October 2024 Agenda and Meeting Materials

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Public Participation Deadline: NRB Liaison receipt of your request to testify and/or written comment is 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024.

The Natural Resources Board will meet in-person. Remote testimony from the public via Zoom may be accepted for this meeting. In person public appearances are also welcome. Members of the public can submit their request to testify remotely, in person, or their written comments by the posted deadline date for Board consideration. Written comment is welcome on any agenda item. Public testimony may be accepted on Action Items and Open Forum in accordance with the Board’s public participation guidelines at: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/about/NRB/public.html.

The public is encouraged to watch the Board meeting via YouTube:

https://youtube.com/live/r5CRjEHaKqg

WISCONSIN NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD

AMENDED AGENDA

For the meeting at:
Room G09, State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2)
101 South Webster Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53703

Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in public meeting room G09, State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2), 101 South Webster Street, Madison, Wisconsin. Board will act on items 1-4 and 7 as listed on the agenda.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that matters concerning natural resource issues or the Department’s program responsibilities or operations specified in the Wisconsin Statutes, which arise after publication of this agenda may be added to the agenda and publicly noticed no less than two hours before the scheduled board meeting, if the Board Chair determines that the matter is urgent.

ORDER OF BUSINESS

1.  ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
   1. Calling the roll
   2. Secretary’s Remarks
   3. Approval of agenda for Oct. 23, 2024
2. CONSENT
   1. Approval of brief of action from Sept. 25, 2024
   2. Acknowledgement of Donation – Kettle Moraine State Forest – Lapham Peak – SMI Grizzly Snowtower 
      (Steven Little, Deputy Secretary)
3. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION CONCERNING ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA

4. ACTION ITEMS
   ADOPTION (Citizen Testimony and Written Comment Welcome)

   1. Request that the Board adopt Emergency Board Order WA-07-24(E), proposed rules affecting ch. NR 520 to provide an alternative method for a municipality to establish proof of financial responsibility required for a solid waste disposal facility
      (Michael Schmit, Business Support and IT Section Manager)
   2. Request that the Board adopt WM-18-23, proposed rules affecting chapter NR 10 related to the deer management assistance program (DMAP)
      (Haley Frater, DMAP/Private Lands Team Lead, Bureau of Wildlife Management)
   3. Request adoption of Emergency Board Order FH-16-24(E), proposed rules affecting chapters NR 20 and 25 related to Lake Superior cisco and lake trout regulations 
      (Brad Ray, Fisheries Northern Team Supervisor)

   SCOPE STATEMENTS (Citizen Testimony and Written Comment Welcome)

   4. Request that the Board approve the Statement of Scope for Board Order FH-10-24, and conditionally approve the public hearing notice for Board Order number FH-10-24 and notice of submittal of proposed rules to the Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse for proposed rules affecting chapters NR 19-26 related to changes to fishing regulations on inland, outlying and boundary waters (the 2025 Fisheries Management Spring Hearings rule)
      (Kari Lee-Zimmermann, Fisheries Policy and Regulations Specialist)
   5. Request that the Board approve the statement of scope for Board Order DG-01-24, and conditionally approve the public hearing notice for Board Order number DG-01-24 and notice of submittal of proposed rules to the Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse for proposed rules affecting chapter NR 809, related to drinking water standards for PFAS
      (Adam DeWeese, Public Water Supply Section Manager)
   6. Request that the Board approve the statement of scope for Board Order DG-02-24, and conditionally approve the public hearing notice for Board Order number DG-02-24 and notice of submittal of proposed rules to the Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse for proposed rules providing technical corrections to chapter NR 809 to clarify and correct existing language and revise Consumer Confidence Report requirements
      (Adam DeWeese, Public Water Supply Section Manager)
   7. Request that the Board approve the Statement of Scope for Board Order WY-20-23 and conditionally approve the public hearing notice and notice of submittal of proposed rules to the Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse, for proposed rules repealing chs. NR 107 and 109 and creating ch. NR 107, related to aquatic plant management, manual removal and mechanical control regulations, and aquatic habitat protection, and revision of ch. NR 193 related to surface water grants
      (Michelle Nault, Lakes & Rivers Section Manager)

   OTHER APPROVALS (Citizen Testimony and Written Comment Welcome) 

   8. Land Sale – Osceola Hatchery – Polk County
      (James W. Lemke, Real Estate Section Manager)
   9. Land Acquisition – White River Fishery Area – Bayfield - Bayfield County
      (James W. Lemke, Real Estate Section Manager)
   10. Land Donation – Mead Wildlife Area – Portage County
       (James W. Lemke, Real Estate Section Manager)
5. OPEN FORUM (Testimony that pertains to topics not on the meeting agenda or not in litigation) – after items 1-4 or following morning break at approximately 10:15 a.m.
6. INFORMATION ITEMS (Written Comment Welcome)
   1. Lake Superior Commercial Fishing Update
      (Brad Ray, Lake Superior Fisheries Team Supervisor, Bureau of Fisheries Management and Craig Hoopman, Lake Superior Commercial Fishing Board Chair)
   2. Lake Michigan Commercial Fishing Update
      (Justine Hasz, Bureau of Fisheries Management Director and Charlie Henriksen, Lake Michigan Commercial Fishing Board Chair)
   3. Division of Public Safety and Resource Protection Emergency Response Efforts
      (Matt O’Brien, Deputy Chief Warden)
   4. Volunteer and fundraising opportunities by the public associated with the DNR, including the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin
      (Phil Rynish, Deputy Administrator, Division of Fish, Wildlife and Parks and David Clutter, Executive Director, Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin)
7. DEPARTMENT SECRETARY’S MATTERS
   1. Retirement Recognition
      1. Michael Sieger, Forestry, 33 years
   2. Acts of the Department Secretary
      1. Real Estate Transactions
   3. Department Secretary’s Matters
8. BOARD MEMBERS’ MATTERS
   1. Board Member Matters

The public is welcome to view the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) meeting via YouTube. The NRB also provides opportunities for citizens to testify and to submit written comment about issues that come before the NRB. See complete information on public participation at Board meetings at http://dnr.wi.gov/about/nrb/public.html.

The public is encouraged to watch the Board meeting via YouTube:

https://youtube.com/live/r5CRjEHaKqg

The following meeting resources are also available: Agenda Item Packets (also known as green sheet packages are linked to the corresponding item on the online meeting agenda at https://dnr.wi.gov/about/nrb/ – click on the blue “View agendas” button then scroll down), supporting documents, and public comment. 

Live transcription of the webcast is autogenerated and not a legal record of the Board Meeting. The approved Brief of Action and meeting recording constitute the official Board’s minutes.

Public Appearance Protocol:Remote testimony from the public via Zoom may be accepted for this meeting. In person public appearances are also welcome. Members of the public can submit their request to testify remotely or their written comments by the posted deadline date for Board consideration. You must be pre-registered to testify. Please include your name, daytime phone number, email address, city of residence, agenda item you request to testify on (include topic for item 5-Open Forum), and name of organization you will represent (if none, state “self”). Confirmed speakers will receive meeting logistics via email. Those confirmed to testify on a specific agenda item will testify on that item prior to vote. Written comment is welcome on any agenda item. Public testimony may be accepted on Action Items and Open Forum in accordance with the Board’s public participation guidelines at: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/about/NRB/public.html.

NOTE: The Board welcomes citizen input on matters of natural resources management and Department programs and policies. Comments concerning any individual’s personal information or personal business are not appropriate and will not be allowed.

The time for item 5. – Open Forum - will be after items 1-4 or immediately following the morning break at approximately 10:15 a.m. If you request to testify during Open Forum, please be ready to speak when the Board takes up this item. Each speaker will have three minutes to give their testimony; however, the Board Chair has final discretion on time limit.

Please contact the NRB Liaison, at 608-267-7420 or by email at dnrnrbliaison@wisconsin.gov with NRB-related questions, to request information, submit written comments or to register to testify at a meeting.

Public Participation Deadline: NRB Liaison receipt of your request to testify and/or written comment is 11 a.m. on Oct. 16, 2024.

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