AB40, s. 910 16Section 910. 26.37 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,477,2017 26.37 (1) (b) Establish an implementation committee for the consortium.
18Members of the committee may include one or more representatives from the
19department of natural resources, the department of commerce Wisconsin Economic
20Development Corporation,
and the forest products industry.
AB40, s. 911 21Section 911. 26.37 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,478,922 26.37 (2) The department of natural resources may not expend moneys from
23the appropriations under s. 20.370 (5) (ax) or (6) (bt), 1997 stats., unless the
24department of natural resources and the department of commerce Wisconsin
25Economic Development Corporation
first submit to the joint committee on finance

1the plan required under sub. (1). If the cochairpersons of the joint committee on
2finance do not notify the department of natural resources within 14 working days
3after the date of the departments' submittal of the plan that the committee has
4scheduled a meeting to review the plan, the plan may be implemented and moneys
5may be expended as proposed by the department of natural resources. If, within 14
6days after the date of the departments' submittal of the plan, the cochairpersons of
7the committee notify the department of natural resources that the committee has
8scheduled a meeting to review the plan, moneys may be expended only after the plan
9has been approved by the committee.
AB40, s. 912 10Section 912. 26.39 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,478,1611 26.39 (6) Forestry internships. The department shall use the moneys
12allocated under s. 28.085 to provide internships to University of Wisconsin System
13students and University of Wisconsin-Madison students who are enrolled in a course
14of study that will result in a bachelor's or higher degree in forestry. The department
15shall promulgate rules establishing the application process and the criteria for
16receipt of an internship under this subsection.
AB40, s. 913 17Section 913. 28.02 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,478,2518 28.02 (2) Acquisition. The Subject to the limitations under s. 23.0917 (8m), the
19department may acquire lands or interest in lands by grant, devise, gift,
20condemnation or purchase within the boundaries of established state forests or
21purchase areas; and outside of such boundaries for forest nurseries, tracts for
22forestry research or demonstration and for forest protection structures, or for access
23to such properties. In the case of condemnation the department shall first obtain
24approval from the appropriate standing committees of each house of the legislature
25as determined by the presiding officer thereof.
AB40, s. 914
1Section 914. 28.07 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,479,7 228.07 Cooperation. The department may cooperate with the University of
3Wisconsin System, with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with departments
4and agencies of this or other states, with federal agencies and with counties, towns,
5corporations and individuals, to promote the best interest of the people and the state
6in forest surveys, research in forestry and related subjects, forest protection and in
7assistance to landowners to secure adoption of better forestry practice.
AB40, s. 915 8Section 915. 30.121 (3w) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,479,129 30.121 (3w) (b) The boathouse is located on land zoned exclusively for
10commercial or industrial purposes or the boathouse is located on a brownfield, as
11defined in s. 560.13 238.13 (1) (a), or in a blighted area, as defined in s. 66.1331 (3)
12(a).
AB40, s. 916 13Section 916. 30.126 (5) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,479,1814 30.126 (5) (h) May not have improper toilets. No person may construct, place
15or maintain a fishing raft on authorized portions of the Wolf River if the fishing raft
16is equipped with a toilet which permits toilet waste to be disposed of in the waterway.
17A toilet on a fishing raft shall comply with rules of the department of commerce safety
18and professional services
as if the toilet were on a boat.
AB40, s. 917 19Section 917. 30.443 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,479,2320 30.443 (1) (a) Promulgate rules establishing standards for erosion prevention
21or control at sites in the riverway that are not subject to the standards established
22under s. 101.1206 (1) or 101.653 (2) or 281.33 (3m) (a) and that have a natural slope
23of 20% or less.
AB40, s. 918 24Section 918. 30.443 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,480,4
130.443 (1) (b) Promulgate rules establishing standards for erosion prevention
2or control that are in addition to standards established under ss. 101.1206 (1) and
3101.653 (2) and 281.33 (3m) (a) for sites in the riverway that are subject to those
4standards and that have a natural slope of 12% or more but 20% or less.
AB40, s. 919 5Section 919. 30.443 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,480,96 30.443 (2) The board may impose any of the applicable standards established
7under sub. (1) (a) or (b) or ss. 101.1206 (1) or 101.653 (2) or 281.33 (3m) (a) as a
8condition for receiving a permit under s. 30.44 (1), and the board may promulgate
9rules to enforce these standards in the riverway.
AB40, s. 920 10Section 920. 30.71 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,480,1311 30.71 (4) Any rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this section shall be
12promulgated jointly by the department of commerce safety and professional services
13and the department of natural resources.
AB40, s. 921 14Section 921. 31.385 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,480,2015 31.385 (2) (c) 1. The department conducts an investigation or inspection of the
16dam under this chapter and the owner of the dam requests financial assistance under
17this section within 6 months after having received department directives, based on
18the department's investigation or inspection of the dam, for the repair, modification
19or abandonment and removal of the dam or for another activity to increase the safety
20of the dam.
AB40, s. 922 21Section 922. 32.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,481,922 32.02 (1) Any county, town, village, city, including villages and cities
23incorporated under general or special acts, school district, the department of health
24services, the department of corrections, the board of regents Board of Regents of the
25University of Wisconsin System, the Board of Trustees of the University of

1Wisconsin-Madison,
the building commission, a commission created by contract
2under s. 66.0301, with the approval of the municipality in which condemnation is
3proposed, a commission created by contract under s. 66.0303 that is acting under s.
466.0304, if the condemnation occurs within the boundaries of a member of the
5commission, or any public board or commission, for any lawful purpose, but in the
6case of city and village boards or commissions approval of that action is required to
7be granted by the governing body. A mosquito control commission, created under s.
859.70 (12), and a local professional football stadium district board, created under
9subch. IV of ch. 229, may not acquire property by condemnation.
AB40, s. 923 10Section 923. 32.19 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,481,2011 32.19 (2) (b) "Comparable dwelling" means one which, when compared with the
12dwelling being taken, is substantially equal concerning all major characteristics and
13functionally equivalent with respect to: the number and size of rooms and closets,
14area of living space, type of construction, age, state of repair, size and utility of any
15garage or other outbuilding, type of neighborhood and accessibility to public services
16and places of employment. "Comparable dwelling" shall meet all of the standard
17building requirements and other code requirements of the local governmental body
18and shall also be decent, safe and sanitary and within the financial means of the
19displaced person, as defined by the department of commerce safety and professional
20services
.
AB40, s. 924 21Section 924. 32.19 (2) (e) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,481,2522 32.19 (2) (e) 1. b. As a result of rehabilitation, demolition or other displacing
23activity, as determined by the department of commerce safety and professional
24services
, if the person is a tenant-occupant of a dwelling, business or farm operation
25and the displacement is permanent.
AB40, s. 925
1Section 925. 32.19 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,482,62 32.19 (3) (b) 1. `Dwellings.' Any displaced person who moves from a dwelling
3and who elects to accept the payments authorized by this paragraph in lieu of the
4payments authorized by par. (a) may receive an expense and dislocation allowance,
5determined according to a schedule established by the department of commerce
6safety and professional services.
AB40, s. 926 7Section 926. 32.19 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,482,178 32.19 (3) (b) 2. `Business and farm operations.' Any displaced person who
9moves or discontinues his or her business or farm operation, is eligible under criteria
10established by the department of commerce safety and professional services by rule
11and elects to accept payment authorized under this paragraph in lieu of the payment
12authorized under par. (a), may receive a fixed payment in an amount determined
13according to criteria established by the department of commerce safety and
14professional services
by rule, except that such payment shall not be less than $1,000
15nor more than $20,000. A person whose sole business at the displacement dwelling
16is the rental of such property to others is not eligible for a payment under this
17subdivision.
AB40, s. 927 18Section 927. 32.19 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,483,219 32.19 (3) (c) Optional payment for businesses. Any displaced person who moves
20his or her business, and elects to accept the payment authorized in par. (a), may, if
21otherwise qualified under par. (b) 2., elect to receive the payment authorized under
22par. (b) 2., minus whatever payment the displaced person received under par. (a), if
23the displaced person discontinues the business within 2 years of the date of receipt
24of payment under par. (a), provided that the displaced person meets eligibility
25criteria established by the department of commerce safety and professional services

1by rule. In no event may the total combined payment be less than $1,000 nor more
2than $20,000.
AB40, s. 928 3Section 928. 32.19 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,483,124 32.19 (4) (a) 2. The amount of increased interest expenses and other debt
5service costs incurred by the owner to finance the purchase of another property
6substantially similar to the property taken, if at the time of the taking the land
7acquired was subject to a bona fide mortgage or was held under a vendee's interest
8in a bona fide land contract, and such mortgage or land contract had been executed
9in good faith not less than 180 days prior to the initiation of negotiations for the
10acquisition of such property. The computation of the increased interest costs shall
11be determined according to rules promulgated by the department of commerce safety
12and professional services
.
AB40, s. 929 13Section 929. 32.19 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,483,2314 32.19 (4) (b) Tenants and certain others. (intro.) In addition to amounts
15otherwise authorized by this subchapter, the condemnor shall make a payment to
16any individual or family displaced from any dwelling which was actually and
17lawfully occupied by such individual or family for not less than 90 days prior to the
18initiation of negotiations for the acquisition of such property or, if displacement is not
19a direct result of acquisition, such other event as determined by the department of
20commerce safety and professional services by rule. For purposes of this paragraph,
21a corporation organized under ch. 181 that is a nonprofit corporation, as defined in
22s. 181.0103 (17), may, if otherwise eligible, be considered a displaced tenant. Subject
23to the limitations under par. (bm), such payment shall be either:
AB40, s. 930 24Section 930. 32.19 (4m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,484,8
132.19 (4m) (a) 2. The amount, if any, which will compensate such owner
2displaced person for any increased interest and other debt service costs which such
3person is required to pay for financing the acquisition of any replacement property,
4if the property acquired was encumbered by a bona fide mortgage or land contract
5which was a valid lien on the property for at least one year prior to the initiation of
6negotiations for its acquisition. The amount under this subdivision shall be
7determined according to rules promulgated by the department of commerce safety
8and professional services
.
AB40, s. 931 9Section 931. 32.19 (4m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,484,2010 32.19 (4m) (b) Tenant-occupied business or farm operation. (intro.) In addition
11to amounts otherwise authorized by this subchapter, the condemnor shall make a
12payment to any tenant displaced person who has owned and occupied the business
13operation, or owned the farm operation, for not less than one year prior to initiation
14of negotiations for the acquisition of the real property on which the business or farm
15operation lies or, if displacement is not a direct result of acquisition, such other event
16as determined by the department of commerce safety and professional services, and
17who actually rents or purchases a comparable replacement business or farm
18operation for the displaced business or farm operation within 2 years after the date
19the person vacates the acquired property. At the option of the tenant displaced
20person, such payment shall be either:
AB40, s. 932 21Section 932. 32.19 (4m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,485,422 32.19 (4m) (b) 1. The amount, not to exceed $30,000, which is necessary to lease
23or rent a comparable replacement business or farm operation for a period of 4 years.
24The payment shall be computed by determining the average monthly rent paid for
25the property from which the person was displaced for the 12 months prior to the

1initiation of negotiations or, if displacement is not a direct result of acquisition, such
2other event as determined by the department of commerce safety and professional
3services
and the monthly rent of a comparable replacement business or farm
4operation, and multiplying the difference by 48; or
AB40, s. 933 5Section 933. 32.197 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,485,16 632.197 Waiver of relocation assistance. An owner-occupant of property
7being acquired may waive his or her right to receive any relocation payments or
8services under this subchapter if the property being acquired is not contiguous to any
9property which may be acquired by the condemnor and is not part of a previously
10identified or proposed project where it is reasonable to conclude that acquisition by
11the condemnor may occur in the foreseeable future. Prior to the execution of any
12waiver under this section, the condemnor shall provide to the owner-occupant, in
13writing, full information about the specific payments and services being waived by
14the owner-occupant. The department of commerce safety and professional services
15shall by rule establish procedures for relocation assistance waivers under this
16section to ensure that the waivers are voluntarily and knowledgeably executed.
AB40, s. 934 17Section 934. 32.20 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,486,9 1832.20 Procedure for collection of itemized items of compensation.
19Claims for damages itemized in ss. 32.19 and 32.195 shall be filed with the
20condemnor carrying on the project through which condemnee's or claimant's claims
21arise. All such claims must be filed after the damages upon which they are based
22have fully materialized but not later than 2 years after the condemnor takes physical
23possession of the entire property acquired or such other event as determined by the
24department of commerce safety and professional services by rule. If such claim is not
25allowed within 90 days after the filing thereof, the claimant has a right of action

1against the condemnor carrying on the project through which the claim arises. Such
2action shall be commenced in a court of record in the county wherein the damages
3occurred. In causes of action, involving any state commission, board or other agency,
4excluding counties, the sum recovered by the claimant shall be paid out of any funds
5appropriated to such condemning agency. Any judgment shall be appealable by
6either party and any amount recovered by the body against which the claim was filed,
7arising from costs, counterclaims, punitive damages or otherwise may be used as an
8offset to any amount owed by it to the claimant, or may be collected in the same
9manner and form as any other judgment.
AB40, s. 935 10Section 935. 32.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,486,1611 32.25 (1) Except as provided under sub. (3) and s. 85.09 (4m), no condemnor
12may proceed with any activity that may involve the displacement of persons,
13business concerns or farm operations until the condemnor has filed in writing a
14relocation payment plan and relocation assistance service plan and has had both
15plans approved in writing by the department of commerce safety and professional
16services
.
AB40, s. 936 17Section 936. 32.25 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,487,218 32.25 (2) (h) Assure that, within a reasonable time prior to displacement, there
19will be available, to the extent that may reasonably be accomplished, housing
20meeting the standards established by the department of commerce safety and
21professional services
for decent, safe and sanitary dwellings. The housing, so far as
22practicable, shall be in areas not generally less desirable in regard to public utilities,
23public and commercial facilities and at rents or prices within the financial means of
24the families and individuals displaced and equal in number to the number of such

1displaced families or individuals and reasonably accessible to their places of
2employment.
AB40, s. 937 3Section 937. 32.26 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,487,5 432.26 (title) Authority of the department of commerce safety and
5professional services
.
AB40, s. 938 6Section 938. 32.26 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,487,97 32.26 (1) In addition to all other powers granted in this subchapter, the
8department of commerce safety and professional services shall formulate local
9standards for decent, safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations.
AB40, s. 939 10Section 939. 32.26 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,487,1211 32.26 (2) (a) The department of commerce safety and professional services shall
12promulgate rules to implement and administer ss. 32.19 to 32.27.
AB40, s. 940 13Section 940. 32.26 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,487,1814 32.26 (2) (b) The department of commerce safety and professional services and
15the department of transportation shall establish interdepartmental liaison
16procedures for the purpose of cooperating and exchanging information to assist the
17department of commerce safety and professional services in promulgating rules
18under par. (a).
AB40, s. 941 19Section 941. 32.26 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,487,2520 32.26 (3) The department of commerce safety and professional services may
21make investigations to determine if the condemnor is complying with ss. 32.19 to
2232.27. The department may seek an order from the circuit court requiring a
23condemnor to comply with ss. 32.19 to 32.27 or to discontinue work on that part of
24the project which is not in substantial compliance with ss. 32.19 to 32.27. The court
25shall give hearings on these actions precedence on the court's calendar.
AB40, s. 942
1Section 942. 32.26 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,488,52 32.26 (4) Upon the request of the department of commerce safety and
3professional services
, the attorney general shall aid and prosecute all necessary
4actions or proceedings for the enforcement of this subchapter and for the punishment
5of all violations of this subchapter.
AB40, s. 943 6Section 943. 32.26 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,488,197 32.26 (5) Any displaced person may, prior to commencing court action against
8the condemnor under s. 32.20, petition the department of commerce safety and
9professional services
for review of his or her complaint, setting forth in the petition
10the reasons for his or her dissatisfaction. The department may conduct an informal
11review of the situation and attempt to negotiate an acceptable solution. If an
12acceptable solution cannot be negotiated within 90 days, the department shall notify
13all parties, and the petitioner may then proceed under s. 32.20. The informal review
14procedure provided by this subsection is not a condition precedent to the filing of a
15claim and commencement of legal action pursuant to s. 32.20. In supplying
16information required by s. 32.25 (2) (d), the condemnor shall clearly indicate to each
17displaced person his or her right to proceed under this paragraph and under s. 32.20,
18and shall supply full information on how the displaced person may contact the
19department of commerce safety and professional services.
AB40, s. 944 20Section 944. 32.26 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,489,321 32.26 (6) The department of commerce safety and professional services, with
22the cooperation of the attorney general, shall prepare pamphlets in simple language
23and in readable format describing the eminent domain laws of this state, including
24the reasons for condemnation, the procedures followed by condemnors, how citizens
25may influence the condemnation process and the rights of property owners and

1citizens affected by condemnation. The department shall make copies of the
2pamphlets available to all condemnors, who may be charged a price for the
3pamphlets sufficient to recover the costs of production.
AB40, s. 945 4Section 945. 32.26 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,489,85 32.26 (7) The department of commerce safety and professional services shall
6provide technical assistance on relocation plan development and implementation to
7any condemnor carrying out a project which may result in the displacement of any
8person.
AB40, s. 946 9Section 946. 33.11 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,489,19 1033.11 Goals. The primary goal of activity under this chapter shall be to
11improve or protect the quality of public inland lakes. In addition, compilation of basic
12scientific data on lakes of this state and assessment of experimental and innovative
13techniques of lake rehabilitation and protection shall be goals of the program.
14Districts may undertake protection and rehabilitation projects to achieve the
15purposes of such districts specified in s. 33.21. Projects may be undertaken in
16cooperation with the department, the University of Wisconsin System, the
17University of Wisconsin-Madison,
and other government agencies, and public and
18private organizations. Projects shall be divided into study, planning and
19implementation phases.
AB40, s. 947 20Section 947. 33.16 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,489,2321 33.16 (8) The department may evaluate or contract with the University of
22Wisconsin System or the University of Wisconsin-Madison to evaluate projects
23receiving financial assistance under this section.
AB40, s. 948 24Section 948. 36.03 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,490,3
136.03 System. There is created in this state a system of institutions of learning
2to be known as the University of Wisconsin System. The principal office and one
3university
of the system shall be located at or near the seat of state government.
AB40, s. 949 4Section 949. 36.09 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,490,115 36.09 (1) (a) The primary responsibility for governance of the system shall be
6vested in the board which shall enact policies and promulgate rules for governing the
7system, plan for the future needs of the state for university education within the
8system
, ensure the diversity of quality undergraduate programs while preserving
9the strength of the state's graduate training and research centers within the system,
10and promote the widest degree of institutional autonomy within the controlling
11limits of system-wide systemwide policies and priorities established by the board.
AB40, s. 950 12Section 950. 36.09 (1) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,490,1613 36.09 (1) (am) (intro.) The board, in consultation with the department of
14commerce
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, shall do all of the
15following for each economic development program, as defined in s. 36.11 (29r) (a),
16administered by the board:
AB40, s. 951 17Section 951. 36.09 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,491,418 36.09 (1) (e) The board shall appoint a president of the system; a chancellor for
19each institution; a dean for each college campus; the state geologist; the director of
20the laboratory of hygiene; the director of the psychiatric institute; the state
21cartographer;
and the requisite number of officers, other than the vice presidents,
22associate vice presidents, and assistant vice presidents of the system; faculty;
23academic staff; and other employees and fix the salaries, subject to the limitations
24under par. (j) and ss. 20.923 (4g) and 230.12 (3) (e), the duties and the term of office
25for each. The board shall fix the salaries, subject to the limitations under par. (j) and

1ss. 20.923 (4g) and 230.12 (3) (e), and the duties for each chancellor, vice president,
2associate vice president, and assistant vice president of the system. No sectarian or
3partisan tests or any tests based upon race, religion, national origin, or sex shall ever
4be allowed or exercised in the appointment of the employees of the system.
AB40, s. 952 5Section 952. 36.11 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,491,196 36.11 (1) (b) Except as provided in this paragraph, the board may purchase,
7have custody of, hold, control, possess, lease, grant easements and enjoy any lands,
8buildings, books, records and all other property of any nature which may be
9necessary and required for the purposes, objects and uses of the system authorized
10by law. Any lease is subject to the powers of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals
11and Clinics Authority under s. 233.03 (13) and the rights of the authority under any
12lease agreement, as defined in s. 233.01 (6).
The board shall not permit a facility that
13would be privately owned or operated to be constructed on state-owned land without
14obtaining prior approval of the building commission under s. 13.48 (12). The board
15may sell or dispose of such property as provided by law, or any part thereof when in
16its judgment it is for the best interests of the system and the state. All purchases and
17sales of real property shall be subject to the approval of the building commission. The
18provision of all leases of real property to be occupied by the board shall be the
19responsibility of the department of administration under s. 16.84 (5).
AB40, s. 953 20Section 953. 36.11 (10) of the statutes is renumbered 37.11 (10) and amended
21to read:
AB40,491,2522 37.11 (10) University fund. The board may expend such portion of the income
23of the university fund on or at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as is
24appropriated by the legislature for the erection of buildings and the purchase of
25equipment or books.
AB40, s. 954
1Section 954. 36.11 (16) of the statutes is amended to read:
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