44.41 Protection and use of state agency property.

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(1)Long-range plans. Each state agency which owns listed property shall develop a long-range plan for the management, preservation and improvement of that property. The state agency shall develop the long-range plan as part of the long-range public building program under s. 13.48 . The long-range plan shall, to the greatest possible extent, result in preservation of that property.

(2)Use of listed property. Before purchasing or constructing a building which is not a listed property, each state agency shall consider using a building which is listed property. A state agency shall use such a building to the maximum extent feasible if the building is appropriate for or can be adapted to meet the needs of the state agency, can be acquired and occupied at a cost which is within the budget of the state agency, is at an appropriate location and meets other requirements of the state agency.

(3)Protection of listed property. If a state agency transfers or sells any listed property, it shall reserve a conservation easement under s. 700.40 , to be transferred to and held by the state historical society, which secures the right of the historical society to preserve and maintain that property. The state historical society shall establish a form for that conservation easement and provide copies of that form to every state agency.