AB22: Bill Text

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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE

1997 Assembly BILL 22

January 28, 1997 - Introduced by Representatives Hahn, Freese, Albers, Zukowski, Hasenohrl, Vander Loop, Lorge, Huber, Robson, Boyle, Black, Springer, Baumgart, Linton, Ryba, Bock, Baldwin and Lazich, cosponsored by Senators Schultz, Rude, Decker and Risser. Referred to Committee on Environment.

AB22,1,2 An Act to create 293.67 of the statutes; relating to: the discharge of wastewater from a sulfide mine.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits the discharge of wastewater from the mining of an ore body that contains metals and sulfide minerals into the Wisconsin River or any of its tributaries.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB22, s. 1 Section 1. 293.67 of the statutes is created to read:

AB22,1,6 293.67 Discharge of mining wastewater into Wisconsin River. (1) In this section, "sulfide ore body" means a mineral deposit in which metals are mixed with sulfide minerals.

AB22,1,8 (2) No person may discharge wastewater from the mining of a sulfide ore body into the Wisconsin River or any of its tributaries.

AB22,2,2 (3) This section applies without regard to the date of submission of a permit application under s. 293.37.

AB22,2,3 (End)