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On May 12, the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) passed
Motion
502 to require the Department of Natural Resources to use Knowles-Nelson
Stewardship funds to purchase 77,756 acres from the Board of Commissioners
of Public Lands. These purchases would cost the Stewardship Fund
upward of $80 million and would mean that the DNR would be unable
to protect truly vulnerable lands. BCPL lands are currently owned
and managed by the state and are open for public access.
This motion was included in the version of the
budget passed by both legislative houses, but was vetoed by Governor
Doyle in the final version of the budget.
Resources(available
as Adobe PDFs  )
Motion 502 to require the sale of BCPL lands to the DNR
Board of Commissioners of Public Lands report seeking the authority
to invest in land (includes background information on the Board)
Press Releases (available
as Adobe PDFs )
Gathering
Waters Conservancy and The Nature Conservancy Press Release
Governor
Doyle comments on the Stewardship Fund and Smart Growth (May
19, 2005)
Wisconsin
Wildlife Federation: Wisconsin Hunters and Anglers Oppose Loss
of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities
Wisconsin
Public Interest Group: Joint Finance Committee Votes to Undermine
the Stewardship Fund
Clean
Wisconsin calls on Joint Finance to reverse decisions on Smart
Growth and Public Lands
News Articles
DNR
Land Purchases May Depend On Towns' Approval (Capital Times)
May 24, 2005
Editorial:
Thumbs up/down: UW-Rock and BTC, drivers and cell phones, UW discounts
(Janesville Gazette) May 23, 2005
Proposal
could tie up Stewardship funds, hamper Holland prairie deal
(Holmen Courier) May 20, 2005
Better
use for Stewardship money (Ashland Daily Press) May 16, 2005
Doyle
defends land fund (Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter) May 14,
2005
Sides
Split On Use Of Land Fund (WSJ) May 13, 2005
Stewardship
money may buy land from state (Appleton Post-Crescent) May 13,
2005
Panel
Oks State Land Deal Proposal (Capital Times) May 13, 2005
Panel
wants stewardship money used for land already state-owned (Janesville
Gazette) May 13, 2005
Panel
wants stewardship money used for land already state-owned (Waukesha
Freeman) May 13, 2005
Panel
wants stewardship money used for land already state-owned (Duluth
News Tribune) May 12, 2005
Panel
wants commission to sell 77,000 acres to DNR (Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel) May 12, 2005
Stewardship
Program to Get 78,000 More Acres (WisPolitics) May 12, 2005
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