Wisconsin Legislature: Natural Resources, Department of

Metal detectors: DNR may not prohibit use in certain lake areas, land under DNR jurisdiction, or Stewardship 2000 land; exception for historically significant land, SHSW provision; conditions on tool for digging and removing items - SB432

Metallic minerals mining: environmental law revisions; notice to transferees of interests in mining sites provision; DNR duties modified - SB139

Motor vehicle emission standards: DNR to promulgate rules identical to California's, zero emission vehicle requirements provision; study and report required - AB649

Motor vehicle emission standards: DNR to promulgate rules identical to California's, zero emission vehicle requirements provision; study and report required - SB450

Nonpoint programs bonding increase re targeted runoff, urban storm water, flood control, and riparian restoration [Sec. 644, 645] - AB75

Nonpoint source water pollution in certain areas with carbonate bedrock: DNR and DATCP to promulgate rules to limit groundwater pollution from land spreading - SB632

Open burning of solid waste and waste tire storage, treatment, or disposal at solid waste facilities: DNR authorized to issue citations for violations; local law enforcement provision - AB114

Open burning of solid waste and waste tire storage, treatment, or disposal at solid waste facilities: DNR authorized to issue citations for violations; local law enforcement provision - SB119

PCB contaminated sediment disposal: program for reimbursement modified [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 2665e] - AB75

Plum City-Township of Union Fire Department: fire suppression grant provided; no funds matching or forest fire assistance agreement required [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 9137 (6f)] - AB75

Public intervenor: AG to appoint an assistant AG to serve as, duties specified; Public Intervenor Advisory Council created; DNR provisions - AB849

Recycling and renewable fund revenues and grants for local recycling programs [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 9137 (4c)] - AB75

Recycling financial assistance: certain grant programs eliminated [Sec. 270, 273, 278, 279, 2649, 2650, 2653-2655; original bill only] - AB75

Sale of mercury-added products regulated, including fever thermometers, manometers, thermostats, instruments and measuring devices, switches and relays, and specified household items; public, parochial, and charter schools prohibited from purchasing or storing free-flowing elemental mercury, a device containing mercury, or a mercury-containing compound, exceptions provided; DATCP and DNR duties - AB299

Single-family waste disposed on the the property where it is generated: prohibition on DNR regulation of repealed - AB372

Soil and water management appropriations [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 185p-t, 1962t, 9103 (1f)] - AB75

Stewardship expenditure prohibited if acquisition results in denying adjacent landowner access to his or her land or paying for an easement - AB774

Stewardship program directory by DNR of lands purchased: requirement deleted, made an Internet application; report on newly purchased lands which restrict access (and reason for restriction) continued and changed to annual [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 664xg-xw] - AB75

Stewardship program: directory by DNR of lands purchased through the program and open to the public restored; JCF approval process modified - AB370

Stewardship program: directory by DNR of lands purchased through the program and open to the public restored; JCF approval process modified - SB247

Sustainable forestry grants to counties: appropriation carried over to next fiscal year [Sec. 276; Enrolled AB-75: grants made biennial appropriation, urban forestry program funding, 275L] - AB75

Totogatic River: portion designated part of the wild river system; DNR maintenance provisions - AB43

Totogatic River: portion designated part of the wild river system; DNR maintenance provisions - SB47

Tribal lands withdrawal from Managed Forest Land Program [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 1872g, r] - AB75

Water use: new fees established; use of funds for activities related to water use, including Great Lakes Water Resources Compact implementation [Sec. 274, 2579, 9437 (2); Enrolled AB-75: further revisions, 275f] - AB75

Well notification issuing fees [Sec. 2577, 2578] - AB75

Wetland map review, wetland identification, or wetland confirmation: DNR to provide, for a fee, upon request of person who owns or leases the land; building permits or other construction approvals required to include information re construction on or near wetlands; memorandum of agreement with Army Corps of Engineers provision; DNR informational brochure on laws that apply to wetlands - AB818

Wetlands general permit created re restoration activities sponsored by a federal agency, public notice and hearing provisions - AB852

Wetlands general permit created re restoration activities sponsored by a federal agency, public notice and hearing provisions - SB661

Wisconsin River monitoring and study of point and nonpoint source pollution from City of Merrill to the Castle Rock Flowage dam [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 273s, 2574h] - AB75

natural resources, department of _ hunting and fishingNatural Resources, Department of — Hunting and fishing, see also Fish and game warden

Bobcat permit processing fee increased [Sec. 695, 696, 9437 (5)] - AB75

Catch and release bass and muskellunge fishing seasons: provisions repealed - AB4

Catch and release bass and muskellunge fishing seasons: provisions repealed - SB48

Class A bear license may be transferred to a Purple Heart Medal recipient - SB683

Class B bear hunting license: privileges expanded re shooting a bear in certain circumstances, dog training, and license exemption for youth under age 16 and on set days in August [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, back tag provision added; A.Amdt.1: deletes back tag provision; S.Amdt.1: extended season around Labor Day with sunset provision established] - AB371

Class B bear hunting license: privileges expanded re shooting a bear in certain circumstances, dog training, and license exemption for youth under age 16 and on set days in August - SB254

Class B hunting license may be issued to applicants with physical disability due to terminal illness, physician statement required - AB595

Deer hunting: additional season established in 2010 for U.S. armed forces and National Guard members on active duty during the regular 2009 season; DNR duties - AB652

Deer hunting: additional season established in 2010 for U.S. armed forces and National Guard members on active duty during the regular 2009 season; DNR duties - SB454

DNR walk-in service centers: staffing and funding revisions [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 9137 (6q)] - AB75

Duplicate hunting license fee established re persons who are 10 or 11 years old - AB655

Eau Claire County public shooting range: funding provided [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 275g, j, 9137 (4u), 9437 (5u)] - AB75

Elk hunting license processing fee increased [Sec. 697; Enrolled AB-75: deposit in appropriation for elk management, 266m] - AB75

Fishing or trolling in boats with electric motors: special permit for persons with disabilities expanded - SB396

Fur-bearing animals: revisions re possession of green skin; selling, buying, bartering, or trading certain animal carcasses; metal identification tag on traps; DNR provisions - AB150

Fur-bearing animals: revisions re possession of green skin; selling, buying, bartering, or trading certain animal carcasses; metal identification tag on traps; DNR provisions - SB112

Hunting and firearm possession revisions re accompaniment of hunters under age 16, hunting with a crossbow on certain lands, and age restriction on possession of firearm for target practice; hunting mentorship program established and minimum hunting age lowered - AB222

Hunting license, permit, or approval: person prohibited from possessing a firearm may not obtain; statutes clarified re allowable weapons; certain licenses renamed and new nonfirearm licenses created - AB737

Lac du Flambeau band of Lake Superior Chippewa: DNR payment revisions; requirement re fishery management on the reservation [Sec. 288, 686-694] - AB75

One-day fishing license: DNR authorized to issue to residents and nonresidents, annual license provision - AB577

One-day fishing license: DNR authorized to issue to residents and nonresidents, annual license provision - SB401

Tree stands used to hunt game animals: regulations created - AB618

Wild turkey hunting: preference system for issuing licenses eliminated, DNR duties; hunting zones, seasons, and hours codified; eligible student and registering carcasses over the telephone or Internet provisions - SB481

Wildlife violator surcharge increased [Sec. 701, 9337 (2); original bill only] - AB75

natural resources, department of _ recreation and boatingNatural Resources, Department of — Recreation and boating

Annexation of trails designated by DNR prohibited - SB677

ATV operation by person under the age of 12 permitted with certain restrictions - AB837

ATV operation by person under the age of 12 permitted with certain restrictions - SB606

Ballast water and sediments from waters outside this state: discharge without a DNR permit prohibited; treatment to kill or remove aquatic nuisance species requirement; DNR duties set - AB360

Boating fee increased [Sec. 703-706; Enrolled AB-75: nonresident boat sticker provisions, 271m, 706m, 9137 (3c)] - AB75

Electric receptacles in state park campsites: limit specified [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 685g, h] - AB75

Forestry outdoor activities grant program funding [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 9237 (7f)] - AB75

Golf cart use in Governor Tommy G. Thompson Centennial State Park and the Peshtigo River State Forest allowed at the same hours and places prior to acquisition by the state - AB264

Golf cart use in Governor Tommy G. Thompson Centennial State Park and the Peshtigo River State Forest allowed at the same hours and places prior to acquisition by the state - SB188

Intoxicated use of an ATV, snowmobile, or motorboat: laws revised; snowmobile trail use sticker fee increased; JRCCP report - AB841

Nonmotorized Recreation and Transportation Trails Council created, DNR and DOT provisions - SB266

Nonmotorized Trails Maintenance and Use Program created in DNR, funding provision - SB265

Snowmobile rail crossing project on Highway 47 in Oneida County: funding provided [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 270m, p, 9137 (6x), 9437 (6x)] - AB75

State park admissions: DNR to issue annual stickers to motor buses; fee provision - AB94

State park admissions: DNR to issue annual stickers to motor buses; fee provision [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, annual stickers changed to reduced fees for daily vehicle admission receipts] - SB38

Weekend fishing event in a winter month: DNR to waive fishing license requirement - AB855

Wild mammal or bird: felony penalties created for intentionally or recklessly harming by pursuing or harassing with a motorboat, motor vehicle, or recreational vehicle; DNR authority to revoke or suspend certain registrations and trail pass or sticker; JRCCP report - AB377

natural resources boardNatural Resources Board

Conservation Congress votes on advisory questions: NRB may not accept if nonresidents were allowed to vote - AB507

Environmental Quality, Department of, created; DNR responsibilities revised; NRB to appoint the DNR Secretary; DATCP provision - AB926

NRB appoints DNR Secretary, term of office provisions; filling an NRB member vacancy modified [S.Amdt.1: nominated by NRB with the advice and consent of the Senate] - AB138

NRB appoints DNR Secretary, term of office provisions; filling an NRB member vacancy modified - SB113

NRB members and DNR Secretary qualifications revised - SB554

NRB membership: at least one member required to have an agricultural background - AB470

NRB membership: certain organizations to submit names and 2 members must be selected from those lists - SB694

NRB membership: hunting, fishing, and trapping license requirement created - AB495

NRB membership revised re qualifications - AB84

Parcel of land in Marinette County: DNR to sell to the Wied Trust of 1996, exemption from certain NRB determination and Governor's approval - SB360

navigable watersNavigable waters, see Waterways and water power

navyNavy, see United States — Navy