Don’t Let the Pier Protection Bill Die
The Pier Protection Bill (Assembly Bill 297) will be voted on by the Wisconsin State Senate this week. The legislative session ends on Thursday and if the bill does not pass the Senate before the end of session, the bill will die.
Governor Doyle has issued an executive order temporarily protecting existing piers. However, without permanent protection, any pier that does not meet the following dimensional standards could be declared illegal: (1) greater than 6-feet-wide; (2) extends beyond the 3 ft water depth level or extends to water that is deeper than necessary to moor a boat; and (3) has more than 2 boat slips for the first 50 feet of the water frontage plus 1 additional boat slip for each additional 50 feet of water frontage. Thousands of piers in Wisconsin could be impacted.
Please contact your State Senator at 800-362-9472 and ask him or her to please pass the Pier Protection Bill.
Governor Doyle has issued an executive order temporarily protecting existing piers. However, without permanent protection, any pier that does not meet the following dimensional standards could be declared illegal: (1) greater than 6-feet-wide; (2) extends beyond the 3 ft water depth level or extends to water that is deeper than necessary to moor a boat; and (3) has more than 2 boat slips for the first 50 feet of the water frontage plus 1 additional boat slip for each additional 50 feet of water frontage. Thousands of piers in Wisconsin could be impacted.
Please contact your State Senator at 800-362-9472 and ask him or her to please pass the Pier Protection Bill.
posted by Slide @ 7:12 AM
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