WI AB770

Appropriates $500,000 annually from the general fund to the Department of Natural Resources for activities related to the Groundwater Coordinating Council for fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27

Increases funding to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System by $500,000 per year for fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27 for Groundwater Coordinating Council activities

Total new funding equals $1 million annually ($500,000 to DNR and $500,000 to UW System)

Groundwater Coordinating Council is attached to DNR and coordinates nonregulatory programs and information exchange related to groundwater among state agencies