AB926, s. 551
24Section
551. 27.01 (10) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,113,7
127.01
(10) (e)
Determination of residency. The department
of natural resources
2and the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall base
its
3determination their determinations of whether a camping party is a resident or
4nonresident camping party upon the residency of the person who applies for a
5reservation under sub. (11) at the time the application for reservation is made or, if
6no reservation is made, the residency of the person who registers for the campsite at
7the time of registration.
AB926, s. 552
8Section
552. 27.01 (10) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
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27.01
(10) (f)
Waiver of fees; special fees. The department
of natural resources
10or the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection may waive camping
11fees, charge additional camping fees or charge special fees instead of camping fees
12for certain classes of persons or groups, certain areas, certain types of camping or
13times of the year and for admission to special events.
AB926, s. 553
14Section
553. 27.01 (10) (g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,113,1715
27.01
(10) (g)
Additional camping fees. (intro.) Besides the additional camping
16fees authorized under par. (f), the department
of natural resources or the department
17of agriculture, trade and consumer protection may charge:
AB926, s. 554
18Section
554. 27.01 (10) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,114,219
27.01
(10) (h)
Increased camping fees. In addition to its authority under par.
20(f), the department
of natural resources and the department of agriculture, trade and
21consumer protection shall determine which state campgrounds
under their
22respective supervision and management are located in areas where local market
23conditions justify
the establishment of charging higher camping fees
to be charged
24by the department. For these state campgrounds, the department. The departments 25shall promulgate rules
for state campgrounds under their respective supervision and
1management to establish higher camping fees to be based on the applicable local
2market conditions.
AB926, s. 555
3Section
555. 27.01 (11) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,114,94
27.01
(11) (a)
Authorization. The department
of natural resources and the
5department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection may
establish and jointly
6operate a campground reservation system for state campgrounds in state parks,
7state forests and other lands under
the either department's supervision and
control.
8The department management and may participate with owners of private
9campgrounds in a cooperative reservation system.
AB926, s. 556
10Section
556. 27.01 (11) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,114,1411
27.01
(11) (b)
Rules. (intro.) The department
of natural resources and the
12department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall promulgate rules for
13the operation of the campground reservation system. The rules shall include all of
14the following:
AB926, s. 557
15Section
557. 27.01 (11) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,114,1916
27.01
(11) (cm)
Contracts. The department
of natural resources and the
17department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection may
jointly enter into a
18contract with another party to operate the campground reservation system that the
19department establishes departments establish under par. (a).
AB926, s. 558
20Section
558. 27.01 (11) (cr) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,114,2421
27.01
(11) (cr)
Contracts; distribution of fees. (intro.) A contract entered into
22under this paragraph shall require that the department
entering into the contract 23retain $1 of each reservation fee collected. Under the contract the other party shall
24be required to do either of the following:
AB926, s. 559
25Section
559. 27.01 (11) (cr) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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127.01
(11) (cr) 1. Remit the entire amount of each reservation fee it collects to
2the department
. The with which it entered into the contract. That department shall
3credit to the appropriation under s. 20.370
(1) (2) (er) for payment to the party all but
4$1 of each fee remitted.
AB926, s. 560
5Section
560. 27.01 (11) (cr) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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27.01
(11) (cr) 2. Remit $1 of each reservation fee it collects to the department
7with which it entered into the contract.
AB926, s. 561
8Section
561. 27.01 (11) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
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27.01
(11) (i)
Cooperation with tourism. The department of natural resources
10and the department of tourism shall work jointly
to establish an on any automated
11campground reservation system
established or operated by the department of
12natural resources. The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection
13and the department of tourism shall work jointly on any automated campground
14reservation system established or operated by the department of agriculture, trade
15and consumer protection.
AB926, s. 562
16Section
562. 27.01 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
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27.01
(12) Legal counsel. A representative of the department of justice
18designated by the attorney general shall act as legal counsel for
said the department
19of natural resources, both in proceedings and litigation, and in giving advice and
20counsel. The respective district attorneys of the county or counties where
said the
21relevant park is or shall be located shall prosecute all violations of this section
22occurring within their respective counties
as provided in s. 26.18.
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127.01
(17) Limited golf cart use. The department shall permit the use of golf
2carts by persons age 16 and over in Governor Tommy G. Thompson Centennial State
3Park
and the Peshtigo River State Forest. The department shall promulgate a rule
4that specifies when and where golf carts may be used in the state park
and the state
5forest. The rule shall allow golf carts to be used for at least the same hours and in
6at least the same places as golf carts were used in the state park
and the state forest 7before
they were it was acquired by the state.
AB926, s. 564
8Section
564. 27.016 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,116,119
27.016
(1) (a) "Endowment fund" means an endowment, trust or other
10segregated fund for the benefit of a specific state park
, southern state forest or state
11recreation area.
AB926, s. 565
12Section
565. 27.016 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,116,1613
27.016
(1) (b) "Friends group" means a nonstock, nonprofit corporation
14described under section
501 (c) (3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code and exempt
15from taxation under section
501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code that is organized
16to raise funds for state parks
, state forests or state recreation areas.
AB926, s. 566
17Section
566. 27.016 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB926, s. 567
18Section
567. 27.016 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,116,2219
27.016
(2) (a) The department shall establish a grant program under which
20friends groups that qualify under par. (b) may receive matching grants for the
21operation and maintenance of state parks
, southern state forests or state recreation
22areas.
AB926, s. 568
23Section
568. 27.016 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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27.016
(2) (b) To qualify for a grant under this section, a friends group shall
25have established an endowment fund for the benefit of a state park
, a southern state
1forest or a state recreation area and shall have entered into a written agreement with
2the department as required by the department by rule.
AB926, s. 569
3Section
569. 27.016 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,117,74
27.016
(3) The department shall promulgate rules to establish criteria to be
5used in determining which friends groups and which activities related to the
6maintenance or operation of state parks
, southern state forests or state recreation
7areas are eligible for these grants.
AB926, s. 570
8Section
570. 27.016 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,117,119
27.016
(4) The department may not expend more than $30,000 as grants under
10this section for a given friends group, state park,
southern state forest or state
11recreation area in a fiscal year.
AB926, s. 571
12Section
571. 27.016 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,117,1813
27.016
(5) The amount of a grant under this section shall equal 50% of the
14amount of matching funds that are provided by the friends group for the grant. A
15friends group may only use the interest generated by the endowment fund for
16purposes of providing the matching funds. The matching funds and the grant may
17be used only for the operation and maintenance of the state park
, southern state
18forest or state recreation area that the endowment fund was established to benefit.
AB926, s. 572
19Section
572. 27.016 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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27.016
(6) Annually, on or before January 1, the department shall review all
21applications received under this section in the previous year and shall make the
22grants that it approves from the appropriation under s. 20.370
(1) (eq) (2) (es). If
23insufficient funds are available to pay all approved grants, the board shall prorate
24the available funds among the applicants in proportion to the approved grant
25amounts.
AB926, s. 573
1Section
573. 27.016 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,118,62
27.016
(7) Beginning in fiscal year 1996-97 and for each fiscal year thereafter,
3any moneys not encumbered or expended for grants under sub. (6) from the
4appropriation under s. 20.370
(1) (eq) (2) (es) may be used by the department for the
5operation and maintenance of the state parks
, of the southern state forests and of
6state recreation areas.
AB926, s. 574
7Section
574. 28.005 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,118,10
828.005 Definition. "Department" when used in this chapter without other
9words of description or qualification means the department of
natural resources 10agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
AB926, s. 575
11Section
575. 28.012 of the statutes is created to read:
AB926,118,16
1228.012 Powers of department. (1) For the state forests, the department may
13accept and administer, in the name of the state, any gifts, grants, bequests, and
14devises, including land, interests in land, and funds made available to the
15department by the federal government under any act of congress relating to any of
16the functions of the department.
AB926,118,18
17(2) The department may extend or consolidate lands or waters suitable for the
18state forests by the exchange of other lands or waters under its supervision.
AB926,118,20
19(3) The department may accept donations of buildings, facilities, and
20structures to be constructed upon lands owned by this state in the state forests.
AB926,118,22
21(4) The department may grant easements to parts or parcels of areas in the
22state forests.
AB926,119,6
23(5) All funds included in the gifts, grants, bequests, and devises received or
24expected to be received by the department for the state forests under its jurisdiction
25in a biennium shall be included in the statement of its actual and estimated receipts
1and disbursements for such biennium required to be contained in the biennial state
2budget report under s. 16.46. Those funds shall be considered to be, and shall be
3treated the same as, other actual and estimated receipts and disbursements of the
4department. The department may acknowledge the receipt of any funding from a
5particular person or group in any department pamphlet, bulletin, or other
6publication.
AB926,119,17
7(6) The donor of any building, facility, or structure under sub. (3) may contract
8for this construction according to plans and specifications provided by the
9department or may enter into a contract for professional architectural and
10engineering services to develop plans and specifications for the building, facility, or
11structure and contract for their construction. Upon the completion of construction
12satisfactory to the department, title to the building, facility, or structure shall vest
13in the state. No person may construct any building, facility, or structure under this
14subsection without the prior approval of the department regarding plans and
15specifications, materials, suitability, design, capacity, or location. The plans and
16specifications for any building, structure, or facility donated under sub. (3) shall also
17be subject to the approval of the building commission.
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18(7) Any easements granted under sub. (4) or s. 28.02 (5) and any leases under
19s. 23.305 or 26.08 by the department shall have the restrictions necessary to preserve
20and protect the land subject to the lease or easement for the purposes for which it was
21acquired or made part of the state forests.
AB926,120,2
22(8) (a) In this subsection, "easement" includes a negative easement, a
23restrictive covenant, a covenant running with the land, and any other right for a
24lawful use of the property together with the right to acquire all negative easements,
1restrictive covenants, covenants running with the land, and all rights for use of the
2property.
AB926,120,43
(b) The department may acquire any easement for the benefit of any area in the
4state forests.
AB926,120,10
5(9) If there are areas of the state forests under the jurisdiction of the
6department that are inaccessible because they are surrounded by lands not
7belonging to the state, and if the department determines that the usefulness or value
8of these areas for these state forests will be increased if there is access to them over
9lands not belonging to the state, the department may acquire the land necessary to
10construct highways that will furnish the needed access.
AB926, s. 576
11Section
576. 28.02 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,120,12
1228.02 (title)
State forests forest lands.
AB926, s. 577
13Section
577. 28.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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28.02
(1) Defined. "State
forests forest lands
" include all lands granted to the
15state by an act of congress entitled, "An act granting lands to the state of Wisconsin
16for forestry purposes," approved June 27, 1906; all lands donated to the state by the
17Nebagamon Lumber Company for forestry purposes; all lands acquired pursuant to
18chapter 450, laws of 1903,
chapter 264, laws of 1905,
chapter 638, laws of 1911, and
19chapter 639, laws of 1911, or under ss. 1494-41 to 1494-62, 1915 stats., and all lands
20subsequently acquired for forestry purposes. Unless an island is designated as state
21forest land by the department,
"state forest lands
" do not include lands granted to
22the state by an act of congress entitled, "An act granting unsurveyed and unattached
23islands to the state of Wisconsin for forestry purposes," approved August 22, 1912.
24The department may designate as state forest lands any lands within state forest
1boundaries which were purchased with other conservation funds and where forestry
2would not conflict with a more intensive use.
AB926, s. 578
3Section
578. 28.022 of the statutes is created to read:
AB926,121,9
428.022 Limited golf cart use. The department shall permit the use of golf
5carts by persons age 16 and over in the Peshtigo River State Forest. The department
6shall promulgate a rule that specifies when and where golf carts may be used in the
7state forest. The rule shall allow golf carts to be used for at least the same hours and
8in at least the same places as golf carts were used in the state forest before it was
9acquired by the state.
AB926, s. 579
10Section
579. 28.025 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,121,1411
28.025
(3) (a) 2. Notwithstanding subd. 1
., the department shall submit its
12report to the council on forestry as required under subd. 1. by January 1, 2009, and
13biennially thereafter, if the forested property that is the subject of the report has not
14been inventoried by the department under s.
23.135
26.025.
AB926, s. 580
15Section
580. 28.03 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,121,1716
28.03
(1) Defined. State forests shall consist of well blocked areas of state
17owned lands which have been established as state forests
by the department.
AB926, s. 581
18Section
581. 28.035 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,121,2419
28.035
(2) The department shall
enter into an comply with the agreement with
20the Wisconsin department of the American Legion for hunting in the state forest
21lands described as lots 3, 4, 6 and 7 of section 8 and lots 2 and 3 of section 17, township
2238 north, range 7 east, Oneida County, which are used in connection with Camp
23American Legion and which the Legion is now maintaining on this location as a
24restoration camp for sick and disabled veterans and their dependents.
AB926, s. 582
25Section
582. 28.035 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,122,6
128.035
(3) (b) The ownership of all of the buildings and equipment of the camp
2shall revert to the state upon the discontinuance of the use thereof for such purposes.
3On or before January 15 of each year the department of the American Legion shall
4file with the governor, the department of veterans affairs
, and the department of
5natural resources agriculture, trade and consumer protection a written report of the
6operations and the financial status of the camp.
AB926, s. 583
7Section
583. 28.047 of the statutes is created to read:
AB926,122,9
828.047 Designation of trails and areas.
(1) In this section, "special use
9area" includes a trail, campground, or picnic area.
AB926,122,11
10(2) The department shall designate special use areas in state forests and shall
11indicate the location of each special use area in one of the following manners:
AB926,122,1312
(a) By showing it on a map available at the district office of the department that
13is nearest to the special use area.
AB926,122,1514
(b) By indicating its location on a sign outside any office of the department that
15is located within the same state forest.
AB926,122,1616
(c) By placing a sign at the special use area.
AB926,122,18
17(3) The department shall inspect trail signs and designated features twice a
18year, once before July 1 and once after July 1.
AB926,122,21
19(4) Subsection (3) does not apply to snowmobile trails on land under the control
20of the department that are maintained by snowmobile clubs or other nonprofit
21organizations.
AB926, s. 584
22Section
584. 28.05 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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28.05
(3) (c) Of the amount received by the department from each timber sale
24for which the department used the services of a cooperating forester under this
25subsection, the department shall credit to the appropriation account under s.
20.370
1(1) (cy) 20.115 (5) (rw) an amount equal to the portion of the sale proceeds that the
2department is required to pay to the cooperating forester.
AB926, s. 585
3Section
585. 28.06 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,123,84
28.06
(2m) (b) For fiscal year 2002-03 and each fiscal year thereafter, the
5department shall credit 50% of the moneys received as surcharges under par. (a)
6during the applicable fiscal year to the appropriation account under s.
20.370 (1) (cu) 720.115 (5) (rp) and the remaining 50% to the appropriation account under s.
20.370
8(1) (cv) 20.115 (5) (rs).
AB926, s. 586
9Section
586. 28.11 (5m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,123,1310
28.11
(5m) (a) (intro.) The department may make grants, from the
11appropriation under s.
20.370 (5) (bw) 20.115 (5) (w), to counties having lands
12entered under sub. (4) to fund all of the following for one professional forester in the
13position of county forest administrator or assistant county forest administrator:
AB926, s. 587
14Section
587. 28.11 (5m) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,123,2115
28.11
(5m) (am) The department may make grants, from the appropriation
16under s.
20.370 (5) (bw) 20.115 (5) (w), to counties having lands entered under sub.
17(4) to fund up to 50 percent of the costs of a county's annual dues to a nonprofit
18organization that provides leadership and counsel to that county's forest
19administrator and that functions as an organizational liaison to the department.
20The total amount that the department may award in grants under this paragraph
21in any fiscal year may not exceed $50,000.
AB926, s. 588
22Section
588. 28.11 (5r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: