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13(10g) Dry cleaner environmental response program. No later than August
141, 1998, the department of natural resources shall mail to each dry cleaning facility
15of which it is aware notice of the dry cleaner environmental response programs under
16sections 292.65 and 292.66 of the statutes, as created by this act.
SB77-SSA1,2008,20
17(10m) Urban forestry grant for Milwaukee. From the appropriation under
18section 20.370 (5) (bw) of the statutes, the department of natural resources shall
19provide $50,000 in fiscal year 1997-98 and $50,000 in fiscal year 1998-1999 to the
20city of Milwaukee for a tree planting demonstration project.
SB77-SSA1,2009,2
21(10n) Private forest grants; rules. Using the procedure under section 227.24
22of the statutes, the department of natural resources may promulgate rules under
23section 26.38 (3) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before the
24effective date of the permanent rules promulgated under section 26.38 (3) of the
25statutes, as created by this act, but not to exceed the period authorized under section
1227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) and (3) of
2the statutes, the department is not required to make a finding of emergency.
SB77-SSA1,2009,6
3(10t) Rule for managed forest land. The department of natural resources
4shall submit in proposed form the rule required under section 77.82 (1) (bn) of the
5statutes, as created by this act, for review under section 227.15 (1) of the statutes no
6later than September 1, 1998.
SB77-SSA1,2009,13
7(10x) Fire suppression grants; rules. Using the procedure under section
8227.24 of the statutes, the department of natural resources may promulgate rules
9under section 26.145 (3) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before
10the effective date of the permanent rules promulgated under section 26.145 (3) of the
11statutes, as created by this act, but not to exceed the period authorized under section
12227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) and (3) of
13the statutes, the department is not required to make a finding of emergency.
SB77-SSA1,2009,21
14(10y) Nonpoint source program funding for county staff. The department
15of natural resources shall allocate $500,000 from the appropriation under section
1620.370 (6) (aq) of the statutes in fiscal year 1998-99 for funding staff in counties that
17on July 1, 1997, do not receive funding for staff under the nonpoint source water
18pollution abatement program under section 281.65 of the statutes, as affected by this
19act. The department of natural resources and the department of agriculture, trade
20and consumer protection shall develop a plan for distributing the funding to counties
21and shall submit the plan to the land and water conservation board for approval.
SB77-SSA1,2009,22
22(11t) Legislation concerning data bases.
SB77-SSA1,2009,24
23(a) In this subsection, "personally identifiable information" has the meaning
24given in section 19.62 (5) of the statutes.
SB77-SSA1,2010,11
1(b) No later than January 1, 1998, the department of natural resources shall
2submit to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance and of the joint
3committee on information policy proposed legislation in proper form for introduction
4concerning providing access to records held by the department that contain
5personally identifiable information relating to persons holding approvals issued
6under chapter 29 of the statutes, as affected by this act, and to persons who have
7registered all-terrain vehicles or snowmobiles or who have been issued registration
8or certificate of number cards for boats. In preparing the legislation, the department
9shall consider issues concerning public access to records, issues concerning privacy,
10issues concerning assessment of access fees and the use of any access fees collected
11to fund the department's information technology activities.
SB77-SSA1,2010,12
12(11x) Wildlife damage program.
SB77-SSA1,2010,15
13(a) The department of natural resources shall submit proposed rules required
14under section 29.598 of the statutes, as affected by this act, to the legislative council
15staff for review under section 227.15 (1) of the statutes no later than October 1, 1997.
SB77-SSA1,2010,21
16(b) Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department
17of natural resources shall promulgate rules required under section 29.598 of the
18statutes, as affected by this act, for the period before the effective date of the rules
19submitted under paragraph (a), but not to exceed one year. Notwithstanding section
20227.24 (1) and (3) of the statutes, the department is not required to make a finding
21of emergency.
SB77-SSA1,2011,2
23(1)
Report on representation of sexually violent persons. By October 1,
241998, the state public defender shall submit a report to the legislature in the manner
25provided in section 13.172 (2) of the statutes and to the governor specifying and
1evaluating the time spent by the state public defender in representing persons under
2chapter 980 of the statutes, as affected by this act.
SB77-SSA1,2011,15
3(2t) Efficiency measures. No later than October 1, 1997, the public defender
4board shall submit a report to the governor and to the joint committee on finance
5recommending how reductions in fiscal year 1997-98 of $816,900 and in fiscal year
61998-99 of $987,600, resulting from budgetary efficiency measures, should be
7allocated among sum certain appropriations made to the public defender board from
8general purpose revenue. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the
9public defender board that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose
10of reviewing the report within 14 working days after the date of the submittal, the
11recommendation may be implemented as proposed by the public defender board. If,
12within 14 working days after the date of the submittal, the cochairpersons of the
13committee notify the public defender board that the committee has scheduled a
14meeting for the purpose of reviewing the report, the recommendation may be
15implemented only upon approval of the committee.
SB77-SSA1,2011,19
17(1) Residential schools. By October 1, 1997, and by October 1, 1998, the state
18superintendent of public instruction shall submit to the joint committee on finance
19a plan specifying all of the following:
SB77-SSA1,2011,22
20(a) How the state superintendent will allocate $74,000 of the supplement
21under
Section 9132 (2r) of this act in each fiscal year of the 1997-99 biennium for
22maintenance projects at the Wisconsin School for the Deaf.
SB77-SSA1,2011,25
23(b) How the state superintendent will allocate $17,200 of the supplement
24under
Section 9132 (2r) of this act in each fiscal year of the 1997-99 biennium for
25maintenance projects at the Wisconsin School for the Visually Handicapped.
SB77-SSA1,2012,1
1(3)
Transfer of positions and employes.
SB77-SSA1,2012,5
2(a) On the effective date of this paragraph, 4.6 FTE positions in the department
3of public instruction that are primarily related to school-to-work programs, as
4determined by the secretary of administration, and the incumbent employes holding
5those positions, are transferred to the department of workforce development.
SB77-SSA1,2012,11
6(b) Employes transferred under paragraph (a) have all the rights and the same
7status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the
8department of workforce development that they enjoyed in the department of public
9instruction immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of
10the statutes, no employe so transferred who has attained permanent status in class
11is required to serve a probationary period.
SB77-SSA1,2012,17
12(4)
Educational technology block grants. Notwithstanding section 44.72 (2)
13(c) of the statutes, as created by this act, if in a common school district the annual
14meeting required to be held between May 15, 1997, and September 30, 1997, has been
15held before the effective date of this subsection, the school district is eligible for a
16grant under section 44.72 (2) (a) or (b) of the statutes, as created by this act, in the
171997-98 school year if the school board adopts a resolution requesting the grant.
SB77-SSA1,2013,2
18(5m) Newsline. The department of public instruction, in consultation with the
19Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in the city of
20Milwaukee, shall enter into a 2-year contract with the National Federation of the
21Blind to provide the Newsline electronic information service from the Wisconsin
22Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in the city of Milwaukee
23and from a location in the city of Madison selected by the department in consultation
24with the Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in
25the city of Milwaukee. The department shall use the moneys transferred to the
1appropriation account under section 20.255 (1) (ke) of the statutes under
Section 29241 (1n) of this act to pay the costs of the contract.
SB77-SSA1,2013,3
3(5n) Transfer of environmental education board.
SB77-SSA1,2013,8
4(a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets
5and liabilities of the department of public instruction primarily related to the
6functions of the environmental education board, as determined by the secretary of
7administration, shall become the assets and liabilities of the board of regents of the
8University of Wisconsin System.
SB77-SSA1,2013,13
9(b) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
10tangible personal property, including records, of the department of public instruction
11that is primarily related to the functions of the environmental education board, as
12determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the board of regents
13of the University of Wisconsin System.
SB77-SSA1,2013,20
14(c) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of public
15education on the effective date of this paragraph that is primarily related to the
16environmental education board, as determined by the secretary of administration,
17is transferred to the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System. All
18materials submitted to or actions taken by the department of public instruction with
19respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken
20by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
SB77-SSA1,2014,3
21(d) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of public
22instruction in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related
23to the functions of the environmental education board, as determined by the
24secretary of administration, remain in effect and are transferred to the board of
25regents of the University of Wisconsin System. The board of regents of the
1University of Wisconsin System shall carry out any obligations under those contracts
2unless modified or rescinded by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin
3System to the extent allowed under the contract.
SB77-SSA1,2014,12
4(e) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the department of public
5instruction in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related
6to the environmental education board remain in effect until their specified
7expiration date or until amended or repealed by the board of regents of the University
8of Wisconsin System. All orders issued by the department of public instruction in
9effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to the
10environmental education board remain in effect until their specified expiration date
11or until modified or rescinded by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin
12System.
SB77-SSA1,2014,14
14(1)
Educational telecommunications access.
SB77-SSA1,2014,23
15(a) Subject to paragraph (b), using the procedure under section 227.24 of the
16statutes, the public service commission shall promulgate the rules required under
17section 196.218 (4r) (b) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before
18the effective date of permanent rules promulgated under section 196.218 (4r) (b) of
19the statutes, as created by this act, but not to exceed the period authorized under
20section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 of the
21statutes, the commission need not provide evidence of the necessity of preservation
22of the public peace, health, safety or welfare in promulgating rules under this
23paragraph.
SB77-SSA1,2015,11
24(b) The public service commission shall submit the proposed rules under
25paragraph (a) to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on information policy and
1to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance. If the cochairpersons of the
2committees do not notify the commission that one or both of the committees has
3scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed rules within 14
4working days after the date of the commission's submittal, the commission may
5proceed to promulgate the rules. If, within 14 working days after the date of the
6commission's submittal, the cochairpersons of either committee notify the
7commission that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing
8the proposed rules, the commission shall not promulgate the rules until that
9committee approves the rules. The public service commission shall submit the
10proposed rules to the committees under this paragraph no later than the 60th day
11after the effective date of this paragraph.
SB77-SSA1,2015,15
13(a) The public service commission shall, no later than January 1, 1999, submit
14a report to the legislature under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes, and to the
15governor, that contains recommendations for each of the following:
SB77-SSA1,2015,19
161. Reducing any programmatic and funding differences between the
17educational telecommunications access program established under section 196.218
18(4r) of the statutes, as created by this act, and the assistance for institutions program
19specified in section PSC 160.11, Wisconsin Administrative Code.
SB77-SSA1,2015,23
202. A date after which school districts, technical colleges, private colleges and
21public library boards may no longer be eligible to participate in the educational
22telecommunications access program established under section 196.218 (4r) of the
23statutes, as created by this act.
SB77-SSA1,2016,3
1(b) The public service commission and the technology for educational
2achievement in Wisconsin board shall, no later than August 15, 1998, submit a joint
3report to the joint committee on finance that includes each of the following:
SB77-SSA1,2016,6
41. The amounts encumbered under the appropriations under sections 20.155
5(1) (q) and 20.275 (1) (s) and (t) of the statutes, as created by this act, during the
61997-98 fiscal year.
SB77-SSA1,2016,9
72. A summary of the programs, including activities and recipient classes,
8funded under the appropriations specified in subdivision 1. during the 1997-98
9fiscal year.
SB77-SSA1,2016,11
103. An assessment of the amounts necessary to fund the programs supported by
11the appropriations specified in subdivision 1. in the 1998-99 fiscal year.
SB77-SSA1,2016,13
124. A recommendation on whether the appropriations specified in subdivision
131. should be increased for the 1998-99 fiscal year.
SB77-SSA1,2016,17
145. A recommendation on whether school districts with special needs relating
15to size, location or geography should be provided with additional data lines or video
16links under the educational telecommunications access program established under
17section 196.218 (4r) of the statutes, as created by this act.
SB77-SSA1,2016,24
18(c) In fiscal years 1997-98 and 1998-99, the public service commission shall,
19no later than 90 days after it calculates the contribution amounts that are required
20to be paid into the universal service fund by telecommunications utilities, as defined
21in section 196.01 (10) of the statutes, that provide basic local exchange service, as
22defined in section 196.01 (1g) of the statutes, report to the joint committee on finance
23the portion of the contributions determined by the commission under section 196.218
24(3) (a) 4. of the statutes, as created by this act.
SB77-SSA1,2017,9
1(1g) Appointment of member to examining board of social workers, marriage
2and family therapists and professional counselors. Notwithstanding section
315.405 (7c) (a) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the social worker member of the
4examining board of social workers, marriage and family therapists and professional
5counselors who has received a doctorate degree in sociology, psychology, criminal
6justice or other human service field and who holds a faculty appointment at a college
7or university in this state shall be appointed by the first day of the 4th month
8beginning after the effective date of this subsection for a term expiring on July 1,
92001.
SB77-SSA1,2017,14
11(2m) Report on alternative methods of filing. The department of revenue
12shall identify potential savings from using alternative methods of filing and paying
13taxes and shall submit a report listing those savings to the joint committee on finance
14at the committee's first quarterly meeting in 1998 under section 13.10 of the statutes.
SB77-SSA1,2017,17
15(2n) Grant from investment and local impact fund. The investment and local
16impact fund board shall grant $480,000 to the city of Ladysmith from the fund under
17section 70.395 (2) (b) of the statutes.
SB77-SSA1,2017,18
18(2x) Estimated tax payments.
SB77-SSA1,2017,23
19(a) Notwithstanding sections 71.09 and 71.29 of the statutes, as affected by
20this act, and sections 71.48 and 77.947 of the statutes, the increase in the payments
21that are due under those sections before the effective date of this paragraph solely
22because of this act shall be prorated among, and paid with, estimated payments that
23are due under those sections after the effective date of this paragraph.
SB77-SSA1,2018,7
24(b) A corporation that may be treated as a tax-option corporation or a
25qualified subchapter S subsidiary because of this act may treat any portion of a
1payment of estimated taxes for its taxable year that begins in 1997 that the
2corporation or its qualified subchapter S subsidiary makes before the effective date
3of this paragraph as a payment made by a shareholder of the corporation on the
4effective date of this paragraph, if the corporation so elects on or before the original
5due date of the corporation's return under chapter 71 of the statutes, as affected by
6this act, for its taxable year that begins in 1997, in the manner that the department
7of revenue prescribes. That election is irrevocable.
SB77-SSA1,2018,12
8(3t) Report on auditors. The department of revenue, on or before January 1,
92000, shall report to the joint committee on finance on the activities of the auditors
10the positions of whom are authorized by this act, on the amount of revenue that they
11generated and on the amount of revenue that could be generated by additional
12auditors.
SB77-SSA1,2018,16
13(4z) Integrated tax system plan. The department of revenue shall submit a
14plan to the joint committee on finance on the development of an integrated tax
15system. The joint committee on finance may not release the funds for that project
16until it receives a satisfactory plan.
SB77-SSA1,2018,21
17(6g) Study of debt collection. The department of revenue shall submit to the
18joint committee on finance, at its 4th quarterly meeting in 1998 under section 13.10
19of the statutes, a study of centralized debt collection for state government. The
20department of revenue shall consider working with local units of government in a
21coordinated fashion to collect debts.
SB77-SSA1,2019,2
22(7k) Adult entertainment tax rules. The department of revenue shall submit
23in final form permanent rules that specify the products and services that are subject
24to the tax under subchapter XIII of chapter 77 of the statutes, as created by this act,
25to the legislative council staff under section 227.15 of the statutes. The department
1of revenue may also promulgate emergency rules that specify those products and
2services.
SB77-SSA1,2019,10
4(2m) Faculty development grants; report. By March 1, 1999, the technical
5college system board shall submit a report to the appropriate standing committees
6of the legislature, in the manner provided under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes,
7on the activities in each technical college district that have been funded with grants
8awarded under section 38.33 of the statutes, as created by this act, and the
9effectiveness of the activities in meeting the purposes of the faculty development
10programs as specified under that section.
SB77-SSA1,2019,16
12(2g) Plan for marketing tourism opportunities to residents of Canada. The
13department of tourism shall develop a plan for marketing tourism opportunities in
14the state to residents of Canada. No later than January 1, 1998, the department of
15tourism shall submit the plan to the appropriate standing committees in the manner
16provided under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes and to the governor.
SB77-SSA1,2019,21
17(2m) Film of Monona Terrace Convention Center. From the appropriation
18under section 20.380 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the department
19of tourism shall make a grant of $13,500 in the 1997-99 fiscal biennium for the
20production of a film documenting the construction of the Frank Lloyd Wright
21Monona Terrace Convention Center.
SB77-SSA1,2020,7
23(1)
Farm trailer registration. Notwithstanding section 341.26 (3) (b) of the
24statutes, as affected by this act, and section 341.264 of the statutes, upon receipt of
25a completed application for the renewal of registration of a farm trailer that is
1registered under section 341.26 (3) (b), 1995 stats., and used with a farm truck
2tractor together with the registration fee of $5, the department of transportation
3shall register that farm trailer under section 341.264 of the statutes and shall issue
4a permanent semitrailer registration plate to the owner of the farm trailer. Upon
5receipt of such registration plate, the owner of the farm trailer shall dispose of the
6plate previously issued for that farm trailer in a manner prescribed by the
7department of transportation.
SB77-SSA1,2020,16
8(1j) Vehicle miles rules. The department of transportation shall submit in
9proposed form permanent rules that establish a method for calculating vehicle miles
10traveled in this state for the purpose of section 78.015 (3m) of the statutes, as created
11by this act, to the legislative council staff under section 227.15 of the statutes no later
12than October 1, 1997. The department of transportation may also promulgate
13emergency rules that establish that method of calculation. Notwithstanding section
14227.24 (1) (a) and (2) (b) of the statutes, the department need not provide evidence
15of the necessity of preservation of the public peace, health, safety or welfare in
16promulgating emergency rules under this subsection.
SB77-SSA1,2021,5
17(1L) Efficiency measures. By September 1, 1997, the department of
18transportation shall submit recommendations to the joint committee on finance if
19the department wishes to reallocate, among the appropriations of the department of
20transportation for state operations, reductions in each fiscal year of the 1997-99
21biennium of $4,981,500 resulting from budgetary efficiency measures and position
22vacancy reductions of 26.5 FTE positions. If the cochairpersons of the committee do
23not notify the department that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the
24purpose of reviewing the recommendations within 14 working days after the date of
25the submittal of the recommendations by the department, the recommendations may
1be implemented as proposed by the department. If, within 14 working days after the
2date that the department of transportation submits the recommendations, the
3cochairpersons of the committee notify the department that the committee has
4scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the recommendations, the
5recommendations may be implemented only upon approval of the committee.
SB77-SSA1,2021,11
6(1r) Door County land use impacts of STH 57 improvement. In the final
7environmental impact statement prepared under section 1.11 (2) of the statutes for
8the major highway project enumerated under section 84.013 (3) (ag) of the statutes,
9as created by this act, the department of transportation shall consider and address
10the land use impacts that may result in Door County north of Sturgeon Bay from the
11completion of that project.
SB77-SSA1,2021,19
12(1rm) Wausau River Edge Parkway project. Notwithstanding section 85.026
13(2) of the statutes, as created by this act, before any other project is awarded
14assistance under section 85.026 of the statutes, as created by this act, the secretary
15of transportation shall approve the Wausau River Edge Parkway project in Wausau
16for an award of assistance under section 85.026 of the statutes, as created by this act,
17if the project is consistent with federal regulations promulgated under
23 USC 133 18(b) (8). The amount of the award shall be $94,400 or 80% of the total cost of the
19project, whichever is less.
SB77-SSA1,2021,24
20(1y) Designation of highway; vehicle length. Notwithstanding section 348.07
21(4) of the statutes, STH 64 between the city of Merrill in Lincoln County and the city
22of Medford in Taylor County is designated a highway to which sections 348.07 (2) (f),
23(fm), (gm) and (gr) and 348.08 (1) (e) and (h) of the statutes apply. The designation
24of a portion of STH 64 under this subsection does not apply after December 31, 1998.
SB77-SSA1,2022,5
1(1z) Designation of highway; vehicle length. Notwithstanding section 348.07
2(4) of the statutes, STH 77 between the city of Hayward in Sawyer County and the
3city of Hurley in Iron County is designated a highway to which sections 348.07 (2)
4(f), (fm), (gm) and (gr) and 348.08 (1) (e) and (h) of the statutes apply. The designation
5of a portion of STH 77 under this subsection does not apply after December 31, 1998.
SB77-SSA1,2022,16
6(2g) Federal highway aid report. The departments of administration and
7transportation shall jointly submit, to the joint committee on finance for
8consideration at its 3rd quarterly meeting in 1997 under section 13.10 of the statutes,
9a report on their efforts to reverse the position of this state with respect to federal
10highway aid payments whereby the proportional contributions of this state to the
11highway trust fund exceeds the percentage of federal highway aid received by this
12state from the highway trust fund. In preparing their report, the departments of
13administration and transportation shall contact the members of this state's
14congressional delegation, inquire as to their efforts to reverse this state's position
15with respect to federal highway aid and include their responses in the report
16submitted to the joint committee on finance.
SB77-SSA1,2022,20
17(2m) Evaluation of proposed major highway projects. The secretary of
18transportation shall submit in proposed form the rules required under section 85.05
19of the statutes, as created by this act, to the legislative council staff under section
20227.15 (1) of the statutes no later than January 1, 1998.
SB77-SSA1,2023,2
21(2n) Delay of highway sign replacement. Notwithstanding section 16.42 (1)
22(e) of the statutes, in submitting information under section 16.42 of the statutes for
23purposes of the 1999-2001 biennial budget bill, the department of transportation
24shall submit information concerning the appropriation under section 20.395 (3) (eq)
25of the statutes, as affected by this act, as though a decrease of $96,900 and a reduction
1of the authorized SEG positions for the department by 0.5 FTE position, for the
2purpose of delaying the replacement of highway signs, by this act had not been made.
SB77-SSA1,2023,6
3(3d) Detours prohibited on USH 2 project. The department of transportation
4shall develop and implement a traffic plan during the reconstruction of that portion
5of USH 2 between Ino and STH 13 that ensures the continued flow of traffic during
6that project without detouring traffic off USH 2 in Bayfield County.
SB77-SSA1,2023,15
7(3g) Build-operate-lease or transfer agreements study. The department of
8transportation shall conduct a study of the feasibility and desirability of
9build-operate-lease or transfer agreements under section 84.01 (30) of the statutes,
10as created by this act, including any cost savings to be realized by the department
11as a result of the use of build-operate-lease or transfer agreements. The
12department shall submit a report containing its findings, conclusions and
13recommendations, including any recommended statutory changes, no later than
14July 1, 1998, to the governor, and to the legislature for distribution to the appropriate
15standing committees in the manner provided under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes.
SB77-SSA1,2023,19
16(4g) The department of transportation shall negotiate with Amtrak, as defined
17in section 85.061 (1) of the statutes, with respect to the extension of rail passenger
18service to the city of Madison. No later than January 1, 1998, the department shall
19report the results of its negotiations with Amtrak to the joint committee on finance.
SB77-SSA1,2024,4
20(4m) Transfer of prevailing wage enforcement. The secretary of
21transportation and the secretary of workforce development shall determine the
22positions and funding that are necessary for the enforcement of section 103.50 of the
23statutes, as affected by this act, and, in time for the 3rd quarterly meeting of the joint
24committee on finance under section 13.10 of the statutes in 1997, shall submit to the
25joint committee on finance for the approval of that committee a proposal for the
1transfer of those positions and that funding from the department of transportation
2to the department of workforce development. If the joint committee on finance
3approves the proposal, on the effective date specified in
Section 9426 (12m) of this
4act all of the following shall take place:
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5(a)
Assets and liabilities. All assets and liabilities of the department of
6transportation primarily related to the enforcement of section 103.50 of the statutes,
7as affected by this act, shall become the assets and liabilities of the department of
8workforce development. The department of transportation and the department of
9workforce development shall jointly determine these assets and liabilities and shall
10jointly develop and implement a plan for the orderly transfer thereof. In the event
11of any disagreement between those departments, the secretary of administration
12shall decide the question.
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13(b) Employe transfers and status. All positions in the department of
14transportation that are primarily related to the enforcement of section 103.50 of the
15statutes, as affected by this act, and the incumbents holding these positions, as
16approved by the joint committee on finance, are transferred to the department of
17workforce development. Employes transferred under this paragraph have all the
18rights and the same status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the
19statutes in the department of workforce development that they enjoyed in the
20department of transportation immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding
21section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employe so transferred who has attained
22permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.
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23(d) Supplies and equipment. All tangible personal property, including records,
24of the department of transportation primarily related to the enforcement of section
25103.50 of the statutes, as affected by this act, are transferred to the department of
1workforce development. The department of transportation and the department of
2workforce development shall jointly identify the tangible personal property,
3including records, and shall jointly develop and implement a plan for the orderly
4transfer thereof. In the event of any disagreement between those departments, the
5secretary of administration shall decide the question.
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6(e) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of
7transportation primarily related to the enforcement of section 103.50 of the statutes,
8as affected by this act, is transferred to the department of workforce development.
9All materials submitted or actions taken by the department of transportation with
10respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken
11by the department of workforce development.
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12(f) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of transportation
13primarily related to the enforcement of section 103.50 of the statutes, as affected by
14this act, that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and
15are transferred to the department of workforce development. The department of
16transportation and the department of workforce development shall jointly identify
17these contracts and shall jointly develop and implement a plan for the orderly
18transfer thereof. In the event of any disagreement between those departments, the
19secretary of administration shall decide the question. The department of workforce
20development shall carry out any such contractual obligations until modified or
21rescinded by the department of workforce development to the extent allowed under
22the contract.
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23(g) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the department of
24transportation that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph and that are
25primarily related to the enforcement of section 103.50 of the statutes, as affected by
1this act, remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until amended or
2repealed by the department of workforce development. All orders issued by the
3department of transportation that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph
4and that are primarily related to the enforcement of section 103.50 of the statutes,
5as affected by this act, remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until
6modified or rescinded by the department of workforce development.
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7(4z) Neenah bicycle-pedestrian facility. Notwithstanding limitations on the
8amount and use of aids provided under section 86.31 of the statutes, the department
9of transportation shall pay 50% of the costs or $125,000, whichever is less, for a
10bicycle-pedestrian overpass over USH 41 in the city of Neenah. Payment under this
11subsection shall be made from the appropriation under section 20.395 (2) (fr) of the
12statutes, as affected by this act, and is in addition to Neenah's entitlement, as defined
13in section 86.31 (1) (ar) of the statutes, to aids under section 86.31 of the statutes.
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14(5g) Report on major highway project passing lanes. On or before January 1,
151998, the secretary of transportation shall submit a report to the joint committee on
16finance summarizing the costs and benefits of adding passing lanes to the highways
17that are enumerated under section 84.013 (3) of the statutes, as affected by this act,
18but on which construction has not commenced. The report shall include
19recommendations as to which of those highways or portions of those highways, if any,
20should have passing lanes added before construction is commenced on the entire
21project enumerated under section 84.013 of the statutes, as affected by this act. The
22recommendations shall be based upon considerations of design and construction of
23such passing lanes that are least likely to increase the total cost to complete the major
24highway project.
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1(1)
Transfer of division of trust lands and investments.
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2(a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, all assets and
3liabilities of the office of the state treasurer relating to the division of trust lands and
4investments shall become the assets and liabilities of the department of
5administration.
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(b)
Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
7tangible personal property, including records, of the office of the state treasurer
8relating to the division of trust lands and investments is transferred to the
9department of administration.