SB 725 — Relating to: biomanipulation projects to improve the water quality of lakes and impoundments and making an appropriation. (FE)

- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRBa1038/1LRB-5269/1 ZDW:skwZDW:kjf SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 725 January 31,24, 2020 - OfferedIntroduced by SenatorSenatorsERNIER ERNIER.and WANGGAARD , cosponsored by Representatives SUMMERFIELD , BROOKS, ANDERSON , BALLWEG, DITTRICH, EDMING , FELZKOWSKI, HORLACHER , KATSMA, KITCHENS, KNODL , KRUG, KULP, K URTZ, MURSAU , NOVAK, OLDENBURG , PETRYK, P LUMER, QUINN , RAMTHUN , SKOWRONSKI , ORTWELL , WEARINGEN , RANEL, IMMERMAN and BORN.

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1.A N A CT to create 20.370 (4) (na) of the statutes;

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deletebiomanipulation linesprojects 9 to 17improve the water quality of lakes and substitute:impoundments and making an appropriation.

“(1)Analysis Inby the 2019-21Legislative fiscalReference biennium,Bureau fromThis bill requires the appropriationDepartment underof s.Natural Resources to provide grants to local water improvement groups to conduct projects using biomanipulation to improve the water quality of lakes and impoundments and appropriates $150,000 to DNR for that purpose.

20.370For (4)further (na),information thesee department of natural resources shall provide grants to local water improvement groups to conduct projects using biomanipulation to improve the waterstate quality of lakes and impoundmentslocal identifiedfiscal onestimate, thewhich impairedwill watersbe listprinted prepared by the department as requiredan underappendix 40to CFRthis 130.7bill. (b).

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TheS departmentECTION1. of natural resources shall select grants under this subsection through a competitive application process determined by the department that prioritizes projects that include both the removal of zooplanktivorous and benthivorous fish and the introduction of piscivorous fish, in addition to comprehensive fish studies.

LRBa1038/120.005 -(3) 2020(schedule) Legislature - 2 - ZDW:skw Grants under this subsection may cover 90 percent of the costsstatutes: of biomanipulation projects.”.

at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated:

2019-20 2020-21 - 2020 Legislature - 2 - LRB-5269/1 ZDW:kjf SENATE BILL 725 SECTION 1 20.370 Natural resources, department of (4) ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (na) Lake biomanipulation projects GPR B 150,000 -0- SECTION 2.

20.370 (4) (na) of the statutes is created to read:

20.370 (4) (na) Lake biomanipulation projects.

Biennially, from the general fund, the amounts in the schedule for grants under 2019 Wisconsin Act ....

(this act), section 3 (1).

SECTION 3.0Nonstatutory provisions.

(1) In the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, from the appropriation under s.

20.370 (4) (na), the department of natural resources shall provide grants to local water improvement groups, selected through a competitive application process determined by the department, to conduct projects using biomanipulation, which shall include comprehensive fish studies, the removal of zooplanktivorous and benthivorous fish, and the introduction of piscivorous fish, to improve the water quality of lakes and impoundments identified on the impaired waters list prepared by the department as required under 40 CFR 130.7 (b).

Grants under this subsection may cover 90 percent of the costs of biomanipulation projects.