Assembly Bill 728
Regulation of wastewater discharges and granting rule-making authority
Topics: Natural Resources, Department of: Environmental protection, Water: Pollution
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 15, 2012
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
The federal Clean Water Act (CWA) includes a program for issuing permits for discharges of water pollutants from point sources, such as pipes. Under the CWA, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may approve the issuance of these permits by a state if EPA determines that the state has a program that meets requirements in the CWA and EPA regulations under the CWA. Currently, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) administers an EPA-approved permit program for point sources of water pollution (referred to as the Wisconsin pollution discharge elimination system or WPDES).
This bill makes various changes in the statutes for WPDES that primarily conform those statutes to provisions in the CWA and EPA regulations under the CWA. The changes relate, among other things, to standards of performance that are applicable to new sources of water pollution and procedures and standards for modifying or terminating permits.
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Current law authorizes DNR to issue a general WPDES permit authorizing certain vessels to discharge ballast water. The law specifies fees for coverage under a ballast water general permit that are applicable until June 30, 2013. The law requires DNR to promulgate rules setting fees applicable after June 30, 2013, based on the costs of administering and enforcing a general permit for ballast water discharges.
This bill makes the statutory fees for a ballast water general permit permanent and eliminates the requirement for DNR to promulgate rules setting fees.
Who's behind it
Jeff Mursau, a Republican, is its .
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Author (1)
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 15, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources.
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Mar 15, 2012
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly
Introduced by Representative Mursau
- Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources
- Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis