118,24 Section 24. 30.28 (2) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
118,25 Section 25. 30.28 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
118,26 Section 26. 30.28 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
118,27 Section 27. 30.28 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
118,28 Section 28. 30.28 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
118,29 Section 29. 30.28 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 30.28 (1) (c).
118,30 Section 30. 30.28 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 30.28 (1) (d).
118,31 Section 31. 30.28 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
30.28 (2m) (a) The department shall refund a permit or approval fee charged under sub. (1) (a) if the applicant requests a refund before the department determines that the application for the permit or approval is complete. Except as provided in par. (am), the department may not refund a permit or approval fee after the department determines that the application is complete unless required to do so under a rule promulgated under s. 299.05.
118,32 Section 32. 30.28 (2m) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
30.28 (2m) (am) The department shall refund 50% of the fee specified in sub. (2) (b) 1. (1) (c) if the department denies an application for a general permit under s. 30.207 (3) (d) 1. or does not issue a general permit under s. 30.207 (6).
118,33 Section 33. 30.28 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
30.28 (2m) (b) If the applicant applies for a permit, requests an approval, or submits a notice under s. 30.207 (7) a person applies for a permit or otherwise seeks authorization or gives notice for a project or activity after the project or activity is begun or after it is completed, the department shall charge an amount equal to twice the amount of the fee that it would have charged under this section.
118,34 Section 34. 30.28 (2m) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
118,35 Section 35. 30.28 (2m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
30.28 (2m) (d) The department, by rule, may increase any fee specified in sub. (2) (a). The department, by rule, may increase a fee specified in sub. (2) (b) (1) or (1m) only if the increase is necessary to meet the costs incurred by the department in acting on general permits or on notices submitted under s. 30.207 performing the activities for which the fee is charged.
118,36 Section 36. 30.28 (2r) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
30.28 (2r) (a) (intro.) The department, by rule, may charge a supplemental fee for a permit or, contract, authorization, other approval, or determination that is in addition to the fee charged under this section if all of the following apply:
118,37 Section 37. 30.28 (2r) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
30.28 (2r) (a) 1. The applicant requests in writing that the permit or, approval authorization, or determination be issued or the contract be granted within a time period that is shorter than the time limit under the rule promulgated under par. (b) for that type of permit or, contract, authorization, approval, or determination.
118,38 Section 38. 30.28 (2r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
30.28 (2r) (b) If the department promulgates a rule under par. (a), the rule shall contain a time limit for each type of permit or, contract, authorization, approval classified under sub. (2) (a) for determining whether the department will grant the permit or approval, or determination.
118,39 Section 39. 31.39 (2m) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
118,40 Section 40. 227.01 (13) (ru) of the statutes is created to read:
227.01 (13) (ru) Is a wetland general permit issued under s. 281.36 (3g).
118,41 Section 41. 281.165 (4) (a) 1m. of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act 6, is amended to read:
281.165 (4) (a) 1m. The wetland area is a nonfederal wetland,as defined in s. 281.36 (1) (c) not subject to federal jurisdiction under 33 USC 1344, and the activity will affect less than 3 acres of that wetland area.
118,42 Section 42. 281.17 (10) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
281.17 (10) (c) This subsection does not apply to discharges into wetlands that are subject to regulation under s. 281.36.
118,43 Section 43. 281.22 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 281.36 (12) (title) and amended to read:
281.36 (12) (title) Fees Application fees and time limits for water quality determinations for wetlands.
118,44 Section 44. 281.22 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
118,45 Section 45. 281.22 (2) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 281.36 (12) (c) (title).
118,46 Section 46. 281.22 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 281.36 (12) (c) 1. and amended to read:
281.36 (12) (c) 1. The department shall refund the an application fee charged for a wetland individual permit under par. (a) if the applicant requests a refund before the department determines that the application for the determination is complete. The department may not refund a fee after the department determines that the application is complete unless required to do so under a rule promulgated under s. 299.05.
118,47 Section 47. 281.22 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 281.36 (12) (c) 2. and amended to read:
281.36 (12) (c) 2. If the applicant applies for a permit after the project submits an application for authorization to proceed under a wetland general or a wetland individual permit after the discharge is begun or after it is completed, the department shall charge an amount equal to twice the amount of the fee that it would have charged under this section.
118,48 Section 48. 281.22 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
118,49 Section 49. 281.22 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 281.36 (12) (c) 3. and amended to read:
281.36 (12) (c) 3. The department, by rule, may increase the fee specified in sub. (1) par. (a) only if the increase is necessary to meet the costs of the department in performing the activities for which the fee is charged.
118,50 Section 50. 281.22 (2m) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 281.36 (12) (d) (title).
118,51 Section 51. 281.22 (2m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 281.36 (12) (d) 1. (intro.) and amended to read:
281.36 (12) (d) 1. (intro.) The department, by rule, may charge a supplemental fee for a determination under sub. (1) that is in addition to the a fee charged under sub. (1) this subsection if all of the following apply:
118,52 Section 52. 281.22 (2m) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 281.36 (12) (d) 1. a. and amended to read:
281.36 (12) (d) 1. a. The applicant requests in writing that the determination decision on the application be issued within a time period that is shorter than the time limit promulgated under par. (b) subd. 2. for the determination decision.
118,53 Section 53. 281.22 (2m) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 281.36 (12) (d) 1. b.
118,54 Section 54. 281.22 (2m) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 281.36 (12) (d) 2. and amended to read:
281.36 (12) (d) 2. If the department promulgates a rule under par. (a) subd. 1., the rule shall contain for a time limit for making determinations under sub. (1) decisions on the application.
118,55 Section 55. 281.22 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 281.36 (12) (e) and amended to read:
281.36 (12) (e) Exemptions from fees. Subsections (1), (2) and (2m) Paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) do not apply to any federal agency or state agency.
118,56 Section 56. 281.22 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
118,57 Section 57. 281.36 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
281.36 (title) Permits for discharges into wetlands; mitigation.
118,58 Section 58. 281.36 (1) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
118,59 Section 59. 281.36 (1) (bd) of the statutes is created to read:
281.36 (1) (bd) "Fill material" has the meaning given in 33 CFR 323.2 (e), as the meaning exists on the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].
118,60 Section 60. 281.36 (1) (bg) of the statutes is repealed.
118,61 Section 61. 281.36 (1) (bj) of the statutes is created to read:
281.36 (1) (bj) "Mitigation" means the restoration, enhancement, creation, or preservation of wetlands to compensate for adverse impacts to other wetlands.
118,62 Section 62. 281.36 (1) (c) and (cm) of the statutes are repealed.
118,63 Section 63. 281.36 (1) (cp) of the statutes is created to read:
281.36 (1) (cp) "Practicable" means reasonably available and capable of being implemented after taking into consideration cost, site availability, available technology, logistics, and proximity to the proposed project site, in light of the overall purpose and scope of the project.
118,64 Section 64. 281.36 (1) (cr) of the statutes is repealed.
118,65 Section 65. 281.36 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.
118,66 Section 66. 281.36 (2) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
118,67 Section 67. 281.36 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 281.36 (3b) (b) and amended to read:
281.36 (3b) (b) No person may discharge dredged material or fill material into a nonfederal wetland unless the discharge is authorized by a water quality certification wetland general permit or individual permit issued by the department under this section or the discharge is exempt under sub. (4). No person may violate any condition imposed by the department in a water quality certification contained in a wetland general or individual permit issued by the department under this section. The department may not issue a water quality certification wetland general or individual permit under this section unless it determines that the discharge authorized pursuant to the wetland general or individual permit will comply with all applicable water quality standards.
118,68 Section 68. 281.36 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
118,69 Section 69. 281.36 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 281.36 (2m) and amended to read:
281.36 (2m) Delineation procedures. For purposes of delineating the boundary of a nonfederal wetland, the department and the person who is applying for or who holds a water quality certification under this section shall use under this section, the procedures contained in the wetlands delineation manual published by the U.S. army corps of engineers shall be used. The edition of the manual that shall be used shall be the 1987 edition of the manual and any document that the U.S. army corps of engineers issues interpreting that manual, unless the U.S. army corps of engineers publishes an edition of the manual after January 9, 2001, and the department by rule designates that edition as the one to be used under this subsection. If the U.S. army corps of engineers issues a guidance document interpreting the edition of the wetlands delineation manual that the department is required to use under this subsection and if that guidance document is issued after May 8, 2001, the department shall notify the appropriate standing committee of each house of the legislature, as determined by the speaker of the assembly and the president of the senate, of the issuance of the guidance document and whether the department intends to promulgate a rule incorporating the provisions of the guidance document.
118,70 Section 70. 281.36 (3b) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
281.36 (3b) (title) Permit required.
118,71 Section 71. 281.36 (3b) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
281.36 (3b) (a) For purposes of this section, a wetland general or individual permit issued by the department constitutes water quality certification as required by 33 USC 1341 (a).
118,72 Section 72. 281.36 (3g) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
281.36 (3g) (title) Wetland general permits.
118,73 Section 73. 281.36 (3g) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
281.36 (3g) (a) Required permits. The department shall issue a wetland general permit for each of the following types of discharges:
1. A discharge that is necessary for the treatment or disposal of hazardous waste or toxic pollutants, if the discharge does not contain hazardous waste or toxic pollutants and does not affect more than 2 acres of wetland.
2. A discharge that is necessary for temporary access and dewatering, if the discharge does not affect more than 2 acres of wetland.
3. A temporary or permanent discharge for routine utility construction and maintenance projects and activities.
4. A discharge that is part of a development for industrial purposes, if the discharge does not affect more than 10,000 square feet of wetland. For purposes of this subdivision, the development of a waste disposal site is considered to be a development for industrial purposes.
5. A discharge that is part of a development for commercial purposes, if the discharge does not affect more than 10,000 square feet of wetland.
6. A discharge that is part of a development for residential purposes, if the discharge does not affect more than 10,000 square feet of wetland.
7. A discharge that is part of a development for agricultural purposes, if the discharge does not affect more than 10,000 square feet of wetland.
8. A discharge that is part of a development for municipal purposes, if the discharge does not affect more than 10,000 square feet of wetland.
9. A discharge that is part of a development for recreational purposes, if the discharge does not affect more than 10,000 square feet of wetland.
10. A discharge that is necessary for the construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of a bridge or culvert that is part of a transportation project that is being carried out under the direction and supervision of a city, village, town, or county.
118,74 Section 74. 281.36 (3g) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
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