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125.98 Farm rewiring fund. There is established a separate nonlapsible trust
2fund designated as the farm rewiring fund, consisting of all moneys received under
3s. 196.374 (3m).".
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626.01 Definition. In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise
7"department" means the department of
natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and
8forestry.".
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1125.96 Utility public benefits fund. There is established a separate
12nonlapsible trust fund designated as the utility public benefits fund, consisting of
13deposits by the public service commission under s. 196.374 (3), public benefits fees
14received under s. 16.957 (4) (a) and (5) (c)
and (d) and contributions received under
15s. 16.957 (2) (c) 4. and (d) 2.".
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26.11
(6) The department, as the director of the effort, may suppress a forest
19fire on lands located outside the boundaries of intensive or extensive forest fire
20protection districts but not within the limits of any city or village if the town
21responsible for suppressing fires within its boundaries spends more than $3,000, as
22determined by rates established by the department, on suppressing the forest fire
23and if the town chairperson makes a request to the department for assistance.
24Persons participating in the suppression efforts shall act at the direction of the
1department after the department begins suppression efforts under this subsection.
2Funds expended by the state under this subsection shall be drawn from the
3appropriation under s. 20.370
(1) (mu) (3) (uu).".
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5"
Section 1148g. 26.11 (7) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
6.... (this act), is amended to read:
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26.11
(7) (a) Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (c), if the sum of the unencumbered
8balances in the appropriation accounts under s. 20.370
(1) (3) (cs) and
(mz) (uz)
9exceeds $1,000,000 on June 30 of any fiscal year, the amount in excess of $1,000,000
10shall lapse from the appropriation account under s. 20.370
(1) (3) (cs) to the
11conservation fund, except as provided in par. (b).
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26.11
(7) (b) Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (c), if the amount in the
14appropriation account under s. 20.370
(1) (3) (cs) is insufficient for the amount that
15must lapse under par. (a), the remainder that is necessary for the lapse shall lapse
16from the appropriation account under s. 20.370
(1) (mz) (3) (uz).".
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26.30
(2) Powers. The department is vested with authority and jurisdiction in
20all matters relating to the prevention, detection and control of forest pests on the
21forest lands of the state, and to do all things necessary in the exercise of such
22authority and jurisdiction, except that this shall not be construed to grant any
23powers or authority to the department for the silvicultural control of forest pests on
24any land. This section shall apply only to the detection and control of forest pests on
1forest lands and does not affect the authority of the department of agriculture, trade
2and consumer protection under chs. 93 and 94.The action of the department under
3sub. (4) shall be coordinated with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer
4protection in accordance with s. 20.901. The secretaries of
natural resources fish,
5wildlife, parks, and forestry and agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall
6execute annually a memorandum of agreement to enable the coordination of pest
7control work of their departments.
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26.37
(1) (intro.) The department of
natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and
10forestry and the department of commerce shall jointly develop a plan to establish a
11lake states wood utilization consortium to provide research, development and
12demonstration grants to enhance the forest products industry in Wisconsin and
13other states. The plan shall do all of the following:
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26.37
(1) (b) Establish an implementation committee for the consortium.
16Members of the committee may include one or more representatives from the
17department of
natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry, the department
18of commerce and the forest products industry.
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26.37
(2) The department of
natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry 21may not expend moneys from the appropriations under s. 20.370 (5) (ax) or (6) (bt),
221997 stats., unless the department of
natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and
23forestry and the department of commerce first submit to the joint committee on
24finance the plan required under sub. (1). If the cochairpersons of the joint committee
25on finance do not notify the department of
natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and
1forestry within 14 working days after the date of the departments' submittal of the
2plan that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the plan, the plan may
3be implemented and moneys may be expended as proposed by the department of
4natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry. If, within 14 days after the date
5of the departments' submittal of the plan, the cochairpersons of the committee notify
6the department of
natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry that the
7committee has scheduled a meeting to review the plan, moneys may be expended
8only after the plan has been approved by the committee.".
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10"
Section 1149mb. 26.39 (2) to (4) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin
11Act .... (this act), are amended to read:
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26.39
(2) Forestry education curriculum; schools. Using the moneys
13appropriated under s. 20.370
(1) (cu) (3) (eu), the department, in cooperation with the
14Center for Environmental Education in the College of Natural Resources at the
15University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, shall develop a forestry education
16curriculum for grades kindergarten to 12.
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17(3) Forestry education for the public. Using the moneys appropriated under
18s. 20.370
(1) (cv) (3) (ev), the department shall develop a program to educate the
19public on the value of sustainable forestry. The program shall include support for
20educational efforts conducted by school districts at school forests or conducted by
21other entities that provide education on the topic of sustainable forestry.
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22(4) Funding. (a) The department shall credit to the appropriation account
23under s. 20.370 (1) (cu)
, 1999 stats., the moneys received as surcharges under s. 28.06
24(2m) during fiscal year 2001-02, up to a total amount of $300,000. The department
1shall credit any balance over $300,000 that remains from the moneys received as
2such surcharges during fiscal year 2001-02 to the appropriation account under s.
320.370 (1) (cv)
, 1999 stats.
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(b) For fiscal year 2002-03 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall
5credit 50% of the moneys received as surcharges under s. 28.06 (2m) during the
6applicable fiscal year to the appropriation account under s. 20.370
(1) (cu) (3) (eu) and
7the remaining 50% to the appropriation account under s. 20.370
(1) (cv) (3) (ev).".
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27.01
(11) (i)
Cooperation with tourism. The department of
natural resources 11fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry and the department of tourism shall work jointly
12to establish an automated campground reservation system.
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27.01
(12) Legal counsel. A representative of the department of justice
15designated by the attorney general shall act as legal counsel for
said the department
16of
natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry, both in proceedings and
17litigation, and in giving advice and counsel. The respective district attorneys of the
18county or counties where said park is or shall be located shall prosecute all violations
19of this section occurring within their respective counties as provided in s. 26.18.
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2127.011 Copper Culture Mounds State Park. The department of
natural
22resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry shall accept a grant of lands in the city
23of Oconto, Oconto County, and shall develop and maintain it as a state park to be
24known as Copper Culture Mounds State Park.".
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27.016
(6) Annually, on or before January 1, the department shall review all
4applications received under this section in the previous year and shall make the
5grants that it approves from the appropriation under s. 20.370
(1) (eq) (2) (es). If
6insufficient funds are available to pay all approved grants, the board shall prorate
7the available funds among the applicants in proportion to the approved grant
8amounts.
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27.016
(7) Beginning in fiscal year 1996-97 and for each fiscal year thereafter,
11any moneys not encumbered or expended for grants under sub. (6) from the
12appropriation under s. 20.370
(1) (eq) (2) (es) may be used by the department for the
13operation and maintenance of the state parks, of the southern state forests and of
14state recreation areas.
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27.019
(12) Cooperation of state departments. The department of
17agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the department of administration, the
18department of
natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry, and the
19agricultural extension division of the University of Wisconsin shall cooperate with
20the several county rural planning committees in carrying out this section.
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2228.005 Definition. "Department" when used in this chapter without other
23words of description or qualification means the department of
natural resources fish,
24wildlife, parks, and forestry.".
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28.035
(3) Camp American Legion. (a) The written lease entered into between
6the Wisconsin state department of the American Legion and the department of
7natural resources dated June 15, 1944, which leases Camp American Legion for a
8period of 10 years commencing June 1, 1944, shall continue in full force for an
9additional 10 years, and may be renewed
with the department of fish, wildlife, parks,
10and forestry for additional 10-year periods thereafter, notwithstanding the
11expiration of the term expressed therein, so long as the Wisconsin state department
12of the American Legion or any of the American Legion posts organized under s.
13188.08 maintains on such property structures which were constructed prior to May
1431, 1956, at the expense of the Wisconsin state department of the American Legion
15or any such post, for the purpose of the rehabilitation, restoration or recreation of
16veterans and their dependents of the Spanish-American war, the Philippine
17insurrection, the Mexican border service, World Wars I and II, the Korean conflict,
18the Vietnam war and Grenada, Lebanon, Panama, Somalia or a Middle East crisis
19under s. 45.34.
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(b) The ownership of all of the buildings and equipment of the camp shall revert
21to the state upon the discontinuance of the use thereof for such purposes. On or
22before January 15 of each year the department of the American Legion shall file with
23the governor, the department of veterans affairs and the department of
natural
1resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry a written report of the operations and the
2financial status of the camp.".
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528.045 Willow flowage forester. (1) The department shall assign at least
6one full-time equivalent forester position to perform all of the following functions:
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1. Manage the Willow flowage forest.
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2. Provide advice to members of the public on the techniques used to manage
9the Willow flowage forest.
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3. Provide advice to members of the public on how the techniques used to
11manage the Willow flowage forest may be used to promote sound forest management
12on state forest land.
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13(2) The forester assigned under this subsection shall be an employee of the
14department who has received a bachelor's or higher degree from a school of forestry
15with a curriculum accredited by the Society of American Foresters in the
16management of forest resources.".
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28.11
(12) Enforcement. If at any time it appears to the department that the
20lands are not being managed in accordance with this section it shall so advise the
21county forestry committee and the county clerk. If the condition persists the
22department may
proceed against the persons responsible for such noncompliance
23under s. 30.03 (4) order a hearing under ch. 227 concerning the noncompliance, and
24may request the hearing examiner to issue an order directing the responsible parties
1to perform or refrain from performing acts in order to remedy the noncompliance.
2If any person fails or neglects to obey an order, the department may request the
3attorney general to institute proceedings for the enforcement of the department's
4order in the name of the state. The proceedings shall be brought in the manner and
5with the effect of proceedings under s. 111.07 (7). No penalty may be imposed for
6violation of a hearing examiner's order under this subsection, but violation of a
7judgment enforcing the order may be punished in civil contempt proceedings.
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29.024
(2g) (am)
Social security numbers exceptions. If an applicant who is an
10individual does not have a social security number, the applicant, as a condition of
11applying for, or applying to renew, an approval specified in par. (a) 1. to 3., shall
12submit a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation to the department
13that the applicant does not have a social security number. The form of the statement
14shall be prescribed by the department of workforce development. An approval issued
15by the department of
natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry in reliance
16on a false statement submitted by an applicant under this paragraph is invalid.
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29.024
(2g) (c)
Disclosure of social security numbers. The department of
19natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry may not disclose any social
20security numbers received under par. (a) to any person except to the department of
21workforce development for the sole purpose of administering s. 49.22.
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29.024
(2r) (am)
Social security and identification numbers exceptions. If an
24applicant who is an individual does not have a social security number, the applicant,
25as a condition of applying for, or applying to renew, any of the approvals specified in
1par. (a) 1. to 21., shall submit a statement made or subscribed under oath or
2affirmation to the department that the applicant does not have a social security
3number. The form of the statement shall be prescribed by the department of
4workforce development. An approval issued by the department of
natural resources 5fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry in reliance on a false statement submitted by an
6applicant under this paragraph is invalid.
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29.024
(2r) (c)
Disclosure of numbers. The department of
natural resources 9fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry may not disclose any information received under
10par. (a) to any person except to the department of revenue for the sole purpose of
11making certifications required under s. 73.0301.".
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13"
Section 1158mb. 29.032 of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act ....
14(this act), is amended to read:
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1529.032 Internet bidding process. The department of
natural resources fish,
16wildlife, parks, and forestry shall post its specifications for the operation of a
17statewide automated system for issuing approvals on an Internet site maintained by
18the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection. The department of
19natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry shall ensure that the Internet
20site provides a means by which contractors may electronically post bids to provide
21the statewide automated system and by which contractors may view the bids posted
22by other contractors.".
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129.043
(4) If any other state confers upon the officers of this state reciprocal
2powers, the department may appoint persons who are charged with enforcing the
3laws of the other state relating to wild animals to act as
conservation wardens of this
4state, but without compensation from this state.".
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29.083
(2) (b) No person may knowingly fail to obey the order of a
conservation 10warden or other law enforcement officer to desist from conduct in violation of par. (a)
11if the order is based on any of the following:
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1. The
conservation warden or other law enforcement officer personally
13observed such conduct by the person.
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2. The
conservation warden or other law enforcement officer has reasonable
15grounds to believe that the person has engaged in such conduct that day or that the
16person intends to engage in such conduct that day.
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29.083
(3) Exemptions. This section does not apply to actions under sub. (2) (a)
191. to 5. performed by
conservation wardens and other law enforcement officers if the
20actions are authorized by law and are necessary for the performance of their official
21duties.".
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129.053
(6) Any season established by the department for the hunting of deer
2with firearms that starts in the month of November shall begin on the Saturday
3immediately preceding the Thanksgiving holiday and shall be for a period of 16
4days.".
