55,1030
Section
1030. 25.77 (14) of the statutes is created to read:
25.77 (14) All moneys deposited under s. 49.45 (39) (bm)
55,1031
Section
1031. 25.79 of the statutes is amended to read:
25.79 Governor's read
Read to lead development fund. There is established a separate nonlapsible trust fund, designated the governor's read to lead development fund, consisting of all gifts, grants, bequests, and other contributions made to the fund.
55,1031b
Section 1031b. 25.79 of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.
55,1032c
Section 1032c. 26.105 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
55,1032d
Section 1032d. 26.105 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
55,1032e
Section 1032e. 26.105 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 26.105 and amended to read:
26.105 Forestry and fire prevention study. Upon completion of the study, the The Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association and the Wisconsin County Forests Association shall prepare a report containing the results of the forestry and fire prevention study conducted as approved by the joint committee on finance under s. 26.105 (2), 2013 stats., and shall submit the report to the department, the council on forestry, and the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3).
55,1037
Section
1037. 27.01 (7) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (7) (f) 1. Except as provided in par. (gm), the fee for an annual vehicle admission receipt is $24.50 $27.50 for each vehicle that has Wisconsin registration plates, except that no fee is charged for a receipt issued under s. 29.235 (6).
55,1037e
Section 1037e. 27.01 (7) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (7) (f) 2. Except as provided in subds. 3. and 4. and par. (gm) 4., the fee for a daily vehicle admission receipt is $6.85 $7.85 for any vehicle which has Wisconsin registration plates.
55,1037g
Section 1037g. 27.01 (7) (f) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (7) (f) 3. Subject to par. (gm) 5., the fee for a daily vehicle admission receipt for a motor bus that has Wisconsin registration plates is $9.85 $10.85.
55,1038
Section
1038. 27.01 (7) (g) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (7) (g) 1. Except as provided in par. (gm), the fee for an annual vehicle admission receipt is $34.50 $37.50 for any vehicle that has a registration plate or plates from another state, except that no fee is charged for a receipt issued under s. 29.235 (6).
55,1038e
Section 1038e. 27.01 (7) (g) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (7) (g) 2. Except as provided in subds. 3. and 4., the fee for a daily vehicle admission receipt for any vehicle that has a registration plate or plates from another state is $9.85 $10.85.
55,1038g
Section 1038g. 27.01 (7) (g) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (7) (g) 3. Subject to par. (gm) 5., the fee for a daily vehicle admission receipt for a motor bus that has a registration plate or plates from another state is $13.85 $14.85.
55,1039
Section
1039. 27.01 (7) (gm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (7) (gm) 1. Instead of the fees under pars. (f) 1. and (g) 1., the department shall charge an individual $12 $15 or $17
$20, respectively, for an annual vehicle admission receipt if the individual applying for the receipt or a member of his or her household owns a vehicle for which a current annual vehicle admission receipt has been issued for the applicable fee under par. (f) 1. or (g) 1.
55,1040
Section
1040. 27.01 (7) (gm) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (7) (gm) 3. Notwithstanding par. (f) 1., the fee for an annual vehicle admission receipt for a vehicle that has Wisconsin registration plates and that is owned by a resident senior citizen, as defined in s. 29.001 (72), is $9.50 $12.50.
55,1046b
Section 1046b. 27.01 (8) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 27.01 (8) (c) 1. and amended to read:
27.01 (8) (c) 1. The department may establish by rule the amount of the admission fee to enter Heritage Hill state park or a state trail.
55,1046c
Section 1046c. 27.01 (8) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
27.01 (8) (c) 2. The department shall issue an annual state trail pass that authorizes admission to a state trail during the calendar year for which the annual state trail pass is issued. The fee for an annual state trail pass is $25.
55,1046d
Section 1046d. 27.01 (8) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
27.01 (8) (c) 3. The fee for a daily state trail pass is $5.
55,1046e
Section 1046e. 27.01 (10) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (10) (d) 1. The department shall charge a camping fee of not less than $15 but not more than $20, as determined by the secretary, for each night at a campsite in a state campground which is classified as a Type "A" campground by the department is $10 for a resident camping party, except as provided under par. (fm).
55,1046f
Section 1046f. 27.01 (10) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (10) (d) 2. The department shall charge a camping fee of not less than $19 but not more than $25, as determined by the secretary, for each night at a campsite in a state campground which is classified as a Type "A" campground by the department is $12 for a nonresident camping party, except as provided under par. (fm).
55,1046g
Section 1046g. 27.01 (10) (d) 3. to 6. of the statutes are repealed.
55,1046h
Section 1046h. 27.01 (10) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:
27.01 (10) (fm) Fee adjustments. The secretary may raise the fees under par. (d) 1. or 2. by not more than $5 above the respective maximum fee specified under par. (d) 1. or 2. or may lower the fees under par. (d) 1. or 2. by not more than $5 below the respective minimum fee specified under par. (d) 1. or 2.
55,1046i
Section 1046i. 27.01 (10) (g) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (10) (g) 2. An additional camping fee from $1.50 to $1.75, depending on whether the campground is Type "A", "B" or "C", per night for a nonresident camping party.
55,1046j
Section 1046j. 27.01 (10) (g) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
27.01 (10) (g) 5. An additional camping fee of $10 per night for a camping party that uses electricity supplied at a state campground if the campsite has an electric receptacle.
55,1047m
Section 1047m. 28.04 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
28.04 (3) (am) 1. In this paragraph, "forest production area" means an area in a state forest that has been classified by the department in preparing plans under par. (a) as an area in which the primary management objective relates to the production of timber and other forest products.
2. Notwithstanding par. (a), the department shall do all of the following with respect to managing a forest production area:
a. Establish the primary management objective of a forest production area to be the production of timber and other forest products.
b. Maximize timber production on forest production areas while using accepted silvicultural practices.
3. Notwithstanding par. (a), the department may not do any of the following with respect to a managing a forest production area:
a. Classify the area under any other land management classification.
b. Authorize or prescribe timber management techniques and activities, including commercial timber harvests, that are not consistent with the specific management objectives in the plan and with locally accepted timber production practices common to the industry.
c. Use management activities or techniques in the area that are not authorized in the plan for that area.
4. The department may do all of the following with respect to managing a forest production area:
a. Vary the specific objectives for different forest production areas, taking into consideration only the site's capability to produce timber, the type of timber produced in the area, the market for forest products, and the economy.
b. Establish the specific objective of extracting economic value from land while managing for timber products.
c. Authorize any management activity or technique that is consistent with the management objective specified in the plan for that area and compatible with the area's ecological capability and the practice of forestry.
55,1050m
Section 1050m. 28.15 of the statutes is created to read:
28.15 National forests. (1) In this section:
(a) "Cooperative agreement" means an agreement between the secretary or the governor and the secretary of the federal department of agriculture under which the department is responsible for conducting forest management activities on federal land in this state.
(b) "Federal land" has the meaning given in
16 USC 2113a (a) (2).
(c) "Forest management activities" means harvesting and selling timber, activities that promote artificial and natural forest regeneration, and other activities to restore or improve the health of forests and forest watersheds, including fish and wildlife habitat in those forests and watersheds.
(2) As permitted by federal law, the department may conduct forest management activities on federal land under a cooperative agreement.
(3) As permitted by federal law, the department may contract with a county, private forester, or private contractor for the purpose of conducting forest management activities on federal land under a cooperative agreement.
(4) The department shall pay the initial costs of administering and implementing a cooperative agreement and any contracts entered into under sub. (3) from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (mv).
(5) On June 30 of each fiscal year, 10 percent of the revenues received by the department in that fiscal year from the sale of timber from federal land under a cooperative agreement under this section shall lapse from the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (1) (cz) to the conservation fund. These amounts shall be lapsed until the total amount lapsed equals $750,000.
55,1052e
Section 1052e. 29.038 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.038 (3) (b) 2. Except as provided in subd. 3.,
if a local governmental unit may not enact or adopt
has in effect on or after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], a restriction that prohibits a person from hunting with a bow and arrow or crossbow within the jurisdiction of that local governmental unit, the restriction does not apply and may not be enforced.
55,1052m
Section 1052m. 29.084 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.084 (2) A method for issuing a credit to any resident who is designated as provided under this section a specified number of times, as determined by the department, in any license year. The method shall require the department to allow the recipient of the credit to apply the credit in a manner that reduces the fee for an approval that is listed under s. 29.563 (2) (a) 1., 2., 4. to 5g., or 7. 8. to 9., (3) (a) 1., or (6) (a) 1. by one-half of the fee that would otherwise apply to the approval, rounded up to the nearest dollar, that reduces the fee specified in s. 29.563 (4) (a) 1. for a resident sports license by $20, or that reduces the fee specified in s. 29.563 (4) (a) 2. for a resident conservation patron license by $60. The department may not require a resident to be designated more than 5 times in a license year in order to be eligible for a credit under this subsection. In this subsection, "license year" means the period between April 1 and the following March 31.
55,1053b
Section 1053b. 29.184 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 29.184 (3) (a) and amended to read:
29.184 (3) (a) Prohibition. Except as authorized under par. (br), no person may hunt bear unless the person has been issued a Class A bear license or a Class B bear license and under sub. (5), no person may do any of the following: under this section.
55,1053c
Section 1053c. 29.184 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
55,1053d
Section 1053d. 29.184 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
55,1053e
Section 1053e. 29.184 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
55,1053f
Section 1053f. 29.184 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
55,1053g
Section 1053g. 29.184 (3) (bg) of the statutes is repealed.
55,1053h
Section 1053h. 29.184 (3) (br) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.184 (3) (br) Authorization; Class B bear license to conduct other activities. (intro.) A Class B bear license authorizes a resident or nonresident holder of the license No license is required for a person to do only any of the following:
55,1053i
Section 1053i. 29.184 (3) (br) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.184 (3) (br) 1m. Pursue a bear, provided that the licensee person does not shoot, shoot at, capture, take, or kill the bear, except as provided under subd. 4.
55,1053j
Section 1053j. 29.184 (3) (br) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.184 (3) (br) 4. Shoot, for the purpose of killing, a bear that was shot, but not killed, by a Class A bear license holder if the Class B bear license holder
person shooting the bear was hunting in the same hunting party as the Class A bear license holder at the point of kill, if the Class A bear license holder possesses a current unused bear carcass tag that is authorized for use on the bear killed, and if killing the bear is necessary to protect the safety of the members of the hunting party or others.
55,1053k
Section 1053k. 29.184 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.184 (3m) Open season requirements. If the department establishes an open season that includes a period during which a Class A bear license holder is allowed to hunt bear with the use of a dog, the department shall allow a Class B bear license holder person to engage in the activities specified in sub. (3) (br) 3. during that period.
55,1053L
Section 1053L. 29.184 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.184 (4) (a) (intro.) Except at facilities and specified property locations where prohibited by s. NR 45.06, Wis. Adm. Code, a person may engage in the training of a dog as authorized under sub. (3) (bg) or (br) without keeping it on a leash during the period from July 1st through August 31st if all of the following apply:
55,1053m
Section 1053m. 29.184 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.184 (4) (a) 2. The person holds a Class A
or Class B bear license issued under this section or is exempt from holding such a license authorized under sub.
(5) (3) (br) to engage in the training of a dog without holding a license.
55,1053n
Section 1053n. 29.184 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
55,1053p
Section 1053p. 29.184 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
