Amendment AA2-AB580

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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 2, TO 2009 ASSEMBLY BILL 580

December 14, 2009 - Offered by Representative Clark.

AB580-AA2,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB580-AA2,1,3 1. Page 15, line 16: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 16, line 7, and substitute:

AB580-AA2,1,4 " Section 57b. 77.82 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB580-AA2,2,7 77.82 (12) Renewal. An owner of managed forest land may petition file an application with the department under sub. (2) for renewal of the order. A petition filed by an owner of 1,000 acres or more in this state An application for renewal shall be filed no later than the March 31 June 1 before the expiration date of the order. A petition filed by an owner of less than 1,000 acres in this state shall be filed no later than the 2nd July 1 before the expiration date of the order, except that if the owner satisfies the requirement in sub. (7) (c) 3., the petition shall be filed no later than the May 15 before the expiration date of the order. The petition application shall specify whether the owner wants the order renewed for 25 or 50 years. The provisions under subs. (5), (6), and (7) do not apply to a petition an application under this subsection. The department may deny the petition application only if the land fails to meet the eligibility requirements under sub. (1), if the owner has failed to comply with the management plan that is in effect on the date that the petition application for renewal is filed, or if there are delinquent taxes on the land. If the petition application is denied, the department shall state the reason for the denial in writing.".

AB580-AA2,2,8 (End)