(b) Build partnerships for the ice age trail area with local governmental units and nonprofit organizations.
(c) Promote the protection of a corridor for the ice age trail area by providing information about acquiring land, or an interest in land, in that corridor.
(d) Strengthen community support for the ice age trail area by recruiting and training volunteers and by coordinating the activities of interest groups.
(e) Promote tourism in the ice age trail area.
(f) For each fiscal year, prepare a report detailing the activities for which a grant under sub. (2) is expended. Copies of the report shall be submitted to the department and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature, as determined by the speaker of the assembly or the president of the senate.
SECTION 673. 23.322 of the statutes is created to read:
23.322 Fees for computer accessible water resource management information. The department may charge a fee for providing any information that that it maintains in a format that may be accessed by computer concerning the waters of this state, including maps and other water resource management information.
SECTION 674. 23.33 (1) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
23.33 (1) (g) "Expedited service" means the process under which a person is able to renew an all-terrain vehicle registration certificate in person and with only one appearance at the site where certificates are renewed.
SECTION 675. 23.33 (2) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
23.33 (2) (i) Registration; appointment of agents. For the issuance of all-terrain vehicle registration certificates, the department may do any of the following:
1. Directly issue the certificates.
2. Appoint, as an agent of the department, the clerk of one or more counties to issue the certificates.
3. Appoint persons who are not employes of the department to issue the certificates as agents of the department.
SECTION 676. 23.33 (2) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
23.33 (2) (j) Duplicates. For purposes of pars. (i) to (o), the issuance of a duplicate of an all-terrain vehicle registration certificate shall be considered the same as the issuance of an original certificate.
SECTION 677. 23.33 (2) (k) of the statutes is created to read:
23.33 (2) (k) Registration; agent activities. 1. The clerk of any county appointed under par. (i) 2. or (m) may accept the appointment.
2. The department may promulgate rules regulating the activities of persons appointed under pars. (i) and (m).
SECTION 678. 23.33 (2) (L) of the statutes is created to read:
23.33 (2) (L) Registration; issuing fees. An agent appointed under par. (i) 2. or 3. shall collect an issuing fee of $3 for each all-terrain vehicle registration certificate that the agent issues. The agent shall remit to the department $2 of each issuing fee collected.
SECTION 679. 23.33 (2) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
23.33 (2) (m) Renewals; agents. For the renewal of all-terrain vehicle registration certificates for public use or the renewal of commercial all-terrain vehicle registration certificates, the department may renew the certificates directly or may appoint agents in the manner specified in par. (i) 2. or 3. The department may establish an expedited service to be provided by the department and these agents to renew these types of all-terrain vehicle registration certificates.
SECTION 680. 23.33 (2) (n) of the statutes is created to read:
23.33 (2) (n) Renewals; fees. In addition to the renewal fee under par. (c), (d) or (dm), the department may authorize that a supplemental renewal fee of $3 be collected for the renewal of all-terrain vehicle registration certificates that are renewed in any of the following manners:
1. By agents appointed under par. (m).
2. By the department using the expedited service.
SECTION 681. 23.33 (2) (o) of the statutes is created to read:
23.33 (2) (o) Renewals; remittal of fees. An agent appointed under par. (m) shall remit to the department $2 of each $3 fee collected under par. (n). Any fees remitted to or collected by the department under par. (L) or (n) shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (hu).
SECTION 682. 23.33 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.33 (5) (d) Safety certification program established. The department shall establish or supervise the establishment of programs a program of instruction on all-terrain vehicle laws, including the intoxicated operation of an all-terrain vehicle law, regulations, safety and related subjects. The department may charge or authorize shall establish by rule an instruction fee for this program. An instructor conducting the program of instruction under this paragraph shall collect the fee from each person who receives instruction. The department may determine the portion of this fee, which may not exceed 50%, that the instructor may retain to defray expenses incurred by the instructor in conducting the program. The instructor shall remit the remainder of the fee or, if nothing is retained, the entire fee to the department.
SECTION 684g. 23.43 of the statutes is created to read:
23.43 Watershed management center. From the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (aq), the department shall annually provide to the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System $150,000 to establish and operate the watershed management center under s. 36.25 (29g).
SECTION 684m. 23.47 of the statutes is created to read:
23.47 Payments for department of tourism programs and activities. The department of natural resources may not expend any moneys appropriated to the department of natural resources under s. 20.370 to pay, in whole or in part, for a program operated, or an activity conducted, by the department of tourism.
SECTION 685. 23.50 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.50 (1) The procedure in ss. 23.50 to 23.85 applies to all actions in circuit court to recover forfeitures, penalty assessments, jail assessments, applicable weapons assessments, applicable environmental assessments, applicable wild animal protection assessments, applicable natural resources assessments, applicable fishing shelter removal assessments, applicable snowmobile registration restitution payments and applicable natural resources restitution payments for violations of ss. 77.09, 134.60, 167.10 (3), 167.31 (2), 281.48 (2) to (5), 283.33, 285.57 (2), 285.59 (2), (3) (c) and (4), 287.07, 287.08, 287.81 and 299.64 (2), subch. VI of ch. 77, this chapter and chs. 26 to 31 and of ch. 350, and any administrative rules promulgated thereunder, violations specified under s. 285.86, violations of rules of the Kickapoo reserve management board under s. 41.41 (7) (k) or violations of local ordinances enacted by any local authority in accordance with s. 23.33 (11) (am) or 30.77.
SECTION 686. 23.51 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.51 (6) "Penalty assessment" means the penalty assessment imposed by s. 165.87 757.05.
SECTION 687. 23.65 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.65 (1) When it appears to the district attorney that a violation of s. 134.60, 281.48 (2) to (5), 283.33, 285.57 (2), 285.59 (2), (3) (c) and (4), 287.07, 287.08, 287.81 or 299.64 (2), this chapter or ch. 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 or 350, or any administrative rule promulgated pursuant thereto, or a violation specified under s. 285.86 has been committed the district attorney may proceed by complaint and summons.
SECTION 688. 23.65 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.65 (3) If a district attorney refuses or is unavailable to issue a complaint, a circuit judge, after conducting a hearing, may permit the filing of a complaint if he or she finds there is probable cause to believe that the person charged has committed a violation of s. 287.07, 287.08 or 287.81, this chapter or ch. 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 or 350 or a violation specified under s. 285.86. The district attorney shall be informed of the hearing and may attend.
SECTION 689. 24.04 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
24.04 (2) DISBURSEMENTS. All expenses necessarily incurred in caring for and selling public lands shall be deducted from the gross receipts of the fund to which the proceeds of the sale of the land will be added. Expenses necessarily incurred in caring for public lands may include expenses for reforestation, erosion and insect control, submerged log monitoring, surveys, appraisals, soil surveys and soil mapping activities and other land management practices that serve to protect or enhance the interests of the beneficiaries of the trust funds.
SECTION 690. 24.63 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
24.63 (4) REPAYMENT BEFORE DUE DATE PERMITTED. Any borrower after March 15 and prior to August 1 of any year may repay one or more instalments of a state trust fund loan in advance of the due date, and all interest upon such advance payment shall thereupon terminate. The board may charge a borrower who repays one or more instalments of a loan a fee to cover any administrative costs incurred by the board in originating and servicing the loan.
SECTION 691. 24.64 of the statutes is created to read:
24.64 Reimbursements for certain administrative services. The board shall reimburse the department of administration, from the appropriation account under s. 20.507 (1) (h), for the costs of administrative services provided by the department of administration and other state agencies to the board.
SECTION 694b. 24.78 of the statutes is amended to read:
24.78 Distribution of the common school fund income. Under article X, section 5, of the constitution the common school fund income shall be distributed to the school districts among the several towns, villages and cities of the state for the support of common schools therein, as provided in ss. 44.72 (2) (a) and s. 43.70.
SECTION 694c. 25.156 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
25.156 (2) The investment board shall employ an executive director, who shall serve outside the classified service. The executive director shall be qualified by training and prior experience to manage, administer and direct the investment of funds. The investment board shall fix the compensation of the executive director, and may award bonus compensation as authorized under sub. (6).
SECTION 694g. 25.156 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 694n. 25.156 (7) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 694r. 25.16 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
25.16 (7) The executive director shall fix the compensation of all employes appointed by the executive director, subject to restrictions set forth in the compensation plan under s. 230.12 or any applicable collective bargaining agreement in the case of employes in the classified service, but the investment board may provide for bonus compensation to employes in the unclassified service as authorized under s. 25.156 (6).
SECTION 694w. 25.165 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
25.165 (1) There is created in the investment board an internal audit subunit, under the supervision of the internal auditor. The internal auditor shall report directly to the board and, subject to authorization under s. 16.505, shall appoint all employes necessary to carry out the duties of the internal auditor. The internal auditor shall appoint all employes outside the classified service, except blue collar and clerical employes. The internal auditor shall fix the compensation of all employes appointed by the internal auditor, subject to restrictions set forth in the compensation plan under s. 230.12 or any applicable collective bargaining agreement in the case of employes in the classified service, but the investment board may provide for bonus compensation to employes in the unclassified service as authorized under s. 25.156 (6).
SECTION 697d. 25.17 (1) (gf) of the statutes is created to read:
25.17 (1) (gf) Health insurance risk-sharing plan fund (s. 25.55);
SECTION 697m. 25.17 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
25.17 (1) (i) Information technology investment VendorNet fund (s. 25.61);
SECTION 698. 25.17 (1) (ka) of the statutes is created to read:
25.17 (1) (ka) Natural resources land endowment fund (s. 25.293);
SECTION 698m. 25.17 (1) (tc) of the statutes is created to read:
25.17 (1) (tc) Tobacco control fund (s. 25.66);
SECTION 701. 25.18 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
25.18 (2) (e) Contract with and delegate to investment advisers the management and control over assets from any fund or trust delivered to such investment advisers for investment in real estate, mortgages, equities, debt of foreign corporations and debt of foreign governments, and pay such advisers fees from the current income of the fund or trust being invested. No more than 15% 20% of the total assets of the fixed retirement investment trust or 15% 20% of the total assets of the variable retirement investment trust may be delivered to investment advisers. The board shall set performance standards for such investment advisers, monitor such investments to determine if performance standards are being met and if an investment adviser does not consistently meet the performance standards then terminate the contract with such investment adviser.
SECTION 701m. 25.186 of the statutes is created to read:
25.186 Broker-dealers located in this state. (1) In this section:
(a) "Broker-dealer" has the meaning given in s. 551.02 (3).
(b) "Securities trading brokerage commission" means any commission or fee paid on or for a brokered security transaction, a purchase of a security or any other kind of trade of a security.
(c) "Security" has the meaning given in s. 551.02 (13).
(2) (a) Of the total funds that are expended by the board for securities trading brokerage commissions in any fiscal year, the board shall pay at least 5% of the total funds in securities trading brokerage commissions to broker-dealers that are licensed under s. 551.31, that are headquartered in this state and whose principal business operations are located in this state.
(b) For the purpose of satisfying the requirement under par. (a), the board may not include any securities trading brokerage commissions paid to minority financial advisers and minority investment firms under s. 25.185.
(3) Annually, no later than September 30, the board shall submit a report to the department of administration documenting the amount of moneys expended in the preceding fiscal year by the board for securities trading brokerage commissions and the amount of moneys paid in the preceding fiscal year for securities trading brokerage commissions to broker-dealers under sub. (2) (a).
SECTION 702. 25.29 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
25.29 (1) (a) Except as provided in s. ss. 25.293 and 25.295, all moneys accruing to the state for or in behalf of the department under chs. 26, 27, 28, 29 and 350, subchs. I and VI of ch. 77 and ss. 23.09 to 23.31, 23.325 to 23.42, 23.50 to 23.99, 30.50 to 30.55, 70.58 and, 71.10 (5) and 71.30 (10), including grants received from the federal government or any of its agencies except as otherwise provided by law.
SECTION 703. 25.293 of the statutes is created to read:
25.293 Natural resources land endowment fund. There is established a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the natural resources land endowment fund, to consist of:
(1) All gifts, grants or bequests made to the natural resources land endowment fund. The department of natural resources may convert any noncash gift, grant or bequest into cash for deposit into the fund.
(2) All interest and other income generated from these gifts, grants and bequests.
SECTION 704. 25.40 (1) (a) 18. of the statutes is created to read:
25.40 (1) (a) 18. Moneys received under s. 85.12 that are deposited in the general fund and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.395 (5) (dk) or (dL).
SECTION 704m. 25.40 (1) (a) 19. of the statutes is created to read:
25.40 (1) (a) 19. Moneys received under s. 341.14 (6r) (b) 7. that are deposited in the general fund and credited to the appropriations under ss. 20.395 (5) (cL) and 20.505 (3) (j).
SECTION 706. 25.42 of the statutes is amended to read:
25.42 Wisconsin election campaign fund. All moneys appropriated under s. ss. 20.510 (1) (c) and 20.855 (4) (b) together with all moneys reverting to the state under s. 11.50 (8) and all gifts, bequests and devises received under s. 11.50 (13) constitute the Wisconsin election campaign fund, to be expended for the purposes of s. 11.50. All moneys in the fund not disbursed by the state treasurer shall continue to accumulate indefinitely.
