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(4r) Agreement between departments. (a) For each fiscal year, the
23department of natural resources and the department of forestry shall enter into an
24agreement establishing all of the following:
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11. The amount of funding from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) that
2will be obligated for the land acquisition subprogram under sub. (3) and the amount
3of funding from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) that will be obligated for
4the property development and local assistance subprogram under sub. (4).
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2. For the land acquisition subprogram, the amount of funding from the
6appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) that will be obligated for the acquisition of state
7forest land, for each of the purposes specified in s. 23.09 (2) (d), and for the grants for
8each of these purposes under s. 23.096, other than for the projects or activities
9specified under s. 23.197.
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3. For the property development and local assistance subprogram, the amount
11of funding from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) that will be obligated for
12each of the purposes listed under sub. (4) (b) and (c), other than for the projects or
13activities specified under ss. 23.197 and 23.198.
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4. The priorities under sub. (3) (c).
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(b) The secretary of administration shall resolve any disputes between the
16departments concerning the agreement under par. (a).".
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17701. Page 447, line 9: delete lines 9 to 11 and substitute "conservation
18organization shall submit to the department
two appraisals if the department
19estimates that the fair market value of the land exceeds $200,000
at least one
20appraisal and the department shall obtain its own independent appraisal.".
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2323.0957 (title)
Annual grants to a nonstock, nonprofit corporation;
24urban land conservation projects
.
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(1) (title)
Definitions.
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(1) (b) "Interested group" means a community group, nonprofit
5organization
, or local governmental unit that is interested
in environmental quality
6issues and in acquiring
urban, developing, maintaining, or restoring land for
one or
7more urban
forestry protection, water resource management, conservation,
8recreation or other urban open space conservation purposes.
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(1) (c) "Urban conservation purpose" means an urban, open space
11conservation or restoration area; urban forest protection or enhancement; water
12resource management in urban areas; resource management strategies for urban
13areas; conservation activities in an urban area; or recreation activities in an urban
14area.
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(2) Recipient requirements. (intro.) The department shall provide
17one grant of
$75,000 $150,000 in each fiscal year,
beginning with fiscal year
181999-2000 to be used for one or more urban conservation purposes, to a nonstock,
19nonprofit corporation that meets all of the following requirements:
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20Section 1036f. 23.0957 (2) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2001
21Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
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(2) Recipient requirements. (intro.) The department
of natural
23resources and beginning with fiscal year 2002-03, the department of forestry shall
24provide one grant of $150,000 in each fiscal year, to be used for one or more urban
1conservation purposes, to a nonstock, nonprofit corporation that meets all of the
2following requirements:
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(2) (d) The corporation contributes
$25,000 $50,000 in funds
annually 9to be used with the grant
that it receives under this subsection.
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(2) (e) The corporation contributes substantial support to a network
12that encourages activities that further one or more urban conservation purposes in
13various urban communities in this state.
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(2r) Authorized activities.
A corporation receiving a grant under sub.
16(2) may use proceeds from the grant for projects that are for one or more urban
17conservation purposes and that are undertaken by the corporation. For urban, open
18space projects, conservation projects in urban areas, or recreation projects in urban
19areas undertaken by the corporation, the corporation may use the proceeds for the
20acquisition of land for these projects.
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(3) Required activities. (intro.) A corporation receiving a grant under
23sub. (2)
may use the grant for urban forest protection, water resource enhancement
24or other urban open space objectives and shall
do
use proceeds from the grant to do 25all of the following
with the grant:
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1Section 1036r. 23.0957 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 23.0957 (3) (a)
2(intro.) and amended to read:
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(3) (a) (intro.) Provide to interested groups technical assistance,
4especially
in the areas of urban open space real estate transactions, reclaiming and
5restoring the natural values of urban parks, urban forests and open space areas,
6designing and constructing amenities in open space areas, on all of the following
7topics:
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81. Methods of cultivating citizen participation in acquiring, developing
, and
9maintaining
urban, open space areas
and securing.
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102. Methods of securing public financing for
urban, open space areas.
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(3) (a) 3. Comprehensive management methods for urban forests.
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(3) (a) 4. The use of resource management strategies to improve water
15and air quality and to revitalize urban communities.
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(3) (a) 5. Methods for reducing the presence of toxic substances in
18residential neighborhoods in urban areas.
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(3) (a) 6. Methods for promoting environmental education and
21environmental stewardship in urban communities.
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(3) (c) Assist
community
interested groups
, nonprofit organizations
24and local governmental units in acquiring
urban property for open space, developing,
25maintaining, or restoring land for one or more urban conservation purposes
and in
1restoring urban property acquired for conservation, recreation and other open space
2purposes.
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(3) (d) For each fiscal year, prepare a report detailing the activities for
5which a grant under sub. (2) is expended. Copies of the report shall be submitted to
6the department and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature, as
7determined by the speaker of the assembly
or and the president of the senate.
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8Section 1036x. 23.0957 (3) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin
9Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
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(3) (d) For each fiscal year, prepare a report detailing the activities for
11which a grant under sub. (2) is expended.
Copies
Beginning with the report for fiscal
12year 2002-03, copies of the report shall be submitted to the department
of forestry 13and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature, as determined by the
14speaker of the assembly and the president of the senate.
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2023.0963 Racine museum. (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (cq),
21beginning with fiscal year 2001-02 and ending with 2004-05, the department,
22subject to sub (2), shall provide $500,000 in funding in each fiscal year to Racine
23County for the construction of the Discovery Place museum as part of the Heritage
24museum in the city of Racine.
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1(2) The department may not provide the funding for construction under sub.
2(1) unless the department of administration has reviewed and approved the
3applicable plans for the construction.".
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623.0919 Forestry land endowment fund.
(1) In this section, "land"
7includes any buildings, facilities, or other structures located on the land.
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8(2) Unless the secretary of forestry determines otherwise in a specific case, only
9the income from the gifts, grants, or bequests in the forestry land endowment fund
10is available for expenditure. The secretary of forestry may authorize expenditures
11only for preserving, developing, managing, or maintaining land that is under the
12jurisdiction of the department of forestry and that is used for conservation purposes.
13In this subsection, unless otherwise provided in a gift, grant, or bequest, principal
14and income are determined as provided under s. 701.20 (3).
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(5) (a) The department shall determine the value of land or an easement
17donated to the department that is within a habitat area and is dedicated for purposes
18of habitat protection, enhancement
, or restoration. For an easement, the valuation
19shall be based on the extent to which the fair market value of the land is diminished
20by the transfer. Except as provided in par. (b), an amount of money equal to the value
21of the donation shall be released from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) or
22(tz) or both to be used for habitat protection, enhancement
, or restoration activities
23for the same habitat area in which any donation was made on or after
24August 9, 1989. The department shall determine how the moneys being released are
1to be allocated from these appropriations.
The amounts released from the
2appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) shall be subject to the agreement under s.
323.0917 (4r).
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23.094
(4) (a) The department shall determine the value of land or an easement
6donated to the department for purposes of this section and for stream bank
7protection under s. 23.096. For an easement, the valuation shall be based on the
8extent to which the fair market value of the land is diminished by the transfer.
9Except as provided in par. (b), an amount of money equal to the value of the donation
10shall be released from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) or (tz) or both to be
11used to acquire easements and land under this section and s. 23.096 for the same
12stream for which any donation was made on or after August 9, 1989. The
13department shall determine how the moneys being released are to be allocated from
14these appropriations.
The amounts released from the appropriation under s. 20.866
15(2) (ta) shall be subject to the agreement under s. 23.0917 (4r).
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23.095
(1m) (title)
Prohibition on
department land certain state lands.
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(1m) (a) No person may damage or attempt to damage any natural
20resource or any archaeological feature located on state-owned lands that are under
21the supervision, management
, and control of the department
except as of natural
22resources or the department of forestry unless the person is authorized
to do so by
23the department
of natural resources or the department of forestry.
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123.0955
(2) (am)
Beginning in fiscal year 1997-98, the The department may
2provide an annual award one grant
of $150,000 in each fiscal year to a nonstock,
3nonprofit corporation that meets all of the qualifications under par. (a).
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(2) (c) If the department awards a grant under this subsection, the
6department shall pay part of the grant in an amount equal to $112,500 from the
7appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (aw) to the corporation receiving the grant, and the
8department of forestry shall pay part of the grant in an amount equal to $37,500 from
9the appropriation under s. 20.375 (2) (rq) to the corporation receiving the grant.
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(1) (intro.)
From the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (aw), the The 12department shall
provide award one grant of $85,000 in each fiscal year
, beginning
13with fiscal year 2000-01, to a nonstock, nonprofit corporation that is described under
14section
501 (c) (3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code and organized in this state if
15the corporation meets all of the following requirements:
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(3) The department shall pay part of the grant in an amount equal to
18$42,500 from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (aw) to the corporation receiving
19the grant, and the department of forestry shall pay part of the grant in an amount
20equal to $42,500 from the appropriation under s. 20.375 (2) (rq) to the corporation
21receiving the grant.
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(2) (a) The department may award grants from the appropriation under
24s. 20.866 (2) (ta) or (tz) to nonprofit conservation organizations to acquire property
25for all of the purposes described in ss. 23.09 (2) (d)
1. to 7. 2., 3., 4., 6., 9., 11., 12. and
115., (19), (20)
, and (20m), 23.092, 23.094, 23.17, 23.175, 23.27, 23.29, 23.293, 30.24
, 2and 30.277
and for state forests, and for forest nurseries and experimental stations.
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(2) (am) In determining which grants will be awarded under this
5section, the department of forestry and the department of natural resources shall
6both approve each grant. Any dispute regarding which nonprofit conservation
7organization will receive a grant under this section shall be resolved by the secretary
8of administration. The grants awarded under this section from the appropriation
9under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) shall be subject to the agreement under s. 23.0917 (4r).
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(3) (intro.)
In Except as provided in sub. (3m), in order to receive a grant
12under this section, the nonprofit conservation organization shall enter into a
13contract with the department that contains all of the following provisions:
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(3m) In order to receive a grant under this section for state forests, other
16than southern state forests, or for forest nurseries or experimental stations, the
17nonprofit conservation organization shall enter into a contract with the department
18of forestry that contains all of the provisions under sub. (3).
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(4) (a) 1. The department
that entered into the contract under sub. (3)
21or (3m) approves the subsequent sale or transfer.
