▶ Reprinted from February 29, 2000 Wis. Adm. Register.
The state of Wisconsin, Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection announces that it will hold public hearings on proposed amendments to ch. ATCP 50, Wis. Adm. Code, relating to the soil and water resource management program. The hearings will be held at the times and places shown below. The public is invited to attend the hearings and comment on the proposed rule. Following the public hearings, the hearing record will remain open until April 19, 2000 for additional written comments.
A copy of this rule may be obtained free of charge from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Agricultural Resource Management Division, Bureau of Land and Water Resources, 2811 Agricultural Drive, P.O. Box 8911, Madison, WI 53708-8911, or by calling the bureau at 608/224-4620. Copies will also be available at the public hearings.
An interpreter for the hearing impaired can be made available upon request for these hearings. Please make reservations for a hearing interpreter by March 3, 2000 by writing to the bureau at the address in the preceding paragraph, by calling 608/224-4620, or by contacting the message relay system (TTY) at 608/224-5058. Handicap access is available at the hearings.
Hearing Information
All hearings will begin with an informational session at 12:30 p.m. The department will begin taking testimony at 2:00 p.m. and will remain available at the sites until 5:30 p.m. Please note the time and places to participate in the video conference. Ten hearings are scheduled as follows:
March 14, 2000 South Central Wisconsin
Tuesday The Fitchburg Room
Fitchburg Community Center
5510 Lacy Road
Fitchburg, Wisconsin 53711
March 15, 2000 Southeastern Wisconsin
Wednesday Michael Fields Agricultural Institute
W2493 County Road ES
East Troy, Wisconsin 53120
March 16, 2000 The Pippen Conference Center
Thursday Melvill Hall (formerly the Administration Building)
U. W. Richland Center
1200 Hwy 14 West
Richland Center, Wisconsin 53581
March 21, 2000 West Central Wisconsin
Tuesday The Community Room
Whitehall City Center
18620 Hobson Street
Whitehall, Wisconsin 54773
March 22, 2000 East Central Wisconsin
Wednesday Room 025 (west entrance)
Calumet County Courthouse
206 Court Street
Chilton, Wisconsin 53014
March 23, 2000 Central Wisconsin
Thursday Hancock Ag Research Station
N3909 County Hwy V
Hancock, Wisconsin 54943
March 28, 2000 North Central Wisconsin
Tuesday Agricultural Center
925 Donald Street
Medford, Wisconsin 54451
March 29, 2000 Northeastern Wisconsin
Wednesday Clover Room, Multipurpose Bldg.
Langlade County Fairgrounds
Neva Road, Hwy 45 North
Antigo, Wisconsin 54409
March 30, 2000 Northwestern Wisconsin
Thursday Barron County Courthouse, Rm 110
330 E. LaSalle Street
Barron, Wisconsin 54812
April 5, 2000 Video conference hearing
Wednesday
from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at:
The Pyle Center, UW Madison
702 Langdon St., See Room
Assignment
Madison Wisconsin 53706
Dept. of Natural Resources
Regional Headquarters
107 Sutliff Avenue
Rhinelander, Wisconsin 54501
UW Superior, Rothwell Student Ctr.
1600 Catlin Ave., Room 218
Superior, Wisconsin 54880
Written comments will be accepted until April 19, 2000.
Analysis Prepared by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Statutory authority: ss. 92.05(3)(c) and (k), 92.14(8), 92.15(3)(b), 92.16, 92.18(1), 93.07(1), and 281.16(3)(b) and (c)
Statutes interpreted: s. 91.80, ch. 92, and s. 281.16
This rule repeals and recreates current rules related to Wisconsin's soil and water resource management program. The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection (“DATCP") administers this program under ch. 92, Stats. Among other things, this rule:
•
Requires farm conservation practices.
•
Creates a farm nutrient management program.
•
Updates standards for county soil and water conservation programs, including county land and water resource management plans.
•
Updates standards and procedures for DATCP grants to counties.
•
Updates standards and procedures for county cost-share grants to landowners.
•
Establishes technical standards for cost-shared conservation practices.
•
Transfers some nonpoint source pollution abatement grant programs from DNR to DATCP, as directed by the Legislature.
