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3	3	2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
4	4	2023 SENATE BILL 1104
5	5	April 11, 2024 - Introduced by Senators PFAFF, AGARD, CARPENTER, HESSELBEIN, L.
6	6	JOHNSON, LARSON, ROYS, SMITH, SPREITZER and WIRCH, cosponsored by
7	7	Representatives BALDEH, BILLINGS, PALMERI, C. ANDERSON, J. ANDERSON,
8	8	ANDRACA, BARE, CONLEY, CONSIDINE, EMERSON, HONG, JOERS, NEUBAUER,
9	9	MOORE OMOKUNDE, OHNSTAD, RATCLIFF, SHELTON, SINICKI, STUBBS, SUBECK and
10	10	MADISON. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy.
11	11	*AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
12	12	AN ACT to renumber and amend 160.07 (5); to amend 20.370 (4) (ps), 227.137
13	13	(5), 227.19 (7), 281.61 (6) and 292.31 (1) (d) (intro.); and to create 20.370 (6) (af),
14	14	20.370 (6) (cs), 20.370 (6) (et), 92.14 (18), 160.07 (5) (b), 160.15 (4), 227.135 (6),
15	15	227.136 (8), 227.138 (3), 227.139 (5), 227.26 (5), 281.17 (8) (c), 281.73, 281.79,
16	16	283.31 (4) (g), 283.31 (4) (h), 292.31 (1) (d) 1m., 292.31 (11), 292.66, 292.67,
17	17	292.74, 299.485 and 299.487 of the statutes; relating to: regulating and
18	18	addressing PFAS, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures,
19	19	providing an exemption from rule-making procedures and emergency rule
20	20	procedures, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and
21	21	providing a penalty.
22	22	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
23	23	This bill makes various changes to existing programs, creates new programs
24	24	and standards, provides funding, and creates new positions to address
25	25	perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
26	26	Groundwater standards for PFAS
27	27	Under current law, the Department of Natural Resources maintains a list of
28	28	substances that have a reasonable probability of entering the groundwater resources
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41	41	of the state and that are shown to involve public health concerns. The Department
42	42	of Health Services recommends groundwater enforcement standards for substances
43	43	on this list, which DNR then proposes as DNR rules in its rule-making process.
44	44	The bill requires DNR to amend its rules to establish DHS's recommended
45	45	groundwater enforcement standard for any PFAS as the enforcement standard for
46	46	that substance. The bill exempts such rules from certain rulemaking requirements
47	47	that would otherwise apply under current law.
48	48	Drinking water standards for PFAS
49	49	The bill also requires DNR to amend its rules to establish DHS's recommended
50	50	groundwater enforcement standard for any PFAS as the maximum contaminant
51	51	level for public water systems and water suppliers. The bill exempts such rules from
52	52	certain rulemaking requirements that would otherwise apply under current law.
53	53	Under the bill, DNR must also require public water systems and water
54	54	suppliers to monitor for such PFAS in accordance with requirements under current
55	55	DNR rules. The bill also requires public water systems and water suppliers to use
56	56	certain specified treatment technologies as an interim best available technology to
57	57	treat PFAS for which DHS has recommended an enforcement standard. Public water
58	58	systems and water suppliers must also use laboratories certified to analyze drinking
59	59	water to conduct required testing, and must use the method detection limit for
60	60	reporting purposes.
61	61	Soil cleanup standards for PFAS
62	62	Under current law, when a responsible party conducts a cleanup action to
63	63	address soil contamination, the cleanup must be designed and implemented to
64	64	restore the contaminated soil to certain designated residual contaminant levels or
65	65	performance standards. Under the bill, DNR must require responsible parties to
66	66	establish residual contaminant levels for the cleanup of contaminated soil and
67	67	sediment, or select a soil performance standard, as a result of a discharge of any
68	68	PFAS.
69	69	Emergency rules for PFAS
70	70	The bill also requires DNR to promulgate emergency rules establishing
71	71	acceptable levels and standards, performance standards, monitoring requirements,
72	72	and required response actions for any PFAS that DNR determines may be harmful
73	73	to human health or the environment in drinking water, groundwater, surface water,
74	74	air (if the standards are needed to provide adequate protection for public health or
75	75	welfare), solid waste and solid waste facilities, beds of navigable waters, and soil and
76	76	sediment. These emergency rules must cover, at a minimum, PFOS, PFOA, PFHxS,
77	77	PFNA, and PFBS.
78	78	Rule-making exemptions for PFAS
79	79	Current law requires an agency to suspend working on a permanent rule if it
80	80	determines that the proposed rule may result in more than $10,000,000 in
81	81	implementation and compliance costs over any two-year period. Current law also
82	82	allows standing committees of the legislature and the Joint Committee for the
83	83	Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR) to review, approve, object to, or modify a
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88	88	be promulgated unless a bill is introduced and enacted that authorizes the
89	89	promulgation of the rule. In addition, current law allows JCRAR to suspend rules
90	90	that have already been promulgated; if the rule suspended is an emergency rule, the
91	91	agency that promulgated the emergency rule is prohibited from proposing a
92	92	permanent rule that contains the same substance as the suspended emergency rule.
93	93	The bill creates exemption from these provisions for any proposed or existing DNR
94	94	rule that establishes acceptable levels and standards, performance standards,
95	95	monitoring requirements, or required response actions for any PFAS compound or
96	96	group or class of PFAS in groundwater, drinking water, surface water, air, soil, or
97	97	sediment.
98	98	The bill also exempts such DNR rules from the requirements under current law
99	99	to prepare a statement of the scope of any proposed rule; to have the statement of
100	100	scope approved by the governor; to hold a preliminary public hearing on a proposed
101	101	rule if ordered to do so by JCRAR; to prepare an economic impact analysis of the
102	102	proposed rules; and to prepare a report to the legislature of final rules.
103	103	PFAS community grant program
104	104	The bill creates a PFAS community grant program, administered by DNR, to
105	105	address PFAS. Under the program, DNR must provide grants to cities, towns,
106	106	villages, counties, tribal governments, utility districts, lake protection districts,
107	107	sewerage districts, municipal airports, schools, and daycares (municipalities). DNR
108	108	may award a grant only if the applicant tested or trained with a PFAS-containing
109	109	fire fighting foam in accordance with applicable state and federal law, or if a third
110	110	party tested or trained with PFAS-containing fire fighting foam within three miles
111	111	of a public or private water supply; the applicant applied biosolids to land under a
112	112	water pollution permit issued by DNR; or PFAS are affecting the applicant's drinking
113	113	water supply or surface water or groundwater within the municipality and the
114	114	responsible party is unknown or is unwilling or unable to take the necessary
115	115	response actions.
116	116	Under the bill, grants provided under this program may be used to do any of the
117	117	following: 1) investigate potential PFAS impacts in order to reduce or eliminate
118	118	environmental contamination; 2) treat or dispose of PFAS-containing fire fighting
119	119	foam or fire fighting foam containers or purchase PFAS-free fire fighting foam; 3)
120	120	sample a private water supply within three miles of a site or facility known to contain
121	121	PFAS or to have caused a PFAS discharge; 4) provide a temporary emergency water
122	122	supply, a water treatment system, or bulk water to replace water contaminated with
123	123	PFAS; 5) conduct emergency, interim, or remedial actions to mitigate, treat, dispose
124	124	of, or remove PFAS contamination; 6) remove or treat PFAS in public water systems
125	125	in areas where PFAS levels exceed the maximum contaminant level for PFAS in
126	126	drinking water or an enforcement standard for PFAS in groundwater or in areas
127	127	where the state has issued a health advisory for PFAS; 7) sample and test water in
128	128	schools and daycares for PFAS contamination; or 8) pay the costs of a mediator to
129	129	negotiate between municipalities for an alternate source of clean drinking water.
130	130	An applicant for a grant under this program must apply on a form prescribed
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135	135	of the project, and calculate the amount of a grant. In awarding grants under this
136	136	program, DNR must consider the applicant's demonstrated commitment to
137	137	performing and completing eligible activities, including the applicant's financial
138	138	commitment and ability to successfully administer grants; the degree to which the
139	139	project will have a positive impact on public health and the environment; and any
140	140	other criteria that DNR finds necessary to prioritize the funds available for awarding
141	141	grants.
142	142	The bill creates a sum sufficient appropriation from the general fund for this
143	143	purpose.
144	144	County PFAS well testing grant program
145	145	The bill also creates a grant program, under which DNR provides grants to
146	146	counties to provide sampling and testing services to private well owners to sample
147	147	and test for PFAS, nitrates, bacteria, and lead. The bill appropriates $2,000,000 per
148	148	fiscal year from the segregated PFAS fund and creates one additional position at
149	149	DNR for this purpose.
150	150	Aid for private wells with PFAS contamination
151	151	The bill requires DNR to administer a program to provide financial assistance
152	152	to municipalities located in an area where soil is contaminated with PFAS. Under
153	153	the program, DNR would award grants from the PFAS fund to municipalities for
154	154	eligible costs related to (1) construction of a municipal water system, (2) connection
155	155	to an existing municipal water system, and (3) assisting owners of private wells, if
156	156	appropriate, with the cost of installation of filters, remediation, or well replacement.
157	157	PFAS under the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program
158	158	Under current law, the Department of Administration and DNR administer the
159	159	Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP), which provides financial assistance
160	160	from the environmental improvement program to municipalities, and to the private
161	161	owners of community water systems that serve municipalities, for projects that will
162	162	help the municipality comply with federal drinking water standards. DNR
163	163	establishes a funding priority list for SDWLP projects, and DOA allocates funding
164	164	for those projects.
165	165	The bill requires DNR, when ranking the priority of SDWLP projects, to rank
166	166	a project relating to PFAS in the same manner as if a maximum contaminant level
167	167	for PFAS had been attained or exceeded, if DHS has recommended an enforcement
168	168	standard for the type of PFAS involved in the project.
169	169	Products containing PFAS
170	170	Beginning January 1, 2028, the bill prohibits the sale or distribution of certain
171	171	products that contain intentionally added PFAS, including food packaging, cleaning
172	172	products, cosmetics, and textile furnishings. The bill prohibits the sale or
173	173	distribution of all products containing intentionally added PFAS beginning January
174	174	1, 2034. The bill provides certain exemptions to this ban, including by allowing DNR
175	175	to identify, by rule, products in which the use of PFAS is an unavoidable use.
176	176	The bill allows DNR to require manufacturers to test certain products for PFAS.
177	177	A person that violates the prohibition on sales and distribution is subject to a civil
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182	182	Mediator for municipalities seeking alternate water sources due to PFAS
183	183	The bill creates an option for DNR to appoint a neutral, third-party mediator
184	184	to help negotiate between municipalities and responsible parties when one
185	185	municipality needs to obtain an alternate water source or connect to a water source
186	186	within a different municipality as a result of PFAS contamination.
187	187	Under the bill, the mediator may assist the parties in coming to an agreement
188	188	or, if no agreement is reached, recommend a solution. The parties to the mediation
189	189	are responsible for the costs of mediation, as determined by the mediator. The
190	190	mediator may add additional parties to the negotiation if necessary, and DNR must
191	191	provide the mediator with technical assistance.
192	192	PFAS-containing fire fighting foam appropriation
193	193	Current law establishes a continuing appropriation from the environmental
194	194	fund for the collection of PFAS-containing fire fighting foam. The bill allows this
195	195	appropriation to also be used to provide assistance to local fire departments in
196	196	replacing PFAS-containing fire fighting foam with PFAS-free fire fighting foam.
197	197	WPDES permit conditions
198	198	Under current law, a wastewater treatment facility, and any person that wishes
199	199	to land spread biosolids or other sludge, must obtain a water pollution permit
200	200	(WPDES permit) from DNR. DNR is required to include conditions in such permits
201	201	to ensure compliance with water quality standards.
202	202	Under the bill, a WPDES permit that allows the permittee to land spread
203	203	biosolids must also include a condition that requires the permittee to test the sludge
204	204	for PFAS, and prohibits the land spreading of the biosolids if PFAS levels exceed
205	205	levels set by DNR in the WPDES permit. Additionally, a WPDES permit issued to
206	206	a treatment work must require the permittee to test all sludge for the presence of
207	207	PFAS and to report the testing results to DNR.
208	208	Access to information on solid or hazardous waste
209	209	In addition, the bill requires a person who generates solid or hazardous waste
210	210	at a site or facility under investigation by DNR to provide DNR with access to
211	211	information relating to any transportation to or treatment, storage, or disposal at
212	212	another site, facility, or location.
213	213	Proof of financial responsibility for PFAS contamination
214	214	The bill also provides that DNR may, if it determines doing so is necessary to
215	215	protect human health or the environment, require a person who possesses or controls
216	216	or who causes the discharge of PFAS, or who manufactures products that contain
217	217	intentionally added PFAS, to provide proof of financial responsibility for remediation
218	218	and long-term care to address contamination by a potential discharge of PFAS or
219	219	environmental pollution that may be caused by a discharge of PFAS. This financial
220	220	responsibility requirement does not apply to a municipality, fire department, fire
221	221	district, water utility, wastewater utility, agricultural producer, or the state.
222	222	Environmental justice impacts of PFAS transportation and disposal
223	223	The bill requires a person disposing of PFAS, or transporting PFAS for the
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228	228	will contribute to environmental justice concerns and to consider all reasonable
229	229	alternatives for transport and disposal of PFAS. The bill requires DNR to assist in
230	230	evaluating the environmental justice impacts of a person's PFAS disposal or
231	231	transportation.
232	232	PFAS disposal study
233	233	The bill requires DNR to study and analyze different options for disposing of
234	234	PFAS, including whether the transport of PFAS to certain locations for disposal
235	235	would present environmental justice concerns. The bill provides $2,000,000 in GPR
236	236	funding for this purpose.
237	237	Legacy PFAS contamination testing
238	238	The bill also requires DNR to test for PFAS contamination in soil and
239	239	groundwater in areas where biosolids have been land applied for at least 10 years
240	240	and where vulnerable aquifers are present. The bill provides $2,000,000 in GPR
241	241	funding for this purpose.
242	242	Statewide PFAS biomonitoring studies
243	243	The bill requires DHS to conduct biomonitoring studies across the state to
244	244	assess PFAS exposure levels and better understand the factors that affect PFAS
245	245	levels in residents of different communities. As part of these studies, DHS may
246	246	survey volunteer participants, test blood samples for PFAS, and analyze the results.
247	247	The bill authorizes 5.0 additional FTE positions in DHS to conduct these studies and
248	248	provides $630,000 in annual GPR funding for this purpose.
249	249	Report on regulating PFAS as a class
250	250	The bill also requires DNR and DHS to submit a joint report to the legislature,
251	251	no later than June 30, 2026, on the feasibility and advisability of regulating PFAS
252	252	as one or more classes of substances.
253	253	DATCP testing for PFAS
254	254	Under current law, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
255	255	Protection conducts several statewide monitoring programs, sampling programs,
256	256	and surveys related to testing groundwater quality for agricultural purposes. The
257	257	bill requires that, when collecting and testing samples under one of these statewide
258	258	programs, DATCP must also, at its discretion and where appropriate, test samples
259	259	for the presence of PFAS.
260	260	Funding for statewide PFAS sampling and testing
261	261	The bill also increases SEG funding for DNR by $1,480,000 in fiscal year
262	262	2023-24 and $730,000 in fiscal year 2024-25 for statewide PFAS sampling and
263	263	testing activities.
264	264	Funding for PFAS substance emergency measures
265	265	The bill also increases SEG funding for DNR by $900,000 annually for PFAS
266	266	emergency measures.
267	267	Funding for fire fighting foam collection
268	268	The bill also increases SEG funding for DNR by $1,000,000 for the purpose of
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273	273	Funding for PFAS outreach and awareness
274	274	The bill also increases GPR funding for DHS by $500,000 annually for PFAS
275	275	outreach and awareness activities.
276	276	DNR PFAS positions
277	277	The bill authorizes 12.0 additional GPR positions relating to PFAS in DNR and
278	278	provides funding for those positions.
279	279	DHS PFAS positions
280	280	The bill authorizes 4.0 additional GPR positions in DHS for the purpose of
281	281	recommending groundwater enforcement standards for PFAS and provides funding
282	282	for those positions.
283	283	For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
284	284	printed as an appendix to this bill.
285	285	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
286	286	enact as follows:
287	287	SECTION 1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
288	288	the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
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291	291	(6) ENVIRONMENTAL AIDS
292	292	(cs)Environmental aids - assistance
293	293	for private well owners; PFAS
294	294	fund SEG C 10,000,000 -0-
295	295	(et)Environmental aids - county
296	296	well testing grant program SEG C 2,000,000 2,000,000
297	297	SECTION 2. 20.370 (4) (ps) of the statutes is amended to read:
298	298	20.370 (4) (ps) Fire PFAS-containing fire fighting foam. As a continuing
299	299	appropriation, from the environmental fund, the amounts in the schedule for the
300	300	collection and disposal of PFAS-containing fire fighting foam collection and for
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316	316	providing assistance to local fire departments in replacing fire fighting foam that
317	317	contains PFAS with fire fighting foam that does not contain such substances.
318	318	SECTION 3. 20.370 (6) (af) of the statutes is created to read:
319	319	20.370 (6) (af) Environmental aids - PFAS community grant program. A sum
320	320	sufficient for the PFAS community grant program under s. 292.66.
321	321	SECTION 4. 20.370 (6) (cs) of the statutes is created to read:
322	322	20.370 (6) (cs) Environmental aids - assistance for private well owners; PFAS
323	323	fund. As a continuing appropriation, from the PFAS fund, the amounts in the
324	324	schedule for providing financial assistance under s. 281.73.
325	325	SECTION 5. 20.370 (6) (et) of the statutes is created to read:
326	326	20.370 (6) (et) Environmental aids - county well testing grant program. From
327	327	the PFAS fund, as a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the
328	328	county well testing grant program under s. 292.67.
329	329	SECTION 6. 92.14 (18) of the statutes is created to read:
330	330	92.14 (18) PFAS MONITORING. As part of any statewide monitoring program,
331	331	sampling program, or survey conducted by the department, any samples that are
332	332	collected and tested shall also, at the department's discretion and where appropriate,
333	333	be tested for the presence of any perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance.
334	334	SECTION 7. 160.07 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 160.07 (5) (a) and amended
335	335	to read:
336	336	160.07 (5) (a) Within Except as provided under par. (b), within 9 months after
337	337	transmitting the name of a substance to the department of health services under sub.
338	338	(2), the department of natural resources shall propose rules establishing the
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368	368	for that substance and publish the notice required under s. 227.16 (2) (e), 227.17 or
369	369	227.24 (3).
370	370	SECTION 8. 160.07 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
371	371	160.07 (5) (b) Within 9 months after transmitting the name of a perfluoroalkyl
372	372	or polyfluoroalkyl substance to the department of health services under sub. (2), the
373	373	department of natural resources shall amend its rules to establish the
374	374	recommendation of the department of health services as the enforcement standard
375	375	for that substance.
376	376	SECTION 9. 160.15 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
377	377	160.15 (4) Notwithstanding sub. (1), if an enforcement standard for a
378	378	perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance is adopted under s. 160.07 (5) (b), the
379	379	department shall apply a preventive action limit for that substance of 20 percent of
380	380	the concentration established as the enforcement standard, or 10 percent of the
381	381	concentration established as the enforcement standard if the substance has
382	382	carcinogenic, mutagenic, or teratogenic properties or interactive effects.
383	383	SECTION 10. 227.135 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
384	384	227.135 (6) This section does not apply to a proposed rule of the department
385	385	of natural resources establishing acceptable levels and standards, performance
386	386	standards, monitoring requirements, and required response actions for any
387	387	perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or group or class of such substances in
388	388	groundwater, drinking water, surface water, air, soil, or sediment.
389	389	SECTION 11. 227.136 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
390	390	227.136 (8) This section does not apply to a proposed rule of the department
391	391	of natural resources establishing acceptable levels and standards, performance
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420	420	perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or group or class of such substances in
421	421	groundwater, drinking water, surface water, air, soil, or sediment.
422	422	SECTION 12. 227.137 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
423	423	227.137 (5) This section does not apply to emergency rules promulgated under
424	424	s. 227.24, or to rules proposed by the department of natural resources establishing
425	425	acceptable levels and standards, performance standards, monitoring requirements,
426	426	and required response actions for any perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or
427	427	group or class of such substances in groundwater, drinking water, surface water, air,
428	428	soil, or sediment.
429	429	SECTION 13. 227.138 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
430	430	227.138 (3) This section does not apply to a proposed rule of the department
431	431	of natural resources establishing acceptable levels and standards, performance
432	432	standards, monitoring requirements, and required response actions for any
433	433	perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or group or class of such substances in
434	434	groundwater, drinking water, surface water, air, soil, or sediment.
435	435	SECTION 14. 227.139 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
436	436	227.139 (5) This section does not apply to a proposed rule of the department
437	437	of natural resources establishing acceptable levels and standards, performance
438	438	standards, monitoring requirements, and required response actions for any
439	439	perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or group or class of such substances in
440	440	groundwater, drinking water, surface water, air, soil, or sediment.
441	441	SECTION 15. 227.19 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
442	442	227.19 (7) NONAPPLICATION. This section does not apply to rules promulgated
443	443	under s. 227.24, or to rules proposed by the department of natural resources
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473	473	SENATE BILL 1104
474	474	requirements, and required response actions for any perfluoroalkyl or
475	475	polyfluoroalkyl substance or group or class of such substances in groundwater,
476	476	drinking water, surface water, air, soil, or sediment.
477	477	SECTION 16. 227.26 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
478	478	227.26 (5) This section does not apply to a proposed rule of the department of
479	479	natural resources establishing acceptable levels and standards, performance
480	480	standards, monitoring requirements, and required response actions for any
481	481	perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or group or class of such substances in
482	482	groundwater, drinking water, surface water, air, soil, or sediment.
483	483	SECTION 17. 281.17 (8) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
484	484	281.17 (8) (c) 1. The department shall amend its rules to establish the
485	485	department of health services' recommended enforcement standard for any
486	486	perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance as the maximum contaminant level for
487	487	public water systems and water suppliers.
488	488	2. The department shall require public water systems and water suppliers to
489	489	monitor the substances described under subd. 1. in accordance with the
490	490	requirements established under ss. NR 809.20 to 809.207, Wis. Adm. Code.
491	491	3. Public water systems and water suppliers shall use, as an interim best
492	492	available technology, granular activated carbon, powdered activated carbon, ion
493	493	exchange resins, nanofiltration, or reverse osmosis to treat the substances described
494	494	under subd. 1. and any other perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance for which
495	495	the department of health services has recommended an enforcement standard.
496	496	4. Public water systems and water suppliers shall use laboratories certified to
497	497	analyze drinking water to conduct testing under this paragraph, and shall use the
498	498	method detection limit for reporting purposes.
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526	526	5. This paragraph does not apply to any substance for which the department
527	527	has established a maximum contaminant level in an emergency rule or permanent
528	528	rule.
529	529	SECTION 18. 281.61 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
530	530	281.61 (6) PRIORITY LIST. The department shall establish a priority list that
531	531	ranks each safe drinking water loan program project. The department shall
532	532	promulgate rules for determining project rankings that, to the extent possible, give
533	533	priority to projects that address the most serious risks to human health, that are
534	534	necessary to ensure compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 USC 300f to
535	535	300j-26, and that assist applicants that are most in need on a per household basis,
536	536	according to affordability criteria specified in the rules. For the purpose of ranking
537	537	projects under this subsection, the department shall treat a project to upgrade a
538	538	public water system to provide continuous disinfection of the water that it distributes
539	539	as if the public water system were a surface water system that federal law requires
540	540	to provide continuous disinfection. For the purpose of ranking projects under this
541	541	subsection, if the department of health services has recommended an enforcement
542	542	standard for a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance, the department of
543	543	natural resources shall treat a project relating to that perfluoroalkyl or
544	544	polyfluoroalkyl substance as if a maximum contaminant level for that substance has
545	545	been attained or exceeded.
546	546	SECTION 19. 281.73 of the statutes is created to read:
547	547	281.73 Aid for private wells with PFAS contamination. (1) The
548	548	department shall administer a program to provide financial assistance to
549	549	municipalities located in an area where soil is contaminated with a perfluoroalkyl
550	550	or polyfluoroalkyl substance.
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580	580	(2) From the appropriation under s. 20.370 (6) (cs), the department shall issue
581	581	to eligible municipalities awards for eligible costs related to any of the following:
582	582	(a) Construction of a municipal water system.
583	583	(b) Connecting to an existing municipal water system.
584	584	(c) Assisting owners of private wells located in the municipality, if appropriate,
585	585	with the cost of installation of filters, remediation, or well replacement.
586	586	(3) The department shall promulgate rules necessary to administer this
587	587	section, including procedures for submission, review, and determination of
588	588	applications for assistance under this section. The rules promulgated under this
589	589	subsection shall give priority to providing assistance to owners of private wells
590	590	contaminated with a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance.
591	591	SECTION 20. 281.79 of the statutes is created to read:
592	592	281.79 Negotiations for alternate source of water due to PF AS
593	593	contamination. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section:
594	594	(a) “Municipality” means a city, village, town, county, utility district, lake
595	595	protection district, sewerage district, or municipal airport.
596	596	(b) “Private water supply” has the meaning given in s. 281.77 (1) (a).
597	597	(2) REQUEST FOR MEDIATOR. A municipality that contains private water supplies
598	598	that have been contaminated by perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances and
599	599	that is entitled to obtain an alternate source of water or to connect to a public water
600	600	supply or another private water supply under s. 281.75 or 281.77 may request that
601	601	the department appoint a mediator to assist in negotiations if the alternate source
602	602	of water is to be provided by or the connection is to be made to a water supply located
603	603	within another municipality.
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630	630	(3) LIST OF MEDIATORS. The department shall maintain a list of competent and
631	631	disinterested mediators qualified to perform the duties under this section. None of
632	632	the mediators may be employees of the department. Upon receiving a request from
633	633	a municipality under sub. (2), the secretary or his or her designee shall select 2 or 3
634	634	mediators from the list and inform the requesting municipality of the persons
635	635	selected. The municipalities and any responsible parties participating in
636	636	negotiation shall choose a mediator and shall notify the department of the person
637	637	selected, upon which the secretary or his or her designee shall appoint the mediator.
638	638	If the parties cannot agree on a mediator, the secretary or his or her designee shall
639	639	appoint a mediator.
640	640	(4) NEGOTIATION. The mediator, immediately upon being appointed, shall
641	641	contact the department, the municipalities, and any participating responsible
642	642	parties and shall schedule negotiating sessions. The mediator shall schedule the
643	643	first negotiating session no later than 20 days after being appointed. The mediator
644	644	may meet with all parties to the negotiation, individual parties, or groups of parties.
645	645	The mediator shall facilitate a discussion between the municipalities and any
646	646	participating responsible parties to attempt to reach an agreement on the provision
647	647	of an alternate source of water to the requesting municipality or the connection to
648	648	a public water supply or another private water supply and the contribution of funds
649	649	by the municipalities and any responsible parties.
650	650	(5) ADDITION OF PARTIES. The mediator shall permit the addition to the
651	651	negotiation, at any time, of any responsible party or any other person who wishes to
652	652	be a party to the negotiated agreement.
653	653	(6) AGREEMENT. The parties to the negotiation may enter into an agreement,
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683	683	SENATE BILL 1104
684	684	source of water to the requesting municipality or the connection to a public water
685	685	supply or another private water supply and the contribution of funds by the
686	686	municipalities and any responsible parties.
687	687	(7) FAILURE TO REACH AN AGREEMENT. If the parties to the negotiation are unable
688	688	to reach an agreement under sub. (6) by the end of the period of negotiation, the
689	689	mediator shall make a recommendation to the department and to the parties to the
690	690	negotiation regarding the provision of an alternate source of water to the requesting
691	691	municipality or the connection to a public water supply or another private water
692	692	supply and the contribution of funds by the municipalities and any responsible
693	693	parties.
694	694	(8) COSTS. The municipalities and any responsible parties that participate in
695	695	negotiations shall pay for the costs of the mediator, whether or not an agreement
696	696	among the parties is reached under sub. (6) or the parties accept the recommendation
697	697	of the mediator under sub. (7). The mediator shall determine an equitable manner
698	698	of paying for the costs of the mediator, which is binding.
699	699	(9) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. The department shall provide technical assistance
700	700	to a mediator at the request of the mediator. The department may limit the amount
701	701	of staff time allocated to each negotiation.
702	702	SECTION 21. 283.31 (4) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
703	703	283.31 (4) (g) That, if the permit allows for the land application of sludge, the
704	704	permittee will test the sludge for the presence of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl
705	705	substances before land applying the sludge, and will not apply the sludge if levels of
706	706	perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances exceed levels designated by the
707	707	department in the permit.
708	708	SECTION 22. 283.31 (4) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
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736	736	283.31 (4) (h) That, if the permittee is a treatment work, the permittee will test
737	737	all sludge for the presence of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances and report
738	738	the testing results to the department.
739	739	SECTION 23. 292.31 (1) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
740	740	292.31 (1) (d) Access to information. (intro.) Upon the request of any officer,
741	741	employee, or authorized representative of the department, any person who
742	742	generated, transported, treated, stored, or disposed of solid or hazardous waste
743	743	which that may have been disposed of at a site or facility under investigation by the
744	744	department and any person who generated solid or hazardous waste at a site or
745	745	facility under investigation by the department that was transported to, treated at,
746	746	stored at, or disposed of at another site, facility, or location shall provide the officer,
747	747	employee, or authorized representative access to any records or documents in that
748	748	person's custody, possession, or control which relate to:
749	749	SECTION 24. 292.31 (1) (d) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
750	750	292.31 (1) (d) 1m. The type and quantity of waste generated at the site or
751	751	facility that was transported to, treated at, stored at, or disposed of at another site,
752	752	facility, or location, and the dates and locations of these activities.
753	753	SECTION 25. 292.31 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
754	754	292.31 (11) SOIL CLEANUP STANDARDS FOR PFAS. The department shall require
755	755	responsible parties to establish residual contaminant levels for the cleanup of
756	756	contaminated soil and sediment, or select a soil performance standard, as a result
757	757	of a discharge of any perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance.
758	758	SECTION 26. 292.66 of the statutes is created to read:
759	759	292.66 PFAS community grant program. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section:
760	760	(a) “Class B fire fighting foam” has the meaning given in s. 299.48 (1) (a).
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790	790	(b) “Municipality” means a city, village, town, county, tribal governing body,
791	791	utility district, lake protection district, sewerage district, or municipal airport or a
792	792	public, private, or tribal elementary or secondary school, a child care center that is
793	793	licensed under s. 48.65, a child care program that is established or contracted for
794	794	under s. 120.13 (14), or a child care provider that is certified under s. 48.651.
795	795	(c) “PFAS” means a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance.
796	796	(2) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. The department shall administer a program to
797	797	provide grants from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (6) (af) to municipalities that
798	798	meet the requirements under sub. (3) for the purpose of conducting any of the eligible
799	799	activities under sub. (4).
800	800	(3) ELIGIBILITY PREREQUISITES. A grant may be awarded under sub. (2) only if
801	801	one of the following has occurred:
802	802	(a) The municipality tested or trained with a class B fire fighting foam that
803	803	contained intentionally added PFAS in accordance with applicable state and federal
804	804	law, or a 3rd party tested or trained with a class B fire fighting foam that contained
805	805	intentionally added PFAS within 3 miles of a public or private water supply.
806	806	(b) The municipality applied biosolids to land under a permit issued by the
807	807	department under s. 283.31.
808	808	(c) One or more PFAS are affecting the municipality's drinking water supply
809	809	or surface water or groundwater within the municipality and the responsible party
810	810	is unknown or is unwilling or unable to take the necessary response actions.
811	811	(4) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES. The department may award a grant under sub. (2) for
812	812	any of the following activities:
813	813	(a) Investigating potential PFAS impacts to the air, land, or water at a site or
814	814	facility for the purpose of reducing or eliminating environmental contamination.
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842	842	(b) Treating or disposing of PFAS-containing fire fighting foam or fire fighting
843	843	foam containers from a municipal site or facility or purchasing PFAS-free fire
844	844	fighting foam.
845	845	(c) Sampling a private water supply within 3 miles of a site or facility known
846	846	to contain PFAS or to have caused a PFAS discharge.
847	847	(d) Providing a temporary emergency water supply, a water treatment system,
848	848	or bulk water to replace water contaminated with PFAS.
849	849	(e) Conducting emergency, interim, or remedial actions to mitigate, treat,
850	850	dispose of, or remove PFAS contamination to the air, land, or waters of the state.
851	851	(f) Removing or treating PFAS in a public water system using the most
852	852	cost-effective method to provide safe drinking water in areas where PFAS levels
853	853	exceed the maximum contaminant level for PFAS under ch. 281 or an enforcement
854	854	standard for PFAS under ch. 160 or where the state has issued a health advisory for
855	855	PFAS.
856	856	(g) Paying a municipality's costs for a mediator under s. 281.79.
857	857	(h) Sampling and testing water for PFAS contamination in a public, private,
858	858	or tribal elementary or secondary school, a child care center that is licensed under
859	859	s. 48.65, a child care program that is established or contracted for under s. 120.13
860	860	(14), or a child care provider that is certified under s. 48.651.
861	861	(5) APPLICATION. A municipality shall apply for a grant on a form prescribed
862	862	by the department and shall include any information that the department finds
863	863	necessary to determine the eligibility of the project, identify the funding requested,
864	864	determine the priority of the project, and calculate the amount of a grant.
865	865	(6) EVALUATION CRITERIA. The department, in awarding grants under this
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896	896	(a) The municipality's demonstrated commitment to performing and
897	897	completing eligible activities, including the municipality's financial commitment
898	898	and ability to successfully administer grants.
899	899	(b) The degree to which the project will have a positive impact on public health
900	900	and the environment.
901	901	(c) Other criteria that the department finds necessary to prioritize the funds
902	902	available for awarding grants.
903	903	SECTION 27. 292.67 of the statutes is created to read:
904	904	292.67 County well testing grant program. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this
905	905	section:
906	906	(a) “PFAS” means a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance.
907	907	(b) “Private water supply" has the meaning given in s. 281.77 (1) (a).
908	908	(2) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. The department shall administer a program to
909	909	provide grants from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (6) (et) to counties for the
910	910	purpose of providing sampling and testing services to owners of private water
911	911	supplies to sample and test for PFAS, nitrates, bacteria, and lead.
912	912	SECTION 28. 292.74 of the statutes is created to read:
913	913	292.74 Financial responsibility for PFAS. The department may, if it
914	914	determines doing so is necessary to protect human health or the environment,
915	915	require a person who possesses or controls or who causes the discharge of a
916	916	perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance, and any person who manufactures any
917	917	product that contains intentionally added PFAS, as defined under s. 299.485 (c), to
918	918	provide proof of financial responsibility for conducting emergency response actions,
919	919	remedial actions, environmental repair, and long-term care to address
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948	948	substance or environmental pollution that may be caused by a discharge of such
949	949	substances. The department shall establish, by rule, the procedure for determining
950	950	whether requiring a proof of financial responsibility is necessary to protect human
951	951	health or the environment, and may establish requirements for types of financial
952	952	responsibility, methods for calculating amounts of financial responsibility, access
953	953	and default, bankruptcy notifications, and any other requirements the department
954	954	determines is necessary under this section. The proof of financial responsibility
955	955	required under this section shall be in addition to any other proof of financial
956	956	responsibility or financial assurance required under this chapter. This section does
957	957	not apply to a municipality, fire department, fire district, water utility, wastewater
958	958	utility, agricultural producer, or the state.
959	959	SECTION 29. 299.485 of the statutes is created to read:
960	960	299.485 Products containing PFAS. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section:
961	961	(a) “Fabric treatment" means a substance applied to fabric to give the fabric one
962	962	or more characteristics, such as stain or water resistance.
963	963	(b) “Food packaging" means a container applied to or providing a means to
964	964	market, protect, handle, deliver, serve, contain, or store a food or beverage. “Food
965	965	packaging” includes a unit package, an intermediate package, and a shipping
966	966	container; unsealed receptacles, such as carrying cases, crates, cups, plates, bowls,
967	967	pails, rigid foil and other trays, wrappers and wrapping films, bags, and tubs; and
968	968	an individually assembled part of a food package, such as any interior or exterior
969	969	blocking, bracing, cushioning, weatherproofing, exterior strapping, coating, closure,
970	970	ink, and label.
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998	998	(c) “Intentionally added PFAS" means PFAS that are deliberately added during
999	999	the manufacture of a product where the continued presence of PFAS is desired in the
1000	1000	final product or one of the product's components to perform a specific function.
1001	1001	(d) “Juvenile product” means a product designed or marketed for use by infants
1002	1002	and children under the age of 12, but does not include an electronic product such as
1003	1003	a personal computer, audio and video equipment, calculator, wireless phone, game
1004	1004	console, or any associated peripheral.
1005	1005	(e) “PFAS” means a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance.
1006	1006	(f) “Textile furnishings" means textile goods of a type customarily used in
1007	1007	households and businesses, including draperies, floor coverings, furnishings,
1008	1008	bedding, towels, and tablecloths.
1009	1009	(g) “Unavoidable use” means a use of PFAS that is protective or beneficial to
1010	1010	public health or safety or to the environment and for which there are no feasible
1011	1011	alternatives available with a lower risk to public health and the environment.
1012	1012	(2) PROHIBITIONS. (a) Beginning on January 1, 2028, no person may distribute,
1013	1013	sell, or offer for sale any of the following products if the product contains
1014	1014	intentionally added PFAS:
1015	1015	1. Food packaging, or food products contained in food packaging.
1016	1016	2. Carpets or rugs.
1017	1017	3. Cleaning products.
1018	1018	4. Cookware.
1019	1019	5. Cosmetics.
1020	1020	6. Dental floss.
1021	1021	7. Fabric treatments.
1022	1022	8. Juvenile products.
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1050	1050	9. Menstruation products.
1051	1051	10. Textile furnishings.
1052	1052	11. Ski wax.
1053	1053	12. Upholstered furniture.
1054	1054	13. A product for which the manufacturer has failed to provide the information
1055	1055	required under sub. (4).
1056	1056	(b) The department may, by rule, identify products, in addition to those under
1057	1057	par. (a) 1. to 13., by category or use that may not be distributed, sold, or offered for
1058	1058	sale, and designate effective dates for such prohibitions.
1059	1059	(c) Beginning on January 1, 2034, no person may distribute, sell, or offer for sale
1060	1060	any product that contains intentionally added PFAS, unless the department has
1061	1061	determined, by rule, that the use of PFAS in the product is an unavoidable use.
1062	1062	(3) EXEMPTIONS. This section does not apply to any of the following:
1063	1063	(a) A product for which federal law governs the presence of PFAS in the product
1064	1064	in a manner that preempts state law.
1065	1065	(b) Fire fighting foam regulated under s. 299.48.
1066	1066	(c) The sale or resale of a used product.
1067	1067	(d) A prosthetic or orthotic device, or any product that is a medical device or
1068	1068	drug or that is otherwise used in a medical setting or in medical applications
1069	1069	regulated by the U.S. food and drug administration.
1070	1070	(e) A product for which the department has determined, by rule, that the use
1071	1071	of PFAS in the product is an unavoidable use.
1072	1072	(4) INFORMATION REQUIRED. (a) On or before January 1, 2026, a manufacturer
1073	1073	of a product distributed, sold, or offered for sale that contains intentionally added
1074	1074	PFAS shall submit to the department a brief description of the product; the purpose
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1104	1104	for which PFAS is used in the product; the amount of each type of PFAS in the
1105	1105	product; the name, address, and phone number for the manufacturer; and any
1106	1106	additional information requested by the department as needed to implement this
1107	1107	section.
1108	1108	(b) A manufacturer shall submit the information required under par. (a)
1109	1109	whenever a new product that contains intentionally added PFAS is distributed, sold,
1110	1110	or offered for sale, and shall revise information provided to the department whenever
1111	1111	there is a significant change in the information.
1112	1112	(5) TESTING; CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE. If the department has reason to believe
1113	1113	that a product contains intentionally added PFAS and the product is being
1114	1114	distributed, sold, or offered for sale, the department may direct the manufacturer of
1115	1115	the product to, within 30 days, provide the department with testing results that
1116	1116	demonstrate the amount of each of the PFAS in the product. If testing shows that
1117	1117	the product does not contain intentionally added PFAS, the manufacturer shall
1118	1118	provide the department with the testing results and a certificate attesting that the
1119	1119	product does not contain intentionally added PFAS. If testing shows that the product
1120	1120	contains intentionally added PFAS, the manufacturer shall provide the department
1121	1121	with the testing results and the information required under sub. (4).
1122	1122	(6) FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. The manufacturer of any new product that
1123	1123	contains intentionally added PFAS that is distributed, sold, or offered for sale shall
1124	1124	provide proof of financial responsibility as required under s. 292.74.
1125	1125	(7) PENALTY. A person that violates sub. (2) (a) or (c) shall be subject to a
1126	1126	forfeiture of $100 for each violating product, for each day that the violation continues.
1127	1127	SECTION 30. 299.487 of the statutes is created to read:
1128	1128	299.487 Transportation and disposal of PFAS. (1) In this section:
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1156	1156	(a) “Environmental justice” means the fair treatment and meaningful
1157	1157	involvement of all individuals, regardless of race, color, national origin, educational
1158	1158	level, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement
1159	1159	of environmental laws, regulations, and policies to ensure that no population of color
1160	1160	or community of color, indigenous community, or low-income community shall be
1161	1161	exposed to a disproportionate burden of the negative human health and
1162	1162	environmental impacts of pollution or other environmental hazards.
1163	1163	(b) “PFAS” means a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance.
1164	1164	(2) A person disposing of PFAS, or transporting PFAS for the purpose of
1165	1165	disposal, shall attempt to the greatest extent possible to avoid disposing of PFAS in,
1166	1166	or transporting PFAS to, any location where such disposal or transportation will
1167	1167	contribute to environmental justice concerns and shall consider all reasonable
1168	1168	alternatives for transport and disposal of PFAS. The department shall assist any
1169	1169	person, upon request, in evaluating the environmental justice impacts of the person's
1170	1170	disposal or transportation of PFAS.
1171	1171	SECTION 31.0Nonstatutory provisions.
1172	1172	(1) EMERGENCY RULES FOR PFAS COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM. The department
1173	1173	of natural resources may use the procedure under s. 227.24 to promulgate emergency
1174	1174	rules relating to the PFAS community grant program under s. 292.66.
1175	1175	Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), when promulgating emergency rules under
1176	1176	this subsection, the department is not required to provide evidence that
1177	1177	promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the
1178	1178	preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to
1179	1179	provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.
1180	1180	Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (e) 1d. and 1g., for emergency rules promulgated under
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1210	1210	this subsection, the department is not required to prepare a statement of scope of the
1211	1211	rules or to submit the proposed rules in final draft form to the governor for approval.
1212	1212	(2) EMISSION STANDARDS FOR PFAS. If the department of health services has
1213	1213	recommended a groundwater enforcement standard for a perfluoroalkyl or
1214	1214	polyfluoroalkyl substance before the effective date of this subsection, the department
1215	1215	of natural resources is not required to begin promulgating rules establishing an
1216	1216	emission standard for that substance until 12 months beginning after the effective
1217	1217	date of this subsection.
1218	1218	(3) EMERGENCY RULES FOR PFAS IN DRINKING WATER, GROUNDWATER, SURFACE
1219	1219	WATER, SOLID WASTE, BEDS OF NAVIGABLE WATERS, AND CONTAMINATED SOIL AND SEDIMENT.
1220	1220	(a) The department of natural resources shall promulgate emergency rules
1221	1221	under s. 227.24 establishing acceptable levels and standards, performance
1222	1222	standards, monitoring requirements, and required response actions for any
1223	1223	perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or group or class of such substances that
1224	1224	the department determines may be harmful to human health or the environment in
1225	1225	the following:
1226	1226	1. Drinking water under s. 281.17 (8).
1227	1227	2. Groundwater under ss. 160.07 (5) and 160.15, except as provided under ss.
1228	1228	160.07 (5) (b) and 160.15 (4).
1229	1229	3. Surface water from point sources under ss. 283.11 (4) and 283.21 and from
1230	1230	nonpoint sources under s. 281.16.
1231	1231	4. Solid waste and solid waste facilities under chs. 289 and 291.
1232	1232	5. Beds of navigable waters under s. 30.20.
1233	1233	6. Soil and sediment under chs. 289 and 292.
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1260	1260	(b) The department of natural resources shall promulgate emergency rules
1261	1261	under s. 227.24 to do all of the following:
1262	1262	1. Add any perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or group or class of such
1263	1263	substances that the department determines may be harmful to human health or the
1264	1264	environment to the list of toxic pollutants under s. 283.21 (1) (a) for purposes of
1265	1265	setting toxic effluent standards or prohibitions under s. 283.11 (4).
1266	1266	2. Add to the list of hazardous constituents under s. 291.05 (4) any
1267	1267	perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or group or class of such substances for
1268	1268	which the department determines that the listing is necessary to protect public
1269	1269	health, safety, or welfare.
1270	1270	3. Administer and enforce ch. 292 in relation to remedial actions involving
1271	1271	perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances or a group or class of such substances.
1272	1272	4. Establish procedures for submission, review, and determination of
1273	1273	applications for assistance under s. 281.73.
1274	1274	(c) Notwithstanding any finding required under par. (a) or (b), emergency rules
1275	1275	promulgated under pars. (a) and (b) shall cover, at a minimum, perfluorooctane
1276	1276	sulfonic acid, perfluorooctanoic acid, perfluorohexane sulfonic acid,
1277	1277	perfluorononanoic acid, and perfluorobutane sulfonic acid and shall include
1278	1278	provisions for enforcing these standards, including requiring sampling, monitoring,
1279	1279	testing, and response actions.
1280	1280	(d) Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated
1281	1281	under pars. (a) and (b) remain in effect until July 1, 2026, or the date on which
1282	1282	permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a)
1283	1283	and (3), the department of natural resources is not required to provide evidence that
1284	1284	promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the
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1314	1314	preservation of public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide
1315	1315	a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.
1316	1316	(4) REPORT. No later than June 30, 2026, the department of natural resources
1317	1317	and the department of health services shall submit a joint report to the chief clerk
1318	1318	of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing
1319	1319	committees under s. 13.172 (3) having jurisdiction over matters relating to the
1320	1320	environment. The report shall describe the feasibility and advisability of regulating
1321	1321	perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances as one or more classes of substances.
1322	1322	(5) POSITION AUTHORIZATION — COUNTY WELL TESTING GRANT PROGRAM. The
1323	1323	authorized FTE positions for the department of natural resources are increased by
1324	1324	1.0 SEG position, to be funded from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (6) (et), for the
1325	1325	purpose of administering the county well testing grant program under s. 292.67.
1326	1326	(6) STATEWIDE BIOMONITORING STUDIES. The department of health services shall
1327	1327	conduct biomonitoring studies across the state to assess perfluoroalkyl and
1328	1328	polyfluoroalkyl substance exposure levels and better understand the factors that
1329	1329	affect perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance exposure levels in different
1330	1330	communities. The department may, as part of these studies, survey volunteer
1331	1331	participants, test blood samples for the presence and levels of perfluoroalkyl and
1332	1332	polyfluoroalkyl substances, and analyze the results.
1333	1333	SECTION 32.0Fiscal changes.
1334	1334	(1) POSITION AUTHORIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES; STATEWIDE BIOMONITORING
1335	1335	STUDIES. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department
1336	1336	of health services under s. 20.435 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24
1337	1337	is increased by $630,000 to conduct the studies under SECTION 31 (6) and to increase
1338	1338	the authorized FTE positions for the department by 5.0 GPR positions to serve as 1.0
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1366	1366	research scientist, 1.0 public health educator, 1.0 program manager and study
1367	1367	coordinator, 1.0 epidemiologist, and 1.0 outreach specialist. In the schedule under
1368	1368	s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of health services under s.
1369	1369	20.435 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $630,000 for
1370	1370	the same purposes.
1371	1371	(2) POSITION AUTHORIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES; GROUNDWATER ENFORCEMENT
1372	1372	STANDARDS. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the
1373	1373	department of health services under s. 20.435 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year
1374	1374	2023-24 is increased by $248,600 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the
1375	1375	department by 4.0 GPR research scientist positions for the purpose of recommending
1376	1376	enforcement standards for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances under s.
1377	1377	160.07. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department
1378	1378	of health services under s. 20.435 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25
1379	1379	is increased by $248,600 to provide funding for the positions authorized under this
1380	1380	subsection.
1381	1381	(3) POSITION AUTHORIZATIONS; NATURAL RESOURCES; PFAS ACTION PLAN
1382	1382	IMPLEMENTATION. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the
1383	1383	department of natural resources under s. 20.370 (4) (ma), the dollar amount for fiscal
1384	1384	year 2023-24 is increased by $729,400 and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25
1385	1385	is increased by $934,200 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department
1386	1386	by 12.0 GPR positions and 1.0 GPR 4-year project position for the purpose of
1387	1387	implementing the 2020 PFAS Action Plan published by the Wisconsin PFAS Action
1388	1388	Council. The FTE positions shall be placed in the department as follows: 2.0 FTE
1389	1389	positions to assist in conducting deposition monitoring, to develop and prioritize a
1390	1390	list of sources that may be emitting PFAS compounds into the air, and to develop
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1419	1419	SENATE BILL 1104
1420	1420	control technology standards; 3.0 FTE positions for drinking and groundwater
1421	1421	monitoring; 2.0 FTE positions to assess necessary actions to limit exposure to PFAS;
1422	1422	2.0 FTE positions to develop water quality guidelines and standards related to PFAS,
1423	1423	particularly for wastewater treatment facilities; 1.0 FTE position to develop
1424	1424	standards related to PFAS disposal; 1.0 FTE position to develop sampling
1425	1425	methodologies and perform sampling in cases where wildlife is suspected of having
1426	1426	been contaminated by PFAS; and 1.0 FTE position to conduct community outreach
1427	1427	and engagement.
1428	1428	(4) NATURAL RESOURCES; STATEWIDE PFAS SAMPLING AND TESTING. In the schedule
1429	1429	under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of natural resources
1430	1430	under s. 20.370 (4) (mw), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by
1431	1431	$1,480,000 and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $730,000
1432	1432	for the following statewide PFAS sampling and testing activities: testing at state-led
1433	1433	sites; waterway monitoring; testing fish and wildlife; testing at wastewater
1434	1434	treatment plants; and sampling municipal water supplies.
1435	1435	(5) NATURAL RESOURCES; PFAS SUBSTANCE EMERGENCY MEASURES. In the schedule
1436	1436	under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of natural resources
1437	1437	under s. 20.370 (4) (mw), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by
1438	1438	$900,000 and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $900,000 to
1439	1439	support emergency measures related to PFAS, such as providing temporary drinking
1440	1440	water to homes impacted by groundwater contamination.
1441	1441	(6) NATURAL RESOURCES; PFAS FIRE FIGHTING FOAM COLLECTION. In the schedule
1442	1442	under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of natural resources
1443	1443	under s. 20.370 (4) (ps), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by
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1472	1472	(7) NATURAL RESOURCES; PFAS DISPOSAL STUDY. In the schedule under s. 20.005
1473	1473	(3) for the appropriation to the department of natural resources under s. 20.370 (4)
1474	1474	(ma), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $2,000,000 for the
1475	1475	purpose of studying and analyzing different options for disposing of PFAS, including
1476	1476	whether the transport of PFAS to certain locations for disposal would present
1477	1477	environmental justice concerns.
1478	1478	(8) NATURAL RESOURCES; LEGACY PFAS CONTAMINATION IN SOIL AND GROUNDWATER.
1479	1479	In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of natural
1480	1480	resources under s. 20.370 (4) (ma), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is
1481	1481	increased by $2,000,000 for the purpose of testing for PFAS contamination in soil and
1482	1482	groundwater in areas where biosolids have been land applied for at least 10 years
1483	1483	and where vulnerable aquifers are present.
1484	1484	(9) HEALTH SERVICES; PFAS OUTREACH AND AWARENESS. In the schedule under s.
1485	1485	20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of health services under s. 20.435
1486	1486	(1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $500,000 and the
1487	1487	dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $500,000 for PFAS outreach
1488	1488	and awareness activities.
1489	1489	SECTION 33.0Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
1490	1490	except as follows:
1491	1491	(1) The treatment of s. 281.17 (8) (c) takes effect on the first day of the 7th month
1492	1492	beginning after publication.
1493	1493	(END)
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