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:
AB150,713,5
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:
AB150,716,5
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:
AB150,716,1814 31.39 (3) (title) Exemptions. This section does not apply to any federal agency,
15or state agency, county, city, village, town, county utility district, town sanitary
16district, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, metropolitan
17sewerage district, the Dane county lakes and watershed commission or any federally
18recognized Native American tribal governing body
.
AB150, s. 1712 19Section 1712. 32.035 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,717,520 32.035 (3) Procedure. The condemnor shall notify the department of any
21project involving the actual or potential exercise of the powers of eminent domain
22affecting a farm operation. If the condemnor is the department of natural resources
23or the department of tourism and parks, the notice required by this subsection shall
24be given at the time that permission of the senate and assembly appropriate standing
25committees on natural resources of each house of the legislature is sought under s.

123.09 (2) (d) or, 27.01 (2) (a) or 28.02 (2). To prepare an agricultural impact statement
2under this section, the department may require the condemnor to compile and
3submit information about an affected farm operation. The department shall charge
4the condemnor a fee approximating the actual costs of preparing the statement. The
5department may not publish the statement if the fee is not paid.
AB150, s. 1713 6Section 1713. 32.19 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,717,167 32.19 (2) (b) "Comparable dwelling" means one which, when compared with the
8dwelling being taken, is substantially equal concerning all major characteristics and
9functionally equivalent with respect to: the number and size of rooms and closets,
10area of living space, type of construction, age, state of repair, size and utility of any
11garage or other outbuilding, type of neighborhood and accessibility to public services
12and places of employment. "Comparable dwelling" shall meet all of the standard
13building requirements and other code requirements of the local governmental body
14and shall also be decent, safe and sanitary and within the financial means of the
15displaced person, as defined by the department of industry, labor and human
16relations
development.
AB150, s. 1714 17Section 1714. 32.19 (2) (e) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,717,2118 32.19 (2) (e) 1. b. As a result of rehabilitation, demolition or other displacing
19activity, as determined by the department of industry, labor and human relations
20development, if the person is a tenant-occupant of a dwelling, business or farm
21operation and the displacement is permanent.
AB150, s. 1715 22Section 1715. 32.19 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,718,223 32.19 (3) (b) 1. Dwellings. Any displaced person who moves from a dwelling
24and who elects to accept the payments authorized by this paragraph in lieu of the
25payments authorized by par. (a) may receive an expense and dislocation allowance,

1determined according to a schedule established by the department of industry, labor
2and human relations
development.
AB150, s. 1716 3Section 1716. 32.19 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,718,134 32.19 (3) (b) 2. Business and farm operations. Any displaced person who moves
5or discontinues his or her business or farm operation, is eligible under criteria
6established by the department of industry, labor and human relations development
7by rule and elects to accept payment authorized under this paragraph in lieu of the
8payment authorized under par. (a), may receive a fixed payment in an amount
9determined according to criteria established by the department of industry, labor
10and human relations
development by rule, except that such payment shall not be less
11than $1,000 nor more than $20,000. A person whose sole business at the
12displacement dwelling is the rental of such property to others is not eligible for a
13payment under this subdivision.
AB150, s. 1717 14Section 1717. 32.19 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,718,2315 32.19 (3) (c) Optional payment for businesses. Any displaced person who moves
16his or her business, and elects to accept the payment authorized in par. (a), may, if
17otherwise qualified under par. (b) 2., elect to receive the payment authorized under
18par. (b) 2., minus whatever payment the displaced person received under par. (a), if
19the displaced person discontinues the business within 2 years of the date of receipt
20of payment under par. (a), provided that the displaced person meets eligibility
21criteria established by the department of industry, labor and human relations
22development by rule. In no event may the total combined payment be less than
23$1,000 nor more than $20,000.
AB150, s. 1718 24Section 1718. 32.19 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,719,9
132.19 (4) (a) 2. The amount of increased interest expenses and other debt
2service costs incurred by the owner to finance the purchase of another property
3substantially similar to the property taken, if at the time of the taking the land
4acquired was subject to a bona fide mortgage or was held under a vendee's interest
5in a bona fide land contract, and such mortgage or land contract had been executed
6in good faith not less than 180 days prior to the initiation of negotiations for the
7acquisition of such property. The computation of the increased interest costs shall
8be determined according to rules promulgated by the department of industry, labor
9and human relations
development.
AB150, s. 1719 10Section 1719. 32.19 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,719,2011 32.19 (4) (b) Tenants and certain others. (intro.) In addition to amounts
12otherwise authorized by this subchapter, the condemnor shall make a payment to
13any individual or family displaced from any dwelling which was actually and
14lawfully occupied by such individual or family for not less than 90 days prior to the
15initiation of negotiations for the acquisition of such property or, if displacement is not
16a direct result of acquisition, such other event as determined by the department of
17industry, labor and human relations development by rule. For purposes of this
18paragraph, a nonprofit corporation organized under ch. 181 may, if otherwise
19eligible, be considered a displaced tenant. Subject to the limitations under par. (bm),
20such payment shall be either:
AB150, s. 1720 21Section 1720. 32.19 (4m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,720,422 32.19 (4m) (a) 2. The amount, if any, which will compensate such owner
23displaced person for any increased interest and other debt service costs which such
24person is required to pay for financing the acquisition of any replacement property,
25if the property acquired was encumbered by a bona fide mortgage or land contract

1which was a valid lien on the property for at least one year prior to the initiation of
2negotiations for its acquisition. The amount under this subdivision shall be
3determined according to rules promulgated by the department of industry, labor and
4human relations
development.
AB150, s. 1721 5Section 1721. 32.19 (4m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,720,166 32.19 (4m) (b) Tenant-occupied business or farm operation. (intro.) In addition
7to amounts otherwise authorized by this subchapter, the condemnor shall make a
8payment to any tenant displaced person who has owned and occupied the business
9operation, or owned the farm operation, for not less than one year prior to initiation
10of negotiations for the acquisition of the real property on which the business or farm
11operation lies or, if displacement is not a direct result of acquisition, such other event
12as determined by the department of industry, labor and human relations
13development, and who actually rents or purchases a comparable replacement
14business or farm operation for the displaced business or farm operation within 2
15years after the date the person vacates the acquired property. At the option of the
16tenant displaced person, such payment shall be either:
AB150, s. 1722 17Section 1722. 32.19 (4m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,720,2518 32.19 (4m) (b) 1. The amount, not to exceed $30,000, which is necessary to lease
19or rent a comparable replacement business or farm operation for a period of 4 years.
20The payment shall be computed by determining the average monthly rent paid for
21the property from which the person was displaced for the 12 months prior to the
22initiation of negotiations or, if displacement is not a direct result of acquisition, such
23other event as determined by the department of industry, labor and human relations
24development and the monthly rent of a comparable replacement business or farm
25operation, and multiplying the difference by 48; or
AB150, s. 1723
1Section 1723. 32.197 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,721,13 232.197 Waiver of relocation assistance. An owner-occupant of property
3being acquired may waive his or her right to receive any relocation payments or
4services under this subchapter if the property being acquired is not contiguous to any
5property which may be acquired by the condemnor and is not part of a previously
6identified or proposed project where it is reasonable to conclude that acquisition by
7the condemnor may occur in the foreseeable future. Prior to the execution of any
8waiver under this section, the condemnor shall provide to the owner-occupant, in
9writing, full information about the specific payments and services being waived by
10the owner-occupant. The department of industry, labor and human relations
11development shall by rule establish procedures for relocation assistance waivers
12under this section to ensure that the waivers are voluntarily and knowledgeably
13executed.
AB150, s. 1724 14Section 1724. 32.20 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,722,6 1532.20 Procedure for collection of itemized items of compensation.
16Claims for damages itemized in ss. 32.19 and 32.195 shall be filed with the
17condemnor carrying on the project through which condemnee's or claimant's claims
18arise. All such claims must be filed after the damages upon which they are based
19have fully materialized but not later than 2 years after the condemnor takes physical
20possession of the entire property acquired or such other event as determined by the
21department of industry, labor and human relations development by rule. If such
22claim is not allowed within 90 days after the filing thereof, the claimant has a right
23of action against the condemnor carrying on the project through which the claim
24arises. Such action shall be commenced in a court of record in the county wherein
25the damages occurred. In causes of action, involving any state commission, board or

1other agency, excluding counties, the sum recovered by the claimant shall be paid out
2of any funds appropriated to such condemning agency. Any judgment shall be
3appealable by either party and any amount recovered by the body against which the
4claim was filed, arising from costs, counterclaims, punitive damages or otherwise
5may be used as an offset to any amount owed by it to the claimant, or may be collected
6in the same manner and form as any other judgment.
AB150, s. 1725 7Section 1725. 32.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,722,138 32.25 (1) Except as provided under sub. (3) and s. 85.09 (4m), no condemnor
9may proceed with any activity that may involve the displacement of persons,
10business concerns or farm operations until the condemnor has filed in writing a
11relocation payment plan and relocation assistance service plan and has had both
12plans approved in writing by the department of industry, labor and human relations
13development.
AB150, s. 1726 14Section 1726. 32.25 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,722,2315 32.25 (2) (h) Assure that, within a reasonable time prior to displacement, there
16will be available, to the extent that may reasonably be accomplished, housing
17meeting the standards established by the department of industry, labor and human
18relations
development for decent, safe and sanitary dwellings. The housing, so far
19as practicable, shall be in areas not generally less desirable in regard to public
20utilities, public and commercial facilities and at rents or prices within the financial
21means of the families and individuals displaced and equal in number to the number
22of such displaced families or individuals and reasonably accessible to their places of
23employment.
AB150, s. 1727 24Section 1727. 32.26 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,723,2
132.26 (title) Authority of the department of industry, labor and human
2relations
development.
AB150, s. 1728 3Section 1728. 32.26 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,723,64 32.26 (1) In addition to all other powers granted in this subchapter, the
5department of industry, labor and human relations development shall formulate
6local standards for decent, safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations.
AB150, s. 1729 7Section 1729. 32.26 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,723,98 32.26 (2) (a) The department of industry, labor and human relations
9development shall promulgate rules to implement and administer ss. 32.19 to 32.27.
AB150, s. 1730 10Section 1730. 32.26 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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