23.0917(1)(g) (g) "Remaining bonding authority" means the amount of moneys that has not been obligated.
23.0917(1)(i) (i) "Total bonding authority" means the total amount that may be obligated under a subprogram under the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program over the entire duration of the program.
23.0917(2) (2)Establishment.
23.0917(2)(a)(a) The department shall establish the following subprograms under the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program:
23.0917(2)(a)1. 1. A subprogram for land acquisition for conservation and recreational purposes.
23.0917(2)(a)2. 2. A subprogram for property development and local assistance.
23.0917(2)(a)3. 3. A subprogram for bluff protection.
23.0917(2)(a)3m. 3m. A subprogram for recreational boating aids.
23.0917(2)(a)4. 4. A subprogram for land acquisition in the Baraboo Hills for conservation purposes.
23.0917(2)(b) (b) Except as provided in sub. (5m), no moneys may be obligated from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) before July 1, 2000.
23.0917(3) (3)Land acquisition subprogram.
23.0917(3)(a)(a) Beginning with fiscal year 2000-01 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20, the department may obligate moneys under the subprogram for land acquisition to acquire land for the purposes specified in s. 23.09 (2) (d) and grants for these purposes under s. 23.096, except as provided under ss. 23.197 (2m), (3m) (b), (7m), and (8) and 23.198 (1) (a).
23.0917(3)(b) (b) In obligating moneys under the subprogram for land acquisition, the department shall set aside in each fiscal year $3,000,000 that may be obligated only for state trails and the ice age trail and for grants for the state trails and the ice age trails under s. 23.096. The period of time during which the moneys shall be set aside in each fiscal year shall begin on the July 1 of the fiscal year and end on the June 30 of the same fiscal year.
23.0917(3)(bm) (bm) During the period beginning with fiscal year 2001-02 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20, in obligating money under the subprogram for land acquisition, the department shall set aside not less than a total of $ 2,000,000 that may be obligated only to provide matching funds for grants awarded to the department for the purchase of land or easements under 16 USC 2103c.
23.0917(3)(br) (br) Beginning with fiscal year 2010-11 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20, in obligating moneys under the subprogram for land acquisition, the department shall set aside in each fiscal year $12,000,000 that may be obligated only to provide for grants awarded to nonprofit conservation organizations under s. 23.096.
23.0917(3)(bt) (bt) In obligating moneys under the subprogram for land acquisition, the department shall set aside the following amounts to be obligated only for the department to acquire land and to provide grants to counties under s. 23.0953:
23.0917(3)(bt)1. 1. For each fiscal year beginning with 2013-14 and ending with fiscal year 2015-16, $20,000,000.
23.0917(3)(bt)2. 2. For each fiscal year beginning with 2016-17 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20, $23,000,000.
23.0917(3)(c) (c) In obligating moneys under the subprogram for land acquisition, the department shall give priority to all of the following purposes and to awarding grants under s. 23.096 for all the following purposes:
23.0917(3)(c)1. 1. Acquisition of land that preserves or enhances the state's water resources, including land in and for the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway; land abutting wild rivers designated under s. 30.26, wild lakes and land along the shores of the Great Lakes.
23.0917(3)(c)2. 2. Acquisition of land for the stream bank protection program under s. 23.094.
23.0917(3)(c)3. 3. Acquisition of land for habitat areas and fisheries under s. 23.092.
23.0917(3)(c)4. 4. Acquisition of land for natural areas under ss. 23.27 and 23.29.
23.0917(3)(c)6. 6. Acquisition of land in the middle Kettle Moraine.
23.0917(3)(c)7. 7. Acquisition of land in the Niagara Escarpment corridor.
23.0917(3)(dm) (dm) Except as provided in subs. (4g) (b), (4m) (k), (5) and (5m), the department may not obligate under the subprogram for land acquisition more than the following amounts:
23.0917(3)(dm)1. 1. For fiscal year 2000-01, $28,500,000.
23.0917(3)(dm)1m. 1m. For fiscal year 2001-02, $34,500,000.
23.0917(3)(dm)2. 2. For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2002-03 and ending with fiscal year 2006-07, $45,000,000.
23.0917(3)(dm)3. 3. For fiscal year 2007-08, $43,500,000.
23.0917(3)(dm)3m. 3m. For fiscal years 2008-09 and 2009-10, $42,500,000 for each fiscal year.
23.0917(3)(dm)4. 4. For fiscal year 2010-11, $62,000,000.
23.0917(3)(dm)5. 5. For fiscal year 2011-12, $37,500,000.
23.0917(3)(dm)6. 6. For fiscal year 2012-13, $36,500,000.
23.0917(3)(dm)6g. 6g. For each fiscal year beginning with 2013-14 and ending with fiscal year 2015-16, $32,000,000.
23.0917(3)(dm)7. 7. For each fiscal year beginning with 2016-17 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20, $36,000,000.
23.0917(3)(e) (e) For purposes of this subsection, the department by rule shall define "wild lake".
23.0917(4) (4)Property development and local assistance subprogram.
23.0917(4)(a)(a) Beginning with fiscal year 2000-01 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20, the department may obligate moneys under the subprogram for property development and local assistance. Moneys obligated under this subprogram may be only used for nature-based outdoor recreation, except as provided under par. (cm).
23.0917(4)(b) (b) The purposes for which moneys may be obligated for local assistance under the subprogram for property development and local assistance are the following:
23.0917(4)(b)1. 1. Grants for urban green space under ss. 23.09 (19) and 23.096.
23.0917(4)(b)2. 2. Grants for local parks under ss. 23.09 (20) and 23.096.
23.0917(4)(b)3. 3. Grants for acquisition of property development rights under ss. 23.09 (20m) and 23.096.
23.0917(4)(b)4. 4. Grants for urban rivers under ss. 23.096 and 30.277.
23.0917(4)(c) (c) The purposes for which moneys may be obligated for property development under the subprogram for property development and local assistance are the following:
23.0917(4)(c)1. 1. Property development of department lands.
23.0917(4)(c)2. 2. Property development on conservation easements adjacent to department lands.
23.0917(4)(c)3. 3. Grants under s. 23.098.
23.0917(4)(c)5. 5. Moneys for all-terrain vehicle, utility terrain vehicle, and snowmobile projects as provided in ss. 23.33 (9) (bd) and 350.12 (4) (b).
23.0917(4)(cm) (cm) Notwithstanding the purposes for which the department is authorized to obligate moneys under pars. (a), (b), and (c), the department may obligate moneys under the subprogram for property development and local assistance for any of the following purposes:
23.0917(4)(cm)1. 1. Construction of the Wisconsin agricultural stewardship initiative facility under s. 23.197 (7m).
23.0917(4)(cm)1m. 1m. Construction of a visitor center and administration building at the Kickapoo valley reserve under s. 23.197 (2m).
23.0917(4)(cm)2. 2. Projects approved by the state fair park board under s. 23.197 (8).
23.0917(4)(cm)3. 3. Reconstruction of the chalet at Rib Mountain State Park under s. 23.197 (3m) (b).
23.0917(4)(cm)4. 4. Infrastructure improvements to the Kettle Moraine Springs fish hatchery. This subdivision does not apply after June 30, 2017.
23.0917(4)(cm)6. 6. Restoration of an area on the exposed bed of the former flowage on the Prairie River.
23.0917(4)(d) (d) In obligating moneys under the subprogram for property development and local assistance, all of the following shall apply:
23.0917(4)(d)1. 1. The department may obligate not more than $11,500,000 in fiscal year 2000-01 and not more than $11,500,000 in fiscal year 2001-02 under the subprogram except as provided in sub. (5). For each fiscal year beginning with 2002-03 and ending with fiscal year 2009-10, the department may obligate not more than $15,000,000 under the subprogram except as provided in sub. (5). For fiscal year 2010-11 the department may obligate not more than $21,500,000 under the subprogram except as provided in sub. (5).
23.0917(4)(d)1m. 1m. Except as provided in sub. (5), the department may not obligate under the subprogram more than the following amounts:
23.0917(4)(d)1m.a. a. For fiscal year, 2011-12, $20,000,000.
23.0917(4)(d)1m.b. b. For fiscal year 2012-13, $21,000,000.
23.0917(4)(d)1m.c. c. For fiscal year 2013-14, $13,000,000.
23.0917(4)(d)1m.d. d. For fiscal years 2014-15 and 2015-16, $20,000,000 in each fiscal year.
23.0917(4)(d)1m.e. e. For each fiscal year beginning with 2016-17 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20, $11,500,000.
23.0917(4)(d)2. 2. Beginning with fiscal year 2000-01 and ending with fiscal year 2009-10, the department may obligate not more than $8,000,000 in each fiscal year for local assistance.
23.0917(4)(d)2n. 2n. For fiscal year 2010-11, the department may obligate not more than $11,500,000 for local assistance.
23.0917(4)(d)2p. 2p. In fiscal years 2011-2012 and 2012-13, the department may obligate not more than $8,000,000 in each fiscal year for local assistance.
23.0917(4)(d)2r. 2r. Beginning with fiscal year 2013-14 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20, the department shall obligate $6,000,000 in each fiscal year for local assistance.
23.0917(4)(d)3. 3. The department shall obligate the following amounts for property development:
23.0917(4)(d)3.a. a. Beginning with fiscal year 2013-14 and ending with fiscal year 2015-16, $7,000,000.
23.0917(4)(d)3.b. b. Beginning with fiscal year 2016-17 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20, $5,500,000.
23.0917(4)(f) (f) For purposes of this subsection, the department by rule shall define "nature-based outdoor recreation".
23.0917(4g) (4g)Bluff protection.
23.0917(4g)(a)(a) The department may not obligate more than $1,000,000 under the subprogram for bluff protection.
23.0917(4g)(b) (b) If the total amount obligated for the subprogram for bluff protection on June 30, 2004, is less than $1,000,000, the department shall calculate the unobligated amount by subtracting the total obligated amount from $1,000,000. The department shall then adjust the available bonding authority for the subprogram for land acquisition by increasing the available bonding authority in an amount equal to the unobligated amount.
23.0917(4g)(c) (c) The department may not obligate moneys for the subprogram for bluff protection after June 30, 2004.
23.0917(4j) (4j)Recreational boating aids.
23.0917(4j)(a)(a) In this subsection "local governmental unit" means a city, village, town, or county, a lake sanitary district, as defined in s. 30.50 (4q), a public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district organized under ch. 33, or any other local governmental unit, as defined in s. 66.0131 (1) (a), that is established for the purpose of lake management.
23.0917(4j)(b) (b) For fiscal year 2007-08, the department may not obligate more than $1,500,000 for cost-sharing with local governmental units for recreational boating projects under s. 30.92. For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2008-09 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20, the department may not obligate more than $2,500,000 for cost-sharing with local governmental units for recreational boating projects under s. 30.92.
23.0917(4m) (4m)Baraboo Hills.
23.0917(4m)(a)(a) Definitions. In this subsection:
23.0917(4m)(a)1. 1. "Assigned amount" means the sum of the amounts made available for expenditure under par. (g) and the amounts set aside by the department under par. (h) 1.
23.0917(4m)(a)2. 2. "Federal nontransportation moneys" means moneys received from the federal government that are not deposited in the transportation fund and that are not credited to the appropriation under s. 20.115 (2) (m).
23.0917(4m)(a)3. 3. "Local governmental unit" means a city, village, town, county, lake sanitary district, as defined in s. 30.50 (4q), or a public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district.
23.0917(4m)(b) (b) Matching funding. The department shall provide funding under the subprogram for the Baraboo Hills to match the value of land acquisitions that are certified as qualifying matching land acquisitions under par. (e).
23.0917(4m)(c) (c) Overall requirements.
23.0917(4m)(c)1.1. The department may obligate not more than $5,000,000 under the subprogram for the Baraboo Hills.
23.0917(4m)(c)2. 2. The amount of moneys, other than federal moneys, that may be used by local governmental units or nonprofit conservation organizations to make land acquisitions that are certified as qualifying matching land acquisitions under par. (e) may not exceed $2,500,000.
23.0917(4m)(c)3. 3. Land that is either certified as a qualifying matching land acquisition under par. (e) or (h) 2. or acquired with moneys made available for expenditure under par. (g) or (h) 2. may not be department land or land that is otherwise owned or under the jurisdiction of the state on October 29, 1999.
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