188 Relating to: the waiver of requirements related to the discharge of water pollution for certain research projects.

Date of enactment: April 2, 2012
2011 Senate Bill 402 Date of publication*: April 16, 2012

* Section 991.11, Wisconsin Statutes 2009-10 : Effective date of acts. "Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication as designated" by the secretary of state [the date of publication may not be more than 10 working days after the date of enactment].

2011 WISCONSIN ACT 188

An Act to amend 283.60 (1) (intro.) and (c) of the statutes; relating to: the waiver of requirements related to the discharge of water pollution for certain research projects.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1 . 283.60 (1) (intro.) and (c) of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32 , are amended to read:

283.60 (1) (intro.) The department may waive the compliance with any requirement for of this chapter or of a permit issued under this chapter for a research project for the purpose of evaluating advanced agricultural nutrient management tools and precision agricultural technology, if all of the following conditions are met:

(c) The person who will operate the project agrees to take necessary actions to maintain compliance with surface water and groundwater requirements under ch. 281 and this chapter, other than the permitting a requirement waived under this section , and to take necessary actions to regain compliance with those requirements if a violation occurs in the course of the project.