AB499: Bill Text

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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE

2015 Assembly BILL 499

November 10, 2015 - Introduced by Representatives Spreitzer, Mason, Kahl, Kessler, Billings, Hesselbein, Hintz, Subeck, Berceau, Goyke, Sinicki, C. Taylor, Ohnstad, Bowen and Johnson, cosponsored by Senators Miller, Lassa, Wirch, C. Larson, Hansen, Risser, Carpenter, Ringhand and Bewley. Referred to Committee on Environment and Forestry.

AB499,1,3 An Act to repeal 20.370 (7) (ad) and 23.145; and to amend 20.866 (1) (u) and 23.15 (6) of the statutes; relating to: eliminating the requirement that the Natural Resources Board offer certain land for sale.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law requires the Natural Resources Board (board) to offer for sale at least 10,000 acres of land that is owned by this state, that is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Natural Resources, and that is outside project boundaries that were established before May 1, 2013. The proceeds from the sale of the land is used for the payment of principal on outstanding public debt incurred under the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program. The board must offer the land for sale on or before June 30, 2017.

This bill eliminates the requirement that the board sell the specified land.

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

AB499,1 Section 1. 20.370 (7) (ad) of the statutes is repealed.

AB499,2 Section 2. 20.866 (1) (u) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB499,2,13 20.866 (1) (u) Principal repayment and interest. A sum sufficient from moneys appropriated under sub. (2) (zp) and ss. 20.115 (2) (d) and (7) (b) and (s), 20.190 (1) (c), (d), (i), and (j), 20.225 (1) (c) and (i), 20.245 (1) (e) and (j), 20.250 (1) (c) and (e), 20.255 (1) (d), 20.285 (1) (d), (je), and (gj), 20.320 (1) (c) and (t) and (2) (c), 20.370 (7) (aa), (ac), (ad), (ag), (aq), (ar), (at), (au), (bq), (br), (cb), (cc), (cd), (cg), (cq), (cr), (cs), (ct), (ea), (eq), and (er), 20.395 (6) (af), (aq), (ar), and (au), 20.410 (1) (e), (ec), and (ko) and (3) (e), 20.435 (2) (ee), 20.465 (1) (d), 20.485 (1) (f) and (go), (3) (t) and (4) (qm), 20.505 (4) (es), (et), (ha), and (hb) and (5) (c), (g), and (kc), 20.855 (8) (a), and 20.867 (1) (a) and (b) and (3) (a), (b), (bb), (bc), (bd), (be), (bf), (bg), (bh), (bj), (bL), (bm), (bn), (bq), (br), (bt), (bu), (bv), (bw), (bx), (cb), (cd), (cf), (ch), (cj), (g), (h), (i), (kd), and (q) for the payment of principal, interest, premium due, if any, and payment due, if any, under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.06 (8) (a) relating to any public debt contracted under subchs. I and IV of ch. 18.

AB499,3 Section 3. 23.145 of the statutes is repealed.

AB499,4 Section 4. 23.15 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB499,2,17 23.15 (6) This section does not apply to property that is authorized to be sold under s. 16.848 or that is required to be sold or offered for sale under s. 23.145.

AB499,2,18 (End)