Wis. Stat. § 25.46 — WI Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25.46
Environmental fund.
Status: in_force

(1) There is established a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the environmental fund, to consist of:

(ae) The moneys transferred under s. 20.855 (4) (wc) for environmental management.

(am) The moneys transferred under s. 20.855 (4) (f) for nonpoint source water pollution abatement.

(ar) The moneys transferred from the Wisconsin development reserve fund under 1999 Wisconsin Act 9 , section 9225 (1) .

(b) The fees imposed under s. 94.64 (4) (a) 4. for environmental management.

(c) The fees imposed under s. 94.65 (6) (a) 4. for environmental management.

(d) The moneys specified under s. 94.681 (7) (a) for environmental management.

(dm) The moneys specified under s. 94.681 (7) (a) 3. for environmental management.

(ds) The fees imposed under s. 94.681 (4) for environmental management.

(e) The fees imposed under s. 168.23 (5) (a) for environmental management.

(ec) The moneys collected under s. 145.19 (6) for environmental management.

(ed) The fees imposed under s. 281.48 (4s) (d) for environmental management.

(ee) All moneys received under s. 281.75 (16) (d) for environmental management.

(eg) The fees imposed under s. 283.31 (7) for environmental management.

(ej) All moneys received under s. 283.87 or as a settlement to any action initiated or contemplated under s. 283.87 for environmental management.

(ek) The moneys received under s. 287.17 (4) and (10) (j) .

(eL) The fees imposed under s. 287.175 (3) (b) .

(em) The tonnage fees imposed under s. 289.62 (1) that are paid by a nonapproved facility, as defined in s. 289.01 (24) , for environmental management.

(f) The groundwater fees imposed under s. 289.63 (1) for environmental management.

(fm) The well compensation fees imposed under s. 289.63 (1) for environmental management.

(fs) The fees imposed under s. 289.645 .

(g) The fees imposed under s. 289.67 (1) for environmental management, except that, of the fees imposed under s. 289.67 (1) (cp) or (cv) , $3.20 for each ton of waste is for nonpoint source water pollution abatement.

(gm) All moneys received from fees under s. 289.67 (2) for environmental management.

(h) The fees and surcharges imposed under s. 289.67 (3) and (4) for environmental management.

(hg) The moneys received from reimbursements under s. 292.11 (6) (c) 1. for environmental management.

(hm) The moneys received from the federal government as reimbursement under s. 292.11 (6) (c) 2. and for purposes related to the hazardous substances spills program, the abandoned container program and the environmental repair of waste facilities.

(i) The moneys received from municipalities under s. 292.31 (7) (c) for environmental management.

(j) The amounts required to be paid into the environmental fund under s. 292.31 (8) (g) for environmental management.

(jg) The moneys received from reimbursements under s. 292.41 (6) (c) for the abandoned container program.

(jj) All moneys received under s. 292.51 (2) for cooperative remedial action.

(L) The funds transferred under s. 292.65 (11) .

(mm) The environmental surcharges under s. 299.93 for environmental enforcement, environmental repair, and environmental education.

(rr) The fees received under s. 295.15 for environmental management.

(t) All moneys received in settlement of actions initiated under 42 USC 9601 to 9675 for environmental management.

(u) All moneys, other than fines and forfeitures, that are received under settlement agreements or orders in settlement of actions or proposed actions for violations of chs. 280 to 299 and that are designated to be used to restore or develop environmental resources, to provide restitution, or to make expenditures required under an agreement or order.

(2m) Of the moneys described in sub. (1) that are received for the purpose of environmental management, except the moneys described in sub. (1) (ej) , (ek) , (hm) , (j) , (jj) , (t) , and (u) , $6,150,000 shall, in each fiscal year, be considered to have been received for the purpose of nonpoint source water pollution abatement.

History: 1983 a. 410 ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1987 a. 27 ; 1989 a. 31 , 335 ; 1991 a. 39 , 112 , 269 , 309 ; 1993 a. 16 , 261 , 453 , 458 ; 1995 a. 27 , 227 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 9 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2003 a. 139 ; 2005 a. 45 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2009 a. 28 ; 2011 a. 32 ss. 886 to 888 , 892 to 893 ; 2013 a. 1 , 20 ; 2015 a. 7 ; 2017 a. 59 ; 2019 a. 9 ; 2025 a. 170 .