SB21,501,119 20.924 (1) (e) May under s. 13.48 (2) (at) authorize the application of federal
10grants or private gift funds or other moneys in addition to or in lieu of the projects
11and project funds enumerated in the authorized state building program.
SB21,938 12Section 938. 20.924 (1) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,501,1613 20.924 (1) (em) May under s. 13.48 (2) (at) substitute any available source of
14funding in whole or in part for borrowing authority under s. 20.866 (2) (s) to (zm) and
15(zz) that is authorized to be used to fund a project enumerated under the authorized
16state building program.
SB21,939 17Section 939 . 20.927 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,501,2418 20.927 (1m) Except as provided under subs. (2) and (3), no funds of this state
19or of any county, city, village, town or long-term care district under s. 46.2895 or of
20any subdivision or agency of this state, including an authority created in ch. 36 or
21233, or of any subdivision or agency of any county, city, village or town and no federal
22funds passing through the state treasury shall be authorized for or paid to a
23physician or surgeon or a hospital, clinic or other medical facility for the performance
24of an abortion.
SB21,940
1Section 940 . 20.927 (1m) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act ....
2(this act), is amended to read:
SB21,502,93 20.927 (1m) Except as provided under subs. (2) and (3), no funds of this state
4or of any county, city, village, or town or long-term care district under s. 46.2895 or
5of any subdivision or agency of this state, including an authority created in ch. 36 or
6233, or of any subdivision or agency of any county, city, village or town and no federal
7funds passing through the state treasury shall be authorized for or paid to a
8physician or surgeon or a hospital, clinic or other medical facility for the performance
9of an abortion.
SB21,941 10Section 941. 20.9275 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,502,1311 20.9275 (1) (b) "Local governmental unit" means a city, village, town, or county
12or long-term care district under s. 46.2895 or an agency or subdivision of a city,
13village, town, or county.
SB21,942 14Section 942. 20.9275 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,502,1915 20.9275 (1) (g) "State agency" means an office, department, agency, institution
16of higher education, association, society or other body in state government created
17or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, which is entitled to expend
18moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature, the courts and an authority
19created in ch. 36, 231, or 233.
SB21,943 20Section 943. 20.928 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,503,221 20.928 (1) Each state agency head shall certify to the department of
22administration, at such time and in such manner as the secretary of administration
23prescribes, the sum of money needed by the state agency from the appropriations
24under s. 20.865 (1) (c), (ci), (cj), (d), (i), (ic), (j), (s), (si), and (t). Upon receipt of the
25certifications together with such additional information as the secretary of

1administration prescribes, the secretary shall determine the amounts required from
2the respective appropriations to supplement state agency budgets.
SB21,944 3Section 944. 20.928 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,945 4Section 945. 20.928 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,946 5Section 946. 23.09 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,503,116 23.09 (3) (b) If the department and the board of regents of the University of
7Wisconsin System Authority enter into an agreement to create a faculty position at
8the University of Wisconsin-Madison for a forest landscape ecologist, the
9department and the University of Wisconsin-Madison shall develop an annual work
10plan for the ecologist. In developing the annual work plan, the department shall
11consult with the council on forestry.
SB21,947 12Section 947. 23.09 (12) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,503,1813 23.09 (12) (c) State aid under this subsection to any county shall be distributed
14by the department according to the procedures adopted in rules promulgated by the
15natural resources board department. State aid granted to any county under this
16subsection shall be matched by the county and the state's share may not exceed
17one-half of the actual cost of the project. Personnel, equipment, and materials
18furnished by the county may be included in computing the county share contribution.
SB21,948 19Section 948. 23.09 (20m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,503,2520 23.09 (20m) (a) 3. "Nonprofit conservation organization" has the meaning
21given in s. 23.0955 (1)
means a nonprofit corporation, a charitable trust, or other
22nonprofit association whose purposes include the acquisition of property for
23conservation purposes and that is described in section 501 (c) (3) of the internal
24revenue code and is exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (a) of the
25internal revenue code
.
SB21,949
1Section 949. 23.091 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,504,62 23.091 (2) Master plan. The department may designate a recreational area
3only after a master plan for use and management of the area is prepared, public
4hearings on the plan are held in the county where the largest portion of land in the
5project is located, the procedures prescribed in s. 1.11 are complied with, and the plan
6is approved by the natural resources board secretary.
SB21,950 7Section 950. 23.0912 (1b) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,504,98 23.0912 (1b) (b) "Nonprofit conservation organization" has the meaning given
9in s. 23.0955 (1) 23.09 (20m) (a) 3.
SB21,951 10Section 951. 23.0915 (2) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,504,1711 23.0915 (2) (d) (intro.) In a given fiscal year, in addition to expending the
12amount designated for a purpose under sub. (1) (a) or (c) to (k), or the amount equal
13to the expenditure limit for that purpose, as adjusted under pars. (a) and (b),
14whichever amount is applicable, the department may also expend for that purpose
15up to 50% of the designated amount for that purpose for the given fiscal year for a
16project or activity if the natural resources board secretary determines all of the
17following:
SB21,952 18Section 952. 23.0916 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,504,2319 23.0916 (2) (b) Authority to prohibit access; earlier acquisitions; trails. (intro.)
20Except as provided in par. (c), the person receiving a stewardship grant subject to par.
21(a) or (am) may prohibit public access for one or more nature-based outdoor activities
22only if the natural resources board secretary determines that it is necessary to do so
23in order to do any of the following:
SB21,953 24Section 953. 23.0916 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,505,5
123.0916 (2) (c) Authority to prohibit access; later acquisitions. (intro.) For
2acquisitions of land or easements that are not for state trails or the ice age trail the
3person receiving a stewardship grant subject to par. (am) may prohibit public access
4for one or more nature-based outdoor activities only if the natural resources board
5secretary determines that it is necessary to do so in order to do any of the following:
SB21,954 6Section 954. 23.0916 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,505,157 23.0916 (3) (b) Authority to prohibit access; earlier acquisitions; trails. The
8department may prohibit public access on land or an easement subject to par. (a) for
9one or more nature-based outdoor activities if the natural resources board secretary
10determines that it is necessary to do so to protect public safety, protect a unique
11animal or plant community, or accommodate usership patterns, as defined by rule
12by the department. This paragraph applies to all acquisitions of land in fee simple
13and easements on former managed forest land that occur on former managed forest
14land before July 1, 2011, and to the acquisition of easements on former managed
15forest land for state trails and the ice age trail that occur on or after July 1, 2011.
SB21,955 16Section 955. 23.0916 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,505,2317 23.0916 (3) (c) Authority to prohibit access; later acquisitions. The department
18may prohibit public access on land or an easement subject to par. (a) for one or more
19nature-based outdoor activities only if the natural resources board secretary
20determines that it is necessary to do so to protect public safety or to protect a unique
21animal or plant community. This paragraph applies to acquisitions of land in fee
22simple and easements on former managed forest land for purposes other than for
23state trails and the ice age trail that occur on or after July 1, 2011.
SB21,956 24Section 956. 23.0916 (3m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,957 25Section 957. 23.0916 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,506,2
123.0916 (5) Rules. (intro.) The natural resources board department, by rule,
2shall develop all of the following:
SB21,958 3Section 958. 23.09165 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,506,54 23.09165 (1) (c) "Nonprofit conservation organization" has the meaning given
5in s. 23.0955 (1) 23.09 (20m) (a) 3.
SB21,959 6Section 959. 23.0917 (1) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,506,87 23.0917 (1) (dm) "Nonprofit conservation organization" has the meaning given
8in s. 23.0955 (1) 23.09 (20m) (a) 3.
SB21,960 9Section 960. 23.0917 (4) (cm) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,506,1110 23.0917 (4) (cm) 4. Infrastructure improvements to the Kettle Moraine Springs
11fish hatchery. This subdivision does not apply after June 30, 2017 2018.
SB21,961 12Section 961. 23.0917 (5) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,506,1913 23.0917 (5) (d) (intro.) For a given fiscal year, in addition to obligating the
14amount of the annual bonding authority for a subprogram under sub. (3) or (4), or
15the amount equal to the annual bonding authority for that subprogram, as adjusted
16under pars. (a) and (b), whichever amount is applicable, the department may also
17obligate for that subprogram up to 100% of the annual bonding authority for that
18subprogram for that given fiscal year for a project or activity if the natural resources
19board
secretary determines that all of the following conditions apply:
SB21,962 20Section 962. 23.0917 (8) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,506,2421 23.0917 (8) (h) Beginning with fiscal year 2015-16, the department may not
22obligate moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) under the land
23acquisition subprogram if the annual general fund debt service on amounts obligated
24under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) exceeds $54,305,700.
SB21,963 25Section 963. 23.0918 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,507,8
123.0918 (2) Unless the natural resources board secretary determines
2otherwise in a specific case, only the income from the gifts, grants, or bequests in the
3fund is available for expenditure. The natural resources board secretary may
4authorize expenditures only for preserving, developing, managing, or maintaining
5land under the jurisdiction of the department that is used for any of the purposes
6specified in s. 23.09 (2) (d). In this subsection, unless otherwise provided in a gift,
7grant, or bequest, principal and income are determined as provided under subch. XI
8of ch. 701.
SB21,964 9Section 964. 23.092 (1b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,507,1110 23.092 (1b) In this section, "nonprofit conservation organization" has the
11meaning given in s. 23.0955 (1) 23.09 (20m) (a) 3.
SB21,965 12Section 965. 23.095 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,507,1513 23.095 (2m) Prohibition on land in Kickapoo valley reserve. No person may
14damage or attempt to damage any natural resource or archaeological feature located
15in the Kickapoo valley reserve under s. 41.41 23.0927 (2).
SB21,966 16Section 966. 23.0953 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,507,2117 23.0953 (4) A county may not convert the land, or any rights in the land,
18acquired with grant moneys awarded under sub. (2) (a) 2. to a use that is inconsistent
19with the type of nature-based outdoor recreation or conservation activity for which
20the grant was awarded unless the natural resources board secretary approves the
21conversion.
SB21,967 22Section 967. 23.0955 of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,968 23Section 968. 23.0956 of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,969 24Section 969. 23.0957 of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,970 25Section 970. 23.096 (1) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,508,2
123.096 (1) (ag) "Nonprofit conservation organization" has the meaning given
2in s. 23.0955 (1) 23.09 (20m) (a) 3.
SB21,971 3Section 971. 23.096 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,508,84 23.096 (2m) (intro.) Notwithstanding sub. (2) (b), in each fiscal year beginning
5with fiscal year 2010-11 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20, the department may
6award grants under this section that equal up to 75 percent of the acquisition costs
7of the property if the natural resources board secretary determines that all of the
8following apply:
SB21,972 9Section 972. 23.097 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,508,1510 23.097 (1g) The department shall award grants to counties, cities, villages,
11towns, and nonprofit organizations for up to 50% of the cost of tree management
12plans, tree inventories, brush residue projects, the development of tree management
13ordinances, tree disease evaluations, public education concerning trees in urban
14areas and other tree projects
removing, saving, and replacing trees in urban areas
15that have been damaged by disease, infestation, or catastrophic storm events
.
SB21,973 16Section 973. 23.097 (1r) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,974 17Section 974. 23.098 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,508,1918 23.098 (1) (c) "Nonprofit conservation organization" has the meaning given in
19s. 23.0955 (1) 23.09 (20m) (a) 3.
SB21,975 20Section 975. 23.117 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,508,2521 23.117 (4) Any council that is created by the natural resources board secretary
22under s. 15.04 (1) (c) to advise the department on the opening of trails in state parks
23and in the Kettle Moraine state forest for use by bicycles or electric personal assistive
24mobility devices shall have its recommendations regarding such use reviewed and
25approved by the natural resources board secretary before they are implemented.
SB21,976
1Section 976. 23.12 of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,977 2Section 977. 23.125 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,509,4 323.125 (title) Natural resources board council member conflicts of
4interest.
SB21,978 5Section 978. 23.125 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,509,96 23.125 (1) If a member of the natural resources board council is the holder of
7a permit or license issued by the department under chs. 280 to 299, that member may
8not engage in a discussion at a board council meeting or participate in a board council
9decision on any matter that substantially relates to the permit or license.
SB21,979 10Section 979. 23.125 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,509,1811 23.125 (2) If a member of the natural resources board council receives, or has
12during the previous 2 years received, a significant portion of his or her income
13directly or indirectly from a holder of or applicant for a permit or license issued by
14the department under chs. 280 to 299, that member may not engage in a discussion
15at a board council meeting or participate in a board council decision on any matter
16that substantially relates to the permit or license, except that this restriction does
17not apply with respect to a permit or license held or applied for by an agency,
18department, or subdivision of this state.
SB21,980 19Section 980. 23.145 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,509,2320 23.145 (1) The natural resources board secretary shall on or before June 30,
212017, offer for sale at least 10,000 acres of land owned by the state, under the
22jurisdiction of the department, and outside of project boundaries that were
23established by the department on or before May 1, 2013.
SB21,981 24Section 981. 23.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,510,6
123.15 (1) The natural resources board secretary may sell, at public or private
2sale, lands, and structures owned by the state under the jurisdiction of the
3department of natural resources, except central or district office facilities, when the
4natural resources board secretary determines that the lands are no longer necessary
5for the state's use for conservation purposes and, if real property, the real property
6is not the subject of a petition under s. 16.310 (2).
SB21,982 7Section 982. 23.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,510,158 23.15 (2) Said natural resources board The secretary shall present to the
9governor a full and complete report of the lands to be sold, the reason for the sale,
10the price for which said the lands should be sold together with, and an application
11for the sale of the same lands. The governor shall thereupon make such any
12investigation as the governor deems necessary respecting said the lands to be sold
13and approve or disapprove such the application. If the governor shall approve
14approves the same, application, the governor shall issue a permit shall be issued by
15the governor
for such the sale on the terms set forth in the application.
SB21,983 16Section 983. 23.15 (2m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,510,2017 23.15 (2m) (a) (intro.) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the natural resources board
18secretary shall sell, at fair market value, land in the lower Wisconsin state riverway,
19as defined in s. 30.40 (15), that is not exempt under s. 30.48 (2) and that is acquired
20by the department after August 9, 1989, if all of the following conditions are met:
SB21,984 21Section 984. 23.15 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,510,2422 23.15 (2m) (b) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the natural resources board secretary
23is not required to make a finding that land to be sold under par. (a) is no longer
24necessary for the state's use for conservation purposes.
SB21,985 25Section 985. 23.15 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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