16.966(4)
(4) The department shall provide staff services to the land information board.
16.966 History
History: 1997 a. 27.
16.967
16.967
Land information program. 16.967(1)(b)
(b) "Land information" means any physical, legal, economic or environmental information or characteristics concerning land, water, groundwater, subsurface resources or air in this state. "Land information" includes information relating to topography, soil, soil erosion, geology, minerals, vegetation, land cover, wildlife, associated natural resources, land ownership, land use, land use controls and restrictions, jurisdictional boundaries, tax assessment, land value, land survey records and references, geodetic control networks, aerial photographs, maps, planimetric data, remote sensing data, historic and prehistoric sites and economic projections.
16.967(1)(c)
(c) "Land information system" means an orderly method of organizing and managing land information and land records.
16.967(1)(d)
(d) "Land records" means maps, documents, computer files and any other information storage medium in which land information is recorded.
16.967(1)(e)
(e) "Systems integration" means land information that is housed in one jurisdiction or jurisdictional subunit and is available to other jurisdictions, jurisdictional subunits, public utilities and other private sector interests.
16.967(3)
(3) Board duties. The board shall direct and supervise the land information program and serve as the state clearinghouse for access to land information. In addition, the board shall:
16.967(3)(a)
(a) Provide technical assistance and advice to state agencies and local governmental units with land information responsibilities.
16.967(3)(b)
(b) Maintain and distribute an inventory of land information available for this state, land records available for this state and land information systems.
16.967(3)(c)
(c) Prepare guidelines to coordinate the modernization of land records and land information systems.
16.967(3)(d)
(d) Review project applications received under
sub. (7) and determine which projects are approved.
16.967(4)
(4) Funding report. The board shall identify and study possible program revenue sources or other revenue sources for the purpose of funding the operations of the board, including grants to counties under
sub. (7).
16.967(6)
(6) Reports. By March 31 of each year, the department of administration, the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the department of commerce, the department of health and family services, the department of natural resources, the department of tourism, the department of revenue, the department of transportation, the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, the public service commission and the board of curators of the historical society shall each submit to the board a plan to integrate land information to enable such information to be readily translatable, retrievable and geographically referenced for use by any state, local governmental unit or public utility. The plans shall include the information that will be needed by local governmental units to prepare comprehensive plans containing the planning elements required under
s. 66.1001 (2). Upon receipt of this information, the board shall integrate the information to enable the information to be used to meet land information data needs. The integrated information shall be readily translatable, retrievable, and geographically referenced to enable members of the public to use the information.
16.967(7)(a)(a) A county board that has established a county land information office under
s. 59.72 (3) may apply to the board on behalf of any local governmental unit, as defined in
s. 59.72 (1) (c), located wholly or partially within the county for a grant for any of the following projects:
16.967(7)(a)1.
1. The design, development and implementation of a land information system that contains and integrates, at a minimum, property and ownership records with boundary information, including a parcel identifier referenced to the U.S. public land survey; tax and assessment information; soil surveys, if available; wetlands identified by the department of natural resources; a modern geodetic reference system; current zoning restrictions; and restrictive covenants.
16.967(7)(a)2.
2. The preparation of parcel property maps that refer boundaries to the public land survey system and are suitable for use by local governmental units for accurate land title boundary line or land survey line information.
16.967(7)(a)3.
3. The preparation of maps that include a statement documenting accuracy if the maps do not refer boundaries to the public land survey system and that are suitable for use by local governmental units for planning purposes.
16.967(7)(a)5.
5. To support technological developments and improvements for the purpose of providing Internet-accessible housing assessment and sales data.
16.967(7)(b)
(b) Grants shall be paid from the appropriation under
s. 20.505 (1) (ij). A grant under this subsection may not exceed $100,000. The board may award more than one grant to a county board.
16.967(8)
(8) Advice; cooperation. In carrying out its duties under this section, the board may seek advice and assistance from the University of Wisconsin System, state agencies, local governmental units and other experts involved in collecting and managing land information. State agencies shall cooperate with the board in the coordination of land information collection.
16.967(9)
(9) Technical assistance; education. The board may provide technical assistance to counties and conduct educational seminars, courses or conferences relating to land information. The board shall charge and collect fees sufficient to recover the costs of activities authorized under this subsection.
16.967(10)
(10) Memorandum of understanding. The board shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Wisconsin land council to ensure cooperation between the board and the council and to avoid duplication of activities.
16.967(11)
(11) Soil surveys and mapping. The board may conduct soil surveys and soil mapping activities.
Effective date note
Note: Sub. (11) is repealed eff. 9-1-03 by
1999 Wis. Act 9.
Effective date note
Note: This section is repealed eff. 9-1-03 by
1997 Wis. Act 27.
16.967 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also s.
Adm 47.01, Wis. adm. code.
16.968
16.968
Groundwater survey and analysis. The department shall allocate funds for programs of groundwater survey and analysis to the department of natural resources and the geological and natural history survey following review and approval of a mutually agreed upon division of responsibilities concerning groundwater programs between the department of natural resources and the geological and natural history survey, a specific expenditure plan and groundwater data collection standards consistent with the purposes of
s. 16.967. State funds allocated under this section shall be used to match available federal funds prior to being used for solely state-funded activities.
Effective date note
Note: This section is amended eff. 9-1-03 by
1997 Wis. Act 27 to read:
Effective date text
16.968 Groundwater survey and analysis. The department shall allocate funds for programs of groundwater survey and analysis to the department of natural resources and the geological and natural history survey following review and approval of a mutually agreed upon division of responsibilities concerning groundwater programs between the department of natural resources and the geological and natural history survey, a specific expenditure plan and groundwater data collection standards. State funds allocated under this section shall be used to match available federal funds prior to being used for solely state-funded activities.
16.968 History
History: 1979 c. 34;
1997 a. 27.
16.969
16.969
Fees for certain high-voltage transmission lines. 16.969(1)(a)
(a) "Commission" means the public service commission.
16.969(1)(b)
(b) "High-voltage transmission line" means a high-voltage transmission line, as defined in
s. 196.491 (1) (f), that is designed for operation at a nominal voltage of 345 kilovolts or more.
16.969(2)
(2) The department shall promulgate rules that require a person who is issued a certificate of public convenience and necessity by the commission under
s. 196.491 (3) for a high-voltage transmission line to pay the department the following fees:
16.969(2)(a)
(a) An annual impact fee in an amount equal to 0.3% of the cost of the high-voltage transmission line, as determined by the commission under
s. 196.491 (3) (gm).
16.969(2)(b)
(b) A one-time environmental impact fee in an amount equal to 5% of the cost of the high-voltage transmission line, as determined by the commission under
s. 196.491 (3) (gm).
16.969(3)(a)(a) The department shall distribute the fees that are paid by a person under the rules promulgated under
sub. (2) (a) to each town, village and city that is identified by the commission under
s. 196.491 (3) (gm) in proportion to the amount of investment that is allocated by the commission under
s. 196.491 (3) (gm) to each such town, village and city.
16.969(3)(b)
(b) The fee that is paid by a person under the rules promulgated under
sub. (2) (b) shall be distributed as follows:
16.969(3)(b)1.
1. The department shall pay 50% of the fee to each county that is identified by the commission under
s. 196.491 (3) (gm) in proportion to the amount of investment that is allocated by the commission under
s. 196.491 (3) (gm) to each such county.
16.969(3)(b)2.
2. The department shall pay 50% of the fee to each town, village and city that is identified by the commission under
s. 196.491 (3) (gm) in proportion to the amount of investment that is allocated by the commission under
s. 196.491 (3) (gm) to each such town, village and city.
16.969(4)
(4) A county, town, village or city that receives a distribution under
sub. (3) (b) may use the distribution only for park, conservancy, wetland or other similar environmental programs.
16.969 History
History: 1999 a. 9.
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
16.97
16.97
Definition. In this subchapter, "telecommunications" has the meaning given in
s. 22.01 (10).
16.97 History
History: 2001 a. 16.
16.974
16.974
Duties of the department. The department shall:
16.974(1)
(1) Coordinate with the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board to provide secured correctional facilities, as defined in
s. 44.70 (3r), school districts and cooperative educational service agencies with telecommunications access under
s. 44.73 and contract with telecommunications providers to provide such access.
16.974(2)
(2) Subject to
s. 44.73 (5), coordinate with the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board to provide private colleges, technical college districts, public library boards and public library systems with telecommunications access under
s. 44.73 and contract with telecommunications providers to provide such access.
16.974(3)
(3) Coordinate with the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board to provide private schools with telecommunications access under
s. 44.73 and contract with telecommunications providers to provide such access.
16.974(4)
(4) Coordinate with the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board to provide the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing with telecommunications access under
s. 44.73 and contract with telecommunications providers to provide such access.
FEDERAL RESOURCE ACQUISITION
16.98
16.98
Federal resource acquisition. 16.98(1)
(1) The department shall engage in such activities as the secretary deems necessary to ensure the maximum utilization of federal resources by state agencies and institutions and other eligible organizations and units of government, including community development corporations as defined in
s. 234.94 (2). The department shall acquire excess and surplus real and personal property at such cost to the recipient as is necessary to amortize expenditures for transportation, packing, crating, handling and program overhead, except that the department may transfer any excess or surplus personal property to the department of tourism, upon request of the department of tourism, at no cost, subject to any limitation or restriction imposed by federal law.
16.98(2)
(2) The department may, in accordance with federal law, operate warehouses and otherwise provide for the temporary storage of property being transferred.
16.98(3)
(3) All proceeds from the sale of land, buildings, supplies and equipment received under this section shall be credited to the appropriation under
s. 20.505 (1) (im) or
(ka). Such proceeds may be used for the purchase of lands and buildings or for construction or improvement of buildings for the purpose of storing and handling excess and surplus property.
16.98(4)
(4) From the appropriation under
s. 20.505 (1) (fo), the department may provide grants to any organization with which the department contracts to operate the program under
sub. (1).
16.981
16.981
Transfer of appropriations. On June 30 of each fiscal year, the department shall determine the amount within the appropriation under
s. 20.505 (1) (im) by which total expenditures for the operation of warehouses and distribution centers under the federal resource acquisition program have exceeded income attributable to that operation under that appropriation as of that date. Immediately prior to the end of the fiscal year, the department shall transfer to the appropriation under
s. 20.505 (1) (im) an amount equal to that excess from the unencumbered balances in the appropriation under
s. 20.505 (1) (a). If the excess exceeds the unencumbered balance in any fiscal year, the department shall transfer all of the unencumbered balance. If the unencumbered balance exceeds the excess in any fiscal year, the department shall transfer an amount equal to the excess.
16.981 History
History: 1987 a. 27.
