Amendment SSA1-AB133

AB133-SSA1, s. 863 Section 863. 30.52 (3) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,495,25 30.52 (3) (h) Fee for issuance upon transfer of ownership. Notwithstanding pars. (b) to (g), the fee for the issuance of a certificate of number or registration to the new owner upon transfer of ownership of a boat certified or registered under this chapter by the previous owner is $2.50 $3.75 if the certificate of number or registration is issued for the remainder of the certification and registration period for which the previous certificate of number or registration was issued.

AB133-SSA1, s. 864 Section 864. 30.52 (3) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,496,7 30.52 (3) (i) Fleet fees. A person owning or holding 3 or more boats may, at the person's option, pay a fleet rate for these boats instead of the fees which otherwise would be payable under pars. (b) to (g). Notwithstanding pars. (b) to (g), the fee for the issuance or renewal of certificates of number or registrations for boats under the fleet rate is $18 $27 plus 50% of the fees which would otherwise be applicable for the boats under pars. (b) to (g).

AB133-SSA1, s. 865 Section 865. 30.52 (3) (im) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 198, is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,496,12 30.52 (3) (im) Dealer or manufacturer fees. A manufacturer or dealer in boats may, at the manufacturer's or dealer's option, pay a fee of $50 $75 for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of number.

AB133-SSA1, s. 865d Section 865d. 30.52 (3e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-SSA1,496,22 30.52 (3e) Surcharges. A person who applies for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of number or registration for a motorboat to which sub. (3) (b), (c), (d), (e) or (g) applies shall pay the department a surcharge in addition to the fee under sub. (3). The amount of the surcharge shall be determined by the department by rule and shall be based on the horsepower of the engine of the motorboat covered by the application. The surcharge that is determined by the department for a motorboat less than 16 feet in length may not exceed an amount equal to the amount of the fee for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of number or registration for the motorboat under sub. (3).

AB133-SSA1, s. 866 Section 866. 30.74 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 198, is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,497,12 30.74 (1) (b) The department shall prescribe the course content, and the form of the certificate and may collect a fee from each person who enrolls in the course. The department may authorize instructors. An instructor conducting such courses meeting standards established by it to retain a course under this subsection shall collect the instruction fee from each person who receives instruction. The department may determine the portion of the this fee, which may not exceed 50%, that the instructor may retain to defray expenses incurred locally to operate the program by the instructor in conducting the course. The instructor shall remit the remainder of the fee shall be retained by or, if nothing is retained, the entire fee to the department for the purpose of defraying a part of its expenses incurred to operate the program. The department by rule shall set the fee for the course and the amount of the fee that may be retained by instructors.

AB133-SSA1, s. 867j Section 867j. 30.77 (3) (dm) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 30.77 (3) (dm) 1. (intro.) and amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,497,15 30.77 (3) (dm) 1. (intro.) In this paragraph, "local:

AB133-SSA1,497,20 b. "Local entity" means a city, village, town, county, qualified lake association, as defined in s. 281.68 (1) (b), nonprofit conservation organization, as defined in s. 23.0955 (1), town sanitary district, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district or another local governmental unit, as defined in s. 66.299 (1) (a), that is established for the purpose of lake management.

AB133-SSA1, s. 867m Section 867m. 30.77 (3) (dm) 1. a. of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-SSA1,497,23 30.77 (3) (dm) 1. a. "Boating organization" means a nonstock corporation organized under ch. 181 whose primary purpose is to promote boating activities.

AB133-SSA1, s. 867p Section 867p. 30.77 (3) (dm) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 30.77 (2) (dm) 2. and amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,498,4 30.77 (2) (dm) 2. If the department or a local entity objects to an ordinance enacted under par. (a), (ac) 2. or (am) 1. b., on the grounds that all or a portion of the ordinance is contrary to or inconsistent with this chapter, all of the following apply: the procedure under subd. 2r. shall apply.

AB133-SSA1, s. 867s Section 867s. 30.77 (3) (dm) 2. a. of the statutes is renumbered 30.77 (3) (dm) 2r. a. and amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,498,12 30.77 (3) (dm) 2r. a. Upon receipt of an objection under this subdivision subd. 2. or 2g., the department shall order a hearing on the objection under ch. 227. The hearing shall be a contested case hearing, and the administrator of the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration shall assign a hearing examiner to the hearing as provided in s. 227.43. Persons who are not parties to the contested case may present testimony and evidence at the hearing.

AB133-SSA1, s. 867v Section 867v. 30.77 (3) (dm) 2. b. of the statutes is renumbered 30.77 (3) (dm) 2r. b. and amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,498,17 30.77 (3) (dm) 2r. b. The hearing examiner shall issue an order on the objection within 90 days after the date on which the hearing is ordered under subd. 2. 2r. a. If

AB133-SSA1,499,2 c. For an objection under subd. 2., if the hearing examiner determines that the ordinance or the portion of the ordinance is contrary to or inconsistent with this chapter, the hearing examiner shall issue an order declaring the ordinance or that portion of the ordinance void. The For an objection under subd. 2g., if the hearing examiner determines that the ordinance or the portion of the ordinance is not necessary for public health, safety, welfare or the public's interest in preserving the state's natural resources, the hearing examiner shall issue an order declaring the ordinance or that portion of the ordinance void. An order issued under this subd. 2r. c. shall prohibit the enforcement of all or any portion of the ordinance declared to be void.

AB133-SSA1, s. 867x Section 867x. 30.77 (3) (dm) 2g. of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-SSA1,499,8 30.77 (3) (dm) 2g. If a local entity or an boating organization objects to an ordinance enacted under par. (a) that applies to a river or stream, or to an ordinance enacted under par. (b), on the grounds that all or a portion of the ordinance is not necessary for public health, safety, welfare or the public's interest in preserving the state's natural resources, the procedure under subd 2r. shall apply.

AB133-SSA1, s. 867xm Section 867xm. 30.92 (4m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB133-SSA1, s. 867y Section 867y. 31.309 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,499,11 31.309 (title) Portage levee system and canal.

AB133-SSA1, s. 867z Section 867z. 31.309 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-SSA1,499,14 31.309 (1) (am) The city of Portage may use any amounts from the grant awarded under par. (a) for the renovation and repair of the Portage canal.

AB133-SSA1, s. 868 Section 868. 31.385 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,499,17 31.385 (title) Dam maintenance, repair, modification, abandonment and removal safety; aid program.

AB133-SSA1, s. 869b Section 869b. 31.385 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 31.385 (1m) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,499,24 31.385 (1m) (intro.) The department shall promulgate the rules necessary to administer a financial assistance program for municipalities and public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts for dam maintenance, repair, modification, abandonment and removal. dam safety projects under which financial assistance shall be provided as follows:

AB133-SSA1, s. 870b Section 870b. 31.385 (1b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-SSA1,500,1 31.385 (1b) In this section:

AB133-SSA1,500,4 (a) "Dam safety project" means the maintenance, repair, modification, abandonment or removal of a dam to increase its safety or any other activity that will increase the safety of a dam.

AB133-SSA1,500,6 (b) "Small dam" means a dam that is less than 15 feet high and that creates an impoundment of 100 surface acres of water or less.

AB133-SSA1, s. 870m Section 870m. 31.385 (1m) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-SSA1,500,9 31.385 (1m) (a) To municipalities and public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts for any type of dam safety projects.

AB133-SSA1, s. 870p Section 870p. 31.385 (1m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-SSA1,500,11 31.385 (1m) (b) To private owners for the removal of small dams.

AB133-SSA1, s. 870r Section 870r. 31.385 (1m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-SSA1,500,13 31.385 (1m) (c) To any persons for the removal of abandoned dams.

AB133-SSA1, s. 871 Section 871. 31.385 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,500,17 31.385 (2) (intro.) The following standards shall apply to financial assistance under this section for dam maintenance, repair, modification, abandonment and removal safety projects:

AB133-SSA1, s. 872b Section 872b. 31.385 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 31.385 (2) (a) 1. and amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,500,23 31.385 (2) (a) 1. State Except as provided in subd. 2., financial assistance for a dam safety project is limited to no more than 50% of the cost of a particular project involving dam maintenance, repair, modification, abandonment or removal and no more than $200,000 of state financial assistance for a particular the project.

AB133-SSA1, s. 872e Section 872e. 31.385 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-SSA1,501,2 31.385 (2) (a) 2. A project to remove an abandoned dam shall not be subject to the 50% cost limit under subd. 1.

AB133-SSA1, s. 872g Section 872g. 31.385 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-SSA1,501,5 31.385 (2) (a) 3. Financial assistance is limited to no more than $200,000 for each dam safety project.

AB133-SSA1, s. 873b Section 873b. 31.385 (2) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,501,11 31.385 (2) (ag) Of the amounts appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (tL), at least $250,000 shall be used for projects to remove small dams that are less than 15 feet wide and that create impoundments of 50 acre-feet of water or less. A project under this paragraph to remove a small dam may include restoring the stream or river that was dammed.

AB133-SSA1, s. 874 Section 874. 31.385 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-SSA1,501,16 31.385 (2) (bm) The department may provide financial assistance for an activity other than the maintenance, repair, modification, abandonment or removal of the dam only if the cost of that activity will be less than the cost of the maintenance, repair, modification or removal of the dam.

AB133-SSA1, s. 875 Section 875. 31.385 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,501,20 31.385 (2) (c) (intro.) No financial assistance may be provided under this section for the maintenance, repair, modification, abandonment or removal of a dam safety project unless at least one of the following applies:

AB133-SSA1, s. 876 Section 876. 31.385 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,502,2 31.385 (2) (c) 1. The department conducts an investigation or inspection of the dam under this chapter and the owner of the dam requests financial assistance under this section within 6 months after having received department directives, based on the department's investigation or inspection of the dam, for the repair, modification or abandonment and removal of the dam or for another activity to increase the safety of the dam.

AB133-SSA1, s. 876g Section 876g. 31.385 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,502,7 31.385 (2) (c) 2. The municipality or , public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district or other person applying for state financial assistance under this section has received directives from the department or is under order by the department to maintain, repair, modify, abandon or remove a dam on August 9, 1989.

AB133-SSA1, s. 877b Section 877b. 31.385 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,502,14 31.385 (3) The department shall provide municipalities and, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts and other persons receiving state financial assistance under this section with technical assistance in conducting dam maintenance, repair, modification, abandonment and removal for dam safety projects under this section. The department shall coordinate the financial assistance program under this section with other related state and federal programs.

AB133-SSA1, s. 886 Section 886. 36.11 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,502,22 36.11 (6) (b) The board may not make a grant under par. (a) to a person if it receives a certification under s. 49.855 (7) that the person is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments or owes past support, medical expenses or birth expenses whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the person provides to the board a payment agreement that has been approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a).

AB133-SSA1, s. 887 Section 887. 36.11 (36) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-SSA1,503,3 36.11 (36) Aquaculture demonstration facility. The board shall operate the aquaculture demonstration facility authorized under 1999 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9107 (1) (i) 3.

AB133-SSA1, s. 887m Section 887m. 36.11 (37) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-SSA1,503,7 36.11 (37) Extension local planning program. The board shall offer a local planning program through the extension to educate local policymakers about local planning and the grant program under s. 16.965.

AB133-SSA1, s. 887r Section 887r. 36.11 (38) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-SSA1,503,14 36.11 (38) Study of programs in Marathon County. The board shall study the feasibility of expanding the offering of 4-year and graduate degree programs in Marathon County when sufficient private funds or funds from a municipality, as defined in s. 67.01 (5), have been raised to pay for the study. The board shall submit a copy of the report under this subsection to the governor, and to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2).

AB133-SSA1, s. 888e Section 888e. 36.25 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-SSA1,504,3 36.25 (5) (a) The board of regents, as licensee, shall , except as provided in an agreement entered into under par. (c) 2., manage, operate and maintain broadcasting station WHA and WHA-TV and shall enter into an affiliation agreement with the educational communications board pursuant to s. 39.14. Except as provided under par. (b), the an affiliation agreement under this paragraph shall provide that the board of regents shall grant the educational communications board the part-time use of equipment and space necessary for the operations of the state educational radio and television networks. The board of regents shall maintain a separate account for each revenue source for broadcasting station WHA and for WHA-TV which permits identification of the functions or activities for which expenditures are made. The board of regents shall maintain annual records of its expenditures for programming purposes by type of programming and by source of revenue.

AB133-SSA1, s. 888m Section 888m. 36.25 (5) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-SSA1,504,5 36.25 (5) (c) 1. In this paragraph:

AB133-SSA1,504,6 a. "Broadcasting corporation" has the meaning given in s. 39.81 (2).

AB133-SSA1,504,8 b. "Broadcasting station" means any broadcast station for which the board of regents holds a license.

AB133-SSA1,504,12 2. No later than the first day of the 12th month beginning after the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], the board of regents may enter into an agreement with the broadcasting corporation that requires the board of regents to do each of the following:

AB133-SSA1,504,14 a. Allow the broadcasting corporation to operate any broadcasting station that is specified in the agreement.

AB133-SSA1,504,21 b. Grant the broadcasting corporation operational control over any facility or asset of the board of regents that is necessary for the operation of a broadcasting station specified in subd. 2. a., except that the agreement may provide for joint use by the board of regents and the broadcasting corporation of any production facility and the agreement shall provide for the joint use by the board of regents and the broadcasting corporation of one and only one television broadcasting network facility.

AB133-SSA1,504,23 c. Maintain the facilities and assets that are necessary for the operation of each broadcasting station, including a broadcasting station specified in subd. 2. a.

AB133-SSA1,504,24 d. Retain the license for each broadcasting station.

AB133-SSA1,505,3 e. Provide administrative services to the broadcasting corporation that are necessary for the broadcasting corporation to operate the broadcasting stations specified in subd. 2. a.

AB133-SSA1,505,6 f. Provide assistance in developing and delivering elementary and secondary school educational programming. Any assistance provided under this subd. 2. f. shall be provided at no cost to private and public elementary and secondary schools.

AB133-SSA1,505,7 3. An agreement under subd. 2. shall satisfy each of the following:

AB133-SSA1,505,9 a. The agreement shall remain in effect until the maturity date of any public debt issued under s. 13.48 (31) (c).

AB133-SSA1,505,13 b. The agreement shall ensure that the board of regents has access to broadcasting facilities and air time that is equal to or greater then the access of the board of regents prior to the effective date of this subdivision 3. b. .... [revisor inserts date].

AB133-SSA1,505,17 4. An agreement under subd. 2. may specify the terms, if any, for the broadcasting corporation to compensate the board of regents or for the board of regents to compensate the broadcasting corporation for taking an action specified in subd. 2. a. to e.

AB133-SSA1,505,19 5. An agreement under subd. 2. may not take effect without the approval of the secretary of administration.