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18Section
1801. 185.983 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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185.983
(1) (intro.) Every voluntary nonprofit health care plan operated by a
20cooperative association organized under s. 185.981 shall be exempt from chs. 600 to
21646, with the exception of ss. 601.04, 601.13, 601.31, 601.41, 601.42, 601.43, 601.44,
22601.45, 611.26, 611.67, 619.04, 623.11, 623.12, 628.34 (10), 631.17, 631.89, 631.93,
23631.95, 632.72 (2),
632.728, 632.745 to 632.749, 632.775, 632.79, 632.795, 632.798,
24632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.867, 632.87 (2) to (6), 632.885, 632.89, 632.895 (5) and
1(8) to (17), 632.896, and 632.897 (10) and chs. 609, 620, 630, 635, 645, and 646, but
2the sponsoring association shall:
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3Section
1802. 186.113 (14) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
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4Section
1803. 186.113 (14) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 186.113 (14).
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5Section 1804
. 194.025 of the statutes is amended to read:
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6194.025 Discrimination prohibited. No motor carrier may engage in any
7practice, act or omission which results in discrimination on the basis of race, creed,
8sex
or, national origin
, or status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03
9(3m).
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10Section
1805. 196.025 (7) (title) and (a) (intro.) of the statutes are repealed.
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11Section 1806
. 196.025 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 16.954 (3) (a) and
12amended to read:
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16.954
(3) (a) In cooperation with the other state agencies, collect, analyze,
14interpret, and maintain the comprehensive data needed for effective state agency
15clean and renewable energy planning and effective review of those plans by the
16governor and the legislature.
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17Section 1807
. 196.025 (7) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 16.954 (3) (g).
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18Section 1808
. 196.025 (7) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 16.954 (3) (h)
19and amended to read:
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16.954
(3) (h)
Prepare In consultation with the public service commission,
21prepare and maintain contingency plans for responding to critical energy shortages
22so that when the shortages occur they can be dealt with quickly and effectively.
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23Section 1809
. 196.025 (7) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 196.38 (1).
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24Section 1810
. 196.025 (7) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 196.38 (2) and
25amended to read:
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1196.38
(2) The commission may require a public utility to provide energy
2billing and use data regarding public schools, if the commission determines that the
3data is necessary to provide technical assistance
in the planning and
4implementation of energy efficiency and renewable resources
under sub. (1) in public
5schools, including those with the highest energy costs.
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6Section 1811
. 196.218 (5) (a) 12. of the statutes is repealed.
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7Section
1812. 196.31 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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196.31
(2m) From the appropriation under s. 20.155 (1) (j), the commission
9may make grants that, in the aggregate, do not exceed an annual total of
$300,000 10$500,000 to one or more nonstock, nonprofit corporations that are described under
11section
501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and that have a history of advocating
12at the commission on behalf of ratepayers of this state, for the purpose of offsetting
13the general expenses of the corporations, including salary, benefit, rent, and utility
14expenses. The commission may impose conditions on grants made under this
15subsection and may revoke a grant if the commission finds that such a condition is
16not being met.
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17Section
1813. 196.374 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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196.374
(3) (b) 2. The commission shall require each energy utility to spend 1.2
19percent of its annual operating revenues derived from retail sales to fund the utility's
20programs under sub. (2) (b) 1., the utility's ordered programs, the utility's share of
21the statewide energy efficiency and renewable resource programs under sub. (2) (a)
221., and the utility's share, as determined by the commission under subd. 4., of the
23costs incurred by the commission in administering this section.
Subject to subd. 3.,
24the commission may require each energy utility to spend more than 1.2 percent of
25its annual operating revenues to fund these programs and costs.
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1Section
1814. 196.374 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
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196.374
(3) (b) 3. The commission shall submit to the joint committee on
3finance any proposal to require each energy utility to spend more than 1.2 percent
4of its annual operating revenues to fund the programs specified in subd. 2. If the
5cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the commission within 10 working
6days after the commission submits such a proposal that the committee has scheduled
7a meeting to review the proposal, the commission may require each energy utility to
8spend the percentage specified in the proposal. If, within 10 working days after the
9commission submits a proposal, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the
10commission that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the proposal, and,
11within 90 days of providing the notice, the committee either approves or does not
12object to the proposal, the commission may require each energy utility to spend the
13percentage specified in the proposal. If, within 90 days after providing the notice,
14the committee objects to the proposal, the commission may not require each energy
15utility to spend the percentage specified in the proposal.
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16Section 1815
. 196.38 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
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17196.38 (title)
Technical assistance to governmental units.
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18Section 1816
. 196.38 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
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196.38
(3) The commission shall consult with the office of sustainability and
20clean energy in implementing this section.
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21Section
1817. 196.491 (3g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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196.491
(3g) (a) A person who receives a certificate of public convenience and
23necessity for a high-voltage transmission line that is designed for operation at a
24nominal voltage of 345 kilovolts or more under sub. (3) shall pay the
department of
25administration commission an annual impact fee as specified in the rules
1promulgated by the
department of administration commission under s.
16.969 2196.492 (2) (a) and shall pay the
department of administration commission a
3one-time environmental impact fee as specified in the rules promulgated by the
4department of administration commission under s.
16.969 196.492 (2) (b).
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5Section
1818. 196.504 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: