AB792: Bill Text

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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE

1999 Assembly BILL 792

February 23, 2000 - Introduced by Representatives Seratti, Suder, Ryba, Albers, Ainsworth, Kaufert, Grothman, Gunderson, Owens, Goetsch and Petrowski, cosponsored by Senators Breske, Welch, Schultz and Roessler. Referred to Committee on Government Operations.

AB792,1,3 An Act to amend 1.055 (1); and to create 1.055 (3) of the statutes; relating to: the consent of this state for the acquisition by the United States of land in this state for national forests.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the state has authorized the federal government to acquire land for the national forests in this state. This bill withdraws the state's authorization for the federal government to acquire any additional lands in this state for national forests.

For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB792, s. 1 Section 1. 1.055 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB792,2,12 1.055 (1) Consent Except as provided in sub. (3), consent of this state is given to the acquisition by the United States by purchase, gift, lease or condemnation, with adequate compensation therefor, of such areas of land not exceeding 2,000,000 acres as the United States deems necessary for the establishment of national forests in the state, in accordance with the act of congress approved June 7, 1924, and the board of commissioners of public lands are authorized to sell and convey for a fair consideration to the United States any state lands included within such areas; provided, that this state shall retain concurrent jurisdiction with the United States in and over such areas so far that civil process, in all cases, and such criminal process as may issue under the authority of this state against any persons charged with the commission of any crime within or without said areas, may be executed thereon in like manner as if this consent had not been given. Provided, further, that the boundaries of any areas so selected shall be first approved by the governor, the board of commissioners of public lands, the department of natural resources, and the county board of each county in which any such area is located.

AB792, s. 2 Section 2. 1.055 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

AB792,2,17 1.055 (3) Consent of this state is not given to the acquisition by the United States of land for the establishment or expansion of national forests in excess of the national forest land owned by the United States in this state on the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date].

AB792,2,18 (End)