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(1) (intro.) Notwithstanding ss. 30.12,
30.125, 30.20, 30.44
, and 30.45
, 11and if the department finds that the activity will not adversely affect public or private
12rights or interests in fish and wildlife populations, navigation
, or waterway flood
13flow capacity and will not result in environmental pollution, as defined in s. 299.01
14(4), the department may do all of the following on public lands or waters:
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(1) (a) Cut aquatic
vegetation
plants, as defined in s. 30.715 (1) (a), 17without removing
the vegetation them from the water, for the purpose of improving
18waterfowl nesting, brood
, and migration habitat.
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2130.2025 Lake Koshkonong comprehensive project. (1) Definition. In
22this section, "district" means the Rock-Koshkonong public inland lake protection
23and rehabilitation district.
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1(2) Authorization. The district may implement a project developed and
2approved by the U.S. army corps of engineers to place structures, or fill, or both on
3the bed of Lake Koshkonong for any of the following purposes:
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(a) To improve navigation or to provide navigation aids.
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(b) To restore or protect wetland habitat or water quality.
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(c) To create, restore, or protect fish and wildlife habitat.
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(d) To enhance the natural aesthetic value or improve the recreational use of
8the lake.
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9(3) Location of structures and fill. Any structure or fill placed as part of the
10project authorized under sub. (2) shall be located in Lake Koshkonong within the
11area that consists of Secs. 10, 13, 18, 19, 20, 24, 33, and 35, T 5 N., R 13.
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12(4) Preliminary requirements. (a) Before beginning any activity involving the
13placement of a structure or fill as part of the project authorized under sub. (2), the
14district shall submit plans and specifications for the project to the department and
15obtain the department's approval for the project.
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(b) Before the department gives its approval for a project authorized under sub.
17(2), the department shall do all of the following:
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1. Comply with the requirements under s. 1.11.
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2. Review the plans and specifications submitted to the department under par.
20(a) and obtain any other information that it determines is necessary to effectively
21evaluate the structural and functional integrity of the structure or fill.
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3. Hold a public informational meeting to discuss the plans and specifications
23submitted under par. (a).
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4. Determine that the structure or fill is structurally and functionally sound
25and that the structure or fill will comply with the requirements under sub. (5).
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1(5) Requirements for structures and fill. A structure or fill placed as part
2of a project authorized under sub. (2) shall meet all of the following requirements:
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(a) It may not materially affect the flood flow capacity of the Rock River.
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(b) It may not materially obstruct navigation.
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(c) It may not cause material injury to the rights of an owner of lands
6underlying the structure or fill or to the rights of a riparian owner who owns lands
7affected by the project.
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(d) It may not cause environmental pollution, as defined in s. 299.01 (4).
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(e) It may not be detrimental to the public interest.
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(f) It must further a purpose specified in sub. (2).
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11(6) Maintenance by the district. (a) The district shall maintain the structures
12and the fill that are part of the project authorized under sub. (2) to ensure that the
13structures and fill do not impair the safety of the public.
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(b) The district shall maintain the structures and the fill that are part of the
15project authorized under sub. (2) so that the structures and fill remain in compliance
16with the requirements listed under sub. (5).
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(c) If the department determines that any structure or any fill that is part of
18the project authorized under sub. (2) does not comply with the requirements under
19sub. (5), the department may require the district to modify the structure or fill to
20bring it into compliance or to remove the structure or fill.
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21(7) Use of structures or fill. Any structure or fill placed as part of the project
22authorized under sub. (2) may be used only for any of the following:
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(a) As a site for the placement of navigation aids approved by the department.
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(b) Activities to protect or improve wildlife or fish habitat, including the
25placement of fish or wildlife habitat structures approved by the department.
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1(c) Open space for recreational activities.
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2(8) Ownership. (a) The structures or fill that are part of the project authorized
3under sub. (2) are owned by the district. Except as provided in par. (b), the district
4may not transfer ownership of any structure or any fill that is part of the project
5authorized under sub. (2).
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(b) The district may transfer ownership of any structure or fill that is part of
7the project authorized under sub. (2) if all of the following apply:
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1. The district transfers ownership of the structure or fill to a public entity, as
9defined by the department by rule.
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2. Before transferring ownership of the structure or fill, the district obtains
11written approval of the transfer from the department.
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12(9) Access to property. An employee or agent of the department shall have free
13access during reasonable hours to the structures or fill that are part of the project
14authorized under sub. (2) for the purpose of inspecting the structures or fill to ensure
15that the project is in compliance with the requirements of this section.
If the
16department determines that any structure or any fill that is part of the project
17authorized under sub. (2) does not comply with the requirements of this section, the
18department may require the owner of the structure or fill to modify the structure or
19fill to bring it into compliance or to remove the structure or fill.
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20(10) Exemptions. Section 30.12 does not apply to activities that are necessary
21for the implementation or maintenance of the project authorized under sub. (2).
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30.207
(1) Geographical area. For purposes of this section
and s. 30.12 (3) (bt),
24the Wolf River and Fox River basin area consists of all of Winnebago County; the
25portion and shoreline of Lake Poygan in Waushara County; the area south of STH 21
1and east of STH 49 in Waushara County; that portion of Calumet County in the Lake
2Winnebago watershed; all of Fond du Lac County north of STH 23; that portion of
3Outagamie County south and east of USH 41; that portion of Waupaca County that
4includes the town of Mukwa, city of New London, town of Caledonia, town of
5Fremont
,; and the portion and shoreline of Partridge Lake and the Wolf River in the
6town of Weyauwega.
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30.35
(2a) (b) Exempt from the
certificate of registration requirement under
9s. 30.51 (2) (c) 3.
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30.38
(9) (b) Exempt from the
certificate of registration requirement under s.
1230.51 (2) (c) 3.
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(4) In conjunction with the Kickapoo reserve management board,
15prepare and submit the report required under s. 41.41 (13) after consulting with the
16department and any tribal government with whom either board has entered into a
17memorandum of understanding.
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30.50
(3) "Certificate of number" means the
certificate of number certificate, 20certificate of number card, certification
sticker or decal
, and identification number
21issued by the department under the federally approved numbering system unless
22the context clearly indicates otherwise.
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(3b) "Certification or registration documentation" means a certificate of
2number certificate, certificate of number card, certification decal, registration
3certificate, registration card, self-validated receipt, or registration decal.
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(10) "Registration" means the
registration certificate, registration card
, 7and registration
sticker or decal issued by the department.
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(11m) "Self-validated receipt" means a portion of an application form
10that is retained by the applicant upon submittal of an application for a certificate of
11of number or registration and that shows that an application and the required fee
12for a certificate of number or registration has been submitted to the department.
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30.51
(1) (a)
Certificate of number. No person may operate, and no owner may
15give permission for the operation of, any boat on the waters of this state unless the
16boat is covered by a certificate of number issued under this chapter or is exempt from
17the certificate of number requirements of this chapter.
A boat is not covered by a
18certificate of number unless the owner is issued a valid certificate of number card,
19the certificate sticker or decal is properly attached to and displayed on the boat and
20the identification number is properly displayed on the boat.
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(1) (b)
Registration. No person may operate, and no owner may give
23permission for the operation of, any boat on the waters of this state unless the boat
24is covered by a registration issued under this chapter or is exempt from the
25registration requirements of this chapter.
A boat is not covered by a registration
1unless the owner is issued a valid registration card and the registration sticker or 2decal is properly displayed on the boat.
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3Section
755. 30.52 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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30.52
(1) (title)
Issuance of certificates and registrations.
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30.52
(1) (c)
Application for duplicate. If a certificate of number card, a
7registration card, a certification
sticker or decal or
a registration
sticker or decal is
8lost or destroyed the owner
of a boat may apply for a duplicate.
The owner shall
9submit an application which shall be accompanied by the required fee for each
10duplicate certificate of number card, registration card, certification sticker or decal
11or registration sticker or decal applied for.
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12Section
757. 30.52 (1m) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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30.52
(1m) (title)
Procedures.
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14Section
758. 30.52 (1m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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30.52
(1m) (a)
Agents Issuers. (intro.) For the
issuance of original or duplicate
16certification or registration documentation and for the transfer or renewal of
17certificates of number or certificates of registration
certification or registration
18documentation, the department may do any of the following:
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19Section
759. 30.52 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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30.52
(1m) (a) 1. Directly
issue, transfer, or renew the
certificates certification
21or registration documentation with or without using the expedited service under par.
22(ag) 1.
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24Section
761. 30.52 (1m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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130.52
(1m) (a) 3. Appoint persons who are not employees of the department
as
2agents of the department to
issue, transfer, or renew the
certificates as agents of the
3department certification or registration documentation using either or both of the
4expedited services under par. (ag) 1.
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(1m) (ag)
Methods of issuance. 1. For the issuance of original or duplicate
7certification or registration documentation and for the transfer or renewal of
8certification or registration documentation, the department may implement either
9or both of the following expedited procedures to be provided by the department and
10any agents appointed under par. (a) 3.:
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a. A noncomputerized procedure under which the department or agent may
12accept applications for certificates of number or registration and issue a
13self-validated receipt at the time the applicant submits the application accompanied
14by the required fees.
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b. A computerized procedure under which the department or agent may accept
16applications for certification or registration documentation and issue to each
17applicant all or some of the items of the certification or registration documentation
18at the time the applicant submits the application accompanied by the required fees.
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2. Under either procedure under subd. 1., the applicant shall receive any
20remaining items of certification or registration documentation directly from the
21department at a later date. The items of certification or registration documentation
22issued at the time of the submittal of the application under either procedure shall be
23sufficient to allow the boat for which the application is submitted to be operated in
24compliance with the registration requirements under this section and ss. 30.51 and
2530.523.
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(1m) (ar)
Fees. 1. In addition to the applicable fee under sub. (3), each
3agent appointed under par. (a) 3. shall collect an expedited service fee of $3 each time
4the agent issues a self-validated receipt under par. (ag) 1. a. The agent shall retain
5the entire amount of each expedited service fee the agent collects.
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2. In addition to the applicable fee under sub. (3), the department or the agent
7appointed under par. (a) 3. shall collect an expedited service fee of $3 each time the
8expedited service under par. (ag) 1. b. is provided. The agent shall remit to the
9department $1 of each expedited service fee the agent collects.
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(1m) (e)
Remittal
Receipt of fees. An agent appointed under par. (a) 2. or
153. shall remit to the department $2 of each $3 fee collected under par. (d). Any All 16fees remitted to or collected by the department under par.
(d) (ar) shall be credited
17to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (hu).
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(1m) (f)
Inapplicability. 1. A dealer in boats who assists a customer in
20applying for a certification of number or registration without using either procedure
21specified in par. (ag) 1., may charge the customer a reasonable fee for providing this
22assistance.
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2. Paragraphs (a) to (ar) do not apply to certificates of numbers issued to
24manufactures or dealers in boats who pay the fee under sub. (3) (im).