AB926, s. 402 10Section 402. 23.09 (26) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,76,1811 23.09 (26) (am) 2. Enter into agreements with the department of natural
12resources
to use for snowmobile trails, facilities, or areas lands owned or leased by
13the that department and enter into agreements with the department of agriculture,
14trade and consumer protection to use for snowmobile trails, facilities, or forest lands
15owned or leased by that department
. No lands of the department of natural
16resources or the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection
to be used
17for snowmobiling purposes within the meaning of this subsection may be obtained
18through condemnation.
AB926, s. 403 19Section 403. 23.0915 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,76,2320 23.0915 (1g) Land acquisition; urban river grants. Beginning in fiscal year
211992-93 and ending in fiscal year 1999-2000, the department for each fiscal year
22shall designate for expenditure $1,900,000 of the moneys appropriated under s.
2320.866 (2) (tz) for land acquisition for urban river grants under s. 30.277 23.0944.
AB926, s. 404 24Section 404. 23.0915 (1r) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,77,3
123.0915 (1r) (c) For land acquisition, the department shall designate for
2expenditure $900,000 for urban river grants under s. 30.277 23.0944 and for grants
3under s. 23.096 for the purposes under s. 30.277 23.0944 (2) (a).
AB926, s. 405 4Section 405. 23.0915 (2g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,77,105 23.0915 (2g) Funds for Monona terrace project. If all of the money set aside
6under s. 23.195 for the Frank Lloyd Wright Monona terrace project is not expended
7before July 1, 1998, the department shall make the unexpended moneys available
8for expenditure for land acquisition and for urban river grants under s. 30.277
923.0944. The moneys expended for the Frank Lloyd Wright Monona terrace project
10are expended as an amount for land acquisition.
AB926, s. 406 11Section 406. 23.0916 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,77,1912 23.0916 (3) (a) Except as provided in par. (b) and sub. (4) and ss. 29.089, 29.091,
1329.301 (1) (b), and 29.621 (4), the department shall permit public access for
14nature-based outdoor activities by others on land that is acquired by the department
15in fee simple or that is an easement acquired by the department on former managed
16forest land and that was acquired by the department of natural resources pursuant
17to its authority under s. 23.09 (2) (d) 1. or 5., 2007, stats., or s. 23.09 (2) (d) or that
18was acquired by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection
19pursuant to its authority under s. 28.012 or 28.02 (2)
.
AB926, s. 407 20Section 407. 23.0917 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,77,2521 23.0917 (1) (c) "Department land" means an area of land that is owned by the
22state, that is under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources and that
23is used for one of the purposes specified in s. 23.09 (2) (d), or that is under the
24jurisdiction of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection and
25that is state forest land
.
AB926, s. 408
1Section 408. 23.0917 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,78,62 23.0917 (3) (a) Beginning with fiscal year 2000-01 and ending with fiscal year
32019-20, the department may obligate moneys under the subprogram for land
4acquisition to acquire land for the purposes specified in s. 23.09 (2) (d) and for state
5forests,
and for grants for these purposes under s. 23.096, except as provided under
6ss. 23.197 (2m), (3m) (b), (7m), and (8) and 23.198 (1) (a).
AB926, s. 409 7Section 409. 23.0917 (3) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,78,118 23.0917 (3) (c) 1. Acquisition of land that preserves or enhances the state's
9water resources, including land in and for the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway; land
10abutting wild rivers designated under s. 30.26 23.43, wild lakes and land along the
11shores of the Great Lakes.
AB926, s. 410 12Section 410. 23.0917 (4) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,78,1313 23.0917 (4) (b) 4. Grants for urban rivers under ss. 23.096 and 30.277 23.0944.
AB926, s. 411 14Section 411. 23.0917 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,78,2015 23.0917 (7) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), for purposes of
16calculating the acquisition costs for acquisition of land under ss. 23.09 (19), (20), and
17(20m), 23.092 (4), 23.094 (3g), 23.0942 (4), 23.0944, 23.0953, and 23.096, 30.24 (4)
18and 30.277
from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the acquisition costs shall
19equal the sum of the land's current fair market value and other acquisition costs, as
20determined by rule by the department.
AB926, s. 412 21Section 412. 23.0917 (7) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,79,1022 23.0917 (7) (e) 1. For any land for which moneys are proposed to be obligated
23from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) in order to provide a grant or state aid
24to a governmental unit under s. 23.09 (19), (20), or (20m) or 30.277 23.0944 or to a
25nonprofit conservation organization under s. 23.096, the department shall use at

1least 2 appraisals to determine the fair market value of the land. The governmental
2unit or nonprofit conservation organization shall submit to the department one
3appraisal that is paid for by the governmental unit or nonprofit conservation
4organization. The department shall obtain its own independent appraisal. The
5department may also require that the governmental unit or nonprofit conservation
6organization submit a 3rd independent appraisal. The department shall reimburse
7the governmental unit or nonprofit conservation organization up to 50% of the costs
8of the 3rd appraisal as part of the acquisition costs of the land if the land is acquired
9by the governmental unit or nonprofit conservation organization with moneys
10obligated from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta).
AB926, s. 413 11Section 413. 23.094 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,79,1512 23.094 (2) (a) The department, in consultation with the department of
13environmental quality,
shall identify as priority streams those streams in this state
14that are in most need of protection from degradation of water quality caused by
15agricultural or urban runoff.
AB926, s. 414 16Section 414. 23.095 (1m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,79,1717 23.095 (1m) (title) Prohibition on department land certain state lands.
AB926, s. 415 18Section 415. 23.095 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,79,2419 23.095 (1m) (a) No person may damage or attempt to damage any natural
20resource or any archaeological feature located on state-owned lands that are under
21the supervision, management, and control of the department of natural resources or
22that are located on state forest lands that are under the supervision, management,
23and control of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection
except
24as authorized by the that department.
AB926, s. 416 25Section 416. 23.096 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,80,5
123.096 (2) (a) The department may award grants from the appropriation under
2s. 20.866 (2) (ta) or (tz) to nonprofit conservation organizations to acquire property
3for all of the purposes described in ss. 23.09 (2) (d) 1. to 7., 9., 11., 12. and 15., (19),
4(20) and (20m), 23.092, 23.094, 23.0942, 23.0944, 23.17, 23.175, 23.27, 23.29, and
523.293, 30.24 and 30.277.
AB926, s. 417 6Section 417. 23.096 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,80,97 23.096 (3) (intro.) In Except as provided in sub. (3m), in order to receive a grant
8under this section, the nonprofit conservation organization shall enter into a
9contract with the department that contains all of the following provisions:
AB926, s. 418 10Section 418. 23.096 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB926,80,1411 23.096 (3m) In order to receive a grant under this section for state forests, the
12nonprofit conservation organization shall enter into a contract with the department
13of agriculture, trade and consumer protection that contains all of the provisions
14under sub. (3).
AB926, s. 419 15Section 419. 23.096 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,80,1716 23.096 (4) (a) 1. The department that entered into the contract under sub. (3)
17or (3m)
approves the subsequent sale or transfer.
AB926, s. 420 18Section 420. 23.096 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,80,2119 23.096 (4) (a) 2. The party to whom the property is sold or transferred enters
20into a new contract with the department specified in subd. 1. that contains the
21provisions under sub. (3).
AB926, s. 421 22Section 421. 23.096 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,81,223 23.096 (4) (b) The nonprofit conservation organization may subsequently sell
24or transfer the acquired property to satisfy a debt or other obligation if the

1department that enters into the contract under sub. (3) or (3m) approves the sale or
2transfer.
AB926, s. 422 3Section 422. 23.097 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 23.097 (1e).
AB926, s. 423 4Section 423. 23.097 (1b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB926,81,65 23.097 (1b) In this section, "department" means the department of agriculture,
6trade and consumer protection.
AB926, s. 424 7Section 424. 23.098 (1) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,81,128 23.098 (1) (ag) "Department property" means an area of real property that is
9owned by the state, that is under the jurisdiction of the department of natural
10resources
and that is used for one of the purposes specified in s. 23.09 (2) (d) or an
11area of real property that is under the jurisdiction of the department of agriculture,
12trade and consumer protection and that is in a state forest
.
AB926, s. 425 13Section 425. 23.098 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,81,2014 23.098 (2) The department of natural resources and the department of
15agriculture, trade and consumer protection
shall establish jointly administer a
16program to make grants from the appropriations under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) and (tz) to
17friends groups and nonprofit conservation organizations for projects for property
18development activities on department properties. The department may not
19encumber Not more than $250,000 may be encumbered in each fiscal year for these
20grants under this section.
AB926, s. 426 21Section 426. 23.098 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB926,82,222 23.098 (2m) In determining which grants will be awarded under this section,
23the department of natural resources and the department of agriculture, trade and
24consumer protection shall both approve each grant. Any dispute regarding which

1friends groups and nonprofit conservation organizations will receive a grant under
2this section shall be resolved by the secretary of administration.
AB926, s. 427 3Section 427. 23.098 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,82,104 23.098 (3) The department of natural resources and the department of
5agriculture, trade and consumer protection
shall jointly promulgate rules to
6establish criteria to be used in determining which property development activities
7are eligible for these grants under this section. The rules promulgated by the
8department of natural resources under this subsection that are in effect on the
9effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], shall remain in effect until
10rules are jointly promulgated by the 2 departments
.
AB926, s. 428 11Section 428. 23.098 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,82,1512 23.098 (4) (a) The department of natural resources and the department of
13agriculture, trade and consumer protection
shall periodically prepare a list of
14projects on department properties that are eligible for grants under this section and
15shall include in the list the estimated cost of each project.
AB926, s. 429 16Section 429. 23.098 (4) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,82,2117 23.098 (4) (am) In awarding grants under this section for eligible projects, the
18department of natural resources and the department of agriculture, trade and
19consumer protection
shall jointly establish a system under which the grants are
20offered to eligible friends groups before being offered to eligible nonprofit
21conservation organizations.
AB926, s. 430 22Section 430. 23.098 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,82,2523 23.098 (4) (b) The department may not encumber Not more than $20,000 may
24be encumbered
for grants under this section for a department property in each fiscal
25year.
AB926, s. 431
1Section 431. 23.11 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,83,112 23.11 (1) In addition to the powers and duties heretofore conferred and imposed
3upon said the department by this chapter it shall have and take the general care,
4protection and supervision of all state parks, of all state fish hatcheries and lands
5used therewith, of all state forests, and of all lands owned by the state or in which
6it has any interests, except lands the care and supervision of which are vested in
7some other officer, body or board; and said the department is granted such further
8powers as may be necessary or convenient to enable it to exercise the functions and
9perform the duties required of it by this chapter and by other provisions of law. But
10it may not perform any act upon state lands held for sale that will diminish their
11salable value.
AB926, s. 432 12Section 432. 23.11 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,83,1713 23.11 (5) The department may require an applicant for a permit or statutory
14approval which the department, by order, may grant, to submit an environmental
15impact report if the area affected exceeds 40 acres, or the estimated cost of the project
16exceeds $25,000, or the applicant is requesting approval for a high capacity well
17described in s. 281.34 (4) (a) 1. to 3
.
AB926, s. 433 18Section 433. 23.113 of the statutes is renumbered 28.037.
AB926, s. 434 19Section 434. 23.114 of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 42, is
20renumbered 28.039.
AB926, s. 435 21Section 435. 23.125 of the statutes is repealed.
AB926, s. 436 22Section 436. 23.13 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,84,2 2323.13 Governor to be informed. The board of commissioners of public lands
24and, the department of natural resources , and the department of agriculture, trade
25and consumer protection
shall furnish to the governor upon the governor's request

1a copy of any paper, document or record in their respective offices and give the
2governor orally such information as the governor may call for.
AB926, s. 437 3Section 437. 23.135 of the statutes is renumbered 26.025.
AB926, s. 438 4Section 438. 23.14 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,84,16 523.14 Approval required before new lands acquired. Prior to the initial
6acquisition of any lands by the department of natural resources after July 1, 1977,
7for any new facility or project, and prior to the initial acquisition of any lands by the
8department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection for any new facility or
9project relating to forestry,
the proposed initial acquisition shall be submitted to the
10governor for his or her approval. New facilities or projects include, without
11limitation because of enumeration, state parks, state forests, recreation areas, public
12shooting, trapping or fishing grounds or waters, fish hatcheries, game farms, forest
13nurseries, experimental stations, endangered species preservation areas, picnic and
14camping grounds, hiking trails, cross-country ski trails, bridle trails, nature trails,
15bicycle trails, snowmobile trails, youth camps, land in the lower Wisconsin state
16riverway as defined in s. 30.40 (15), natural areas and wild rivers.
AB926, s. 439 17Section 439. 23.15 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,84,19 1823.15 (title) Sale of certain state-owned lands under the jurisdiction of
19the department of natural resources
.
AB926, s. 440 20Section 440. 23.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,85,221 23.15 (1) The natural resources board may sell, at public or private sale, lands
22real property and structures owned by the state that are under the jurisdiction of the
23department of natural resources, except central or district office facilities, when if
24the natural resources board determines that said lands the real property and

1structures
are no longer necessary for the state's use for conservation purposes and,
2if real property, the real property is not the subject of a petition under s. 560.9810 (2).
AB926, s. 441 3Section 441. 23.15 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB926,85,104 23.15 (1m) The secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection may
5sell, at public or private sale, state forest land and structures on that land owned by
6the state that are under the jurisdiction of the department of agriculture, trade and
7consumer protection if the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection
8determines that the real property and structures are no longer necessary for the
9state's use for conservation purposes and, if real property, the real property is not the
10subject of a petition under s. 560.9810 (2).
AB926, s. 442 11Section 442. 23.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,85,2012 23.15 (2) Said The natural resources board and the secretary of agriculture,
13trade and consumer protection
shall present to the governor a full and complete
14report of the lands to be sold, the reason for the sale, the price for which said the lands
15should be sold together with, and an application for the their sale of the same. The
16governor shall thereupon make such investigation as the governor deems necessary
17respecting said lands to be sold
may investigate and approve or disapprove such the
18application. If the governor shall approve the same, approves the application for the
19sale, the governor shall issue
a permit shall be issued by the governor for such the
20sale on the terms set forth in the application.
AB926, s. 443 21Section 443. 23.15 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,86,722 23.15 (3) Upon completion of such a sale of land under the jurisdiction of the
23department of natural resources
, the chairperson and secretary of the natural
24resources board, or and the secretary of natural resources, if the secretary is duly
25authorized by the natural resources board,
shall execute such the necessary

1instruments as are necessary to transfer title and the natural resources board or its
2duly authorized agents
shall deliver the same instruments to the purchaser upon
3payment of the amount set forth in the application. Upon completion of a sale of land
4under the jurisdiction of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer
5protection, the secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall execute
6the necessary instruments to transfer title and shall deliver the instruments to the
7purchaser upon payment of the amount set forth in the application.
AB926, s. 444 8Section 444. 23.15 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,86,159 23.15 (4) Said The natural resources board effecting the sale of any such lands
10and structures shall
, upon receiving payment therefor, under sub. (3), shall deposit
11the funds moneys received in the conservation fund to be used exclusively for the
12purpose of purchasing other areas of land for the creating creation and establishing
13establishment of public hunting and fishing grounds, wildlife and fish refuges, and
14state parks and for land in the lower Wisconsin state riverway as defined in s. 30.40
15(15).
AB926, s. 445 16Section 445. 23.15 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB926,86,2017 23.15 (4m) The secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, upon
18receiving payment under sub. (3), shall deposit the moneys received in the
19conservation fund to be used exclusively for the purpose of purchasing other areas
20of land for the creation and establishment of areas in state forests.
AB926, s. 446 21Section 446. 23.15 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,87,222 23.15 (5) (a) In this subsection, "surplus land" means land under the
23jurisdiction of the department which of natural resources, or forest land that is under
24the jurisdiction of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection,

1that
is unused and not needed for department that department's operations or that
2is not
included in the that department's plan for construction or development.
AB926, s. 447 3Section 447. 23.15 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,87,84 23.15 (5) (b) Biennially, beginning on January 1, 1984, the department of
5natural resources and the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection

6shall each submit to the state building commission and the joint committee on
7finance an inventory of surplus land containing the description, location and fair
8market value of each parcel.
AB926, s. 448 9Section 448. 23.16 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,87,1610 23.16 (1) Publication. The department may produce, issue or reprint
11magazines or other periodicals on a periodic basis as it determines, pertaining to fish
12and game, forests, parks, environmental quality and other similar subjects of
13general information. The department may distribute its magazines and periodicals
14by subscription. The department shall charge a fee for any of its magazines or
15periodicals, except that no fee may be charged to a person who is provided a
16subscription to the Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine under s. 29.235.
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