AB150: Bill Text

AB150, s. 1671 Section 1671. 30.33 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,706,19 30.33 (1) Board to have powers of railroad corporation. Any municipality operating a public harbor through a board of harbor commissioners may, through such board, construct, maintain or operate railway facilities or a harbor belt line connecting various harbor facilities with one another or with other railroads within the municipality or its vicinity. The board of harbor commissioners is granted all the rights, powers and privileges conferred upon railroad corporations by s. 190.02, except such rights, powers and privileges as are conferred upon railroad corporations by s. 190.02 (9). Such facilities or belt line may be constructed, maintained or operated partly outside the corporate limits of the municipality. In constructing, maintaining or operating such facilities or belt line, the board of harbor commissioners has the powers and privileges of railroad corporations and shall be subject to the same restrictions as railroad corporations and to the supervision of the office of the commissioner of railroads department of transportation, except as to the system of accounting and the payment of wages to employes.

AB150, s. 1672 Section 1672. 30.33 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,707,11 30.33 (2) Municipality may organize harbor railway corporation. Any municipality mentioned in sub. (1) may, with the consent of its board of harbor commissioners, organize a railroad corporation for the purpose of constructing, maintaining or operating a harbor belt line or may subscribe for stock in an existing railroad corporation organized for such purpose. If the municipality decides to organize a railroad corporation for such purpose, the governing body thereof may, by resolution, authorize the chief executive officer or presiding officer of such municipality to act, together with 4 citizens to be designated by the officer, as incorporators of such company. Such incorporators shall proceed to incorporate the railroad corporation in accordance with chs. 190 to 192, so far as applicable. Such harbor railroad corporation is subject to the supervisory and regulatory powers of the office of the commissioner of railroads department of transportation to the same extent as other railroad corporations. The municipality may subscribe to the stock of such harbor railroad corporation and may pay for such stock out of any funds it may lawfully have available for that purpose, including the proceeds of harbor improvement bonds.

AB150, s. 1673 Section 1673. 30.40 (5b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,707,15 30.40 (5b) "Law enforcement officer" has the meaning specified under s. 165.85 (2) (c) and includes a person appointed as a conservation warden under s. 23.10 (1) or a state park ranger appointed under s. 27.92.

AB150, s. 1674 Section 1674. 30.41 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,707,18 30.41 (1) There is created a lower Wisconsin state riverway consisting of land as designated by the natural resources board secretary.

AB150, s. 1675 Section 1675. 30.425 of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,707,22 30.425 Duties and powers of the department of tourism and parks. (1) The department of tourism and parks shall manage the land in the riverway that is part of the state park system in conformity with ss. 30.40 to 30.49.

AB150,708,2 (2) The department of tourism and parks may enter into agreements with other agencies or persons to provide continuing and necessary maintenance, management, protection, husbandry and support for the land in the riverway that is part of the state park system.

AB150, s. 1676 Section 1676. 30.47 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,708,7 30.47 (2) No person may leave refuse on public waters in the riverway or on land in the riverway that is owned, managed, supervised or controlled by the department or on public waters in the riverway of natural resources or the department of tourism and parks.

AB150, s. 1677 Section 1677. 30.47 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,708,13 30.47 (3) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), no person may have a glass container on islands or public waters in the riverway or on land in the riverway that is owned, managed, supervised or controlled by the department or on islands or public waters in the riverway of natural resources or the department of tourism and parks.

AB150, s. 1678 Section 1678. 30.47 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,708,16 30.47 (3) (b) 2. Paragraph (a) does not apply to a natural person having a glass container on land in the riverway that is also in a an area of the state park system.

AB150, s. 1679 Section 1679. 30.49 (1) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,708,21 30.49 (1) (f) 1. For violations under par. (c), if the alleged violator has not previously received a warning notice for a violation of the same statutory provision, the law enforcement officer or warden shall issue the violator a warning notice and may not issue a citation.

AB150, s. 1680 Section 1680. 30.49 (1) (f) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,709,2 30.49 (1) (f) 4. If the alleged violator fails to comply with the warning notice, the law enforcement officer or warden may issue a citation. If the alleged violator complies with the warning notice, the law enforcement officer or warden may not issue a citation.

AB150, s. 1681 Section 1681. 30.50 (4s) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,709,6 30.50 (4s) "Law enforcement officer" has the meaning specified under s. 165.85 (2) (c) and includes a person appointed as a conservation warden by the department under s. 23.10 (1) or a state park ranger appointed under s. 27.92.

AB150, s. 1682 Section 1682. 30.52 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,709,9 30.52 (3) (b) Fee for boats under 16 feet. The fee for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of number for a boat less than 16 feet in length is $6.50 $11.

AB150, s. 1683 Section 1683. 30.52 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,709,13 30.52 (3) (c) Fee for boats 16 feet or more but less than 26 feet. The fee for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of number for a boat 16 feet or more but less than 26 feet in length is $8.50 $16.

AB150, s. 1684 Section 1684. 30.52 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,709,17 30.52 (3) (d) Fee for boats 26 feet or more but less than 40 feet. The fee for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of number for a boat 26 feet or more but less than 40 feet in length is $10.50 $30.

AB150, s. 1685 Section 1685. 30.52 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,709,20 30.52 (3) (e) Fee for boats 40 feet or longer. The fee for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of number for a boat 40 feet or more in length is $12.50 $50.

AB150, s. 1686 Section 1686. 30.52 (3) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,709,24 30.52 (3) (f) Fee for nonmotorized sailboats. Notwithstanding pars. (b) to (e), the fee for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of number for a sailboat which is not a motorboat is $6.50 $10.

AB150, s. 1687 Section 1687. 30.52 (3) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,710,6 30.52 (3) (i) Fleet fees. A person owning or holding 3 or more boats may, at the person's option, pay a fleet rate for these boats instead of the fees which otherwise would be payable under pars. (b) to (g). Notwithstanding pars. (b) to (g), the fee for the issuance or renewal of certificates of number or registrations for boats under the fleet rate is $9 $18 plus 50% of the fees which would otherwise be applicable for the boats under pars. (b) to (g).

AB150, s. 1688 Section 1688. 30.54 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,710,12 30.54 (2) If a person applies for a replacement certificate under sub. (1), conservation wardens or local law enforcement officials law enforcement officers, after presenting appropriate credentials to the owner or legal representative of the owner named in the certificate of title, shall inspect the boat's engine serial number or hull identification number, for purposes of verification or enforcement.

AB150, s. 1689 Section 1689. 30.544 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,710,19 30.544 Inspection of boats purchased out-of-state. For purposes of enforcement, conservation wardens or local law enforcement officials law enforcement officers, after presenting appropriate credentials to the owner of a boat which was purchased outside of this state and which is subject to the certificate of title requirements of this chapter, shall inspect the boat's engine serial number or hull identification number.

AB150, s. 1690 Section 1690. 30.67 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,711,3 30.67 (2) (a) If a boating accident results in death or injury to any person, the disappearance of any person from a boat under circumstances indicating death or injury, or property damage, every operator of a boat involved in an accident shall, without delay and by the quickest means available, give notice of the accident to a conservation warden or local law enforcement officer and shall file a written report with the department on the form prescribed by it. The department shall promulgate rules necessary to keep accident reporting requirements in conformity with rules adopted by the U.S. coast guard.

AB150, s. 1691 Section 1691. 30.71 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,711,10 30.71 Boats equipped with toilets. No person may, while maintaining or operating any boat equipped with toilets on inland waters or outlying waters of this state, as defined in s. 29.01 (9) and (11), dispose of any toilet wastes in any manner into the inland or outlying waters of this state. The department of industry, labor and human relations development may promulgate rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.

AB150, s. 1692 Section 1692. 30.92 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,711,17 30.92 (1) (b) "Governmental unit" means the department of natural resources, the department of tourism and parks, a municipality, a town sanitary district, a public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district organized under ch. 33, the Milwaukee river revitalization council, the lower Wisconsin state riverway board, the Fox river management commission or any other local governmental unit, as defined in s. 66.299 (1) (a), that is established for the purpose of lake management.

AB150, s. 1693 Section 1693. 30.92 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,712,4 30.92 (4) (a) The department shall develop and administer, with the approval of the commission, a financial assistance program for governmental units, including itself, and qualified lake associations for the construction and maintenance rehabilitation of capital improvements related to recreational boating facilities, for the maintenance and operation improvement of locks and facilities which provide access between waterways and for the projects specified in par. (b) 8. No financial assistance under this section may be provided to the Fox river management commission for feasibility studies of construction projects or for construction projects. No financial assistance under this section may be provided to the department other than for projects for access to inland lakes without a public access facility.

AB150, s. 1694 Section 1694. 30.92 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,712,14 30.92 (4) (b) 2. The department may cost-share, with the approval of the commission, with a qualified lake association or an affected governmental unit, including itself, at a rate of up to 50% of any construction, management, operation, acquisition, maintenance rehabilitation, feasibility study or other project costs or any combination of these costs, for the recreational boating project if the costs are the type that qualify for funding under this section. The department may pay, with the approval of the commission, an additional 10% of the costs of a construction project if a the municipality conducts a boating safety enforcement and education program approved by the department.

AB150, s. 1695 Section 1695. 30.92 (4) (b) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,712,23 30.92 (4) (b) 7. Projects qualifying for funds available for recreational boating aids under this section include, but are not limited to, construction , rehabilitation and improvement of harbors of refuge on the Great Lakes; accommodation of motor-powered recreational watercraft; construction, rehabilitation and improvement of public access and related facilities on inland waters where motor-powered recreational watercraft are permitted; and management, maintenance and operation improvement of locks and facilities that provide access between waterways for the operators of recreational watercraft.

AB150, s. 1696 Section 1696. 30.92 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,713,5 30.92 (6) (b) The department shall assign staff to the commission for management of the program under this section. All staff activities, including but not limited to budgeting, program coordination and related administrative management functions, shall be consistent with the policies of the department and the natural resources board.

AB150, s. 1697 Section 1697. 30.94 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,713,12 30.94 (6m) State aid. Notwithstanding s. 30.92 (4) (a), the department shall provide in each fiscal year funds from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (dq) (5) (hu) to the commission for the management, operation, restoration and repair of the Fox river navigational system if Brown county, Calumet county, Fond du Lac county, Outagamie county and Winnebago county contribute matching funds for the management and operation of the Fox river navigational system.

AB150, s. 1698 Section 1698. 30.95 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 31.309 (title) and amended to read:

AB150,713,15 31.309 (title) Portage levee system.

AB150, s. 1699 Section 1699. 30.95 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 31.309 (1) (a) and amended to read:

AB150,713,23 31.309 (1) (a) The department shall provide a grant of $600,000 in fiscal year 1993-94 and of $600,000 in fiscal year 1994-95 in the 1995-97 fiscal biennium from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (bu) 20.866 (2) (tL) to the city of Portage for the amount necessary for the renovation and repair of the portion of the Portage levee. The system that belongs to the city of Portage, but the grant under this section subsection may not exceed $1,200,000 $1,600,000.

AB150, s. 1700 Section 1700. 30.95 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

AB150, s. 1701 Section 1701. 31.307 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,714,4 31.307 (4) For purposes of s. 30.92 (4) (b) 6., moneys expended from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (bu) (5) (cq) for the study under sub. (1) shall be considered as amounts expended for projects considered necessary without regard to location.

AB150, s. 1702 Section 1702. 31.309 (1) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,714,6 31.309 (1) (title) Portage portion of system.

AB150, s. 1703 Section 1703. 31.309 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,714,12 31.309 (1) (b) When the department determines that the renovation and repair described under par. (a) are complete, the city of Portage shall assume the maintenance of the portion of the Portage levee system that belongs to the city of Portage in a manner that will best protect the surrounding area from the overflow of the Wisconsin River.

AB150, s. 1704 Section 1704. 31.309 (2) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,714,14 31.309 (2) (title) Lewiston and Caledonia portions of system.

AB150, s. 1705 Section 1705. 31.309 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,714,19 31.309 (2) (b) The department may expend in fiscal year 1995-96, from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (cq), up to $400,000 for a study concerning the future of strengthening and maintaining, and the possibility of disposing of, the Lewiston 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 Section 1706. 31.36 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 31.309 (2) (a) and amended to read:

AB150,715,2 31.309 (2) (a) The department shall construct, strengthen and maintain the Lewiston and Caledonia portions of the Portage levee system in such a manner as that will best protect the vicinity surrounding area from the overflow of the Wisconsin River.

AB150, s. 1707 Section 1707. 31.39 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,715,4 31.39 (title) Fee Fees for permits and, approvals and hearings.

AB150, s. 1708 Section 1708. 31.39 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150,715,9 31.39 (1) (title) Fees required. The department shall charge a permit or approval fee for carrying out its duties and responsibilities under ss. 31.02 to 31.185 and 31.33 to 31.38. The permit or approval fee shall accompany the permit application or request for approval and shall be refunded if the permit is not granted.

AB150, s. 1709 Section 1709. 31.39 (2) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB150,715,15 31.39 (2) Amount of fees. (a) For fees charged for permits and approvals under ss. 31.02 to 31.185 and 31.33 to 31.38, the department shall classify the types of permits and approvals based on the estimated time spent by the department in reviewing, investigating and making determinations whether to grant the permits or approvals. The department shall then set the fees as follows:

AB150,715,17 1. For a permit or approval with an estimated time of less than 3 hours, the fee shall be $30.

AB150,715,19 2. For a permit or approval with an estimated time of more than 3 hours but less than 9 hours, the fee shall be $100.

AB150,715,21 3. For a permit or approval with an estimated time of more than 9 hours, the fee shall be $300.

AB150,715,24 (b) For conducting a hearing on an application for which notice is provided under s. 31.06 (1), the person requesting the hearing for the permit or approval shall pay a fee of $25.

AB150, s. 1710 Section 1710. 31.39 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150,716,5 31.39 (2m) Adjustments in fees. (a) The department shall refund a permit or approval fee if the applicant requests a refund before the department determines that the application for the permit or approval is complete. The department may not refund a permit or approval fee after the department determines that the application is complete.

AB150,716,8 (b) If the applicant applies for a permit or requests an approval after the project is begun or after it is completed, the department shall charge an amount equal to twice the amount of the fee that it would have charged under this section.

AB150,716,11 (c) If more than one fee under sub. (2) (a) or s. 30.28 (2) (a) or (b) or 144.0252 is applicable to a project, the department shall charge only the highest fee of those that are applicable.

AB150,716,12 (d) The department, by rule, may increase any fee specified in sub. (2).

AB150, s. 1711 Section 1711. 31.39 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: