Wisconsin Legislature: Natural Resources, Department of -- Environmental protection

Contaminated sediment removal from Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, or certain tributaries: general obligation bonding authority increased [Sec. 482] - AB40

Continuous disinfection of municipal water supply required - AB545

Continuous disinfection of municipal water supply required - SB417

County shoreland zoning ordinance not in effect in a county or town shoreland area annexed by or incorporated as a city or village [S.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, conditions expanded re zoning of annexed or incorporated shorelands, report and appropriation provisions] - SB183

Dam safety programs: DNR bonding authority increased [Sec. 483] - AB40

Deer management assistance program established in DNR [Sec. 280, 551, 9132 (3)] - AB40

Discharge into wetland: exemption from DNR permitting and mitigation requirements for site in City of Sturgeon Bay, conditions specified - AB602

DNR duty revisions re reports of violations, citation procedure re wetland discharge violations, minimum age for sturgeon spearing license, air dispersion modeling requirements, Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Council membership, and publishing class 1 notices for certain permit applications - AB231

DNR duty revisions re reports of violations, citation procedure re wetland discharge violations, minimum age for sturgeon spearing license, air dispersion modeling requirements, Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Council membership, and publishing class 1 notices for certain permit applications [S.Amdt.1: air dispersion modeling requirements removed] - SB189

Erosion control laws for construction sites with a land disturbance area of one or more acres transferred to DNR from DSPS; storm water discharge permit provision [Sec. 574, 575, 1245-1247, 1252-1257, 1259-1261, 1628, 1711, 1712, 2088-2092, 2097-2102, 9138 (2); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, statewide uniform standard required, 575ag-ar, 1568m, 2090c-j, 2091c-j, 2092d, deletes 2099; A.Amdt.3: further revisions, enforcement of ordinances stricter than the uniform standards allowed under certain conditions, 2092e] - AB40

Ferrous metallic mining regulations and permit process created; nonferrous metallic mining regulations and permit process revised; DNR, wetlands, water, mining waste, fees, occupational tax, utility facility approvals, and local impact committee provisions - AB1

Ferrous metallic mining regulations and permit process created; nonferrous metallic mining regulations and permit process revised; DNR, wetlands, water, mining waste, fees, occupational tax, utility facility approvals, and local impact committee provisions [S.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions] - SB1

Forestation state property tax: DNR to withhold from payment to the taxation district re land in the district purchased by DNR; conservation fund provision [Sec. 1280-1283, 9332 (1); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, aid in lieu of taxes for land in the forest cropland program or Managed Forest Land Program determined, 1279d] - AB40

Forestry and fire prevention study required; JCF provision [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 286g, j, 532m, 9432 (1d)] - AB40

Frac sand exploration: county authority to issue licenses; bond, notification, and DNR provisions - SB140

Frac sand mining fee collected by DNR and portion designated as compensation to local governments; FTE positions authorized in DNR for monitoring industrial sand mining and processing operations - AB868

Gasoline vapor recovery system removal grants [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 287f, 2104k] - AB40

Gasoline vapor recovery system removal grants: DNR rules requirement eliminated; eligible costs specified, definitions provision - AB440

Gasoline vapor recovery system removal grants: DNR rules requirement eliminated; eligible costs specified, definitions provision - SB346

High capacity well approvals revised - AB679

High capacity well approvals revised - SB302

High capacity wells: consideration of cumulative impacts [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2092g; A.Amdt.3: further revisions, 9332 (2L), 9432 (2L)] - AB40

Industrial sand mining and processing operations monitoring: FTE positions in DNR and funding authorized - AB306

Industrial sand mining and processing operations monitoring: FTE positions in DNR and funding authorized - SB411

Joint annual spring fish and wildlife rule hearing of the DNR and Wisconsin Conservation Congress: rule-making process changes for administrative rules proposed at re gubernatorial approval, statements of scope, economic impact analyses and their content - SB608

``Land" program appropriation renamed ``Land and forestry" [Sec. 276, 281] - AB40

MacKenzie Environmental Education Center: DOA report on status and condition of buildings required; DNR appropriation [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9101 (2i), 9132 (3i)] - AB40

Mercury-added thermostats: sale, collection, and recycling of requirements and restrictions created; knowingly incinerating or disposing of mercury-added products in landfills prohibited; DNR duties - AB424

Metallic mining regulation revisions and occupation tax modified; DNR and WEDC duties - AB46

Metallic mining regulation revisions and occupation tax modified; DNR and WEDC duties - SB3

MFL closed acreage fee payments modified for 2014; payments to town treasurer for town land designated as county forest land increased - AB732

MFL closed acreage fee payments modified for 2014; payments to town treasurer for town land designated as county forest land increased - SB575

MFL program revisions re eligibility, access to closed lands, lease or agreements for recreational activities, sale or transfer of lands, withdrawing land, withdrawal taxes, yield taxes, renewal orders, large property cutting notice and management plan, restoration after a natural disaster, and DNR preparation and completion of management plans; withdrawal of lands owned by Indian tribes from the forest cropland program provisions created - AB700

MFL program revisions re eligibility, access to closed lands, lease or agreements for recreational activities, sale or transfer of lands, withdrawing land, withdrawal taxes, yield taxes, renewal orders, large property cutting notice and management plan, restoration after a natural disaster, and DNR preparation and completion of management plans; withdrawal of lands owned by Indian tribes from the forest cropland program provisions created - SB543

Milwaukee, City of, shoreline established re Lake Michigan; DNR not required to report re conveyances of lake bed areas [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 575ac, 9132 (4e)] - AB40

Mining and drilling activities that destroy or fill in a lake bed, reservoir, or flowage: prohibition expanded and DNR authorized exception eliminated; withdrawing water from a reservoir or flowage provision - AB778

Nitrogen oxide emissions from certain simple cycle combustion turbines: standards modified; DNR and EPA duties - AB463

Nitrogen oxide emissions from certain simple cycle combustion turbines: standards modified; DNR and EPA duties - SB371

Nonpoint source water pollution abatement projects: general obligation bonding authority increased [Sec. 480] - AB40

PECFA transferred from DSPS to DNR [Sec. 210, 214, 217-222, 283, 522-528, 1597-1599, 1634-1709, 1996, 1998, 2056, 2057, 2122-2125, 2127-2130, 2265, 2280, 9138 (7); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, federal aid for costs re petroleum spills provision added, contractor registration requirement eliminated, 210b, 1646b, 1708e, f, m, 9238 (2L), deletes 210, 1646] - AB40

Petroleum inspection fund supplement to environmental fund: two appropriations moved from DNR to miscellaneous appropriations [Sec. 284, 286, 519, 520; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, 284b, 286b, deletes 284, 286; A.Amdt.3: further revisions, 520p] - AB40

Phosphorus in state waters: statewide variance to water quality rules for certain dischargers and conditions specified, DOA and DNR duties; adaptive management to achieve compliance with water quality standard permitted - AB680

Phosphorus in state waters: statewide variance to water quality rules for certain dischargers and conditions specified, DOA and DNR duties; adaptive management to achieve compliance with water quality standard permitted [S.Amdt.1: further revisions] - SB547

Pollinator report re status and habitat required; DNR to incorporate pollinator habitat in plans for land under its management or control - AB915

Ponds located entirely on private property: fishing without a license permitted; use of herbicide or algaecide without DNR permit allowed - AB84

Ponds located entirely on private property: fishing without a license permitted; use of herbicide or algaecide without DNR permit allowed - SB77

Possession of certain wild animals: laws revised re dangerous exotic animals; ordinance and DNR authority provisions - AB703

Proof of financial responsibility of landfill owner: escrow account and irrevocable trust provisions - AB286

Recreational activities on MFL designated as open: exemption if MFL is within a proposed iron mining site, conditions specified; DNR required to post to its Web site allowable recreational activities [S.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, voluntary withdrawal from MFL and taxation provisions added] - SB278

Recreational activities on MFL designated as open: exemption if MFL is within a proposed iron mining site, conditions specified; DNR required to post to its Web site allowable recreational activities - AB504

Replacing or maintaining an exisiting culvert that is not authorized by DNR's individual or general permitting requirements: additional exemptions created; DNR is responsible for design and engineering costs - SB664

Replacing or maintaining an existing culvert that is not authorized by DNR's individual or general permitting requirements: additional exemptions created; DNR is responsible for design and engineering costs - AB859

Sea lamprey control activities: DNR spending authorized - AB155

Sea lamprey control activities: DNR spending authorized [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, appropriation added] - SB134

Shoreline maintenance activities conducted in a shoreline area: exemption from permitting requirement created - AB804

State trail system to include water trails; list of specific persons who may use state trails eliminated - AB793

State trail system to include water trails; list of specific persons who may use state trails eliminated [S.Amdt.1: inspection of trail signs provision] - SB596

Stewardship program: moneys obligated for the land acquisition subprogram and property development and local assistance subprogram modified; Kettle Moraine Springs fish hatchery provision [Sec. 501-514; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, JCF duties and report on the fish hatchery project required, 478u, 500m, p, 501m, 509c-y, 9132 (4c), deletes 501-505, 512] - AB40

Summer tribal youth program established re conservation of natural resources [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 286t, 500g] - AB40

Tipping fees exemptions created for soil removed during cleanup of a contaminated site and discarded residue from a recycling facility; conditions and overdue tipping fee provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - AB444

Tipping fees exemptions created for soil removed during cleanup of a contaminated site and discarded residue from a recycling facility; conditions and overdue tipping fee provisions - SB355

Transportation general permit from DNR required that authorizes DOT to discharge storm water from a transportation activity site; new point source and modified point source pollution revisions re effluent limitations - AB836

Urban nonpoint source water pollution abatement, storm water management, and municipal flood control and riparian restoration projects: general obligation bonding authority increased [Sec. 481] - AB40

Utility facilities that undertake construction activities affecting navigable waters: DNR permit procedures modified, deadlines and PSC duties; exemptions to DNR structure permit and removal permit requirements re certain electric utilities; shoreland zoning ordinance provisions - AB774

Utility facilities that undertake construction activities affecting navigable waters: DNR permit procedures modified, deadlines and PSC duties; exemptions to DNR structure permit and removal permit requirements re certain electric utilities; shoreland zoning ordinance provisions - SB625

Waiver of fees imposed on solid or hazardous waste disposed of in landfills or other waste disposal facility as incentive for participation in waste removal activities at DNR's request [A.Amdt.1: denial, suspension, or revocation of a solid waste facility operating license provision added] - AB494

Wastewater discharge permit for a publicly owned sewage treatment or collection system: prohibition on DNR requiring more than one eliminated - AB215

Wastewater discharge permit for a publicly owned sewage treatment or collection system: prohibition on DNR requiring more than one eliminated - SB190

Wells used for fire protection or to provide water to a single family or multifamily residence is not considered a high capacity well; DNR approval, annual pumping report, and fee provisions - AB830

Wetland mitigation: escrow subprogram established [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 284e, 2092j-u] - AB40

Wild animal protection surcharge: court may impose a higher surcharge for deer, elk, or bear of a certain size; DNR duties - AB497

Wild animal protection surcharge: court may impose a higher surcharge for deer, elk, or bear of a certain size; DNR duties - SB380

Wisconsin River monitoring and nutrient study modified [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 284d, 2087v] - AB40

Bird hunting preserve licensed by DNR considered a sport shooting range re liability, nuisance, and zoning provisions - AB7

Bonus deer hunting permits re CWD area; DNR duties re recommendations from deer management expert's report [Sec. 278, 279, 287, 552, 553-559, 564-567, 572, 9132 (2); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - AB40

Catch-and-release only season for bass fishing: DNR to establish - AB6

Catch-and-release only season for bass fishing: DNR to establish [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 552m] - AB40

Conservation patron license issued to certain disabled veterans at a lower fee - SB692

Crossbow hunting license established; resident, nonresident, and archer hunting license provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, hunting season for bow and arrow but not firearms established for specified animals must include a crossbow season, DNR required to record weapon used to kill animals registered by hunters with DNR; S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, rule to specify the open seasons special deer hunting permits may be used and types of weapons authorized for use] - AB194

Crossbow hunting license established; resident, nonresident, and archer hunting license provisions - SB185

Decoys placed in water for migratory game bird hunting: DNR cannot prohibit under specified conditions - AB149

Decoys placed in water for migratory game bird hunting: DNR cannot prohibit under specified conditions - SB133

Elk introduced into specified counties; DNR duties and hunting season provision [Sec. 560, 573; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - AB40

Fish farms: DNR and DATCP to review applicable statutes and administrative rules, report required, and emergency rules provision [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9132 (4q)] - AB40

Game taken by a tribal member on Indian land and transported off that land: requirements created; DNR duties [A.Amdt.1: license, permit, or authorization from member's tribe required] - AB30

Hunting, fishing, and trapping approvals and conservation patron license: fee provisions for recipient of a Purple Heart medal - AB199

Hunting, fishing, and trapping approvals and conservation patron license: fee provisions for recipient of a Purple Heart medal - SB178

Hunting, fishing, and trapping on land in state parks prohibited; DNR may allow hunting of certain game by rule - SB17