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Page 395, line 10: after that line insert:
"SECTION 541b. 26.385 of the statutes is created to read:
26.385 Forestry research and development grants. (1) In this section, "forestry biomass" means byproducts and waste generated by the practice of forestry on forestry lands.
(2) The department may use the moneys allocated under s. 28.085 (2) for grants to nonprofit organizations experienced in the commercialization of energy technologies for any of the following projects:
(a) Research and development of technologies for using forestry biomass as energy sources.
(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.
SECTION 541c. 26.39 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
26.39 (title) Forestry education and training.
SECTION 541d. 26.39 (4) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 541e. 26.39 (4) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
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).
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.
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.
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.".
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Page 397, line 24: after that line insert:
"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.
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.
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.".
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Page 426, line 2: after that line insert:
"SECTION 707m. 38.04 (29) of the statutes is created to read:
38.04 (29) MASTER LOGGER APPRENTICESHIP GRANTS. The board shall use the moneys appropriated under s. 20.292 (1) (km) to award grants to businesses that provide technical college students with forest product internships for the purpose of placing eligible apprentices with loggers who are certified by the Wisconsin Professional Loggers Association as master loggers.".
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Page 839, line 2: after that line insert:
"SECTION 1684b. 77.81 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
77.81 (2m) "Independent certified plan writer" means a plan writer certified by the department but who is not acting under contract with the department under s. 77.82 (3) (g).
SECTION 1684c. 77.82 (2) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
77.82 (2) (i) If a proposed management plan is not submitted with the petition, a request that the department prepare a management plan. The department may decline to prepare the plan.
SECTION 1684d. 77.82 (2m) (a) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
77.82 (2m) (a) 1. A petition under sub. (2), (4m), or (12) shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application recording fee of $20 unless a different amount for the recording fee is established by the department by rule at an amount equal to the average expense to the department for recording an order issued under this subchapter.
2. If a petition under sub. (2), (4m), or (12) is not accompanied by a proposed management plan that meets the requirements under par. (c), the department shall charge the plan preparation fee established under par. (am) if the department agrees to complete the plan.
SECTION 1684e. 77.82 (2m) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
77.82 (2m) (am) The department shall by rule establish on an annual basis a nonrefundable fee that the department shall charge for a management plan prepared by the department, including any plan prepared by a certified plan writer contracted by the department under sub. (3) (g). The fee shall be based on the comparable commercial market rate that is charged for preparation of such management plans.
SECTION 1684f. 77.82 (2m) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 228, is repealed.
SECTION 1684g. 77.82 (2m) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
77.82 (2m) (c) (intro.) A proposed management plan that qualifies for the reduced fee under par. (b) is exempt from the plan preparation fee under par. (a) 2. shall be one of the following:
SECTION 1684j. 77.82 (2m) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 228 and 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
77.82 (2m) (c) A proposed management plan is exempt from the plan preparation fee under par. (a) 2. if it is prepared by an independent certified plan writer.
SECTION 1684h. 77.82 (2m) (c) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
77.82 (2m) (c) 4. A proposed management plan prepared by an independent certified plan writer.
SECTION 1684k. 77.82 (2m) (d) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 77.82 (2m) (d) and amended to read:
77.82 (2m) (d) All the fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the conservation fund. All of the recording fees collected under par. (b) and $20 of each $300 fee collected under par. (a) 1. shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (cr), except as provided under subd. 2.
SECTION 1684m. 77.82 (2m) (d) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 1684n. 77.82 (2m) (dm) of the statutes is renumbered 77.82 (2m) (dm) 1. and amended to read:
77.82 (2m) (dm) 1. The fees Of each fee $300 or the entire fee, whichever is less, that is collected under pars. par. (a) and or (e) that are is not credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (cr) shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (cx).
SECTION 1684p. 77.82 (2m) (dm) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
77.82 (2m) (dm) 2. Any amount not credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (cx), as calculated in subd. 1., shall be deposited into the conservation fund for forestry purposes.
SECTION 1684q. 77.82 (2m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
77.82 (2m) (e) If a proposed management plan accompanying a petition filed under sub. (2), (4m), or (12) is not approved by the department under its initial review under sub. (3) (a), and if the department agrees to complete the management plan under sub. (3) (a), the department shall collect from the petitioner a fee in an amount equal to $300 less the amount the petitioner paid under par. (b) the plan preparation fee established under par. (am), if the petitioner has not previously paid the fee.
SECTION 1684r. 77.82 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
77.82 (3) (a) The petitioner may submit a A proposed management plan for may cover the entire acreage of each parcel with subject to the petition. The department, after considering the owner's forest management objectives as stated under sub. (2) (e), shall review and either approve or disapprove the proposed management plan. If the department disapproves a the plan, it shall inform the petitioner of the changes necessary to qualify the plan for approval upon subsequent review. At the request of the petitioner, the department may agree to complete the proposed management plan that has been prepared by an independent certified plan writer. The department shall complete any proposed management plan prepared by the department.
SECTION 1684s. 77.82 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 1684t. 77.82 (3) (c) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act 228, is amended to read:
77.82 (3) (c) (intro.) To qualify for approval, a management plan shall be prepared by a an independent certified plan writer certified by the department or prepared by the department itself and shall include all of the following:
SECTION 1684u. 77.82 (3) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
77.82 (3) (g) The department shall certify plan writers and shall promulgate rules specifying the qualifications that a person must satisfy to become a certified plan writer. For management plans prepared by the department under this subsection, the department may contract with plan writers certified by the department to prepare and complete these plans.
SECTION 1684v. 77.82 (4m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
77.82 (4m) (d) An owner of land who has filed a conversion petition under this subsection and who has requested that for whom the department prepare is preparing or completing a management plan under sub. (3) (b) may withdraw the request and not have it prepared by the department an independent certified plan writer if the owner determines that the department is not preparing the management plan in a timely manner.
SECTION 1684w. 77.82 (7) (c) 3. of the statutes, as created by 2003 Wisconsin Act 228, is amended to read:
77.82 (7) (c) 3. Except as provided in par. (d), if a petition is received on or before May 15 of any year from a petitioner who owns less than 1,000 acres in this state, who, before the deadline established by the department by rule, submitted a draft management plan prepared by a plan writer certified by the department an independent certified plan writer, and who submits a completed plan, as defined by the department by rule, with the petition, the department shall investigate and shall either approve the petition and issue the order under sub. (8) or deny the petition before the following November 21.".
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Page 1030, line 12: after that line insert:
"SECTION 2361m. 560.18 of the statutes is renumbered 26.40, and 26.40 (1m), as renumbered, is amended to read:
26.40 (1m) From the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (t), the The department may award grants to nonprofit organizations to develop forestry educational programs and instructional materials for use in the public schools. The department may not award a grant unless it enters into a memorandum of understanding with the grant recipient and the director of the timber management program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point regarding the use of the funds.".
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Page 1087, line 5: after that line insert:
"(4p) EMERGENCY RULES FOR FEES FOR MANAGED FOREST LAND PLANS. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of natural resources shall promulgate the rule required under section 77.82 (2m) (am) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before the effective date of the permanent rule promulgated under section 77.82 (2m) (am) of the statutes, as created by this act, but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3) of the statutes, the department of natural resources is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.
(5p) PAPER INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME. From the appropriation under section 20.370 (5) (ax) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the department of natural resources shall provide $100,000 in fiscal year 2006-07 to the Paper Industry International Hall of Fame, Inc., in the city of Appleton for the development and operation of an exhibit in the hall known as the Paper Discovery Center.
(6p) MECHANIZED EQUIPMENT TRAINING PROGRAM. From the appropriation under section 20.370 (5) (ax) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the department of natural resources shall provide $150,000 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $50,000 in fiscal year 2006-07 to the North Central Technical College to initiate a program, designed in collaboration with the Fox Valley Technical College, to train students to use mechanized equipment for the harvesting of timber.".
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Page 1114, line 22: after that line insert:
"(2k) MANAGED FOREST LAND PETITIONS. The treatment of sections 20.370 (1) (cx), 77.81 (2m), and 77.82 (2) (i), (2m) (a), (am), (b), (d) 1. and 2., and (e), (3) (a), (b), and (g), and (4m) (d) of the statutes, the renumbering and amendment of section 77.82 (2m) (dm) of the statutes, the amendment of section 77.82 (2m) (c) (intro.) of the statutes, and the creation of section 77.82 (2m) (c) 4. and (dm) 2. of the statutes first apply to petitions that are submitted under the managed forest land program on June 1, 2005, for initial designations, for conversions of forest croplands to managed forest land, and for renewing orders designating managed forest land.".
