This bill divides various fees related to pesticides, fertilizer and soil and plant
additives, the proceeds of which are deposited in the agrichemical management fund,
into fees and surcharges and suspends the surcharges for one year.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB555, s. 1 1Section 1. 25.46 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB555,2,32 25.46 (4) The moneys specified under s. 94.68 (4) (b), (bm) and (bt) for
3groundwater management.
SB555, s. 2 4Section 2. 25.465 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB555,2,65 25.465 (1) The fees and any surcharges imposed under s. 94.64 (3) (c), (3m) (b)
6and (4) (a) and (d).
SB555, s. 3 7Section 3. 25.465 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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125.465 (2) The fees and any surcharges imposed under s. 94.65 (2) (a), (3) (b)
2and (6) (a) 1.
SB555, s. 4 3Section 4. 25.465 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB555,3,44 25.465 (2m) The fees imposed under s. 94.66 (4).
SB555, s. 5 5Section 5. 25.465 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB555,3,66 25.465 (3) The fees and any surcharges specified under s. 94.68 (4) (a).
SB555, s. 6 7Section 6. 25.465 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB555,3,88 25.465 (4) The fees and surcharges imposed under s. 94.685 (3).
SB555, s. 7 9Section 7. 25.465 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB555,3,1010 25.465 (4m) The fees imposed under s. 94.702 (3).
SB555, s. 8 11Section 8. 25.465 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB555,3,1212 25.465 (5) The fees and any surcharges imposed under s. 94.703 (3).
SB555, s. 9 13Section 9. 25.465 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB555,3,1414 25.465 (6) The fees and any surcharges imposed under s. 94.704 (3).
SB555, s. 10 15Section 10. 94.64 (3) (c) 1. a. and c. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:
SB555,3,1916 94.64 (3) (c) 1. a. For each business location and each mobile unit that the
17applicant uses to manufacture fertilizer in this state and that is not licensed under
18s. 94.685 or 94.703, $50 $25 plus an agricultural chemical clean-up surcharge of $25,
19except that no surcharge is due for the license year beginning on August 15, 1997
.
SB555,3,2220 c. If the applicant distributes fertilizer but does not manufacture it in this state,
21$50 $25 plus an agricultural chemical clean-up surcharge of $25, except that no
22surcharge is due for the license year beginning on August 15, 1997
.
SB555,3,2423 2. The department shall deposit the fees and surcharges collected under this
24paragraph in the agrichemical management fund.
SB555, s. 11 25Section 11. 94.64 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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194.64 (4) (a) A person who sells or distributes fertilizer in this state shall pay
2to the department a fee of 70 25 cents per ton plus an agricultural chemical clean-up
3surcharge of 45 cents per ton
for all fertilizers sold or distributed in this state, except
4that no surcharge is due for fertilizers sold or distributed in this state from July 1,
51996, to June 30, 1997,
with a minimum fee payment of $25 for 25 tons or less. This
6The fee shall not be and surcharge are not applicable to fertilizer materials or
7products sold to manufacturers or exchanged between them for further
8manufacturing or further processing. The department shall deposit the fees and
9surcharges
collected under this paragraph in the agrichemical management fund.
SB555, s. 12 10Section 12. 94.65 (6) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB555,4,1711 94.65 (6) (a) 1. Annually by March 31, file with the department a tonnage report
12setting forth the number of tons of each soil or plant additive distributed during the
13preceding year by that person or by any other person authorized under sub. (3) (a)
142. to distribute under the name of that person and pay to the department an
15inspection fee of 70 25 cents per ton plus an agricultural chemical clean-up
16surcharge of 45 cents per ton
so distributed, except that no inspection fee is due for
17soil or plant additives distributed during 1997
. The minimum total fee is $25.
SB555, s. 13 18Section 13. 94.68 (3) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB555,4,2319 94.68 (3) (a) 1m. "Industrial pesticide" means a pesticide that is not a
20household pesticide and that either is solely labeled for use on wood and contains
21pentachlorophenol, coal tar creosote or inorganic arsenical wood preservatives or is
22solely labeled for use in controlling algae, fungi, bacteria, other microscopic
23organisms or mollusks in or on one or more of the following:
SB555,4,2524 a. Textiles, paper, leather, plastic, vinyl or other synthetic materials, metal or
25rubber.
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1b. Paints, varnishes, lubricants, fuels and industrial fluids, including
2adhesives, additives and pigments.
SB555,5,53 c. Commercial, manufacturing or industrial processes, equipment, devices or
4containers, other than those used in the production or storage of human food or
5animal feed.
SB555,5,66 d. Cooling or heating systems.
SB555,5,77 e. Medical equipment.
SB555,5,88 f. Drinking water systems.
SB555, s. 14 9Section 14. 94.68 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB555,5,1110 94.68 (3) (a) 2. "Nonhousehold pesticide" means a pesticide that is not a
11household pesticide or an industrial pesticide.
SB555, s. 15 12Section 15. 94.68 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 94.68 (3) (b) 1. and
13amended to read:
SB555,5,1714 94.68 (3) (b) 1. A licensee shall pay an annual license fee for each pesticide
15product to be sold or distributed by the licensee in the license year that is based on
16the volume of the licensee's sales of the pesticide product for use within the this state
17during the preceding year.
SB555,5,19 182. The fee under this paragraph shall be the following amount for each
19household pesticide product:
SB555,5,2020 a. For no sales or sales of less than $25,000, $235 $265.
SB555,5,2121 b. For sales equal to or greater than $25,000, but less than $75,000, $720 $750.
SB555,5,2222 c. For sales equal to or greater than $75,000, $1,470 $1,500.
SB555, s. 16 23Section 16. 94.68 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
SB555,5,2524 94.68 (3) (b) 3. The fee under this paragraph shall be the following amount for
25each industrial or nonhousehold pesticide:
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1a. For no sales or sales of less than $25,000, $315.
SB555,6,22 b. For sales equal to or greater than $25,000, but less than $75,000, $860.
SB555,6,33 c. For sales equal to or greater than $75,000, $3,060.
SB555, s. 17 4Section 17. 94.68 (3) (bg) of the statutes is repealed.
SB555, s. 18 5Section 18. 94.68 (3) (br) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB555,6,116 94.68 (3) (br) In addition to the fees under par. (b), a licensee shall pay a an
7agricultural chemical clean-up
surcharge for each nonhousehold pesticide product
8to be sold or distributed by the licensee in the license year that is based on the volume
9of the licensee's sales of the nonhousehold pesticide product for use within the state
10during the preceding year, except that no surcharge is due on sales from October 1,
111995, to September 30, 1996
. The surcharge shall be the following amount:
SB555,6,1212 1. For no sales or sales of less than $25,000, $90 $10.
SB555,6,1313 2. For sales equal to or greater than $25,000, but less than $75,000, $340 $200.
SB555,6,1514 3. For sales equal to or greater than $75,000, an amount equal to the sum of
15$1,590 plus
1.3% of those sales.
SB555, s. 19 16Section 19. 94.68 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB555,6,1917 94.68 (4) (a) 1. An amount equal to the difference between all of the license fees
18and surcharges received under sub. (3) (b), (c) and (e) and all of the amounts
19deposited under pars. (b), (bm) (bt) and (c).
SB555, s. 20 20Section 20. 94.68 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB555,6,2321 94.68 (4) (b) The department shall deposit in the environmental fund for
22groundwater management an amount equal to $50 of the amount received for each
23household pesticide product under sub. (3) (b), (c) and (e).
SB555, s. 21 24Section 21. 94.68 (4) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
SB555, s. 22 25Section 22. 94.68 (4) (bt) of the statutes is amended to read:
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194.68 (4) (bt) The department shall deposit in the environmental fund for
2groundwater management all of the an amount equal to $30 for each household
3pesticide product under sub. (3) (b), (c) and (e) for
hazardous waste collection and
4disposal surcharges received under sub. (3) (bg).
SB555, s. 23 5Section 23. 94.685 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB555,7,146 94.685 (3) A licensee shall pay an annual license fee for each location from
7which the licensee sells restricted-use pesticides, including any new location opened
8during the license period. A licensee who opens a new sales location during the
9license period may not sell a restricted-use pesticide from the new location unless
10the licensee has paid the license fee for that new sales location. The amount of the
11license fee is $100 $50 plus an agricultural chemical clean-up surcharge of $50 for
12each location, except that if the a location is also licensed under s. 94.703 the license
13fee is $50
surcharge does not apply to that location and except that for the license
14year beginning on January 1, 1997, no surcharge is due under this subsection
.
SB555, s. 24 15Section 24. 94.703 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB555,7,2216 94.703 (3) (a) A licensee under this section shall pay an annual license fee of
17$125 $50 plus an agricultural chemical clean-up surcharge of $75. If the licensee
18operates from more than one business location in this state, the licensee shall also
19pay a fee of $125 the license fee and the surcharge for each additional business
20location operated by the licensee, including each new business location added during
21the license year. No agricultural chemical clean-up surcharge is due under this
22paragraph for the license year beginning on January 1, 1997.
SB555, s. 25 23Section 25. 94.704 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
24is amended to read:
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194.704 (3) (a) Except as provided under par. (b), a licensee under this section
2shall pay an annual license fee of $60 $35 plus an agricultural chemical clean-up
3surcharge of $25, except that no agricultural chemical clean-up surcharge is due for
4the license year beginning on January 1, 1997
. The department shall deposit all
5license fees and surcharges collected under this paragraph in the agrichemical
6management fund.
SB555, s. 26 7Section 26. 94.73 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB555,8,108 94.73 (1) (g) "Nonhousehold pesticide" has the meaning given in s. 94.68 (3) (a)
92., except that it does not include pentachlorophenol, inorganic arsenical wood
10preservatives and coal tar creosote.
SB555, s. 27 11Section 27. 94.73 (6) (b) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:
SB555,8,1412 94.73 (6) (b) 1. An amount equal to 75% 80% of the corrective action costs that
13exceed $7,500 for a person required to be licensed under ss. 94.64 to 94.71 or that
14exceed $3,000 for any other person but that do not exceed $100,000.
SB555,8,1815 2. If the corrective action includes groundwater remediation ordered by the
16department under sub. (2) or by the department of natural resources under s. 144.76
17(7) (c), 80% 85% of the corrective action costs that exceed $100,000 but that do not
18exceed $300,000.
SB555, s. 28 19Section 28. 94.73 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB555,8,2420 94.73 (6) (d) If the corrective action is related to a discharge that occurred in
21the course of transporting an agricultural chemical, the reimbursement under par.
22(b) is limited to 75% 80% of the corrective action costs that exceed $7,500 for a person
23required to be licensed under ss. 94.64 to 94.71 or that exceed $3,000 for any other
24person but that do not exceed $50,000.
SB555, s. 29 25Section 29. 94.73 (7) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
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194.73 (7) (f) Before the first day of the 2nd month beginning after the effective
2date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], the department shall make a
3payment to each person that received reimbursement under this section before the
4effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], equal to 6.667% of the
5amount of that reimbursement up to $69,375 and 6.25% of any amount by which that
6reimbursement exceeded $69,375.
SB555, s. 30 7Section 30. 159.09 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB555,9,178 159.09 (3) (b) Adopt an ordinance to enforce the program established under
9sub. (2) (a). The ordinance may include a schedule of forfeitures to be imposed for
10violations of that ordinance. The ordinance may authorize the responsible unit or
11person designated under par. (a) to refuse to accept solid waste at the recycling
12facility or site if the solid waste is a container for an industrial pesticide, as defined
13in s. 94.68 (3) (a) 1m., or
a nonhousehold pesticide, as defined in s. 94.68 (3) (a) 2.,
14is contaminated or is otherwise in a condition that makes recycling infeasible. The
15ordinance may require a person to use a facility for the recycling of solid waste or for
16the recovery of resources from solid waste, as defined in s. 159.13 (1) (d), only as
17provided under s. 159.13.
SB555, s. 31 18Section 31. Nonstatutory provisions.
SB555,9,2419 (1)  Recommendations for fee and surcharge revisions. The department of
20agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall develop recommendations for
21revising the fees and surcharges that are paid into the agrichemical management
22fund, taking into account the reimbursement of environmental costs under the
23agricultural chemical cleanup program and the other financial needs of the
24agrichemical management programs of the department. The department shall

1submit the recommendations to the legislature in the manner provided under section
213.172 (2) of the statutes no later than December 31, 1996.
SB555,10,33 (End)
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