Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session

Wisconsin Assembly Bill AB1059 Compare Versions

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4	4	2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 1059
5	5	February 2, 2024 - Introduced by Representatives BODDEN, BEHNKE, GOEBEN,
6	6	BRANDTJEN, DITTRICH, RETTINGER, SCHMIDT, GUNDRUM, MURPHY and WICHGERS.
7	7	Referred to Committee on Environment.
8	8	*AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
9	9	AN ACT to repeal 285.675 (1) (a), 285.675 (3) (d), 299.83 and 299.85; to
10	10	consolidate, renumber and amend 285.675 (1) (intro.) and (b); to amend
11	11	23.50 (1) and 299.95; and to create 66.0441 and 299.87 of the statutes;
12	12	relating to: eliminating the green tier program and the environmental
13	13	compliance audit program and restricting governmental actions with regard to
14	14	certain international programs and organizations.
15	15	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
16	16	This bill repeals the green tier program and the environmental compliance
17	17	audit program, both administered by the Department of Natural Resources, and
18	18	limits certain activities of DNR and local governments with regard to international
19	19	programs and organizations.
20	20	Green tier program
21	21	Under current law, DNR administers the green tier program, under which
22	22	qualified participants voluntarily agree to improve their environmental
23	23	performance in return for incentives provided by DNR. There are two tiers of
24	24	participation in the program, both of which require the participant to have an
25	25	environmental management system that meets certain requirements and to conduct
26	26	internal audits of the system. In addition, a tier II participant must commit to annual
27	27	audits of its environmental management system by DNR and must demonstrate that
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36	36	it has a record of superior environmental performance. Incentives for participation
37	37	in the program range from public recognition and use of a program logo by tier I
38	38	participants to negotiating reduced frequency of inspections by tier II participants.
39	39	The bill repeals this program.
40	40	Environmental compliance audit program
41	41	Under current law, DNR also administers the environmental compliance audit
42	42	program. Under the program, an entity that is subject to environmental regulations
43	43	may limit liability for certain violations by voluntarily submitting an environmental
44	44	compliance audit report to DNR that identifies corrective actions to be taken. If the
45	45	entity meets certain requirements, including remedying violations within specified
46	46	time frames, civil enforcement is deferred and criminal prosecution may be limited.
47	47	The bill repeals this program.
48	48	Governmental policies related to certain international organizations
49	49	Under the bill, no political subdivisions of this state may enter into an
50	50	agreement, provide moneys to, or receive moneys from a nongovernmental or
51	51	intergovernmental organization that is accredited or enlisted by the United Nations
52	52	to assist in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, a resolution that was adopted
53	53	on September 25, 2015, by the General Assembly of the United Nations entitled
54	54	“Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.”
55	55	The bill also provides that neither DNR nor any political subdivision may adopt
56	56	or implement a policy recommendation that originated in or that is traceable to the
57	57	2030 Agenda or any other international law or ancillary plan of action if the adoption
58	58	or implementation results in the infringement or restriction of private property
59	59	rights without due process or otherwise contravenes the U.S. Constitution or the
60	60	Constitution of the State of Wisconsin.
61	61	For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
62	62	printed as an appendix to this bill.
63	63	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
64	64	enact as follows:
65	65	SECTION 1. 23.50 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
66	66	23.50 (1) The procedure in ss. 23.50 to 23.85 applies to all actions in circuit
67	67	court to recover forfeitures, plus costs, fees, and surcharges imposed under ch. 814,
68	68	for violations of ss. 77.09, 90.21, 134.60, 167.10 (3), 167.31 (2), 281.48 (2) to (5),
69	69	283.33, 285.57 (2), 285.59 (2), (3) (c) and (4), 287.07, 287.08, 287.81, and 299.64 (2),
70	70	subch. VI of ch. 77, this chapter, and chs. 26 to 31, ch. 169, and ch. 350, and any
71	71	administrative rules promulgated thereunder, violations specified under s. 280.98
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83	83	(2) or 285.86, violations of s. 281.36 if the department chooses to proceed under s.
84	84	281.36 (14) (f), violations of ch. 951 if the animal involved is a captive wild animal,
85	85	violations of rules of the Kickapoo reserve management board under s. 41.41 (7) (k),
86	86	violations to which s. 299.85 (7) (a) 2. or 4. applies, or violations of local ordinances
87	87	enacted by any local authority in accordance with s. 23.33 (11) (am), 23.335 (21) (a),
88	88	or 30.77.
89	89	SECTION 2. 66.0441 of the statutes is created to read:
90	90	66.0441 Policies related to international organizations. (1) In this
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92	92	(a) “2030 Agenda” means the resolution adopted on September 25, 2015, by the
93	93	General Assembly of the United Nations entitled “Transforming our world: the 2030
94	94	Agenda for Sustainable Development.”
95	95	(b) “Political subdivision” means a city, village, town, or county.
96	96	(2) (a) No political subdivision may adopt or implement a policy
97	97	recommendation that originated in or that is traceable to the 2030 Agenda or any
98	98	other international law or ancillary plan of action if the adoption or implementation
99	99	results in the infringement or restriction of private property rights without due
100	100	process or otherwise contravenes the U.S. Constitution or the Constitution of the
101	101	State of Wisconsin.
102	102	(b) No political subdivision may enter into an agreement, provide moneys to,
103	103	or receive moneys from a nongovernmental or intergovernmental organization that
104	104	is accredited or enlisted by the United Nations to assist in the implementation of the
105	105	2030 Agenda.
106	106	SECTION 3. 285.675 (1) (intro.) and (b) of the statutes are consolidated,
107	107	renumbered 285.675 (1) and amended to read:
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135	135	285.675 (1) In this section: (b) “Registration, “registration permit" means an
136	136	air pollution control permit under s. 285.60 (2g).
137	137	SECTION 4. 285.675 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
138	138	SECTION 5. 285.675 (3) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
139	139	SECTION 6. 299.83 of the statutes is repealed.
140	140	SECTION 7. 299.85 of the statutes is repealed.
141	141	SECTION 8. 299.87 of the statutes is created to read:
142	142	299.87 Policies related to international organizations. The department
143	143	may not adopt or implement a policy recommendation that originated in or that is
144	144	traceable to the 2030 Agenda, as defined in s. 66.0441 (1) (a), or any other
145	145	international law or ancillary plan of action if the adoption or implementation
146	146	results in the infringement or restriction of private property rights without due
147	147	process or otherwise contravenes the U.S. Constitution or the Constitution of the
148	148	State of Wisconsin.
149	149	SECTION 9. 299.95 of the statutes is amended to read:
150	150	299.95 Enforcement; duty of department of justice; expenses. The
151	151	attorney general shall enforce chs. 281 to 285 and 289 to 295 and this chapter, except
152	152	ss. 285.57, 285.59, and 299.64, and all rules, special orders, licenses, plan approvals,
153	153	permits, and water quality certifications of the department, except those
154	154	promulgated or issued under ss. 285.57, 285.59, and 299.64 and except as provided
155	155	in ss. 281.36 (14) (f), and 285.86 and 299.85 (7) (am). Except as provided in s. 295.79
156	156	(1), the circuit court for Dane county or for any other county where a violation
157	157	occurred in whole or in part has jurisdiction to enforce chs. 281 to 285 and 289 to 295
158	158	or this chapter or the rule, special order, license, plan approval, permit, or
159	159	certification by injunctional and other relief appropriate for enforcement. For
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189	189	purposes of this proceeding where chs. 281 to 285 and 289 to 295 or this chapter or
190	190	the rule, special order, license, plan approval, permit or certification prohibits in
191	191	whole or in part any pollution, a violation is considered a public nuisance. The
192	192	department of natural resources may enter into agreements with the department of
193	193	justice to assist with the administration of chs. 281 to 285 and 289 to 295 and this
194	194	chapter. Any funds paid to the department of justice under these agreements shall
195	195	be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (1) (k).
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