{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-24.53","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 24.53","heading":"Investigate land claims; deduct expenses.","body":"The board of commissioners of public lands shall investigate the rights of the state to school lands, normal school lands, university lands and agricultural college lands. The expenses incurred in making these investigations and taking necessary steps to protect common school lands, normal school lands, university lands and agricultural college lands and timber on those lands, as well as the expense of necessary surveys, records, appraisals and sales, upon the approval of the board, shall be deducted from the gross receipts of the fund to which the proceeds from the sale of the land or timber will be added.","path":["Chs. 23-34, Public Domain and the Trust Funds","Chapter 24 Public Domain And The Trust Funds","SUBCHAPTER I PUBLIC LANDS ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/24.53","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:00:12Z","sha256":"3b3b0e9f6d502af7c95c75910bab9f16f8ddb87fb90b1a461f1dfde1f6616344","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-24.52","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-24.54"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}