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AB894,37 11Section 37 . 93.90 (3) (h) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB894,15,1312 93.90 (3) (h) 5. The department disapproves the application for approval for the
13livestock facility siting or expansion under sub. (2) (f) 5.
AB894,38 14Section 38 . 93.90 (3) (i) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
AB894,15,1615 93.90 (3) (i) 1. If a political subdivision requires a local approval for a new or
16expanded livestock facility, the political subdivision may do any of the following:
AB894,15,2217 a. Enact a requirement that is more stringent than the state standards under
18sub. (2) (a) if the requirement is based on reasonable and scientifically defensible
19findings of fact, adopted by the political subdivision, that are based on specific, but
20not necessarily unique, circumstances in that political subdivision and that clearly
21show that the requirement is necessary to protect public health or safety in that
22political subdivision.
AB894,15,2523 b. Enact a setback requirement that is less stringent than a setback
24requirement under sub. (2) (a) if the setback requirement is incorporated in the
25political subdivision's ordinance as a numerical standard.
AB894,39
1Section 39. 93.90 (3) (i) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
AB894,16,32 93.90 (3) (i) 2. (intro.) Notwithstanding ss. 59.69, 60.61, 60.62, 61.35, and 62.23,
3a political subdivision may not do any of the following:
AB894,40 4Section 40. 93.90 (3) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
AB894,16,75 93.90 (3) (j) A political subdivision shall prohibit a livestock facility siting or
6expansion if the department disapproves the application for approval for the
7livestock facility siting or expansion under sub. (2) (f) 5.
AB894,41 8Section 41 . 93.90 (3) (L) of the statutes is created to read:
AB894,16,129 93.90 (3) (L) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., no political subdivision may
10require a person to pay a fee or post bond or security with the political subdivision
11in connection with making a decision under sub. (3) (h) concerning a livestock facility
12siting or expansion proposed by the person.
AB894,16,1613 2. a. A political subdivision may enact an ordinance that establishes a fee of not
14more than $1,000 for processing and reviewing an application concerning a proposed
15livestock facility siting or expansion under sub. (3) (h) and not more than $500 for
16processing an application for permit modification.
AB894,16,2217 b. For calendar years beginning after December 31, 2020, the dollar amounts
18for the fee limits under subd. 2. a. shall be adjusted each year by a percentage equal
19to the percentage change between the U.S. consumer price index for all urban
20consumers, U.S. city average, for the month of August of the previous year and the
21U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the month
22of August 2019, as determined by the federal department of labor.
AB894,42 23Section 42 . 93.90 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB894,43 24Section 43 . 93.90 (5) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB894,16,2525 93.90 (5) (title) Review of department siting decisions.
AB894,44
1Section 44. 93.90 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB894,17,72 93.90 (5) (a) In this subsection “aggrieved person" means a political subdivision
3in which a proposed new or expanded livestock facility would be located,
a person
4who applied to a political subdivision the department for approval of a livestock
5facility siting or expansion, a person who lives within 2 miles of a livestock facility
6that is proposed to be sited or expanded, or a person who owns land within 2 miles
7of a livestock facility that is proposed to be sited or expanded.
AB894,45 8Section 45 . 93.90 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB894,17,209 93.90 (5) (b) An aggrieved person may challenge the decision of a political
10subdivision
the department on an application for approval on the grounds that the
11political subdivision department incorrectly applied the state standards under sub.
12(2) (a) or requirements under sub. (3) (i) 1. that are applicable to the livestock facility
13siting or expansion or violated sub. (3), by requesting the board to review the
14decision. An aggrieved person is not required to exhaust the political subdivision's
15department's administrative remedies before requesting review by the board. An
16aggrieved person shall request a review under this paragraph within 30 days after
17the political subdivision department approves or disapproves the application for
18approval or, if the aggrieved person chooses to exhaust the political subdivision's
19administrative remedies, within 30 days after the final decision in the political
20subdivision's administrative review process
.
AB894,46 21Section 46 . 93.90 (5) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB894,18,222 93.90 (5) (bm) Upon receiving a request under par. (b), the board shall notify
23the political subdivision department of the request. The political subdivision
24department shall provide a certified copy of the record and its written findings and

1conclusions
under sub. (4) (2) (f) 7. to the board within 30 days after the day on which
2it receives the notice.
AB894,47 3Section 47 . 93.90 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB894,18,144 93.90 (5) (c) Upon receiving the certified copy of the record under par. (bm), the
5board shall determine whether the challenge is valid. The board shall make its
6decision without deference to the decision of the political subdivision department
7and shall base its decision only on the evidence in the record and its written findings
8and conclusions
under sub. (4) (b) (2) (f) 7. In a case that involves the application of
9requirements related to water quality, the board shall consult with the department
10of agriculture, trade and consumer protection or with the department of natural
11resources concerning the application of the requirements related to water quality.
12The board shall make its decision within 60 days after the day on which it receives
13the certified copy of the record under par. (bm), except that the board may extend this
14time limit for good cause specified in writing by the board.
AB894,48 15Section 48 . 93.90 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB894,18,2116 93.90 (5) (d) If the board determines that a challenge is valid, the board shall
17reverse the decision of the political subdivision department. The decision of the
18board is binding on the political subdivision department, subject to par. (e). If a
19political subdivision
the department fails to comply with a decision of the board that
20has not been appealed under par. (e), an aggrieved person may bring an action to
21enforce the decision.
AB894,49 22Section 49 . 93.90 (5) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB894,18,2523 93.90 (5) (f) A circuit court to which a decision of the board is appealed under
24par. (e) shall review the decision of the board based on the evidence in the record and
25written findings and conclusions
under sub. (4) (b) (2) (f) 7.
AB894,50
1Section 50. 93.90 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB894,19,52 93.90 (6) Political subdivision procedure. (a) After receiving notice under
3sub. (2) (f) 2. of an application for approval, a political subdivision shall provide notice
4of the proposed livestock facility siting or expansion to all landowners adjacent to the
5property that is the subject of the application for approval.
AB894,19,96 (b) No later than 60 days after receiving notification under sub. (2) (f) 8. that
7the department has approved an application for approval, a political subdivision
8shall approve or disapprove under sub. (3) (h) the proposed livestock facility siting
9or expansion that is the subject of the application for approval.
AB894,19,1410 (c) A person may challenge the decision of a political subdivision under par. (b)
11by bringing an action within 30 days of the political subdivision's decision before the
12board of appeals or board of adjustment of the political subdivision, or by review by
13certiorari in the circuit court for the county in which the property that is the subject
14of the application for approval is located.
AB894,51 15Section 51 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB894,19,2316 (1) Livestock facility technical review board; staggering of terms.
17Notwithstanding the length of terms specified for members of the livestock facility
18technical review board under s. 15.135 (2) (b), two of the initial members shall be
19appointed for a term expiring on July 1, 2021; two of the initial members shall be
20appointed for a term expiring on July 1, 2022; two of the initial members shall be
21appointed for a term expiring on July 1, 2023; two of the initial members shall be
22appointed for a term expiring on July 1, 2024; and the remaining member shall be
23appointed for a term expiring on July 1, 2025.
AB894,52 24Section 52 . Initial applicability.
AB894,20,6
1(1) Applications. The treatment of s. 93.90 (2) (e) 2. and (f), (2m), (3) (title) and
2(a) (intro.), 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6., 8., and 9., (ae), (am), (ar), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h)
3(intro.) and 5., (i) 1. and 2. (intro.), (j), and (L), (4), (5) (title), (a), (b), (bm), (c), (d), and
4(f), and (6) first applies to an application for approval, as defined in s. 93.90 (1m) (b),
5received by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection on the
6effective date of this subsection.
AB894,20,97 (2) Existing rules. The treatment of s. 93.90 (2) (a) first applies to rules
8promulgated by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under
9s. 93.90 (2) (a) on the effective date of this subsection.
AB894,20,1010 (End)
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