Wisconsin Statutes 30.24 – Bluff protection
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 30.24
- Acquire: when used in connection with a grant of power to any person, includes the acquisition by purchase, grant, gift or bequest. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- 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
- 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
- Promulgate: when used in connection with a rule, as defined under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
(1) Definitions. In this section:
(a) “Obligate” has the meaning given in s. 23.0917 (1) (e).
(b) “Protect” includes to restore.
(2) Authorization. For the purposes of protecting bluff land, the department may expend money from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) for a program under which the department may do all of the following:
(a) Acquire bluff land or interests in bluff land along the Great Lakes.
(b) Award grants to nonprofit conservation organizations to acquire these lands or interests under s. 23.096.
(3) Ban on location restrictions. In exercising its authority under sub. (2) (a), the department may not limit acquisitions of bluff lands to bluff lands that are within the boundaries of projects established by the department.
(4) Limit on grants. Except as provided in s. 23.096 (2m), a grant awarded under this section or under s. 23.096 to protect bluffs may not exceed 50 percent of the acquisition costs.
(5) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to administer and implement this section, including standards for awarding grants to protect bluffs under this section and under s. 23.096 grants. The department by rule shall define “bluff land” for purposes of this section.