Wis. Stat. § 23.0917 — WI Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23.0917
Section 23.0917
Status: in_force

(e)

1. For any land for which moneys are proposed to be obligated from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) in order to provide a grant, state aid, or other funding to a governmental unit or nonprofit conservation organization under s. 23.09 (19) , (20) , or (20m) , 23.092 (4) , 23.094 (3g) , 23.0953 , 23.096 , 30.24 (2) , or 30.277 , the department shall use at least 2 appraisals to determine the current fair market value of the land. The governmental unit or nonprofit conservation organization shall submit to the department one appraisal that is paid for by the governmental unit or nonprofit conservation organization. The department shall obtain its own independent appraisal. The department may also require that the governmental unit or nonprofit conservation organization submit a 3rd independent appraisal. The department shall reimburse the governmental unit or nonprofit conservation organization up to 50 percent of the costs of the 3rd appraisal as part of the acquisition costs of the land if the land is acquired by the governmental unit or nonprofit conservation organization with moneys obligated from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) .

2. Subdivision 1. does not apply if the current fair market value of the land is estimated by the department to be $350,000 or less.

(f)

1. In this paragraph, “taxation district” has the meaning given in s. 70.114 (1) (e) .

2. For any acquisition of any land that is funded with moneys obligated from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) , the department, within 30 days after the moneys are obligated, shall submit to the clerk and the assessor of each taxation district in which the land is located a copy of every appraisal in the department’s possession that was prepared in order to determine the current fair market value of the land involved. An assessor who receives a copy of an appraisal under this subdivision shall consider the appraisal in valuing the land as provided under s. 70.32 (1) .

(8) Prohibitions and limitations.

(a) The department may not obligate moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for the acquisition of land for golf courses or for the development of golf courses.

(b) The department may not obligate moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for the acquisition or development of land by a county or other local governmental unit or political subdivision if the county, local governmental unit, or political subdivision acquires the land involved by condemnation.

(c) The department may not obligate moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for the acquisition by a city, village or town of land that is outside the boundaries of the city, village or town unless the city, village or town acquiring the land and the city, village or town in which the land is located approve the acquisition.

(d) The department may not acquire land using moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) without the prior approval of a majority of the members-elect, as defined in s. 59.001 (2m) , of the county board of supervisors of the county in which the land is located if at least 66 percent of the land in the county is owned or under the jurisdiction of the state, the federal government, or a local governmental unit, as defined in s. 66.0131 (1) (a) . Before determining whether to approve the acquisition, the county in which the land is located shall post notices that inform the residents of the community surrounding the land of the possible acquisitions.

(e) Beginning with fiscal year 2007-08, the department may not obligate from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) more than 20 percent of the available bonding authority in a fiscal year for the acquisition of parcels of lands that are less than 10 acres in size.

(f)

1. Notwithstanding sub. (1) (d) , in this paragraph, “land” means land in fee simple.

2. Beginning with fiscal year 2013-14, of the amount set aside for a given fiscal year under sub. (3) (bt) , not more than one-third of that amount may be obligated for the purpose of the acquisition of land by the department.

(g)

1. In this paragraph, “project boundary” means the boundary of a project established by the department on or before May 1, 2013.

2. Except as provided in subd. 3. , beginning with fiscal year 2013-14, the department may not obligate any moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for the department to acquire land that is outside of a project boundary.

3. The department may obligate moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for the department to acquire land that is outside of a project boundary if the joint committee on finance approves the land acquisition. A land acquisition is approved by the joint committee on finance under this subdivision if 12 members of the joint committee on finance vote to approve the land acquisition.

(12) Expenditures after 2026. No moneys may be obligated from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) after June 30, 2026.

History: 1999 a. 9 , 185 ; 2001 a. 16 , 30 , 109 ; 2003 a. 33 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2009 a. 28 ; 2011 a. 32 , 250 ; 2013 a. 20 , 166 ; 2015 a. 55 ; 2017 a. 59 , 71 , 183 ; 2017 a. 364 ss. 3 , 49 ; 2019 a. 9 , 93 ; 2021 a. 58 , 173 ; 2021 a. 239 s. 74 ; 2021 a. 240 s. 29 ; 2023 a. 12 , 19 ; 2025 a. 15 .