Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session

Wisconsin Assembly Bill AB825 Compare Versions

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4	4	2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 825
5	5	December 22, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives BALDEH, ANDRACA, BARE,
6	6	CONSIDINE, STUBBS, CONLEY, MOORE OMOKUNDE, EMERSON, JACOBSON, PALMERI,
7	7	SUBECK, JOERS, NEUBAUER, OHNSTAD, CLANCY, J. ANDERSON, SHELTON, SINICKI,
8	8	VINING, MADISON and DRAKE, cosponsored by Senators ROYS, TAYLOR,
9	9	HESSELBEIN, LARSON and SMITH. Referred to Committee on Energy and
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12	12	AN ACT to create 101.02 (7r) (h) and 101.028 of the statutes; relating to:
13	13	creating a stretch energy code.
14	14	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
15	15	This bill requires the Department of Safety and Professional Services to create
16	16	a stretch energy code working group, which is required to establish a stretch energy
17	17	code.
18	18	Under current law, DSPS promulgates rules setting design requirements for
19	19	construction and equipment for the purpose of energy conservation in public
20	20	buildings and places of employment (commonly known as the “energy conservation
21	21	code”). In general, a local unit of government is prohibited from enacting or enforcing
22	22	an ordinance establishing minimum standards for constructing, altering, or adding
23	23	to public buildings or buildings that are places of employment unless that ordinance
24	24	strictly conforms to applicable DSPS rules.
25	25	The bill requires the stretch energy code working group to establish the stretch
26	26	energy code, which must have separate components for commercial and residential
27	27	buildings and must establish minimum energy efficiency requirements that may
28	28	exceed the requirements of the energy conservation code. The bill provides that any
29	29	county, city, village, or town may by ordinance adopt the residential or commercial
30	30	components of the stretch energy code, or both, and make the adopted requirements
31	31	of the stretch energy code applicable within the county, city, village, or town.
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36	36	For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
37	37	an appendix to this bill.
38	38	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
39	39	enact as follows:
40	40	SECTION 1. 101.02 (7r) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
41	41	101.02 (7r) (h) Notwithstanding par. (a), a county, city, village, or town may
42	42	enact and enforce an ordinance establishing an energy code that is stricter than rules
43	43	promulgated by the department under s. 101.027 (2) if the ordinance is in strict
44	44	conformity with the stretch energy code established by the stretch energy code
45	45	working group under s. 101.028 (2).
46	46	SECTION 2. 101.028 of the statutes is created to read:
47	47	101.028 Stretch energy code. (1) The department shall create a stretch
48	48	energy code working group consisting of the secretary, or his or her designee, and
49	49	other members appointed by the secretary, or his or her designee, who are any of the
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51	51	(a) An employee of the department.
52	52	(b) An industry leader in deep clean energy.
53	53	(c) A nonprofit leader focused on scaling climate solutions.
54	54	(d) A representative from a municipality that has a climate action plan.
55	55	(2) No later than December 31, 2023, the stretch energy code working group
56	56	shall establish the stretch energy code, which shall have separate components for
57	57	commercial and residential buildings and shall establish minimum energy efficiency
58	58	requirements that may exceed the minimum energy efficiency requirements
59	59	established in the energy conservation code under s. 101.027.
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84	84	(3) A county, city, village, or town may by ordinance adopt the residential or
85	85	commercial components of the stretch energy code, or both, and make the adopted
86	86	requirements of the stretch energy code applicable within the county, city, village, or
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88	88	SECTION 3.0Nonstatutory provisions.
89	89	(1) The authorized FTE positions for the department of safety and professional
90	90	services are increased by 1.0 GPR project position, to be funded from the
91	91	appropriation under s. 20.165 (1) (a), for the purpose of administering the creation
92	92	of the stretch energy code under s. 101.028.
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