2026 Legislative Council Study Committee on Floodplain Restoration

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2026 Legislative Council Study Committee on Floodplain Restoration is directed to review state and federal laws and policies impacting floodplain restoration projects in Wisconsin. The committee shall identify barriers that these laws and policies may pose to floodplain restoration projects and make recommendations for changes to Wisconsin law that reduce these barriers and that encourage best practices in floodplain restoration projects. In making its recommendations, the committee shall consider floodplain management approaches adopted in other jurisdictions. The committee may also recommend changes to state law that may be enabled by changes to federal law under the Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act, legislation currently pending before Congress. On September 8, 2026, the committee will meet on the following agenda:

Organizational matters

Presentations by invited speakers, including representatives of the following:

• Wisconsin Wetlands Association
• American Rivers
• Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
• Bonneville Environmental Foundation
• Baxter & Woodman
• Wisconsin Association for Floodplain, Stormwater & Coastal Management

Discussion of committee assignment

Other Materials: Staff Brief 2026-06, Study Committee on Floodplain Restoration (September 1, 2026)