AB926,177,823 77.10 (2) (a) 1. Any owner of forest croplands may elect to withdraw all or any
24of such lands from under this subchapter, by filing with the department of natural
25resources
agriculture, trade and consumer protection a declaration withdrawing

1from this subchapter any description owned by such person which he or she specified,
2and by payment by such owner to the department of natural resources agriculture,
3trade and consumer protection
within 60 days the amount of tax due from the date
4of entry or the most recent date of renewal, whichever is later, as determined by the
5department of revenue under s. 77.04 (1) with simple interest thereon at 12% per
6year, less any severance tax and supplemental severance tax or acreage share paid
7thereon, with interest computed according to the rule of partial payments at the rate
8of 12% per year.
AB926, s. 763 9Section 763. 77.10 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,177,1910 77.10 (2) (a) 2. The amount of the tax shall be determined by the department
11of revenue and furnished to the department of natural resources agriculture, trade
12and consumer protection
, which shall determine the exact amount of payment.
13When the tax rate or assessed value ratio of the current year has not been determined
14the rate of the preceding tax year may be used. On receiving such payment the
15department of natural resources agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall
16issue an order of withdrawal and file copies thereof with the department of revenue,
17the supervisor of equalization and the clerk of the town, and shall record the order
18with the register of deeds of the county, in which the land lies. The land shall then
19cease to be forest croplands.
AB926, s. 764 20Section 764. 77.10 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,178,221 77.10 (2) (b) Upon receipt of any taxes under this section by the state, the
22department of natural resources agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall
23first deduct all moneys paid by the state on account of the lands under s. 77.05 with
24interest on the moneys computed according to the rule of partial payments at the rate
25of interest paid under par. (a) by the person withdrawing such lands. The

1department shall within 20 days remit the balance to the town treasurer who shall
2pay 20% to the county treasurer and retain the remainder.
AB926, s. 765 3Section 765. 77.10 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,178,84 77.10 (4) Taxation after withdrawal. When any description ceases to be a part
5of the forest croplands, by virtue of any order of withdrawal issued by the department
6of natural resources agriculture, trade and consumer protection, taxes thereafter
7levied thereon shall be payable and collectible as if such description had never been
8under this subchapter.
AB926, s. 766 9Section 766. 77.11 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,178,16 1077.11 Accounts of department of natural resources agriculture, trade
11and consumer protection
. The department of natural resources agriculture,
12trade and consumer protection
shall keep a set of forest croplands books in which
13shall always appear as to each description in each town containing any forest
14croplands, the amount of taxes paid by the state to the town and received by the state
15from the owner. All tax payments shall be paid out of and receipts credited to the
16forestry account of the conservation fund.
AB926, s. 767 17Section 767. 77.13 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,178,2018 77.13 (1) On and after July 20, 1985, no person may petition the department
19of natural resources agriculture, trade and consumer protection requesting it to
20approve any land as forest croplands under this subchapter.
AB926, s. 768 21Section 768. 77.13 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,179,222 77.13 (2) On and after January 1, 1986, the department of natural resources
23agriculture, trade and consumer protection may not act on any petition requesting
24the designation of land as forest croplands, issue any order entering land as forest

1croplands or enter into a renewal of any forest croplands contract under this
2subchapter.
AB926, s. 769 3Section 769. 77.14 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,179,12 477.14 Forest croplands information, protection, appropriation. The
5department of natural resources agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall
6publish and distribute information regarding the method of taxation of forest
7croplands under this subchapter, and may employ a fire warden in charge of fire
8prevention in forest croplands. All actual and necessary expenses incurred by the
9department of natural resources agriculture, trade and consumer protection or by
10the department of revenue in the performance of their duties under this subchapter
11shall be paid from the appropriation made in s. 20.370 (1) (mv) 20.115 (5) (q) upon
12certification by the department incurring such expenses.
AB926, s. 770 13Section 770. 77.16 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,179,1514 77.16 (1) In this section "department" means the department of natural
15resources
agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
AB926, s. 771 16Section 771. 77.81 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,179,1817 77.81 (1) "Department" means the department of natural resources
18agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
AB926, s. 772 19Section 772. 77.82 (2m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,179,2120 77.82 (2m) (d) All of the recording fees collected under par. (a) 1. shall be
21credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (cr) 20.115 (5) (qr).
AB926, s. 773 22Section 773. 77.82 (2m) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,180,223 77.82 (2m) (dm) 1. Of each fee $300 or the entire fee, whichever is less, that is
24collected under par. (a) or (e) that is not credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370

1(1) (cr) 20.115 (5) (qr) shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (cx)
220.115 (5) (rv).
AB926,180,53 2. Any amount not credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (cx) 20.115
4(5) (rv)
, as calculated in subd. 1., shall be deposited into the conservation fund for
5forestry purposes.
AB926, s. 774 6Section 774. 77.82 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,180,177 77.82 (4) Additions to managed forest land. An owner of land that is
8designated as managed forest land under an order that takes effect on or after April
928, 2004, may petition the department to designate as managed forest land an
10additional parcel of land if the additional parcel is at least 3 acres in size and is
11contiguous to any of that designated land. The petition shall be accompanied by a
12nonrefundable $20 application fee unless a different amount for the fee is established
13by the department by rule at an amount equal to the average expense to the
14department of recording an order issued under this subchapter. The fee shall be
15deposited in the conservation fund and credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370
16(1) (cr) 20.115 (5) (qr). The petition shall be filed on a department form and shall
17contain any additional information required by the department.
AB926, s. 775 18Section 775. 77.83 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,181,219 77.83 (1m) Modification of designation. For a managed forest land order that
20takes effect on or after April 28, 2004, the owner of the managed forest land may
21modify the designation of a closed or open area 2 times during the term of the order.
22For a managed forest land order that takes effect before April 28, 2004, the owner
23of the managed forest land may modify the designation of a closed or open area 2
24times during the period beginning with April 28, 2004, and ending with the
25expiration date of the order, regardless of whether the owner has previously modified

1the designation as authorized by rules promulgated by the department of natural
2resources
.
AB926, s. 776 3Section 776. 77.83 (2) (am) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,181,74 77.83 (2) (am) 3. Subdivisions 1. and 2. do not apply to any lease or other
5agreement if the consideration involved solely consists of reasonable membership
6fees charged by a nonprofit organization and the lease or agreement is approved by
7the department of natural resources.
AB926, s. 777 8Section 777. 77.83 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,181,129 77.83 (2) (c) An owner may prohibit the use of motor vehicles, as defined under
10s. 340.01 (35), or snowmobiles, as defined under s. 340.01 (58a), or both on any open
11managed forest land. At the request of an owner, the department of natural
12resources
may provide assistance in enforcing the prohibition.
AB926, s. 778 13Section 778. 77.83 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,181,1614 77.83 (3) Signs. An owner may post signs specifying the designation of or
15restrictions applicable to any area of managed forest land. The department of
16natural resources
may, by rule, specify design standards for these signs.
AB926, s. 779 17Section 779. 77.85 of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, is
18amended to read:
AB926,181,24 1977.85 State contribution. The department shall pay before June 30 annually
20the municipal treasurer, from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (bv) 20.115 (5)
21(vm)
, 20 cents for each acre of land in the municipality that is designated as managed
22forest land under this subchapter and for each acre of land in the municipality that
23has been withdrawn under s. 77.885 but for which payments under s. 77.84 (2) are
24being made.
AB926, s. 780 25Section 780. 77.88 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,182,7
177.88 (2) (d) 1. Within 10 days after a transfer of ownership, the former owner
2shall, on a form provided by the department, file with the department a report of the
3transfer signed by the former owner and the transferee. The report shall be
4accompanied by a $100 fee which shall be deposited in the conservation fund. Twenty
5dollars of the fee or a different amount of the fee as may be established under subd.
62. shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (cr) 20.115 (5) (qr). The
7department shall immediately notify each person entitled to notice under s. 77.82 (8).
AB926,182,118 2. The department may establish by rule a different amount of each fee under
9subd. 1. that will be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (cr) 20.115 (5)
10(qr)
. The amount shall be equal to the average expense to the department of
11recording an order issued under this subchapter.
AB926, s. 781 12Section 781. 77.88 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,182,2213 77.88 (2) (e) The transferred land shall remain managed forest land if the
14transferee, within 30 days after the transfer, certifies to the department of
15agriculture, trade and consumer protection
an intent to comply with the existing
16management plan for the land and with any amendments agreed to by the
17department and the transferee, and provides proof that each person holding any
18encumbrance on the land agrees to the designation. The transferee may designate
19an area of the transferred land closed to public access as provided under s. 77.83
20subject to approval by the department of natural resources. The department of
21agriculture, trade and consumer protection
shall issue an order continuing the
22designation of the land as managed forest land under the new ownership.
AB926, s. 782 23Section 782. 77.89 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,183,324 77.89 (1) Payment to municipalities. By June 30 of each year, the department,
25from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (bv) 20.115 (5) (vm), shall pay 100 percent

1of each payment received under ss. 77.84 (3) (b) and 77.87 (3) and 100 percent of each
2withdrawal tax payment received under s. 77.88 (7) to the treasurer of each
3municipality in which is located the land to which the payment applies.
AB926, s. 783 4Section 783. 77.89 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,183,105 77.89 (2) (b) The municipal treasurer shall pay all amounts received under s.
677.84 (2) (b) and (bm) to the county treasurer, as provided under ss. 74.25 and 74.30.
7The county treasurer shall, by June 30 of each year, pay all amounts received under
8this paragraph to the department. All amounts received by the department shall be
9credited to the conservation fund and shall be reserved for land acquisition, resource
10management activities relating to state forests, and grants under s. 77.895.
AB926, s. 784 11Section 784. 77.91 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,183,1412 77.91 (2) (b) The department of natural resources shall prepare, update
13annually and, by March 31 of each year, offer for sale to the public information
14describing the location of managed forest land designated as open under s. 77.83.
AB926, s. 785 15Section 785. 77.91 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,183,1816 77.91 (4) Expenses. Except as provided in sub. (5), the department's expenses
17for the administration of this subchapter shall be paid from the appropriation under
18s. 20.370 (1) (mv) 20.115 (5) (q).
AB926, s. 786 19Section 786. 77.91 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,184,220 77.91 (5) Recording. Each register of deeds who receives notice of an order
21under this subchapter shall record the action as provided under s. 59.43 (1). The
22department shall pay the register of deeds the fee specified under s. 59.43 (2) (ag) 1.
23from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (cr) 20.115 (5) (qr). If the amount in the
24appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (cr) 20.115 (5) (qr) in any fiscal year is insufficient
25to pay the full amount required under this subsection in that fiscal year, the

1department shall pay the balance from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (mv)
220.115 (5) (q).
AB926, s. 787 3Section 787. 82.10 (4) (a) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB926,184,44 82.10 (4) (a) 3m. The department of environmental quality.
AB926, s. 788 5Section 788. 82.10 (4) (a) 3s. of the statutes is created to read:
AB926,184,66 82.10 (4) (a) 3s. The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
AB926, s. 789 7Section 789. 84.01 (17) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,184,148 84.01 (17) Improvements for next 6 years. In each odd-numbered year, the
9department shall determine, as far as possible, what improvements will be made
10during the following 6-year period, and shall notify the county clerks prior to
11February 1 of each even-numbered year, as to the improvements in their respective
12counties. Such notice shall also be given to the department of natural resources and
13to
, the department of environmental quality, and the department of agriculture,
14trade and consumer protection.
AB926, s. 790 15Section 790. 84.01 (23) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,184,2116 84.01 (23) Bridge standards. The department shall adopt standards and
17specifications for the design and construction of county, town, village and city
18bridges, arches or culverts. The standards shall be developed after consultation with
19the department of natural resources and the department of environmental quality,
20and shall be directed at preventing undue impairment of public rights in navigable
21waters.
AB926, s. 791 22Section 791. 84.02 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,185,1923 84.02 (3) (a) Changes may be made in the state trunk system by the
24department, if it deems that the public good is best served by making the changes.
25The department, in making the changes, may lay out new highways by the procedure

1under this subsection. Due notice shall be given to the localities concerned of the
2intention to make changes or discontinuances, and if the change proposes to lay a
3highway via a new location and the distance along such deviation from the existing
4location exceeds 2 1/2 miles, then a hearing in or near the region affected by the
5proposed change shall be held prior to making the change effective. The notice shall
6also be given to the secretary of natural resources, the secretary of environmental
7quality, and the secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection
either by
8registered mail or personally. Whenever the department decides to thus change
9more than 2 1/2 miles of the system the change shall not be effective until the decision
10of the department has been referred to and approved by the county board of each
11county in which any part of the proposed change is situated. A copy of the decision
12shall be filed in the office of the clerk of each county in which a change is made or
13proposed. Where the distance along the deviation from the existing location exceeds
145 miles the change shall constitute an addition to the state trunk highway system.
15The preexisting route shall continue to be a state trunk highway unless the county
16board of each county in which any part of the relocation lies and the department
17mutually agree to its discontinuance as a state trunk highway. Whenever such
18county board or boards and the department cannot so agree the department shall
19report the problem to the next ensuing session of the legislature for determination.
AB926, s. 792 20Section 792. 84.078 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,185,2421 84.078 (1) (am) "High-volume industrial waste" means fly ash, bottom ash,
22paper mill sludge or foundry process waste, or any other waste with similar
23characteristics specified by the department of natural resources environmental
24quality
by rule.
AB926, s. 793 25Section 793. 84.078 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,186,6
184.078 (3) (a) 2. The department of natural resources environmental quality
2certifies to the department of transportation, before the time that the department of
3transportation advertises for bids for the improvement, that the high-volume
4industrial waste intended to be used and the design for the use of the high-volume
5industrial waste comply with all applicable state requirements or standards
6administered by the department of natural resources environmental quality.
AB926, s. 794 7Section 794. 84.078 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,186,138 84.078 (3) (b) (intro.) The exemption under par. (a) extends to the
9transportation of high-volume industrial waste to or from the site of a highway
10improvement and to the storage of high-volume industrial waste at the site of a
11highway improvement. The exemption provided under par. (a) continues to apply
12after the date of certification by the department of natural resources environmental
13quality
under par. (a) 2., notwithstanding the occurrence of any of the following:
AB926, s. 795 14Section 795. 84.078 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,186,2115 84.078 (3) (c) The department of transportation and the department of natural
16resources
environmental quality may enter into agreements establishing standard
17lists of high-volume industrial waste that may be used in highway improvements
18and designs for the use of high-volume industrial waste in highway improvements
19that comply with rules of the department of natural resources environmental quality
20applicable at the time of the design of the highway improvement in order to simplify
21certification under par. (a) 2. to the greatest extent possible.
AB926, s. 796 22Section 796. 84.11 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,187,623 84.11 (3) Hearing. Within 60 days of the receipt of a petition under sub. (2),
24the department shall fix a time and place for a hearing and give notice of the hearing
25by publication of a class 2 notice, under ch. 985, in the vicinity of the proposed bridge

1project. Notice shall also be given by registered letter addressed to the clerks of the
2counties, cities, villages and towns in which any part of the bridge project will be
3located. The notice shall also be given to the secretary of natural resources and the
4secretary of environmental quality
either by registered mail or personally. The
5hearing may be held in any county, city, village or town in which any part of the bridge
6project will be located.
AB926, s. 797 7Section 797. 84.11 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,187,248 84.11 (7m) Execution and control of work. Subject to the control and
9supervision over the navigable waters of the state conferred by law upon the
10department of natural resources environmental quality, and the control exercised by
11the United States, the construction under this section of any bridge project shall be
12wholly under the supervision and control of the department. The secretary shall
13make and execute all contracts and have complete supervision over all matters
14pertaining to such construction and shall have the power to suspend or discontinue
15proceedings or construction relative to any bridge project at any time in the event any
16county, city, village or town fails to pay the amount required of it as to any project
17under sub. (1m), or in the event the secretary determines that sufficient funds to pay
18the state's part of the cost of the bridge project are not available. All moneys provided
19by counties, cities, villages and towns shall be deposited in the state treasury, when
20required by the secretary, and paid out on order of the secretary. Any of such moneys
21deposited for a project eligible for construction under sub. (1m) which remain in the
22state treasury after the completion of the project shall be repaid to the respective
23counties, cities, villages and towns in such amounts as to result in the distribution
24provided in sub. (5m).
AB926, s. 798 25Section 798. 84.12 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,189,2
184.12 (7) Execution and control of work. Subject to the control and
2supervision over the navigable waters of the state conferred upon the department of
3natural resources environmental quality, and the control exercised by the United
4States, the construction under this section of any bridge project shall be under the
5joint supervision and control of the department and of the transportation
6department of the other state concerned. If the transportation department of the
7other state is not authorized to act jointly with this state in such bridge project
8arrangements may be made with such subdivisions of the other state as may have
9proper authority, represented by their proper officers. Control shall be exercised in
10the manner deemed most expedient by the secretary and such department or by the
11secretary and the officers of the subdivisions of the other state concerned in the
12construction. Contracts for the construction of said bridge projects may be made and
13executed by the secretary and the transportation department of the other state
14jointly, or jointly by the secretary and such subdivisions of the other state as may
15participate in the construction, or by appropriate agreement between the parties
16with respect to financing and control of the work, the authority of either state may
17contract for all or part of the construction. The secretary may suspend or discontinue
18proceedings or construction relative to any bridge project at any time in the event any
19county, city, village or town fails to pay the amount required of it as to any project
20eligible to construction under sub. (1) (a) or offered by it as to any project eligible to
21construction under sub. (1) (b), or in the event the secretary determines that
22sufficient funds to pay the state's part of the cost of the bridge project are not
23available. All moneys available from this state, or its subdivisions, shall be deposited
24in the state treasury when required by the secretary and shall be paid out only upon
25the order of the secretary. Moneys deposited by such subdivisions which remain in

1the state treasury after the completion of such project shall be repaid to the
2respective subdivisions in the proportion paid in.
AB926, s. 799 3Section 799. 84.28 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,190,84 84.28 (1) Moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (7) (mc) 20.115 (5) (b)
5may be expended for the renovation, marking, and maintenance of a town or county
6highway located within the boundaries of any state park, state forest or other
7property under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources agriculture,
8trade and consumer protection
. Moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (7)
9(mc) may be expended for the renovation, marking, and maintenance of a town or
10county highway located within the boundaries of any state park, in the lower
11Wisconsin state riverway as defined in s. 30.40 (15), or on other property under the
12jurisdiction of the department of natural resources
. Outside the lower Wisconsin
13state riverway as defined in s. 30.40 (15), or outside the boundaries of these parks,
14forests or other property under the jurisdiction of the department of natural
15resources
, moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (7) (mc) may be expended
16for the renovation, marking, and maintenance of roads which the department of
17natural resources certifies are utilized by a substantial number of visitors to these
18state parks, state forests or other property under the jurisdiction of the department
19of natural resources. The department of natural resources shall authorize
20expenditures from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (7) (mc) under this subsection.
21The department of natural resources shall rank projects eligible for assistance
22funding from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (7) (mc) under a priority system and
23funding may be restricted to those projects with highest priority. Outside the
24boundaries of the forests under the jurisdiction of the department of agriculture,
25trade and consumer protection, moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.115 (5)

1(b) may be expended for the renovation, marking, and maintenance of roads that the
2department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection certifies are utilized by a
3substantial number of visitors to these forests. The department of agriculture, trade
4and consumer protection shall authorize expenditures from the appropriation under
5s. 20.115 (5) (b) under this subsection. The department of agriculture, trade and
6consumer protection shall rank projects eligible for funding from the appropriation
7under s. 20.115 (5) (b) under a priority system and funding may be restricted to those
8projects with the highest priority.
AB926, s. 800 9Section 800. 84.28 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,191,1010 84.28 (2) The department may administer a program for the construction,
11maintenance and marking of roads, including fire roads, service areas, trailer or
12vehicle parking stalls or parking areas and other facilities consistent with highway
13construction and for the marking of scenic routes in the state parks, state forests, the
14lower Wisconsin state riverway as defined under s. 30.40 (15), state fish hatcheries,
15other public used areas under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources
16or the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, and other public
17lands as defined in ch. 24, for highways or fire roads leading from the most
18convenient state trunk highways to such lands, and for the relocation and
19construction of state trunk highways in or near state parks when required in the
20interests of public safety. Within the limitations and for the purposes of this section,
21work may be performed by or under the supervision or authority or with the approval
22of the department of transportation, upon the request for such work filed by the
23department of natural resources as having jurisdiction with respect to the lower
24Wisconsin state riverway, as defined in s. 30.40 (15), or as to state park or forest
25lands, or by the board of commissioners of the public lands as to other classes of public

1lands. Outside the lower Wisconsin state riverway, as defined in s. 30.40 (15), and
2outside the limits of the park, state forest and public land areas, direct connections
3to the most convenient state trunk highway may be built or maintained under this
4section. Roads in unincorporated areas within 5 miles of the boundaries of the
5Horicon national wildlife refuge or the Horicon marsh wildlife area may be built or
6maintained under this section upon request of the town board, if the department of
7transportation certifies that such roads are or will be used by a substantial number
8of visitors to such area. Costs incurred under this section shall be the responsibility
9of the department of natural resources, the department of agriculture, trade and
10consumer protection,
commissioners of public lands or town board, as appropriate.
AB926, s. 801 11Section 801. 85.19 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,191,1612 85.19 (1) Standards. The department, in consultation with the department of
13natural resources environmental quality, shall, by rule, establish standards for the
14control of soil erosion related to highway and bridge construction that is funded in
15whole or in part with state or federal funds. At a minimum, the standards shall
16require the use of best management practices.
AB926, s. 802 17Section 802. 85.19 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,191,1918 85.19 (2) (c) The department shall establish the training program in
19consultation with the department of natural resources environmental quality.
AB926, s. 803 20Section 803. 85.245 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 85.245.
AB926, s. 804 21Section 804. 85.245 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB926, s. 805 22Section 805. 86.255 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,191,2523 86.255 (2) (a) The purchase of any land that is acquired as compensatory
24mitigation for another wetland, as defined in s. 23.32 278.32 (1), that will suffer an
25adverse impact by degradation or destruction as part of a highway project.
AB926, s. 806
1Section 806. 86.315 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,192,112 86.315 (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (fu), the department
3shall annually, on March 10, pay to counties having county forests established under
4ch. 28, for the improvement of public roads within the county forests which are open
5and used for travel and which are not state or county trunk highways or town roads
6and for which no aids are paid under s. 86.30, the amount of $336 per mile of road
7designated in the comprehensive county forest land use plan as approved by the
8county board and the department of natural resources agriculture, trade and
9consumer protection
. If the amount appropriated under s. 20.395 (1) (fu) is
10insufficient to make the payments required under this subsection, the department
11shall prorate the amount appropriated in the manner it considers desirable.
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