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2Section
78. 77.88 (5) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB561-ASA1,79
3Section
79. 77.88 (5) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB561-ASA1,80
4Section
80. 77.88 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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77.88
(5m) Withdrawal fee. The withdrawal fee assessed by the department
6under subs. (1) (c), (2)
(ac) 2., (am),
and (c),
and (f), (3), and (3m) shall be $300.
AB561-ASA1,81
7Section
81. 77.88 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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77.88
(8) (b) The department may not order withdrawal of land remaining after
9a transfer of ownership is made under par. (a) 1., 2., or 3.
, or after a lease is entered
10into under par. (a) 3.
, or after the department orders withdrawal of land under sub.
11(3g) (am) unless the remainder fails to meet the eligibility requirements under s.
1277.82 (1).
AB561-ASA1,82
13Section
82. 77.88 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
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77.88
(11) Liability for previous taxes. Withdrawal of land under this section
15does not affect the liability of the owner for previously levied taxes under s. 77.84
or
1677.87.
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77.89
(1) (a) By June 30 of each year, the department, from the appropriation
20under s. 20.370 (5) (bv), shall pay 100 percent of each payment received under
ss. s. 2177.84 (3) (b)
and 77.87 (3) and 100 percent of each withdrawal tax payment received
22under s. 77.88 (7) to the treasurer of each municipality in which is located the land
23to which the payment applies.
AB561-ASA1,84m
24Section 84m. 77.89 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
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177.89
(1) (c) The department shall distribute from the appropriation under s.
220.370 (5) (dy) $4,600,000 in fiscal year 2016-17, $6,000,000 in fiscal year 2017-18,
3and $7,000,000 in fiscal year 2018-19 among treasurers of each municipality in
4which is located land subject to a managed forest land order that is designated as
5closed to public access under s. 77.83 (1). The department shall distribute to each
6municipal treasurer an amount in proportion to the number of acres of closed land
7in that municipality.
AB561-ASA1,84q
8Section 84q. 77.89 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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77.89
(2) (a) Each municipal treasurer shall pay 20% of each payment received
10under sub. (1) (a)
and, (b)
, and (c) and under ss. 77.84 (2) (a), (am), and (bp), 77.85,
11and 77.876 to the county treasurer and shall deposit the remainder in the municipal
12treasury. The payment to the county treasurer for money received before November
131 of any year shall be made on or before the November 15 after its receipt. For money
14received on or after November 1 of any year, the payment to the county treasurer
15shall be made on or before November 15 of the following year.
AB561-ASA1,85
16Section
85. 77.91 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB561-ASA1,86
17Section
86. 77.91 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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77.91
(3m) Report to legislature. Beginning with calendar year
1992 2015,
19the department shall calculate for each calendar year whether the amount of land
20exempt from penalty or tax under s. 77.10 (2) (c) or 77.88 (8) that is withdrawn during
21that calendar year under s. 77.10 or 77.88 exceeds
1% 1 percent of the total amount
22of land that is subject to contracts under subch. I or subject to orders under this
23subchapter on December 31 of that calendar year. If the amount of withdrawn or
24classified land that is so exempt exceeds
1%
1 percent, the department shall make
25a report of its calculations to the governor and the chief clerk of each house of the
1legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172
2(3).
AB561-ASA1,87
3Section
87. 77.91 (6) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
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77.91
(6) (d) Any signature required of an official or employee of the
5department or a landowner under this subchapter may be satisfied by an electronic
6signature, as defined in s. 137.11 (8).
AB561-ASA1,88
7Section
88. 77.91 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
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77.91
(8) Emergency rules. The department may use the procedure under s.
9227.24 to promulgate emergency rules under s. 77.82 (1) (bp) 2. f. for the period before
10the date on which permanent rules under s. 77.82 (1) (bp) 2. f. take effect.
11Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this
12subsection remain in effect until the first day of the 25th month beginning after the
13effective date of the emergency rule or the date on which the permanent rules take
14effect, whichever is earlier. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department
15is not required to provide evidence that promulgating rules under this subsection as
16emergency rules is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety,
17or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for rules promulgated
18under this subsection.
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(1)
State forest plan variance. Before March 1, 2017, the department of
21natural resources shall propose a variance to the master plans of all state forests
22except for the southern state forests, as defined in section 27.016 (1) (c) of the
23statutes, and except for Governor Knowles State Forest so that 75 percent of all the
24land in those state forests combined is classified as a forest production area as
25provided in section 28.04 (3) (am) of the statutes.
AB561-ASA1,26,11
1(2m)
Payments to counties and municipalities. The department of natural
2resources shall determine whether the amount payable to each county and
3municipality in 2016 under section 77.84 (2) of the statutes, as affected by this act,
4is less than the amount received by the respective counties and municipalities in
52015 under section 77.07, 2013 stats., and section 77.87, 2013 stats. For each county
6and municipality for which the department of natural resources determines that the
7amount payable in 2016 is less than the amount received in 2015, the department
8of natural resources shall pay to each of those counties and municipalities an amount
9equal to the difference between the amount payable in 2016 and the amount received
10in 2015. The department of natural resources shall pay the amounts required under
11this subsection not later than December 1, 2016.
AB561-ASA1,26,1713
(1)
Yield and severance taxes. The treatment of sections 26.06 (1), 75.36 (2)
14(a), 77.07, 77.10 (1) (a), 77.86 (2), 77.88 (5) (a) 1. and 2., (ar), and (b) and (11), and
1577.89 (1) (a) of the statutes first applies to the removal of wood products from forest
16croplands and the cutting of merchantable timber from managed forest land that
17occurs on the effective date of this subsection.
AB561-ASA1,26,2018
(2)
Minimum acreage. The treatment of section 77.82 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes
19first applies to land designated as managed forest land by an order issued on the
20effective date of this subsection.
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21(3) Buildings on parcels. The treatment of section 77.82 (1) (b) 3. of the
22statutes first applies to land designated as managed forest land under an order
23issued or renewed on the effective date of this subsection.
AB561-ASA1,91
24Section
91.
Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
25except as follows:
AB561-ASA1,27,4
1(1)
The treatment of sections 26.06 (1), 75.36 (2) (a), 77.07, 77.10 (1) (a), 77.86
2(2), 77.88 (5) (a) 1. and 2., (ar), and (b) and (11), and 77.89 (1) (a) of the statutes and
3Section 90 (1) of this act take effect on the first day of the 3rd month beginning after
4publication.