AB150, s. 1671 5Section 1671. 30.33 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,706,196 30.33 (1) Board to have powers of railroad corporation. Any municipality
7operating a public harbor through a board of harbor commissioners may, through
8such board, construct, maintain or operate railway facilities or a harbor belt line
9connecting various harbor facilities with one another or with other railroads within
10the municipality or its vicinity. The board of harbor commissioners is granted all the
11rights, powers and privileges conferred upon railroad corporations by s. 190.02,
12except such rights, powers and privileges as are conferred upon railroad corporations
13by s. 190.02 (9). Such facilities or belt line may be constructed, maintained or
14operated partly outside the corporate limits of the municipality. In constructing,
15maintaining or operating such facilities or belt line, the board of harbor
16commissioners has the powers and privileges of railroad corporations and shall be
17subject to the same restrictions as railroad corporations and to the supervision of the
18office of the commissioner of railroads department of transportation, except as to the
19system of accounting and the payment of wages to employes.
AB150, s. 1672 20Section 1672. 30.33 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,707,1121 30.33 (2) Municipality may organize harbor railway corporation. Any
22municipality mentioned in sub. (1) may, with the consent of its board of harbor
23commissioners, organize a railroad corporation for the purpose of constructing,
24maintaining or operating a harbor belt line or may subscribe for stock in an existing
25railroad corporation organized for such purpose. If the municipality decides to

1organize a railroad corporation for such purpose, the governing body thereof may, by
2resolution, authorize the chief executive officer or presiding officer of such
3municipality to act, together with 4 citizens to be designated by the officer, as
4incorporators of such company. Such incorporators shall proceed to incorporate the
5railroad corporation in accordance with chs. 190 to 192, so far as applicable. Such
6harbor railroad corporation is subject to the supervisory and regulatory powers of the
7office of the commissioner of railroads department of transportation to the same
8extent as other railroad corporations. The municipality may subscribe to the stock
9of such harbor railroad corporation and may pay for such stock out of any funds it
10may lawfully have available for that purpose, including the proceeds of harbor
11improvement bonds.
AB150, s. 1673 12Section 1673. 30.40 (5b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,707,1513 30.40 (5b) "Law enforcement officer" has the meaning specified under s. 165.85
14(2) (c) and includes a person appointed as a conservation warden under s. 23.10 (1)
15or a state park ranger appointed under s. 27.92.
AB150, s. 1674 16Section 1674. 30.41 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,707,1817 30.41 (1) There is created a lower Wisconsin state riverway consisting of land
18as designated by the natural resources board secretary.
AB150, s. 1675 19Section 1675. 30.425 of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,707,22 2030.425 Duties and powers of the department of tourism and parks. (1)
21The department of tourism and parks shall manage the land in the riverway that is
22part of the state park system in conformity with ss. 30.40 to 30.49.
AB150,708,2 23(2) The department of tourism and parks may enter into agreements with other
24agencies or persons to provide continuing and necessary maintenance, management,

1protection, husbandry and support for the land in the riverway that is part of the
2state park system.
AB150, s. 1676 3Section 1676. 30.47 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,708,74 30.47 (2) No person may leave refuse on public waters in the riverway or on
5land in the riverway that is owned, managed, supervised or controlled by the
6department or on public waters in the riverway of natural resources or the
7department of tourism and parks
.
AB150, s. 1677 8Section 1677. 30.47 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,708,139 30.47 (3) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), no person may have a glass
10container on islands or public waters in the riverway or on land in the riverway that
11is
owned, managed, supervised or controlled by the department or on islands or
12public waters in the riverway
of natural resources or the department of tourism and
13parks
.
AB150, s. 1678 14Section 1678. 30.47 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,708,1615 30.47 (3) (b) 2. Paragraph (a) does not apply to a natural person having a glass
16container on land in the riverway that is also in a an area of the state park system.
AB150, s. 1679 17Section 1679. 30.49 (1) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,708,2118 30.49 (1) (f) 1. For violations under par. (c), if the alleged violator has not
19previously received a warning notice for a violation of the same statutory provision,
20the law enforcement officer or warden shall issue the violator a warning notice and
21may not issue a citation.
AB150, s. 1680 22Section 1680. 30.49 (1) (f) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,709,223 30.49 (1) (f) 4. If the alleged violator fails to comply with the warning notice,
24the law enforcement officer or warden may issue a citation. If the alleged violator

1complies with the warning notice, the law enforcement officer or warden may not
2issue a citation.
AB150, s. 1681 3Section 1681. 30.50 (4s) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,709,64 30.50 (4s) "Law enforcement officer" has the meaning specified under s. 165.85
5(2) (c) and includes a person appointed as a conservation warden by the department
6under s. 23.10 (1) or a state park ranger appointed under s. 27.92.
AB150, s. 1682 7Section 1682. 30.52 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,709,98 30.52 (3) (b) Fee for boats under 16 feet. The fee for the issuance or renewal of
9a certificate of number for a boat less than 16 feet in length is $6.50 $11.
AB150, s. 1683 10Section 1683. 30.52 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,709,1311 30.52 (3) (c) Fee for boats 16 feet or more but less than 26 feet. The fee for the
12issuance or renewal of a certificate of number for a boat 16 feet or more but less than
1326 feet in length is $8.50 $16.
AB150, s. 1684 14Section 1684. 30.52 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,709,1715 30.52 (3) (d) Fee for boats 26 feet or more but less than 40 feet. The fee for the
16issuance or renewal of a certificate of number for a boat 26 feet or more but less than
1740 feet in length is $10.50 $30.
AB150, s. 1685 18Section 1685. 30.52 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,709,2019 30.52 (3) (e) Fee for boats 40 feet or longer. The fee for the issuance or renewal
20of a certificate of number for a boat 40 feet or more in length is $12.50 $50.
AB150, s. 1686 21Section 1686. 30.52 (3) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,709,2422 30.52 (3) (f) Fee for nonmotorized sailboats. Notwithstanding pars. (b) to (e),
23the fee for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of number for a sailboat which is
24not a motorboat is $6.50 $10.
AB150, s. 1687 25Section 1687. 30.52 (3) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
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130.52 (3) (i) Fleet fees. A person owning or holding 3 or more boats may, at the
2person's option, pay a fleet rate for these boats instead of the fees which otherwise
3would be payable under pars. (b) to (g). Notwithstanding pars. (b) to (g), the fee for
4the issuance or renewal of certificates of number or registrations for boats under the
5fleet rate is $9 $18 plus 50% of the fees which would otherwise be applicable for the
6boats under pars. (b) to (g).
AB150, s. 1688 7Section 1688. 30.54 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,710,128 30.54 (2) If a person applies for a replacement certificate under sub. (1),
9conservation wardens or local law enforcement officials law enforcement officers,
10after presenting appropriate credentials to the owner or legal representative of the
11owner named in the certificate of title, shall inspect the boat's engine serial number
12or hull identification number, for purposes of verification or enforcement.
AB150, s. 1689 13Section 1689. 30.544 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,710,19 1430.544 Inspection of boats purchased out-of-state. For purposes of
15enforcement, conservation wardens or local law enforcement officials law
16enforcement officers
, after presenting appropriate credentials to the owner of a boat
17which was purchased outside of this state and which is subject to the certificate of
18title requirements of this chapter, shall inspect the boat's engine serial number or
19hull identification number.
AB150, s. 1690 20Section 1690. 30.67 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,711,321 30.67 (2) (a) If a boating accident results in death or injury to any person, the
22disappearance of any person from a boat under circumstances indicating death or
23injury, or property damage, every operator of a boat involved in an accident shall,
24without delay and by the quickest means available, give notice of the accident to a
25conservation warden or local law enforcement officer and shall file a written report

1with the department on the form prescribed by it. The department shall promulgate
2rules necessary to keep accident reporting requirements in conformity with rules
3adopted by the U.S. coast guard.
AB150, s. 1691 4Section 1691. 30.71 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,711,10 530.71 Boats equipped with toilets. No person may, while maintaining or
6operating any boat equipped with toilets on inland waters or outlying waters of this
7state, as defined in s. 29.01 (9) and (11), dispose of any toilet wastes in any manner
8into the inland or outlying waters of this state. The department of industry, labor
9and human relations
development may promulgate rules necessary to carry out the
10purposes of this section.
AB150, s. 1692 11Section 1692. 30.92 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,711,1712 30.92 (1) (b) "Governmental unit" means the department of natural resources,
13the department of tourism and parks
, a municipality, a town sanitary district, a
14public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district organized under ch. 33, the
15Milwaukee river revitalization council, the lower Wisconsin state riverway board,
16the Fox river management commission or any other local governmental unit, as
17defined in s. 66.299 (1) (a), that is established for the purpose of lake management.
AB150, s. 1693 18Section 1693. 30.92 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,712,419 30.92 (4) (a) The department shall develop and administer, with the approval
20of the commission, a financial assistance program for governmental units, including
21itself, and qualified lake associations for the construction and maintenance
22rehabilitation of capital improvements related to recreational boating facilities, for
23the maintenance and operation improvement of locks and facilities which provide
24access between waterways and for the projects specified in par. (b) 8. No financial
25assistance under this section may be provided to the Fox river management

1commission for feasibility studies of construction projects or for construction
2projects. No financial assistance under this section may be provided to the
3department other than for projects for access to inland lakes without a public access
4facility.
AB150, s. 1694 5Section 1694. 30.92 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,712,146 30.92 (4) (b) 2. The department may cost-share, with the approval of the
7commission, with a qualified lake association or an affected governmental unit,
8including itself, at a rate of up to 50% of any construction, management, operation,
9acquisition, maintenance rehabilitation, feasibility study or other project costs or
10any combination of these costs, for the recreational boating project if the costs are the
11type that qualify for funding under this section. The department may pay, with the
12approval of the commission, an additional 10% of the costs of a construction project
13if a the municipality conducts a boating safety enforcement and education program
14approved by the department.
AB150, s. 1695 15Section 1695. 30.92 (4) (b) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,712,2316 30.92 (4) (b) 7. Projects qualifying for funds available for recreational boating
17aids under this section include, but are not limited to, construction , rehabilitation
18and improvement of harbors of refuge on the Great Lakes; accommodation of
19motor-powered recreational watercraft; construction, rehabilitation and
20improvement of public access and related facilities on inland waters where
21motor-powered recreational watercraft are permitted; and management,
22maintenance and operation
improvement of locks and facilities that provide access
23between waterways for the operators of recreational watercraft.
AB150, s. 1696 24Section 1696. 30.92 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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130.92 (6) (b) The department shall assign staff to the commission for
2management of the program under this section. All staff activities, including but not
3limited to budgeting, program coordination and related administrative management
4functions, shall be consistent with the policies of the department and the natural
5resources board
.
AB150, s. 1697 6Section 1697. 30.94 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,713,127 30.94 (6m) State aid. Notwithstanding s. 30.92 (4) (a), the department shall
8provide in each fiscal year funds from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (dq) (5)
9(hu)
to the commission for the management, operation, restoration and repair of the
10Fox river navigational system if Brown county, Calumet county, Fond du Lac county,
11Outagamie county and Winnebago county contribute matching funds for the
12management and operation of the Fox river navigational system.
AB150, s. 1698 13Section 1698. 30.95 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 31.309 (title) and
14amended to read:
AB150,713,15 1531.309 (title) Portage levee system.
AB150, s. 1699 16Section 1699. 30.95 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 31.309 (1) (a) and
17amended to read:
AB150,713,2318 31.309 (1) (a) The department shall provide a grant of $600,000 in fiscal year
191993-94 and of $600,000 in fiscal year 1994-95 in the 1995-97 fiscal biennium from
20the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (bu) 20.866 (2) (tL) to the city of Portage for the
21amount necessary
for the renovation and repair of the portion of the Portage levee.
22The
system that belongs to the city of Portage, but the grant under this section
23subsection may not exceed $1,200,000 $1,600,000.
AB150, s. 1700 24Section 1700. 30.95 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 1701 25Section 1701. 31.307 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,714,4
131.307 (4) For purposes of s. 30.92 (4) (b) 6., moneys expended from the
2appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (bu) (5) (cq) for the study under sub. (1) shall be
3considered as amounts expended for projects considered necessary without regard
4to location.
AB150, s. 1702 5Section 1702. 31.309 (1) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,714,66 31.309 (1) (title) Portage portion of system.
AB150, s. 1703 7Section 1703. 31.309 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,714,128 31.309 (1) (b) When the department determines that the renovation and repair
9described under par. (a) are complete, the city of Portage shall assume the
10maintenance of the portion of the Portage levee system that belongs to the city of
11Portage in a manner that will best protect the surrounding area from the overflow
12of the Wisconsin River.
AB150, s. 1704 13Section 1704. 31.309 (2) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,714,1414 31.309 (2) (title) Lewiston and Caledonia portions of system.
AB150, s. 1705 15Section 1705. 31.309 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,714,1916 31.309 (2) (b) The department may expend in fiscal year 1995-96, from the
17appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (cq), up to $400,000 for a study concerning the
18future of strengthening and maintaining, and the possibility of disposing of, the
19Lewiston and Caledonia portions of the Portage levee system.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 31.309 (2) (b). This Section has been affected by drafts with the
following LRB numbers: LRB-0869 and LRB-1023.
AB150, s. 1706 20Section 1706. 31.36 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 31.309 (2) (a) and
21amended to read:
AB150,715,222 31.309 (2) (a) The department shall construct, strengthen and maintain the
23Lewiston and Caledonia portions of the Portage levee system in such a manner as

1that will best protect the vicinity surrounding area from the overflow of the
2Wisconsin River.
AB150, s. 1707 3Section 1707. 31.39 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,715,4 431.39 (title) Fee Fees for permits and, approvals and hearings.
AB150, s. 1708 5Section 1708. 31.39 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,715,96 31.39 (1) (title) Fees required. The department shall charge a permit or
7approval fee for carrying out its duties and responsibilities under ss. 31.02 to 31.185
8and 31.33 to 31.38. The permit or approval fee shall accompany the permit
9application or request for approval and shall be refunded if the permit is not granted.
AB150, s. 1709 10Section 1709. 31.39 (2) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150,715,1511 31.39 (2) Amount of fees. (a) For fees charged for permits and approvals
12under ss. 31.02 to 31.185 and 31.33 to 31.38, the department shall classify the types
13of permits and approvals based on the estimated time spent by the department in
14reviewing, investigating and making determinations whether to grant the permits
15or approvals. The department shall then set the fees as follows:
AB150,715,1716 1. For a permit or approval with an estimated time of less than 3 hours, the fee
17shall be $30.
AB150,715,1918 2. For a permit or approval with an estimated time of more than 3 hours but
19less than 9 hours, the fee shall be $100.
AB150,715,2120 3. For a permit or approval with an estimated time of more than 9 hours, the
21fee shall be $300.
AB150,715,2422 (b) For conducting a hearing on an application for which notice is provided
23under s. 31.06 (1), the person requesting the hearing for the permit or approval shall
24pay a fee of $25.
AB150, s. 1710 25Section 1710. 31.39 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
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131.39 (2m) Adjustments in fees. (a) The department shall refund a permit or
2approval fee if the applicant requests a refund before the department determines
3that the application for the permit or approval is complete. The department may not
4refund a permit or approval fee after the department determines that the application
5is complete.
AB150,716,86 (b) If the applicant applies for a permit or requests an approval after the project
7is begun or after it is completed, the department shall charge an amount equal to
8twice the amount of the fee that it would have charged under this section.
AB150,716,119 (c) If more than one fee under sub. (2) (a) or s. 30.28 (2) (a) or (b) or 144.0252
10is applicable to a project, the department shall charge only the highest fee of those
11that are applicable.
AB150,716,1212 (d) The department, by rule, may increase any fee specified in sub. (2).
AB150, s. 1711 13Section 1711. 31.39 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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