SB1-ASA1,11 10Section 11. 293.33 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA1,9,1611 293.33 (3) Persons giving notice under s. 293.31 (1) or 293.495 (2) shall
12thereafter appoint a liaison person to any committee established under sub. (1) or (2),
13and shall provide such reasonable information as is requested by the committee.
14Operators and persons giving notice under s. 293.31 or 293.495 (2) shall thereafter
15make reasonable efforts to design and operate mining operations in harmony with
16community development objectives.
SB1-ASA1,12 17Section 12. 293.39 (4) and (5) of the statutes are created to read:
SB1-ASA1,9,2018 293.39 (4) (a) A person proposing to engage in nonsulfide ferrous mining shall
19prepare and submit to the department an environmental impact report for the
20nonsulfide ferrous mining project.
SB1-ASA1,9,2521 (b) The department shall determine whether an environmental impact report
22submitted under par. (a) or (c) is complete no later than 30 days after receiving the
23environmental impact report. The department shall notify the person submitting
24the environmental impact report of its determination no later than 5 days after
25making the determination.
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1(c) If the department determines that an environmental impact report
2submitted under par. (a) is incomplete, the person proposing to engage in nonsulfide
3ferrous mining shall prepare and submit to the department a revised environmental
4impact report for the ferrous mining project.
SB1-ASA1,10,145 (d) No more than 30 days after providing notification under par. (b) that an
6environmental impact report is complete, the department shall prepare a draft
7scoping statement consisting of at least the following: a description of known
8governmental approvals or reviews required for the nonsulfide ferrous mining
9project; a description of the issues to be covered in the environmental impact
10statement; alternatives that will be addressed in the environmental impact
11statement; identification of areas potentially affected by the project and by related
12actions; and identification of necessary studies requiring compilation of existing
13information or the development of new data that can be generated within a
14reasonable amount of time and at a reasonable cost.
SB1-ASA1,10,1815 (e) No more than 10 days after completing its responsibilities under par. (d),
16the department shall publish a class 1 notice, under ch. 985, in a newspaper with
17general circulation in the area in which the proposed site is located and in the official
18state newspaper, that includes all of the following:
SB1-ASA1,10,1919 1. The name and location of the proposed nonsulfide ferrous mining project.
SB1-ASA1,10,2020 2. A brief description of the proposed project.
SB1-ASA1,10,2221 3. The location at which copies of the environmental impact report and draft
22scoping statement are available for review.
SB1-ASA1,10,2423 4. The description of the opportunity to comment on the appropriate scope of
24the environmental impact statement for the project.
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15. A statement that the period for written comment expires 30 days after the
2date of publication of the notice.
SB1-ASA1,11,33 6. The procedures for commenting.
SB1-ASA1,11,44 7. The date, time, and place of the public informational meeting under par. (g).
SB1-ASA1,11,105 (f) The department shall also provide the notice under par. (e) to the person who
6submitted the environmental impact report, the U.S. army corps of engineers, the
7federal environmental protection agency; the U.S. fish and wildlife service, the state
8historical society, any federally recognized American Indian tribe or band that may
9be affected by the proposed project, and any local governmental unit in which the
10project will take place.
SB1-ASA1,11,1311 (g) At least 10 days, but not more than 20 days after publication of the notice
12under par. (e), the department shall hold at least one public informational meeting
13to discuss the scope of the environmental impact statement.
SB1-ASA1,11,2314 (h) The department shall issue its final decision on the scope of the
15environmental impact statement no later than 15 days after the end of the public
16comment period. The department shall include at least all of the following in the
17scoping decision: a description of known governmental approvals or reviews
18required for the nonsulfide ferrous mining project; a description of the issues to be
19covered in the environmental impact statement; alternatives that will be addressed
20in the environmental impact statement; identification of areas potentially affected
21by the project and by related actions; and identification of necessary studies
22requiring compilation of existing information or the development of new data that
23can be generated within a reasonable amount of time and at a reasonable cost.
SB1-ASA1,12,724 (i) No later than 30 days after it issues the scoping decision, the department
25shall submit to the person who submitted the environmental impact report a draft

1cost agreement. The agreement shall include the estimated cost of preparing the
2environmental impact statement and a brief description of the tasks and the cost of
3each task to be performed by each party in preparing and distributing the
4environmental impact statement. The person may request changes in the cost
5agreement. If, within 30 days after the person receives the draft cost agreement, the
6department and the person have not signed a cost agreement, either party may refer
7the matter to the secretary of administration for resolution.
SB1-ASA1,12,108 (im) No later than 10 days after finalizing the cost agreement under par. (i), the
9person entering into the cost agreement with the department shall pay to the
10department 50 percent of the estimated costs under the cost agreement.
SB1-ASA1,12,1411 (j) No later than 45 days after receiving the payment under par. (im), the
12department shall publish a class 1 notice, under ch. 985, in at least one newspaper
13of general circulation in each county where the project will occur and in the official
14state newspaper, containing a summary of the scoping decision.
SB1-ASA1,13,815 (k) After the department publishes the notice under par. (j), the department
16shall prepare a preliminary environmental impact statement for the proposed
17nonsulfide ferrous mining project in accordance with the scoping decision. When the
18preliminary environmental impact statement is complete, the department shall
19make it available for public review and comment and shall publish a class 1 notice,
20under ch. 985, of completion of the preliminary environmental impact statement, of
21the ability to comment on the preliminary environmental impact statement, and of
22the date, time, and place of the public meeting under par. (L) in at least one
23newspaper of general circulation in each county where the project will occur and in
24the official state newspaper. The department shall also distribute a summary of the
25preliminary environmental impact statement and notice of the date, time, and place

1of the meeting under par. (L) to the person who submitted the environmental impact
2report, the U.S. army corps of engineers, the federal environmental protection
3agency, the U.S. fish and wildlife service, the state historical society, any federally
4recognized American Indian tribe or band that may be affected by the proposed
5project, any local governmental unit in which the project will take place, any person
6that submitted substantive comments within the comment period on the
7environmental impact report and the draft scoping statement, and any person
8requesting the summary.
SB1-ASA1,13,149 (L) Not less than 15 days after publication of the notice under par. (k), the
10department shall conduct a public informational meeting on the adequacy of the
11preliminary environmental impact statement in a county in which at least part of the
12proposed mining site is located. The department shall receive public comments on
13the adequacy of the preliminary environmental impact statement for at least 10 days
14after the day on which it conducts the public informational meeting.
SB1-ASA1,14,515 (m) The department shall prepare a final environmental impact statement,
16taking into consideration the comments received under par. (L). When the final
17environmental impact statement is complete, the department shall make it available
18for public review and comment and shall publish a class 1 notice, under ch. 985, of
19completion of the final environmental impact statement, of the ability to submit
20written comments on the final environmental impact statement, and of the date by
21which comments must be submitted, in at least one newspaper of general circulation
22in each county where the project will occur and in the official state newspaper. The
23department shall also distribute a summary of the final environmental impact
24statement to the person who submitted the environmental impact report, the U.S.
25army corps of engineers, the federal environmental protection agency, the U.S. fish

1and wildlife service, the state historical society, any federally recognized American
2Indian tribe or band that may be affected by the proposed project, any local
3governmental unit in which the project will take place, any person that submitted
4substantive comments within the comment period on the preliminary environmental
5impact statement, and any person requesting the summary.
SB1-ASA1,14,146 (n) The department shall accept written comments on the adequacy of the final
7environmental impact statement for at least 10 days after the day on which the notice
8under par. (m) is published. The department shall make the determination of
9adequacy of the final environmental impact statement at least 10 days after
10publication of the notice of availability of the final environmental impact statement.
11The department shall make the determination of adequacy of the final
12environmental impact statement within 280 days after publication of the notice
13under par. (j) unless the time is extended by consent of the person submitting the
14environmental impact report or by the governor for good cause.
SB1-ASA1,15,415 (o) If the department determines that the environmental impact statement is
16inadequate, the department shall prepare an adequate environmental impact
17statement within 60 days of that determination. When the adequate environmental
18impact statement is complete, the department shall publish a class 1 notice, under
19ch. 985, of completion of the environmental impact statement in at least one
20newspaper of general circulation in each county where the project will occur and in
21the official state newspaper. The department shall also distribute a summary of the
22adequate environmental impact statement to the person who submitted the
23environmental impact report, the U.S. army corps of engineers, the federal
24environmental protection agency, the U.S. fish and wildlife service, the state
25historical society, any federally recognized American Indian tribe or band that may

1be affected by the proposed project, any local governmental unit in which the project
2will take place, any person that submitted substantive comments within the
3comment period on the previous version of the environmental impact statement, and
4any person requesting the summary.
SB1-ASA1,15,7 5(5) (a) The department may not issue a mining permit or any other approval
6required in connection with a nonsulfide ferrous mining project before it determines
7that the environmental impact statement for the project is adequate.
SB1-ASA1,15,128 (b) Within 90 days after the determination of adequacy of a final environmental
9impact statement, the department shall make final decisions on those approvals that
10were identified as required in the scoping process and for which information was
11developed concurrently with the preparation of the environmental impact
12statement, except as follows:
SB1-ASA1,15,1413 1. The department may extend the 90-day period with the consent of the
14applicant.
SB1-ASA1,15,1615 2. The 90-day period does not apply if a longer period is required for an
16approval by federal law or state statute.
SB1-ASA1,13 17Section 13. 293.49 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA1,15,2518 293.49 (1) (a) 3. In the case of a surface mine, the site is not unsuitable for
19mining. The preliminary determination that a site was not unsuitable for mining
20under s. 293.45 may not be conclusive in the determination of the site's suitability
21for mining under this section. However, for mining other than nonsulfide ferrous
22mining,
at the hearing held under this section and s. 293.43, testimony and evidence
23submitted at the prospecting permit proceeding relevant to the issue of suitability
24of the proposed mining site for surface mining may be adopted, subject to the
25opportunity for cross-examination and rebuttal, if not unduly repetitious.
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1Section 14. 293.495 of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA1,16,4 2293.495 Process for nonsulfide ferrous mining. (1) Applicability of
3other provisions.
The following provisions do not apply to proposed nonsulfide
4ferrous mining projects:
SB1-ASA1,16,55 (a) Section 293.31.
SB1-ASA1,16,66 (b) Section 293.37 (2) (d).
SB1-ASA1,16,77 (c) Section 293.43.
SB1-ASA1,16,88 (d) The time limit in s. 293.49 (1) (a) (intro.) and (2) (intro.).
SB1-ASA1,16,99 (e) Section 293.49 (1) (a) 2.
SB1-ASA1,16,1010 (f) Section 293.55 (1) (c) to (e).
SB1-ASA1,16,1211 (g) The authority in s. 293.65 (2) (h) to conduct a hearing on a permit under s.
12293.65 as part of the hearing on the application for a mining permit.
SB1-ASA1,16,1313 (h) Section 293.65 (2) (i).
SB1-ASA1,16,18 14(2) Notice of intent. At least 12 months before submitting an application for
15a mining permit under s. 293.37 or an environmental impact report under s. 293.39
16(4) (a), whichever is earlier, a person proposing to engage in nonsulfide ferrous
17mining shall notify the department in writing of the intent to submit an application
18for a mining permit.
SB1-ASA1,17,2 19(3) Determination of completeness. After the department receives an
20application for a mining permit under s. 293.37 for nonsulfide ferrous mining, the
21department shall determine whether the application is complete. The department
22shall make the determination within 30 days after receiving the application, except
23that the department may extend the 30-day period with the consent of the applicant.
24If the department determines that the application is not complete, the department
25shall inform the applicant of the additional information that must be provided to

1complete the application. When the department determines that the application is
2complete, it shall notify the applicant.
SB1-ASA1,17,9 3(4) Notice of application. After receiving notice under sub. (3) that the
4application for a mining permit is complete, an applicant proposing to engage in
5nonsulfide ferrous mining shall publish a legal notice, under ch. 985, of the
6ownership, location, and boundaries of the proposed mining area and reclamation
7and restoration operations, at least once a week for 4 successive weeks. Within 7
8days of publication of the last notice, the person shall submit a copy of the notice to
9the department.
SB1-ASA1,17,12 10(5) Hearing. (a) No later than 30 days after the day of publication of the last
11notice required under sub. (4), any of the following may file written objections to an
12application for a permit under s. 293.37 for a nonsulfide ferrous mining project:
SB1-ASA1,17,1413 1. A person owning property that will be affected by the proposed nonsulfide
14ferrous mining operation.
SB1-ASA1,17,1615 2. Any federal, state, or local governmental agency with responsibilities
16affected by the proposed nonsulfide ferrous mining operation.
SB1-ASA1,17,2117 (b) If the department receives written objections under par. (a), the department
18shall hold a public hearing on the mining permit application in the county in which
19the majority of the mining site is located no more than 30 days after receiving the
20objections, after providing appropriate notice of the date, time, and place of the
21hearing.
SB1-ASA1,18,222 (c) The department may hold a hearing on an application for a mining permit
23under s. 293.37 for nonsulfide ferrous mining without receipt of objections no later
24than 30 days after the day of publication of the last notice required under sub. (4) if

1the department determines that a hearing is necessary to protect public health,
2safety, and welfare.
SB1-ASA1,18,6 3(6) Action on application. If s. 293.39 (5) (a) does not apply, no later than 120
4days after receiving the notice of publication under sub. (4) or, if the department
5holds a hearing under sub. (5), after holding the hearing, the department shall issue
6or deny the mining permit.
SB1-ASA1,15 7Section 15. 293.51 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA1,18,128 293.51 (3) Upon approval of the operator's bond, mining application, other
9departmental approvals that are required in connection with the mining project,
and
10certificate of insurance, the department shall issue written authorization to
11commence mining at the permitted mining site in accordance with the approved
12mining and reclamation plans.
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