AB561,76 13Section 76. 77.88 (5) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB561,24,1514 77.88 (5) (am) 1. The amount calculated under par. (a) of past tax liability under
15par. (ac) for the land
.
AB561,77 16Section 77. 77.88 (5) (ar) of the statutes is repealed.
AB561,78 17Section 78. 77.88 (5) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB561,79 18Section 79. 77.88 (5) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB561,80 19Section 80. 77.88 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB561,24,2120 77.88 (5m) Withdrawal fee. The withdrawal fee assessed by the department
21under subs. (1) (c), (2) (ac) 2., (am), and (c), and (f), (3), and (3m) shall be $300.
AB561,81 22Section 81. 77.88 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB561,25,223 77.88 (8) (b) The department may not order withdrawal of land remaining after
24a transfer of ownership is made under par. (a) 1., 2., or 3., or after a lease is entered
25into under par. (a) 3., or after the department orders withdrawal of land under sub.

1(3g) (am)
unless the remainder fails to meet the eligibility requirements under s.
277.82 (1).
AB561,82 3Section 82. 77.88 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB561,25,64 77.88 (11) Liability for previous taxes. Withdrawal of land under this section
5does not affect the liability of the owner for previously levied taxes under s. 77.84 or
677.87
.
AB561,83 7Section 83. 77.89 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
8is amended to read:
AB561,25,139 77.89 (1) (a) By June 30 of each year, the department, from the appropriation
10under s. 20.370 (5) (bv), shall pay 100 percent of each payment received under ss. s.
1177.84 (3) (b) and 77.87 (3) and 100 percent of each withdrawal tax payment received
12under s. 77.88 (7) to the treasurer of each municipality in which is located the land
13to which the payment applies.
AB561,84 14Section 84. 77.89 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB561,25,2115 77.89 (2) (b) The municipal treasurer shall pay all 20 percent of the amounts
16received under s. 77.84 (2) (b) and (bm) to the county treasurer, as provided under
17ss. 74.25 and 74.30. The county treasurer shall, by June 30 of each year, pay all
18amounts received under this paragraph to the department. All amounts received by
19the department shall be credited to the conservation fund and shall be reserved for
20land acquisition, resource management activities, and grants under s. 77.895
and
21shall deposit the remainder in the municipal treasury.
AB561,85 22Section 85. 77.91 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB561,86 23Section 86. 77.91 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB561,26,824 77.91 (3m) Report to legislature. Beginning with calendar year 1992 2015,
25the department shall calculate for each calendar year whether the amount of land

1exempt from penalty or tax under s. 77.10 (2) (c) or 77.88 (8) that is withdrawn during
2that calendar year under s. 77.10 or 77.88 exceeds 1% 1 percent of the total amount
3of land that is subject to contracts under subch. I or subject to orders under this
4subchapter on December 31 of that calendar year. If the amount of withdrawn or
5classified land that is so exempt exceeds 1% 1 percent, the department shall make
6a report of its calculations to the governor and the chief clerk of each house of the
7legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172
8(3).
AB561,87 9Section 87. 77.91 (6) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB561,26,1210 77.91 (6) (d) Any signature required of an official or employee of the
11department or a landowner under this subchapter may be satisfied by an electronic
12signature, as defined in s. 137.11 (8).
AB561,88 13Section 88. 77.91 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
AB561,26,2414 77.91 (8) Emergency rules. The department may use the procedure under s.
15227.24 to promulgate emergency rules under s. 77.82 (1) (bp) 2. f. for the period before
16the date on which permanent rules under s. 77.82 (1) (bp) 2. f. take effect.
17Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this
18subsection remain in effect until the first day of the 25th month beginning after the
19effective date of the emergency rule or the date on which the permanent rules take
20effect, whichever is earlier. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department
21is not required to provide evidence that promulgating rules under this subsection as
22emergency rules is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety,
23or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for rules promulgated
24under this subsection.
AB561,89 25Section 89. Nonstatutory provision.
AB561,27,6
1(1) State forest plan variance. Before March 1, 2017, the department of
2natural resources shall propose a variance to the master plans of all state forests
3except for the southern state forests, as defined in section 27.016 (1) (c) of the
4statutes, and except for Governor Knowles State Forest so that 75 percent of all the
5land in those state forests combined is classified as a forest production area as
6provided in section 28.04 (3) (am) of the statutes.
AB561,90 7Section 90 . Initial applicability.
AB561,27,128 (1) Yield and severance taxes. The treatment of sections 26.06 (1), 75.36 (2)
9(a), 77.07, 77.10 (1) (a), 77.86 (2), 77.88 (5) (a) 1. and 2., (ar), and (b) and (11), and
1077.89 (1) (a) of the statutes first applies to the removal of wood products from forest
11croplands and the cutting of merchantable timber from managed forest land that
12occurs on the effective date of this subsection.
AB561,27,1513 (2) Minimum acreage. The treatment of section 77.82 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes
14first applies to land designated as managed forest land by an order issued on the
15effective date of this subsection.
AB561,91 16Section 91. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
17except as follows:
AB561,27,2118 (1) The treatment of sections 26.06 (1), 75.36 (2) (a), 77.07, 77.10 (1) (a), 77.86
19(2), 77.88 (5) (a) 1. and 2., (ar), and (b) and (11), and 77.89 (1) (a) of the statutes and
20Section 90 (1) of this act take effect on the first day of the 3rd month beginning after
21publication.
AB561,27,2222 (End)
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