NR 44.04(7)(h)4. 4. The process by which affected or interested parties may receive information about the planning effort and opportunities to participate in the master planning process.

NR 44.04(7)(i) (i) The department shall maintain a list of persons requesting notification of master plan development, revision, amendment and variance proposals and shall notify them consistent with their request.

NR 44.04(8) (8) Planning procedures.

NR 44.04(8)(a) (a) Following a decision by the board to enter a planning process for a plan, plan revision or plan amendment, after appropriate data gathering and analysis and preparation of a public involvement plan in accordance with sub. (7) (f) and prior to the formulation of a plan, plan revision, plan amendment or the management goals and objectives for a property, the department shall initiate planning with a public involvement process in accordance with sub. (7) (h).

NR 44.04(8)(b) (b) The department procedures described in s. NR 150.30 (1) (f) shall be followed, as appropriate, to identify pertinent issues to be evaluated in the planning process for a plan, plan revision or plan amendment and when preparing any environmental analysis required by ch. NR 150.

NR 44.04(8)(c) (c) When developing a master plan, plan revision or plan amendment the department shall develop and analyze land management, recreational use and facility development alternatives within the context of:

NR 44.04(8)(c)1. 1. The property’s designation, such as state park or state wildlife area;

NR 44.04 Note Note: For example, a state forest master plan must be consistent with the provisions in s. 28.04, Stats., which establish the purposes and benefits of state forests.

NR 44.04(8)(c)2. 2. The best available information regarding the purposes and benefits of the property that the department acquires through inventories, evaluations, monitoring and research; and

NR 44.04(8)(c)3. 3. A regional analysis addressing the economic, ecological and social conditions, opportunities and constraints associated with the property on a local and regional scale. The following shall apply to a regional analysis:

NR 44.04(8)(c)3.a. a. The scope and detail of the regional analysis shall be appropriate to each planning effort as deemed reasonable by the department; and

NR 44.04(8)(c)3.b. b. The regional analysis and the analysis of alternatives may be conducted through an environmental analysis process required by s. 1.11, Stats., or ch. NR 150.

NR 44.04(8)(d) (d) For purposes of this chapter, a “regional analysis” shall be a broad analysis of local and regional factors based upon information that is reasonably available and is supported by credible scientific evidence, and shall, wherever applicable, include an analysis of the following:

NR 44.04(8)(d)1. 1. Land ownership and land use patterns;

NR 44.04(8)(d)2. 2. Cultural resources;

NR 44.04(8)(d)3. 3. Biological diversity, including natural communities and their distribution;

NR 44.04(8)(d)4. 4. Ecological capability data;

NR 44.04(8)(d)5. 5. Recreation resources and their use, capability and demand;

NR 44.04(8)(d)6. 6. Socio-economic conditions and benefits, including local economies; and

NR 44.04(8)(d)7. 7. Other issues germane to managing natural resources and public use, such as, on state forests, sustainable forestry.

NR 44.04(8)(e) (e) When appropriate, the department shall work collaboratively with other public land management agencies in the planning area to gather information and prepare a regional analysis.

NR 44.04(8)(f) (f) The department shall prepare a proposed master plan, revision or amendment for review and decision by the board. The department shall also submit a summary of the comments made during the public involvement process, a summary of any unresolved conflicts that remain, the department’s recommendations regarding the unresolved conflicts and any environmental analysis required by s. 1.11, Stats., or ch. NR 150.

NR 44.04(9) (9) General plan content. A master plan establishes the authorized management and development on a property, and only those management and development activities identified in the master plan may be pursued by the department. Specific implementation schedules for authorized actions shall be subject to department budgets, available staffing levels and administrative policies and may not be required by a master plan.

NR 44.04(9)(a) (a) A master plan for a property or group of properties shall include the following:

NR 44.04(9)(a)1. 1. A general property description;

NR 44.04(9)(a)2. 2. A statement of general goals and objectives for management and use, and a description of how the property’s statutory and other purposes and benefits will be realized;

NR 44.04(9)(a)3. 3. Management, acquisition, development and use plans, with appropriate maps showing the land management classifications;

NR 44.04 Note Note: These plans will include provisions regarding management and development activities and techniques and public use in accordance with the provisions of ss. NR 44.06 and 44.07.

NR 44.04(9)(a)4. 4. Supporting data and information, including: