AB926, s. 654 23Section 654. 31.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,138,2524 31.01 (2) "Department" means the department of natural resources
25environmental quality.
AB926, s. 655
1Section 655. 31.02 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,139,72 31.02 (4) (c) With good and sufficient fishways or fish ladders, or in lieu thereof,
3the department of environmental quality may permit
the owner may be permitted
4to enter into an agreement with the department of natural resources to pay for or to
5supply to the state of Wisconsin annually such quantities of game fish for stocking
6purposes as may be agreed upon by the owner and the department of natural
7resources
.
AB926, s. 656 8Section 656. 31.02 (4r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,139,149 31.02 (4r) The department of environmental quality shall promulgate rules
10specifying the rights held by the public in navigable waters that are dammed. The
11rules shall include provisions on the rights held by the public that affect the
12placement of fishways or fish ladders in navigable waters that are dammed. The
13department of environmental quality shall consult with the department of natural
14resources concerning the rules under this subsection.
AB926, s. 657 15Section 657. 31.02 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,139,2216 31.02 (7m) The drainage board for the Duck Creek Drainage District shall
17operate, repair and maintain dams, dikes and other structures in district drains that
18the board operates in the Duck Creek Drainage District in compliance with ch. 88
19and any rules promulgated by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer
20protection under ch. 88. If a county drainage board fails to perform its duties under
21this subsection, the department of natural resources environmental quality may
22exercise its authority under subs. (6), (8) and (9).
AB926, s. 658 23Section 658. 31.06 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,140,1024 31.06 (1) Upon receipt of an application for a permit under s. 31.05 the
25department of environmental quality may order a hearing or it may mail a notice

1that it will proceed on the application without public hearing unless a request for a
2public hearing is filed as provided in this section. The notice shall be mailed to the
3clerk of each municipality directly affected by the proposed dam and to the
4department of natural resources
. The department of environmental quality may
5give further or other notice as it considers proper. The department of environmental
6quality
shall mail a copy of the notice to the applicant who shall cause the notice to
7be published in each county in which affected riparian lands are located as a class
81 notice, under ch. 985. If a hearing is not requested in writing within 30 days after
9mailing of the notice, the department of environmental quality may waive the
10hearing.
AB926, s. 659 11Section 659. 31.06 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,140,1912 31.06 (3) (b) If it appears, after consulting with the department of natural
13resources,
that the construction, operation or maintenance of the proposed dam is in
14the public interest, considering ecological, aesthetic, economic and recreational
15values, the department of environmental quality shall so find and grant a permit to
16the applicant, provided the department of environmental quality also finds that the
17applicant has complied with s. 31.14 (2) or (3) and, where applicable, with s. 31.05
18(3), based on the department's own estimate of the department of environmental
19quality
of the area of the flowage.
AB926, s. 660 20Section 660. 31.187 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,141,221 31.187 (2) Whenever the department of environmental quality, after
22consultation with the department of natural resources,
determines that the
23conservation of any species or variety of wild animals will be promoted thereby, the
24department of environmental quality may maintain and repair any dam located
25wholly upon lands the title to which is in the state either as proprietor or in trust for

1the people after giving due consideration to fixing the level and regulating the flow
2of the public waters.
AB926, s. 661 3Section 661. 31.307 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB926, s. 662 4Section 662. 31.309 (1) (a) and (am) of the statutes are repealed.
AB926, s. 663 5Section 663. 31.309 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 31.309 (1) and
6amended to read:
AB926,141,117 31.309 (1) When the department determines that the renovation and repair
8described under par. (a) s. 31.309 (1) (a), 2007 stats., are complete, the city of Portage
9shall assume the maintenance of the city of Portage levee in the Portage levee system
10in a manner that will best protect the surrounding area from the overflow of the
11Wisconsin River.
AB926, s. 664 12Section 664. 31.309 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 31.309 (2).
AB926, s. 665 13Section 665. 31.309 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB926, s. 666 14Section 666. 31.34 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,141,24 1531.34 Flow of water regulated. Each person, firm or corporation
16maintaining a dam on any navigable stream shall pass at all times at least 25% of
17the natural low flow of water of such stream, except as otherwise provided by law.
18This section, however, shall not apply to a plant or dam where the water is discharged
19directly into a lake, mill pond, storage pond or cranberry marsh, nor shall it apply
20to cases where in the opinion of in which the department of environmental quality
21determines, after consultation with the department of natural resources, that
such
22minimum discharge is not necessary for the protection of fish life. Any person, firm
23or corporation violating this section shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than
24$1,000.
AB926, s. 667 25Section 667. 32.02 (15m) of the statutes is created to read:
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132.02 (15m) The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection
2with the approval of the appropriate standing committees of each house of the
3legislature as determined by the presiding officer thereof and as authorized by law,
4for acquisition of lands.
AB926, s. 668 5Section 668. 32.035 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,142,166 32.035 (3) Procedure. The condemnor shall notify the department of any
7project involving the actual or potential exercise of the powers of eminent domain
8affecting a farm operation. If the condemnor is the department of natural resources,
9or the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the notice required
10by this subsection shall be given at the time that permission of the senate and
11assembly
appropriate standing committees on natural resources is sought under s.
1223.09 (2) (d) or, 27.01 (2) (a), or 28.02 (2). To prepare an agricultural impact statement
13under this section, the department may require the condemnor to compile and
14submit information about an affected farm operation. The department shall charge
15the condemnor a fee approximating the actual costs of preparing the statement. The
16department may not publish the statement if the fee is not paid.
AB926, s. 669 17Section 669. 33.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,142,1918 33.01 (2) "Department" means the department of natural resources
19environmental quality.
AB926, s. 670 20Section 670. 33.265 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,143,2 2133.265 Notice, filing and recording requirements. If a district is created
22or its boundaries altered, the board of commissioners shall record the authorizing
23document, including a legal description of the boundary, with the register of deeds
24in each county where the district is situated, and file the document and legal

1description with the department of natural resources environmental quality and the
2department of revenue.
AB926, s. 671 3Section 671. 33.457 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,143,94 33.457 (4) (intro.) Within 3 months after the implementation plan is developed
5and submitted under sub. (1), the department of environmental quality, the
6department of natural resources,
and the designated planning agency under s.
7281.51 that covers the county shall evaluate the implementation plan to determine
8whether it is consistent with the criteria for water quality planning under s. 281.51
9and whether the plan is adequate to:
AB926, s. 672 10Section 672. 33.55 (1) (p) of the statutes is created to read:
AB926,143,1311 33.55 (1) (p) One nonvoting representative from the department of
12environmental quality, who shall be appointed by the secretary of environmental
13quality.
AB926, s. 673 14Section 673. 36.25 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,143,2415 36.25 (8) Water resources research. Funds made available to the various
16state agencies for joint water resources research and data collection programs shall
17be administered and coordinated by the director of the water resources center of the
18University of Wisconsin-Madison. Such funds shall be made available, on
19application from the state agencies concerned, when the director, after seeking the
20advice of the department of natural resources and the department of environmental
21quality
, finds the proposed projects to be consistent with other state projects and the
22needs of the state. The director shall make biennial reports to the chief clerk of each
23house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), at the
24convening of the legislature.
AB926, s. 674 25Section 674. 36.25 (11) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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136.25 (11) (c) The laboratory shall provide analytical support to the appropriate
2state agencies charged with water system evaluation. The support service shall
3include an evaluation from a public health standpoint and analytical support to
4ascertain the water's suitability for manufacturing, commercial and recreational
5purposes as determined by the rules promulgated by the department of health
6services, the department of natural resources environmental quality and the
7department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
AB926, s. 675 8Section 675. 36.25 (11) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,144,159 36.25 (11) (d) The laboratory shall be operated to furnish a complete laboratory
10service to the department of health services, the department of environmental
11quality,
and the department of natural resources in the areas of water quality, air
12quality, public health and contagious diseases and to make available to the system,
13the department of health services, the department of environmental quality, and the
14department of natural resources such facilities for teaching in the fields of public
15health and environmental protection as may be derived from such a laboratory.
AB926, s. 676 16Section 676. 36.25 (30) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,144,2217 36.25 (30) Pollution prevention. The board shall maintain in the extension
18a solid and hazardous waste education center to promote pollution prevention, as
19defined in s. 299.13 (1) (dm). In cooperation with the department of natural resources
20environmental quality and the department of commerce, the center shall conduct an
21education and technical assistance program to promote pollution prevention in this
22state.
AB926, s. 677 23Section 677. 36.27 (3m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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136.27 (3m) (a) 2. "Law enforcement officer" has the meaning given in s. 165.85
2(2) (c) and includes a person appointed as a conservation warden under s. 23.10 and
3a person appointed as an environmental warden under s. 278.10
.
AB926, s. 678 4Section 678. 40.02 (17) (n) of the statutes is created to read:
AB926,145,135 40.02 (17) (n) Notwithstanding par. (d), each participant who is a state forest
6ranger on or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], shall be
7granted creditable service as a protective occupation participant for all covered
8service as a state forest ranger that was earned on or after the effective date of this
9paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], but may not be granted creditable service as a
10protective occupation participant for any covered service as a state forest ranger that
11was earned before the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], unless
12that service was earned while the participant was classified under sub. (48) (a) and
13s. 40.06 (1) (d) as a protective occupation participant.
AB926, s. 679 14Section 679. 40.02 (48) (am) 5m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB926,145,1515 40.02 (48) (am) 5m. An environmental warden.
AB926, s. 680 16Section 680. 40.02 (48) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,146,417 40.02 (48) (c) In s. 40.65, "protective occupation participant" means a
18participating employee who is a police officer, fire fighter, an individual determined
19by a participating employer under par. (a) or (bm) to be a protective occupation
20participant, county undersheriff, deputy sheriff, state probation and parole officer,
21county traffic police officer, conservation warden, state forest ranger, field
22conservation employee of the department of natural resources or the department of
23agriculture, trade and consumer protection
who is subject to call for forest fire control
24or warden duty, environmental warden, member of the state traffic patrol, state
25motor vehicle inspector, University of Wisconsin System full-time police officer,

1guard or any other employee whose principal duties are supervision and discipline
2of inmates at a state penal institution, excise tax investigator employed by the
3department of revenue, person employed under s. 61.66 (1), or special criminal
4investigation agent employed by the department of justice.
AB926, s. 681 5Section 681. 40.65 (4w) of the statutes is created to read:
AB926,146,96 40.65 (4w) A state forest ranger who becomes a protective occupation
7participant on or after the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], is
8not entitled to a duty disability benefit under this section for an injury or disease
9occurring before the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date].
AB926, s. 682 10Section 682. 42.09 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,146,1511 42.09 (2) (b) The state fair park board shall allow the department of natural
12resources and the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection access
13to and use of the buildings, appurtenances, fixtures, exhibits and other structures
14and facilities described in par. (a) so that the department departments may prepare,
15display and dismantle exhibits during events occurring at state fair park.
AB926, s. 683 16Section 683. 44.57 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,146,1917 44.57 (1) (c) Game farms, fish hatcheries, nurseries and other production
18facilities operated by the department of natural resources or the department of
19agriculture, trade and consumer protection
.
AB926, s. 684 20Section 684. 46.34 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,146,24 2146.34 Emission standards for hazardous air contaminants. The
22department may assist the department of natural resources environmental quality
23in the development of emission standards for hazardous air contaminants under s.
24285.27 (2) (b).
AB926, s. 685 25Section 685. 59.01 of the statutes is amended to read:
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159.01 Body corporate; status. Each county in this state is a body corporate,
2authorized to sue and be sued, to acquire and hold, lease or rent real and personal
3estate for public uses or purposes, including lands acquired under ch. 75, to sell, lease
4and convey the same, including the authority to enter into leases or contracts with
5the state for a period of years for the uses and purposes specified in s. ss. 23.09 (2)
6(d) and 28.02 (2), to make such contracts and to do such other acts as are necessary
7and proper to the exercise of the powers and privileges granted and the performance
8of the legal duties charged upon it.
AB926, s. 686 9Section 686. 59.692 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,147,1110 59.692 (1) (a) "Department" means the department of natural resources
11environmental quality.
AB926, s. 687 12Section 687. 59.693 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,147,1413 59.693 (1) Definition. In this section, "department" means the department of
14natural resources environmental quality.
AB926, s. 688 15Section 688. 59.70 (2) (q) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,147,1716 59.70 (2) (q) 4. The cleanup of the site is conducted under the supervision of the
17department of natural resources environmental quality.
AB926, s. 689 18Section 689. 59.70 (6) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,147,2019 59.70 (6) (a) 1. "Department" means the department of natural resources
20environmental quality.
AB926, s. 690 21Section 690. 59.70 (13) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,148,722 59.70 (13) (b) Members or employees of the commission may request admission
23onto any property within the district at reasonable times to determine if mosquito
24breeding is present. If the owner or occupant refuses admission, the commission
25member or employee shall seek a warrant to inspect the property as a potential

1mosquito breeding ground. Commission members or employees may enter upon
2property to clean up stagnant pools of water or shores of lakes or streams, and may
3spray mosquito breeding areas with insecticides subject to the approval of the district
4director and the department of natural resources environmental quality. The
5commission shall notify the property owner of any pending action under this
6paragraph and shall provide the property owner with a hearing prior to acting under
7this paragraph if the owner objects to the commission's actions.
AB926, s. 691 8Section 691. 59.74 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,148,119 59.74 (2) (g) Every land surveyor and every officer of the department of natural
10resources, every officer of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer
11protection,
and the district attorney shall enforce this subsection.
AB926, s. 692 12Section 692. 60.627 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,148,1413 60.627 (1) Definition. In this section, "department" means the department of
14natural resources environmental quality.
AB926, s. 693 15Section 693. 60.71 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,148,2016 60.71 (4) (b) The town board shall publish a class 2 notice, under ch. 985, of the
17hearing. The notice shall contain an announcement of the hearing and a description
18of the boundaries of the proposed town sanitary district. The town board shall mail
19the notice to the department of commerce and the department of natural resources
20environmental quality at least 10 days prior to the hearing.
AB926, s. 694 21Section 694. 60.71 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,149,322 60.71 (4) (c) Any person may file written comments on the formation of the
23district with the town clerk. Any owner of property within the boundary of the
24proposed district may appear at the hearing and offer objections, criticisms or
25suggestions as to the necessity of the proposed district and the question of whether

1his or her property will be benefited by the establishment of the district. A
2representative of the department of commerce and of the department of natural
3resources
environmental quality may attend the hearing and advise the town board.
AB926, s. 695 4Section 695. 60.71 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,149,85 60.71 (7) Filing and recording the order. The town board shall file copies of
6the order establishing the town sanitary district with the department of natural
7resources
environmental quality and record the order with the register of deeds in
8each county in which the district is located.
AB926, s. 696 9Section 696. 60.72 (title) and (1) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB926,149,13 1060.72 (title) Creation of town sanitary district by order of the
11department of
natural resources environmental quality. (1) Definition. In
12this section, "department" means the department of natural resources
13environmental quality.
AB926, s. 697 14Section 697. 60.73 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,149,23 1560.73 Review of orders creating town sanitary districts. Any person
16aggrieved by any act of the town board or the department of natural resources
17environmental quality in establishing a town sanitary district may bring an action
18in the circuit court of the county in which his or her lands are located, to set aside the
19final determination of the town board or the department of natural resources
20environmental quality, within 90 days after the final determination, as provided
21under s. 893.73 (2). If no action is taken within the 90-day period, the determination
22by the town board or the department of natural resources environmental quality is
23final.
AB926, s. 698 24Section 698. 60.782 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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160.782 (2) (d) Lease or acquire, including by condemnation, any real property
2situated in this state that may be needed for the purposes of s. 23.09 (19), 23.094 (3g)
3or 30.275 23.434 (4).
AB926, s. 699 4Section 699. 60.785 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,150,155 60.785 (2) (a) Any town sanitary district may be consolidated with a contiguous
6town sanitary district by resolution passed by a two-thirds vote of all of the
7commissioners of each district, fixing the terms of the consolidation and ratified by
8the qualified electors of each district at a referendum held in each district. The
9resolution shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37. The ballots shall contain the words
10"for consolidation", and "against consolidation". If a majority of the votes cast on the
11referendum in each town sanitary district are for consolidation, the resolutions are
12effective and have the force of a contract. Certified copies of the resolutions and the
13results of the referendum shall be filed with the secretary of natural resources
14environmental quality and the original documents shall be recorded with the
15register of deeds in each county in which the consolidated district is situated.
AB926, s. 700 16Section 700. 60.85 (1) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:
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