State/Province Bill
Description
Author/Sponsor
Status
Wisconsin
AB 701 and SB 631
Require state DNR to issue general permit related to hydrologic restoration; create related advisory council Increase state funding for staffing of local soil and water conservation workers to help enrollment in Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Require public notice be given on list of substances in groundwater compiled by state DNR; require state to develop enforcement standard for a substance identified as a public health risk Establish grant program for agricultural producers to apply for water stewardship certification; provide rebates for operations that use cover crops; fund producer-led watershed protection grants; among other provisions Create a university-farmer pilot grant program for farmers to reduce nitrate loading; fund research into methods that reduce nitrate loading on farms Create Office of Water Policy to coordinate management, protection, conservation of water resources Support Center for Watershed Science and Education that focuses on developing information about groundwater resources; fund research on phosphorus recovery and reuse
Rep. Loren Oldenburg and Sen. Robert Cowles (GLLC member)
AB 701 passed by Assembly
Wisconsin
AB 790 and SB 723
Rep. Todd Novak and Sen. Patrick Testin
Referred to committees
Wisconsin
AB 794 and SB 708
Rep. Mary Felzkowski and Sen. André Jacque (GLLC member)
AB 794 passed by Assembly
Wisconsin
AB 795 and SB 715
Rep. Travis Tranel and Sen. Robert Cowles (GLLC member)
AB 795 passed by Assembly
Wisconsin
AB 796 and SB 718
Rep. Joel Kitchens and Sen. Robert Cowles (GLLC members)
AB 795 passed by Assembly
Wisconsin
AB 799 and SB 709
Rep. Tony Kurtz and Sen. André Jacque (GLLC member) Rep. Katrina Shankland (GLLC member) and Sen. Patrick Testin
AB 799 passed by Assembly
Wisconsin
AB 800 and SB 722
AB 800 passed by Assembly
Wisconsin
AB 843 and SB 772
Establish groundwater standards for PFOA and PFOS
Rep. John Nygren and Sen. Dave Hansen (GLLC member)
Reported out of committees
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