2020 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 15. Structure of the executive branch.
15.345 Same; attached boards and commissions.

15.345 Same; attached boards and commissions.

(1) Wisconsin waterways commission. There is created a Wisconsin waterways commission which is attached to the department of natural resources under s. 15.03.

(a) The commission shall be composed of 5 members appointed for staggered 5-year terms.

1. One resident of the Lake Superior area.

2. One resident of the Lake Michigan area.

3. One resident of the Mississippi River area.

3m. One resident of the Lake Winnebago watershed area.

4. One resident from the inland area of the state.

(b) Each member of the commission must be able to assess the recreational water use problems in his or her geographical area of the state.

(c) No member of the commission may receive any salary for services performed as a commission member. Each commission member shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred while performing official duties.

(2) Lake Superior commercial fishing board. There is created a Lake Superior commercial fishing board attached to the department of natural resources under s. 15.03.

(a) The board shall be composed of 5 members who reside in counties contiguous to Lake Superior appointed by the governor to serve at the governor's pleasure.

(b) The 5 members shall include:

1. Three licensed, active commercial fishers.

2. One licensed, active wholesale fish dealer.

3. One state citizen.

(3) Lake Michigan commercial fishing board. There is created a Lake Michigan commercial fishing board attached to the department of natural resources under s. 15.03.

(a) The board shall be composed of 7 members who reside in counties contiguous to Lake Michigan appointed by the governor to serve at the governor's pleasure.

(b) The 7 members shall include:

1. Five licensed, active commercial fishers; of these, 2 shall represent the fisheries of southern Green Bay and 3 the fisheries of northern Green Bay and Lake Michigan proper.

2. One licensed, active wholesale fish dealer.

3. One state citizen.

(8) Lower Wisconsin state riverway board.

(a) There is created a lower Wisconsin state riverway board, which is attached to the department of natural resources under s. 15.03.

(b) The board shall be composed of the following members appointed for 3-year terms:

1. One member from Crawford County.

2. One member from Dane County.

3. One member from Grant County.

4. One member from Iowa County.

5. One member from Richland County.

6. One member from Sauk County.

7. Three other members who represent recreational user groups and who are not residents of any of the counties listed in subds. 1. to 6.

(c) The governor shall appoint each member under par. (b) 1. to 6. from a list, of at least 2 nominees, submitted by each respective county board.

(d) Each member under par. (b) 1. to 6. shall be either of the following:

1. An elected official at the time of appointment of a city or village that abuts the lower Wisconsin state riverway, as defined in s. 30.40 (15), or of a town or a county that is located at least in part in the lower Wisconsin state riverway, as defined in s. 30.40 (15).

2. A resident at the time of appointment of a city or village that abuts the lower Wisconsin state riverway, as defined in s. 30.40 (15), or of a town that is located at least in part in the lower Wisconsin state riverway, as defined in s. 30.40 (15).

History: 1977 c. 274, 418, 447; 1983 a. 27, 410; 1985 a. 29; 1989 a. 31; 1995 a. 27, s. 166m; 1997 a. 27; 2001 a. 16; 2005 a. 25; 2007 a. 20; 2015 a. 55 ss. 157m, 219.