Acts Index

Gas pipeline safety: provisions expanded to cover facilities not owned by public utilities  -  Act 430

Placing foreign objects in edibles: law expanded  -  Act 410

Robbery or burglary committed with oleoresin of capsicum container made a Class B felony  -  Act 288

Safety and buildings administrative services appropriation [Sec. 18, 9415]  -  Act 216

Safety and buildings laws administration and enforcement transferred from DILHR to DOD [Sec. 3, 4, 44, 46, 128m, 152-162, 172, 224, 301, 384, 398, 402, 516, 517p,r, 616, 617, 962-966, 969, 969m, 973, 975-977, 978m-983, 985-992, 1658, 1670, 1691, 1713-1735, 2334, 2338, 2599, 3222, 3223, 3235, 3236, 3245, 3289, 3302, 3303, 3317-3319, 3325-3330, 3347, 3476, 3479, 3525, 3610-3645, 3650-3651m, 3656-3659, 3662, 3686-3694, 3713, 3714, 3716, 3717, 3719, 3720, 3726-3741, 3743, 3746-3753, 3754-3756, 3757, 3759-3762, 3766-3776, 3778, 3780, 3781, 3782, 3784, 3790-3792, 3867-3870, 3938, 4144, 4204, 4210, 4214, 4332, 4355-4359, 4361, 4402, 4405, 4406, 4441, 4455, 4464-4473, 4481, 5236, 5973, 6220, 6224, 6225, 6227, 6238, 6252, 6298, 6323, 6327, 6330-6343, 6344, 6345, 6415, 6416, 6605, 6606, 6615, 6616, 6884-6887, 6894, 7019, 7037, 7041, 7061, 7067, 7098, 7103, 7214, 7215, 7227-7229, 7292, 9116 (7m), 9130 (1g), (2)-(3), 9430 (1g), (4), (7j)] [979, 3729e, 3733p, 9430 (1g), (4) — partial veto; 517p, r, 978m, 3727g, h, 3729d, f-m, 3733c-L, t, x, 9116 (7m), 9130 (1g) — vetoed]  -  Act 27

Statewide public safety radio management program  -  Act 113

public service commission Public service commission

Acid deposition studies, evaluation and monitoring: statutory references and appropriations deleted [Sec. 1054, 4305-4307, 5246, 9459 (5)]  -  Act 27

Fencing, farm crossing and cattle guard costs: Railroad commissioner and PSC duties re state reimbursement plan [partial veto]  -  Act 113

Gas utility: individual contract provisions revised re sunset date  -  Act 317

Municipally owned water or water and sewer public utility rate increases: PSC hearing exemptions  -  Act 363

PSC hearing requirements re river improvement tolls repealed  -  Act 196

PSC revisions re advance planning, telecommunications utilities, public utilities and terminology updates (remedial legislation)  -  Act 409

Radioactive waste review board and related councils eliminated; responsibilities transferred to PSC [Sec. 95, 220, 221, 1779-1799, 4333, 4334, 4453, 9157 (3)]  -  Act 27

Small telecommunications company: definition revised  -  Act 46

Stray voltage program revised and made permanent; fees authorized [Sec. 486, 528, 529, 3562, 5247, 5248, 5250-5255]  -  Act 27

Video conferencing by PSC [Sec. 5237, 5238, 5240-5245]  -  Act 27

public utility Public utility, see also Electric utility; Sanitation and sewerage management; Telecommunications; Waterworks

Gas pipeline safety: provisions expanded to cover facilities not owned by public utilities  -  Act 430

Gas utility: individual contract provisions revised re sunset date  -  Act 317

Municipally owned water or water and sewer public utility rate increases: PSC hearing exemptions  -  Act 363

Property tax equivalent payments for utilities owned by municipalities [Sec. 3316m]  -  Act 27

PSC revisions re advance planning, telecommunications utilities, public utilities and terminology updates (remedial legislation)  -  Act 409

Revenue bonds to refund municipal obligation: authority expanded re public utility or public transportation system [Sec. 49-51]  -  Act 216

Spent nuclear fuel facility: municipal shared revenue payment revised [Sec. 3509b, 9348 (11g)]  -  Act 27

Transmission facility excavation and damage procedures revised  -  Act 135

Unpaid utility bill responsibility and municipal utility collection practices revised  -  Act 419

Utility interconnection provisions [Sec. 5235s]  -  Act 27

public utility _ taxation Public utility — Taxation, see also Railroad — Taxation

Heat, light and power companies: state license fee and shared revenue provisions [Sec. 3451, 3461-3464, 3507-3509, 9448 (3)]  -  Act 27

public welfare Public welfare, see also County — Human service department; Public assistance

Community services: aids and local assistance funding modified [Sec. 2301m-p, 2326m, n, 2333g-L]  -  Act 27

County-funded relief program and nonmedical benefits for specific class of persons authorized; certain reimbursements to counties; provisions re eligibility criteria, work component and vehicle registration information  -  Act 58

National and community service board transferred from DOA to DILHR [Sec. 115-117, 146-148m, 280-282, 1077, 1082, 1083, 9101 (1), 9430 (2), 9445 (1)] [vetoed]  -  AB-150

Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewas: social services contract with DHSS authorized [Sec. 9126 (26j)]  -  Act 27

Regional, human and social services delivery services: feasibility study provided [Sec. 9126 (27u)] [vetoed]  -  AB-150

RNIP and general relief programs eliminated and replaced with relief block grants and other county programs; contracting with private health providers authorized [for section numbers, see entry under ``Relief program"]  -  Act 27

Social worker training certificate created [Sec. 6619, 6620] [6620 — partial veto]  -  Act 27

public works Public works

Prevailing wage effective date re 1995 WisAct 215 revised [Sec. 85m, p]  -  Act 216

Prevailing wage rates and hours laws revised re state and local public works projects; coverage of certain truck drivers revised  -  Act 215

Surety bond for public works contracts: county approval procedure revised (remedial legislation)  -  Act 432

pupil assessment Pupil assessment, see School — Branches of instruction

pupil discipline or rights Pupil discipline or rights, see School — Discipline

purchasing, government Purchasing, Government

Disadvantaged business demonstration and training program: sunset extended  -  Act 113

Recycled paper purchase by state agencies: implementation date modified (remedial legislation)  -  Act 432

State procurement procedures and contract with governmental entities or consortia with 3rd parties revised; DOA may adjust based on consumer price index  -  Act 244

Subscription service for prospective state vendors modified; bidders list and registration fee provision created  -  Act 351

q_r - Q+R -

racine county Racine county

Professional baseball park district created; provisions re bond issuance, contracting, minority businesses, LAB audit, sky box special rental payments, contributions to youth sports organizations and smoke-free environment in certain stadium seating areas [partial veto]  -  . Act 56

racing Racing

Racing and pari-mutuel wagering: revision re racetrack breakage [Sec. 546x, 1018c, 6965-6972]  -  Act 27

Racing animal drug testing requirements revised [Sec. 6975, 9123 (4), (5)]  -  Act 27

Racing animal treatment: DATCP duties transferred to Gaming commission [Sec. 3554, 3555, 6952]  -  Act 27

Racing revisions re simulcast racing and amount of total wagers distributed as prizes [Sec. 6951, 6954-6961m, 9123 (3)] [6958 — partial veto]  -  Act 27

radar detector Radar detector, see Motor vehicle — Regulation — Speed

radiation Radiation

Low-level radioactive waste council: sunset date extended [Sec. 119, 237]  -  Act 27

Midwest interstate low-level radioactive waste compact revised  -  Act 115

Radioactive waste review board and related councils eliminated; responsibilities transferred to PSC [Sec. 95, 220, 221, 1779-1799, 4333, 4334, 4453, 9157 (3)]  -  Act 27

radio Radio

Incidental taking of endangered or threatened species: permits created; news media notification provision  -  Act 296

Radio and sound-producing or amplification devices in motor vehicles: laws revised; vehicle impoundment and owner liability provided; local ordinances authorized; forfeitures doubled for violations  -  Act 373

Statewide public safety radio management program  -  Act 113

radioactive waste Radioactive waste, see Radiation

raffle Raffle, see Gambling

railroad Railroad

Highway improvement procedures [Sec. 3515m-3519i] [3515m, 3519g, i — vetoed]  -  Act 27

Rail property acquisitions and infrastructure improvements: bonding and funding revisions  -  Act 113

Rail service assistance appropriation: title changed  -  Act 113

Railroad corporation submission of stockholder annual reports: filing with Railroads commissioner continued [Sec. 58, 9423 (2)]  -  Act 216

Railroad property acquired by DOT: exemption from tax-exempt property report requirement  -  Act 113

Railroad rolling stock: tax exemption for [vetoed]  -  AB-557

railroad _ crossing Railroad — Crossing

Fencing, farm crossing and cattle guard costs: Railroad commissioner and PSC duties re state reimbursement plan [partial veto]  -  Act 113

railroad _ passenger service Railroad — Passenger service

Commuter rail service between Illinois and cities of Beloit and Janesville: DOT to study [partial veto]  -  Act 113

High-speed rail service between Wisconsin and Minnesota: study authorized; matching funds provision [partial veto]  -  Act 113

railroad _ taxation Railroad — Taxation

Car line company tax: revisions re payment in instalments and reduced rates  -  Act 237

Railroad rolling stock: tax exemption for [vetoed]  -  AB-557

railroads _ commissioner, office of Railroads — Commissioner, Office of

Fencing, farm crossing and cattle guard costs: Railroad commissioner and PSC duties re state reimbursement plan [partial veto]  -  Act 113

Payment of office expenses [Sec. 5224m, 9346 (1)]  -  Act 27

Railroad articles of incorporation filing transferred from Secretary of state to DOR [Sec. 5066]  -  Act 27

Railroad corporation submission of stockholder annual reports: filing with Railroads commissioner continued [Sec. 58, 9423 (2)]  -  Act 216

rape Rape, see Sex crimes