Notices concerning construction near or on lakes, streams, or wetlands that are given to applicants for building permits and other construction approvals, requiring the Department of Natural Resources to furnish informational brochures about wetlands laws, requiring the Department of Natural Resources to provide evaluations and statements about whether certain land contains wetlands, and making an appropriation

The bill provides that, if DNR furnishes a wetland identification or a wetland confirmation, that identification or confirmation is effective for a period of five years.

The bill requires DNR to negotiate with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps of Engineers) to enter into a memorandum of agreement that provides that the Corps of Engineers will concur with any written evaluation by DNR of whether a parcel of land contains a wetland for purposes of a wetland identification. The bill also specifies that DNR may not provide a wetland identification before the date on which it enters into such a memorandum with the Corps of Engineers.

The bill establishes deadlines under which DNR must provide these wetlands-related services after a person files a request for the service. The bill specifies that, if adverse weather conditions or other adverse conditions prevent DNR from conducting an accurate on-site inspection for a wetland identification or a wetland confirmation, DNR may provide the service as soon as possible after conditions allow DNR to conduct an accurate on-site inspection.

The bill also requires that each county, city, village, and town (municipality) that issues a building permit or other approval for construction activity must give the applicant a written notice that contains information about construction near or on wetlands including a statement that advises the applicant that the applicant is responsible for complying with state and federal laws concerning construction near or on wetlands, lakes, and streams. The bill requires the Department of Commerce (Commerce) to include this notice on every standard building permit form that it prescribes. The bill provides that a municipality is not required to give the notice if it issues a building permit on a standard building permit form prescribed by Commerce. If the municipality is required to give the notice, the bill provides that the municipality must require the applicant for the building permit to sign a statement acknowledging that the person has received the notice.

The bill also requires DNR to furnish an informational brochure to municipalities for distribution to the public that describes the laws that apply to wetlands.