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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 45 |
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| 5 | 5 | | February 20, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives KNODL, STEFFEN, ARMSTRONG, |
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| 6 | 6 | | BEHNKE, BRANDTJEN, DALLMAN, DITTRICH, DONOVAN, DUCHOW, GUNDRUM, |
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| 7 | 7 | | KITCHENS, KURTZ, MACCO, MURPHY, MURSAU, RETTINGER, RODRIGUEZ, ROZAR, |
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| 8 | 8 | | SNYDER, SORTWELL, SWEARINGEN, TITTL, TUSLER and ZIMMERMAN, cosponsored |
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| 9 | 9 | | by Senators BRADLEY, FEYEN, NASS, STROEBEL, TESTIN, TOMCZYK, WANGGAARD |
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| 10 | 10 | | and WIMBERGER. Referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities. |
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| 11 | 11 | | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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| 12 | 12 | | AN ACT to create 66.04045 of the statutes; relating to: restricting local |
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| 13 | 13 | | regulation of utility service based on the type or source of energy. |
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| 14 | 14 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 15 | 15 | | This bill prohibits a city, village, town, or county from placing any restriction |
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| 16 | 16 | | on the connection or reconnection of a utility service based on the type or source of |
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| 17 | 17 | | energy to be provided. The bill also prohibits a city, village, town, or county from |
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| 18 | 18 | | discriminating against a public utility or a liquified petroleum gas retailer, as |
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| 19 | 19 | | defined in the bill, based in whole or in part on the nature or source of the service to |
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| 20 | 20 | | be provided to a consumer within the political subdivision. The bill provides that it |
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| 21 | 21 | | does not affect the authority of a city, village, town, or county to either 1) manage or |
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| 22 | 22 | | operate a public utility; or 2) take steps designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions |
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| 23 | 23 | | from facilities and operations of the city, village, town, or county, including |
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| 24 | 24 | | purchasing renewable energy. |
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| 25 | 25 | | For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as |
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| 26 | 26 | | an appendix to this bill. |
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| 27 | 27 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 28 | 28 | | enact as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | SECTION 1. 66.04045 of the statutes is created to read: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 66.04045 Limitations on regulation of utility services. (1) DEFINITIONS. |
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| 31 | 31 | | In this section: |
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| 38 | 38 | | SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 45 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (a) “Greenhouse gas” has the meaning given in s. 285.78 (1) (c). |
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| 40 | 40 | | (b) “Political subdivision” means a city, village, town, or county. |
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| 41 | 41 | | (c) “Public utility” has the meaning given in s. 196.01 (5). |
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| 42 | 42 | | (d) “Utility service” means any of the following: |
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| 43 | 43 | | 1. Service, including electric, manufactured gas, liquefied petroleum gas, |
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| 44 | 44 | | natural gas, hydrogen, fuel oil, a renewable source, or any other source, supplied by |
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| 45 | 45 | | a public utility that is capable of providing and authorized to provide the service for |
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| 46 | 46 | | the property of an individual or entity. |
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| 47 | 47 | | 2. Service to supply liquified petroleum gas for the property of an individual |
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| 48 | 48 | | or entity by a retailer, as defined under s. 101.16 (1) (d). |
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| 49 | 49 | | (2) AUTHORITY TO RESTRICT SYSTEMS LIMITED. (a) No political subdivision may |
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| 50 | 50 | | do any of the following: |
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| 51 | 51 | | 1. Place any restriction, either directly or in effect, on the connection or |
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| 52 | 52 | | reconnection of a utility service based upon the type or source of energy to be |
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| 53 | 53 | | delivered to an individual consumer within the political subdivision. |
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| 54 | 54 | | 2. Discriminate against a public utility or a retailer, as defined under s. 101.16 |
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| 55 | 55 | | (1) (d), based in whole or in part on the nature or source of the utility service provided |
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| 56 | 56 | | for an individual consumer within the political subdivision. |
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| 57 | 57 | | (b) This section does not affect the authority of a political subdivision to do any |
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| 58 | 58 | | of the following: |
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| 59 | 59 | | 1. Manage or operate a public utility. |
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| 60 | 60 | | 2. Take steps designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from facilities and |
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| 61 | 61 | | operations of the political subdivision, including purchasing renewable energy. |
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| 87 | 87 | | SECTION 1 |
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| 88 | 88 | | ASSEMBLY BILL 45 |
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| 89 | 89 | | (c) Nothing in this section shall affect the approval requirements established |
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| 90 | 90 | | under s. 196.58 (6). |
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