Wisconsin Statutes 91.04 – Department to report
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At least once every 2 years, beginning not later than December 31, 2011, the department shall submit a farmland preservation report to the joint committee on finance, the standing committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over agriculture under s. 13.172 (3), and the board of agriculture, trade and consumer protection and provide copies of the report to the department of revenue and the department of administration. The department shall prepare the report in cooperation with the department of revenue and shall include all of the following in the report:
Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 91.04
- 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
- Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Land: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
(1) A review and analysis of farmland availability, uses, and use trends in this state, including information related to farmland conversion statewide and by county.
(2) A review and analysis of relevant information related to the farmland preservation program under this chapter and associated tax credit claims under subch. IX of ch. 71, including information related to all of the following:
(a) Participation in the program by political subdivisions and landowners.
(b) Tax credit claims by landowners, including the number of claimants, the amount of credits claimed, acreage covered by tax credit claims, the amount of credits claimed under zoning ordinances and under farmland preservation agreements, and relevant projections and trends.
(bm) The amount of the tax credits per qualifying acre, and the recommendations of the department for the tax credit amounts.
(c) The number, identity, and location of counties with certified farmland preservation plans.
(d) Trends and developments related to certification of farmland preservation plans.
(e) The number, identity, and location of political subdivisions with certified farmland preservation zoning ordinances.
(f) Trends and developments related to certification of farmland preservation zoning ordinances.
(g) The number, nature, and location of agricultural enterprise areas.
(h) The number and location of farms covered by farmland preservation agreements, including new farmland preservation agreements, and the number and location of farms for which farmland preservation agreements have expired.
(i) Conservation compliance by landowners under s. 91.80 and compliance activities by county land conservation committees under s. 91.82.
(j) Rezoning of land out of farmland preservation zoning districts under s. 91.48.
(k) Program costs, cost trends, and cost projections.
(L) Key issues related to program performance and key recommendations, if any, for enhancing the program.