Many people express concerns about lost taxes when the DNR proposes a property acquisition or expansion. However, the DNR makes payments to local governments to replace taxes that would have been paid had the DNR-owned property remained in private ownership and on the local tax rolls.
Amount decreases at rate of ten percent per year after initial payment.
In subsequent years, payment is based on reassessment of purchase price and new tax rates. Wis. Adm. Code NR 50.