DHS 18.05(3)(b)4. 4. Road and parking lot resurfacing on department properties, and expansion without significant extension or relocation.

DHS 18.05(3)(c) (c) Financial assistance. Forwarding of secondary grants.

DHS 18.05(3)(d) (d) Legislative proposals. Positions of the department on legislative proposals originating outside the department.

DHS 18.05(3)(e) (e) Research. Conduct of research understood to mean systematic investigation designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge.

DHS 18.05(4) (4) Other actions. Every action not fitting into one of the categories in subs. (1) to (3) shall be evaluated for determination of type.

DHS 18.05(5) (5) Updating of type-list. The action type-list shall be updated from time to time by rulemaking to reflect change in department programs or change in the categorization of department actions.

DHS 18.05 History History: Cr. Register, June, 1983, No. 330, eff. 7-1-83.

DHS 18.06 DHS 18.06 Determination of need for an EIS.

DHS 18.06(1) (1) During the early planning of an action, the department shall determine the need or desirability of preparing an EIS on the proposed action, in accordance with ss. DHS 18.05 and 18.07.

DHS 18.06(2) (2) The department shall prepare an EIS for all type I actions, and for all type II actions which are found to significantly affect the environment of human beings.

DHS 18.06(3) (3) The department may prepare an EIS on any other action at any time to assist planning and decisionmaking for the action.

DHS 18.06(4) (4) If the department decides to prepare an EIS, it does not need to prepare an EA.

DHS 18.06 History History: Cr. Register, June, 1983, No. 330, eff. 7-1-83; correction in (1) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, August, 1994, No. 464.

DHS 18.07 DHS 18.07 Preparation of environmental assessment.

DHS 18.07(1) (1) Except as provided in s. DHS 18.06 (4), to determine whether a type II action is major and significantly affects the quality of the natural and physical environment of human beings, and to describe alternatives to that action, the department shall conduct an environmental assessment and shall prepare a reviewable record in the form of a concise report. This shall be done as early as possible in the planning process but, in any event, before contracts are signed if the action involves construction. The report shall include:

DHS 18.07(1)(a) (a) A description of the proposed action, to include the purpose of the action and need for the action;

DHS 18.07(1)(b) (b) A description of those elements of the environment of human beings which are affected by the proposed action;

DHS 18.07(1)(c) (c) Identification and discussion of the most significant effects on the environment that can be reasonably foreseen if the proposed action is carried out. “Effects” are of 2 types:

DHS 18.07(1)(c)1. 1. Primary effects are those on water, air, land, plants, animals, energy use, historic properties, wilderness, vistas, and tranquillity which is affected by noise, and on society and economy but only when these are inter-related with the foregoing resources.

DHS 18.07(1)(c)2. 2. Secondary effects are, in relation to primary effects, the foreclosure of future options, establishment of precedents, cumulative impacts when actions of the type are repeated, stimulation of indirect (later in time or at a distance) effects, conflicts with official plans of public agencies or with policies of governments at any level, and significant controversy that may be or is generated by the proposed action.

DHS 18.07(1)(d) (d) A consideration of reasonable alternatives to the proposed action, including the alternative of no action, and the identification of the significant environmental effects of these alternatives when they differ from the anticipated impacts of the proposed action; and

DHS 18.07(1)(e) (e) A list of agencies and persons consulted, with synopses of the comments and other pertinent information provided by these agencies and persons.

DHS 18.07(1)(f) (f) A preliminary recommendation on the need for an EIS.

DHS 18.07(2) (2) Where proposed actions are likely to be repeated on a recurring basis or where they have relevant similarities such as common timing, impacts, alternatives, methods of implementation, or subject matter, a generic EA may be prepared. The department shall, when addressing a single action already covered by a generic EA, consider the relevance of the generic EA to the specific action.

DHS 18.07(3) (3) 

DHS 18.07(3)(a) (a) The department shall develop a notice that the EA has been prepared and is available for review, which shall include the following information:

DHS 18.07(3)(a)1. 1. The title of the proposed action;

DHS 18.07(3)(a)2. 2. A brief description of the proposed action, to include the location of any project;

DHS 18.07(3)(a)3. 3. The preliminary determination by the department of the need for an EIS;