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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO 2003 ASSEMBLY BILL 655
January 8, 2004 - Offered by Select Committee on Job Creation.
AB655-ASA1,3,10 1An Act to repeal 30.01 (6b), 30.02, 30.12 (2), 30.12 (3) (a) 3., 30.12 (3) (b), 30.12
2(3) (bn), 30.12 (3) (d), 30.12 (4) (title), 30.12 (4m) (title), 30.12 (5), 30.123 (3),
330.123 (5), 30.135 (1) (title), 30.135 (2), (3) and (4), 30.18 (9), 30.19 (1) (b), 30.19
4(2), 30.19 (3), 30.195 (3) (title), 30.195 (4), 30.195 (7), 30.206 (2), 30.206 (3m),
530.207 (4) (b), 30.207 (5), 30.28 (3) (b), 285.60 (2m) and 299.05 (2) (d); to
6renumber
30.12 (3) (bt) 1. to 9., 30.12 (4) (d), 30.135 (1) (a) 1., 30.135 (1) (a) 3.,
730.20 (1) (c) 3., 30.28 (3) (a), 285.17 (2), 285.60 (6), 285.62 (8) and 285.66 (2); to
8renumber and amend
30.015, 30.07, 30.12 (3) (a) 2., 30.12 (3) (a) 2m., 30.12
9(3) (a) 7., 30.12 (3) (a) 8., 30.12 (3) (bt) (intro.), 30.12 (4) (a), 30.12 (4) (b), 30.12
10(4) (c), 30.12 (4) (e), 30.12 (4) (f), 30.12 (4m), 30.123 (1), 30.123 (4), 30.135 (1) (a)
11(intro.), 30.135 (1) (a) 2., 30.135 (1) (b), 30.19 (1) (intro.), 30.19 (1) (a), 30.19 (1)
12(c), 30.19 (4), 30.195 (3), 30.20 (1) (d), 30.206 (1), 30.206 (3), 30.206 (4), 285.21
13(1) (b), 285.27 (2) (b), 285.61 (2) and 285.62 (2); to consolidate, renumber and

1amend
30.20 (1) (c) 1. and 2.; to amend 29.601 (5) (a), 30.01 (1p), 30.025 (1b)
2(b), 30.025 (1e) (a), 30.025 (1m) (a), 30.025 (2g) (a), 30.025 (3) (intro.), 30.025 (4),
330.10 (4) (a), 30.11 (4), 30.12 (title), 30.12 (1) (intro.), 30.12 (1) (a), 30.12 (1) (b),
430.12 (3) (a) 6., 30.12 (3) (c), 30.123 (2), 30.13 (1m) (intro.), 30.13 (1m) (b), 30.13
5(4) (a), 30.13 (4) (b), 30.18 (2) (a) (intro.), 30.18 (2) (b), 30.18 (4) (a), 30.18 (6) (b),
630.19 (1m) (intro.), 30.19 (1m) (a), 30.19 (1m) (b), 30.19 (1m) (c), 30.19 (1m) (d),
730.19 (1m) (e), 30.19 (4) (title), 30.19 (5), 30.195 (1), 30.196 (intro.), 30.20 (1) (a),
830.20 (1) (b), 30.20 (2) (title), 30.20 (2) (a) and (b), 30.20 (2) (c), 30.2026 (2) (d),
930.2026 (3) (a), 30.206 (6), 30.206 (7), 30.207 (1), 30.207 (3) (d) 2., 30.29 (3) (d),
1030.298 (3), 84.18 (6), 227.14 (2) (a), 227.19 (3) (intro.), 227.19 (3) (a), 227.19 (3)
11(b), 227.46 (1) (intro.), 227.53 (1) (a) 3., 236.16 (3) (d) (intro.), 285.11 (9), 285.21
12(4), 285.23 (1), 285.23 (2), 285.27 (1) (a), 285.27 (2) (a), 285.27 (4), 285.60 (1) (a)
131., 285.61 (3) (intro.), 285.61 (3) (a), 285.61 (7) (a), 285.62 (1), 285.62 (5) (a),
14285.62 (6) (c) 1., 285.62 (7) (b), 285.63 (1) (d), 285.66 (3) (a), 285.81 (1) (intro.)
15and 299.05 (2) (a); to repeal and recreate 30.12 (3) (title), 30.12 (3) (a) (intro.),
1630.123 (title), 30.195 (2), 30.20 (1) (title), 285.60 (3) and 285.62 (9) (b); and to
17create
30.01 (1am), 30.01 (2m), 30.025 (5), 30.12 (1g) (intro.), (a), (b), (e), (f), (i),
18(j), (k), (km) and (L), 30.12 (2m), 30.12 (2r), 30.12 (3) (a) 3c., 30.12 (3) (a) 3g.,
1930.12 (3) (a) 3r., 30.12 (3) (a) 13., 30.12 (3) (br), 30.12 (3m), 30.121 (3w), 30.123
20(6), 30.123 (6m), 30.123 (6r), 30.123 (7), 30.123 (8), 30.19 (1b), 30.19 (1c), 30.19
21(1d), 30.19 (1m) (cm), 30.19 (3r), 30.19 (4) (a), 30.19 (4) (b), 30.19 (4) (c) 1., 30.20
22(1g) (title) and (b), 30.20 (1m), 30.20 (1r), 30.20 (1t), 30.20 (2) (bn), 30.20 (2) (d),
2330.20 (2) (e), 30.201, 30.2022 (title), 30.206 (1) (title), 30.206 (1) (c) 1. to 3.,
2430.206 (3) (title), 30.206 (3) (c), 30.206 (3r), 30.206 (5) (title), 30.208, 30.209,
2530.285, 30.291, 227.135 (1) (f), 227.137, 227.138, 227.14 (2) (a) 3., 227.14 (2) (a)

14., 227.14 (2) (a) 5., 227.14 (2) (a) 6., 227.14 (4) (b) 3., 227.19 (3) (cm), 227.43 (1g),
2227.44 (2) (d), 227.483, 285.14, 285.17 (2) (b), 285.21 (1) (b) 1. to 4., 285.23 (6),
3285.27 (2) (b) 1. to 4., 285.27 (2) (d), 285.60 (2g), 285.60 (5m), 285.60 (6) (b),
4285.60 (8), 285.60 (9), 285.60 (10), 285.61 (2) (b), 285.61 (10), 285.61 (11), 285.62
5(2) (b), 285.62 (8) (b), 285.62 (12), 285.66 (2) (b) and 285.81 (1m) of the statutes;
6relating to: air pollution control; administrative rules and hearings;
7structures, deposits, and other activities in or near navigable waters; notice,
8hearing, and review procedures related to permits to place structures and
9materials and to conduct activities in or near navigable waters; and granting
10rule-making authority.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB655-ASA1, s. 1 11Section 1. 29.601 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB655-ASA1,3,1512 29.601 (5) (a) This section does not apply to any activities carried out under the
13direction and supervision of the department of transportation in connection with the
14construction, reconstruction, maintenance and repair of highways and bridges in
15accordance with s. 30.12 (4) 30.2022.
AB655-ASA1, s. 2 16Section 2. 30.01 (1am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB655-ASA1,3,1817 30.01 (1am) "Area of special natural resource interest" means any of the
18following:
AB655-ASA1,3,1919 (a) A state natural area designated or dedicated under ss. 23.27 to 23.29.
AB655-ASA1,3,2020 (b) A surface water identified as a trout stream by the department.
AB655-ASA1,3,2221 (bm) A surface water identified as an outstanding or exceptional resource
22water under s. 281.15.
AB655-ASA1,4,2
1(c) An area that possesses significant scientific value, as identified by the
2department.
AB655-ASA1, s. 3 3Section 3. 30.01 (1p) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB655-ASA1,4,114 30.01 (1p) "Fishing raft" means any raft, float or structure, including a raft or
5float with a superstructure and including a structure located or extending below or
6beyond the ordinary high-water mark of a water, which is designed to be used or is
7normally used for fishing, which is not normally used as a means of transportation
8on water and which is normally retained in place by means of a permanent or
9semipermanent attachment to the shore or to the bed of the waterway. "Fishing raft"
10does not include a boathouse or fixed houseboat regulated under s. 30.121 nor a
11wharf or pier regulated under s. ss. 30.12 and 30.13.
AB655-ASA1, s. 4 12Section 4. 30.01 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB655-ASA1,4,1413 30.01 (2m) "Great Lakes water body" means Lake Superior or Lake Michigan
14and includes any bay or harbor that is part of Lake Superior or Lake Michigan.
AB655-ASA1, s. 5 15Section 5. 30.01 (6b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB655-ASA1, s. 6 16Section 6. 30.015 of the statutes is renumbered 30.208 (2) and amended to
17read:
AB655-ASA1,5,1018 30.208 (2) Time limits for issuing permit determinations Procedure for
19completing applications
. In issuing individual permits or entering contracts under
20this chapter subchapter, the department shall initially determine whether a
21complete application for the permit or contract has been submitted and, no later than
2260 30 days after the application is submitted, notify the applicant in writing about
23the initial determination of completeness. If the department determines that the
24application is incomplete, the notice shall state the reason for the determination and
25the specific items of information necessary to make the application complete. An

1applicant may supplement and resubmit an application that the department has
2determined to be incomplete. There is no limit on the number of times that an
3applicant may resubmit an application that the department has determined to be
4incomplete under this section. The department may not demand items of
5information that are not specified in the notice as a condition for determining
6whether the application is complete unless both the department and the applicant
7agree or unless the applicant makes material additions or alterations to the activity
8or
project for which the application has been submitted. The rules promulgated
9under s. 299.05 apply only to applications for individual permits or contracts under
10this subchapter that the department has determined to be complete.
AB655-ASA1, s. 7 11Section 7. 30.02 of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 89, is
12repealed.
AB655-ASA1, s. 8 13Section 8. 30.025 (1b) (b) of the statutes, as created by 2003 Wisconsin Act 89,
14is amended to read:
AB655-ASA1,5,1915 30.025 (1b) (b) "Permit" means a an individual permit or a general permit,
16an
approval required under this chapter or ch. 31, a storm water discharge permit
17required under s. 283.33 (1) (a), or a water quality certification required under s.
18281.36 or under rules promulgated under subch. II of ch. 281 to implement 33 USC
191341
(a).
AB655-ASA1, s. 9 20Section 9. 30.025 (1e) (a) of the statutes, as created by 2003 Wisconsin Act 89,
21is amended to read:
AB655-ASA1,5,2422 30.025 (1e) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), this section applies to a proposal
23to construct a utility facility if the utility facility is required to obtain, or give
24notification of the wish to proceed under,
one or more permits.
AB655-ASA1, s. 10
1Section 10. 30.025 (1m) (a) of the statutes, as created by 2003 Wisconsin Act
289
, is amended to read:
AB655-ASA1,6,43 30.025 (1m) (a) The permits that the person may be required to obtain and the
4permits under which the person must give notification of the wish to proceed
.
AB655-ASA1, s. 11 5Section 11. 30.025 (2g) (a) of the statutes, as created by 2003 Wisconsin Act
689
, is amended to read:
AB655-ASA1,6,117 30.025 (2g) (a) The department shall review every proposed utility facility
8subject to this section, including each location, site, or route proposed for the utility
9facility, to assess whether each proposed location, site, or route can meet the criteria
10for proceeding under the authority of or obtaining the required permits, and shall
11provide that information to the commission.
AB655-ASA1, s. 12 12Section 12. 30.025 (3) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin
13Act 89
, is amended to read:
AB655-ASA1,6,1614 30.025 (3) (intro.) The department shall grant issue, or authorize proceeding
15under,
the necessary permits if it finds that the applicant has shown that the
16proposal:
AB655-ASA1, s. 13 17Section 13. 30.025 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 89,
18is amended to read:
AB655-ASA1,6,2419 30.025 (4) Permit conditions. The permit may be issued, or the authority to
20proceed under a permit may be granted,
upon stated conditions deemed necessary
21to assure compliance with the criteria designated under sub. (3). The department
22shall grant or deny the application for a permit for the utility facility within 30 days
23of the date on which the commission issues its decision under s. 196.49 or 196.491
24(3).
AB655-ASA1, s. 14 25Section 14. 30.025 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB655-ASA1,7,2
130.025 (5) Exemption from certain procedures. Sections 30.208 and 30.209
2do not apply to an application for any permit under this section.
AB655-ASA1, s. 15 3Section 15. 30.07 of the statutes is renumbered 30.2095, and 30.2095 (1) (a),
4as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB655-ASA1,7,85 30.2095 (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), every permit or contract issued
6under ss. 30.01 to 30.29 for which a time limit is not provided by s. 30.20 (2) is void
7unless the activity or project is completed within 3 years after the permit or contract
8was issued.
AB655-ASA1, s. 16 9Section 16. 30.10 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB655-ASA1,7,1210 30.10 (4) (a) This section does not impair the powers granted by law under s.
1130.123 30.1235 or by other law to municipalities to construct highway bridges,
12arches, or culverts over streams.
AB655-ASA1, s. 17 13Section 17. 30.11 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB655-ASA1,7,1614 30.11 (4) Riparian rights preserved. Establishment of a bulkhead line shall
15not abridge the riparian rights of riparian proprietors owners. Riparian proprietors
16owners may place solid structures or fill up to such line.
AB655-ASA1, s. 18 17Section 18. 30.12 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB655-ASA1,7,19 1830.12 (title) Structures and deposits in navigable waters prohibited;
19exceptions; penalty
.
AB655-ASA1, s. 19 20Section 19. 30.12 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB655-ASA1,8,221 30.12 (1) General prohibition Permits required. (intro.) Except as provided
22under subs. (4) and (4m), unless a
Unless an individual or a general permit has been
23granted by the department pursuant to statute or issued under this section or
24authorization has been granted by
the legislature has otherwise authorized

1structures or deposits in navigable waters, it is unlawful
, no person may do any of
2the following
:
AB655-ASA1, s. 20 3Section 20. 30.12 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB655-ASA1,8,54 30.12 (1) (a) To deposit Deposit any material or to place any structure upon the
5bed of any navigable water where no bulkhead line has been established ; or.
AB655-ASA1, s. 21 6Section 21. 30.12 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB655-ASA1,8,87 30.12 (1) (b) To deposit Deposit any material or to place any structure upon the
8bed of any navigable water beyond a lawfully established bulkhead line.
AB655-ASA1, s. 22 9Section 22. 30.12 (1g) (intro.), (a), (b), (e), (f), (i), (j), (k), (km) and (L) of the
10statutes are created to read:
AB655-ASA1,8,1511 30.12 (1g) Exemptions. (intro.) A riparian owner is exempt from the permit
12requirements under this section for the placement of a structure or the deposit of
13material if the structure or material is located in an area other than an area of special
14natural resource interest, does not interfere with the riparian rights of other riparian
15owners, and is any of the following:
AB655-ASA1,8,1816 (a) A deposit of sand, gravel, or stone that totals less than 2 cubic yards and that
17is associated with any activity or project that is exempt from an individual permit
18or a general permit under this subchapter.
AB655-ASA1,8,2019 (b) A structure, other than a pier or a wharf, that is placed on a seasonal basis
20in accordance with rules promulgated by the department.
AB655-ASA1,8,2321 (e) A boat shelter, boat hoist, or boat lift that is placed on a seasonal basis
22adjacent to the riparian owner's pier or wharf or to the shoreline on the riparian
23owner's property, in accordance with rules promulgated by the department.
AB655-ASA1,9,424 (f) A pier or wharf that is no more than 6 feet wide, that extends no further than
25to a point where the water is 3 feet at its maximum depth, or to the point where there

1is adequate depth for mooring a boat or using a boat hoist or boat lift, whichever is
2closer to the shoreline, and which has no more that 2 boat slips for the first 50 feet
3of riparian owner's shoreline footage and no more than one additional boat slip for
4each additional 50 feet of the riparian owner's shoreline.
AB655-ASA1,9,65 (i) Riprap in an amount not to exceed 100 linear feet that is placed to replace
6existing riprap and that includes the replacement of filter fabric or base substrate.
AB655-ASA1,9,97 (j) Riprap in an amount not to exceed 300 linear feet that is placed to repair
8existing riprap, and that consists only of the placement of additional rock or the
9redistribution of existing rock within the footprint of the existing riprap.
AB655-ASA1,9,1110 (k) A biological shore erosion control structure, as defined by rule by the
11department.
AB655-ASA1,9,1412 (km) An intake or outfall structure that is less than 6 feet from the water side
13of the ordinary high-water mark and that is less than 25 percent of the width of the
14channel in which it is placed.
AB655-ASA1,9,1715 (L) A pier to replace a pier that has been in existence at least 10 years before
16the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], does not exceed 10 feet
17in width, and does not exceed 500 square feet in area.
AB655-ASA1, s. 23 18Section 23. 30.12 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB655-ASA1, s. 24 19Section 24. 30.12 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB655-ASA1,9,2520 30.12 (2m) Permits in lieu of exemptions. The department may decide to
21require that a person engaged in an activity that is exempt under sub. (1g) apply for
22an individual permit or seek authorization under a general permit if the department
23has conducted an investigation and visited the site of the activity and has determined
24that conditions specific to the site require restrictions on the activity in order to
25prevent any of the following:
AB655-ASA1,10,1
1(a) Significant adverse impacts to the public rights and interests.
AB655-ASA1,10,22 (b) Environmental pollution, as defined in s. 299.01 (4).
AB655-ASA1,10,33 (c) Material injury to the riparian rights of any riparian owner.
AB655-ASA1, s. 25 4Section 25. 30.12 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB655-ASA1,10,95 30.12 (2r) Exemption determinations. (a) A person may submit to the
6department a written statement requesting that the department determine whether
7a proposed activity is exempt under sub. (1g). The statement shall contain a
8description of the proposed activity and site and shall give the department consent
9to enter and inspect the site.
AB655-ASA1,10,1110 (b) The department shall do all of the following within 15 days after receipt of
11a statement under par. (a).
AB655-ASA1,10,1312 1. Enter and inspect the site on which the activity is located, subject to s. 30.291,
13if the department determines such an inspection is necessary.
AB655-ASA1,10,1414 2. Make a determination as to whether the activity is exempt.
AB655-ASA1,10,1715 3. Notify in writing the person submitting the statement which general or
16individual permit will be required for the activity, if the department determines that
17the activity is not exempt.
AB655-ASA1,10,2018 (c) If the department does not take action under par. (b), the department may
19not require at any time that the person proposing to engage in the activity apply for
20an individual permit or seek authorization under a general permit.
AB655-ASA1,10,2221 (d) If a statement under par. (a) is not given or if the statement does not give
22consent to inspect, the 15-day time limit under par. (b) does not apply.
AB655-ASA1, s. 26 23Section 26. 30.12 (3) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB655-ASA1,10,2424 30.12 (3) (title) General permits.
AB655-ASA1, s. 27
1Section 27. 30.12 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
2read:
AB655-ASA1,11,43 30.12 (3) (a) (intro.) The department shall issue statewide general permits
4under s. 30.206 that authorize riparian owners to do all of the following:
AB655-ASA1, s. 28 5Section 28. 30.12 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 30.12 (1g) (c) and
6amended to read:
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