AB655-ASA1,27,1111
30.19
(1m) (a) The construction
and
or repair of
any public
highways
highway.
AB655-ASA1,27,1313
30.19
(1m) (b) Any agricultural
uses
use of land.
AB655-ASA1,27,1615
30.19
(1m) (c)
Any An activity that affects a navigable inland lake
that is 16located wholly or partly in any county having a population of 750,000 or more.
AB655-ASA1,27,1918
30.19
(1m) (cm) Any activity that affects a portion of Lake Michigan or of Lake
19Superior that is located within a county having a population of 750,000 or more.
AB655-ASA1,27,2321
30.19
(1m) (d)
Those portions Any activity that affects a portion of
a navigable
22streams, Lake Michigan or Lake Superior stream that is located within
any a county
23having a population of 750,000 or more.
AB655-ASA1,28,3
130.19
(1m) (e) Any work required to maintain the original dimensions of an
2enlargement of
a waterway authorized an artificial water body done pursuant to a
3permit or legislative authorization under sub.
(1) (a) or (b) (1g) (a) or (am).
AB655-ASA1,28,87
30.19
(3r) General permits. (a) The department shall issue statewide general
8permits under s. 30.206 that authorize persons to do all of the following:
AB655-ASA1,28,109
1. Engage in an activity specified in sub. (1g) (am) in accordance with best
10management practices required for storm water discharge permits under ch. 283.
AB655-ASA1,28,1111
2. Engage in an activity specified in sub. (1g) (c).
AB655-ASA1,28,1412
(b) The department may promulgate rules that specify other types of activities,
13in addition to those listed in par. (a), that may be authorized by statewide general
14permits.
AB655-ASA1,28,1616
30.19
(4) (title)
Issuance of permit Individual permits.
AB655-ASA1, s. 102
17Section
102. 30.19 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 30.19 (4) (c) (intro.) and
18amended to read:
AB655-ASA1,28,2219
30.19
(4) (c) (intro.)
If the The department
finds that the project will not injure
20public rights or interest, including fish and game habitat, that the project shall issue
21an individual permit pursuant to an application under par. (a) if the department
22finds that all of the following apply:
AB655-ASA1,28,24
232. The activity will not cause environmental pollution
, as defined in s. 299.01
24(4)
, that any.
AB655-ASA1,29,3
13. Any enlargement connected to
a navigable
waterways conforms to the
2requirement of waterway complies with all of the laws
for the relating to platting of
3land and
for sanitation
and that no.
AB655-ASA1,29,7
44. No material injury
will result to the
riparian rights of any riparian owners
5on any body of water affected will result, the department shall issue a permit
6authorizing the enlargement of the affected waterways of real property that abuts
7any water body that is affected by the activity.
AB655-ASA1,29,129
30.19
(4) (a) For activities that are not exempt under sub. (1m) and that are
10not subject to a general permit under sub. (3r), a person may apply to the department
11for an individual permit in order to engage in an activity for which a permit is
12required under sub. (1g).
AB655-ASA1,29,1514
30.19
(4) (b) The notice and hearing provisions of s. 30.208 (3) to (5) apply to
15an application under par. (a).
AB655-ASA1,29,1717
30.19
(4) (c) 1. The activity will not be detrimental to the public interest.
AB655-ASA1,30,219
30.19
(5) Conditions of permit Requirement for public access. The A permit
20issued under this section to construct an artificial water body and to connect it to a
21navigable waterway shall
provide that all require that the navigable portion of the 22artificial
waterways constructed under this section which are connected to navigable
23waterways shall be water body be a public
waterways waterway if the connecting
24portion is navigable. The department may impose such further conditions in the
1permit
on public access as it finds reasonably necessary to protect public health,
2safety, welfare, rights and interest and to protect private rights and property.
AB655-ASA1,30,74
30.195
(1) Permit required. No Unless a permit has been issued under this
5section or authorization has been granted by the legislature, no person may change
6the course of or straighten a navigable stream
without a permit issued under this
7section or without otherwise being expressly authorized by statute to do so.
AB655-ASA1, s. 108
8Section
108. 30.195 (2) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB655-ASA1,30,119
30.195
(2) Individual permits. (a) A riparian owner shall apply to the
10department for an individual permit in order to engage in activities for which a
11permit is required under sub. (1).
AB655-ASA1,30,1312
(b) The notice and hearing provisions of s. 30.208 (3) to (5) apply to an
13application under par. (a).
AB655-ASA1, s. 110
15Section
110. 30.195 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 30.195 (2) (c) and
16amended to read:
AB655-ASA1,30,1917
30.195
(2) (c)
Upon application therefor, the The department shall
grant a 18issue an individual permit
to the
applied for under this section to a riparian owner
19if the department determines that all of the following apply:
AB655-ASA1,30,22
201. The applicant is the owner of any land
to change the course of or straighten
21a upon which the change in course or straightening of the navigable stream
on such
22land, if such will occur.
AB655-ASA1,30,24
232. The proposed change
of course or straightening
of the navigable stream will
24improve the economic or aesthetic value of the
owner's
applicant's land
and will.
AB655-ASA1,31,3
13. The proposed change of course or straightening of the navigable stream will 2not adversely affect the flood flow capacity of the stream or otherwise be detrimental
3to
public rights or the public interest.
AB655-ASA1,31,10
44. The proposed change of course or straightening of the navigable stream will
5not be detrimental to the rights of other
riparians riparian owners located on the
6stream
. If the department finds that the rights of such riparians will be adversely
7affected, it may grant the permit only with their consent. Such permit may be
8granted on the department's own motion after its own investigation or after public
9hearing and after giving prior notice of such investigation or hearing or all of these
10riparian owners have consented to the issuance of the permit.
AB655-ASA1,31,20
1430.196 Enclosure of navigable waters; issuance of permits to
15municipalities. (intro.) A municipality may enclose navigable waters by directing,
16placing or restricting navigable waters into an enclosed drain, conduit, storm sewer
17or similar structure if the department grants the municipality
a an individual 18permit. The department may grant this permit to a municipality after following the
19notice and hearing requirements under s.
30.02 (3) and (4) 30.208 (3) to (5) if it finds
20that granting the permit:
AB655-ASA1, s. 114
21Section
114. 30.20 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB655-ASA1,31,2222
30.20
(1) (title)
Permits or contracts required.
AB655-ASA1,32,324
30.20
(1) (a)
No Unless a contract has been entered into with the department
25under sub. (2) (a) or (b) or authorization has been granted by the legislature, no
1person may remove any material from the bed of
any a natural navigable lake or from
2the bed of any outlying waters
of this state without first obtaining a contract as
3provided in sub. (2).
AB655-ASA1,32,105
30.20
(1) (b)
Except as provided under pars. (c) and (d), Unless an individual
6or a general permit has been issued by the department under this section or
7authorization has been granted by the legislature, no person may remove any
8material from the bed of any lake or
navigable stream
that is not
mentioned 9described under par. (a)
without first obtaining a permit from the department under
10sub. (2) (c).
AB655-ASA1, s. 117
11Section
117. 30.20 (1) (c) 1. and 2. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered
1230.20 (1g) (a) 1. and amended to read:
AB655-ASA1,32,1913
30.20
(1g) (a) 1.
Except as provided under subd. 2., a person may remove A
14removal of material from the bed of a farm drainage ditch which was not a navigable
15stream before ditching
. 2. The department may require a permit under sub. (2) (c)
16for a removal under subd. 1. only if it is exempt from the individual and general
17permit requirements under this section unless the department finds
that the
18proposed removal may have a long-term adverse effect on cold-water fishery
19resources or may destroy fish spawning beds or nursery areas.
AB655-ASA1, s. 118
20Section
118. 30.20 (1) (c) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 30.20 (1g) (a) 2.
AB655-ASA1, s. 119
21Section
119. 30.20 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 30.20 (1g) (c) and
22amended to read:
AB655-ASA1,33,523
30.20
(1g) (c)
The A removal of material by the drainage board for the Duck
24Creek Drainage District
may, without a permit under sub. (2) (c), remove material 25from a drain that the board operates in the Duck Creek Drainage District
is exempt
1from the individual and general permit requirements under this section if the
2removal is required, under rules promulgated by the department of agriculture,
3trade and consumer protection, in order to conform the drain to specifications
4imposed by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection after
5consulting with the department of natural resources.
AB655-ASA1, s. 120
6Section
120. 30.20 (1g) (title) and (b) of the statutes are created to read:
AB655-ASA1,33,77
30.20
(1g) (title)
Exemptions.
AB655-ASA1,33,118
(b) A removal of material is exempt from the permit and contract requirements
9under this section if the material does not contain hazardous substances, the
10material is not being removed from an area of special natural resource interest, and
11if any of the following applies:
AB655-ASA1,33,1312
1. The removal is the amount necessary to place or maintain a structure that
13is exempt from any permitting requirements in this chapter.
AB655-ASA1,33,1514
2. The removal is by hand or by hand-held devices without the use or aid of
15external or auxiliary power.
AB655-ASA1,33,2217
30.20
(1m) Permits or contracts in lieu of exemptions. The department may
18decide to require that a person engaged in an activity that is exempt under sub. (1g)
19apply for an individual permit or contract, or seek authorization under a general
20permit if the department has conducted an investigation and visited the site of the
21activity and has determined that conditions specific to the site require restrictions
22on the activity in order to prevent any of the following:
AB655-ASA1,33,2323
(a) Significant adverse impacts to the public rights and interests.
AB655-ASA1,33,2424
(b) Environmental pollution, as defined in s. 299.01 (4).
AB655-ASA1,33,2525
(c) Material injury to the riparian rights of any riparian owner.
AB655-ASA1,34,62
30.20
(1r) Exemption determinations. (a) A person may submit to the
3department a written statement requesting that the department determine whether
4a proposed activity is exempt under sub. (1g). The statement shall contain a
5description of the proposed activity and site and shall give the department consent
6to enter and inspect the site.
AB655-ASA1,34,87
(b) The department shall do all of the following within 15 days after receipt of
8a statement under par. (a).
AB655-ASA1,34,109
1. Enter and inspect the site on which the activity is located, subject to s. 30.291,
10if the department determines such an inspection is necessary.
AB655-ASA1,34,1111
2. Make a determination as to whether the activity is exempt.
AB655-ASA1,34,1412
3. Notify in writing the person submitting the statement of which general
13permit or individual permit will be required, or whether a contract will be required,
14if the department determines that the activity is not exempt.
AB655-ASA1,34,1815
(c) If the department does not take action under par. (b), the department may
16not require at any time that the person proposing to engage in the activity apply for
17an individual permit, seek authorization under a general permit, or apply to enter
18a contract.
AB655-ASA1,34,2019
(d) If a statement under par. (a) is not given or if the statement does not give
20consent to inspect, the 15-day time limit under par. (b) does not apply.
AB655-ASA1,34,2522
30.20
(1t) General permits. (a) The department shall issue statewide general
23permits under s. 30.206 that authorize any person to remove material for
24maintenance purposes from an area from which material has been previously
25removed.
AB655-ASA1,35,3
1(b) The department may promulgate rules that specify other types of removals,
2in addition to the one listed in par. (a), that may be authorized by statewide general
3permits.
AB655-ASA1,35,55
30.20
(2) (title)
Contracts for removal and individual permits.
AB655-ASA1, s. 125
6Section
125. 30.20 (2) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB655-ASA1,35,237
30.20
(2) (a) The department
, whenever consistent with public rights, may
8enter into
contracts a contract on behalf of the state for the removal
and lease or sale 9of any material from the bed of any navigable lake or
of any
of the outlying waters
,
10and for the lease or sale of the material. Every if the contract is consistent with public
11rights. A person seeking to enter into such a contract shall apply to the department.
12Each contract
entered into under this paragraph shall contain
such any conditions
13as may be that the department determines are necessary for the protection of the
14public interest and the interests of the state
and. Each contract entered into under
15this paragraph shall
also fix the
amount of compensation to be paid to the state for
16the material
so to be removed, except that
no the contract may not require that any 17compensation
may be paid for
the material
if the contract is with a municipality as
18defined in s. 281.01 (6) and the material is to be used for a municipal purpose and
19not for resale. No if the material will not be resold. Each contract entered into under
20this paragraph may
not run for
a longer period more than 5 years.
The department
21may allow one extension of a contract entered into under this paragraph, upon
22application to the department. The extension shall be for the same period as the
23original contract.
AB655-ASA1,36,1724
(b) The department
, whenever consistent with public rights, may enter into
25contracts a contract on behalf of the state for the removal
and lease or sale of any
1mineral, ore
and, or other material from beneath the bed of
a navigable
lakes and
2waters, where the waters would water that the state may own if the contract will be
3consistent with public rights and if the navigable water will not be disturbed in the
4removal operation
and for the lease and sale of such mineral, material and ore and
5provide the necessary regulations for all acts incident thereto. Every such. A person
6seeking to enter into such a contract shall apply to the department. Each contract
7entered into under this paragraph shall contain
such any conditions
as may be
that
8the department determines are necessary for the protection of the public interest and
9the
interests interest of the state
, and. Each contract entered into under this
10paragraph shall
also fix the compensation to be paid to the state for the
material,
11mineral and ore so mineral, ore, or other material to be removed.
No Each contract
12entered into
, pursuant to under this paragraph
, shall may not run for
a longer period 13more than 75 years. Should any doubt exist as to whether the state, in fact, owns
14such lake bed or stream bed such contract or lease shall be for such interests, if any,
15as the state may own. Title to the royalties to be paid when mining operations are
16begun shall be determined at such future time as royalties for ores so sold are paid
17or are due and payable.
AB655-ASA1,36,2219
30.20
(2) (bn) For a removal that is not exempt under sub. (1g) and that is not
20subject to a general permit under sub. (1t), a person may apply to the department for
21an individual permit that is required under sub. (1) (b) in order to remove material
22from the bed of any lake or stream not described under sub. (1) (a).