295.11 Definitions. In this subchapter: (1) “Department” means the department of natural resources. (2) “Environmental pollution” means the contaminating or rendering unclean or impure the air, land or waters of the state, or making the same injurious to public health, harmful for commercial or recreational use, or deleterious to fish, bird, animal or plant life. […]
295.12 Nonmetallic mining reclamation rules. (1) Rules. The department shall establish all of the following by rule: (a) Uniform statewide standards for nonmetallic mining reclamation. (b) Provisions for the administration of this subchapter by the department. (c) Uniform statewide requirements and procedures for the administration of a nonmetallic mining reclamation program by any county, city, […]
295.13 Mandatory enactment and administration of ordinance by counties. (1) Mandatory enactment and administration of ordinance. (a) Requirement to enact and administer ordinance. Within 6 months after the effective date of the rules under s. 295.12 (1), each county shall enact and begin to administer a nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance that complies with those rules, […]
295.14 Authority to enact and administer ordinance. (1) Authority to enact and administer ordinance. A city, village or town may enact and administer a nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance, that complies with the rules under s. 295.12 (1). Except as provided in sub. (2), a city, village or town may not administer a nonmetallic mining reclamation […]
295.15 Fees. A county or a city, village or town with a nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance shall collect the fee established under s. 295.12 (3) (e) and shall forward the state’s portion of the fee to the department within 90 days after collecting the fee. A county or a city, village or town with a […]
295.16 Applicability of nonmetallic mining reclamation requirements. (1) Nonmetallic mining for transportation purposes. (a) Notwithstanding par. (b), any requirements of the department of transportation concerning the restoration of a nonmetallic mining site shall be consistent with the nonmetallic mining reclamation standards established under s. 295.12 (1) (a). (b) A nonmetallic mining ordinance and the rules […]
295.17 Inspection. (1) An agent of a county, city, village or town that has a nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance that complies with s. 295.13 or 295.14 may enter a nonmetallic mining site in the performance of his or her official duties at any reasonable time in order to inspect those premises and to ascertain compliance […]
295.18 Department review. (1) Review. The department shall periodically review the nonmetallic mining reclamation program under this subchapter of each county and each city, village or town that exercises jurisdiction under this subchapter to ascertain compliance with this subchapter and the rules promulgated under this subchapter. This review shall include all of the following: (a) […]
295.19 Enforcement; remedies; penalties. (1) Orders; enforcement. The governing body of a county, city, village or town that has a nonmetallic mining reclamation ordinance that complies with s. 295.13 or 295.14, or an agent designated by that governing body, may do any of the following: (a) Issue an order requiring an operator to comply with, […]
295.20 Preservation of marketable nonmetallic mineral deposits. (1) Registration. (a) Beginning on October 14, 1997, a landowner may register land owned by that person under this section if all of the following apply: 1. The land has a marketable nonmetallic mineral deposit, as evidenced by the certification of a professional geologist licensed under ch. 470 […]
