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WI Stat § 23.19 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 23 - Conservation.|23.19 - Menomonee River conservation project.

23.19  Menomonee River conservation project. (1) The department shall provide in state aid to the city of Milwaukee up to $500,000 for a conservation project for the Menomonee River if the city appropriates funds by June 30, 1991. Both the funds appropriated by the city and the state aid provided by the department shall be for any of the following stages of the project that may be undertaken by the city:(a) A feasibility study on the acquisition or development, or both, of land adjacent to the Menomonee River for the uses specified in sub. (2).(b) The acquisition of land adjacent to the Menomonee River for the uses specified in sub. (2).(c) The development of land adjacent to the Menomonee River for the uses specified in sub. (2). (2) The uses of the land acquired or developed with the state aid provided under sub. (1) shall be for any of the following:(a) Recreational and community facilities.(b) Improved river access.(c) Nonpoint source pollution abatement.(d) Restoration of wetland. (3) (a) The amount of state aid provided under sub. (1) shall equal the actual amount, up to $500,000, that is expended by the city of Milwaukee for the stages of the project specified in sub. (1) (a) to (c).(b) The department may not provide state aid under sub. (1) for the performance of a feasibility study unless the department has granted prior approval for its performance.(c) Each time the city of Milwaukee completes a stage of the project as specified under sub. (1) (a) to (c) and has expended the total amount of its contribution for that stage, the city is entitled to receive the amount of state aid under par. (a) that equals the total amount of the contribution.History:  1989 a. 350; 1995 a. 27.
WI Stat § 23.195 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 23 - Conservation.|23.195 - Monona terrace project in Madison.

23.195  Monona terrace project in Madison. (1) Beginning in fiscal year 1993-94 and ending in fiscal year 1995-96, from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz), the department shall set aside $1,000,000 in each fiscal year to be expended for the Frank Lloyd Wright Monona terrace project in the city of Madison to be expended as follows:(a) The amount of $370,000 for a bicycle path that is part of the project.(b) The amount of $2,630,000 for the following purposes:1. Construction of a pedestrian bridge improving access to Lake Monona from the downtown area of the city.2. Construction and development of a terrace and park in conjunction with the parking facility at the state office building located at 1 West Wilson Street authorized under 1991 Wisconsin Act 269, section 9108 (1) (a).3. Other park or recreational construction and development associated with the project. (2) The moneys expended from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz) for the purposes specified in sub. (1) (b) 1. to 3. shall be limited to no more than 50 percent of the cost of the project that is for these purposes. (4) If all of the money set aside under this section is not expended before July 1, 1998, the moneys set aside but not expended shall be treated by the department in the manner provided in s. 23.0915 (2g).History:  1991 a. 269; 1995 a. 27.
WI Stat § 23.196 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 23 - Conservation.|23.196 - Willow flowage project.

23.196  Willow flowage project. (1) In this section:(a) “Total amount available" means the expenditure limit for the purpose of acquiring land under s. 23.09 (2) (d) 11., as adjusted under s. 23.0915 (2), less the total amount the department has expended, encumbered or otherwise committed for that purpose from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz) before July 1, 1996.(b) “Willow flowage project" means the lands in the Willow flowage and surrounding lands in Oneida County that the department determines are necessary for the project. (2) (a) The department may acquire and exchange lands for the establishment of the Willow flowage project. The priority and allocation requirements under s. 23.09 (2dm) do not apply to any acquisition of land under this paragraph for which moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (tz) are expended.(b) For the purpose of establishing the Willow flowage project, the department may expend up to an amount equal to the total amount available for the purchase of land. For purposes of ss. 23.09 (2q) and 23.0915 (1), moneys expended under this paragraph shall be treated as moneys expended for the lower Wisconsin state riverway acquisition.(c) Section 23.15 does not apply to the exchange or other transfer of land by the department for the purpose of establishing the Willow flowage project.History:  1995 a. 27, 417; 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 186.
WI Stat § 23.198 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 23 - Conservation.|23.198 - Milwaukee Lakeshore State Park.

23.198  Milwaukee Lakeshore State Park. (1) Stewardship funding. (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the department shall provide up to $4,500,000 for the development of Milwaukee Lakeshore State Park. For purposes of s. 23.0917, moneys provided under this paragraph shall be treated as moneys obligated under either or both of the subprograms under s. 23.0917 (3) and (4).(b) From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz), the department shall provide up to $500,000 for development of a state park as described in par. (a). For purposes of s. 23.0915 (1), moneys provided under this paragraph shall be treated as moneys expended for general property development. (2)  Other funding. (a) The department shall expend the following amounts from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (cq) for the development of a state park as described in sub. (1):1. Up to $2,400,000 of the moneys appropriated from that appropriation for fiscal year 1999-2000.2. Up to $2,000,000 of the moneys appropriated from that appropriation for fiscal year 2000-01.(b) Of the amounts authorized for expenditure under par. (a) 1., the department shall provide up to $400,000 to the Milwaukee Art Museum for the construction of a breakwater.(c) Beginning on July 1, 2000, the department shall expend from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (7) (fs) $1,000,000 for a state park as described in sub. (1). History:  1999 a. 9, 185; 2001 a. 16.
WI Stat § 23.1987 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 23 - Conservation.|23.1987 - Fish hatchery infrastructure project.

23.1987  Fish hatchery infrastructure project. (1) From the moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the department shall set aside $7,000,000 in fiscal year 2014-15 that may be obligated only for infrastructure improvements to the Kettle Moraine Springs fish hatchery. For purposes of s. 23.0917, moneys obligated under this subsection shall be treated as moneys obligated under the property development and local assistance subprogram under s. 23.0917 (4). Section 23.0917 (5g) does not apply with respect to amounts obligated before July 1, 2018, under this subsection. (2) The department may not obligate any moneys under sub. (1) without the approval of the joint committee on finance. The procedures under s. 13.10 shall apply to approvals by the joint committee on finance in lieu of the procedures under s. 23.0917 (6m). History:  2013 a. 20; 2015 a. 55.
WI Stat § 23.20 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 23 - Conservation.|23.20 - Use of department gravel pits.

23.20  Use of department gravel pits. The department may permit any town, county or state agency to obtain gravel, sand, fill dirt or other fill material needed for road purposes from any department-owned gravel pit or similar facility if this material is unavailable from private vendors within a reasonable distance of the worksite. The department may require environmental safeguards before permitting a town, county or state agency to obtain this material. The department shall charge a fee for this material commensurate with the fee charged by private vendors.History:  1981 c. 131; 1985 a. 202.
WI Stat § 23.2355 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 23 - Conservation.|23.2355 - Weed management grants.

23.2355  Weed management grants. The department, in consultation with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, shall promulgate rules that authorize the department, in consultation with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, to provide funds received from the federal government under 7 USC 7782 to eligible recipients for the control or eradication of noxious weeds. The rules shall authorize the department and the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection to use the funds received from the federal government to provide technical assistance and to make grants to eligible recipients to control or eradicate noxious weeds. History:  2009 a. 55.
WI Stat § 23.25 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 23 - Conservation.|23.25 - Geographic powers and duties.

23.25  Geographic powers and duties. (1) The department shall do all of the following:(a) Determine the correct and most appropriate names of the lakes, streams, places, and other geographic features in the state, and the spelling of those names.(b) Pass upon and give names to lakes, streams, places, and other geographic features in the state for which no single generally accepted name has been in use.(c) In cooperation with county boards and with their approval, change the names of lakes, streams, places, and other geographic features in order to eliminate, as far as possible, duplication of names within the state.(d) Prepare and publish an official state dictionary of geographic names and publish the dictionary, either as a completed whole, or in parts, when ready.(e) Serve as the state representative of the U.S. geographic board and cooperate with the U.S. geographic board so that there shall be no conflict between the state and federal designations of geographic features in the state.  (2) Except as provided under sub. (2m), whenever the department has given a name to any lake, stream, place or other geographic feature within the state, or determined the correct spelling of any such name, it shall be used on all maps and in all reports and other publications thereafter issued by the state or any of its political subdivisions, and it shall be the official name of the geographic feature. (2m) Notwithstanding subs. (1) and (2), the portion of the Galena River located within the state is renamed the Fever River. That name shall be used on all maps and in all reports and other publications issued by the state or any of its political subdivisions on and after May 14, 1992, and it shall be the official name of this river. (3) No person shall in any advertisement or publication attempt to modify local usage or name unnamed geographic features without first obtaining the approval of the department. In case of a violation of this subsection, the department may announce its disapproval and thereafter adopt an official name for such feature.History:  1991 a. 284; 2005 a. 149.
WI Stat § 23.26 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 23 - Conservation.|23.26 - Natural areas preservation council.

23.26  Natural areas preservation council. The natural areas preservation council shall: (1) Make recommendations to the department concerning the suitability of natural areas offered as donations by individuals or organizations for inclusion in the state natural areas system, make recommendations to the department concerning the purchase of natural areas to be included in the state natural areas system and make recommendations concerning the suitability of natural areas offered as dedications by individuals or organizations for inclusion in the state natural areas system. (2) Make recommendations to appropriate federal agencies or national scientific organizations of natural areas in the state that are considered worthy to be listed as natural areas or scientific areas of national importance. (3) Advise the department and other agencies on matters pertaining to the acquisition, development, utilization, maintenance and withdrawal of state natural areas, including determinations as to the extent of multiple use that may be allowed on state natural areas that are a part of a state park, state forest, public hunting ground or similar areas under state ownership or control. (4) Prepare and publish an official list of research natural and other natural areas in the state natural area system available for research and the teaching of conservation and natural history, and recommend publication of studies made in connection with these areas. (5) Cooperate with federal agencies, other states, counties or organizations concerned with preservation of natural areas. (6) Take such other action as is deemed advisable to facilitate the administration, development, maintenance or protection of natural areas and the state natural areas system.History:  1985 a. 29; Stats. 1985 s. 23.26.
WI Stat § 23.28 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 23 - Conservation.|23.28 - State natural areas; designated state natural areas.

23.28  State natural areas; designated state natural areas. (1) Designation. The department, with the advice of the council, may designate any natural area with a high or critical level of importance on state-owned land under the department's management or control as a state natural area. The department, with the advice of the council, may designate any natural area with a high or critical level of importance on land other than state-owned land but under the department's management or control as a state natural area. The department, with the advice of the council, may designate a natural area with a high or critical level of importance on land under the management or control of another state agency, a federal, county, city, village, town or other public agency or a nonprofit organization as a state natural area if that area is protected by a voluntary, written stewardship agreement between the owner or manager and the department. (2)  Stewardship. The department is responsible for the stewardship of designated state natural areas unless a written stewardship agreement specifies otherwise. (3)  Protection of natural values; research natural areas. The department shall not permit any use of a designated state natural area which is inconsistent with or injurious to its natural values. The department may establish use zones, may control uses within a zone and may limit the number of persons using a zone in a designated state natural area. The department, with the advice of the council, may classify certain designated state natural areas as research natural areas and may establish special use regulations for these areas.History:  1985 a. 29; 1987 a. 399.
WI Stat § 23.295 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 23 - Conservation.|23.295 - Ice age trail area grants.

23.295  Ice age trail area grants. (1) In this section:(a) “Ice age trail area" means the trail designated under s. 23.17 (2).(b) “Local governmental unit" means a political subdivision of this state, a special purpose district in this state, an instrumentality or corporation of the political subdivision or special purpose district or a combination or subunit of any of the foregoing. (2) The department shall provide one grant of $75,000 in each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 1999-2000, to a nonstock, nonprofit corporation that meets all of the following requirements:(a) The corporation is organized in this state.(b) The corporation is described under section 501 (c) (3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code and exempt from taxation under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code.(c) The corporation has a board of directors or an advisory council or both whose members represent different geographic areas of the ice age trail area, and at least one-third of whom are current or former ice age trail volunteers.(d) The board of directors or an advisory council of the corporation or both collectively have an interest or expertise in all of the following:1. Recruiting and training volunteers.2. Land conservation.3. Trails and outdoor recreation.4. Tourism.5. This state's glacial geology.6. This state's cultural history.(e) The corporation contributes $25,000 in funds annually to be used with the grant under this section. (3) A corporation receiving a grant under sub. (2) may use the grant for activities related to the development, maintenance, protection and promotion of the ice age trail area and shall do all of the following with the grant:(a) Support the work of volunteers who develop, maintain and promote the ice age trail area.(b) Build partnerships for the ice age trail area with local governmental units and nonprofit organizations.(c) Promote the protection of a corridor for the ice age trail area by providing information about acquiring land, or an interest in land, in that corridor.(d) Strengthen community support for the ice age trail area by recruiting and training volunteers and by coordinating the activities of interest groups.(e) Promote tourism in the ice age trail area.(f) For each fiscal year, prepare a report detailing the activities for which a grant under sub. (2) is expended. Copies of the report shall be submitted to the department and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature, as determined by the speaker of the assembly or the president of the senate. History:  1999 a. 9.
WI Stat § 23.305 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 23 - Conservation.|23.305 - Leasing of department land for recreational purposes.

23.305  Leasing of department land for recreational purposes. (1) In this section, “spectator sports" means events or contests in which the general public spectates but does not participate, including without limitation because of enumeration:(a) Water ski shows.(b) Baseball games.(c) Volleyball games.(d) Snowmobile derbies.(e) Motorboat races.(f) Snowshoe races.(g) Cross-country ski races.(h) Dogsled races.(i) Canoe or kayak races. (2) Notwithstanding ss. 23.30 and 28.04, the department may lease state park land or state forest land to towns, villages or counties for outdoor recreational purposes associated with spectator sports. (3) The lease shall be for a term not to exceed 15 years. The lease shall contain covenants to protect the department from all liability and costs associated with use of the land and to guard against trespass and waste. The rents arising from the lease shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the proper fund.History:  1985 a. 29.
WI Stat § 23.31 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 23 - Conservation.|23.31 - Recreation resources facilities.

23.31  Recreation resources facilities. (1) (a) To provide and develop recreation resources facilities within this state, the natural resources board, subject to the limits provided in s. 20.866 (2) (tp), (ts) and (tt), may direct that state debt be contracted for providing recreation resources facilities or making additions to existing recreation resources facilities.(b) With their biennial budget request to the department of administration, the natural resources board shall include its request and plan for recreational acquisition and development funding under s. 23.30. This plan shall be approved by the governor and shall contain the policies regarding the priority types of land to be acquired and the nature and categories of the developments to be undertaken. Changes in priority types of land to be acquired and in categories of developments may not be made without approval of the governor. Any deviation which the governor approves shall be reviewed by the joint committee on finance. (2) (a) The debt shall be contracted for in the manner and form the legislature prescribes.(b) It is the intent of the legislature that state debt not to exceed $56,055,000 in the 12-year period from 1969 to 1981 may be incurred for the comprehensive provision of outdoor recreation facilities as provided under s. 23.30 but any unappropriated or uncommitted portion of this debt shall be continued beyond 1981.(c) It is the intent of the legislature that state debt not to exceed $60,000,000 in the 10-year period from July 1, 1981 to July 1, 1991, may be incurred to support outdoor recreation land acquisition activities.History:  1971 c. 125; 1971 c. 211 s. 126; 1973 c. 90; 1977 c. 418; 1979 c. 34, 221; 1981 c. 20; 1985 a. 29.
WI Stat § 23.32 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 23 - Conservation.|23.32 - Wetlands mapping.

23.32  Wetlands mapping. (1) In this section “wetland" means an area where water is at, near, or above the land surface long enough to be capable of supporting aquatic or hydrophytic vegetation and which has soils indicative of wet conditions. (2) (a) For the purpose of advancing the conservation of wetland resources the department shall prepare or cause to be prepared maps that, at a minimum, identify as accurately as is practicable the individual wetlands in the state which have an area of 5 acres or more.(b) Mapping priorities, technical methods and standards to be used in delineating wetlands and a long-term schedule which will result in completion of the mapping effort at the earliest possible date shall be developed by the department in cooperation with those other state agencies having mapping, aerial photography and comprehensive planning responsibilities. (c) Wetland maps shall be prepared utilizing the best methods practicable with the funds available for that purpose and shall be based upon data such as soil surveys, aerial photographs and existing wetland surveys and may be supplemented by on-site surveys and other studies.(d) The department shall cooperate with the department of administration under s. 16.967 in conducting wetland mapping activities or any related land information collection activities.  (3) (a) The department may sell, and may enter into contracts to sell, wetland maps. The fees for the maps shall be as follows:1. For each paper map, $5.2. For each aerial photograph, $10.3. For each copy of a digital wetland database covering one township, $15.(b) The department, by rule, may increase any fee specified in par. (a). Any increased fee must at least equal the amount necessary to cover the costs of preparing, producing and selling the wetland maps.History:  1977 c. 374; 1979 c. 221; 1983 a. 27; 1985 a. 29; 1989 a. 31; 1995 a. 27; 1997 a. 27 ss. 774am, 775am, 9456 (3m); 1999 a. 147, 185; 2003 a. 33 s. 2811; 2003 a. 48 ss. 10, 11; 2003 a. 206 s. 23; 2005 a. 25 ss. 497, 2493.
WI Stat § 23.322 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 23 - Conservation.|23.322 - Fees for computer accessible water resource management information.

23.322  Fees for computer accessible water resource management information. The department may charge a fee for providing any information that it maintains in a format that may be accessed by computer concerning the waters of this state, including maps and other water resource management information.History:  1999 a. 9; 2001 a. 104.
WI Stat § 23.323 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 23 - Conservation.|23.323 - Wetlands informational brochure.

23.323  Wetlands informational brochure. The department shall furnish an informational brochure to cities, villages, towns, and counties for distribution to the public that describes the laws that apply to wetlands. History:  2009 a. 373.