SB21,505,2317 23.0916 (3) (c) Authority to prohibit access; later acquisitions. The department
18may prohibit public access on land or an easement subject to par. (a) for one or more
19nature-based outdoor activities only if the natural resources board secretary
20determines that it is necessary to do so to protect public safety or to protect a unique
21animal or plant community. This paragraph applies to acquisitions of land in fee
22simple and easements on former managed forest land for purposes other than for
23state trails and the ice age trail that occur on or after July 1, 2011.
SB21,956 24Section 956. 23.0916 (3m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,957 25Section 957. 23.0916 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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123.0916 (5) Rules. (intro.) The natural resources board department, by rule,
2shall develop all of the following:
SB21,958 3Section 958. 23.09165 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,506,54 23.09165 (1) (c) "Nonprofit conservation organization" has the meaning given
5in s. 23.0955 (1) 23.09 (20m) (a) 3.
SB21,959 6Section 959. 23.0917 (1) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,506,87 23.0917 (1) (dm) "Nonprofit conservation organization" has the meaning given
8in s. 23.0955 (1) 23.09 (20m) (a) 3.
SB21,960 9Section 960. 23.0917 (4) (cm) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,506,1110 23.0917 (4) (cm) 4. Infrastructure improvements to the Kettle Moraine Springs
11fish hatchery. This subdivision does not apply after June 30, 2017 2018.
SB21,961 12Section 961. 23.0917 (5) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,506,1913 23.0917 (5) (d) (intro.) For a given fiscal year, in addition to obligating the
14amount of the annual bonding authority for a subprogram under sub. (3) or (4), or
15the amount equal to the annual bonding authority for that subprogram, as adjusted
16under pars. (a) and (b), whichever amount is applicable, the department may also
17obligate for that subprogram up to 100% of the annual bonding authority for that
18subprogram for that given fiscal year for a project or activity if the natural resources
19board
secretary determines that all of the following conditions apply:
SB21,962 20Section 962. 23.0917 (8) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,506,2421 23.0917 (8) (h) Beginning with fiscal year 2015-16, the department may not
22obligate moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) under the land
23acquisition subprogram if the annual general fund debt service on amounts obligated
24under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) exceeds $54,305,700.
SB21,963 25Section 963. 23.0918 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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123.0918 (2) Unless the natural resources board secretary determines
2otherwise in a specific case, only the income from the gifts, grants, or bequests in the
3fund is available for expenditure. The natural resources board secretary may
4authorize expenditures only for preserving, developing, managing, or maintaining
5land under the jurisdiction of the department that is used for any of the purposes
6specified in s. 23.09 (2) (d). In this subsection, unless otherwise provided in a gift,
7grant, or bequest, principal and income are determined as provided under subch. XI
8of ch. 701.
SB21,964 9Section 964. 23.092 (1b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,507,1110 23.092 (1b) In this section, "nonprofit conservation organization" has the
11meaning given in s. 23.0955 (1) 23.09 (20m) (a) 3.
SB21,965 12Section 965. 23.095 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,507,1513 23.095 (2m) Prohibition on land in Kickapoo valley reserve. No person may
14damage or attempt to damage any natural resource or archaeological feature located
15in the Kickapoo valley reserve under s. 41.41 23.0927 (2).
SB21,966 16Section 966. 23.0953 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,507,2117 23.0953 (4) A county may not convert the land, or any rights in the land,
18acquired with grant moneys awarded under sub. (2) (a) 2. to a use that is inconsistent
19with the type of nature-based outdoor recreation or conservation activity for which
20the grant was awarded unless the natural resources board secretary approves the
21conversion.
SB21,967 22Section 967. 23.0955 of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,968 23Section 968. 23.0956 of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,969 24Section 969. 23.0957 of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,970 25Section 970. 23.096 (1) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
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123.096 (1) (ag) "Nonprofit conservation organization" has the meaning given
2in s. 23.0955 (1) 23.09 (20m) (a) 3.
SB21,971 3Section 971. 23.096 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,508,84 23.096 (2m) (intro.) Notwithstanding sub. (2) (b), in each fiscal year beginning
5with fiscal year 2010-11 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20, the department may
6award grants under this section that equal up to 75 percent of the acquisition costs
7of the property if the natural resources board secretary determines that all of the
8following apply:
SB21,972 9Section 972. 23.097 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,508,1510 23.097 (1g) The department shall award grants to counties, cities, villages,
11towns, and nonprofit organizations for up to 50% of the cost of tree management
12plans, tree inventories, brush residue projects, the development of tree management
13ordinances, tree disease evaluations, public education concerning trees in urban
14areas and other tree projects
removing, saving, and replacing trees in urban areas
15that have been damaged by disease, infestation, or catastrophic storm events
.
SB21,973 16Section 973. 23.097 (1r) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,974 17Section 974. 23.098 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,508,1918 23.098 (1) (c) "Nonprofit conservation organization" has the meaning given in
19s. 23.0955 (1) 23.09 (20m) (a) 3.
SB21,975 20Section 975. 23.117 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,508,2521 23.117 (4) Any council that is created by the natural resources board secretary
22under s. 15.04 (1) (c) to advise the department on the opening of trails in state parks
23and in the Kettle Moraine state forest for use by bicycles or electric personal assistive
24mobility devices shall have its recommendations regarding such use reviewed and
25approved by the natural resources board secretary before they are implemented.
SB21,976
1Section 976. 23.12 of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,977 2Section 977. 23.125 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,509,4 323.125 (title) Natural resources board council member conflicts of
4interest.
SB21,978 5Section 978. 23.125 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,509,96 23.125 (1) If a member of the natural resources board council is the holder of
7a permit or license issued by the department under chs. 280 to 299, that member may
8not engage in a discussion at a board council meeting or participate in a board council
9decision on any matter that substantially relates to the permit or license.
SB21,979 10Section 979. 23.125 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,509,1811 23.125 (2) If a member of the natural resources board council receives, or has
12during the previous 2 years received, a significant portion of his or her income
13directly or indirectly from a holder of or applicant for a permit or license issued by
14the department under chs. 280 to 299, that member may not engage in a discussion
15at a board council meeting or participate in a board council decision on any matter
16that substantially relates to the permit or license, except that this restriction does
17not apply with respect to a permit or license held or applied for by an agency,
18department, or subdivision of this state.
SB21,980 19Section 980. 23.145 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,509,2320 23.145 (1) The natural resources board secretary shall on or before June 30,
212017, offer for sale at least 10,000 acres of land owned by the state, under the
22jurisdiction of the department, and outside of project boundaries that were
23established by the department on or before May 1, 2013.
SB21,981 24Section 981. 23.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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123.15 (1) The natural resources board secretary may sell, at public or private
2sale, lands, and structures owned by the state under the jurisdiction of the
3department of natural resources, except central or district office facilities, when the
4natural resources board secretary determines that the lands are no longer necessary
5for the state's use for conservation purposes and, if real property, the real property
6is not the subject of a petition under s. 16.310 (2).
SB21,982 7Section 982. 23.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,510,158 23.15 (2) Said natural resources board The secretary shall present to the
9governor a full and complete report of the lands to be sold, the reason for the sale,
10the price for which said the lands should be sold together with, and an application
11for the sale of the same lands. The governor shall thereupon make such any
12investigation as the governor deems necessary respecting said the lands to be sold
13and approve or disapprove such the application. If the governor shall approve
14approves the same, application, the governor shall issue a permit shall be issued by
15the governor
for such the sale on the terms set forth in the application.
SB21,983 16Section 983. 23.15 (2m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,510,2017 23.15 (2m) (a) (intro.) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the natural resources board
18secretary shall sell, at fair market value, land in the lower Wisconsin state riverway,
19as defined in s. 30.40 (15), that is not exempt under s. 30.48 (2) and that is acquired
20by the department after August 9, 1989, if all of the following conditions are met:
SB21,984 21Section 984. 23.15 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,510,2422 23.15 (2m) (b) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the natural resources board secretary
23is not required to make a finding that land to be sold under par. (a) is no longer
24necessary for the state's use for conservation purposes.
SB21,985 25Section 985. 23.15 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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123.15 (3) Upon completion of such the sale, the chairperson and secretary of
2the natural resources board, or
the secretary of natural resources, if the secretary is
3duly authorized by the natural resources board,
shall execute such instruments as
4are necessary to transfer title and the natural resources board or its secretary or his
5or her
duly authorized agents shall deliver the same executed instruments to the
6purchaser upon payment of the amount set forth in the application.
SB21,986 7Section 986. 23.15 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,511,138 23.15 (4) Said natural resources board The secretary effecting the sale of any
9such lands and structures shall, upon receiving payment therefor, deposit the funds
10in the conservation fund to be used exclusively for the purpose of purchasing other
11areas of land for the creating creation and establishing establishment of public
12hunting and fishing grounds, wildlife and fish refuges, and state parks and for land
13in the lower Wisconsin state riverway as defined in s. 30.40 (15).
SB21,987 14Section 987. 23.167 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,511,1815 23.167 (2) (intro.) The department, in consultation with the Wisconsin
16Economic Development Corporation
Forward Wisconsin Development Authority,
17shall do all of the following for each economic development program administered by
18the department:
SB21,988 19Section 988. 23.169 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,511,2220 23.169 (1) The department shall coordinate any economic development
21assistance with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward
22Wisconsin Development Authority
.
SB21,989 23Section 989. 23.169 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,512,724 23.169 (2) Annually, no later than October 1, the department shall submit to
25the joint legislative audit committee and to the appropriate standing committees of

1the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a comprehensive report assessing economic
2development programs, as defined in s. 23.167 (1), administered by the department.
3The report shall include all of the information required under s. 238.07 235.016 (2).
4The department shall collaborate with the Wisconsin Economic Development
5Corporation
Forward Wisconsin Development Authority to make readily accessible
6to the public on an Internet-based system the information required under this
7section.
SB21,990 8Section 990. 23.175 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,512,139 23.175 (1) (b) "State agency" means any office, department, agency, institution
10of higher education, association, society or other body in state government created
11or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law which is entitled to expend
12moneys appropriated by law, including any authority created under subch. II of ch.
13114 or ch. 36, 231, 233, 234 235, or 237 but not including the legislature or the courts.
SB21,991 14Section 991. 23.1987 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,512,2215 23.1987 (1) From the moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the
16department shall set aside $7,000,000 in each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year
172014-15 and $7,000,000 in ending with fiscal year 2015-16 2017-18 that may be
18obligated only for infrastructure improvements to the Kettle Moraine Springs fish
19hatchery. For purposes of s. 23.0917, moneys obligated under this subsection shall
20be treated as moneys obligated under the property development and local assistance
21subprogram under s. 23.0917 (4). Section 23.0917 (5g) does not apply with respect
22to amounts obligated before July 1, 2017 2018, under this subsection.
SB21,992 23Section 992. 23.295 of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,993 24Section 993. 23.30 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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123.30 (3) Natural resources board Department. (intro.) The natural
2resources board
department is the body through which all governmental agencies
3and nongovernmental agencies may coordinate their policies, plans, and activities
4with regard to Wisconsin outdoor recreation resources. To this end it shall:
SB21,994 5Section 994. 23.30 (3) (b) to (g) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB21,513,116 23.30 (3) (b) Coordinate the development of a comprehensive long-range plan
7for the acquisition and development of areas necessary for a statewide system of
8recreational facilities. The comprehensive plan shall be based upon the outdoor
9recreation plans of the several state agencies and local governmental agencies, and
10shall be coordinated and modified as the board department deems necessary to
11comply with its policies and standards.
SB21,513,1512 (c) Recommend to the legislature outdoor recreation program appropriations
13and allocations which, in conjunction with other financial sources supporting
14outdoor recreation resources, are necessary to carry out plans coordinated by the
15board department.
SB21,513,1816 (d) Consider progress reports from state agencies to determine that all state
17appropriations for outdoor recreation are being so expended that the policies and
18plans formulated by the board department will be accomplished.
SB21,513,2319 (f) Advise federal agencies concerned of the pattern in which all federal outdoor
20recreation resources financial assistance and loan programs to state and local
21governmental agencies and to nongovernmental associations and private
22individuals will most completely implement the policies and plans of the board
23department.
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1(g) Negotiate agreements between agencies concerned when in the board's
2department's judgment there is an overlap of authority or responsibilities in the
3completion of a project.
SB21,995 4Section 995. 23.31 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,514,95 23.31 (1) (a) To provide and develop recreation resources facilities within this
6state, the natural resources board secretary, subject to the limits provided in s.
720.866 (2) (tp), (ts), and (tt), may direct that state debt be contracted for providing
8recreation resources facilities or making additions to existing recreation resources
9facilities.
SB21,996 10Section 996. 23.31 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,514,2011 23.31 (1) (b) With their its biennial budget request to the department of
12administration, the natural resources board department shall include its request
13and plan for recreational acquisition and development funding under s. 23.30. This
14plan shall be approved by the governor and shall contain the policies regarding the
15priority types of land to be acquired and the nature and categories of the
16developments to be undertaken. Changes in The department may not change the
17priority types of land to be acquired and in or the nature and categories of
18developments may not be made to be undertaken without approval of the governor.
19Any deviation which that the governor approves shall be reviewed by the joint
20committee on finance.
SB21,997 21Section 997. 23.33 (5m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,998 22Section 998. 23.50 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,515,923 23.50 (1) The procedure in ss. 23.50 to 23.85 applies to all actions in circuit
24court to recover forfeitures, plus costs, fees, and surcharges imposed under ch. 814,
25for violations of ss. 77.09, 90.21, 134.60, 167.10 (3), 167.31 (2), 281.48 (2) to (5),

1283.33, 285.57 (2), 285.59 (2), (3) (c) and (4), 287.07, 287.08, 287.81, and 299.64 (2),
2subch. VI of ch. 77, this chapter, and chs. 26 to 31, ch. 169, and ch. 350, and any
3administrative rules promulgated thereunder, violations specified under s. 280.98
4(2) or 285.86, violations of s. 281.36 if the department chooses to proceed under s.
5281.36 (14) (f), violations of ch. 951 if the animal involved is a captive wild animal,
6violations of rules of the Kickapoo reserve management board under s. 41.41 23.0927
7(7) (k), violations to which s. 299.85 (7) (a) 2. or 4. applies, or violations of local
8ordinances enacted by any local authority in accordance with s. 23.33 (11) (am) or
930.77.
SB21,999 10Section 999. 23.53 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,515,2211 23.53 (1) The citation created under this section shall, in all actions to recover
12forfeitures, plus costs, fees, and surcharges imposed under ch. 814, for violations of
13those statutes enumerated in s. 23.50 (1), any administrative rules promulgated
14thereunder, and any rule of the Kickapoo reserve management board under s. 41.41
1523.0927 (7) (k) be used by any law enforcement officer with authority to enforce those
16laws, except that the uniform traffic citation created under s. 345.11 may be used by
17a traffic officer employed under s. 110.07 in enforcing s. 167.31 or by an officer of a
18law enforcement agency of a municipality or county or a traffic officer employed
19under s. 110.07 in enforcing s. 287.81. In accordance with s. 345.11 (1m), the citation
20shall not be used for violations of ch. 350 relating to highway use. The citation may
21be used for violations of local ordinances enacted by any local authority in accordance
22with s. 23.33 (11) (am) or 30.77.
SB21,1000 23Section 1000. 23.56 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,516,524 23.56 (1) A person may be arrested for a violation of those statutes enumerated
25in s. 23.50 (1), any administrative rules promulgated thereunder, any rule of the

1Kickapoo reserve management board under s. 41.41 23.0927 (7) (k), or any local
2ordinances enacted by any local authority in accordance with s. 23.33 (11) (am) or
330.77, after a warrant that substantially complies with s. 968.04 has been issued.
4Except as provided in sub. (2), the person arrested shall be brought without
5unreasonable delay before a court having jurisdiction to try the action.
SB21,1001 6Section 1001. 23.57 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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