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Wis. Stat. § 26.105

Forestry and fire prevention study

Redline — January 1, 2013 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2015
As of January 1, 2013
(1) From the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (ax) , the department shall provide, subject to the approval of the joint committee on finance as provided in sub. (2) , a grant to both the Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association and the Wisconsin County Forests Association for a comprehensive study of the forestry practices and forest fire prevention practices used by the department. In order to receive the grant, the associations shall jointly prepare a plan as to how the grant will be expended and shall submit the plan to the joint committee on finance for review.
The Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association and the Wisconsin County Forests Association shall prepare a report containing the results of the forestry and fire prevention study conducted as approved by the joint committee on finance under s. 26.105 (2) , 2013 stats., and shall submit the report to the department, the council on forestry, and the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) .
(2) If the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance do not notify the department within 14 working days after the date that the plan under sub. (1) is submitted to the committee that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the plan, the department may provide the grant. If, within 14 working days after the date of the notification by the department, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the department that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the plan, the department may provide the grant for the study only upon approval of the committee. The grant shall be in the amount of $300,000 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $300,000 in fiscal year 2014-15.
(3) Upon completion of the study, the Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association and the Wisconsin County Forests Association shall prepare a report containing the results of the study and shall submit the report to the department, the council on forestry, and the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) .

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