SB111,1303,2 (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. No later than December 31, 2021, 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 and, if the commission adjusts the previously set dollar amount, specifies the social cost of carbon as adjusted by the commission.

SB111,1303,4 (d) The commission shall consider the social cost of carbon in determining whether to issue certificates under ss. 196.49 and 196.491 (3).

SB111,2401 Section 2401 . 196.025 (8) of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,1303,12 196.025 (8) Model ordinance for repaying local governments for certain improvements. The commission shall develop and make available a model ordinance that addresses political subdivisions, as defined in s. 66.0627 (1) (b), making loans or entering into agreements for making or installing energy efficiency improvements, as defined in s. 66.0627 (1) (am), water efficiency improvements, as defined in s. 66.0627 (1) (d), or renewable resource applications to premises under s. 66.0627 (8).

SB111,2402 Section 2402 . 196.027 (1) (d) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,1303,15 196.027 (1) (d) 3. The retiring of any existing electric generating facility fueled by nonrenewable combustible energy resources.

SB111,2403 Section 2403 . 196.027 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,1303,25 196.027 (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.

SB111,2404 Section 2404. 196.218 (5) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,1304,6 196.218 (5) (a) 5. To pay costs incurred under contracts under s. 16.971 (13) to (16) to the extent that these costs are not paid under s. 16.997 (2) (d), except that no moneys in the universal service fund may be used to pay installation costs that are necessary for a political subdivision to obtain access to bandwidth under a shared service agreement under s. 16.997 (2r) (a).

SB111,2405 Section 2405 . 196.218 (5) (a) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,1304,9 196.218 (5) (a) 10. To make broadband expansion grants and administer the program under s. 196.504 (2).

SB111,2406 Section 2406 . 196.31 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,1304,14 196.31 (1) (intro.) In Except as provided in sub. (2m), in any proceeding before the commission, the commission shall compensate any participant in the proceeding who is not a public utility, for some or all of the reasonable costs of participation in the proceeding if the commission finds that:

SB111,2407 Section 2407 . 196.31 (2m) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB111,1304,18 196.31 (2m) The commission may grant no more than $100,000 annually in compensation under this section to the consumer advocate, as defined in s. 196.315 (2) (a).

SB111,2408 Section 2408 . 196.31 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,1304,22 196.31 (2r) From the appropriation under s. 20.155 (1) (j), the commission shall reserve $50,000 annually to compensate equity-focused participants who review economic and environmental issues impacting low-income populations.

SB111,2409 Section 2409 . 196.315 of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,1305,5 196.315 Consumer advocate funding. (1) Legislative statement of intent and purpose. It is in the public interest that there be an independent, nonpartisan consumer advocate for residential, small commercial, and small industrial energy utility consumers of this state and that the advocate be sufficiently funded by those customers to allow for the representation and protection of their interests before the commission and other venues. All actions by the advocate funded under this section shall be directed toward such duty.

SB111,1305,6 (2) Definitions. In this section:

SB111,1305,8 (a) “Consumer advocate” means the body created under s. 199.04 (1), dissolved under s. 199.17, and reorganized as a nonstock, nonprofit corporation under ch. 181.

SB111,1305,10 (b) “Energy utility” means an investor-owned electric or natural gas public utility.

SB111,1305,11 (c) “Municipal utility” has the meaning given in s. 196.377 (2) (a) 3.

SB111,1305,16 (3) Funding. (a) Annually, within 60 days after a budget under sub. (5) is approved, each energy utility shall pay to the consumer advocate the amount specified under sub. (5) (e). In any year, the total of all amounts required to be paid by energy utilities to the consumer advocate under this subsection may not exceed $900,000.

SB111,1305,17 (b) The funds provided under par. (a) may not be used for any of the following:

SB111,1305,18 1. Lobbying, as defined in s. 13.62 (10).

SB111,1305,20 2. Defraying the cost of participating in proceedings involving rates or practices of municipal utilities and no other public utilities.

SB111,1305,23 (c) The consumer advocate shall retain all relevant records supporting its expenditure of funds provided under par. (a) for 3 years after receipt of the funds and shall grant the commission access to the records upon request.