Amendment AA12-ASA2-AB50

2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE

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ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 12, TO ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 2, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 50

July 2, 2025 - Offered by Representatives Palmeri, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Billings, Brown, Clancy, Cruz, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Doyle, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Haywood, Hong, Hysell, J. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, McCarville, McGuire, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spaude, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Taylor, Tenorio, Udell and Vining.

AB50-ASA2-AA12,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the substitute amendment as follows:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,1,2 1. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,1,3 “Section 1. 18.08 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,1,9 18.08 (1) (a) (intro.) All moneys resulting from the contracting of public debt or any payment to be received with respect to any agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.06 (8) (a) with respect to any such public debt and any moneys transferred under s. 20.370 (5) (hq) or (hr) shall be credited to a separate and distinct fund, established in the state treasury, designated as the capital improvement fund, except that:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,2 Section 2. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated:

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AB50-ASA2-AA12,3 Section 3. 20.370 (5) (ha) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,2,10 20.370 (5) (ha) Grants to nonprofit conservation organizations. As a continuing appropriation, from the general fund, the amounts in the schedule for grants to nonprofit conservation organizations under s. 23.0961.

AB50-ASA2-AA12,4 Section 4. 20.370 (5) (hb) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,2,14 20.370 (5) (hb) Tribal co-management program. As a continuing appropriation, from the general fund, the amounts in the schedule for the tribal co- management program under s. 23.0966.

AB50-ASA2-AA12,5 Section 5. 20.370 (5) (hq) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,2,19 20.370 (5) (hq) Department land acquisition. From As a continuing appropriation, from the moneys received by the department for forestry activities, the amounts in the schedule for transfer to the capital improvement fund the purposes specified in s. 23.09 (2) (d).

AB50-ASA2-AA12,6 Section 6. 20.370 (5) (hr) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,2,24 20.370 (5) (hr) County forest grants. From As a continuing appropriation, from the moneys received by the department for forestry activities, the amounts in the schedule for transfer to the capital improvement fund grants to counties under s. 23.0953.

AB50-ASA2-AA12,7 Section 7. 20.866 (2) (ta) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,3,24 20.866 (2) (ta) Natural resources; Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program. From the capital improvement fund a sum sufficient for the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program under s. 23.0917. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $1,046,250,000 $1,876,250,000 for this program. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $42,600,000 for this program. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $90,000,000. Except as provided in s. 23.0917 (4g) (b), (4m) (k), (5), (5g), and (5m), the amounts obligated, as defined in s. 23.0917 (1) (e), under this paragraph may not exceed $46,000,000 in fiscal year 2000-01, may not exceed $46,000,000 in fiscal year 2001-02, may not exceed $60,000,000 in each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2002-03 and ending with fiscal year 2009-10, may not exceed $86,000,000 in fiscal year 2010-11, may not exceed $60,000,000 in fiscal year 2011-12, may not exceed $60,000,000 in fiscal year 2012-13, may not exceed $47,500,000 in fiscal year 2013-14, may not exceed $54,500,000 in fiscal year 2014-15, and may not exceed $33,250,000 in each fiscal year beginning with 2015-16 and ending with fiscal year 2021-22. Except as provided in s. 23.0917 (4g) (b), (4m) (f) and (k), (5g), and (5m), the amounts obligated, as defined in s. 23.0917 (1) (e), under this paragraph cannot exceed $33,250,000 in each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2022-23 and ending with fiscal year 2025-26. Except as provided in s. 23.0917 (4g) (b), (4m) (f) and (k), (5g), and (5m), the amounts obligated, as defined in s. 23.0917 (1) (e), under this paragraph may not exceed $83,000,000 in each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2026-27 and ending with fiscal year 2035-36.

AB50-ASA2-AA12,8 Section 8. 23.0917 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,4,3 23.0917 (2) (a) 2. A subprogram for state property development and local assistance parks and recreation.

AB50-ASA2-AA12,9 Section 9. 23.0917 (2) (a) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,4,6 23.0917 (2) (a) 3m. A subprogram for recreational boating aids local recreation boat facilities.

AB50-ASA2-AA12,10 Section 10. 23.0917 (2) (a) 3r. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,4,8 23.0917 (2) (a) 3r. A subprogram for motorized recreation.

AB50-ASA2-AA12,11 Section 11. 23.0917 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,4,14 23.0917 (3) (a) Beginning with fiscal year 2000-01 and ending with fiscal year 2025-26 2035-36, the department may obligate moneys under the subprogram for land acquisition to acquire land for the purposes specified in s. 23.09 (2) (d) and grants for these purposes under s. 23.096, except as provided under ss. 23.197 (2m), (3m) (b), (7m), and (8) and 23.198 (1) (a).

AB50-ASA2-AA12,12 Section 12. 23.0917 (3) (br) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,4,17 23.0917 (3) (br) 3. For each fiscal year beginning with 2026-27 and ending with 2035-36, $14,000,000.

AB50-ASA2-AA12,13 Section 13. 23.0917 (3) (bt) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,4,20 23.0917 (3) (bt) 4. For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2026-27 and ending with fiscal year 2035-36, $1,000,000.

AB50-ASA2-AA12,14 Section 14. 23.0917 (3) (bw) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,5,2 23.0917 (3) (bw) 2. In obligating moneys under the subprogram for land acquisition, for each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2022-23 and ending with fiscal year 2025-26, the department shall set aside the amount transferred to the capital improvement fund under s. 20.370 (5) (hr), 2023 stats., in that fiscal year to be obligated only to provide grants to counties under s. 23.0953.

AB50-ASA2-AA12,15 Section 15. 23.0917 (3) (dm) 9. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,5,5 23.0917 (3) (dm) 9. For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2026-27 and ending with fiscal year 2035-36, $15,000,000.

AB50-ASA2-AA12,16 Section 16. 23.0917 (4) (title), (a) and (b) (intro.) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,5,13 23.0917 (4) (title) Property State property development and local assistance parks and recreation subprogram. (a) Beginning with fiscal year 2000-01 and ending with fiscal year 2025-26 2035-36, the department may obligate moneys under the subprogram for state property development and local assistance parks and recreation. Moneys obligated under this subprogram may be only used for nature-based outdoor recreation, except as provided under par. (cm).

AB50-ASA2-AA12,5,16 (b) (intro.) The purposes for which moneys may be obligated for local assistance under the subprogram for state property development and local assistance parks and recreation are the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,17 Section 17. 23.0917 (4) (c) (intro.) and (cm) (intro.) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,5,21 23.0917 (4) (c) (intro.) The purposes for which moneys may be obligated for property development under the subprogram for state property development and local assistance parks and recreation are the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,6,2 (cm) (intro.) Notwithstanding the purposes for which the department is authorized to obligate moneys under pars. (a), (b), and (c), the department may obligate moneys under the subprogram for state property development and local assistance parks and recreation for any of the following purposes:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,18 Section 18. 23.0917 (4) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,6,6 23.0917 (4) (d) (intro.) In obligating moneys under the subprogram for state property development and local assistance parks and recreation, all of the following shall apply:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,19 Section 19. 23.0917 (4) (d) 1m. g. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,6,9 23.0917 (4) (d) 1m. g. For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2026-27 and ending with fiscal year 2035-36, $54,000,000.

AB50-ASA2-AA12,20 Section 20. 23.0917 (4) (d) 2m. c. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,6,13 23.0917 (4) (d) 2m. c. Beginning with fiscal year 2026-27 and ending with fiscal year 2035-36, the department shall obligate $36,050,000 in each fiscal year for local assistance.

AB50-ASA2-AA12,21 Section 21. 23.0917 (4) (d) 3. d. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,6,16 23.0917 (4) (d) 3. d. Beginning with fiscal year 2026-27 and ending with fiscal year 2035-36, $17,950,000.

AB50-ASA2-AA12,22 Section 22. 23.0917 (4) (e) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,6,20 23.0917 (4) (e) (intro.) Beginning with fiscal year 2022-23 and ending with fiscal year 2025-26 2035-36, of the amounts obligated for property development, the department shall set aside the following amounts for the following purposes:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,23 Section 23. 23.0917 (4) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,6,23 23.0917 (4) (e) 1. For grants under s. 23.098, $500,000 $2,500,000 in each fiscal year.

AB50-ASA2-AA12,24 Section 24. 23.0917 (4j) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,7,3 23.0917 (4j) (title) Local recreation boat facilities.

AB50-ASA2-AA12,25 Section 25. 23.0917 (4j) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,7,16 23.0917 (4j) (b) For fiscal year 2007-08, the department may not obligate more than $1,500,000 for cost-sharing with local governmental units for recreational boating projects under s. 30.92. For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2008-09 and ending with fiscal year 2021-22, the department may not obligate more than $2,500,000 for cost-sharing with local governmental units for recreational boating projects under s. 30.92. For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2022-23 and ending with fiscal year 2025-26, the department cannot obligate more than $3,000,000 for cost-sharing with local governmental units for recreational boating projects under s. 30.92. For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2026-27 and ending with fiscal year 2035-36, the department may not obligate more than $9,000,000 for cost-sharing with local governmental units for recreational boating projects under s. 30.92.

AB50-ASA2-AA12,26 Section 26. 23.0917 (4r) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,7,20 23.0917 (4r) Motorized recreation. For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2026-27 and ending with fiscal year 2035-36, the department may obligate $5,000,000 for grants under s. 23.0952.

AB50-ASA2-AA12,27 Section 27. 23.0917 (5g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,8,4 23.0917 (5g) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) to (j), if for a given fiscal year, the department obligates an amount from the moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for a subprogram under sub. (3) or (4) that is less than the annual bonding authority under that subprogram for that given fiscal year, the department may not obligate the unobligated amount in subsequent fiscal years. This subsection applies beginning with fiscal year 2011-12 and ending with fiscal year 2025-26 2035-36.

AB50-ASA2-AA12,28 Section 28. 23.0917 (7) (e) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,8,7 23.0917 (7) (e) 3. Subdivision 1. does not apply beginning with fiscal year 2026-27.

AB50-ASA2-AA12,29 Section 29. 23.0917 (8) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,8,12 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.

AB50-ASA2-AA12,30 Section 30. 23.0917 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,8,15 23.0917 (12) Expenditures after 2026. No moneys may be obligated from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) after June 30, 2026 2036.

AB50-ASA2-AA12,31 Section 31. 23.0952 of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,8,17 23.0952 Motorized recreation grants. (1) In this section:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,8,18 (a) “All-terrain vehicle trail” has the meaning given in s. 23.33 (1) (d).

AB50-ASA2-AA12,8,19 (b) “Land” means land in fee simple or an easement.

AB50-ASA2-AA12,8,20 (c) “Off-highway motorcycle trail” has the meaning given in s. 23.335 (1) (v).

AB50-ASA2-AA12,8,24 (d) “Recreational vehicle club” means an all-terrain vehicle club, as defined under s. 23.33 (1) (bc), a utility terrain vehicle club, as defined under s. 23.33 (1) (nh), an off-highway motorcycle association, as defined under s. 23.335 (1) (qm), or a snowmobile club, as defined under s. 350.12 (3j) (bg) 1.

AB50-ASA2-AA12,9,1 (e) “Snowmobile trail” has the meaning given in s. 350.01 (17).

AB50-ASA2-AA12,9,5 (2) Beginning with fiscal year 2026-27 and ending with fiscal year 2035-36, the department shall establish a grant program under which the department may award a grant to a county, city, village, town, or recreational vehicle club for any of the following purposes:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,9,7 (a) To acquire land for the purpose of establishing an all-terrain vehicle trail, off-highway motorcycle trail, or snowmobile trail.

AB50-ASA2-AA12,9,9 (b) To construct a trail crossing for an all-terrain vehicle trail, off-highway motorcycle trail, or snowmobile trail as part of an interchange project.

AB50-ASA2-AA12,9,14 (3) Grants under this section shall be awarded from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), and the department shall allocate a total of $5,000,000 in each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2026-27 for these grants. For purposes of s. 23.0917, grants awarded under this section shall be treated as moneys obligated from the subprogram under s. 23.0917 (4r).

AB50-ASA2-AA12,9,18 (4) A grant recipient may not convert the land, or any rights in the land, acquired with grant moneys awarded under this section to a use that is inconsistent with the type of trail for which the grant was awarded unless the natural resources board approves the conversion.

AB50-ASA2-AA12,32 Section 32. 23.096 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,9,21 23.096 (title) Grants Stewardship grants to nonprofit conservation organizations.

AB50-ASA2-AA12,33 Section 33. 23.096 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA12,9,24 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 2035-36, 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: