281.65(2)(d)
(d) "Structural urban best management practices" means detention basins, wet basins, infiltration basins and trenches and wetland basins.
281.65(3)
(3) The land and water conservation board shall do all of the following:
281.65(3)(am)
(am) Identify priority watersheds and priority lakes as provided in
sub. (3m).
281.65(3)(ap)
(ap) Review and approve priority lake and priority watershed plans prepared under
sub. (5m) and modifications to those plans prepared under
sub. (5s). The board may exempt minor plan modifications from the requirement of board approval.
281.65(3)(at)
(at) Review rules drafted under this section and make recommendations regarding the rules before final approval of the rules by the natural resources board.
281.65(3)(b)
(b) Before September 1 of each even-numbered year, submit to the governor and the department a report that includes all of the following:
281.65(3)(b)1.
1. Recommendations for the amount to be appropriated for the program under this section for the following fiscal biennium.
281.65(3)(b)5.
5. Any changes that the board determines would improve the efficiency or effectiveness of the program under this section.
281.65(3)(bm)
(bm) Whenever the board determines necessary, submit to the governor and the department recommendations concerning changes to the amounts appropriated for the program under this section or recommendations concerning any changes that would improve the efficiency or effectiveness of the program under this section.
281.65(3)(c)
(c) Assist counties and the department to resolve concerns about the program under this section.
281.65(3)(d)
(d) Establish priorities for the allocation of funds in the event that program needs exceed available funding in any fiscal biennium.
281.65(3)(e)
(e) After reviewing a plan submitted under
sub. (4) (k), request the building commission to authorize public debt to be contracted in the amount that the board determines to be necessary for the purposes of the program under this section.
281.65(3)(f)
(f) Require the department and the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection to conduct or contract for another person to conduct any evaluation or audit of the program under this section and of individual priority watershed or priority lake projects that the board determines is necessary.
281.65(3m)(a)1.1. No later than July 1, 1998, the board shall identify priority watersheds based on the list submitted under
sub. (4) (c) and recommendations by the department and the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection without regard to any priority watershed designations made before the board acts under this subdivision, except for priority watershed designations under
sub. (4) (cm) or
(co). The department and the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall limit the number of watersheds that they recommend to the board to the number that they determine will enable the department to comply with
sub. (4) (g) 9., assuming that the level of funding for the program under this section remains the same as on October 14, 1997.
281.65(3m)(a)2.
2. If a watershed is designated as a priority watershed before the board acts under
subd. 1. and the board does not identify the watershed as a priority watershed under
subd. 1., the board shall terminate the watershed's designation as a priority watershed. This subdivision does not apply to priority watershed designations made under
sub. (4) (cm) or
(co).
281.65(3m)(b)1.1. No later than July 1, 1998, the board shall identify priority lakes based on the list submitted under
sub. (4) (cd) and recommendations by the department and the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection without regard to any priority lake designations made before the board acts under this subdivision.
281.65(3m)(b)2.
2. If a lake is designated as a priority lake before the board acts under
subd. 1. and the board does not identify the lake as a priority lake under
subd. 1., the board shall terminate the lake's designation as a priority lake.
281.65(3m)(c)
(c) If the board terminates a priority watershed or priority lake designation under this subsection, the board shall direct the department to eliminate funding for the project in the former priority watershed or priority lake area.
281.65(3m)(d)1.1. If a watershed is designated as a priority watershed before the board acts under
par. (a) 1. and the board identifies the watershed as a priority watershed under
par. (a) 1., the board shall direct the department to continue funding for the project in the priority watershed.
281.65(3m)(d)2.
2. If a lake is designated as a priority lake before the board acts under
par. (b) 1. and the board identifies the lake as a priority lake under
par. (b) 1., the board shall direct the department to continue funding for the project in the priority lake area.
281.65(4)(a)
(a) Administer the nonpoint source water pollution program under this section.
281.65(4)(am)
(am) Be responsible for the integration of the nonpoint source water pollution abatement program into the state's overall water quality management program.
281.65(4)(ar)
(ar) Serve as the designated state agency with the federal environmental protection agency on all aspects related to the nonpoint source program management requirements of
P.L. 100-4, including the development and submittal of the nonpoint source assessment report and management program required under
P.L. 100-4, section 316 and preparation of the annual grant application for federal funding from the environmental protection agency to implement that program.