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12Section 766b. 23.0915 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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23.0915
(1) Designated amounts. (intro.) The legislature intends that the
14department will expend the following designated amounts under the stewardship
15program from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz) for the following purposes in
16each fiscal year, the expenditures beginning with fiscal year 1990-91 and ending in
17fiscal year 1999-2000, except as provided in pars.
(am), (bn), (kg), (kr), (L)
and, (Lg),
18(Lr), (m)
and (n):
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23.0915
(1) (a) General land acquisition, urban river grants and the Frank
21Lloyd Wright Monona terrace project, $8,600,000
, except as provided in par. (am).
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23.0915
(1) (am) General land acquisition, urban river grants and the Frank
24Lloyd Wright Monona terrace project, $7,100,000 beginning in fiscal year 1997-98
25and ending in fiscal year 1999-2000.
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23.0915
(1) (b) General property development, $3,500,000
, except as provided
3in par. (bn).
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23.0915
(1) (bn) General property development, $3,000,000 in fiscal year
61997-98 and $2,500,000 in fiscal years 1998-99 and 1999-2000.
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23.0915
(1) (k) Ice age trail, $500,000
, except for fiscal year 1997-98.
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23.0915
(1) (kg) Open space protection, $2,000,000 beginning in fiscal year
111997-98 and ending in fiscal year 1999-2000.
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23.0915
(1) (kr) Bluff protection, $500,000 beginning in fiscal year 1997-98 and
14ending in fiscal year 1999-2000.
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23.0915
(1) (Lg) Henry Aaron State Park Trail, a total of $290,000, to be
17expended beginning in fiscal year 1997-98 and ending in fiscal year 1999-2000.
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23.0915
(1) (Lr) Flambeau Mine Trail, a total of $100,000, to be expended
20beginning in fiscal year 1997-98 and ending in fiscal year 1999-2000.
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23.0915
(1) (n) Crex Meadows Wildlife Area education center, a total of
23$250,000, to be expended beginning in fiscal year 1997-98 and ending in fiscal year
241999-2000.
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1Section 766m. 23.0915 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 23.0915 (2) (a) 1.
2and amended to read:
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23.0915
(2) (a) 1. Beginning with fiscal year 1990-91, if the department
4expends in a given fiscal year an amount from the moneys appropriated under s.
520.866 (2) (tz) for a purpose under sub. (1) (a) or (c) to (k) that is less than the amount
6designated for that purpose for that given fiscal year under sub. (1) (a) or (c) to (k),
7the department may adjust the expenditure limit under the stewardship program for
8that purpose by raising the expenditure limit, as it may have been previously
9adjusted under this paragraph and par. (b)
1., for the next fiscal year by the amount
10that equals the difference between the amount designated for that purpose and the
11amount expended for that purpose in that given fiscal year.
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23.0915
(2) (a) 2. Beginning with fiscal year 1997-98, if the department
14expends in a given fiscal year an amount from the moneys appropriated under s.
1520.866 (2) (tz) for a purpose under sub. (1) (kg) or (kr) that is less than the amount
16designated for that purpose for that given fiscal year under sub. (1) (kg) or (kr), the
17department may adjust the expenditure limit under the stewardship program for
18that purpose by raising the expenditure limit, as it may have been previously
19adjusted under this paragraph and par. (b) 2., for the next fiscal year by the amount
20that equals the difference between the amount designated for that purpose and the
21amount expended for that purpose in that given fiscal year.
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22Section 766p. 23.0915 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 23.0915 (2) (b) 1.
23and amended to read:
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23.0915
(2) (b) 1. Beginning with fiscal year 1990-91, if the department
25expends in a given fiscal year an amount from the moneys appropriated under s.
120.866 (2) (tz) for a purpose under sub. (1) (a) or (c) to (k) that is more than the amount
2designated for that purpose for that given fiscal year under sub. (1) (a) or (c) to (k),
3the department shall adjust the expenditure limit under the stewardship program
4for that purpose by lowering the expenditure limit, as it may have been previously
5adjusted under this paragraph and par. (a)
1., for the next fiscal year by an amount
6equal to the remainder calculated by subtracting the amount designated for that
7purpose from the amount expended, as it may be affected under par. (c) or (d), for that
8purpose in that given fiscal year.
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23.0915
(2) (b) 2. Beginning with fiscal year 1997-98, if the department
11expends in a given fiscal year an amount from the moneys appropriated under s.
1220.866 (2) (tz) for a purpose under sub. (1) (kg) or (kr) that is more than the amount
13designated for that purpose for that given fiscal year under sub. (1) (kg) or (kr), the
14department shall adjust the expenditure limit under the stewardship program for
15that purpose by lowering the expenditure limit, as it may have been previously
16adjusted under this paragraph and par. (a) 2., for the next fiscal year by an amount
17equal to the remainder calculated by subtracting the amount designated for that
18purpose from the amount expended, as it may be affected under par. (c) or (d), for that
19purpose in that given fiscal year.
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23.0915
(2) (c) The department may not expend in a fiscal year an amount from
22the moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (tz) for a purpose under sub. (1) (a) or
23(c) to
(k) (kr) that exceeds the amount equal to the expenditure limit for that purpose
24as it may have been previously adjusted under pars. (a) and (b), except as provided
25in par. (d).
SB77-SSA1, s. 766s
1Section 766s. 23.0915 (2) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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23.0915
(2) (d) (intro.) In a given fiscal year, in addition to expending the
3amount designated for a purpose under sub. (1) (a) or (c) to
(k) (kr), or the amount
4equal to the expenditure limit for that purpose, as adjusted under pars. (a) and (b),
5whichever amount is applicable, the department may also expend for that purpose
6up to 50% of the designated amount for that purpose for the given fiscal year for a
7project or activity if the natural resources board determines all of the following:
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23.0915
(2j) Flambeau Mine Trail. (a) From the moneys appropriated under
10s. 20.866 (2) (tz), before June 30, 2000, the department shall expend $100,000 for the
11Flambeau Mine Trail and Rusk County visitor center.
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(b) For purposes of sub. (1) and s. 23.17, moneys expended under this
13subsection shall be treated as moneys expended for trails.
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14Section 766u. 23.0915 (2m) (e) and (em) of the statutes are created to read:
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23.0915
(2m) (e) From the moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (tz), the
16department shall set aside for the period of time specified in sub. (1) (Lg) $290,000
17for the Henry Aaron State Park Trail in the Henry Aaron State Park.
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(em) For purposes of sub. (1), moneys expended under par. (e) shall be treated
19as moneys expended for wildlife habitat restoration under s. 23.092.
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23.0915
(2r) Acquisition of Grandfather Falls Recreation Area. (a) Subject
22to par. (b), from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz), the department shall
23expend the moneys necessary to purchase approximately 1,485 acres of land in
24Lincoln County that is commonly known as the Grandfather Falls Recreation Area.
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1(b) The department may not expend more than $2,138,000 for the land specified
2under par. (a).
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(c) For purposes of sub. (1), moneys expended under par. (a) may be treated as
4moneys expended for any of the purposes specified under sub. (1) (a) to (k) or any
5combination of those purposes.
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23.0915
(3m) Crex Meadows Wildlife Area education center. (a) From the
8moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (tz), the department shall set aside during
9fiscal year 1997-98 for the period of time specified in sub. (1) (n) $250,000 for a project
10to construct and equip a wildlife education center for Crex Meadows Wildlife Area.
11Expenditures under this paragraph shall be made in a manner that, for every $3
12received by the department from private grants, gifts or bequests for the project, $1
13will be expended from the moneys under this paragraph.
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(b) The department shall expedite the planning, design and development of the
15education center.
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(c) For purposes of sub. (1), moneys set aside by the department under this
17subsection shall be treated as moneys for general property development.
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1923.0925 Open space protection program. (1) Definition. In this section,
20"local governmental unit" means a city, village, town or county.
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21(2) Grants. (a) The department shall establish a program, beginning in fiscal
22year 1997-98, to expend from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz) moneys for
23grants to local governmental units and to nonprofit conservation organizations
24under s. 23.096 to acquire conservation easements for the protection of open space.
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1(b) A conservation easement acquired with an open space protection grant
2awarded under this section or under s. 23.096 shall run with the land and shall bind
3all subsequent purchasers and any other successors to an interest in the land. An
4open space protection grant awarded under this section or s. 23.096 may be used to
5acquire a conservation easement in agricultural or forest land.
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6(3) Amount of grant. An open space protection grant awarded under this
7section or under s. 23.096 may not exceed 75% of the cost of acquiring the
8conservation easement.
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9(4) Limit on spending. Except as provided in s. 23.0915 (2), the department in
10each fiscal year may not expend from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz) more
11than $2,000,000 for open space protection grants awarded under this section or
12under s. 23.096.
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23.094
(2) (c) 2. The
erosion control
land and resource management planning
15program under s. 92.10.
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1723.0945 Bluff protection program. (1) Definition. In this section, "local
18governmental unit" means a city, village, town or county.
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19(2) Grants. The department shall establish a program, beginning in fiscal year
201997-98, to expend from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz) moneys for grants
21to local governmental units and to nonprofit conservation organizations under s.
2223.096 to acquire bluff land for the purposes of environmental protection and
23environmental management.
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24(3) Amount of grant. A bluff protection grant awarded under this section or
25s. 23.096 may not exceed 50% of the cost of acquiring the bluff land.
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1(4) Limit on spending. Except as provided in s. 23.0915 (2), the department in
2each fiscal year may not expend from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz) more
3than $500,000 for bluff protection grants awarded under this section or under s.
423.096.
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5(5) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to administer and
6implement this section, including standards for awarding bluff land protection
7grants under this section and under s. 23.096. The department by rule shall define
8"bluff land" for purposes of this section.
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23.0955
(3) From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz), the department
11may expend $100,000 to provide one grant to a nonprofit corporation that is
12organized in this state, that is described under section
501 (c) (3) or (4) of the Internal
13Revenue Code and that is exempt from taxation under section 501 (a) of the the
14Internal Revenue Code to provide training and technical assistance to local
15governmental units to assist them in the establishment of projects for the acquisition
16of conservation easements to protect open space. For purposes of s. 23.0915 (1) and
17this section, the moneys expended under this subsection shall be treated as moneys
18for open space protection.
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23.096
(2) The department may award grants to nonprofit conservation
21organizations to acquire property for the purposes described in ss. 23.09 (19)
and
22(20), 23.092, 23.094,
23.0945, 23.17, 23.175, 23.27, 23.29, 23.293 and 30.277 (2) (a).
23The department may award grants to nonprofit conservation organizations to
24acquire conservation easements under s. 23.0925.
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123.0962 Grant to a nonprofit conservation organization for Black
2Point Estate. (1) If the department of administration acquires as a gift the
3property, known as Black Point Estate, that is located on Lake Geneva in the county
4of Walworth, town of Linn, in fractional Sec. 8, T. 1 N., R. 17 E., and if the joint
5committee on finance approves the gift under s. 20.907 (1), the department of natural
6resources shall make a grant of $1,800,000, from the appropriation under s. 20.370
7(5) (cq), to a nonprofit conservation organization that meets all of the following
8requirements:
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(a) The nonprofit conservation organization is a nonprofit corporation, a
10charitable trust or other nonprofit association that is described in section
501 (c) (3)
11of the Internal Revenue Code and is exempt from federal tax under section
501 (a)
12of the Internal Revenue Code.
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(b) The nonprofit conservation organization has, as its primary purpose, the
14preservation of the property known as Black Point Estate.
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(c) The nonprofit conservation organization has a board of directors that
16consists of representatives of the state, of the family who donated Black Point Estate
17to the state, of local units of government that have an interest in Black Point Estate
18and of civic organizations that have an interest in Black Point Estate.
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(d) The nonprofit conservation organization acquires a conservation easement
20in the property, the terms of which are subject to approval of the department of
21natural resources, to be held by the organization for the purpose of preserving Black
22Point Estate.
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(e) The nonprofit conservation organization makes a commitment, with
24guarantees determined to be adequate by the department of natural resources, to use
1the grant under this section and any additional funds donated to the organization
2to fund an endowment for the operation and maintenance of Black Point Estate.
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3(2) If the nonprofit conservation organization does not use the grant under this
4section in the manner required under sub. (1) (e), the nonprofit conservation
5organization shall reimburse the department in an amount equal to the grant.
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23.175
(4m) Priority for brownfields. In awarding grants for trails under s.
823.096, the department shall give higher priority for projects related to brownfields
9redevelopment, as defined in s. 23.09 (19) (a) 1.
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(2) (b) For the purpose of establishing the Willow flowage project, the
12department may expend up to an amount equal to the total amount available for the
13purchase of land. For purposes of ss. 23.09
(2r) (a)
(2q) and 23.0915 (1), moneys
14expended under this paragraph shall be treated as moneys expended for the lower
15Wisconsin state riverway acquisition.
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23.27
(3) (a)
Duties. The department, with the advice of the council, shall
18conduct a natural heritage inventory program. The department shall cooperate with
19the land information board under s. 16.967 in conducting this program. This
20program shall establish a system for determining the existence and location of
21natural areas, the degree of endangerment of natural areas, an evaluation of the
22importance of natural areas, information related to the associated natural values of
23natural areas and other information and data related to natural areas. This program
24shall establish a system for determining the existence and location of native plant
25and animal communities and endangered, threatened and critical species, the
1degree of endangerment of these communities and species, the existence and location
2of habitat areas associated with these communities and species and other
3information and data related to these communities and species. This program shall
4establish and coordinate standards for the collection, storage
, recall and display of 5and management of information and data related to the natural heritage inventory.
SB77-SSA1, s. 769ad
6Section 769ad. 23.27 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
7.... (this act), is amended to read:
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23.27
(3) (a)
Duties. The department, with the advice of the council, shall
9conduct a natural heritage inventory program.
The department shall cooperate with
10the land information board under s. 16.967 in conducting this program. This
11program shall establish a system for determining the existence and location of
12natural areas, the degree of endangerment of natural areas, an evaluation of the
13importance of natural areas, information related to the associated natural values of
14natural areas and other information and data related to natural areas. This program
15shall establish a system for determining the existence and location of native plant
16and animal communities and endangered, threatened and critical species, the
17degree of endangerment of these communities and species, the existence and location
18of habitat areas associated with these communities and species and other
19information and data related to these communities and species. This program shall
20establish and coordinate standards for the collection, storage and management of
21information and data related to the natural heritage inventory.
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(3) (b)
Access to information; fees. The department shall make
24information
and data from the natural heritage inventory program available to any
25individual or public or private agency for research, educational, environmental, land
1management or similar authorized purposes. The department may establish a fee
2to be
charged collected to recover the actual cost of
collecting, storing, managing, 3compiling and providing this information
and data. The department may reduce or
4waive the fee established under this paragraph if the department determines that
5a waiver or reduction of the fee is in the public interest. The natural heritage
6inventory and related
information and data are not subject to s. 19.35 and the
7department may refuse to release information
or data for any purpose which is not
8authorized.
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(4) Natural areas land acquisition; continuing commitment. It is the
11intent of the legislature to continue natural areas land acquisition activities from
12moneys available from the appropriation under ss. 20.370
(1) (kb) (7) (fa) and 20.866
13(2) (ts) and (tz). This commitment is separate from and in addition to the
14commitment to acquire natural areas under the Wisconsin natural areas heritage
15program. Except as provided in s. 23.0915 (2), the department may not expend under
16s. 20.866 (2) (tz) more than $1,500,000 in each fiscal year for natural areas land
17acquisition activities under this subsection and for grants for this purpose under s.
1823.096.
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(7) Sale of resources. Moneys received from the sale or lease of
21resources derived from the land in the state natural areas system shall be credited
22to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (fs).