Amendment ASA1-AB655

AB655-ASA1, s. 69 Section 69. 30.13 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB655-ASA1,21,8 30.13 (1m) (b) The swimming raft does not interfere with rights of other riparian proprietors owners.

AB655-ASA1, s. 70 Section 70. 30.13 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB655-ASA1,21,14 30.13 (4) (a) Interferes with public rights. A wharf or pier which interferes with public rights in navigable waters constitutes an unlawful obstruction of navigable waters unless a permit is issued for the wharf or pier is authorized under a permit issued under s. 30.12 or unless other authorization for the wharf or pier is expressly provided.

AB655-ASA1, s. 71 Section 71. 30.13 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB655-ASA1,21,20 30.13 (4) (b) Interferes with riparian rights. A wharf or pier which interferes with rights of other riparian proprietors owners constitutes an unlawful obstruction of navigable waters unless a permit is issued for the wharf or pier is authorized under a permit issued under s. 30.12 or unless other authorization for the wharf or pier is expressly provided.

AB655-ASA1, s. 72 Section 72. 30.135 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB655-ASA1, s. 73 Section 73. 30.135 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 30.135 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB655-ASA1,22,2 30.135 (1) (intro.) A riparian proprietor may place owner placing a water ski platform or water ski jump in a navigable waterway without obtaining a is exempt from the permit requirements under this chapter if all of the following requirements are met:

AB655-ASA1, s. 74 Section 74. 30.135 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 30.135 (1) (a).

AB655-ASA1, s. 75 Section 75. 30.135 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 30.135 (1) (b) and amended to read:

AB655-ASA1,22,7 30.135 (1) (b) The platform or jump does not interfere with rights of other riparian proprietors owners.

AB655-ASA1, s. 76 Section 76. 30.135 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 30.135 (1) (c).

AB655-ASA1, s. 77 Section 77. 30.135 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 30.135 (2) and amended to read:

AB655-ASA1,22,14 30.135 (2) If the department determines that any of the requirements under par. (a) sub. (1) are not met, the riparian owner shall submit a permit an application for an individual permit to the department. The notice and hearing provisions under s. 30.208 (3) to (5) apply to the application.

AB655-ASA1, s. 78 Section 78. 30.135 (2), (3) and (4) of the statutes are repealed.

AB655-ASA1, s. 79 Section 79. 30.18 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB655-ASA1,22,19 30.18 (2) (a) Streams. (intro.) No person may divert water from a stream in this state without a an individual permit under this section if the diversion meets either of the following conditions:

AB655-ASA1, s. 80 Section 80. 30.18 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB655-ASA1,22,25 30.18 (2) (b) Streams or lakes. No person, except a person required to obtain an approval under s. 281.41, may divert water from any lake or stream in this state without a an individual permit under this section if the diversion will result in a water loss averaging 2,000,000 gallons per day in any 30-day period above the person's authorized base level of water loss.

AB655-ASA1, s. 81 Section 81. 30.18 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB655-ASA1,23,9 30.18 (4) (a) Upon receipt of a complete application, the department shall follow the notice and hearing procedures under s. 30.02 (3) and (4) 30.208 (3) to (5). In addition to the notice requirements providing notice as required under s. 30.02 (3) and (4) 30.208 (3) to (5), the department shall mail a copy of the notice to every person upon whose land any part of the canal or any other structure will be located, to the clerk of the next town downstream, to the clerk of any village or city in which the lake or stream is located and which is adjacent to any municipality in which the diversion will take place and to each person specified in s. 281.35 (5) (b) or (6) (f), if applicable.

AB655-ASA1, s. 82 Section 82. 30.18 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB655-ASA1,23,14 30.18 (6) (b) Use of water. A person issued a permit under this section for the purpose of irrigation or agriculture may use the water on any land contiguous to the permittee's riparian land, but may not withdraw more water than it did before August 1, 1957, without applying to the department for a modification of the permit.

AB655-ASA1, s. 83 Section 83. 30.18 (9) of the statutes is repealed.

AB655-ASA1, s. 84 Section 84. 30.19 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 30.19 (1g) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB655-ASA1,23,21 30.19 (1g) Permits required. (intro.) Unless a an individual or a general permit has been granted by the department issued under this section or authorization has been granted by the legislature, it is unlawful no person may do any of the following:

AB655-ASA1, s. 85 Section 85. 30.19 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 30.19 (1g) (a) and amended to read:

AB655-ASA1,24,2 30.19 (1g) (a) To construct Construct, dredge, or enlarge any artificial waterway, canal, channel, ditch, lagoon, pond, lake or similar waterway where the purpose is ultimate connection with an existing navigable stream, lake or other navigable waters, or where water body that connects with a navigable waterway.

AB655-ASA1,24,5 (am) Construct, dredge, or enlarge any part of the an artificial waterway water body that is located within 500 feet of the ordinary high-water mark of an existing navigable stream, lake or other navigable waters waterway.

AB655-ASA1, s. 86 Section 86. 30.19 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB655-ASA1, s. 87 Section 87. 30.19 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 30.19 (1g) (c) and amended to read:

AB655-ASA1,24,11 30.19 (1g) (c) To grade or otherwise Grade or remove top soil topsoil from the bank of any navigable stream, lake or other body of navigable water waterway where the area exposed by such the grading or removal will exceed 10,000 square feet.

AB655-ASA1, s. 88 Section 88. 30.19 (1b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB655-ASA1,24,13 30.19 (1b) Definition. In this section:

AB655-ASA1,24,15 (a) "Artificial water body" means a proposed or existing body of water that does not have a history of being a lake or stream or of being part of a lake or stream.

AB655-ASA1,24,16 (b) "Bank" means either of the following:

AB655-ASA1,24,17 1. Land area that is, in size, the greater of the following:

AB655-ASA1,24,19 a. The portion of land surface that extends 75 feet landward from the ordinary high-water mark of any navigable waterway.

AB655-ASA1,24,22 b. The portion of land surface extending landward from the ordinary high-water mark of any navigable waterway to the point where the slope is less than 12 percent.

AB655-ASA1,24,23 2. A bank as determined by the department by rule under sub. (1d).

AB655-ASA1,24,24 (c) "Priority navigable waterway" means any of the following:

AB655-ASA1,25,2 1. A navigable waterway, or a portion of a navigable waterway, that is identified as an outstanding or exceptional resource water under s. 281.15.

AB655-ASA1,25,4 2. A navigable waterway, or a portion of a navigable waterway, identified as a trout stream.

AB655-ASA1,25,5 3. A lake that is less than 50 acres in size.

AB655-ASA1,25,8 4. Any other navigable waterway, or portion of a navigable waterway, that the department has determined, by rule, contains sensitive fish and aquatic habitat and that the department has individually identified by rule.

AB655-ASA1, s. 89 Section 89. 30.19 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB655-ASA1,25,13 30.19 (1c) Definition; applicability. The definition of "bank" under sub. (1b) does not apply after the 90th day after the day the rule under sub. (1d) is submitted to legislative council staff under s. 227.15 (1) or the day that the rule promulgated under sub. (1d) goes into effect, whichever is earlier.

AB655-ASA1, s. 90 Section 90. 30.19 (1d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB655-ASA1,25,17 30.19 (1d) Rules; banks of navigable waterways. (a) The department shall promulgate a rule to determine what constitutes a bank for purposes of this section in accordance with all of the following:

AB655-ASA1,25,19 1. For priority navigable waterways, the department shall promulgate a rule stating that a bank is, in size, the greater of the following:

AB655-ASA1,25,22 a. The portion of land surface that extends a certain distance landward from the ordinary high-water mark of the navigable waterway, but the distance under the rule may not exceed 300 feet.

AB655-ASA1,26,2 b. The portion of land surface that extends landward from the ordinary high-water mark of the navigable waterway to the point where the slope is measured to be a certain percentage, but the percentage under the rule may not be less than 10 percent.

AB655-ASA1,26,4 1m. The rule promulgated under sub. 1. may apply to specific priority navigable waterways or to classes of priority navigable waterways.

AB655-ASA1,26,7 2. For navigable waterways that are not priority navigable waterways, the department shall promulgate a rule stating that a bank is, in size, the greater of the following:

AB655-ASA1,26,10 a. The portion of the land surface that extends a certain distance landward from the ordinary high-water mark of the navigable waterway, but the distance under the rule may not exceed 75 feet.

AB655-ASA1,26,14 b. The portion of land surface that extends landward from the ordinary high-water mark of the navigable waterway to the point where the slope is measured to be a certain percentage, but the percentage under the rule may not be less than 12 percent.

AB655-ASA1,26,16 2m. The rule promulgated under subd. 1. may apply to specific navigable waterways or to classes of navigable waterways.

AB655-ASA1,26,20 (am) The rule under this subsection may not require or allow the department to deviate from, or create an exemption from, the requirements of the rules promulgated under this section in determining what constitutes a bank at an individual, specific site.

AB655-ASA1,26,23 (b) In promulgating the rule under this subsection, the determination under this subsection of what constitutes a bank may not include any land where the slope or drainage of the land into the navigable waterway is completely interrupted.

AB655-ASA1,27,2 (c) To the extent practicable, the rule under this subsection shall be consistent with rules promulgated by the department that relate to shorelands, as defined in s. 59.692 (1) (b), and floodplains, and rules promulgated under s. 281.16 (2) that relate to protective areas for wetlands and waterways.

AB655-ASA1,27,5 (d) In promulgating the rule under this subsection, the department shall consider public rights and interests for the purpose of furthering the public trust in navigable waters.

AB655-ASA1, s. 91 Section 91. 30.19 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB655-ASA1,27,9 30.19 (1m) Exception Exemptions. (intro.) Subsection (1) does not apply to A person is exempt from the permit requirements under this section for any of the following:

AB655-ASA1, s. 92 Section 92. 30.19 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB655-ASA1,27,11 30.19 (1m) (a) The construction and or repair of any public highways highway.

AB655-ASA1, s. 93 Section 93. 30.19 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB655-ASA1,27,13 30.19 (1m) (b) Any agricultural uses use of land.

AB655-ASA1, s. 94 Section 94. 30.19 (1m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB655-ASA1,27,16 30.19 (1m) (c) Any An activity that affects a navigable inland lake that is located wholly or partly in any county having a population of 750,000 or more.

AB655-ASA1, s. 95 Section 95. 30.19 (1m) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB655-ASA1,27,19 30.19 (1m) (cm) Any activity that affects a portion of Lake Michigan or of Lake Superior that is located within a county having a population of 750,000 or more.

AB655-ASA1, s. 96 Section 96. 30.19 (1m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB655-ASA1,27,23 30.19 (1m) (d) Those portions Any activity that affects a portion of a navigable streams, Lake Michigan or Lake Superior stream that is located within any a county having a population of 750,000 or more.

AB655-ASA1, s. 97 Section 97. 30.19 (1m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB655-ASA1,28,3 30.19 (1m) (e) Any work required to maintain the original dimensions of an enlargement of a waterway authorized an artificial water body done pursuant to a permit or legislative authorization under sub. (1) (a) or (b) (1g) (a) or (am).

AB655-ASA1, s. 98 Section 98. 30.19 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

AB655-ASA1, s. 99 Section 99. 30.19 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

AB655-ASA1, s. 100 Section 100. 30.19 (3r) of the statutes is created to read:

AB655-ASA1,28,8 30.19 (3r) General permits. (a) The department shall issue statewide general permits under s. 30.206 that authorize persons to do all of the following:

AB655-ASA1,28,10 1. Engage in an activity specified in sub. (1g) (am) in accordance with best management practices required for storm water discharge permits under ch. 283.

AB655-ASA1,28,11 2. Engage in an activity specified in sub. (1g) (c).

AB655-ASA1,28,14 (b) The department may promulgate rules that specify other types of activities, in addition to those listed in par. (a), that may be authorized by statewide general permits.

AB655-ASA1, s. 101 Section 101. 30.19 (4) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB655-ASA1,28,16 30.19 (4) (title) Issuance of permit Individual permits.

AB655-ASA1, s. 102 Section 102. 30.19 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 30.19 (4) (c) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB655-ASA1,28,22 30.19 (4) (c) (intro.) If the The department finds that the project will not injure public rights or interest, including fish and game habitat, that the project shall issue an individual permit pursuant to an application under par. (a) if the department finds that all of the following apply:

AB655-ASA1,28,24 2. The activity will not cause environmental pollution , as defined in s. 299.01 (4), that any.

AB655-ASA1,29,3 3. Any enlargement connected to a navigable waterways conforms to the requirement of waterway complies with all of the laws for the relating to platting of land and for sanitation and that no.