Wisconsin Legislature: Natural Resources, Department of -- Environmental protection

Financial Institutions and Professional Services, Department of (DFIPS), created; all DFI functions transferred to; DOA administration of disabled veteran, women, and minority owned business certifications transferred to; Small Business Regulatory Review Board and Office of Business Development transferred to; EAB eliminated and functions transferred to DFIPS and DATCP; DSPS eliminated and all functions transferred to, except private on-site wastewater treatment systems to DNR [for section numbers, see entry under ``Financial Institutions and Professional Services, Department of"] - SB21

Financial Institutions and Professional Services, Department of (DFIPS), created; all DFI functions transferred to; DOA administration of disabled veteran, women, and minority owned business certifications transferred to; Small Business Regulatory Review Board and Office of Business Development transferred to; EAB eliminated and functions transferred to DFIPS and DATCP; tattooing, body piercing, and tanning oversight transferred to; DSPS eliminated and all functions transferred to, except private on-site wastewater treatment systems to DNR and Veterinary Examining Board to DATCP - SB119

Florence Wild Rivers Interpretive Center: appropriation for DNR grant - AB422

Florence Wild Rivers Interpretive Center: appropriation for DNR grant - SB354

Florence Wild Rivers Interpretive Center: DNR grants eliminated [Sec. 629, 1062] - AB21

Florence Wild Rivers Interpretive Center: DNR grants eliminated [Sec. 629, 1062; original bill only] - SB21

Forestry, Division of, headquarters: DNR to develop plan to relocate from City of Madison to a northern Wisconsin location [Sec. 9132 (1)] - AB21

Forestry, Division of, headquarters: DNR to develop plan to relocate from City of Madison to a northern Wisconsin location [Sec. 9132 (1)] - SB21

Horicon Marsh education and visitor center: program fees [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 640t, 997s] - SB21

Kickapoo Reserve Management Board attached to DNR from Tour.Dept [Sec. 105, 218, 363, 642-648, 806, 965, 998-1003, 1059, 1423, 1424, 3581, 4215, 4216, 9144 (1)] - AB21

Kickapoo Reserve Management Board attached to DNR from Tour.Dept [Sec. 105, 218, 363, 642-648, 806, 965, 998-1003, 1059, 1423, 1424, 3581, 4215, 4216, 9144 (1); S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, transfer deleted, Kickapoo Reserve Management Board established, Tour.Dept duties, 648m, n, 924m, 1064m, 1424m, deletes 105, 218, 363, 965, 998-1003, 1059, 1423, 1424, 3581, 4215, 4216, 9144 (1)] - SB21

Land information program: requirement that certain departments and agencies submit a plan to enable information to be readily translatable, retrievable, and geographically referenced eliminated - AB728

Land information program: requirement that certain departments and agencies submit a plan to enable information to be readily translatable, retrievable, and geographically referenced eliminated - SB570

Layoff procedure for certain DNR employees [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9132 (3d)] - SB21

Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Board attached to DNR from Tour.Dept [Sec. 104, 219, 1064, 9144 (2)] - AB21

Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Board attached to DNR from Tour.Dept [Sec. 104, 219, 1064, 9144 (2)] - SB21

NRB and Board of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection: policy-making authority transferred to secretary of DNR and DATCP respectively; changed from a board to a council [Sec. 101-103, 109, 127, 129, 132, 149-159, 162, 163, 248, 947, 949, 951-957, 961, 963, 966, 971, 975-986, 993-996, 1051-1053, 1060, 1063, 1066, 2600, 2605, 2681, 4112, 4116, 4188, 4202, 4204, 4206, 4209, 4352, 4358-4360, 9102 (1), 9132 (2)] - AB21

NRB and Board of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection: policy-making authority transferred to secretary of DNR and DATCP respectively; changed from a board to a council [Sec. 101-103, 109, 127, 129, 132, 149-159, 162, 163, 248, 947, 949, 951-957, 961, 963, 966, 971, 975-986, 993-996, 1051-1053, 1060, 1063, 1066, 2600, 2605, 2681, 4112, 4116, 4188, 4202, 4204, 4206, 4209, 4352, 4358-4360, 9102 (1), 9132 (2); original bill only] - SB21

NRB nominates DNR Secretary with advice and consent of the Senate, term of office provisions; filling an NRB member vacancy modified - SB48

Property rights regulation revisions re local government restrictions on sale, purchase, development, or occupancy of real property and individual notice requirements; vested rights; shoreland zoning; resolution of challenge to zoning restrictions; supermajority vote to down zone a property; property tax treatment of undeveloped land; and contested case hearings [A.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, adds provisions re content of economic impact analysis of proposed administrative rules, standard for judicial review of certain state agency actions or decisions, and DNR and DATCP contested hearings specified; S.Amdt.1: undeveloped land provision removed] - AB582

Sale of certain DNR lands: use of proceeds [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 639m, 640d, 980b, bm] - SB21

State park and forest roads and roads along LWSR funding [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 640g, r, 2569m] - SB21

Blue lights displayed on boats: DNR prohibition revised [Admin.Code NR 5.17] - AB811

Blue lights displayed on boats: DNR prohibition revised [Admin.Code NR 5.17] - SB602

DNR rule re construction permit requirements for stationary sources that emit greenhouse gases eliminated [Admin.Code NR 405.07] - AB204

DNR rule re construction permit requirements for stationary sources that emit greenhouse gases eliminated [Admin.Code NR 405.07] - SB144

Point source pollution abatement projects: administrative rule authority eliminated re DNR financial assistance [Admin.Code NR 128] - AB158

Point source pollution abatement projects: administrative rule authority eliminated re DNR financial assistance [Admin.Code NR 128] - SB128

Approved high capacity well: additional approval not required for replacement, reconstruction, or transfer; notifying DNR required - AB874

Approved high capacity well: additional approval not required for replacement, reconstruction, or transfer; notifying DNR required - SB239

Aquaculture and fish farm regulations revised re wetland permits, natural bodies of water used for fish farms, dams on navigable streams, WPDES permits, water quality standard variances, water withdrawal re Great Lakes Compact, nonpoint performance standards cost-sharing exemption, LWSR agricultural use, WHEDA loan guarantees, navigable water permits, and transportation of agricultural products; DNR and DOT duties - AB640

Aquaculture and fish farm regulations revised re wetland permits, natural bodies of water used for fish farms, dams on navigable streams, WPDES permits, water quality standard variances, water withdrawal re Great Lakes Compact, nonpoint performance standards cost-sharing exemption, LWSR agricultural use, WHEDA loan guarantees, navigable water permits, and transportation of agricultural products; DNR and DOT duties - SB493

Assembly Organization, Committee on, required to appoint a special committee on water issues; report required by December 31, 2016; DNR and PSC provisions - AR25

Ballast water discharge permit: sunset date eliminated [Sec. 4203] - AB21

Ballast water discharge permit: sunset date eliminated [Sec. 4203] - SB21

Car kill deer on highways: appropriations for removal and disposal repealed [Sec. 624, 625] - AB21

Car kill deer on highways: appropriations for removal and disposal repealed [Sec. 624, 625; S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, appropriation revised, possession of car-killed deer and notifying DNR provisions added, report required, 625b, 1053r-z, 9132 (1q), deletes 625] - SB21

Contaminated sediment: DNR to pay portion of costs for removal from any waters of the state; Clean Water Act provision and general obligation bonding authority increased [Sec. 872, 4200, 4201] - AB21

Contaminated sediment: DNR to pay portion of costs for removal from any waters of the state; Clean Water Act provision and general obligation bonding authority increased [Sec. 872, 4200, 4201; original bill only] - SB21

Contaminated well grant program: family income and grant award limits increased - AB822

Continuous disinfection of municipal water supply required - AB977

Continuous disinfection of municipal water supply required - SB781

Dam safety projects: DNR bonding authority increased [Sec. 873] - AB21

Dam safety projects: DNR bonding authority increased [Sec. 873] - SB21

Discharge of dredged or fill material into artificial wetlands: exemption from DNR permitting requirements; definition provision - AB1014

DNR permits re high-voltage transmission construction and relocation of utility facility as condition of certain general permits; one-call system requirements, violations, complaints, and enforcement, PSC duties; sulfur dioxide compliance plan, certain DNR determinations, and certain PSC variance eliminated; PSC assessment authority; funding for energy efficiency and renewable resource programs; PSC approval of public utility contracts with affiliated interests; PSC authority re local access and transport areas for telephone service and complaints re railroad telecommunications service [A.Amdt.2: exempting construction of certain electric transmission lines from PSC certification added; A.Amdt.5: deletes one-call system violations and rule-making authority provisions] - AB804

DNR permits re high-voltage transmission construction and relocation of utility facility as condition of certain general permits; one-call system requirements, violations, complaints, and enforcement, PSC duties; sulfur dioxide compliance plan, certain DNR determinations, and certain PSC variance eliminated; PSC assessment authority; funding for energy efficiency and renewable resource programs; PSC approval of public utility contracts with affiliated interests; PSC authority re local access and transport areas for telephone service and complaints re railroad telecommunications service - SB654

DNR to issue a general permit authorizing DOT to discharge storm water from the site of a transportation activity, individual permit provisions; effluent limitations for new and modified point sources of pollution revisions - AB755

DNR to issue a general permit authorizing DOT to discharge storm water from the site of a transportation activity, individual permit provisions; effluent limitations for new and modified point sources of pollution revisions - SB588

Drainage district revisions re jurisdiction, board membership, regulation of district access corridors, land in newly organized or annexed to districts, and discharge of dredged material into wetland permit exemption - AB653

Drainage district revisions re jurisdiction, board membership, regulation of district access corridors, land in newly organized or annexed to districts, and discharge of dredged material into wetland permit exemption - SB572

Electronic waste recycling program changes - SB621

Emission standard for residential or commercial wood stoves: DNR prohibited from promulgating a rule or enforcing a federal regulation more stringent than standard currently in effect - AB25

Emission standard for residential or commercial wood stoves: DNR prohibited from promulgating a rule or enforcing a federal regulation more stringent than standard currently in effect - SB23

Environmental fund: certain enforcement and administration funds combined [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 626q, r] - SB21

Environmental improvement fund: revisions to programs funded by; bonding authority for the safe drinking water loan program increased; biennial finance plan provisions [Sec. 869, 1023, 3918, 4118-4137, 4139-4183] - AB21

Environmental improvement fund: revisions to programs funded by; bonding authority for the safe drinking water loan program increased; biennial finance plan provisions [Sec. 53, 869, 1023, 3918, 4118-4137, 4139-4183; S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, clean water fund program and safe drinking water loan program modified, ``nonprofit noncommunity water system" replaced with ``serves a local governmental unit", 868q, 4132m, 4133m, 4152m, 4165m, deletes 4118, 4132, 4133, 4162] - SB21

Ferrous metallic mining regulations returned to pre-2013 WisAct 1 provisions; MFL program as it relates to ferrous mining activities returned to pre-2013 WisAct 81 provisions - AB436

Forest fire suppression and prevention grants changed to biennial appropriation [Sec. 634] - AB21

Forest fire suppression and prevention grants changed to biennial appropriation [Sec. 634] - SB21

Frac sand exploration: county authority to issue licenses; bond, notification, and DNR provisions - AB149

Frac sand exploration: county authority to issue licenses; bond, notification, and DNR provisions - SB99

Groundwater management area standards and designation process established, DNR and Groundwater Coordinating Council duties specified; high capacity well approval revisions, DNR duties and fee provisions - AB105

Groundwater management area standards and designation process established, DNR and Groundwater Coordinating Council duties specified; high capacity well approval revisions, DNR duties and fee provisions - SB72

High capacity well approval procedure revised; designation of sensitive resource areas, special environmental review, and minimum water levels provisions; DNR and JCF duties - AB477

High capacity well approval procedure revised; designation of sensitive resource areas, special environmental review, and minimum water levels provisions; DNR and JCF duties - SB291

Industrial sand mining and processing operations monitoring: FTE positions in DNR and funding authorized - AB635

Industrial sand mining and processing operations monitoring: FTE positions in DNR and funding authorized - SB576

Industrial sand mining or processing facility owner or operator required to monitor the ambient air for small crystalline silica particles and other particulate matter; reports and DNR duties - AB634

Industrial sand mining or processing facility owner or operator required to monitor the ambient air for small crystalline silica particles and other particulate matter; reports and DNR duties - SB577

Joint annual spring fish and wildlife rule hearing of the DNR and Wisconsin Conservation Congress: rule-making process changes for administrative rules proposed at re gubernatorial approval, statements of scope, economic impact analyses and their content - SB598

Lake monitoring and protection: purposes for which DNR may pay costs under contract expanded and DNR may use portion of funding designated for river protection grants - AB598

Lake monitoring and protection: purposes for which DNR may pay costs under contract expanded and DNR may use portion of funding designated for river protection grants - SB436

Management of national forest land and cooperative agreement provisions; master plan for northern state forests; MFL group certification and closed acreage fees; DNR cannot prohibit persons engaged in silviculture from crossing a recreational trail; report and plans to JCF required [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 619m, 621m, 632m, 974m, 1047m, 1050m, 2530m-q, 2531x, 3581m, 9132 (4v)-(4vx), 9332 (2u)] - SB21

MFL owner: notice to DNR re cutting merchantable timber revised [Sec. 2527-2530] - AB21

MFL owner notice to DNR re cutting merchantable timber revised [Sec. 2527-2530; S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, DNR authority to prescribe amount of forest products to be removed modified, severance tax provision, 2515c-f] - SB21

MFL program revisions re taxes, eligible land, management plans, sale and transfer of land, productivity of land, closed lands, forest production area, natural heritage inventory program, and state wildlife action plan; emergency rules provision - AB561

MFL program revisions re taxes, eligible land, management plans, sale and transfer of land, productivity of land, closed lands, forest production area, natural heritage inventory program, and state wildlife action plan; emergency rules provision [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, appropriation added] - SB434

Mining and drilling activities that destroy or fill in a lake bed, reservoir, or flowage: prohibition expanded and DNR authorized exception eliminated; withdrawing water from a reservoir or flowage provision - AB323

Moneys received by DNR for forestry activities: LAB audit [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9132 (3f)] - SB21

Nonpoint source water pollution abatement projects: general obligation bonding authority increased [Sec. 870] - AB21

Nonpoint source water pollution abatement projects: general obligation bonding authority increased [Sec. 870; S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, environmental fund provision, 636g] - SB21

Nonpoint source water pollution in certain areas with carbonate bedrock: DNR and DATCP to promulgate rules to limit groundwater pollution from land spreading - AB637

Nonpoint source water pollution in certain areas with carbonate bedrock: DNR and DATCP to promulgate rules to limit groundwater pollution from land spreading - SB469

Nutrients introduced into the Wisconsin River: DNR to study and implement method to reduce; project positions provision - AB825

Possession of certain wild animals: laws revised re dangerous exotic animals; ordinance and DNR authority provisions - AB333

Possession of certain wild animals: laws revised re dangerous exotic animals; ordinance and DNR authority provisions - SB241