NR 1.445(3)(b)2.2. Land contained in parks, forests or recreation areas owned or under the jurisdiction of a local governmental unit;

NR 1.445(3)(b)3.3. Land contained in parks, forests, fish and wildlife refuges, lakeshores, military reservations, recreation areas, and wild and scenic rivers owned or under the jurisdiction of the United States government; and

NR 1.445(3)(b)4.4. Land owned or under the jurisdiction of the department for the purposes listed in s. 23.09 (2) (d), Stats.

NR 1.445 NoteNote: The Wisconsin Register of Waterbodies, which is the state’s official electronic database for identification of surface waters of the state, will be utilized to determine the areas of lake or flowage bed within a county. The Register is maintained by the Bureau of Fisheries Management and Habitat Protection and is available for inspection at the Department’s offices at 101 S. Webster Street, Madison, and at DNR service centers.

NR 1.445(3)(c)(c) The department shall divide the sum of the land areas included in par. (b) by the total area of land in the county. If the result of the calculation equals or exceeds 66%, the department shall provide the county with the location and legal description of the optioned property. The department shall advise the county of the procedural requirements for county notification of residents and a vote by the members-elect of the county board pursuant to s. 23.0917 (8) (d), Stats.

NR 1.445(4)(4) Department procedures after county board vote. The department shall note the county’s action in its records filed at the bureau of facilities and lands at the department’s offices at 101 S. Webster Street, Madison. If the vote is for approval, the department may use the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), Stats., to purchase the lands in question. If the vote is against approval, the department may not use the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), Stats., to purchase the lands in question.

NR 1.445 HistoryHistory: Emerg. cr. eff. 9-1-00; CR 00-135: cr. Register July 2001, No. 547 eff. 8-1-01.

NR 1.45(1)(1) State forest lands and other state-owned islands within state forest boundaries and lands which provide desirable public access to waters may be sold for the following purposes only:

NR 1.45(1)(b)(b) To others for the purpose of making land adjustments due to occupancy resulting from errors of survey.

NR 1.45(1)(e)(e) To public utilities and co-operative associations when needed for power and telephone substations, transformers, booster stations and similar installations.

NR 1.45(2)(2) State forest lands outside state forest boundaries which the natural resources board determines are no longer necessary for the state’s use for conservation purposes shall be disposed of in accordance with the following priorities:

NR 1.46(1)(1) State-owned fish and game management lands may be sold only when the natural resources board determines such lands are no longer necessary for the state’s use for conservation purposes and only in accordance with the following priorities:

NR 1.46(1)(a)(a) Sale to or exchange with another unit of government when the lands to be conveyed are required for another public purpose or the lands received in exchange are required for department project purposes.

NR 1.46 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, April, 1975, No. 232, eff. 5-1-75; r. (2), Register, December, 1983, No. 336, eff. 1-1-84.

NR 1.47(1)(1) State-owned lands within state park boundaries shall not be sold or otherwise disposed of.

NR 1.47(2)(2) State-owned lands outside state park boundaries and not within any other department project which serve no project purpose may be sold when the natural resources board determines such lands are no longer necessary for the state’s use for conservation purposes and then shall be disposed of only in accordance with the following priorities: