AB926, s. 744 18Section 744. 75.105 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,166,2019 75.105 (1) (a) "Department" means the department of natural resources
20environmental quality.
AB926, s. 745 21Section 745. 75.106 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,166,2322 75.106 (1) (b) "Department" means the department of natural resources
23environmental quality.
AB926, s. 746 24Section 746. 77.02 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28,
25is amended to read:
AB926,167,14
177.02 (1) Petition. The owner of an entire quarter quarter section, fractional
2lot or government lot as determined by U.S. government survey plat, excluding
3public roads and railroad rights-of-way that may have been sold, may file with the
4department of natural resources agriculture, trade and consumer protection a
5petition stating that the owner believes the lands therein described are more useful
6for growing timber and other forest crops than for any other purpose, that the owner
7intends to practice forestry thereon, that all persons holding encumbrances thereon
8have joined in the petition and requesting that such lands be approved as "Forest
9Croplands" under this subchapter. Whenever any such land is encumbered by a
10mortgage or other indenture securing any issue of bonds or notes, the trustee named
11in such mortgage or indenture or any amendment thereto may join in such petition,
12and such action shall for the purpose of this section be deemed the action of all
13holders of such bonds or notes. Land for which a petition is submitted under sub. (4)
14is exempt from the size requirements specified under this subsection.
AB926, s. 747 15Section 747. 77.02 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,168,1416 77.02 (2) Notice of hearing, adjournment. Upon receipt of such petition the
17department of natural resources agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall
18investigate the same and shall file a listing of descriptions with the town
19chairperson. For petitions received prior to May 1, the department shall within the
20same calendar year cause a notice that such petition has been filed to be published
21as a class 3 notice, under ch. 985, in the newspaper having the largest general
22circulation in the county in which the lands are located, and notice by registered mail
23shall be given to the town clerk of any town in which the lands are located. Such
24notice shall contain the name of the petitioner, a description of the lands and a
25statement that any resident of or taxpayer in the town may within 15 days from the

1date of publication of the notice file a request with the department that it conduct
2a public hearing on the petition. Upon receipt of such a request the department shall
3conduct a public hearing on the petition. The department may conduct a public
4hearing on any petition without a request, if it deems it advisable to do so. Notice
5of the time and place of such hearing and a description, in specific or general terms,
6as the department deems advisable, of the property requested to be approved as
7"Forest Croplands" shall be given to persons making the request, the owner of such
8land and to the assessor of towns in which it is situated, by mail, at least one week
9before the day of hearing. The notice also shall be published as a class 1 notice, under
10ch. 985, in a newspaper having general circulation in the county in which such land
11is located, at least one week before the day of the hearing. Such hearing may be
12adjourned and no notice of the time and place of such adjourned hearing need be
13given, excepting the announcement thereof by the presiding officer at the hearing at
14which the adjournment is had.
AB926, s. 748 15Section 748. 77.02 (3) (a) and (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin
16Act 28
, are amended to read:
AB926,169,517 77.02 (3) Decision, copies. (a) After receiving all the evidence offered at any
18hearing held on the petition and after making such independent investigation as it
19sees fit the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall make its
20findings of fact and make and enter an order accordingly. If it finds that the facts give
21reasonable assurance that a stand of merchantable timber will be developed on such
22descriptions within a reasonable time, and that such descriptions are then held
23permanently for the growing of timber under sound forestry practices, rather than
24for agricultural, mineral, shoreland development of navigable waters, recreational,
25residential or other purposes, and that all persons holding encumbrances against

1such descriptions have in writing agreed to the petition, the order entered shall grant
2the request of the petitioner on condition that all unpaid taxes against said
3descriptions be paid within 30 days thereafter; otherwise the department of natural
4resources agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall deny the request of the
5petitioner.
AB926,169,116 (c) Except as provided in sub. (4) (b), any order of the department of agriculture,
7trade and consumer protection
relating to the entry of forest croplands issued on or
8before November 20 of any year shall take effect on January 1 of the following
9calendar year, but all orders issued after November 20 shall take effect on January
101 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which orders issued on or before
11November 20 would have been effective.
AB926, s. 749 12Section 749. 77.03 of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, is
13amended to read:
AB926,170,13 1477.03 Taxation of forest croplands. After the filing and recording of the
15order with the officers under s. 77.02 (3) the lands described therein shall be "Forest
16Croplands", on which taxes shall thereafter be payable only as provided under this
17subchapter. The enactment of ss. 77.01 to 77.14, petition by the owner and the
18making of the order under s. 77.02 (3) or (4) (a) shall constitute a contract between
19the state and the owner, running with the lands, for a period of 25 or 50 years at the
20election of the applicant at the time the petition is filed, unless withdrawn under s.
2177.10, with privilege of renewal by mutual agreement between the owner and the
22state, whereby the state as an inducement to owners and prospective purchasers of
23forest croplands to come under ss. 77.01 to 77.14 agrees that, unless withdrawn
24under s. 77.10, no change in or repeal of ss. 77.01 to 77.14 shall apply to any land then
25accepted as forest croplands, except as the department of natural resources

1agriculture, trade and consumer protection and the owner may expressly agree in
2writing and except as provided in s. 77.17. If at the end of the contract period the land
3is not designated as managed forest land under subch. VI, the merchantable timber
4on the land shall be estimated by an estimator jointly agreed upon by the department
5of natural resources agriculture, trade and consumer protection and the owner, and
6if the department and the owner fail to agree on an estimator, the judge of the circuit
7court of the district in which the lands lie shall appoint a qualified forester, whose
8estimate shall be final, and the cost thereof shall be borne jointly by the department
9of natural resources agriculture, trade and consumer protection and the owner; and
10the 10% severance tax paid on the stumpage thereon in the same manner as if the
11stumpage had been cut. The owners by such contract consent that the public may
12hunt and fish on the lands, subject to such rules as the department of natural
13resources prescribes regulating hunting and fishing.
AB926, s. 750 14Section 750. 77.04 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28,
15is amended to read:
AB926,171,816 77.04 (2) Tax per acre; payment; penalty. The "acreage share" shall be
17computed at the rate of 10 cents per acre on all lands entered prior to 1972 or entered
18under s. 77.02 (4) (a). On all lands entered after December 31, 1971, the "acreage
19share" shall be computed every 10 years to the nearest cent by the department of
20revenue at the rate of 20 cents per acre multiplied by a ratio using the equalized value
21of the combined residential, commercial, manufacturing, agricultural, undeveloped,
22agricultural forest, and productive forest land classes under s. 70.32 (2) within the
23state in 1972 as the denominator, and using equalized value for these combined land
24classes in 1982 and every 10th year thereafter as the numerator. All owners shall
25pay to the taxation district treasurer the acreage share on each description on or

1before January 31. If the acreage share is not paid when due to the taxation district
2treasurer it shall be subject to interest and penalty as provided under ss. 74.11 (11),
374.12 (10) and 74.47. These lands shall be returned as delinquent and a tax
4certificate under subch. VII of ch. 74 shall be issued on them. After 2 years from the
5date of the issuance of a tax certificate, the county clerk shall promptly take a tax
6deed under ch. 75. On taking such deed the county clerk shall certify that fact and
7specify the descriptions to the department of natural resources agriculture, trade
8and consumer protection
.
AB926, s. 751 9Section 751. 77.05 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,171,14 1077.05 State contribution. The department of natural resources agriculture,
11trade and consumer protection
shall pay before June 30 annually to the town
12treasurer, from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (bv) 20.115 (5) (vm), 20 cents
13for each acre of land in the town that is described as forest croplands under this
14subchapter.
AB926, s. 752 15Section 752. 77.06 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,172,516 77.06 (1) Cutting timber regulated. No person shall cut any merchantable
17wood products on any forest croplands where the forest crop taxes are delinquent nor
18until 30 days after the owner has filed with the department of natural resources
19agriculture, trade and consumer protection a notice of intention to cut, specifying by
20descriptions and the estimated amount of wood products to be removed and the
21proportion of present volume to be left as growing stock in the area to be cut. The
22department of natural resources agriculture, trade and consumer protection may
23require a bond executed by some surety company licensed in this state or other surety
24for such amount as may reasonably be required for the payment to the department
25of natural resources agriculture, trade and consumer protection of the severance tax

1hereinafter provided. The department, after examination of the lands specified, may
2prescribe the amount of forest products to be removed. Cutting in excess of the
3amount prescribed shall render the owner liable to double the severance tax
4prescribed in s. 77.06 (5) and subject to cancellation under s. 77.10. Merchantable
5wood products include all wood products except wood used for fuel by the owner.
AB926, s. 753 6Section 753. 77.06 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,172,187 77.06 (2) Appraisal of timber, zones. Each year the department of natural
8resources
agriculture, trade and consumer protection, at the time and place it shall
9fix and after such public notice as it deems reasonable, shall hold a public hearing.
10After the hearing the department shall make and file, open to public inspection, a
11determination of the reasonable stumpage values of the wood products usually
12grown in the several towns in which any forest croplands lie. A public hearing under
13this section shall be held prior to August 1 of each year and the determination of
14stumpage values made by the department of natural resources agriculture, trade
15and consumer protection
shall take effect on November 1 of that year. If the
16department of natural resources agriculture, trade and consumer protection finds
17there is a material variance in the stumpage values in the different localities, it may
18fix separate zones and determine the values for each zone.
AB926, s. 754 19Section 754. 77.06 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,172,2420 77.06 (3) Revaluation. As to any locality or zone in which the department of
21natural resources agriculture, trade and consumer protection deems there has been
22no material variance from the preceding year in stumpage values, it may omit to
23make any new valuation in any year, in which event the last preceding valuation
24shall continue in force until changed in a succeeding year.
AB926, s. 755 25Section 755. 77.06 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,173,13
177.06 (4) Cutting reported. Within 30 days after completion of cutting on any
2land description, but not more than one year after filing of the notice of intention to
3cut, the owner shall transmit to the department of natural resources agriculture,
4trade and consumer protection
on forms provided by the department a written
5statement of the products so cut, specifying the variety of wood, kind of product, and
6quantity of each variety and kind as shown by the scale or measurement thereof
7made on the ground as cut, skidded, loaded, delivered, or by tree scale certified by
8a qualified forester when stumpage is sold by tree measurement. The department
9of natural resources agriculture, trade and consumer protection may accept such
10reports as sufficient evidence of the facts, or may either with or without hearing and
11notice of time and place thereof to such owner, investigate and determine the fact of
12the quantity of each variety and kind of product so cut during said periods preceding
13such reports.
AB926, s. 756 14Section 756. 77.06 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,174,215 77.06 (5) Tax levy on right to cut timber. The department of natural resources
16agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall assess and levy against the owner
17a severance tax on the right to cut and remove wood products covered by reports
18under this section, at the rate of 10% of the value of the wood products based upon
19the stumpage value then in force. Upon making the assessment, the department of
20natural resources agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall mail a duplicate
21of the certificate by registered mail to the owner who made the report of cutting at
22the owner's last-known post-office address. The tax assessed is due and payable to
23the department of natural resources agriculture, trade and consumer protection on
24the last day of the next calendar month after mailing the certificate. The proceeds

1of the tax shall be paid into the forestry account of the conservation fund for
2distribution under s. 77.07 (3).
AB926, s. 757 3Section 757. 77.07 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 177,
4is amended to read:
AB926,174,135 77.07 (2) Penalty, collections. If any severance tax remain unpaid for 30 days
6after it becomes due, there shall then be added a penalty of 10 percent, and such tax
7and penalty shall thereafter draw interest at the rate of one 1 percent per month until
8paid. At the expiration of said 30 days the department of natural resources
9agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall report to the attorney general any
10unpaid severance tax, adding said penalty, and the attorney general shall thereupon
11proceed to collect the same with penalty and interest by suit against the owner and
12by attachment or other legal means to enforce the lien and by action on the bond
13mentioned in s. 77.06 (1), or by any or all such means.
AB926, s. 758 14Section 758. 77.08 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,174,23 1577.08 Supplemental severance tax. At any time within one year after any
16cutting should have been reported, the department of natural resources agriculture,
17trade and consumer protection
after due notice to the owner and opportunity to be
18heard, and on evidence duly made a matter of record, may determine whether the
19quantity of wood products cut from any such land, did in fact substantially exceed
20the amount on which the severance tax theretofore levied was based, and if so shall
21assess a supplemental severance tax which, in all respects, shall have the same force
22and effect as the former severance tax, except only it shall not be a lien on any
23property the title of which has passed to a purchaser for value without notice.
AB926, s. 759 24Section 759. 77.09 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,175,5
177.09 (1) Any person who fails to report or shall intentionally make any false
2statement or report to the department of natural resources agriculture, trade and
3consumer protection
required by s. 77.06 shall forfeit not more than $1,000. An
4action under this section shall not be a bar to a cancellation of entry and order of
5withdrawal under s. 77.10.
AB926, s. 760 6Section 760. 77.10 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,176,97 77.10 (1) (a) The department of natural resources agriculture, trade and
8consumer protection
shall on the application of the department of revenue or the
9owner of any forest croplands or the town board of the town in which said lands lie
10and may on its own motion at any time cause an investigation to be made and hearing
11to be had as to whether any forest croplands shall continue under this subchapter.
12If on such hearing after due notice to and opportunity to be heard by the department
13of revenue, the town and the owner, the department of natural resources agriculture,
14trade and consumer protection
finds that any such lands are not meeting the
15requirements set forth in s. 77.02 or that the owner has made use of the land for
16anything other than forestry or has failed to practice sound forestry on the land, the
17department of natural resources agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall
18cancel the entry of such description and issue an order of withdrawal, and the owner
19shall be liable for the tax and penalty under sub. (2). Copies of the order of
20withdrawal specifying the description shall be filed by the department of natural
21resources
agriculture, trade and consumer protection with all officers designated to
22receive copies of the order of entry and withdrawal and this subchapter shall not
23thereafter apply to the lands withdrawn, except s. 77.07 so far as it may be needed
24to collect any previously levied severance or supplemental severance tax. If the
25owner shall not repay the amounts on or before the last day of February next

1succeeding the return of such lands to the general property tax roll as provided in
2sub. (4), the department of natural resources agriculture, trade and consumer
3protection
shall certify to the county treasurer the descriptions and the amounts due,
4and the county treasurer shall sell such lands as delinquent as described in s. 77.04
5(2). Whenever any county clerk has certified to the taking of tax deed under s. 77.04
6(2) the department of natural resources agriculture, trade and consumer protection
7shall issue an order of withdrawal as to the lands covered in such tax deed. Such
8order may also be issued when examination of tax records reveals prolonged
9delinquency and noncompliance with the requirements of s. 77.04 (2).
AB926, s. 761 10Section 761. 77.10 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,176,2111 77.10 (1) (b) Whenever any owner of forest croplands conveys such land the
12owner shall, within 10 days of the date of the deed, file with the department of
13natural resources agriculture, trade and consumer protection on forms prepared by
14the department a transfer of ownership signed by the owner and an acceptance of
15transfer signed by the grantee certifying that the grantee intends to continue the
16practice of forestry on such land. The department of natural resources agriculture,
17trade and consumer protection
shall immediately issue a notice of transfer to all
18officers designated to receive copies of orders of entry and withdrawal. Whenever a
19purchaser of forest croplands declines to certify his or her intention to continue the
20practice of forestry thereon, such action shall constitute cause for cancellation of
21entry under par. (a) without hearing.
AB926, s. 762 22Section 762. 77.10 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,177,823 77.10 (2) (a) 1. Any owner of forest croplands may elect to withdraw all or any
24of such lands from under this subchapter, by filing with the department of natural
25resources
agriculture, trade and consumer protection a declaration withdrawing

1from this subchapter any description owned by such person which he or she specified,
2and by payment by such owner to the department of natural resources agriculture,
3trade and consumer protection
within 60 days the amount of tax due from the date
4of entry or the most recent date of renewal, whichever is later, as determined by the
5department of revenue under s. 77.04 (1) with simple interest thereon at 12% per
6year, less any severance tax and supplemental severance tax or acreage share paid
7thereon, with interest computed according to the rule of partial payments at the rate
8of 12% per year.
AB926, s. 763 9Section 763. 77.10 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,177,1910 77.10 (2) (a) 2. The amount of the tax shall be determined by the department
11of revenue and furnished to the department of natural resources agriculture, trade
12and consumer protection
, which shall determine the exact amount of payment.
13When the tax rate or assessed value ratio of the current year has not been determined
14the rate of the preceding tax year may be used. On receiving such payment the
15department of natural resources agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall
16issue an order of withdrawal and file copies thereof with the department of revenue,
17the supervisor of equalization and the clerk of the town, and shall record the order
18with the register of deeds of the county, in which the land lies. The land shall then
19cease to be forest croplands.
AB926, s. 764 20Section 764. 77.10 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,178,221 77.10 (2) (b) Upon receipt of any taxes under this section by the state, the
22department of natural resources agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall
23first deduct all moneys paid by the state on account of the lands under s. 77.05 with
24interest on the moneys computed according to the rule of partial payments at the rate
25of interest paid under par. (a) by the person withdrawing such lands. The

1department shall within 20 days remit the balance to the town treasurer who shall
2pay 20% to the county treasurer and retain the remainder.
AB926, s. 765 3Section 765. 77.10 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,178,84 77.10 (4) Taxation after withdrawal. When any description ceases to be a part
5of the forest croplands, by virtue of any order of withdrawal issued by the department
6of natural resources agriculture, trade and consumer protection, taxes thereafter
7levied thereon shall be payable and collectible as if such description had never been
8under this subchapter.
AB926, s. 766 9Section 766. 77.11 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,178,16 1077.11 Accounts of department of natural resources agriculture, trade
11and consumer protection
. The department of natural resources agriculture,
12trade and consumer protection
shall keep a set of forest croplands books in which
13shall always appear as to each description in each town containing any forest
14croplands, the amount of taxes paid by the state to the town and received by the state
15from the owner. All tax payments shall be paid out of and receipts credited to the
16forestry account of the conservation fund.
AB926, s. 767 17Section 767. 77.13 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,178,2018 77.13 (1) On and after July 20, 1985, no person may petition the department
19of natural resources agriculture, trade and consumer protection requesting it to
20approve any land as forest croplands under this subchapter.
AB926, s. 768 21Section 768. 77.13 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,179,222 77.13 (2) On and after January 1, 1986, the department of natural resources
23agriculture, trade and consumer protection may not act on any petition requesting
24the designation of land as forest croplands, issue any order entering land as forest

1croplands or enter into a renewal of any forest croplands contract under this
2subchapter.
AB926, s. 769 3Section 769. 77.14 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,179,12 477.14 Forest croplands information, protection, appropriation. The
5department of natural resources agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall
6publish and distribute information regarding the method of taxation of forest
7croplands under this subchapter, and may employ a fire warden in charge of fire
8prevention in forest croplands. All actual and necessary expenses incurred by the
9department of natural resources agriculture, trade and consumer protection or by
10the department of revenue in the performance of their duties under this subchapter
11shall be paid from the appropriation made in s. 20.370 (1) (mv) 20.115 (5) (q) upon
12certification by the department incurring such expenses.
AB926, s. 770 13Section 770. 77.16 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,179,1514 77.16 (1) In this section "department" means the department of natural
15resources
agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
AB926, s. 771 16Section 771. 77.81 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,179,1817 77.81 (1) "Department" means the department of natural resources
18agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
AB926, s. 772 19Section 772. 77.82 (2m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,179,2120 77.82 (2m) (d) All of the recording fees collected under par. (a) 1. shall be
21credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (cr) 20.115 (5) (qr).
AB926, s. 773 22Section 773. 77.82 (2m) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,180,223 77.82 (2m) (dm) 1. Of each fee $300 or the entire fee, whichever is less, that is
24collected under par. (a) or (e) that is not credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370

1(1) (cr) 20.115 (5) (qr) shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (cx)
220.115 (5) (rv).
AB926,180,53 2. Any amount not credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (cx) 20.115
4(5) (rv)
, as calculated in subd. 1., shall be deposited into the conservation fund for
5forestry purposes.
AB926, s. 774 6Section 774. 77.82 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,180,177 77.82 (4) Additions to managed forest land. An owner of land that is
8designated as managed forest land under an order that takes effect on or after April
928, 2004, may petition the department to designate as managed forest land an
10additional parcel of land if the additional parcel is at least 3 acres in size and is
11contiguous to any of that designated land. The petition shall be accompanied by a
12nonrefundable $20 application fee unless a different amount for the fee is established
13by the department by rule at an amount equal to the average expense to the
14department of recording an order issued under this subchapter. The fee shall be
15deposited in the conservation fund and credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370
16(1) (cr) 20.115 (5) (qr). The petition shall be filed on a department form and shall
17contain any additional information required by the department.
AB926, s. 775 18Section 775. 77.83 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,181,219 77.83 (1m) Modification of designation. For a managed forest land order that
20takes effect on or after April 28, 2004, the owner of the managed forest land may
21modify the designation of a closed or open area 2 times during the term of the order.
22For a managed forest land order that takes effect before April 28, 2004, the owner
23of the managed forest land may modify the designation of a closed or open area 2
24times during the period beginning with April 28, 2004, and ending with the
25expiration date of the order, regardless of whether the owner has previously modified

1the designation as authorized by rules promulgated by the department of natural
2resources
.
AB926, s. 776 3Section 776. 77.83 (2) (am) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,181,74 77.83 (2) (am) 3. Subdivisions 1. and 2. do not apply to any lease or other
5agreement if the consideration involved solely consists of reasonable membership
6fees charged by a nonprofit organization and the lease or agreement is approved by
7the department of natural resources.
AB926, s. 777 8Section 777. 77.83 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,181,129 77.83 (2) (c) An owner may prohibit the use of motor vehicles, as defined under
10s. 340.01 (35), or snowmobiles, as defined under s. 340.01 (58a), or both on any open
11managed forest land. At the request of an owner, the department of natural
12resources
may provide assistance in enforcing the prohibition.
AB926, s. 778 13Section 778. 77.83 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,181,1614 77.83 (3) Signs. An owner may post signs specifying the designation of or
15restrictions applicable to any area of managed forest land. The department of
16natural resources
may, by rule, specify design standards for these signs.
AB926, s. 779 17Section 779. 77.85 of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, is
18amended to read:
AB926,181,24 1977.85 State contribution. The department shall pay before June 30 annually
20the municipal treasurer, from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (bv) 20.115 (5)
21(vm)
, 20 cents for each acre of land in the municipality that is designated as managed
22forest land under this subchapter and for each acre of land in the municipality that
23has been withdrawn under s. 77.885 but for which payments under s. 77.84 (2) are
24being made.
AB926, s. 780 25Section 780. 77.88 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,182,7
177.88 (2) (d) 1. Within 10 days after a transfer of ownership, the former owner
2shall, on a form provided by the department, file with the department a report of the
3transfer signed by the former owner and the transferee. The report shall be
4accompanied by a $100 fee which shall be deposited in the conservation fund. Twenty
5dollars of the fee or a different amount of the fee as may be established under subd.
62. shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (cr) 20.115 (5) (qr). The
7department shall immediately notify each person entitled to notice under s. 77.82 (8).
AB926,182,118 2. The department may establish by rule a different amount of each fee under
9subd. 1. that will be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (cr) 20.115 (5)
10(qr)
. The amount shall be equal to the average expense to the department of
11recording an order issued under this subchapter.
AB926, s. 781 12Section 781. 77.88 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,182,2213 77.88 (2) (e) The transferred land shall remain managed forest land if the
14transferee, within 30 days after the transfer, certifies to the department of
15agriculture, trade and consumer protection
an intent to comply with the existing
16management plan for the land and with any amendments agreed to by the
17department and the transferee, and provides proof that each person holding any
18encumbrance on the land agrees to the designation. The transferee may designate
19an area of the transferred land closed to public access as provided under s. 77.83
20subject to approval by the department of natural resources. The department of
21agriculture, trade and consumer protection
shall issue an order continuing the
22designation of the land as managed forest land under the new ownership.
AB926, s. 782 23Section 782. 77.89 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,183,324 77.89 (1) Payment to municipalities. By June 30 of each year, the department,
25from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (bv) 20.115 (5) (vm), shall pay 100 percent

1of each payment received under ss. 77.84 (3) (b) and 77.87 (3) and 100 percent of each
2withdrawal tax payment received under s. 77.88 (7) to the treasurer of each
3municipality in which is located the land to which the payment applies.
AB926, s. 783 4Section 783. 77.89 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,183,105 77.89 (2) (b) The municipal treasurer shall pay all amounts received under s.
677.84 (2) (b) and (bm) to the county treasurer, as provided under ss. 74.25 and 74.30.
7The county treasurer shall, by June 30 of each year, pay all amounts received under
8this paragraph to the department. All amounts received by the department shall be
9credited to the conservation fund and shall be reserved for land acquisition, resource
10management activities relating to state forests, and grants under s. 77.895.
AB926, s. 784 11Section 784. 77.91 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,183,1412 77.91 (2) (b) The department of natural resources shall prepare, update
13annually and, by March 31 of each year, offer for sale to the public information
14describing the location of managed forest land designated as open under s. 77.83.
AB926, s. 785 15Section 785. 77.91 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,183,1816 77.91 (4) Expenses. Except as provided in sub. (5), the department's expenses
17for the administration of this subchapter shall be paid from the appropriation under
18s. 20.370 (1) (mv) 20.115 (5) (q).
AB926, s. 786 19Section 786. 77.91 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,184,220 77.91 (5) Recording. Each register of deeds who receives notice of an order
21under this subchapter shall record the action as provided under s. 59.43 (1). The
22department shall pay the register of deeds the fee specified under s. 59.43 (2) (ag) 1.
23from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (cr) 20.115 (5) (qr). If the amount in the
24appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (cr) 20.115 (5) (qr) in any fiscal year is insufficient
25to pay the full amount required under this subsection in that fiscal year, the

1department shall pay the balance from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (mv)
220.115 (5) (q).
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