AB40, s. 812 8Section 812. 20.923 (6) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,453,109 20.923 (6) (am) Each elective executive officer, except the secretary of state and
10the state treasurer
: a stenographer.
AB40, s. 813 11Section 813. 20.923 (6) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,453,1712 20.923 (6) (m) University of Wisconsin System: deans, principals, professors,
13instructors, research assistants, librarians and other teachers, as defined in s. 40.02
14(55), the staff of the environmental education board, and instructional staff
15employed by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System who provide
16services for a charter school established by contract under s. 118.40 (2r) (cm) (b) 1.
17e
.
AB40, s. 814 18Section 814. 20.923 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,454,219 20.923 (8) Deputies. Salaries for deputies appointed pursuant to ss. 13.94 (3)
20(b), 15.04 (2) and 551.601 (1) shall be set by the appointing authority. The salary shall
21not exceed the maximum of the salary range one range below the salary range of the
22executive salary group to which the department or agency head is assigned. The
23positions of assistant secretary of state, assistant state treasurer and associate
24director of the historical society shall be treated as unclassified deputies for pay
25purposes under this subsection. The salary of the deputy director of the office of

1business development in the department of administration is assigned to executive
2salary group 2.
AB40, s. 815 3Section 815. 20.923 (12) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,454,54 20.923 (12) (title) Other department of regulation and licensing safety and
5professional services
positions.
AB40, s. 816 6Section 816. 20.924 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,454,147 20.924 (1) (d) Shall exercise considered judgment in supervising the
8implementation of the state building program, and may authorize limited changes
9in the project program, and in the project budget if the commission determines that
10unanticipated program conditions or bidding conditions require the change to
11effectively and economically construct the project. However, total state and
12University of Wisconsin-Madison
funds for major projects under the authorized
13state building program for each agency and for the University of Wisconsin-Madison
14shall not be exceeded.
AB40, s. 817 15Section 817. 20.924 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,454,2316 20.924 (1) (j) Shall not enter into any lease or other contract that provides for
17the construction of any building, structure, or facility, or portion thereof, for initial
18occupancy by the state or the University of Wisconsin-Madison and that contains an
19option for the state or the University of Wisconsin-Madison to purchase the building,
20structure, or facility unless the seller or lessor agrees that all equipment to be
21installed as a component of the building, structure, or facility that relates to any
22function that consumes energy meets applicable requirements for state building
23projects under s. 16.855 (10s) (a).
AB40, s. 818 24Section 818. 23.09 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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123.09 (3) (b) If the department and the board of regents Board of Trustees of
2the University of Wisconsin System Wisconsin-Madison enter into an agreement to
3create a faculty position at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for a forest
4landscape ecologist, the department and the University of Wisconsin-Madison shall
5develop an annual work plan for the ecologist. In developing the annual work plan,
6the department shall consult with the council on forestry.
AB40, s. 819 7Section 819. 23.09 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,455,188 23.09 (10) Conservation easements and rights in property. Confirming all the
9powers hereinabove granted to the department and in furtherance thereof, the
10department, subject to the limitations under s. 23.0917 (8m), may acquire any and
11all easements in the furtherance of public rights, including the right of access and
12use of lands and waters for hunting and fishing and the enjoyment of scenic beauty,
13together with the right to acquire all negative easements, restrictive covenants,
14covenants running with the land, and all rights for use of property of any nature
15whatsoever, however denominated, which may be lawfully acquired for the benefit
16of the public. The department also may grant leases and easements to properties and
17other lands under its management and control under such covenants as will preserve
18and protect such properties and lands for the purposes for which they were acquired.
AB40, s. 820 19Section 820. 23.09 (19) (cg) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,455,2320 23.09 (19) (cg) The Subject to the limitations under s. 23.0917 (8m), the
21department may award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for the
22acquisition of land or rights in land for urban green space under this subsection only
23for the purposes of nature-based outdoor recreation.
AB40, s. 821 24Section 821. 23.09 (20) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
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123.09 (20) (am) Any governmental unit may apply for state aids for the
2acquisition and development of recreational lands and rights in lands. State aids
3under this subsection that are expended from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2)
4(ta) may only be used for nature-based outdoor recreation. Acquisition of land or
5rights in land using state aids awarded under this subsection are subject to the
6limitations under s. 23.0917 (8m).
State aids received by a municipality shall be used
7for the development of its park system in accordance with priorities based on
8comprehensive plans submitted with the application and consistent with the outdoor
9recreation program under s. 23.30. An application under this subsection shall be
10made in the manner the department prescribes.
AB40, s. 822 11Section 822. 23.09 (20m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,456,1412 23.09 (20m) (c) Beginning with fiscal year 2011-12, the department may not
13obligate any moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for grants under
14this subsection.
AB40, s. 823 15Section 823. 23.0916 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,456,1916 23.0916 (1) (am) "Local governmental unit" means a city, a village, a town, a
17county, a special purpose district in this state, an agency or corporation of a political
18subdivision or special purpose district, or a combination or subunit of any of the
19foregoing.
AB40, s. 824 20Section 824. 23.0916 (1) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,456,2121 23.0916 (1) (bg) "State agency" has the meaning given in s. 16.004 (12) (a).
AB40, s. 825 22Section 825. 23.0916 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,457,223 23.0916 (2) (a) Earlier acquisitions. Except as provided in par. (b) and sub. (4),
24any person receiving a stewardship grant on or after October 27, 2007 , and before the
25effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date]
, that will be used to acquire

1land in fee simple or to acquire an easement on former managed forest land shall
2permit public access to the land for nature-based outdoor activities.
AB40, s. 826 3Section 826. 23.0916 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,457,84 23.0916 (2) (am) Later acquisitions. Except as provided in par. (b) or (c) and
5sub. (4), any person receiving a stewardship grant on or after the effective date of this
6paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], that will be used to acquire land in fee simple or
7to acquire an easement on former managed forest land shall permit public access to
8the land for nature-based outdoor activities.
AB40, s. 827 9Section 827. 23.0916 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,457,1410 23.0916 (2) (b) Authority to prohibit access; earlier acquisitions; trails. (intro.)
11The Except as provided in par. (c), the person receiving the a stewardship grant
12subject to par. (a) or (am) may prohibit public access for one or more nature-based
13outdoor activities, only if the natural resources board determines that it is necessary
14to do so in order to do any of the following:
AB40, s. 828 15Section 828. 23.0916 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,457,2016 23.0916 (2) (c) Authority to prohibit access; later acquisitions. For acquisitions
17of land or easements that are not for state trails or the ice age trail the person
18receiving a stewardship grant subject to par. (am) may prohibit public access for one
19or more nature-based outdoor activities only if the natural resources board
20determines that it is necessary to do so in order to do any of the following:
AB40,457,2121 1. Protect public safety.
AB40,457,2222 2. Protect a unique animal or plant community.
AB40, s. 829 23Section 829. 23.0916 (3) (a) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,457,2424 23.0916 (3) (a) (title) All acquisitions.
AB40, s. 830
1Section 830. 23.0916 (3) (b) (intro.), 1., 2., and 3. of the statutes are
2consolidated, renumbered 23.0916 (3) (b) and amended to read:
AB40,458,143 23.0916 (3) (b) Authority to prohibit access; earlier acquisitions; trails. The
4department may prohibit public access on land or an easement subject to par. (a) for
5one or more nature-based outdoor activities if the natural resources board
6determines that it is necessary to do so in order to do any of the following: 1. Protect
7protect public safety. 2. Protect, protect a unique animal or plant community. 3.
8Accommodate
, or accommodate usership patterns, as defined by rule by the
9department. This paragraph applies to all acquisitions of land in fee simple and
10easements on former managed forest land that occur on former managed forest land
11before the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], and to the
12acquisition of easements on former managed forest land for state trails and the ice
13age trail that occur on or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts
14date].
AB40, s. 831 15Section 831. 23.0916 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,458,2316 23.0916 (3) (c) Authority to prohibit access; later acquisitions. The department
17may prohibit public access on land or an easement subject to par. (a) for one or more
18nature-based outdoor activities only if the natural resources board determines that
19it is necessary to do so to protect public safety or to protect a unique animal or plant
20community. This paragraph applies to acquisitions of land in fee simple and
21easements on former managed forest land for purposes other than for state trails and
22the ice age trail that occur on or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB
23inserts date].
AB40, s. 832 24Section 832. 23.0916 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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123.0916 (4) Fish and game refuges. The department or an owner of land that
2is in a fish or game refuge and that is subject to sub. (2) (a) or (am) or (3) (a) may
3prohibit hunting, fishing, or trapping, or any combination thereof.
AB40, s. 833 4Section 833. 23.0916 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,459,85 23.0916 (5) (a) Provisions relating to public access for nature-based outdoor
6activities for all lands other than those subject to sub. (2) (a) or (am) or (3) (a) that
7are acquired in whole or in part with funding from the stewardship programs under
8ss. 23.0915 and 23.0917.
AB40, s. 834 9Section 834. 23.0916 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,459,1110 23.0916 (5) (b) A process for the review of determinations made under subs. (2)
11(b) or (c) and (3) (b) or (c).
AB40, s. 835 12Section 835. 23.0917 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,459,1613 23.0917 (1) (cm) "Forestry easement" means a conservation easement that
14includes all of the development rights in the land and that imposes an obligation on
15the owner of the land to ensure that the land is managed using sustainable forestry
16practices to produce forest products.
AB40, s. 836 17Section 836. 23.0917 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,459,2018 23.0917 (4) (b) 3. Grants for acquisition of property development rights under
19ss. 23.09 (20m) and 23.096. Beginning with fiscal year 2011-12, the department may
20not obligate moneys for such grants.
AB40, s. 837 21Section 837. 23.0917 (5t) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,460,722 23.0917 (5t) Local governmental resolutions. Each city, village, town, or
23county shall adopt a nonbinding resolution that supports or opposes the proposed
24acquisition of land to be funded by moneys obligated from the appropriation under
25s. 20.866 (2) (ta) if all or a portion of the land is located in the city, village, town, or

1county. The department shall provide written notification to each city, village, town,
2or county that is required to adopt a resolution. Within 30 days after receiving the
3notification, the city, village, town, or county shall adopt the resolution and shall
4provide the department with a copy of the resolution. If the department receives the
5copy within this time period, the department may not approve or deny the proposed
6acquisition until it takes the resolution into consideration. This paragraph does not
7apply to proposed acquisitions of forestry easements.
AB40, s. 838 8Section 838. 23.0917 (6m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,460,119 23.0917 (6m) (c) The procedures under pars. (a) and (b) apply only to an amount
10for a project or activity that exceeds $750,000 $250,000, except as provided in pars.
11(d) and (dm).
AB40, s. 839 12Section 839. 23.0917 (6m) (dm) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,460,1513 23.0917 (6m) (dm) (intro.) The procedures under pars. (a) and (b) apply to an
14amount for a project or activity that is less than or equal to $750,000 $250,000 if all
15of the following apply:
AB40, s. 840 16Section 840. 23.0917 (6m) (dm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,460,2117 23.0917 (6m) (dm) 1. The project or activity is so closely related to one or more
18other department projects or activities for which the department has proposed to
19obligate or has obligated moneys under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) that the projects or
20activities, if combined, would constitute a larger project or activity that exceeds
21$750,000 $250,000.
AB40, s. 841 22Section 841. 23.0917 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,460,2523 23.0917 (7) (b) For land that has been owned by the current owner for less than
24one year, the acquisition costs of the land shall equal the current fair market value
25of the land or
the current owner's acquisition price, whichever is lower.
AB40, s. 842
1Section 842. 23.0917 (7) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 23.0917 (7) (c)
2(intro.) and amended to read:
AB40,461,53 23.0917 (7) (c) (intro.) For land that has been owned by the current owner for
4one year or more but for less than 3 years, the acquisition costs of the land shall equal
5the lower of the following:
AB40,461,7 62. The sum of the current owner's acquisition price and the annual adjustment
7increase.
AB40, s. 843 8Section 843. 23.0917 (7) (c) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,461,99 23.0917 (7) (c) 1. The current fair market value of the land.
AB40, s. 844 10Section 844. 23.0917 (7) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,461,1311 23.0917 (7) (d) (intro.) For purposes of par. (c) 2., the annual adjustment
12increase shall be calculated by multiplying the current owner's acquisition price by
135% and by then multiplying that product by one of the following numbers:
AB40, s. 845 14Section 845. 23.0917 (7) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,462,415 23.0917 (7) (e) 1. For any land for which moneys are proposed to be obligated
16from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) in order to provide a grant or, state
17aid, or other funding to a governmental unit or nonprofit conservation organization
18under s. 23.09 (19), (20), or (20m), 23.092 (4), 23.094 (3g), 23.0953, 23.096, 30.24 (2),
19or 30.277 or to a nonprofit conservation organization under s. 23.096, the department
20shall use at least 2 appraisals to determine the current fair market value of the land.
21The governmental unit or nonprofit conservation organization shall submit to the
22department one appraisal that is paid for by the governmental unit or nonprofit
23conservation organization. The department shall obtain its own independent
24appraisal. The department may also require that the governmental unit or nonprofit
25conservation organization submit a 3rd independent appraisal. The department

1shall reimburse the governmental unit or nonprofit conservation organization up to
250% of the costs of the 3rd appraisal as part of the acquisition costs of the land if the
3land is acquired by the governmental unit or nonprofit conservation organization
4with moneys obligated from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta).
AB40, s. 846 5Section 846. 23.0917 (7) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,462,76 23.0917 (7) (e) 2. Subdivision 1. does not apply if the current fair market value
7of the land is estimated by the department to be $350,000 or less.
AB40, s. 847 8Section 847. 23.0917 (7) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,462,169 23.0917 (7) (f) 2. For any acquisition of any land that is funded with moneys
10obligated from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the department, within 30
11days after the moneys are obligated, shall submit to the clerk and the assessor of each
12taxation district in which the land is located a copy of every appraisal in the
13department's possession that was prepared in order to determine the current fair
14market value of the land involved. An assessor who receives a copy of an appraisal
15under this subdivision shall consider the appraisal in valuing the land as provided
16under s. 70.32 (1).
AB40, s. 848 17Section 848. 23.0917 (8m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,462,2118 23.0917 (8m) Limitations on acquisitions. (a) Beginning with fiscal year
192011-12, in obligating moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the
20department may obligate moneys only for the acquisition of land in fee simple and
21for the acquisition of a right or interest in land that is one of the following:
AB40,462,2522 1. An easement that is necessary to provide the public access to land or a body
23of water that is required to be open to the public for which there is no other public
24access or for which public access is limited to the degree that a major amount of one
25or more nature-based outdoor activities is not allowed.
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12. An easement for a state trail or the ice age trail.
AB40,463,22 3. A forestry easement.
AB40,463,43 (b) An easement acquired under par. (a) 1. or 2. may not be more than 5 acres
4in size.
AB40, s. 849 5Section 849. 23.092 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,463,96 23.092 (3) The department may acquire land and easements for habitat areas
7by gift or devise or beginning on July 1, 1990, by purchase. The department may
8acquire land for habitat areas by gift, devise or purchase
, subject to the limitations
9under s. 23.0917 (8m)
.
AB40, s. 850 10Section 850. 23.094 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,463,1211 23.094 (5m) Limitation on acquisitions. Acquisitions of land and easements
12under this section are subject to the limitations under s. 23.0917 (8m).
AB40, s. 851 13Section 851. 23.0953 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,463,1514 23.0953 (2) (a) 1. Acquisition of land or easements for a county forest under s.
1528.11.
AB40, s. 852 16Section 852. 23.0953 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,463,1917 23.0953 (2) (a) 2. Acquisition of land or easements for a project that promotes
18nature-based outdoor recreation or conservation and for which the department is
19requesting the county's assistance.
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