23.19(3) (3)
23.19(3)(a)(a) The amount of state aid provided under sub. (1) shall equal the actual amount, up to $500,000, that is expended by the city of Milwaukee for the stages of the project specified in sub. (1) (a) to (c).
23.19(3)(b) (b) The department may not provide state aid under sub. (1) for the performance of a feasibility study unless the department has granted prior approval for its performance.
23.19(3)(c) (c) Each time the city of Milwaukee completes a stage of the project as specified under sub. (1) (a) to (c) and has expended the total amount of its contribution for that stage, the city is entitled to receive the amount of state aid under par. (a) that equals the total amount of the contribution.
23.19 History History: 1989 a. 350; 1995 a. 27.
23.195 23.195 Monona terrace project in Madison.
23.195(1) (1) Beginning in fiscal year 1993-94 and ending in fiscal year 1995-96, from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz), the department shall set aside $1,000,000 in each fiscal year to be expended for the Frank Lloyd Wright Monona terrace project in the city of Madison to be expended as follows:
23.195(1)(a) (a) The amount of $370,000 for a bicycle path that is part of the project.
23.195(1)(b) (b) The amount of $2,630,000 for the following purposes:
23.195(1)(b)1. 1. Construction of a pedestrian bridge improving access to Lake Monona from the downtown area of the city.
23.195(1)(b)2. 2. Construction and development of a terrace and park in conjunction with the parking facility at the state office building located at 1 West Wilson Street authorized under 1991 Wisconsin Act 269, section 9108 (1) (a).
23.195(1)(b)3. 3. Other park or recreational construction and development associated with the project.
23.195(2) (2) The moneys expended from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz) for the purposes specified in sub. (1) (b) 1. to 3. shall be limited to no more than 50% of the cost of the project that is for these purposes.
23.195(4) (4) If all of the money set aside under this section is not expended before July 1, 1998, the moneys set aside but not expended shall be treated by the department in the manner provided in s. 23.0915 (2g).
23.195 History History: 1991 a. 269; 1995 a. 27.
23.196 23.196 Willow flowage project.
23.196(1) (1) In this section:
23.196(1)(a) (a) "Total amount available" means the expenditure limit for the purpose of acquiring land under s. 23.09 (2) (d) 11., as adjusted under s. 23.0915 (2), less the total amount the department has expended, encumbered or otherwise committed for that purpose from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz) before July 1, 1996.
23.196(1)(b) (b) "Willow flowage project" means the lands in the Willow flowage and surrounding lands in Oneida County that the department determines are necessary for the project.
23.196(2) (2)
23.196(2)(a)(a) The department may acquire and exchange lands for the establishment of the Willow flowage project. The priority and allocation requirements under s. 23.09 (2dm) do not apply to any acquisition of land under this paragraph for which moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (tz) are expended.
23.196(2)(b) (b) For the purpose of establishing the Willow flowage project, the department may expend up to an amount equal to the total amount available for the purchase of land. For purposes of ss. 23.09 (2q) and 23.0915 (1), moneys expended under this paragraph shall be treated as moneys expended for the lower Wisconsin state riverway acquisition.
23.196(2)(c) (c) Section 23.15 does not apply to the exchange or other transfer of land by the department for the purpose of establishing the Willow flowage project.
23.196 History History: 1995 a. 27, 417; 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 186.
23.197 23.197 Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship programs; specific projects or activities.
23.197(1) (1)Root River; multipurpose pathway.
23.197(1)(a)(a) From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) or (tz) or both, the department shall provide funding to the city of Racine for a multipurpose pathway along the Root River. The amount provided by the department may not exceed the amount that equals the matching contribution for the pathway made by the city of Racine or $1,125,000, whichever is less.
23.197(1)(b) (b) The department shall determine how the moneys being provided under par. (a) will be allocated between the appropriations under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) and (tz). For purposes of s. 23.0915 (1), moneys provided from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz) shall be treated as moneys expended for any of the purposes specified under s. 23.0915 (1) (a) to (k) or any combination of those purposes. For purposes of s. 23.0917, moneys provided from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) shall be treated as moneys obligated from either or both of the subprograms under s. 23.0917 (3) and (4).
23.197(2) (2)Rock River; river wall.
23.197(2)(a)(a) From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) or (tz) or both, the department shall provide funding to the city of Fort Atkinson for the restoration of a river wall along the Rock River. The amount provided by the department may not exceed the amount that equals the matching contribution made for the river wall by the city of Fort Atkinson or $96,500, whichever is less. The requirements for matching contributions under s. 30.277 (5) shall apply.
23.197(2)(b) (b) The department shall determine how the moneys being provided under par. (a) will be allocated between the appropriations under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) and (tz). For purposes of s. 23.0915 (1), moneys provided from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz) shall be treated as moneys expended for urban river grants. For purposes of s. 23.0917, moneys provided from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) shall be treated as moneys obligated under the subprogram for property development and local assistance.
23.197(2m) (2m)Kickapoo valley reserve; visitor center. From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the department shall provide $2,370,000 to the Kickapoo reserve management board for construction of a visitor center and administration building at the Kickapoo valley reserve. For purposes of s. 23.0917, moneys provided from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) shall be treated as moneys obligated from either or both of the subprograms under s. 23.0917 (3) and (4).
23.197(3) (3)Keyes Lake; recreational area.
23.197(3)(a)(a) From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) or (tz) or both, the department shall provide the amount necessary for the development of a recreational area on Keyes Lake in Florence County, but the amount may not exceed $125,000.
23.197(3)(b) (b) The department shall determine how the moneys being provided under par. (a) will be allocated between the appropriations under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) and (tz). For purposes of s. 23.0915 (1), moneys provided from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz) shall be treated as moneys expended for any of the purposes specified under s. 23.0915 (1) (a) to (k) or any combination of those purposes. For purposes of s. 23.0917, moneys provided from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) shall be treated as moneys obligated from either or both of the subprograms under s. 23.0917 (3) and (4).
23.197(3m) (3m)Rib Mountain State Park.
23.197(3m)(a)(a) From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) or (tz) or both, the department shall provide funding in the amount of $50,000 to rebuild the chalet at Rib Mountain State Park. The department shall determine how the moneys being provided under this paragraph will be allocated between the appropriations under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) and (tz). For purposes of s. 23.0915 (1), moneys provided from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz) shall be treated as moneys expended for general property development. For purposes of s. 23.0917, moneys provided from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) shall be treated as moneys obligated under the subprogram for property development and local assistance.
23.197(3m)(b) (b) In addition to the amounts provided under par. (a), the department shall provide, from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), funding in the amount of $1,000,000 to reconstruct the chalet at Rib Mountain State Park for which funding is provided under par. (a). For purposes of s. 23.0917, moneys provided under this paragraph shall be treated as moneys obligated under either or both of the subprograms under s. 23.0917 (3) and (4).
23.197(4) (4)Grant for land acquisition and habitat restoration.
23.197(4)(a)(a) In this subsection:
23.197(4)(a)1. 1. "Nonprofit organization" means a nonprofit corporation, a charitable trust or other nonprofit association that is described in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
23.197(4)(a)2. 2. "Land" has the meaning given in s. 23.0917 (1) (d).
23.197(4)(b) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the department may award a single grant of $20,000 to an organization that is not a nonprofit organization but that has entered into an agreement with a nonprofit organization in order to apply for the grant. The grant may be used for land acquisition for conservation or recreation purposes or for habitat restoration or both. For purposes of s. 23.0917, moneys obligated for this grant shall be treated as moneys obligated under the subprogram for land acquisition.
23.197(4)(c) (c) In order to receive the grant under this section, the nonprofit organization and the other organization who are parties to the agreement specified under par. (b) shall enter into a contract with the department that contains conditions imposed by the department on the use of the grant, on any land acquired with moneys from the grant and on any transfer to a 3rd party of any such acquired land.
23.197(4)(d) (d) Title to the land acquired with moneys from the grant under this section shall vest in the nonprofit organization. If the nonprofit organization or the other organization violates any essential provision of the contract entered into under par. (c), title to the land shall vest in the state.
23.197(6) (6)Sheboygan; riverfront park. From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz), the department shall provide $173,763 for the development and expansion of Workers Water Street Riverfront Park in the city of Sheboygan. For purposes of s. 23.0915 (1), moneys provided from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz) shall be treated as moneys expended for any of the purposes specified under s. 23.0915 (1) (a) to (k) or any combination of those purposes.
23.197(7m) (7m)Wisconsin agricultural stewardship initiative facility. From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the department shall provide funding in the amount of $1,000,000 for the Wisconsin agricultural stewardship initiative at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, to construct a facility to be used for conducting research and for training farmers concerning the development of sound environmental farming practices. For purposes of s. 23.0917, moneys provided under this subsection shall be treated as moneys obligated under either or both of the subprograms under s. 23.0917 (3) and (4).
23.197(8) (8)State fair park construction. From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the department shall provide $2,000,000 for projects that are approved by the state fair park board. For purposes of s. 23.0917, moneys provided under this subsection shall be treated as moneys obligated under either or both of the subprograms under s. 23.0917 (3) and (4).
23.197(9) (9)Prairie River restoration. From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the department shall provide funding to the city of Merrill in the amount of $450,000 for a project to restore an area on the exposed bed of the former flowage on the Prairie River. For the purposes of s. 23.0917, moneys provided under this subsection from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) shall be treated as moneys obligated under the subprogram for property development and local assistance.
23.197(10) (10)Mirror Lake; boating access. From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the department shall provide funding in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 to improve navigability for recreational boating in Mirror Lake in Sauk County and in the streams flowing into the lake. For the purposes of s. 23.0917, moneys provided under this subsection from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) shall be treated as moneys obligated under either or both of the subprograms under s. 23.0917 (3) and (4).
23.197(11) (11)Jersey Valley Lake. From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the department shall provide funding in an amount not to exceed $500,000 to Vernon County to restore Jersey Valley Lake. The funding authorized under this subsection shall be in a manner that, for every $1 expended by Vernon County for the repairs and installation, the department shall provide $3. For purposes of s. 23.0917, moneys provided from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) shall be treated as moneys obligated from either or both of the subprograms under s. 23.0917 (3) and (4).
23.197(12) (12)Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District; flood management. From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the department shall provide funding in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 to a nationwide nonprofit conservation organization dedicated to land and water resource preservation to acquire land for a flood management program conducted by the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District and for habitat restoration on the acquired land. The funding authorized under this subsection shall be in a manner that, for every $1 expended by the nationwide nonprofit conservation organization for the land acquisition, the department shall provide $3. For purposes of s. 23.0917, moneys provided from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) shall be treated as moneys obligated from either or both of the subprograms under s. 23.0917 (3) and (4).
23.197(13) (13)Green Bay; recreational trail. From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the department shall provide funding in an amount not to exceed $875,800 to the city of Green Bay to acquire land for a bicycle and pedestrian trail. The funding authorized under this subsection shall be in a manner that, for every $1 expended by the city of Green Bay for the land acquisition, the department shall provide $3. For purposes of s. 23.0917, moneys provided from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) shall be treated as moneys obligated from either or both of the subprograms under s. 23.0917 (3) and (4).
23.197(14) (14)Antigo; trail development. From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the department shall provide funding in an amount not to exceed $600,000 to the city of Antigo for property development related to the ice age trail and the Springbrook trail located within the city. The funding authorized under this subsection shall be in a manner that, for every $1 expended by the city of Antigo for the property development, the department shall provide $1. For purposes of s. 23.0917, moneys provided from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) shall be treated as moneys obligated from either or both of the subprograms under s. 23.0917 (3) and (4).
23.197 History History: 1999 a. 9, 84; 2001 a. 16; 2007 a. 20.
23.198 23.198 Milwaukee Lakeshore State Park.
23.198(1) (1)Stewardship funding.
23.198(1)(a)(a) From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the department shall provide up to $4,500,000 for the development of Milwaukee Lakeshore State Park. For purposes of s. 23.0917, moneys provided under this paragraph shall be treated as moneys obligated under either or both of the subprograms under s. 23.0917 (3) and (4).
23.198(1)(b) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz), the department shall provide up to $500,000 for development of a state park as described in par. (a). For purposes of s. 23.0915 (1), moneys provided under this paragraph shall be treated as moneys expended for general property development.
23.198(2) (2)Other funding.
23.198(2)(a)(a) The department shall expend the following amounts from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (cq) for the development of a state park as described in sub. (1):
23.198(2)(a)1. 1. Up to $2,400,000 of the moneys appropriated from that appropriation for fiscal year 1999-2000.
23.198(2)(a)2. 2. Up to $2,000,000 of the moneys appropriated from that appropriation for fiscal year 2000-01.
23.198(2)(b) (b) Of the amounts authorized for expenditure under par. (a) 1., the department shall provide up to $400,000 to the Milwaukee Art Museum for the construction of a breakwater.
23.198(2)(c) (c) Beginning on July 1, 2000, the department shall expend from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (7) (fs) $1,000,000 for a state park as described in sub. (1).
23.198 History History: 1999 a. 9, 185; 2001 a. 16.
23.1985 23.1985 Acquisition of certain public lands. Beginning in fiscal year 2006-07 and ending in fiscal year 2019-20, from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the department shall set aside $2,000,000 in each fiscal year that may be obligated only to acquire land from the board of commissioners of public lands under s. 24.59 (1). If the department sets aside, but does not obligate moneys in a fiscal year under this section, the department may obligate those nonobligated moneys in a subsequent fiscal year under this section in addition to the amounts the department is required to set aside for that subsequent fiscal year. For purposes of s. 23.0917, moneys provided from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) shall be treated as moneys obligated under the subprogram under s. 23.0917 (3).
23.1985 History History: 2005 a. 352; 2007 a. 20.
23.20 23.20 Use of department gravel pits. The department may permit any town, county or state agency to obtain gravel, sand, fill dirt or other fill material needed for road purposes from any department-owned gravel pit or similar facility if this material is unavailable from private vendors within a reasonable distance of the worksite. The department may require environmental safeguards before permitting a town, county or state agency to obtain this material. The department shall charge a fee for this material commensurate with the fee charged by private vendors.
23.20 History History: 1981 c. 131; 1985 a. 202.
23.22 23.22 Invasive species.
23.22(1)(1) Definitions. In this section:
23.22(1)(a) (a) "Control" means to cut, remove, destroy, suppress, or prevent the introduction or spread of.
23.22(1)(b) (b) "Council" means the invasive species council.
23.22(1)(c) (c) "Invasive species" means nonindigenous species whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health.
23.22(1)(d) (d) "State agency" means a board, commission, committee, department, or office in the state government.
23.22(2) (2)Department responsibilities.
23.22(2)(a)(a) The department shall establish a statewide program to control invasive species in this state.
23.22(2)(b) (b) As part of the program established under par. (a), the department shall do all of the following:
23.22(2)(b)1. 1. Create and implement a statewide management plan to control invasive species in this state, which shall include inspections as specified under sub. (5).
23.22(2)(b)2. 2. Administer the program established under s. 23.24 as it relates to invasive aquatic plants.
23.22(2)(b)3. 3. Encourage cooperation among state agencies and other entities to control invasive species in this state.
23.22(2)(b)4. 4. Seek public and private funding for the program.
23.22(2)(b)5. 5. Provide education and encourage and conduct research concerning invasive species.
23.22(2)(b)6. 6. Promulgate rules to identify, classify, and control invasive species for purposes of the program. In promulgating these rules, the department shall consider the recommendations of the council under sub. (3) (a). As part of these rules, the department may establish procedures and requirements for issuing permits to control invasive species.
23.22(2)(c) (c) Under the program established under par. (a), the department shall promulgate rules to establish a procedure to award cost-sharing grants to public and private entities for up to 75 percent of the costs of projects to control invasive species. The rules promulgated under this paragraph shall establish criteria for determining eligible projects and eligible grant recipients. Eligible projects shall include education and inspection activities at boat landings. The rules shall allow cost-share contributions to be in the form of money or in-kind goods or services or any combination thereof. In promulgating these rules, the department shall consider the recommendations of the council under sub. (3) (c).
23.22 Cross-reference Cross-reference: See also ch. NR 198, Wis. adm. code.
23.22(2t) (2t)Department powers and cooperation.
23.22(2t)(a)(a) Using the procedure under s. 227.24, the department may promulgate an emergency rule to identify, classify, or control an invasive species under sub. (2) (b) 6. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this paragraph as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this paragraph. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), an emergency rule promulgated under this paragraph remains in effect until whichever of the following occurs first:
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