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2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 825
December 22, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives BALDEH, ANDRACA, BARE,
CONSIDINE, STUBBS, CONLEY, MOORE OMOKUNDE, EMERSON, JACOBSON, PALMERI,
SUBECK, JOERS, NEUBAUER, OHNSTAD, CLANCY, J. ANDERSON, SHELTON, SINICKI,
VINING, MADISON and DRAKE, cosponsored by Senators ROYS, TAYLOR,
HESSELBEIN, LARSON and SMITH. Referred to Committee on Energy and
Utilities.
***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE***
AN ACT to create 101.02 (7r) (h) and 101.028 of the statutes; relating to:
creating a stretch energy code.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires the Department of Safety and Professional Services to create
a stretch energy code working group, which is required to establish a stretch energy
code.
Under current law, DSPS promulgates rules setting design requirements for
construction and equipment for the purpose of energy conservation in public
buildings and places of employment (commonly known as the “energy conservation
code”). In general, a local unit of government is prohibited from enacting or enforcing
an ordinance establishing minimum standards for constructing, altering, or adding
to public buildings or buildings that are places of employment unless that ordinance
strictly conforms to applicable DSPS rules.
The bill requires the stretch energy code working group to establish the stretch
energy code, which must have separate components for commercial and residential
buildings and must establish minimum energy efficiency requirements that may
exceed the requirements of the energy conservation code. The bill provides that any
county, city, village, or town may by ordinance adopt the residential or commercial
components of the stretch energy code, or both, and make the adopted requirements
of the stretch energy code applicable within the county, city, village, or town.
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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:
SECTION 1. 101.02 (7r) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
101.02 (7r) (h) Notwithstanding par. (a), a county, city, village, or town may
enact and enforce an ordinance establishing an energy code that is stricter than rules
promulgated by the department under s. 101.027 (2) if the ordinance is in strict
conformity with the stretch energy code established by the stretch energy code
working group under s. 101.028 (2).
SECTION 2. 101.028 of the statutes is created to read:
101.028 Stretch energy code. (1) The department shall create a stretch
energy code working group consisting of the secretary, or his or her designee, and
other members appointed by the secretary, or his or her designee, who are any of the
following:
(a) An employee of the department.
(b) An industry leader in deep clean energy.
(c) A nonprofit leader focused on scaling climate solutions.
(d) A representative from a municipality that has a climate action plan.
(2) No later than December 31, 2023, the stretch energy code working group
shall establish the stretch energy code, which shall have separate components for
commercial and residential buildings and shall establish minimum energy efficiency
requirements that may exceed the minimum energy efficiency requirements
established in the energy conservation code under s. 101.027.
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(3) A county, city, village, or town may by ordinance adopt the residential or
commercial components of the stretch energy code, or both, and make the adopted
requirements of the stretch energy code applicable within the county, city, village, or
town.
SECTION 3.0Nonstatutory provisions.
(1) The authorized FTE positions for the department of safety and professional
services are increased by 1.0 GPR project position, to be funded from the
appropriation under s. 20.165 (1) (a), for the purpose of administering the creation
of the stretch energy code under s. 101.028.
(END)
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