SB45,253423Section 2534. 281.57 (7) (c) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin
24Act 59, is amended to read:
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1281.57 (7) (c) 1. Metropolitan sewerage districts that serve 1st class cities are
2limited in each fiscal year to receiving total grant awards not to exceed 33 percent of
3the sum of the amounts in the schedule for that fiscal year for the appropriation
4under s. 20.165 (2) (kf) and the amount authorized under sub. (10) for that fiscal
5year plus the unencumbered balance at the end of the preceding fiscal year for the
6amount authorized under sub. (10). This subdivision is not applicable to grant
7awards provided during fiscal years 1985-86, 1986-87, 1988-89 and 1989-90.
SB45,25358Section 2535. 281.59 (4) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1254,209281.59 (4) (f) Revenue obligations may be contracted by the building
10commission when it reasonably appears to the building commission that all
11obligations incurred under this subsection, and all payments under an agreement
12or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.55 (6) with respect to revenue
13obligations issued under this subsection, can be fully paid on a timely basis from
14moneys received or anticipated to be received. Revenue obligations issued under
15this subsection for the clean water fund program and safe drinking water loan
16program shall not exceed $2,526,700,000 $3,323,300,000 in principal amount,
17excluding obligations issued to refund outstanding revenue obligation notes. The
18building commission may contract additional revenue obligations in an amount up
19to $24,700,000. The building commission may contract additional revenue
20obligations in an amount up to $46,000,000.
SB45,253621Section 2536. 281.61 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1255,1322281.61 (6) Priority list. The department shall establish a priority list that
23ranks each safe drinking water loan program project. The department shall
24promulgate rules for determining project rankings that, to the extent possible, give

1priority to projects that address the most serious risks to human health, that are
2necessary to ensure compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 USC 300f to
3300j-26, and that assist applicants that are most in need on a per household basis,
4according to affordability criteria specified in the rules. For the purpose of ranking
5projects under this subsection, the department shall treat a project to upgrade a
6public water system to provide continuous disinfection of the water that it
7distributes as if the public water system were a surface water system that federal
8law requires to provide continuous disinfection. For the purpose of ranking projects
9under this subsection, if the department of health services has recommended an
10enforcement standard for a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance, the
11department of natural resources shall treat a project relating to that perfluoroalkyl
12or polyfluoroalkyl substance as if a maximum contaminant level for that substance
13has been attained or exceeded.
SB45,253714Section 2537. 281.61 (8) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,1255,1715281.61 (8) (b) The department of administration shall allocate the amount
16appropriated under s. 20.320 (2) (a) to projects involving forgivable loans to private
17users of public water systems to replace lead service lines.
SB45,253818Section 2538. 281.73 of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,1255,2119281.73 Winter road safety improvement grants. (1) The department
20shall develop and administer a program to provide financial assistance to
21municipalities for eligible expenditures for equipment critical to winter road safety.
SB45,1255,2222(2) An individual grant awarded under this section may not exceed $75,000.
SB45,1256,323(3) The department shall promulgate rules necessary to administer this
24section, including rules that specify criteria for determining eligible recipients and

1expenditures, which shall include expenditures for live-edge blades, salt spreader
2control systems, brine mixers, and structural upgrades to salt storage facilities to
3prevent ground water contamination.
SB45,1256,54(4) From the appropriation under s. 20.370 (6) (aa), the department may
5award grants to eligible recipients for eligible expenditures under this section.
SB45,25396Section 2539. 281.75 (1) (b) (intro.), 1., 2. and 3. of the statutes are amended
7to read:
SB45,1256,98281.75 (1) (b) (intro.) Contaminated well or contaminated private water
9supply means a well or private water supply which that does any of the following:
SB45,1256,12101. Produces water containing one or more substances of public health concern
11in excess of a primary maximum contaminant level promulgated in the national
12drinking water standards in 40 CFR 141 and 143;.
SB45,1256,14132. Produces water containing one or more substances of public health concern
14in excess of an enforcement standard under ch. 160; or.
SB45,1256,18153. Is subject to a written advisory opinion, issued by the department or the
16department of health services, containing a specific descriptive reference to the well
17or private water supply and recommending that the well or private water supply not
18be used because of potential human health risks.
SB45,254019Section 2540. 281.75 (1) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,1256,2120281.75 (1) (b) 4. Produces water containing at least 10 parts per billion of
21arsenic or at least 10 parts per million of nitrate nitrogen.
SB45,254122Section 2541. 281.75 (1) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,1257,323281.75 (1) (b) 5. Produces water containing levels of a perfluoroalkyl or
24polyfluoroalkyl substance in excess of the maximum level set out in any applicable

1federal or state health advisory for that substance, if no primary maximum
2contaminant level under 40 CFR 141 and 143 or enforcement standard under ch.
3160 for that substance has been promulgated.
SB45,25424Section 2542. 281.75 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1257,65281.75 (1) (f) Private water supply means a residential water supply or, a
6livestock water supply, or a transient noncommunity water supply.
SB45,25437Section 2543. 281.75 (1) (gm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45,1257,138281.75 (1) (gm) Transient noncommunity water supply means a water
9system that serves at least 25 persons at least 60 days of the year but does not
10regularly serve at least 25 of the same persons over 6 months per year. Transient
11noncommunity water supply does not include a public water system that serves at
12least 15 service connections used by year-round residents or regularly serves at
13least 25 year-round residents.
SB45,254414Section 2544. 281.75 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45,1257,1815281.75 (4m) (a) In order to be eligible for an award under this section, the
16annual family income of the landowner or lessee of property on which is located a
17contaminated water supply or a well subject to abandonment may not exceed
18$65,000 $100,000.
SB45,254519Section 2545. 281.75 (5) (f) of the statutes is amended to read: