26.08 (1) The department of forestry may, from time to time, lease parts or parcels of state park lands or state forest lands, other than lands in southern state forests. The department of natural resources may lease parts or parcels of state park lands or lands in southern state forests. These leases shall contain proper covenants to guard against trespass and waste. The rents arising from these leases shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the proper fund. Licenses also may be granted to prospect for ore or mineral upon any of these lands; but proper security shall be taken that the licensees will fully inform the department that grants a license of every discovery of ore or mineral and will restore the surface to its former condition and value if no discovery of valuable deposits is made. The department that enters into a lease or grants a license shall retain a copy of each lease or license and file the original in the office of the board of commissioners of public lands.
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Section 1146u. 26.08 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
26.08 (2) (a) Except as provided under pars. (b) to (d), the department may lease state park land or state forest
land for leases under sub. (1) shall be for terms not exceeding 15 years.
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Section
1147. 26.08 (2) (bn) of the statutes is created to read:
26.08 (2) (bn) The department may lease state park land located within the boundaries of the Wisconsin Dells natural area for terms not exceeding 30 years.
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Section 1147m. 26.08 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
26.08 (3) The department of natural resources and the department of forestry shall furnish to the board of commissioners of public lands such maps, plats, surveys, valuations, information, and other services as the board may request respecting any of the public lands, for use by it in granting leases or licenses or in making sales under s. 24.39.
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Section 1147r. 26.11 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
26.11 (6) The department, as the director of the effort, may suppress a forest fire on lands located outside the boundaries of intensive or extensive forest fire protection districts but not within the limits of any city or village if the town responsible for suppressing fires within its boundaries spends more than $3,000, as determined by rates established by the department, on suppressing the forest fire and if the town chairperson makes a request to the department for assistance. Persons participating in the suppression efforts shall act at the direction of the department after the department begins suppression efforts under this subsection. Funds expended by the state under this subsection shall be drawn from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (mu) 20.375 (2) (q).
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1148. 26.11 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
26.11 (7) (a) Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (c), if the sum of the unencumbered balances in the appropriation accounts under s. 20.370 (1) (cs) and (mz) exceeds $500,000 $1,000,000 on June 30 of any fiscal year, the amount in excess of $500,000 $1,000,000 shall lapse from the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (1) (cs) to the conservation fund, except as provided in par. (b).
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Section 1148c. 26.11 (7) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
26.11 (7) (a) Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (c), if the sum of the unencumbered balances in the appropriation accounts under s. 20.370 (1) (cs) 20.375 (2) (r) and (mz) (z) exceeds $1,000,000 on June 30 of any fiscal year, the amount in excess of $1,000,000 shall lapse from the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (1) (cs) 20.375 (2) (r) to the conservation forestry fund, except as provided in par. (b).
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Section 1148f. 26.11 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
26.11 (7) (b) Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (c), if the amount in the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (1) (cs) 20.375 (2) (r) is insufficient for the amount that must lapse under par. (a), the remainder that is necessary for the lapse shall lapse from the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (1) (mz) 20.375 (2) (z).
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Section 1148j. 26.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
26.12 (2) Organization. The department shall organize each forest protection area so as to most effectively prevent, detect and suppress forest fires, and to that end may employ experienced wardens or state forest rangers to have charge of its efforts in each area; may subdivide each area into patrol areas; may establish lookout towers, construct ranger stations, telephone lines, purchase tools for fire fighting as well as other necessary supplies or equipment, and carry on all other activities considered necessary to effectively protect the area from forest fires, including the promulgation of rules for the payment of fire fighters, the preparation of notices and forms for publication and the disposition and use of all fire-fighting equipment or property. All property or equipment purchased by the state shall be owned by the state, but counties or towns may purchase and own equipment for fire suppression, and the equipment shall be used for the improvement of the forest fire-fighting organization.
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Section 1148r. 26.14 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
26.14 (2) All such state forest rangers, town chairpersons, emergency fire wardens, conservation wardens and other duly appointed deputies may in the performance of their official duty go on the lands of any person to fight forest fires, and in so doing may set back fires, dig trenches, cut fire lines or carry on all other customary activities in the fighting of forest fires, without incurring a liability to anyone.
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Section
1149. 26.145 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
26.145 (1) Grants. The department shall establish a program to award grants for up to 50% of the cost of acquiring fire resistant clothing for suppressing fires and
, of acquiring fire suppression supplies, equipment, and vehicles, of acquiring fire prevention materials, and of training fire fighters in forest fire suppression techniques.
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Section 1149b. 26.20 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
26.20 (6) (b) Any state forest ranger, conservation warden, sheriff or other duly appointed authority may, in the performance of official duties, require any train causing fires or suspected of causing fires to stop within a safe distance from the fires to avoid further setting or spread of fire.
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Section 1149c. 26.22 of the statutes is amended to read:
26.22 Sales, etc. The department of forestry may sell any timber on the state park or state forest lands which
, other than lands in southern state forests, that has been
damaged by fire or wind, on such terms and in such manner as it shall deem best for the interest of the state. The department of natural resources may sell any timber on lands in southern state forests that has been damaged by fire or wind, on such terms and in such manner as it shall deem best for the interest of the state.
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Section 1149d. 26.30 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
26.30 (2) Powers. The department is vested with authority and jurisdiction in all matters relating to the prevention, detection and control of forest pests on the forest lands of the state, and to do all things necessary in the exercise of such authority and jurisdiction, except that this shall not be construed to grant any powers or authority to the department for the silvicultural control of forest pests on any land. This section shall apply only to the detection and control of forest pests on forest lands and does not affect the authority of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under chs. 93 and 94. The action of the department under sub. (4) shall be coordinated with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection in accordance with s. 20.901. The secretaries of natural resources forestry and agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall execute annually a memorandum of agreement to enable the coordination of pest control work of their departments.
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Section 1149e. 26.30 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
26.30 (4) Surveys, investigations and control. The department shall make surveys and investigations to determine the presence, condition and extent of infestations and it shall also carry on control measures when necessary. For such purposes the department or its wardens or state forest rangers may enter public and private lands at reasonable times without incurring a liability to anyone.
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Section 1149g. 26.37 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
26.37 (1) (intro.) The department of natural resources forestry and the department of commerce shall jointly develop a comply with any plan to establish required to be developed by the department of natural resources and the department of commerce to establish a lake states wood utilization consortium to provide research, development and demonstration grants to enhance the forest products industry in Wisconsin and other states. The if the plan shall do does all of the following:
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Section 1149h. 26.37 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
26.37 (1) (a) Define Defines the powers, duties and responsibilities of the consortium.
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Section 1149i. 26.37 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
26.37 (1) (b) Establish Establishes an implementation committee for the consortium. Members of the committee may include one or more representatives from the department of natural resources, the department of forestry, the department of commerce and the forest products industry.
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Section 1149j. 26.37 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
26.37 (1) (c) Specify Specifies eligibility requirements for the grants and criteria for awarding the grants, including how the grants are to be distributed to each state participating in the consortium.
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Section 1149k. 26.37 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
26.37 (1) (d) Require Requires that the grants require matching funds or in-kind contributions by industrial recipients of the grants.
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Section 1149L. 26.37 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
26.37 (1) (e) Require Requires the implementation committee to identify an organization that can administer and award the grants and oversee the grant program.
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Section 1149Lb. 26.37 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
26.37 (1) (f) Require Requires the consortium to actively pursue funding from the states of Michigan and Minnesota of $200,000 annually from each state for 3 years.
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Section 1149Ld. 26.37 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
26.37 (1) (g) Require Requires the consortium to actively pursue federal and other funding sources.
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Section 1149m. 26.39 of the statutes is created to read:
26.39 Forestry education. (1) Definitions. In this section:
(a) "School forest" means a community forest that is owned or operated by a school as provided in s. 28.20.
(b) "Sustainable forestry" has the meaning given in s. 28.04 (1) (e).
(2) Forestry education curriculum; schools. Using the moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (1) (cu), the department, in cooperation with the Center for Environmental Education in the College of Natural Resources at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, shall develop a forestry education curriculum for grades kindergarten to 12.
(3) Forestry education for the public. Using the moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (1) (cv), the department shall develop a program to educate the public on the value of sustainable forestry. The program shall include support for educational efforts conducted by school districts at school forests or conducted by other entities that provide education on the topic of sustainable forestry.
(4) Funding.
(a) The department shall credit to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (1) (cu) the moneys received as surcharges under s. 28.06 (2m)
during fiscal year 2001-02, up to a total amount of $300,000. The department shall credit any balance over $300,000 that remains from the moneys received as such surcharges
during fiscal year 2001-02 to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (1) (cv).
(b) For fiscal year 2002-03 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall credit 50% of the moneys received as surcharges under s. 28.06 (2m) during the applicable fiscal year to the appropriation account under s. 20.375 (2) (ru) and the remaining 50% to the appropriation account under s. 20.375 (2) (rv).
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Section 1149md. 26.39 (2) and (3) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), are amended to read:
26.39 (2) Forestry education curriculum; schools. Using the moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (1) (cu) 20.375 (2) (ru), the department, in cooperation with the Center for Environmental Education in the College of Natural Resources at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, shall develop a forestry education curriculum for grades kindergarten to 12.
(3) Forestry education for the public. Using the moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (1) (cv) 20.375 (2) (rv), the department shall develop a program to educate the public on the value of sustainable forestry. The program shall include support for educational efforts conducted by school districts at school forests or conducted by other entities that provide education on the topic of sustainable forestry.
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Section 1149rx. 27.01 (7) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (7) (a) 3. In this subsection, "vehicle admission area" means the Bong area lands acquired under s. 23.09 (13), the Wisconsin Dells natural area, the Point Beach state forest, recreational areas in other state forests designated as such by the department of natural resources or by the department of forestry, designated use zones within other recreation areas established under s. 23.091 (3), and any state park or roadside park except those areas specified in par. (c) 5.
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1150. 27.01 (7) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (7) (f) 1. Except as provided in par. (gm), the fee for an annual vehicle admission receipt is $17.50 $19.50 for each vehicle which that has Wisconsin registration plates, except that no fee is charged for a receipt issued under s. 29.235 (6).
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1151. 27.01 (7) (g) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (7) (g) 1. Except as provided in par. (gm), the fee for an annual vehicle admission receipt is $24.50 $29.50 for any vehicle which that has a registration plate or plates from another state, except that no fee is charged for a receipt issued under s. 29.235 (6).
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1152. 27.01 (7) (g) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (7) (g) 2. Except as provided in subds. 3. and 4., the fee for a daily vehicle admission receipt for any vehicle which that has a registration plate or plates from another state is $6.85 $9.85.
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Section
1153. 27.01 (7) (gm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (7) (gm) 1. Instead of the fees under pars. (f) 1. and (g) 1., the department shall charge an individual $8.50 $9.50 or $12
$14.50, respectively, for an annual vehicle admission receipt if the individual applying for the receipt or a member of his or her household owns a vehicle for which a current annual vehicle admission receipt has been issued for the applicable fee under par. (f) 1. or (g) 1.
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Section 1153c. 27.01 (7) (gm) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (7) (gm) 3. Notwithstanding par. (f) 1., the fee for an annual vehicle admission receipt for a vehicle that has Wisconsin registration plates and that is owned by a resident senior citizen, as defined in s. 29.001 (72), is $8.50 $9.50.
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Section 1153g. 27.01 (7) (gu) of the statutes is created to read:
27.01 (7) (gu) Transaction payments. The department shall establish a system under which the department pays each agent appointed under sub. (7m) (a) a payment of 50 cents for each time that the agent processes a transaction through the statewide automated system contracted for under sub. (7m) (d). This payment is in addition to any issuing fee retained by the agent. The department shall make these payments by allowing the agent to retain an amount equal to the payments from the amounts that are collected by the agent and that would otherwise be remitted to the department.
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Section 1153h. 27.01 (7) (gu) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
27.01 (7) (gu) Transaction payments. The department shall establish a system under which the department pays each agent appointed under sub. (7m) (a) a payment of 1. is paid 50 cents for each time that the agent processes a transaction through the statewide automated system contracted for under sub. (7m) (d). This payment is in addition to any issuing fee retained by the agent. The department shall make these These payments shall be made by allowing the agent to retain an amount equal to the payments from the amounts that are collected by the agent and that would otherwise be remitted to the department.
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Section 1153i. 27.01 (7) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (7) (h) Use of vehicle admission receipt and issuing fees. All moneys collected as fees under pars. (g) (f) to (gr) and sub. (7m) (b) that are not retained by agents appointed under par. (gu) or sub. (7m) (a) (b) shall be paid within one week into the state treasury, credited to the conservation fund and used for state parks, state recreation areas, recreation areas in state forests, and the Bong area lands.
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Section 1153ic. 27.01 (7) (h) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 27.01 (7) (h) 1.
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Section 1153iL. 27.01 (7) (h) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
27.01 (7) (h) 2. The department of forestry and the department of natural resources shall enter into an agreement to determine how the moneys credited to the conservation fund under subd. 1. will be allocated for use between the departments, how the payments made under par. (gu) will be allocated for payment between the departments, and how the fees collected for conservation patron licenses will be allocated between the departments. The secretary of administration shall resolve any disputes between the departments concerning the agreement entered into under this subdivision.
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Section 1153iq. 27.01 (7m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 27.01 (7m) (a) 1.
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Section 1153ir. 27.01 (7m) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
27.01 (7m) (a) 2. The department of forestry, as an agent of the department, shall issue vehicle admission receipts and collect the vehicle admission fees under sub. (7). The vehicle admission fees collected by the department of forestry shall be deposited in the conservation fund.
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Section 1153is. 27.01 (7m) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 27.01 (7m) (b) 1. and amended to read:
27.01 (7m) (b) 1. An agent appointed under par. (a) 1. shall collect the applicable issuing fee specified in sub. (7) (gr). The agent may retain the issuing fees to compensate the agent for the agent's services in issuing the receipts.
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Section 1153it. 27.01 (7m) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
27.01 (7m) (b) 2. The department of forestry shall collect the applicable issuing fee specified in sub. (7) (gr) for the vehicle admission receipts that it issues and shall deposit the issuing fees into the forestry fund.
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Section 1153L. 27.01 (7m) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
27.01 (7m) (d) The department may contract with persons who are not employees of the department to operate a statewide automated system for issuing vehicle admission receipts and collecting vehicle admission fees under sub. (7).
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Section 1153Lb. 27.01 (10) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (10) (b) Establishment, operation and categories of campgrounds. The department of forestry and the department of natural resources may each establish and operate state campgrounds in state parks, state forests and other on lands under its their respective supervision and management. The Each department may classify, by rule, its state campgrounds into separate categories.
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Section 1153Lc. 27.01 (10) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
