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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
December 20, 2005 - Introduced by Representatives Albers, Musser and Hines.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
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1An Act to create 23.0917 (4) (cm) 4., 23.0917 (4) (d) 4. and 23.0917 (4r) of the
2statutes;
relating to: the use of stewardship funds for the acquisition of land
3or development rights in land around certain military bases or installations.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law authorizes the state to incur public debt for certain conservation
activities under the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson Stewardship 2000 Program
(stewardship program), which is administered by the Department of Natural
Resources (DNR).
Current law grants the state the authority to bond for various conservation
purposes under the stewardship program. One of the subprograms under the
stewardship program is for property development and local assistance. Bonding
under the property development and local acquisition subprogram may be used only
for nature-based outdoor recreation, as defined in rules promulgated by DNR, with
limited exceptions.
This bill creates an additional exception by allowing DNR to use award grants
to towns and counties under this subprogram to acquire land or development rights
that are located next to certain military bases for the purpose of keeping the land free
of development. To be eligible for a grant, a base commanding officer must make a
recommendation to keep the land free of development to the town or county and the
town or county must approve the acquisition for that purpose. To be eligible for a
grant, the military base affected must have at least 200 assigned military personnel
or must contain at least 2,000 acres.
The bill requires DNR to give the highest priority to these grants under the
property development and local assistance subprogram. The bill prohibits the
acquisition of land if the development rights are not included in the acquisition.
Under the bill, matching funding is not required for these grants, and DNR may not
award a grant if federal funding is available to the town or county for the acquisition.
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:
AB886, s. 1
1Section
1. 23.0917 (4) (cm) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
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23.0917
(4) (cm) 4. Grants for the acquisition of land around a military base
3or installation under sub. (4r).
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4Section
2. 23.0917 (4) (d) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
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23.0917
(4) (d) 4. In obligating moneys under the subprogram for property
6development and local assistance, the department shall give the highest priority for
7grants under sub. (4r).
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8Section
3. 23.0917 (4r) of the statutes is created to read:
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23.0917
(4r) Grants for land acquisition near military bases. (a) In this
10subsection:
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1. Notwithstanding, s. 23.0917 (1) (d), "land" means land in fee simple.
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2. "Military base or installation" means a military base or installation that has
13at least 200 assigned military personnel or that contains at least 2,000 acres.
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(b) Subject to par. (c), the department may award grants to towns or counties
15for the acquisition of land or development rights in land for the purpose of keeping
16the land free from future development if the land abuts a military base or installation
17and if all of the following apply:
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11. The commanding officer of the military base or installation, or the officer's
2designee, submit comments under s. 59.69 (2) (e), 60.61 (4) (b) or (c) 1., or 66.1001 (2)
3(g) recommending that the land be kept free of future development.
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2. The affected town or county, in response to the recommendation, agrees to
5acquire the land, or the development rights in the land, and agrees to keep the land
6free from future development.
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(c) The department may not award a grant for an acquisition of land under this
8subsection if the development rights in the land are not included in the acquisition.
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(d) The department may not award a grant if federal funding is available to the
10town or county for the acquisition of the land or the development rights.
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(e) The department may not require matching funding as a condition for the
12receipt of a grant under this subsection.
