February 24, 2010 agenda and meeting materials

Since the posting of this agenda, the following items have changed:
3.A.2 Deleted
3.B.2 Corrected

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, February 23, 2009 at 2:30 p.m., the Natural Resources Board will receive a presentation on the role of research and then tour the Science Operations Center located at 2801 Progress Road, Madison, Wisconsin.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that on Wednesday, February 24, 2009 the Natural Resources Board will meet with leaders from various environmental groups at 7:30 a.m. in Room G09, State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2), Madison, Wisconsin.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Natural Resources Board will convene at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 24, 2010, in Room G09, State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2), Madison, Wisconsin. The Board will act on items 1-7 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.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010: Order of Business

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1. Organizational Matters
   1. Calling the roll
   2. Approval of agenda for February 23 - 24, 2010
   3. Approval of minutes from January 26 - 27, 2010
2. Ratification of Acts of the Department Secretary
   1. Real Estate Transactions
3. Action Items
   1. Air, Waste and Water//Enforcement
      1. Request Adoption of Emergency Board Order WA-31-09(E) and authorization for public hearing of Board Order WA-30-09, revisions to NR 660, hazardous waste management rules (Ann Coakley, Waste & Materials Management Bureau Director, 15 minutes)
      2. Request Adoption of Board Order WT-15-09, Watershed Management Housekeeping Rule Revisions to chs. 102, 103, 105, 106, 108, 110,114, 200, 203, 205, 210, 214, 299, 328, 341, and 812 (Susan Sylvester, Watershed Management Permits Chief, 10 minutes) Deleted - moved to March 16, 2010 agenda
      3. Request Adoption of Board Order AM-12-09, proposed rules affecting revisions to chs. NR 404 and 438, Wis. Adm. Code, pertaining to air quality standards for ozone and lead (Larry Bruss, Regional Pollutants & Mobile Source Section Chief, 10 minutes)
      4. Request Authorization for Public Hearing on Board Order WT-21-09, revisions to ch. NR 335 - Dam Maintenance, Repair, Modification, Abandonment and Removal Aid Program and ch. NR 336 - Small and Abandoned Dam Removal Grant Program (Meg Galloway, Dams and Floodplain Section Chief, 10 minutes)
   2. Land Management, Recreation, and Fisheries/Wildlife -
      1. Request Adoption of Board Order WM-03-09, the 2009 Wildlife Management Housekeeping Rule Package modifications related to the bobcat season (Scott Loomans, Regulation Policy Specialist, 10 minutes)
      2. Request Adoption of Board Order WM-21-07 related to harmful wild animals revisions to NR 10, 12, & 16 related to regulating captive wild or feral swine, mute swans, and wolf-dog hybrids under the Captive Wildlife Law (Scott Loomans, Regulation Policy Specialist, 15 minutes) Corrected
      3. Request Authorization for Public Hearing of Board Order FR-04-10, revisions to NR 46, related to stumpage rates and administration of the MFL program (Ken Symes, Forest Tax Enforcement Specialist, 10 minutes)
      4. Request Approval of the Master Plan for the Lower Chippewa River Properties (Craig Thompson, West Central Region Land Leader, 20 minutes)
      5. Request Approval of a 5 year list (2010-2014) of projects for master planning and an update on the status of master planning (Kate Fitzgerald, Land Management Section Chief,15 minutes)
      6. Land acquisition, Big Bay State Park, Ashland County (Richard Steffes, Real Estate Director, 5 minutes)
      7. Land Donation, Ice Age Trail, Washington County (Richard Steffes, Real Estate Director, 5 minutes)
      8. Land Donation, Buckskin Lake Public Access, Oneida County (Richard Steffes, Real Estate Director, 5 minutes)
      9. Land Donation, Statewide Wildlife Habitat Areas, Dunn County (Richard Steffes, Real Estate Director, 5 minutes)
4. Citizen Participation
5. Board Members' Matters
   1. Committee Assignments
6. Special Committee Reports
7. Department Secretary's Matters
   1. Retirement Resolutions
      1. Robert E. Strous Jr.
      2. Ray Amiel
      3. Patrick M. Rominski
      4. Ronald P. Olson
      5. Robert J. White
   2. Donations
      1. The Friends of Horicon Marsh International Education Center will donate $12,000 to support an LTE educator position at Horicon Marsh International Education Center
8. Information Items
   1. Air, Waste, and Water/Enforcement
      None
   2. Land Management, Recreation, and Fisheries/Wildlife
      1. Investing in Wisconsin’s Whitetails (Tom Hauge and Bill Vander Zouwen, 20 minutes)
         See links to full document and video presentation at top of page

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