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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
November 13, 2007 - Introduced by Representatives Gottlieb, Berceau and
Townsend, cosponsored by Senator Grothman. Referred to Committee on
Tourism, Recreation and State Properties.
AB575,1,2
1An Act to create 30.77 (3) (f) of the statutes;
relating to: fees to support water
2safety patrols.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law authorizes a municipality, public inland lake protection and
rehabilitation district, or town sanitary district to charge boat operators a
reasonable fee for the use of a public boat launching facility that the municipality or
district owns or operates.
This bill authorizes a municipality, public inland lake protection and
rehabilitation district, or town sanitary district to charge a boat operator who is
using a public boat launching facility that the municipality or district owns or
operates an additional fee to support a water safety patrol that the municipality or
district operates. The fee may not exceed 20 percent of the fee for daily resident
vehicle admission to a state park.
For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB575, s. 1
3Section
1. 30.77 (3) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB575,2,74
30.77
(3) (f) Notwithstanding the prohibition in sub. (1) (b) against ordinances
5or local regulations that exclude any boat from the free use of the waters of the state,
1a municipality, a public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, or a town
2sanitary district that has in effect an ordinance under par. (am) may charge a boat
3operator using a public boat launching facility that the municipality or district owns
4or operates a fee, of not more than 20 percent of the amount specified in s. 27.01 (7)
5(f) 2., for the municipality's or district's costs of operating or maintaining a water
6safety patrol unit, as defined in s. 30.79 (1) (b). The fee under this paragraph may
7be charged in addition to any fee authorized to be charged under par. (e) 1. a.
