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

Point source pollution abatement projects: administrative rule authority eliminated re DNR financial assistance [Admin.Code NR 128] - Act 76

natural resources, department of _ environmental protectionNatural Resources, Department of -- Environmental protection

Ballast water discharge permit: sunset date eliminated [Sec. 4203] - Act 55

Car kill deer on highways: appropriations for removal and disposal repealed; possession of and notifying DNR provisions, report required [Sec. 624, 625b, 1053r-z, 9132 (1q)] [9132 (1q) -- vetoed] - Act 55

Dam safety projects: DNR bonding authority increased [Sec. 873] - Act 55

DNR permits re high-voltage transmission construction and relocation of utility facility as condition of certain general permits; sulfur dioxide compliance plan, certain DNR determinations, and certain PSC variance eliminated; PSC assessment authority; funding for energy efficiency and renewable resource programs; PSC approval of public utility contracts with affiliated interests; PSC authority re local access and transport areas for telephone service and complaints re railroad telecommunications service; exempting construction of certain electric transmission lines from PSC certification - Act 299

DNR to issue a general permit authorizing DOT to discharge storm water from the site of a transportation activity, individual permit provisions; effluent limitations for new and modified point sources of pollution revisions - Act 307

Emission standard for residential or commercial wood stoves: DNR prohibited from promulgating a rule or enforcing a federal regulation more stringent than standard currently in effect - Act 303

Environmental fund: certain enforcement and administration funds combined [Sec. 626q, r] - Act 55

Environmental improvement fund: revisions to programs funded by; clean water fund program and safe drinking water loan program modified, ``nonprofit noncommunity water system" replaced with ``serves a local governmental unit" [Sec. 53, 868q, 869, 1023, 3918, 4119-4183] - Act 55

Forest fire suppression and prevention grants changed to biennial appropriation [Sec. 634] - Act 55

Lake monitoring and protection: purposes for which DNR may pay costs under contract expanded and DNR may use portion of funding designated for river protection grants - Act 250

Management of national forest land and cooperative agreement provisions; master plan for northern state forests; MFL group certification and closed acreage fees; DNR cannot prohibit persons engaged in silviculture from crossing a recreational trail; report and plans to JCF required [Sec. 619m, 621m, 632m, 974m, 1047m, 1050m, 2530m-q, 2531x, 3581m, 9132 (4v)-(4vx), 9332 (2u)] [9132 (4vw), (4vx) -- partial veto] - Act 55

MFL owner notice to DNR re cutting merchantable timber revised; DNR authority to prescribe amount of forest products to be removed modified, severance tax provision [Sec. 2515c-f, 2527-2530] - Act 55

MFL program revisions re taxes, eligible land, management plans, sale and transfer of land, productivity of land, closed lands, forest production area, natural heritage inventory program, and state wildlife action plan; emergency rules and appropriation provisions [partial veto] - Act 358

Moneys received by DNR for forestry activities: LAB audit [Sec. 9132 (3f)] [vetoed] - Act 55

Nonpoint source water pollution abatement projects: general obligation bonding authority increased; environmental fund provision [Sec. 636g, 870] - Act 55

Proof of financial responsibility of landfill owner: escrow account and irrevocable trust options revised, corporate bonds provisions - Act 50

Recycling grants to local governments: appropriation to DNR increased - Act 392

Regulation of dam water flow revised [Sec. 1066j-t] - Act 55

Regulation of dams on navigable waters: DNR authority revised [Sec. 1066g, 3524g] - Act 55

Regulation of navigable waters, artificial water bodies, wetlands, and nonpoint source pollution revised; DNR duties - Act 387

Residual contamination after a hazardous substance cleanup: requirements revised; voluntary party liability exemption created, partial cleanup provision; DOJ, DNR, and DATCP duties - Act 204

River protection grants changed to biennial appropriation and unencumbered balance transfer provision eliminated [Sec. 638] - Act 55

Shoreland zoning revisions; ordinance provisions [Sec. 1922b-L, 1943d, e, 1947d, e, 4112e-i] - Act 55

Shoreland zoning standards codified re setbacks for ordinary high water mark (OHWM) and proposed principal structures with certain exemptions; prohibition on the regulation of nonconforming structures expanded; impervious surface area regulations provision - Act 167

Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River Commission for the Illinois Fox River basin: jurisdiction expanded, board of commissioners modified, and other administration changes - Act 226

Sporting heritage grants and Fox River Navigational System Authority funding repealed; funding for Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River Commission; forestry and fire prevention study revised [Sec. 635, 635d, 1036c-e, 1057, 3949, 3950, 9132 (4c), 9432 (1c)] - Act 55

Stewardship 2000 program revisions re land acquisition, property development and local assistance, and unused bonding authority; BCPL and Neenah and Menasha twin trestles project provisions [Sec. 868m, 959b-p, 960c-961m, 991e, m, 1004m, 1066u] - Act 55

Structures placed in navigable waterways and wetlands re fish and wildlife habitat creation: civil liability exemption created - Act 220

Submerged land under the waters of Green Bay conveyed to Brown County for same purposes as Chapter 15, Laws of 1977; DNR appendix report - Act 111

Urban nonpoint source water pollution abatement and storm water management projects and municipal flood control and riparian restoration program: general obligation bonding authority increased; local assistance grants and cost-sharing grants may not exceed certain percentage of eligible costs [Sec. 871, 4188t, 4189d] - Act 55

Water quality management plan for Dane County: DNR to approve or reject revisions [Sec. 4203d-m] [4203m -- partial veto] - Act 55

Water quality standards and variances to water quality standards: DNR review required; phosphorus variance and EPA provisions - Act 205

Well contamination and abandonment compensation grants [Sec. 639g, 9232 (1q)] [639g -- vetoed; 9232 (1q) -- partial veto] - Act 55

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 - Act 177

Wild ginseng license fees deposited in the conservation fund [Sec. 620] - Act 55

natural resources, department of _ hunting and fishingNatural Resources, Department of -- Hunting and fishing

Back tag requirements repealed re specified DNR hunting licenses - Act 222

Bear hunting provisions modified and Class B license eliminated [Sec. 1052m-1053q, 1055d-m, 1060j] - Act 55

Fish and wildlife management activities: DNR to prepare a funding report [Sec. 9132 (1v)] - Act 55

Group deer hunting party: prohibiting a member from using a youth carcass tag to kill an antlerless deer on behalf of the holder of the tag - Act 100

Physician assistants and advanced practice nurse prescribers authorized to provide information for or certify that a person with disabilities is eligible for certain DNR hunting and fishing approvals - Act 97

Recreation vehicle registration and regulation revisions; hunting, trapping, and fishing approval and regulation revisions; place of trial for certain fish and game law violations; DNR duties and electronic system for accessing approvals and certificates; enforcement, penalty, and emergency rule provisions - Act 89

Shining wild animals: ``flashlight" definition revised and use of firearm-mounted light permitted - Act 249

Wild turkey donation program: reimbursing counties for processing and donating costs authorized - Act 31

Wolf hunting and trapping: date annual open season begins changed - Act 285

natural resources, department of _ recreation and boatingNatural Resources, Department of -- Recreation and boating

Buoys or other markers placed, or failure to place, in waterways: civil liability immunity created, DNR permit provision; no immunity for intentional damage or injury - Act 91

Campground and state park and trail fees revised; DNR study on additional revenue for state parks required [Sec. 1037e, g, 1038e, g, 1046b-j, 3580m, 9132 (4f), 9432 (2f)] - Act 55

Off-highway motorcycle (OHM): operation and registration requirements established; definition, fees, and trails provisions; DNR duties; Off-Highway Motorcycle Council created; false statement on application and electronic retrieval of information provisions - Act 170

Supplemental snowmobile trail aids: insufficient funding revision [Sec. 4359m] [vetoed] - Act 55

Trolling permit: DNR to issue to persons with impaired sight under certain conditions - Act 363

navigable watersNavigable waters, see Waterways and water power

neenah, city ofNeenah, City of, see Winnebago County

neglect or abandonment of childNeglect or abandonment of child, see Children -- Abuse and neglect

newspaper and magazineNewspaper and magazine

Newspaper recycling fee and postconsumer waste content in newsprint requirements eliminated - Act 7

Unclaimed money or securities: county treasurer duty to provide legal notice modified, Internet and Wisconsin newspapers provisions - Act 246

WC law revisions re general coverage, payment of benefits, hearing and procedures, and program administration; self-insurer provisions; DWD, LIRC, DHA, and DOJ duties - Act 180

newspaper recyclingNewspaper recycling, see Recycling

nonpoint source pollutionNonpoint source pollution, see Water -- Pollution

nonprofit organizationNonprofit organization, see Charitable corporation; Corporation; Organization, Miscellaneous

nonstock corporationNonstock corporation, see Corporation

noticeNotice, see specific subject

nuclear powerNuclear power, see Electric utility

nudity or nude photographNudity or nude photograph, see Obscenity

nursesNurses

Body cavity search: immunity from civil and criminal liability for physician, physician assistant, or registered nurse conducting the search - Act 238

Epinephrine auto-injectors: physician, physician assistant, or advanced nurse practitioner may prescribe to an authorized entity, definition provisions; liability exemption for trained employees of authorized entity - Act 35

Guidelines issued by certain credentialing boards allowed re best practices when prescribing controlled substances; MEB examination authority re physician license applicants - Act 269

Opioid antagonists, such as naloxone: clarifications to prescribing, dispensing, and delivery provisions; standing orders allowed - Act 115

Special distinguishing registration plates for Wisconsin Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Whitetails Unlimited, the Boy Scouts of America, nurses, and Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer established; fee, logo, trademark, contributions from interested parties, and registration number up to 7 positions provisions - Act 328

nursing homes and adult careNursing homes and adult care, see also Community-based residential facility; Veteran -- Hospitals and home

Alzheimer’s Family and Caregiver Support Program: DHS funding for respite care, financial eligibility, and participation by tribes or bands - Act 273

Care management organizations: DHS may contract with a county or long-term care district to operate outside their geographic area; disposition of property and assets upon dissolution of a long-term care district; creation of nonstock, nonprofit corporation or service insurance corporation provisions; OCI duties - Act 215

County-to-county nursing home bed transfers: DHS to develop policy; report to JCF required [Sec. 9118 (7g)] [vetoed] - Act 55

Electronic voter registration provisions created; special registration deputies eliminated and election registration officials created; testing chief inspectors permitted; further revisions re electronic voting systems, electronic voter registration list, absentee ballots, veteran ID cards, and proof of residency; Elections Commission and Ethics Commission members subject to standards of conduct for state public officials and filing statements of economic interest clarified; limit on political action committee contributions to certain segregated funds and campaign contributions for other persons established; GAB and DOT duties - Act 261

Family Care and IRIS services: DHS to expand to Rock County; exemption from certain contract requirement and JCF approval - Act 127

Family Care programs, IRIS, and long-term care program revisions; DHS to administer in every county, federal waiver provision, JCF approval of plan and waiver; aging and disability resource centers evaluation and reports required; Children's Community Options Program created; Medicaid services division created [Sec. 12, 674-678, 682-685, 688, 695-700, 703b, 704-713, 715, 717-719, 1028, 1525-1535, 1542-1618c, 1626, 1630-1632, 1634-1640, 1646, 1647, 1793, 1794, 1814, 1844, 1888, 1892, 9118 (9)-(10)] [1535, 9118 (9) -- partial veto] - Act 55

Family members prevented from visiting or communicating with resident or ward in a facility, home, or dwelling in which the resident is receiving care and services may petition court for visitation; conditions, expedited hearing, sanctions, remedies, and definition provisions - Act 343

Labor region methodology study re MA reimbursement rates to nursing homes: DHS required to conduct [Sec. 9118 (4u)] [vetoed] - Act 55

Nursing home bed assessment: exemption for county government-owned institutions for mental disease and state-only licensed facility [Sec. 1875d-f] [vetoed] - Act 55

Nursing home beds transfer: DHS to allow under set conditions [Sec. 9118 (3g)] - Act 55

Oxygen equipment in nursing homes: rules modified re current maintenance and use standards and manufacturers’ recommendations [Admin.Code DHS 132.71] - Act 107

Support accounts for individuals with disabilities (ABLE accounts): provisions authorizing creation repealed; tax benefit contributions to accounts in other states continues; excluded from income re long-term care program eligibility; Internal Revenue Code provisions - Act 312

nutritionNutrition