LRB-4847/1
RCT:mfd:hmh
1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE
February 3, 1998 - Introduced by Senators Schultz, Rude, Decker and Risser,
cosponsored by Representatives
Hahn, Freese, Albers, Zukowski,
Hasenohrl, Vander Loop, Lorge, Huber, Robson, Boyle, Black, Springer,
Baumgart, Linton, Ryba, Bock, Baldwin and Lazich. Referred to Committee
on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.
SB435,1,2
1An Act to create 293.67 of the statutes;
relating to: the discharge of wastewater
2from a sulfide mine.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill prohibits the discharge of wastewater from the mining of an ore body
that contains metals and sulfide minerals into the Wisconsin River or any of its
tributaries.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB435, s. 1
3Section
1. 293.67 of the statutes is created to read:
SB435,1,6
4293.67 Discharge of mining wastewater into Wisconsin River. (1) In
5this section, "sulfide ore body" means a mineral deposit in which metals are mixed
6with sulfide minerals.
SB435,1,8
7(2) No person may discharge wastewater from the mining of a sulfide ore body
8into the Wisconsin River or any of its tributaries.
SB435,2,2
1(3) This section applies without regard to the date of submission of a permit
2application under s. 293.37.
