Wisconsin Statutes Environmental Regulation (Ch. 280 to 299) § 293.39. Environmental impact statement
Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
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(1) The department shall prepare an environmental impact statement for every mining permit under s. 293.49. In preparing the environmental impact statement, the department shall comply with sub. (2) and s. 1.11(2).
(2) A statement prepared under sub. (1) shall include a description of the significant long-term and short-term impacts, including impacts after the mining has ended, on all of the following:
(a) Tourism.
(b) Employment.
(c) Schools and medical care facilities.
(d) Private and public social services.
(e) The tax base.
(f) The local economy.
(g) Other significant factors.
(3) To the extent that an environmental impact statement on a prospecting permit application under s. 293.35, if prepared, fully considered unsuitability of the prospecting site for surface mining by virtue of unique features of the land as enumerated in s. 293.01(28), that portion of the previous impact statement may be adopted in the impact statement on the mining permit application.
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