AB150, s. 1238 14Section 1238. 23.09 (12) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,601,2015 23.09 (12) (c) State aid under this subsection to any county shall be distributed
16by the department according to the procedures adopted by the natural resources
17board
department. State aid granted to any county under this subsection shall be
18matched by the county and the state's share may not exceed one-half of the actual
19cost of the project. Personnel, equipment and materials furnished by the county may
20be included in computing the county share contribution.
AB150, s. 1239 21Section 1239. 23.09 (13) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 1240 22Section 1240. 23.09 (17m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,601,2423 23.09 (17m) (title) Grants to counties for the development of wildlife
24habitat on county forests.
AB150, s. 1241 25Section 1241. 23.09 (17m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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123.09 (17m) (a) The county board of any county, which by resolution indicates
2its desire to improve the natural environment for game and nongame species on
3county lands entered under s. 28.11, may make application to the department for the
4allocation of funds appropriated for such purposes by s. 20.370 (4) (bq) (5) (as).
AB150, s. 1242 5Section 1242 . 23.09 (17m) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
6Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB150,602,107 23.09 (17m) (a) The county board of any county, which by resolution indicates
8its desire to improve the natural environment for game and nongame species wildlife
9on county lands entered under s. 28.11, may make application to the department for
10the allocation of funds appropriated for such purposes by s. 20.370 (5) (as).
****Note: This is reconciled s. 23.09 (17m) (a). This Section has been affected by
drafts with the following LRB numbers: LRB-0869 and LRB-0937.
AB150, s. 1243 11Section 1243. 23.09 (17m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,602,1912 23.09 (17m) (b) The annual appropriation for each county shall not exceed 5
13cents for each acre entered under s. 28.11, but any funds remaining from the
14appropriation made by s. 20.370 (4) (bq) (5) (as) and unallocated to the counties on
15March 31 of each year may be allotted to any county in an amount not to exceed an
16additional 5 cents per acre under the procedure established in this subsection. These
17aids shall be used to undertake management activities provided in the
18comprehensive county forest land use plan and included in the annual work plan and
19budget.
AB150, s. 1244 20Section 1244 . 23.09 (17m) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
21Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB150,603,622 23.09 (17m) (b) The annual appropriation allocation for each county shall not
23exceed 5 10 cents for each acre entered under s. 28.11, but any funds remaining from

1the appropriation made by s. 20.370 (5) (as) and unallocated to the counties on March
231 of each year may be allotted to any county in an amount not to exceed an additional
35 10 cents per acre under the procedure established in this subsection. These aids
4shall be used to undertake wildlife management activities provided in the
5comprehensive county forest land use plan and included in the annual work plan and
6budget.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 23.09 (17m) (b). This Section has been affected by
drafts with the following LRB numbers: LRB-0869 and LRB-0937.
AB150, s. 1245 7Section 1245. 23.09 (17m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,603,118 23.09 (17m) (c) Management Wildlife management operations shall be limited
9to approved projects designed to benefit both game and nongame species and the
10natural environment
wildlife, its habitat and the overall health and diversity of
11native plant and animal communities
.
AB150, s. 1246 12Section 1246. 23.09 (17m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,603,2113 23.09 (17m) (d) Application shall be made in the manner and on forms
14prescribed by the department. The
as part of the comprehensive county forest land
15use plan prepared under s. 28.11. Before approving the plan, the
department shall
16investigate all project proposals to satisfy itself make certain that the project is
17feasible, desirable and consistent with such plans the plan. If the department so
18finds, it may make advance payment as it determines to be reasonable and proper

19approves the plan, the department shall pay the aids to the game wildlife
20management fund account of any the county. The county's wildlife management fund
21shall be a nonlapsing account except as provided in pars. (h) and (hg).
AB150, s. 1247 22Section 1247. 23.09 (17m) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 1248 23Section 1248. 23.09 (17m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
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123.09 (17m) (f) Completion of such projects authorized by the department shall
2be certified by a representative of the department. All records of receipts and
3expenditures from the county game wildlife management fund account shall be
4available to the department for inspection and audit at any time.
AB150, s. 1249 5Section 1249. 23.09 (17m) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,604,106 23.09 (17m) (g) Any unauthorized expenditures from the county game wildlife
7management fund account shall be restored to such fund upon demand by the
8department and if not restored shall become a charge against the county and the
9secretary of state shall include such unpaid sums in the state tax levy of the
10respective counties in subsequent years.
AB150, s. 1250 11Section 1250. 23.09 (17m) (h) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150,604,1512 23.09 (17m) (h) If the amount of the unencumbered balance in a county's
13wildlife management fund account exceeds either of the following, the department
14may demand that the county repay to the department the excess amount to the
15department:
AB150,604,1716 1. The amount that is equal to the sum of the allocations received by the county
17for the 3 previous years.
AB150,604,1918 2. The amount, as determined by the department, that is required for the
19purposes of this subsection.
AB150, s. 1251 20Section 1251. 23.09 (17m) (hg) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,604,2321 23.09 (17m) (hg) If the unencumbered balance in a county's wildlife
22management fund exceeds both of the amounts specified in par. (h) 1. and 2., the
23department may demand that the county repay either excess amount.
AB150, s. 1252 24Section 1252. 23.09 (17m) (hr) of the statutes is created to read:
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123.09 (17m) (hr) If the county fails to comply with the department's demand
2under par. (h) or (hg), the applicable excess amount shall become a charge against
3the county, and the secretary of state shall include the amount in the state tax levy
4of the county in subsequent years.
AB150, s. 1253 5Section 1253. 23.09 (17m) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,605,96 23.09 (17m) (i) Expenditures under this subsection on any land withdrawn
7from s. 28.11 and the title to which is transferred by the county to other than a public
8agency shall be reimbursed to the department in an amount not to exceed the
9prorated value of the remaining useful lifetime of the wildlife habitat development.
AB150, s. 1254 10Section 1254. 23.09 (18) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,605,1911 23.09 (18) (b) The amount of the payment made in a fiscal year to an eligible
12county shall equal the county's proportionate share of the moneys appropriated
13under s. 20.370 (4) (au) (5) (br) for the fiscal year. An eligible county's proportionate
14share shall equal the number of acres within its boundaries that are entered on the
15tax roll under s. 77.04 (1) or 77.84 (1) on July 1 of the fiscal year divided by the total
16number of acres that are entered on the tax roll under s. 77.04 (1) or 77.84 (1) on that
17same date and that are within the boundaries of counties that are eligible for
18payments under this section, multiplied by the amount appropriated under s. 20.370
19(4) (au) (5) (br) for the fiscal year.
AB150, s. 1255 20Section 1255. 23.09 (21m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,605,2421 23.09 (21m) Environmental cleanup. The department may engage in
22environmental clean-up activities on the lands under its ownership, management,
23supervision or control or on the lands under the ownership, management,
24supervision or control of the department of tourism and parks
.
AB150, s. 1256 25Section 1256. 23.09 (22) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 1257
1Section 1257. 23.09 (23) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 1258 2Section 1258. 23.09 (25) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,606,143 23.09 (25) (a) The department shall administer an off-the-road Type 1
4motorcycle recreational aid program from moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (4)
5(bv)
(5) (cv). The department shall distribute these funds to towns, villages, cities,
6counties and federal agencies for the acquisition, development, operation and
7maintenance of off-the-road Type 1 motorcycle trails and facilities. The department
8may distribute these funds before July 1, 1989, to towns, villages, cities, counties and
9federal agencies for the acquisition, development, operation and maintenance of
10all-terrain vehicle areas and trails if these areas and trails are also available for use
11by off-the-road Type 1 motorcycles. In addition, the department may expend
12moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (4) (bv) (5) (cv) for the development and
13maintenance of existing off-the-road Type 1 motorcycle trails at the Black River
14state forest and the Bong state recreation area.
AB150, s. 1259 15Section 1259. 23.09 (26) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,606,2116 23.09 (26) (am) 2. Enter into agreements with the department of natural
17resources
to use for snowmobile trails, facilities or areas lands owned or leased by
18the department of natural resources or the department of tourism and parks. No
19lands of the department of natural resources or of the department of tourism and
20parks that are
to be used for snowmobiling purposes within the meaning of this
21subsection may be obtained through condemnation.
AB150, s. 1260 22Section 1260. 23.091 of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this
23act), is renumbered 27.0132.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 23.091. The section has been affected by LRB-2161
and LRB-1779.
AB150, s. 1261
1Section 1261. 23.091 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,607,62 23.091 (2) Master plan. The department may designate a recreational area
3only after a master plan for use and management of the area is prepared, public
4hearings on the plan are held in the county where the largest portion of land in the
5project is located, the procedures prescribed in s. 1.11 are complied with, and the plan
6is approved by the natural resources board secretary.
AB150, s. 1262 7Section 1262. 23.0913 of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,607,13 823.0913 Natural resource management areas. The department may
9acquire, develop, operate and maintain land that provides multiple natural resource
10values, including scenic, environmental, recreational or other natural values. The
11department shall designate the land as a state natural resource management area.
12The department may name a state natural resource management area after a
13predominant natural feature that is located in the area.
AB150, s. 1263 14Section 1263. 23.0915 (1v) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,607,1815 23.0915 (1v) Agreement between departments. (a) For each fiscal year the
16department of natural resources and the department of tourism and parks shall
17enter into an agreement establishing the amount of funding from the appropriation
18under s. 20.866 (2) (tz) that will be expended for each of the following:
AB150,607,1919 1. General land acquisition under s. 23.09 (2dm) and (2p).
AB150,607,2120 2. Ice age trail under ss. 27.0135 and 27.0136 and for grants for the ice age trail
21under s. 23.096.
AB150,607,2222 3. For general property development under sub. (1) (b).
AB150,607,2423 (b) The secretary of administration shall resolve any disputes between the
24departments concerning the agreement on these funding amounts.
AB150, s. 1264 25Section 1264. 23.0915 (2) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,608,7
123.0915 (2) (d) (intro.) In a given fiscal year, in addition to expending the
2amount designated for a purpose under sub. (1) (a) or (c) to (k), or the amount equal
3to the expenditure limit for that purpose, as adjusted under pars. (a) and (b),
4whichever amount is applicable, the department may also expend for that purpose
5up to 50% of the designated amount for that purpose for the given fiscal year for a
6project or activity if the natural resources board secretary determines all of the
7following:
AB150, s. 1265 8Section 1265. 23.0915 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,608,139 23.0915 (2m) (a) From the moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (tz), the
10department of natural resources shall set aside for the period of time specified in sub.
11(1) (L) $400,000 to be used spent by the department of tourism and parks only for the
12development of a state park to be located in the Menomonee valley in the city of
13Milwaukee and to be designated as the Henry Aaron State Park.
AB150, s. 1266 14Section 1266. 23.0915 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,608,1715 23.0915 (2m) (b) Before spending any of the moneys set aside under par. (a),
16the department of tourism and parks, in consultation with the city of Milwaukee and
17other interested parties, shall develop a plan to finance the state park.
AB150, s. 1267 18Section 1267. 23.096 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,608,2419 23.096 (2) The department may award grants to nonprofit conservation
20organizations to acquire property for the purposes described in ss. 23.09 (19), 23.092,
2123.094, 23.17, 23.175, 23.27, 23.29, 23.293 27.0135, 27.0136 and 30.277 (2) (a). For
22grants for the purposes described in ss. 27.0135 and 27.0136, the department of
23tourism and parks shall determine the recipients of the grants and the amounts of
24the grants.
AB150, s. 1268 25Section 1268. 23.096 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,609,3
123.096 (3) (intro.) In Except as provided in sub. (3m), in order to receive a grant
2under this section, the nonprofit conservation organization shall enter into a
3contract with the department that contains all of the following provisions:
AB150, s. 1269 4Section 1269. 23.096 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,609,85 23.096 (3m) In order to receive a grant under this section for the purposes
6described in ss. 27.0135 and 27.0136, the nonprofit conservation organization shall
7enter into a contract with the department of tourism and parks that contains all of
8the provisions under sub. (3).
AB150, s. 1270 9Section 1270. 23.096 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,609,1110 23.096 (4) (a) 1. The department that entered into the contract under sub. (3)
11approves the subsequent sale or transfer.
AB150, s. 1271 12Section 1271. 23.096 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,609,1513 23.096 (4) (a) 2. The party to whom the property is sold or transferred enters
14into a new contract with the department specified in subd. 1. that contains the
15provisions under sub. (3).
AB150, s. 1272 16Section 1272. 23.096 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,609,1917 23.096 (4) (b) The nonprofit conservation organization may subsequently sell
18or transfer the acquired property to satisfy a debt or other obligation if the
19department that entered the contract under sub. (3) approves the sale or transfer.
AB150, s. 1273 20Section 1273. 23.098 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 23.098 (2) (a) and
21amended to read:
AB150,610,222 23.098 (2) (a) The department of natural resources and the department of
23tourism and parks
shall establish jointly administer a program to that will expend
24in each fiscal year up to $100,000 from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz) for

1grants to friends groups for projects for property development activities in state
2parks or state forests.
AB150, s. 1274 3Section 1274. 23.098 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,610,84 23.098 (2) (c) In promulgating the rules under par. (b) that will apply to state
5parks or southern state forests, the department of tourism and parks must approve
6the criteria established before the rules are promulgated. Any dispute regarding the
7criteria shall be resolved by the secretary of administration determining which
8criteria will be promulgated.
AB150, s. 1275 9Section 1275. 23.098 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,610,1410 23.098 (2) (d) In determining which friends group will receive a grant under
11this section for a state park or a southern state forest, the department of tourism and
12parks and the department of natural resources shall both approve each grant. Any
13dispute regarding which friends groups will receive a grant under this section shall
14be resolved by the secretary of administration.
AB150, s. 1276 15Section 1276. 23.098 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 23.098 (2) (b).
AB150, s. 1277 16Section 1277. 23.098 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,610,1917 23.098 (4) (a) The department of tourism and parks shall periodically prepare
18a list of projects in state parks and state forests that are eligible for grants under this
19section and shall include in the list the estimated cost of each project.
AB150, s. 1278 20Section 1278. 23.11 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,611,521 23.11 (1) In addition to the powers and duties heretofore conferred and imposed
22upon said department by this chapter it shall have and take the general care,
23protection and supervision of all state parks, of all state fish hatcheries and lands
24used therewith, of all state forests that are not southern state forests, and of all lands
25owned by the state or in which it has any interests, except lands the care and

1supervision of which are vested in some other officer, body or board; and said
2department is granted such further powers as may be necessary or convenient to
3enable it to exercise the functions and perform the duties required of it by this
4chapter and by other provisions of law. But it may not perform any act upon state
5lands held for sale that will diminish their salable value.
AB150, s. 1279 6Section 1279. 23.117 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 27.0138 (title).
AB150, s. 1280 7Section 1280. 23.117 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 27.0138 (1).
AB150, s. 1281 8Section 1281. 23.117 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 27.0138 (2).
AB150, s. 1282 9Section 1282. 23.117 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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