Assembly Bill 730
Certificates of public convenience and necessity and permits for certain electric generating facilities and high-voltage transmission lines
Topics: Electric utility, Natural Resources, Department of: Environmental protection, Public Service Commission
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 15, 2012
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
With certain exceptions, current law prohibits a person from constructing a large electric generating facility or high-voltage transmission line unless the Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted the person a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN). Current law defines a "large electric generating facility" as a facility designed for nominal operation at a capacity of 100 megawatts or more and a "high-voltage transmission line" as an electric transmission line exceeding one mile in length that is designed for operation at a nominal voltage of 100 kilovolts or more. Within 30 days after an application for a CPCN is filed, the PSC must determine whether the application is complete. If the PSC determines that an application is incomplete, the PSC must notify the applicant, who is allowed to refile the application. If the PSC fails to determine that an application is complete within 30 days after filing, current law provides that the application is considered to be complete. This bill clarifies that an application is considered to be complete if the PSC fails to determine that the application is complete within 30 days after filing or refiling of the application.
Current law also requires the PSC, within ten days after an application for a CPCN is filed, to submit copies of the application to the clerk of each city, village, and town in which the proposed large electric generating facility or high-voltage transmission line is to be located and to the main public library in each such county.
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This bill requires instead that the PSC must submit the copies within ten days after the PSC determines that the application is complete or after the application is considered to be complete. In addition, current law requires an applicant for a CPCN for a high-voltage transmission line to submit a detailed project plan to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) at least 60 days prior to filing the CPCN application. This bill eliminates the requirement to submit the plan to DNR.
Current law also provides that, if an applicant for a CPCN is also required to obtain one or more permits from DNR, the applicant must use a procedure for submitting only one application to DNR for all of the required DNR permits (combined permit procedure), rather than submitting separate applications to DNR for each permit. However, the combined permit procedure does not apply if the only DNR permit the applicant is required to obtain is a storm water discharge permit.
Current law specifies two deadlines for DNR to complete action on the permit applications. The first deadline is that DNR must complete action within 120 days after the date on which the permit application is complete or considered to be complete. Like the PSC, current law requires DNR to determine whether an application is complete within 30 days after filing, allows an applicant to refile an application that is incomplete, and specifies that, if DNR fails to determine that an application is complete within 30 days after filing or refiling, the application is considered to be complete. The second deadline is that DNR must complete action on the permit application within 30 days after the PSC issues its decision on the CPCN application. This bill provides that, if the combined permit procedure applies to an applicant, the second deadline applies to DNR, and not the first deadline.
Who's behind it
Mark Honadel, a Republican, is its .
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Author (1)
- Mark Honadel · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 15, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities.
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Mar 15, 2012
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly
Introduced by Representative Honadel
- Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Energy and Utilities
- Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis