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Section 766w. 23.0925 of the statutes is created to read:
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1723.0925 Open space protection program. (1) Definition. In this section,
18"local governmental unit" means a city, village, town or county.
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19(2) Grants. (a) The department shall establish a program, beginning in fiscal
20year 1997-98, to expend from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz) moneys for
21grants to local governmental units and to nonprofit conservation organizations
22under s. 23.096 to acquire conservation easements for the protection of open space.
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(b) A conservation easement acquired with an open space protection grant
24awarded under this section or under s. 23.096 shall run with the land and shall bind
1all subsequent purchasers and any other successors to an interest in the land. An
2open space protection grant awarded under this section or s. 23.096 may be used to
3acquire a conservation easement in agricultural or forest land.
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4(4) Amount of grant. An open space protection grant awarded under this
5section or under s. 23.096 may not exceed 75% of the cost of acquiring the
6conservation easement.
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7(5) Limit on spending. Except as provided in s. 23.0915 (2), the department in
8each fiscal year may not expend from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz) more
9than $2,000,000 for open space protection grants awarded under this section or
10under s. 23.096.".
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Section 766y. 23.0955 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
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23.0955
(3) From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz), the department
14may expend $100,000 to provide one grant to a nonprofit corporation that is
15organized in this state, that is described under section
501 (c) (3) or (4) of the Internal
16Revenue Code and that is exempt from taxation under section 501 (a) of the the
17Internal Revenue Code to provide training and technical assistance to local
18governmental units to assist them in the establishment of projects for the acquisition
19of conservation easements to protect open space. For purposes of s. 23.0915 (1) and
20this section, the moneys expended under this subsection shall be treated as moneys
21for open space protection.".
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22199. Page 468, line 3: after "30.277 (2) (a)." insert "
The department may
23award grants to nonprofit conservation organizations to acquire conservation
24easements under s. 23.0925.".
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Section 816c. 24.60 (1t) of the statutes is created to read:
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24.60
(1t) "Investment grade" means having a rating of "BBB" or better by
5Standard and Poor's Corporation and a rating of "Baa" or better by Moody's Investor
6Service or, in the case of an investment that is ranked by only one of these rating
7agencies, having a rating of "BBB" or better by Standard and Poor's Corporation or
8a rating of "Baa" or better by Moody's Investor Service.
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24.61
(2) (a) 1. Bonds or notes of the United States
or of an agency of the U. S.
11government, or bonds or notes guaranteed by the United States or an agency of the
12U. S. government.
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24.61
(2) (a) 7m. Real estate located in the United States.
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24.61
(2) (a) 8. U. S., publicly traded, investment grade mortgage-backed
18securities or U.S., publicly traded, investment grade asset-backed securities.
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24.61
(2) (a) 9. Privately placed U. S. mortgages or privately placed, U.S.,
21mortgage-backed securities, if the mortgages or mortgage-backed securities are
22investment grade or, if unrated, are determined by the board to be of a quality that,
23if rated, would be investment grade.
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124.61
(2) (a) 10. Debt obligations of U.S. corporations, whether publicly offered
2or privately placed, that are investment grade or, if unrated, are determined by the
3board to be of a quality that, if rated, would be investment grade.
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24.61
(2) (a) 11. Financial contracts or other instruments that derive their
6value from the value or performance of securities under subd. 1. or 8. or of an index
7or group of securities under subd. 1. or 8.
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24.61
(2) (a) 12. Other types of U. S. debt instruments, not described under
10subds. 1. to 10., determined by the board to be consistent with the standard of
11responsibility under par. (am).
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24.61
(2) (am)
Standard of responsibility. The standard of responsibility
14applied to the board when it invests moneys belonging to the trust funds shall be all
15of the following:
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1. To invest, sell, reinvest and collect income and rents with the care, skill,
17prudence and diligence under the circumstances then prevailing that a prudent
18person acting in a similar capacity, with the same resources, and familiar with like
19matters exercises in the conduct of an enterprise of a like character with like aims.
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2. To diversify investments in order to minimize the risk of large losses, unless
21under the circumstances it is clearly prudent not to do so, considering each trust
22fund's portfolio as a whole at any point in time.
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3. To administer assets of each trust or fund solely for the purpose of ensuring
24the fulfillment of the purpose of each trust or fund at a reasonable cost and not for
25any other purpose.".
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Section 852fb. 25.40 (1) (a) 17. of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin
7Act .... (this act), is repealed.".
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Section 883m. 25.46 (6r) of the statutes is repealed.".
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Section 898m. 25.46 (18r) of the statutes is created to read:
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25.46
(18r) The fees received under s. 295.15 for environmental
13management.".
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15"29.092
(14) (c)
Use of surcharge fees. The wildlife damage surcharge shall be
16collected as are other approval fees and the surcharge fees shall be deposited in the
17conservation fund to be used for the wildlife damage abatement
program, the wildlife
18damage and claim program
, for wildlife abatement and control grants under s.
1929.595 and for removal activities by the department under s. 29.59.".
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Section 1105r. 29.33 (4m) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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29.33
(4m) (c) (intro.) A commercial fisher licensed under sub. (1) may fish by
23trawl for the total allowable commercial harvest of smelt, as set by rule by the
1department, on the waters of Green Bay at any time during
nighttime hours the
2period beginning one hour after sunset and ending 3 hours after sunrise if all of the
3following apply:
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29.33
(4m) (c) 2. The fishing occurs in the areas and during the seasons
6established by the department for the fishing of smelt
on Green Bay.
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29.33
(4m) (d) A commercial fisher licensed under sub. (1) may fish by trawl
9for the total allowable commercial harvest of smelt, as set by rule by the department,
10on Lake Michigan during any month except May if all of the following apply:
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1. The smelt will be used or sold for human consumption.
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2. The fishing occurs in the areas and during the hours established by the
13department for the fishing of smelt on Lake Michigan.
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29.33
(4m) (e) The department shall establish by rule a harvest limit for alewife
16on the waters of Green Bay and Lake Michigan.".
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Section 1119b. 29.405 (1) (intro.) and (b) of the statutes are consolidated,
19renumbered 29.405 (1) and amended to read:
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29.405
(1) In this section
: (b) "Group
, "group deer hunting party" means 2 or
21more hunters hunting in a group all using firearms
or all using bows and arrows,
22each of whom holds an individual license to hunt deer.
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1Section 1119d. 29.405 (2) (intro.) and (b) of the statutes are consolidated,
2renumbered 29.405 (2) and amended to read:
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29.405
(2) Any member of a group deer hunting party
who are all using
4firearms may kill a deer for another member of the group deer hunting party if
both
5of the following conditions exist: (b) The the person for whom the deer is killed
6possesses a current unused deer carcass tag which is authorized for use on the deer
7killed.
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29.405
(2m) Any member of a group deer hunting party who are all using bows
11and arrows may kill an antlerless deer for another member of the group deer hunting
12party if the person for whom the antlerless deer is killed possesses a current unused
13deer carcass tag which is authorized for use on the antlerless deer killed.
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29.405
(3) A person who kills a deer under sub. (2)
or (2m) shall
ensure that 16inform a member of his or her group deer hunting party
without delay of the kill and
17shall ensure that the member attaches
a his or her current validated deer carcass tag
18to the deer in the manner specified under s. 29.40 (2)
. The person who kills the deer
19may not leave the deer unattended until after it is tagged within one hour after the
20deer is killed. The person who killed the deer may not use a telephone, cellular
21mobile telecommunications device, radio or other means of electronic
22communication to inform any member of the group deer hunting party of the kill.".
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Section 1139rb. 29.598 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 29.598 (1) (intro.)
4and amended to read:
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29.598
(1) Definition. (intro.) In this section, "wildlife damage" means damage
6caused by
deer that live in the wild, bear or geese to commercial seedings or crops on
7agricultural land, to orchard trees or nursery stock or to apiaries or livestock. any of
8the following noncaptive wild animals:
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29.598
(1) (a) Deer.
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(e) Sandhill crane if hunting of sandhill cranes is authorized by the
15department.
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16Section 1139rc. 29.598 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 29.598 (2)(b)
17(intro.) and amended to read:
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29.598
(2) (b) (title)
Eligibility and funding requirements; rules. (intro.) The
19department shall promulgate rules for eligibility and funding requirements for the
20wildlife damage abatement program and the wildlife damage claim program in order
21to maximize the cost-effectiveness of these programs.
The department shall also
22promulgate rules to establish all of the following:
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129.598
(2) (b) 1. Authorized wildlife damage abatement measures and methods
2for implementing and paying for these abatement measures.
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2. Forms and procedures for payment and processing of statement of claims and
4applications for abatement assistance.