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)(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)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)3m.
3m. For fiscal years 2008-09 and 2009-10, $42,500,000 for each fiscal year.
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)(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)2.
2. Property development on conservation easements adjacent to department lands.
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)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.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)(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)(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)(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)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.
23.0917(4m)(d)
(d)
Matching land acquisitions; requirements. The department may only certify as a qualifying matching land acquisition in the Baraboo Hills an acquisition to which all of the following apply:
23.0917(4m)(d)2.
2. The land is being acquired by the federal government, by a local governmental unit or by a nonprofit conservation organization.
23.0917(4m)(d)3.
3. Any federal moneys being used for the acquisition are federal nontransportation moneys.
23.0917(4m)(e)
(e)
Matching land acquisitions; certification. The department shall certify which land acquisitions qualify as matching land acquisitions for the subprogram for the Baraboo Hills and shall determine the values of these matching land acquisitions as provided in
par. (f).
23.0917(4m)(f)
(f)
Matching land acquisitions; valuation. The value of a land acquisition that is certified as a qualifying matching land acquisition under
par. (e), shall be calculated as follows:
23.0917(4m)(f)1.
1. For land that is acquired by purchase at fair market value, the value shall equal the sum of the purchase price and the costs incurred by the federal government, local governmental unit or nonprofit conservation organization in acquiring the land.
23.0917(4m)(f)2.
2. For land that is acquired by gift or bequest or by purchase at less than fair market value, the value shall equal the sum of the appraised fair market value of the land at the time of the acquisition and the costs incurred by the acquiring entity in acquiring the land. The acquiring entity shall supply the appraisal upon which the appraised fair market value is based.
23.0917(4m)(g)
(g)
Matching land acquisitions; available moneys. For each land acquisition that is certified as a qualifying matching land acquisition under
par. (e), the department shall make available for expenditure moneys in an amount that equals the value of the land acquisition, as calculated under
par. (f). This paragraph does not apply to a land acquisition that is acquired with moneys committed by the federal government, local governmental unit or nonprofit conservation organization under
par. (h).
23.0917(4m)(h)1.1. In addition to the moneys made available for expenditure under
par. (g), the department shall set aside moneys in amounts that equal amounts that the federal government, local governmental units or nonprofit conservation organizations commit for the acquisition of land in the Baraboo Hills for conservation purposes. Federal moneys that are committed under this paragraph shall be federal nontransportation moneys. The department may set aside moneys under this paragraph only for commitments that are made before January 1, 2006.
23.0917(4m)(h)2.
2. For each land acquisition that is made by using moneys that are committed by the federal government, a local governmental unit or a nonprofit conservation organization under this paragraph and that is certified as a qualifying matching land acquisition under
par. (e), the department shall make available for expenditure moneys in an amount that equals the value of the land acquisition, as calculated under
par. (f), after the acquisition is certified.
23.0917(4m)(i)
(i)
Available moneys; uses. The moneys made available for expenditure under
par. (g) or
(h) 2. may be used by the department to acquire land in the Baraboo Hills for conservation purposes and to award grants to local governmental units and nonprofit conservation organizations.
23.0917(4m)(j)
(j)
Available moneys; grant requirements. A local governmental unit or nonprofit conservation organization that receives a grant under
par. (i) does not need to provide any matching funding. Land acquired with moneys from a grant awarded under
par. (i) may not be certified by the department as a qualifying matching land acquisition under
par. (e). Grants awarded under
par. (i) shall be used to acquire land for conservation purposes in the Baraboo Hills.
23.0917(4m)(k)
(k)
Unassigned amount. If the assigned amount for the subprogram for the Baraboo Hills on January 1, 2006, is less than the available bonding authority, the department shall calculate the unassigned amount by subtracting the assigned amount from the available bonding authority. The department shall then adjust the annual bonding authority for the subprogram for land acquisition by increasing its annual bonding authority by an amount equal to this unassigned amount. The department shall expend any assigned amount that has not been expended before January 1, 2006, for acquisitions, by the department, of land for conservation purposes and for grants that meet the requirements under
par. (j).
23.0917(4m)(L)
(L)
Highway construction required. No moneys may be obligated for the subprogram for the Baraboo Hills before the department of transportation certifies to the department of natural resources that highway construction that will result in at least 4 traffic lanes has begun on the portion of USH 12 between the city of Middleton and the village of Sauk City.
23.0917(5)
(5) Adjustments for subsequent fiscal years. 23.0917(5)(a)(a) If for a given fiscal year the department obligates an amount from the moneys appropriated under
s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for a subprogram under
sub. (3) or
(4) that is less than the annual bonding authority for that subprogram for that given fiscal year, the department shall adjust the annual bonding authority for that subprogram by raising the annual bonding authority, as it may have been previously adjusted under this paragraph and
par. (b), for the next fiscal year by the amount that equals the difference between the amount authorized for that subprogram and the obligated amount for that subprogram in that given fiscal year. This paragraph does not apply after fiscal year 2010-11.
