Section 301.04. Definitions.

  In this chapter:

(1)  "Department" means the department of safety and professional services.

(2)  "Environmental assessment" means a concise document which provides sufficient evidence and analysis to determine whether to prepare an environmental impact statement or a finding of no significant impact.

(3)  "Environmental document" means an environmental assessment, a finding of no significant impact, an environmental impact statement, notice of intent or record of decision.

(4)  "Environmental impact statement" means a detailed written report which describes the need for the action, the alternatives to be considered, the affected environment and the environmental impact.

(5)  "Finding of no significant impact" means a document briefly presenting the reasons why an action not categorically excluded will not have a significant adverse impact on the human environment.

(6)  "Human environment" means the natural and physical surroundings and the relationship of people to those surroundings.

(7)  "Impact" means a reasonable and foreseeable effect relative to the human environment, including ecological, aesthetic, historic, cultural, economic, social or health effects.

(8)  "Secretary" means the secretary of the department of safety and professional services.

(9)  "Significant impact" means considerable and important adverse effect on the human environment.

Cr. Register, September, 1999, No. 525 , eff. 10-1-99; correction in (1), (8) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6. , Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672 .