Wisconsin § 285.23 - Identification of nonattainment areas.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 285.23 — Identification of nonattainment areas., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 285.23. Identification of nonattainment areas.
285.23(1) (1) Procedures and criteria. The department shall promulgate by rule procedures and criteria to identify a nonattainment area and to reclassify a nonattainment area as an attainment area. After February 6, 2004, the department may not identify a county as part of a nonattainment area under the federal clean air act if the concentration of an air contaminant in the atmosphere in that county does not exceed an ambient air quality standard, unless under the federal clean air act the county is required to be designated as part of a nonattainment area. 285.23(2) (2) Documents. The department shall issue documents from time to time which define or list specific nonattainment areas or recommend that areas be designated as nonattainment areas under the federal clean air act based upon the procedures and criteria promulgated under sub. (1) . Notwithstanding ss. 227.01 (13) and 227.10 (1) , documents issued under this subsection are not rules. 285.23(3) (3) Review. The documents issued under sub. (2) may be reviewed under ss.
Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Wisconsin Statutes § 285.23 cover?
Section 285.23 ("Identification of nonattainment areas.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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