AB655: Bill Text

AB655, s. 86 Section 86. 30.19 (1b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB655,39,15 30.19 (1b) Definition. In the section, "artificial water body" means a proposed or existing body of water that does not have a history of being a lake or stream or of being part of a lake or stream.

AB655, s. 87 Section 87. 30.19 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB655,39,19 30.19 (1m) Exception Exemptions. (intro.) Subsection (1) does not apply to A person is exempt from the permit requirements under this section for any of the following:

AB655, s. 88 Section 88. 30.19 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB655,39,21 30.19 (1m) (a) The construction and or repair of any public highways highway.

AB655, s. 89 Section 89. 30.19 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB655,39,23 30.19 (1m) (b) Any agricultural uses use of land.

AB655, s. 90 Section 90. 30.19 (1m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB655,40,2 30.19 (1m) (c) Any An activity that affects a navigable inland lake that is located wholly or partly in any county having a population of 750,000 or more.

AB655, s. 91 Section 91. 30.19 (1m) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB655,40,5 30.19 (1m) (cm) Any activity that affects a portion of Lake Michigan or of Lake Superior that is located within a county having a population of 750,000 or more.

AB655, s. 92 Section 92. 30.19 (1m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB655,40,9 30.19 (1m) (d) Those portions Any activity that affects a portion of a navigable streams, Lake Michigan or Lake Superior stream that is located within any a county having a population of 750,000 or more.

AB655, s. 93 Section 93. 30.19 (1m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB655,40,13 30.19 (1m) (e) Any work required to maintain the original dimensions of an enlargement of a waterway authorized an artificial water body done pursuant to a permit or legislative authorization under sub. (1) (a) or (b) (1g) (a) or (am).

AB655, s. 94 Section 94. 30.19 (1m) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB655,40,21 30.19 (1m) (g) The construction, dredging, or enlargement of any artificial water body that is within 500 feet of the ordinary high-water mark of a navigable waterway, if the artificial water body does not have a surface connection to any navigable waterway other than an overflow device and if the construction, dredging, or enlargement is authorized by a storm water discharge permit approved by the department under ch. 283 or a facility plan approved or authorized by the department under s. 281.41.

AB655, s. 95 Section 95. 30.19 (1m) (h) of the statutes is created to read:

AB655,41,2 30.19 (1m) (h) Grading or removal of topsoil from the bank of a navigable waterway that is not located in an area of special natural resource interest and where the area exposed by the grading or removal will exceed 10,000 square feet, if any of the following applies:

AB655,41,4 1. The grading or removal is authorized by a storm water discharge permit approved by the department under ch. 283.

AB655,41,6 2. The grading or removal is authorized under an ordinance under s. 59.692, 61.351, or 62.231.

AB655,41,8 3. The grading or removal is authorized by an erosion control plan pursuant to s. 101.653.

AB655, s. 96 Section 96. 30.19 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

AB655, s. 97 Section 97. 30.19 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

AB655, s. 98 Section 98. 30.19 (3r) of the statutes is created to read:

AB655,41,13 30.19 (3r) General permits. (a) The department shall issue statewide general permits under s. 30.206 that authorize persons to do all of the following:

AB655,41,17 1. Engage in an activity specified in sub. (1g) (a) or (am) that is not exempt under sub. (1m) if the construction, dredging, or enlargement is authorized by a storm water discharge permit approved by the department under ch. 283 or a facility plan approved by the department under s. 281.41.

AB655,41,21 2. Engage in an activity specified in sub. (1g) (a) or (am) if the construction, dredging, or enlargement is designed to enhance wildlife habitat or wetlands, as defined in s. 23.32 (1), or if the construction, dredging, or enlargement affects a body of water that is less than one acre in area.

AB655,41,23 3. Engage in an activity specified in sub. (1g) (c) that is not exempt under sub. (1m) (h) if the area exposed by the grading or removal will exceed 10,000 square feet.

AB655,42,3 (b) The department may promulgate rules that specify other types of activities, in addition to those listed in par. (a), that may be authorized by statewide general permits.

AB655, s. 99 Section 99. 30.19 (4) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB655,42,5 30.19 (4) (title) Issuance of permit Individual permits.

AB655, s. 100 Section 100. 30.19 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 30.19 (4) (c) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB655,42,11 30.19 (4) (c) (intro.) If the The department finds that the project will not injure public rights or interest, including fish and game habitat, that the project shall issue an individual permit pursuant to an application under par. (a) if the department finds that all of the following apply:

AB655,42,13 2. The activity will not cause environmental pollution , as defined in s. 299.01 (4), that any.

AB655,42,16 3. Any enlargement connected to a navigable waterways conforms to the requirement of waterway complies with all of the laws for the relating to platting of land and for sanitation and that no.

AB655,42,20 4. No material injury will result to the rights of any riparian owners on any body of water affected will result, the department shall issue a permit authorizing the enlargement of the affected waterways of real property that abuts any water body that is affected by the activity.

AB655, s. 101 Section 101. 30.19 (4) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

AB655,42,25 30.19 (4) (a) For activities that are not exempt under sub. (1m) and that are not subject to a general permit under sub. (3r), a person may apply to the department for an individual permit in order to engage in an activity for which a permit is required under sub. (1g).

AB655, s. 102 Section 102. 30.19 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB655,43,3 30.19 (4) (b) The notice and hearing provisions of s. 30.208 (3) to (5) apply to an application under par. (a).

AB655, s. 103 Section 103. 30.19 (4) (c) 1. of the statutes is created to read:

AB655,43,5 30.19 (4) (c) 1. The activity will not be detrimental to the public interest.

AB655, s. 104 Section 104. 30.19 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB655,43,14 30.19 (5) Conditions of permit Requirement for public access. The A permit issued under this section to construct an artificial water body and to connect it to a navigable waterway shall provide that all require that the artificial waterways constructed under this section which are connected to navigable waterways shall be water body be a public waterways. The department may impose such further conditions in the permit as it finds reasonably necessary to protect public health, safety, welfare, rights and interest and to protect private rights and property waterway.

AB655, s. 105 Section 105. 30.195 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB655,43,19 30.195 (1) Permit required. No Unless a permit has been issued under this section or authorization has been granted by the legislature, no person may change the course of or straighten a navigable stream without a permit issued under this section or without otherwise being expressly authorized by statute to do so.

AB655, s. 106 Section 106. 30.195 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB655,43,23 30.195 (1m) General permits. (a) The department shall issue statewide general permits under s. 30.206 that authorize riparian owners to change the course of or straighten a navigable stream under the following circumstances:

AB655,43,25 1. The change or straightening involves a relocation of less than a total of 500 feet in stream length.

AB655,44,2 2. The change or straightening involves a relocation of a stream with an average flow of less than 2 cubic feet per second.

AB655,44,5 (b) The department may promulgate rules that specify other circumstances, in addition to those listed in par. (a), that may be authorized by statewide general permits.

AB655, s. 107 Section 107. 30.195 (2) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB655,44,10 30.195 (2) Individual permits. (a) For activities that are not subject to a general permit under sub. (1m), a riparian owner may apply to the department for an individual permit in order to engage in activities for which a permit is required under sub. (1).

AB655,44,12 (b) The notice and hearing provisions of s. 30.208 (3) to (5) apply to an application under par. (a).

AB655, s. 108 Section 108. 30.195 (3) (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB655, s. 109 Section 109. 30.195 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 30.195 (2) (c) and amended to read:

AB655,44,18 30.195 (2) (c) Upon application therefor, the The department shall grant a issue an individual permit to the applied for under this section to a riparian owner if the department determines that all of the following apply:

AB655,44,21 1. The applicant is the owner of any land to change the course of or straighten a upon which the change in course or straightening of the navigable stream on such land, if such will occur.

AB655,44,23 2. The proposed change of course or straightening of the navigable stream will improve the economic or aesthetic value of the owner's applicant's land and will.

AB655,45,3 3. The proposed change of course or straightening of the navigable stream will not adversely affect the flood flow capacity of the stream or otherwise be detrimental to public rights or the public interest.

AB655,45,10 4. The proposed change of course or straightening of the navigable stream will not be detrimental to the rights of other riparians riparian owners located on the stream. If the department finds that the rights of such riparians will be adversely affected, it may grant the permit only with their consent. Such permit may be granted on the department's own motion after its own investigation or after public hearing and after giving prior notice of such investigation or hearing or all of these riparian owners have consented to the issuance of the permit.

AB655, s. 110 Section 110. 30.195 (4) of the statutes is repealed.

AB655, s. 111 Section 111. 30.195 (7) of the statutes is repealed.

AB655, s. 112 Section 112. 30.196 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB655,45,20 30.196 Enclosure of navigable waters; issuance of permits to municipalities. (intro.) A municipality may enclose navigable waters by directing, placing or restricting navigable waters into an enclosed drain, conduit, storm sewer or similar structure if the department grants the municipality a an individual permit. The department may grant this permit to a municipality after following the notice and hearing requirements under s. 30.02 (3) and (4) 30.208 (3) to (5) if it finds that granting the permit:

AB655, s. 113 Section 113. 30.20 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB655,45,22 30.20 (1) (title) Permits or contracts required.

AB655, s. 114 Section 114. 30.20 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB655,46,3 30.20 (1) (a) No Unless a contract has been entered into with the department under sub. (2) (a) or (b) or authorization has been granted by the legislature, no person may remove any material from the bed of any a natural navigable lake or from the bed of any outlying waters of this state without first obtaining a contract as provided in sub. (2).

AB655, s. 115 Section 115. 30.20 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB655,46,10 30.20 (1) (b) Except as provided under pars. (c) and (d), Unless an individual or general permit has been issued by the department under this section or authorization has been granted by the legislature, no person may remove any material from the bed of any lake or navigable stream that is not mentioned described under par. (a) without first obtaining a permit from the department under sub. (2) (c).

AB655, s. 116 Section 116. 30.20 (1) (c) 1. and 2. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 30.20 (1g) (a) 1. and amended to read:

AB655,46,19 30.20 (1g) (a) 1. Except as provided under subd. 2., a person may remove A removal of material from the bed of a farm drainage ditch which was not a navigable stream before ditching. 2. The department may require a permit under sub. (2) (c) for a removal under subd. 1. only if it is exempt from the individual and general permit requirements under this section unless the department finds that the proposed removal may have a long-term adverse effect on cold-water fishery resources or may destroy fish spawning beds or nursery areas.

AB655, s. 117 Section 117. 30.20 (1) (c) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 30.20 (1g) (a) 2.

AB655, s. 118 Section 118. 30.20 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 30.20 (1g) (c) and amended to read:

AB655,47,5 30.20 (1g) (c) The A removal of material by the drainage board for the Duck Creek Drainage District may, without a permit under sub. (2) (c), remove material from a drain that the board operates in the Duck Creek Drainage District is exempt from the individual and general permit requirements under this section if the removal is required, under rules promulgated by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, in order to conform the drain to specifications imposed by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection after consulting with the department of natural resources.

AB655, s. 119 Section 119. 30.20 (1g) (title) and (b) of the statutes are created to read:

AB655,47,7 30.20 (1g) (title) Exemptions.

AB655,47,11 (b) A removal of material is exempt from the permit and contract requirements under this section if the material does not contain hazardous substances, the material will be placed in an upland area, the material is not being removed from an area of special natural resource interest, and if any of the following applies:

AB655,47,14 1. The removal will be from an area from which material has been previously removed, the removal is for maintenance purposes, and the material to be removed does not exceed 1,000 cubic yards.

AB655,47,16 2. The removal will be from an area from which no material has been previously removed and the material to be removed does not exceed 100 cubic yards.

AB655, s. 120 Section 120. 30.20 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:

AB655,47,19 30.20 (1r) General permits. (a) The department shall issue statewide general permits under s. 30.206 that authorize any person to do all of the following:

AB655,47,22 1. Remove material from an area from which material has been previously removed, the removal is for maintenance purposes, and the material to be removed is 1,000 or more cubic yards.

AB655,47,25 2. Remove material from an area from which no material has been previously removed and the material to be removed is 100 or more cubic yards but less than 1,000 cubic yards.

AB655,48,3 (b) The department may promulgate rules that specify other types of removals, in addition to those listed in par. (a), that may be authorized by statewide general permits.

AB655, s. 121 Section 121. 30.20 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read: