Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources § NR 327.01 - Purpose and policy
(1) Pursuant to ss.
29.604(4),
30.10(2),
30.15,
30.19,
30.20,
30.61(6)
(a),
30.68(8),
30.74(2),
and
281.31,
Stats., the department of natural resources promulgates this chapter regulating
the practice of barge fleeting in order to protect public rights and interest
in navigable waters; to protect the public health, safety and welfare; to
protect fish and wildlife habitat; and to preserve the scenic beauty of the
navigable waters of the state of Wisconsin.
(2) It is the natural resources board policy
to permit strategically located barge fleeting facilities on the navigable
waters of the state of Wisconsin in a manner consistent with the state's role
as trustee of its navigable waters and with the Wisconsin environmental policy
act. To achieve this objective, the department will coordinate, to the fullest
extent practicable, the promulgation and administration of these administrative
rules with affected municipalities, the Wisconsin department of transportation,
the U.S. army corps of engineers, the U.S. coast guard, the states of Illinois,
Iowa and Minnesota, and other agencies and interest groups.
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