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) Duties of department. The department shall direct and supervise the land information program and serve as the state clearinghouse for access to land information. In addition, the department 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 department shall identify and study possible program revenue sources or other revenue sources for the purpose of funding the operations of the land information program, 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 safety and professional services, the department of health 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 department 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. Upon receipt of this information, the department 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 department 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, except that a county shall complete the project under
subd. 1. and make public records in the land information system accessible on the Internet before the county may expend any grant moneys under this paragraph for any other purpose:
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) In addition to any other grant received under this subsection, the department may award a grant to any county in an amount not exceeding $300 per year to be used for the training and education of county employees for the design, development, and implementation of a land information system.
16.967(7m)
(7m) Suspension of aid. If the department determines that grants under
sub. (7) or retained fees under
s. 59.72 (5) (b) have been used for unauthorized purposes, the department shall notify the county or local governmental unit of the determination. The notice shall include a listing of unauthorized expenditures. The county or local governmental unit shall have not less than 30 days to contest the determination or resolve the unauthorized expenditures. If the unauthorized expenditures are not resolved in a manner acceptable to the department, the department may suspend the eligibility of the county or local governmental unit that made unauthorized expenditures to receive further grants or to retain further fee revenues.
16.967(8)
(8) Advice; cooperation. In carrying out its duties under this section, the department may seek advice and assistance from the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System and other agencies, local governmental units, and other experts involved in collecting and managing land information. Agencies shall cooperate with the department in the coordination of land information collection.
16.967(9)
(9) Technical assistance; education. The department may provide technical assistance to counties and conduct educational seminars, courses, or conferences relating to land information. The department shall charge and collect fees sufficient to recover the costs of activities authorized under this subsection.
16.967 History
History: 1989 a. 31,
339;
1991 a. 39;
1993 a. 16;
1995 a. 27 ss.
403,
9116 (5),
9126 (19);
1995 a. 201;
1997 a. 27 ss.
141am to
141an,
9456 (3m);
1999 a. 9 ss.
114m,
114n,
9401 (2zu);
2001 a. 16;
2003 a. 33 ss.
2811,
2813;
2003 a. 48 ss.
10,
11;
2003 a. 206 s.
23;
2005 a. 25 ss.
92,
2493,
2495;
2007 a. 20 s.
9121 (6) (a);
2009 a. 314;
2011 a. 32.
16.967 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
Adm 47, Wis. adm. code.
16.9675
16.9675
Land activities. The department shall do all of the following:
16.9675(1)
(1) Identify state land use goals and recommend these goals to the governor.
16.9675(2)
(2) Identify state land use priorities to further the state's land use goals and recommend to the governor legislation to implement these priorities.
16.9675(3)
(3) Study areas of cooperation and coordination in the state's land use statutes and recommend to the governor legislation to harmonize these statutes to further the state's land use goals.
16.9675(4)
(4) Study areas of the state's land use statutes that conflict with each other and recommend to the governor legislation to resolve these conflicts to further the state's land use goals.
16.9675(5)
(5) Identify areas of the state's land use statutes that conflict with county or municipal land use ordinances, and areas of county or municipal land use ordinances that conflict with each other, and recommend to the governor legislation to resolve these conflicts.
16.9675(6)
(6) Establish a state agency resource working group that is composed of representatives of the departments of administration; agriculture, trade and consumer protection; commerce; natural resources; revenue; transportation; and other appropriate agencies to discuss, analyze, and address land use issues and related policy issues, including the following:
16.9675(6)(a)
(a) Gathering information about the land use plans of state agencies.
16.9675(6)(b)
(b) Establishing procedures for the distribution of the information gathered under
par. (a) to other state agencies, local units of government, and private persons.
16.9675(6)(c)
(c) Creating a system to facilitate, and to provide training and technical assistance for the development of, local intergovernmental land use planning.
16.9675(7)
(7) Study the activities of local units of government in the land use area to determine how these activities impact on state land use goals, and recommend to the governor legislation that fosters coordination between local land use activities and state land use goals.
16.9675(8)
(8) Identify procedures for facilitating local land use planning efforts, including training and technical assistance for local units of government, and recommend to the governor legislation to implement such procedures.
16.9675(9)
(9) Gather and analyze information about the land use activities in this state of the federal government and American Indian governments and inform the governor of the impact of these activities on state land use goals.
16.9675(10)
(10) Study any other issues that are reasonably related to the state's land use goals, including methods for alternative dispute resolution for disputes involving land use issues, and recommend to the governor legislation in the areas studied by the department that would further the state's land use goals.
16.9675(11)
(11) Gather information about land use issues in any reasonable way, including the following:
16.9675(11)(a)
(a) Establishing a state-local government-private sector working group to study and advise the department on land use issues.
16.9675(11)(b)
(b) Holding public hearings or information meetings on land use issues.
16.9675(11)(d)
(d) Consulting with any person who is interested in land use issues.
16.9675 History
History: 2005 a. 25.
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. State funds allocated under this section shall be used to match available federal funds prior to being used for solely state-funded activities.
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, unless the commission approves a different use under this subsection. A county, town, village, or city that receives a distribution may request in writing at any time that the commission approve a different use. The commission shall make a decision no later than 14 days after receiving such a request. The commission shall approve a request if it finds that the request is in the public interest.
16.969 History
History: 1999 a. 9;
2003 a. 89.
16.969 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also Adm 46, Wis. adm. code.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
16.97
16.97
Definitions. In this subchapter:
16.97(2m)
(2m) "Board" means the information technology management board.
16.97(3)
(3) "Computer services" means any services in which a computer is utilized other than for personal computing purposes.
16.97(4)
(4) "Data processing" means the delivery of information processing services.
16.97(5p)
(5p) "Form" means any written material, by whatever means printed, generated or reproduced, with blank spaces left for the entry of additional information to be used for the purpose of providing information, collecting information or requiring action in any transaction involving this state.
16.97(5s)
(5s) "Forms management" means the system of providing forms to accomplish necessary operations efficiently and economically, including analysis and design of forms, improvement of methods of procurement, distribution and disposition of forms and improvement of methods to keep to a reasonable level the public's duty to report. "Forms management" includes the elimination of unnecessary forms and of unnecessary data collection and standardizing, consolidating and simplifying forms and related procedures.
16.97(6)
(6) "Information technology" means the electronic processing, storage and transmission of information including data processing and telecommunications.
16.97(6m)
(6m) "Information technology portfolio" means information technology systems, applications, infrastructure, and information resources and human resources devoted to developing and maintaining information technology systems.
16.97(7)
(7) "Local governmental unit" means a political subdivision of this state, a special purpose district in this state, an instrumentality or corporation of such a political subdivision or special purpose district, a combination or subunit of any of the foregoing or an instrumentality of the state and any of the foregoing.
16.97(8)
(8) "Personal computing" means utilizing a computer that is located at the same work station where the input or output of data is conducted.
16.97(8m)
(8m) "Public contact form" means a form generated and used by any agency in transactions between the agency and a member of the public.
16.97(9)
(9) "Supercomputer" means a special purpose computer that performs in a scientific environment and that is characterized by a very high processing speed and power.
16.97(10)
(10) "Telecommunications" means all services and facilities capable of transmitting, switching, or receiving information in any form by wire, radio, or other electronic means.
16.97 History
History: 2001 a. 16 ss.
346,
347,
348,
1027; Stats. 2001 s. 22.01;
2003 a. 33 ss.
232,
752 to
756; Stats. 2003 s. 16.97.
16.971
16.971
Responsibilities of department. 16.971(2)(a)
(a) Ensure that an adequate level of information technology services is made available to all agencies by providing systems analysis and application programming services to augment agency resources, as requested. The department shall also ensure that executive branch agencies, other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, make effective and efficient use of the information technology resources of the state. The department shall, in cooperation with agencies, establish policies, procedures and planning processes, for the administration of information technology services, which executive branch agencies shall follow. The policies, procedures and processes shall address the needs of agencies, other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, to carry out their functions. The department shall monitor adherence to these policies, procedures and processes.
16.971(2)(ae)
(ae) Except as provided in
sub. (2m), review and approve, modify or reject all forms approved by a records and forms officer for jurisdiction, authority, standardization of design and nonduplication of existing forms. Unless the department rejects for cause or modifies the form within 20 working days after receipt, it is considered approved. The department's rejection of any form is appealable to the public records board. If the head of an agency certifies to the department that the form is needed on a temporary basis, approval by the department is not required.
