32,831
Section
831. 23.0916 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
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 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 the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].
32,832
Section
832. 23.0916 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.0916 (4) Fish and game refuges. The department or an owner of land that is in a fish or game refuge and that is subject to sub. (2) (a) or (am) or (3) (a) may prohibit hunting, fishing, or trapping, or any combination thereof.
32,833
Section
833. 23.0916 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.0916 (5) (a) Provisions relating to public access for nature-based outdoor activities for all lands other than those subject to sub. (2) (a) or (am) or (3) (a) that are acquired in whole or in part with funding from the stewardship programs under ss. 23.0915 and 23.0917.
32,834
Section
834. 23.0916 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.0916 (5) (b) A process for the review of determinations made under subs. (2) (b) or (c) and (3) (b) or (c).
32,835f
Section 835f. 23.0917 (3) (dm) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:
23.0917 (3) (dm) 3m. For fiscal years 2008-09 and 2009-10, $42,500,000 for each fiscal year.
32,835j
Section 835j. 23.0917 (3) (dm) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
23.0917 (3) (dm) 4. For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2010-11 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20, $62,000,000.
32,835m
Section 835m. 23.0917 (3) (dm) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
23.0917 (3) (dm) 5. For fiscal year 2011-12, $37,500,000.
32,835p
Section 835p. 23.0917 (3) (dm) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
23.0917 (3) (dm) 6. For fiscal year 2012-13, $36,500,000.
32,835s
Section 835s. 23.0917 (3) (dm) 7. of the statutes is created to read:
23.0917 (3) (dm) 7. For each fiscal year beginning with 2013-14 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20, $42,500,000.
32,836c
Section 836c. 23.0917 (4) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
23.0917 (4) (d) 1. The department may obligate not more than $11,500,000 in fiscal year 2000-01 and not more than $11,500,000 in fiscal year 2001-02 under the subprogram except as provided in sub. (5). For each fiscal year beginning with 2002-03 and ending with fiscal year 2009-10, the department may obligate not more than $15,000,000 under the subprogram except as provided in sub. (5). For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2010-11 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20, the department may obligate not more than $21,500,000 under the subprogram except as provided in sub. (5).
32,836f
Section 836f. 23.0917 (4) (d) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
23.0917 (4) (d) 1m. Except as provided in sub. (5), the department may not obligate under the subprogram more than the following amounts:
a. For fiscal year, 2011-12, $20,000,000.
b. For fiscal year 2012-13, $21,000,000.
c. For each fiscal year beginning with 2013-14 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20, $15,000,000.
32,836j
Section 836j. 23.0917 (4) (d) 2n. of the statutes is amended to read:
23.0917 (4) (d) 2n. Beginning with
For fiscal year 2010-11 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20, the department may obligate not more than $11,500,000 in each fiscal year for local assistance.
32,836m
Section 836m. 23.0917 (4) (d) 2p. of the statutes is created to read:
23.0917 (4) (d) 2p. Beginning with fiscal year 2011-2012 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20, the department may obligate not more than $8,000,000 in each fiscal year for local assistance.
32,836p
Section 836p. 23.0917 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.0917 (5) (a) If for a given fiscal year the department obligates an amount from the moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for a subprogram under sub. (3) or (4) that is less than the annual bonding authority for that subprogram for that given fiscal year, the department shall adjust the annual bonding authority for that subprogram by raising the annual bonding authority, as it may have been previously adjusted under this paragraph and par. (b), for the next fiscal year by the amount that equals the difference between the amount authorized for that subprogram and the obligated amount for that subprogram in that given fiscal year. This paragraph does not apply after fiscal year 2010-11.
32,836s
Section 836s. 23.0917 (5g) of the statutes is created to read:
23.0917 (5g) Unused bonding authority. If for a given fiscal year, the department obligates an amount from the moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for a subprogram under sub. (3) or (4) that is less than the annual bonding authority under that subprogram for that given fiscal year, the department may not obligate the unobligated amount in subsequent fiscal years. This subsection applies beginning with fiscal year 2011-12 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20.
32,837
Section
837. 23.0917 (5t) of the statutes is created to read:
23.0917 (5t) Local governmental resolutions. Each city, village, town, or county may adopt a nonbinding resolution that supports or opposes the proposed acquisition of land to be funded by moneys obligated from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) if all or a portion of the land is located in the city, village, town, or county. The department shall provide written notification of the proposed acquisition to each city, village, town, or county in which the land is located. A city, village, town, or county that adopts a resolution shall provide the department with a copy of the resolution. If the department receives the copy within 30 days after the date that the city, village, town, or county received the notification of the proposed acquisition, the department shall take the resolution into consideration before approving or denying the obligation of moneys for the acquisition from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta).
32,837m
Section 837m. 23.0917 (6m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.0917 (6m) (a) 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. The committee may schedule a meeting to review the department's proposal only if at least 5 members of the committee, one of whom is a cochairperson, object to the proposal in writing. 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. A proposal as submitted by the department is approved unless a majority of the members of the committee who attend the meeting to review the proposal vote to modify or deny the proposal.
32,837r
Section 837r. 23.0917 (6m) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
32,837t
Section 837t. 23.0917 (6m) (bg) of the statutes is repealed.
32,838
Section
838. 23.0917 (6m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.0917 (6m) (c) The procedures under pars. par. (a) and (b) apply only to an amount for a project or activity that exceeds $750,000 $250,000, except as provided in pars. (d) and (dm).
32,839
Section
839. 23.0917 (6m) (dm) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.0917 (6m) (dm) (intro.) The procedures under pars. par. (a) and (b) apply to an amount for a project or activity that is less than or equal to $750,000 $250,000 if all of the following apply:
32,840
Section
840. 23.0917 (6m) (dm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
23.0917 (6m) (dm) 1. The project or activity is so closely related to one or more other department projects or activities for which the department has proposed to obligate or has obligated moneys under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) that the projects or activities, if combined, would constitute a larger project or activity that exceeds $750,000 $250,000.
32,840m
Section 840m. 23.0917 (6m) (dm) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
23.0917 (6m) (dm) 2. The project or activity was separated from a larger project or activity by the department primarily to avoid the procedures under pars. par. (a) and (b).
32,840p
Section 840p. 23.0917 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.0917 (7) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), for purposes of calculating the acquisition costs for acquisition of land under ss. 23.09 (19), (20) and (20m), 23.092 (4), 23.094 (3g), 23.0953, 23.096, 30.24 (4) and 30.277 from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the acquisition costs buyer's acquisition price shall equal the sum of the land's current fair market value and other acquisition costs of the buyer, as determined by rule by the department.
32,841b
Section 841b. 23.0917 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.0917 (7) (b) For land that has been owned by the current owner for less than one year, the acquisition costs buyer's acquisition price of the land shall equal the sum of the land's current fair market value and other acquisition costs of the buyer, as determined by rule by the department, or the current owner's acquisition price, whichever is lower.
32,842b
Section 842b. 23.0917 (7) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 23.0917 (7) (c) (intro.) and amended to read:
23.0917 (7) (c) (intro.) For land that has been owned by the current owner for one year or more but for less than 3 years, the acquisition costs of the land buyer's acquisition price shall equal the lower of the following:
2. The sum of the current owner's acquisition price and the annual adjustment increase.
32,843b
Section 843b. 23.0917 (7) (c) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
23.0917 (7) (c) 1. The land's current fair market value and other acquisition costs of the buyer as determined by rule by the department.
32,844
Section
844. 23.0917 (7) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.0917 (7) (d) (intro.) For purposes of par. (c) 2., the annual adjustment increase shall be calculated by multiplying the current owner's acquisition price by 5% and by then multiplying that product by one of the following numbers:
32,845
Section
845. 23.0917 (7) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
23.0917 (7) (e) 1. For any land for which moneys are proposed to be obligated from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) in order to provide a grant or, state aid, or other funding to a governmental unit or nonprofit conservation organization under s. 23.09 (19), (20), or (20m), 23.092 (4), 23.094 (3g), 23.0953, 23.096, 30.24 (2), or 30.277 or to a nonprofit conservation organization under s. 23.096, the department shall use at least 2 appraisals to determine the current fair market value of the land. The governmental unit or nonprofit conservation organization shall submit to the department one appraisal that is paid for by the governmental unit or nonprofit conservation organization. The department shall obtain its own independent appraisal. The department may also require that the governmental unit or nonprofit conservation organization submit a 3rd independent appraisal. The department shall reimburse the governmental unit or nonprofit conservation organization up to 50% of the costs of the 3rd appraisal as part of the acquisition costs of the land if the land is acquired by the governmental unit or nonprofit conservation organization with moneys obligated from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta).
32,846
Section
846. 23.0917 (7) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
23.0917 (7) (e) 2. Subdivision 1. does not apply if the current fair market value of the land is estimated by the department to be $350,000 or less.
32,847
Section
847. 23.0917 (7) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
23.0917 (7) (f) 2. For any acquisition of any land that is funded with moneys obligated from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the department, within 30 days after the moneys are obligated, shall submit to the clerk and the assessor of each taxation district in which the land is located a copy of every appraisal in the department's possession that was prepared in order to determine the current fair market value of the land involved. An assessor who receives a copy of an appraisal under this subdivision shall consider the appraisal in valuing the land as provided under s. 70.32 (1).
32,848m
Section 848m. 23.0917 (12) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
23.0917 (12) Expenditures after 2020. No moneys may be obligated from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) after June 30, 2020.
32,856
Section
856. 23.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.15 (1) The natural resources board 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 determines that said
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. 560.9810 16.310 (2).
32,857
Section
857. 23.167 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.167 (2) (intro.) The department, in consultation with the department of commerce Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, shall do all of the following for each economic development program administered by the department:
32,858
Section
858. 23.169 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.169 (title) Economic development assistance coordination and reporting.
32,859
Section
859. 23.169 of the statutes is renumbered 23.169 (2) and amended to read:
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. 560.01 (2) (am) 238.07 (2). The department shall collaborate with the department of commerce Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to make readily accessible to the public on an Internet-based system the information required under this section.
32,860
Section
860. 23.169 (1) of the statutes is created to read:
23.169 (1) The department shall coordinate any economic development assistance with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
32,861g
Section 861g. 23.17 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
23.17 (4m) Chippewa County interpretive center designation. The interpretive center in the Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area in Chippewa County is designated the David R. Obey Ice Age Trail Interpretive Center.
32,862m
Section 862m. 23.197 (15) of the statutes is created to read:
23.197 (15) Agricultural easements. From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the department of natural resources shall provide to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection the amount necessary for the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection to purchase agricultural conservation easements under s. 93.73 (7) that were preliminarily approved under s. 93.73 (5) during 2010, but the amount may not exceed $5,200,000. For the purposes of s. 23.0917, moneys provided under this subsection from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) shall be treated as moneys obligated under the subprogram under s. 23.0917 (3), but the easements acquired with these moneys shall otherwise not be treated as easements that are acquired under the stewardship program under s. 23.0917.
32,862p
Section 862p. 23.1985 of the statutes is amended to read:
23.1985 Acquisition of certain public lands. Beginning in fiscal year 2006-07 and ending in fiscal year 2019-20, from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the department shall set aside $2,000,000 in each fiscal year that may be obligated only to acquire land from the board of commissioners of public lands under s. 24.59 (1). If the department sets aside, but does not obligate moneys in a fiscal year under this section, the department may obligate those nonobligated moneys in a subsequent fiscal year under this section in addition to the amounts the department is required to set aside for that subsequent fiscal year. For purposes of s. 23.0917, moneys provided from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) shall be treated as moneys obligated under the subprogram under s. 23.0917 (3).
32,863
Section
863. 23.27 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.27 (5) Natural areas land acquisition; commitment under the Wisconsin natural areas heritage program. It is the intent of the legislature to initiate additional natural areas land acquisition activities with moneys available from the appropriations under ss. 20.370 (1) (mg) (gr) and 20.866 (2) (ta), (tt) and (tz) under the Wisconsin natural areas heritage program. This commitment is separate from and in addition to the continuing commitment under sub. (4). Moneys available from the appropriations under ss. 20.370 (1) (mg) (gr) and 20.866 (2) (ta), (tt) and (tz) under the Wisconsin natural areas heritage program may not be used to acquire land through condemnation. The department may not acquire land under this subsection unless the land is suitable for dedication under the Wisconsin natural areas heritage program and upon purchase or as soon after purchase as practicable the department shall take all necessary action to dedicate the land under the Wisconsin natural areas heritage program. Except as provided in s. 23.0915 (2), the department may not expend from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz) more than $500,000 in each fiscal year for natural areas land acquisition activities under this subsection and for grants for this purpose under s. 23.096.
32,864
Section
864. 23.27 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.27 (6) Sale; credit. Moneys received by the state from the sale of any area on state-owned land under the department's management or control which is withdrawn from the state natural areas system shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (mg) (gr). An amount equal to the value of any area on state-owned land under the department's management or control which is withdrawn from the state natural areas system but remains in state ownership shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (mg) (gr).
32,865
Section
865. 23.29 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.29 (2) Contributions; state match. The department may accept contributions and gifts for the Wisconsin natural areas heritage program. The department shall convert donations of land which it determines, with the advice of the council, are not appropriate for the Wisconsin natural areas heritage program into cash. The department shall convert other noncash contributions into cash. These moneys shall be deposited in the general conservation fund and credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (mg) (gr). These moneys shall be matched by an equal amount released from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), (tt) or (tz) or from any combination of these appropriations to be used for natural areas land acquisition activities under s. 23.27 (5). The department shall determine how the moneys being released are to be allocated from these appropriations.
32,866
Section
866. 24.80 of the statutes is amended to read:
