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2017 - 2018 LEGISLATURE
February 7, 2018 - Introduced by Senator Craig, cosponsored by Representatives
Wichgers, Tauchen, Jacque, Weatherston and Horlacher. Referred to
Committee on Natural Resources and Energy.
SB789,1,3
1An Act to create 30.2005 of the statutes;
relating to: an exemption from permit
2requirements for certain riparian owners who remove material from the bed of
3a navigable water.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill allows a person who owns waterfront property (riparian owner) to
remove certain material from the bed of an inland navigable water without obtaining
a permit from the Department of Natural Resources. No permit is required if the
removal meets certain requirements, including that the removal occurs within the
riparian owner's riparian zone, which is a specified area extending waterward of the
shoreline; the removal is limited to a specified amount of material; the removal
occurs in a navigable water that is affected by a man-made impoundment; the
material removed is unconsolidated sediment that was deposited after the navigable
water was affected by the impoundment; and the removal is undertaken in order to
navigate from the shoreline of the riparian property to a specified water depth.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
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4Section
1. 30.2005 of the statutes is created to read:
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530.2005 Permit exemption; removal of material from beds of navigable
6waters; riparian owners. (1) In this section:
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1(a) “Inland waters" has the meaning given in s. 29.001 (45).
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(b) “Line of navigation" means the depth of a navigable water required to
3operate a boat on the navigable water.
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(c) “Riparian zone" means the area that extends from riparian land waterward
5to the line of navigation as determined by a method that establishes riparian zone
6lines between adjacent riparian owners in a manner that equitably apportions access
7to the line of navigation.
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8(2) A riparian owner may remove material from the bed of a navigable water
9that is an inland water without obtaining a permit under s. 23.24 (3) or under s. 30.20
10if all of the following apply:
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(a) The removal occurs within the riparian owner's riparian zone.
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(b) The riparian owner's riparian zone abuts a navigable water that is affected
13by a man-made impoundment, and the material removed is unconsolidated
14sediment that was deposited after the navigable water was affected by the
15impoundment.
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(c) The removal does not occur in a navigable water that is identified as an
17outstanding or exceptional resource water under s. 281.15.
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(d) The total amount of material removed does not exceed 50 cubic yards per
19year.
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(e) The material is removed to allow the riparian owner to navigate from the
21shoreline of his or her riparian property to the line of navigation.
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(f) The riparian owner uses best management practices, established by the
23department and published on its Internet site, for the removal and disposal of the
24material.