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(1t) Maximum acreage. Under each managed forest land order, the sum
5of the number of the acres designated as closed and the number of acres designated
6as limited access may not exceed a total of 160 acres.
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(2) (a) Except as provided in
sub. subs. (1)
and (1r) and pars. (b) and (c),
9each owner of managed forest land shall permit public access to the land for hunting,
10fishing, hiking, sight-seeing, and cross-country skiing.
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(2) (am) 1. For land designated as managed forest land
under an order
14that takes effect on or after October 27, 2007, no person may enter into a lease or
15other agreement for consideration if the purpose of the lease or agreement is to
16permit persons to engage in a recreational activity
, except as provided in sub. (1r).
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(2) (am) 3.
Subdivisions 1. and 2. do Subdivision 1. does not apply to any
22lease or other agreement if the consideration involved solely consists of reasonable
23membership fees charged by a nonprofit organization and the lease or agreement is
24approved by the department.
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(4) (b) Any person who fails to comply with sub.
(1r) or (2) (am) shall
4forfeit an amount equal to the total amount of consideration received by the person
5as a result of
violating sub. (2) (am) the failure to comply or $500, whichever is
6greater.
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(1) Tax roll. Each clerk of a municipality in which the land is located
9shall enter in a special column or other appropriate place on the tax roll the
10description of each parcel of land designated as managed forest land, and shall
11specify, by the designation "MFL-O
,"
or "MFL-C
",," or "MFL-LA," the acreage of
12each parcel that is designated
as open
or
, closed
, or limited access under s. 77.83. The
13land shall be assessed and is subject to review under ch. 70. Except as provided in
14this subchapter, no tax may be levied on managed forest land, except that any
15building on managed forest land is subject to taxation as personal property under ch.
1670.
AB781-ASA1, s. 18
17Section
18. 77.84 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(2) (title)
Acreage share; payment payments for open, closed, or
19limited-access land.
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(2) (b) For managed forest land orders that take effect before April 28,
222004, in addition to the payment under par. (a), each owner
of managed forest land 23shall pay $1 for each acre that is designated as closed under s. 77.83. The payment
24shall be made to each municipal treasurer on or before January 31.
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(2) (bv) In addition to the payment under par. (a) or (am), each owner of
2managed forest land shall pay to each municipal treasurer, on or before January 31,
3an amount that is equal to 45 percent of the average statewide property tax per acre
4of property classified under s. 70.32 (2) (a) 6., as determined under par. (cm), for each
5acre that is designated as limited access under s. 77.83.
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(2) (cm) For purposes of determining the per acre amounts under pars.
8(am)
and (bm), (bm), and (bv), in 2004 and in 2007 and each 5th year thereafter, the
9department of revenue shall determine the average statewide tax per acre of
10property classified under s. 70.32 (2) (a) 6. by multiplying the average equalized
11value of property classified under s. 70.32 (2) (a) 6., as determined under s. 70.57, by
12the average tax rate determined under s. 76.126.
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(2) (e) The transferred land shall remain managed forest land if the
15transferee, within 30 days after the transfer, certifies to the department an intent
16to comply with the existing management plan for the land and with any amendments
17agreed to by the department and the transferee, and provides proof that each person
18holding any encumbrance on the land agrees to the designation. The transferee may
19designate an area of the transferred land
as closed
to public access or as limited
20access as provided under s. 77.83. The department shall issue an order continuing
21the designation of the land as managed forest land under the new ownership.
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(2) (b) The municipal treasurer shall pay all amounts received under s.
2577.84 (2) (b)
and, (bm)
, and (bv) to the county treasurer, as provided under ss. 74.25
1and 74.30. The county treasurer shall, by June 30 of each year, pay all amounts
2received under this paragraph to the department. All amounts received by the
3department shall be credited to the conservation fund and shall be reserved for land
4acquisition, resource management activities, and grants under s. 77.895.
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(3) (b) A requirement that, in awarding grants to counties under this
8section, the board give higher priority to counties that have higher numbers of acres
9that are designated as closed
or as limited access under s. 77.83.
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(3) (c) A requirement that, in awarding grants to towns under this
13section, the board give higher priority to towns that have higher numbers of acres
14that are designated as closed
or as limited access under s. 77.83.
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(4) (cr) For purposes of par. (cg) 4., "private property" does not include
17property leased for hunting by the public, land that is subject to a contract under
18subch. I of ch. 77, or land that is subject to an order designating it as managed forest
19land under subch. VI of ch. 77 and that is not designated as closed
or as limited access
20to the public under s. 77.83
(1).
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(1) This act first applies to payments under section 77.84 (2) of the statutes that
23are due on January 1, 2009.
