SECTION 1439. 27.01 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (2) (c) Make, and as rapidly as possible carry out, plans for the development of the areas in the state parks park system, including the layout and construction of roads, trails, camping and picnic areas, buildings, water and sewer and other sanitary installations, and the development of all other facilities considered necessary for the preservation of special features or the overall usefulness of any area in the state park system.
SECTION 1440. 27.01 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (2) (d) Enter into agreements with the federal government, the government of neighboring states, state departments, counties, towns, scientific societies, organizations, individuals or others on any subject considered of concern and benefit to the state parks park system. Operation of historic buildings, restorations, museums or remains within the boundaries of a an area of the state park or parks system may be vested by such agreements in the historical society, which may, in accordance with s. 44.02 (5), charge an admission fee to such buildings, restorations, museums or remains in order to defray in whole or in part the costs of operation of such sites.
SECTION 1441. 27.01 (2) (e) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
27.01 (2) (e) For the state park system, accept and administer, in the name of the state, any gifts, grants, bequests and devises, including land, interests in land, money and funding made available to the department by the federal government under any act of congress relating to any of the functions of the department.
SECTION 1442. 27.01 (2) (ec) of the statutes is created to read:
27.01 (2) (ec) Extend and consolidate lands or waters suitable for the state park system by the exchange of other lands or waters under its supervision.
SECTION 1443. 27.01 (2) (eg) of the statutes is created to read:
27.01(2) (eg) Accept donations of buildings, facilities and structures constructed upon lands owned by this state in the state park system and under the jurisdiction of the department.
SECTION 1444. 27.01 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (2) (f) Grant concessions or franchises for the furnishing of supplies or facilities and services on the state parks in the areas of the state park system that are considered necessary for the proper comfort of the public.
SECTION 1445. 27.01 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (2) (g) Lease parts or parcels of state park land or grant easements thereto areas of the state park system, subject to sub. (2mn) and ss. 23.305 and 26.08.
SECTION 1446. 27.01 (2) (gm) of the statutes is created to read:
27.01 (2) (gm) Grant easements to parts or parcels of areas of the state park system. If the easement is in a southern state forest, the easement shall be subject to s. 28.02 (5).
SECTION 1447. 27.01 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (2) (h) Designate by appropriate name any area in the state park system not expressly named by the legislature.
SECTION 1448. 27.01 (2) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (2) (i) Establish and operate in state parks the areas of the state park system such services and conveniences and install such facilities as will render such parks the areas more attractive for public use and make reasonable charges for the use thereof of these areas.
SECTION 1449. 27.01 (2) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (2) (j) Promulgate rules necessary to govern the conduct of state park visitors in the areas of the state park system, and for the protection of state park to protect the property, or the use of facilities, in the state park system, including the use of boats and other watercraft on lakes or rivers within the limits of a state park an area in the state park system, and the use of roads, trails or bridle paths.
SECTION 1450. 27.01 (2) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (2) (k) Designate parking areas and regulate the use and movement of automobiles or other vehicles in the state parks any area of the state park system.
SECTION 1451. 27.01 (2) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (2) (L) Make surveys and investigations of sites considered potentially valuable for state parks the state park system.
SECTION 1452. 27.01 (2) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (2) (m) Take such any other action as that may be deemed considered advisable for the administration, development, maintenance or protection of the state park system or any part or parts thereof. The department may not perform any act on land in the state park system that is held for sale that will diminish its sale value.
SECTION 1453. 27.01 (2g) of the statutes is created to read:
27.01 (2g) FUNDS FROM DONATIONS. All funds included in the gifts, grants, bequests and devises received or expected to be received by the department for the state park system in a biennium shall be included in the statement of its actual and estimated receipts and disbursements for such biennium required to be contained in the biennial state budget report under s. 16.46, and shall be considered to be and treated the same as other actual and estimated receipts and disbursements of the department. The department may acknowledge the receipt of any funding from a particular person or group in any department pamphlet, bulletin or other publication.
SECTION 1454. 27.01 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
27.01 (2m) DONATION OF FACILITIES. The donor of buildings, facilities and structures under sub. (2) (eg) may contract for this construction according to plans and specifications provided by the department or may enter into a contract for professional architectural and engineering services to develop plans and specifications of the buildings, facilities and structures and contract for their construction. Upon the completion of construction satisfactory to the department, title of the buildings, facilities and structures shall vest in the state. No person may construct any building, facility or structure under this subsection without the prior approval of the department regarding plans and specifications, materials, suitability, design, capacity or location. The plans and specifications for any building, structure or facility donated under this paragraph shall also be subject to the approval of the building commission.
SECTION 1455. 27.01 (2mn) of the statutes is created to read:
27.01 (2mn) GRANT OF EASEMENTS AND LEASES. Any easements granted under sub. (2) (gm) and any leases granted under sub. (2) (g) or s. 23.305 or 26.08 by the department shall have the restrictions necessary to preserve and protect the land subject to the lease or easement for the purposes for which it was acquired or made part of the state park system.
SECTION 1456. 27.01 (2n) of the statutes is created to read:
27.01 (2n) CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS IN PROPERTY. The department may acquire any easement for the benefit of any area in the state park system. For purposes of this subsection, "easement" includes a negative easement, a restrictive covenant, a covenant running with the land and any other right for a lawful use of the property together with the right to acquire all negative easements, restrictive covenants, covenants running with the land, and all rights for use of property.
SECTION 1457. 27.01 (2p) of the statutes is created to read:
27.01 (2p) ACCESS TO LANDS. If there are areas of the state park system that are inaccessible because they are surrounded by lands not belonging to the state, and if the department determines that the usefulness or value of these areas of the state park system will be increased if there is access to them over lands not belonging to the state, the department may acquire the land necessary to construct highways that will furnish the needed access.
SECTION 1458. 27.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (3) (title) TRANSFER OF STATE PARK SYSTEM LAND TO MUNICIPALITIES. The department may not transfer the ownership of any state park or land within any state park area in the state park system to any county, city, village or town unless it receives the approval of the joint committee on finance regarding the appropriate level of reimbursement to be received by the state to reflect the state's cost in acquiring and developing the state park or land within the state park area.
SECTION 1459. 27.01 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (4) (title) PARK STATE PARK MANAGERS. Park State park managers employed by the department shall have all the powers of state fire wardens as provided in ch. 26, and such powers shall apply to areas in the state parks park system.
SECTION 1460. 27.01 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (5) ROADSIDE PARKS. All areas designated as roadside parks shall be a part of the state park system. Roadside parks will consist of naturally attractive parcels of land ( that are 5 acres or more in size ) and that are immediately contiguous to a state trunk highway. Each such area and shall carry a distinctive name and shall be managed and developed as a part of the state park system.
SECTION 1461. 27.01 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (6) NAMES. (intro.) The following areas in the state parks park system shall be designated as follows:
SECTION 1462. 27.01 (6) (q) of the statutes is created to read:
27.01 (6) (q) The state recreation area in the town of Brighton, Kenosha County, as "Bong State Recreation Area".
SECTION 1463. 27.01 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 27.01 (7) (a) 1r.
SECTION 1464. 27.01 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
27.01 (7) (a) 1. In this subsection and in subs. (10) and (11), "departments" means the department of tourism and parks and the department of natural resources.
SECTION 1465. 27.01 (7) (a) 1g. of the statutes is created to read:
27.01 (7) (a) 1g. In this subsection, "designating department" means the department that designated the vehicle admission area.
SECTION 1466. 27.01 (7) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (7) (a) 3. In this subsection, "vehicle admission area" means the Bong area lands acquired under s. 23.09 (13) state recreation area, the Point Beach state forest, recreational areas in other state forests designated as such by the department of tourism and parks or by the department of natural resources, designated use zones within state recreation areas established under s. 23.091 (3), and any state park or roadside park except those areas specified in par. (c) 5.
SECTION 1467. 27.01 (7) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
27.01 (7) (am) The department of tourism and parks shall designate vehicle admission areas for state parks, roadside parks, state recreation areas and southern state forests. The department of natural resources shall designate vehicle admission areas for state forests that are not southern state forests. A vehicle admission sticker issued by either department is valid in any vehicle admission area.
SECTION 1468. 27.01 (7) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (7) (c) 1. Any vehicle in an admission area between November 1 and March 31, except as the designating department provides by rule;
SECTION 1469. 27.01 (7) (c) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (7) (c) 8. Any vehicle towed behind or carried on another vehicle. The designating department may issue a special permit for a towed or carried vehicle in order to determine compliance with and facilitate enforcement of the vehicle admission sticker requirement; or
SECTION 1470. 27.01 (7) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (7) (d) Issuance of vehicle admission stickers. An The departments shall issue annual vehicle admission sticker shall be issued by the department and is stickers which are valid for the calendar year for which it is they are issued. An annual vehicle admission sticker may not be issued by the department for a motor bus. A The departments shall issue daily vehicle admission sticker shall be issued by the department, stickers. A daily vehicle admission sticker shall state the date for which it is issued and is effective only for the date issued.
SECTION 1471. 27.01 (7) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (7) (f) 1. Except as provided in par. (gm), the fee for an annual vehicle admission sticker is $15 $18 for each vehicle which has Wisconsin registration plates, except that no fee is charged for a sticker issued under s. 29.1475 (6).
SECTION 1472. 27.01 (7) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (7) (f) 2. Except as provided in subds. 3. and 4. and par. (gm) 4., the fee for a daily vehicle admission sticker is $4 $5 for any vehicle which has Wisconsin registration plates.
SECTION 1473. 27.01 (7) (g) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (7) (g) 1. Except as provided in par. (gm), the fee for an annual vehicle admission sticker for any vehicle which has a registration plate or plates from another state is $24 $25.
SECTION 1474. 27.01 (7) (g) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
27.01 (7) (g) 1. Except as provided in par. (gm), the fee for an annual vehicle admission sticker is $25 for any vehicle which has a registration plate or plates from another state, except that no fee is charged for a sticker issued under s. 29.1475 (6).
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 27.01 (7) (g) 1. This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: LRB-2643 and LRB-2644.
SECTION 1475. 27.01 (7) (g) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (7) (g) 2. Except as provided in subds. 3. and 4., the fee for a daily vehicle admission sticker for any vehicle which has a registration plate or plates from another state is $6 $7.
SECTION 1476. 27.01 (7) (gm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (7) (gm) 1. Notwithstanding pars. (f) 1. and (g) 1., the department departments shall charge an individual 50% of the applicable fee under par. (f) 1. or (g) 1. for an annual vehicle admission sticker if the individual applying for the sticker or a member of his or her household owns a vehicle for which a current annual vehicle admission sticker has been issued for the applicable fee under par. (f) 1. or (g) 1.
SECTION 1477. 27.01 (7) (gm) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 1478. 27.01 (7) (gm) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (7) (gm) 3. Notwithstanding par. (f) 1., the fee for an annual vehicle admission sticker for a vehicle that has Wisconsin registration plates and that is owned by a resident senior citizen, as defined in s. 29.01 (12m), is $6.50 $9.
SECTION 1479. 27.01 (7) (gm) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (7) (gm) 4. Notwithstanding par. (f) 2., the fee for a daily vehicle admission sticker for a vehicle that has Wisconsin registration plates and that is owned by a resident senior citizen, as defined in s. 29.01 (12m), is $2 $3.
SECTION 1480. 27.01 (7) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (7) (h) Use of vehicle admission sticker fees. All moneys collected from the sale of annual vehicle admission stickers and daily vehicle admission stickers shall be paid within one week into the state treasury, credited to the conservation fund and used for state parks, state recreation areas, and recreation areas in state forests and the Bong area lands.
SECTION 1481. 27.01 (9) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (9) (intro.) WAIVER OF FEES; SPECIAL FEES. The department of tourism and parks may waive the fees for the vehicle admission areas it designates under subs. sub. (7) and the fees under sub. (8) or may charge admission fees in addition to or instead of those fees. The department of natural resources may do the same for vehicle admission areas it designates. Fees or fee waivers may vary, based upon any of the following:
SECTION 1482. 27.01 (10) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (10) (b) Establishment, operation and categories of campgrounds. The department of tourism and parks may establish and operate state campgrounds in state parks, southern state forests and other lands under its supervision and management. The department of natural resources may establish and operate state campgrounds in state forests other than southern state forests and on other lands under its supervision and management. Each department may classify, by rule, state campgrounds into separate categories.
SECTION 1483. 27.01 (10) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (10) (d) 1. The camping fee for each night at a campsite in a campground which is classified as a Type "A" campground by the department under par. (b) is $8 for a resident camping party.
SECTION 1484. 27.01 (10) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
