MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Legislation regulating wake surfing on Wisconsin lakes is on the fast track at the Capitol.
Introduced on Monday, Assembly Bill 1033 was advanced to the floor for a Thursday vote after an hours long public hearing on Wednesday. In a social media post, Wisconsin Wildlife Federation Executive Director Cody Kamrowski calls it “totally inadequate:”
“What I need every single one of you to do is call your Assembly representatives and tell them not to support Assembly Bill 1033 and tell them to support the oncoming legislation that is going to be dropped in the near future,” Kamrowski said.
A coalition of nearly 90 groups representing a variety of stakeholders contend the bill endangers lake health with insufficient restrictions on wakesurfing and other enhanced-wake activities.
The groups support proposed legislation from State Senators Rachael Cabral-Guevara and Andre Jacque and Representative Nate Gustafson to establish responsible regulation and protect Wisconsin’s lakes from “wake-enhanced boating.”