AB50,1271,16 3. Legal fees.

AB50,1271,17 4. The cost of investigations or remedial action conducted outside this state.

AB50,1271,18 5. Costs for financing eligible activities under par. (b).

AB50,1271,22 (7) Application for aid. An applicant for aid under this section shall submit an application on a form prescribed by the department and shall include any information the department finds necessary to evaluate the eligibility of the project and amount of aid to be awarded.

AB50,1272,5 (8) Rules; records. The department shall promulgate rules to administer the program under this section, including rules prescribing the criteria for determining the amount of aid to be awarded, the records that must be maintained by an applicant, and the periods for which those records must be retained. The department may inspect any document in the possession of an applicant or any other person if the document is relevant to an application for aid under this section.

AB50,2567 Section 2567. 292.67 of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,1272,8 292.67 PFAS community grant program. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB50,1272,9 (a) “Class B firefighting foam” has the meaning given in s. 299.48 (1) (a).

AB50,1272,11 (b) “Municipality” means a city, village, town, county, tribal governing body, utility district, lake protection district, sewerage district, or municipal airport.

AB50,1272,12 (c) “PFAS” means a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance.

AB50,1272,16 (2) Financial assistance. The department shall administer a program to provide grants from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (mw) to municipalities that meet the requirements under sub. (3) for the purpose of conducting any of the eligible activities under sub. (4).

AB50,1272,18 (3) Eligibility prerequisites. A grant may be awarded under sub. (2) only if one of the following has occurred:

AB50,1272,22 (a) The municipality tested or trained with a class B firefighting foam that contained intentionally added PFAS in accordance with applicable state and federal law, or a 3rd party tested or trained with a class B firefighting foam that contained intentionally added PFAS within the area controlled by the municipality.

AB50,1273,2 (b) The municipality applied biosolids to land under a permit issued by DNR under s. 283.31.

AB50,1273,6 (c) PFAS are impacting the municipality’s drinking water supply or surface water or groundwater within the area controlled by the municipality and the responsible party is unknown or is unwilling or unable to take the necessary response actions.

AB50,1273,8 (d) PFAS contamination in groundwater is impacting private wells within the area controlled by the municipality.

AB50,1273,10 (4) Eligible activities. The department may award a grant under sub. (2) for any of the following activities:

AB50,1273,12 (a) Investigating potential PFAS impacts to the air, land, or water at a site or facility for the purpose of reducing or eliminating environmental contamination.

AB50,1273,14 (b) Treating or disposing of PFAS-containing firefighting foam containers from a municipal site or facility.

AB50,1273,16 (c) Sampling a private water supply within 3 miles of a site or facility known to contain PFAS or to have caused a PFAS discharge.

AB50,1273,18 (d) Assisting owners of private wells with the cost of installation of filters, treatment, or well replacement.

AB50,1273,20 (e) Providing a temporary emergency water supply, a water treatment system, or bulk water to replace water contaminated with PFAS.

AB50,1273,22 (f) Conducting emergency, interim, or remedial actions to mitigate, treat, dispose of, or remove PFAS contamination to the air, land, or waters of the state.

AB50,1274,4 (g) Removing or treating PFAS in a public water system using the most cost- effective method to provide safe drinking water in areas where PFAS levels exceed the maximum contaminant level for PFAS under ch. 281 or an enforcement standard for PFAS under ch. 160 or where the state has issued a health advisory for PFAS.

AB50,1274,7 (h) Creating a new public water system or connecting private well owners to an existing public water system in an area in which there is widespread PFAS contamination in private water supplies.

AB50,1274,11 (i) Sampling and testing water for PFAS contamination in a public, private, or tribal elementary or secondary school, a child care center that is licensed under s. 48.65, a child care program that is established or contracted for under s. 120.13 (14), or a child care provider that is certified under s. 48.651.

AB50,1274,15 (5) Application. A municipality shall apply for a grant on a form prescribed by the department and shall include any information that the department finds necessary to determine the eligibility of the project, identify the funding requested, determine the priority of the project, and calculate the amount of a grant.

AB50,1274,17 (6) Evaluation criteria. The department, in awarding grants under this section, shall consider all of the following criteria:

AB50,1274,20 (a) The municipality’s demonstrated commitment to performing and completing eligible activities, including the municipality’s financial commitment and ability to successfully administer grants.