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120.923 (4) (c) 3e. Employment commission, administrator.

AB150,596,33 20.923 (4) (c) 3s. Financial institutions, chief legal counsel.

AB150,596,1111 20.923 (4) (e) 2m. Gaming commission: chairperson and members.

AB150,596,1515 20.923 (4) (f) 2m. Development Commerce, department of: secretary.

AB150,596,1717 20.923 (4) (f) 3f. Financial institutions, department of: secretary.

AB150,596,1919 20.923 (4) (f) 9. Tourism and parks, department of: secretary.

AB150,596,2121 20.923 (4) (g) 1g. Education, department of: secretary.

AB150,596,2524 20.923 (6) (L) Administration Tourism and parks, department of; Kickapoo
25valley governing board: executive secretary and staff.

AB150,597,32 20.923 (6) (am) Each elective executive officer, other than the state treasurer:
3a stenographer.

AB150,597,75 20.923 (6) (bc) Gaming commission: director of a charitable gaming and crane
6games subunit, described in s. 561.12, and a program assistant, appointed under s.
7561.02 (2).

AB150,597,99 20.923 (6) (bd) Gaming commission: gaming security liaison.

AB150,597,1211 20.923 (6) (bf) Gaming commission: director of the Indian gaming subunit
12described under s. 561.14.

AB150,597,1414 20.923 (6) (hj) Natural resources, department of: directors of the field districts.

AB150,597,1816 20.923 (11) Department of revenue. The salary range for division
17administrators in the department of revenue who are not enumerated in s. 230.08
18(2) (e) 11. shall not equal or exceed the salary range for executive salary group 1.

AB150,598,420 21.49 (3) (a) Any eligible guard member upon satisfactory completion of a
21full-time or part-time course in a qualifying school is eligible for a tuition grant
22equal to 50% 40% of the actual tuition charged by the school or 50% 40% of the
23maximum resident undergraduate tuition charged by the university of
24Wisconsin-Madison for a comparable number of credits, whichever amount is less.
25From the appropriation account under s. 20.465 (2) (g), the department may provide

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1to any person who is eligible to receive a 40% grant a tuition grant of up to 10% of
2the actual tuition charged by the school or of up to 10% of the maximum resident
3undergraduate tuition charged by the University of Wisconsin-Madison for a
4comparable number of credits, whichever amount is less.

AB150,598,76 21.49 (3) (b) 1. Be submitted to the department for approval of payment no later
7than 6 months 90 days after the completion date of the course;

AB150,598,119 21.49 (3) (b) 3. Contain the signatures of both the guard member claiming the
10grant and a representative of the school, certifying the grade awarded and that the
11member has satisfactorily completed the course.

AB150,598,2013 21.49 (3) (d) Tuition grants under this section shall be paid out of the
14appropriation appropriations under s. 20.465 (2) (a) and (g) from moneys available
15for the fiscal year in which the course was completed or in which the academic term
16during which the course was taken ended, whichever is earlier. If the amount of
17funds applied for exceeds the amount available under s. 20.465 (2) (a) and (g), the
18department shall not prorate grants but may deny grants. In such cases, the
19department shall determine eligibility on the basis of the dates on which applications
20for tuition grants are received.

AB150,598,22 2223.01 Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

AB150,598,23 23(1) "Department" means the department of natural resources.

AB150,598,25 24(2) "Southern state forest" means a state forest that is located within the region
25specified in s. 25.29 (7) (a).

AB150,599,44 23.09 (2) (d) 7. For state natural resources management areas.

AB150,599,128 23.09 (2dm) (a) In expending moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.866
9(2) (tz) to acquire lands under sub. (2) (d) or for the state park system under s. 27.01
10(1), the department of natural resources and the department of tourism and parks
11shall establish a higher priority for the acquisition of lands within the boundaries of
12projects established on or before January 1, 1988.

AB150,599,1714 23.09 (2dm) (b) The department of natural resources and the department of
15tourism and parks shall allocate at least $1,720,000 of the moneys appropriated
16under s. 20.866 (2) (tz) in each fiscal year for the acquisition of lands within the
17boundaries of projects established after January 1, 1988.

AB150,599,2319 23.09 (2dm) (c) For each fiscal year the department of natural resources and
20the department of tourism and parks shall enter into an agreement establishing the
21priorities under par. (a) and the allocations under par. (b). The secretary of
22administration shall resolve any disputes between the departments concerning the
23agreement on these priorities and allocations.

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123.09 (2p) (a) The department of tourism and parks shall determine the value
2of land donated to the department state that is within the project boundaries of a
3state park, a state trail, a southern state forest, a state roadside park or a state
4recreation area. The department of natural resources shall determine the value of
5land donated to the state that is within the project boundaries of a state natural
6resources management area or of a state forest that is not a southern state forest.
7If the donation involves the transfer of the title in fee simple absolute or other
8arrangement for the transfer of all interest in the land to the state, the valuation
9shall be based on the fair market value of the land before the transfer. If the donation
10is a dedication transferring a partial interest in land to the state, the valuation shall
11be based on the extent to which the fair market value of the land is diminished by
12that transfer and the associated articles of dedication. If the donation involves a sale
13of land to the department at less than the fair market value, the valuation of the
14donation shall be based on the difference between the purchase price and the fair
15market value.

AB150,600,2217 23.09 (2p) (b) Beginning July 1, 1990, and except as provided in par. (c), an
18amount of money equal to the value of the donation shall be released from the
19appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz) to be used for land acquisition activities for the
20same project for which any donation was made on or after August 9, 1989. This
21paragraph does not apply to transfers of land from agencies other than the
22department of natural resources and the department of tourism and parks.

AB150,600,2524 23.09 (2q) (c) More than $500,000 for the ice age trail under ss. 23.17 and
2523.293 27.0135 and 27.0136 and for grants for the ice age trail under s. 23.096.

AB150,601,72 23.09 (3) Interdepartmental cooperation. The department shall cooperate
3with the several state department of tourism and parks and other departments and
4officials in the conduct of matters in which the interests of the respective
5departments or officials overlap. The cooperating agencies may provide by
6agreement for the manner of sharing expenses and responsibilities under this
7subsection.

AB150,601,139 23.09 (12) (a) The county board of any county which, by resolution, indicates
10its desire to plan and carry out a program of coordinated fish management projects
11or game management projects may make application to the department for the
12allocation and apportionment of funds for state aids appropriated for such purposes
13by s. 20.370 (4) (as) (5) (ar).

AB150,601,2015 23.09 (12) (c) State aid under this subsection to any county shall be distributed
16by the department according to the procedures adopted by the natural resources
17board department. State aid granted to any county under this subsection shall be
18matched by the county and the state's share may not exceed one-half of the actual
19cost of the project. Personnel, equipment and materials furnished by the county may
20be included in computing the county share contribution.

AB150,601,2423 23.09 (17m) (title) Grants to counties for the development of wildlife
24habitat on county forests.

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123.09 (17m) (a) The county board of any county, which by resolution indicates
2its desire to improve the natural environment for game and nongame species on
3county lands entered under s. 28.11, may make application to the department for the
4allocation of funds appropriated for such purposes by s. 20.370 (4) (bq) (5) (as).

AB150,602,107 23.09 (17m) (a) The county board of any county, which by resolution indicates
8its desire to improve the natural environment for game and nongame species wildlife
9on county lands entered under s. 28.11, may make application to the department for
10the allocation of funds appropriated for such purposes by s. 20.370 (5) (as).

AB150,602,1912 23.09 (17m) (b) The annual appropriation for each county shall not exceed 5
13cents for each acre entered under s. 28.11, but any funds remaining from the
14appropriation made by s. 20.370 (4) (bq) (5) (as) and unallocated to the counties on
15March 31 of each year may be allotted to any county in an amount not to exceed an
16additional 5 cents per acre under the procedure established in this subsection. These
17aids shall be used to undertake management activities provided in the
18comprehensive county forest land use plan and included in the annual work plan and
19budget.

AB150,603,622 23.09 (17m) (b) The annual appropriation allocation for each county shall not
23exceed 5 10 cents for each acre entered under s. 28.11, but any funds remaining from

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1the appropriation made by s. 20.370 (5) (as) and unallocated to the counties on March
231 of each year may be allotted to any county in an amount not to exceed an additional
35 10 cents per acre under the procedure established in this subsection. These aids
4shall be used to undertake wildlife management activities provided in the
5comprehensive county forest land use plan and included in the annual work plan and
6budget.

AB150,603,118 23.09 (17m) (c) Management Wildlife management operations shall be limited
9to approved projects designed to benefit both game and nongame species and the
10natural environment wildlife, its habitat and the overall health and diversity of
11native plant and animal communities.

AB150,603,2113 23.09 (17m) (d) Application shall be made in the manner and on forms
14prescribed by the department. The as part of the comprehensive county forest land
15use plan prepared under s. 28.11. Before approving the plan, the department shall
16investigate all project proposals to satisfy itself make certain that the project is
17feasible, desirable and consistent with such plans the plan. If the department so
18finds, it may make advance payment as it determines to be reasonable and proper
19approves the plan, the department shall pay the aids to the game wildlife
20management fund account of any the county. The county's wildlife management fund
21shall be a nonlapsing account except as provided in pars. (h) and (hg).