SB1-SSA2,18,64 107.30 (16) "Prospecting site" has the meaning set forth in s. 293.01 (21) means
5the lands on which prospecting is actually conducted as well as those lands on which
6physical disturbance will occur as a result of such activity
.
SB1-SSA2,58 7Section 58. 160.19 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,18,148 160.19 (12) The requirements in this section shall not apply to rules governing
9an activity regulated under ch. 293 or subch. III of ch. 295, or to a solid waste facility
10regulated under subch. III of ch. 289 which is part of an activity regulated under ch.
11293 or subch. III of ch. 295, except that the department may promulgate new rules
12or amend rules governing this type of activity, practice or facility if the department
13determines that the amendment or promulgation of rules is necessary to protect
14public health, safety or welfare.
SB1-SSA2,59 15Section 59. 196.491 (3) (a) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,19,516 196.491 (3) (a) 3. b. Within   Except as provided under subd. 3. c., within 20
17days after the department provides a listing specified in subd. 3. a. to a person, the
18person shall apply for the permits and approvals identified in the listing. The
19department shall determine whether an application under this subd. 3. b. is complete
20and, no later than 30 days after the application is filed, notify the applicant about
21the determination. If the department determines that the application is incomplete,
22the notice shall state the reason for the determination. An applicant may
23supplement and refile an application that the department has determined to be
24incomplete. There is no limit on the number of times that an applicant may refile
25an application under this subd. 3. b. If the department fails to determine whether

1an application is complete within 30 days after the application is filed, the
2application shall be considered to be complete. The department shall complete action
3on an application under this subd. 3. b. for any permit or approval that is required
4prior to construction of a facility within 120 days after the date on which the
5application is determined or considered to be complete.
SB1-SSA2,60 6Section 60. 196.491 (3) (a) 3. c. of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA2,19,107 196.491 (3) (a) 3. c. The 20-day deadline specified in subd. 3. b. for applying
8for the applicable permits and approvals specified in the listing provided by the
9department does not apply to a person proposing to construct a utility facility for
10ferrous mineral mining and processing activities governed by subch. III of ch. 295.
SB1-SSA2,61 11Section 61. 196.491 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,19,1912 196.491 (4) (b) 2. The person shows to the satisfaction of the commission that
13the person reasonably anticipates, at the time that construction of the equipment or
14facilities commences, that on each day that the equipment and facilities are in
15operation the person will consume no less than 70% of the aggregate kilowatt hours
16output from the equipment and facilities in manufacturing processes at the site
17where the equipment and facilities are located or in ferrous mineral mining and
18processing activities governed by subch. III of ch. 295 at the site where the equipment
19and facilities are located
.
SB1-SSA2,62 20Section 62. 227.483 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA2,19,2421 227.483 (3) (c) If the proceeding relates to mining for ferrous minerals, as
22defined in s. 295.41 (18), that the petition, claim, or defense was commenced, used,
23or continued primarily for the purpose of causing delay to an activity authorized
24under a license that is the subject of the hearing.
SB1-SSA2,64 25Section 64. 281.36 (3g) (h) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,20,7
1281.36 (3g) (h) 2. If, within 30 days after an application under subd. 1. is
2received by the department, the department does not either request additional
3information or inform the applicant that a wetland individual permit will be required
4as provided in par. (i), the discharge shall be considered to be authorized under the
5wetland general permit and the applicant may proceed without further notice,
6hearing, permit, or approval if the discharge is carried out in compliance with all of
7the conditions of the general permit, except as provided in s. 295.60 (3) (b).
SB1-SSA2,65 8Section 65. 281.65 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,20,219 281.65 (2) (a) "Best management practices" means practices, techniques or
10measures, except for dredging, identified in areawide water quality management
11plans, which are determined to be effective means of preventing or reducing
12pollutants generated from nonpoint sources, or from the sediments of inland lakes
13polluted by nonpoint sources, to a level compatible with water quality objectives
14established under this section and which do not have an adverse impact on fish and
15wildlife habitat. The practices, techniques or measures include land acquisition,
16storm sewer rerouting and the removal of structures necessary to install structural
17urban best management practices, facilities for the handling and treatment of
18milkhouse wastewater, repair of fences built using grants under this section and
19measures to prevent or reduce pollutants generated from mine tailings disposal sites
20for which the department has not approved a plan of operation under s. 289.30 or s.
21295.51
.
SB1-SSA2,66 22Section 66. 281.75 (17) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,20,2423 281.75 (17) (b) This section does not apply to contamination which is
24compensable under subch. II of ch. 107 or s. 293.65 (4) or 295.61 (8).
SB1-SSA2,67 25Section 67. 283.84 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,21,4
1283.84 (3m) A person engaged in mining, as defined in s. 293.01 (9) or 295.41
2(26)
, prospecting, as defined in s. 293.01 (18), bulk sampling, as defined in s. 295.41
3(7),
or nonmetallic mining, as defined in s. 295.11 (3), may not enter into an
4agreement under sub. (1).
SB1-SSA2,68 5Section 68. 287.13 (5) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,21,116 287.13 (5) (e) Solid waste produced by a commercial business or industry which
7is disposed of or held for disposal in an approved facility, as defined under s. 289.01
8(3), or a mining waste site, as defined in s. 295.41 (31), covered by a mining permit
9under s. 295.58,
owned or leased by the generator or on which the generator holds
10an easement
and designed and constructed for the purpose of accepting that type of
11solid waste.
SB1-SSA2,69 12Section 69. 289.35 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,21,18 13289.35 Shoreland and floodplain zoning. Solid waste facilities are
14prohibited within areas under the jurisdiction of shoreland and floodplain zoning
15regulations adopted under ss. 59.692, 61.351, 62.231 and , 87.30, and 281.31, except
16that the department may issue permits authorizing facilities in such areas. If the
17department issues a permit under this section, the permit shall specify the location,
18height, and size of the solid waste facility authorized under the permit.
SB1-SSA2,70 19Section 70. 289.62 (2) (g) 2. and 6. of the statutes are amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,21,2120 289.62 (2) (g) 2. For nonhazardous tailing solids or for nonacid producing
21taconite tailing solids
, 0.2 cent per ton.
SB1-SSA2,21,2322 6. For nonhazardous waste rock or for nonacid producing taconite waste rock,
230.1 cent per ton.
SB1-SSA2,71 24Section 71. 292.01 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,22,2
1292.01 (1m) "Approved mining facility" has the meaning given in s. 289.01 (4)
2and includes a mining waste site, as defined in s. 295.41 (31).
SB1-SSA2,72 3Section 72. Chapter 293 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,22,44 CHAPTER 293
SB1-SSA2,22,5 5nonferrous METALLIC MINING
SB1-SSA2,73 6Section 73. 293.01 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,22,137 293.01 (5) "Mineral exploration" or "exploration", unless the context requires
8otherwise, means the on-site geologic examination from the surface of an area by
9core, rotary, percussion or other drilling, where the diameter of the hole does not
10exceed 18 inches, for the purpose of searching for nonferrous metallic minerals or
11establishing the nature of a known nonferrous metallic mineral deposit, and includes
12associated activities such as clearing and preparing sites or constructing roads for
13drilling.
SB1-SSA2,74 14Section 74. 293.01 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,22,2415 293.01 (7) "Merchantable by-product" means all waste soil, rock, mineral,
16liquid, vegetation and other material directly resulting from or displaced by the
17mining, cleaning or preparation of nonferrous metallic minerals during mining
18operations which are determined by the department to be marketable upon a
19showing of marketability made by the operator, accompanied by a verified statement
20by the operator of his or her intent to sell such material within 3 years from the time
21it results from or is displaced by mining. If after 3 years from the time merchantable
22by-product results from or is displaced by mining such material has not been
23transported off the mining site, it shall be considered and regulated as refuse unless
24removal is continuing at a rate of more than 12,000 cubic yards per year.
SB1-SSA2,75 25Section 75. 293.01 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA2,76
1Section 76. 293.01 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,23,52 293.01 (9) "Mining" or "mining operation" means all or part of the process
3involved in the mining of nonferrous metallic minerals, other than for exploration or
4prospecting, including commercial extraction, agglomeration, beneficiation,
5construction of roads, removal of overburden and the production of refuse.
SB1-SSA2,77 6Section 77. 293.01 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,23,127 293.01 (12) "Mining site" means the surface area disturbed by a mining
8operation, including the surface area from which the nonferrous metallic minerals
9or refuse or both have been removed, the surface area covered by refuse, all lands
10disturbed by the construction or improvement of haulageways, and any surface areas
11in which structures, equipment, materials and any other things used in the mining
12operation are situated.
SB1-SSA2,78 13Section 78. 293.01 (12m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA2,23,1614 293.01 (12m) "Nonferrous metallic mineral" means an ore or other earthen
15material to be excavated from the natural deposits on or in the earth for its metallic
16content but not primarily for its iron oxide content.
SB1-SSA2,79 17Section 79. 293.01 (18) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,24,518 293.01 (18) "Prospecting" means engaging in the examination of an area for the
19purpose of determining the quality and quantity of nonferrous metallic minerals,
20other than for exploration but including the obtaining of an ore a nonferrous metallic
21mineral
sample, by such physical means as excavating, trenching, construction of
22shafts, ramps and tunnels and other means, other than for exploration, which the
23department, by rule, identifies, and the production of prospecting refuse and other
24associated activities. "Prospecting" shall not include such activities when the
25activities are, by themselves, intended for and capable of commercial exploitation of

1the underlying nonferrous ore body. However, the fact that prospecting activities and
2construction may have use ultimately in mining, if approved, shall not mean that
3prospecting activities and construction constitute mining within the meaning of sub.
4(9), provided such activities and construction are reasonably related to prospecting
5requirements.
SB1-SSA2,80 6Section 80. 293.01 (25) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,24,127 293.01 (25) "Refuse" means all waste soil, rock, mineral, liquid, vegetation and
8other material, except merchantable by-products, directly resulting from or
9displaced by the prospecting or mining and from the cleaning or preparation of
10nonferrous metallic minerals during prospecting or mining operations, and shall
11include all waste materials deposited on or in the prospecting or mining site from
12other sources.
SB1-SSA2,81 13Section 81. 293.21 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,24,1514 293.21 (1) (a) "Driller" means a person who performs core, rotary, percussion
15or other drilling involved in exploration for nonferrous metallic minerals.
SB1-SSA2,82 16Section 82. 293.25 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,24,2417 293.25 (2) (a) Applicability. Except as provided under par. (b), ss. 293.21 and
18293.81 and rules promulgated under those sections apply to radioactive waste site
19exploration, to activities related to radioactive waste site exploration and to persons
20engaging in or intending to engage in radioactive waste site exploration or related
21activities in the same manner as those sections and rules are applicable to
22nonferrous metallic mineral exploration, to activities related to nonferrous metallic
23mineral exploration and to persons engaging in or intending to engage in nonferrous
24metallic
mineral exploration or related activities.
SB1-SSA2,83 25Section 83. 293.25 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,25,9
1293.25 (4) Regulation of exploration and related provisions. Sections
2293.13, 293.15 (1) to (12), 293.85, 293.87 and 293.89 and rules promulgated under
3those sections apply to radioactive waste site exploration, to activities related to
4radioactive waste site exploration and to persons engaging in or intending to engage
5in radioactive waste site exploration or related activities in the same manner as
6those sections and rules are applicable to nonferrous metallic mineral exploration,
7to activities related to nonferrous metallic mineral exploration and to persons
8engaging in or intending to engage in nonferrous metallic mineral exploration or
9related activities.
SB1-SSA2,84 10Section 84. 293.37 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,25,2111 293.37 (4) (b) If the department finds that the anticipated life and total area
12of a nonferrous metallic mineral deposit are of sufficient magnitude that reclamation
13of the mining site consistent with this chapter requires a comprehensive plan for the
14entire affected area, it shall require an operator to submit with the application for
15a mining permit, amended mining site or change in mining or reclamation plan, a
16comprehensive long-term plan showing, in detail satisfactory to the department, the
17manner, location and time for reclamation of the entire area of contiguous land which
18will be affected by mining and which is owned, leased or under option for purchase
19or lease by the operator at the time of application. Where a nonferrous metallic
20mineral deposit lies on or under the lands of more than one operator, the department
21shall require the operators to submit mutually consistent comprehensive plans.
SB1-SSA2,85 22Section 85. 293.47 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,26,223 293.47 (1) (b) "Geologic information" means information concerning
24descriptions of an a nonferrous ore body, descriptions of reserves, tonnages and
25grades of nonferrous ore, descriptions of a drill core or bulk sample including

1analysis, descriptions of drill hole depths, distances and similar information related
2to the nonferrous ore body.
SB1-SSA2,86 3Section 86. 293.50 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,26,54 293.50 (1) (b) "Sulfide ore body" means a mineral deposit in which nonferrous
5metals are mixed with sulfide minerals.
SB1-SSA2,87 6Section 87. 293.50 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,26,97 293.50 (2) (intro.) Beginning on May 7, 1998, the department may not issue a
8permit under s. 293.49 for the purpose of the mining of a sulfide ore body until all of
9the following conditions are satisfied:
SB1-SSA2,88 10Section 88. 293.50 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,26,1611 293.50 (2) (a) The department determines, based on information provided by
12an applicant for a permit under s. 293.49 and verified by the department, that a
13mining operation has operated in a sulfide ore body which, together with the host
14nonferrous rock, has a net acid generating potential in the United States or Canada
15for at least 10 years without the pollution of groundwater or surface water from acid
16drainage at the tailings site or at the mine site or from the release of heavy metals.
SB1-SSA2,89 17Section 89. 293.50 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,26,2418 293.50 (2) (b) The department determines, based on information provided by
19an applicant for a permit under s. 293.49 and verified by the department, that a
20mining operation that operated in a sulfide ore body which, together with the host
21nonferrous rock, has a net acid generating potential in the United States or Canada
22has been closed for at least 10 years without the pollution of groundwater or surface
23water from acid drainage at the tailings site or at the mine site or from the release
24of heavy metals.
SB1-SSA2,90 25Section 90. 293.51 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,27,16
1293.51 (1) Upon notification that an application for a prospecting or mining
2permit has been approved by the department but prior to commencing prospecting
3or mining, the operator shall file with the department a bond conditioned on faithful
4performance of all of the requirements of this chapter and all rules adopted by the
5department under this chapter. The bond shall be furnished by a surety company
6licensed to do business in this state. In lieu of a bond, the operator may deposit cash,
7certificates of deposit or government securities with the department. Interest
8received on certificates of deposit and government securities shall be paid to the
9operator. The amount of the bond or other security required shall be equal to the
10estimated cost to the state of fulfilling the reclamation plan, in relation to that
11portion of the site that will be disturbed by the end of the following year. The
12estimated cost of reclamation of each prospecting or mining site shall be determined
13by the department on the basis of relevant factors including, but not limited to,
14expected changes in the price index, topography of the site, methods being employed,
15depth and composition of overburden and depth of nonferrous metallic mineral
16deposit being mined.
SB1-SSA2,91 17Section 91. 293.65 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,27,2218 293.65 (3) (a) An approval under s. 281.34 is required to withdraw groundwater
19for prospecting or mining or to dewater mines if the capacity and rate of withdrawal
20of all wells involved in the withdrawal of groundwater or the dewatering of mines
21exceeds 100,000 gallons each day. A permit under s. 283.31 is required to discharge
22pollutants resulting from the dewatering of mines.
SB1-SSA2,92 23Section 92. 293.65 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,28,524 293.65 (3) (b) The department may not issue an approval under s. 281.34 if the
25withdrawal of groundwater for prospecting or mining purposes or the dewatering of

1mines will result in the unreasonable detriment of public or private water supplies
2or the unreasonable detriment of public rights in the waters of the state. No
3withdrawal of groundwater for prospecting or mining purposes or the dewatering of
4mines may be made to the unreasonable detriment of public or private water supplies
5or the unreasonable detriment of public rights in the waters of the state.
SB1-SSA2,93 6Section 93. 293.86 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,28,18 7293.86 Visitorial powers of department. Any duly authorized officer,
8employee or representative of the department may enter and inspect any property,
9premises or place on or at which any prospecting or metallic mining operation or
10facility is located or is being constructed or installed at any reasonable time for the
11purpose of ascertaining the state of compliance with this chapter and chs. 281, 285,
12289 to 292, 295 and 299, subchs. I and II of ch. 295, and rules adopted pursuant
13thereto. No person may refuse entry or access to any such authorized representative
14of the department who requests entry for purposes of inspection, and who presents
15appropriate credentials, nor may any person obstruct, hamper or interfere with any
16such inspection. The department shall furnish to the prospector or operator, as
17indicated in the prospecting or mining permit, a written report setting forth all
18observations, relevant information and data which relate to compliance status.
SB1-SSA2,94 19Section 94. Chapter 295 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,28,2020 Chapter 295
SB1-SSA2,28,2321 NONMETALLIC MINING RECLAMATION;
22 OIL AND GAS;
23 ferrous metallic mining
SB1-SSA2,95 24Section 95. 295.16 (4) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA2,29,2
1295.16 (4) (f) Any mining operation, the reclamation of which is required in a
2permit obtained under ch. 293 or subch. III of ch. 295.
SB1-SSA2,96 3Section 96. Subchapter III of chapter 295 [precedes 295.40] of the statutes is
4created to read:
SB1-SSA2,29,55 Chapter 295
SB1-SSA2,29,76 Subchapter III
7 ferrous metallic mining
SB1-SSA2,29,8 8295.40 Legislative findings. The legislature finds all of the following:
SB1-SSA2,29,10 9(1) That attracting and aiding new mining enterprises and expanding the
10mining industry in Wisconsin is part of Wisconsin public policy.
SB1-SSA2,29,13 11(2) That mining for nonferrous metallic minerals is different from mining for
12ferrous minerals because in mining for nonferrous metallic minerals, sulfide
13minerals react, when exposed to air and water, to form acid drainage.
SB1-SSA2,29,17 14(3) That if the mineral products and waste materials associated with
15nonferrous metallic sulfide mining operations are not properly managed and
16controlled, they can cause significant damage to the environment, affect human
17health, and degrade the quality of life of the affected community.
SB1-SSA2,29,20 18(4) That the special concerns surrounding nonferrous metallic mining warrant
19more stringent regulatory measures than those warranted for ferrous mineral
20mining operations.
SB1-SSA2,29,23 21(5) That the provisions in ch. 293, 2011 stats., are a deterrent to ferrous mineral
22mining in this state and are not necessary to ensure that ferrous mineral mining will
23be conducted in an environmentally sound manner.
SB1-SSA2,30,2 24(6) That simplifying and shortening the permitting process for ferrous mineral
25mining when compared to nonferrous metallic mineral mining, as Minnesota and

1Michigan have done, will encourage ferrous mineral mining in Wisconsin and create
2jobs and generate resources for the state.
SB1-SSA2,30,8 3(7) That because of the fixed location of ferrous mineral deposits in the state,
4it is probable that mining those deposits will result in adverse impacts to wetlands
5and that, therefore, the use of wetlands for bulk sampling and mining activities,
6including the disposal or storage of mining wastes or materials, or the use of other
7lands for mining activities that would have a significant adverse impact on wetlands,
8is presumed to be necessary.
SB1-SSA2,30,9 9295.41 Definitions. In this subchapter:
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