State Codes and Statutes

77.91

77.91 Miscellaneous provisions.

77.91(1)

(1) Stumpage values. Each year the department shall establish reasonable stumpage values for the merchantable timber grown in the municipalities in which managed forest land is located. If the department finds that stumpage values vary in different parts of the state, it may establish different zones and specify the stumpage value for each zone. The stumpage value shall take effect on November 1 of each year. Notwithstanding s. 227.11, the department may not promulgate or have in effect rules that established stumpage values.

77.91(2)

(2) Publication of information.

77.91(2)(a)

(a) The department, with the cooperation of the University of Wisconsin-Extension, shall publish and distribute information describing the managed forest land program, including the applicable taxes and penalties and the forestry and resource management practices that are acceptable as part of a management plan.

77.91(2)(b)

(b) The department shall prepare, update annually and, by March 31 of each year, offer for sale to the public information describing the location of managed forest land designated as open under s. 77.83.

77.91(3)

(3) Study. The department and the University of Wisconsin-Extension shall study and evaluate the first 5 years of the operation of the managed forest land program to determine whether it has achieved the purposes specified under s. 77.80 and shall, before January 1, 1992, submit a report of their findings and recommendations to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3). This subsection applies from July 1, 1989 to December 31, 1991.

77.91(3m)

(3m) Report to legislature. Beginning with calendar year 1992, the department shall calculate for each calendar year whether the amount of land exempt from penalty or tax under s. 77.10 (2) (c), 77.16 (11m) or 77.88 (8) that is withdrawn during that calendar year under s. 77.10 or 77.88 or declassified or withdrawn under s. 77.16 (7) exceeds 1% of the total amount of land that is subject to contracts under subch. I or subject to orders under this subchapter on December 31 of that calendar year. If the amount of withdrawn or classified land that is so exempt exceeds 1%, the department shall make a report of its calculations to the governor and the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3).

77.91(4)

(4) Expenses. Except as provided in sub. (5), the department's expenses for the administration of this subchapter shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (mv).

77.91(5)

(5) Recording. Each register of deeds who receives notice of an order under this subchapter shall record the action as provided under s. 59.43 (1). The department shall pay the register of deeds the fee specified under s. 59.43 (2) (ag) 1. from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (cr). If the amount in the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (cr) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount required under this subsection in that fiscal year, the department shall pay the balance from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (mv).

77.91(6)

(6) Signatures.

77.91(6)(a)

(a) The signature of an official or an employee of the department may be stamped, printed or otherwise reproduced on an order under this subchapter after the official or employee adopts the stamped, printed or otherwise reproduced signature as his or her facsimile signature.

77.91(6)(b)

(b) The signature or the facsimile signature under par. (a) of an official or an employee of the department meets the requirements under s. 706.05 (2) (a).

77.91(6)(c)

77.91 - ANNOT.

History: 1985 a. 29; 1987 a. 186; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 16; 1995 a. 27, 201, 225; 2003 a. 33; 2009 a. 365.