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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

AB 43

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removal of abandoned dams.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law sets forth two procedures that the Department of Natural

Resources (DNR) must follow before DNR has a dam removed from a waterway. For

an abandoned dam, DNR must give 60 days' written notice to the dam's owner, if the

owner can be found. If not, DNR must publish a public notice three times in the

county in which the dam is located.

Also for the removal of any dam by DNR, whether the dam is abandoned or not,

DNR must hold a public informational hearing or publish a class 2 notice stating that

DNR will remove the dam without a hearing unless one is requested in writing

within 30 days.

This bill requires that, prior to beginning any of these procedures, DNR

consider the results the dam removal will have on the safety, health, and welfare of

the persons who will be affected by the removal.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bies (R) , Kestell (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Mursau (R) , Petrowski (R) , Ziegelbauer (I)

1 cosponsors

Leibham (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 10, Noes 6

Passed 10–6 Jan 24, 2012 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Mar 8, 2011 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kestell, Bies, LeMahieu, Mursau, Ziegelbauer and Petrowski;Cosponsored by Senator Leibham

  2. Mar 8, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources

  3. Mar 23, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 30, 2011 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Jan 18, 2012 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Jan 24, 2012 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 10, Noes 6

  7. Jan 24, 2012 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Feb 14, 2012 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-16-2012 by committee on Rules

  9. Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  10. Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  11. Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  13. Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Feb 17, 2012 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  15. Feb 17, 2012 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources and Environment

  16. Mar 23, 2012 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1