AB1137,20 Section 20. 70.395 (1e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1137,6,23 70.395 (1e) Distribution. Fifteen days after the collection of the tax under ss. 70.38 to 70.39, the department of administration, upon certification of the department of revenue, shall transfer the amount collected in respect to mines not in operation on November 28, 1981, to the investment and local impact fund, except that, after the payments are made under sub. (2) (d) 1., 2., and 2m., the department of administration shall transfer 60 percent of the amount collected from each person extracting ferrous metallic minerals to the investment and local impact fund and 40 percent of the amount collected from any such person to the general fund.

AB1137,21 Section 21. 70.395 (2) (dc) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1137,7,4 70.395 (2) (dc) 1. Each person intending to submit an application for a mining permit under s. 293.37 or 295.47 shall pay $75,000 to the department of revenue for deposit in the investment and local impact fund at the time that the person notifies the department of natural resources under s. 293.31 (1) or 295.465 of that intent.

AB1137,22 Section 22. 70.395 (2) (dc) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1137,7,10 70.395 (2) (dc) 4. Six months after the signing of a local agreement under s. 293.41 or 295.443 for the proposed mine for which the payment is made, the board shall refund any funds paid under this paragraph but not distributed under par. (fm) from the investment and local impact fund to the person making the payment under this paragraph.

AB1137,23 Section 23. 70.395 (2) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1137,7,19 70.395 (2) (fm) The board may distribute a payment received under par. (dc) to a county, town, village, city, tribal government or local impact committee authorized under s. 293.41 (3) or 295.443 only for legal counsel, qualified technical experts in the areas of transportation, utilities, economic and social impacts, environmental impacts and municipal services and other reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the recipient that directly relate to the good faith negotiation of a local agreement under s. 293.41 or 295.443 for the proposed mine for which the payment is made.

AB1137,24 Section 24. 70.395 (2) (g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1137,7,24 70.395 (2) (g) (intro.) The board may distribute the revenues received under sub. (1e) or proceeds thereof in accordance with par. (h) for the following purposes, with a preference to private sector economic development projects under subd. 3., as the board determines necessary:

AB1137,25 Section 25. 70.395 (2) (g) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1137,8,2 70.395 (2) (g) 3. Studies and projects for local private sector economic development.

AB1137,26 Section 26. 70.395 (2) (h) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1137,8,7 70.395 (2) (h) 1. Distribution shall first be made to those municipalities in which metalliferous minerals are extracted or were extracted within 3 years previous to December 31 of the current year, or in which a permit has been issued under s. 293.49 or 295.58 to commence mining;

AB1137,27 Section 27. 70.395 (2) (hg) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1137,8,11 70.395 (2) (hg) The board shall, by rule, establish fiscal guidelines and accounting procedures for the use of payments under pars. (d), (f), (fm) and (g), sub. (3) and ss. s. 293.65 (5) and 295.61 (9).

AB1137,28 Section 28. 70.395 (2) (hr) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1137,8,16 70.395 (2) (hr) The board shall, by rule, establish procedures to recoup payments made, and to withhold payments to be made, under pars. (d), (f), (fm) and (g), sub. (3) and ss. s. 293.65 (5) and 295.61 (9) for noncompliance with this section or rules adopted under this section.

AB1137,29 Section 29. 70.395 (2) (hw) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1137,9,2 70.395 (2) (hw) A recipient of a discretionary payment under par. (f) or (g), sub. (3) or ss. s. 293.65 (5) and 295.61 (9) or any payment under par. (d) that is restricted to mining-related purposes who uses the payment for attorney fees may do so only for the purposes under par. (g) 6. and for processing mining-related permits or other approvals required by the municipality. The board shall recoup or withhold payments that are used or proposed to be used by the recipient for attorney fees except as authorized under this paragraph. The board may not limit the hourly rate of attorney fees for which the recipient uses the payment to a level below the hourly rate that is commonly charged for similar services.

AB1137,30 Section 30 . 74.25 (1) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1137,9,7 74.25 (1) (a) 6. Pay to the county treasurer 20 percent of collections of occupational taxes on coal docks, 20 percent of collections of the taxes imposed under ss. 77.04 and 77.84 (2) (a), and (am), and (bp), and 20 percent of collections of payments for closed lands under s. 77.84 (2) (b) and (bm).

AB1137,31 Section 31 . 74.30 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1137,9,12 74.30 (1) (f) Pay to the county treasurer 20 percent of collections of occupational taxes on coal docks, 20 percent of collections of the taxes imposed under ss. 77.04 and 77.84 (2) (a), and (am), and (bp), and 20 percent of collections of payments for closed lands under s. 77.84 (2) (b) and (bm).

AB1137,32 Section 32. 77.105 of the statutes is repealed.

AB1137,33 Section 33 . 77.81 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB1137,34 Section 34 . 77.81 (5m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB1137,35 Section 35 . 77.83 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1137,9,19 77.83 (2) (a) Except as provided in sub. (1) and pars. (b) and (c) and subs. (1) and (2m), each owner of managed forest land shall permit public access to the land for the purposes of hunting, fishing, hiking, sight-seeing, and cross-country skiing.