2011 Wisconsin Statutes 23.18 – Milwaukee River revitalization council
23.18(1)(b)1.
1. Develop, provide and disseminate information on the environmental, recreational, economic and developmental interests of the Milwaukee River basin.
23.18(1)(b)2.
2. Assist local governmental agencies during the planning and implementation of specific programs and activities.
23.18(2)(b)
(b) Work directly with municipalities located in the Milwaukee River basin to develop a single comprehensive land use plan for the Milwaukee River basin.
23.18
23.18 Milwaukee River revitalization council.
23.18(1)
(1) Duties. The Milwaukee River revitalization council shall do all of the following:
23.18(1)(b)
(b) Assist the department to:
23.18(1)(a)
(a) Advise the department, the governor and the legislature on matters relating to the environmental, recreational and economic revitalization of the Milwaukee River basin.
23.18(1)(b)3.
3. Develop proposals to maximize the use of available local, state, federal and private resources to further the revitalization of the Milwaukee River basin.
23.18(1)(b)4.
4. Develop a Milwaukee River riverway plan that allows and encourages multiple recreational entrepreneurial and cultural activities to take place near the Milwaukee River.
23.18(1)(b)5.
5. Establish a mechanism that allows the plan under subd. 4. to be implemented in an aggressive and deliberate fashion.
23.18(2)
(2) Powers. In addition to its duties under sub. (1), the Milwaukee River revitalization council may:
23.18(2)(a)
(a) Coordinate the planning and implementation of local recreational or environmental projects in the Milwaukee River basin to encourage consistency with other local projects or activities of the department or other state agencies in the Milwaukee River basin.
23.18(2)(e)
(e) Directly advise and make recommendations to municipalities that have jurisdiction over land in the Milwaukee River basin to adopt ordinances or regulations to preserve the environmental, recreational and scenic values of the Milwaukee River basin.
23.18(2)(g)
(g) Directly develop, provide and disseminate information to the public to increase local awareness of recreational and environmental issues affecting the Milwaukee River basin.
23.18(2)(j)
(j) Directly inform or advise municipalities that have jurisdiction over land located outside the Milwaukee River basin as to the impact the development of the land may have on the Milwaukee River basin.
23.18(2)(k)
(k) Submit a report on activities affecting land and water use in the Milwaukee River basin to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under § 13.172 (3).