SB77,1499,76 295.12 (3) (e) 1. a. The examination and approval of operation plans and
7nonmetallic mining reclamation plans.
SB77,1499,88 b. The inspection of nonmetallic mining and nonmetallic mining reclamation.
SB77, s. 3752 9Section 3752. 295.12 (3) (e) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1499,1110 295.12 (3) (e) 2. A prohibition on basing the fees under subd. 1. on any portion
11of a nonmetallic mining site that has been reclaimed when the fees are imposed.
SB77, s. 3753 12Section 3753. 295.12 (3) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1499,2013 295.12 (3) (g) A requirement for the operator to provide a bond, deposit of funds,
14established escrow account, letter of credit, demonstration of financial responsibility
15by meeting net worth requirements or other form of financial assurance conditioned
16on the faithful performance of all of the requirements of the nonmetallic mining
17reclamation ordinance
rules promulgated under this section. The rules shall
18authorize a county, city, village or town to reduce the amount of financial assurance
19that an operator is required to provide based on nonmetallic mining reclamation that
20the operator performs while the nonmetallic mine continues to operate
.
SB77, s. 3754 21Section 3754. 295.12 (3) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1500,522 295.12 (3) (h) Provisions to restrict nonmetallic mining or restrict, regulate or
23require certain activities in connection with nonmetallic mining or nonmetallic
24mining reclamation in order to ensure compliance with nonmetallic mining
25reclamation standards, operation plans, nonmetallic mining reclamation plans,

1licensing standards, financial assurance requirements and other requirements of
2the nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance. These restrictions, regulations and
3requirements may include requirements for separations between excavations and
4property boundaries, for depth of excavations and for segregation of topsoil
rules
5promulgated under this section
.
SB77, s. 3755 6Section 3755. 295.12 (3) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1500,107 295.12 (3) (i) A prohibition on nonmetallic mining if a proposed nonmetallic
8mining site, other than a nonmetallic mining site in existence before the effective
9date of the ordinance,
cannot be reclaimed in compliance with the nonmetallic
10mining reclamation standards in the ordinance under sub. (1) (a).
SB77, s. 3756 11Section 3756. 295.12 (3) (j) of the statutes is repealed.
SB77, s. 3757 12Section 3757. 295.12 (3) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1500,1313 295.12 (3) (k) A provision for orders and penalties consistent with s. 295.19 (3).
SB77, s. 3758 14Section 3758. 295.12 (3) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1500,1715 295.12 (3) (L) Standards Criteria and procedures for granting exemptions and
16variances from
approving alternatives to the requirements of the nonmetallic
17mining reclamation ordinance standards under sub. (1) (a).
SB77, s. 3759 18Section 3759. 295.13 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1501,2 19295.13 (title) Mandatory enactment and administration of ordinance
20by counties. (1) Mandatory enactment and administration of ordinance. (a)
21Requirement to enact and administer ordinance. Within 6 months after the effective
22date of the rules under s. 295.12 (1), each county shall enact and begin to administer
23a nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance, the text of which is in strict conformity
24with the text of the ordinance established under s. 295.12 (1) (d)
that complies with

1those rules
, except as provided in sub. subs. (2) and (2m). This ordinance may be
2enacted separately from an ordinance enacted under s. 59.69.
SB77,1501,16 3(2) Preexisting county ordinances. Any county with a nonmetallic mining
4reclamation ordinance in effect on June 1, 1993, may maintain and administer that
5ordinance if the department reviews the existing ordinance and determines that it
6is at least as restrictive as the ordinance established rules under s. 295.12 (1) (d).
7If the department determines that any part of the existing ordinance is not as
8restrictive as the ordinance established rules under s. 295.12 (1) (d), the county may
9amend the ordinance and submit the amended ordinance to the department for
10approval a determination of whether the amended ordinance is as restrictive as
11those rules
. After obtaining the approval determination of the department under
12this subsection
that an ordinance is as restrictive as the rules under s. 295.12 (1), the
13county may not amend the ordinance to make it more restrictive. After obtaining the
14approval of the department under this subsection, the
A county may not amend the
15a nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance to make it less restrictive than the
16ordinance established requirements in the rules under s. 295.12 (1) (d).
SB77,1501,19 17(3) Applicability of county ordinance. The An ordinance under sub. (1) or (2)
18applies to the entire area of the county, except for cities, villages and towns that enact
19and administer a nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance under s. 295.14.
SB77, s. 3760 20Section 3760. 295.13 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1501,2521 295.13 (2m) Option for certain counties. In a county with a population of
22700,000 or more, if every city, village and town that contains a nonmetallic mining
23site has enacted an ordinance under s. 295.14 by the first day of the 4th month
24beginning after the effective date of the rules promulgated under s. 295.12 (1), the
25county is not required to enact an ordinance under this section.
SB77, s. 3761
1Section 3761. 295.14 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1502,9 2295.14 Authority to enact and administer ordinance. (1) Authority to
3enact and administer ordinance.
A city, village or town may enact and administer
4a nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance, the text of which is in strict conformity
5with the text of the ordinance
that complies with the rules under s. 295.12 (1) (d).
6Except as provided in sub. (2), a city, village or town may not administer a
7nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance, the text of which is not in strict
8conformity with the text of the ordinance
that does not comply with the rules under
9s. 295.12 (1) (d).
SB77,1502,24 10(2) Preexisting municipal ordinances. A city, village or town with a
11nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance in effect on June 1, 1993, may maintain
12and administer that ordinance if the department reviews the existing ordinance and
13determines that it is at least as restrictive as the ordinance established rules under
14s. 295.12 (1) (d). If the department determines that any part of the existing ordinance
15is not as restrictive as the ordinance established rules under s. 295.12 (1) (d), the city,
16village or town may amend the ordinance and submit the amended ordinance to the
17department for approval a determination of whether the amended ordinance is as
18restrictive as those rules
. After obtaining the approval determination of the
19department under this subsection that an ordinance is as restrictive as the rules
20under s. 295.12 (1)
, the city, village or town may not amend the ordinance to make
21it more restrictive. After obtaining the approval of the department under this
22subsection, the
A city, village or town may not amend the a nonmetallic mining
23reclamation
ordinance to make it less restrictive than the ordinance established
24rules under s. 295.12 (1) (d).
SB77, s. 3762 25Section 3762. 295.16 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1503,2
1295.16 (title) Applicability of ordinance and standards nonmetallic
2mining reclamation requirements
.
SB77, s. 3763 3Section 3763. 295.16 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB77,1503,74 295.16 (1) Nonmetallic mining for transportation purposes. (a)
5Notwithstanding par. (b), any requirements of the department of transportation
6concerning the restoration of a nonmetallic mining site shall be consistent with the
7nonmetallic mining reclamation standards established under s. 295.12 (1) (a).
SB77,1503,138 (b) A nonmetallic mining ordinance and the rules promulgated under s. 295.12
9(1) do not apply to nonmetallic mining to obtain stone, soil, sand or gravel for the
10construction, maintenance or repair of a highway, railroad, airport facility or any
11other transportation facility, if the nonmetallic mining is subject to the requirements
12of the department of transportation concerning the restoration of the nonmetallic
13mining site.
SB77, s. 3764 14Section 3764. 295.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1503,2215 295.16 (2) Nonmetallic mining in or near navigable waterways. A nonmetallic
16mining reclamation ordinance, and requirements of this subchapter other than the
17standards established under s. 295.12 (1) (a), do not apply to any nonmetallic mining
18site or portion of a nonmetallic mining site that is subject to permit and reclamation
19requirements of the department under ss. 30.19, 30.195, 30.20, 30.30 and 30.31. The
20nonmetallic mining standards established under s. 295.12 (1) (a) do apply to a
21nonmetallic mining site that is subject to permit and reclamation requirements of
22the department under ss. 30.19, 30.195, 30.20, 30.30 and 30.31.
SB77, s. 3765 23Section 3765. 295.16 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1504,324 295.16 (4) (b) Excavations or grading conducted for highway the construction
25purposes within the highway right-of-way, reconstruction, maintenance or repair

1of a highway, railroad, airport facility or any other transportation facility if the
2excavation or grading is within the property boundaries of the transportation
3facility
.
SB77, s. 3766 4Section 3766. 295.16 (4) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1504,145 295.16 (4) (g) Any activities conducted at a solid waste or hazardous waste
6disposal site
required to prepare, operate or close a solid waste disposal facility under
7subchs. II to IV of ch. 289 or a hazardous waste disposal facility under ch. 291 that
8are conducted on the property on which the facility is located
, but a nonmetallic
9mining reclamation ordinance and the standards established under s. 295.12 (1) (a)
10apply to activities related to solid waste or hazardous waste disposal that are
11conducted at a nonmetallic mining site that is not part of on the property on which
12the solid waste or hazardous waste disposal facility is located such as activities to
13obtain nonmetallic minerals to be used for lining, capping, covering or constructing
14berms, dikes or roads.
SB77, s. 3767 15Section 3767. 295.16 (4) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
SB77, s. 3768 16Section 3768. 295.17 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1505,217 295.17 (1) An agent of a county, city, village or town that has a valid nonmetallic
18mining reclamation ordinance that complies with s. 295.13 or 295.14 may enter a
19nonmetallic mining site in the performance of his or her official duties at any
20reasonable time in order to inspect those premises and to ascertain compliance with
21the nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance this subchapter. No person may
22refuse entry or access to an agent of the county, city, village or town who requests
23entry for purposes of inspection, and who presents appropriate credentials. No
24person may obstruct, hamper or interfere with the inspection. The county, city,

1village or town shall furnish to the operator any report prepared by the county, city,
2village or town regarding the inspection.
SB77, s. 3769 3Section 3769. 295.18 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1505,84 295.18 (1) Review. (intro.) The department shall periodically review the
5nonmetallic mining reclamation program under this subchapter of each county and
6each city, village or town that exercises jurisdiction under this subchapter to
7ascertain compliance with this subchapter and the rules promulgated under this
8subchapter. This review shall include all of the following:
SB77, s. 3770 9Section 3770. 295.18 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1505,1210 295.18 (1) (c) A written determination by the department, issued every 3 at
11least once every 10
years, of whether or not the county, city, village or town is in
12compliance with this subchapter and rules promulgated under this subchapter.
SB77, s. 3771 13Section 3771. 295.18 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1505,2314 295.18 (2) Noncompliance; hearing. If the department determines under sub.
15(1) that a county, city, village or town is not in compliance with this subchapter and
16rules promulgated under this subchapter, the department shall notify the county,
17city, village or town of that determination. If the department determines that a
18county, city, village or town has not come into compliance after notification, the
19department shall consult with the nonmetallic mining council. If the department
20decides to pursue the matter, it shall
conduct a hearing, after 30 days' notice, in the
21county, city, village or town. As soon as practicable after the hearing, the department
22shall issue a written decision regarding compliance with this subchapter and rules
23promulgated under this subchapter.
SB77, s. 3772 24Section 3772. 295.18 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1506,18
1295.18 (4) County noncompliance; consequences. If the department
2determines issues a written decision under sub. (2) that a county is not in compliance
3with this subchapter and rules promulgated under this subchapter, the department
4shall administer the nonmetallic mining reclamation program in that county,
5including the collection of fees, review and approval of plans, inspection of
6nonmetallic mining sites and enforcement, except that the department may not
7administer the nonmetallic mining reclamation program in a city, village or town
8that enacted an ordinance that complies with s. 295.14 before the department made
9its determination under sub. (2) and is administering that ordinance
. The county
10may apply to the department at any time to resume administration of the
11nonmetallic mining reclamation program. The department, after a hearing, may
12approve the county request to administer the nonmetallic mining reclamation
13program if the county demonstrates the capacity to comply with this subchapter and
14rules promulgated under this subchapter. No city, village or town may enact an
15ordinance under s. 295.14 for and begin to implement a nonmetallic mining
16reclamation program
during the time that the department administers the
17nonmetallic mining reclamation program in the county in which the city, village or
18town is located.
SB77, s. 3773 19Section 3773. 295.19 (1) (intro.), (a), (b) and (c) of the statutes are amended
20to read:
SB77,1506,2421 295.19 (1) Orders; enforcement. (intro.) The governing body of a county, city,
22village or town that has a valid nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance that
23complies with s. 295.13 or 295.14
, or an agent designated by that governing body,
24may do any of the following:
SB77,1507,5
1(a) Issue a compliance order, suspension order or termination an order as
2authorized in
requiring an operator to comply with, or to cease violating, this
3subchapter, rules promulgated under this subchapter,
the nonmetallic mining
4reclamation ordinance, a nonmetallic mining reclamation permit or an approved
5nonmetallic mining reclamation plan
.
SB77,1507,86 (b) Modify, suspend or revoke Issue an order suspending or revoking a
7nonmetallic mining permit as authorized in the nonmetallic mining reclamation
8ordinance.
SB77,1507,149 (c) Issue a special an order directing the immediate cessation of an operator to
10immediately cease
an activity regulated under this subchapter, under rules
11promulgated under this subchapter or under the nonmetallic mining reclamation
12ordinance
until the necessary nonmetallic mining reclamation plan approval is
13obtained or until the nonmetallic mining site complies with the nonmetallic mining
14reclamation ordinance
.
SB77, s. 3774 15Section 3774. 295.19 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1507,1916 295.19 (2) Department orders. The department may issue a special an order
17directing the immediate cessation of an activity regulated under this subchapter
18until the nonmetallic mining site complies with the nonmetallic mining reclamation
19standards established under s. 295.12 (1) (a).
SB77, s. 3775 20Section 3775. 295.19 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1507,2521 295.19 (3) (b) 1. Except for the violations enumerated in par. (a), any person
22who violates this subchapter or any rule promulgated or any plan approval, license
23or special
order issued under this subchapter shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more
24than $5,000 for each violation. Each day of continued violation is a separate offense.
25While the an order is suspended, stayed or enjoined, this penalty does not accrue.
SB77, s. 3776
1Section 3776. 295.20 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1508,3 2295.20 (title) Preservation of certain marketable nonmetallic mineral
3deposits.
SB77, s. 3777 4Section 3777. 295.20 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 295.20 (1) (a) (intro.)
5and amended to read:
SB77,1508,96 295.20 (1) (a) (intro.) Beginning on June 1, 1994 the effective date of this
7paragraph .... [revisor inserts date]
, a landowner may register land owned by that
8person with each county in which the land is located if the under this section if all
9of the following apply:
SB77,1508,13 101. The land has an economically viable a marketable nonmetallic mineral
11deposit, as evidenced by the certification of a professional geologist registered under
12s. 443.037 or a professional engineer registered under s. 443.04 and by any other
13information required under sub. (4)
.
SB77,1508,18 14(c) The registration shall delineate the nonmetallic mineral deposit and the
15necessary buffer areas under the nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance. The
16landowner, as a condition of registration, shall submit evidence that a notation of the
17registration has been
is valid only if recorded in the office of the register of deeds in
18each county in which the nonmetallic mineral deposit or buffer area is located. A
SB77,1508,22 19(d) Except as provided under sub. (4) (d), a registration under this subsection
20may not be rescinded by the county or the landowner or his or her successors or
21assigns
lasts for 10 years and may be renewed for one additional 10-year period as
22provided in the rules under sub. (4) (e)
.
SB77, s. 3778 23Section 3778. 295.20 (1) (a) 2. and 3. of the statutes are created to read:
SB77,1509,224 295.20 (1) (a) 2. The landowner notifies each county, city, village and town that
25has authority to zone the land of his or her intent to register the marketable

1nonmetallic mineral deposit. The notification shall include the evidence required
2under subd. 1.
SB77,1509,53 3. Nonmetallic mining is a permitted or conditional use for the land that is
4proposed to be registered under any zoning that is in effect on the day on which the
5landowner makes the notification under subd. 2.
SB77, s. 3779 6Section 3779. 295.20 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1509,127 295.20 (1) (b) A governmental unit that receives notification under par. (a) 2.
8may contest registration under this subsection, in the circuit court for a county in
9which the land is located, on the grounds that there is not a marketable nonmetallic
10mineral deposit on the land or that par. (a) 3. is not satisfied. The governmental unit
11has the burden of proving, by a preponderance of the evidence, that one of those
12grounds exists.
SB77, s. 3780 13Section 3780. 295.20 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1509,1714 295.20 (1m) Previously registered deposits. Land registered under sub. (1)
15before the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], shall remain
16registered for 10 years after the initial date of registration. The registration may be
17renewed as provided under sub. (4) (f).
SB77, s. 3781 18Section 3781. 295.20 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 295.20 (2) (a) and
19amended to read:
SB77,1510,220 295.20 (2) (a) A county, city, village or town may not by zoning, rezoning,
21granting a variance, or other official action or inaction, permit the erection of
22permanent structures upon, or otherwise permit the use of, any registered
23nonmetallic mineral deposit or registered buffer area
land, while a registration
24under this section is in effect for that land,
in a manner that would permanently

1interfere with the present or future extraction of the nonmetallic mineral deposit or
2maintenance of the buffer area that is located on the land.
SB77, s. 3782 3Section 3782. 295.20 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1510,74 295.20 (2) (b) 1. A county, city, village or town may enact an ordinance changing
5the zoning of land that is registered under this section if the ordinance is necessary
6to implement a master plan, comprehensive plan or land use plan that was adopted
7at least one year before the rezoning.
SB77,1510,118 2. A zoning change authorized by subd. 1. does not apply to the registered land
9during the registration period in effect when the zoning ordinance takes effect or
10during the 10-year renewal period under sub. (4) (e) or (f) if the land is eligible for
11that renewal.
SB77,1510,1312 3. A zoning change authorized by subd. 1. prevents the registration of the land
13after the period under subd. 2.
SB77, s. 3783 14Section 3783. 295.20 (3) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB77,1510,1615 295.20 (3) (a) A use of land permissible under a zoning ordinance in effect on
16the day before a mineral deposit or buffer area is registered under sub. (1).
SB77,1510,2017 (b) Acquisition of a registered nonmetallic mineral deposit or registered buffer
18area by a county, city, village or town or other governmental unit for a public purpose
19if the use of the land does not permanently interfere with the extraction of
20nonmetallic minerals or maintenance of the buffer area
.
SB77, s. 3784 21Section 3784. 295.20 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1510,2322 295.20 (4) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules that contain all of
23the following:
SB77,1510,2424 (a) A definition of "marketable nonmetallic mineral deposit".
SB77,1511,2
1(b) Procedures and requirements for registering marketable nonmetallic
2mineral deposits under sub. (1).
SB77,1511,43 (c) Procedures and criteria for objecting to the proposed registration of a
4nonmetallic mineral deposit.
SB77,1511,65 (d) Procedures for terminating the registration of land under this section when
6there is no longer a marketable nonmetallic mineral deposit on the land.
SB77,1511,97 (e) Procedures and criteria for renewing the registration of land under sub. (1).
8The rules shall allow renewal for one 10-year period without review of the
9marketability of the deposit or the zoning of the land.
SB77,1511,1110 (f) Procedures and criteria for renewing the registration of land under sub.
11(1m).
SB77, s. 3785 12Section 3785. 299.05 of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1511,18 13299.05 Permit guarantee program. (1) The department shall promulgate
14rules under which the department refunds fees paid by an applicant for a license,
15permit or other approval that is issued under ss. 30.10 to 30.205 or 30.21 to 30.27 or
16chs. 280 to 295 and that is of a type specified in the rule if the department fails to
17make a determination on the application within the time limit specified in the rule
18for that type of license, permit or other approval.
SB77,1511,20 19(2) The department shall specify at least the following types of licenses,
20permits and other approvals in the rules under sub. (1):
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