Amendment ASA1-AB323

AB323-ASA1, s. 61 Section 61. 77.88 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB323-ASA1,19,9 77.88 (5) (a) 2. Five percent of the stumpage value of the merchantable timber on the land, less any amounts paid by the owner under ss. 77.84 (2) (a) and (am) and 77.87.

AB323-ASA1, s. 62 Section 62. 77.88 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB323-ASA1,19,15 77.88 (5) (b) 1. An amount equal to the product of the total net property tax rate in the municipality in the year prior to the withdrawal and the assessed value of the land for the same year, as computed by the department of revenue, multiplied by the number of years since the renewal, less any amounts paid by the owner under ss. 77.84 (2) (a) and (am) and 77.87.

AB323-ASA1, s. 63 Section 63. 77.88 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB323-ASA1,19,19 77.88 (5) (b) 2. Five percent of the stumpage value of the merchantable timber on the land, less any amounts paid by the owner under ss. 77.84 (2) (a) and (am) and 77.87.

AB323-ASA1, s. 64 Section 64. 77.88 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB323-ASA1,19,22 77.88 (5m) Withdrawal fee. The withdrawal fee assessed by the department under subs. (1) (c), (2) (am), (c), and (f), (3), and (3m) shall be $300.

AB323-ASA1, s. 65 Section 65. 77.88 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB323-ASA1,20,5 77.88 (7) Payment; delinquency. A tax Taxes under sub. (5) is and fees under sub. (5m) are due and payable to the department on the last day of the month following the effective date of the withdrawal order. Amounts received shall be credited to the conservation fund. If the owner of the land fails to pay the tax or fee, the department shall certify to the taxation district clerk the amount due. The taxation district clerk shall enter the delinquent amount on the property tax roll as a special charge.

AB323-ASA1, s. 66 Section 66. 77.88 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB323-ASA1,20,14 77.88 (8) Exception. No withdrawal tax or withdrawal fee may be assessed against an owner who transfers ownership of managed forest land for a public road or railroad or utility right-of-way. No withdrawal tax or withdrawal fee may be assessed against an owner who transfers ownership of managed forest land for a park, recreational trail, wildlife or fish habitat area or a public forest to the federal government, the state or a local governmental unit, as defined in s. 66.0131 (1) (a). The department may not order withdrawal of the remainder of the land unless the remainder fails to meet the eligibility requirements under s. 77.82 (1).

AB323-ASA1, s. 67 Section 67. 77.89 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB323-ASA1,20,19 77.89 (1) Payment to municipalities. By June 30 of each year, the department, from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (bv), shall pay 50% 100 percent of each payment received under s. 77.84 (3) (b), 77.87 (3) or , and 77.88 (7) to the treasurer of the municipality in which is located the land to which the payment applies.

AB323-ASA1, s. 68 Section 68. 77.89 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 77.89 (2) (a) and amended to read:

AB323-ASA1,21,3 77.89 (2) (a) Each municipal treasurer shall pay 20% of each payment received under sub. (1) or s. and under ss. 77.84 (2) (a) or and (am), 77.85 , and 77.876 to the county treasurer and shall deposit the remainder in the municipal treasury. The payment to the county treasurer for money received before November 1 of any year shall be made on or before the November 15 after its receipt. For money received on or after November 1 of any year, the payment to the county treasurer shall be made on or before November 15 of the following year.

AB323-ASA1, s. 69 Section 69. 77.89 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 77.89 (2) (b) and amended to read:

AB323-ASA1,21,11 77.89 (2) (b) The municipal treasurer shall pay all amounts received under s. 77.84 (2) (b) and (bm) to the county treasurer, as provided under ss. 74.25 and 74.30. The county treasurer shall, by June 30 of each year, pay all amounts received under this subsection paragraph to the department. All amounts received by the department shall be credited to the conservation fund and shall be reserved for land acquisition and resource management activities grants under s. 77.895.

AB323-ASA1, s. 70 Section 70. 77.895 of the statutes is created to read:

AB323-ASA1,21,14 77.895 Grants for land acquisitions for outdoor activities. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB323-ASA1,21,15 (a) "Board" means the managed forest land board.

AB323-ASA1,21,17 (b) "Land" means land in fee simple, conservation easements, and other easements in land.

AB323-ASA1,21,18 (c) "Local governmental unit" means a town or county.

AB323-ASA1,21,20 (d) "Nonprofit conservation organization" has the meaning given in s. 23.0955 (1).

AB323-ASA1,21,24 (2) Program. The board shall establish a program to award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (cw) to local governmental units, the department, and nonprofit conservation organizations to acquire land to be used for hunting, fishing, hiking, sight-seeing, and cross-country skiing.

AB323-ASA1,22,3 (3) Requirements. The board shall promulgate rules establishing requirements for awarding grants under this subsection. The rules promulgated under this subsection shall include all of the following:

AB323-ASA1,22,5 (a) A requirement that the board give higher priority to counties over other grant applicants in awarding grants under this section.

AB323-ASA1,22,8 (b) A requirement that, in awarding grants to counties under this section, the board give higher priority to counties that have higher numbers of acres that are designated as closed under s. 77.83.

AB323-ASA1,22,11 (c) A requirement that, in awarding grants to towns under this section, the board give higher priority to towns that have higher numbers of acres that are designated as closed under s. 77.83.

AB323-ASA1,22,14 (d) A requirement that no grant may be awarded under this section without it being approved by the board of each county in which the land to be acquired is located.

AB323-ASA1,22,16 (e) Requirements concerning the use of sound forestry practices on land acquired under this section.

AB323-ASA1,22,19 (4) Use of land. Land acquired under this section may be used for purposes in addition to those specified in sub. (1) if the additional uses are compatible with the purposes specified in sub. (1).

AB323-ASA1, s. 71 Section 71 . Initial applicability.

AB323-ASA1,22,22 (1) The treatment of section 77.82 (3) (c) (intro.) of the statutes first applies to management plans that are started on the effective date of this subsection.

AB323-ASA1,23,2 (2) The treatment of section 77.82 (2m) (a), and (e) and (12) of the statutes, the renumbering and amendment of section 77.82 (7) (c) of the statutes, the amendment of section 77.82 (2m) (b) of the statutes, and the creation of section 77.82 (7) (c) 2. of the statutes first applies to applications that are received by the department of natural resources on the effective date of this subsection.

AB323-ASA1,23,5 (3) The treatment of section 77.83 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes first applies to an owner of land that is designated as managed forest land in an order that takes effect on the effective date of this subsection.

AB323-ASA1, s. 72 Section 72. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:

AB323-ASA1,23,12 (1) The treatment of sections 77.82 (2m) (c), (3) (c) (intro.), (7) (c) 3., and (12) (by Section 36) of the statutes, the amendment of section 77.82 (7) (c) 2. of the statutes, and the repeal and recreation of section 77.82 (2m) (b) of the statutes and Section 71 (1) of this act take effect on the first day of the 19th month beginning after publication.

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