AB700-ASA2,20 9Section 20. 77.81 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB700-ASA2,8,1210 77.81 (2r) "Large property" means one or more separate parcels of land that
11are under the same ownership, that collectively are greater than 1,000 acres in size,
12and that are managed forest land or forest croplands or a combination thereof.
AB700-ASA2,21 13Section 21. 77.81 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB700-ASA2,8,1514 77.81 (4m) "Natural disaster" means fire, ice, snow, wind, flooding, insects, or
15disease.
AB700-ASA2,22 16Section 22. 77.81 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB700-ASA2,23 17Section 23. 77.81 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA2,8,2118 77.81 (6) "Recreational activities" include means recreational outdoor
19activities that are compatible with the practice of forestry, as determined by the
20department. "Recreational activities" includes
hunting, fishing, hiking,
21sight-seeing, cross-country skiing, horseback riding, and staying in cabins.
AB700-ASA2,24 22Section 24. 77.82 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA2,8,2523 77.82 (1) (a) 1. It consists of at least 10 contiguous acres, except as provided in
24this subdivision. The
. This subdivision applies to applications under sub. (2), (4m),
25or (12) that are filed before June 2, 2014.
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1(am) For purposes of par. (a) 1. and 1m., the fact that a lake, river, stream or
2flowage, a public or private road or a railroad or utility right-of-way separates any
3part of the land from any other part does not render a parcel of land noncontiguous.
4If a part of a parcel of at least 10 contiguous acres is separated from another part of
5that parcel by a public road, that part of the parcel may be enrolled in the program,
6even if that part is less than 10 acres, if that part meets the requirement under subd.
72. and is not ineligible under par. (b).
AB700-ASA2,25 8Section 25. 77.82 (1) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB700-ASA2,9,119 77.82 (1) (a) 1m. a. It consists of at least 15 contiguous acres. This subdivision
10applies to applications under sub. (2), (4m), or (12) that are filed on or after June 2,
112014.
AB700-ASA2,9,1612 b. Notwithstanding subd. 1m. a., a parcel may be less than 15 contiguous acres
13if the application is one for renewal of an order under sub. (12), if the order has not
14been previously renewed, if the parcel is at least 10 contiguous acres, and if the owner
15has complied with the management plan that applies to the parcel throughout the
16term of the order.
AB700-ASA2,26 17Section 26. 77.82 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA2,9,2018 77.82 (1) (a) 2. At least 80% of the parcel must be producing or capable of
19producing a minimum of 20 cubic feet of merchantable timber per acre per year,
20except as provided in s. 77.88 (2m)
.
AB700-ASA2,27 21Section 27. 77.82 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA2,9,2422 77.82 (1) (b) 3. A parcel that is developed for a human residence and that is part
23of an order that took effect before the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB
24inserts date]
.
AB700-ASA2,28 25Section 28. 77.82 (1) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
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177.82 (1) (b) 4. A parcel on which a building or an improvement associated with
2a building is located, and the parcel is part of an order that takes effect on or after
3the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date].
AB700-ASA2,29 4Section 29. 77.82 (1) (bn) of the statutes is repealed.
AB700-ASA2,30 5Section 30. 77.82 (1) (bp) of the statutes is created to read:
AB700-ASA2,10,76 77.82 (1) (bp) 1. For purposes of par. (b) 4. and s. 77.88 (3j), and except as
7provided in subd. 2., an improvement is any of the following:
AB700-ASA2,10,98 a. Any accessory building, structure, or fixture that is built or placed on the
9parcel for its benefit.
AB700-ASA2,10,1010 b. Landscaping that is done on the parcel.
AB700-ASA2,10,1111 2. An improvement does not include any of the following:
AB700-ASA2,10,1212 a. A public or private road.
AB700-ASA2,10,1313 b. A railroad or utility right-of way.
AB700-ASA2,10,1514 c. A fence, unless the fence prevents the free and open movement of wild
15animals across any portion of the parcel.
AB700-ASA2,10,1616 d. Culverts.
AB700-ASA2,10,1717 e. Bridges.
AB700-ASA2,10,1818 em. Hunting blinds, as specified by the department by rule.
AB700-ASA2,10,2019 f. Any other building, structure, or fixture that the department specifies by rule
20as being needed for, or as not conflicting with, sound forestry practices.
AB700-ASA2,31 21Section 31. 77.82 (2m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA2,10,2222 77.82 (2m) (title) Fees for applications and management plans.
AB700-ASA2,32 23Section 32. 77.82 (2m) (ac) of the statutes is repealed.
AB700-ASA2,33 24Section 33. 77.82 (2m) (ag) of the statutes is repealed.
AB700-ASA2,34 25Section 34. 77.82 (2m) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
AB700-ASA2,35
1Section 35. 77.82 (2m) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB700-ASA2,36 2Section 36. 77.82 (2m) (dm) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB700-ASA2,37 3Section 37. 77.82 (2m) (dm) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB700-ASA2,38 4Section 38. 77.82 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA2,11,55 77.82 (3) (title) Management plan plans.
AB700-ASA2,39 6Section 39. 77.82 (3) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA2,11,107 77.82 (3) (ag) A proposed management plan shall cover the entire acreage of
8each parcel subject to the application and shall be prepared by an independent a
9certified plan writer or by the department if par. (am) applies on a form provided by
10the department
.
AB700-ASA2,40 11Section 40. 77.82 (3) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
AB700-ASA2,41 12Section 41. 77.82 (3) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA2,11,2013 77.82 (3) (ar) For a each proposed management plan prepared by an
14independent certified plan writer
prepared under par. (ag), the department, after
15considering the owner's forest management objectives as stated under sub. (2) (e),
16shall review and either approve or disapprove the proposed management plan. If the
17department disapproves the proposed plan, it shall inform the applicant of the
18changes necessary to qualify the plan for approval upon subsequent review. At the
19request of the applicant, the department may agree to complete the proposed
20management plan.
AB700-ASA2,42 21Section 42. 77.82 (3) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA2,11,2322 77.82 (3) (c) (intro.) To qualify for approval, a management plan shall include
23all of the following items:
AB700-ASA2,43 24Section 43. 77.82 (3) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA2,12,5
177.82 (3) (g) The department shall certify plan writers and shall promulgate
2rules specifying the qualifications that a person must satisfy to become a certified
3plan writer. For management plans prepared or completed by the department under
4this subsection, the department may contract with plan writers certified by the
5department to prepare and complete these plans.
AB700-ASA2,44 6Section 44. 77.82 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB700-ASA2,12,107 77.82 (3m) Management plans; large properties. (a) Notwithstanding sub.
8(3) (c), the department may modify any item that is required in a management plan
9for a large property. In determining whether to make a modification, the department
10shall consider all of the following:
AB700-ASA2,12,1311 1. Whether the owner of the large property owns other land that is designated
12as managed forest land or that are forest croplands subject to a contract under s.
1377.03.
AB700-ASA2,12,1514 2. The total number of counties in which either or both of the following are
15located:
AB700-ASA2,12,1616 a. Land that is covered by the proposed management plan.
AB700-ASA2,12,1817 b. Land that is owned by the applicant and that is either designated as
18managed forest land or that are forest croplands.
AB700-ASA2,12,2019 3. Whether a management plan that has been prepared by or for the applicant
20and that is acceptable to the department exists and is available for review.
AB700-ASA2,12,2421 4. Whether the owner submits a written commitment that the owner will
22provide any information from the owner's management plan that may be requested
23by the department. The commitment shall describe the proposed management plan
24and shall include a procedure to be used to amend or update the plan.
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15. Whether the owner has demonstrated that it has consistent access to
2technical forest management assistance provided by its own staff or consultants.
AB700-ASA2,13,83 (b) If the managed forest land that remains after a withdrawal or transfer of
4ownership no longer constitutes a large property, the department shall notify the
5owner of the land remaining subject to the managed forest land order that the owner
6must prepare a new management plan for the remaining land. The new plan shall
7be prepared in accordance with the procedures and requirements under sub. (3). The
8owner shall submit the plan to the department within one year after being notified.
AB700-ASA2,45 9Section 45. 77.82 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700-ASA2,13,2010 77.82 (4) Additions to managed forest land. An owner of land that is
11designated as managed forest land under an order that takes effect on or after April
1228, 2004,
may file an application with the department to designate as managed forest
13land an additional parcel of land if the additional parcel is at least 3 acres in size and
14is contiguous to any of that designated land. The application shall be accompanied
15by a nonrefundable $20 application recording fee unless a different amount for the
16fee is established by the department by rule at an amount equal to the average
17expense to the department of recording an order issued under this subchapter. The
18fee shall be deposited in the conservation fund and credited to the appropriation
19under s. 20.370 (1) (cr). The application shall be filed on a department form and shall
20contain any additional information required by the department.
AB700-ASA2,46 21Section 46. 77.82 (4g) of the statutes is repealed.
AB700-ASA2,47 22Section 47. 77.82 (4m) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB700-ASA2,48 23Section 48. 77.82 (12) of the statutes is renumbered 77.82 (12) (a) (intro.) and
24amended to read:
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177.82 (12) (a) (intro.) An owner of managed forest land may file an application
2with the department under sub. (2) for renewal of the order. An application for
3renewal shall be filed no later than the June 1 before the expiration date of the order.
4The application shall specify whether the owner wants the order renewed for 25 or
550 years. The provisions under subs. (3), (5), (6), and (7) do not apply to an application
6under this subsection paragraph. The department may deny the application only if
7the any of the following apply:
AB700-ASA2,14,8 81. The land fails to meet the eligibility requirements under sub. (1), if the.
AB700-ASA2,14,10 93. The owner has failed to comply with the management plan that is in effect
10on the date that the application for renewal is filed, or if there.
AB700-ASA2,14,11 117. There are delinquent taxes on the land.
AB700-ASA2,14,13 12(b) If the application is denied, the department shall state the reason for the
13denial in writing.
AB700-ASA2,49 14Section 49. 77.82 (12) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB700-ASA2,14,1715 77.82 (12) (a) 2. The land that is subject to the application for renewal of the
16order is not identical to the land that is designated as managed forest land under the
17existing order.
AB700-ASA2,50 18Section 50. 77.82 (12) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB700-ASA2,14,2219 77.82 (12) (a) 4. The management plan does not contain any mandatory
20forestry or soil conservation practices, as described in sub. (3) (c) 6. and 7., or any
21mandatory management activities, as described in sub. (3) (d), that the department
22determines are required to be continued during the term of the renewed order.
AB700-ASA2,51 23Section 51. 77.82 (12) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB700-ASA2,15,224 77.82 (12) (a) 5. No review of the mandatory forestry or soil conservation
25practices or the mandatory management activities contained in the management

1plan has been conducted within the 5 years immediately preceding the date of the
2application for renewal.
AB700-ASA2,52 3Section 52. 77.82 (12) (a) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
AB700-ASA2,15,74 77.82 (12) (a) 6. Within the 5 years immediately preceding the date of the
5application for renewal, the management plan has not been updated to reflect the
6completion of any forestry or soil conservation practices or management activities
7contained in the plan.
AB700-ASA2,53 8Section 53. 77.83 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 77.83 (1g), and 77.83 (1g)
9(title), (a) (intro.), (b) (intro.) and (c), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB700-ASA2,15,1310 77.83 (1g) (title) Closed areas; certain large properties. (a) (intro.) An owner
11of a large property that is not leasable managed forest land may designate some of
12the owner's
land that is subject to a managed forest land order as closed to public
13access. The closed area may consist of either:
AB700-ASA2,15,1614 (b) (intro.) If any area of an owner's managed forest land is already designated
15as closed under this subsection, an addition to the land approved under s. 77.82 (7)
16(b) may be designated as closed only under the following conditions:
AB700-ASA2,15,2017 (c) If all or any part of an owner's closed managed forest land that is subject to
18this subsection
is withdrawn or transferred as provided under s. 77.88, the owner
19may designate a different or an additional closed area if it meets the requirements
20of par. (b).
AB700-ASA2,54 21Section 54. 77.83 (1b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB700-ASA2,15,2422 77.83 (1b) Definition. In this section, "leasable managed forest land" means
23managed forest land for which a lease or other agreement may be entered into under
24sub. (2) (ar).
AB700-ASA2,55 25Section 55. 77.83 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:
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177.83 (1c) Closed areas. Except as provided in sub. (1g), an owner of managed
2forest land may designate any or all of the owner's land that is subject to a managed
3forest land order as closed to public access.
AB700-ASA2,56 4Section 56. 77.83 (1m) of the statutes is renumbered 77.83 (1m) (a).
AB700-ASA2,57 5Section 57. 77.83 (1m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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