23.321(1)(b)
(b) "Mitigation project" means the restoration, enhancement or creation of wetlands to compensate for adverse impacts to other wetlands. "Mitigation project" includes using credits from a wetlands mitigation bank.
23.321(1)(d)
(d) "Wetlands mitigation bank" means a system of accounting for wetland loss and compensation that includes one or more sites where wetlands are restored, enhanced or created to provide transferable credits to be subsequently applied to compensate for adverse impacts to other wetlands.
23.321(1)(e)
(e) "Wetland water quality standards" means water quality standards promulgated under
s. 281.15 (1) that affect wetlands.
23.321(2)(a)(a) The department may consider a mitigation project as part of an application, in combination with the requirements under
par. (b), for complying with any wetland water quality standards in determining whether to issue a permit for, or to otherwise approve, an activity that affects a wetland under
ss. 59.692,
61.351,
62.231,
87.30,
281.11 to
281.47 or
281.49 to
281.85 or
ch. 30,
31,
283,
289,
291,
292,
293,
295 or
299. This subsection does not entitle an applicant to a permit or other approval in exchange for conducting a mitigation project.
23.321(2)(b)
(b) The department may not consider a mitigation project in reviewing an application under
par. (a) unless the applicant demonstrates that all appropriate and practicable measures will be taken to avoid and minimize adverse impacts on the wetland.
23.321(2)(c)
(c) The department may not consider a mitigation project in reviewing an application under
par. (a) for an activity that adversely affects a wetland in an area of special natural resource interest or for an activity that adversely affects an area of special natural resource interest.
23.321(2)(d)
(d) If the department determines that the conditions of a permit or other authorization issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for an activity that affects a wetland do not meet the requirements of any guidelines established in the memorandum of agreement under
sub. (4), the department may impose additional conditions to ensure that the requirements are met. The department may not require that the acreage of a mitigation project considered under
par. (a) exceed the acreage that is required for the project under the guidelines established in the memorandum of agreement under
sub. (4).
23.321(2m)
(2m) Subsequent protection for wetlands. 23.321(2m)(a)1.1. A person who is the holder of a permit or other approval that authorizes a mitigation project shall grant a conservation easement under
s. 700.40 to the department to ensure that a wetland that is being restored, enhanced or created will not be destroyed or substantially degraded by any subsequent owner of or holder of interest in the property on which the wetland is located. The department shall revoke the permit or other approval if the holder of the permit or other approval fails to take these measures.
23.321(2m)(a)2.
2. A person who is restoring, enhancing or creating a wetland to provide transferable credits as part of a wetlands mitigation bank shall grant a conservation easement under
s. 700.40 to the department, to ensure that the wetland will not be destroyed or substantially degraded by any subsequent owner of or holder of interest in the property on which the wetland is located.
23.321(2m)(b)
(b) Notwithstanding
par. (a), the department shall modify or release a conservation easement granted under
par. (a) if all of the following apply:
23.321(2m)(b)1.
1. The department determines that part or all of the restored, enhanced or created wetland ceases to be a wetland.
23.321(2m)(b)2.
2. The person who is required to grant the conservation easement did not contribute to the loss of the wetland specified in
subd. 1.
23.321(2m)(b)3.
3. Any subsequent owner of or holder of interest in the property on which the wetland specified in
subd. 1. is located did not contribute to the loss of the wetland.
23.321(3)
(3) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to establish a process for consideration of wetland compensatory mitigation under
sub. (2). Upon promulgation, the rules shall apply to any application or other request for an initial determination for a permit or other authorization that is pending with the department on the date on which the rules take effect. The rules shall address all of the following:
23.321(3)(a)
(a) Requirements for the avoidance and minimization of adverse impacts to the wetland that will be affected by the permitted activity.
23.321(3)(b)
(b) The conditions under which credits in a wetlands mitigation bank may be used for wetland compensatory mitigation.
23.321(3)(c)
(c) Enforcement of a requirement to implement a mitigation project.
23.321(3)(d)
(d) Baseline studies of the wetland that will be affected by the permitted activity and of the mitigation project site.
23.321(3)(e)
(e) Plan and project design requirements for a mitigation project, which shall consider the relation of the project design to the hydrology of the watershed in which a mitigation project is located.
23.321(3)(f)
(f) The comparability of a wetland that will be restored, enhanced or created to the wetland that will be adversely affected by the permitted activity, including all of the following:
23.321(3)(f)1.
1. Consideration of the size, location, type and quality of the wetlands.
23.321(3)(f)2.
2. Consideration of the functional values performed by the wetlands.
23.321(3)(g)
(g) The establishment of a process for determining replacement ratios.
23.321(3)(h)
(h) Standards for measuring the short-term and long-term success of a mitigation project and requirements for the short-term and long-term monitoring of a mitigation project.
23.321(3)(i)
(i) Remedial actions to be taken by the applicant if a mitigation project is not successful and actions to be taken by a wetlands mitigation bank if a mitigation project on which mitigation credits are based is not successful.
23.321(3)(j)
(j) Establishment of an expedited decision-making process for activities adversely affecting wetlands that are less than one acre in size and that have negligible functional values.
23.321(3m)
(3m) Expedited decision-making process. 23.321(3m)(a)(a) The expedited decision-making process established under the rules under
sub. (3) (j) shall include a requirement that the department shall decide whether to issue a permit for, or otherwise approve, an activity within 60 working days after a complete application for the permit or approval has been received by the department if all of the following apply:
23.321(3m)(a)1.
1. The wetland that will be adversely affected is not located in a floodplain.
23.321(3m)(a)2.
2. The application does not involve the issuance of a permit or other approval under
ch. 30.
23.321(3m)(am)
(am) The expedited decision-making process established under the rules under
sub. (3) (j) may limit the scope of alternatives to the proposed activities that must be considered in reviewing an application under that process.
23.321(3m)(b)
(b) The department is exempt from the time limit under
par. (a) if the department determines that weather conditions prevent the department from making a determination within 60 working days after the receipt of the complete application.
23.321(4)
(4) Memorandum of agreement. The department shall initiate negotiations with the U.S. army corps of engineers to develop a memorandum of agreement establishing guidelines for mitigation projects and wetland mitigation banks. The guidelines shall address all of the topics described in
sub. (3) (a) to
(i).
23.321(5)
(5) Report to legislature. No later than January 31,
2003, and no later than January 31 of each subsequent odd-numbered year, the department shall submit to the legislature under
s. 13.172 (2) a report that provides an analysis of the impact of the implementation of this section on wetland resources and on the issuance of permits or other approvals under
ss. 59.692,
61.351,
62.231,
87.30 281.11 to
281.47 or
281.49 to
281.85 or
ch. 30,
31,
283,
289,
291,
292,
293,
295 or
299.
23.321 History
History: 1999 a. 147.
23.322
23.322
Fees for computer accessible water resource management information. The department may charge a fee for providing any information that that it maintains in a format that may be accessed by computer concerning the waters of this state, including maps and other water resource management information.
23.322 History
History: 1999 a. 9.
23.325
23.325
Aerial photographic survey. 23.325(1)
(1) The department shall make, on a periodic basis, an aerial photographic survey of the state to provide the basis for state planning and resource and forestry management. In performing this duty, the department:
23.325(1)(a)
(a) Shall consult with the land information board, the department of transportation and the state cartographer, and may consult with other potential users of the photographic products resulting from the survey, to determine the scope and character of the survey.
Effective date note
NOTE: Par. (a) is amended eff. 9-1-03 by
1997 Wis. Act 27 to read:
Effective date text
(a) Shall consult with the the department of transportation and the state cartographer, and may consult with other potential users of the photographic products resulting from the survey, to determine the scope and character of the survey.
23.325(1)(b)
(b) May contract with other state agencies or nongovernmental entities to carry out the photographic imagery acquisition phases of the survey and to prepare specific photographic products for use by federal, state and local agencies and the general public.
23.325(2)(a)(a) After consultation with the department of transportation and the state cartographer, the department of natural resources shall select the photographic products to be sold.
23.325(2)(b)
(b) The department of administration shall establish sale prices for the photographic products. The department of administration shall establish sale prices annually at a level that at least equals the amount necessary to cover the costs of photographic imagery acquisition and the production of photographic products and the costs of selling and reproducing the productions.
23.325(3)
(3) The department of natural resources may sell and may enter into contracts to sell the photographic products.
23.325(4)
(4) All income received by the department of natural resources and the department of transportation from the sale of the photographic products, less the amount retained by the department of transportation under
s. 85.10, shall be deposited in the conservation fund.
23.325 History
History: 1991 a. 39;
1997 a. 27.
23.33
23.33
All-terrain vehicles. 23.33(1)
(1)
Definitions. As used in this section:
23.33(1)(a)
(a) "Accompanied" means being subject to continuous verbal direction or control.
23.33(1)(ag)
(ag) "Agricultural purpose" means a purpose related to beekeeping, operating commercial feedlots, dairying, egg production, floriculture, fish or fur farming, forest and game management, grazing, livestock raising, operating orchards, plant greenhouses or nurseries, poultry raising, raising grain, grass, mint or seed crops, sod farming or raising fruits, nuts, berries or vegetables.
23.33(1)(bd)
(bd) "All-terrain vehicle dealer" means a person engaged in the sale of all-terrain vehicles for a profit at wholesale or retail.
23.33(1)(bh)
(bh) "All-terrain vehicle distributor" means a person who sells or distributes all-terrain vehicles to all-terrain vehicle dealers or who maintains distributor representatives.
23.33(1)(bp)
(bp) "All-terrain vehicle manufacturer" means a person engaged in the manufacture of all-terrain vehicles for sale to the public.
23.33(1)(bt)
(bt) "All-terrain vehicle renter" means a person engaged in the rental or leasing of all-terrain vehicles to the public.
23.33(1)(c)
(c) "All-terrain vehicle route" means a highway or sidewalk designated for use by all-terrain vehicle operators by the governmental agency having jurisdiction as authorized under this section.
23.33(1)(d)
(d) "All-terrain vehicle trail" means a marked corridor on public property or on private lands subject to public easement or lease, designated for use by all-terrain vehicle operators by the governmental agency having jurisdiction, but excluding roadways of highways except those roadways that are seasonally not maintained for motor vehicle traffic.
23.33(1)(g)
(g) "Expedited service" means the process under which a person is able to renew an all-terrain vehicle registration certificate in person and with only one appearance at the site where certificates are renewed.
23.33(1)(h)
(h) "Immediate family" means persons who are related as spouses, as siblings or as parent and child.
23.33(1)(i)
(i) "Intoxicant" means any alcohol beverage, controlled substance, controlled substance analog or other drug or any combination thereof.
23.33(1)(ic)
(ic) "Intoxicated operation of an all-terrain vehicle law" means
sub. (4c) or a local ordinance in conformity therewith or, if the operation of an all-terrain vehicle is involved,
s. 940.09 or
940.25.
23.33(1)(id)
(id) "Lac du Flambeau band" means the Lac du Flambeau band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
23.33(1)(ie)
(ie) "Lac du Flambeau reservation" means the territory within the boundaries of the Lac du Flambeau reservation that were in existence on April 10, 1996.
23.33(1)(if)
(if) "Land under the management and control of a person's immediate family" means land owned or leased by the person or a member of the person's immediate family over which the owner or lessee has management and control. This term excludes land owned or leased by an organization of which the person or a member of the person's immediate family is a member.
23.33(1)(ig)
(ig) "Law enforcement officer" has the meaning specified under
s. 165.85 (2) (c) and includes a person appointed as a conservation warden by the department under
s. 23.10 (1).
23.33(1)(ir)
(ir) "Operate" means to exercise physical control over the speed or direction of an all-terrain vehicle or to physically manipulate or activate any of the controls of an all-terrain vehicle necessary to put it in motion.
23.33(1)(it)
(it) "Operation" means the exercise of physical control over the speed or direction of an all-terrain vehicle or the physical manipulation or activation of any of the controls of an all-terrain vehicle necessary to put it in motion.
23.33(1)(iw)
(iw) "Operator" means a person who operates an all-terrain vehicle, who is responsible for the operation of an all-terrain vehicle or who is supervising the operation of an all-terrain vehicle.
23.33(1)(j)
(j) "Owner" means a person who has lawful possession of an all-terrain vehicle by virtue of legal title or equitable interest in the all-terrain vehicle which entitles the person to possession of the all-terrain vehicle.
23.33(1)(je)
(je) "Purpose of authorized analysis" means for the purpose of determining or obtaining evidence of the presence, quantity or concentration of any intoxicant in a person's blood, breath or urine.
23.33(1)(jp)
(jp) "Small all-terrain vehicle" means an all-terrain vehicle that has 4 wheels and that has either an engine certified by the manufacturer at not more than 90 cubic centimeters or an equivalent power unit.
23.33(1)(js)
(js) "Test facility" means a test facility or agency prepared to administer tests under
s. 343.305 (2).
23.33(1)(n)
(n) "Used exclusively on private property" means use of an all-terrain vehicle by the owner of the all-terrain vehicle or a member of his or her immediate family only on land owned or leased by the all-terrain vehicle owner or a member of his or her immediate family.
