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AB843,6,1311 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.
AB843,12 14Section 12 . 292.66 of the statutes is created to read:
AB843,6,15 15292.66 PFAS municipal grant program. (1) Definitions. In this section:
AB843,6,1616 (a) “PFAS” means a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance.
AB843,6,2117 (b) “Responsible party” means a generator, an owner or operator, a transporter,
18or a person who possesses or controls a PFAS that is discharged or disposed of or who
19possesses or controls environmental pollution caused by PFAS, or a generator, an
20owner or operator, a transporter, or a person who causes the discharge or disposal of
21a PFAS or who causes environmental pollution caused by PFAS.
AB843,7,2 22(2) Grants. (a) The department shall administer a program to provide grants
23to municipalities that are not responsible parties or that meet the requirements
24under par. (b) for the purpose of conducting any of the eligible activities under sub.
25(3). Except as provided under par. (b), the department may award a grant under this

1subsection only if the responsible party is unknown, cannot be located, or is
2financially unable to pay the cost of the eligible activity.
AB843,7,43 (b) The department may provide a grant to a municipality that is a responsible
4party only if one of the following applies:
AB843,7,105 1. The discharge of PFAS or environmental pollution caused by PFAS resulted
6from the municipality testing or training with a Class B fire fighting foam or using
7a Class B fire fighting foam as part of an emergency fire fighting or fire prevention
8operation, if the testing, training, or use occurred prior to August 1, 2020. In this
9subdivision, “Class B fire fighting foam” means a foam designed for use on a
10flammable liquid fire, and may include a dual action Class A and B foam.
AB843,7,1511 2. The discharge of PFAS or environmental pollution cause by PFAS resulted
12from the municipality applying biosolids to land or making any other discharge, if
13the land application or discharge was done in accordance with a pollution discharge
14elimination system permit issued under ch. 283 and was done prior to the effective
15date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date].
AB843,7,17 16(3) Eligible activities. The following activities are eligible for an award of a
17grant under sub. (2):
AB843,7,2018 (a) Investigating potential PFAS environmental pollution or a potential PFAS
19discharge at a site or facility for the purpose of reducing or eliminating
20environmental contamination.
AB843,7,2221 (b) Treating or disposing of PFAS-containing fire fighting foam containers from
22a municipal site or facility.
AB843,7,2423 (c) Sampling a private water supply within 3 miles of a site or facility known
24to contain PFAS.
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1(d) Providing a temporary emergency water supply, a water treatment system,
2or bulk water to replace water contaminated with PFAS.
AB843,8,33 (e) Remediating a PFAS discharge or PFAS environmental pollution.
AB843,8,6 4(4) Matching funds. The department may not provide a grant under sub. (2)
5unless the municipality contributes matching funds of or in-kind services equal in
6value to at least 20 percent of the amount of the grant.
AB843,8,8 7(5) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to administer the program
8under this section, including criteria that limit the amount of awards provided.
AB843,13 9Section 13 . 292.74 of the statutes is created to read:
AB843,9,2 10292.74 Financial responsibility for PFAS. The department may, if it
11determines doing so is necessary to protect human health or the environment,
12require a person who possesses or controls or who causes the discharge of a
13perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance to provide proof of financial
14responsibility for conducting emergency response actions, remedial actions,
15environmental repair, and long-term care to address contamination by a potential
16discharge of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances or environmental pollution
17that may be caused by a discharge of such substances. The department shall
18establish, by rule, the procedure for determining whether requiring a proof of
19financial responsibility is necessary to protect human health or the environment,
20and may establish requirements for types of financial responsibility, methods for
21calculating amounts of financial responsibility, access and default, bankruptcy
22notifications, and any other requirements the department determines is necessary
23under this section. The proof of financial responsibility required under this section
24shall be in addition to any other proof of financial responsibility or financial

1assurance required under this chapter. This section does not apply to a municipality,
2fire department, fire district, water utility, wastewater utility, or the state.
AB843,14 3Section 14 . 299.15 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB843,9,64 299.15 (2m) The department shall consider all known perfluoroalkyl or
5polyfluoroalkyl substances to be air contaminants for purposes of sub. (2) (a) 2. The
6reporting level for these substances is any amount greater than zero pounds per year.
AB843,15 7Section 15 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB843,9,88 (1) Testing laboratories; emergency rules.
AB843,9,219 (a) The department of natural resources shall use the procedure under s. 227.24
10to promulgate, no later than the first day of the 7th month beginning after the
11effective date of this paragraph, emergency rules establishing criteria for certifying
12laboratories to test for any perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, including
13the standards and methods for such testing, and shall certify laboratories that meet
14these criteria. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules
15promulgated under this paragraph remain in effect until 3 years after the effective
16date of this paragraph or the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever
17is sooner. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department of natural
18resources is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this
19paragraph as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of public peace,
20health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a
21rule promulgated under this paragraph.
AB843,9,2422 (b) Before emergency rules are promulgated under par. (a), the department of
23natural resources may require testing for a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl
24substance to be done according to any nationally recognized procedures.
AB843,10,6
1(c) Emergency rules promulgated under par. (a) for drinking water shall be
2based on federal environmental protection agency protocols, if any, for testing for
3perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. In promulgating emergency rules
4under par. (a) for nondrinking water, the department of natural resources shall take
5into consideration the latest version of the federal department of defense's Quality
6Systems Manual for Environmental Laboratories.
AB843,10,187 (2) PFAS municipal grant program; emergency rules. The department of
8natural resources shall use the procedure under s. 227.24 to promulgate, no later
9than the first day of the 7th month beginning after the effective date of this
10subsection, emergency rules to create and administer the program under s. 292.66.
11Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this
12subsection remain in effect until 3 years after the effective date of this subsection or
13the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner.
14Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department of natural resources is not
15required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an
16emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety, or
17welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated
18under this subsection.
AB843,10,2519 (3) Notification. The department of natural resources shall notify the
20legislative reference bureau when the federal Environmental Protection Agency
21promulgates regulations relating to air stack testing methods for any perfluoroalkyl
22or polyfluoroalkyl substance and the effective date of those regulations. The
23legislative reference bureau shall publish a notice in the Wisconsin Administrative
24Register that specifies the effective date of the treatment of ss. 285.27 (2) (bm) and
25299.15 (2m), as determined under Section 16 (1 ) of this act.
AB843,11,11
1(4) Cancer cluster study. The department of health services shall conduct a
2cancer cluster study to investigate the incidence of known and suspected
3perfluoroalkyl-related and polyfluoroalkyl-related cancers and other illnesses in
4the city of Marinette, the town of Peshtigo, the city of Peshtigo, and the town of
5Porterfield. The department shall begin this study within 90 days after the effective
6date of this subsection. The department shall submit a report describing the results
7of the study to any relevant local health departments and to the chief clerk of each
8house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees in
9the manner provided under s. 13.172 (3) having jurisdiction over matters relating to
10natural resources, and shall make the results of the study available on its Internet
11site.
AB843,11,2512 (5) Position authorizations; natural resources. The authorized FTE
13positions for the department of natural resources are increased by 9.0 SEG positions,
14to be funded from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (mq), for the purpose of
15administering the provisions of this act. No more than $191,700 in fiscal year
162019-20 and no more than $766,200 in fiscal year 2020-21 may be expended for this
17purpose. The positions shall be placed in the department's environmental
18management division as follows: 1.0 program and policy manager in the office of
19emerging contaminants; 1.0 natural resources administrative policy coordinator; 1.0
20advanced water supply specialist in the drinking and groundwater program; 1.0
21emerging contaminants coordinator in the remediation and redevelopment program;
222.0 advanced hydrogeologists in the remediation and redevelopment program; 1.0
23advanced hydrogeologists in the waste and materials management program; 1.0
24advanced wastewater specialist in the water quality program; and 1.0 advanced
25environmental toxicologist in the great waters program.
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1(6) Position authorizations; health services. The authorized FTE project
2positions for the department of health services are increased by 1.0 GPR advanced
3toxicologist position and 1.0 GPR research scientist position to be funded from the
4appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (a), for the purpose of recommending enforcement
5standards for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances under s. 160.07.
AB843,16 6Section 16 . Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
7except as follows:
AB843,12,118 (1) The treatment of ss. 285.27 (2) (bm) and 299.15 (2m) takes effect on the first
9day after the effective date of the federal Environmental Protection Agency's
10regulations relating to air stack testing methods for one or more perfluoroalkyl or
11polyfluoroalkyl substance.
AB843,12,1212 (End)
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