AB655-ASA2, s. 121 7Section 121. 30.20 (1t) of the statutes is created to read:
AB655-ASA2,36,118 30.20 (1t) General permits. (a) The department shall issue statewide general
9permits under s. 30.206 that authorize any person to remove material for
10maintenance purposes from an area from which material has been previously
11removed.
AB655-ASA2,36,1512 (am) No person may be authorized to proceed under a general permit issued
13under par. (a) unless the person has demonstrated to the department that material
14has been previously removed from the area for which the person has requested
15authorization to proceed.
AB655-ASA2,36,1816 (b) The department may promulgate rules that specify other types of removals,
17in addition to the one listed in par. (a), that may be authorized by statewide general
18permits.
AB655-ASA2, s. 122 19Section 122. 30.20 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB655-ASA2,36,2020 30.20 (2) (title) Contracts for removal and individual permits.
AB655-ASA2, s. 123 21Section 123. 30.20 (2) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB655-ASA2,37,1322 30.20 (2) (a) The department, whenever consistent with public rights, may
23enter into contracts a contract on behalf of the state for the removal and lease or sale
24of any material from the bed of any navigable lake or of any of the outlying waters,
25and for the lease or sale of the material. Every
if the contract is consistent with public

1rights. A person seeking to enter into such a contract shall apply to the department.
2Each
contract entered into under this paragraph shall contain such any conditions
3as may be that the department determines are necessary for the protection of the
4public interest and the interests of the state and. Each contract entered into under
5this paragraph
shall also fix the amount of compensation to be paid to the state for
6the material so to be removed, except that no the contract may not require that any
7compensation may be paid for the material if the contract is with a municipality as
8defined in s. 281.01 (6) and the material is to be used for a municipal purpose and
9not for resale. No
if the material will not be resold. Each contract entered into under
10this paragraph may not run for a longer period more than 5 years. The department
11may allow one extension of a contract entered into under this paragraph, upon
12application to the department. The extension shall be for the same period as the
13original contract.
AB655-ASA2,38,714 (b) The department, whenever consistent with public rights, may enter into
15contracts a contract on behalf of the state for the removal and lease or sale of any
16mineral, ore and, or other material from beneath the bed of a navigable lakes and
17waters, where the waters would
water that the state may own if the contract will be
18consistent with public rights and if the navigable water will
not be disturbed in the
19removal operation and for the lease and sale of such mineral, material and ore and
20provide the necessary regulations for all acts incident thereto. Every such
. A person
21seeking to enter into such a contract shall apply to the department. Each
contract
22entered into under this paragraph shall contain such any conditions as may be that
23the department determines are
necessary for the protection of the public interest and
24the interests interest of the state , and. Each contract entered into under this
25paragraph
shall also fix the compensation to be paid to the state for the material,

1mineral and ore so
mineral, ore, or other material to be removed. No Each contract
2entered into, pursuant to under this paragraph, shall may not run for a longer period
3more than 75 years. Should any doubt exist as to whether the state, in fact, owns
4such lake bed or stream bed such contract or lease shall be for such interests, if any,
5as the state may own. Title to the royalties to be paid when mining operations are
6begun shall be determined at such future time as royalties for ores so sold are paid
7or are due and payable.
AB655-ASA2, s. 124 8Section 124. 30.20 (2) (bn) of the statutes is created to read:
AB655-ASA2,38,129 30.20 (2) (bn) For a removal that is not exempt under sub. (1g) and that is not
10subject to a general permit under sub. (1t), a person may apply to the department for
11an individual permit that is required under sub. (1) (b) in order to remove material
12from the bed of any lake or stream not described under sub. (1) (a).
AB655-ASA2, s. 125 13Section 125. 30.20 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB655-ASA2,38,2014 30.20 (2) (c) A permit to remove material from the bed of any lake or stream
15not included in sub. (1) (a) may be issued by the department if it
The department
16shall issue an individual permit pursuant to an application under par. (bn) if the
17department
finds that the issuance of such a the permit will be consistent with the
18public interest in the water involved. A permit or contract issued under this
19paragraph may be issued for up to 10 years if the applicant notifies the department
20at least 30 days before removing any material
lake or stream.
AB655-ASA2, s. 126 21Section 126. 30.20 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB655-ASA2,39,222 30.20 (2) (d) If an applicant for a permit under par. (bn) submits the application
23at least 30 days before the proposed date of the removal, the department may issue
24the permit for a period of up to 10 years. The department may allow one extension

1of a permit issued under this paragraph, upon application to the department. The
2extension shall be for the same period of time as the original permit.
AB655-ASA2, s. 127 3Section 127. 30.20 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB655-ASA2,39,54 30.20 (2) (e) The notice and hearing provisions of s. 30.208 (3) to (5) apply to
5an application for a permit or contract under this subsection.
AB655-ASA2, s. 128 6Section 128. 30.201 of the statutes is created to read:
AB655-ASA2,39,12 730.201 Financial assurance for nonmetallic mining. (1) If the
8department requires that financial assurance be provided as a condition for a permit
9under s. 30.19, 30.195, or 30.20 or for a contract under s. 30.20 for nonmetallic mining
10and reclamation, the financial assurance may be a bond or alternative financial
11assurance. An alternative financial assurance may include cash or any of the
12following:
AB655-ASA2,39,1313 (a) A certificate of deposit.
AB655-ASA2,39,1414 (b) An irrevocable letter of credit.
AB655-ASA2,39,1515 (c) An irrevocable trust.
AB655-ASA2,39,1616 (d) An escrow account.
AB655-ASA2,39,1717 (e) A government security.
AB655-ASA2,39,1818 (f) Any other demonstration of financial responsibility.
AB655-ASA2,39,20 19(2) Any interest earned by the financial assurance shall be paid to the person
20operating the nonmetallic mining or reclamation project.
AB655-ASA2, s. 129 21Section 129. 30.2022 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB655-ASA2,39,22 2230.2022 (title) Activities of department of transportation.
AB655-ASA2, s. 130 23Section 130. 30.2026 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB655-ASA2,40,3
130.2026 (2) (d) The village of Belleville shall create any artificial barrier under
2this section in compliance with all state laws that relate to navigable bodies of water,
3except s. 30.12 (1) and (2).
AB655-ASA2, s. 131 4Section 131. 30.2026 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB655-ASA2,40,145 30.2026 (3) (a) The village of Belleville shall maintain any artificial barrier
6created as authorized under sub. (1). If a landowner of more than 500 feet of Lake
7Belle View shoreline, a portion of which is located within 1,000 feet of any such
8artificial barrier, is dissatisfied with the manner in which the village of Belleville is
9maintaining the barrier, the owner may maintain the barrier in lieu of the village,
10upon approval of the department. The village or a landowner who maintains the
11barrier shall comply with all state laws that relate to navigable bodies of water,
12except s. 30.12 (1) and (2). The department may require the village of Belleville or
13the landowner to maintain the barrier in a structurally and functionally adequate
14condition.
AB655-ASA2, s. 132 15Section 132. 30.206 (1) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB655-ASA2,40,1616 30.206 (1) (title) Procedure for issuing general permits.
AB655-ASA2, s. 133 17Section 133. 30.206 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 30.206 (1) (a) and
18amended to read:
AB655-ASA2,41,919 30.206 (1) (a) For activities which require a permit or approval under ss. 30.12
20(3) (a) and 30.19 (1) (a), the department may issue a general permit authorizing a
21class of activities, according to rules promulgated by the department. Before issuing
22general permits, the department shall determine after an environmental analysis

23and notice and hearing under ss. 227.17 and 227.18, that . The department shall
24issue the statewide general permits as rules promulgated under ch. 227 required
25under ss. 30.12 (3) (a), 30.123 (7) (a), and 30.20 (1t) (a). The statewide general

1permits required under ss. 30.12 (3) (a), 30.123 (7) (a), and 30.20 (1t) (a) shall be
2promulgated within 540 days after the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor
3inserts date]. The department shall submit in proposed form the rule containing the
4statewide general permit under s. 30.19 (3r) (a) and the rule under s. 30.19 (1d) to
5the legislative council staff under section 227.15 (1) no later than the first day of the
66th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph .....[revisor inserts
7date]. General permits issued under s. 30.206, 2001 stats., shall remain valid until
8the date upon which the rules issuing these statewide general permits are
9promulgated under this paragraph.
AB655-ASA2,41,15 10(c) To ensure that the cumulative adverse environmental impact of the class
11of activity
activities authorized by a general permit is insignificant and that the
12issuance of the general permit will not injure public rights or interest interests, cause
13environmental pollution, as defined in s. 299.01 (4), or result in material injury to the
14rights of any riparian owner, the department may impose any of the following
15conditions on the permit
:
AB655-ASA2, s. 134 16Section 134. 30.206 (1) (c) 1. to 3. of the statutes are created to read:
AB655-ASA2,41,1817 30.206 (1) (c) 1. Construction and design requirements that are consistent with
18the purpose of the activity authorized under the permit.
AB655-ASA2,41,2119 2. Location requirements that ensure that the activity will not materially
20interfere with navigation or have an adverse impact on the riparian property rights
21of adjacent riparian owners.
AB655-ASA2,41,2222 3. Restrictions to protect areas of special natural resource interest.
AB655-ASA2, s. 135 23Section 135. 30.206 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB655-ASA2, s. 136 24Section 136. 30.206 (3) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB655-ASA2,42,2
130.206 (3) (title) Procedures for conducting activities under general
2permits.
AB655-ASA2, s. 137 3Section 137. 30.206 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 30.206 (3) (a) and
4amended to read:
AB655-ASA2,42,185 30.206 (3) (a) A person wishing to proceed with an activity that may be
6authorized by a general permit shall apply to the department, with written
7notification of the person's wish to proceed,
not less than 20 business 30 days before
8commencing the activity authorized by a general permit. The department may
9request additional information from the applicant
notification shall provide
10information describing the activity in order to allow the department
to determine
11whether the activity is within the scope of a authorized by the general permit and
12shall inform the applicant in writing of its determination within 10 business days
13after receipt of adequate information
give the department consent to enter and
14inspect the site, subject to s. 30.291. The department may make a request for
15additional information one time during the 30-day period. If the department makes
16a request for additional information, the 30-day period is tolled from the date the
17person applying for authorization to proceed receives the request until the date on
18which the department receives the information
.
AB655-ASA2, s. 138 19Section 138. 30.206 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB655-ASA2,42,2320 30.206 (3) (c) Upon completion of an activity that the department has
21authorized under a general permit, the applicant for the general permit shall provide
22to the department a statement certifying that the activity is in compliance with all
23of the conditions of the general permit and a photograph of the activity.
AB655-ASA2, s. 139 24Section 139. 30.206 (3m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB655-ASA2, s. 140 25Section 140. 30.206 (3r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB655-ASA2,43,4
130.206 (3r) Individual permit in lieu of general permit. (a) The department
2may decide to require a person who has applied under sub. (3) for authorization to
3proceed under a general permit to apply for and be issued an individual permit or be
4granted a contract if either of the following applies:
AB655-ASA2,43,65 1. The department determines that the proposed activity is not authorized
6under the general permit.
AB655-ASA2,43,117 2. The department has conducted an investigation and visited the site and has
8determined that conditions specific to the site require restrictions on the activity in
9order to prevent significant adverse impacts to the public rights and interest,
10environmental pollution, as defined in s. 299.01 (4), or material injury to the riparian
11rights of any riparian owner.
AB655-ASA2,43,1312 (b) A decision by the department to require an individual permit under this
13subsection shall be in writing.
AB655-ASA2, s. 141 14Section 141. 30.206 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 30.206 (3) (b) and
15amended to read:
AB655-ASA2,43,2316 30.206 (3) (b) Upon receipt of the department's determination that the
17proposed activity is authorized by a general permit,
If within 30 days after a
18notification under par. (a) is submitted to the department the department does not
19require any additional information about the activity that is subject to the
20notification and does not inform the applicant that an individual permit will be
21required, the activity will be considered to be authorized by the general permit and

22the applicant may proceed without further notice, hearing, permit or approval if the
23activity is carried out in compliance with all of the conditions of the general permit.
AB655-ASA2, s. 142 24Section 142. 30.206 (5) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB655-ASA2,43,2525 30.206 (5) (title) Failure to follow procedural requirements.
AB655-ASA2, s. 143
1Section 143. 30.206 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB655-ASA2,44,52 30.206 (6) Request for individual permit. A person proposing an activity for
3which a general permit has been issued may request an individual permit under the
4applicable provisions of this chapter subchapter or ch. 31 in lieu of seeking
5authorization under the general permit.
AB655-ASA2, s. 144 6Section 144. 30.206 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB655-ASA2,44,97 30.206 (7) This section does not apply to an application for a general permit for
8the Wolf River and Fox River basin area or any area designated under s. 30.207 (1m)
9if the application for the general permit may be submitted under s. 30.207.
AB655-ASA2, s. 145 10Section 145. 30.207 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB655-ASA2,44,1911 30.207 (1) Geographical area. For purposes of this section and s. 30.12 (3) (bt)
1230.2023, the Wolf River and Fox River basin area consists of all of Winnebago County;
13the portion and shoreline of Lake Poygan in Waushara County; the area south of
14STH 21 and east of STH 49 in Waushara County; that portion of Calumet County in
15the Lake Winnebago watershed; all of Fond du Lac County north of STH 23; that
16portion of Outagamie County south and east of USH 41; that portion of Waupaca
17County that includes the town of Mukwa, city of New London, town of Caledonia,
18town of Fremont; and the portion and shoreline of Partridge Lake and the Wolf River
19in the town of Weyauwega.
AB655-ASA2, s. 146 20Section 146. 30.207 (3) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB655-ASA2,44,2321 30.207 (3) (d) 2. Specify the department's plans for proceeding on the
22application. The plans shall include a timetable for the notice and hearing required
23under sub. (4).
AB655-ASA2, s. 147 24Section 147. 30.207 (4) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB655-ASA2, s. 148 25Section 148. 30.207 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB655-ASA2, s. 149
1Section 149. 30.208 of the statutes is created to read:
AB655-ASA2,45,6 230.208 Applications for individual permits and contracts; department
3determinations.
(1) Application required. A person who seeks to obtain or modify
4an individual permit under this subchapter or to enter into a contract under s. 30.20
5shall submit an application to the department. The application may contain a
6request for a public hearing on the application.
AB655-ASA2,45,14 7(3) Notice of complete application; request for public hearing; decision. (a)
8Upon determination by the department that an application submitted under sub. (1)
9is complete, the department shall provide notice of complete application to interested
10and potentially interested members of the public, as determined by the department.
11The department shall provide the notice within 15 days after the determination that
12the application is complete. If the applicant has requested a public hearing as part
13of the submitted application, a notice of public hearing shall be part of the notice of
14complete application.
AB655-ASA2,45,1815 (b) If the notice of complete application does not contain a notice of public
16hearing, any person may request a public hearing in writing or the department may
17decide to hold a public hearing without a request being submitted if the department
18determines that there is a significant public interest in holding a hearing.
AB655-ASA2,45,2319 (c) A request for a public hearing under par. (b) must be submitted to the
20department or the department's decision to hold a public hearing must occur within
2130 days after the department completes providing the notice of complete application.
22The department shall provide notice of public hearing within 15 days after the
23request for public hearing is submitted or the department makes its determination.
AB655-ASA2,45,2524 (d) The department shall hold a public hearing within 30 days after the notice
25of hearing has been provided under par. (a) or (c).
AB655-ASA2,46,4
1(e) Within 30 days after the public hearing is held or, if no public hearing is held,
2within 30 days of the 30-day comment period under sub. (4) (a), the department shall
3render a decision, issuing, denying, or modifying the permit or approving the
4contract that is the subject of the application submitted under sub. (1).
AB655-ASA2,46,13 5(4) Public comment. (a) The department shall provide a period for public
6comment after the department has provided a notice of complete application under
7sub. (3) (a), during which time any person may submit written comments with
8respect to the application for the permit or contract. The department shall retain all
9of the written comments submitted during this period and shall consider all of the
10comments in the formulation of the final decision on the application. The period for
11public comment shall end on the 30th day following the date on which the
12department completes providing the notice of complete application, except as
13provided in par. (b).
AB655-ASA2,46,1514 (b) If a public hearing is held, the period for public comment shall end on the
1510th day following the date on which the public hearing is completed.
AB655-ASA2,46,1916 (d) The department shall promulgate rules to establish procedures for the
17conduct of public hearings held under this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.42,
18a public hearing held under this subsection shall be an informational hearing and
19may not be treated as, nor converted to, a contested case under s. 227.01 (3).
AB655-ASA2,46,23 20(5) Notice requirements. (a) The department shall, by rule, establish
21procedures for providing notices of complete applications and notices of public
22hearings to be provided under sub. (3), and notices of administrative hearings to be
23provided under s. 30.209 (1m). The procedures shall require all of the following:
AB655-ASA2,46,2424 1. That the notice be published as a class 1 notice under ch. 985.
AB655-ASA2,46,2525 2. That the notice be mailed to any person or group upon request.
AB655-ASA2,47,4
1(b) The department shall, by rule, prescribe the form and content of notices of
2complete applications and notices of public hearings to be provided under sub. (3),
3and notices of administrative hearings to be provided under s. 30.209 (1m). Each
4notice shall include all of the following information:
AB655-ASA2,47,55 1. The name and address of each applicant or permit holder.
AB655-ASA2,47,76 2. A brief description of each applicant's activity or project that requires the
7permit.
AB655-ASA2,47,88 3. The name of the waterway in or for which the activity or project is planned.
AB655-ASA2,47,119 4. For a notice of complete application and a notice of public hearing under sub.
10(3), a statement of the tentative determination to issue, modify, or deny a permit for
11the activity or project described in the application.
AB655-ASA2,47,1412 5. For a notice of complete application and a notice of public hearing under sub.
13(3), a brief description of the procedures for the formulation of final determinations,
14including a description of the comment period required under sub. (4).
AB655-ASA2,47,1615 (c) The department may delegate the department's requirement to provide
16notice under sub. (3) or s. 30.209 (1m) by doing any of the following:
AB655-ASA2,47,1817 1. Requiring that the applicant for the permit or contract provide by
18publication, mailing, or other distribution one or more of the notices.
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