Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program
Public Access Administrative Rule

Public Hearing, Comment Period, and NRB Approval

DNR held public hearings and received public comments on the proposed Chapter NR 52 administrative rule from September through October 2009. The Natural Resources Board approved the rule in January. DNR subsequently submitted it to the State Legislature.

Next Steps

The proposed Chapter NR 52 administrative rule has been referred to Senator Miller's Committee on the Environment and Representative Black's Committee on Natural Resources. No hearings have been scheduled.

Documents

The proposed rule and fiscal estimate may be reviewed through the Wisconsin Administrative Rules website [exit DNR].

2008 Listening Sessions

The Stewardship Subcommittee held three listening sessions in April 2008 and invited public comment via mail, email, or other methods. Over 130 people commented and the NRB Stewardship Subcommittee received, in all forms, almost 500 communications. DNR summarized these comments into major topics or themes that appeared to emerge from the variety of comments received. [See comments summary [PDF 174KB].]

This summary cannot possibly mention each and every comment received. The following detailed source documents are available either online or by request.

1. Transcripts of the three listening sessions
2. Copies of the audio tapes of each listening session.
3. Copies of the written comments submitted at the listening sessions.
4. Copies of the written comments sent by mail.
5. Copies of the emails [PDF 196KB] received plus attached written comments [PDF 5.1MB]. (available in hard copy and/or email).
6. Copy of the online survey results [PDF 214KB] (available in hard copy and/or email).
7. Copy of the notes of those who spoke about Stewardship Access at the May 2008 full NRB citizen's participation session in Milwaukee [PDF 100KB].

To obtain one or more of these source documents contact:

Stewardship Subcommittee Report

On June 19, 2008, the Natural Resource Board (NRB) Stewardship Subcommittee reported to the full Board the status of the Stewardship Subcommittee's work to date on issues relating to development of administrative rules for the changes to the Stewardship Program required by statutory revisions in Act 20, the 2007-09 State Budget Bill. [See full report [PDF 210KB]]

Citizen Advisory Committee

The NRB tewardship Subcommittee's goal for these listening sessions was to identify issues and concerns to be addressed by the Citizens Advisory Committee in making recommendations for the rules to be developed by DNR staff and eventually brought to the NRB for review and approval. They addressed these issues and concerns in meetings from July 2008 through January 2009.