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 (2q) 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.
23.197
23.197
Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship programs; specific projects or activities. 23.197(1)
(1)
Root River; multipurpose pathway. 23.197(1)(a)(a) From the appropriation under
s. 20.866 (2) (ta) or
(tz) or both, the department shall provide funding to the city of Racine for a multipurpose pathway along the Root River. The amount provided by the department may not exceed the amount that equals the matching contribution for the pathway made by the city of Racine or $1,125,000, whichever is less.
23.197(1)(b)
(b) The department shall determine how the moneys being provided under
par. (a) will be allocated between the appropriations under
s. 20.866 (2) (ta) and
(tz). For purposes of
s. 23.0915 (1), moneys provided from the appropriation under
s. 20.866 (2) (tz) shall be treated as moneys expended for any of the purposes specified under
s. 23.0915 (1) (a) to
(k) or any combination of those purposes. For purposes of
s. 23.0917, moneys provided from the appropriation under
s. 20.866 (2) (ta) shall be treated as moneys obligated from either or both of the subprograms under
s. 23.0917 (3) and
(4).
23.197(2)(a)(a) From the appropriation under
s. 20.866 (2) (ta) or
(tz) or both, the department shall provide funding to the city of Fort Atkinson for the restoration of a river wall along the Rock River. The amount provided by the department may not exceed the amount that equals the matching contribution made for the river wall by the city of Fort Atkinson or $96,500, whichever is less. The requirements for matching contributions under
s. 30.277 (5) shall apply.
23.197(2)(b)
(b) The department shall determine how the moneys being provided under
par. (a) will be allocated between the appropriations under
s. 20.866 (2) (ta) and
(tz). For purposes of
s. 23.0915 (1), moneys provided from the appropriation under
s. 20.866 (2) (tz) shall be treated as moneys expended for urban river grants. For purposes of
s. 23.0917, moneys provided from the appropriation under
s. 20.866 (2) (ta) shall be treated as moneys obligated under the subprogram for property development and local assistance.
23.197(2m)
(2m) Kickapoo valley reserve; visitor center. From the appropriation under
s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the department shall provide $2,370,000 to the Kickapoo reserve management board for construction of a visitor center and administration building at the Kickapoo valley reserve. For purposes of
s. 23.0917, moneys provided from the appropriation under
s. 20.866 (2) (ta) shall be treated as moneys obligated from either or both of the subprograms under
s. 23.0917 (3) and
(4).
23.197(3)(a)(a) From the appropriation under
s. 20.866 (2) (ta) or
(tz) or both, the department shall provide the amount necessary for the development of a recreational area on Keyes Lake in Florence County, but the amount may not exceed $125,000.
23.197(3)(b)
(b) The department shall determine how the moneys being provided under
par. (a) will be allocated between the appropriations under
s. 20.866 (2) (ta) and
(tz). For purposes of
s. 23.0915 (1), moneys provided from the appropriation under
s. 20.866 (2) (tz) shall be treated as moneys expended for any of the purposes specified under
s. 23.0915 (1) (a) to
(k) or any combination of those purposes. For purposes of
s. 23.0917, moneys provided from the appropriation under
s. 20.866 (2) (ta) shall be treated as moneys obligated from either or both of the subprograms under
s. 23.0917 (3) and
(4).
23.197(3m)(a)(a) From the appropriation under
s. 20.866 (2) (ta) or
(tz) or both, the department shall provide funding in the amount of $50,000 to rebuild the chalet at Rib Mountain State Park. The department shall determine how the moneys being provided under this paragraph will be allocated between the appropriations under
s. 20.866 (2) (ta) and
(tz). For purposes of
s. 23.0915 (1), moneys provided from the appropriation under
s. 20.866 (2) (tz) shall be treated as moneys expended for general property development. For purposes of
s. 23.0917, moneys provided from the appropriation under
s. 20.866 (2) (ta) shall be treated as moneys obligated under the subprogram for property development and local assistance.
23.197(3m)(b)
(b) In addition to the amounts provided under
par. (a), the department shall provide, from the appropriation under
s. 20.866 (2) (ta), funding in the amount of $1,000,000 to reconstruct the chalet at Rib Mountain State Park for which funding is provided under
par. (a). For purposes of
s. 23.0917, moneys provided under this paragraph shall be treated as moneys obligated under either or both of the subprograms under
s. 23.0917 (3) and
(4).
23.197(4)
(4) Grant for land acquisition and habitat restoration. 23.197(4)(a)1.
1. "Nonprofit organization" means a nonprofit corporation, a charitable trust or other nonprofit association that is described in section
501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is exempt from federal income tax under section
501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
23.197(4)(b)
(b) From the appropriation under
s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the department may award a single grant of $20,000 to an organization that is not a nonprofit organization but that has entered into an agreement with a nonprofit organization in order to apply for the grant. The grant may be used for land acquisition for conservation or recreation purposes or for habitat restoration or both. For purposes of
s. 23.0917, moneys obligated for this grant shall be treated as moneys obligated under the subprogram for land acquisition.
23.197(4)(c)
(c) In order to receive the grant under this section, the nonprofit organization and the other organization who are parties to the agreement specified under
par. (b) shall enter into a contract with the department that contains conditions imposed by the department on the use of the grant, on any land acquired with moneys from the grant and on any transfer to a 3rd party of any such acquired land.
23.197(4)(d)
(d) Title to the land acquired with moneys from the grant under this section shall vest in the nonprofit organization. If the nonprofit organization or the other organization violates any essential provision of the contract entered into under
par. (c), title to the land shall vest in the state.
23.197(6)
(6) Sheboygan; riverfront park. From the appropriation under
s. 20.866 (2) (tz), the department shall provide $173,763 for the development and expansion of Workers Water Street Riverfront Park in the city of Sheboygan. For purposes of
s. 23.0915 (1), moneys provided from the appropriation under
s. 20.866 (2) (tz) shall be treated as moneys expended for any of the purposes specified under
s. 23.0915 (1) (a) to
(k) or any combination of those purposes.
23.197(7m)
(7m) Wisconsin agricultural stewardship initiative facility. From the appropriation under
s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the department shall provide funding in the amount of $1,000,000 for the Wisconsin agricultural stewardship initiative at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, to construct a facility to be used for conducting research and for training farmers concerning the development of sound environmental farming practices. For purposes of
s. 23.0917, moneys provided under this subsection shall be treated as moneys obligated under either or both of the subprograms under
s. 23.0917 (3) and
(4).
23.197(8)
(8) State fair park construction. From the appropriation under
s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the department shall provide $2,000,000 for projects that are approved by the state fair park board. For purposes of
s. 23.0917, moneys provided under this subsection shall be treated as moneys obligated under either or both of the subprograms under
s. 23.0917 (3) and
(4).
23.197(9)
(9) Prairie River restoration. From the appropriation under
s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the department shall provide funding to the city of Merrill in the amount of $450,000 for a project to restore an area on the exposed bed of the former flowage on the Prairie River. For the purposes of
s. 23.0917, moneys provided under this subsection from the appropriation under
s. 20.866 (2) (ta) shall be treated as moneys obligated under the subprogram for property development and local assistance.
23.197 History
History: 1999 a. 9,
84;
2001 a. 16.
23.198
23.198
Milwaukee Lakeshore State Park. 23.198(1)(a)(a) From the appropriation under
s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the department shall provide up to $4,500,000 for the development of Milwaukee Lakeshore State Park. For purposes of
s. 23.0917, moneys provided under this paragraph shall be treated as moneys obligated under either or both of the subprograms under
s. 23.0917 (3) and
(4).
23.198(1)(b)
(b) From the appropriation under
s. 20.866 (2) (tz), the department shall provide up to $500,000 for development of a state park as described in
par. (a). For purposes of
s. 23.0915 (1), moneys provided under this paragraph shall be treated as moneys expended for general property development.
23.198(2)(a)(a) The department shall expend the following amounts from the appropriation under
s. 20.370 (5) (cq) for the development of a state park as described in
sub. (1):
23.198(2)(a)1.
1. Up to $2,400,000 of the moneys appropriated from that appropriation for fiscal year 1999-2000.
23.198(2)(a)2.
2. Up to $2,000,000 of the moneys appropriated from that appropriation for fiscal year 2000-01.
23.198(2)(b)
(b) Of the amounts authorized for expenditure under
par. (a) 1., the department shall provide up to $400,000 to the Milwaukee Art Museum for the construction of a breakwater.
23.198(2)(c)
(c) Beginning on July 1, 2000, the department shall expend from the appropriation under
s. 20.370 (7) (fs) $1,000,000 for a state park as described in
sub. (1).
23.198 History
History: 1999 a. 9,
185;
2001 a. 16.
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.
