AB787: Bill Text

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2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE

2001 Assembly BILL 787

February 7, 2002 - Introduced by Representatives Gard, Ainsworth, Friske, Seratti, Krawczyk, Hines, Hahn, McCormick, Ott, Sykora and Albers, cosponsored by Senators Breske, Welch and Schultz. Referred to Committee on Rural Affairs and Forestry.

AB787,1,3 An Act to amend 28.05 (2), 28.11 (6) (b) 1. and 28.22 of the statutes; relating to: the advertising of a sale of timber that has an estimated value of $3,000 or more and that comes from state, county, or community forests.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a timber sale that has an estimated value of $3,000 or more is subject to certain advertising requirements if the timber comes from a state forest, a county forest, or a forest under the jurisdiction of a city, village, town, or school district. Under current law, a classified advertisement announcing the sale must be placed twice in a newspaper having general circulation in the county in which the timber is located. Under the bill, the advertisement must be a display advertisement that is two or more columns wide in size.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB787, s. 1 Section 1. 28.05 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB787,2,4 28.05 (2) Procedure. Sales of cut products or stumpage having an estimated value of $3,000 or more shall be by public sale after 2 publications of a classified display advertisement announcing the sale that is 2 or more columns wide and that is placed in a newspaper having general circulation in the county in which the timber to be sold is located. Sales with an estimated value of $3,000 or more requires approval by the secretary.

AB787, s. 2 Section 2. 28.11 (6) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB787,2,12 28.11 (6) (b) 1. Any timber sale with an estimated value of $3,000 or more shall be by sealed bid or public sale after publication of a classified display advertisement announcing the sale that is 2 or more columns wide and that is placed in a newspaper having general circulation in the county in which the timber to be sold is located. Any timber sale with an estimated value below $3,000 may be made without prior advertising. Any timber sale with an estimated value of $3,000 or more requires approval of the secretary.

AB787, s. 3 Section 3. 28.22 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB787,2,19 28.22 Timber sales; community forests. Any timber sale from a community forest shall be based on the scale, measure, or count of the cut products. Any timber sale with an estimated value of $3,000 or more shall be by public sale after 2 publications of a classified display advertisement announcing the sale that is 2 or more columns wide and that is placed in a newspaper having general circulation in the county in which the timber to be sold is located.

AB787, s. 4 Section 4. Initial applicability.

AB787,2,22 (1) This act first applies to sales of timber or stumpage for which advertisements are placed on the effective date of this subsection.

AB787, s. 5 Section 5. Effective date.

AB787,3,2 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after publication.

AB787,3,3 (End)