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.
AB40, s. 853 20Section 853. 23.0953 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,463,2221 23.0953 (2) (am) Land and easements acquired with a grant under this section
22are subject to the limitations under s. 23.0917 (8m).
AB40, s. 854 23Section 854. 23.0953 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,464,324 23.0953 (4) A county may not convert the land, or any rights in the such land,
25or an easement that is acquired with grant moneys awarded under sub. (2) (a) 2. to

1a use that is inconsistent with the type of nature-based outdoor recreation or
2conservation activity for which the grant was awarded unless the natural resources
3board approves the conversion.
AB40, s. 855 4Section 855. 23.096 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,464,95 23.096 (2) (a) The Subject to the limitations under s. 23.0917 (8m), the
6department may award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) or (tz)
7to nonprofit conservation organizations to acquire property land for all of the
8purposes described in ss. 23.09 (2) (d) 1. to 7., 9., 11., 12. and 15., (19), (20) and (20m),
923.092, 23.094, 23.17, 23.175, 23.27, 23.29, 23.293, 30.24 and 30.277.
AB40, s. 856 10Section 856. 23.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,464,1611 23.15 (1) The natural resources board may sell, at public or private sale, lands
12and structures owned by the state under the jurisdiction of the department of natural
13resources, except central or district office facilities, when the natural resources board
14determines that said the lands are no longer necessary for the state's use for
15conservation purposes and, if real property, the real property is not the subject of a
16petition under s. 560.9810 (2)
.
AB40, s. 857 17Section 857. 23.167 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,464,2018 23.167 (2) (intro.) The department, in consultation with the department of
19commerce
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, shall do all of the
20following for each economic development program administered by the department:
AB40, s. 858 21Section 858. 23.169 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,464,23 2223.169 (title) Economic development assistance coordination and
23reporting.
AB40, s. 859 24Section 859. 23.169 of the statutes is renumbered 23.169 (2) and amended to
25read:
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123.169 (2) Annually, no later than October 1, the department shall submit to
2the joint legislative audit committee and to the appropriate standing committees of
3the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a comprehensive report assessing economic
4development programs, as defined in s. 23.167 (1), administered by the department.
5The report shall include all of the information required under s. 560.01 (2) (am)
6238.07 (2). The department shall collaborate with the department of commerce
7Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to make readily accessible to the
8public on an Internet-based system the information required under this section.
AB40, s. 860 9Section 860. 23.169 (1) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,465,1110 23.169 (1) The department shall coordinate any economic development
11assistance with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
AB40, s. 861 12Section 861. 23.17 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,465,1613 23.17 (4) Powers of the department. The department may acquire land and
14interests in land, subject to the limitations under s. 23.0917 (8m),
for the ice age trail
15under s. 23.09 (2) (d) 10., and may develop the ice age trail on lands under its
16ownership along the trail route.
AB40, s. 862 17Section 862. 23.175 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,465,2218 23.175 (4) Limit on spending. Except as provided in s. 23.0915 (2), the
19department may not expend from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz) more
20than $1,000,000 under this section for trails and for grants for this purpose under
21s. 23.096 in each fiscal year. Acquisitions of land or easements for trails under this
22section are subject to the limitations under s. 23.0917 (8m).
AB40, s. 863 23Section 863. 23.27 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,466,1524 23.27 (5) Natural areas land acquisition; commitment under the Wisconsin
25natural areas heritage program.
It is the intent of the legislature to initiate

1additional natural areas land acquisition activities with moneys available from the
2appropriations under ss. 20.370 (1) (mg) (gr) and 20.866 (2) (ta), (tt) and (tz) under
3the Wisconsin natural areas heritage program. This commitment is separate from
4and in addition to the continuing commitment under sub. (4). Moneys available from
5the appropriations under ss. 20.370 (1) (mg) (gr) and 20.866 (2) (ta), (tt) and (tz)
6under the Wisconsin natural areas heritage program may not be used to acquire land
7through condemnation. The department may not acquire land under this subsection
8unless the land is suitable for dedication under the Wisconsin natural areas heritage
9program and upon purchase or as soon after purchase as practicable the department
10shall take all necessary action to dedicate the land under the Wisconsin natural
11areas heritage program. Acquisitions of land or of interests in land under this section
12are subject to the limitations under s. 23.0917 (8m).
Except as provided in s. 23.0915
13(2), the department may not expend from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz)
14more than $500,000 in each fiscal year for natural areas land acquisition activities
15under this subsection and for grants for this purpose under s. 23.096.
AB40, s. 864 16Section 864. 23.27 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,466,2317 23.27 (6) Sale; credit. Moneys received by the state from the sale of any area
18on state-owned land under the department's management or control which is
19withdrawn from the state natural areas system shall be credited to the appropriation
20under s. 20.370 (1) (mg) (gr). An amount equal to the value of any area on
21state-owned land under the department's management or control which is
22withdrawn from the state natural areas system but remains in state ownership shall
23be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (mg) (gr).
AB40, s. 865 24Section 865. 23.29 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,467,11
123.29 (2) Contributions; state match. The department may accept
2contributions and gifts for the Wisconsin natural areas heritage program. The
3department shall convert donations of land which it determines, with the advice of
4the council, are not appropriate for the Wisconsin natural areas heritage program
5into cash. The department shall convert other noncash contributions into cash.
6These moneys shall be deposited in the general conservation fund and credited to the
7appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (mg) (gr). These moneys shall be matched by an
8equal amount released from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), (tt) or (tz) or
9from any combination of these appropriations to be used for natural areas land
10acquisition activities under s. 23.27 (5). The department shall determine how the
11moneys being released are to be allocated from these appropriations.
AB40, s. 866 12Section 866. 24.80 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,467,25 1324.80 Normal school fund. The lands and moneys described in s. 24.79, not
14being granted for any other specified purpose, accrue to the school fund under article
15X, section 2, of the constitution; and having been found unnecessary for the support
16and maintenance of common schools, are appropriated to the support and
17maintenance of state universities and suitable libraries and apparatus therefor, and
18to that end are set apart and denominated the "Normal School Fund". All lands,
19moneys, loans, investments and securities set apart to the normal school fund and
20all swamp lands and income and interest received on account of the capital of that
21fund constitute a separate and perpetual fund. Except as provided in ss. 20.255 (1)
22(q)
20.280 (1) (rm) and 20.285 (1) (rm), all income and interest from the normal school
23fund shall be paid into the general fund as general purpose revenue. Normal school
24fund income, interest and revenues do not include expenses deducted from gross
25receipts permitted under ss. 24.04 (2), 24.53 and 24.62 (1).
AB40, s. 867
1Section 867. 25.17 (1) (nm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,468,32 25.17 (1) (nm) Recycling and renewable energy Economic development fund (s.
325.49);
AB40, s. 868 4Section 868. 25.17 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,468,135 25.17 (2) (f) Invest the moneys belonging to the college savings program trust
6fund, the college savings program bank deposit trust fund, and the college savings
7program credit union deposit trust fund in a manner consistent with the guidelines
8established under s. 14.64 16.641 (2) (c), unless the moneys are under the
9management and control of a vendor selected under s. 16.255. In making
10investments under this paragraph, the investment board shall accept any
11reasonable terms and conditions that the college savings program board specifies
12and is relieved of any obligations relevant to prudent investment of the fund,
13including the standard of responsibility under s. 25.15 (2).
AB40, s. 869 14Section 869. 25.17 (70) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,468,2315 25.17 (70) (intro.) No later than December 31 of every even-numbered year,
16after receiving a report from the department of commerce under s. 560.08 (2) (m) and
17in consultation with the department of commerce
, submit to the governor and to the
18presiding officer of each house of the legislature a plan for making investments in
19this state. The purpose of the plan is to encourage the board to make the maximum
20amount of investments in this state, subject to s. 25.15 and consistent with the
21statutory purpose of each trust or fund managed by the board. The plan shall discuss
22potential investments to be made during the succeeding 5 years beginning in the
23year after submittal of the plan, and shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
AB40, s. 870 24Section 870. 25.17 (70) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 871 25Section 871. 25.17 (70) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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125.17 (70) (d) Comments solicited from the secretary of commerce chief
2executive officer of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
and received
3by the board on or before November 30 of the year of submittal.
AB40, s. 872 4Section 872. 25.185 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,469,75 25.185 (1) (a) "Disabled veteran-owned financial adviser" means a financial
6adviser certified by the department of commerce safety and professional services
7under s. 560.0335 490.02 (3).
AB40, s. 873 8Section 873. 25.185 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,469,119 25.185 (1) (b) "Disabled veteran-owned investment firm" means an
10investment firm certified by the department of commerce safety and professional
11services
under s. 560.0335 490.02 (3).
AB40, s. 874 12Section 874. 25.185 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,469,1513 25.185 (1) (c) "Minority financial adviser" means a financial adviser certified
14by the department of commerce safety and professional services under s. 560.036
15490.04 (2).
AB40, s. 875 16Section 875. 25.185 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,469,1917 25.185 (1) (d) "Minority investment firm" means an investment firm certified
18by the department of commerce safety and professional services under s. 560.036
19490.04 (2).
AB40, s. 876 20Section 876. 25.29 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,470,621 25.29 (7) (intro.) All of the proceeds of the tax which is levied under s. 70.58,
22and all moneys paid into the state treasury as the counties' share of compensation
23of emergency fire wardens under s. 26.14 shall be used for acquiring, preserving and
24developing the forests of the state, including the acquisition of lands owned by
25counties by virtue of any tax deed and of other lands suitable for state forests, and

1for the development of lands so acquired and the conduct of forestry thereon,
2including the growing and planting of trees; for forest and marsh fire prevention and
3control; for grants to forestry cooperatives under s. 36.56 37.56; for compensation of
4emergency fire wardens; for maintenance, permanent property and forestry
5improvements; for other forestry purposes authorized by law and for the payment of
6aid for forests as authorized in s. 28.11 and subchs. I and VI of ch. 77.
AB40, s. 877 7Section 877. 25.36 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,471,28 25.36 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), all moneys appropriated or transferred
9by law shall constitute the veterans trust fund which shall be used for the lending
10of money to the mortgage loan repayment fund under s. 45.37 (5) (a) 12. and for the
11veterans programs under ss. 20.485 (2) (m), (mn), (tm), (u), (v), (vo), (vy), (w), and (z),
12and (zm),
and (5) (mn), (v), (vo), and (zm), 45.03 (19), 45.07, 45.20, 45.21, 45.40 (1m),
1345.41, 45.42, 45.43, and 45.82 and administered by the department of veterans
14affairs, including all moneys received from the federal government for the benefit of
15veterans or their dependents; all moneys paid as interest on and repayment of loans
16under the post-war rehabilitation fund; soldiers rehabilitation fund, veterans
17housing funds as they existed prior to July 1, 1961; all moneys paid as interest on
18and repayment of loans under this fund; all moneys paid as expenses for, interest on,
19and repayment of veterans trust fund stabilization loans under s. 45.356, 1995 stats.;
20all moneys paid as expenses for, interest on, and repayment of veterans personal
21loans; the net proceeds from the sale of mortgaged properties related to veterans
22personal loans; all mortgages issued with the proceeds of the 1981 veterans home
23loan revenue bond issuance purchased with moneys in the veterans trust fund; all
24moneys received from the state investment board under s. 45.42 (8) (b); all moneys
25received from the veterans mortgage loan repayment fund under s. 45.37 (7) (a) and

1(c); and all gifts of money received by the board of veterans affairs for the purposes
2of this fund.
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