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6(2) "Commission" means the Illinois Fox River commission created under s.
733.54 (1).
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8(3) "Commissioner" means a member of the board of commissioners.
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9(4) "County" means Racine County or Waukesha County.
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10(5) "County board" means the county board of a county.
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11(6) "Municipality" means any city, village or town.
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12(7) "River municipality" means any of the following municipalities that is
13located in a county:
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(a) The city of Waukesha.
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(b) The town of Waukesha.
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(c) The village of Waterford.
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(d) The town of Waterford.
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(e) The village of Big Bend.
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(f) The town of Vernon.
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(g) The town of Mukwonago.
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(h) The village of Mukwonago.
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2233.54 Creation, funding. (1) There is created an Illinois Fox River
23commission. The board of commissioners shall govern the commission. A county or
24river municipality may appropriate money to the commission. The commission may
25solicit gifts, grants and other aid, to perform the functions in this subchapter.
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1(2) The department shall set aside in fiscal year 1997-98, from the
2appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (cq), $300,000 for an engineering study, and the
3selective dredging, of the Illinois Fox River as specified by the commission's
4implementation plan under s. 33.59 (2) (a). For purposes of s. 30.92 (4) (b) 6., moneys
5expended from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (cq) for the study and dredging
6under this subsection shall be considered as amounts expended for projects
7considered necessary without regard to location.
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833.55 Board of commissioners; composition. (1) The board of
9commissioners shall consist of the following persons, all of whom shall be residents
10of the county:
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(a) The county executive of Racine County or his or her designee.
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(b) The county executive of Waukesha County or his or her designee.
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(c) The mayor of the city of Waukesha or his or her designee.
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(d) The town board chairperson of the town of Waukesha or his or her designee.
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(e) The village president of the village of Waterford or his or her designee.
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(f) The town board chairperson of the town of Waterford or his or her designee.
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(g) The village president of the village of Big Bend or his or her designee.
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(h) The town board chairperson of the town of Vernon or his or her designee.
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(i) The town board chairperson of the town of Mukwonago or his or her
20designee.
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(j) The village president of the village of Mukwonago or his or her designee.
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(k) Two residents of the town of Waterford, who shall be appointed by the town
23board.
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(L) Two residents of the town of Vernon, who shall be appointed by the town
25board.
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1(m) One resident of the village of Big Bend, who shall be appointed by the
2village board.
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(n) One representative from the southeastern Wisconsin regional planning
4commission, who shall be appointed by the chairperson of the commission.
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(o) One representative from the department of natural resources, who shall be
6appointed by the secretary of natural resources.
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7(2) (a) If a commissioner listed under sub. (1) (a) to (j) is an elected official, his
8or her term on the commission runs concurrently with his or her term in office. If the
9elected official resigns from the commission during his or her term in office, the
10elected official shall appoint a designee to take his or her place on the commission
11within 90 days of his or her resignation.
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(b) If a commissioner listed under sub. (1) (a) to (j) is appointed to the
13commission by an elected official, as the designee of an elected official, his or her term
14on the commission begins on the 3rd Tuesday in April of the year in which the
15commissioner is appointed and ends on the 3rd Tuesday in April in the 3rd year
16following the year in which the commissioner is appointed. Vacancies occurring
17during the term of the designee of an elected official shall be filled within 90 days of
18the vacancy by another designee who is appointed by the elected official, or the
19elected official may become the commissioner.
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(c) The term of a commissioner appointed by a town or village board under sub.
21(1) (k) to (m) begins on the 3rd Tuesday in April of the year in which the commissioner
22is appointed and ends on the 3rd Tuesday in April in the 2nd year following the year
23in which the commissioner is appointed. Vacancies occurring during the term of the
24appointee shall be filled by the town or village board within 90 days of the vacancy.
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1(d) The term of a commissioner appointed under sub. (1) (n) or (o) begins on the
23rd Tuesday in April of the year in which the commissioner is appointed and ends
3on the 3rd Tuesday in April in the 3rd year following the year in which the
4commissioner is appointed. Vacancies occurring during the term of the appointee
5shall be filled by the appointing authority within 90 days of the vacancy.
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6(3) Nine commissioners shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
7business.
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8(4) The board of commissioners shall meet at least quarterly, and at other times
9on the call of the chairperson or on the petition of 5 commissioners.
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10(5) Any action by the board of commissioners requires the affirmative vote of
11a majority of the members present and voting.
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12(6) Annually, the board of commissioners shall elect a chairperson, vice
13chairperson and secretary from its members, and these officers shall have the
14following duties:
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(a) The chairperson shall preside at all meetings and all public hearings held
16by the board of commissioners.
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(b) The vice chairperson shall preside at any meeting or any public hearing held
18by the board of commissioners at which the chairperson is unable to preside.
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(c) The secretary shall keep minutes of all meetings of the board of
20commissioners and hearings held by it.
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2133.56 Board of commissioners; duties. The board of commissioners shall
22do all of the following:
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23(1) Initiate and coordinate surveys and research projects for the purpose of
24gathering data relating to the surface waters and groundwaters of the Illinois Fox
25River basin that are located in a river municipality.
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1(2) Maintain a liaison with agencies of the federal, state and local governments
2and other organizations that are involved in programs or projects designed to
3protect, rehabilitate and manage water resources.
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4(3) Develop a public information and education program on issues related to
5the surface waters and groundwaters of the Illinois Fox River basin that are located
6in a river municipality.
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7(4) To the greatest extent practicable, encourage and utilize the Wisconsin
8conservation corps and volunteers for appropriate projects.
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933.57 Board of commissioners; powers. The board of commissioners may
10do all of the following:
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11(1) Develop and implement plans, projects or programs to do any of the
12following:
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(a) Improve the water quality and the scenic, economic and environmental
14value of the surface waters and the groundwaters of the Illinois Fox River basin that
15are located in a river municipality.
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(b) Protect or enhance the recreational use of the navigable waters of the
17Illinois Fox River basin that are located in a river municipality.
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(c) Coordinate and integrate, for efficient and effective cost management, any
19county programs or projects for the waters of the county that relate to any of the
20following:
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1. Surface water and groundwater quality of the Illinois Fox River basin that
22is located in a river municipality.
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2. The recreational use of and public access to navigable waters of the Illinois
24Fox River basin that is located in a river municipality.
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13. Water safety and boating regulations for the Illinois Fox River basin that is
2located in a river municipality.
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3(2) Develop and propose to the county board programs or projects to make
4improvements to the navigable waters in the Illinois Fox River basin that is located
5in a river municipality, including constructing and maintaining public boat
6launching facilities, maintaining park or other open natural areas adjacent to the
7navigable waters, implementing shoreline maintenance requests, maintaining and
8improving locks and dredging waterways.
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9(3) Create advisory committees as it considers necessary to apprise the board
10of commissioners of the information necessary to implement its duties and powers.
11The advisory committees may include representatives of the following: fishing
12groups; farmers; businesses; riparian and other real property owners; industry
13groups; public bodies; sailing clubs; boating clubs; environmentalists; scientists;
14conservationists; hunters; and water skiing, diving and other sports clubs.
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15(4) Adopt any rules necessary to implement the duties and powers granted to
16the board of commissioners.
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1733.58 Regulation proposed by board of commissioners. (1) Ordinances
18and local regulations. The board of commissioners may propose to a county board
19or to the governing body of a river municipality that is a city or a village the adoption,
20modification or rescission of any ordinance or local regulation relating to boating,
21recreation or safety upon the navigable waters of the Illinois Fox River basin that is
22located in a river municipality.
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23(2) Minimum standards. The board of commissioners may propose to a county
24board or to the governing body of a river municipality that is a city or a village
25minimum standards for local regulations and ordinances for municipalities and the
1county to protect and rehabilitate the water quality of the surface waters and
2groundwaters of the Illinois Fox River basin that are located in a river municipality.
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3(3) Adoption by county board. (a) A county board may adopt a minimum
4standard, an ordinance or a local regulation, or a modification to or rescission of a
5standard, an ordinance or a local regulation, as proposed by the board of
6commissioners under sub. (1) or (2).
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(b) Notwithstanding s. 30.77 (3) (a), an ordinance, local regulation or minimum
8standard as adopted by a county board under this section shall apply to the county
9and to any municipality partially or totally within the county and shall supersede
10any less restrictive and conflicting provision of a minimum standard, ordinance or
11local regulation adopted by a municipality.
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1233.59 Implementation plan. (1) The board of commissioners shall develop
13an implementation plan by April 1, 1998, and shall submit the plan to the
14department of natural resources, the county planning agency, the chairperson of the
15county board and the county executive of the county by April 1, 1998.
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16(2) With regard to the Illinois Fox River basin that is located in a river
17municipality, the implementation plan shall include all of the following:
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(a) A plan for, including the method of payment for, an engineering study to
19determine areas for selective dredging, including the dredging of selective shallow
20areas of the impoundment area in Waterford.
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(b) A plan for clearing channels of fallen trees and other debris.
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(c) A water use plan.
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(d) A plan for operating the Waterford Dam with a winter drawdown level.
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(e) A plan for streambank erosion protection.
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(f) A plan for automating the Waterford Dam with upstream sensors.
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1(g) A plan for maintenance, protection and improvement of shorelines, banks
2and beds of navigable waters.
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(h) A plan for access to shoreline recreational areas and facilities.
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(i) Water safety, navigational and boating regulations.
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5(3) Within 3 months after the implementation plan is developed and submitted
6under sub. (1), the department and the designated planning agencies under s. 281.51
7that cover each county shall evaluate the implementation plan to determine whether
8it is consistent with the criteria for water quality planning under s. 281.51 and
9whether the plan is adequate to:
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(a) Protect and rehabilitate the water quality of the surface waters and the
11groundwaters of the Illinois Fox River basin that are located in a river municipality.
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(b) Protect and enhance the recreational use of the navigable waters of the
13Illinois Fox River basin that are located in a river municipality.
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(c) Increase water and boating safety on the navigable waters of the Illinois Fox
15River basin that are located in a river municipality.
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1633.60 Budget proposals. (1) (a) The commission's fiscal year shall be a
17calendar year. Annually, the board of commissioners shall prepare a proposed
18budget for the commission's activities, plans, programs or projects under this
19subchapter.
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(b) The budget shall include all of the following elements:
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1. A list of all anticipated revenue from all sources during the upcoming year.
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2. A list of all proposed appropriations for each activity and reserve account for
23the upcoming year.
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3. Actual revenues and expenditures for the preceding year, if applicable.
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4. Actual revenue and expenditures for the current year.
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15. Estimated revenues and expenditures for the balance of the current year.
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6. A list, by fund, of all anticipated unexpended or unappropriated balances and
3all surpluses.
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(c) The commission shall publish as class 1 notice under ch. 985 in Racine
5County and in Waukesha County, at least 15 days before the public hearing, a
6summary of the budget, a notice of the place where a copy of the budget is located for
7public inspection and a notice of the time and place for a public hearing on the budget.
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(d) The summary required under par. (c) shall include all of the following for
9the proposed budget, for the budget in effect and for the budget of the preceding year,
10if applicable:
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1. All expenditures, by major expenditure category.