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141. The department of health and family services submits to the committee a
15request for the funds.
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162. The committee approves the request, or the cochairpersons do not notify
17within 14 working days after the receipt of the request the secretary of health and
18family services that it has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the
19request.
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(c) 1. If the department of health and family services certifies that federal law
21does not recognize payments made under section 49.775 of the statutes, as created
22by this act, as meeting the maintenance-of-effort requirements under
42 USC
231382g, the committee shall supplement the appropriation account under section
2420.435 (7) (ky) of the statutes by an amount sufficient to make payments under
25section 49.775 of the statutes, as created by this act, but not to exceed $14,000,000.
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12. If the department of health and family services certifies that the federal
2government recognizes payments made under section 49.775 of the statutes, as
3created by this act, as meeting the maintenance-of-effort requirements under
42
4USC 1382g, the committee shall supplement the appropriation account under
5section 20.435 (7) (ky) of the statutes by an amount sufficient, but not to exceed
6$14,000,000, to make payments under section 49.775 of the statutes, as created by
7this act, and to ensure that benefit levels under section 49.77 of the statutes need not
8be modified solely to reinstate those benefits for legal immigrants.
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9(d) Notwithstanding section 13.101 (3) (a) of the statutes, the committee is not
10required to find that an emergency exists to supplement the appropriation under
11section
20.435 (7) (ky) of the statutes as provided in this subsection.
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12(3pt) Audit of abuse investigations. The legislative audit bureau is requested
13to perform a performance evaluation audit to compare the investigation processes of
14the department of health and family services under section 146.40 (4r) (b) of the
15statutes, as affected by this act and the department of regulation and licensing under
16section 440.03 (3q) of the statutes, as created by this act, and any private
17investigators with whom the department of health and family services has
18contracted under section 146.40 (4r) (er) of the statutes, as created by this act. The
19audit shall compare methods, timeliness and outcomes of the investigations. If the
20legislative audit bureau performs the audit, it shall file its report as described under
21section 13.94 (1) (b) of the statutes by June 30, 2000.
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22(3x) Audit of mass transit services.
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23(a) In this subsection, "mass transit system" has the meaning given in section
2485.20 (1) (e) of the statutes.
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1(b) The legislative audit bureau shall conduct a financial audit of mass transit
2services provided to the campuses of the University of Wisconsin System. As part
3of its audit, the bureau shall examine the subsidies provided to mass transit systems
4by the University of Wisconsin System and compare the revenue derived from fares
5to the operating expenses of mass transit systems. The bureau shall submit its audit
6report to the joint committee on finance by December 31, 1998.
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7(4z) Participating employment by annuitants in the Wisconsin retirement
8system.
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9(a) The retirement research committee is requested to study the extent to
10which participants in the Wisconsin retirement system are concurrently receiving
11a salary from a participating employer in the Wisconsin retirement system and an
12annuity from the Wisconsin retirement system.
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13(b) If the retirement research committee conducts the study specified in
14paragraph (a), the retirement research committee shall submit a report of its
15findings and recommendations to the joint survey committee on retirement systems
16by March 8, 1998. At the time that the retirement research committee submits the
17report to the joint survey committee on retirement systems, the retirement research
18committee may also submit proposed legislation that is necessary to implement the
19retirement research committee's recommendations.
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20(6zg) Efficiency measures. The joint committee on legislative organization
21shall endeavor to ensure that expenditures from the sum of general purpose revenue
22appropriations under section 20.765 of the statutes shall be less than the sum of the
23amounts shown for general purpose revenue appropriations under section 20.765 of
24the statutes in the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes by at least
1$893,200 for the 1997-98 fiscal year and by at least $893,200 for the 1998-99 fiscal
2year.
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4(2z) Family practice residency program. Of the moneys appropriated to the
5Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., under section 20.250 (1) (b) of the statutes,
6$136,400 in fiscal year 1997-98 and $181,900 in fiscal year 1998-99 may be expended
7only to fund 2 additional family practice physicians for the family practice residency
8program. The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., shall provide matching funds equal
9to 50% of any moneys expended under this subsection. The 2 family practice
10physicians shall be allocated to maximize the number of family practice residents in
11the program.
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13(1m) Emergency management.
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14(a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets
15and liabilities of the state emergency response board shall become the assets and
16liabilities of the division of emergency management in the department of military
17affairs.
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18(b) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
19tangible personal property of the state emergency response board is transferred to
20the division of emergency management in the department of military affairs.
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21(c) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the state emergency response board
22that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph are transferred to the division
23of emergency management in the department of military affairs. The division of
24emergency management in the department of military affairs shall carry out any
25obligations under such a contract until modified or rescinded by the division of
1emergency management in the department of military affairs to the extent allowed
2under the contract.
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3(d) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the state emergency response
4board that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until
5their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the division of
6emergency management in the department of military affairs. All orders issued by
7the state emergency response board that are in effect on the effective date of this
8paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or
9rescinded by the division of emergency management in the department of military
10affairs.
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11(e) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the state emergency response
12board on the effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the division of
13emergency management in the department of military affairs and all materials
14submitted to or actions taken by the state emergency response board with respect to
15a pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the division
16of emergency management in the department of military affairs.
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18(1) Fish and game approval issuing system and campground reservation
19system. The department of natural resources may use the procedure under section
20227.24 of the statutes to promulgate rules under sections 27.01 (7) (e) 2., (7m) (c) and
21(11) (b) and 29.09 (3m) and (3r) of the statutes, as created by this act. If the
22department uses this procedure to promulgate any of these rules, the department
23shall promulgate the rules within 90 days after the effective date of this subsection.
24Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (2) (b) of the statutes, the department is
25not required to make a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this
1subsection. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes, the
2effective period of a rule promulgated under this subsection is for one year after its
3promulgation and may not be further extended under section 227.24 (2) of the
4statutes.
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5(2hg) Clean water fund hardship assistance application deadline.
6Notwithstanding the requirement in section 281.58 (13) (d) of the statutes that a
7municipality, as defined in section 281.01 (6) of the statutes, submit a complete
8application no later than June 30 of the preceding fiscal year in order to be ranked
9on the clean water fund financial hardship assistance funding list for a fiscal year
10and notwithstanding the requirement in section 281.58 (9) (a) of the statutes, as
11affected by this act, that a municipality have an approved facility plan before
12submitting an application for clean water fund assistance, the department of natural
13resources shall rank a project of a town sanitary district that is eligible for clean
14water fund financial hardship assistance under section 281.58 (13) (b) of the
15statutes, as affected by this act, on the clean water fund financial hardship
16assistance funding list for the 1997-98 fiscal year if all of the following apply:
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17(a) The town sanitary district submits a complete application no later than the
18effective date of this paragraph.
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19(b) The project is for the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant.
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20(c) The town sanitary district is located on USH 45, north of STH 64.
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21(d) The town sanitary district had 197 connections on December 31, 1996, of
22which 161 were residential connections.
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23(3)
Recreational boating project; High Cliff State Park. From the
24appropriation under section 20.370 (5) (cq) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the
25department of natural resources shall expend the amount that is necessary for the
1construction of breakwater structures in Lake Winnebago at the entrance of High
2Cliff State Park harbor to provide for boater safety, but the amount may not exceed
3$500,000. The department may either expend the amount directly or provide it as
4a grant to Calumet County. Notwithstanding section 30.92 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes,
5as affected by this act, neither the department nor Calumet County need contribute
6any moneys to match the amount expended from the appropriation under section
720.370 (5) (cq) of the statutes, as affected by this act. Notwithstanding section 30.92
8(4) (a) of the statutes, the department may expend directly the amount authorized
9under this subsection even though Lake Winnebago is not an inland lake without a
10public access facility. The amount expended under this subsection shall be
11considered an expenditure for an inland water project as provided in section 30.92
12(4) (b) 6. of the statutes. This project need not be placed on the priority list under
13section 30.92 (3) (a) of the statutes. Section 20.924 (1) of the statutes, as affected by
14this act, does not apply to the construction of these breakwater structures. This
15subsection does not apply after June 30, 2000.
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16(3g) Report on paving bicycle trails. By July 1, 1998, the department of
17natural resources shall submit a report to the legislature for distribution to the
18appropriate standing committees in the manner provided in section 13.172 (3) of the
19statutes on the feasibility of paving state bicycle trails, including factors such as the
20effects of paving on trail maintenance and usage and the applicability to Wisconsin
21of similar efforts in other states.
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22(3x) Emergency rules for safe drinking water program. Using the procedure
23under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of natural resources may
24promulgate rules for the program under section 281.61 of the statutes, as created by
25this act, for the period before the effective date of permanent rules for the program,
1but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the
2statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (2) (b) of the statutes, the
3department need not provide evidence of the necessity of preservation of public
4peace, health, safety or welfare in promulgating rules under this subsection.
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5(5)
Permit guarantee program. The department of natural resources shall
6submit proposed rules required under section 299.05 of the statutes, as created by
7this act, to the legislative council staff for review under section 227.15 (1) of the
8statutes no later than the first day of the 13th month beginning after the effective
9date of this subsection.
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10(6g) Brownfields study.
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11(a) In this subsection, "brownfields" means abandoned, idle or underused
12industrial or commercial facilities or sites, the expansion or redevelopment of which
13is adversely affected by environmental contamination.
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14(b) The department of natural resources, in cooperation with the departments
15of commerce, administration, revenue, transportation and agriculture, trade and
16consumer protection, shall do all of the following:
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171. Study the means by which this state can increase the number of brownfields
18that are cleaned and returned to productive use.
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192. Study the potential methods to provide long-term funding of brownfields
20financial assistance programs.
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213. Study optional methods to clean up groundwater on a comprehensive, rather
22than property-by-property, basis.
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234. Study the effectiveness of existing laws concerning the redevelopment of
24brownfields.
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15. Identify and evaluate additional legislative proposals to further the cleanup
2and redevelopment of brownfields.
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3(c) The department of natural resources shall submit a report of the results of
4paragraph (b) and any recommendations to the joint committee on finance and to the
5legislative standing committees with jurisdiction over environmental matters no
6later than March 1, 1998.
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7(7gm) Hydrogeologist position authorization. The authorized FTE
8positions for the department of natural resources are increased by 6.0 PR
9hydrogeologist positions, to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.370
10(2) (dh) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for the purpose of performing services
11related to remedying environmental contamination.
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12(7m) Information technology expenditure request. No later than the joint
13committee on finances' 3rd quarterly meeting held under section 13.10 of the
14statutes for the 1997-98 fiscal year, the department of natural resources shall
15submit a plan to expend money from the appropriation under section 20.370 (8) (mt)
16of the statutes, as affected by this act, to conform the department of natural
17resources' information technology to any guidelines and standards established
18under section 16.971 (2) (j) of the statutes by the division of technology management
19in the department of administration. The expenditure plan shall include all of the
20following information:
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21(a) The unencumbered balance in the department of natural resources'
22appropriation account under section 20.370 (8) (mt) of the statutes, as affected by this
23act, broken down by the amounts allocated for car, truck, airplane, heavy equipment
24and radio pools.
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1(b) The department of natural resources' proposed expenditure of excess funds
2from the appropriation account under section 20.370 (8) (mt) of the statutes, as
3affected by this act, to conform to the information technology guidelines established
4under section 16.971 (2) (j) of the statutes.
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5(c) The department of natural resources' assessment of how a one-time
6expenditure of funds from this appropriation would affect the following:
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71. The rates charged for car, truck, airplane, heavy equipment and radio pools.
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82. The sufficiency of revenues credited to the appropriation account under
9section 20.370 (8) (mt) of the statutes, as affected by this act, to fund the projected
10expenditures from that appropriation.
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11(d) A description of any proposed purchases of other equipment that would
12have to be foregone in order to make the proposed transfer from the appropriation
13account under section 20.370 (8) (mt) of the statutes, as affected by this act.
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14(e) The programs within the department of natural resources that provided the
15revenue proposed to be expended under the plan and the programs within the
16department of natural resources that are proposed to be benefited by the
17expenditures.
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18(7x) Limit on clean water fund program assistance. Notwithstanding section
19281.58 (6) (b) and (7) of the statutes, as affected by this act, during the 1997-99 fiscal
20biennium, the department of natural resources and the department of
21administration may not provide financial assistance under the clean water fund
22program, except for a loan at the market interest rate, for a project for wastewater
23treatment work expansion and extension of sanitary sewer mains or interceptors of
24over one mile if the project serves a community with a population of less than 2,500
1that is located on STH 42 and on one of the outlaying waters specified in section 29.01
2(11) of the statutes.
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3(8c) Allocation of clean water fund hardship assistance.
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4(a) Notwithstanding section 281.59 (3e) (d) and (e) of the statutes, as affected
5by this act, in the 1997-99 fiscal biennium the department of natural resources may
6allocate for clean water fund financial hardship assistance an amount up to
7$20,160,000 from the amount under section 281.59 (3e) (b) 1. of the statutes, as
8affected by this act, and the department of natural resources and the department of
9administration may allocate for clean water fund financial assistance other than
10financial hardship assistance an amount up to $70,040,000 from the amount under
11section 281.59 (3e) (b) 1. of the statutes, as affected by this act.
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12(b) From the amount that the department of natural resources is authorized
13to allocate under paragraph (a) for clean water fund financial hardship assistance,
14the department shall allocate an amount in fiscal year 1997-98 that is sufficient to
15fund the Pell Lake Sanitary District and Lake Como Beach Sanitary District projects
16in Walworth County.
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17(8m) Clean water fund hardship assistance for the village of Wheeler.
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18(a) Notwithstanding section 281.58 (13) (c) of the statutes, during fiscal year
191997-98, the department of natural resources shall provide a clean water fund
20financial hardship assistance grant of $213,000, rather than a loan, for a project in
21the village of Wheeler in Dunn County.
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22(b) The limits under section 281.59 (3e) (b) and (e) of the statutes, as affected
23by this act, may be exceeded by the amount necessary to fund the grant under
24paragraph (a).
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1(8tt) Recreational boating project; Stockbridge Harbor. From the
2appropriation under section 20.370 (5) (cq) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the
3department of natural resources shall provide to Calumet County funding for the
4completion of Stockbridge Harbor on Lake Winnebago. Calumet County and the
5department shall contribute funding for the project. Calumet County shall
6contribute for the project the amount required by the department and approved by
7the Wisconsin waterways commission. If Calumet County conducts a boating safety
8enforcement and education program approved by the department, the department's
9contribution shall equal 90% of the project's costs or $630,000, whichever is less. If
10Calumet County does not conduct such a program approved by the department, the
11department's contribution shall equal 80% of the project's costs or $560,000,
12whichever is less. Calumet County's contribution may be in matching funds or
13in-kind contributions or both. The amount expended under this subsection shall be
14considered an expenditure for an inland water project as provided in section 30.92
15(4) (b) 6. of the statutes. This project need not be placed on the priority list under
16section 30.92 (3) (a) of the statutes. This subsection does not apply after June 30,
172000.
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18(8tu) Recreational boating project; Columbia County Park. From the
19appropriation under section 20.370 (5) (cq) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the
20department of natural resources shall provide to Fond du Lac County funding for
21boat launching facilities at Columbia County Park on Lake Winnebago. Fond du Lac
22County and the department shall contribute funding for the project. Fond du Lac
23County shall contribute for the project the amount required by the department and
24approved by the Wisconsin waterways commission. If Fond du Lac County conducts
25a boating safety enforcement and education program approved by the department,
1the department's contribution shall equal 90% of the project's costs or $675,000,
2whichever is less. If Fond du Lac County does not conduct such a program approved
3by the department, the department's contribution shall equal 80% of the project's
4costs or $600,000, whichever is less. Fond du Lac County's contribution may be in
5matching funds or in-kind contributions or both. The amount expended under this
6subsection shall be considered an expenditure for an inland water project as provided
7in section 30.92 (4) (b) 6. of the statutes. This project need not be placed on the
8priority list under section 30.92 (3) (a) of the statutes. This subsection does not apply
9after June 30, 2000.
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10(8tv) Recreational boating project; Petenwell Lake. From the appropriation
11under section 20.370 (5) (cq) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the department
12of natural resources shall provide to Adams County funding to construct boat
13launching facilities and a harbor of refuge on Petenwell Lake. Adams County and
14the department shall contribute funding for the project. Adams County shall
15contribute for the project the amount required by the department and approved by
16the Wisconsin waterways commission. If Adams County conducts a boating safety
17enforcement and education program approved by the department, the department's
18contribution shall equal 90% of the project's costs or $1,080,000, whichever is less.
19If Adams County does not conduct such a program approved by the department, the
20department's contribution shall equal 80% of the project's costs or $960,000,
21whichever is less. Adams County's contribution may be in matching funds or in-kind
22contributions or both. The amount expended under this subsection shall be
23considered an expenditure for an inland water project as provided in section 30.92
24(4) (b) 6. of the statutes. This project need not be placed on the priority list under
1section 30.92 (3) (a) of the statutes. This subsection does not apply after June 30,
22000.
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3(9c) Recreational boating project; Lone Rock boat landing. From the
4appropriation under section 20.370 (5) (cq) of the statutes, the department of natural
5resources shall provide to Richland County the amount that is necessary for soil
6erosion control at Lone Rock boat landing on the Wisconsin River, but the amount
7may not exceed $10,000. Notwithstanding section 30.92 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes, as
8affected by this act, Richland County need not contribute any moneys to match the
9amount provided under this subsection. The amount expended under this
10subsection shall be considered an expenditure for an inland water project as provided
11in section 30.92 (4) (b) 6. of the statutes. This project need not be placed on the priority
12list under section 30.92 (3) (a) of the statutes. This subsection does not apply after
13June 30, 2000.
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14(10g) Dry cleaner environmental response program. No later than August
151, 1998, the department of natural resources shall mail to each dry cleaning facility
16of which it is aware notice of the dry cleaner environmental response programs under
17sections 292.65 and 292.66 of the statutes, as created by this act.
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18(10m) Urban forestry grant for Milwaukee. From the appropriation under
19section 20.370 (5) (bw) of the statutes, the department of natural resources shall
20provide $50,000 in fiscal year 1997-98 and $50,000 in fiscal year 1998-1999 to the
21city of Milwaukee for a tree planting demonstration project.
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22(10n) Private forest grants; rules. Using the procedure under section 227.24
23of the statutes, the department of natural resources may promulgate rules under
24section 26.38 (3) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before the
25effective date of the permanent rules promulgated under section 26.38 (3) of the
1statutes, as created by this act, but not to exceed the period authorized under section
2227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (2)
3(b) of the statutes, the department is not required to make a finding of emergency.
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4(10t) Rule for managed forest land. The department of natural resources
5shall submit in proposed form the rule required under section 77.82 (1) (bn) of the
6statutes, as created by this act, for review under section 227.15 (1) of the statutes no
7later than September 1, 1998.
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8(10x) Fire suppression grants; rules. Using the procedure under section
9227.24 of the statutes, the department of natural resources may promulgate rules
10under section 26.145 (3) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before
11the effective date of the permanent rules promulgated under section 26.145 (3) of the
12statutes, as created by this act, but not to exceed the period authorized under section
13227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (2)
14(b) of the statutes, the department is not required to make a finding of emergency.
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15(11t) Legislation concerning data bases.
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16(a) In this subsection, "personally identifiable information" has the meaning
17given in section 19.62 (5) of the statutes.
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18(b) No later than January 1, 1998, the department of natural resources shall
19submit to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance and of the joint
20committee on information policy proposed legislation in proper form for introduction
21concerning providing access to records held by the department that contain
22personally identifiable information relating to persons holding approvals issued
23under chapter 29 of the statutes, as affected by this act, and to persons who have
24registered all-terrain vehicles or snowmobiles or who have been issued registration
25or certificate of number cards for boats. In preparing the legislation, the department
1shall consider issues concerning public access to records, issues concerning privacy,
2issues concerning assessment of access fees and the use of any access fees collected
3to fund the department's information technology activities.
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4(11x) Wildlife damage program.
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5(a) The department of natural resources shall submit proposed rules required
6under section 29.598 of the statutes, as affected by this act, to the legislative council
7staff for review under section 227.15 (1) of the statutes within 45 days after the
8effective date of this paragraph.
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9(b) Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department
10of natural resources shall promulgate rules required under section 29.598 of the
11statutes, as affected by this act, for the period before the effective date of the rules
12submitted under paragraph (a), but not to exceed one year. Notwithstanding section
13227.24 (1) and (3) of the statutes, the department is not required to make a finding
14of emergency.
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15(12m)
Farm-raised fish; rules for fish farm permits. The department of
16natural resources shall consult with the aquaculture industry advisory council
17appointed by the secretary of agriculture and with the Wisconsin Aquaculture
18Association in promulgating the rules under section 29.521 (2) (f) of the statutes, as
19created by this act. The department shall submit the proposed rules under section
2029.521 (2) (f) of the statutes, as created by this act, for review under section 227.15
21(1) of the statutes no later than the first day of the 7th month beginning after the
22effective date of this subsection.
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24(1)
Report on representation of sexually violent persons. By October 1,
251998, the state public defender shall submit a report to the legislature in the manner
1provided in section 13.172 (2) of the statutes and to the governor specifying and
2evaluating the time spent by the state public defender in representing persons under
3chapter 980 of the statutes, as affected by this act.
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4(2t) Efficiency measures. No later than the 30th day beginning after
5publication, the public defender board shall submit a report to the governor and to
6the joint committee on finance recommending how reductions in fiscal year 1997-98
7of $816,900 and in fiscal year 1998-99 of $987,600, resulting from budgetary
8efficiency measures, should be allocated among sum certain appropriations made to
9the public defender board from general purpose revenue. If the cochairpersons of the
10committee do not notify the public defender board that the committee has scheduled
11a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the report within 14 working days after the
12date of the submittal, the recommendation may be implemented as proposed by the
13public defender board. If, within 14 working days after the date of the submittal, the
14cochairpersons of the committee notify the public defender board that the committee
15has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the report, the
16recommendation may be implemented only upon approval of the committee.
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18(1) Residential schools. Within 30 days after the effective date of this
19subsection, and by October 1, 1998, the state superintendent of public instruction
20shall submit to the joint committee on finance a plan specifying all of the following:
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21(a) How the state superintendent will allocate $74,000 of the supplement
22under
Section 9132 (2r) of this act in each fiscal year of the 1997-99 biennium for
23maintenance projects at the Wisconsin School for the Deaf.
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1(b) How the state superintendent will allocate $17,200 of the supplement
2under
Section 9132 (2r) of this act in each fiscal year of the 1997-99 biennium for
3maintenance projects at the Wisconsin School for the Visually Handicapped.
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4(3)
Transfer of positions and employes.
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5(a) On the effective date of this paragraph, 4.6 FTE positions in the department
6of public instruction that are primarily related to school-to-work programs, as
7determined by the secretary of administration, and the incumbent employes holding
8those positions, are transferred to the department of workforce development.
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9(b) Employes transferred under paragraph (a) have all the rights and the same
10status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the
11department of workforce development that they enjoyed in the department of public
12instruction immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of
13the statutes, no employe so transferred who has attained permanent status in class
14is required to serve a probationary period.
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15(4)
Educational technology block grants. Notwithstanding section 44.72 (2)
16(c) of the statutes, as created by this act, if in a common school district the annual
17meeting required to be held between May 15, 1997, and September 30, 1997, has been
18held before the effective date of this subsection, the school district is eligible for a
19grant under section 44.72 (2) (a) or (b) of the statutes, as created by this act, in the
201997-98 school year if the school board adopts a resolution requesting the grant.
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21(5m) Newsline. The department of public instruction, in consultation with the
22Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in the city of
23Milwaukee, shall enter into a 2-year contract with the National Federation of the
24Blind to provide the Newsline electronic information service from the Wisconsin
25Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in the city of Milwaukee
1and from a location in the city of Madison selected by the department in consultation
2with the Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in
3the city of Milwaukee. The department shall use the moneys transferred to the
4appropriation account under section 20.255 (1) (ke) of the statutes under
Section 59241 (1n) of this act to pay the costs of the contract.
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6(5n) Transfer of environmental education board.
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7(a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets
8and liabilities of the department of public instruction primarily related to the
9functions of the environmental education board, as determined by the secretary of
10administration, shall become the assets and liabilities of the board of regents of the
11University of Wisconsin System.
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12(b) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
13tangible personal property, including records, of the department of public instruction
14that is primarily related to the functions of the environmental education board, as
15determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the board of regents
16of the University of Wisconsin System.