2015 WISCONSIN ACT
250
An Act
to amend
20.370 (6) (as), 20.370 (6) (av), 281.68 (title), 281.68 (1t) (title), 281.68 (1t) (a), 281.68 (1t) (c), 281.68 (1t) (d), 281.68 (2) (b) and 281.68 (3) (bg) of the statutes;
relating to:
lake monitoring and protection grants and contracts and making an appropriation.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section
1
.
20.370 (6) (as) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.370
(6)
(as)
Environmental aids — invasive aquatic species and lake monitoring
and protection
.
Biennially, from the conservation fund, the amounts in the schedule for grants under s. 23.22 (2) (c) to control invasive species that are aquatic species and for lake monitoring
and protection
contracts under s. 281.68 (1t).
20.370
(6)
(av)
Environmental aids — river protection;
lake monitoring and protection contracts;
conservation fund.
Biennially, from the conservation fund, the amounts in the schedule for river protection grants and contracts under s. 281.70
and for lake monitoring and protection contracts under s. 281.68 (1t)
.
Section
3
.
281.68 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
281.68
(title)
Lake management planning grants and lake monitoring
and protection
contracts.
Section
4
.
281.68 (1t) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
281.68
(1t)
(title)
Lake monitoring
and protection
contracts.
Section
5
.
281.68 (1t) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
281.68
(1t)
(a) Training, equipment, and supplies necessary for water quality sample collection
, lake surveys, and watercraft inspection
.
Section
6
.
281.68 (1t) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
281.68
(1t)
(c) Developing, maintaining, and managing a statewide database system for entering, tracking, evaluating, and reporting water quality
and lake survey
results.
Section
7
.
281.68 (1t) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
281.68
(1t)
(d) Producing and distributing water quality
and lake survey
results and reports.
Section
8
.
281.68 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
281.68
(2)
(b) The total amount of lake monitoring
and protection
contracts for each fiscal year may not exceed
10
25
percent of the total amount appropriated under s. 20.370 (6) (ar)
and
,
(as)
, and (av)
.
Section
9
.
281.68 (3) (bg) of the statutes is amended to read:
281.68
(3)
(bg) The department shall promulgate rules for the administration of the lake monitoring
and protection
contracts program, which shall specify the eligible activities and qualifications for participation in the statewide lake monitoring
and protection
network. Eligible activities shall include providing technical assistance to public or private entities that apply for, or have received, a grant under s. 23.22 (2) (c).
Qualified participants shall include counties and public or private entities that manage aquatic invasive species under a management plan approved by the department.