Wisconsin 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: To Executive 7 R cosponsors

AB 501 — Relating to: procedural changes for applications under the Clean Water Fund Program and the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program. (FE)

Last action — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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How this bill changes current law

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The bill modifies application processes for financial assistance under the Clean Water Fund Program and the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program by removing certain requirements and deadlines.

  • 281.58 (8m)

    281.58 (8m)

    This section is repealed, removing a requirement related to applications for the Clean Water Fund Program.

  • 281.58 (9) (am)

    281.58 (9) (am)

    This section is repealed, eliminating a related requirement in the Clean Water Fund Program.

  • 281.58 (9) (a)

    After the department approves a municipality's facility plan submitted under sub. (8s), the municipality shall submit an application for participation to the department. The application shall be in such form and include such information as the department and the department of administration prescribe and shall include design plans and specifications. → After the department approves a municipality's facility plan submitted under sub. (8s), the municipality shall submit an application for participation to the department. The application shall be in such form and include such information as the department and the department of administration prescribe and shall include design plans and specifications. The department shall review applications for participation in the clean water fund program. The department shall determine which applications meet the eligibility requirements and criteria under subs. (6), (7), (8), (8m) (8s)

    It clarifies the submission process for applications in the Clean Water Fund Program.

  • 281.58 (9m) (a) 1.

    The department determines that the project meets the eligibility requirements and criteria under subs. (7), (8), (8m) (8s). → The department determines that the project meets the eligibility requirements and criteria under subs. (7), (8), (8m) (8s).

    This modifies but retains the determination requirement for eligibility in the Clean Water Fund Program.

  • 281.61 (3)

    281.61 (3)

    This section is repealed, removing a requirement related to applications for the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program.

  • 281.61 (4)

    The department may require a local governmental unit or private owner of a community water system that serves a local governmental unit seeking financial assistance for a project under this section to submit an engineering report. If an engineering report is required by the department, the local governmental unit or private owner of a community water system shall submit the engineering report prior to or concurrent with the submission of the application for financial assistance. → The department may require a local governmental unit or private owner of a community water system that serves a local governmental unit seeking financial assistance for a project under this section to submit an engineering report, as required by the department by rule. If an engineering report is required by the department, the local governmental unit or private owner of a community water system shall submit the engineering report prior to or concurrent with the submission of the application for financial assistance.

    It allows the department to set engineering report requirements by rule while maintaining the timing of report submissions.

  • 281.61 (5) (a)

    A local governmental unit or private owner of a community water system that serves a local governmental unit shall submit an application for safe drinking water financial assistance and an engineering report, if required, to the department. The applicant department shall submit the application on or before the June 30 preceding the beginning of the fiscal year in which the applicant wishes to receive the financial assistance, except that if funds are available in a fiscal year after funding has been allocated under sub. (8) for all approved applications submitted before the June 30 preceding that fiscal year, the department of administration may allocate funding for approved applications submitted after June 30 at least annually provide application submittal instructions to applicants, including a deadline for submitting applications, if any. → A local governmental unit or private owner of a community water system that serves a local governmental unit shall submit an application for safe drinking water financial assistance and an engineering report, if required, to the department. The applicant department shall provide application submittal instructions to applicants, including a deadline for submitting applications, if any.

    This removes the hard deadline for applications in the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program and places the responsibility on the department to provide deadlines.

  • 281.61 (10)

    281.61 (10)

    This section is repealed, eliminating timing requirements for closing loans in the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program.

Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Laid on the table

  3. Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  4. Placed on calendar 11-11-2021 by Committee on Rules

  5. Referred to committee on Rules

  6. Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  7. Executive action taken

  8. Public hearing held

  9. Representative Steffen added as a coauthor

  10. Fiscal estimate received

  11. Fiscal estimate received

  12. Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight

  13. Introduced by Representatives Kitchens, Knodl, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Tauchen, Tusler and VanderMeer; cosponsored by Senators Cowles and Ballweg

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8 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 124 not signed on

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 501?
AB 501 is sponsored by VanderMeer, Nancy (Republican), Tusler, Ron (Republican), Tauchen, Novak, Todd (Republican), Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), Murphy, David (Republican), Knodl, Daniel (Republican), and Kitchens, Joel (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 501?
This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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