AB43,24026534Section 2402. 185.983 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: AB43,,65356535185.983 (1) (intro.) Every voluntary nonprofit health care plan operated by a cooperative association organized under s. 185.981 shall be exempt from chs. 600 to 646, with the exception of ss. 601.04, 601.13, 601.31, 601.41, 601.42, 601.43, 601.44, 601.45, 611.26, 611.67, 619.04, 623.11, 623.12, 628.34 (10), 631.17, 631.89, 631.93, 631.95, 632.72 (2), 632.728, 632.729, 632.745 to 632.749, 632.775, 632.79, 632.795, 632.798, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.861, 632.862, 632.867, 632.87 (2) to (6) (8), 632.871, 632.885, 632.89, 632.895 (5) and (8) to (17), 632.896, and 632.897 (10) and chs. 609, 620, 630, 635, 645, and 646, but the sponsoring association shall: ****Note: This is reconciled s. 185.983 (1) (intro.). This Section has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: -1147/P1, -1151/P2, -1153/P1, -1156/P1, and -1157/P1.
AB43,24036536Section 2403. 194.025 of the statutes is amended to read: AB43,,65376537194.025 Discrimination prohibited. No motor carrier may engage in any practice, act or omission which results in discrimination on the basis of race, creed, sex or, national origin, or status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r). AB43,24046538Section 2404. 196.01 (2n) of the statutes is created to read: AB43,,65396539196.01 (2n) “Digital equity” means all individuals and communities have the information technology capacity needed to fully participate in society. AB43,24056540Section 2405. 196.01 (5) (b) 8. of the statutes is created to read: AB43,,65416541196.01 (5) (b) 8. A person who supplies electricity through the person’s electric vehicle charging station to users’ electric vehicles, if the person does not otherwise directly or indirectly provide electricity to the public. AB43,24066542Section 2406. 196.025 (1h) of the statutes is created to read: AB43,,65436543196.025 (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. AB43,,65446544(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. AB43,,65456545(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. AB43,,65466546(d) The commission shall consider the social cost of carbon in determining whether to issue certificates under ss. 196.49 and 196.491 (3). AB43,24076547Section 2407. 196.027 (1) (d) 3. of the statutes is created to read: AB43,,65486548196.027 (1) (d) 3. The retiring of any existing electric generating facility fueled by nonrenewable combustible energy resources. AB43,24086549Section 2408. 196.027 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read: AB43,,65506550196.027 (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. AB43,24096551Section 2409. 196.218 (5) (a) 12. of the statutes is repealed. AB43,24106552Section 2410. 196.218 (5) (a) 15. of the statutes is created to read: AB43,,65536553196.218 (5) (a) 15. To administer a digital equity program for the purposes specified under s. 196.504 (10). AB43,24116554Section 2411. 196.31 (2r) of the statutes is created to read: AB43,,65556555196.31 (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 affecting low-income populations. AB43,24126556Section 2412. 196.37 (7) of the statutes is created to read: AB43,,65576557196.37 (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. AB43,24136558Section 2413. 196.372 (3) (e) 2. (intro.) and b. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 196.372 (3) (e) 2. and amended to read: AB43,,65596559196.372 (3) (e) 2. The commission may not approve an application under subd. 1. unless the application satisfies all of the following conditions: b. Any states that any loan provided may not be forgiven by the water public utility or the municipality. AB43,24146560Section 2414. 196.372 (3) (e) 2. a. of the statutes is repealed. AB43,24156561Section 2415. 196.374 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 196.374 (1) (d) (intro.) and amended to read: