NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

Forests, generally:
See also Forests; Logs and Logging

Assistance to privately owned forest lands, 26.35

Insects and diseases, control, 26.30

Lease of state lands, 26.08

Planning, aerial photo for, 23.325

Reports required, 26.10

Seizure and sale of forest products severed from public lands, 26.06, 26.07

Slash disposal, 26.12 (6), (7)

State forest lands, generally, Ch. 28
See also State-13. Forests

Violations, penalties, 26.985

Genetically engineered organisms, regulation, 146.60

Ginseng, wild; protection provisions, 29.611

Great Lakes:
See also Lakes

Conservation and management, duties, 281.35

Trout and salmon stamp, 29.191 (5)

Withdrawal violations, 281.94, 281.95

Groundwater coordinating council, see Groundwater Coordinating Council

Groundwater protection, see Groundwater Protection

Groundwater survey and analysis, 16.968

Database of properties exceeding groundwater standards, fees to maintain, 292.57

Hazardous substances:

Brownfield efforts, dept. to report on, 292.255

Exemptions from liability, dept. to report on impact, 292.25

Information and emergency planning, duties, 166.20 (4)

Petroleum tank discharges, remedial action, 101.143, 101.144

Reports on use, fee, 299.15

Spills:

Immunity from liability, 895.55

Powers, 292.11

Waste management, see Waste Management-2. Hazardous Waste

Ice age trail, 23.17

Grants to nonprofit corporations, 23.295

Land dedication, 23.293

Lakes:
See also Lakes

Acidification experiments, 30.204

Inland lakes protection and rehabilitation:

Generally, Ch. 33

Departmental powers and duties, 33.02

Districts, creation or alteration, notice and filing requirements, 33.265

Financial assistance, action, 33.16

Plan review, hearing, ruling, 33.14, 33.15

Unfunded applications, rejection statement, 33.17

Lake bed conveyances, review of legislation providing for, 13.097

Lake research, voluntary contributions, 29.564, 30.52 (3m)

Lake Winnebago structure and fill project, powers and duties of dept., 30.203

Management grants and financial assistance, 281.68, 281.69

Land acquisition:

Approval required, 23.14

Priorities, 23.09 (2dm)

Purposes, 23.09 (2)

Lands, sale of, 23.15

Lease of land:

County lands for game management, 59.52 (6) (e)

U.S. lands, for forests, parks, 1.056

Licenses and permits:

Denial or suspension of delinquent support obligors, 49.857, 299.08

Denial or suspension of delinquent tax obligors, 73.0301, 299.07

Lower Wis. state riverway, see Lower Wisconsin State Riverway

Menomonee river conservation project, 23.19

Milwaukee river basin, priority watershed designation, management, 281.65 (4)

Milwaukee river revitalization council, 23.18

Membership, 15.347 (15)

Natural areas:

Heritage program, land dedications, 23.29

Importance, inventory, acquisition, sales, 23.27

In towns, 60.23 (6)

Preservation council, 15.347 (4), 23.26, 23.28

State, designation, 23.28

Natural resources, waste of, penalty, 23.095

Nonpoint source water pollution, see Pollution-3. Water Pollution, Generally

Oil and gas exploration and drilling, powers and duties, 295.35

PCB's:

Disposal of dredged materials, 289.54

Indemnification of municipalities who accept contaminated material for disposal, 292.70

Manufacture and purchase, 299.45

Waste storage and treatment facilities, 289.53

Pesticides, see Pesticides

Pollution:
See also Pollution

Prevention promotion, 299.13

Public complaints, hearings, review, 299.91

Purple loosestrife, control of, 23.23, 23.235

Radioactive waste:
See also Waste Management-3. Radioactive Waste

Department rules, 293.15 (8)

Records, environmental repair, confidentiality, 292.37

Recycling:
See also Waste Management-4. Recycling

Demonstration grants, 287.25

Department duties, 287.03

Education program, 287.21

Review of programs, 287.11