SB45, s. 838
3Section
838. 30.207 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
SB45, s. 839
4Section
839. 30.207 (7) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 30.206 (3b) (title)
5and amended to read:
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30.206
(3b) (title)
Activities under
general permits.
SB45, s. 840
7Section
840. 30.207 (7) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 30.206 (3b) (a) and
8amended to read:
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30.206
(3b) (a) At least 15 days before beginning the activity that is authorized
10by a general permit under this section
, the person who wishes to conduct
the activity 11an activity for which the department has issued a general permit shall submit a
12notice to the department and shall pay the fee specified in s. 30.28 (2) (b) 2. The notice
13shall describe the activity, state the name of the person that will be conducting the
14activity and
state the site shall specify the location where the activity will be
15conducted. The notice shall also contain a statement signed by the person conducting
16the activity that the person will act in conformance with the standards contained in
17the general permit.
SB45, s. 841
18Section
841. 30.207 (7) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 30.206 (3b) (b) and
19amended to read:
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30.206
(3b) (b) Upon receipt of a notice that complies with par. (a), the
21department may inform the person that the activity may not be conducted under the
22general permit if
conditions at the site where the activity would
be conducted would 23cause adverse environmental impact, injure public rights and
public interests
or
24cause environmental pollution, as defined in s. 299.01 (4). The department shall
25respond to the person within 15 days after receiving the notice. Failure of the
1department to respond within 15 days shall constitute the department's approval of
2the activity under the general permit in navigable waters.
SB45, s. 842
3Section
842. 30.207 (7) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 30.206 (3b) (c) and
4amended to read:
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30.206
(3b) (c) A person conducting an activity that is authorized by a general
6permit under this section shall comply with any
standard contained in an applicable
7local
ordinances ordinance that is at least as restrictive as the standards contained
8in the general permit.
SB45, s. 843
9Section
843. 30.207 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
SB45, s. 844
10Section
844. 30.207 (9) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 30.279 and
11amended to read:
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1230.279 Access Departmental access to property. For
inspection
the 13purposes
of administering and enforcing this chapter and the rules promulgated
14under this chapter, an employe or agent of the department shall have free access
15during reasonable hours to
inspect any site where
an project or activity is proposed
16to be, is or has been
authorized under a general
undertaken pursuant to a permit
17issued under this section if the employe or agent shows to any person who is present
18at the site and who owns the site or is otherwise in control of the site either of the
19following: or other approval or a contract under this chapter.
SB45, s. 845
20Section
845. 30.207 (9) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB45, s. 846
21Section
846. 30.207 (9) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB45, s. 847
22Section
847. 30.207 (10) of the statutes is repealed.
SB45, s. 848
23Section
848. 30.28 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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30.28
(1) Fees required. The department shall charge a permit or approval fee
25for carrying out its duties and responsibilities under ss. 30.10 to
30.205, 30.207
130.206 and 30.21 to 30.27. The permit or approval fee shall accompany the permit
2application, notice or request for approval.
SB45, s. 849
3Section
849. 30.28 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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30.28
(2) (b) 1. For an application for a general permit submitted under s.
530.207 (3) 30.206 (1g), the fee shall be $2,000.
SB45, s. 850
6Section
850. 30.28 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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30.28
(2) (b) 2. For a notice submitted under s.
30.207 (7) 30.206 (3b), the fee
8shall be $100.
SB45, s. 851
9Section
851. 30.28 (2m) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
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30.28
(2m) (am) The department shall refund 50% of the fee specified in sub.
11(2) (b) 1. if the department denies an application for a general permit under s.
30.207
12(3) (d) 1. or does not issue a general permit under s. 30.207 (6)
30.206 (1g).
SB45, s. 852
13Section
852. 30.28 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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30.28
(2m) (b) If the applicant applies for a permit, requests an approval, or
15submits a notice under s.
30.207 (7) 30.206 (3b) after the project is begun or after it
16is completed, the department shall charge an amount equal to twice the amount of
17the fee that it would have charged under this section.
SB45, s. 853
18Section
853. 30.28 (2m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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30.28
(2m) (d) The department, by rule, may increase any fee specified in sub.
20(2) (a). The department, by rule, may increase a fee specified in sub. (2) (b) only if
21the increase is necessary to meet the costs incurred by the department in acting on
22general permits or on notices submitted under s.
30.207 30.206.
SB45, s. 854
23Section
854. 30.50 (4a) of the statutes is created to read:
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130.50
(4a) "Expedited service" means a process under which a person is able
2to renew a certificate of number or a certificate of registration in person and with only
3one appearance at the site where certificates are renewed.
SB45, s. 855
4Section
855. 30.52 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
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30.52
(1m) Renewals. (a)
Agents. For the renewal of certificates of number
6or certificates of registration, the department may do any of the following:
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1. Directly renew the certificates.
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2. Appoint, as an agent of the department, the clerk of one or more counties to
9renew the certificates.
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3. Appoint persons who are not employes of the department to renew the
11certificates as agents of the department.
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(b)
Agent activities. 1. The clerk of any county appointed under par. (a) 2. may
13accept the appointment.
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2. The department may promulgate rules regulating the activities of persons
15appointed under par (a) 2. and 3.
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(c)
Expedited service. The department may establish an expedited service to
17be provided by the department and agents appointed under par. (a) 2. or 3. for the
18renewal of certificates of number or certificates of registration.
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(d)
Fees. In addition to the applicable renewal fee under sub. (3), the
20department may authorize that a supplemental renewal fee of $3 be collected for the
21renewal of certificates of number or certificates of registration that are renewed in
22any of the following manners:
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1. By agents appointed under par. (a) 2. or 3.
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2. By the department using the expedited service.
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1(e)
Remittal of fees. An agent appointed under par. (a) 2. or 3. shall remit to the
2department $2 of each $3 fee collected under par. (d). Any fees remitted to or collected
3by the department under par. (d) shall be credited to the appropriation account under
4s. 20.370 (9) (hu).
SB45, s. 856
5Section
856. 30.52 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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30.52
(2) Certification and registration period. The certification and
7registration period runs for
2 3 years, commencing on April 1 of the year in which the
8certificate of number or registration is issued and, unless sooner terminated or
9discontinued in accordance with this chapter, expiring on March 31 of the
2nd 3rd 10year after issuance. A certificate of number or registration is valid only for the period
11for which it is issued.
SB45, s. 857
12Section
857. 30.52 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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30.52
(3) (b)
Fee for boats under 16 feet. The fee for the issuance or renewal of
14a certificate of number for a boat less than 16 feet in length is
$11 $16.50.
SB45, s. 858
15Section
858. 30.52 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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30.52
(3) (c)
Fee for boats 16 feet or more but less than 26 feet. The fee for the
17issuance or renewal of a certificate of number for a boat 16 feet or more but less than
1826 feet in length is
$16 $24.
SB45, s. 859
19Section
859. 30.52 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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30.52
(3) (d)
Fee for boats 26 feet or more but less than 40 feet. The fee for the
21issuance or renewal of a certificate of number for a boat 26 feet or more but less than
2240 feet in length is
$30 $45.
SB45, s. 860
23Section
860. 30.52 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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30.52
(3) (e)
Fee for boats 40 feet or longer. The fee for the issuance or renewal
25of a certificate of number for a boat 40 feet or more in length is
$50 $75.
SB45, s. 861
1Section
861. 30.52 (3) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
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30.52
(3) (f)
Fee for nonmotorized sailboats. Notwithstanding pars. (b) to (e),
3the fee for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of number for a sailboat which is
4not a motorboat is
$10 $15.
SB45, s. 862
5Section
862. 30.52 (3) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:
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30.52
(3) (fm)
Fee for voluntarily registered boats. Notwithstanding pars. (b)
7to (f), the fee for issuance or renewal of registration for a boat registered pursuant
8to sub. (1) (b) 1m. is
$6.50 $9.75.
SB45, s. 863
9Section
863. 30.52 (3) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
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30.52
(3) (h)
Fee for issuance upon transfer of ownership. Notwithstanding
11pars. (b) to (g), the fee for the issuance of a certificate of number or registration to the
12new owner upon transfer of ownership of a boat certified or registered under this
13chapter by the previous owner is
$2.50 $3.75 if the certificate of number or
14registration is issued for the remainder of the certification and registration period
15for which the previous certificate of number or registration was issued.
SB45, s. 864
16Section
864. 30.52 (3) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
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30.52
(3) (i)
Fleet fees. A person owning or holding 3 or more boats may, at the
18person's option, pay a fleet rate for these boats instead of the fees which otherwise
19would be payable under pars. (b) to (g). Notwithstanding pars. (b) to (g), the fee for
20the issuance or renewal of certificates of number or registrations for boats under the
21fleet rate is
$18 $27 plus 50% of the fees which would otherwise be applicable for the
22boats under pars. (b) to (g).
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130.52
(3) (im)
Dealer or manufacturer fees. A manufacturer or dealer in boats
2may, at the manufacturer's or dealer's option, pay a fee of
$50 $75 for the issuance
3or renewal of a certificate of number.
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30.74
(1) (b) The department shall prescribe the course content
, and the form
7of the certificate
and may collect a fee from each person who enrolls in the course.
8The department may authorize instructors. An instructor conducting
such courses
9meeting standards established by it to retain a
course under this subsection shall
10collect the instruction fee from each person who receives instruction. The
11department may determine the portion of
the this fee
, which may not exceed 50%,
12that the instructor may retain to defray expenses incurred
locally to operate the
13program by the instructor in conducting the course. The
instructor shall remit the 14remainder of the fee
shall be retained by or, if nothing is retained, the entire fee to
15the department
for the purpose of defraying a part of its expenses incurred to operate
16the program. The department by rule shall set the fee for the course
and the amount
17of the fee that may be retained by instructors.
SB45, s. 867
18Section
867. 30.77 (3) (dm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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30.77
(3) (dm) 1. In this paragraph, "local entity" means a city, village, town,
20county, qualified lake association, as defined in s. 281.68 (1)
(b), nonprofit
21conservation organization, as defined in s. 23.0955 (1), town sanitary district, public
22inland lake protection and rehabilitation district or another local governmental unit,
23as defined in s. 66.299 (1) (a), that is established for the purpose of lake management.
SB45, s. 868
24Section
868. 31.385 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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131.385 (title)
Dam maintenance, repair, modification, abandonment
2and removal safety; aid program.
SB45, s. 869
3Section
869. 31.385 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 31.385 (1m) and
4amended to read:
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31.385
(1m) The department shall promulgate the rules necessary to
6administer a financial assistance program for municipalities and public inland lake
7protection and rehabilitation districts for dam
maintenance, repair, modification,
8abandonment and removal safety projects.
SB45, s. 870
9Section
870. 31.385 (1) of the statutes is created to read:
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31.385
(1) In this section, "dam safety project" means the maintenance, repair,
11modification, abandonment or removal of a dam to increase its safety or any other
12activity that will increase the safety of a dam.
SB45, s. 871
13Section
871. 31.385 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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31.385
(2) (intro.) The following standards shall apply to financial assistance
15under this section for dam
maintenance, repair, modification, abandonment and
16removal safety projects:
SB45, s. 872
17Section
872. 31.385 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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31.385
(2) (a) State financial assistance
for a dam safety project is limited to
19no more than 50% of the cost of
a particular the project
involving dam maintenance,
20repair, modification, abandonment or removal and no more than $200,000
of state
21financial assistance for a particular project.
SB45, s. 873
22Section
873. 31.385 (2) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
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31.385
(2) (ag) Of the amounts appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (tL), at least
24$250,000 shall be used for projects to remove dams that are less than 15 feet
wide 25high and that create impoundments of
50 acre-feet 100 surface acres of water or less.
1A project under this paragraph may include restoring the stream or river that was
2dammed.
SB45, s. 874
3Section
874. 31.385 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
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31.385
(2) (bm) The department may provide financial assistance for an
5activity other than the maintenance, repair, modification, abandonment or removal
6of the dam only if the cost of that activity will be less than the cost of the maintenance,
7repair, modification or removal of the dam.
SB45, s. 875
8Section
875. 31.385 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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31.385
(2) (c) (intro.) No financial assistance may be provided under this
10section for
the maintenance, repair, modification, abandonment or removal of a dam
11safety project unless at least one of the following applies:
SB45, s. 876
12Section
876. 31.385 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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31.385
(2) (c) 1. The department conducts an investigation or inspection of the
14dam under this chapter and the owner of the dam requests financial assistance under
15this section within 6 months after having received department directives, based on
16the department's investigation or inspection of the dam, for the repair, modification
17or abandonment and removal of the dam
or for another activity to increase the safety
18of the dam.
SB45, s. 877
19Section
877. 31.385 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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31.385
(3) The department shall provide municipalities and public inland lake
21protection and rehabilitation districts with technical assistance
in conducting for 22dam
maintenance, repair, modification, abandonment and removal safety projects
23under this section. The department shall coordinate the financial assistance
24program under this section with other related state and federal programs.
SB45, s. 878
25Section
878. 32.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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132.02
(1) Any county, town, village, city, including villages and cities
2incorporated under general or special acts, school district, the department of health
3and family services, the department of corrections, the board of regents of the
4university of Wisconsin system,
the building commission, a commission created by
5contract under s. 66.30, with the approval of the municipality in which condemnation
6is proposed, or any public board or commission, for any lawful purpose, but in the
7case of city and village boards or commissions approval of that action is required to
8be granted by the governing body. A mosquito control commission, created under s.
959.70 (12), may not acquire property by condemnation.
The department of natural
10resources may not acquire property by condemnation.
SB45, s. 879
11Section
879. 32.02 (16) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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32.02
(16) The building commission, as specified in s. 13.48 (16), and, at the
13request of the department of natural resources, for any public purpose.