Wis. Stat. § 15.347 — WI Code / Chapter 15 / Section 15.347
Section 15.347
Status: in_force

6. One member, appointed by the executive committee of the conservation congress, who is a member of the conservation congress.

(b) The members of the sporting heritage council appointed under par. (a) 2. to 6. shall be appointed for 3-year terms.

(c) The sporting heritage council shall meet at least one time each year.

(22) Wetland study council.

(a) There is created in the department of natural resources a wetland study council consisting of the following members, appointed for staggered 6-year terms:

1. One member who is a representative of a statewide organization representing the business community.

2. One member who is a representative of a statewide organization representing waterfowl interests.

3. One member who is a representative of a statewide organization representing real estate and development interests.

4. One member who is a representative of a statewide organization representing municipal interests.

5. One member who is a representative of a statewide organization representing rural and agricultural interests.

6. One member who is a representative of a statewide land conservation group with a specific interest in wetlands.

7. One member who is a statewide wetland delineator.

8. One member who is a statewide wetland consultant.

9. One member who is a department of natural resources biologist or hydrologist and who is a wetland expert, appointed by the secretary of natural resources.

(b) The wetland study council shall research and develop recommendations on all of the following:

1. The implementation and effectiveness of statewide wetland mitigation programs.

2. Program elements that would be necessary for the department of natural resources to implement if the department assumes from the federal government the authority to administer the state’s own individual and general permit program for the discharge of dredged or fill material into the navigable waters of the state under s. 281.12 (2) .

3. Issues related to the analysis of practicable alternatives that avoid and minimize the adverse impacts of a discharge into a wetland on wetland functional values and that will not result in any other significant adverse environmental consequences.

4. Storm water management ponds and their potential to serve a role in wetland mitigation.

5. Statewide incentive programs for creating, restoring, and enhancing wetlands.

6. Statewide wetland trainings for department of natural resources staff, wetland consultants, and wetland delineators.

7. The simplification of regulations associated with creating wetlands on farm drainage ditches for the purpose of phosphorus pollution retention.

8. Ways to improve the in lieu fee subprogram of the wetland mitigation program, under s. 281.36 (3r) (e) , including subcontracting the management of a program to a nonprofit organization.

9. The requirements for certification as an assured delineator and other matters related to the wetland assured delineation program under s. 23.321 (2d) .

10. Methods of financing wetland mitigation requirements for local units of government.

11. Any other item related to wetlands at the discretion of the council.

History: 1971 c. 100 s. 23 ; 1971 c. 164 , 211 , 277 , 307 , 323 ; 1973 c. 12 , 301 , 318 ; 1975 c. 39 , 198 , 224 , 412 ; 1977 c. 29 ss. 51 , 52 , 52d , 1650m (1) , (4); 1977 c. 377 ; 1979 c. 34 ss. 39g , 39r , 2102 (39) (g) , (58) (b); 1979 c. 221 , 355 ; 1979 c. 361 s. 112 ; 1981 c. 346 s. 38 ; 1983 a. 410 ; 1985 a. 29 ss. 87h , 87m , 3200 (39) ; 1985 a. 65 , 296 , 332 ; 1987 a. 27 , 186 , 399 ; 1989 a. 11 , 31 , 335 ; 1991 a. 32 , 39 , 269 , 302 , 316 ; 1993 a. 16 , 464 ; 1995 a. 27 ss. 169 to 175b , 9116 (5) and 9126 (19) ; 1995 a. 227 ; 1997 a. 27 , 300 ; 2001 a. 109 ; 2005 a. 168 ; 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a) ; 2009 a. 394 ; 2011 a. 32 ss. 117b , 125 , 126 ; 2011 a. 104 , 168 ; 2013 a. 16 , 69 ; 2015 a. 55 , 168 , 170 ; 2017 a. 183 ; 2025 a. 172 ; s. 35.17 correction in (22) (b) 9.