(608) 267-9427
Natural Resources
Rule Submittal Date
On July 12, 2005 the Department of Natural Resources submitted a proposed rule order to the Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse.
Subject
The rule affects Ch.
NR 24, relating to open seasons for commercial clamming on the Wisconsin-Iowa boundary waters and the Mississippi River portion of the Wisconsin-Minnesota boundary waters.
Agency Procedure for Promulgation
A public hearing will be held August 16, 2005.
Contact Information
Joe Hennessy
Bureau of Fisheries Management and Habitat Protection
(608) 267-9427
Natural Resources
Rule Submittal Date
On July 12, 2005 the Department of Natural Resources submitted a proposed rule order to the Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse.
Subject
The rule affects Ch.
NR 58, relating to implementation and administration of grants for endangered resources.
Agency Procedure for Promulgation
A public hearing will be held August 23, 2005.
Contact Information
Jennifer Bardeen
Bureau of Endangered Resources
(608) 266-7012
Natural Resources
Rule Submittal Date
On July 12, 2005 the Department of Natural Resources submitted a proposed rule order to the Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse.
Subject
The rule affects Ch.
NR 243, relating to animal feeding operations.
Agency Procedure for Promulgation
Public hearings will be held August 15, 17, 18, 22 and 25, 2005.
Contact Information
Tom Bauman
Bureau of Watershed Management
(608) 266-9993
Natural Resources
Rule Submittal Date
On July 12, 2005 the Department of Natural Resources submitted a proposed rule order to the Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse.
Subject
The rule affects Ch.
NR 485, relating to motor vehicle emission limitations and tampering with motor vehicle air pollution control equipment.
Agency Procedure for Promulgation
A public hearing will be held on August 23, 2005.
Contact Information
Chris Bovee
Bureau of Air Management
(608) 266-5542
Tourism
Rule Submittal Date
On July 11, 2005 the Department of Tourism submitted a proposed rule modification to the Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse amending s.
Tour 1.03 (4), Wis. Adm. Code, relating to the joint effort marketing program.
Subject
Statutes Interpreted: s.
44.17, Stats.
The Joint Effort Marketing program provides for grants to non-profit organizations engaged in tourism activities that are directed at increasing tourism spending in Wisconsin. Grant funds may be used for the development of publicity, the production and media placement of advertising and direct mailings that are part of a project and overall advertising plan of the applicant organization intended to increase tourism in Wisconsin.
Funding may be used for advertising of an event, for advertising of a sales promotion and for destination marketing advertising that is not tied to an event or promotion, but which is directed at extending the tourism market for the applicant and which has been identified by the Department as a market for the state.
The proposed modification would allow the department to grant an additional consecutive year of funding to projects described in s.
Tour 1.02 (6) (b) and
(c).
Agency Procedure for Promulgation
A public hearing is required and scheduled for Thursday August 11, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. in conference room 2b, 201 W. Washington Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin.
Contact Person
For additional information or to obtain a copy of the proposed rule contact Abbie Hill, Joint Effort Marketing Program Coordinator, Tel: 608/261-6272; Email
ahill@travelwisconsin.com
