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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 739

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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 Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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: Bewley (D) , Carpenter (D) , Erpenbach (D) , Hansen (D) , Miller (D) , Ringhand (D) , Shilling (D) , Vinehout (D)

21 cosponsors

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)

Full history

  1. Jan 29, 2018 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Shilling, Bewley, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Hansen, Miller, Ringhand and Vinehout; cosponsored 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

  2. Jan 29, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

  3. Feb 27, 2018 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1