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AB 800 — Relating to: supporting the Center for Watershed Science and Education, creating a hydrogeologist position, funding research on phosphorus recovery and reuse, creating grant programs for counties to test wells and provide public education, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Last action — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
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This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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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Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
195 added · 13 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent amendment to Assembly Bill 800 adds a requirement for the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point's Center for Watershed Science and Education to share relevant information about water quality issues when requested, while ensuring that personal information remains confidential. This change is significant because it promotes transparency and collaboration in addressing water quality challenges in the state, which could help improve public health and environmental outcomes.
- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRBa1053/1LRB-4716/1 MCP:amnMCP&MDK:all ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 800 FebruaryJanuary 5,24, 2020 - OfferedIntroduced by RepresentatHANKLANDRepresentatives HANKLAND , KRUG, FELZKOWSKI, P OPE, HEBL, KITCHENS , KURTZ, NOVAK , UMMERFIELD , ANDERSON, BALLWEG , B ILLING, C ABRERA, CONSIDINE, EDMING , GRUSZYNSKI, H ORLACHER , KOLSTE, K ULP, B.M EYERS, M ILROY, MURSAU , NEUBAUER , OHNSTAD, PLUMER , SINICK, S KOWRONSKI , PREITZER, STUBBS, SUBECK, SWEARINGEN , TAUCHEN , .
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Referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities.
A N A CT to create 20.285 (1) (ar), 20.285 (1) (em), 20.370 (6) (ca), 36.25 (6) (f), 36.25 (8m), 281.73 and 281.74 of the statutes;
relating to:
supporting the Center for Watershed Science and Education, creating a hydrogeologist position, funding research on phosphorus recovery and reuse, creating grant programs for counties to test wells and provide public education, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Center for Watershed Science and Education This bill provides funding to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System to support the operations of the Center for Watershed Science and Education, which is a partnership between the UW-Stevens Point College of Natural Resources and the Division of Extension of the UW-Madison.
The operations supported must include expanding outreach to private well owners, developing and maintaining a database on private well water quality, and updating the center's online mapping tools.
The bill's requirements do not apply after June 30, 2024.
Hydrogeologist position This bill requires the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System to create a three-year project position for one full-time hydrogeologist for the geological and natural history survey, which is part of the Division of Extension of - 2020 Legislature - 2 - LRB-4716/1 MCP&MDK:all ASSEMBLY BILL 800 the UW-Madison.
The position must focus on developing groundwater resource information primarily at county or local scales and assisting state and local governments, industries, and the public in interpreting and using the information.
Phosphorus research This bill requires the Board of Regents to allocate $200,000 during the 2019-21 fiscal biennium to the Division of Extension of the University of Wisconsin-Madison for its phase I policy research proposal under its proposed market-based North American phosphorus recovery and reuse policy program.
The amount allocated must be used for research and not for administrative or overhead expenses.
The board may not make an allocation unless the Division of Extension shows that it has secured matching funds or contributions of in-kind services from federal, private, or other nonstate revenue sources that are equal in value to 25 percent of the amount allocated.
Grants for well testing and public education This bill requires the Department of Natural Resources to create and administer a program to provide grants to counties to either 1) test and map privately owned wells to assess groundwater quality and to determine the extent and type of any contamination and study and map geologic characteristics and well construction practices in the county to determine any correlation between water quality, geology, and well construction;
or 2) if a county has completed this type of study, to notify the public of the results of the study and to notify private well owners whose wells may be contaminated based on the results of the completed study.
Under the bill, DNR may not provide more than $10,000 to any single county for testing and study under the first type of grant, or more than $2,500 per county for notifications under the second type of grant.
Counties may apply for a grant individually or as a group.
The bill requires a county that receives a grant under this program to provide an equal amount of matching funds.
The county must also share the results of its testing with the Center for Watershed Science and Education, but may not include any personally identifiable information with the submitted results.
Well testing importance This bill also requires cities, villages, and towns that contain privately owned wells or water supplies to inform its residents of the importance of regular well testing.
For further information see the state and local 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.
20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes:
at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
LRB-4716/1 - 2020 Legislature - 3 - MCP&MDK:all SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 800 2019-20 2020-21 20.285 University of Wisconsin System (1) UNIVERSITY EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PUBLIC SERVICE (ar) Center for Watershed Science and Education GPR B 450,000 450,000 (em) Geological and natural history survey hydrogeologist GPR A -0- 150,000 20.370 Natural resources, department of (6) ENVIRONMENTAL AIDS (ca) Environmental aids — county grants for testing wells GPR C -0- 250,000 SECTION 2.
20.285 (1) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
20.285 (1) (ar) Center for Watershed Science and Education.
Biennially, the amounts in the schedule to support the operations of the Center for Watershed Science and Education.
This paragraph does not apply after June 30, 2024.
SECTION 3.
20.285 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
20.285 (1) (em) Geological and natural history survey hydrogeologist.
The amounts in the schedule for the position created under s.
36.25 (6) (f).
SECTION 4.
20.370 (6) (ca) of the statutes is created to read:
20.370 (6) (ca) Environmental aids — county grants for testing wells.
As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule to provide grants to counties for testing privately owned wells and providing education under s.
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281.73.
SECTION 5.
36.25 (6) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
- 2020 Legislature - 4 - LRB-4716/1 MCP&MDK:all ASSEMBLY BILL 800 SECTION 5 36.25 (6) (f) The Board of Regents shall create one full-time hydrogeologist project position for 3 years for the geological and natural history survey to be funded from the appropriation under s.
20.285 (1) (em).The position shall focus on developing groundwater resource information primarily at county or local scales and assisting state and local governments, industries, and the public in interpreting and using this information.
SECTION 6.
36.25 (8m) of the statutes is created to read:
36.25 (8m) C ENTER FOR W ATERSHED SCIENCE AND E DUCATION.
(a) In this paragraph, “center” means the Center for Watershed Science and Education.
(b) From the appropriation under s.
20.285 (1) (ar), the board shall provide funding to support the operations of the center, including all of the following:
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Updating the center's online mapping tools.
(c) This subsection does not apply after June 30, 2024.
SECTION 7.
281.73 of the statutes is created to read:
281.73 County grants for well testing and public education.
(1) The department shall administer a program to provide, from the appropriation account under s.
20.370 (6) (ca), grants to counties for either of the following purposes:
LRB-4716/1 - 2020 Legislature - 5 - MCP&MDK:all SECTION 7 ASSEMBLY BILL 800 (a) To conduct countywide testing and mapping of privately owned wells to assess groundwater quality and to determine the extent and type of any contamination and to study and map geologic characteristics and well construction practices in the county, including depth to bedrock and well age, to determine any correlation between water quality, geology, and well construction.
(b) For counties that have completed the type of study described under par.
(a), to notify the public of the results of the completed study and to notify private well owners whose wells may be contaminated based on the results of the completed study.
(2) A county may receive a grant under either sub.
(1) (a) or (b), but not both.
(3) More than one county may apply for a joint grant under this subsection if the counties are applying for the same grant category.
(4) The department may not provide more than $10,000 per county under sub.
(1) (a) or more than $2,500 per county under sub.
(1) (b).
(5) As a condition of receiving a grant under this section, a county shall do all of the following:
(a) Provide matching funds equal to the amount of the proposed grant.
(b) Submit the results of its testing to the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Center for Watershed Science and Education.
Information submitted under this subsection may not include any personally identifiable information.
(6) In making grants under this section, the department shall seek to make a grant to every county that applies.
(7) The department may promulgate rules necessary to implement this section, but may not impose substantive requirements on applicants other than those provided in this section.
- 2020 Legislature - 6 - LRB-4716/1 MCP&MDK:all ASSEMBLY BILL 800 SECTION 8 SECTION 8.
281.74 of the statutes is created to read:
281.74 Well testing importance.
A city, village, or town that contains privately owned wells or water supplies shall inform its residents of the importance of regular well testing.
SECTION 9.0Nonstatutory provisions.
(1) PHOSPHORUS RESEARCH.Of the moneys appropriated to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System under s.
20.285 (1) (a), the board shall allocate $200,000 during the 2019-21 fiscal biennium to the Division of Extension of the University of Wisconsin-Madison to implement the phase I policy research proposal under the Division of Extension's proposed market-based North American phosphorus recovery and reuse policy program.
The Board of Regents may not make an allocation under under this subsection unless the Division of Extension shows to the board's satisfaction that the Division of Extension has secured matching funds, including in-kind contributions, from federal, private, or other nonstate revenue sources for implementing the proposal in an amount equal in value to 25 percent of the amount allocated.
The amount allocated under this subsection shall be used for research and may not be used for administrative or overhead expenses.
(2) C OLLABORATION.
The Center for Watershed Science and Education, the hydrogeologist created under s.
36.25 (6) (f), the persons conducting research under the proposed market-based North American phosphorus recovery and reuse policy program, and counties receiving grants under s.
281.73 shall work together to gather and share data to better inform the public and relevant industries about the current condition of water quality in this state.
SECTION 10.0Fiscal changes.
LRB-4716/1 - 2020 Legislature - 7 - MCP&MDK:all SECTION 10 ASSEMBLY BILL 800 (1) PHOSPHORUS RESEARCH.
In the schedule under s.
20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System under s.
20.285 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $200,000 to make the allocation required undeECTION 9 (1) of this act.
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- Amended Assembly Amendment 1 pdf
- Amended Assembly Amendment 2 Current pdf
Action History
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Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Available for scheduling
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Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
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Received from Assembly
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Ordered immediately messaged
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Representative Hesselbein added as a coauthor
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Read a third time and passed, Ayes 98, Noes 0
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Rules suspended
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Ordered to a third reading
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Assembly Amendment 2 adopted
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Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
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Read a second time
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Representative Emerson added as a coauthor
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Placed on calendar 2-18-2020 by Committee on Rules
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Referred to committee on Rules
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Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0
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Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0
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Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0
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Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Joint Committee on Finance
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Executive action taken
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Referred to joint committee on Finance
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Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 16, Noes 0
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Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 16, Noes 0
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Senator Miller added as a cosponsor
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Executive action taken
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Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Shankland
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Fiscal estimate received
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Fiscal estimate received
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Public hearing held
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Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities
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Introduced by Representatives Shankland, Krug, Felzkowski, Pope, Hebl, Kitchens, Kurtz, Novak, Summerfield, Anderson, Ballweg, Billings, Cabrera, Considine, Edming, Gruszynski, Horlacher, Kolste, Kulp, B. Meyers, Milroy, Mursau, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Plumer, Sinicki, Skowronski, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, Swearingen, Tauchen, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tranel, Tusler, Vining, Vruwink, Zamarripa, Allen and Spiros; cosponsored by Senators Testin and Olsen
Sponsors
- Shankland · Primary
- Scott Krug · Primary
- Mary Felzkowski · Primary
- Pope · Primary
- Hebl · Primary
- Joel Kitchens · Primary
- Todd Novak · Primary
- Rob Summerfield · Primary
- Tony Kurtz · Primary
- Ballweg · Primary
- Jill Billings · Primary
- Cabrera · Primary
- Considine · Primary
- Edming · Primary
- Gruszynski · Primary
- Horlacher · Primary
- Kolste · Primary
- Kulp · Primary
- B. Meyers · Primary
- Milroy · Primary
- Jeffrey Mursau · Primary
- Greta Neubauer · Primary
- Ohnstad · Primary
- Plumer · Primary
- Christine Sinicki · Primary
- Skowronski · Primary
- Mark Spreitzer · Primary
- Lisa Subeck · Primary
- Rob Swearingen · Primary
- Tauchen · Primary
- Thiesfeldt · Primary
- Travis Tranel · Primary
- Ron Tusler · Primary
- Vruwink · Primary
- Zamarripa · Primary
- Scott Allen · Primary
- John Spiros · Primary
- Robyn Vining · Primary
- Sequanna Taylor · Primary
- Shelia Stubbs · Primary
- Clinton Anderson · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →41 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 91 not signed on
Sponsors (41)
- Shankland
- Krug, Scott Republican
- Felzkowski, Mary Republican
- Pope
- Hebl
- Kitchens, Joel Republican
- Novak, Todd Republican
- Summerfield, Rob Republican
- Kurtz, Tony Republican
- Ballweg
- Billings, Jill Democrat
- Cabrera
- Considine
- Edming
- Gruszynski
- Horlacher
- Kolste
- Kulp
- B. Meyers
- Milroy
- Mursau, Jeffrey Republican
- Neubauer, Greta Democrat
- Ohnstad
- Plumer
- Sinicki, Christine Democrat
- Skowronski
- Spreitzer, Mark Democrat
- Subeck, Lisa Democrat
- Swearingen, Rob Republican
- Tauchen
- Thiesfeldt
- Tranel, Travis Republican
- Tusler, Ron Republican
- Vruwink
- Zamarripa
- Allen, Scott Republican
- Spiros, John Republican
- Vining, Robyn Democrat
- Taylor, Sequanna Democrat
- Stubbs, Shelia Democrat
- Anderson, Clinton Democrat
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (91)
91 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (98)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| BALLWEG | — | Yea |
| BOWEN | — | Yea |
| BRANDTJEN | — | Yea |
| BROSTOFF | — | Yea |
| CABRERA | — | Yea |
| CONSIDINE | — | Yea |
| CROWLEY | — | Yea |
| EDMING | — | Yea |
| FIELDS | — | Yea |
| GOYKE | — | Yea |
| GRUSZYNSKI | — | Yea |
| HEBL | — | Yea |
| HINTZ | — | Yea |
| HORLACHER | — | Yea |
| KATSMA | — | Yea |
| KERKMAN | — | Yea |
| KOLSTE | — | Yea |
| KUGLITSCH | — | Yea |
| KULP | — | Yea |
| LOUDENBECK | — | Yea |
| MAGNAFICI | — | Yea |
| MEYERS | — | Yea |
| MILROY | — | Yea |
| MYERS | — | Yea |
| NYGREN | — | Yea |
| OHNSTAD | — | Yea |
| OLDENBURG | — | Yea |
| OTT | — | Yea |
| PETRYK | — | Yea |
| PLUMER | — | Yea |
| POPE | — | Yea |
| RAMTHUN | — | Yea |
| RIEMER | — | Yea |
| ROHRKASTE | — | Yea |
| SANFELIPPO | — | Yea |
| SARGENT | — | Yea |
| SCHRAA | — | Yea |
| SHANKLAND | — | Yea |
| SKOWRONSKI | — | Yea |
| STEINEKE | — | Yea |
| STUCK | — | Yea |
| TAUCHEN | — | Yea |
| THIESFELDT | — | Yea |
| VORPAGEL | — | Yea |
| VRUWINK | — | Yea |
| ZAMARRIPA | — | Yea |
| SPEAKER | — | Yea |
| Anderson, Clinton | Democrat | Yea |
| Billings, Jill | Democrat | Yea |
| Doyle, Steve | Democrat | Yea |
| Emerson, Jodi | Democrat | Yea |
| Haywood, Kalan | Democrat | Yea |
| Hesselbein, Dianne | Democrat | Yea |
| McGuire, Tip | Democrat | Yea |
| Neubauer, Greta | Democrat | Yea |
| Sinicki, Christine | Democrat | Yea |
| Spreitzer, Mark | Democrat | Yea |
| Stubbs, Shelia | Democrat | Yea |
| Subeck, Lisa | Democrat | Yea |
| Taylor, Sequanna | Democrat | Yea |
| Vining, Robyn | Democrat | Yea |
| Allen, Scott | Republican | Yea |
| August, Tyler | Republican | Yea |
| Born, Mark | Republican | Yea |
| Brooks, Robert | Republican | Yea |
| Dittrich, Barbara | Republican | Yea |
| Duchow, Cindi | Republican | Yea |
| Felzkowski, Mary | Republican | Yea |
| Gundrum, Rick | Republican | Yea |
| Hutton, Rob | Republican | Yea |
| Jagler, John | Republican | Yea |
| James, Jesse | Republican | Yea |
| Kitchens, Joel | Republican | Yea |
| Knodl, Daniel | Republican | Yea |
| Krug, Scott | Republican | Yea |
| Kurtz, Tony | Republican | Yea |
| Murphy, David | Republican | Yea |
| Mursau, Jeffrey | Republican | Yea |
| Neylon, Adam | Republican | Yea |
| Novak, Todd | Republican | Yea |
| Petersen, Kevin | Republican | Yea |
| Pronschinske, Treig | Republican | Yea |
| Quinn, Romaine | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Jessie | Republican | Yea |
| Snyder, Patrick | Republican | Yea |
| Sortwell, Shae | Republican | Yea |
| Spiros, John | Republican | Yea |
| Stafsholt, Rob | Republican | Yea |
| Steffen, David | Republican | Yea |
| Summerfield, Rob | Republican | Yea |
| Swearingen, Rob | Republican | Yea |
| Tittl, Paul | Republican | Yea |
| Tranel, Travis | Republican | Yea |
| Tusler, Ron | Republican | Yea |
| VanderMeer, Nancy | Republican | Yea |
| Wichgers, Chuck | Republican | Yea |
| Wittke, Robert | Republican | Yea |
| Zimmerman, Shannon | Republican | Yea |
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- Who sponsors AB 800?
- AB 800 is sponsored by Shankland, Krug, Scott (Republican), Felzkowski, Mary (Republican), Pope, Hebl, Kitchens, Joel (Republican), Novak, Todd (Republican), Summerfield, Rob (Republican), Kurtz, Tony (Republican), Ballweg, Billings, Jill (Democrat), Cabrera, Considine, Edming, Gruszynski, Horlacher, Kolste, Kulp, B. Meyers, Milroy, Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), Neubauer, Greta (Democrat), Ohnstad, Plumer, Sinicki, Christine (Democrat), Skowronski, Spreitzer, Mark (Democrat), Subeck, Lisa (Democrat), Swearingen, Rob (Republican), Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tranel, Travis (Republican), Tusler, Ron (Republican), Vruwink, Zamarripa, Allen, Scott (Republican), Spiros, John (Republican), Vining, Robyn (Democrat), Taylor, Sequanna (Democrat), Stubbs, Shelia (Democrat), and Anderson, Clinton (Democrat).
- What is the current status of AB 800?
- This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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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