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Assembly Bill 323

Relating To: the Managed Forest Land Program, providing funding for grants for land acquisition for outdoor recreation, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
Bill Text and History
2003 Wisconsin Act 228
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Lobbying Principals

Principal Name	Notified Date	Communication Date	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Gathering Waters Inc	Notified Date 7/16/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Other Report Date 11/11/2003 For Report Date 7/16/2003
Lake States Lumber Association	Notified Date 10/17/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 10/17/2003
Nature Conservancy - Wisconsin Chapter, The	Notified Date 2/24/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 2/24/2004
Timber Producers Association of Michigan & Wisconsin Inc	Notified Date 5/13/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 5/13/2003
Wisconsin Builders Association	Notified Date 5/21/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 5/21/2003
Wisconsin Counties Association	Notified Date 5/23/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
For Report Date 5/23/2003 Comments Support changes to the Managed Forest Law Program.
Wisconsin Federation of Teachers	Notified Date 2/10/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 2/10/2004
Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters (WLCV)	Notified Date 1/22/2004	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Other Report Date 1/22/2004 Comments We support this bill as long as the money paid by landowners to close their land to recreational use is used to purchase new recreational lands for public use.
Wisconsin Paper Council	Notified Date 7/9/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 11/12/2003
Wisconsin Professional Loggers Association	Notified Date 7/29/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
For Report Date 12/15/2003 Comments Support AB323-Request that the closed area funds be used to purchase permanent working forest easements that would open significant land to public recreation and sustain a working forest land base to support forest industry jobs. For Report Date 11/6/2003 Comments Support the use of closed area fees for grants to counties to purchase additional county forest land For Report Date 7/29/2003 Comments The managed forest law (MFL) is a cost effective means of protecting our private forest lands from development and encouraging sustainable forest management. AB 323 revises the MFL to meet its original economic, ecological and social goals.
Wisconsin Towns Association	Notified Date 11/11/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 11/11/2003
Wisconsin Wildlife Federation	Notified Date 7/2/2003	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Against Report Date 7/2/2003 Comments This removes more tax benefitted land from public hunting and other recreational use.

Lobbying Efforts

	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June	2004 July - December	Total
Total Hours Of Effort On This Matter	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 39.00	2004 July - December	Total 39.00
Lake States Lumber Association	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 12.00	2004 July - December	Total 12.00
Timber Producers Association of Michigan & Wisconsin Inc	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 12.00	2004 July - December	Total 12.00
Wisconsin Towns Association	2003 January - June	2003 July - December	2004 January - June 15.00	2004 July - December	Total 15.00