5. No fee may be charged for issuance or amendment of a permit under this subsection, or for any study, investigation, or other review in connection with an application for a permit or amendment of a permit under this subsection.
6. A maintaining authority under par. (a) 2. may issue permits under this subsection having a valid period that is longer than one year or for which there is no expiration.
7. Permits issued under this subsection by a maintaining authority under par. (a) 1., including amended permits for which an application has been approved under par. (b) 2., shall automatically renew each year unless there is a material change to any roadway for which the permit applies.
(d) 1. The department shall prescribe an application form for no-fee permits, and amendments to no-fee permits, under this subsection. Except with respect to permits under par. (b) 5. b., this form shall be used by each maintaining authority. The application form shall require the applicant to provide, on the form or as an attachment, all of the following information:
a. The applicant's contact information.
b. A listing or map of the highways that may potentially be traveled under authorization of the permit.
c. Identification of the types of implements of husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicles for which the application is made; the length, number of axles, make, model, and estimated weight of the implements of husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicles; and the time of year and frequency that these implements of husbandry or agricultural commercial motor vehicles are expected to be operated on the highway.
d. Changes to the original application when requesting an amendment to a previously issued no-fee permit.
e. Any other information considered necessary by the department to determine the acceptability of the application.
2. The department shall prescribe a procedure for the submission of applications to the maintaining authority under par. (b) 1. and 2. The procedure shall allow an application to be submitted by mail, including certified mail, by electronic transmission, or in person, and shall include a method for accurately documenting the date of receipt of the application regardless of which delivery method is used.
3. a. Except as provided in subd. 3. b., c., and d., a maintaining authority shall keep confidential all information provided by an applicant for a permit under this subsection and this information is not open to public inspection, copying, or disclosure under s. 19.35.
b. A maintaining authority described in par. (a) 2. shall disclose to the department, upon its request, information provided by an applicant for a permit under this subsection, but the department shall keep the information confidential, and this information is not open to public inspection, copying, or disclosure under s. 19.35.
c. A maintaining authority shall, upon request, disclose to a law enforcement agency, for use only for law enforcement purposes, information provided by an applicant for a permit under this subsection.
d. This subdivision does not prohibit a maintaining authority from disclosing on a permit under this subsection the information necessary to carry out the purpose of the permit.
(e) 1. In this paragraph, "adverse determination" means the denial of an application for issuance or amendment of a no-fee permit under this subsection.
2. Notwithstanding s. 348.25 (9), any person aggrieved by an adverse determination by a municipality or county may obtain review of the adverse determination in the manner provided in ch. 68 or as provided under an ordinance or resolution adopted under s. 68.16. However, review of the initial determination of the municipality or county, under s. 68.09 or 68.10 or under the equivalent provision of an ordinance or resolution adopted by a municipality under s. 68.16, shall be made by, respectively, the governing body of the municipality or the county highway committee of the county.
3. Any person aggrieved by an adverse determination by the department may petition as provided in s. 348.25 (9).
(f) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., this subsection does not apply after January 1, 2020, and any permit issued under this subsection or resolution or ordinance adopted under par. (b) 5. a. on or before January 1, 2020, is void after January 1, 2020.
2. The confidentiality requirements under par. (d) 3. continue to apply after January 1, 2020, to all application information provided on or before January 1, 2020.
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Section 61m. 348.28 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 348.28 (1) (a) and amended to read:
348.28 (1) (a) Permits issued under ss. 348.25, 348.26 and 348.27, other than a permit described in s. 348.27 (19) (b) 5. b., shall be carried on the vehicle during operations so permitted. This paragraph does not apply after January 1, 2020, with respect to a permit issued under s. 348.27 (19).
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Section 61p. 348.28 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
348.28 (1) (b) Permits issued under s. 348.27 (19) that are required to be carried on the vehicle under par. (a) may be carried and produced in either printed or electronic format, including by display of electronic images on a cellular telephone or other electronic device. If the permit is displayed in electronic format on any cellular telephone or other electronic device, a traffic officer or inspector under s. 110.07 (3) may not view, and producing the permit in electronic format is not considered consent for the traffic officer or inspector to view, any content on the telephone or other device except the permit. This paragraph does not apply after January 1, 2020.
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Nonstatutory provisions.
(1) No later than the 30th day after the effective date of this subsection, the department of transportation shall prescribe the form and procedures specified in section 348.27 (19) (d) of the statutes, as created by this act. For purposes of this subsection, the form and procedures shall not be considered a rule under section 227.01 (13) of the statutes.
(2) Notwithstanding section 348.27 (19) (b) 3. and (d) 1. of the statutes, as created by this act, applications under section 348.27 (19) (b) 1. and 2. of the statutes, as created by this act, are not required to be made on the form prescribed under section 348.27 (19) (d) 1. of the statutes, as created by this act, until January 1, 2015.
(3) Notwithstanding section 13.096 (2) of the statutes, the department of transportation shall not prepare a report on this bill under section 13.096 (2) and (3) of the statutes because the department recently completed the Implements of Husbandry Study, with a Phase II report dated July 31, 2013, and a Phase II addendum report dated September 20, 2013, which contained the same or similar information that would be contained in a report on this bill under section 13.096 (2) and (3) of the statutes.
(4m) (a) Notwithstanding sections 348.15, 348.16, and 348.21 of the statutes, as affected by this act, but subject to paragraph (b), during the period beginning on the effective date of this paragraph and ending on January 14, 2015, no officer of the state traffic patrol under section 110.07 (1) of the statutes, and no inspector under section 110.07 (3) of the statutes, may issue a citation to a person for violating any provision of sections 348.15 and 348.16 of the statutes, as affected by this act, while operating an implement of husbandry described in section 340.01 (24) (a) 1. a. or b. of the statutes, as affected by this act. A state traffic patrol officer or inspector may issue a warning notice for any violation specified in this paragraph.
(am) Notwithstanding sections 348.05, 348.06, 348.07, and 348.08 of the statutes, as affected by this act, but subject to paragraph (b), during the period beginning on the effective date of this paragraph and ending on January 14, 2015, no officer of the state traffic patrol under section 110.07 (1) of the statutes, and no inspector under section 110.07 (3) of the statutes, may issue a citation to a person for violating any provision of sections 348.05, 348.06, 348.07, and 348.08 of the statutes, as affected by this act, while operating an implement of husbandry described in section 340.01 (24) (a) 1. a. or b. of the statutes, as affected by this act. A state traffic patrol officer or inspector may issue a warning notice for any violation specified in this paragraph.
(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to an implement of husbandry described in section 340.01 (24) (a) 1. a. or b. of the statutes, as affected by this act, being operated on any highway that is a part of the national system of interstate and defense highways.
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Effective dates. This act takes effect on the 30th day after the day of publication, except as follows:
(1) Section 62 (1
) and (3) of this act takes effect on the day after publication.
(2) The treatment of sections 100.47 (2) (c), 346.05 (1) (g), 346.09 (1), 346.13 (1), (2), (3), and (4), 347.21 (1m) and (2), 347.22 (2), 347.24 (3), 347.245 (1) and (5), 347.25 (2g), and 348.05 (2) (a) (by Section 27) of the statutes, the renumbering and amendment of section 348.05 (2g) of the statutes, and the creation of section 348.05 (2g) (b) of the statutes take effect on the first day of the 19th month beginning after publication.
(3) The treatment of section 100.47 (4) (intro.) of the statutes, the renumbering of section 100.47 (3) of the statutes, and the creation of section 100.47 (3) (b) of the statutes take effect on January 1, 2015.
(4m) The treatment of sections 340.01 (1o) and (24), 348.01 (2) (bg) and (bp), 348.15 (3) (b), (d), (f) 2., and (g), (8), and (9), 348.16 (2), and 348.21 (3) (intro.) and (3t) of the statutes and Section 62 (4m) (a) and (b) of this act take effect on the day of publication.
