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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE
January 28, 1997 - Introduced by Senators Cowles, Risser, Rude, Clausing,
Schultz and Plache, cosponsored by Representatives Johnsrud, Hutchison,
Baumgart, Albers, R. Young, Goetsch, Seratti, Musser, Olsen and
Gronemus. Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Environmental
Resources.
SB34,1,4
1An Act to renumber and amend 30.71;
to amend 30.71 (title); and
to create
230.71 (1) and 30.71 (3) of the statutes;
relating to: disposal facilities on
3outlying waters for toilet wastes from boats and granting rule-making
4authority.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, no person may dispose of any toilet wastes from boats that
are equipped with toilets into the waters of this state. Under this bill, establishments
that provide berths or moorings to 5 or more boats must provide onshore disposal
facilities for these toilet wastes. Under the bill, any rules established to carry out this
requirement must be jointly promulgated by the department of commerce and the
department of natural resources.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB34, s. 1
5Section
1. 30.71 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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630.71 (title)
Boats Disposal of waste from boats equipped with toilets.
SB34, s. 2
1Section
2. 30.71 of the statutes is renumbered 30.71 (2) and amended to read:
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30.71
(2) No person may, while maintaining or operating any boat equipped
3with toilets on
inland waters or outlying the waters of this state
, as defined in s. 29.01
4(9) and (11), dispose of any toilet wastes in any manner into the
inland or outlying 5waters of this state. The department of commerce may promulgate water.
SB34,2,8
6(4) Any rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this section
shall be
7promulgated jointly by the department of commerce and the department of natural
8resources.
SB34, s. 3
9Section
3. 30.71 (1) of the statutes is created to read:
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30.71
(1) In this section, "outlying waters" has the meaning given in s. 29.01
11(11).
SB34, s. 4
12Section
4. 30.71 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
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30.71
(3) No person may operate for compensation or reward an establishment
14that has the capacity of providing berths or moorings to 5 or more boats that are
15equipped with toilets and that is located on an outlying water of this state unless the
16establishment provides adequate fixed onshore disposal facilities for disposal of
17toilet wastes from the boats for which the establishment provides berths or moorings.
18If the establishment is unable to provide fixed onshore disposal facilities due to
19problems of accessibility to the boats, the establishment shall provide adequate
20portable disposal facilities for these toilet wastes.
SB34,2,2222
(1)
This act takes effect on January 1, 1999.
