| 1 | 1 | | LRB-5764/1 |
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| 2 | 2 | | MCP:amn |
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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 1119 |
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| 5 | 5 | | February 23, 2024 - Introduced by Representatives B ILLINGS, PALMERI, C. |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANDERSON, J. ANDERSON, ANDRACA, BALDEH, CLANCY, CONLEY, CONSIDINE, |
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| 7 | 7 | | DRAKE, JACOBSON, JOERS, NEUBAUER, OHNSTAD, RATCLIFF, SHANKLAND, SINICKI, |
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| 8 | 8 | | SNODGRASS, STUBBS, SUBECK and MOORE OMOKUNDE, cosponsored by Senators |
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| 9 | 9 | | PFAFF, LARSON, ROYS, SMITH, SPREITZER and AGARD. Referred to Committee on |
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| 10 | 10 | | Environment. |
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| 11 | 11 | | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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| 12 | 12 | | AN ACT to amend 227.139 (4) (b); and to create 227.139 (4) (am) of the statutes; |
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| 13 | 13 | | relating to: creating an exemption to certain requirements for rules |
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| 14 | 14 | | promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources relating to groundwater |
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| 15 | 15 | | protection standards for PFAS. |
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| 16 | 16 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 17 | 17 | | Current law requires an agency to suspend working on a permanent rule if it |
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| 18 | 18 | | determines that the proposed rule may result in more than $10,000,000 in |
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| 19 | 19 | | implementation and compliance costs over any two-year period. This bill creates an |
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| 20 | 20 | | exemption from this requirement for any proposed Department of Natural Resources |
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| 21 | 21 | | rule that relates to establishing groundwater protection standards for perfluoroalkyl |
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| 22 | 22 | | or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). |
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| 23 | 23 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 24 | 24 | | enact as follows: |
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| 25 | 25 | | SECTION 1. 227.139 (4) (am) of the statutes is created to read: |
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| 26 | 26 | | 227.139 (4) (am) This section does not apply to a proposed rule of the |
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| 27 | 27 | | department of natural resources relating to establishment of groundwater |
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| 36 | 36 | | SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 1119 |
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| 37 | 37 | | protection standards for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances under s. 160.07 |
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| 38 | 38 | | or 160.15. |
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| 39 | 39 | | SECTION 2. 227.139 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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| 40 | 40 | | 227.139 (4) (b) If the department of natural resources believes that par. (a) or |
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| 41 | 41 | | (am) applies to a proposed rule, the department shall include a statement to that |
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| 42 | 42 | | effect in any economic impact analysis prepared under s. 227.137 for the proposed |
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| 43 | 43 | | rule. |
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| 44 | 44 | | (END) |
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