SB316: Bill Text

SB316,22 Section 22. 23.0917 (5g) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB316,8,7 23.0917 (5g) (L) 1. In this paragraph, “unobligated amount” means the amount by which the annual bonding authority for the subprograms under subs. (3), (4), and (4j) in fiscal years 2021-22 and 2022-23 exceeded the amounts that the department obligated from the moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (ta).

SB316,8,11 2. The Of the unobligated amount, the department shall obligate. This includes $2,500,000 for projects at the Les Voigt State Fish Hatchery and the Brule State Fish Hatchery, including drilling new wells, facility maintenance, upgrades and renovations, and construction of new buildings.

SB316,23 Section 23. 23.0917 (8) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB316,8,16 23.0917 (8) (e) Beginning with fiscal year 2007-08 and ending with fiscal year 2025-26, the department may not obligate from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) more than 20 percent of the available bonding authority in a fiscal year for the acquisition of parcels of lands that are less than 10 acres in size.

SB316,24 Section 24. 23.0917 (8) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB316,8,21 23.0917 (8) (f) 2. Beginning with fiscal year 2013-14 and ending with fiscal year 2025-26, of the amount set aside for a given fiscal year under sub. (3) (bt), not more than one-third of that amount may be obligated for the purpose of the acquisition of land by the department.

SB316,25 Section 25. 23.0917 (8) (h) of the statutes is created to read:

SB316,9,3 23.0917 (8) (h) Beginning with fiscal year 2026-27, the department may not obligate moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for a department land acquisition project that exceeds $1,000,000.

SB316,26 Section 26. 23.0917 (8) (i) of the statutes is created to read:

SB316,9,7 23.0917 (8) (i) In obligating amounts from the moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for any subprogram, the department shall prioritize projects that involve property development over projects that involve land acquisition.

SB316,27 Section 27. 23.0917 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB316,9,10 23.0917 (12) Expenditures after 2026 2030. No moneys may be obligated from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) after June 30, 2026 2030.

SB316,28 Section 28. 23.09175 of the statutes is created to read:

SB316,9,13 23.09175 Major land acquisitions program. (1) Definitions. In this section:

SB316,9,15 (a) “Land” means land in fee simple, conservation easements and other easements in land, and development rights in land.

SB316,9,16 (b) “Obligate” has the meaning given in s. 23.0917 (1) (e).

SB316,9,22 (2) Major land acquisitions. Beginning in fiscal year 2026-27, the department may use moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (7) (fd) and may obligate moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tj) to acquire land for the purposes specified in s. 23.09 (2) (d) and to award grants for land acquisition for the purposes specified in s. 23.09 (2) (d) under s. 23.09 (19), (20), or (20m), 23.096, or 30.277 if all of the following requirements are met:

SB316,9,23 (a) The land acquisition project or grant exceeds $1,000,000.

SB316,10,2 (b) The land acquisition project or grant is enumerated through legislation as provided under sub. (3).

SB316,10,8 (3) Enumeration of projects. (a) Annually, no later than January 15, the department shall submit to the joint committee on finance and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a list of all proposed major land acquisitions under this section for the subsequent fiscal biennium, including estimated purchase prices, requested state funding sources, and nonstate sources of funding, such as federal grants or donations.

SB316,10,14 (b) At any time during a fiscal biennium, the department may submit to the joint committee on finance and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a list of proposed major land acquisitions that were not listed under par. (a), including estimated purchase prices, requested state funding sources, and nonstate sources of funding, such as federal grants or donations.

SB316,10,16 (c) The legislature may enumerate projects from a list under par. (a) or (b) through legislation.

SB316,29 Section 29. 23.0953 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB316,10,20 23.0953 (2) (a) (intro.) Beginning with fiscal year 2010-11 and ending with fiscal year 2025-26 2029-30, the department shall establish a grant program under which the department may award a grant to a county for any of the following:

SB316,30 Section 30. 23.096 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 23.096 (2) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB316,11,2 23.096 (2) (a) (intro.) The department may award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (ht) or 20.866 (2) (ta) or (tz) to nonprofit conservation organizations to do all of the following, in the following order of priority:

SB316,11,5 2. To acquire property for all of the purposes described in ss. 23.09 (2) (d) 1. to 7., 9., 11., 12. and 15., (19), (20) and (20m), 23.092, 23.094, 23.17, 23.175, 23.27, 23.29, 23.293, 30.24, and 30.277.

SB316,31 Section 31. 23.096 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is created to read:

SB316,11,8 23.096 (2) (a) 1. To develop, manage, preserve, restore, and maintain wildlife habitat on public lands to benefit game species and other wildlife.

SB316,32 Section 32. 23.096 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB316,11,14 23.096 (2m) (intro.) Notwithstanding sub. (2) (b), in each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2010-11 and ending with fiscal year 2025-26 2029-30, the department may award grants under this section that equal up to 75 percent of the acquisition costs of the property if the natural resources board determines that all of the following apply:

SB316,33 Section 33. 30.277 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 30.277 (5) (a) and amended to read:

SB316,12,2 30.277 (5) (a) Except as provided in par. (b) and s. 23.096 (2m), to be eligible for a grant under this section, at least 50 percent of the acquisition costs for land or of the project costs shall be funded by private, local, or federal funding, by in-kind contributions, or by state funding. If a grant recipient under this section is a governmental unit, no more than 30 percent of the matching amount may be funded from grants or in-kind contributions. For purposes of this subsection, state funding may not include grants under this section, moneys appropriated to the department under s. 20.370, or money appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), (tp) to (tw), (ty), or (tz).

SB316,34 Section 34. 30.277 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB316,12,8 30.277 (5) (b) If a governmental unit applies for a grant under this section after closing on the acquisition of the land in question, the state aid under this subsection is limited to no more than 40 percent of those acquisition costs, and no more than 30 percent of the remainder of those acquisition costs may be paid from funding provided by grants or in-kind contributions.

SB316,35 Section 35. Nonstatutory provisions.

SB316,12,11 (1) If LRB-3507/1 is not enacted in the 2025-26 legislative session, then this act is void.

SB316,36 Section 36. Effective date.

SB316,12,14 (1) This act takes effect on the day after publication, or on the 2nd day after publication of the 2025 biennial budget act, whichever is later.

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