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177.07 (3) Distribution of severance tax. All severance taxes collected under
2this subchapter shall be distributed as follows: The state shall retain an amount
3equal to the total acreage payments on the lands to which the severance taxes relate,
4made by the state under s. 77.05, and all penalties imposed under sub. (2) and s. 77.06
5(1) (c), and the balance shall be paid to the town treasurer to be apportioned as
6provided in s. 77.04 (3).

AB700-ASA1,12,118 77.10 (2) (d) Upon request of an Indian tribe, the department shall issue an
9order of withdrawal for the land that is owned in fee and that is subject to a contract
10under s. 77.03. The land withdrawn is not subjected to the tax payment calculated
11under par. (a) if all of the following apply:

AB700-ASA1,12,1312 1. The Indian tribe provides the department the date of the order to transfer
13the land to the United States to be held in trust for the tribe.

AB700-ASA1,12,1614 2. The tribe and the department have in effect a written agreement under
15which the tribe agrees that the land shall continue to be treated as forest croplands
16until the date on which the contract under s. 77.03 would have expired.

AB700-ASA1,12,2119 77.81 (1d) "Building" includes any structure used for sheltering people,
20machinery, animals, or plants; used for storing property; used for parking, sales, or
21display space; or used as a place of employment.

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177.81 (1g) "Independent certified Certified plan writer" means a plan writer
2certified by the department but who is not acting under contract with the department
3under s. 77.82 (3) (g).

AB700-ASA1,13,75 77.81 (2r) "Large property" means one or more separate parcels of land that
6are under the same ownership, that collectively are greater than 1,000 acres in size,
7and that are managed forest land or forest croplands or a combination thereof.

AB700-ASA1,13,109 77.81 (4m) "Natural disaster" means fire, ice, snow, wind, flooding, insects, or
10disease.

AB700-ASA1,13,1613 77.81 (6) "Recreational activities" include means recreational outdoor
14activities that are compatible with the practice of forestry, as determined by the
15department. "Recreational activities" includes hunting, fishing, hiking,
16sight-seeing, cross-country skiing, horseback riding, and staying in cabins.

AB700-ASA1,13,2018 77.82 (1) (a) 1. It consists of at least 10 contiguous acres, except as provided in
19this subdivision. The. This subdivision applies to applications under sub. (2), (4m),
20or (12) that are filed before June 2, 2014.

AB700-ASA1,14,2 21(am) For purposes of par. (a) 1. and 1m., the fact that a lake, river, stream or
22flowage, a public or private road or a railroad or utility right-of-way separates any
23part of the land from any other part does not render a parcel of land noncontiguous.
24If a part of a parcel of at least 10 contiguous acres is separated from another part of
25that parcel by a public road, that part of the parcel may be enrolled in the program,

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1even if that part is less than 10 acres, if that part meets the requirement under subd.
22. and is not ineligible under par. (b).

AB700-ASA1,14,64 77.82 (1) (a) 1m. a. It consists of at least 15 contiguous acres. This subdivision
5applies to applications under sub. (2), (4m), or (12) that are filed on or after June 2,
62014.

AB700-ASA1,14,117 b. Notwithstanding subd. 1m. a., a parcel may be less than 15 contiguous acres
8if the application is one for renewal of an order under sub. (12), if the order has not
9been previously renewed, if the parcel is at least 10 contiguous acres, and if the owner
10has complied with the management plan that applies to the parcel throughout the
11term of the order.

AB700-ASA1,14,1513 77.82 (1) (a) 2. At least 80% of the parcel must be producing or capable of
14producing a minimum of 20 cubic feet of merchantable timber per acre per year,
15except as provided in s. 77.88 (2m).

AB700-ASA1,14,1817 77.82 (1) (b) 3. A parcel that is developed for a human residence on which a
18building or an improvement associated with a building is located.

AB700-ASA1,14,2221 77.82 (1) (bp) 1. For purposes of par. (b) 3., and except as provided in subd. 2.,
22an improvement is any of the following:

AB700-ASA1,14,2423 a. Any accessory building, structure, or fixture that is built or placed on the
24parcel for its benefit.

AB700-ASA1,14,2525 b. Landscaping that is done on the parcel.

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12. An improvement does not include any of the following:

AB700-ASA1,15,22 a. A public or private road.

AB700-ASA1,15,33 b. A railroad or utility right-of way.

AB700-ASA1,15,54 c. A fence, unless the fence prevents the free and open movement of wild
5animals across any portion of the parcel.

AB700-ASA1,15,66 d. Culverts.

AB700-ASA1,15,77 e. Bridges.

AB700-ASA1,15,88 em. Hunting blinds, as specified by the department by rule.

AB700-ASA1,15,109 f. Other buildings, structures, and fixtures that are needed for sound forestry
10practices as provided by the department by rule.

AB700-ASA1,15,1212 77.82 (2m) (title) Fees for applications and management plans.

AB700-ASA1,15,2020 77.82 (3) (title) Management plan plans.

AB700-ASA1,15,2522 77.82 (3) (ag) A proposed management plan shall cover the entire acreage of
23each parcel subject to the application and shall be prepared by an independent a
24certified plan writer or by the department if par. (am) applies on a form provided by
25the department.

AB700-ASA1,16,103 77.82 (3) (ar) For a each proposed management plan prepared by an
4independent certified plan writer prepared under par. (ag), the department, after
5considering the owner's forest management objectives as stated under sub. (2) (e),
6shall review and either approve or disapprove the proposed management plan. If the
7department disapproves the proposed plan, it shall inform the applicant of the
8changes necessary to qualify the plan for approval upon subsequent review. At the
9request of the applicant, the department may agree to complete the proposed
10management plan.

AB700-ASA1,16,1312 77.82 (3) (c) (intro.) To qualify for approval, a management plan shall include
13all of the following items:

AB700-ASA1,16,1915 77.82 (3) (g) The department shall certify plan writers and shall promulgate
16rules specifying the qualifications that a person must satisfy to become a certified
17plan writer. For management plans prepared or completed by the department under
18this subsection, the department may contract with plan writers certified by the
19department to prepare and complete these plans.

AB700-ASA1,16,2421 77.82 (3m) Management plans; large properties. (a) Notwithstanding sub.
22(3) (c), the department may modify any item that is required in a management plan
23for a large property. In determining whether to make a modification, the department
24shall consider all of the following:

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11. Whether the owner of the large property owns other land that is designated
2as managed forest land or that are forest croplands subject to a contract under s.
377.03.

AB700-ASA1,17,54 2. The total number of counties in which either or both of the following are
5located:

AB700-ASA1,17,66 a. Land that is covered by the proposed management plan.

AB700-ASA1,17,87 b. Land that is owned by the applicant and that is either designated as
8managed forest land or that are forest croplands.

AB700-ASA1,17,109 3. Whether a management plan that has been prepared by or for the applicant
10and that is acceptable to the department exists and is available for review.

AB700-ASA1,17,1411 4. Whether the owner submits a written commitment that the owner will
12provide any information from the owner's management plan that may be requested
13by the department. The commitment shall describe the proposed management plan
14and shall include a procedure to be used to amend or update the plan.

AB700-ASA1,17,1615 5. Whether the owner has demonstrated that it has consistent access to
16technical forest management assistance provided by its own staff or consultants.

AB700-ASA1,17,2217 (b) If the managed forest land that remains after a withdrawal or transfer of
18ownership no longer constitutes a large property, the department shall notify the
19owner of the land remaining subject to the managed forest land order that the owner
20must prepare a new management plan for the remaining land. The new plan shall
21be prepared in accordance with the procedures and requirements under sub. (3). The
22owner shall submit the plan to the department within one year after being notified.

AB700-ASA1,18,924 77.82 (4) Additions to managed forest land. An owner of land that is
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128, 2004, may file an application with the department to designate as managed forest
2land an additional parcel of land if the additional parcel is at least 3 acres in size and
3is contiguous to any of that designated land. The application shall be accompanied
4by a nonrefundable $20 application recording fee unless a different amount for the
5fee is established by the department by rule at an amount equal to the average
6expense to the department of recording an order issued under this subchapter. The
7fee shall be deposited in the conservation fund and credited to the appropriation
8under s. 20.370 (1) (cr). The application shall be filed on a department form and shall
9contain any additional information required by the department.

AB700-ASA1,18,2014 77.82 (12) (a) (intro.) An owner of managed forest land may file an application
15with the department under sub. (2) for renewal of the order. An application for
16renewal shall be filed no later than the June 1 before the expiration date of the order.
17The application shall specify whether the owner wants the order renewed for 25 or
1850 years. The provisions under subs. (3), (5), (6), and (7) do not apply to an application
19under this subsection paragraph. The department may deny the application only if
20the any of the following apply:

AB700-ASA1,18,21 211. The land fails to meet the eligibility requirements under sub. (1), if the.

AB700-ASA1,18,23 223. The owner has failed to comply with the management plan that is in effect
23on the date that the application for renewal is filed, or if there.

AB700-ASA1,18,24 247. There are delinquent taxes on the land.

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1(b) If the application is denied, the department shall state the reason for the
2denial in writing.

AB700-ASA1,19,64 77.82 (12) (a) 2. The land that is subject to the application for renewal of the
5order is not identical to the land that is designated as managed forest land under the
6existing order.

AB700-ASA1,19,118 77.82 (12) (a) 4. The management plan does not contain any mandatory
9forestry or soil conservation practices, as described in sub. (3) (c) 6. and 7., or any
10mandatory management activities, as described in sub. (3) (d), that the department
11determines are required to be continued during the term of the renewed order.

AB700-ASA1,19,1613 77.82 (12) (a) 5. No review of the mandatory forestry or soil conservation
14practices or the mandatory management activities contained in the management
15plan has been conducted within the 5 years immediately preceding the date of the
16application for renewal.

AB700-ASA1,19,2118 77.82 (12) (a) 6. Within the 5 years immediately preceding the date of the
19application for renewal, the management plan has not been updated to reflect the
20completion of any forestry or soil conservation practices or management activities
21contained in the plan.

AB700-ASA1,20,224 77.83 (1g) (title) Closed areas; certain large properties. (a) (intro.) An owner
25of a large property that is not leasable managed forest land may designate some of

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1the owner's land that is subject to a managed forest land order as closed to public
2access. The closed area may consist of either: