AB133-SSA1,429,119 23.0915 (2j) (a) From the moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (tz), before
10June 30, 2000,
the department shall expend $100,000 for the Flambeau Mine Trail
11and Rusk County visitor center.
AB133-SSA1, s. 663m 12Section 663m. 23.0915 (2m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,429,1313 23.0915 (2m) (title) Moneys for Henry Hank Aaron state park State Trail.
AB133-SSA1, s. 663n 14Section 663n. 23.0915 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,429,1915 23.0915 (2m) (a) From the moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (tz), the
16department shall set aside for the period of time specified in sub. (1) (L) $400,000 to
17be used only for the development of a state park to be located in the Menomonee
18valley in the city of Milwaukee and to be designated as
the Henry Hank Aaron State
19Park Trail.
AB133-SSA1, s. 663o 20Section 663o. 23.0915 (2m) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB133-SSA1, s. 663p 21Section 663p. 23.0915 (2m) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 23.0915 (2m) (g)
22and amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,429,2523 23.0915 (2m) (g) None of the moneys set aside under par. (a) this subsection
24may be expended for stadium parking or for any other purpose not directly related
25to the development of the state park Hank Aaron State Trail.
AB133-SSA1, s. 663q
1Section 663q. 23.0915 (2m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,430,42 23.0915 (2m) (e) From the moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (tz), the
3department shall set aside for the period of time specified in sub. (1) (Lg) $290,000
4for the Henry Hank Aaron State Park Trail in the Henry Aaron State Park.
AB133-SSA1, s. 663r 5Section 663r. 23.0915 (2m) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,430,86 23.0915 (2m) (f) From the moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (tz), the
7department shall set aside $670,000 for the Hank Aaron State Trail. For purposes
8of sub. (1) moneys expended under this paragraph shall be treated as follows:
AB133-SSA1,430,99 1. As moneys expended for urban rivers, $400,000.
AB133-SSA1,430,1010 2. As moneys expended for stream bank protection, $200,000.
AB133-SSA1,430,1111 3. As moneys expended for urban green space, $70,000.
AB133-SSA1, s. 663rm 12Section 663rm. 23.0915 (2p) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,430,1813 23.0915 (2p) Upper Whiting Park. From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2)
14(tz), the department shall provide to the village of Whiting $38,000 in fiscal year
151999-2000 for the development of Upper Whiting Park. Notwithstanding s. 23.09
16(20) (b), the 50% matching requirement under s. 23.09 (20) (b) does not apply to the
17state aid provided under this subsection. For purposes of sub. (1), moneys provided
18under this subsection shall be treated as moneys for local park aids.
AB133-SSA1, s. 663s 19Section 663s. 23.0915 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,431,220 23.0915 (3) (a) From the moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (tz), the
21department shall set aside during fiscal year 1991-92 for the period of time specified
22in sub. (1) (m)
$250,000 for a project to develop a vacant building to be used as an
23interpretative and administrative center for the Horicon marsh Marsh area.
24Expenditures under this paragraph shall be made in a manner that, for every $3

1received by the department from private grants, gifts or bequests for the project, $1
2will be expended from the moneys under this paragraph.
AB133-SSA1, s. 663t 3Section 663t. 23.0915 (3m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,431,104 23.0915 (3m) (a) From the moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (tz), the
5department shall set aside during fiscal year 1997-98 for the period of time specified
6in sub. (1) (n)
$250,000 for a project to construct and equip a wildlife education center
7for Crex Meadows Wildlife Area. Expenditures under this paragraph shall be made
8in a manner that, for every $3 received by the department from private grants, gifts
9or bequests for the project, $1 will be expended from the moneys under this
10paragraph.
AB133-SSA1, s. 663u 11Section 663u. 23.0917 of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,431,13 1223.0917 Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program.
13(1) Definitions. In this section:
AB133-SSA1,431,1514 (a) "Annual bonding authority" means the amount that may be obligated under
15a subprogram for a fiscal year.
AB133-SSA1,431,1716 (b) "Baraboo Hills" means the area that is within the boundaries of Baraboo
17Range National Natural Landmark.
AB133-SSA1,431,2018 (c) "Department land" means an area of land that is owned by the state, that
19is under the jurisdiction of the department and that is used for one of the purposes
20specified in s. 23.09 (2d).
AB133-SSA1,431,2221 (d) "Land" means land in fee simple, conservation easements, other easements
22in land and development rights in land.
AB133-SSA1,431,2423 (e) "Obligate" means to encumber or otherwise commit or to expend without
24having previously encumbered or otherwise committed.
AB133-SSA1,432,3
1(f) "Owner's acquisition price" means the amount equal to the price the owner
2paid for the land or if the owner acquired the land as a gift or devise, the amount equal
3to the appraised value of the land at the time it was transferred to the owner.
AB133-SSA1,432,54 (g) "Remaining bonding authority" means the amount of moneys that has not
5been obligated.
AB133-SSA1,432,8 6(2) Establishment. (a) The department shall establish the following
7subprograms for conservation and recreational purposes under the Warren
8Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program:
AB133-SSA1,432,99 1. A subprogram for land acquisition purposes.
AB133-SSA1,432,1010 2. A subprogram for property development and local assistance.
AB133-SSA1,432,1211 (b) No moneys may be obligated from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta)
12before July 1, 2000.
AB133-SSA1,432,16 13(3) Land acquisition subprogram. (a) Beginning with fiscal year 2000-01 and
14ending with fiscal year 2009-10, the department may obligate moneys under the
15subprogram for land acquisition to acquire land for the purposes specified in s. 23.09
16(2) (d) and grants for these purposes under s. 23.096.
AB133-SSA1,432,2217 (b) In obligating moneys under the subprogram for land acquisition, the
18department shall set aside in each fiscal year $3,000,000 that may be obligated only
19for state trails and the ice age trail and for grants for the state trails and the ice age
20trails under s. 23.096. The period of time during which the moneys shall be set aside
21in each fiscal year shall begin on the July 1 of the fiscal year and end on the June 30
22of the same fiscal year.
AB133-SSA1,432,2523 (c) In obligating moneys under the subprogram for land acquisition, the
24department shall give priority to all of the following purposes and to awarding grants
25under s. 23.096 for all the following purposes:
AB133-SSA1,433,4
11. Acquisition of land that preserves or enhances the state's water resources,
2including land in and for the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway; land abutting wild
3rivers designated under s. 30.26, wild lakes and land along the shores of the Great
4Lakes.
AB133-SSA1,433,55 2. Acquisition of land for the stream bank protection program under s. 23.094.
AB133-SSA1,433,66 3. Acquisition of land for habitat areas and fisheries under s. 23.092.
AB133-SSA1,433,77 4. Acquisition of land for natural areas under ss. 23.27 and 23.29.
AB133-SSA1,433,88 5. Acquisition of land for bluff protection under s. 30.24.
AB133-SSA1,433,99 6. Acquisition of land in the middle Kettle Moraine.
AB133-SSA1,433,1010 7. Acquisition of land in the Baraboo Hills for conservation purposes.
AB133-SSA1,433,1211 (d) Except as provided in sub. (5), the department may not obligate under the
12subprogram for land acquisition more than $31,000,000 in each fiscal year.
AB133-SSA1,433,1413 (e) For purposes of this subsection, the department by rule shall define "wild
14lake".
AB133-SSA1,433,19 15(4) Property development and local assistance subprogram. (a) Beginning
16with fiscal year 2000-01 and ending with fiscal year 2009-10, the department may
17obligate moneys under the subprogram for property development and local
18assistance. Moneys obligated under this subprogram may be only used for
19nature-based outdoor recreation.
AB133-SSA1,433,2120 (b) The purposes for which moneys may be obligated for local assistance under
21the subprogram for property development and local assistance are the following:
AB133-SSA1,433,2222 1. Grants for urban green space under ss. 23.09 (19) and 23.096.
AB133-SSA1,433,2323 2. Grants for local parks under ss. 23.09 (20) and 23.096.
AB133-SSA1,433,2524 3. Grants for acquisition of property development rights under ss. 23.09 (20m)
25and 23.096.
AB133-SSA1,434,1
14. Grants for urban rivers under ss. 23.096 and 30.277.
AB133-SSA1,434,42 (c) The purposes for which moneys may be obligated for property development
3under the subprogram for property development and local assistance are the
4following:
AB133-SSA1,434,55 1. Property development of department lands.
AB133-SSA1,434,76 2. Property development on conservation easements adjacent to department
7lands.
AB133-SSA1,434,88 3. Grants under s. 23.098.
AB133-SSA1,434,109 (d) In obligating moneys under the subprogram for property development and
10local assistance, all of the following shall apply:
AB133-SSA1,434,1211 1. The department may obligate not more than $9,400,000 in each fiscal year
12under the subprogram except as provided in sub. (5).
AB133-SSA1,434,1413 2. The department may obligate not more than $8,000,000 in each fiscal year
14for local assistance.
AB133-SSA1,434,1615 3. The department shall obligate at least $1,400,000 in each fiscal year for
16property development.
AB133-SSA1,434,1917 (e) Under the subprogram for property development and local assistance, the
18department shall give priority to funding for the establishment and development of
19a state park which provides access to Lake Michigan in the city of Milwaukee.
AB133-SSA1,434,2120 (f) For purposes of this subsection, the department by rule shall define
21"nature-based outdoor recreation".
AB133-SSA1,435,5 22(5) Adjustments for subsequent fiscal years. (a) If for a given fiscal year the
23department obligates an amount from the moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2)
24(ta) for a subprogram under sub. (3) or (4) that is less than the annual bonding
25authority for that subprogram for that given fiscal year, the department shall adjust

1the annual bonding authority for that subprogram by raising the annual bonding
2authority, as it may have been previously adjusted under this paragraph and par. (b),
3for the next fiscal year by the amount that equals the difference between the amount
4authorized for that subprogram and the obligated amount for that subprogram in
5that given fiscal year.
AB133-SSA1,435,146 (b) If for a given fiscal year the department obligates an amount from the
7moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for a subprogram under sub. (3) or (4)
8that is more than the annual bonding authority for that subprogram for that given
9fiscal year, the department shall adjust the annual bonding authority for that
10subprogram by lowering the annual bonding authority, as it may have been
11previously adjusted under this paragraph and par. (a), for the next fiscal year by an
12amount equal to the remainder calculated by subtracting the amount authorized for
13that subprogram from the obligated amount, as it may be affected under par. (c) or
14(d), for that subprogram in that given fiscal year.
AB133-SSA1,435,1915 (c) The department may not obligate for a fiscal year an amount from the
16moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for a subprogram under sub. (3) or (4)
17that exceeds the amount equal to the annual bonding authority for that subprogram
18as it may have been previously adjusted under pars. (a) and (b), except as provided
19in par. (d).
AB133-SSA1,436,220 (d) For a given fiscal year, in addition to obligating the amount of the annual
21bonding authority for a subprogram under sub. (3) or (4), or the amount equal to the
22annual bonding authority for that subprogram, as adjusted under pars. (a) and (b),
23whichever amount is applicable, the department may also obligate for that
24subprogram up to 100% of the annual bonding authority for that subprogram for that

1given fiscal year for a project or activity if the natural resources board determines
2that all of the following conditions apply:
AB133-SSA1,436,53 1. That moneys appropriated for that subprogram to the department under s.
420.370 and the moneys appropriated for that subprogram under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), (tp)
5to (tw), (ty) and (tz) do not provide sufficient funding for the project or activity.
AB133-SSA1,436,76 2. That any land involved in the project or activity covers a large area or the
7land is uniquely valuable in conserving the natural resources of the state.
AB133-SSA1,436,98 3. That delaying or deferring all or part of the cost to a subsequent fiscal year
9is not reasonably possible.
AB133-SSA1,436,19 10(6) Review by joint committee on finance. The department may not obligate
11from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for a given project or activity more
12than $250,000 unless it first notifies the joint committee on finance in writing of the
13proposal. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the department within
1414 working days after the date of the department's notification that the committee
15has scheduled a meeting to review the proposal, the department may obligate the
16moneys. If, within 14 working days after the date of the notification by the
17department, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the department that the
18committee has scheduled a meeting to review the proposal, the department may
19obligate the moneys only upon approval of the committee.
AB133-SSA1,436,25 20(7) Calculation of grant amounts; appraisals. (a) Except as provided in pars.
21(b) and (c), for purposes of calculating the acquisition costs for acquisition of land
22under ss. 23.09 (19), (20) and (20m), 23.092 (4), 23.094 (3g), 23.096, 30.24 (4) and
2330.277 from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the acquisition costs shall
24equal the sum of the land's current fair market value and other acquisition costs, as
25determined by rule by the department.
AB133-SSA1,437,2
1(b) For land that has been owned by the current owner for less than one year,
2the acquisition costs of the land shall equal the owner's acquisition price.
AB133-SSA1,437,53 (c) For land that has been owned by the current owner for one year or more but
4for less than 3 years, the acquisition costs of the land shall equal the sum of the
5current owner's acquisition price and the annual adjustment increase.
AB133-SSA1,437,86 (d) For purposes of par. (c), the annual adjustment increase shall be calculated
7by multiplying the owner's acquisition price by 7.5% and by then multiplying that
8product by one of the following numbers:
AB133-SSA1,437,109 1. By one if the land has been owned by the current owner for one year or more
10but for less than 2 years.
AB133-SSA1,437,1211 2. By 2 if the land has been owned by the current owner for 2 years or more but
12for less than 3 years.
AB133-SSA1,437,1813 (e) For any land for which moneys are proposed to be obligated from the
14appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) in order to provide a grant or state aid to a
15governmental unit under s. 23.09 (19), (20) or (20m) or 30.277 or to a nonprofit
16conservation organization under s. 23.096, the governmental unit or nonprofit
17conservation organization shall submit to the department two appraisals if the
18department estimates that the fair market value of the land exceeds $200,000.
AB133-SSA1,437,21 19(8) Prohibitions and limitations. (a) The department may not obligate moneys
20from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for the acquisition of land for golf
21courses or for the development of golf courses.
AB133-SSA1,437,2522 (b) The department may not obligate moneys from the appropriation under s.
2320.866 (2) (ta) for the acquisition or development of land by a county or other local
24governmental unit or political subdivision if the county, local governmental unit or
25political subdivision acquires the land involved by condemnation.
AB133-SSA1,438,4
1(c) The department may not obligate moneys from the appropriation under s.
220.866 (2) (ta) for the acquisition by a city, village or town of land that is outside the
3boundaries of the city, village or town unless the city, village or town acquiring the
4land and the city, village or town in which the land is located approve the acquisition.
AB133-SSA1,438,9 5(9) Rules on land use. The department shall promulgate rules to provide
6incentives under the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program
7to local units of government that submit applications for funding from the
8appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for projects or activities that are consistent
9with local or regional land use plans and with local zoning ordinances.
AB133-SSA1,438,12 10(10) Report on land prices. Before January 1, 2005, the department shall
11submit a report to the joint committee on finance and the governor that includes all
12of the following:
AB133-SSA1,438,1513 (a) Information on how changes in the prices for land, between July 1, 2000,
14and the date that the report is submitted, have affected the department's ability to
15protect land for conservation purposes.
AB133-SSA1,438,1716 (b) A range of options to maintain or restore the financial ability to purchase
17land under the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program.
AB133-SSA1,438,24 18(11) Requirements for signs. For any land which is acquired in whole or in part
19with moneys obligated from the appropriations under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) or (tz) or both,
20the department shall provide signs on the land stating that the land has been
21acquired with stewardship funds. The signs shall be clearly visible to the public at
22access points to the land or along highways or other transportation routes that
23provide access to the land. If the land is open to the public, the sign shall so state and
24shall state the purposes for which the land may be used by the public.
AB133-SSA1,439,4
1(12) Expenditures after June 30, 2010. If the remaining bonding authority for
2a subprogram under sub. (3) or (4) on June 30, 2010, is an amount greater than zero,
3the department may expend any portion of this remaining bonding authority for that
4subprogram in one or more subsequent fiscal years.
AB133-SSA1, s. 664 5Section 664. 23.0918 of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,439,7 623.0918 Natural resources land endowment fund. (1) In this section,
7"land" includes any buildings, facilities or other structures located on the land.
AB133-SSA1,439,14 8(2) Unless the natural resources board determines otherwise in a specific case,
9only the income from the gifts, grants or bequests in the fund is available for
10expenditure. The natural resources board may authorize expenditures only for
11preserving, developing, managing or maintaining land under the jurisdiction of the
12department that is used for any of the purposes specified in s. 23.09 (2) (d). In this
13subsection, unless otherwise provided in a gift, grant or bequest, principal and
14income are determined as provided under s. 701.20 (3).
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