AB303, s. 7 3Section 7. 23.0917 (7) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 23.0917 (7) (am) and
4amended to read:
AB303,6,105 23.0917 (7) (am) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), for purposes of
6calculating the acquisition costs for acquisition of land under ss. 23.09 (19), (20) and
7(20m), 23.092 (4), 23.094 (3g), 23.096, 30.24 (4) and 30.277 from the appropriation
8under s. 20.866 (2) (ta)
a stewardship acquisition, the acquisition costs shall equal
9the sum of the land's current fair market value based on its adjusted highest and best
10use
and other acquisition costs, as determined by rule by the department.
AB303, s. 8 11Section 8. 23.0917 (7) (ab) (intro.), 1., 2. and 4. of the statutes are created to
12read:
AB303,6,1313 23.0917 (7) (ab) (intro.) In this subsection:
AB303,6,1514 1. "Adjusted highest and best use" means the highest and best use specified by
15a zoning office under par. (g).
AB303,6,1716 2. "Highest and best use" means the probable and legal use of land that results
17in the highest fair market value.
AB303,6,2018 4. "Zoning office" means a town board that adopts or enacts zoning ordinances
19under s. 60.61, 60.62, or 61.35 or a village board or common council that enacts or
20adopts zoning ordinances under s. 62.23 (7).
AB303, s. 9 21Section 9. 23.0917 (7) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
AB303,7,222 23.0917 (7) (ag) For the purposes of calculating under pars. (am) to (c) the
23acquisition costs for acquisition of land under ss. 23.09 (19), (20), and (20m), 23.092
24(4), 23.094 (3g), 23.096, 30.24 (4), and 30.277, any donation of land to the

1governmental unit or nonprofit conservation organization by the owner of the land
2being acquired may not be considered as part of the acquisition costs.
AB303, s. 10 3Section 10. 23.0917 (7) (f) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 23.0917 (7) (ab) 3.
4and amended to read:
AB303,7,65 23.0917 (7) (ab) 3. In this paragraph, "taxation "Taxation district" has the
6meaning given in s. 70.114 (1) (e).
AB303, s. 11 7Section 11. 23.0917 (7) (f) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 23.0917 (7) (f) and
8amended to read:
AB303,7,169 23.0917 (7) (f) For any stewardship acquisition of any land that is funded with
10moneys obligated from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta)
, the department,
11within 30 days after the moneys for the stewardship acquisition are obligated, shall
12submit to the clerk and the assessor of each taxation district in which the land is
13located a copy of every appraisal in the department's possession that was prepared
14in order to determine the fair market value of the land involved. An assessor who
15receives a copy of an appraisal under this subdivision paragraph shall consider the
16appraisal in valuing the land as provided under s. 70.32 (1).
AB303, s. 12 17Section 12. 23.0917 (7) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB303,8,318 23.0917 (7) (g) For purposes of calculating the acquisition costs for a proposed
19stewardship acquisition, upon the request of any person preparing an appraisal for
20the stewardship acquisitions, the zoning office of the taxation district in which the
21land that may be acquired is located shall prepare a written statement as to whether
22the land is currently zoned to accommodate its highest and best use. If the zoning
23office determines that the land is not currently zoned to accommodate its highest and
24best use, the zoning office shall specify in its statement what is the highest and best
25use of the land under any circumstances and whether the zoning office would be

1likely to approve rezoning the land to accommodate that highest and best use. The
2person preparing the appraisal shall utilize the written statement in determining
3the current fair market value of the land for purposes of par. (am).
AB303, s. 13 4Section 13. 23.0917 (8) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB303,8,85 23.0917 (8) (am) The department may not obligate moneys from the
6appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for the acquisition of a conservation easement
7or other easement in land or a development right in land if the term of the easement
8or development right is for more than 30 years.
AB303, s. 14 9Section 14. 23.0917 (8) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB303,8,1810 23.0917 (8) (d) The department may not acquire land using moneys from the
11appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) without the prior approval of a majority of the
12members-elect, as defined in s. 59.001 (2m), of the county board of supervisors of the
13county in which the land is located
if at least 66% 50% of the land in the county is
14owned or under the jurisdiction of the state, the federal government, or a local
15governmental unit, as defined in s. 66.0131 (1) (a). Before determining whether to
16approve the acquisition, the county in which the land is located shall post notices that
17inform the residents of the community surrounding the land of the possible
18acquisitions.
AB303, s. 15 19Section 15. 23.0917 (8) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB303,8,2520 23.0917 (8) (e) The department may not obligate moneys from the
21appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for a grant or state aid to a governmental unit
22under s. 23.09 (19), (20), or (20m) or 30.277 or to a nonprofit conservation
23organization under s. 23.096 unless the natural resources board approves the grant
24or state aid not later than 365 days after the date on which the governmental unit
25or the nonprofit conservation organization acquires title to the land.
AB303, s. 16
1Section 16. 23.0918 (8) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB303,9,82 23.0918 (8) (f) The department may not obligate moneys from the
3appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for a grant or state aid to a governmental unit
4under s. 23.09 (19), (20), or (20m) or 30.277 or to a nonprofit conservation
5organization under s. 23.096 to acquire land if the acquisition will result in an owner
6of land that is adjacent to the acquired land being denied access to the owner's land
7or in the owner having to pay for an easement or conveyance to gain access to the
8owner's land.
AB303, s. 17 9Section 17. 23.14 of the statutes is renumbered 23.14 (1).
AB303, s. 18 10Section 18. 23.14 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB303,9,1411 23.14 (2) Before the acquisition of any land, or interest in land, by the
12department, the department shall notify in writing each county and each city,
13village, or town in which the land or interest in land is located at least 30 days before
14the department completes the acquisition.
AB303, s. 19 15Section 19. 70.114 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 70.114 (1) (am).
AB303, s. 20 16Section 20. 70.114 (1) (ad) of the statutes is created to read:
AB303,9,2117 70.114 (1) (ad) "Assessed value" means the lesser of the assessed value of land
18as indicated by the most recent property tax assessment under s. 70.32 or the
19assessed value of land as indicated by a property tax assessment under s. 70.32 that
20is prepared within 30 days after the date on which the department purchases the
21land and that is based on the department's intended use of the land.
AB303, s. 21 22Section 21. 70.114 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB303,9,2523 70.114 (1) (b) "Estimated value", ," for the year during which land is purchased
24and for land purchased before July 1, 2004, means the purchase price and, for the
25year during which land is purchased and for land purchased after June 30, 2004, the

1assessed value. "Estimated value," for
later years, means the value that was used
2for calculating the aid payment under this section for the prior year increased or
3decreased to reflect the annual percentage change in the equalized valuation of all
4property, excluding improvements, in the taxation district, as determined by
5comparing the most recent determination of equalized valuation under s. 70.57 for
6that property to the next preceding determination of equalized valuation under s.
770.57 for that property.
AB303, s. 22 8Section 22. 70.114 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB303,10,99 (End)
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