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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
January 4, 2022 - Introduced by Representatives B. Meyers, Doyle, Vruwink,
Anderson, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Emerson, Hebl, Hong,
Milroy, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Pope, S. Rodriguez, Shankland, Shelton,
Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck and Vining, cosponsored by
Senators Smith, Larson, Roys, Erpenbach, Agard, L. Taylor and Pfaff.
Referred to Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight.
AB791,1,3 1An Act to amend 92.14 (5r); and to create 20.115 (7) (f) and 92.14 (3) (a) 4m.
2of the statutes; relating to: county conservation staff for climate change
3resiliency purposes and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, as part of the Soil and Water Resource Management
program, DATCP provides funding to counties for county conservation staffing.
Current law specifies the activities that county conservation staff may engage in
with funding provided under this program. The bill provides that this program may
be used to fund county conservation staff who focus on climate change and climate
change resiliency. The bill provides $1,800,000 in GPR funding for this purpose.
Under the bill, a county that seeks funding for this purpose must specifically indicate
so in its annual grant request.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB791,1 4Section 1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
5the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF
AB791,2 1Section 2. 20.115 (7) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB791,2,52 20.115 (7) (f) Soil and water management; climate change personnel. The
3amounts in the schedule for support of county land conservation personnel under the
4soil and water resource management program for the purpose described under s.
592.14 (3) (a) 4m.
AB791,3 6Section 3 . 92.14 (3) (a) 4m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB791,2,87 92.14 (3) (a) 4m. County land conservation personnel who primarily focus on
8climate change and climate change resiliency.
AB791,4 9Section 4. 92.14 (5r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB791,2,1710 92.14 (5r) Annual grant request. Every land conservation committee shall
11prepare annually a grant request that describes the land and water resource staffing
12needs and activities to be undertaken or funded by the county under this chapter and
13ss. 281.65 and 281.66 and the funding needed for those purposes. The grant request
14shall specifically state any request for funding for climate change personnel under
15sub. (3) (a) 4m.
The grant request shall be consistent with the county's plan under
16s. 92.10. The land conservation committee shall submit the grant request to the
17department.
AB791,5 18Section 5 . Fiscal changes.
AB791,3,4
1(1) Special education aid. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
2appropriation to the department of public instruction under s. 20.255 (2) (b), the
3dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 is increased by $1,136,000, to increase funding
4for aids for special education under s. 115.88.
AB791,3,85 (2) UW system; general program operations. In the schedule under s. 20.005
6(3) for the appropriation to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin
7System under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2022-23 is increased
8by $284,000, for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.
AB791,3,99 (End)
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