Acts Index

Patrol boats responding to an emergency or pursuing a suspect: exemption from boating laws; emergency light provisions revised -  Act 308

boat _ taxation or registration Boat — Taxation or registration

Lake research donations: amount of voluntary contribution increased re boat registration or renewal of certificate of number [Sec. 669] -  Act 25

bodyworker or massage therapist Bodyworker or massage therapist, see Trades and occupations

bonds Bonds, see also School — Bonds; specific agency or department

Airport development zone program created; loans, bonds, and income and franchise tax provisions  -  Act 487

Public debt refunding re tax-supported or self-amortizing facilities and investment of funds in the bond security and redemption fund -  Act 1

Qualified veterans mortage bonds revisions [Sec. 763p-v, 795e]  -  Act 25

Wisconsin Aerospace Authority created; bonding authority; annual report required; DOT duties  -  Act 335

bonds _ school Bonds — School, see School — Bonds

bossert, andrew l Bossert, Andrew L.

Life and military service commended [SJR-39] -  JR-51

bottles Bottles, see Alcohol beverage — Regulation

boundary Boundary, see Municipality — Annexation; Redistricting; School — Consolidation or reorganization

bovine spongiform encephalopathy _bse_mad cow disease_ Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE/Mad cow disease), see Animal — Disease

bow and arrow hunting Bow and arrow hunting, see Fish and fishing; Fish and fishing — Rough fish; Game — Hunting

brakes Brakes, see Motor vehicle — Equipment

breast cancer Breast cancer, see Disease

brewery Brewery, see Alcohol beverage

bridge Bridge

Bicycle-pedestrian bridge in Village of Weston; local contribution required [Sec. 9148 (5h)] -  Act 25

Bridge in Door County: construction and funding [Sec. 276L, p, s, 1723m] -  Act 25

Freight rail preservation program: bonding limit increased; funding for rail rehabilitation and rail bridge projects [Sec. 469, 9148 (2q)] [9148 (2q) — vetoed]  -  Act 25

``Nichole M. Frye Memorial Bridge": DOT to designate and mark the bridge on STH 141 in the Town of Lena as  -  Act 338

State-owned lift bridges: funding for operation and maintenance [Sec. 276w] -  Act 25

brown county Brown County

Submerged land under the waters of Green Bay conveyed to Brown County re restoration of Cat Island Chain; DNR provisions and appendix report -  Act 390

brownfields _contaminated property_ Brownfields (contaminated property), see Environmental protection

bse _bovine spongiform encephalopathy_ BSE (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy), see Animal — Disease

budget bills and process Budget bills and process, see also Appropriation

Appropriation revisions: Corr.Dept and U.W. System re energy and utility expenses, prescription drug assistance for elderly persons program, MA trust fund, supplemental MA payments to nursing homes, and budget stabilization fund; rule prohibiting a structural imbalance in the general fund does not apply [budget adjustment bill] -  Act 15

Budget bill [partial veto] -  Act 25

``Budget stabilization fund" name changed to ``Taxpayer protection fund"; limit on expenditures of general fund revenues [Sec. 10m, 15m, 17m, 65m, 66m, 68a-j, 81p, 126e, m, 137m, 482m-r, 520m] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Fund conditional statements: DOA and LFB to develop own methodology [Sec. 32, 65] -  Act 25

State budget report and compilation publications discontinued; distribution in optical disk format in lieu of printed format permitted [Sec. 63, 64, 682-684, 686-692]  -  Act 25

building Building, see also Housing; Public building; State office building; University of Wisconsin — Building

Amoritization ordinance may not be used by county or municipality to remove nonconforming building premises, structure, or fixture that may be lawfully used  -  Act 81

Building code or zoning ordinance violations: remedies in certain actions [vetoed] -  AB-597

Building inspector review board created in Comm.Dept -  Act 457

Insulating concrete forms: designation on standard building permit forms required; definition provision  -  Act 251

Manufactured home or building re oversize vehicles or loads: DOT may issue single trip permits for highways; mobile home provision -  Act 170

Restoration of nonconforming structure re zoning of shorelands: conditions on ordinances to include ice, snow, mold, or infestation -  Act 112

Transporting a building on a highway: requirements created; exceptions, DOT and local highway officials authority, penalty, and appropriation provisions -  Act 250

building code Building code, see Building

building commission, state Building Commission, State

Biennial building program recommendations [Sec. 16p, r] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Capital budget bonding and project schedule [Sec. 19e, s, 201m, r, 374m, 460g, r, 465e-s, 469g, r, 471c-m, q-t, 472e, t, 479m, 2496g, r, 9105 (1)-(14)] -  Act 25

Correctional facilities strategic plan: requirement created [Sec. 9105 (14x)] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Energy costs study by U.W. System Regents and DOA: report to Building Commission [Sec. 9152 (6q)]  -  Act 25

Farm Assets Reinvestment Management Loan Guarantee Program, Homeownership Mortgage Loan Program, Housing Rehabilitation Program, and Small Business Development Loan Guarantee Program modifications; WHEDA revisions re notes and bonds limits, authority to acquire property, confidentiality of certain records, and using the Building Commission as its financial consultant; Comm.Dept to prepare an appendix report -  Act 75

Fox River Navigational System Authority funding and budget process revisions; Commission repealed; sale of surplus lands [Sec. 40, 54, 272, 273, 273g, r, 678-680, 2119, 9101 (10t), 9105 (14q), 9118 (1q)] -  Act 25

Public debt refunding re tax-supported or self-amortizing facilities and investment of funds in the bond security and redemption fund -  Act 1

Sale of state property: DOA to review, inventory, and report to Building Commission; certain exceptions provided; U.W. provision re use of net proceeds for operation of U.W. System; sunset provided [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under ``Public building"] -  Act 25

State building projects: laws governing revised re threshold for approval by Building Commission, threshold re bids on contracts that must be publicly solicited, threshold for which the Governor may authorize repairs or construction in emergency situations and the definition of emergency, and Governor may delegate certain approval authority to DOA Secretary; allocation of assets and liabilities and disposing of property upon dissolution of a village changed -  Act 391

State-owned buildings, facilities, or structures: state agencies to report annually re total cost of occupancy; DOA consolidated report to Building Commission required [Sec. 85m, 9355 (2)] -  Act 25

Tax supported and self amortizing refunding bonding and DVA refunding bonding [Sec. 471b, 472c]  -  Act 25

burial Burial, see Funeral and funeral director

bus and truck Bus and truck, see also Farm and farming — Machinery; School — Conveyance of pupil

Amber strobe light used by certain motor trucks traveling slowly on highways permitted -  Act 38

Biodiesel fuel for school bus transportation purposes: DPI to provide state financial assistance to certain school districts; application for federal assistance in conjunction with DOA provision -  Act 43

Double-decked bus restrictions re operation on highways modified; liability provisions; local authority must approve route and inspect routes annually -  Act 11

Farm truck or dual purpose farm truck combined with a semitrailer or farm trailer: exemption from motor carrier regulations and marking requirement; horse trailer, vehicle combination weight, and passenger provisions; DOT prohibited from promulgating certain rules -  Act 65

Petroleum inspection fee reduced; diesel truck idling reduction grants created, sunset provided [Sec. 156s, t, 1829p, 2094f, 2348q, 9108 (1v), (1w), 9408 (1x)] [1829p, 9108 (1v) — vetoed] -  Act 25

Raw forest products: overwight vehicle permit revised; definition and weight scale records maintenance modified; forfeiture for violation of weight limitions created; JLC study on system of motor vehicle weight limits on highways and bridges required -  Act 167

School buses allowed to tow a trailer or semitrailer; prohibition continued for buses not equipped with side exit or side emergency exit -  Act 118

Trailer owned and operated by volunteer fire department: special registration fee applies -  Act 143

Trailers or semitrailers used to transport livestock: exception from certain DOT permit modified re axles  -  Act 365

Two-vehicle combinations re tractor-semitrailers and semitrailers: exception to operation on certain highways without a permit allowed under certain conditions; DOT duty and LC provision; distance unauthorized vehicles may travel to access a designated highway modified -  Act 363

bus and truck _ taxation or registration Bus and truck — Taxation or registration

Consecutive monthly registration permitted for motor truck, trailer, or truck tractor used to transport calcium chloride liquid and weight transfer machine for truck or tractor pulling competitions or events -  Act 408

Manufactured home or building re oversize vehicles or loads: DOT may issue single trip permits for highways; mobile home provision -  Act 170

Raw forest products: overwight vehicle permit revised; definition and weight scale records maintenance modified; forfeiture for violation of weight limitions created; JLC study on system of motor vehicle weight limits on highways and bridges required -  Act 167

Vehicles or combination of vehicles carrying agricultural crops during specific dates may exceed weight limits without a permit under certain conditions; exceptions, DATCP agricultural emergency declarations, and DOT provisions  -  Act 364

business Business, see also Corporation; Minority enterprise

Airport development zone program created; loans, bonds, and income and franchise tax provisions  -  Act 487

BEST grant program transferred from Comm.Dept to TCS Board and renamed Jobs Advantage Training Program [Sec. 217m, 724m, 2357m, 9108 (4k)] [217m, 724m — partial veto; 2357m — vetoed] -  Act 25

Business corporation revisions re wholly owned subsidiaries, mergers, share exchanges, business combinations, classes or series of stock, shareholder notices and meetings, transfer of property to certain affiliates, title to real estate re property transfer, and fee simple ownership; DFI report to DOR required -  Act 476

Business waste reduction and recycling assistance: DNR authority to contract with nonprofit organization; funding limited; goals and objectives required; reporting schedule; funding transfer to general fund [Sec. 250, 2198] [2198 — partial veto] -  Act 25

Farm Assets Reinvestment Management Loan Guarantee Program, Homeownership Mortgage Loan Program, Housing Rehabilitation Program, and Small Business Development Loan Guarantee Program modifications; WHEDA revisions re notes and bonds limits, authority to acquire property, confidentiality of certain records, and using the Building Commission as its financial consultant; Comm.Dept to prepare an appendix report -  Act 75

Gaming economic development and diversification grant programs: Comm.Dept may contract directly with entity assisting the grantee [Sec. 2352, 2357] -  Act 25

Hotel, restaurant, bed and breakfast, rooming house, vending machine, swimming pool, campground, camping resort, or recreational or educational camp: permit to operate may be transferred re change in organization of the business  -  Act 302

``Industrial development project" definition expanded; limitation on authority of industrial development agencies  -  Act 227

Off-premises business area signs along highways: multiple or variable messages permitted under certain conditions; DOT may restrict the illumination of messages  -  Act 464

Private business prison employment program appropriation transfer [Sec. 9209 (2)] -  Act 25

Rural enterprise development zones: Comm.Dept authorized to designate; tax credits created [partial veto]  -  Act 361

UI law revisions; study required -  Act 86

Unauthorized acquisition of personal identifying information: requiring the entity that possesses the information to notify the individual; notice requirement exception; local government ordinance prohibited; definitions, civil claims, and law enforcement provisions -  Act 138

Unincorporated cooperative association: creation of new type of business organization authorized -  Act 441

Unincorporated cooperative association: creation of new type of business organization authorized [vetoed]  -  AB-327