LRB-3115/1
MGG:bjk:jf
2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
August 12, 2009 - Introduced by Representatives Gunderson, Huebsch, Hubler,
Ballweg, Bies, Brooks, Friske, Kerkman, Kestell, LeMahieu, Lothian,
Meyer, Nass, Nerison, A. Ott, J. Ott, Petersen, Petrowski, Spanbauer,
Strachota, Suder, Townsend
and Vos, cosponsored by Senators Kedzie,
Schultz, Darling, Harsdorf, Hopper, Kapanke, Leibham
and Olsen. Referred
to Committee on Natural Resources.
AB370,1,5 1An Act to renumber 23.09165 (2); to amend 23.0917 (6m) (a); and to create
223.09165 (2) (bc) and 23.09165 (3) (ec) of the statutes; relating to: information
3about land purchased with stewardship funding and approval by the Joint
4Committee on Finance of certain activities and projects that receive
5stewardship funding.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law authorizes the state to incur public debt for conservation under the
Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson Stewardship 2000 Program (stewardship
program), which is administered by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
In addition to this stewardship program, conservation activities were also funded
under the original stewardship program that began in 1990 and ended in 2000.
Current law grants the state the authority to bond to acquire land for the state
under the stewardship program. Under the stewardship program, DNR may also
award grants to certain local governmental units and nonprofit conservation
organizations for conservation purposes.
Before the enactment of 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, the 2009-11 biennial budget
act (budget act), DNR was required to make available a directory of all land that was
purchased with funding from both stewardship programs (stewardship land) and
that was open to public. DNR was also required to provide a list of all stewardship
land acquired before October 27, 2007, for which public access had been prohibited
or restricted and the reason for the restriction or prohibition. The deadline for

making available the directory and list was October 28, 2011. The budget act
repealed these requirements.
This bill restores the requirements to make available the directory and list. The
bill changes the deadline so that these requirements must be completed within three
years after this bill becomes law.
Under current law, DNR may not obligate money under the stewardship
programs for certain projects or activities before DNR gives written notice of the
proposed project or activity to the Joint Committee on Finance (JCF). With some
exceptions, this procedure applies only when the amount of debt to be incurred for
the project or activity exceeds $750,000. Upon receipt of the notice, if JCF does not
notify DNR within 14 days after the date of DNR's notification that JCF has
scheduled a meeting to review the proposed project or activity, DNR can obligate the
money. Current law contains a provision requiring that at such a review meeting the
proposed project or activity will be approved unless a majority of the JCF members
who attend the meeting vote to modify or deny the proposal. This bill removes this
provision.
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:
AB370, s. 1 1Section 1. 23.09165 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28,
2is renumbered 23.09165 (2) (ac).
AB370, s. 2 3Section 2. 23.09165 (2) (bc) of the statutes is created to read:
AB370,3,24 23.09165 (2) (bc) Within 36 months after the effective date of this paragraph
5.... [LRB inserts date], the department shall make available a directory of all
6stewardship land that is open for public access. The directory shall be organized by
7county and town and shall clearly show the location of the stewardship land and
8named or numbered roads. The directory shall be updated at least every 2 years.
9The department may charge a fee for the directory, but the fee may not exceed the
10cost of the publication of the directory. In lieu of the department preparing and
11making available a directory, the department may provide to the public at the

1department's cost, a map, book, or directory that meets the requirements of this
2paragraph and that is published by a private entity.
AB370, s. 3 3Section 3. 23.09165 (3) (ec) of the statutes is created to read:
AB370,3,74 23.09165 (3) (ec) Within 36 months after the effective date of this paragraph
5.... [LRB inserts date], the department shall provide a list of all stewardship land that
6was acquired before October 27, 2007, and for which public access has been restricted
7or prohibited and the reasons for that action.
AB370, s. 4 8Section 4. 23.0917 (6m) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
928
, is amended to read:
AB370,3,2410 23.0917 (6m) (a) The department may not obligate from the appropriation
11under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for a given project or activity any moneys unless it first
12notifies the joint committee on finance in writing of the proposal. The committee may
13schedule a meeting to review the department's proposal only if at least 5 members
14of the committee, one of whom is a cochairperson, object to the proposal in writing.
15If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the department within 14
16working days after the date of the department's notification that the committee has
17scheduled a meeting to review the proposal, the department may obligate the
18moneys. If, within 14 working days after the date of the notification by the
19department, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the department that the
20committee has scheduled a meeting to review the proposal, the department may
21obligate the moneys only upon approval of the committee unless par. (b) applies. A
22proposal as submitted by the department is approved unless a majority of the
23members of the committee who attend the meeting to review the proposal vote to
24modify or deny the proposal.
AB370,3,2525 (End)
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