Subject Index

Environmental law revisions re industrial facility concentration and permits, laws enforcement, hazards mitigation, impact statements and patient health care records; Environmental justice board created in DOJ; DHSS study of health problems related to pollution -  SB434

Environmental statutes (chap. 144, Wis.Stats.) renumbered and reorganized -  SB622

Fruit and vegetable washing facilities: exemption from certain permit, plan approval and license requirements  - AB640

Fruit and vegetable washing facilities: exemption from certain permit, plan approval and license requirements  - SB386

Groundwater management: biennial appropriation created [Sec. 648] -  AB150

Groundwater protection law revised re nitrate discharge from private sewage systems [A.Amdt.26 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 4205e, 4441c] -  AB150

Groundwater protection law revised re nitrate discharge from private sewage systems -  SB247

Groundwater standards for mining activities and mining waste facilities: exemption and separate provision eliminated  - SB308

Lake management grant revisions re nonprofit conservation organizations and limit on current maximum amount [Sec. 4301, 4302; A.Sub.Amdt.1: limit modified, grant lapse to conservation fund, 4302b, 9242 (2g), deletes 4302]  - AB150

Mining activities and waste facilities exemption from groundwater enforcement standards eliminated  - AB336

Nonpoint pollution control bonding authority revised, JCF duties eliminated; Great Lakes remedial action plan program bonding increased [Sec. 438, 1162, 1163]  - AB150

Nonpoint source pollution in priority watersheds: plans completion date extended [Sec. 4296] - AB150

Nonpoint source water pollution abatement program: DNR appropriation for contracts [Sec. 739, 4297, 4299]  - AB150

Pesticide regulation and rules approval re groundwater contamination -  SB305

Revival of 1995 AB-758 (sulfide ore mining) -  AJR98

Storm water grants for U.W. system [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 4300e] -  AB150

Storm water management plan [A.Amdt.26 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 4303c-m, 4380m; S.Amdt.116 to Engr.AB-150: DNR to consult with DOD, 4303cm, deletes 4303c-m, 4380m; S.Amdt.117 to Engr.AB-150: duplicates S.Amdt.116 provisions (Senate recedes its position)]  - AB150

Sulfide ore mining: permit requirements revised; moratorium provision -  AB758

Sulfide ore mining: permit requirements revised; moratorium provision -  SB516

Well recharge areas of small public water supply systems: funding for contamination protection - AB635

water rescue and recovery Water rescue and recovery, see Boat

water skiing Water skiing, see Boat

water supply Water supply

Environmental statutes (chap. 144, Wis.Stats.) renumbered and reorganized -  SB622

Natural resources laws revised re stocking or introduction of fish, spawn or wild animals permit and languages and technical changes in water systems and abandoned container provisions (remedial legislation) -  AB865

Nonpoint source pollution in priority watersheds: plans completion date extended [Sec. 4296] - AB150

Well recharge areas of small public water supply systems: funding for contamination protection - AB635

watercraft Watercraft, see Boat

watershed Watershed, see Water supply

waterways and water power Waterways and water power, see also Harbor; Lakes; Shoreland zoning

Commercial vessel regulations revised: double hull or tug escort required in certain cases, intoxicated boating law modified and open burning on prohibited -  AB495

Cranberry cultivation dams, ditches and drains: exemption re certain trout streams eliminated - AB1062

Cranberry cultivation dams, ditches and drains: exemption re certain trout streams eliminated - SB664

CTH ``HH" bridge across Wisconsin river in Portage county: construction funding -  AB1094

Dam aids provided for town of Spider Lake, Sawyer county and town of Douglas, Marquette county [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9142 (10g)] -  AB150

Dam maintenance: local aids for [Sec. 1164; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, 742d, g, 9142 (9g), 9442 (12g)]  - AB150

Dam renovation and repair of the Chair factory dam in Grafton [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9142 (10j)] - AB150

Environmental statutes (chap. 144, Wis.Stats.) renumbered and reorganized -  SB622

Floodplain or shoreland zoning ordinances revised re nonconforming buildings; provisions applicable to Trenton Island in Pierce county eliminated [A.Amdt.1: shoreland zoning provisions removed; S.Amdt.1: certain permit exemptions for Crayfish creek in the city of Oak Creek]  - AB424

Fox river: city of Appleton authorized to place fill re park development -  SB364

Harbor assistance program: DOT may award improvement grants for an island in the Mississippi river  - AB379

Harbor assistance program: DOT may award improvement grants for an island in the Mississippi river  - SB219

Heritage state parks and forests trust fund: matching funds requirement modified; minimum cash balance required; LWSR moneys set aside for Mountain bay state trail  - AB1093

Hydroelectric dams: DNR to standardize warning signs, buoys and lights in restricted areas - AB949

Hydroelectric dams: DNR to standardize warning signs, buoys and lights in restricted areas - SB554

Kickapoo valley governing board name changed to Kickapoo reserve management board [Sec. 3, 4, 7, 8, 22-25, 31-37, 40, 61] - AB935

Kickapoo valley governing board name changed to Kickapoo reserve management board [Sec. 3, 4, 7, 8, 22-25, 31-37, 40, 61] - SB565

Kickapoo valley governing board: use of federal moneys specified [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1081m, n, 3663m]  - AB150

Kickapoo valley reserve transferred from DOA to DTP [Sec. 94, 114, 192, 235, 279, 659, 765, 1070, 1071, 1075, 1076, 1084, 1213, 1358-1363, 1511, 1512, 1535, 4335, 6222, 9101 (9), 9401 (2); A.Sub.Amdt.1: transferred to Department of tourism, 1964w, deletes 1511, 1512; S.Amdt.116 to Engr.AB-150: funding revision, 1073m] -  AB150

Lower St. Croix river: restrictions re zebra mussels on boats, trailers and equipment; enforcement provisions  - AB1046

Lower St. Croix river: restrictions re zebra mussels on boats, trailers and equipment; enforcement provisions  - SB590

LWSR restriction re exterior colors of structures: exemption for farmhouses provided -  AB940

LWSR revisions re county permits, standards for structures or mobile homes, timber cutting, mining and quarrying, recreational trails, DNR and LWSR board authority [S.Amdt.1: quarrying references removed, nonmetallic mining specified, erosion prevention and control rules]  - AB590

Merrimac ferry proclaimed an official sesquicentennial landmark -  AJR47

Natural watercourse obstructions: removal authority extended to land located in villages -  SB245

Navigable stream, flowage or river bed: DNR report required re affect of legislation on -  SB666

Navigable waters: DNR may delegate authority to municipalities re issuance of permits for certain activities or projects [Sec. 1661; original bill only] -  AB150

Navigable waters: DNR may delegate authority to municipalities re issuance of permits for certain activities or projects - SB166

Navigable waters: exemption from permit requirements for certain activities and construction [Sec. 1659, 1660, 1669; original bill only] -  AB150

Navigable waters: exemption from permit requirements for certain activities and construction - SB167

Navigable waters: permits for drainage work [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 3529m-3530r, 9142 (9z), 9342 (14z)]  - AB150

Portage levee renovation and repair: grant provided; duty transferred to city; study authorized [Sec. 635, 678, 1164, 1698-1700, 1702-1706; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, deletes 1164] -  AB150

PSC hearing requirements re river improvement tolls and certain utility complaints repealed [S.Amdt.1: utility complaint provision deleted] -  AB185

Public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts: certain powers extended to town sanitary districts; state funding, ordinance authority expanded and lakes without public access provisions -  AB1050

Public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts: certain powers extended to town sanitary districts; state funding provision -  SB585

Recreational boating project program: eligibility revisions [Sec. 1693-1695, 9342 (10); A.Sub.Amdt.1: water safety patrol funding, 706g, 737h, 9142 (11g), 9442 (8g)]  - AB150

River cleanup week proclaimed May 11-18, 1996 -  AJR77

Transportation projects involving navigable waters: DOT exempt from DNR permit re interdepartmental liaison procedures - AB927

Urban river grants, general land acquisition and Frank Lloyd Wright Monona terrace project: funding provisions; JCF review procedure [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1165am, 1235b-j, 1254e-r, 1262b-q, 1262r-1266v, 1319m, r, 1323j, 1324e-v, 1661m; A.Amdt.26 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: deletes 1235b-j, 1254e-r, 1262b-q, 1262r-1264m, 1266h-v, 1319m, r, 1324e-v, 1661m; S.Amdt.116 to Engr.AB-150: deletes 1262r-1264m] -  AB150

Water regulatory projects and wetland maps: fee structure revised [Sec. 658, 1348, 1662-1668, 1707-1711, 4206, 9342 (7)] - AB150

Willow flowage project land acquisition provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1323m] -  AB150

waterworks Waterworks

Intergovernmental cooperation enhancement recommendations re municipal revenue sharing, police, libraries and CESA and technical college districts; report required [S.Amdt.1: ability of municipalities to agree to provide water utility service in incorporated areas; S.Amdt.2: CESA and technical college provisions removed, joint fire department provision added]  - SB491

Municipal utilities: local government authority to fix service limits modified -  SB500

Municipally owned water or water and sewer public utility rate increases: PSC hearing exemptions - AB728

Public fire protection charges by municipal utilities revised [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 5235m] -  AB150

Transmission facility excavation and damage procedures revised [S.Sub.Amdt.2: definition revised; S.Amdt.1 to S.Sub.Amdt.2: fuel storage tank or pipeline added]  - SB64

Water or sewage system or sewage or refuse disposal plant: cost threshold for extending the plan review period revised  - SB189

waukesha, city of Waukesha, City of

Urban mass transit operating assistance program: funding formula and cost-efficiency standards [A.Sub.Amdt.2: current basic and supplemental aid appropriations repealed, separate appropriations for aid to four categories of systems; Conf..Amdt.1: funding revision, five categories of systems created] -  AB557

waukesha county Waukesha county

150th anniversary commemorated - AJR100

Professional baseball park district created; provisions re bond issuance, room tax, contracting, highway improvements, surplus state land sale and LAB audit [for further revisions, see entry under: ``Milwaukee Brewers"] -  SE5 AB1

Urban mass transit operating assistance program: funding formula and cost-efficiency standards [A.Sub.Amdt.2: current basic and supplemental aid appropriations repealed, separate appropriations for aid to four categories of systems; Conf..Amdt.1: funding revision, five categories of systems created] -  AB557

waupaca county Waupaca county

Circuit court branches: number increased -  SB232

STH 22 in Waupaca county: bypass designated a major highway project -  AB1007

wausau, city of Wausau, City of

Vehicle weight and width limitations re Interstate 39 [A.Amdt.26 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 6416vc-vw; deleted by S.Amdt.116 to Engr.AB-150; deleted and modified by S.Amdt.117 to Engr.AB-150: 6416vib-vwb (Senate recedes its position)] -  AB150