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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 838

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Relating to: making a grant for dredging of the Deerskin River in the town of Washington in Vilas County and making an appropriation. (FE)

Natural resources department of — Environmental protection Vilas county Waterways and water power

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Department of Natural Resources to award a grant of $1,750,000 to the town of Washington in Vilas County for a project to dredge the Deerskin River. The town may use the funds for the actual costs of permits, testing, dredging, and transportation of removed sediment if the costs are directly related to the dredging of the Deerskin River. Under the bill, if the town does not complete the dredging project by December 31, 2028, the town must return to the state the full amount of the grant. If the town completes the project and the actual costs incurred are less than the amount awarded, the town must return to the state the unexpended amount.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Callahan (R) , Swearingen (R)

2 cosponsors

Felzkowski (R) , Tucker (R)

Full history

  1. Jan 6, 2026 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Swearingen and Callahan; cosponsored by Senator Felzkowski

  2. Jan 6, 2026 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment

  3. Feb 2, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Tucker added as a coauthor

  4. Feb 4, 2026 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1