AB500, s. 92 24Section 92. 30.14 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 30.327.
AB500, s. 93
1Section 93. 30.14 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 30.247 and amended to
2read:
AB500,28,10 330.247 Hearings by department. Upon complaint by any person to the
4department that any wharf, pier, or other structure exists in navigable water in
5violation of s. 30.12 or, 30.13, or 30.207 30.223 or that any wharf, pier, or other
6structure proposed to be built in navigable water will violate s. 30.12 or, 30.13, or
730.207 30.223, the department shall investigate and may hold a hearing to
8determine whether the wharf, pier, or other structure is or would be in violation of
9those sections. If no hearing is held, the complainant shall be informed of the results
10of the investigation.
AB500, s. 94 11Section 94. 30.15 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB500, s. 95 12Section 95. 30.15 (1) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 30.98 (1) (title) and
13amended to read:
AB500,28,1414 30.98 (1) (title) Obstructions penalized.
AB500, s. 96 15Section 96. 30.15 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 30.98 (1) (intro.).
AB500, s. 97 16Section 97. 30.15 (1) (a), (b) and (c) of the statutes are renumbered 30.98 (1)
17(a), (b) and (c) and amended to read:
AB500,28,1918 30.98 (1) (a) Unlawfully obstructs any navigable waters water and thereby
19impairs the free navigation thereof of the navigable water.
AB500,28,2220 (b) Unlawfully places in any navigable waters or in any tributary thereof water
21any substance that may float into and obstruct any such waters navigable water or
22that may impede their free navigation of any navigable water.
AB500,28,2523 (c) Constructs or maintains in any navigable waters, water any boom not
24authorized by law
or aids in the construction or maintenance therein, of any such
25boom not authorized by law.
AB500, s. 98
1Section 98. 30.15 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 30.381 (4) (a) and
2amended to read:
AB500,29,73 30.381 (4) (a) Constructs Except as provided in par. (b), any person who
4constructs
or places any structure or deposits any material in navigable waters in
5violation of s. 30.12 or 30.13 shall forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $500 for
6each offense. Each day during which a structure or deposit of material exists in
7violation of s. 30.12 is a separate offense under this paragraph
.
AB500, s. 99 8Section 99. 30.15 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 30.98 (2).
AB500, s. 100 9Section 100. 30.16 of the statutes is renumbered 30.95.
AB500, s. 101 10Section 101. 30.18 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
AB500,29,1111 30.18 (1) Definitions. (intro.) In this section:
AB500, s. 102 12Section 102. 30.18 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB500,29,1513 30.18 (1) (b) "Major diversion" means a diversion that will result in a water loss
14averaging, in any 30-day period, at least 2,000,000 gallons per day above a
15permittee's authorized base level of water loss.
AB500, s. 103 16Section 103. 30.18 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB500,29,2017 30.18 (2) (a) Streams Diversions from streams. (intro.) No Unless an individual
18permit has been issued under this section, no
person may divert water from a stream
19in this state without an individual permit under this section if the diversion meets
20either of the following conditions
if any of the following applies:
AB500, s. 104 21Section 104. 30.18 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB500,30,422 30.18 (2) (b) Streams or Major diversions from streams or lakes. No Unless an
23individual permit has been issued under this section, no
person , except a person
24required to obtain an approval under s. 281.41,
may divert water from any lake or
25stream in this state without an individual permit under this section if the diversion

1will result in a water loss averaging 2,000,000 gallons per day in any 30-day period
2above the person's authorized base level of water loss
is a major diversion. This
3paragraph does not apply to a person who is required to obtain an approval under
4s. 281.41
.
AB500, s. 105 5Section 105. 30.18 (3) (title) and (a) (title), 1. and 2. of the statutes are
6repealed.
AB500, s. 106 7Section 106. 30.18 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 30.18 (3m) (a) and
8amended to read:
AB500,30,119 30.18 (3m) (a) For a diversion under sub. (2) (a) 2., the application shall include
10written
Written statements of consent to the diversion from all riparian owners who
11are making beneficial use of the water proposed to be diverted.
AB500, s. 107 12Section 107. 30.18 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
AB500, s. 108 13Section 108. 30.18 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB500, s. 109 14Section 109. 30.18 (3m) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
AB500,30,1715 30.18 (3m) Applications for permits; specific requirements. (intro.) An
16application for a permit under this section to divert water from a stream for the
17purpose of agriculture or irrigation shall include all of the following:
AB500, s. 110 18Section 110. 30.18 (3m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB500,30,2119 30.18 (3m) (b) Evidence of permission or authority to enter any land through
20which it is proposed to divert the water for the purpose of obtaining information
21required for drafting the plans for the project.
AB500, s. 111 22Section 111. 30.18 (4) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB500,30,2323 30.18 (4) (title) Action by department.
AB500, s. 112 24Section 112. 30.18 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB500,31,6
130.18 (4) (a) Upon receipt of a complete application for a permit under this
2section
, the department shall follow the notice and hearing procedures under s.
330.208 30.244 (3) to (5). In addition to providing notice as required under s. 30.208
430.244 (3) to (5), the department shall mail a copy of the notice to every person upon
5whose land any part of the canal or any other structure will be located, to the
all of
6the following:
AB500,31,8 72. The clerk of the next town municipality that is the next municipality
8downstream, to the from the point of the proposed diversion.
AB500,31,11 93. The clerk of any village or city each municipality in which the lake or stream
10from which water is proposed to be diverted is located and which is adjacent to any
11municipality in which the diversion will take place and to each.
AB500,31,12 124. Each person specified in s. 281.35 (5) (b) or (6) (f), if applicable.
AB500, s. 113 13Section 113. 30.18 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
AB500,31,1414 30.18 (4) (a) 1. Each owner of land over which water is proposed to be diverted.
AB500, s. 114 15Section 114. 30.18 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB500,31,1916 30.18 (4) (b) If a hearing on the application for a permit under this section is
17conducted as a part of a hearing under s. 293.43, the notice and hearing provisions
18in that section supersede the notice and hearing provisions of par. (a) under ss.
1930.244 and 30.245
.
AB500, s. 115 20Section 115. 30.18 (5) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB500,31,2121 30.18 (5) (title) Issuance of permits.
AB500, s. 116 22Section 116. 30.18 (5) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB500,31,2523 30.18 (5) (a) Streams Diversions from streams. (intro.) The department shall
24approve an application for issue a permit required under sub. (2) (a) if the
25department determines both that all of the following conditions apply:
AB500, s. 117
1Section 117. 30.18 (5) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB500,32,32 30.18 (5) (a) 1. That the The proposed diversion will not injure any public rights
3in navigable waters
be detrimental to the public interest.
AB500, s. 118 4Section 118. 30.18 (5) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB500,32,55 30.18 (5) (a) 1m. The proposed diversion is for use on riparian land.
AB500, s. 119 6Section 119. 30.18 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB500,32,107 30.18 (5) (a) 2. That the Either the water to be diverted is surplus water, or if
8it is not surplus water, that all riparians
not being beneficially used or all riparian
9owners
who may be adversely affected by the diversion have consented to the
10proposed diversion.
AB500, s. 120 11Section 120. 30.18 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB500,32,1712 30.18 (5) (b) Streams Major diversions from streams or lakes. The department
13shall approve an application for issue a permit required under sub. (2) (b) for a major
14diversion
if the grounds for approval specified under s. 281.35 (5) (d) are met and, if
15the
. If a permit is also required under sub. (2) (a), if the department makes the
16determinations specified under par. (a)
shall issue a permit under this paragraph
17only if the conditions for a permit under par. (a) apply to the major diversion
.
AB500, s. 121 18Section 121. 30.18 (6) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB500,32,1919 30.18 (6) (title) Permits; use of water Permit conditions; reporting; review.
AB500, s. 122 20Section 122. 30.18 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB500,32,2521 30.18 (6) (a) Contents of permit. The department shall specify on each permit
22issued under this section the quantity of water that may be diverted and the times
23during which water may be diverted. In addition, if the permit is one which is
24required under sub. (2) (b) for a major diversion, the permit shall comply with s.
25281.35 (6).
AB500, s. 123
1Section 123. 30.18 (6) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 30.18 (6) (dm) and
2amended to read:
AB500,33,83 30.18 (6) (dm) Use of water. A person who is issued a permit under this section
4for the purpose of irrigation or agriculture may use the water on any land contiguous
5to the permittee's riparian land, but may not withdraw more water than it did the
6permittee withdrew
before August 1, 1957, without applying to the department for
7a modification of the permit
unless the department approves the additional amount
8to be withdrawn by modifying the permittee's permit
.
AB500, s. 124 9Section 124. 30.18 (6) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 30.18 (6) (bm) and
10amended to read:
AB500,33,1511 30.18 (6) (bm) Reporting required. The department shall require each
12permittee
A person who is issued a permit under this section to report its shall report
13to the department the
volume and rate of withdrawal and its volume and rate of
14water loss, if any,. The report shall be in the form and at the times specified by the
15department.
AB500, s. 125 16Section 125. 30.18 (6) (cm) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB500,33,1817 30.18 (6) (cm) 3. A permit issued under this section before August 1, 1957, is
18exempt from the review requirements under subds. 1. and 2.
AB500, s. 126 19Section 126. 30.18 (6) (d) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 30.18 (6) (cm)
20(title).
AB500, s. 127 21Section 127. 30.18 (6) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 30.18 (6) (cm) 1. and
22amended to read:
AB500,34,223 30.18 (6) (cm) 1. If the permit is one that is required under sub. (2) (a), but not
24under sub. (2) (b), and the permit was issued on or after August 1, 1957,
Except as

1provided in subds. 2. and 3.
the department shall review the each permit issued
2under this section
at least once every 5 years.
AB500,34,4 32. If the permit is one that is required under sub. (2) (b) for a major diversion,
4the department shall review the permit as required under s. 281.35 (6) (b).
AB500, s. 128 5Section 128. 30.18 (6m) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB500,34,66 30.18 (6m) (title) Rescission.
AB500, s. 129 7Section 129. 30.18 (6m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB500,34,118 30.18 (6m) (a) Streams; mandatory rescission. (intro.) The department shall
9revoke rescind a permit issued under sub. (5) (a), which is not subject to sub. (2) (b),
10if it
a permit for a major diversion, if the department finds that any of the following
11applies:
AB500, s. 130 12Section 130. 30.18 (6m) (a) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB500,34,1613 30.18 (6m) (a) 1. That the The water being diverted is no longer surplus water,
14except that the department may allow the diversion to continue if all riparians
has
15become water that is being beneficially used, unless all riparian owners
adversely
16affected by the diversion continue to consent to it.
AB500,34,1817 2. If the diversion is from a stream designated by the department as a trout
18stream, that the revocation the rescission is desirable for conservation purposes.
AB500, s. 131 19Section 131. 30.18 (6m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB500,34,2320 30.18 (6m) (b) Streams; discretionary rescission. The department may revoke
21rescind any permit issued under sub. (5) (a), which is not subject to sub. (2) (b), if it
22a permit for a major diversion, if the department finds that the diversion is
23detrimental to the stream from which the water is diverted.
AB500, s. 132 24Section 132. 30.18 (6m) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB500,35,2
130.18 (6m) (bm) Procedure for rescission. The procedure under s. 30.249 (2)
2applies to rescissions under pars. (a) and (b).
AB500, s. 133 3Section 133. 30.18 (6m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB500,35,64 30.18 (6m) (c) Major diversion. The department may revoke a rescind any
5permit issued under sub. (5) (b) for a major diversion only as provided under s. 281.35
6(6).
AB500, s. 134 7Section 134. 30.18 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB500,35,238 30.18 (7) Prerequisites to project construction work. After an application
9under this section has been filed with the department, the applicant may enter any
10land through which it is proposed to divert the water for the purposes of making any
11surveys required for drafting the plans for the project, but no work shall
Work may
12not
be commenced on the canal, headworks, or other structures necessary for the
13project for which a permit has been issued under this section until the plans for the
14same canal, headworks, or other structures have been approved by the department.
15Any person having received who has been issued a permit required under sub. (2) (a)
16for a diversion that is not a major diversion may construct commence the work upon
17the land of another the canal and other works as authorized by the permit only after
18the damage which will be sustained by the owner or owners of such of that land has
19been satisfied, or has been determined as provided for in ch. 32, and compensated for
20any damages that the owner will incur as a result of the work or
after the final sum
21so for condemnation of the property under ch. 32 has been determined and all costs
22have been
paid to the persons entitled thereto owner or to the clerk of the circuit court
23on their the owner's account.
Note: Current s. 30.18 (7) allows the applicant to "enter any land through which
it is proposed to divert water", after the permit application is filed, to conduct surveys.

This provision is deleted, and replaced by a requirement in new s. 30.18 (3m) (a) for the
applicant to obtain permission or authority to enter the land.
AB500, s. 135 1Section 135. 30.18 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 30.353.
AB500, s. 136 2Section 136. 30.18 (9) of the statutes is repealed.
AB500, s. 137 3Section 137. 30.19 (1m) (c), (cm) and (d) of the statutes are repealed.
Note: Current s. 30.19, which requires a permit for enlargement and protection
of waterways, contains an exception for navigable lakes and streams and any portion of
Lake Michigan within Milwaukee County. This exception is not included in this bill so
that s. 30.19 will apply uniformly to all navigable waters. However, current s. 30.05
(renumbered s. 30.233) continues to apply where lake bed grants have been made.
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