41.41 Kickapoo valley reserve.
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41.41 Kickapoo valley reserve.
(1)Definition. In this section:
(a)“Board” means the Kickapoo reserve management board.
(b)“Mining” means operations or activities for the commercial extraction from the earth of merchantable metallic or nonmetallic minerals or the exploration or prospecting for such minerals and includes operations, processes or activities related to that extraction.
(2)Creation. There is created a Kickapoo valley reserve adjacent to the Kickapoo River, consisting of state-owned land that is acquired by the department from the federal government or acquired by the board under sub.
(7)and is designated as the Kickapoo valley reserve by the department.
(3)Objectives. The board shall manage land in the Kickapoo valley reserve to preserve and enhance its unique environmental, scenic and cultural features, to provide facilities for the use and enjoyment of visitors to the reserve and to promote the reserve as a destination for vacationing and recreation.
(4)Policy responsibility and cooperation.
(a)The board is the policy-making body responsible for the Kickapoo valley reserve.
(b)The department shall provide staff within the classified service to assist the board in performing the payroll, accounting and related management functions of the board.
(c)The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the department of natural resources, the department of transportation, the department of administration, the state historical society, and the University of Wisconsin-Extension shall cooperate with and assist the board in matters related to its functions.
(d)Notwithstanding s. 15.03 , the department shall process and forward all personnel and biennial budget requests by the board without change except as requested or concurred in by the board.
(5)Board duties. The board shall:
(a)Appoint an executive director outside the classified service.