(1) GENERAL INFORMATION. All applications
shall be on department forms and shall include, unless waived by the department
in writing, the following information in connection with the land subject to
the application:
Note: Application forms may be obtained from the department's
central office. Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry, P.O. Box
7921, Madison, WI 53707-7921.
(a) The
legal description of the land, the acreage proposed to be withdrawn and the
acreage remaining following withdrawal in the affected quarter-quarter section,
government lot or fractional lot.
(b) The proposed use of the land.
(c) A map showing the location of the
land.
(d) The names and addresses
of persons who have requested the county to withdraw the land and the names and
addresses of prospective purchasers of the land if the withdrawal is approved
unless the information is confidential under federal or state law or the legal
custodian of the information withholds the information under subch. II of ch.
19, Stats.
(e) Any reservations on
the transfer of title, such as a reversionary clause, or other mechanisms to
assure compliance with restrictions or conditions of withdrawal.
(f) A copy of the county resolution
authorizing the filing of the application.
(g) The attributes of the county forest site
that relate to the requested use and a comparison of the site and its
attributes with other economically and environmentally feasible sites or areas
if other sites or areas were considered.
(h) A description of the potential
environmental and forest related benefits and impacts affecting the
land.
(i) The historical and
archeological background of the land based upon county records and a site
examination by county personnel.
(j) Knowledge of the presence of endangered
or threatened species of plants or wild animals on the land or in the waters on
the land.
Note: The department's investigation will include a review of
the natural heritage inventory.
(k) The consideration to be received for the
land. If land or money or both is to be received in exchange for the land, the
county shall describe proposed use and disposition including a description and
map of any proposed trade lands to be exchanged with the county.
(L) The present and future benefits of the
proposed withdrawal action as identified by the county at the time of the
application and the decision making process used to identify those
benefits.
(m) Other information
deemed necessary by the department.
Note: The department's liaison forester is available during
the application process to provide technical forestry advice.
(2) DEPARTMENT DECISION ON
COMPLETENESS OF THE COUNTY APPLICATION. The department shall determine whether
an application for withdrawal is complete and satisfactory within 60 days of
its filing. If the department determines the application documents are
incomplete, it shall explain to the county why the application is incomplete
and what further information is necessary to complete the application process.
Note: A project proponent other than the county may gather
all or part of the information required in the application.
(3) WITHDRAWAL OF APPLICATION. The county may
withdraw its application at any time prior to issuance of the department's
decision under s.
NR 48.05.
