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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 881

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Relating to: notifying well owners and counties of certain water pollution violations, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

County Natural resources, department of — Environmental protection Natural resources, department of — Hunting and fishing Water — Pollution Wells

  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

Under this bill, if the Department of Natural Resources finds that the holder

of a Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit has violated certain

provisions of the permit, DNR must notify the owners of any wells that may be

negatively affected by the violation and the county or counties in which the permit

holder and any wells that may be negatively affected by the violation are located.

The bill requires DNR to provide these notices within 30 days after finding that a

violation has occurred and within 24 hours if DNR determines that the violation

poses a serious risk to public health. The bill also requires DNR to establish, by rule,

procedures for providing the required notice.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Berceau (D) , Billings (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Considine (D) , Crowley (D) , Doyle (D) , E. Brooks (R) , Hebl (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Kolste (D) , Novak (R) , Nygren (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Sargent (D) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D) , Vruwink (D)

7 cosponsors

Bewley (D) , Erpenbach (D) , Hansen (D) , Miller (D) , Ringhand (D) , Shilling (D) , Vinehout (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Environment and Forestry, Ayes 8, Noes 4

Passed 8–4 Feb 21, 2018 official source full page

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

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Environment and Forestry, Ayes 12, Noes 0

Passed 12–0 Feb 21, 2018 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. Jan 29, 2018 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Billings, Nygren, Anderson, Berceau, E. Brooks, Considine, Crowley, Doyle, Hebl, Hesselbein, Kolste, Novak, Ohnstad, Pope, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Subeck, C. Taylor and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators Shilling, Bewley, Erpenbach, Hansen, Ringhand, Vinehout and Miller

  2. Jan 29, 2018 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment and Forestry

  3. Feb 19, 2018 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Committee on Environment and Forestry

  6. Feb 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Feb 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Environment and Forestry, Ayes 8, Noes 4

  8. Feb 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Environment and Forestry, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  9. Feb 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1