AB700-ASA1,119
15Section
119. 77.88 (5) (am) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB700-ASA1,36,1616
77.88
(5) (am) (title)
Converted forest croplands.
AB700-ASA1,120
17Section
120. 77.88 (5) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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77.88
(5) (am) 1. The amount
calculated under par. (a) of past tax liability for
19the land.
AB700-ASA1,123
24Section
123. 77.88 (5) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB700-ASA1,124
25Section
124. 77.88 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA1,37,3
177.88
(5m) Withdrawal fee. The withdrawal fee assessed by
the department 2a county under
s. 77.84 (3) (b) and subs. (1) (c), (2)
(ac) 2., (am),
and (c)
, and (f), (3)
3(c), (3j), and (3m) shall be $300.
AB700-ASA1,126
5Section
126. 77.88 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA1,37,136
77.88
(7) Payment; delinquency. Taxes under sub. (5) and fees under sub. (5m)
7are due and payable to
the department each county in which the land is located on
8the last day of the month following the effective date of the withdrawal order.
9Amounts received shall be credited to the conservation fund. If the owner of the land
10fails to pay the tax or fee, the
department county shall certify to the
taxation district 11municipal clerk
of each municipality in which the land is located the amount due.
12The
taxation district municipal clerk shall enter the delinquent amount on the
13property tax roll as a special charge.
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77.88
(8) (b) The department may not
issue an order
of withdrawal of land
17remaining that remains after a transfer of ownership is made under par. (a) 1., 2.,
18or 3.
, or after a lease is entered into under par. (a) 3.
, or after the department orders
19withdrawal of land under sub. (3g) (am) unless the remainder fails to meet the
20eligibility requirements under s. 77.82 (1).
AB700-ASA1,37,2523
77.883
(3) Section 77.86
(1) (c) and (d) (1g) (b) and (c) do not apply to cutting
24of timber or another activity on managed forest land if all of the requirements in sub.
25(1) (a) to (d) are met.
AB700-ASA1,129
1Section
129. 77.885 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA1,38,7
277.885 Withdrawal of tribal lands. (intro.) Upon request of an Indian tribe,
3the department shall
issue an order
the withdrawal of withdrawing the land that is
4owned in fee
and that is designated as managed forest land from the managed forest
5land program. No withdrawal tax under s. 77.88 (5) or withdrawal fee under s. 77.88
6(5m) may be assessed against an Indian tribe for the withdrawal of such land if all
7of the following apply:
AB700-ASA1,130
8Section
130. 77.89 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA1,38,149
77.89
(1) Payment Payments by counties to municipalities. By June 30 of each
10year,
the department, from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (bv), each county 11shall pay
100 80 percent of each payment received under ss. 77.84 (3) (b) and 77.87
12(3) and
100 80 percent of each withdrawal tax payment received under s. 77.88 (7)
13to the treasurer of each municipality in which
is located the land to which the
14payment applies
is located and shall deposit the remainder in the county treasury.
AB700-ASA1,131
15Section
131. 77.89 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA1,38,1616
77.89
(2) (title)
Payment
Payments by municipalities to counties.
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77.89
(2) Each municipal treasurer shall pay 20% of each payment received
20under sub. (1) and under ss. 77.84 (2) (a), (am), and (bp), 77.85, and 77.876 to the
21county treasurer
of the county in which the municipality is located and shall deposit
22the remainder in the municipal treasury. The payment to the county treasurer for
23money received before November 1 of any year shall be made on or before the
24November 15 after its receipt. For money received on or after November 1 of any year,
1the payment to the county treasurer shall be made on or before November 15 of the
2following year.
AB700-ASA1,133
3Section
133. 77.89 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 77.89 (3).
AB700-ASA1,134
4Section
134. 77.89 (3) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB700-ASA1,39,55
77.89
(3) (title)
Municipal payments through counties to department.
AB700-ASA1,135
6Section
135. 77.895 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA1,39,137
77.895
(2) Program. The department shall establish a program to award
8grants to nonprofit conservation organizations, to local governmental units, and to
9itself to acquire land to be used for hunting, fishing, hiking, sightseeing, and
10cross-country skiing. The board shall administer the program and award the grants
11under the program.
Beginning with fiscal year 2015-16, the department may
12provide funding for the grants from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (bz). The
13total amount awarded for grants in each fiscal year may not exceed $1,000,000.
AB700-ASA1,39,2517
77.91
(3m) Report to legislature. Beginning with calendar year
1992 2013,
18the department shall calculate for each calendar year whether the amount of land
19exempt from penalty or tax under s. 77.10 (2) (c)
or (d) or 77.88 (8) that is withdrawn
20during that calendar year under s. 77.10
or, 77.88
, or 77.885 exceeds 1% of the total
21amount of land that is subject to contracts under subch. I or subject to orders under
22this subchapter on December 31 of that calendar year. If the amount of withdrawn
23or classified land that is so exempt exceeds 1%, the department shall make a report
24of its calculations to the governor and the chief clerk of each house of the legislature
25for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3).
AB700-ASA1,138
1Section
138. 77.91 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB700-ASA1,40,122
77.91
(7) Emergency rules. The department may use the procedure under s.
3227.24 to promulgate emergency rules under ss. 77.82 (1) (bp) 2. em. and f. and (3)
4(g), 77.83 (2) (d) 2. c., and 77.86 (4m) (b) and (c) for the period before the date on which
5permanent rules under ss. 77.82 (1) (bp) 2. em. and f. and (3) (g), 77.83 (2) (d) 2. c.,
6and 77.86 (4m) (b) and (c) take effect. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2),
7emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until the date
8on which the permanent rules take effect. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and
9(3), the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating rules
10under this subsection as emergency rules is necessary for the preservation of the
11public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of
12emergency for rules promulgated under this subsection.
AB700-ASA1,139
13Section
139. 167.31 (4) (cr) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA1,40,1814
167.31
(4) (cr) For purposes of par. (cg) 4., "private property" does not include
15property leased for hunting by the public, land that is subject to a contract under
16subch. I of ch. 77, or land that is subject to an order designating it as managed forest
17land under subch. VI of ch. 77 and that is not designated as closed to the public under
18s. 77.83
(1) (1c) or (1g).
AB700-ASA1,40,2220
(1)
Distribution of moneys by counties. The treatment of section 77.89 (1) of
21the statutes first applies to payments made by counties on the effective date of this
22subsection.
AB700-ASA1,40,2523
(2)
Distribution of moneys by municipalities. The treatment of section 77.89
24(2) (title), (a), and (b) and (3) (title) first applies to payments made by municipalities
25on the effective date of this subsection.
AB700-ASA1,41,4
1(3)
Calculation of past tax liability upon withdrawal. The treatment of
2section 77.88 (5) (a) (intro.), 1., and 2., (ab), (ac), (am) (title) and 1., (ar), (b), and (c)
3and (6) of the statutes first applies to orders of withdrawal that are issued on the
4effective date of this subsection.
AB700-ASA1,141
5Section
141.
Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after
6publication, except as follows:
AB700-ASA1,41,97
(1)
Acreage requirements; renewals. The renumbering and amendment of
8section 77.82 (12) of the statutes and the creation of section 77.82 (12) (a) 2., 4., 5.,
9and 6. of the statutes take effect on June 2, 2014.
AB700-ASA1,41,1310
(2)
Open and closed lands. The treatment of sections 77.83 (1), (1b), (1c), and
11(2)(a) and (d) and 167.31 (4)(cr) of the statutes, the renumbering of section 77.83 (1m)
12of the statutes, and the creation of section 77.83 (1m) (b) of the statutes take effect
13on January 1, 2015.
AB700-ASA1,41,1714
(3)
Assessments of taxes by counties. The treatment of sections 77.84 (3) (b),
1577.87 (1), (2), (3), and (5), 77.88 (1) (c), (2) (am), (c), and (f), (3) (c), (3m), (5m), and (7),
16and 77.899 (1) of the statutes and the amendment of section 77.88 (3j) (c) of the
17statutes take effect on January 1, 2015.