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6104. Page 255, line 8: delete the material beginning with that line and ending
7with page 256, line 2, and substitute:
8 Section 97d. 20.866 (2) (ta) of the statutes is amended to read:
9 20.866 (2) (ta) Natural resources; Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson
10stewardship 2000 program.
From the capital improvement fund a sum sufficient for
11the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program under s. 23.0917.
12The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $1,046,250,000
13$1,746,250,000 for this program. The state may contract additional public debt in
14an amount up to $42,600,000 for this program. Except as provided in s. 23.0917 (4g)
15(b), (4m) (k), (5), (5g), and (5m), the amounts obligated, as defined in s. 23.0917 (1)
16(e), under this paragraph may not exceed $46,000,000 in fiscal year 2000-01, may
17not exceed $46,000,000 in fiscal year 2001-02, may not exceed $60,000,000 in each
18fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2002-03 and ending with fiscal year 2009-10,
19may not exceed $86,000,000 in fiscal year 2010-11, may not exceed $60,000,000 in
20fiscal year 2011-12, may not exceed $60,000,000 in fiscal year 2012-13, may not
21exceed $47,500,000 in fiscal year 2013-14, may not exceed $54,500,000 in fiscal year
222014-15, and may not exceed $33,250,000 in each fiscal year beginning with 2015-16
23and ending with fiscal year 2021-22, and may not exceed $70,000,000 in each fiscal
24year beginning with 2022-23 and ending with 2031-32
.”.

1105. Page 256, line 3: delete lines 3 to 10 and substitute:
2 Section 98m. 20.866 (2) (tf) of the statutes is amended to read:
3 20.866 (2) (tf) Natural resources; nonpoint source. From the capital
4improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of natural resources to fund
5nonpoint source water pollution abatement projects under s. 281.65 (4c) and (4e).
6The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $44,050,000 for this
7purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to
8$6,500,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an
9amount up to $6,500,000 for this purpose.
”.
10106. Page 256, line 21: increase the underscored dollar amount by
11$8,000,000.
12107. Page 256, line 22: delete “31.387." and substitute “31.387 and $8,000,000
13is allocated in fiscal biennium 2021-23 for municipal flood control and riparian
14restoration cost-sharing grants under s. 281.665
.".
15108. Page 257, line 4: increase the underscored dollar amount by
16$21,000,000.
17109. Page 258, line 6: decrease the underscored dollar amount by $4,000,000.
18110. Page 260, line 23: delete the material beginning with that line and
19ending with page 261, line 5, and substitute:
20 Section 111m. 20.866 (2) (we) of the statutes is amended to read:
21 20.866 (2) (we) Agriculture; soil and water. From the capital improvement
22fund, a sum sufficient for the department of agriculture, trade and consumer
23protection to provide for soil and water resource management under s. 92.14. The
24state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $68,075,000 $82,075,000

1for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to
2$7,000,000 for this purpose.
”.
3111. Page 267, line 4: after that line insert:
4 Section 131m. 20.923 (6) (ak) of the statutes is created to read:
5 20.923 (6) (ak) Administration, department of: director of the office of
6environmental justice.”.
7112. Page 267, line 5: delete the material beginning with that line and ending
8with page 268, line 14, and substitute:
9 Section 234m. 23.0915 (2c) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
10 23.0915 (2c) (d) No moneys may be committed for expenditure from the
11appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz) after June 30, 2022 2032.
12Section 135g. 23.0917 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
13 23.0917 (3) (a) Beginning with fiscal year 2000-01 and ending with fiscal year
142021-22 2031-32, the department may obligate moneys under the subprogram for
15land acquisition to acquire land for the purposes specified in s. 23.09 (2) (d) and
16grants for these purposes under s. ss. 23.0953 and 23.096, except as provided under
17ss. par. (b) and ss. 23.0953 (2) (a), 23.197 (2m), (3m) (b), (7m), and (8), and 23.198 (1)
18(a).
19Section 135r. 23.0917 (3) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
20 23.0917 (3) (bm) During the period beginning with fiscal year 2001-02 and
21ending with fiscal year 2021-22 2031-32, in obligating money under the subprogram
22for land acquisition, the department shall set aside not less than a total of $2,000,000
23that may be obligated only to provide matching funds for grants awarded to the
24department for the purchase of land or easements under 16 USC 2103c.

1Section 136d. 23.0917 (3) (br) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
2 23.0917 (3) (br) 3. For each fiscal year beginning with 2022-23 and ending with
32031-32, $10,000,000.
4Section 136h. 23.0917 (3) (bt) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
5 23.0917 (3) (bt) 3. For each fiscal year beginning with 2022-23 and ending with
6fiscal year 2031-32, $10,000,000.
7Section 136p. 23.0917 (3) (bw) of the statutes is amended to read:
8 23.0917 (3) (bw) In obligating moneys under the subprogram for land
9acquisition, the department shall set aside $5,000,000 for each fiscal year beginning
10with 2015-16 and ending with 2021-22 2031-32 to be obligated only to provide
11grants to counties under s. 23.0953.
12Section 136t. 23.0917 (3) (bx) of the statutes is created to read:
13 23.0917 (3) (bx) Beginning with fiscal year 2022-23 and ending with fiscal year
142025-26, in obligating money under the subprogram for land acquisition, the
15department shall set aside $1,000,000 in each fiscal year that may be obligated only
16to acquire land from the board of commissioners of public lands under s. 24.59 (1) and
17for grants under s. 23.0953.
18Section 137g. 23.0917 (3) (dm) 8. of the statutes is created to read:
19 23.0917 (3) (dm) 8. For each fiscal year beginning with 2022-23 and ending
20with fiscal year 2025-26, $26,000,000.
21Section 137r. 23.0917 (3) (dm) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
22 23.0917 (3) (dm) 9. For each fiscal year beginning with 2026-27 and ending
23with fiscal year 2031-32, $25,000,000.
24Section 138g. 23.0917 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

123.0917 (4) (a) Beginning with fiscal year 2000-01 and ending with fiscal year
22021-22 2031-32, the department may obligate moneys under the subprogram for
3property development and local assistance. Moneys obligated under this
4subprogram may be only used for nature-based outdoor recreation, except as
5provided under par. (cm).
6Section 138r. 23.0917 (4) (c) 5. of the statutes is renumbered 23.0917 (4) (b)
75.
8Section 139g. 23.0917 (4) (d) 1m. f. of the statutes is created to read:
9 23.0917 (4) (d) 1m. f. For each fiscal year beginning with 2022-23 and ending
10with fiscal year 2025-26, $41,000,000.
11Section 139r. 23.0917 (4) (d) 1m. g. of the statutes is created to read:
12 23.0917 (4) (d) 1m. g. For each fiscal year beginning with 2026-27 and ending
13with fiscal year 2031-32, $42,000,000.
14Section 140m. 23.0917 (4) (d) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 23.0917 (4) (d)
152. a.
16Section 141m. 23.0917 (4) (d) 2m. b. of the statutes is created to read:
17 23.0917 (4) (d) 2m. b. Beginning with fiscal year 2022-23 and ending with fiscal
18year 2031-32, the department shall obligate $18,000,000 in each fiscal year for local
19assistance.”.
20113. Page 268, line 21: delete the material beginning with that line and
21ending with page 269, line 6, and substitute:
22 Section 145g. 23.0917 (4) (d) 3. c. of the statutes is created to read:
23 23.0917 (4) (d) 3. c. Beginning with fiscal year 2022-23 and ending with fiscal
24year 2025-26, $22,000,000.

1Section 145r. 23.0917 (4) (d) 3. d. of the statutes is created to read:
2 23.0917 (4) (d) 3. d. Beginning with fiscal year 2026-27 and ending with fiscal
3year 2031-32, $23,000,000.
4Section 146m. 23.0917 (4) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
5 23.0917 (4) (e) During the period beginning with fiscal year 2022-23 and
6ending with fiscal year 2031-32, in obligating money under the subprogram for
7property development and local assistance, the department shall set aside not less
8than a total of $1,000,000 in each fiscal year that may be obligated only for grants
9under s. 23.098.”.
10114. Page 269, line 17: delete the material beginning with that line and
11ending with page 270, line 13, and substitute:
12 Section 148d. 23.0917 (5g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
13 23.0917 (5g) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) , (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) to (i), if
14for a given fiscal year, the department obligates an amount from the moneys
15appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for a subprogram under sub. (3) or (4) that is less
16than the annual bonding authority under that subprogram for that given fiscal year,
17the department may not obligate the unobligated amount in subsequent fiscal years.
18This subsection applies beginning with fiscal year 2011-12 and ending with fiscal
19year 2019-20.
20Section 148h. 23.0917 (5g) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
21 23.0917 (5g) (ag) 1. Except as provided in par. (b), if for each of the fiscal years
222022-23, 2024-25, 2026-27, 2028-29, and 2030-31 the department obligates an
23amount from the moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for a subprogram
24under sub. (3), (4), or (4j) that is less than the annual bonding authority under that

1subprogram for that fiscal year, the department may obligate the unobligated
2amount in the next fiscal year but only for the purpose for which it was authorized
3under that subprogram.
4 2. Except as provided in par. (b), if for each of the fiscal years 2023-24, 2025-26,
52027-28, 2029-30, and 2031-32 the department obligates an amount from the
6moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for a subprogram under sub. (3), (4), or
7(4j) that is less than the annual bonding authority under that subprogram for that
8fiscal year plus any unobligated amount from the prior fiscal year under subd. 1., the
9department may obligate those unobligated amounts in any subsequent fiscal year
10ending with fiscal year 2031-32, but only for the purposes authorized in sub. (4) (c)
111. and 2.
12Section 148p. 23.0917 (5g) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 23.0917 (5g) (b)
131. and amended to read:
14 23.0917 (5g) (b) 1. If in a given fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2013-14
15and ending with fiscal year 2021-22 the amount that the department obligates from
16the moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) to provide grants to nonprofit
17conservation organizations under s. 23.096 is less than the amount set aside for that
18purpose under sub. (3) (br) in that fiscal year, the department may obligate the
19unobligated amount in the next fiscal year but only for the purpose of awarding a
20grant under s. 23.0953 to a county for the acquisition of land for a county forest under
21s. 28.11.
22Section 148t. 23.0917 (5g) (b) 2. and 3. of the statutes are created to read:
23 23.0917 (5g) (b) 2. If for any of the fiscal years 2022-23, 2024-25, 2026-27,
242028-29, and 2030-31 the amount that the department obligates from the moneys
25appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) to provide grants to nonprofit conservation

1organizations under s. 23.096 is less than the amount set aside for that purpose
2under sub. (3) (br) in that fiscal year, the department may obligate the unobligated
3amount in the next fiscal year but only for local assistance under sub. (4).
4 3. If in fiscal years 2023-24, 2025-26, 2027-28, 2029-30, and 2031-32 the
5department does not obligate the full unobligated amount from the prior fiscal year
6under subd. 2., the department may obligate that unobligated amount in any
7subsequent fiscal year ending with fiscal year 2031-32, but only for the purposes
8authorized in sub. (4) (c) 1. and 2.”.
9115. Page 270, line 14: delete “(j)" and substitute “(i)".
10116. Page 270, line 15: delete “(j)" and substitute “(i)".
11117. Page 270, line 23: after that line insert:
12 Section 150m. 23.0917 (6m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
13 23.0917 (6m) (a) The department may not obligate from the appropriation
14under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for a given project or activity any moneys unless it first
15notifies the joint committee on finance in writing of the proposal. If the
16cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the department within 14 working
17days after the date of the department's notification that the committee has scheduled
18a meeting to review the proposal, the department may obligate the moneys. If,
19within 14 working days after the date of the notification by the department, the
20cochairpersons of the committee notify the department that the committee has
21scheduled a meeting to review the proposal, the department may obligate the moneys
22only upon approval of the committee. An obligation of money that is approved by the
23joint committee on finance under this paragraph is considered to have been obligated

1in the fiscal year in which the department notified the joint committee on finance of
2the proposal.
”.
3118. Page 271, line 5: delete the material beginning with that line and ending
4with page 272, line 6, and substitute:
5 Section 153m. 23.0917 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
6 23.0917 (12) Expenditures after 2022 2032. No moneys may be obligated from
7the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) after June 30, 2022 2032.
8Section 154m. 23.0953 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
9 23.0953 (2) (a) (intro.) Beginning with fiscal year 2010-11 and ending with
10fiscal year 2021-22 2031-32, the department shall establish a grant program under
11which the department may award a grant to a county for any of the following:
12Section 157e. 23.096 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
13 23.096 (2m) (intro.) Notwithstanding sub. (2) (b), in each fiscal year beginning
14with fiscal year 2010-11 and ending with fiscal year 2021-22 2031-32, the
15department may award grants under this section that equal up to 75 percent of the
16acquisition costs of the property if the natural resources board determines that all
17of the following apply:
18Section 157m. 23.098 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
19 23.098 (2) The department shall establish a program to make grants from the
20appropriations under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) and (tz) to friends groups and nonprofit
21conservation organizations for projects for property development activities on
22department properties. The department may not encumber more than $250,000
23$1,000,000 in each fiscal year for these grants.
24Section 157s. 23.098 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

123.098 (4) (b) The department may not encumber more than $20,000 $80,000
2for grants under this section for a department property in each fiscal year.”.
3119. Page 272, line 6: after that line insert:
4 Section 157m. 23.199 of the statutes is created to read:
523.199 Great Lakes erosion control revolving loan program. (1) The
6department shall administer a revolving loan program to assist municipalities and
7owners of homes located on the shore of Lake Michigan or Lake Superior where the
8structural integrity of municipal buildings or homes is threatened by erosion of the
9shoreline.
10(2) The department shall make loans under this section from the appropriation
11under s. 20.370 (9) (pq).
12(3) The department shall promulgate rules to administer this section,
13including rules establishing eligibility criteria and income limitations for loans
14under this section.”.
15120. Page 272, line 6: after that line insert:
16 Section 157m. 23.097 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
17 23.097 (2) The department shall promulgate rules establishing criteria for
18awarding grants under this section. Using the procedure under s. 227.24, the
19department may promulgate emergency rules to incorporate new priorities and
20categories of grants and recipients under this section and to increase the minimum
21amount of a grant awarded under this section. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and
22(3), the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating such an
23emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety, or

1welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for such an emergency
2rule.
”.
3121. Page 275, line 5: delete lines 5 to 9 and substitute:
4 Section 168m. 27.01 (9) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:
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