AB557-ASA1,45,148 218.01 (3x) (b) 3. A dealer who is served with a written statement by an affected
9grantor under subd. 2. may file with the department of transportation and the
10division of hearings and appeals and serve upon the affected grantor a complaint for
11the determination of whether there is good cause for permitting the proposed action
12to be undertaken. The division of hearings and appeals shall promptly schedule a
13hearing and decide the matter. The proposed action may not be undertaken pending
14the determination of the matter.
AB557-ASA1, s. 115 15Section 115. 218.01 (3x) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,45,1816 218.01 (3x) (c) 1. (intro.) In determining if there is good cause for permitting
17a proposed action to be undertaken, the office of the commissioner of transportation
18division of hearings and appeals may consider any relevant factor including:
AB557-ASA1, s. 116 19Section 116. 218.01 (3x) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,46,220 218.01 (3x) (c) 2. The decision of the office of the commissioner of
21transportation
division of hearings and appeals shall be in writing and shall contain
22findings of fact and a determination of whether there is good cause for permitting the
23proposed action to be undertaken. The decision shall include an order that the dealer
24be allowed or is not allowed to undertake the proposed action, as the case may be.

1The order may require fulfillment of appropriate conditions before and after the
2proposed action is undertaken.
AB557-ASA1, s. 117 3Section 117. 218.01 (7m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,46,134 218.01 (7m) (a) A licensee may not file a complaint or petition with the office
5of the commissioner of transportation
division of hearings and appeals or bring an
6action under sub. (9) (a), based on an alleged violation of this section by any other
7licensee or pursuant to sub. (3) (f) or (fm), (3c) or (3x), unless the licensee serves a
8demand for mediation upon the other licensee before or contemporaneous with the
9filing of the complaint or petition or the bringing of the action. A demand for
10mediation shall be in writing and served upon the other licensee by certified mail at
11an address designated for that licensee in the licensor's records. The demand for
12mediation shall contain a brief statement of the dispute and the relief sought by the
13licensee filing the demand.
AB557-ASA1, s. 118 14Section 118. 218.01 (7m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,47,515 218.01 (7m) (c) The service of a demand for mediation under par. (a) shall stay
16the time for the filing of any complaint or petition with the office of the commissioner
17of transportation
division of hearings and appeals or for bringing an action under
18sub. (9) (a), based on an alleged violation of this section by the other licensee or
19pursuant to sub. (3) (f) or (fm), (3c) or (3x), until the representatives of both licensees
20have met with a mutually selected mediator for the purpose of attempting to resolve
21the dispute. If a complaint or petition is filed before the meeting, the office of the
22commissioner of transportation
division of hearings and appeals or the court shall
23enter an order suspending the proceeding or action until the meeting has occurred
24and may, upon the written stipulation of all parties to the proceeding or action that
25they wish to continue to mediate under this subsection, enter an order suspending

1the proceeding or action for as long a period as the commissioner of transportation
2division of hearings and appeals or court considers to be appropriate. A suspension
3order issued under this paragraph may be revoked upon motion of any party or upon
4motion of the office of the commissioner of transportation division of hearings and
5appeals
or the court.
AB557-ASA1, s. 118m 6Section 118m. 234.665 of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA1,47,7 7234.665 Rail passenger service grants. (1) Definitions. In this section:
AB557-ASA1,47,88 (a) "Amtrak" means the national railroad passenger corporation.
AB557-ASA1,47,109 (b) "Eligible applicant" means a private entity that provides or intends to
10provide rail passenger service.
AB557-ASA1,47,13 11(2) Powers of authority. The authority shall establish and administer a rail
12passenger service grant program to facilitate and encourage rail passenger service
13on the route between the cities of Chicago, Illinois, and Milwaukee.
AB557-ASA1,47,15 14(3) Grant conditions. (a) The authority shall award a grant of $50,000 to one
15eligible applicant if all of the following apply:
AB557-ASA1,47,1816 1. The eligible applicant submits an application for the grant under this
17paragraph. The application shall include a preliminary plan that contains all of the
18following:
AB557-ASA1,47,2119 a. Information that specifies how the eligible applicant anticipates providing
20rail passenger service on the route between the cities of Chicago, Illinois, and
21Milwaukee without the need of a state subsidy.
AB557-ASA1,47,2322 b. Details on the expansion of rail passenger service to the cities of Green Bay
23and Madison.
AB557-ASA1,47,2524 c. Information on the possible expansion of rail passenger service by the eligible
25applicant to other locations.
AB557-ASA1,48,4
1d. If the eligible applicant is applying to operate pursuant to an agreement with
2Amtrak, satisfactory evidence that Amtrak has agreed to negotiate with the eligible
3applicant regarding the expansion of rail passenger service between the cities of
4Chicago, Illinois, and Milwaukee by the eligible applicant.
AB557-ASA1,48,115 2. The authority, after reviewing the application submitted under subd. 1.,
6determines that a grant to the eligible applicant is likely to facilitate and encourage
7rail passenger service on the route between the cities of Chicago, Illinois, and
8Milwaukee and submits a request to the joint committee on finance for the joint
9committee on finance to supplement, from the appropriation under s. 20.865 (4) (u),
10by $50,000 the appropriation under s. 20.490 (3) (q) for the purpose of awarding the
11grant under this paragraph.
AB557-ASA1,48,1512 3. The joint committee on finance approves the request under subd. 2. and,
13notwithstanding s. 13.101 (3) (a), makes the supplement specified in subd. 2. Upon
14receipt of the supplement, the authority shall award the grant of $50,000 to the
15eligible applicant from the appropriation under s. 20.490 (3) (q).
AB557-ASA1,48,1716 (b) The authority shall award a grant of $200,000 to one eligible applicant if
17all of the following apply:
AB557-ASA1,48,1918 1. The eligible applicant submits an application for the grant under this
19paragraph. The application shall include a plan that contains all of the following:
AB557-ASA1,48,2220 a. Information that specifies how the eligible applicant will provide rail
21passenger service on the route between the cities of Chicago, Illinois, and Milwaukee
22without the need of a state subsidy.
AB557-ASA1,48,2423 b. Details on the expansion of rail passenger service to the cities of Green Bay
24and Madison.
AB557-ASA1,49,2
1c. Information on the possible expansion of rail passenger service by the eligible
2applicant to other locations.
AB557-ASA1,49,53 d. Model standby agreements for track rights, labor, insurance, equipment
4leasing, dispatching, marketing, ticketing and the training and testing of railroad
5crews.
AB557-ASA1,49,86 e. If the eligible applicant is applying to operate pursuant to an agreement with
7Amtrak, satisfactory evidence that Amtrak and the eligible applicant have entered
8into a service agreement.
AB557-ASA1,49,159 2. The authority, after reviewing the application submitted under subd. 1.,
10determines that a grant to the eligible applicant is likely to facilitate and encourage
11rail passenger service on the route between the cities of Chicago, Illinois, and
12Milwaukee and submits a request to the joint committee on finance for the joint
13committee on finance to supplement, from the appropriation under s. 20.865 (4) (u),
14by $200,000 the appropriation under s. 20.490 (3) (q) for the purpose of awarding the
15grant under this paragraph.
AB557-ASA1,49,1916 3. The joint committee on finance approves the request under subd. 2. and,
17notwithstanding s. 13.101 (3) (a), makes the supplement specified in subd. 2. Upon
18receipt of the supplement, the authority shall award the grant of $200,000 to the
19eligible applicant from the appropriation under s. 20.490 (3) (q).
AB557-ASA1,49,20 20(4) Applicability. This section does not apply after December 31, 1999.
AB557-ASA1, s. 119 21Section 119. 340.01 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,50,222 340.01 (7m) "Commercial driver license" means a license issued to a person by
23this state or another jurisdiction which is in accordance with the requirements of the
24federal commercial motor vehicle safety act of 1986, 49 USC 2701 to 2716 31301 to

131317, or by Canada or Mexico
, and which authorizes the licensee to operate certain
2commercial motor vehicles.
AB557-ASA1, s. 120 3Section 120. 340.01 (7r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,50,84 340.01 (7r) "Commercial driver license information system" means the
5information system established pursuant to the federal commercial motor vehicle
6safety act of 1986, 49 USC 2701 to 2716 31301 to 31317, to serve as a clearinghouse
7for information related to the licensing and identification of commercial motor
8vehicle drivers.
AB557-ASA1, s. 121 9Section 121. 341.08 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA1,50,1110 341.08 (2) (am) If the applicant is a natural person registering a farm truck
11under s. 341.26 (3) (a) 1., the applicant's social security number.
AB557-ASA1, s. 122 12Section 122. 341.08 (2) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA1,50,1713 341.08 (2) (cm) If the applicant is registering a farm truck under s. 341.26 (3)
14(a) 1., certification that the applicant had at least $6,000 in gross farm profits, as
15defined in s. 71.58 (4), in at least one of the 2 previous taxable years, or that the
16applicant expects to have at least $6,000 in gross farm profits, as defined in s. 71.58
17(4), in the current taxable year.
AB557-ASA1, s. 123 18Section 123. 341.08 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,51,219 341.08 (4) Applications for renewal of registration shall contain the
20information required in sub. (2) for original applications or such parts thereof as the
21department deems necessary to assure the proper registration of the vehicle, except
22that all applications for renewal of registration of farm trucks under s. 341.26 (3) (a)
231. shall contain the information specified in sub. (2) (am) and (cm)
. The department
24may require that applications for renewal of registration be accompanied by the
25certificate of title issued for the vehicle only when the true ownership or proper

1registration of the vehicle is in doubt and cannot be resolved from records maintained
2by the department.
AB557-ASA1, s. 124 3Section 124. 341.08 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA1,51,74 341.08 (8) The department may not disclose a social security number obtained
5from an applicant under sub. (2) (am) to any person except to the department of
6revenue for the sole purpose of determining the applicant's eligibility to register the
7farm truck under s. 341.26 (3) (a) 1.
AB557-ASA1, s. 125 8Section 125. 341.14 (6r) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,51,119 341.14 (6r) (b) 2. An additional fee of $10 $15 shall be charged for the issuance
10or reissuance of the plates for special groups specified under par. (f) 1. to 34., 48., 49.,
1149m.
and 51.
AB557-ASA1, s. 126 12Section 126. 341.14 (6r) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB557-ASA1, s. 127 13Section 127. 341.14 (6r) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,51,2314 341.14 (6r) (b) 4. An additional fee of $20 that is in addition to the fee under
15subd. 2. or 3. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on an
16annual basis for a special group specified under par. (f) 35. to 47. An additional fee
17of $40 that is in addition to the fee under subd. 2. or 3. shall be charged for the
18issuance or renewal of a plate issued on a biennial basis for a special group specified
19under par. (f) 35. to 47. if the plate is issued or renewed during the first year of the
20biennial registration period or $20 for the issuance or renewal if the plate is issued
21or renewed during the 2nd year of the biennial registration period. The fee under
22this subdivision is deductible as a charitable contribution for purposes of the taxes
23under ch. 71.
AB557-ASA1, s. 127m 24Section 127m. 341.14 (6r) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,52,13
1341.14 (6r) (b) 5. An additional fee of $25 that is in addition to the fee under
2subd. 2.
shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on an annual
3basis for the special group specified under par. (f) 50. An additional fee of $50 that
4is in addition to the fee under subd. 2.
shall be charged for the issuance or renewal
5of a plate issued on the biennial basis for the special group specified under par. (f) 50.
6if the plate is issued or renewed during the first year of the biennial registration
7period or $25 for the issuance or renewal if the plate is issued or renewed during the
82nd year of the biennial registration period. All moneys received under this
9subdivision in excess of the initial costs of production of the special group plate under
10par. (f) 50. or $15,000, whichever is less, shall be deposited in the conservation fund
11and credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (fs). To the extent permitted
12under ch. 71, the fee under this subdivision is deductible as a charitable contribution
13for purposes of the taxes under ch. 71.
AB557-ASA1, s. 127r 14Section 127r. 341.145 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA1,52,1815 341.145 (3m) All fees collected under sub. (3) for plates issued or reissued
16under sub. (1) (c) to members of authorized special groups specified under s. 341.14
17(6r) (f) 1. to 32., 49., 49m. and 51. and for plates issued or reissued under sub. (1) (b)
18shall be deposited in the veterans trust fund.
AB557-ASA1, s. 128 19Section 128. 341.21 of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA1,52,25 20341.21 Registration and title transactions by dealers. The department
21may contract with a motor vehicle dealer for services relating to the processing or
22distribution of original or renewal registrations under this chapter or certificates of
23title under ch. 342. The department may not compensate a motor vehicle dealer for
24services provided under this section. A contract with a motor vehicle dealer shall
25contain the following provisions:
AB557-ASA1,53,3
1(1) The amount of fees, if any, that the motor vehicle dealer may charge a person
2for services relating to the processing or distribution of an original or renewal
3registration or a certificate of title.
AB557-ASA1,53,6 4(2) Within 7 business days after the completion of an application, the motor
5vehicle dealer shall process the application and submit any required fees and other
6documentation to the department.
AB557-ASA1,53,8 7(3) The motor vehicle dealer shall retain all records related to an application
8for original or renewal registration or a certificate of title for at least 5 years.
AB557-ASA1,53,10 9(4) The department or its representative may, without any prior notice, conduct
10random inspections and audits of the motor vehicle dealer.
AB557-ASA1, s. 129 11Section 129. 341.26 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,53,1412 341.26 (3) (a) 1. For each farm truck having a gross weight of 12,000 pounds
13or less, a biennial fee of $42. Registration plates issued under this subdivision expire
14on the last day of February of even-numbered years.
AB557-ASA1, s. 130 15Section 130. 341.297 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 341.297 (2) (a) and
16amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,53,2117 341.297 (2) (a) A farm truck having a gross weight of 12,000 pounds or less, as
18specified in s. 341.26 (3) (a) 1. The registration period for such a farm truck begins
19on March 1 of an even-numbered year and ends on the last day of February of the
20next even-numbered year
All such farm trucks shall be registered by the department
21according to the monthly series of registration prescribed by par. (b)
.
AB557-ASA1, s. 131 22Section 131. 341.297 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA1,54,223 341.297 (2) (b) There are established 24 registration periods, each to be
24designated by a calendar month and to start on the first day of such month and end
25on the last day of the 24th month from the date of commencing. The department shall

1so administer the monthly series system of registration as to distribute the work of
2registering farm trucks as uniformly as practicable throughout the calendar year.
AB557-ASA1, s. 132 3Section 132. 341.43 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,54,10 4341.43 Audits. The department may conduct such audits as it deems
5necessary to determine the adequacy of fees paid under the international
6registration plan or other proportional registration law or agreement and taxes and
7fees
paid under s. 341.45. Audits shall be conducted during normal business hours.
8Credits shall be given for overpayments and deficiencies shall be assessed, with
9interest. Actual and necessary expenses incurred by an auditor, plus wages, may be
10assessed against the person audited.
AB557-ASA1, s. 133 11Section 133. 341.45 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,54,13 12341.45 (title) Importation in vehicle tanks regulated; taxes; fees;
13permits
.
AB557-ASA1, s. 134 14Section 134. 341.45 (1g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,55,215 341.45 (1g) (a) Every Except as provided in subs. (3) and (4g), every person who
16purchases or obtains motor vehicle fuel or an alternate fuel outside of this state and
17operates any qualified motor vehicle into this state upon a highway and transports
18that fuel in an attached or unattached fuel supply tank for the sole purpose of
19operating the qualified motor vehicle shall pay the Wisconsin motor vehicle fuel or
20alternate fuels tax and the oil inspection fee under s. 168.12 on the gallons consumed
21by the qualified motor vehicle while operated on the highways of this state. The
22person shall pay the tax and fees by purchasing motor vehicle fuel or alternate fuels
23within this state in an amount that is equivalent to the gallonage consumed while
24operating the qualified motor vehicle on the highways of this state, or by remitting

1the tax and fees directly to the department or to another jurisdiction that is a party
2to the international fuel tax agreement.
AB557-ASA1, s. 135 3Section 135. 341.45 (1g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,55,64 341.45 (1g) (b) The department may require any person required to pay under
5par. (a) to report on forms prescribed by it, to display evidence of compliance with par.
6(a) and to pay taxes and fees in the manner specified by the department.
AB557-ASA1,55,9 7(c) The department shall require any person convicted of evading the tax or fees
8due under par. (a) to report on forms and in the manner prescribed by the
9department.
AB557-ASA1, s. 136 10Section 136. 341.45 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,55,1711 341.45 (2) Every person regularly or habitually operating qualified motor
12vehicles upon the highways of any other state and using in those qualified motor
13vehicles motor vehicle fuel or an alternate fuel purchased or obtained in this state
14shall be allowed a credit or refund equal to the oil inspection fee and the tax on the
15motor vehicle fuel or alternate fuel actually paid to the state in which it is used, but
16not to exceed the tax and fees imposed on motor vehicle fuel or alternate fuels by this
17state.
AB557-ASA1, s. 137 18Section 137. 341.45 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,55,2519 341.45 (3) The department may enter into reciprocal agreements with the
20appropriate officials of any other state under which it may waive all or any part of
21the requirements imposed by this section upon those who use motor vehicle fuel or
22alternate fuels upon which the tax has and fees have been paid to another state if the
23officials of the other state grant equivalent privileges with respect to motor vehicle
24fuel or alternate fuels used in that state but upon which the tax has and fees have
25been paid to Wisconsin.
AB557-ASA1, s. 138
1Section 138. 341.45 (4g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA1,56,72 341.45 (4g) The department may issue trip permits for 72-hour periods to
3persons who would otherwise be required to pay the Wisconsin motor vehicle fuel or
4alternate fuels tax and the oil inspection fee under sub. (1g). The department shall
5charge a fee of not less than $15 for each permit issued under this subsection. A
6person who has obtained a permit under this subsection is exempt from the
7purchasing requirement of sub. (1g) (a).
AB557-ASA1, s. 139 8Section 139. 341.45 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA1,56,149 341.45 (4m) All oil inspection fees paid to the department of transportation
10under sub. (1g) (a) in excess of oil inspection fee credits or refunds under sub. (2) shall
11be deposited in the petroleum inspection fund. All oil inspection fees credited or
12refunded by the department of transportation under sub. (2) in excess of oil
13inspection fees paid to the department of transportation under sub. (1g) (a) shall be
14paid from the petroleum inspection fund.
AB557-ASA1, s. 140 15Section 140. 341.45 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,56,2116 341.45 (5) The department shall promulgate rules under ch. 227 necessary to
17administer this section. The rules shall include provisions relating to the issuance
18and use of the permits authorized under sub. (4g).
The rules may include provisions
19relating to the payment of interest on late payments of motor vehicle fuel and
20alternate fuels taxes, oil inspection fees, and fees for the late payment or
21underpayment of motor vehicle fuel and alternate fuels taxes and oil inspection fees.
AB557-ASA1, s. 141 22Section 141. 343.01 (2) (cb) of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA1,57,223 343.01 (2) (cb) "Motorized construction equipment" means motor-driven
24construction equipment designed principally for off-road use, including a

1motorscraper, backhoe, motorgrader, compacter, excavator, tractor, trencher and
2bulldozer.
AB557-ASA1, s. 143 3Section 143. 343.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,57,84 343.02 (1) The department shall administer and enforce this chapter and may
5promulgate for that purpose such rules as the secretary considers necessary. Rules
6promulgated under this chapter may not conflict with and shall be at least as
7stringent as standards set by the federal commercial motor vehicle safety act, 49
8USC 2701
to 2716 31301 to 31317 and the regulations adopted under that act.
AB557-ASA1, s. 144 9Section 144. 343.03 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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