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RPN:jld:rs
2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
October 6, 2005 - Introduced by Representatives Albers, Lothian, F. Lasee,
Musser, Gunderson, Petrowski, Hahn, Hines, Boyle, LeMahieu and M.
Williams. Referred to Committee on Property Rights and Land Management.
AB734,1,2
1An Act to create 23.21 of the statutes;
relating to: limiting rules regarding the
2placement of riprap.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, riparian owners may add riprap to lakes that are not areas
of special natural resource interest without a permit from the Department of Natural
Resources (DNR) to repair existing riprap of specified lengths, depending on the type
of repair. In other situations, DNR issues general permits to authorize riparian
owners to place riprap in state waters to replace or repair existing riprap, or on the
bed or bank adjacent to the owner's property in limited amounts depending on the
size of the lake involved.
This bill prohibits agencies, except DNR in the circumstances mentioned above,
from promulgating or enforcing a rule regarding the use of riprap that is used to
prevent a landowner's property from erosion if that erosion is verified by a licensed
professional engineer.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB734, s. 1
3Section
1. 23.21 of the statutes is created to read:
AB734,2,3
423.21 Limits on rules related to riprap. Except as provided in s. 30.12 (3)
5(a), no state agency, as defined in s. 1.12 (1) (b), may promulgate or enforce a rule that
1regulates or prohibits the use of riprap by a landowner if the riprap is used to prevent
2the landowner's property from erosion and if that erosion is verified by a professional
3engineer licensed under ch. 443.
