SB55-ASA1-AA1,278,322 23.10 (1) The department of natural resources shall secure the enforcement of
23all laws which it is required to administer and bring, or cause to be brought, actions
24and proceedings in the name of the state for that purpose. The persons appointed

1by said department to exercise and perform the powers and duties heretofore
2conferred and imposed upon deputy fish and game wardens, shall be known as
3conservation wardens and shall be subject to ch. 230.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1038cd 4Section 1038cd. 23.10 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,278,135 23.10 (1m) The department shall designate a conservation warden as the chief
6warden, who shall serve outside of the classified service. The department may
7designate one or more deputy chief wardens. The chief warden shall have the duty
8to direct, supervise, and control conservation wardens in the performance of their
9duties under sub. (1) and s. 29.921. The chief warden shall designate an employee
10of the department as an internal affairs officer to investigate complaints against
11conservation wardens when the chief warden determines an investigation is
12necessary and shall designate an employee of the department as a complaint officer
13to resolve complaints against conservation wardens.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1038cg 14Section 1038cg. 23.10 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,278,1715 23.10 (4) All conservation wardens shall, before exercising any of their powers,
16be provided with a commission issued by the department of natural resources under
17its seal, substantially as follows:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,278,19 18State of Wisconsin
19Department of Natural Resources Fish,Wildlife, Parks, and Forestry.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,278,2020 To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,279,221 Know ye, that reposing special trust and confidence in the integrity and ability
22of ...., of the county of ...., we do hereby appoint and constitute .... a conservation
23warden (or county, or special conservation warden) for the (county of ....), state of
24Wisconsin, and do authorize and empower .... to execute and fulfill the duties of that

1office according to law, during good behavior and the faithful performance of the
2duties of that office.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,279,53 In testimony whereof, the secretary has hereunto affixed the secretary's
4signature and the official seal of the department, at its office in the city of Madison,
5Wisconsin, this .... day of ...., .... (year)
SB55-ASA1-AA1,279,66 (Seal) State of Wisconsin
SB55-ASA1-AA1,279,7 7Department of Natural Resources Fish, Wildlife, Parks, and Forestry.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,279,88 By .... ....
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1038cj 9Section 1038cj. 23.10 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,279,2310 23.10 (5) The department of natural resources shall furnish to each
11conservation warden at the time of the warden's appointment, a pocket identification
12folder in form and substance as follows: A leather-covered folder, size when folded,
133 by 4 inches; on one of the inner sides thereof shall be securely fastened a photograph
14of such appointee to be furnished by the appointee, and partly on the photograph and
15partly on the margin of such folder shall be an impression of the seal of the
16department of natural resources; such appointee shall also affix the appointee's
17signature below the photograph on such folder; on the other inner side of such folder
18shall be securely fastened a miniature true copy of the commission issued to such
19appointee, which shall be signed by the secretary. The appointee shall carry the
20identification folder on his or her person at all times that the appointee is on official
21duty, and the appointee shall on demand exhibit the same to any person to whom the
22appointee may represent himself or herself as a conservation warden. The cost of
23such identification folder shall be charged to the appropriation for the department.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1038cm 24Section 1038cm. 23.117 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,280,6
123.117 (4) Any council that is created by the natural resources fish, wildlife,
2parks, and forestry
board under s. 15.04 (1) (c) to advise the department on the
3opening of trails in state parks and in the Kettle Moraine state forest State Forest
4for use by bicycles shall have its recommendations regarding such that use reviewed
5and approved by the natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry board before
6they are implemented.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1038cp 7Section 1038cp. 23.12 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,280,11 823.12 Bylaws. Said natural resources The fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry
9board may make and establish such rules and bylaws, not inconsistent with law, as
10it deems useful to itself and its subordinates in the conduct of the business entrusted
11to it.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,280,12 12584. Page 448, line 14: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,280,13 13" Section 1038b. 23.113 of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,280,18 1423.113 Chief state forester. The secretary shall designate an employee of the
15department to serve as the department's chief state forester. The chief state forester
16shall have received a bachelor's or higher degree from a school of forestry with a
17curriculum accredited by the Society of American Foresters in the management of
18forest resources.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,280,19 19585. Page 448, line 14: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,280,20 20" Section 1038bg. 23.118 of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,281,2 2123.118 Signs required. If the department acquires an easement that provides
22the public with access to a body of water for the purpose of fishing, the department
23shall place a sign on the property where the easement is located that informs the

1public that the easement allows the public access to the body of water for the purpose
2of fishing.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,281,3 3586. Page 448, line 14: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,281,4 4" Section 1038am. 23.10 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,281,145 23.10 (1m) The department shall designate a conservation warden as the chief
6warden. The chief warden shall have the duty to direct, supervise, and control
7conservation wardens in the performance of their duties under sub. (1) and s. 29.921.
8The department shall require that each conservation warden designated as a
9supervisor devote one-half of his or her time to supervisory activities and one-half
10of his or her time to enforcement activities. If the department divides the state into
11geographical units for the purpose of managing its functions, the department shall
12assign each conservation warden designated as a supervisor to a geographical unit.
13The department shall ensure that those assignments are made in such a manner as
14to address the specific enforcement needs of each geographical unit.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,281,15 15587. Page 449, line 3: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,281,17 16" Section 1038db. 23.125 of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act ....
17(this act), is renumbered 278.125 and, as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,281,23 18278.125 Natural resources Environmental management board
19member conflicts of interest. (1)
If a member of the natural resources
20environmental management board is the holder of a permit or license issued by the
21department under chs. 280 to 299, that member may not engage in a discussion at
22a board meeting or participate in a board decision on any matter that substantially
23relates to the permit or license.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,282,8
1(2) If a member of the natural resources environmental management board
2receives, or has during the previous 2 years received, a significant portion of his or
3her income directly or indirectly from a holder of or applicant for a permit or license
4issued by the department under chs. 280 to 299, that member may not engage in a
5discussion at a board meeting or participate in a board decision on any matter that
6substantially relates to the permit or license, except that this restriction does not
7apply with respect to a permit or license held or applied for by an agency, department,
8or subdivision of this state.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1038f 9Section 1038f. 23.13 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,282,13 1023.13 Governor to be informed. The board of commissioners of public lands
11and the department of natural resources shall furnish to the governor upon the
12governor's request a copy of any paper, document or record in their respective offices
13and give the governor orally such information as the governor may call for.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,282,14 14588. Page 449, line 6: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,282,15 15" Section 1038p. 23.14 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,282,1916 23.14 (1m) Prior to the acquisition of any land, or interest in land, by the
17department, the department shall notify in writing each city, village, or town, and
18each county, in which the land or interest in land is located at least 60 days before
19the department completes the acquisition.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,282,20 20589. Page 449, line 17: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,282,21 21" Section 1038t. 23.15 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,282,23 2223.15 (title) Sale of state-owned lands under the jurisdiction of the
23department
of natural resources.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1038td 24Section 1038td. 23.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,283,6
123.15 (1) The natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, forestry board may sell,
2at public or private sale, lands and structures owned by the state under the
3jurisdiction of the department of natural resources when the natural resources fish,
4wildlife, parks, and forestry
board determines that said those lands are no longer
5necessary for the state's use for conservation purposes and, if real property, the real
6property is not the subject of a petition under s. 16.375 (2).
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1038tf 7Section 1038tf. 23.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,283,158 23.15 (2) Said natural resources The fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry board
9shall present to the governor a full and complete report of the lands to be sold, the
10reason for the sale, the price for which said the lands should be sold together with
11an application for the sale of the same lands. The governor shall thereupon make
12such any investigation as that the governor deems considers necessary respecting
13said the lands to be sold and approve or disapprove such the application. If the
14governor shall approve approves the same application, a permit shall be issued by
15the governor for such the sale on the terms set forth in the application.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1038tg 16Section 1038tg. 23.15 (2m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,283,2117 23.15 (2m) (a) (intro.) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the natural resources fish,
18wildlife, parks, and forestry
board shall sell, at fair market value, land in the lower
19Wisconsin state riverway, as defined in s. 30.40 (15), that is not exempt under s. 30.48
20(2) and that is acquired by the department after August 9, 1989, if all of the following
21conditions are met:
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1038tj 22Section 1038tj. 23.15 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,283,2523 23.15 (2m) (b) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the natural resources fish, wildlife,
24parks, and forestry
board is not required to make a finding that land to be sold under
25par. (a) is no longer necessary for the state's use for conservation purposes.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1038tm
1Section 1038tm. 23.15 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,284,92 23.15 (3) Upon completion of such sale, the chairperson and secretary of the
3natural resources
fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry board, or the secretary of natural
4resources
fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry, if the secretary is duly authorized by the
5natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry board, shall execute such any
6instruments as that are necessary to transfer title, and the natural resources fish,
7wildlife, parks, and forestry
board or its duly authorized agents shall deliver the
8same instruments to the purchaser upon payment of the amount set forth in the
9application.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1038tn 10Section 1038tn. 23.15 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,284,1711 23.15 (4) Said natural resources The fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry board
12effecting the sale of any such lands and structures shall, upon receiving payment
13therefor, deposit the funds in the conservation fund to be used exclusively for the
14purpose of purchasing other areas of land for the creating and establishing of public
15hunting and fishing grounds, wildlife and fish refuges and state parks and for land
16in the lower Lower Wisconsin state riverway State Riverway as defined in s. 30.40
17(15).
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1038tp 18Section 1038tp. 23.16 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,284,2519 23.16 (1) Publication. The department may produce, issue or reprint
20magazines or other periodicals on a periodic basis as it determines, pertaining to fish
21and game, forests, parks, environmental quality and other similar subjects of
22general information. The department may distribute its magazines and periodicals
23by subscription. The department shall charge a fee for any of its magazines or
24periodicals, except that no fee may be charged to a person who is provided a
25subscription to the Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine under s. 29.235.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1038tq
1Section 1038tq. 23.16 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,285,62 23.16 (5) Use of moneys. The department shall use the moneys collected under
3this section for the costs specified in sub. (4). If the moneys collected under this
4section exceed the amount necessary for the costs specified in sub. (4), the
5department shall use the excess for educational and informational activities
6concerning conservation and the environment.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1038tr 7Section 1038tr. 23.165 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,285,108 23.165 (1) Publications. The department may produce, issue, reprint and sell
9publications not published on a periodic basis that pertain to fish and game, forests,
10parks, environmental quality and other similar subjects of general information.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1038ts 11Section 1038ts. 23.165 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,285,1512 23.165 (1m) Photographs, slides, videotapes, artwork. The department may
13produce, issue, reprint and sell photographs, slides, videotapes and artwork if they
14pertain to fish and game, forests, parks, environmental quality and other similar
15subjects of general information.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1038tu 16Section 1038tu. 23.165 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,285,2117 23.165 (5m) Use of moneys. The department shall use the moneys collected
18under this section for the costs specified in sub. (5). If the moneys collected under
19this section exceed the amount necessary for the costs specified in sub. (5), the
20department shall use the excess for educational and informational activities
21concerning conservation and the environment.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,285,22 22590. Page 449, line 23: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,285,23 23" Section 1039ag. 23.179 of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,286,3
123.179 Lake Koshkonong comprehensive project. (1) Definition. In this
2section, "district" means the Rock-Koshkonong public inland lake protection and
3rehabilitation district.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,286,6 4(2) Authorization. The district may implement a project developed and
5approved by the U.S. army corps of engineers to place structures, or fill, or both on
6the bed of Lake Koshkonong for any of the following purposes:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,286,77 (a) To improve navigation or to provide navigation aids.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,286,88 (b) To restore or protect wetland habitat or water quality.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,286,99 (c) To create, restore, or protect fish and wildlife habitat.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,286,1110 (d) To enhance the natural aesthetic value or improve the recreational use of
11the lake.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,286,14 12(3) Location of structures and fill. Any structure or fill placed as part of the
13project authorized under sub. (2) shall be located in Lake Koshkonong within the
14area that consists of Secs. 10, 13, 18, 19, 20, 24, 33, and 35, T 5 N., R 13.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,286,18 15(4) Preliminary requirements. (a) Before beginning any activity involving the
16placement of a structure or fill as part of the project authorized under sub. (2), the
17district shall submit plans and specifications for the project to the department and
18obtain the department's approval for the project.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,286,2019 (b) Before the department gives its approval for a project authorized under sub.
20(2), the department shall do all of the following:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,286,2121 1. Comply with the requirements under s. 1.11.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,286,2422 2. Review the plans and specifications submitted to the department under par.
23(a) and obtain any other information that it determines is necessary to effectively
24evaluate the structural and functional integrity of the structure or fill.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,287,2
13. Hold a public informational meeting to discuss the plans and specifications
2submitted under par. (a).
SB55-ASA1-AA1,287,43 4. Determine that the structure or fill is structurally and functionally sound
4and that the structure or fill will comply with the requirements under sub. (5).
SB55-ASA1-AA1,287,6 5(5) Requirements for structures and fill. A structure or fill placed as part
6of a project authorized under sub. (2) shall meet all of the following requirements:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,287,77 (a) It may not materially affect the flood flow capacity of the Rock River.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,287,88 (b) It may not materially obstruct navigation.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,287,119 (c) It may not cause material injury to the rights of an owner of lands
10underlying the structure or fill or to the rights of a riparian owner who owns lands
11affected by the project.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,287,1212 (d) It may not cause environmental pollution, as defined in s. 299.01 (4).
SB55-ASA1-AA1,287,1313 (e) It may not be detrimental to the public interest.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,287,1414 (f) It must further a purpose specified in sub. (2).
SB55-ASA1-AA1,287,17 15(6) Maintenance by the district. (a) The district shall maintain the structures
16and the fill that are part of the project authorized under sub. (2) to ensure that the
17structures and fill do not impair the safety of the public.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,287,2018 (b) The district shall maintain the structures and the fill that are part of the
19project authorized under sub. (2) so that the structures and fill remain in compliance
20with the requirements listed under sub. (5).
SB55-ASA1-AA1,287,2421 (c) If the department determines that any structure or any fill that is part of
22the project authorized under sub. (2) does not comply with the requirements under
23sub. (5), the department may require the district to modify the structure or fill to
24bring it into compliance or to remove the structure or fill.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,288,2
1(7) Use of structures or fill. Any structure or fill placed as part of the project
2authorized under sub. (2) may be used only for any of the following:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,288,33 (a) As a site for the placement of navigation aids approved by the department.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,288,54 (b) Activities to protect or improve wildlife or fish habitat, including the
5placement of fish or wildlife habitat structures approved by the department.
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