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2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 20 - Appropriations and budget management. › 20.904 - Transfer of appropriation charges.

20.904
Transfer of appropriation charges.
(1)
Clearing accounts permitted. Whenever for economy or convenience, any materials or services are purchased, or expense is incurred and the same is properly apportionable and chargeable to more than one appropriation, within a single state agency, the responsible state agency may, subject to the approval of the department of administration, direct payment of the same out of one of the appropriations chargeable with some part of such materials, services or expense or out of a separate clearing account.
(2)
Reimbursement of clearing accounts. In any such case the state agency making the purchase or incurring the expense shall determine prior to the closing of the books for the fiscal year, and at such other times as may be determined by the secretary of administration, the amounts chargeable to the several appropriations and shall issue transfer vouchers, setting forth in each voucher the reason therefor. The department of administration shall credit the appropriation or account from which payment was originally made and shall debit the appropriation directed to be charged by the transfer voucher in the amount named therein.
(3)
Penalty for improper use. Such charges and subsequent transfers shall not be construed as subjecting any person to the penalty provided in s. 20.903 (1), but in case the appropriation or account first charged is not fully reimbursed by such transfers, the penalty provided in s. 20.903 (1) shall be held to apply as in other cases.
History:  1979 c. 221.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 20 - Appropriations and budget management. › 20.9045 - Department of natural resources; appropriations; program balances; revenues.

20.9045
Department of natural resources; appropriations; program balances; revenues.
(1)
Program balances. At the close of each fiscal year the unencumbered balances of appropriations financed by unassigned revenues of the conservation fund under s. 20.370 shall revert to the respective accounts under s. 20.370 in the ratio that revenues were allotted from such accounts and, together with the anticipated respective unassigned revenues by programs in the succeeding year, shall constitute the source of moneys available for appropriation to the programs under s. 20.370 in the succeeding year.
(2)
Revenues and appropriations. All moneys received pursuant to the operation of programs under s. 20.370 shall be credited to the program which generated them. Revenues which are assigned by law to a particular purpose shall be credited to and may be expended for that purpose. Unassigned revenue shall be credited to the general purpose segregated revenue of the proper program, but the expenditure from such revenue shall be limited to the appropriation of general purpose segregated revenue appearing in the schedule. Whenever the estimated unassigned revenues and available unassigned revenue appropriation balances are insufficient to cover the appropriations of general purpose segregated revenue under each program, the department shall so inform the department of administration and shall indicate the amounts which should be deducted from respective unassigned revenue appropriations to bring the appropriated amounts into agreement with the money available, and the department of administration shall adjust its records accordingly. Actual unassigned revenues in excess of estimated unassigned revenues appropriated may not be spent unless released by the joint committee on finance.
History:  1997 a. 27 ss. 454, 455, 744
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 20 - Appropriations and budget management. › 20.908 - Charges for printed material.

20.908
Charges for printed material.
Except where distribution to or exchange with specified persons, officers or agencies is provided by law, or where the state agency determines that distribution is to be free of charge, any state agency may make such charge for printed booklets and pamphlets prepared or compiled by it as is fixed by it. Such charge may not exceed cost, including distribution cost as determined under s. 35.80, unless a specific price or method of price calculation is provided by law. Such booklets or pamphlets may be retained by the state agency publishing them or may be delivered to the department of administration for sale and distribution.
History:  1979 c. 34.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 20 - Appropriations and budget management. › 20.909 - Abandoned, lost or escheated property.

20.909
Abandoned, lost or escheated property.
(1)
Lost or abandoned property. Except as provided in s. 170.12, any personal property lost or abandoned in any building or on any lands belonging to the state and unclaimed for a period of 60 days may be returned to the person finding the same or may be sold at private or public sale by the state agency having charge of the place where such personal property is found. All receipts from such sales, after deducting the necessary expenses of keeping such property and selling the same, shall be paid promptly into the state treasury and credited to the school fund.
(2)
Escheated property. The secretary of revenue may sell either at public or private sale any personal property turned over to the secretary as an escheat. The proceeds of any such sale shall become a part of the school fund, and shall be subject to refund as specified by the provision of law pursuant to which the property escheated.
History:  1991 a. 206, 316; 2013 a. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 20 - Appropriations and budget management. › 20.910 - State percentage; notice of default.

20.910
State percentage; notice of default.
If the department of administration does not receive from the clerk of the circuit court the statement relative to the state percentage of fees and other payments required by s. 59.40 (2) (m) together with a receipt for the sum required by law to be paid on the actions so entered during the preceding month, on or before the first day of the next succeeding month, it shall immediately notify the judge of the circuit court of the county of the failure to transmit the statement or receipt or both; and the judge shall thereupon notify the clerk to show cause why he or she should not be removed from office in the manner provided by law.
History:  1977 c. 29; 1981 c. 317; 1995 a. 201.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 20 - Appropriations and budget management. › 20.913 - Refunds.

20.913
Refunds.
Moneys may be refunded from each state fund as follows:
(1)
Taxes and fees.
(a)
Advance payments. Moneys paid as a deposit or advance payment. If such moneys have been credited to an appropriation, such appropriation shall, at the time of making such refunds, be charged therewith. License fees may be refunded under this section when the license for which a fee was paid cannot be issued for any reason, or when a refund is requested prior to the beginning of the period for which the fee was paid or when a change in state laws or regulations prevents the licensee from availing himself or herself of the privileges of the license.
(b)
Excess tax payments. Taxes collected in excess of lawful taxation, when claims therefor have been established as provided in ss. 71.30 (4), 71.74 (13), 71.75, 71.89 (1), 72.24, 74.35, 74.37, 76.13 (3), 76.39, 76.84, 78.19, 78.68 (10), 78.75, 78.80 (1m), 139.092, 139.25 (1), 139.36, 139.365 and 139.39 (4).
(c)
Insurance fees. Any balances remaining at the end of any calendar year, of any deposits made by insurers in anticipation of fees, as provided in s. 601.13 (11).
(2)
Errors.
(a)
General. Moneys paid in error, or in overpayment, such refunds to be made by voucher in accordance with procedure established by the department of administration.
(3)
Escheated property.
(a)
General. Any moneys escheated to the state for which claims are established as provided by statute.
(b)
Lands. For repayment of moneys paid to the state on purchases of public or escheated lands, as provided in ss. 24.11, 24.33, 24.34 and 24.35.
(bm)
Corrections. For repayment of moneys paid under s. 301.32 (1), the payments to be made upon the certification of the department of corrections.
(c)
Health services. For repayment of moneys paid under s. 46.07, the payments to be made upon the certification of the department of health services.
(d)
Canceled drafts. For payment of moneys under s. 20.912.
History:  1971 c. 310 s. 4; 1975 c. 39; 1977 c. 418; 1985 a. 29, 120; 1987 a. 312 s. 17; 1987 a. 378, 399, 403; 1989 a. 31; 1991 a. 39, 316; 1995 a. 27 ss. 1185, 9126 (19); 1995 a. 351; 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a); 2015 a. 216; 2019 a. 9.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 20 - Appropriations and budget management. › 20.914 - Acquisition of land and buildings.

20.914
Acquisition of land and buildings.
All appropriations made by law for the purchase of land and for the construction of new buildings or additions to existing buildings shall be expended only in accordance with the following conditions:
(1)
Land purchase, governor's approval. No land shall be purchased and no contract or contracts entered into for the purchase of any land by any state agency until complete estimates of the total cost thereof shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the governor. The governor shall withhold such approval until the governor is satisfied by a personal investigation, or by such other means as the governor adopts, that such land is required for the purpose proposed, and can be purchased for the sum proposed out of the appropriations made for such purpose.
(2)
Construction in order of need. Except as expressly provided otherwise, all construction shall be in the order of the greatest need therefor, as determined by the state agency to whom the appropriation is made.
History:  1973 c. 333; 1991 a. 316.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 20 - Appropriations and budget management. › 20.915 - State motor vehicles and aircraft.

20.915
State motor vehicles and aircraft.
(1)
Purchase. Each state agency, upon written approval of the governor, may purchase necessary aircraft, trucks and automobiles for its general use. All aircraft, trucks and automobiles shall be purchased through the department of administration under ss. 16.70 to 16.82. The department of administration shall ensure that each general fleet passenger automobile at the time of procurement has a fuel economy rating of no less miles per gallon than the fleet average miles per gallon required of automobile manufacturers by the federal government at that time. Law enforcement vehicles and work vehicles for heavy passenger or equipment loads are exempt from the mileage requirement.
(2)
Insurance. Every state agency may secure public liability, property damage and fire, theft and windstorm insurance for the protection of state automobiles, trucks and aircraft. Such insurance may provide public liability and property damage coverage for state traffic patrol officers and conservation division employees when, in the performance of their official duties, it is necessary to move other vehicles. The cost of such insurance by such state agencies shall be audited and paid in the same manner as other expenses.
(5)
Definition. In this section, “automobile" has the meaning given under s. 340.01 (4).
History:  1977 c. 29; 1979 c. 34, 221, 355; 1981 c. 20; 1983 a. 27.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 20 - Appropriations and budget management. › 20.918 - Damaged personal articles.

20.918
Damaged personal articles.
A state agency may reimburse its employees for the cost of repairing articles of clothing, watches or eye glasses damaged in the line of duty, if the damage is not caused by employee carelessness or normal wear and tear resulting from the type of work performed by an employee. If the clothing, watch or eye glasses are damaged beyond repair, a state agency may pay an employee an amount not exceeding the actual value of the clothing, watch or eye glasses as determined by the employee's appointing authority. Payments under this section are subject to the approval of the appointing authority and shall not exceed the amount specified in the compensation plan under s. 230.12. Payments shall not be approved for damage to an item if the actual value or repair cost is less than an amount set forth in the compensation plan under s. 230.12.
History:  1989 a. 119.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 20 - Appropriations and budget management. › 20.919 - Notary public.

20.919
Notary public.
Each state agency may expend from its proper appropriation a sum sufficient to pay all fees and expenses necessarily incurred in qualifying an employee as a notary public, and securing a notarial seal or rubber stamp, but such notary shall receive no fees for notarial services rendered to the state.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 20 - Appropriations and budget management. › 20.920 - Contingent funds.

20.920
Contingent funds.
(1)
Definitions. In this section:
(a)
“Agency head" means the constitutional officer, secretary, commissioner, executive or administrative officer or body serving as appointing authority for staff of a state agency.
(b)
“Contingent fund" means an amount of money set aside for a state agency to use in making small payments.
(c)
“Secretary" means the secretary of administration.
(2)
Establishment.
(a)
With the approval of the secretary, each state agency may establish a contingent fund. The secretary shall determine the funding source for each contingent fund, total amount of the fund, and maximum payment from the fund.
(b)
No part of a contingent fund may be utilized to pay the salary or wages of an employee of a state agency.
(c)
All moneys in a contingent fund, except petty cash accounts established under s. 16.52 (7), shall be deposited in a separate account in a public depository approved by the secretary or his or her designee. The agency head of each state agency having a contingent fund is responsible for all disbursements from the fund, but the agency head may delegate the responsibility for administration of the fund to a custodian, who shall be an employee of the agency. State agency invoices which qualify for payment from a contingent fund may be paid by check, share draft or other draft drawn by the agency head or custodian against the account. No such invoice need be submitted for audit prior to disbursement. After making each disbursement, the agency head shall file with the secretary a claim for reimbursement of the contingent fund on a voucher which shall be accompanied by a copy of the invoice to be reimbursed. Upon audit and approval of the claim by the secretary, the department of administration shall reimburse the contingent fund with the total amount lawfully paid therefrom.
History:  1985 a. 29; 2003 a. 33; 2017 a. 59.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 20 - Appropriations and budget management. › 20.922 - Appointment of subordinates.

20.922
Appointment of subordinates.
(1)
Unless otherwise provided by law, each state agency may appoint such deputies, assistants, experts, clerks, stenographers or other employees as are necessary for the execution of its functions, and to designate the titles, prescribe the duties, and fix the compensation of such subordinates, but these powers shall be exercised subject to the state civil service law, unless the position filled has been expressly exempted from the operation of ch. 230 and subject, also, to the approval of such other officer or body as is prescribed by law. If a state agency contains a board or commission which is authorized to appoint an executive officer by whatever name called, the appointing power resides in the executive officer and the board or commission has no further appointing power except as it is specifically given such power.
(2)
Notwithstanding ss. 230.047 and 230.29, when an appointing authority determines and declares in writing to the governor that an emergency exists which is the result of natural or human causes which adversely affects the effective administration of state agency program functions that are necessary to the well-being of the citizens of this state, the appointing authority may temporarily assign work to employees which is not normally performed by them or described by their position classifications. Such temporary assignments during these emergencies may not exceed 72 hours unless an extension is approved by the governor or his or her designee.
History:  1977 c. 196 s. 131; 1977 c. 418.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 20 - Appropriations and budget management. › 20.925 - Salary of temporary successors.

20.925
Salary of temporary successors.
Whenever a temporary vacancy has been found to exist under s. 17.025 and the certificate of temporary incapacity filed in the office of the secretary of state remains in effect, the affected incumbent shall continue to be entitled to receive the incumbent's full salary, and employer-paid fringe benefits, during the period of the temporary vacancy but not beyond the expiration of the incumbent's term. The person selected or qualified under s. 17.025 (4) to replace the incumbent during the temporary vacancy shall be reimbursed for the actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of duties as temporary successor and shall as compensation for those services be entitled to receive a sum equal to the amount of salary the disabled incumbent receives during the temporary vacancy, but if the person serving as temporary successor is already a salaried officer or employee of this state, the amount payable to the temporary successor, in addition to the temporary successor's regular salary, shall be the difference between the temporary successor's regular salary and the salary of the incumbent in the position in which the temporary vacancy exists. Nothing in this section shall authorize a reduction in the salary of a state officer or employee appointed to fill a temporary vacancy.
History:  1991 a. 316.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 20 - Appropriations and budget management. › 20.927 - Subsidy of abortions prohibited.

20.927
Subsidy of abortions prohibited.
(1g)
In this section, “abortion" means the intentional destruction of the life of an unborn child, and “unborn child" means a human being from the time of conception until it is born alive.
(1m)
Except as provided under subs. (2) and (3), no funds of this state or of any county, city, village, town or long-term care district under s. 46.2895 or of any subdivision or agency of this state, including an authority created in ch. 233, or of any subdivision or agency of any county, city, village or town and no federal funds passing through the state treasury shall be authorized for or paid to a physician or surgeon or a hospital, clinic or other medical facility for the performance of an abortion.
(2)
(a)
This section does not apply to the performance by a physician of an abortion which is directly and medically necessary to save the life of the woman or in a case of sexual assault or incest, provided that prior thereto the physician signs a certification which so states, and provided that, in the case of sexual assault or incest the crime has been reported to the law enforcement authorities. The certification shall be affixed to the claim form or invoice when submitted to any agency or fiscal intermediary of the state for payment, and shall specify and attest to the direct medical necessity of such abortion upon the best clinical judgment of the physician or attest to his or her belief that sexual assault or incest has occurred.
(b)
This section does not apply to the performance by a physician of an abortion if, due to a medical condition existing prior to the abortion, the physician determines that the abortion is directly and medically necessary to prevent grave, long-lasting physical health damage to the woman, provided that prior thereto the physician signs a certification which so states. The certification shall be affixed to the claim form or invoice when submitted to any agency or fiscal intermediary of the state for payment, and shall specify and attest to the direct medical necessity of such abortion upon the best clinical judgment of the physician.
(3)
This section does not apply to the authorization or payment of funds to a physician or surgeon or a hospital, clinic or medical facility for or in connection with the prescription of a drug or the insertion of a device to prevent the implantation of the fertilized ovum.
History:  1977 c. 245; 1999 a. 9; 2001 a. 103; 2007 a. 20; 2011 a. 32.
This section's restrictions on state funds does not apply to Public Employee Trust Fund monies used to fund state employee insurance plans. OAG 1-95.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 20 - Appropriations and budget management. › 20.929 - Agency drafts or warrants.

20.929
Agency drafts or warrants.
The secretary of administration may authorize any state agency to issue drafts or warrants drawn on the state treasury. Such drafts or warrants may be issued only in connection with purchase orders authorized under subch. IV of ch. 16 and may not exceed $300 per draft or warrant. The secretary shall pay such drafts or warrants as presented and shall audit the purchase orders issued. Any purchase order that is disapproved by the secretary as unlawful or unauthorized shall be returned by the secretary to the state agency for reimbursement to the treasury. The secretary shall make written regulations for the implementation of this section. The secretary may require any state agency to utilize one or more separate depository accounts to implement this section. The illegal or unauthorized use of purchase orders and drafts or warrants under this section is subject to the remedies specified in s. 16.77.
History:  1983 a. 27 s. 589; 1983 a. 368 s. 15; 1983 a. 538; 2003 a. 33.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 20 - Appropriations and budget management. › 20.930 - Attorney fees.

20.930
Attorney fees.
Except as provided in ss. 5.05 (2m) (c) 7., 19.49 (2) (b) 6., 49.496 (3) (f), and 49.682 (6), no state agency in the executive branch may employ any attorney until such employment has been approved by the governor.
History:  1979 c. 221; 1989 a. 119 s. 1; Stats. 1989 s. 20.930; 1993 a. 490; 1999 a. 9; 2007 a. 1; 2015 a. 118; 2019 a. 9.
This section applies to principal administrative units and whatever agencies assist those units in administration and governance of the unit. Kaye v. Board of Regents, 158 Wis. 2d 664, 463 N.W.2d 398 (Ct. App. 1990).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 20 - Appropriations and budget management. › 20.931 - Prohibited boycotts.

20.931
Prohibited boycotts.
(1)
Definitions. In this section:
(a)
“Local governmental unit” means a political subdivision of this state, a special purpose district in this state, an agency or corporation of a political subdivision or special purpose district, or a combination or subunit of any of the foregoing.
(b)
“Prohibited boycott” means a refusal to deal with or a termination of business relations with Israel or a person doing business in Israel or in a territory under Israeli jurisdiction, if the refusal or termination is intended to penalize, inflict economic harm on, or limit commercial relations with Israel or the territory. “Prohibited boycott” does not include an action taken for ordinary business purposes.
(c)
“State agency” means an association, authority, board, department, commission, independent agency, institution, office, society, or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law.
(2)
Prohibition of boycotting and other actions. No state agency and no local governmental unit may adopt a rule, ordinance, policy, or procedure that involves the state agency or local governmental unit in a prohibited boycott.
History:  2017 a. 248.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.091 - Recreation areas.

23.091
Recreation areas.
(1)
Designation. The department may acquire, develop, operate and maintain state recreation areas. State lands and waters may be designated as state recreation areas that are environmentally adaptable to multiple recreational uses, or are so located to provide regional or urban recreational opportunities or for preservation.
(2)
Master plan. The department may designate a recreational area only after a master plan for use and management of the area is prepared, public hearings on the plan are held in the county where the largest portion of land in the project is located, the procedures prescribed in s. 1.11 are complied with, and the plan is approved by the natural resources board.
(3)
Use zones. The department may establish use zones within state recreation areas providing for the full range of recreational uses, including hunting and fishing. It may promulgate rules to control uses within zones and may limit the number of persons using any zone. Such use zones shall be consistent with the activities identified in the master plan formulated under sub. (2).
History:  1977 c. 29; 1985 a. 332 s. 251 (1); 1987 a. 298.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.0912 - Land management, maintenance, and improvement activities.

23.0912
Land management, maintenance, and improvement activities.
(1b)
In this section:
(a)
“Department land" has the meaning given in s. 23.0917 (1) (c).
(b)
“Nonprofit conservation organization" has the meaning given in s. 23.0955 (1).
(1g)
The department may contract with nonprofit conservation organizations and other 3rd parties to perform land management, maintenance, and improvement activities on department land.
(1m)
The department may receive gifts, grants, and bequests of money, materials, or services from nonprofit conservation organizations and other donors for the performance of land management, maintenance, and improvement activities on department land.
(1r)
The department may acknowledge the performance of activities pursuant to contracts under sub. (1g) and the receipt of moneys, materials, and services under sub. (1m) by the use of signs or by bulletins, pamphlets, or other communications that are published or electronically transmitted by the department.
(2)
The department shall prepare, for the joint committee on finance, an annual report concerning any contracts into which the department enters under sub. (1g) during each fiscal year. For each contract entered, the report shall include information concerning the cost of the contract, the activities performed under the contract, and an assessment of the cost-effectiveness of the contract. The department shall submit the report to the committee no later than November 15 for the preceding fiscal year, and shall submit the first report no later than November 15, 2008.
History:  2007 a. 20; 2011 a. 32.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.0913 - Report on land acquisitions.

23.0913
Report on land acquisitions.
(1)
In this section, “land" has the meaning given in s. 23.0917 (1) (d).
(2)
On or before November 15 of each odd-numbered year, the department of natural resources shall submit to the joint committee on finance and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3) a report regarding the total number of acres of land that the department plans to acquire for any of the purposes specified in s. 23.09 (2) (d).
History:  2011 a. 32; 2013 a. 166 s. 77.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.0918 - Natural resources land endowment fund.

23.0918
Natural resources land endowment fund.
(1)
In this section, “land" includes any buildings, facilities or other structures located on the land.
(2)
Unless the natural resources board determines otherwise in a specific case, only the income from the gifts, grants, or bequests in the fund is available for expenditure. The natural resources board may authorize expenditures only for preserving, developing, managing, or maintaining land under the jurisdiction of the department that is used for any of the purposes specified in s. 23.09 (2) (d). In this subsection, unless otherwise provided in a gift, grant, or bequest, principal and income are determined as provided under subch. XI of ch. 701.
History:  1999 a. 9; 2005 a. 10; 2013 a. 92.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.0919 - Wisconsin outdoor wildlife heritage trust fund.

23.0919
Wisconsin outdoor wildlife heritage trust fund.
Expenditures from the Wisconsin outdoor wildlife heritage trust fund may be used only for the improvement and maintenance of fish and wildlife habitat. For purposes of this section, improvement and maintenance of fish and wildlife habitat does not include the acquisition of land for such habitat.
History:  2001 a. 92.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.095 - Protection of natural resources.

23.095
Protection of natural resources.
(1)
Definitions. In this section:
(a)
“Damage" means to commit a physical act that unreasonably destroys, molests, defaces, removes or wastes.
(b)
“Discharge" has the meaning given in s. 292.01 (3).
(c)
“Hazardous substance" has the meaning given in s. 285.01 (21).
(1g)
General prohibition. No person may damage or attempt to damage any natural resource within the state.
(1m)
Prohibition on department land.
(a)
No person may damage or attempt to damage any natural resource or any archaeological feature located on state-owned lands that are under the supervision, management and control of the department except as authorized by the department.
(b)
Paragraph (a) does not apply to state-owned lands that are beds of navigable waters.
(2m)
Prohibition on land in Kickapoo valley reserve. No person may damage or attempt to damage any natural resource or archaeological feature located in the Kickapoo valley reserve under s. 41.41 (2).
(3)
Penalties.
(a)
Any person who violates sub. (1g) shall forfeit not more than $100.
(b)
Except as provided in pars. (c) and (d), any person who violates sub. (1m) or (2m) shall forfeit not more than $200.
(c)
If a person violates sub. (1m) or (2m) and the violation involves damaging or attempting to damage a natural resource and the violation occurs on land in a state natural area, as defined in s. 23.27 (1) (h), the person shall forfeit not more than $2,000.
(d)
1.
Except as provided in subds. 2. and 3., if a person violates sub. (1m) or (2m) and the violation involves damaging or attempting to damage an archaeological feature, the person shall forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $10,000.
2.
Except as provided in subd. 3., if a person violates sub. (1m) or (2m) and the violation involves intentionally damaging or intentionally attempting to damage an archaeological feature, the person shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.
3.
If a person violates sub. (2m) and the violation involves intentionally damaging or attempting to damage an archaeological feature in the pursuit of commercial gain, the person shall, in addition to the penalty imposed under subd. 2., be fined an amount 2 times the gross value gained or the gross loss caused by the violation, whichever is the greater, plus court costs and the costs of investigation and prosecution, reasonably incurred.
(4)
Exceptions.
(a)
This section does not apply to any person upon whom liability is imposed under 42 USC 9607 (a) for injury to, destruction of or loss of natural resources within the state.
(b)
If a natural resource or archaeological feature is damaged by the discharge of a hazardous substance, this section does not apply to the person who caused the discharge unless the person who caused the discharge did so with the intent to damage the natural resource or archaeological feature or to any other person who possesses or controls the hazardous substance subsequent to the discharge.
History:  1975 c. 365; 1995 a. 391; 1997 a. 35, 194.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.0951 - Wildlife action plan.

23.0951
Wildlife action plan.
The department may prepare a state wildlife action plan that identifies which native wildlife species with low or declining populations are most at risk and provides guidance for activities to conserve those species. The plan may not require action by property owners or the department. The department may not require that the plan be used as guidance on official department forms.
History:  2015 a. 358.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.0953 - Grants to counties for land acquisition.

23.0953
Grants to counties for land acquisition.
(1)
In this section, “nature-based outdoor recreation" has the meaning given by the department by rule under s. 23.0917 (4) (f).
(2)
(a)
Beginning with fiscal year 2010-11 and ending with fiscal year 2025-26, the department shall establish a grant program under which the department may award a grant to a county for any of the following:
1.
Acquisition of land for a county forest under s. 28.11.
2.
Acquisition of land for a project that promotes nature-based outdoor recreation or conservation and for which the department is requesting the county's assistance.
(b)
Grants under this section shall be awarded from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), and, for purposes of s. 23.0917, shall be treated as moneys obligated from the subprogram under s. 23.0917 (3).
(3)
Each county receiving a grant under this section shall provide matching funds that equal at least 50 percent of the acquisition costs.
(4)
A county may not convert the land, or any rights in the land, acquired with grant moneys awarded under sub. (2) (a) 2. to a use that is inconsistent with the type of nature-based outdoor recreation or conservation activity for which the grant was awarded unless the natural resources board approves the conversion.
History:  2007 a. 20; 2019 a. 9; 2021 a. 58.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.0956 - Assistance for private conservation activities.

23.0956
Assistance for private conservation activities.
(1)
From the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (aw), the department shall provide one grant of $85,000 in each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 2000-01, to a nonstock, nonprofit corporation that is described under section 501 (c) (3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code and organized in this state if the corporation meets all of the following requirements:
(a)
The corporation is exempt from taxation under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(b)
The corporation was created to accept and to utilize private contributions made to protect and enhance the state's natural resources.
(2)
A corporation receiving a grant under sub. (1) shall use the grant to do all of the following:
(a)
Encourage private corporations and other private entities to undertake activities, including the contribution of money, that encourage management and restoration of the state's endangered wild animals, wild plants and natural communities.
(b)
Encourage private corporations and other private entities to engage in land management practices that protect and preserve natural resources.
(c)
Provide grants to nonprofit and other groups to encourage education, restoration and management activities to enhance the state's natural resources.
History:  1999 a. 9.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.0957 - Annual grants to a nonstock, nonprofit corporation; urban land conservation.

23.0957
Annual grants to a nonstock, nonprofit corporation; urban land conservation.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Local governmental unit" has the meaning given in s. 23.09 (19) (a) 2.
(b)
“Interested group" means a community group, nonprofit organization or local governmental unit that is interested in acquiring urban land for urban forestry protection, water resource management, conservation, recreation or other urban open space purposes.
(2)
The department shall provide one grant of $75,000 in each fiscal year, 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 with members who represent one or more urban or urbanizing areas and who collectively have an interest or expertise in all of the following:
1.
Nonprofit organizations.
2.
Business.
3.
Social services.
4.
Land development.
5.
Architecture.
6.
Landscape architecture.
7.
Conservation.
(d)
The corporation contributes $25,000 in funds annually to be used with the grant under this subsection.
(3)
A corporation receiving a grant under sub. (2) may use the grant for urban forest protection, water resource enhancement or other urban open space objectives and shall do all of the following with the grant:
(a)
Provide to interested groups technical assistance, especially in the areas of urban open space real estate transactions, reclaiming and restoring the natural values of urban parks, urban forests and open space areas, designing and constructing amenities in open space areas, cultivating citizen participation in acquiring, developing and maintaining open space areas and securing public financing for open space areas.
(b)
Conduct conferences on the topics listed in par. (a).
(c)
Assist community groups, nonprofit organizations and local governmental units in acquiring urban property for open space purposes and in restoring urban property acquired for conservation, recreation and other open space purposes.
(d)
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 and the president of the senate.
(4)
A corporation receiving a grant under sub. (2) may acquire urban property for conservation, recreation and other open space purposes.
History:  1999 a. 9; 2001 a. 16; 2021 a. 239.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.0962 - Grant to a nonprofit conservation organization for Black Point Estate.

23.0962
Grant to a nonprofit conservation organization for Black Point Estate.
(1)
If the department of administration acquires as a gift the property, known as Black Point Estate, that is located on Lake Geneva in the county of Walworth, town of Linn, in fractional Sec. 8, T. 1 N., R. 17 E., and if the joint committee on finance approves the gift under s. 20.907 (1), the department of natural resources shall make a grant of $1,800,000, from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (cq), to a nonprofit conservation organization that meets all of the following requirements:
(a)
The nonprofit conservation organization is a nonprofit corporation, a charitable trust or other nonprofit association that is described in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is exempt from federal tax under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(b)
The nonprofit conservation organization has, as its primary purpose, the preservation of the property known as Black Point Estate.
(c)
The nonprofit conservation organization has a board of directors that consists of representatives of the state, of the family who donated Black Point Estate to the state, of local units of government that have an interest in Black Point Estate and of civic organizations that have an interest in Black Point Estate.
(d)
The nonprofit conservation organization acquires a conservation easement in the property, the terms of which are subject to approval of the department of natural resources, to be held by the organization for the purpose of preserving Black Point Estate.
(e)
The nonprofit conservation organization makes a commitment, with guarantees determined to be adequate by the department of natural resources, to use the grant under this section and any additional funds donated to the organization to fund an endowment for the operation and maintenance of Black Point Estate.
(2)
If the nonprofit conservation organization does not use the grant under this section in the manner required under sub. (1) (e), the nonprofit conservation organization shall reimburse the department in an amount equal to the grant.
(3)
(a)
In this subsection:
1.
“Local governmental unit" means county or town.
2.
“Special zoning permission" has the meaning given in s. 59.69 (15) (g).
(b)
Notwithstanding s. 18.04 (1) and (2), the building commission may authorize public debt to be contracted, and the department may make a grant from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (cq), for the property known as Black Point Estate only if all of the following apply:
1.
A substantially completed application for any necessary special zoning permission for the property has been submitted before December 1, 1999, to the applicable local governmental unit.
2.
The necessary special zoning permission, based on the application submitted before December 1, 1999, is granted.
History:  1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 9.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.0963 - Acquisition of the Canadian Pacific Railway corridor.

23.0963
Acquisition of the Canadian Pacific Railway corridor.
From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) and subject to s. 23.0917 (5g) (d) 2. b., the department shall use the amount necessary, but not more than $1,000,000, to acquire the railway corridor known as the Canadian Pacific Railway corridor in Racine County, beginning at approximately Vandenboom Road in the town of Dover and extending northeast approximately 13 miles to CTH “H” in the village of Sturtevant.
History:  2017 a. 59.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.0965 - Payments to Ducks Unlimited, Inc.

23.0965
Payments to Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
(1)
The department of natural resources shall enter into an agreement with Ducks Unlimited, Inc., to make payments from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (au) to Ducks Unlimited, Inc., to fund its conservation efforts in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
(2)
The agreement under sub. (1) shall require that Ducks Unlimited, Inc., annually submit to the attorney general and the presiding officer of each house of the legislature an audited financial statement of its use of the payments under sub. (1), prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
(3)
Payments to Ducks Unlimited, Inc., under sub. (1) shall be discontinued by the department if Ducks Unlimited, Inc., dissolves or is no longer exempt from taxation under section 501 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code.
History:  1999 a. 92.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.097 - Urban forestry grants.

23.097
Urban forestry grants.
(1)
In this section, a “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.
(1g)
The department shall award grants to counties, cities, villages, towns, and nonprofit organizations for up to 50 percent of the cost of tree management plans, tree inventories, brush residue projects, the development of tree management ordinances, tree disease evaluations, public education concerning trees in urban areas and other tree projects.
(1r)
In addition to the grants awarded under sub. (1g), the department may award grants to counties, cities, village, towns, nonprofit organizations, and federally recognized Indian tribes or bands that apply for the grants for the costs of removing, saving, and replacing trees that have been damaged by catastrophic storm events in urban areas. To be eligible for a grant under this subsection, the damage must have occurred in an area for which the governor has designated a state of emergency due to a catastrophic storm event. The department shall notify each applicant for a grant under this subsection as to whether the application for the grant will be approved or denied within 60 days after the date the application is submitted to the department. A recipient of a grant awarded under this subsection is exempt from having to pay any percentage of the costs in order to receive the grant.
(2)
The department shall promulgate rules establishing criteria for awarding grants under this section.
History:  1991 a. 39, 269; 1993 a. 213; 2001 a. 16; 2007 a. 13; 2013 a. 173.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 23 - Conservation. › 23.098 - Grants for property development on properties owned by the department.

23.098
Grants for property development on properties owned by the department.
(1)
In this section:
(ag)
“Department property" means an area of real 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).
(b)
“Friends group" means a nonstock, nonprofit corporation 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 that is organized to raise funds for a department property.
(c)
“Nonprofit conservation organization" has the meaning given in s. 23.0955 (1).
(2)
The department shall establish a program to make grants from the appropriations under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) and (tz) to friends groups and nonprofit conservation organizations for projects for property development activities on department properties. The department may not encumber more than $500,000 in each fiscal year for these grants.
(3)
The department shall promulgate rules to establish criteria to be used in determining which property development activities are eligible for these grants.
(4)
(a)
The department shall periodically prepare a list of projects on department properties that are eligible for grants under this section and shall include in the list the estimated cost of each project.
(am)
In awarding grants under this section for eligible projects, the department shall establish a system under which the grants are offered to eligible friends groups before being offered to eligible nonprofit conservation organizations.
(b)
The department may not encumber more than $20,000 for grants under this section for a department property in each fiscal year.
(5)
Each friends group and nonprofit conservation organization receiving a grant under this section shall provide matching funds that are equal to at least 50 percent of the cost of the project for which a grant is being provided.
(6)
For purposes of s. 23.0915 (1), moneys encumbered or expended for grants under this section shall be treated as moneys encumbered or expended for general property development.
History:  1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 461; 1997 a. 313; 1999 a. 9; 2021 a. 58.