25,490m
Section 490m. 23.09 (18m) of the statutes is created to read:
23.09 (18m) Managed forest land aids for closed lands. (a) In this subsection "municipality" means a town, village, or city.
(b) From the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (br), the department shall make payments to each municipality that has land entered on the tax roll as closed land under s. 77.84 (1) on July 1 of the applicable fiscal year.
(c) The amount of the payment made in a fiscal year to an eligible municipality shall equal the municipality's proportionate share of the annual amount. The annual amount for fiscal year 2005-06 is $1,213,000. The annual amount for fiscal year 2006-07 and for each subsequent year is $1,113,000.
(d) An eligible municipality's proportionate share shall equal the number of acres within its boundaries that is entered on the tax roll as closed land under s. 77.84 (1) on July 1 of the fiscal year, divided by the total number of acres that is entered on the tax roll as closed land under s. 77.84 (1) throughout the state on that same date, multiplied by the applicable annual amount as specified under par. (c).
(e) Each municipality shall pay to the county in which the municipality is located 20 percent of the amounts the municipality receives under this subsection for closed land located in that county.
25,491
Section
491. 23.09 (25) of the statutes is repealed.
25,491b
Section 491b. 23.0917 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.0917 (3) (a) Beginning with fiscal year 2000-01 and ending with fiscal year 2009-10, the department may obligate moneys under the subprogram for land acquisition to acquire land for the purposes specified in s. 23.09 (2) (d) and grants for these purposes under s. 23.096, except as provided under ss. 23.197 (2m), (3m) (b), (7m), and (8) and 23.198 (1) (a). As soon as practicable, and not later than fiscal year 2009-2010, the department shall obligate moneys under the subprogram for land acquisition to acquire public land from the board of commissioners of public lands under s. 24.59 (1).
25,491e
Section 491e. 23.0917 (3) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.0917 (3) (c) (intro.) In obligating moneys under the subprogram for land acquisition, the department shall give first priority to the acquisition of public land from the board of commissioners of public lands under s. 24.59 (1). The department shall give second priority to all of the following purposes and to awarding grants under s. 23.096 for all the following purposes:
25,491f
Section 491f. 23.0917 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.0917 (4) (a) Beginning with fiscal year 2000-01 and ending with fiscal year 2009-10, the department may obligate moneys under the subprogram for property development and local assistance. As soon as practicable, and not later than fiscal year 2009-10, the department shall obligate moneys under the subprogram for property development and local assistance to acquire public land from the board of commissioners of public lands under s. 24.59 (1) if the moneys obligated under the subprogram for land acquisition are insufficient to acquire that land as required under sub. (3) (a). Moneys obligated under this subprogram may be only used for nature-based outdoor recreation, except as provided under par. (cm).
25,491fg
Section 491fg. 23.0917 (4) (cm) 4m. of the statutes is created to read:
23.0917 (4) (cm) 4m. Acquisition of public land under s. 24.59 (1).
25,491fr
Section 491fr. 23.0917 (4) (d) 4m. of the statutes is created to read:
23.0917 (4) (d) 4m. If the department is required under par. (a) to obligate moneys from this subprogram to acquire public land from the board of commissioners of public lands under s. 24.59 (1), the department shall give priority to that acquisition.
25,491g
Section 491g. 23.0917 (5m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.0917 (5m) (a) Beginning in fiscal year 1999-2000, the department, subject to the approval of the governor and the joint committee on finance under sub. (6) (6m), may obligate under the subprogram for land acquisition any amount not in excess of the total bonding authority for that subprogram for the acquisition of land.
25,491i
Section 491i. 23.0917 (6c) of the statutes is created to read:
23.0917 (6c) Use of proceeds of certain sales. If the department acquires public land from the board of commissioners of public land under s. 24.59 (1) and subsequently sells that land, it shall credit the proceeds of that sale to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (7) (ah).
25,491k
Section 491k. 23.0917 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
23.0917 (6m) Review by joint committee on finance. (a) In addition to obtaining any necessary approval of the building commission under s. 13.48 or 13.488, the department may not obligate from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for a given project or activity any moneys unless it first notifies the joint committee on finance in writing of the proposal. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the department within 14 working days after the date of the department's notification that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the proposal, the department may obligate the moneys. If, within 14 working days after the date of the notification by the department, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the department that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the proposal, the department may obligate the moneys only upon approval of the committee unless par. (b) applies.
(b) If the committee does not hold the meeting to review the proposal within 75 days after the cochairpersons notify the department that a meeting has been scheduled, the department may obligate the moneys.
(c) The procedures under pars. (a) and (b) apply only to an amount for a project or activity that exceeds $300,000, except as provided in par. (d).
(d) The procedures under pars. (a) and (b) apply to any land acquisition under sub. (5m).
(e) This subsection does not apply to land acquired by the department under s. 24.59 (1).
25,491m
Section 491m. 23.0917 (8) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.0917 (8) (d) The department may not acquire land using moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) without the prior approval of a majority of the members-elect, as defined in s. 59.001 (2m), of the county board of supervisors of the county in which the land is located if at least 66% of the land in the county is owned or under the jurisdiction of the state, the federal government, or a local governmental unit, as defined in s. 66.0131 (1) (a). Before determining whether to approve the acquisition, the county in which the land is located shall post notices that inform the residents of the community surrounding the land of the possible acquisitions. This paragraph does not apply to land acquired by the department under s. 24.59 (1).
25,491n
Section 491n. 23.0917 (8) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
23.0917 (8) (e) The department may not acquire land using moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) without the prior approval of a majority of the members-elect, as defined in s. 59.001 (2m), of the town board of the town in which the land is located if at least 35 percent of the land in the town is owned or under the jurisdiction of the state, the federal government, or a local governmental unit, as defined in s. 66.0131 (1) (a). Before determining whether to approve the acquisition, the town in which the land is located shall post notices that inform the residents of the town surrounding the land of the possible acquisitions. This paragraph does not apply to land acquired by the department under s. 24.59 (1).
25,491p
Section 491p. 23.10 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
23.10 (1m) The department shall designate a conservation warden as the chief warden and may designate one or more deputy chief wardens. The chief warden shall have the duty to direct, supervise, and control conservation wardens in the performance of their duties under sub. (1) and s. 29.921.
25,491s
Section 491s. 23.14 of the statutes is amended to read:
23.14 Approval required before new lands acquired. Prior to the initial acquisition of any lands by the department after July 1, 1977, for any new facility or project, the proposed initial acquisition shall be submitted to the governor for his or her approval. New facilities or projects include, without limitation because of enumeration, state parks, state forests, recreation areas, public shooting, trapping or fishing grounds or waters, fish hatcheries, game farms, forest nurseries, experimental stations, endangered species preservation areas, picnic and camping grounds, hiking trails, cross-country ski trails, bridle trails, nature trails, bicycle trails, snowmobile trails, youth camps, land in the lower Wisconsin state riverway as defined in s. 30.40 (15), natural areas and wild rivers. This section does not apply to the acquisition of public land from the board of commissioners of public lands under s. 24.59 (1).
25,492
Section
492. 23.15 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
23.15 (6) This section does not apply to property that is authorized to be sold under s. 16.848.
25,495
Section
495. 23.22 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.22 (2) (c) Under the program established under par. (a), the department shall promulgate rules to establish a procedure to award cost-sharing grants to public and private entities for up to 50% of the costs of projects to control invasive species. The rules promulgated under this paragraph shall establish criteria for determining eligible projects and eligible grant recipients. Eligible projects shall include education and inspection activities at boat landings. The rules shall allow cost-share contributions to be in the form of money or in-kind goods or services or any combination thereof. In promulgating these rules, the department shall consider the recommendations of the council under sub. (3) (c). From the appropriation under s. 20.370 (6) (ar), the department shall make available in each fiscal year at least $500,000 for cost-sharing grants to be awarded to local governmental units for the control of invasive species that are aquatic species $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2006-07 and each fiscal year thereafter.
25,496
Section
496. 23.27 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
23.27 (3) (a) Duties. The department shall conduct a natural heritage inventory program. The department shall cooperate with the department of administration under s. 16.967 in conducting this program. This program shall establish a system for determining the existence and location of natural areas, the degree of endangerment of natural areas, an evaluation of the importance of natural areas, information related to the associated natural values of natural areas, and other information and data related to natural areas. This program shall establish a system for determining the existence and location of native plant and animal communities and endangered, threatened, and critical species, the degree of endangerment of these communities and species, the existence and location of habitat areas associated with these communities and species, and other information and data related to these communities and species. This program shall establish and coordinate standards for the collection, storage, and management of information and data related to the natural heritage inventory.
25,497
Section
497. 23.32 (2) (d) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
23.32 (2) (d) The department shall cooperate with the department of administration under s. 16.967 in conducting wetland mapping activities or any related land information collection activities.
25,498
Section
498. 23.325 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
23.325 (1) (a) Shall consult with the department of administration, the department of transportation, and the state cartographer, and may consult with other potential users of the photographic products resulting from the survey, to determine the scope and character of the survey.
25,499
Section
499. 23.33 (2) (i) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
23.33 (2) (i) 1. Directly issue, transfer, or renew the registration documentation with or without using the expedited service specified in par. (ig) 1.
25,500
Section
500. 23.33 (2) (i) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
23.33 (2) (i) 3. Appoint persons who are not employees of the department as agents of the department to issue, transfer, or renew the registration documentation using either or both of the expedited services specified in par. (ig) 1.
25,501
Section
501. 23.33 (2) (ig) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.33 (2) (ig) 1. (intro.) For the issuance of original or duplicate registration documentation and for the transfer or renewal of registration documentation, the department may implement either or both of the following expedited procedures to be provided by the department and any agents appointed under par. (i) 3.:
25,502
Section
502. 23.33 (2) (ig) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
23.33 (2) (ig) 1. a. A noncomputerized procedure under which the department or an agent may accept appointed under par. (i) 3. accepts applications for registration certificates documentation and issue a validated registration receipt at the time the applicant submits the application accompanied by the required fees.
25,503
Section
503. 23.33 (2) (ig) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
23.33 (2) (ig) 1. b. A computerized procedure under which the department or agent may accept applications for registration documentation and issue to each applicant all or some of the items of the registration documentation at the time the applicant submits the application accompanied by the required fees.
25,504
Section
504. 23.33 (2) (ig) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
23.33 (2) (ig) 2. Under either procedure under subd. 1., the applicant shall receive any remaining items of registration documentation directly from the department at a later date. The items of registration documentation issued at the time of the submittal of the application under either procedure shall be sufficient to allow the all-terrain vehicle for which the application is submitted to be operated in compliance with the registration requirements under this subsection. The items of registration documentation issued under subd. 1. b. shall include at least one registration decal.
25,505
Section
505. 23.33 (2) (ir) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
23.33 (2) (ir) (title) Registration; supplemental fees.
25,506
Section
506. 23.33 (2) (ir) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
23.33 (2) (ir) 1. In addition to the applicable fee under par. (c), (d), or (e), each agent appointed under par. (i) 3. shall collect an expedited a service fee of $3 each time the agent issues a validated registration receipt under par. (ig) 1. a. The agent shall retain the entire amount of each expedited service fee the agent collects.
25,507
Section
507. 23.33 (2) (ir) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
23.33 (2) (ir) 2. In addition to the applicable fee under par. (c), (d), or (e), the department or the agent appointed under par. (i) 3. shall collect an expedited a service fee of $3 $5 each time the expedited service under par. (ig) 1. b. is provided. The agent shall remit to the department $1 of each expedited service fee the agent collects.
25,508c
Section 508c. 24.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
24.01 (1) "Agricultural college lands" embraces all lands granted to the state by an act of congress entitled "An act donating public lands to the several states and territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts," approved July 2, 1862, as well as any land received under s. 24.09 (1) (bm) (3) in exchange for such land.
25,508f
Section 508f. 24.01 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
24.01 (4) "Marathon County lands" embraces all lands acquired by the state pursuant to chapter 22 of the general laws of 1867, as well as any land received under s. 24.09 (1) (bm) (3) in exchange for such land.
25,508i
Section 508i. 24.01 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
24.01 (5) "Normal school lands" embraces all parcels of said "swamp lands" which the legislature has declared or otherwise decided, or may hereafter declare or otherwise decide, were not or are not needed for the drainage or reclamation of the same or other lands, as well as any land received under s. 24.09 (1) (bm) (3) in exchange for such land.
25,508L
Section 508L. 24.01 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
24.01 (7) "School lands" embraces all lands made a part of "the school fund" by article X, section 2, of the constitution, as well as any land received under s. 24.09 (1) (bm) (3) in exchange for such land.
25,508p
Section 508p. 24.01 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
24.01 (9) "Swamp lands" embraces all lands which have been or may be transferred to the state pursuant to an act of congress entitled "An act to enable the state of Arkansas and other states to reclaim the swamp lands within their limits," approved September 28, 1850, or pursuant to an act of congress entitled "An act for the relief of purchasers and locators of swamp and overflowed lands," approved March 2, 1855, as well as any land received under s. 24.09 (1) (bm) (3) in exchange for such land.
25,508q
Section 508q. 24.01 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
24.01 (10) "University lands" embraces all lands the proceeds of which are denominated "the university fund" by article X, section 6, of the constitution, as well as any land received under s. 24.09 (1) (bm) (3) in exchange for such land.
25,509s
Section 509s. 24.09 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 24.09 (1) and amended to read:
24.09 (1) Except as provided under par. (c) sub. (4), the board may not sell or exchange any public lands which were not appraised or appraised under s. 24.08. Except as provided under pars. (b), (bm) and (c)
subs. (2m), (3), and (4), the board may not sell or exchange any public lands except at public auction.
25,509sg
Section 509sg. 24.09 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 24.09 (2m).
25,509sm
Section 509sm. 24.09 (1) (bm) of the statutes is renumbered 24.09 (3) and amended to read:
24.09 (3) The board may exchange part or all of any parcel of public lands for any other land of approximately equal value if the board determines that the exchange will contribute to the consolidation or completion of a block of land, enhance conservation of lands or otherwise be in the public interest. Under this paragraph subsection, an exchange is of "approximately equal value" if the difference in value between the more highly valued land and the less highly valued land does not exceed 10% of the value of the more highly valued land. All expenses necessarily incurred in making an exchange under this paragraph subsection shall be deducted from the gross receipts of the fund to which the proceeds of the sale of the exchanged land will be added.
25,509sr
Section 509sr. 24.09 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 24.09 (4).
25,509t
Section 509t. 24.09 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 24.09 (5) and amended to read:
24.09 (5) All sales other than sales under par. (b) or (c) sub. (2m) or (4) shall be made at the times and public places the board designates. Prior to any sale, the board shall publish a class 3 notice, under ch. 985, specifying the time and place and describing the lands to be sold in a newspaper published in the county where the lands are situated.
25,509u
Section 509u. 24.09 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
25,509um
Section 509um. 24.09 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
24.09 (6) No parcel of public land that was acquired before the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], may be exchanged under this section.
25,509v
Section 509v. 24.10 of the statutes is amended to read:
24.10 Procedure at sale. At the time and place specified in the notice under s. 24.09 (1) (d) (5) the board shall commence the sale of the lands described in the notice and thereafter continue the same from day to day, Sundays excepted, between 9 a.m. and the setting of the sun, until all lands described in the notice have been offered. The order of the sale shall be to begin at the lowest number of the sections, townships and ranges in each county and proceed regularly to the highest, until all then to be sold are offered for sale. Except for lands withheld from sale under s. 24.09 (2), each Each lot or tract of lands to be sold shall be offered separately at the minimum price fixed by law and shall be cried at public auction long enough to enable every one present to bid. If the minimum price or more is bid, the lot or tract shall be struck off to the highest bidder, but if the minimum price is not bid the tract shall be set down unsold.
25,511m
Section 511m. 24.59 of the statutes is created to read:
