(b) Encouraging the use of forestry biomass as energy sources.
(c) Increasing the beneficial use of forestry biomass.
(d) Encouraging the development of biochemicals from forestry biomass.
(3) The department may provide the recipient of a grant under this section with not more than $300,000, of which not more than $150,000 may be for planning and not more than $150,000 may be for implementation, unless the application of these limitations interferes with the receipt or use of federal funding.
(4) The department may provide funding only for grants under this section that match funding provided by the federal government for forestry biomass research and development.
(5) The total amount of federal funding and funding from a grant under this section may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the project, unless the application of this limitation interferes with the receipt or use of federal funding.
25,541c
Section 541c. 26.39 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
26.39 (title) Forestry education and training.
25,541d
Section 541d. 26.39 (4) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
25,541e
Section 541e. 26.39 (4) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
25,541f
Section 541f. 26.39 (4) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 28.06 (2m) (b) and amended to read:
28.06 (2m) (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)
par. (a) during the applicable fiscal year to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (1) (cu) and the remaining 50% to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (1) (cv).
25,541h
Section 541h. 26.39 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
26.39 (5) Funding for school forests. The department shall use the moneys allocated under s. 28.085
(4) to provide funding to school districts that have school forests for the purposes of maintaining the school forests and for transporting pupils to and from the school forests. The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this subsection, including educational and forest management requirements that school districts must meet to receive funding under this subsection.
25,541j
Section 541j. 26.39 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
26.39 (6) Forestry internships. The department shall use the moneys allocated under s. 28.085
(6) to provide internships to University of Wisconsin System students who are enrolled in a course of study that will result in a bachelor's or higher degree in forestry. The department shall promulgate rules establishing the application process and the criteria for receipt of an internship under this subsection.
25,541m
Section 541m. 26.39 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
26.39 (7) Logging certification scholarships. (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (ax), the department shall establish a scholarship grant program to assist individuals who are seeking certification by the Wisconsin Professional Loggers Association as master loggers. A scholarship grant under the program may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of receiving the certification. The department shall promulgate rules that establish criteria for the program.
(b) The department shall allocate $50,000 for fiscal year 2005-06 and $150,000 for each subsequent fiscal year for scholarship grants under this program.
25,542
Section
542. 27.01 (7) (c) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (7) (c) 7. Any vehicle, except a motor bus, occupied by a person holding who is at least 18 years of age and who holds a conservation patron license issued under s. 29.235.
25,543
Section
543. 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 $19.50 $24.50 for each vehicle that has Wisconsin registration plates, except that no fee is charged for a receipt issued under s. 29.235 (6).
25,544
Section
544. 27.01 (7) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (7) (f) 2. Except as provided in subds. 3. and 4. and par. (gm) 4., the fee for a daily vehicle admission receipt is $4.85 $6.85 for any vehicle which has Wisconsin registration plates.
25,545
Section
545. 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 $29.50 $34.50 for any vehicle 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).
25,546
Section
546. 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 $9.50 $12 or $14.50
$17, 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.
25,546m
Section 546m. 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 $9.50 $12.
25,547
Section
547. 27.01 (8) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (8) (b) 3. Any person holding
who is at least 18 years of age and who holds a conservation patron license issued under s. 29.235.
25,548
Section
548. 27.01 (10) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (10) (d) 1. The camping fee for each night at a campsite in a campground which is classified as a Type "A" campground by the department is $8 $10 for a resident camping party.
25,549
Section
549. 27.01 (10) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (10) (d) 2. The camping fee for each night at a campsite in a campground which is classified as a Type "A" campground by the department is $10 $12 for a nonresident camping party.
25,550
Section
550. 27.01 (10) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (10) (d) 3. The camping fee for each night at a campsite in a state campground which is classified as a Type "B" campground by the department is $7 $9 for a resident camping party.
25,551
Section
551. 27.01 (10) (d) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (10) (d) 4. The camping fee for each night at a campsite in a state campground which is classified as a Type "B" campground by the department is $9 $11 for a nonresident camping party.
25,552
Section
552. 27.01 (10) (d) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (10) (d) 5. The camping fee for each night at a campsite in a campground which is classified as a Type "C" campground by the department is $6 $8 for a resident camping party.
25,553
Section
553. 27.01 (10) (d) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (10) (d) 6. The camping fee for each night at a campsite in a campground which is classified as a Type "C" campground by the department is $8 $10 for a nonresident camping party.
25,554
Section
554. 27.01 (11) (cm) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 27.01 (11) (cm).
25,555
Section
555. 27.01 (11) (cm) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 27.01 (11) (cr) (intro.) and amended to read:
27.01 (11) (cr) (intro.) A contract entered into under this paragraph shall require that the department retain $1 of each reservation fee collected. Under the contract the other party shall be required to do either of the following:
25,556
Section
556. 27.01 (11) (cr) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
27.01 (11) (cr) (title) Contracts; distribution of fees.
25,557
Section
557. 27.01 (11) (cr) 1. and 2. of the statutes are created to read:
27.01 (11) (cr) 1. Remit the entire amount of each reservation fee it collects to the department. The department shall credit to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (er) for payment to the party all but $1 of each fee remitted.
2. Remit $1 of each reservation fee it collects to the department.
25,557d
Section 557d. 28.042 of the statutes is created to read:
28.042 Forestry inventory; implementation. (1) The department shall undertake and maintain an inventory of forested areas on land owned by the state, including the areas of timber in these forested areas that have been or are to be harvested for purposes of state forestry management.
(2) The department, in performing its duties under this chapter, shall give priority to the completion of the inventory described in sub. (1) and the completion of the harvesting of timber that has been identified for harvesting in this inventory.
25,557g
Section 557g. 28.06 (2m) of the statutes is renumbered 28.06 (2m) (a) and amended to read:
28.06 (2m) (a) A person who purchases a seedling under sub. (2) shall pay, in addition to the price of the seedling charged under sub. (2), a surcharge for each seedling purchased. Beginning on September 1, 2001, and ending on June 30, 2002, the surcharge shall be 2 cents for each seedling. Beginning on July 1, 2002, the surcharge shall be 3 cents for each seedling. All surcharges collected under this subsection paragraph shall be deposited in the conservation fund.
25,557m
Section 557m. 28.085 of the statutes is created to read:
28.085 Timber
sales; use of revenues . From the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (az), the department shall do all of the following:
(1) Allocate for private forest grants under s. 26.38 for each fiscal year , beginning with fiscal year 2005-06, $400,000 or the amount available under the appropriation for the fiscal year, whichever is less.
(2) After allocating the amount required under sub. (2), allocate for forestry research and development grants under s. 26.385 the following amounts:
(a) For fiscal year 2006-07, $500,000 or the remaining amount available under the appropriation for fiscal year 2006-07 , whichever is less.
(b) For fiscal year 2007-08, $3,500,000 or the remaining amount available under the appropriation for fiscal year 2007-08, whichever is less.
(3) After allocating the amounts required under subs. (1) and (2), allocate for the forestry education grant program under s. 26.40 for each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 2005-06 ,
$250,000 or the remaining amount available under the appropriation for the fiscal year, whichever is less.
(4) After allocating the amounts required under subs. (1) to (3), allocate for school forest transportation funding under s. 26.39 (5)
for each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 2005-06 , $446,000 or the remaining amount available under the appropriation for the fiscal year, whichever is less.
(5) After allocating the amounts required under subs. (1) to (4), allocate for transfer to the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (km) for master logger apprenticeship grants under s. 38.04 (29)
for each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 2005-06 , $100,000 or the remaining amount available under the appropriation for the fiscal year, whichever is less.
(6) After allocating the amounts required under subs. (1) to (5), allocate for forestry internships under s. 26.39
(6) for each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 2005-06, $100,000 or the remaining amount available under the appropriation for the fiscal year, whichever is less .
25,557t
Section 557t. 29.024 (2g) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.024 (2g) (a) 2. Any permit issued under s. 29.403, 29.537, 29.733, 29.735, or 29.736.
25,557v
Section 557v. 29.024 (2r) (a) 14m. of the statutes is repealed.
25,559
Section
559. 29.164 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.164 (title) Wild turkey hunting license approvals.
25,560
Section
560. 29.164 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.164 (2) (c) 2. If the department establishes a wild turkey hunting zone where or a season time period during which wild turkey hunting is permitted, no person may hunt wild turkeys in that wild turkey hunting zone or during that season time period unless the person has a wild turkey hunting license that is valid for that zone and that has a valid wild turkey hunting stamp attached or imprinted in the manner required by the rule promulgated under s. 29.024 (5) (a) 3 as required under subd. 1. and unless the person has a wild turkey hunting tag that is valid for that zone and that time period.
25,561
Section
561. 29.164 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 29.164 (3) (a) 1. and amended to read:
29.164 (3) (a) 1. If the department requires wild turkey hunting licenses under sub. (2) (a) and the number of applications for wild turkey hunting licenses
tags for a given wild turkey hunting zone or a given wild turkey hunting season time period exceeds the number of available wild turkey hunting licenses tags allocated by the department for that zone or that season time period, the department shall issue wild turkey hunting licenses and tags for that zone or that season time period according to the cumulative preference system under this subsection.
25,562
Section
562. 29.164 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
29.164 (3) (a) 2. If the department requires wild turkey hunting licenses under sub. (2) (a) and the number of applications for wild turkey hunting tags for a given wild turkey hunting zone or a given wild turkey hunting season time period does not exceed the number of available wild turkey hunting tags allocated by the department for that zone or that season time period, the department shall issue a wild turkey hunting license and tag to each applicant.
25,563
Section
563. 29.164 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.164 (3) (e) Notification; issuance; payment. The department shall issue a notice of approval to those qualified applicants selected to receive a wild turkey hunting license and tag under par. (a). A person who receives a notice of approval and who pays the license fee in the manner required by the department shall be issued a wild turkey hunting license and tag. The department may not charge a fee for a tag that is issued under this paragraph.
25,564
Section
564. 29.164 (4) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.164 (4) (title) Wild turkey hunting stamps; additional tags.
25,565
Section
565. 29.164 (4) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
29.164 (4) (b) Additional tags. The department may issue the wild turkey hunting tags that were allocated for a given wild turkey hunting zone or season time period under sub. (3) (a) 2. but that were not issued. The department shall charge the fee specified in s. 29.563 (2) (f) or (g) for each of these additional tags. The issuance of a tag under this paragraph does not affect the priority that the person receiving the tag may have under the cumulative preference system.
25,565g
Section 565g. 29.184 (6g) of the statutes is created to read:
29.184 (6g) Issuance of additional Class A bear licenses. (a) In addition to any other Class A bear hunting license that the department issues under this section, the department shall issue 2 certificates for Class A bear hunting licenses in a Class A bear hunting season to an organization known as the Wisconsin Bear Hunters' Association, Inc., if the organization applies for the certificates for that season.
(b) The organization known as the Wisconsin Bear Hunters' Association, Inc., shall award one of the certificates that is issued under par. (a) as a prize in a raffle conducted by a subunit of the organization that is licensed to conduct raffles under ch. 563 and shall award the other to the person who places the highest bid in a public auction.
(c) The organization known as the Wisconsin Bear Hunters' Association, Inc., shall transfer the certificate awarded under par. (b) only to persons who are qualified to receive a Class A bear hunting license. A person who receives a certificate may present that certificate to the department and request a resident or nonresident Class A bear hunting license. Upon receipt of the certificate and the appropriate required fees, the department shall issue the holder of the certificate a resident or nonresident Class A bear hunting license and the carcass tag and back tag under subs. (8) and (9).