Wisconsin Statutes 23.0956 – Assistance for private conservation activities
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 23.0956
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Land: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed; "year" alone means "year of our Lord". See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
(1) From the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (aw), the department shall provide one grant of $85,000 in each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 2000-01, to a nonstock, nonprofit corporation that is described under section 501 (c) (3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code and organized in this state if the corporation meets all of the following requirements:
(a) The corporation is exempt from taxation under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(b) The corporation was created to accept and to utilize private contributions made to protect and enhance the state’s natural resources.
(2) A corporation receiving a grant under sub. (1) shall use the grant to do all of the following:
(a) Encourage private corporations and other private entities to undertake activities, including the contribution of money, that encourage management and restoration of the state’s endangered wild animals, wild plants and natural communities.
(b) Encourage private corporations and other private entities to engage in land management practices that protect and preserve natural resources.
(c) Provide grants to nonprofit and other groups to encourage education, restoration and management activities to enhance the state’s natural resources.