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1425.96 Utility public benefits fund. There is established a separate
15nonlapsible trust fund designated as the utility public benefits fund, consisting of
16deposits by the public service commission under s. 196.374 (3), public benefits fees
17received under s. 16.957 (4) (a) and (5) (c) and (d) and contributions received under
18s. 16.957 (2) (c) 4. and (d) 2.".
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(1) (b) "Group deer hunting party" means 2 or more hunters hunting in
22a group all using firearms
or all using bows and arrows, each of whom holds an
23individual license to hunt deer.".
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29.867
(8g) The department shall evaluate the impact of pheasant game farms
4licensed under this section on the survival of wild hen pheasants in the vicinity of
5pheasant game farms. The department shall submit the results of the evaluation,
6along with recommendations to protect and enhance wild pheasant populations in
7the vicinity of pheasant game farms, to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) no later
8than October 1, 2000.".
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15"30.277
(16) Definition. In this section, "nature-based outdoor recreation" has
16the meaning given by the".
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33.44
(1) (dm) One member who is a member of a group that exists on the
16effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], and whose major purpose
17is to support the protection or improvement of all of the following lakes in Dane
18County:
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5. Mud Lake, that is located between Lake Waubesa and Lake Kegonsa.
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33.44
(3) Five Six commissioners shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
4of business.
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33.44
(7) The board of commissioners shall meet at least quarterly, and at other
7times on the call of the chairperson or on the petition of
5 6 of the members.".
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8532. Page 503, line 1: delete "The board shall operate the" and substitute "(a)
9The board, in consultation with representatives of the aquaculture industry, shall
10operate the".
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12"(b) The board shall ensure that the aquaculture demonstration facility
13provides applied research and training to aquaculturists, including Native
14American aquaculturists, and to personnel at state fish hatcheries and that the
15research and training emphasize all of the following areas related to aquaculture:
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1. Environmental impact.
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3. Appropriate water use.
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4. Fish health science.
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5. Innovative aquaculture methods and practices.
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6. Demonstration, education and outreach activities through the extension.".
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136.11
(40) Center for cooperatives. The board shall maintain a center for
2cooperatives at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.".
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36.25
(44) International business development. The University of
8Wisconsin-Milwaukee shall collaborate with other institutions to develop and
9implement programs and training for Wisconsin businesses and University of
10Wisconsin System faculty in the area of international business development.".
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36.25
(43) Census awareness program. The board shall establish and maintain
14a census awareness program at the extension to fund grants and public service
15announcements designed to increase public awareness of the importance of an
16accurate census and to encourage people to complete the census questionnaire.".
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36.25
(43) Stray voltage research. The board shall establish a stray voltage
20research program to conduct research recommended in the Minnesota Science
21Advisors' Report to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission; to analyze field and
22economic performance of electrical mitigation devices and systems; and to study
23electrical conditions on farms with potentially unique stray voltage concerns and the
24nature of animal responses to stray voltage.".
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36.25
(30g) Recycling market development program. The board shall
4establish in the extension
, in cooperation with the recycling market development
5board, a program of education and technical assistance related to recycling market
6development. The program shall serve waste generators
, as defined in s. 287.40 (4);
7solid waste scrap brokers, dealers and processors; business entities that use or could
8use recovered materials or that produce or could produce products from recovered
9materials and persons who provide support services to those business entities; and
10the general public.".
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36.34
(1) (c) 1. In this paragraph:
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a. For purposes of determining the appropriation under s. 20.285 (4) (dd) for
15fiscal year 2000-01, "base amount" means the amount shown in the schedule under
16s. 20.005 for that appropriation for fiscal year 1999-2000.
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b. For purposes of determining the appropriation under s. 20.285 (4) (dd) for
18each fiscal year after fiscal year 2000-01, "base amount" means the appropriation
19determined under subd. 2. for the previous fiscal year.
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2. Annually, by February 1, the board shall determine the appropriation under
21s. 20.285 (4) (dd) for the next fiscal year as follows:
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a. The board shall determine the percentage by which the undergraduate
23academic fees charged for the current academic year at each institution within the
1University of Wisconsin System has increased or decreased from the undergraduate
2academic fees charged for the previous academic year.
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b. The appropriation for the next fiscal year shall be the result obtained by
4increasing, to the nearest $100, the base amount by the highest percentage increase
5determined under subd. 2. a., except that if the undergraduate academic fees for the
6current academic year decreased or did not change from the undergraduate
7academic fees charged for the previous academic year at each institution specified
8in subd. 2. a., the appropriation shall be the base amount.".
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1136.56 Grants for forestry cooperatives.
(1) From the appropriation under
12s. 20.285 (1) (qm), the center for cooperatives under s. 36.11 (40) may award grants
13to persons to form forestry cooperatives under ch. 185 that consist primarily of
14private, nonindustrial owners of woodland. A grant recipient shall provide matching
15funds equal to 50% of the grant amount awarded. The match may be in the form of
16money or in-kind services or both, but may not include money received from the
17state.
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18(2) In each fiscal year, the center for cooperatives may not encumber funds from
19the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (qm) for administrative expenses if the
20amounts encumbered in that fiscal year for administrative expenses exceed 5% of the
21total expenditures from the appropriation for the fiscal year.".
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170.58 Forestation state tax. There is levied an annual tax of two-tenths of
2one mill for each dollar of the assessed valuation of the property of the state as
3determined by the department of revenue under s. 70.57, for the purpose of
4acquiring, preserving and developing the forests of the state and for the purpose of
5forest crop law and county forest law administration and aid payments,
for grants
6to forestry cooperatives under s. 36.56, and for the acquisition, purchase and
7development of forests described under s. 25.29 (7) (a) and (b), the proceeds of the tax
8to be paid into the conservation fund. The tax shall not be levied in any year in which
9general funds are appropriated for the purposes specified in this section, equal to or
10in excess of the amount which the tax would produce.".
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18"
Section 897s. 38.18 of the statutes is renumbered 38.18 (1) and amended to
19read:
