmers' incomes and direct access to markets.

SB70-AA12,98,2 (2) Grants. (a) The department may award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.115 (4) (f) to businesses, universities, hospitals, and other entities that are not school districts and that have cafeterias for the creation and expansion of farm to fork programs. The department shall give preference to proposals that are innovative or that provide models that other entities can adopt.

SB70-AA12,98,6 (b) In awarding grants under this section, the department shall promote agricultural development and farm profitability by supporting the development and adoption of practices and agribusiness opportunities that involve the production of value-added agricultural products, as defined under s. 93.65 (1).

SB70-AA12,98,8 (c) The department may award grants under this subsection for projects that do any of the following:

SB70-AA12,98,11 1. Create, expand, diversify, or promote production, processing, marketing, and distribution of food produced in this state for sale to entities in this state other than school districts.

SB70-AA12,98,14 2. Create, expand, or renovate facilities, including purchases of equipment for the facilities, that would ensure the use of food produced in this state in locations in this state other than schools.

SB70-AA12,98,16 3. Provide, expand, or promote training for food service personnel, farmers, and distributors.

SB70-AA12,98,17 4. Provide, expand, or promote nutritional and agricultural education.

SB70-AA12,98,19 (d) The department shall consult with interested persons to establish grant priorities for each fiscal year.

SB70-AA12,98,22 (3) Reports. At least annually, the department shall report to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) and to the secretary on the needs and opportunities for farm to fork programs.

SB70-AA12,98,23 (4) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to administer this section.

SB70-AA12,196 Section 196. 93.65 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA12,99,3 93.65 Value-added agricultural practices. (1) Definition. In this section, “value-added agricultural product” means a farm product that satisfies any of the following:

SB70-AA12,99,4 (a) The product has undergone a change in physical state.

SB70-AA12,99,5 (b) The product is produced in a manner that enhances its value.

SB70-AA12,99,6 (c) The product is physically segregated in a manner that enhances its value.

SB70-AA12,99,7 (d) The product is a source of farm-based or ranch-based renewable energy.