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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 5,
TO ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO ASSEMBLY BILL 56
June 25, 2019 - Offered by Representatives Shankland, Milroy, Hebl, Hesselbein,
Billings, Anderson, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Considine, Crowley, Doyle,
Emerson, Fields, Goyke, Gruszynski, Haywood, Hintz, Kolste, McGuire, B.
Meyers
, L. Myers, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Pope, Riemer, Sargent, Sinicki,
Spreitzer, Stubbs, Stuck, Subeck, C. Taylor, Vining, Vruwink and
Zamarripa.
AB56-ASA1-AA5,1,11 At the locations indicated, amend the substitute amendment as follows:
AB56-ASA1-AA5,1,2 21. Page 1, line 3: before that line insert:
AB56-ASA1-AA5,1,3 3 Section 1m. 1.12 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA5,1,54 1.12 (3) (d) Carbon-free electricity. It is the goal of the state that all electricity
5produced within the state is 100 percent carbon-free by January 1, 2050.”.
AB56-ASA1-AA5,1,6 62. Page 3, line 10: after that line insert:
AB56-ASA1-AA5,1,7 7 Section 27b. 13.48 (26m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA5,2,28 13.48 (26m) Lead service line replacement. The legislature finds and
9determines that the prevalence of lead service lines in connections to public water
10systems poses a public health hazard and that processes for reducing lead entering
11drinking water from such pipes requires additional treatment of wastewater. It is

1therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to assist
2private users of public water systems in replacing lead service lines.”.
AB56-ASA1-AA5,2,3 33. Page 4, line 19: after that line insert:
AB56-ASA1-AA5,2,4 4 Section 38m. 15.105 (34) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA5,2,85 15.105 (34) Office of sustainability and clean energy. There is created in the
6department of administration an office to be known as the office of sustainability and
7clean energy. The office shall be under the direction and supervision of a director who
8shall be appointed by the governor to serve at the governor's pleasure.”.
AB56-ASA1-AA5,2,9 94. Page 4, line 20: after that line insert:
AB56-ASA1-AA5,2,10 10 Section 42. 15.345 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA5,2,1411 15.345 (9) Bureau of natural resources science. There is created in the
12division responsible for fish, wildlife, and parks in the department of natural
13resources a bureau of natural resources science. The bureau director shall report to,
14and serve as the science advisor to, the secretary of natural resources.” .
AB56-ASA1-AA5,2,15 155. Page 6, line 11: after that line insert:
AB56-ASA1-AA5,2,16 16 Section 77m. 16.954 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA5,2,18 1716.954 Office of sustainability and clean energy. (1) Definitions. In this
18section:
AB56-ASA1-AA5,2,1919 (a) “Office” means the office of sustainability and clean energy.
AB56-ASA1-AA5,2,2020 (b) “Public utility” has the meaning given in s. 196.01 (5).
AB56-ASA1-AA5,2,22 21(2) Initiatives. The office shall work on initiatives that have the following
22goals:
AB56-ASA1-AA5,2,2423 (a) Promoting the development and use of clean and renewable energy across
24this state.
AB56-ASA1-AA5,3,3
1(b) Advancing innovative sustainability solutions in ways that improve this
2state's economy and environment, including energy initiatives that reduce carbon
3emissions, accelerate economic growth, and lower customer energy costs.
AB56-ASA1-AA5,3,64 (c) Diversifying the resources used to reliably meet the energy needs of
5consumers in this state and generate family-supporting jobs through the expansion
6of this state's clean energy economy.
AB56-ASA1-AA5,3,7 7(3) Other duties. The office shall do all of the following:
AB56-ASA1-AA5,3,108 (b) Provide advice and support to state agencies in developing or retrofitting
9sustainable infrastructure to reduce energy use and lessen negative impacts on this
10state's air and water quality.
AB56-ASA1-AA5,3,1311 (c) Study and report on the status of existing clean and renewable energy
12efforts by the state, including economic development initiatives, and develop future
13energy policy opportunities for consideration by the governor and state agencies.
AB56-ASA1-AA5,3,1614 (d) Serve as a single point of contact to assist businesses, local units of
15government, and nongovernmental organizations that are pursuing clean energy
16opportunities.
AB56-ASA1-AA5,3,1817 (e) Identify and share information about clean energy funding opportunities
18for private, and state and local governmental entities.
AB56-ASA1-AA5,3,2019 (f) Perform duties necessary to maintain federal energy funding and any
20designations required for such funding.
AB56-ASA1-AA5,3,2321 (i) Take other steps necessary to facilitate the implementation of the initiatives
22and goals specified in sub. (2) and to identify and address barriers to the
23implementation of those initiatives.
AB56-ASA1-AA5,4,3
1(4) Clean energy grants. The office shall establish a program for making
2grants from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (q) to fund research in support of
3clean energy production.
AB56-ASA1-AA5,4,8 4(5) Technical assistance. (a) The office may provide technical assistance to
5units of government other than the state to assist in the planning and
6implementation of energy efficiency and renewable resources and may charge for
7those services. The office may request technical and staff assistance from other state
8agencies in providing technical assistance to those units of government.
AB56-ASA1-AA5,4,129 (b) The office may require a public utility to provide energy billing and use data
10regarding public schools, if the office determines that the data is necessary to provide
11technical assistance under par. (a) in public schools, including those with the highest
12energy costs.
AB56-ASA1-AA5,4,1413 (c) The office shall consult with the public service commission in implementing
14this subsection.”.
AB56-ASA1-AA5,4,15 156. Page 10, line 19: delete lines 19 to 25 and substitute:
AB56-ASA1-AA5,4,16 16 Section 122m. 18.06 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1-AA5,4,2217 18.06 (9) Clean water fund program and safe drinking water loan program
18bonds.
Notwithstanding sub. (4), the sale of bonds under this subchapter to provide
19revenue for the clean water fund program or the safe drinking water loan program
20may be a private sale to the environmental improvement fund under s. 25.43, if the
21bonds sold are held or owned by the environmental improvement fund, or a public
22sale, as provided in the authorizing resolution.”.
AB56-ASA1-AA5,5,3
17. Page 32, line 6: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
2$563,000 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $563,000 for the
3soil and water resource management program under s. 92.14.
AB56-ASA1-AA5,5,7 48. Page 33, line 2: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
5$617,900 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $617,900 for
6support of local land conservation personnel under the soil and water resource
7management program under s. 92.14.
AB56-ASA1-AA5,5,10 89. Page 33, line 3: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
9$150,000 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $150,000 for the
10purpose of soil and water resource management grants and contracts.
AB56-ASA1-AA5,5,13 1110. Page 33, line 3: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
12$250,000 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $250,000 for the
13purpose of providing producer-led watershed protection grants.
AB56-ASA1-AA5,5,18 1411. Page 74, line 16: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
15$335,400 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $335,400 for the
16purpose of increasing wages and associated fringe costs for LTE staff in state parks
17and recreational areas and for supplies and services related to increased costs of
18operating new electrical campsites.
AB56-ASA1-AA5,5,22 1912. Page 82, line 16: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
20$150,000 for the purpose of developing a department-wide model to identify and
21prioritize sites with likely contamination by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
22substances.
AB56-ASA1-AA5,6,4
113. Page 82, line 16: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
2$50,000 for the purpose of conducting a survey of local and state emergency
3responders to determine the level of use of fire fighting foam that contains
4perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
AB56-ASA1-AA5,6,8 514. Page 83, line 12: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
6$61,600 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $82,100 to
7increase the authorized FTE positions for the department of natural resources by 1.0
8SEG scientist position.
AB56-ASA1-AA5,6,12 915. Page 83, line 13: increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
10$61,600 and increase the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 by $82,100 to
11increase the authorized FTE positions for the department of natural resources by 1.0
12SEG scientist position.
AB56-ASA1-AA5,6,14 1316. Page 83, line 17: decrease the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 by
14$200,000 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.
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