AB68-ASA2-AA5,137g
18Section 137g. 23.0917 (3) (dm) 8. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,23,2019
23.0917
(3) (dm) 8. For each fiscal year beginning with 2022-23 and ending
20with fiscal year 2025-26, $26,000,000.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,137r
21Section 137r. 23.0917 (3) (dm) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,23,2322
23.0917
(3) (dm) 9. For each fiscal year beginning with 2026-27 and ending
23with fiscal year 2031-32, $25,000,000.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,24,5
123.0917
(4) (a) Beginning with fiscal year 2000-01 and ending with fiscal year
22021-22 2031-32, the department may obligate moneys under the subprogram for
3property development and local assistance. Moneys obligated under this
4subprogram may be only used for nature-based outdoor recreation, except as
5provided under par. (cm).
AB68-ASA2-AA5,138r
6Section 138r. 23.0917 (4) (c) 5. of the statutes is renumbered 23.0917 (4) (b)
75.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,139g
8Section 139g. 23.0917 (4) (d) 1m. f. of the statutes is created to read:
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23.0917
(4) (d) 1m. f. For each fiscal year beginning with 2022-23 and ending
10with fiscal year 2025-26, $41,000,000.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,139r
11Section 139r. 23.0917 (4) (d) 1m. g. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,24,1312
23.0917
(4) (d) 1m. g. For each fiscal year beginning with 2026-27 and ending
13with fiscal year 2031-32, $42,000,000.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,140m
14Section 140m. 23.0917 (4) (d) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 23.0917 (4) (d)
152. a.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,141m
16Section 141m. 23.0917 (4) (d) 2m. b. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,24,1917
23.0917
(4) (d) 2m. b. Beginning with fiscal year 2022-23 and ending with fiscal
18year 2031-32, the department shall obligate $18,000,000 in each fiscal year for local
19assistance.”.
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22“
Section 145g. 23.0917 (4) (d) 3. c. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,24,2423
23.0917
(4) (d) 3. c. Beginning with fiscal year 2022-23 and ending with fiscal
24year 2025-26, $22,000,000.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,145r
1Section 145r. 23.0917 (4) (d) 3. d. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,25,32
23.0917
(4) (d) 3. d. Beginning with fiscal year 2026-27 and ending with fiscal
3year 2031-32, $23,000,000.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,25,95
23.0917
(4) (e) During the period beginning with fiscal year 2022-23 and
6ending with fiscal year 2031-32, in obligating money under the subprogram for
7property development and local assistance, the department shall set aside not less
8than a total of $1,000,000 in each fiscal year that may be obligated only for grants
9under s. 23.098.”.
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23.0917
(5g) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b)
, (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) to (i), if
14for a given fiscal year, the department obligates an amount from the moneys
15appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for a subprogram under sub. (3) or (4) that is less
16than the annual bonding authority under that subprogram for that given fiscal year,
17the department may not obligate the unobligated amount in subsequent fiscal years.
18This subsection applies beginning with fiscal year 2011-12 and ending with fiscal
19year 2019-20.
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23.0917
(5g) (ag) 1. Except as provided in par. (b), if for each of the fiscal years
222022-23, 2024-25, 2026-27, 2028-29, and 2030-31 the department obligates an
23amount from the moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for a subprogram
24under sub. (3), (4), or (4j) that is less than the annual bonding authority under that
1subprogram for that fiscal year, the department may obligate the unobligated
2amount in the next fiscal year but only for the purpose for which it was authorized
3under that subprogram.
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2. Except as provided in par. (b), if for each of the fiscal years 2023-24, 2025-26,
52027-28, 2029-30, and 2031-32 the department obligates an amount from the
6moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for a subprogram under sub. (3), (4), or
7(4j) that is less than the annual bonding authority under that subprogram for that
8fiscal year plus any unobligated amount from the prior fiscal year under subd. 1., the
9department may obligate those unobligated amounts in any subsequent fiscal year
10ending with fiscal year 2031-32, but only for the purposes authorized in sub. (4) (c)
111. and 2.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,148p
12Section 148p. 23.0917 (5g) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 23.0917 (5g) (b)
131. and amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,26,2114
23.0917
(5g) (b) 1. If in a given fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2013-14
15and ending with fiscal year 2021-22 the amount that the department obligates from
16the moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) to provide grants to nonprofit
17conservation organizations under s. 23.096 is less than the amount set aside for that
18purpose under sub. (3) (br) in that fiscal year, the department may obligate the
19unobligated amount in the next fiscal year but only for the purpose of awarding a
20grant under s. 23.0953 to a county for the acquisition of land for a county forest under
21s. 28.11.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,148t
22Section 148t. 23.0917 (5g) (b) 2. and 3. of the statutes are created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,27,323
23.0917
(5g) (b) 2. If for any of the fiscal years 2022-23, 2024-25, 2026-27,
242028-29, and 2030-31 the amount that the department obligates from the moneys
25appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) to provide grants to nonprofit conservation
1organizations under s. 23.096 is less than the amount set aside for that purpose
2under sub. (3) (br) in that fiscal year, the department may obligate the unobligated
3amount in the next fiscal year but only for local assistance under sub. (4).
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3. If in fiscal years 2023-24, 2025-26, 2027-28, 2029-30, and 2031-32 the
5department does not obligate the full unobligated amount from the prior fiscal year
6under subd. 2., the department may obligate that unobligated amount in any
7subsequent fiscal year ending with fiscal year 2031-32, but only for the purposes
8authorized in sub. (4) (c) 1. and 2.”.
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23.0917
(6m) (a) The department may not obligate from the appropriation
14under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for a given project or activity any moneys unless it first
15notifies the joint committee on finance in writing of the proposal. If the
16cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the department within 14 working
17days after the date of the department's notification that the committee has scheduled
18a meeting to review the proposal, the department may obligate the moneys. If,
19within 14 working days after the date of the notification by the department, the
20cochairpersons of the committee notify the department that the committee has
21scheduled a meeting to review the proposal, the department may obligate the moneys
22only upon approval of the committee.
An obligation of money that is approved by the
23joint committee on finance under this paragraph is considered to have been obligated
1in the fiscal year in which the department notified the joint committee on finance of
2the proposal.”.
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23.0917
(12) Expenditures after
2022 2032. No moneys may be obligated from
7the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) after June 30,
2022 2032.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,154m
8Section 154m. 23.0953 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,28,119
23.0953
(2) (a) (intro.) Beginning with fiscal year 2010-11 and ending with
10fiscal year
2021-22 2031-32, the department shall establish a grant program under
11which the department may award a grant to a county for any of the following:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,157e
12Section 157e. 23.096 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,28,1713
23.096
(2m) (intro.) Notwithstanding sub. (2) (b), in each fiscal year beginning
14with fiscal year 2010-11 and ending with fiscal year
2021-22 2031-32, the
15department may award grants under this section that equal up to 75 percent of the
16acquisition costs of the property if the natural resources board determines that all
17of the following apply:
AB68-ASA2-AA5,28,2319
23.098
(2) The department shall establish a program to make grants from the
20appropriations under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) and (tz) to friends groups and nonprofit
21conservation organizations for projects for property development activities on
22department properties. The department may not encumber more than
$250,000 23$1,000,000 in each fiscal year for these grants.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,29,2
123.098
(4) (b) The department may not encumber more than
$20,000 $80,000 2for grants under this section for a department property in each fiscal year.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,29,9
523.199 Great Lakes erosion control revolving loan program. (1) The
6department shall administer a revolving loan program to assist municipalities and
7owners of homes located on the shore of Lake Michigan or Lake Superior where the
8structural integrity of municipal buildings or homes is threatened by erosion of the
9shoreline.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,29,11
10(2) The department shall make loans under this section from the appropriation
11under s. 20.370 (9) (pq).
AB68-ASA2-AA5,29,14
12(3) The department shall promulgate rules to administer this section,
13including rules establishing eligibility criteria and income limitations for loans
14under this section.”.
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23.097
(2) The department shall promulgate rules establishing criteria for
18awarding grants under this section.
Using the procedure under s. 227.24, the
19department may promulgate emergency rules to incorporate new priorities and
20categories of grants and recipients under this section and to increase the minimum
21amount of a grant awarded under this section. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and
22(3), the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating such an
23emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety, or
1welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for such an emergency
2rule.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,30,55
27.01
(9) (bg)
Annual 4th grade pass. 1. In this paragraph:
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a. “4th grade pupil” means a child receiving a 4th grade level of instruction in
7a school or a home-based private educational program, as defined in s. 115.001 (3g).
AB68-ASA2-AA5,30,88
b. “Guardian” has the meaning given in s. 48.02 (8).
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c. “Parent” has the meaning given in s. 48.02 (13).
AB68-ASA2-AA5,30,1610
2. The parent or guardian of a child may apply for an annual vehicle admission
11receipt fee waiver by submitting an application to the department. An application
12may not be submitted to a regional office of the department or to a person who is
13subject to an appointment or a contract as authorized under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 2. to 4.
14but must be submitted directly to the main office of the department. An application
15shall be submitted on a form provided by the department and shall include all of the
16following information:
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a. The child's name.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,30,1818
b. The child's date of birth.
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c. The name of the school the child is or will be attending or a certification that
20the child is in a home-based private educational program, as defined in s. 115.001
21(3g).
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d. A certification that the child is, was, or will be a 4th grade pupil on the 1st
23day of January of the calendar year for which the waiver is issued. This certification
24may be satisfied with any proof deemed acceptable by the department or, for a child
1in a home-based private educational program, any form submitted to the
2department of public instruction under s. 115.30 (3).
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3. Subject to subd. 4., the department shall provide to an individual whose
4application submitted under subd. 2. is approved an annual vehicle admission
5receipt fee waiver that is valid for the calendar year in which the waiver is issued.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,31,96
4. A parent or guardian may receive only one fee waiver under this paragraph
7in his or her lifetime. If a parent or guardian receives a fee waiver under this
8paragraph, the department may not issue a fee waiver under this paragraph for any
9other member of the parent's or guardian's household.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,31,1310
5. The department shall waive the fee, including the issuing fee, imposed under
11sub. (7) for an annual vehicle admission receipt for a single vehicle, except a motor
12bus, that has Wisconsin registration plates and that is operated by a person who
13holds a valid fee waiver issued under this paragraph.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,31,1815
28.11
(8) (a)
Acreage payments. As soon after April 20 of each year as feasible,
16the department shall pay to each town treasurer
30
63 cents per acre, based on the
17acreage of such lands as of the preceding June 30, as a grant out of the appropriation
18made by s. 20.370 (5) (bv) on each acre of county lands entered under this section.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,31,22
2191.10 (title)
County plan required; planning and implementation
22grants.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,32,3
191.10
(7) (a) From the appropriations under s. 20.115 (7) (dm) and (tm), the
2department may award implementation grants to counties for implementing a
3county's certified farmland preservation plan.
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(b) The department shall enter into a contract with a county to which it awards
5a planning grant under par. (a) before the department distributes any grant funds
6to the county. In the contract, the department shall identify the costs that are eligible
7for reimbursement through the grant.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,32,108
(c) The department may distribute grant funds under this subsection only after
9the county shows that it has incurred costs that are eligible for reimbursement under
10par. (b).”.
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93.01
(14m) “Regenerative agricultural practice” means an agricultural
14management technique designed to build soil health and crop resiliency, improve
15water and nutrient retention, or sequester carbon, primarily by managing the
16organic matter content of soil. “Regenerative agricultural practice” includes
17diversifying crop rotations and using no-till planting, managed grazing, cover
18cropping, and composting.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA5,33,3
2293.525 Meat processing tuition grants. (1) From the appropriation under
23s. 20.115 (3) (f), the department shall provide grants to universities, colleges, and
24technical colleges located in this state that have programs in meat processing to
1reimburse tuition costs of students enrolled in a meat processing program. The
2department shall coordinate with the higher educational aids board in providing
3grants under this section.
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4(2) Each tuition reimbursement made with a grant received under this section
5shall reimburse a student for not more than 80 percent of the first $9,375 of the
6tuition cost for enrolling in a meat processing program.”.
