41.11(4m)
(4m) Access to customer information; fees. 41.11(4m)(a)(a) Notwithstanding
s. 19.35, the department may refuse to reveal names, addresses and related demographic information maintained on any list that the department has compiled of persons who have requested information about travel opportunities in the state. The department may not refuse to reveal such information to representatives of the news media.
41.11(4m)(b)
(b) Notwithstanding
s. 19.71, if the department provides information from a list of persons requesting travel information, the department may charge the person requesting the information a fee to recover the department's actual costs of compiling and providing the information. The department may reduce or waive the fee under this subsection if the department determines that the reduction or waiver is in the public interest.
41.11(5)(a)(a) The department shall distribute cheese that was donated, or purchased from donations received under
par. (c), free of charge to the public each year from the 2nd to last Monday in May to the first Monday in September at each tourist information center operated by the department in this state except the tourist information center located in Madison.
41.11(5)(b)
(b) Cheese distributed under
par. (a) shall be in packages of one ounce or less and shall be manufactured in Wisconsin.
41.11(5)(c)
(c) The department shall accept cheese, and refrigeration equipment and gifts, grants, bequests and devises, for the purpose of implementing this subsection. If there is an insufficient amount of cheese available to implement this subsection, the department shall contact potential donors for donations. The department shall return any surplus cheese to the donor.
41.11 History
History: 1975 c. 39,
163,
200;
1983 a. 92;
1987 a. 1;
1995 a. 27 s.
6918; Stats. 1995 s. 41.11;
1999 a. 9.
41.12
41.12
Council on tourism. 41.12(1)(1) The council on tourism shall advise the secretary on matters relating to tourism. Five members of the council on tourism shall assist the secretary in formulating a statewide marketing strategy. The 5 members shall be selected by a vote of the council on tourism from among the members, other than ex officio members, of the council on tourism.
41.12(2)
(2) The council on tourism shall develop a plan to assist and encourage private companies located in this state to promote this state in their advertisements. Upon the adoption of a plan by the council on tourism, the secretary shall consider implementing the plan.
41.12(3)
(3) The council on tourism shall consider the use of famous residents and former residents of this state in the tourism marketing strategies.
41.12 History
History: 1987 a. 1;
1995 a. 27 s.
6919; Stats. 1995 s. 41.12.
41.14
41.14
Offices. The department may establish tourism offices, within or without the state, as necessary to carry out its duties. Wisconsin residency may not be required of classified employees staffing tourism offices located outside the state.
41.14 History
History: 1975 c. 39,
163,
200;
1995 a. 27 s.
6920; Stats. 1995 s. 41.14.
41.15
41.15
Film promotion. 41.15(1)(1) In this section, "film" means any product created using any technology for the recording, storage and reproduction of audiovisual material.
41.15(2)
(2) The department shall encourage persons to produce films which will enhance the image of this state and its communities and countryside. To carry out this purpose, it shall:
41.15(2)(a)
(a) Prepare and distribute promotional and informational materials identifying factors which make it desirable to produce films in this state and describing the services available from local and state governmental units and from the private sector in this state.
41.15(2)(b)
(b) Help persons secure licenses and permits, and provide other appropriate services, related to film production.
41.15(2)(c)
(c) Help persons obtain cooperation from local, state and federal governmental units and from the private sector in order to produce films.
41.15(2)(d)
(d) Coordinate its activities with the activities of similar bodies created by local governmental units in this state.
41.15(3)
(3) It may apply for, receive and spend grants and donations to fund its operations.
41.15 History
History: 1987 a. 27,
403;
1995 a. 27 s.
6921; Stats. 1995 s. 41.15.
41.17
41.17
Joint effort marketing. 41.17(2)
(2)
Eligibility. Any public or private organization not organized or incorporated for profit, including a tribal organization of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state, and any elected governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state may apply to the department for joint effort marketing funds under this section. Prior to applying for such funds, each prospective applicant shall have submitted, at the time and in the manner provided by departmental rule, a plan and budget specifying the media to be used, the market to be approached, the facilities and attractions to be promoted and the applicant's estimated expenditures and receipts for the various projects within the plan. If such plan is coordinated with the statewide marketing strategy, the department shall approve it and the submitting organization or governing body shall be eligible to apply for joint effort marketing funds under this section.
41.17(3)
(3) Written agreements. Each joint effort marketing project shall be implemented by a written agreement between the department and the applicant organization or governing body. The agreement shall specify at a minimum:
41.17(3)(a)
(a) The name, address and contact person for the applicant and its advertising agency, if any.
41.17(3)(b)
(b) A description of the project, including the media to be used, the date or inclusive dates and the geographic market to be reached.
41.17(3)(c)
(c) An itemized statement of the estimated total costs of the project.
41.17(3)(d)
(d) An itemized statement of the revenues accruing to the applicant from the project through advertising, contributions and other sources.
41.17(3)(em)
(em) The conditions for the release of the joint effort marketing funds under this section.
41.17(4)(a)(a) No state funds may be released for a project that is not included within an advertising plan and budget submitted by an eligible organization or governing body and approved by the department.
41.17(4)(b)
(b) No funds may be released except in accordance with the agreement concluded under
sub. (3).
41.17(4)(c)
(c) Funds released in any given project may not exceed 50% of the total project costs, less that portion of the amounts recovered by the applicant through the sale of advertising or other promotional considerations in connection with the project which exceeds 50% of the total project costs.
41.17(4)(d)
(d) No funds may be used to compensate any officer or employee of the applicant for salaries or expenses.
41.17(4)(e)
(e) No name or picture of any living state or local public official or candidate for public office may be used in any project for which state funds are received under this section.
41.17(4)(f)
(f) No payments may be released except upon presentation of receipted vouchers for project expenditures by the applicant, together with such other documentary evidence substantiating payments and the purposes for which the payments were made as the departmental rules require.
41.17(4)(g)
(g) The department may promulgate rules imposing additional requirements to ensure that public funds are used to promote the maximum number of attractions and facilities.
41.17(5)
(5) Funding source. Subject to the 50% limitation under
s. 20.380 (1) (b) and the proportional expenditure requirements under
s. 20.380 (1) (b) and
(kg), the department shall expend, from the appropriations under
s. 20.380 (1) (b) and
(kg), at least $1,130,000 in the aggregate in each fiscal year in joint effort marketing funds under this section.
41.17 History
History: 1975 c. 39,
163,
200;
1991 a. 39;
1995 a. 27 s.
6922; Stats. 1995 s. 41.17;
1999 a. 9.
41.17 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also ch.
Tour 1, Wis. adm. code.
41.21
41.21
Marketing clearinghouse. 41.21(1)
(1) The department shall establish and maintain a marketing clearinghouse to provide marketing services to all state agencies. The department may enter into an agreement with a state agency for a specific project or to provide specific products. The department may provide consulting services to a state agency, including any of the following:
41.21(2)
(2) The department may charge state agencies for services and products under this section to cover its cost to provide the services and products. The department of administration shall collect the charges from the state agencies and deposit the moneys from the charges in the appropriation account under
s. 20.380 (1) (kc).
41.21 History
History: 1995 a. 27.
41.23
41.23
Sale of excess or surplus property. The department may acquire excess or surplus property from the department of administration under
ss. 16.72 (4) (b) and
16.98 (1) or from the department of transportation under
s. 84.09 (5s) and sell the property to any person at a price determined by the department of tourism. All proceeds received by the department of tourism from the sale of property under this section shall be credited to the appropriation account under
s. 20.380 (1) (h).
41.23 History
History: 1997 a. 27.
KICKAPOO VALLEY RESERVE
41.40
41.40
Kickapoo land acquisition; reserve designation. 41.40(1)(1) The department may acquire land from the federal government adjacent to the Kickapoo River, and may determine the boundaries of the Kickapoo valley reserve under
s. 41.41 (2).
41.40(2)
(2) The department of administration may enter into an agreement to indemnify the federal government from claims arising from or through the management and operation of the land, and any improvements on the land, transferred under
sub. (1).
41.40 History
History: 1993 a. 349;
1995 a. 27 s.
235; Stats. 1995 s. 41.40;
1999 a. 64.
41.40 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also ch.
KB 1, Wis. adm. code.
41.41
41.41
Kickapoo valley reserve. 41.41(1)
(1)
Definition. In this section:
41.41(1)(a)
(a) "Board" means the Kickapoo reserve management board.
41.41(1)(b)
(b) "Mining" means operations or activities for the commercial extraction from the earth of merchantable metallic or nonmetallic minerals or the exploration or prospecting for such minerals and includes operations, processes or activities related to that extraction.
41.41(2)
(2) Creation. There is created a Kickapoo valley reserve adjacent to the Kickapoo River, consisting of state-owned land that is acquired by the department from the federal government or acquired by the board under
sub. (7) and is designated as the Kickapoo valley reserve by the department.
41.41(3)
(3) Objectives. The board shall manage land in the Kickapoo valley reserve to preserve and enhance its unique environmental, scenic and cultural features, to provide facilities for the use and enjoyment of visitors to the reserve and to promote the reserve as a destination for vacationing and recreation.
41.41(4)
(4) Policy responsibility and cooperation. 41.41(4)(a)(a) The board is the policy-making body responsible for the Kickapoo valley reserve.
41.41(4)(b)
(b) The department shall provide staff within the classified service to assist the board in performing the payroll, accounting and related management functions of the board.
41.41(4)(c)
(c) The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the department of natural resources, the department of transportation, the department of commerce, the department of administration, the state historical society, and the University of Wisconsin-Extension shall cooperate with and assist the board in matters related to its functions.
41.41(5)
(5) Board duties. The board shall:
41.41(5)(a)
(a) Appoint an executive director outside the classified service.
41.41(5)(b)
(b) Publish a map and description of the Kickapoo valley reserve.
41.41(5)(c)
(c) Manage the land in the Kickapoo valley reserve in conformity with this section.
41.41(5)(d)
(d) Promote to the recreational users of the Kickapoo valley reserve an appreciation of the environmental, scenic and cultural features of the reserve.
41.41(5)(e)
(e) Consult and cooperate with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the department of natural resources, the department of transportation, the department of commerce, the department of administration, the state historical society, the University of Wisconsin-Extension, any federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state that appoints a liaison representative to the board regarding the management of the Kickapoo valley reserve.
41.41(5)(f)
(f) Seek the advice and assistance of and cooperate with local governmental units having jurisdiction of and in the vicinity of the Kickapoo valley reserve.
41.41(5)(g)
(g) Conduct one or more public hearings prior to trading land located in the Kickapoo valley reserve or acquiring land for the reserve.
41.41(5)(h)
(h) Actively solicit bids for construction, materials, supplies, equipment and contractual services required by the board from bidders located in the region surrounding the Kickapoo valley reserve.
41.41(5)(i)
(i) Recognize and honor preexisting highway and utility easements on land that becomes a part of the Kickapoo valley reserve or land that is acquired by the board.
41.41(6)
(6) Board restrictions. The board shall not:
41.41(6)(a)
(a) Sell land in the Kickapoo valley reserve.
41.41(6)(b)
(b) Exercise jurisdiction over land that is not a part of the Kickapoo valley reserve unless that land has been acquired by the board.
41.41(7)
(7) Board powers. The board may:
41.41(7)(a)
(a) Delegate responsibility for administration of the Kickapoo valley reserve to the executive director.
41.41(7)(b)
(b) Lease land that is part of the Kickapoo valley reserve to any person for purposes consistent with the management of the reserve under
sub. (3), or for agricultural purposes, and lease other land that is acquired by the board for any lawful purpose.
41.41(7)(c)
(c) Subject to approval of the governor under
s. 20.914 (1), purchase a parcel of land any portion of which is approved by the department for inclusion in the Kickapoo valley reserve.
41.41(7)(cm)
(cm) Acquire development rights in land any portion of which is approved by the department for inclusion in the Kickapoo valley reserve. Purchases under this paragraph are subject to the approval of the governor under
s. 20.914 (1).
41.41(7)(d)
(d) Sell land that is not a part of the Kickapoo valley reserve.
