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25.40
(1) (a) 2. Other revenues specified in ch. 218 derived from the issuance
20of licenses under the authority of the
commissioner
division of banking which shall
21be paid into the general fund.
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25.40
(1) (a) 12. Fees collected under s. 341.45 (1g) (a) that are required under
25s. 341.45 (4m) to be deposited in the petroleum inspection fund.
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25.40
(2) (b) 13. Section 20.399 (1)
(r) (v).
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4Section 1411r. 25.40 (2) (b) 13. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
5Act .... (this act), is renumbered 25.40 (2) (b) 15m. and amended to read:
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25.40
(2) (b) 15m. Section
20.399 (1)
20.445 (6) (v).
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25.40
(2) (b) 15g. Section 20.445 (1) (uy).
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25.43
(3) Except for the purpose of investment as provided in s. 25.17 (2) (d),
12the clean water fund may be used only for the purposes authorized under ss. 20.320
13(1) (r), (s) and (t), 20.370 (2) (mt) and (mx)
and (4) (iv) and (ix), (6) (mu) and (mx) and
14(8) (mr), 20.505 (1) (v) and (x), 144.241 and 144.2415.
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25.46
(17m) All moneys received under s. 144.968 (2) for cooperative remedial
17action.
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25.465
(7) The fees imposed under s. 94.705
(1) and (4).
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25.50
(1) (d) "Local government" means any county, town, village, city, power
22district, sewerage district, drainage district, town sanitary district, public inland
23lake protection and rehabilitation district, public library system, school district or
24technical college district in this state, any commission, committee, board or officer
25of any governmental subdivision of this state, any court of this state, other than the
1court of appeals or the supreme court, or any authority created under s. 231.02
,
2233.02 or 234.02.
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425.61 Information technology investment fund. There is created a
5separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the information technology
6investment fund consisting of all revenues accruing to the state from fees assessed
7under ss. 16.701, 16.702 and 16.855 (22) and from gifts, grants and bequests made
8for information technology development purposes and moneys transferred to the
9fund from other funds.
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25.75
(2) Creation. There is created a separate nonlapsible trust fund known
13as the lottery fund, to consist of gross lottery revenues received by the
commission 14department of revenue.
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25.75
(3) (b) 1. Compensation paid to retailers under s. 565.10 (14) shall be
17included regardless of whether the compensation is deducted by the retailer prior to
18transmitting lottery ticket and lottery share revenues to the
commission department
19of revenue.
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26.11
(7) (a) Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (c), if the sum of the unencumbered
22balances in the appropriation accounts under s. 20.370 (1) (cs) and (mz) exceeds
23$500,000 on June 30 of any fiscal year, the amount in excess of $500,000 shall lapse
24from the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (1) (cs) to the conservation fund,
25except as provided in par. (b).
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1(b) Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (c), if the amount in the appropriation account
2under s. 20.370 (1) (cs) is insufficient for the amount that must lapse under par. (a),
3the remainder that is necessary for the lapse shall lapse from the appropriation
4account under s. 20.370 (1) (mz).
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626.37 Lake states wood utilization consortium. (1) The department of
7natural resources and the department of development shall jointly develop a plan to
8establish a lake states wood utilization consortium to provide research, development
9and demonstration grants to enhance the forest products industry in Wisconsin and
10other states. The plan shall do all of the following:
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(a) Define the powers, duties and responsibilities of the consortium.
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(b) Establish an implementation committee for the consortium. Members of
13the committee may include one or more representatives from the department of
14natural resources, the department of development and the forest products industry.
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(c) Specify eligibility requirements for the grants and criteria for awarding the
16grants, including how the grants are to be distributed to each state participating in
17the consortium.
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(d) Require that the grants require matching funds or in-kind contributions
19by industrial recipients of the grants.
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(e) Require the implementation committee to identify an organization that can
21administer and award the grants and oversee the grant program.
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(f) Require the consortium to actively pursue funding from the states of
23Michigan and Minnesota of $200,000 annually from each state for 3 years.
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(g) Require the consortium to actively pursue federal and other funding
25sources.
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1(2) The department of natural resources may not expend moneys from the
2appropriations under s. 20.370 (5) (ax) or (6) (bt) unless the department of natural
3resources and the department of development first submit to the joint committee on
4finance the plan required under sub. (1). If the cochairpersons of the joint committee
5on finance do not notify the department of natural resources within 14 working days
6after the date of the departments' submittal of the plan that the committee has
7scheduled a meeting to review the plan, the plan may be implemented and moneys
8may be expended as proposed by the department of natural resources. If, within 14
9days after the date of the departments' submittal of the plan, the cochairpersons of
10the committee notify the department of natural resources that the committee has
11scheduled a meeting to review the plan, moneys may be expended only after the plan
12has been approved by the committee.
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27.01
(7) (f) 1. Except as provided in par. (gm), the fee for an annual vehicle
15admission sticker is
$15 $18 for each vehicle which has Wisconsin registration
16plates, except that no fee is charged for a sticker issued under s. 29.1475 (6).
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27.01
(7) (f) 2. Except as provided in subds. 3. and 4. and par. (gm) 4
., the fee
19for a daily vehicle admission sticker is
$4 $5 for any vehicle which has Wisconsin
20registration plates.
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27.01
(7) (g) 1. Except as provided in par. (gm), the fee for an annual vehicle
23admission sticker for any vehicle which has a registration plate or plates from
24another state is
$24 $25.
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1Section
1474. 27.01 (7) (g) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
2.... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
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27.01
(7) (g) 1. Except as provided in par. (gm), the fee for an annual vehicle
4admission sticker is $25 for any vehicle which has a registration plate or plates from
5another state, except that no fee is charged for a sticker issued under s. 29.1475 (6).
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27.01
(7) (g) 2. Except as provided in subds. 3. and 4., the fee for a daily vehicle
8admission sticker for any vehicle which has a registration plate or plates from
9another state is
$6 $7.
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27.01
(7) (gm) 3. Notwithstanding par. (f) 1., the fee for an annual vehicle
12admission sticker for a vehicle that has Wisconsin registration plates and that is
13owned by a resident senior citizen, as defined in s. 29.01 (12m), is
$6.50 $9.
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27.01
(7) (gm) 4. Notwithstanding par. (f) 2., the fee for a daily vehicle
16admission sticker for a vehicle that has Wisconsin registration plates and that is
17owned by a resident senior citizen, as defined in s. 29.01 (12m), is
$2 $3.
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27.01
(11) (d)
Reservation applications. The department may accept
20reservation applications from residents and nonresidents beginning on
the first
21working day after January
1 10 of each year.
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27.01
(11) (e)
Early reservation applications. The department may refuse to
24accept reservation applications postmarked or made in person prior to
the first
25working day after January
1 10 of each year or the department may treat these
1applications as if they were postmarked or made on January
7 15 and shall process
2these applications together with reservation applications actually postmarked or
3made in person on that date.
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27.01
(11) (g) (title)
Processing; prior to January 8th 16.
From the first working
6day after January 1 of each year to January 7 Beginning on January 10 and ending
7on January 15 of each year, reservation applications shall be processed in order
8according to the date on which they were made and all reservations for a given date
9shall be processed by random selection. Except as provided under par. (e),
10reservation applications made by mail shall be treated as if they were made on the
11postmark date and shall be processed with reservations made in person on that date.
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27.01
(11) (h) (title)
Processing; after January 7 15. After January
7 15,
14reservation applications shall be processed in order according to when they are
15received. Reservation applications submitted by mail are considered to be received
16when they are actually received by the appropriate office of the department.
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27.01
(11) (i)
Cooperation with tourism. The department of natural resources
19and the division of tourism in the department of development shall work jointly to
20establish an automated campground reservation system.
AB150-engrossed, s. 1501r
21Section 1501r. 27.01 (11) (i) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
22.... (this act), is amended to read:
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27.01
(11) (i)
Cooperation with tourism. The department of natural resources
24and the
division department of tourism i
n the department of development shall work
25jointly to establish an automated campground reservation system.
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327.014 Liability of vehicle owners.
(1) Liability. (a) If the department
4finds a vehicle in a vehicle admission area, as defined in s. 27.01 (7) (a) 3., that does
5not have a valid sticker affixed to it and the department cannot locate the operator
6of the vehicle, the owner of the vehicle shall be presumed liable for a violation of s.
727.01 (7) (b).
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(b) Notwithstanding par. (a), no owner of a vehicle involved in a violation of s.
927.01 (7) (b) may be convicted under this section if the person who, at the time of the
10violation, is operating the vehicle or who has the vehicle under his or her control has
11been convicted for the violation under par. (a) or s. 27.01 (7) (b).
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(c) Service may be made by certified mail addressed to the vehicle owner's
13last-known address.
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14(2) Defenses. The following are defenses to the imposition of liability under
15sub. (1):
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(a) That a report that the vehicle was stolen was given to the department before
17the violation occurred or within a reasonable time after the violation occurred.
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(b) If the owner of the vehicle provides the department with the name and
19address of the person operating the vehicle or having the vehicle under his or her
20control at the time of the violation and sufficient information for the department to
21determine that probable cause does not exist to believe that the owner of the vehicle
22was operating the vehicle at the time of the violation, then the owner of the vehicle
23shall not be liable under sub. (1) or s. 27.01 (7) (b).
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(c) If the vehicle is owned by a lessor of vehicles and at the time of the violation
25the vehicle was in the possession of a lessee, and the lessor provides the department
1with the information required under s. 343.46 (3), then the lessee and not the lessor
2shall be liable under sub. (1) or s. 27.01 (7) (b).
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(d) If the vehicle is owned by a dealer, as defined in s. 340.01 (11) (intro.) but
4including the persons specified in s. 340.01 (11) (a) to (d), and at the time of the
5violation the vehicle was being operated by or was under the control of any person
6on a trial run, and if the dealer provides the department with the name, address and
7operator's license number of the person operating the vehicle, then that person, and
8not the dealer, shall be liable under sub. (1) or s. 27.01 (7) (b).
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1127.016 State parks and forests grant program. (1) In this section:
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(a) "Endowment fund" means an endowment, trust or other segregated fund
13for the benefit of a specific state park, southern state forest or state recreation area.
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(b) "Friends group" has the meaning given in s. 23.098 (1).
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(c) "Southern state forest" means a state forest that is located within the region
16specified in s. 25.29 (7) (a).
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17(2) (a) The department shall establish a grant program under which friends
18groups that qualify under par. (b) may receive matching grants for the operation and
19maintenance of state parks, southern state forests or state recreation areas.
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(b) To qualify for a grant under this section, a friends group shall have
21established an endowment fund for the benefit of a state park, a southern state forest
22or a state recreation area and shall have entered into a written agreement with the
23department as required by the department by rule.
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24(3) The department shall promulgate rules to establish criteria to be used in
25determining which friends groups and which activities related to the maintenance
1or operation of state parks, southern state forests or state recreation areas are
2eligible for these grants.
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3(4) The department may not expend more than $30,000 as grants under this
4section for a given friends group, state park, southern state forest or state recreation
5area in a fiscal year.
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6(5) The amount of a grant under this section shall equal 50% of the amount of
7matching funds that are provided by the friends group for the grant. A friends group
8may only use the interest generated by the endowment fund for purposes of providing
9the matching funds. The matching funds and the grant may be used only for the
10operation and maintenance of the state park, southern state forest or state
11recreation area that the endowment fund was established to benefit.
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12(6) Annually, on or before January 1, the department shall review all
13applications received under this section in the previous year and shall make the
14grants that it approves from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (eq). If insufficient
15funds are available to pay all approved grants, the board shall prorate the available
16funds among the applicants in proportion to the approved grant amounts.