Acts Index

Public access to navigable lakes or streams: vacating or discontinuing restricted; adjacent land owners may request shoreline erosion control measures -  Act 172

Sexually violent person commitment cases: assistant DAs provided for certain counties; records and report of time spent on cases required; additional prosecutors provided [Sec. 5491b, 9101 (6), (7), 9131 (1m)] -  Act 27

circuit court _ clerk Circuit court — Clerk, see Court — Clerk

civic organization Civic organization, see Charitable corporation

civil defense Civil defense, see also Natural disaster

Nuclear shelters: property tax exemption discontinued [Sec. 278v, 9442 (4b)] -  Act 237

civil liability Civil liability, see Damage (personal injury); Damage (to property)

civil right Civil right

Right to keep and bear arms created: constitutional amendment (2nd consideration) [AJR-11] -  JR-21

civil service Civil service, see also Collective bargaining; Employment relations, Department of; Public employe

Civil service reform measures; evaluation required -  Act 307

EEB transferred from DPI to U.W. system; staff placed in unclassified service; grant funding provision [Sec. 75m, 257m, 263m, 277m, 757r, 1165m, 2745g, 3303p, 9140 (5n)]  -  Act 27

LRB chief placed in unclassified service [Sec. 14mm, 3298e] -  Act 27

LRB employes placed in unclassified service [Sec. 4hm, hp, 57k, 452e, 9131 (1z)] -  Act 237

civil service _ preference to veteran Civil service — Preference to veteran

Veteran definition expanded re civil service hiring; spousal provision added [Sec. 3290e, f, r, 3310d-t, 9156 (7d), 9317 (3g)] -  Act 27

clean water Clean water, see Water — Pollution

clerk of court Clerk of court, see Court — Clerk

cmi _chronic mental illness_ CMI (Chronic mental illness), see Mental health

coin_operated machine Coin-operated machine

Cigarette and tobacco products: retailer license fees revised and vending machine sales restricted -  Act 214

Vending machines selling food and beverages: LAB to study feasibility of replacing sales tax with permit fee imposed on owners [Sec. 9132 (1to)] -  Act 27

collection agency Collection agency, see Debt and debtors

collective bargaining Collective bargaining

Administrative support bargaining unit: contract ratification; name changed from clerical and related employes bargaining unit -  Act 24

Assistant district attorneys bargaining unit: contract ratification  -  Act 65

Blue collar and nonbuilding trades bargaining unit: contract ratification -  Act 25

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: contract ratification -  Act 17

Law enforcement bargaining unit: contract ratification -  Act 21

Professional education bargaining unit: contract ratification -  Act 15

Professional engineering bargaining unit: contract ratification -  Act 18

Professional fiscal and staff services bargaining unit: contract ratification -  Act 234

Professional legal bargaining unit: 1997-99 contract amendment ratification -  Act 40

Professional legal bargaining unit: 1995-97 contract ratification  -  Act 7

Professional legal bargaining unit: 1997-99 contract ratification  -  Act 8

Professional patient care bargaining unit: contract ratification  -  Act 28

Professional patient treatment bargaining unit: contract ratification -  Act 66

Professional research, statistics and analysis bargaining unit: contract ratification -  Act 16

Professional science bargaining unit: contract ratification -  Act 19

Professional social services bargaining unit: contract ratification  -  Act 20

Qualified economic offer treatment of fringe benefit [Sec. 2692tce-tcr, 9316 (4fg)] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Qualified economic offer treatment of fringe benefit [Sec. 355-357, 9316 (1)] -  Act 237

Security and public safety bargaining unit: contract ratification  -  Act 22

Technical employe bargaining unit: contract ratification -  Act 23

U.W. Madison and Extension program, project and teaching assistants bargaining unit: contract ratification  -  Act 50

U.W. Milwaukee program, project and teaching assistants: contract ratification -  Act 64

colleges Colleges, see Marquette dental school; Marquette university; Medical college of Wisconsin, inc.; Parochial and private educational institutions; Technical college; University of Wisconsin and its subheadings

columbia county Columbia county

Historic site of H.H. Bennett studios: funding for director [Sec. 27w, 9124 (1c)] -  Act 237

comm.dept Comm.Dept, see Commerce, Department of

commendation certificate Commendation certificate, see name of specific individual

commerce, department of Commerce, Department of

Badger board and fund discontinued; mining economic development program created; funding from project reserve funds, grant to the city of Ladysmith [Sec. 84, 198, 203, 265, 379, 704, 832, 843, 2237-2251, 2685, 4352, 9110 (3g), 9143 (2n)] [9143 (2n) — vetoed] -  Act 27

Boat toilet waste: onshore disposal facilities provision created  -  Act 330

Brownfields grant program created; memorandum of understanding required [Sec. 186c, 202m, 4351, 9110 (2), (3), (4)] -  Act 27

Brownfields redevelopment activities: purpose of business development assistance appropriation changed [Sec. 27]  -  Act 237

Brownfields redevelopment loan guarantee program created; certain existing WHEDA loan guarantee programs combined into Small business loan guarantee program; revision re beginning farmer program; bonding revision [Sec. 666, 1474, 1475, 2573, 2574, 2609-2611, 3327-3374, 3376-3384, 3389, 3390, 3609-3611, 4340, 4794] -  Act 27

Business conference center at technical college in Chippewa county: grant provided [Sec. 9110 (2f)]  -  Act 237

Certified capital companies program created: tax credit for certain insurers; certification and report requirements; fee and distribution provisions; Comm.Dept duties specified, FTE positions increased, report required -  Act 215

Comm.Dept funding re grant for distance education center for technology and engineering instruction in Eau Claire county, revolving loans for economic development and loans for renovation, purchase or construction [Sec. 23-25, 554, 555, 9110 (1), 9210 (1), (3c), 9410 (1)] -  Act 237

Community-based economic development programs revised [Sec. 4353m-4355, 4357-4358, 4359m, 9310 (2)]  -  Act 27

Delinquent taxes: Comm.Dept denial of certain licenses; SSN and federal employer ID provisions [Sec. 327, 9310 (1)]  -  Act 237

Delinquent taxes: DORL license denial, suspension, revocation or nonrenewal for; licensing departments to enter into memorandum of understanding with DOR; SSN and federal employer ID provisions [for section numbers, see entry under ``Income tax — Delinquent"] -  Act 237

Development zone extensions and tax benefit limit [Sec. 4508-4511] -  Act 27

Development zone program: application process revised -  Act 103

Downtown Wisconsin fund creation to assist in community revitalization, farmland preservation and urban sprawl prevention: Comm.Dept to study [Sec. 9110 (6n)] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

Economic development appropriations changed [Sec. 186] -  Act 27

Efficiency measures requirement for certain executive branch agencies [Sec. 9156 (6ng)] -  Act 27

Garden Way, Inc., in Ozaukee county: labor training and employment services grant provided [Sec. 9110 (6g)]  -  Act 27

Home-based business: Comm.Dept to study barriers and ways to encourage development [Sec. 9110 (6h)]  -  Act 27

Housing design and construction requirements of the fair housing law: administration transferred from DWD to Comm.Dept [Sec. 277, 278, 329, 330, 334-354]  -  Act 237

International and export development, Division of: fees for services authorized [Sec. 4380] -  Act 27

Minority business development program revised; grants for economic development, education and training and employment opportunities [Sec. 199n, 4532b-4547m] [4532g, m — vetoed] -  Act 27

Minority business or group member interest free loans for economic development, employment, tourism, international trade and cultural exchange opportunities; sunset provided  -  Act 9

Minority nonprofit organization grant re business incubator created; fees for certain Comm.Dept services permitted [Sec. 194, 195, 4339, 4339c, 4341c-4343m, 4459, 4474, 4483, 4494, 4497] -  Act 27

Nonpayment of support: Comm.Dept denial of certain safety licenses; SSN and subpoena or warrant provisions  -  Act 191

PECFA program: arbitration of appeals [Sec. 331, 451, 452, 641]  -  Act 237

PECFA related services: DNR fees restricted; Comm.Dept and DNR report re cleanup [Sec. 486p, 9136 (1c), 9236 (3g)] [vetoed] -  AB-768

PECFA revisions; Comm.Dept and DNR duties specified [Sec. 906, 2582-2607, 9110 (4m), (5), 9310 (4), (5m), 9337 (2), 9410 (1m)] [9310 (5m) — partial veto; 2598f — vetoed] -  Act 27

Pedestrian bridge in Madison: grant or loan for construction of [Sec. 9110 (7f)] [partial veto] -  Act 27

Permit information and regulatory assistance bureau name changed; duties re DNR permit guarantee program; act as ombudsman to promote brownfields redevelopment projects [Sec. 59, 202, 3277, 3278, 4337, 4443-4458, 4460-4473, 4475- 4477] -  Act 27

Physician and health care provider loan assistance programs: appropriation created re collection of penalties [Sec. 26, 557-566, 9210 (3f)] -  Act 237

Physician and health care provider loan assistance programs: appropriations consolidated [Sec. 189-192, 4414, 4420, 4421, 4424, 4432, 4438, 4439, 4441] -  Act 27

Physician and health care provider loan assistance programs: definition and practice requirements modified [Sec. 1942, 4405-4413, 4415-4419, 4421b-4423, 4425-4431, 4433- 4437, 4439b-4440, 4441n, 4442, 9310 (1)]  -  Act 27

Plat and boundary review functions transferred from Comm.Dept to DOA [Sec. 199, 206, 2186-2188, 2190-2194, 2235, 2236, 3391-3393, 9110 (1)] -  Act 27

Recycling market development board financing, staffing, sunset and other revisions; provisions re reuse, materials exchange, marketing and recycling [Sec. 44d, 59d, 119d, 200, 200d, 204, 204d, 205, 205d, 750, 1167d, 3620m-3632, 4338c-i, 4349d, 4497d, 9153 (3g), 9410 (5g)] -  Act 27

Reformulated gasoline: labeling and rules re identification of oxygenates [Sec. 3119m, 9110 (6m), 9410 (5m)]  -  Act 27

Remediation professionals: certification requirements created; DNR, DATCP and Comm.Dept memorandum of understanding [Sec. 346s, 3727g, 9137 (7n), 9437 (2m)] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

Rental unit energy efficiency program: revisions re requirements, citations and Comm.Dept authority  -  Act 288