23.175(2)(h)
(h) Identify portions of state trails that are proposed to be located on property owned by state agencies.
23.175(2)(i)
(i) Coordinate its planning efforts relating to the location, establishment, development and maintenance of state trails with the efforts of statewide, nonprofit organizations established for the purpose of planning, establishing, developing and maintaining trails.
23.175(2)(j)
(j) Establish priorities for trail acquisition and development with a higher priority for trails that establish connections between existing trails.
23.175(3)
(3) Powers of the department. The department may:
23.175(3)(a)
(a) Develop and construct state trails on lands under its ownership.
23.175(3)(b)
(b) Beginning July 1, 1990, expend an amount from the appropriation under
s. 20.866 (2) (tz) that equals any of the following:
23.175(3)(b)1.
1. The amount of a gift, grant or bequest received for a state trail under this section.
23.175(3)(b)2.
2. The fair market value of land donated for a state trail under this section.
23.175(4)
(4) Limits on spending. Except as provided in
s. 23.0915 (2), the department may not expend more than $1,000,000 under this section for trails and for grants for this purpose under
s. 23.096 in each fiscal year. Of this amount, the department may not expend more than $500,000 under
sub. (3) (b) in each fiscal year.
23.175(5)(a)(a) A state agency may not refuse to permit the department to construct a portion of a state trail designated under
sub. (2) on property owned by the state agency if the state agency determines that the trail does not conflict with other existing or planned uses of the property.
23.175(5)(b)
(b) Each state agency shall consider state trails in the long-range plans for property owned by the state agency.
23.175(5m)(a)(a) The department shall establish a state trail cleanup program to encourage community and youth organizations and other persons to volunteer for projects to remove debris and litter along designated portions of state trails.
23.175(5m)(b)
(b) The department shall request that the organization or other person volunteering for a project under this program conduct the project for 2 years and remove debris and litter at least once a year during the 2-year period.
23.175(5m)(c)
(c) The department shall place one sign along each designated portion of a state trail for which an organization or other person has volunteered. The sign shall state the fact that that portion of the trail is under the state trail cleanup program and the name of the organization or other person volunteering for that portion. The organization or other person volunteering for a designated portion of a state trail shall reimburse the department for the cost of the sign and its placement along that portion.
23.175(6)
(6) Other trails. This section does not limit the authority of the department to designate other trails under
s. 23.115.
23.18
23.18
Milwaukee river revitalization council. 23.18(1)(1)
Duties. The Milwaukee river revitalization council shall do all of the following:
23.18(1)(a)
(a) Advise the department, the governor and the legislature on matters relating to the environmental, recreational and economic revitalization of the Milwaukee river basin.
23.18(1)(b)1.
1. Develop, provide and disseminate information on the environmental, recreational, economic and developmental interests of the Milwaukee river basin.
23.18(1)(b)2.
2. Assist local governmental agencies during the planning and implementation of specific programs and activities.
23.18(1)(b)3.
3. Develop proposals to maximize the use of available local, state, federal and private resources to further the revitalization of the Milwaukee river basin.
23.18(1)(b)4.
4. Develop a Milwaukee river riverway plan that allows and encourages multiple recreational entrepreneurial and cultural activities to take place near the Milwaukee river.
23.18(1)(b)5.
5. Establish a mechanism that allows the plan under
subd. 4. to be implemented in an aggressive and deliberate fashion.
23.18(2)
(2) Powers. In addition to its duties under
sub. (1), the Milwaukee river revitalization council may:
23.18(2)(a)
(a) Coordinate the planning and implementation of local recreational or environmental projects in the Milwaukee river basin to encourage consistency with other local projects or activities of the department or other state agencies in the Milwaukee river basin.
23.18(2)(b)
(b) Work directly with municipalities located in the Milwaukee river basin to develop a single comprehensive land use plan for the Milwaukee river basin.
23.18(2)(e)
(e) Directly advise and make recommendations to municipalities that have jurisdiction over land in the Milwaukee river basin to adopt ordinances or regulations to preserve the environmental, recreational and scenic values of the Milwaukee river basin.
23.18(2)(g)
(g) Directly develop, provide and disseminate information to the public to increase local awareness of recreational and environmental issues affecting the Milwaukee river basin.
23.18(2)(j)
(j) Directly inform or advise municipalities that have jurisdiction over land located outside the Milwaukee river basin as to the impact the development of the land may have on the Milwaukee river basin.
23.18(2)(k)
(k) Submit a report on activities affecting land and water use in the Milwaukee river basin to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under
s. 13.172 (3).
23.18 History
History: 1987 a. 399;
1989 a. 31.
23.19
23.19
Menomonee river conservation project. 23.19(1)
(1) The department shall provide in state aid to the city of Milwaukee up to $500,000 for a conservation project for the Menomonee river if the city appropriates funds by June 30, 1991. Both the funds appropriated by the city and the state aid provided by the department shall be for any of the following stages of the project that may be undertaken by the city:
23.19(1)(a)
(a) A feasibility study on the acquisition or development, or both, of land adjacent to the Menomonee river for the uses specified in
sub. (2).
23.19(1)(b)
(b) The acquisition of land adjacent to the Menomonee river for the uses specified in
sub. (2).
23.19(1)(c)
(c) The development of land adjacent to the Menomonee river for the uses specified in
sub. (2).
23.19(2)
(2) The uses of the land acquired or developed with the state aid provided under
sub. (1) shall be for any of the following:
23.19(3)(a)(a) The amount of state aid provided under
sub. (1) shall equal the actual amount, up to $500,000, that is expended by the city of Milwaukee for the stages of the project specified in
sub. (1) (a) to
(c).
23.19(3)(b)
(b) The department may not provide state aid under
sub. (1) for the performance of a feasibility study unless the department has granted prior approval for its performance.
23.19(3)(c)
(c) Each time the city of Milwaukee completes a stage of the project as specified under
sub. (1) (a) to
(c) and has expended the total amount of its contribution for that stage, the city is entitled to receive the amount of state aid under
par. (a) that equals the total amount of the contribution.
23.19 History
History: 1989 a. 350;
1995 a. 27.
23.195
23.195
Monona terrace project in Madison. 23.195(1)
(1) Beginning in fiscal year 1993-94 and ending in fiscal year 1995-96, from the appropriation under
s. 20.866 (2) (tz), the department shall set aside $1,000,000 in each fiscal year to be expended for the Frank Lloyd Wright Monona terrace project in the city of Madison to be expended as follows:
23.195(1)(a)
(a) The amount of $370,000 for a bicycle path that is part of the project.
23.195(1)(b)
(b) The amount of $2,630,000 for the following purposes:
23.195(1)(b)1.
1. Construction of a pedestrian bridge improving access to Lake Monona from the downtown area of the city.
23.195(1)(b)3.
3. Other park or recreational construction and development associated with the project.
23.195(2)
(2) The moneys expended from the appropriation under
s. 20.866 (2) (tz) for the purposes specified in
sub. (1) (b) 1. to
3. shall be limited to no more than 50% of the cost of the project that is for these purposes.
23.195(4)
(4) If all of the money set aside under this section is not expended before July 1, 1998, the moneys set aside but not expended shall be treated by the department in the manner provided in
s. 23.0915 (2g).
23.195 History
History: 1991 a. 269;
1995 a. 27.
23.196
23.196
Willow flowage project. 23.196(1)(a)
(a) "Total amount available" means the expenditure limit for the purpose of acquiring land under
s. 23.09 (2) (d) 11., as adjusted under
s. 23.0915 (2), less the total amount the department has expended, encumbered or otherwise committed for that purpose from the appropriation under
s. 20.866 (2) (tz) before July 1, 1996.
23.196(1)(b)
(b) "Willow flowage project" means the lands in the Willow flowage and surrounding lands in Oneida County that the department determines are necessary for the project.
23.196(2)(a)(a) The department may acquire and exchange lands for the establishment of the Willow flowage project. The priority and allocation requirements under
s. 23.09 (2dm) do not apply to any acquisition of land under this paragraph for which moneys appropriated under
s. 20.866 (2) (tz) are expended.
23.196(2)(b)
(b) For the purpose of establishing the Willow flowage project, the department may expend up to an amount equal to the total amount available for the purchase of land. For purposes of
ss. 23.09 (2r) (a) and
23.0915 (1), moneys expended under this paragraph shall be treated as moneys expended for the lower Wisconsin state riverway acquisition.
23.196(2)(c)
(c) Section 23.15 does not apply to the exchange or other transfer of land by the department for the purpose of establishing the Willow flowage project.
23.196(3)(a)(a) The board of commissioners of public lands shall sell for cash, at fair market value, any of the lands under its jurisdiction that are determined by the department to be necessary to effect the sale of land for the Willow flowage project.
23.196(3)(b)
(b) The department shall contract for an independent appraisal to determine the fair market value of the land to be sold under
par. (a), and the sale of land under
par. (a) shall be concluded within 90 days after the determination of the fair market value.
23.196(3)(d)
(d) This subsection does not apply after June 30, 1999.
23.196 History
History: 1995 a. 27,
417.
23.20
23.20
Use of department gravel pits. The department may permit any town, county or state agency to obtain gravel, sand, fill dirt or other fill material needed for road purposes from any department-owned gravel pit or similar facility if this material is unavailable from private vendors within a reasonable distance of the worksite. The department may require environmental safeguards before permitting a town, county or state agency to obtain this material. The department shall charge a fee for this material commensurate with the fee charged by private vendors.
23.20 History
History: 1981 c. 131;
1985 a. 202.
23.23
23.23
Purple loosestrife. 23.23(1)(1) In this section, "purple loose-strife" means any nonnative member of the genus Lythrum.
23.23(2)
(2) The department shall make a reasonable effort to conduct research to determine alternative methods to contain and control purple loosestrife in the most environmentally sound manner.
23.23(3)(a)(a) The department shall make a reasonable effort to develop a statewide program to control purple loosestrife on both public and private lands, as provided in this subsection.
23.23(3)(b)
(b) The department shall make a reasonable effort to implement control and quarantine methods on public lands as soon as practicable. The department shall make a reasonable effort to employ the least environmentally harmful methods available that are effective, based on research conducted under
sub. (2).
23.23(3)(c)
(c) The department may conduct a pilot project using employes or other persons to engage in labor intensive efforts to control purple loosestrife on all public lands.
23.23(3)(d)
(d) The department shall request permission from private landowners to enter onto the land to control stands of purple loosestrife which significantly threaten environmental resources or which threaten to invade a nearby watershed or subwatershed. If the landowner denies the department permission to enter onto the land, the department may not enter the land but shall inform the landowner of the seminars available under
sub. (4) (c).
23.23(3)(e)
(e) The department may provide grants to other public agencies to allow the public agencies to control purple loosestrife on lands under their control.
23.23(4)(a)(a) The department shall make a reasonable effort to develop a statewide education program on the effects of purple loosestrife, as provided in this subsection.
23.23(4)(b)
(b) The department shall make a reasonable effort to educate the authorities in charge of the maintenance of all federal, state and county trunk highways and all forest and park land in this state on methods to identify and control purple loosestrife and multiflora rose. The department of transportation and all other authorities in charge of the maintenance of highways, forests and parks may cooperate with the department in efforts under this paragraph.
