AB557, s. 87 21Section 87. 114.002 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB557, s. 88 22Section 88. 114.002 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557,46,2523 114.002 (11) "Antique aircraft" means an aircraft more than 35 years old as
24determined by the
which has a date of manufacture of 1944 or earlier and which is
25used solely for recreational or display purposes.
AB557, s. 89
1Section 89. 114.002 (13) of the statutes is repealed.
AB557, s. 90 2Section 90. 114.20 (1) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557,47,33 114.20 (1) (title) Annual registration required.
AB557, s. 91 4Section 91. 114.20 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557,47,115 114.20 (1) (a) Except as provided under sub. (2), all aircraft based in this state
6shall be registered by the owner of the aircraft with the department annually on or
7before November 1 or, for aircraft with a maximum gross weight of not more than
83,000 pounds that are not subject to sub. (10), biennially on or before the first
9November 1
. Annual registration fees shall be determined in accordance with sub.
10(9) or (10). Biennial registration fees shall be determined in accordance with sub.
11(9m).
AB557, s. 92 12Section 92. 114.20 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557,47,1613 114.20 (1) (b) Aircraft determined by the department to be based in this state
14shall be subject to the annual or biennial registration fees under sub. (9) or (9m).
15Aircraft which are determined to be not based in this state shall be exempt from the
16annual or biennial registration fees.
AB557, s. 93 17Section 93. 114.20 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557,47,2018 114.20 (2) (title) Exceptions to annual registration requirements. (intro.)
19The annual registration requirements under sub. (1) do not apply to aircraft based
20in this state that are:
AB557, s. 94 21Section 94. 114.20 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB557, s. 95 22Section 95. 114.20 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557,48,1023 114.20 (5) Unairworthy aircraft. Any person desiring to have an aircraft
24designated as an unairworthy aircraft may apply to the department in the manner
25the department prescribes. No application may be acted upon unless all information

1requested is supplied. Upon receipt of an application and a registration fee of $5 to
2be established by rule
and after determining from the facts submitted and
3investigation that the aircraft qualifies as an unairworthy aircraft, the department
4shall issue an unairworthy aircraft certificate. The certificate shall expire upon
5transfer of ownership or restoration. An aircraft is presumed restored if it is capable
6of operation. The annual or biennial registration fee is due on the date of restoration.
7Operation of the aircraft is conclusive evidence of restoration. An additional
8administrative fee of $5
A late payment charge to be established by rule shall be
9charged assessed on all applications filed later than 30 days after the date of
10restoration.
AB557, s. 96 11Section 96. 114.20 (7) of the statutes is repealed.
AB557, s. 97 12Section 97. 114.20 (9) (a) to (c) of the statutes are renumbered 114.20 (9m) (a)
13to (c) and amended to read:
AB557,48,1414 114.20 (9m) (a) Not more than 2,000$ 30 $ 60
AB557,48,1515 (b) Not more than 2,50039 78
AB557,48,1616 (c) Not more than 3,00050 100
AB557, s. 98 17Section 98. 114.20 (9) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557,48,1818 114.20 (9) (d) Not more than 3,50070 $ 70
AB557, s. 99 19Section 99. 114.20 (9m) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
AB557,48,2320 114.20 (9m) Biennial registration fees. (intro.) Except as provided in sub.
21(10), the owner of an aircraft subject to the biennial registration requirements under
22sub. (1) shall pay a biennial registration fee established in accordance with the
23following gross weight schedule:
AB557,48,2424 [Maximum gross [Annual
AB557,48,2525 Weight in pounds] fee]
AB557, s. 100
1Section 100. 114.20 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557,49,202 114.20 (12) (title) Initial annual registration. For new aircraft, aircraft not
3previously registered in this state or unregistered aircraft for which annual
4registration is required under sub. (9), the fee for the initial year of registration shall
5be computed from the date of purchase, restoration, completed construction or entry
6of the aircraft into this state on the basis of one-twelfth of the registration fee
7specified in sub. (9) multiplied by the remaining number of months in the current
8registration year which are not fully expired. For new aircraft, aircraft not
9previously registered in this state or unregistered aircraft for which biennial
10registration is required under sub. (9m), the fee for the initial 2-year period of
11registration shall be computed from the date of purchase, restoration, completed
12construction or entry of the aircraft into this state on the basis of one twenty-fourth
13of the registration fee specified in sub. (9m) multiplied by the remaining number of
14months in the current 2-year registration period which are not fully expired.

15Application for registration shall be filed within 30 days from the date of purchase,
16restoration, completed construction or entry of the aircraft into this state and if filed
17after that date an additional administrative fee of $5 shall be charged. If the date
18of purchase, restoration, completed construction or entry into this state is not
19provided by the applicant, the full annual or biennial registration fee provided in sub.
20(9) or (9m) shall be charged for registering the aircraft.
AB557, s. 101 21Section 101. 114.20 (13) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557,49,2522 114.20 (13) (b) 1. If an annual or biennial registration fee is not paid by
23November 1, from November 2 to the following April 30, the department shall add
24a late payment charge of $50 or 10% of the amount specified for the registration
25under sub. (9), (9m) or (10), whichever is greater, to the fee.
AB557, s. 102
1Section 102. 114.20 (13) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557,50,62 114.20 (13) (b) 2. If an annual or biennial registration fee is not paid by the
3following
April 30, from May 1 to October 31 or, for a biennial registration, the end
4of the biennial period
, the department shall add a late payment charge of $50 or 20%
5of the amount specified for the registration under sub. (9), (9m) or (10), whichever
6is greater,
to the fee.
AB557, s. 103 7Section 103. 114.20 (13) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB557, s. 104 8Section 104. 114.20 (13) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557,50,99 114.20 (13) (b) 5. This paragraph applies after October 31, 1989 1995.
AB557, s. 105 10Section 105. 114.20 (15) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557,50,1511 114.20 (15) (b) The lien against the aircraft for the original registration fee
12shall attach at the time the fee is first payable, and the lien for all renewals of annual
13registration shall attach on November 1 of each year thereafter and the lien for all
14renewals of biennial registration shall attach on the first November of the
15registration period and every 2 years thereafter
.
AB557, s. 106 16Section 106. 121.555 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557,50,1917 121.555 (2) (c) 1. Shall possess a valid Wisconsin operator's license or a valid
18operator's license issued by another jurisdiction, as defined in s. 340.01 (41m), or a
19valid commercial driver license issued by Mexico
.
AB557, s. 107 20Section 107. Chapter 140 of the statutes is created to read:
AB557,50,2221 Chapter 140
22 Oil company franchise fee
AB557,50,23 23140.01 Definitions. In this chapter:
AB557,50,24 24(1) "Average weighted retail price" means the following:
AB557,51,2
1(a) For motor vehicle fuel received from December 1, 1995, to March 31, 1997,
2$1.10 per gallon.
AB557,51,73 (b) For motor vehicle fuel received on April 1, 1997, and thereafter, the average
4weighted price per gallon, for motor vehicle fuel, sold at retail in this state, as
5determined by a method promulgated by the department by rule, except that the
6average weighted price may be no lower than $1.10 as indexed and the average
7weighted price may be no more than $1.30 as indexed.
AB557,51,9 8(2) "Consumer price index" means the consumer price index for all urban
9consumers, U.S. city average, as determined by the U.S. department of labor.
AB557,51,10 10(3) "Diesel fuel" has the meaning given in s. 78.005 (5).
AB557,51,11 11(4) "Department" means the department of revenue.
AB557,51,12 12(5) "Export" has the meaning given in s. 78.005 (6).
AB557,51,13 13(6) "Gasoline" has the meaning given in s. 78.005 (7).
AB557,51,15 14(7) "Indexed" means adjusted as of April 1 to reflect the percentage change in
15the annual average consumer price index during the previous year.
AB557,51,16 16(8) "Motor vehicle fuel" means gasoline or diesel fuel.
AB557,51,17 17(9) "Received" means received under s. 78.07.
AB557,51,18 18(10) "Supplier" has the meaning given under s. 78.005 (14).
AB557,51,22 19140.02 Imposition. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), there is imposed a fee
20at the rate of 3.5% of the average weighted retail price on all motor vehicle fuel
21received by a supplier for sale in this state, for sale for shipment to this state or for
22shipment to this state.
AB557,51,23 23(2) The fee imposed in sub. (1) does not apply to the following:
AB557,52,224 (a) Motor vehicle fuel that is shipped from storage at a refinery, marine
25terminal, pipeline terminal, pipeline tank farm or place of manufacture to a person

1for storage at another refinery, marine terminal, pipeline terminal, pipeline tank
2farm or place of manufacture.
AB557,52,43 (b) Motor vehicle fuel that is exported by a person who is licensed under s. 78.09
4or 140.03 (5).
AB557,52,55 (c) Diesel fuel that is dyed under s. 78.01 (2p).
AB557,52,14 6140.025 Refunds. Any person who is eligible for an exemption under s. 78.01,
7or a refund under s. 78.75, because the person uses motor vehicle fuel to operate a
8motor vehicle elsewhere than on the public highways and for the purpose of farming,
9as defined in section 464 (e) 1 of the internal revenue code, is eligible for a refund
10equal to the fee under this chapter payable by the supplier on the motor vehicle fuel
11that the person purchases at retail for those purposes. Section 78.75 (1m) (a) 3. and
12(b) to (f) and (2), as it applies to refunds under ch. 78, applies to refunds under this
13section. The penalties under s. 78.73 (1) (d), as they apply to claims for refund under
14s. 78.75, apply to claims for refunds under this section.
AB557,52,16 15140.03 Administration. (1) The department shall administer the fee under
16this chapter.
AB557,52,18 17(2) Sections 78.65 to 78.74 and 78.79 to 78.81 as they apply to the taxes under
18ch. 78 apply to the fee under this chapter.
AB557,52,21 19(3) Persons who are liable for the fee under this chapter shall state the number
20of gallons of motor vehicle fuel on which the fee is due and the amount of their liability
21for the fee in the reports under s. 78.12 (1) to (3).
AB557,52,23 22(4) The requirements for payment of the motor vehicle fuel tax under s. 78.12
23(5) apply to the fee under this chapter.
AB557,53,5 24(5) No person may ship petroleum products into this state unless that person
25either has a license under s. 78.09 or obtains an oil company franchise license from

1the department by filing with the department an application prescribed and
2furnished by the department and verified by the owner of the business if the owner
3is an individual, by a member if the owner is an unincorporated association, by a
4partner if the owner is a partnership or by the president and secretary if the owner
5is a corporation.
AB557,53,16 6(6) (a) To protect the revenues of this state, the department may require any
7person who is liable to the department for the fee under this chapter to place with
8it security in the amount that the department determines. The department may
9increase or decrease the amount of the security, but that amount may not exceed 3
10times the person's average monthly liability for the fee under this chapter as
11estimated by the department. If any person fails to provide that security, the
12department may refuse to issue a license under sub. (5) or s. 78.09 or may revoke the
13person's license under sub. (5) or s. 78.09. If any taxpayer is delinquent in the
14payment of the fee under this chapter, the department may, upon 10 days' notice,
15recover the fee, interest, penalties, costs and disbursements from the person's
16security. The department may not pay interest on any security deposit.
AB557,53,1917 (b) The security required under par. (a) may be a surety bond furnished to the
18department and payable to this state. The department shall prescribe the form and
19contents of the bond.
AB557,54,420 (c) The surety of a bond under par. (b) may conditionally cancel the bond by
21filing written notice with the person who is liable for the fee under this chapter and
22with the department. A surety who files that notice is not discharged from any
23liability that has accrued or from any liability that accrues within 60 days after the
24filing. If the person who is liable for the fee under this chapter does not, within 60
25days after receiving the notice, file with the department a new bond that is

1satisfactory to the department, the department shall revoke the person's license
2under sub. (5) or s. 78.09. If the person furnishes a new bond, the department shall
3cancel and surrender the old bond when it is satisfied that all liability under the old
4bond has been discharged.
AB557,54,95 (d) If the liability on the bond is discharged or reduced or if the department
6determines that the bond is insufficient, the department shall require additional
7surety or new bonds. If any person who is liable for the fee under this chapter fails
8to file that additional bond within 5 days after the department provides written
9notice, that person's license under sub. (5) or s. 78.09 is revoked.
AB557,54,12 10(7) On April 1, 1996, and each April 1 thereafter, the department shall calculate
11the oil company franchise fee on a cents-per-gallon basis. That calculation shall
12reflect any change in the rate for that fee that occurs on that date.
AB557, s. 108 13Section 108. 166.20 (7g) of the statutes is repealed.
AB557, s. 109 14Section 109. 218.01 (2) (bd) 1g. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
15Act 27
, is amended to read:
AB557,54,2516 218.01 (2) (bd) 1g. The manufacturer, distributor or importer shall send a
17notice of discontinuation or cancellation by certified mail, and forward a copy of the
18notice to the department of transportation, not less than 20 days before the effective
19date of discontinuation or cancellation of the agreement, if the dealer or distributor
20fails to conduct its customary sales and service operations during its customary
21business hours for 7 consecutive business days unless the failure is caused by an act
22of God, by work stoppage or delays due to strikes or labor disputes or other reason
23beyond the dealer's or distributor's control or by an order of the department of
24transportation or the office of the commissioner of transportation division of
25hearings and appeals
.
AB557, s. 110
1Section 110. 218.01 (2) (bd) 1r. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557,55,32 218.01 (2) (bd) 1r. The notice served upon a motor vehicle dealer under subds.
31. and 1g. is not effective unless it conspicuously displays the following statement:
AB557,55,44 NOTICE TO DEALER
AB557,55,145 YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO: 1) MEDIATE IF YOU OPPOSE THE
6PROPOSED TERMINATION OR NONRENEWAL OF YOUR FRANCHISE AND 2)
7A HEARING BY THE OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION
8division of hearings and appeals IF MEDIATION DOES NOT RESOLVE
9THE DISPUTE. TO PRESERVE THESE RIGHTS, YOU MUST TAKE CERTAIN
10STEPS ON OR BEFORE THE DATE THAT THE PROPOSED TERMINATION OR
11NONRENEWAL TAKES EFFECT. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONSULT
12YOUR ATTORNEY OR CALL THE DEALER SECTION, WISCONSIN
13DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AT .... (insert area code and telephone
14number).
AB557, s. 111 15Section 111. 218.01 (2c) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557,55,2316 218.01 (2c) (c) The ownership, operation or control of a dealership by a
17manufacturer, importer or distributor, or subsidiary thereof, which does not meet the
18conditions under par. (a) or (b), if the office of the commissioner of transportation
19division of hearings and appeals determines, after a hearing on the matter at the
20request of any party, that there is no prospective independent dealer available to own
21and operate the dealership in a manner consistent with the public interest and that
22meets the reasonable standard and uniformly applied qualifications of the
23manufacturer, importer or distributor.
AB557, s. 112 24Section 112. 218.01 (3) (a) 24. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557,56,7
1218.01 (3) (a) 24. Being a manufacturer, importer or distributor who fails to
2comply with the procedures in sub. (3x) regarding a dealer's request for approval of
3a change of ownership or executive management, transfer of its dealership assets to
4another person, adding another franchise at the same location as its existing
5franchise, or relocation of a franchise or who fails to comply with an order of the office
6of the commissioner of transportation
division of hearings and appeals issued under
7sub. (3x).
AB557, s. 113 8Section 113. 218.01 (3x) (b) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
9Act 27
, is amended to read:
AB557,56,2510 218.01 (3x) (b) 2. An affected grantor who does not approve of the proposed
11action shall, within 30 days after receiving the dealer's written notice of the proposed
12action or within 30 days after receiving all the information specified in a written list
13served on the dealer under subd. 1., whichever is later, file with the department of
14transportation and serve upon the dealer a written statement of the reasons for its
15disapproval. The reasons given for the disapproval or any explanation of those
16reasons by the manufacturer, distributor or importer shall not subject the
17manufacturer, distributor or importer to any civil liability unless the reasons given
18or explanations made are malicious and published with the sole intent to cause harm
19to the dealer or a transferee of the dealer. Failure to file and serve a statement within
20the applicable period shall, notwithstanding the terms of any agreement, constitute
21approval of the proposed action by the grantor. If an affected grantor files a written
22statement within the applicable period, the dealer may not voluntarily undertake
23the proposed action unless it receives an order permitting it to do so from the office
24of the commissioner of transportation
division of hearings and appeals under par. (c)
252.
AB557, s. 114
1Section 114. 218.01 (3x) (b) 3. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
2Act 27
, is amended to read:
AB557,57,103 218.01 (3x) (b) 3. A dealer who is served with a written statement by an affected
4grantor under subd. 2. may file with the department of transportation and the office
5of the commissioner of transportation
division of hearings and appeals and serve
6upon the affected grantor a complaint for the determination of whether there is good
7cause for permitting the proposed action to be undertaken. The office of the
8commissioner of transportation
division of hearings and appeals shall promptly
9schedule a hearing and decide the matter. The proposed action may not be
10undertaken pending the determination of the matter.
AB557, s. 115 11Section 115. 218.01 (3x) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557,57,1412 218.01 (3x) (c) 1. (intro.) In determining if there is good cause for permitting
13a proposed action to be undertaken, the office of the commissioner of transportation
14division of hearings and appeals may consider any relevant factor including:
AB557, s. 116 15Section 116. 218.01 (3x) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557,57,2216 218.01 (3x) (c) 2. The decision of the office of the commissioner of
17transportation
division of hearings and appeals shall be in writing and shall contain
18findings of fact and a determination of whether there is good cause for permitting the
19proposed action to be undertaken. The decision shall include an order that the dealer
20be allowed or is not allowed to undertake the proposed action, as the case may be.
21The order may require fulfillment of appropriate conditions before and after the
22proposed action is undertaken.
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