SB21: Bill Text

SB21,502,13 20.9275 (1) (b) "Local governmental unit" means a city, village, town, or county or long-term care district under s. 46.2895 or an agency or subdivision of a city, village, town, or county.

SB21,942 Section 942. 20.9275 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,502,19 20.9275 (1) (g) "State agency" means an office, department, agency, institution of higher education, association, society or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, which is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature, the courts and an authority created in ch. 36, 231, or 233.

SB21,943 Section 943. 20.928 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,503,2 20.928 (1) Each state agency head shall certify to the department of administration, at such time and in such manner as the secretary of administration prescribes, the sum of money needed by the state agency from the appropriations under s. 20.865 (1) (c), (ci), (cj), (d), (i), (ic), (j), (s), (si), and (t). Upon receipt of the certifications together with such additional information as the secretary of administration prescribes, the secretary shall determine the amounts required from the respective appropriations to supplement state agency budgets.

SB21,944 Section 944. 20.928 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,945 Section 945. 20.928 (4) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,946 Section 946. 23.09 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,503,11 23.09 (3) (b) If the department and the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System Authority enter into an agreement to create a faculty position at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for a forest landscape ecologist, the department and the University of Wisconsin-Madison shall develop an annual work plan for the ecologist. In developing the annual work plan, the department shall consult with the council on forestry.

SB21,947 Section 947. 23.09 (12) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,503,18 23.09 (12) (c) State aid under this subsection to any county shall be distributed by the department according to the procedures adopted in rules promulgated by the natural resources board department. State aid granted to any county under this subsection shall be matched by the county and the state's share may not exceed one-half of the actual cost of the project. Personnel, equipment, and materials furnished by the county may be included in computing the county share contribution.

SB21,948 Section 948. 23.09 (20m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,503,25 23.09 (20m) (a) 3. "Nonprofit conservation organization" has the meaning given in s. 23.0955 (1) means a nonprofit corporation, a charitable trust, or other nonprofit association whose purposes include the acquisition of property for conservation purposes and that is described in section 501 (c) (3) of the internal revenue code and is exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (a) of the internal revenue code.

SB21,949 Section 949. 23.091 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,504,6 23.091 (2) Master plan. The department may designate a recreational area only after a master plan for use and management of the area is prepared, public hearings on the plan are held in the county where the largest portion of land in the project is located, the procedures prescribed in s. 1.11 are complied with, and the plan is approved by the natural resources board secretary.

SB21,950 Section 950. 23.0912 (1b) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,504,9 23.0912 (1b) (b) "Nonprofit conservation organization" has the meaning given in s. 23.0955 (1) 23.09 (20m) (a) 3.

SB21,951 Section 951. 23.0915 (2) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,504,17 23.0915 (2) (d) (intro.) In a given fiscal year, in addition to expending the amount designated for a purpose under sub. (1) (a) or (c) to (k), or the amount equal to the expenditure limit for that purpose, as adjusted under pars. (a) and (b), whichever amount is applicable, the department may also expend for that purpose up to 50% of the designated amount for that purpose for the given fiscal year for a project or activity if the natural resources board secretary determines all of the following:

SB21,952 Section 952. 23.0916 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,504,23 23.0916 (2) (b) Authority to prohibit access; earlier acquisitions; trails. (intro.) Except as provided in par. (c), the person receiving a stewardship grant subject to par. (a) or (am) may prohibit public access for one or more nature-based outdoor activities only if the natural resources board secretary determines that it is necessary to do so in order to do any of the following:

SB21,953 Section 953. 23.0916 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,505,5 23.0916 (2) (c) Authority to prohibit access; later acquisitions. (intro.) For acquisitions of land or easements that are not for state trails or the ice age trail the person receiving a stewardship grant subject to par. (am) may prohibit public access for one or more nature-based outdoor activities only if the natural resources board secretary determines that it is necessary to do so in order to do any of the following:

SB21,954 Section 954. 23.0916 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,505,15 23.0916 (3) (b) Authority to prohibit access; earlier acquisitions; trails. The department may prohibit public access on land or an easement subject to par. (a) for one or more nature-based outdoor activities if the natural resources board secretary determines that it is necessary to do so to protect public safety, protect a unique animal or plant community, or accommodate usership patterns, as defined by rule by the department. This paragraph applies to all acquisitions of land in fee simple and easements on former managed forest land that occur on former managed forest land before July 1, 2011, and to the acquisition of easements on former managed forest land for state trails and the ice age trail that occur on or after July 1, 2011.

SB21,955 Section 955. 23.0916 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,505,23 23.0916 (3) (c) Authority to prohibit access; later acquisitions. The department may prohibit public access on land or an easement subject to par. (a) for one or more nature-based outdoor activities only if the natural resources board secretary determines that it is necessary to do so to protect public safety or to protect a unique animal or plant community. This paragraph applies to acquisitions of land in fee simple and easements on former managed forest land for purposes other than for state trails and the ice age trail that occur on or after July 1, 2011.

SB21,956 Section 956. 23.0916 (3m) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,957 Section 957. 23.0916 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,506,2 23.0916 (5) Rules. (intro.) The natural resources board department, by rule, shall develop all of the following:

SB21,958 Section 958. 23.09165 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,506,5 23.09165 (1) (c) "Nonprofit conservation organization" has the meaning given in s. 23.0955 (1) 23.09 (20m) (a) 3.

SB21,959 Section 959. 23.0917 (1) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,506,8 23.0917 (1) (dm) "Nonprofit conservation organization" has the meaning given in s. 23.0955 (1) 23.09 (20m) (a) 3.

SB21,960 Section 960. 23.0917 (4) (cm) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,506,11 23.0917 (4) (cm) 4. Infrastructure improvements to the Kettle Moraine Springs fish hatchery. This subdivision does not apply after June 30, 2017 2018.

SB21,961 Section 961. 23.0917 (5) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,506,19 23.0917 (5) (d) (intro.) For a given fiscal year, in addition to obligating the amount of the annual bonding authority for a subprogram under sub. (3) or (4), or the amount equal to the annual bonding authority for that subprogram, as adjusted under pars. (a) and (b), whichever amount is applicable, the department may also obligate for that subprogram up to 100% of the annual bonding authority for that subprogram for that given fiscal year for a project or activity if the natural resources board secretary determines that all of the following conditions apply:

SB21,962 Section 962. 23.0917 (8) (h) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,506,24 23.0917 (8) (h) Beginning with fiscal year 2015-16, the department may not obligate moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) under the land acquisition subprogram if the annual general fund debt service on amounts obligated under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) exceeds $54,305,700.

SB21,963 Section 963. 23.0918 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,507,8 23.0918 (2) Unless the natural resources board secretary determines otherwise in a specific case, only the income from the gifts, grants, or bequests in the fund is available for expenditure. The natural resources board secretary may authorize expenditures only for preserving, developing, managing, or maintaining land under the jurisdiction of the department that is used for any of the purposes specified in s. 23.09 (2) (d). In this subsection, unless otherwise provided in a gift, grant, or bequest, principal and income are determined as provided under subch. XI of ch. 701.

SB21,964 Section 964. 23.092 (1b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,507,11 23.092 (1b) In this section, "nonprofit conservation organization" has the meaning given in s. 23.0955 (1) 23.09 (20m) (a) 3.

SB21,965 Section 965. 23.095 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,507,15 23.095 (2m) Prohibition on land in Kickapoo valley reserve. No person may damage or attempt to damage any natural resource or archaeological feature located in the Kickapoo valley reserve under s. 41.41 23.0927 (2).

SB21,966 Section 966. 23.0953 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,507,21 23.0953 (4) A county may not convert the land, or any rights in the land, acquired with grant moneys awarded under sub. (2) (a) 2. to a use that is inconsistent with the type of nature-based outdoor recreation or conservation activity for which the grant was awarded unless the natural resources board secretary approves the conversion.

SB21,967 Section 967. 23.0955 of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,968 Section 968. 23.0956 of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,969 Section 969. 23.0957 of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,970 Section 970. 23.096 (1) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,508,2 23.096 (1) (ag) "Nonprofit conservation organization" has the meaning given in s. 23.0955 (1) 23.09 (20m) (a) 3.

SB21,971 Section 971. 23.096 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,508,8 23.096 (2m) (intro.) Notwithstanding sub. (2) (b), in each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2010-11 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20, the department may award grants under this section that equal up to 75 percent of the acquisition costs of the property if the natural resources board secretary determines that all of the following apply:

SB21,972 Section 972. 23.097 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,508,15 23.097 (1g) The department shall award grants to counties, cities, villages, towns, and nonprofit organizations for up to 50% of the cost of tree management plans, tree inventories, brush residue projects, the development of tree management ordinances, tree disease evaluations, public education concerning trees in urban areas and other tree projects removing, saving, and replacing trees in urban areas that have been damaged by disease, infestation, or catastrophic storm events.

SB21,973 Section 973. 23.097 (1r) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,974 Section 974. 23.098 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,508,19 23.098 (1) (c) "Nonprofit conservation organization" has the meaning given in s. 23.0955 (1) 23.09 (20m) (a) 3.

SB21,975 Section 975. 23.117 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,508,25 23.117 (4) Any council that is created by the natural resources board secretary under s. 15.04 (1) (c) to advise the department on the opening of trails in state parks and in the Kettle Moraine state forest for use by bicycles or electric personal assistive mobility devices shall have its recommendations regarding such use reviewed and approved by the natural resources board secretary before they are implemented.

SB21,976 Section 976. 23.12 of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,977 Section 977. 23.125 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,509,4 23.125 (title) Natural resources board council member conflicts of interest.

SB21,978 Section 978. 23.125 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,509,9 23.125 (1) If a member of the natural resources board council is the holder of a permit or license issued by the department under chs. 280 to 299, that member may not engage in a discussion at a board council meeting or participate in a board council decision on any matter that substantially relates to the permit or license.

SB21,979 Section 979. 23.125 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,509,18 23.125 (2) If a member of the natural resources board council receives, or has during the previous 2 years received, a significant portion of his or her income directly or indirectly from a holder of or applicant for a permit or license issued by the department under chs. 280 to 299, that member may not engage in a discussion at a board council meeting or participate in a board council decision on any matter that substantially relates to the permit or license, except that this restriction does not apply with respect to a permit or license held or applied for by an agency, department, or subdivision of this state.

SB21,980 Section 980. 23.145 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,509,23 23.145 (1) The natural resources board secretary shall on or before June 30, 2017, offer for sale at least 10,000 acres of land owned by the state, under the jurisdiction of the department, and outside of project boundaries that were established by the department on or before May 1, 2013.

SB21,981 Section 981. 23.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,510,6 23.15 (1) The natural resources board secretary may sell, at public or private sale, lands, and structures owned by the state under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources, except central or district office facilities, when the natural resources board secretary determines that the lands are no longer necessary for the state's use for conservation purposes and, if real property, the real property is not the subject of a petition under s. 16.310 (2).

SB21,982 Section 982. 23.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,510,15 23.15 (2) Said natural resources board The secretary shall present to the governor a full and complete report of the lands to be sold, the reason for the sale, the price for which said the lands should be sold together with, and an application for the sale of the same lands. The governor shall thereupon make such any investigation as the governor deems necessary respecting said the lands to be sold and approve or disapprove such the application. If the governor shall approve approves the same, application, the governor shall issue a permit shall be issued by the governor for such the sale on the terms set forth in the application.

SB21,983 Section 983. 23.15 (2m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,510,20 23.15 (2m) (a) (intro.) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the natural resources board secretary shall sell, at fair market value, land in the lower Wisconsin state riverway, as defined in s. 30.40 (15), that is not exempt under s. 30.48 (2) and that is acquired by the department after August 9, 1989, if all of the following conditions are met:

SB21,984 Section 984. 23.15 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,510,24 23.15 (2m) (b) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the natural resources board secretary is not required to make a finding that land to be sold under par. (a) is no longer necessary for the state's use for conservation purposes.

SB21,985 Section 985. 23.15 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,511,6 23.15 (3) Upon completion of such the sale, the chairperson and secretary of the natural resources board, or the secretary of natural resources, if the secretary is duly authorized by the natural resources board, shall execute such instruments as are necessary to transfer title and the natural resources board or its secretary or his or her duly authorized agents shall deliver the same executed instruments to the purchaser upon payment of the amount set forth in the application.

SB21,986 Section 986. 23.15 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,511,13 23.15 (4) Said natural resources board The secretary effecting the sale of any such lands and structures shall, upon receiving payment therefor, deposit the funds in the conservation fund to be used exclusively for the purpose of purchasing other areas of land for the creating creation and establishing establishment of public hunting and fishing grounds, wildlife and fish refuges, and state parks and for land in the lower Wisconsin state riverway as defined in s. 30.40 (15).

SB21,987 Section 987. 23.167 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,511,18 23.167 (2) (intro.) The department, in consultation with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, shall do all of the following for each economic development program administered by the department:

SB21,988 Section 988. 23.169 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,511,22 23.169 (1) The department shall coordinate any economic development assistance with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority.

SB21,989 Section 989. 23.169 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,512,7 23.169 (2) Annually, no later than October 1, the department shall submit to the joint legislative audit committee and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a comprehensive report assessing economic development programs, as defined in s. 23.167 (1), administered by the department. The report shall include all of the information required under s. 238.07 235.016 (2). The department shall collaborate with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority to make readily accessible to the public on an Internet-based system the information required under this section.