AB500, s. 43 2Section 43. 30.103 of the statutes is renumbered 30.325.
AB500, s. 44 3Section 44. 30.105 of the statutes is repealed.
Note: This provision relates to the method for determining the footage of shoreline
for certain specific purposes under ch. 30. The substance of this provision is recreated at
several places in this bill where the determination of shoreline footage is part of the
statutory procedure.
AB500, s. 45 4Section 45. 30.11 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 30.321 (title).
AB500, s. 46 5Section 46. 30.11 (1) to (4) of the statutes are renumbered 30.321 (1) to (4) and
6amended to read:
AB500,19,107 30.321 (1) Who Municipality may establish. Any municipality may, subject to
8the approval of the department, by ordinance establish or reestablish a bulkhead line
9and from time to time reestablish the same along any section of the shore of any
10navigable waters within its boundaries.
AB500,19,17 11(2) Standards for establishing. Bulkhead lines shall be established A
12municipality shall establish a bulkhead line
in the public interest and shall conform
13the bulkhead line as nearly as practicable to the existing shores, except that in the
14case of leases under sub. (5) and s. 24.39 (4) or 30.343 the municipality may allow the
15bulkhead lines may be approved line to be located farther from beyond the existing
16shoreline if they are the line is consistent with and is a part of any lease executed by
17the board of commissioners of public lands.
AB500,20,8 18(3) How established Establishment of lines. Whenever any If a municipality
19proposes to establish or reestablish a bulkhead line or to reestablish an existing
20bulkhead line
, the municipality shall indicate both the existing shore and the
21proposed bulkhead line upon a map and shall file with the department for its
22approval 6 copies of the map and 6 copies of the ordinance establishing the bulkhead

1line. The map shall use a scale of not less than 100 feet to an inch or any other scale
2required by the department. The map and a metes and bounds description of the
3bulkhead line shall be prepared by a land surveyor registered in this state. The
4department may require the installation of permanent reference markers to for the
5bulkhead line. Upon approval by the department, the municipality shall deliver the
6map, description, and ordinance to the office of the register of deeds of the county in
7which the bulkhead line lies, to be recorded by the. The register of deeds shall record
8the map, description, and ordinance
.
AB500,20,11 9(4) Riparian rights preserved. Establishment of a bulkhead line shall not
10abridge the riparian rights of riparian owners. Riparian owners may place solid
11structures or fill up to such the bulkhead line.
AB500, s. 47 12Section 47. 30.11 (5) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB500, s. 48 13Section 48. 30.11 (5) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 30.343 (1).
AB500, s. 49 14Section 49. 30.11 (5) (b) and (c) of the statutes are renumbered 30.343 (2) and
15(3).
AB500, s. 50 16Section 50. 30.11 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 30.321 (5).
AB500, s. 51 17Section 51. 30.12 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB500,20,19 1830.12 (title) Structures Regulation of structures and deposits in
19navigable waters.
AB500, s. 52 20Section 52. 30.12 (1m) of the statutes is renumbered 30.263 (2), and 30.263
21(2) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB500,21,222 30.263 (2) Duck Creek Drainage District structures and deposits. (intro.)
23A structure or deposit that the drainage board for the Duck Creek Drainage District
24places in a drain that the board operates in the Duck Creek Drainage District is

1exempt from the permit requirements under this section s. 30.12 if either of the
2following applies:
AB500, s. 53 3Section 53. 30.12 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB500,21,44 30.12 (2m) (b) Environmental pollution, as defined in s. 299.01 (4).
AB500, s. 54 5Section 54. 30.12 (2r) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB500,21,86 30.12 (2r) (b) 1. Enter and inspect the site on which the activity is located,
7subject to s. 30.291 30.239, if the department determines such an inspection is
8necessary.
AB500, s. 55 9Section 55. 30.12 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB500,21,1110 30.12 (3) (a) (intro.) The department shall issue statewide general permits
11under s. 30.206 30.221 that authorize riparian owners to do all of the following:
AB500, s. 56 12Section 56. 30.12 (3m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB500,21,1413 30.12 (3m) (b) The notice and hearing provisions of s. 30.208 30.244 (3) to (5)
14shall apply to an application under par. (a).
AB500, s. 57 15Section 57. 30.12 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB500, s. 58 16Section 58. 30.121 (title) and (2) to (3w) of the statutes are renumbered 30.281
17(title) and (2) to (3w).
AB500, s. 59 18Section 59. 30.121 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 30.281 (4) and amended
19to read:
AB500,22,320 30.281 (4) Major repair, abandoned structures and obstructions to
21navigation.
The owner of a boathouse or a fixed houseboat which extends beyond the
22ordinary high-water mark of any navigable waterway and which is in a major state
23of disrepair or is a material obstruction to navigation may be ordered by the
24department to remove the structure from the waterway. The department shall follow
25the procedures set forth in s. 30.03 (4) (a) 30.96 (1) for ordering removal of a structure.

1If such a structure is abandoned and the department, after due diligence, cannot
2locate the owner, the department shall utilize the procedures set forth in s. 31.187
3(1) for removing the abandoned structure.
AB500, s. 60 4Section 60. 30.121 (5) and (6) of the statutes are renumbered 30.281 (5) and
5(6).
AB500, s. 61 6Section 61. 30.121 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 30.381 (2) and amended
7to read:
AB500,22,138 30.381 (2) Penalties Boathouses and houseboats. Any person who constructs,
9owns, or maintains a boathouse or fixed houseboat in violation of this section s.
1030.281
or in violation of any order issued under this section s. 30.281 shall forfeit not
11less than $10 nor more than $50 for each offense. Each day during which a structure
12boathouse or a fixed houseboat exists in violation of this section constitutes s. 30.281
13is
a separate offense.
AB500, s. 62 14Section 62. 30.122 of the statutes is renumbered 30.217 and amended to read:
AB500,22,21 1530.217 Unauthorized structures. All permanent alterations, deposits, or
16structures affecting navigable waters, other than boathouses, which were
17constructed before December 9, 1977 and which did not require a permit at the time
18of construction, shall be presumed in conformity with the law, unless a written
19complaint is filed within 180 days of December 9, 1977
. Upon the filing of a
20complaint, the department shall proceed with an action to enforce the applicable
21statutes.
Note: The time period for filing a written complaint has long since expired, and
has no bearing on current structures.
AB500, s. 63 22Section 63. 30.123 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB500,22,23 2330.123 (title) Bridges Regulation of bridges and culverts.
AB500, s. 64
1Section 64. 30.123 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
Note: This repeals a requirement that bridges constructed over navigable streams
be maintained in a safe condition, as determined by the DNR. The DNR does not have
the expertise to review bridge safety and maintenance.
AB500, s. 65 2Section 65. 30.123 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB500,23,43 30.123 (6) (a) The construction and maintenance of highway bridges to which
4s. 30.1235 30.213 applies.
AB500, s. 66 5Section 66. 30.123 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB500,23,76 30.123 (6) (b) The construction and maintenance of bridges by the department
7of transportation in accordance with s. 30.2022 30.341.
AB500, s. 67 8Section 67. 30.123 (6m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB500,23,99 30.123 (6m) (b) Environmental pollution, as defined in s. 299.01 (4).
AB500, s. 68 10Section 68. 30.123 (6r) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB500,23,1311 30.123 (6r) (b) 1. Enter and inspect the site on which the activity is located,
12subject to s. 30.291 30.239, if the department determines such an inspection is
13necessary.
AB500, s. 69 14Section 69. 30.123 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB500,23,1615 30.123 (7) (a) (intro.) The department shall issue statewide general permits
16under s. 30.206 30.221 that authorize any person to do all of the following:
AB500, s. 70 17Section 70. 30.123 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB500,23,1918 30.123 (8) (b) The notice and hearing provisions of s. 30.208 30.244 (3) to (5)
19shall apply to an application under par. (a).
AB500, s. 71 20Section 71. 30.1235 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 30.213 (title).
AB500, s. 72 21Section 72. 30.1235 of the statutes is renumbered 30.213 (1).
AB500, s. 73 22Section 73. 30.124 of the statutes is renumbered 30.351, and 30.351 (1)
23(intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB500,24,5
130.351 (1) (intro.) Notwithstanding ss. 30.12, 30.20, 30.44, and 30.45, and if the
2department finds that the activity will not adversely affect the public interest or
3private rights or interests in fish and wildlife populations, navigation, or waterway
4flood flow capacity and will not result in environmental pollution, as defined in s.
5299.01 (4),
the department may do all of the following on public lands or waters:
AB500, s. 74 6Section 74. 30.1255 of the statutes is renumbered 30.352.
AB500, s. 75 7Section 75. 30.126 (title) and (2) to (9) of the statutes are renumbered 30.266
8(title) and (2) to (9), and 30.266 (5) (g), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB500,24,179 30.266 (5) (g) May not have improper flotation devices. No person may
10construct, place, or maintain a fishing raft on authorized portions of the Wolf River
11unless each flotation device used on the fishing raft is clean and uncontaminated,
12properly attached to the fishing raft, and properly maintained in conformity with
13minimum standards established by the department by rule. The department shall
14establish minimum standards for the condition, attachment, and maintenance of
15flotation devices used on fishing rafts. This paragraph applies to any device used to
16provide flotation for a fishing raft, including each individual barrel or styrofoam
17coffin.
AB500, s. 76 18Section 76. 30.126 (10) (title) and (a) (title) of the statutes are repealed.
AB500, s. 77 19Section 77. 30.126 (10) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 30.381 (3) (a) and
20amended to read:
AB500,24,2521 30.381 (3) (a) A person who violates this section, any rule promulgated under
22this section
s. 30.266 or any order issued by the department under this section s.
2330.266
shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $250 for each offense. Each day
24of violation constitutes during which a fishing raft exists in violation of s. 30.266 is
25a separate offense.
AB500, s. 78
1Section 78. 30.126 (10) (b) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB500, s. 79 2Section 79. 30.126 (10) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 30.381 (3) (b) and
3amended to read:
AB500,25,74 30.381 (3) (b) A person who violates any ordinance adopted or order issued by
5the municipality under this section s. 30.266 is subject to the penalty established by
6ordinance. A Wolf River municipality may not establish this penalty at a level which
7is less severe than the penalty established under par. (a).
AB500, s. 80 8Section 80. 30.13 (title), (1) (intro.), (b) and (c) of the statutes are amended to
9read:
AB500,25,15 1030.13 (title) Regulation of wharves, piers , and swimming rafts;
11establishment of pierhead lines
. (1) Construction allowed without permit
12under certain circumstances.
(intro.) A riparian proprietor owner may construct
13a wharf or pier in a navigable waterway extending beyond the ordinary high-water
14mark or an established bulkhead line in aid of navigation without obtaining a permit
15under s. 30.12 if all of the following conditions are met:
AB500,25,1716 (b) The wharf or pier does not interfere with rights of other riparian proprietors
17owners.
AB500,25,1918 (c) The wharf or pier does not extend beyond any pierhead line which is
19established under sub. (3) s. 30.323.
AB500, s. 81 20Section 81. 30.13 (3) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB500, s. 82 21Section 82. 30.13 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 30.323 (1), and 30.323 (1)
22(a), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB500,26,523 30.323 (1) (a) Any municipality authorized by s. 30.11 30.321 to establish a
24bulkhead line may also establish a pierhead line in the same manner as it is
25authorized to establish a bulkhead line, except that a metes and bounds legal

1description is not required nor is the map required to be prepared by a registered land
2surveyor and except that if the municipality has created a board of harbor
3commissioners the municipality must obtain the approval of the board concerning
4the establishment of the pierhead line in addition to obtaining the approval of the
5department.
AB500, s. 83 6Section 83. 30.13 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB500,26,227 30.13 (4) (c) Extends beyond pierhead line; exception. A wharf or pier which
8extends into navigable waters beyond any pierhead line established under sub. (3)
9s. 30.323 constitutes an unlawful obstruction of navigable waters unless a valid
10permit, license, or authorization for the wharf or pier is granted issued or unless it
11is a permissible preexisting wharf or pier. A wharf or pier is a permissible preexisting
12wharf or pier if it existed prior to the establishment of the pierhead line, if it is not
13extended or expanded after that date and if the ownership of the land to which it is
14attached did not change after that date except that a wharf or pier continues its
15status as a permissible preexisting wharf or pier for one year after the date the
16change of ownership is recorded. The seasonal removal of a wharf or pier does not
17affect its status as a permissible preexisting wharf or pier if it is reestablished in
18substantially the same form. Status as a permissible preexisting wharf or pier does
19not imply that authorization for the wharf or pier is provided for the purposes of par.
20(a) or (b). The owner of a wharf or pier may submit evidence to the municipality that
21it is a permissible preexisting wharf or pier at any time after the municipality
22establishes the pierhead line.
AB500, s. 84 23Section 84. 30.13 (6) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB500, s. 85 24Section 85. 30.13 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 30.323 (2).
AB500, s. 86
1Section 86. 30.131 of the statutes is renumbered 30.283, and 30.283 (1) (intro.)
2and (f) and (2), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB500,27,83 30.283 (1) (intro.) Notwithstanding s. 30.133 30.095, a wharf or pier of the type
4which does not require a permit under ss. 30.12 (1) and 30.13 that abuts riparian land
5and that is placed in a navigable water by a person other than the owner of the
6riparian land may not be considered to be an unlawful structure on the grounds that
7it is not placed and maintained by the owner if all of the following requirements are
8met:
AB500,27,119 (f) The placement of the wharf or pier complies with the provisions of this
10chapter, with any rules promulgated under this chapter subchapter and with any
11applicable municipal regulations or ordinances.
AB500,27,14 12(2) Notwithstanding s. 30.133 30.095, an easement under sub. (1) may be
13conveyed if it is conveyed at the same time, and to the same person, that the land to
14which the easement is appurtenant is conveyed.
AB500, s. 87 15Section 87. 30.133 of the statutes is renumbered 30.095.
AB500, s. 88 16Section 88. 30.134 of the statutes is renumbered 30.85.
AB500, s. 89 17Section 89. 30.135 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB500,27,2118 30.135 (2) If the department determines that any of the requirements under
19sub. (1) are not met, the riparian owner shall submit an application for an individual
20permit to the department. The notice and hearing provisions under s. 30.208 30.244
21(3) to (5) apply to the application.
AB500, s. 90 22Section 90. 30.14 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB500, s. 91 23Section 91. 30.14 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB500, s. 92 24Section 92. 30.14 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 30.327.
AB500, s. 93
1Section 93. 30.14 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 30.247 and amended to
2read:
AB500,28,10 330.247 Hearings by department. Upon complaint by any person to the
4department that any wharf, pier, or other structure exists in navigable water in
5violation of s. 30.12 or, 30.13, or 30.207 30.223 or that any wharf, pier, or other
6structure proposed to be built in navigable water will violate s. 30.12 or, 30.13, or
730.207 30.223, the department shall investigate and may hold a hearing to
8determine whether the wharf, pier, or other structure is or would be in violation of
9those sections. If no hearing is held, the complainant shall be informed of the results
10of the investigation.
AB500, s. 94 11Section 94. 30.15 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
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