(b) No person may bring an action under sub. (5) that is based upon allegations or transactions that are the subject of a civil action or an administrative proceeding to assess a civil forfeiture in which the state is a party if that action or proceeding was commenced prior to the date that the action is filed.

(13) The state is not liable for any expenses incurred by a private person in bringing an action under sub. (5).

(14) Any employee who is discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed, or in any other manner discriminated against by his or her employer because of lawful actions taken by the employee, on behalf of the employee, or by others in furtherance of an action or claim filed under this section, including investigation for, initiation of, testimony for, or assistance in an action or claim filed or to be filed under sub. (5) is entitled to all necessary relief to make the employee whole. Such relief shall in each case include reinstatement with the same seniority status that the employee would have had but for the discrimination, 2 times the amount of back pay, interest on the back pay at the legal rate, and compensation for any special damages sustained as a result of the discrimination, including costs and reasonable actual attorney fees. An employee may bring an action to obtain the relief to which the employee is entitled under this subsection.

(15) A civil action may be brought based upon acts occurring prior to the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], if the action is brought within the period specified in s. 893.981.

(16) A judgment of guilty entered against a defendant in a criminal action in which the defendant is charged with fraud or making false statements estops the defendant from denying the essential elements of the offense in any action under sub. (5) that involves the same elements as in the criminal action.

(17) The remedies provided for under this section are in addition to any other remedies provided for under any other law or available under the common law.

(18) This section shall be liberally construed and applied to promote the public interest and to effect the congressional intent in enacting 31 USC 3279 to 3733, as reflected in the act and the legislative history of the act.

21.37 The Wisconsin code of military justice. The Wisconsin code of military justice as created by chapter 20, laws of 1969, shall govern the conduct of all members of the national guard and any other military force organized under the laws of this state. The revisor of statutes legislative reference bureau shall not print the Wisconsin code of military justice in the statutes.

23.09 (19) (d) Grants Except as provided in s. 23.096 (2m), grants under this subsection shall be for up to 50% of the acquisition costs of the land or the rights in land for the urban green space. The governmental unit is responsible for the remainder of the acquisition costs.

23.09 (20) (b) State Except as provided in s. 23.096 (2m), state aid under this subsection is limited to no more than 50% of the acquisition costs and the development costs of recreation lands and other outdoor recreation facilities. Costs associated with operation and maintenance of parks and other outdoor recreational facilities established under this subsection are not eligible for state aid. Administrative costs of acquiring lands or land rights are not included in the acquisition costs eligible for state aid under this subsection. Title to lands or rights in lands acquired by a municipality under this subsection shall vest in the municipality, but such land shall not be converted to uses inconsistent with this subsection without prior approval of the state and proceeds from the sale or other disposal of such lands shall be used to promote the objectives of this subsection.

23.09 (20m) (b) The department shall establish a program to award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) to governmental units and nonprofit conservation organizations to acquire development rights in land for nature-based outdoor recreation. The Except as provided s. 23.096 (2m), the grants shall be limited to no more than 50% of the acquisition costs of the development rights.

23.0912 Contracts for land management; reports. (1) The department may contract with nonprofit conservation organizations, as defined in s. 23.0955 (1), and with private companies to perform land management activities on department land, as defined in s. 23.0917 (1) (c).

(2) The department shall prepare, for the joint committee on finance, an annual report concerning any contracts into which the department enters under sub. (1) during each fiscal year. For each contract entered, the report shall include information concerning the cost of the contract, the activities performed under the contract, and an assessment of the cost-effectiveness of the contract. The department shall submit the report to the committee no later than November 15 for the preceding fiscal year, and shall submit the first report no later than November 15, 2008.

23.0916 Stewardship land access. (1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) "Former managed forest land" means land that was withdrawn from the managed forest land program under subch. VI of ch. 77 on or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date].

(b) "Nature-based outdoor activity" means hunting, fishing, trapping, hiking, cross-country skiing, and any other nature-based outdoor activity designated by rule by the department for purposes of this section.

(c) "Stewardship grant" means a grant that consists in whole or in part of funding from the stewardship program under s. 23.0917.

(2) Requirement of access; nondepartment land. (a) Except as provided in par. (b) and sub. (4), any person receiving a stewardship grant on or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], that will be used to acquire land in fee simple or to acquire an easement on former managed forest land shall permit public access to the land for nature-based outdoor activities.

(b) The person receiving the stewardship grant may prohibit public access for one or more nature-based outdoor activities, if the natural resources board determines that it is necessary to do so in order to do any of the following:

1. Protect public safety.

2. Protect a unique animal or plant community.

3. Accommodate usership patterns, as defined by rule by the department.

(3) Requirement of access; department land. (a) Except as provided in par. (b) and sub. (4) and ss. 29.089, 29.091, 29.301 (1) (b), and 29.621 (4), the department shall permit public access for nature-based outdoor activities by others on land that is acquired by the department in fee simple or is an easement acquired by the department on former managed forest land.

(b) The department may prohibit public access for one or more nature-based outdoor activities if the natural resources board determines that it is necessary to do so in order to do any of the following:

1. Protect public safety.

2. Protect a unique animal or plant community.

3. Accommodate usership patterns, as defined by rule by the department.

(4) Fish and game refuges. The department or an owner of land that is in a fish or game refuge and that is subject to sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) may prohibit hunting, fishing, or trapping, or any combination thereof.

(5) Rules. The natural resources board, by rule, shall develop all of the following:

(a) Provisions relating to public access for nature-based outdoor activities for all lands other than those subject to sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) that are acquired in whole or in part with funding from the stewardship programs under ss. 23.0915 and 23.0917.

(b) A process for the review of determinations made under subs. (2) (b) and (3) (b).

(6) Reporting requirement. The department shall prepare an annual report that identifies all land subject to this section that has been acquired during each fiscal year and upon which public access for any nature-based outdoor activity is prohibited. For each acquisition, the report shall specify for which of these nature-based outdoor activities public access is prohibited and shall include the reason for the prohibition. The department shall submit the report to the joint committee on finance and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (3). The department shall submit the report no later than November 15 for the preceding fiscal year and shall submit the first report no later than November 15, 2008.

23.09165 Stewardship programs information and public access notice. (1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) "Department land" has the meaning given in s. 23.0917 (1) (c).

(b) "Land" has the meaning given in s. 23.0917 (1) (d).

(c) "Nonprofit conservation organization" has the meaning given in s. 23.0955 (1).

(d) "Stewardship land" means land that is acquired in whole or in part with funding from one or both stewardship programs.

(e) "Stewardship program" means the stewardship program under s. 23.0915 or 23.0917.

(2) Land mapping and directory. (a) Within 48 months after the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], the department shall establish and maintain an interactive mapping tool at the department's Web site that identifies all stewardship land that is open for public access. Public access to the mapping tool at the Web site shall be available without charge.

(b) Within 48 months after the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], the department shall make available a directory of all stewardship land that is open for public access. The directory shall be organized by county and town and shall clearly show the location of the stewardship land and named or numbered roads. The directory shall be updated at least every 2 years. The department may charge a fee for the directory, but the fee may not exceed the cost of the publication of the directory. In lieu of the department preparing and making available a directory, the department may provide to the public at the department's cost, a map, book, or directory that meets the requirements of this subsection and that is published by a private entity.

(3) Notice of access to stewardship land. (a) An owner of stewardship land acquired on or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], shall, within 6 months after the disbursement of the stewardship program funds, provide notice of public access to the stewardship land by the placement of signs adequate to give notice. The owner of stewardship land acquired before the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], shall provide notice of public access to the stewardship land by the placement of signs adequate to give notice within 48 months after the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date]. The area of each sign shall be at least 108 square inches, and each sign shall be made of a durable substance. The signs shall be placed at major access points to the stewardship land.

(b) If the stewardship land that is acquired on or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], is surrounded by department land, the department shall, within 6 months after the disbursement of stewardship program funds, provide notice of public access to the stewardship land by the placement of signs adequate to give notice at the major access points to the department land. If the stewardship land that is acquired before the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], is surrounded by department land, the department shall provide notice of public access to the stewardship land by the placement of signs adequate to give notice at the major access points to the department land within 48 months after the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date]. The area of each sign shall be at least 108 square inches, and each sign shall be made of a durable substance.

(c) The signs required under pars. (a) and (b) shall list either the primary activities that are restricted or prohibited on the stewardship land or the primary activities that are permitted on the stewardship land. The signs shall include either the name of the owner of the stewardship land or a person to contact regarding the stewardship land. Signs shall also be placed at the specified major access points that give notice that the stewardship land was acquired in whole or in part using stewardship program funds. The department may specify the amount of detail that is required on the signs to assure that the signs provide sufficient and useful information.

(d) If the stewardship land described under par. (a) or (b) has a cumulative acreage of 10 acres or more, the signs under par. (a) or (b) shall also include one of the following:

1. The postal address or telephone number of the owner of the stewardship land.

2. The postal address or telephone number of a person to contact regarding the stewardship land.

3. An Internet Web site address where a person can locate the information listed in subd. 1. or 2.

(e) Within 48 months after the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], the department shall provide a list of all stewardship land that was acquired before the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], and for which public access has been restricted or prohibited and the reasons for that action.

(f) If an owner of any stewardship land fails to comply with the requirements of par. (a), that person is not eligible for any subprogram or grant or other state aid under the stewardship programs until the department determines that the person is in compliance with par. (a).

(g) If the department is notified that a sign required under par. (a) or (b) needs replacing, within 28 days after receiving that notification the department shall determine if the sign needs to be replaced. The department shall replace any sign required under par. (b) within 28 days after determining that the sign needs to be replaced. Within 7 days after determining that a sign required under par. (a) needs to be replaced, the department shall notify the owner of that determination. The owner of stewardship land that placed signs as required under par. (a) shall be ineligible for any subprogram or grant or other state aid under the stewardship programs if the sign is not replaced within 3 months after receiving the notice.

(h) If the department authorizes a nonprofit conservation organization to charge a fee for hunting on stewardship land, the fee for the hunting season may not exceed the sum of the fee for a daily resident vehicle admission receipt under s. 27.01 (7) (f) 2. and the issuing fee for a daily vehicle admission receipt under s. 27.01 (7) (gr).

(4) Contact information. An owner of stewardship land shall provide information requested by the department that will enable the department to contact that owner.

(5) Applicability. This section does not apply to the following stewardship land:

(a) Easements used for trails.

(b) Easements for which the primary purpose of the easement is not public access.

(c) Land acquired or managed under s. 23.17.

23.0917 (2) (a) 3m. A subprogram for recreational boating aids.

23.0917 (3) (a) Beginning with fiscal year 2000-01 and ending with fiscal year 2009-10 2019-20, 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).

23.0917 (3) (bm) During the period beginning with fiscal year 2001-02 and ending with fiscal year 2009-10 2019-20, in obligating money under the subprogram for land acquisition, the department shall set aside not less than a total of $ 2,000,000 that may be obligated only to provide matching funds for grants awarded to the department for the purchase of land or easements under 16 USC 2103c.

23.0917 (3) (br) Beginning with fiscal year 2010-11 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20, in obligating moneys under the subprogram for land acquisition, the department shall set aside in each fiscal year not less than $12,000,000 that may be obligated only to provide for grants awarded to nonprofit conservation organizations under s. 23.096.

23.0917 (3) (dm) 2. For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2002-03 and ending with fiscal year 2009-10 2006-07, $45,000,000.

23.0917 (3) (dm) 3. For fiscal year 2007-08, $43,500,000.

3m. For fiscal years 2008-09 and 2009-10, $42,500,000.

23.0917 (3) (dm) 4. For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2010-11 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20, $62,000,000.

23.0917 (4) (a) Beginning with fiscal year 2000-01 and ending with fiscal year 2009-10 2019-20, the department may obligate moneys under the subprogram for property development and local assistance. Moneys obligated under this subprogram may be only used for nature-based outdoor recreation, except as provided under par. (cm).

23.0917 (4) (d) 1. The department may obligate not more than $11,500,000 in fiscal year 2000-01 and not more than $11,500,000 in fiscal year 2001-02 under the subprogram except as provided in sub. (5). For each fiscal year beginning with 2002-03 and ending with fiscal year 2009-10, the department may obligate not more than $15,000,000 under the subprogram except as provided in sub. (5). For each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2010-11 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20, the department may obligate not more than $21,500,000 under the subprogram except as provided in sub. (5).

23.0917 (4) (d) 2. The Beginning with fiscal year 2000-01 and ending with fiscal year 2009-10, the department may obligate not more than $8,000,000 in each fiscal year for local assistance.

23.0917 (4) (d) 2n. Beginning with fiscal year 2010-11 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20, the department may obligate not more than $11,500,000 in each fiscal year for local assistance.

23.0917 (4j) Recreational boating aids. (a) In this subsection "local governmental unit" means a city, village, town, or county, a lake sanitary district, as defined in s. 30.50 (4q), a public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district organized under ch. 33, or any other local governmental unit, as defined in s. 66.0131 (1) (a), that is established for the purpose of lake management.