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125.17
(1) (aq) Cash building projects fund (s. 25.91).".
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25.17
(1) (fs) Forestry fund (s. 25.28).
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25.17
(1) (fv) Forestry land endowment fund (s. 25.294);".
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25.17
(1) (yt) Wisconsin outdoor wildlife heritage trust fund (s. 25.297)
.".
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(59) Invest or deposit money from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1)
17(fm) in a public depository located in this state that is
at least 51% owned by a
18minority group member or minority group members, as defined in s. 560.036 (1) (f) 19a minority business certified by the department of commerce under s. 560.036 (2).".
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2225.28 Forestry fund. (1) There is established a separate nonlapsible trust
23fund designated as the forestry fund to consist of all of the following:
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1(a) All moneys accruing to the state for or in behalf of the department of forestry
2under s. 29.235 (6) and chs. 23, 26, 27, and 28.
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(b) All moneys received under subchs. I and VI of ch. 77.
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(c) All moneys received under s. 70.58.
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(d) All other state funds appropriated or transferred to the forestry fund.
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6(2) All moneys received from the United States for fire prevention and control,
7forest planting, and other forestry activities shall be devoted to the purposes for
8which these moneys are received.
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25.29
(1) (a) Except as provided in ss. 25.293 and 25.295, all moneys accruing
11to the state for or in behalf of the department under chs. 26, 27, 28, 29
, and 350,
12subchs. I and VI of ch. 77 and ss. 23.09 to 23.31, 23.325 to 23.42, 23.50 to 23.99, 30.50
13to 30.55,
70.58, 71.10 (5) and 71.30 (10), including grants received from the federal
14government or any of its agencies except as otherwise provided by law.".
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25.29
(3g) For purposes of sub. (3) and s. 29.037, the joint committee on finance
18shall determine what constitutes the administration of the department when it is
19exercising its responsibilities that are specific to the management of the fish and
20wildlife resources of this state.".
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2325.297 Wisconsin outdoor wildlife heritage trust fund. There is
24established a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the Wisconsin outdoor
1wildlife heritage trust fund, to consist of all gifts, grants, or bequests or other
2contributions made to the Wisconsin outdoor wildlife heritage trust fund.".
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4"
Section 1119c. 25.29 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act ....
5(this act), is amended to read:
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25.29
(6) All moneys received from the United States
for fire prevention and
7control, forest planting and other forestry activities, for wildlife restoration projects
8and fish restoration and management projects, and for other purposes shall be
9devoted to the purposes for which these moneys are received.
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11Section 1119L. 25.29 (7) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 25.28 (3) (am) and
12amended to read:
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25.28
(3) (am) Eight percent of the tax levied under s. 70.58 or of the funds
14provided for in lieu of the levy shall be used to acquire and develop forests of the state
15for the purposes or capable of providing the benefits described under s. 28.04 (2)
16within areas approved by the department
of forestry and the governor and located
17within the region composed of Manitowoc, Calumet, Winnebago, Sheboygan, Fond
18du Lac, Ozaukee, Washington, Dodge, Milwaukee, Waukesha, Jefferson, Racine,
19Kenosha, Walworth, Rock and Outagamie counties.
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20Section 1119p. 25.29 (7) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 25.28 (3) (b) and
21amended to read:
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(3) (b) An additional 4% of the tax levied under s. 70.58 or of the funds
23provided in lieu of the levy shall be used to purchase forests for the state for the
24purposes or capable of providing the benefits described under s. 28.04 (2) within
1areas approved by the department
of forestry and the governor and located within
2the region specified under par.
(a) (am).
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425.294 Forestry land endowment fund. There is established a separate
5nonlapsible trust fund designated as the forestry land endowment fund, to consist
6of:
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7(1) All gifts, grants, or bequests made to the forestry land endowment fund. The
8department of forestry may convert any noncash gift, grant, or bequest into cash for
9deposit into the fund.
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10(2) All interest and other income generated from these gifts, grants, and
11bequests.
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(1) (b) Notwithstanding s. 23.15 (4), all moneys received by the
14department of natural resources state from utility easements on property located in
15the state park system, a southern state forest, or a state recreation area
under ss.
1623.09 (10), 27.01 (2) (g) and 28.02 (5).".
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2125.463 Agricultural producer security fund. There is established a
22separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the agricultural producer security
23fund, to consist of all fees, surcharges, assessments, reimbursements, and proceeds
1of surety bonds received by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer
2protection under ch. 126.".
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525.61 VendorNet fund. There is created a separate nonlapsible trust fund
6designated as the VendorNet fund consisting of all revenues accruing to the state
7from fees assessed under
s. ss. 16.701
and 16.702 (1) and from gifts, grants
, and
8bequests made for the purposes of
s. ss. 16.701
and 16.702 (1) and moneys transferred
9to the fund from other funds.".
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(1) (d) Beginning in fiscal year 2003-04, all moneys transferred from the
16permanent endowment fund under s. 13.101 (16) (b).".
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25.75
(2) Creation. There is created a separate nonlapsible trust fund known
23as the lottery fund, to consist of gross lottery revenues received by the department
1of revenue and moneys transferred to the lottery fund under ss.
20.435 (7) (kg), 220.455 (2) (g)
, and 20.505 (8) (am), (g)
, and (jm).".
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1025.86 Cemetery management insurance fund. There is established a
11separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the cemetery management insurance
12fund, to consist of the moneys received under s. 69.22 (7).".
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1525.91 Cash building projects fund. There is created a separate nonlapsible
16fund designated as the cash building projects fund, consisting of moneys transferred
17from the general fund under s. 16.518 (4).".
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2026.01 Definition. In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise
21"department" means the department of
natural resources forestry.
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126.06
(1) Foresters, forest supervisors,
and state forest rangers and wardens
2of the department and the cruisers and foresters of the board of commissioners of
3public lands have the enforcement powers specified in s. 26.97 with respect to, and
4may seize, without process, any forest products unlawfully severed from public lands
5of the state, federal lands leased to the state, county forest lands entered under s.
628.11, forest croplands entered under subch. I of ch. 77
, or managed forest land
7designated under subch. VI of ch. 77. Seized products cut from lands under the
8control of the board of commissioners of public lands shall be held for the
9commissioners and those cut from forest croplands, managed forest land
, or county
10forest shall be held for the owner, and subject to the payment of severance taxes, yield
11taxes or severance share thereon to the state. Products cut from state forest lands
12or federal lands leased to the department shall be appraised and sold. Products
13appraised at more than $500 shall be sold on sealed bids not less than 10 days after
14a class 1 notice has been published, under ch. 985, in the county where the material
15is located. Any sheriff may seize and hold for the owner thereof any forest products
16unlawfully severed or removed.
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(1) The department
of forestry may
, from time to time, lease parts or
19parcels of
state park lands or state forest lands
, other than lands in southern state
20forests. The department of natural resources may lease parts or parcels of state park
21lands or lands in southern state forests. These leases shall contain proper covenants
22to guard against trespass and waste. The rents arising from these leases shall be
23paid into the state treasury to the credit of the proper fund. Licenses also may be
24granted to prospect for ore or mineral upon any of these lands; but proper security
25shall be taken that the licensees will fully inform the department
that grants a
1license of every discovery of ore or mineral and will restore the surface to its former
2condition and value if no discovery of valuable deposits is made. The department
3that enters into a lease or grants a license shall retain a copy of each lease or license
4and file the original in the office of the board of commissioners of public lands.
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(2) (a) Except as provided under pars. (b) to (d),
the department may lease
7state park land or state forest land for leases under sub. (1) shall be for terms not
8exceeding 15 years.".
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(3) The department
of natural resources and the department of forestry 12shall furnish to the board of commissioners of public lands such maps, plats, surveys,
13valuations, information
, and other services as the board may request respecting any
14of the public lands, for use by it in granting leases or licenses or in making sales under
15s. 24.39.
