23.09165(2)(a)(a) Within 48 months after October 27, 2007, the department shall establish and maintain an interactive mapping tool at the department's Web site that identifies all stewardship land that is open for public access. Public access to the mapping tool at the Web site shall be available without charge.
23.09165(2)(b)
(b) Within 48 months after October 27, 2007, the department shall make available a directory of all stewardship land that is open for public access. The directory shall be organized by county and town and shall clearly show the location of the stewardship land and named or numbered roads. The directory shall be updated at least every 2 years. The department may charge a fee for the directory, but the fee may not exceed the cost of the publication of the directory. In lieu of the department preparing and making available a directory, the department may provide to the public at the department's cost, a map, book, or directory that meets the requirements of this subsection and that is published by a private entity.
23.09165(3)(a)(a) An owner of stewardship land acquired on or after October 27, 2007, shall, within 6 months after the disbursement of the stewardship program funds, provide notice of public access to the stewardship land by the placement of signs adequate to give notice. The owner of stewardship land acquired before October 27, 2007, shall provide notice of public access to the stewardship land by the placement of signs adequate to give notice within 48 months after October 27, 2007. The area of each sign shall be at least 108 square inches, and each sign shall be made of a durable substance. The signs shall be placed at major access points to the stewardship land.
23.09165(3)(b)
(b) If the stewardship land that is acquired on or after October 27, 2007, is surrounded by department land, the department shall, within 6 months after the disbursement of stewardship program funds, provide notice of public access to the stewardship land by the placement of signs adequate to give notice at the major access points to the department land. If the stewardship land that is acquired before October 27, 2007, is surrounded by department land, the department shall provide notice of public access to the stewardship land by the placement of signs adequate to give notice at the major access points to the department land within 48 months after October 27, 2007. The area of each sign shall be at least 108 square inches, and each sign shall be made of a durable substance.
23.09165(3)(c)
(c) The signs required under
pars. (a) and
(b) shall list either the primary activities that are restricted or prohibited on the stewardship land or the primary activities that are permitted on the stewardship land. The signs shall include either the name of the owner of the stewardship land or a person to contact regarding the stewardship land. Signs shall also be placed at the specified major access points that give notice that the stewardship land was acquired in whole or in part using stewardship program funds. The department may specify the amount of detail that is required on the signs to assure that the signs provide sufficient and useful information.
23.09165(3)(d)
(d) If the stewardship land described under
par. (a) or
(b) has a cumulative acreage of 10 acres or more, the signs under
par. (a) or
(b) shall also include one of the following:
23.09165(3)(d)1.
1. The postal address or telephone number of the owner of the stewardship land.
23.09165(3)(d)2.
2. The postal address or telephone number of a person to contact regarding the stewardship land.
23.09165(3)(d)3.
3. An Internet Web site address where a person can locate the information listed in
subd. 1. or
2.
23.09165(3)(e)
(e) Within 48 months after October 27, 2007, the department shall provide a list of all stewardship land that was acquired before October 27, 2007, and for which public access has been restricted or prohibited and the reasons for that action.
23.09165(3)(f)
(f) If an owner of any stewardship land fails to comply with the requirements of
par. (a), that person is not eligible for any subprogram or grant or other state aid under the stewardship programs until the department determines that the person is in compliance with
par. (a).
23.09165(3)(g)
(g) If the department is notified that a sign required under
par. (a) or
(b) needs replacing, within 28 days after receiving that notification the department shall determine if the sign needs to be replaced. The department shall replace any sign required under
par. (b) within 28 days after determining that the sign needs to be replaced. Within 7 days after determining that a sign required under
par. (a) needs to be replaced, the department shall notify the owner of that determination. The owner of stewardship land that placed signs as required under
par. (a) shall be ineligible for any subprogram or grant or other state aid under the stewardship programs if the sign is not replaced within 3 months after receiving the notice.
23.09165(3)(h)
(h) If the department authorizes a nonprofit conservation organization to charge a fee for hunting on stewardship land, the fee for the hunting season may not exceed the sum of the fee for a daily resident vehicle admission receipt under
s. 27.01 (7) (f) 2. and the issuing fee for a daily vehicle admission receipt under
s. 27.01 (7) (gr).
23.09165(4)
(4) Contact information. An owner of stewardship land shall provide information requested by the department that will enable the department to contact that owner.
23.09165(5)
(5) Applicability. This section does not apply to the following stewardship land:
23.09165(5)(b)
(b) Easements for which the primary purpose of the easement is not public access.
23.09165 History
History: 2007 a. 20.
23.0917
23.0917
Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program. 23.0917(1)(a)
(a) "Annual bonding authority" means the amount that may be obligated under a subprogram for a fiscal year.
23.0917(1)(b)
(b) "Baraboo Hills" means the area that is within the boundaries of the Baraboo Range National Natural Landmark.
23.0917(1)(c)
(c) "Department land" means an area of land that is owned by the state, that is under the jurisdiction of the department and that is used for one of the purposes specified in
s. 23.09 (2) (d).
23.0917(1)(d)
(d) "Land" means land in fee simple, conservation easements, other easements in land and development rights in land.
23.0917(1)(e)
(e) "Obligate" means to encumber or otherwise commit or to expend without having previously encumbered or otherwise committed.
23.0917(1)(f)
(f) "Owner's acquisition price" means the amount equal to the price the owner paid for the land or if the owner acquired the land as a gift or devise, the amount equal to the appraised value of the land at the time it was transferred to the owner.
23.0917(1)(g)
(g) "Remaining bonding authority" means the amount of moneys that has not been obligated.
23.0917(1)(i)
(i) "Total bonding authority" means the total amount that may be obligated under a subprogram under the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program over the entire duration of the program.
23.0917(2)(a)(a) The department shall establish the following subprograms under the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program:
23.0917(2)(a)1.
1. A subprogram for land acquisition for conservation and recreational purposes.
23.0917(2)(a)2.
2. A subprogram for property development and local assistance.
23.0917(2)(a)4.
4. A subprogram for land acquisition in the Baraboo Hills for conservation purposes.
23.0917(3)(a)(a) Beginning with fiscal year 2000-01 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20, the department may obligate moneys under the subprogram for land acquisition to acquire land for the purposes specified in
s. 23.09 (2) (d) and grants for these purposes under
s. 23.096, except as provided under
ss. 23.197 (2m),
(3m) (b),
(7m), and
(8) and
23.198 (1) (a).
23.0917(3)(b)
(b) In obligating moneys under the subprogram for land acquisition, the department shall set aside in each fiscal year $3,000,000 that may be obligated only for state trails and the ice age trail and for grants for the state trails and the ice age trails under
s. 23.096. The period of time during which the moneys shall be set aside in each fiscal year shall begin on the July 1 of the fiscal year and end on the June 30 of the same fiscal year.
23.0917(3)(bm)
(bm) During the period beginning with fiscal year 2001-02 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20, in obligating money under the subprogram for land acquisition, the department shall set aside not less than a total of $ 2,000,000 that may be obligated only to provide matching funds for grants awarded to the department for the purchase of land or easements under
16 USC 2103c.
23.0917(3)(br)
(br) Beginning with fiscal year 2010-11 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20, in obligating moneys under the subprogram for land acquisition, the department shall set aside in each fiscal year not less than $12,000,000 that may be obligated only to provide for grants awarded to nonprofit conservation organizations under
s. 23.096.
23.0917(3)(c)
(c) In obligating moneys under the subprogram for land acquisition, the department shall give priority to all of the following purposes and to awarding grants under
s. 23.096 for all the following purposes:
23.0917(3)(c)1.
1. Acquisition of land that preserves or enhances the state's water resources, including land in and for the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway; land abutting wild rivers designated under
s. 30.26, wild lakes and land along the shores of the Great Lakes.
23.0917(3)(dm)
(dm) Except as provided in
subs. (4g) (b),
(4m) (k),
(5) and
(5m), the department may not obligate under the subprogram for land acquisition more than the following amounts:
23.0917(3)(dm)2.
2. For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2002-03 and ending with fiscal year 2006-07, $45,000,000.
23.0917(3)(dm)4.
4. For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2010-11 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20, $62,000,000.
23.0917(3)(e)
(e) For purposes of this subsection, the department by rule shall define "wild lake".
23.0917(4)
(4) Property development and local assistance subprogram. 23.0917(4)(a)(a) Beginning with fiscal year 2000-01 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20, the department may obligate moneys under the subprogram for property development and local assistance. Moneys obligated under this subprogram may be only used for nature-based outdoor recreation, except as provided under
par. (cm).
23.0917(4)(b)
(b) The purposes for which moneys may be obligated for local assistance under the subprogram for property development and local assistance are the following:
23.0917(4)(c)
(c) The purposes for which moneys may be obligated for property development under the subprogram for property development and local assistance are the following:
23.0917(4)(c)2.
2. Property development on conservation easements adjacent to department lands.
23.0917(4)(cm)
(cm) Notwithstanding the purposes for which the department is authorized to obligate moneys under
pars. (a),
(b), and
(c), the department may obligate moneys under the subprogram for property development and local assistance for any of the following purposes:
23.0917(4)(cm)6.
6. Restoration of an area on the exposed bed of the former flowage on the Prairie River.
23.0917(4)(d)
(d) In obligating moneys under the subprogram for property development and local assistance, all of the following shall apply:
23.0917(4)(d)1.
1. The department may obligate not more than $11,500,000 in fiscal year 2000-01 and not more than $11,500,000 in fiscal year 2001-02 under the subprogram except as provided in
sub. (5). For each fiscal year beginning with 2002-03 and ending with fiscal year 2009-10, the department may obligate not more than $15,000,000 under the subprogram except as provided in
sub. (5). For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2010-11 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20, the department may obligate not more than $21,500,000 under the subprogram except as provided in
sub. (5).
23.0917(4)(d)2.
2. Beginning with fiscal year 2000-01 and ending with fiscal year 2009-10, the department may obligate not more than $8,000,000 in each fiscal year for local assistance.
23.0917(4)(d)2n.
2n. Beginning with fiscal year 2010-11 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20, the department may obligate not more than $11,500,000 in each fiscal year for local assistance.
23.0917(4)(d)3.
3. The department shall obligate at least $3,500,000 in each fiscal year for property development.
23.0917(4)(f)
(f) For purposes of this subsection, the department by rule shall define "nature-based outdoor recreation".
23.0917(4g)(a)(a) The department may not obligate more than $1,000,000 under the subprogram for bluff protection.
23.0917(4g)(b)
(b) If the total amount obligated for the subprogram for bluff protection on June 30, 2004, is less than $1,000,000, the department shall calculate the unobligated amount by subtracting the total obligated amount from $1,000,000. The department shall then adjust the available bonding authority for the subprogram for land acquisition by increasing the available bonding authority in an amount equal to the unobligated amount.
23.0917(4g)(c)
(c) The department may not obligate moneys for the subprogram for bluff protection after June 30, 2004.
23.0917(4j)(a)(a) In this subsection "local governmental unit" means a city, village, town, or county, a lake sanitary district, as defined in
s. 30.50 (4q), a public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district organized under
ch. 33, or any other local governmental unit, as defined in
s. 66.0131 (1) (a), that is established for the purpose of lake management.
