AB700,14,2215 77.82 (3) (ar) For a each proposed management plan prepared by an
16independent certified plan writer
prepared under par. (ag), the department, after
17considering the owner's forest management objectives as stated under sub. (2) (e),
18shall review and either approve or disapprove the proposed management plan. If the
19department disapproves the proposed plan, it shall inform the applicant of the
20changes necessary to qualify the plan for approval upon subsequent review. At the
21request of the applicant, the department may agree to complete the proposed
22management plan.
AB700,36 23Section 36. 77.82 (3) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700,14,2524 77.82 (3) (c) (intro.) To qualify for approval, a management plan shall include
25all of the following items:
AB700,37
1Section 37. 77.82 (3) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700,15,62 77.82 (3) (g) The department shall certify plan writers and shall promulgate
3rules specifying the qualifications that a person must satisfy to become a certified
4plan writer. For management plans prepared or completed by the department under
5this subsection, the department may contract with plan writers certified by the
6department to prepare and complete these plans.
AB700,38 7Section 38. 77.82 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB700,15,118 77.82 (3m) Management plans; large properties. (a) Notwithstanding sub.
9(3) (c), the department may modify any item that is required in a management plan
10for a large property. In determining whether to make a modification, the department
11shall consider all of the following:
AB700,15,1412 1. Whether the owner of the large property owns other land that is designated
13as managed forest land or that are forest croplands subject to a contract under s.
1477.03.
AB700,15,1615 2. The total number of counties in which either or both of the following are
16located:
AB700,15,1717 a. Land that is covered by the proposed management plan.
AB700,15,1918 b. Land that is owned by the applicant and that is either designated as
19managed forest land or that are forest croplands.
AB700,15,2120 3. Whether a management plan that has been prepared by or for the applicant
21and that is acceptable to the department exists and is available for review.
AB700,15,2522 4. Whether the owner submits a written commitment that the owner will
23provide any information from the owner's management plan that may be requested
24by the department. The commitment shall describe the proposed management plan
25and shall include a procedure to be used to amend or update the plan.
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15. Whether the owner has demonstrated that it has consistent access to
2technical forest management assistance provided by its own staff or consultants.
AB700,16,83 (b) If the managed forest land that remains after a withdrawal or transfer of
4ownership no longer constitutes a large property, the department shall notify the
5owner of the land remaining subject to the managed forest land order that the owner
6must prepare a new management plan for the remaining land. The new plan shall
7be prepared in accordance with the procedures and requirements under sub. (3). The
8owner shall submit the plan to the department within one year after being notified.
AB700,39 9Section 39. 77.82 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700,16,2010 77.82 (4) Additions to managed forest land. An owner of land that is
11designated as managed forest land under an order that takes effect on or after April
1228, 2004,
may file an application with the department to designate as managed forest
13land an additional parcel of land if the additional parcel is at least 3 acres in size and
14is contiguous to any of that designated land. The application shall be accompanied
15by a nonrefundable $20 application recording fee unless a different amount for the
16fee is established by the department by rule at an amount equal to the average
17expense to the department of recording an order issued under this subchapter. The
18fee shall be deposited in the conservation fund and credited to the appropriation
19under s. 20.370 (1) (cr). The application shall be filed on a department form and shall
20contain any additional information required by the department.
AB700,40 21Section 40. 77.82 (4g) of the statutes is repealed.
AB700,41 22Section 41. 77.82 (4m) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB700,42 23Section 42. 77.82 (12) of the statutes is renumbered 77.82 (12) (a) and
24amended to read:
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177.82 (12) (a) An owner of managed forest land may file an application with the
2department under sub. (2) for renewal of the order. An application for renewal shall
3be filed no later than the June 1 before the expiration date of the order. The
4application shall specify whether the owner wants the order renewed for 25 or 50
5years. The provisions under subs. (3), (5), (6), and (7) do not apply to an application
6under this subsection paragraph. The department may deny the application only if
7the any of the following apply:
AB700,17,8 81. The land fails to meet the eligibility requirements under sub. (1), if the.
AB700,17,10 93. The owner has failed to comply with the management plan that is in effect
10on the date that the application for renewal is filed, or if there.
AB700,17,11 117. There are delinquent taxes on the land.
AB700,17,13 12(b) If the application is denied, the department shall state the reason for the
13denial in writing.
AB700,43 14Section 43. 77.82 (12) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB700,17,1715 77.82 (12) (a) 2. The land that is subject to the application for renewal of the
16order is not identical to the land that is designated as managed forest land under the
17existing order.
AB700,44 18Section 44. 77.82 (12) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB700,17,2219 77.82 (12) (a) 4. The management plan does not contain any mandatory
20forestry or soil conservation practices, as described in sub. (3) (c) 6. and 7., or any
21mandatory management activities, as described in sub. (3) (d), that the department
22determines are required to be continued during the term of the renewed order.
AB700,45 23Section 45. 77.82 (12) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB700,18,224 77.82 (12) (a) 5. No review of the mandatory forestry or soil conservation
25practices or the mandatory management activities contained in the management

1plan has been conducted within the 5 years immediately preceding the date of the
2application for renewal.
AB700,46 3Section 46. 77.82 (12) (a) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
AB700,18,74 77.82 (12) (a) 6. Within the 5 years immediately preceding the date of the
5application for renewal, the management plan has not been updated to reflect the
6completion of any forestry or soil conservation practices or management activities
7contained in the plan.
AB700,47 8Section 47. 77.83 (2) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
AB700,48 9Section 48. 77.83 (2) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
AB700,18,1310 77.83 (2) (ar) An owner of managed forest land may enter into a lease or other
11agreement for consideration that permits persons to engage in a recreational activity
12on managed forest land that is designated as closed and that is not part of a large
13property.
AB700,49 14Section 49. 77.83 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700,18,1815 77.83 (2) (b) An owner may restrict public access to any area of open managed
16forest land which is within 300 feet of any building or within 300 feet of a commercial
17logging, thinning, or reforestation operation that conforms or other forest
18management activity if the operation or activity conforms
to the management plan.
AB700,50 19Section 50. 77.83 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB700,18,2320 77.83 (2) (d) 1. An owner of managed forest land that is designated as open shall
21ensure that the public has access to that land for all of the purposes specified in par.
22(a). The method of access and location of the access shall be equivalent to the method
23of access and location of the access that is used by the owner of the land.
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12. If the owner is unable to provide the access that is required under subd. 1.,
2the department shall modify the designation of the land from being open to being
3closed.
AB700,51 4Section 51. 77.83 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 77.83 (4).
AB700,52 5Section 52. 77.83 (4) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB700,53 6Section 53. 77.84 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700,19,187 77.84 (3) (b) Immediately after receiving the certification of the county clerk
8that a tax deed has been taken, the department shall issue an order withdrawing the
9land as managed forest land. The notice requirement under s. 77.88 (1) does not
10apply to the department's action under this paragraph. The department shall notify
11the county treasurer of the amount of the withdrawal fee under s. 77.88 (5m) and the
.
12The county shall determine the amount of the
withdrawal tax, as determined under
13s. 77.88 (5). The amount of the tax and the fee shall be payable to the department
14under s. 75.36 (3) if the property is sold by the county. The amount shall be credited
15to the conservation fund.
If the county sells the land, the county shall assess the
16withdrawal tax and the withdrawal fee under s. 77.88 (5m) against the purchaser of
17the land. The notice requirement under s. 77.88 (1) does not apply to the
18department's action under this paragraph.
AB700,54 19Section 54. 77.86 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB700,19,20 2077.86 (title) Cutting practices.
AB700,55 21Section 55. 77.86 (1) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 77.86 (1b) (title) and
22amended to read:
AB700,19,2323 77.86 (1b) (title) Cutting regulated prohibited.
AB700,56 24Section 56. 77.86 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 77.86 (1b).
AB700,57 25Section 57. 77.86 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 77.86 (1g) (a).
AB700,58
1Section 58. 77.86 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 77.86 (1g) (b) and
2amended to read:
AB700,20,53 77.86 (1g) (b) If the proposed cutting proposed under par. (a) conforms to the
4management plan and is consistent with sound forestry practices, the department
5shall approve the request.
AB700,59 6Section 59. 77.86 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 77.86 (1g) (c) and
7amended to read:
AB700,20,118 77.86 (1g) (c) If the proposed cutting proposed under par. (a) does not conform
9to the management plan or is not consistent with sound forestry practices, the
10department shall assist the owner in developing an acceptable proposal before
11approving the request.
AB700,60 12Section 60. 77.86 (1g) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB700,20,1313 77.86 (1g) (title) Approval by department.
AB700,61 14Section 61. 77.86 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB700,62 15Section 62. 77.86 (3) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB700,63 16Section 63. 77.86 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 77.86 (1g) (d) and amended
17to read:
AB700,20,2018 77.86 (1g) (d) All cutting specified in the notice under sub. (1) (b) par. (a) shall
19be commenced within one year after the date the proposed cutting is approved. The
20owner shall report to the department the date on which the cutting is commenced.
AB700,64 21Section 64. 77.86 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700,21,222 77.86 (4) Reporting. Within 30 days after completion of any cutting approved
23under this section
subject to sub. (1g), the owner shall report to the department, on
24a form provided by the department, a description of the species of wood, kind of
25product and the quantity of each species cut as shown by the scale or measurement

1made on the ground as cut, skidded, loaded or delivered, or by tree scale certified by
2a forester acceptable to the department if the wood is sold by tree measurement.
AB700,65 3Section 65. 77.86 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB700,21,54 77.86 (4m) Large properties. (a) The owner of a large property is exempt from
5the requirements under sub. (1g) if all of the following requirements are met:
AB700,21,86 1. The owner has received certification from an independent forestry
7organization that the owner is qualified to ensure that cutting of timber from the
8large property is consistent with sound forestry practices.
AB700,21,119 2. The department has recognized that the independent forestry organization
10under subd. 1. is qualified to make certifications under subd. 1. and under the rules
11promulgated under par. (b).
AB700,21,1212 3. The owner complies with the rules promulgated under par. (c).
AB700,21,1513 (b) The department shall promulgate rules that establish standards that an
14independent forestry organization shall meet in order to be recognized by the
15department for purposes of par. (a) 1.
AB700,21,1716 (c) The department shall promulgate rules that establish cutting requirements
17that apply to owners of large properties. These rules shall include:
AB700,21,2018 1. A requirement that proposed cuttings comply with the applicable
19management plans of owners of large properties and that they are consistent with
20sound forestry practices.
AB700,21,2121 2. Requirements for cutting notices.
AB700,21,2222 3. Time limits for the completion of cuttings.
AB700,21,2423 4. Procedures for requesting variances from the requirements established
24under subds. 1. and 3.
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15. Procedures to allow the department to audit the cutting of timber on the large
2property.
AB700,66 3Section 66. 77.86 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700,22,74 77.86 (5) (a) Any person who fails to file the notice required under sub. (1) (b)
5(1g) (a), who fails to file a report as required under sub. (4), or who files a false report
6under sub. (4), or who fails to comply with a rule promulgated under sub. (4m) (c)
7shall forfeit not more than $1,000.
AB700,67 8Section 67. 77.86 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700,22,129 77.86 (5) (b) Any owner who cuts merchantable timber in violation of this
10section or a rule promulgated under sub. (4m) (c) is subject to a forfeiture equal to
1120% of the current value of the merchantable timber cut, based on the stumpage
12value established under s. 77.91 (1).
AB700,68 13Section 68. 77.87 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700,22,2414 77.87 (1) Taxation. The department shall assess a determine the amount of
15yield tax to be assessed against each an owner who cuts merchantable timber in a
16given county
and who files a report under s. 77.86. If the owner fails to timely file
17a report under s. 77.86 (4), the department shall determine the value of the
18merchantable timber cut for the assessment of and the yield tax. The department
19shall then certify to each county in which the cutting occurred the amount of yield
20tax to be assessed by that county.
The yield tax assessed by a county under this
21subsection
shall equal 5% of the value of the merchantable timber cut, based on the
22stumpage value established under s. 77.91 (1). The department A county assessing
23a yield tax under this subsection or under sub. (2)
shall mail a copy of the certificate
24of assessment to the owner at the owner's last-known address.
AB700,69 25Section 69. 77.87 (1g) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB700,70
1Section 70. 77.87 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700,23,92 77.87 (2) Supplemental yield tax. At any time within one year after a report
3is filed under s. 77.86 (4), the department, after notifying the owner and providing
4the owner with the opportunity for a hearing, may determine whether the report is
5accurate. If the department determines that the quantity of merchantable timber
6cut exceeded the amount on which the tax was assessed under sub. (1), the
7department shall assess a certify to each county in which the timber was cut the
8amount of
supplemental yield tax to be assessed by that county on the additional
9amount as provided under sub. (1).
AB700,71 10Section 71. 77.87 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700,23,1611 77.87 (3) Payment. A tax assessed under sub. (1) or (2) is due and payable to
12the department each county in which the cutting of merchantable timber occurred
13on the last day of the next month following the date the certificate is mailed to the
14owner. The department county shall collect interest at the rate of 12% per year on
15any tax that is paid later than the due date. Amounts received shall be credited to
16the conservation fund.
AB700,72 17Section 72. 77.87 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB700,23,2318 77.87 (5) Delinquency. If a tax due under this section is not paid on or before
19the last day of the August following the date specified under sub. (3), the department
20county shall certify to the taxation district clerk municipal clerk of each municipality
21in which the cutting occurred
the description of the land, and the amount due for the
22tax and interest. The taxation district municipal clerk shall enter the delinquent
23amount on the property tax roll as a special charge.
AB700,73 24Section 73. 77.876 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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