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2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.099 - Grants for property development relating to wetland mitigation.

23.099
Grants for property development relating to wetland mitigation.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Department land” has the meaning given under s. 281.37 (1) (a).
(b)
“Nonprofit organization" means an organization that is described in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that is exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(2)
The department shall establish a program to make grants from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) to nonprofit organizations for property development activities relating to wetlands created, restored, or enhanced under a wetland mitigation grant under s. 281.37 on department land. Property development activities for which a grant under this section may be awarded include those that increase public access to, awareness about, or recreational use of the new, restored, or enhanced wetland, or that improve habitat in, on, or near, the new, restored, or enhanced wetland.
(3)
A nonprofit organization that applies for a grant under this section shall submit the application at the same time that it submits an application for a grant under s. 281.37. The department shall make its determination with respect to both grants at the same time, and may only award a grant under this section if it also awards a grant under s. 281.37.
(4)
A grant awarded under this section may not exceed 10 percent of the amount of the related grant awarded under s. 281.37. The department may not issue the grant funding under this section to the grantee until the grantee has certified that the project funded by the grant under s. 281.37 is complete.
History:  2017 a. 183.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.11 - General powers.

23.11
General powers.
(1)
In addition to the powers and duties heretofore conferred and imposed upon said department by this chapter it shall have and take the general care, protection and supervision of all state parks, of all state fish hatcheries and lands used therewith, of all state forests, and of all lands owned by the state or in which it has any interests, except lands the care and supervision of which are vested in some other officer, body or board; and said department is granted such further powers as may be necessary or convenient to enable it to exercise the functions and perform the duties required of it by this chapter and by other provisions of law. But it may not perform any act upon state lands held for sale that will diminish their salable value.
(2)
Whenever any lands placed by law under the care and supervision of the department are inaccessible because surrounded by lands belonging to individuals or corporations, and whenever in the opinion of the department the usefulness or value of such lands, whether so surrounded or not, will be increased by access thereto over lands not belonging to the state, the department may acquire such lands as may be necessary to construct highways that will furnish the needed access.
(4)
The department shall have police supervision over all state-owned lands and property under its supervision, management and control, and its duly appointed agents or representatives may arrest, with or without warrant, any person within such area, committing an offense against the laws of this state or in violation of any rule of the department in force in such area, and deliver such person to the proper court of the county wherein such offense has been committed and make and execute a complaint charging such person with the offense committed. The district attorney of the county wherein such offense has been committed shall appear and prosecute all actions arising under this subsection.
(5)
The department may require an applicant for a permit or statutory approval which the department, by order, may grant, to submit an environmental impact report if the area affected exceeds 40 acres, the estimated cost of the project exceeds $25,000, or the applicant is requesting approval for a high capacity well described in s. 281.34 (4) (a) 1. to 3.
History:  1971 c. 273; 1983 a. 524; 2003 a. 310.
This section lacks any substantive criteria by which a petitioner could use s. 227.52 or 227.53 to challenge a Department of Natural Resources decision regarding state parks, and nothing in the text protects, recognizes, or regulates any person's interest in state parks or contemplates a challenge to agency action related to state parks. Friends of the Black River Forest v. Kohler Co., 2022 WI 52, 402 Wis. 2d 587, 977 N.W.2d 342, 19-0299.
Under sub. (4), Department of Natural Resources wardens have general law enforcement authority on state-owned lands and property under the department's supervision, management, and control. 68 Atty. Gen. 326.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.113 - Designation of chief state forester.

23.113
Designation of chief state forester.
The secretary shall designate the administrator of the division of forestry in the department as the chief state forester. The chief state forester shall be a professional forester as recognized by the Society of American Foresters.
History:  2001 a. 16, 104.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.114 - Duties of the chief state forester.

23.114
Duties of the chief state forester.
(1)
(a)
In this section, “state forest land" means all forested lands owned by this state and under the jurisdiction of the department.
(b)
Except as provided in par. (c), the chief state forester may declare, and shall manage, emergencies that threaten state forest lands. The department shall promulgate rules specifying those emergencies over which the chief state forester shall have management responsibility. The emergencies specified in the rules shall include invasive species or pest infestation, disease, and damage to timber from fire, snow, hail, ice, or wind.
(c)
Paragraph (b) does not apply to a state of emergency declared by the governor under s. 323.10 and does not supersede the authority of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under ch. 94.
(2)
The chief state forester shall report directly to the secretary of the department.
History:  2005 a. 166; 2009 a. 42.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.115 - Designation of trails, etc.

23.115
Designation of trails, etc.
(1)
The department shall designate trails, campgrounds, picnic areas, and other special use areas located on property under its control. The department may designate roads located on property under its control. The designated roads, trails, campgrounds, picnic areas, and other special use areas shall be shown on maps available at the department's district office, on a sign outside the office on the property or on signs placed by the designated roads, trails, campgrounds, picnic areas or other use areas at the option of the department.
(2)
The department shall inspect trail signs and designated features twice a year, once before July 1 and once after July 1.
(3)
Subsection (2) does not apply to snowmobile trails on land under the control of the department that are maintained by snowmobile clubs or other nonprofit organizations or to water trails under s. 23.175 (2) (a).
(4)
Subsection (2) does not apply to roads designated under sub. (1).
History:  1977 c. 418; 1983 a. 418 s. 3; Stats. 1983 s. 23.115; 1995 a. 294; 2013 a. 20, 248.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.116 - Department property; mapping and access to roads.

23.116
Department property; mapping and access to roads.
(1)
“Department property" means a property that is owned by the state, that is under the jurisdiction of the department, and that is used for one of the purposes specified in s. 23.09 (2) (d).
(2)
The department shall inventory and map all roads that are located on each department property. Each map shall designate which roads are open to the public for the use of motorized vehicles and shall state when each road is open or closed for such use.
(3)
For each department property, the department shall work with members of the public, governmental units, and other interested parties to prepare a plan for allowing the public to use motorized vehicles on the department property. Ecological, economic, and social criteria shall be considered in preparing each plan. Each plan shall include methods for implementing the plan, and each plan shall contain criteria to be used in determining when the use of motorized vehicles may be restricted or temporarily prohibited by the department due to logging or other activities.
(4)
The department may not prohibit a person engaged in silviculture from crossing a recreational trail on department property. At the request of a person engaging in silviculture, the department shall temporarily close a portion of a recreational trail on department property. Before the recreational trail is reopened, the person engaging in silviculture affecting the recreational trail shall restore any portion of the recreational trail affected by the silvicultural activities to its condition prior to those activities. The department may not limit the scope of a silvicultural activity on department property based on the proximity of that activity to a recreational trail on department property.
History:  2013 a. 20; 2015 a. 55.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.1165 - Sale of insect repellant.

23.1165
Sale of insect repellant.
(1)
In this section, “friends group” has the meaning given in s. 23.098 (1) (b).
(2)
The department shall ensure that insect repellant is available for purchase in every state park and state forest through one of the following methods:
(a)
Making insect repellant available for sale at the state park office, state forest office, or other location in the state park or state forest at all times when the office or other location is open to the public and staffed.
(b)
Arranging by agreement with a friends group that operates a concession stand in a state park or state forest to have insect repellant available for purchase in that concession stand when open to the public and staffed.
(3)
The requirement under sub. (2) does not apply with respect to a state park or state forest if there is no state park office, state forest office, or other location in the state park or state forest where the department can make insect repellant available for sale or no friends group that operates a concession stand in the state park or state forest or, if the state park or state forest office, other location, or friends group concession stand sells out of insect repellant, for an amount of time that is sufficient to allow for restocking.
History:  2019 a. 74.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.117 - Use of trails by bicycles and electric personal assistive mobility devices.

23.117
Use of trails by bicycles and electric personal assistive mobility devices.
(1)
No person may operate a bicycle, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device on a trail in a state park or in the Kettle Moraine state forest unless the department has determined that the trail will be opened for use by bicycles, electric scooters, or electric personal assistive mobility devices and has posted the trail open for such use.
(3)
The department shall patrol on a regular basis the trails in state parks and in the Kettle Moraine state forest that are open to use by bicycles, electric scooters, or electric personal assistive mobility devices.
(4)
Any council that is created by the natural resources board under s. 15.04 (1) (c) to advise the department on the opening of trails in state parks and in the Kettle Moraine state forest for use by bicycles, electric scooters, or electric personal assistive mobility devices shall have its recommendations regarding such use reviewed and approved by the natural resources board before they are implemented.
History:  1991 a. 269; 2001 a. 90; 2019 a. 11.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.118 - Signage required.

23.118
Signage required.
The department shall, in consultation with the department of health services, design signs to raise awareness of Lyme disease, inform about how to prevent tick bites, and encourage people to check for ticks after visits to state parks, state trails, state recreational areas, and campgrounds. No later than July 1, 2020, the department shall post at least one such sign in each state park, state trail, state recreational area, and state forest. The department shall post the sign in a common area where it is most likely to be seen by visitors, such as a park entrance, trailhead, or campground.
History:  2019 a. 73.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.1185 - Lyme disease awareness.

23.1185
Lyme disease awareness.
(1)
If the department produces a brochure for a specific state park that includes information about the state park that is not solely a map of the park, the department shall also include in the brochure information on Lyme disease, how to prevent tick bites, and that visitors are encouraged to check for ticks after visiting the park.
(2)
Annually in the month of May, in connection with Lyme Disease Awareness Month, the department shall conduct a Lyme disease awareness campaign with the goal of raising awareness of Lyme disease, informing on how to prevent tick bites, and encouraging people to check for ticks after spending time outdoors. The campaign shall use some combination of digital platforms, including the department's Internet site, social media, and digital newsletters, and print platforms, including the Wisconsin natural resources magazine.
History: 2019 a. 158; 2021 a. 240 s. 29.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.119 - Consent to use certain off-highway vehicles.

23.119
Consent to use certain off-highway vehicles.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“All-terrain vehicle" has the meaning given in s. 340.01 (2g).
(at)
“Off-highway motorcycle" has the meaning given in s. 23.335 (1) (q).
(b)
“Off-highway vehicle" means a motor-driven craft or vehicle principally manufactured for off-highway use but does not include a snowmobile, an all-terrain vehicle, utility terrain vehicle, or an off-highway motorcycle.
(c)
“Snowmobile" has the meaning given in s. 340.01 (58a).
(2)
No person may operate an off-highway vehicle on private property without the consent of the owner of the property.
(3)
No person may operate an off-highway vehicle on public property that is posted as closed to the operation of off-highway vehicles or on which the operation of an off-highway vehicle is prohibited by law.
History:  2009 a. 252; 2011 a. 208; 2013 a. 166 s. 77; 2015 a. 170.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.125 - Natural resources board member conflicts of interest.

23.125
Natural resources board member conflicts of interest.
(1)
If a member of the natural resources board is the holder of a permit or license issued by the department under chs. 280 to 299, that member may not engage in a discussion at a board meeting or participate in a board decision on any matter that substantially relates to the permit or license.
(2)
If a member of the natural resources board receives, or has during the previous 2 years received, a significant portion of his or her income directly or indirectly from a holder of or applicant for a permit or license issued by the department under chs. 280 to 299, that member may not engage in a discussion at a board meeting or participate in a board decision on any matter that substantially relates to the permit or license, except that this restriction does not apply with respect to a permit or license held or applied for by an agency, department, or subdivision of this state.
History:  2001 a. 16.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.13 - Governor to be informed.

23.13
Governor to be informed.
The board of commissioners of public lands and the department of natural resources shall furnish to the governor upon the governor's request a copy of any paper, document or record in their respective offices and give the governor orally such information as the governor may call for.
History:  1971 c. 164; 1991 a. 316.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.135 - Forest land inventory and report.

23.135
Forest land inventory and report.
(1)
In this section, “state forest land" means any parcel of 10 or more contiguous acres of forested land owned by this state and under the jurisdiction of the department.
(2)
The department shall undertake and maintain a current inventory of state forest lands. The inventory shall specify the condition of the forest resources in state forest lands.
(3)
If the department prohibits the use of timber harvesting on any state forest land, the department shall prepare a report that contains a projection of the long-term forest health effects, a projection of the economic effects, and a projection of the public benefits that result from that prohibition.
(4)
(a)
Except as provided in par. (b), if the department is required to prepare a report under sub. (3) for any state forest land, the department shall prepare that report by January 1, 2010, and every 15 years thereafter.
(b)
If the department is required to prepare a report under sub. (3) for any state forest land for which a master plan has not been approved, the department shall prepare that report upon approval of the master plan and every 15 years thereafter.
(5)
The department shall submit the report required under sub. (3) to the council on forestry and to the appropriate standing committee in each house of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3).
History:  2005 a. 166.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.14 - Approval required before new lands acquired.

23.14
Approval required before new lands acquired.
Prior to the initial acquisition of any lands by the department after July 1, 1977, for any new facility or project, the proposed initial acquisition shall be submitted to the governor for his or her approval. New facilities or projects include, without limitation because of enumeration, state parks, state forests, recreation areas, public shooting, trapping or fishing grounds or waters, fish hatcheries, game farms, forest nurseries, experimental stations, endangered species preservation areas, picnic and camping grounds, hiking trails, cross-country ski trails, bridle trails, nature trails, bicycle trails, snowmobile trails, youth camps, land in the lower Wisconsin state riverway as defined in s. 30.40 (15), natural areas and wild rivers.
History:  1977 c. 29; 1985 a. 29; 1987 a. 98; 1989 a. 31; 2001 a. 16, 106.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.145 - Certain land sales required.

23.145
Certain land sales required.
(1)
The natural resources board shall on or before June 30, 2017, offer for sale at least 10,000 acres of land owned by the state, under the jurisdiction of the department, and outside of project boundaries that were established by the department on or before May 1, 2013.
(2)
If there is any outstanding public debt used to finance the acquisition of any land that is sold under sub. (1), the department shall deposit a sufficient amount of the net proceeds from the sale of the land in the bond security and redemption fund under s. 18.09 to repay the principal and pay the interest on the debt, and any premium due upon refunding any of the debt. If there is any outstanding public debt used to finance the acquisition of any land that is sold under sub. (1), the department shall then provide a sufficient amount of the net proceeds from the sale of the land for the costs of maintaining federal tax law compliance applicable to the debt. If the land was acquired with federal financial assistance, the department shall pay to the federal government any of the net proceeds required by federal law. If the land was acquired by gift or grant or acquired with gift or grant funds, the department shall adhere to any restriction governing use of the proceeds. If there is no such debt outstanding, there are no moneys payable to the federal government, and there is no restriction governing use of the proceeds, and if the net proceeds exceed the amount required to be deposited, paid, or used for another purpose under this subsection, the department shall use the net proceeds or remaining net proceeds from the sale of land under sub. (1) to pay principal on outstanding public debt under the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program under s. 23.0917.
History:  2013 a. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.146 - Installation of telecommunications systems.

23.146
Installation of telecommunications systems.
(1)
In this section, “tower site" means a site on land under the management and control of the department and on which the department operates a radio tower or lookout tower.
(2)
The department may enter into a lease of a tower site with a private person or a governmental entity for the purpose of installing a commercial or noncommercial telecommunications system. The lease may allow the owner or operator of the telecommunications system to provide telecommunications services to persons other than employees of a governmental entity.
(3)
(a)
The department may not charge a fee to lease a tower site if the purpose of the lease is to install a telecommunications system that is owned by this state.
(b)
The department may not charge a fee that exceeds $25 per month to lease a tower site if the purpose of the lease is to install a telecommunications system that is owned by a governmental entity other than this state.
History:  2013 a. 27; 2013 a. 173 s. 32.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.16 - Periodicals.

23.16
Periodicals.
(1)
Publication. The department may produce, issue, or reprint magazines or other periodicals on a periodic basis as it determines, pertaining to fish and game, forests, parks, environmental quality, and other similar subjects of general information. The department shall produce 4 printed issues of the Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine annually, provide the content of those printed issues on its Internet site, and provide additional magazine content on its Internet site. The department may distribute its magazines and periodicals by subscription. The department shall charge a fee for any of its magazines or periodicals, except that no fee may be charged to a person who is provided a subscription to the Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine under s. 29.235.
(2)
Advertising. The department may advertise and sell advertising space in its magazines and other periodicals. The department may advertise or otherwise publicize its magazines and other periodicals. The advertising and publicizing shall be consistent with the goals, purposes and functions of the department.
(3)
Subscriber lists. The department may refuse to reveal names, addresses, and electronic mail addresses of persons on any magazine or periodical subscriber list. The department may charge a fee to recover the actual costs for providing or for the use of any magazine or periodical subscriber list. No person who obtains or uses any magazine or periodical subscriber list from the department may refer to the department, the magazine, or the periodical as the source of names, addresses, or electronic mail addresses unless the person clearly states that the provision of, or permission to use, the subscriber list in no way indicates any of the following:
(a)
The department's involvement or connection with the person or the person's activities.
(b)
The department's knowledge, approval or authorization of the person's activities.
(4)
Costs. Notwithstanding ss. 20.908 and 35.78 (2) the fee charged by the department in selling each of its magazines and periodicals shall be at least equal to the amount necessary to cover the production, storage, handling and distribution costs of each magazine and periodical.
(5)
Use of moneys. The department shall use the moneys collected under this section for the costs specified in sub. (4). If the moneys collected under this section exceed the amount necessary for the costs specified in sub. (4), the department shall use the excess for educational and informational activities concerning conservation and the environment.
History:  1975 c. 224; 1977 c. 418; 1979 c. 221; 1981 c. 335 s. 26; 1983 a. 27; 1989 a. 31 ss. 650km, 650L, 684c, 684e, 684i; Stats. 1989 s. 23.16; 1991 a. 39; 1997 a. 248; 1999 a. 88; 2007 a. 12; 2017 a. 59.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.167 - Goals and accountability measures for economic development programs.

23.167
Goals and accountability measures for economic development programs.
(1)
In this section, “economic development program" means a program or activity having the primary purpose of encouraging the establishment and growth of business in this state, including the creation and retention of jobs, and that satisfies all of the following:
(a)
The program receives funding from the state or federal government that is allocated through an appropriation under ch. 20.
(b)
The program provides financial assistance, tax benefits, or direct services to specific industries, businesses, local governments, or organizations.
(2)
The department, in consultation with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, shall do all of the following for each economic development program administered by the department:
(a)
Establish clear and measurable goals for the program that are tied to statutory policy objectives.
(b)
Establish at least one quantifiable benchmark for each program goal described in par. (a).
(c)
Require that each recipient of a grant or loan under the program submit a report to the department. Each contract with a recipient of a grant or loan under the program shall specify the frequency and format of the report to be submitted to the department and the performance measures to be included in the report.
(d)
Establish a method for evaluating the projected results of the program with actual outcomes as determined by evaluating the information described in pars. (a) and (b).
(e)
Annually and independently verify, from a sample of grants and loans, the accuracy of the information required to be reported under par. (c).
(f)
Establish by rule a requirement that the recipient of a grant or loan under the program of at least $100,000 submit to the department a verified statement signed by both an independent certified public accountant licensed or certified under ch. 442 and the director or principal officer of the recipient to attest to the accuracy of the verified statement, and make available for inspection the documents supporting the verified statement. The department shall include the requirement established by rule under this paragraph in the contract entered into by a grant or loan recipient.
(g)
Establish by rule policies and procedures permitting the department to do all of the following if a recipient of a grant or loan or tax benefits under the program submits false or misleading information to the department or fails to comply with the terms of a contract entered into with the department under the program and fails to provide to the satisfaction of the department an explanation for the noncompliance:
1.
Recoup payments made to the recipient.
2.
Withhold payments to be made to the recipient.
3.
Impose a forfeiture on the recipient.
History:  2007 a. 125; 2011 a. 32.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.169 - Economic development assistance coordination and reporting.

23.169
Economic development assistance coordination and reporting.
(1)
The department shall coordinate any economic development assistance with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
(2)
Annually, no later than October 1, the department shall submit to the joint legislative audit committee and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a comprehensive report assessing economic development programs, as defined in s. 23.167 (1), administered by the department. The report shall include all of the information required under s. 238.07 (2). The department shall collaborate with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to make readily accessible to the public on an Internet-based system the information required under this section.
History:  2007 a. 125; 2011 a. 32.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.173 - Richard A. Grobschmidt Memorial Bridge.

23.173
Richard A. Grobschmidt Memorial Bridge.
(1)
The department shall designate and, subject to sub. (2), mark the bridge on the Hank Aaron State Trail across the Lakeshore State Park Inlet at the north end of Lakeshore State Park in the city of Milwaukee as the “Richard A. Grobschmidt Memorial Bridge.”
(2)
Upon receipt of sufficient contributions from interested parties, including any county, city, village, or town, to cover the costs of erecting and maintaining markers along the route specified in sub. (1) to clearly identify the designation of the route as the “Richard A. Grobschmidt Memorial Bridge," the department shall erect and maintain the markers. No state funds, other than from the receipt of contributions under this subsection, may be expended for the erection or maintenance of the markers.
History:  2017 a. 84.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.177 - Nonmotorized recreation and transportation trails council.

23.177
Nonmotorized recreation and transportation trails council.
(1)
Duties of council. The nonmotorized recreation and transportation trails council shall carry out studies and make recommendations to the legislature, governor, department of natural resources, and department of transportation on all matters related to nonmotorized recreation and transportation trails, including matters relating to nonmotorized trail activities or interests specified in s. 15.347 (20) (b) 1. to 11.
(2)
Duties of departments of natural resources and transportation.
(a)
The department of natural resources and department of transportation shall seek the advice of, and consult with, the council regarding the planning, acquisition, development, maintenance, and management of nonmotorized recreation and transportation trails.
(b)
The department shall establish and maintain a website where a person may locate information about the council, including all meeting notices and agendas.
(c)
The department shall prepare written minutes of each meeting of the council and shall make them available on the website established under par. (b).
History:  2009 a. 394; 2017 a. 365 s. 112.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.178 - Off-road vehicle council.

23.178
Off-road vehicle council.
The off-road vehicle council shall provide advice and make recommendations to the department of natural resources, the department of transportation, the governor, and the legislature on all matters relating to all-terrain vehicle trails and all-terrain vehicle routes, including matters relating to activities conducted on all-terrain vehicle trails and all-terrain vehicle routes by all-terrain vehicle users and utility terrain vehicle users, and shall make recommendations to the department of natural resources with regard to requests for funding under s. 23.33 (9) (b), (bb), and (bg).
History:  2013 a. 16, 173; 2015 a. 55.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.179 - Off-highway motorcycle council.

23.179
Off-highway motorcycle council.
The off-highway motorcycle council may make recommendations to the department on matters relating to off-highway motorcycle corridors, as defined in s. 23.335 (1) (s), and off-highway motorcycle routes, as defined in s. 23.335 (1) (u), and on any other matters relating to the operation of off-highway motorcycles.
History:  2015 a. 170.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.