25.47 Petroleum inspection fund. (intro.) There is established a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the petroleum inspection fund, to consist of the:
(1) The fees imposed under s. 168.12 (1), the.
(2) The payments under s. 101.143 (4) (h) 1m., the
(3) The payments under s. 101.143 (5) (a) and the.
(4) The net recoveries under s. 101.143 (5) (c).
SECTION 714c. 25.47 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
25.47 (1m) Any fees imposed under s. 101.143 (2) (em) 1.
SECTION 715. 25.47 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
25.47 (5) The moneys transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.143 (3) (s).
SECTION 715e. 25.47 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
25.47 (6) The net proceeds of revenue obligations issued under s. 101.143 (9m) that are transferred from a separate and distinct fund outside the state treasury, in an account maintained by a trustee, under s. 18.562 (3) and (5) (e).
SECTION 716. 25.48 of the statutes is amended to read:
25.48 Dry cleaner environmental response fund. There is established a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the dry cleaner environmental response fund, to consist of the moneys required under s. 77.9964 (3) to be deposited in the fund and moneys collected under ss. 292.65 (9) (c) and (9m).
SECTION 717. 25.50 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
25.50 (1) (d) "Local government" means any county, town, village, city, power district, sewerage district, drainage district, town sanitary district, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, local professional baseball park district created under subch. III of ch. 229, family care district under s. 46.2895, public library system, school district or technical college district in this state, any commission, committee, board or officer of any governmental subdivision of this state, any court of this state, other than the court of appeals or the supreme court, or any authority created under s. 231.02, 233.02 or 234.02.
SECTION 717d. 25.55 of the statutes is created to read:
25.55 Health insurance risk-sharing plan fund. There is established a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the health insurance risk-sharing plan fund, to consist of:
(1) All moneys appropriated under s. 20.435 (4) (af).
(2) All moneys appropriated under s. 20.435 (4) (ah).
(3) Insurer assessments under ch. 149.
(4) Premiums paid by eligible persons under ch. 149.
SECTION 717g. 25.61 of the statutes is amended to read:
25.61 Information technology investment VendorNet fund. There is created a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the information technology investment VendorNet fund consisting of all revenues accruing to the state from fees assessed under ss. 16.701 and 16.702 and from gifts, grants and bequests made for information technology development the purposes of ss. 16.701 and 16.702 and moneys transferred to the fund from other funds.
SECTION 717r. 25.61 of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 351, section 4m, 1997 Wisconsin Act 36, section 5, and 1999 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
25.61 VendorNet fund. There is created a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the VendorNet fund consisting of all revenues accruing to the state from fees assessed under s. 16.701 and from gifts, grants and bequests made for the purposes of s. 16.701 and moneys transferred to the fund from other funds.
SECTION 717t. 25.66 of the statutes is created to read:
25.66 Tobacco control fund. (1) There is created a separate nonlapsible trust fund, known as the tobacco control fund, to consist of the following:
(a) The first $2,492,000 of the moneys received in fiscal year 1999-2000 under the Attorneys General Master Tobacco Settlement Agreement of November 23, 1998.
(b) Beginning in fiscal year 2000-01, the first $26,600,000 of the moneys received each year under the Attorneys General Master Tobacco Settlement Agreement of November 23, 1998.
(2) Amounts in the fund may be distributed only for the purposes specified in s. 255.15.
SECTION 718. 25.80 of the statutes is amended to read:
25.80 Tuition trust fund. There is established a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the tuition trust fund, consisting of all revenue from enrollment fees and the sale of tuition units under s. 16.24 14.63.
SECTION 718g. 26.08 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
26.08 (2) (a) Except as provided under pars. (b) and (c) to (d), the department may lease state park land or state forest land for terms not exceeding 15 years.
SECTION 718r. 26.08 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
26.08 (2) (d) The department may lease Northern Highland American Legion State Forest land on Statehouse Lake in the town of Manitowish Waters for the North Lakeland Discovery Center for a term not exceeding 30 years.
SECTION 719. 26.145 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 720d. 27.01 (7) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
27.01 (7) (a) 3. In this subsection "vehicle admission area" means the Bong area lands acquired under s. 23.09 (13), the Wisconsin Dells natural area, the Point Beach state forest, recreational areas in other state forests designated as such by the department, designated use zones within recreation areas established under s. 23.091 (3), and any state park or roadside park except those specified in par. (c) 5.
SECTION 720g. 27.01 (15) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
27.01 (15) (title) CERTAIN TYPES OF CAMPSITES.
SECTION 720m. 27.01 (15) of the statutes is renumbered 27.01 (15) (b) and amended to read:
27.01 (15) (b) The department shall maintain a ratio of number of state park campsites with an electric receptacle to receptacles shall be maintained by the department so that not more than 25% of all state park campsites that is equal to or less than the ratio which exists on April 26, 1988 have electric receptacles and not less than 25% of all state park campsites are rustic state park campsites.
SECTION 720r. 27.01 (15) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
27.01 (15) (a) In this subsection:
1. "Rustic state park campsite" means a state park campsite in a campground that meets all of the requirements that are promulgated by rule by the department for campgrounds that do not provide modern facilities such as electrical receptacles, flush-type toilets and showers.
2. "State park campsite" means a campsite that is located in a state park.
SECTION 722. 28.05 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
28.05 (1) LIMITATIONS. Cutting shall be limited to trees marked or designated for cutting by a forester in the professional series of the state classified civil service or by a department-designated employe equally qualified by reason of long, practical experience. The department may sell products removed in cultural or salvage cuttings and standing timber designated in timber sale contracts, but all sales shall be based on tree scale or on the scale, measure or count of the cut products. The department may require that a person purchasing products or standing timber under a timber sale contract provide surety for the proper performance of the contract either directly or through a bond furnished by a surety company authorized to do business in this state.
SECTION 722e. 28.05 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
28.05 (2) PROCEDURE. Sales of cut products or stumpage having an estimated value of $1,000 $3,000 or more shall be by public sale after 2 publications of a classified advertisement announcing the sale in a newspaper having general circulation in the county in which the timber to be sold is located. Sales with an estimated value of $2,500 $3,000 or more requires approval by the secretary.
SECTION 722m. 28.11 (6) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
28.11 (6) (b) 1. Any timber sale with an estimated value of $1,000 $3,000 or more shall be by sealed bid or public sale after publication of a classified advertisement announcing the sale in a newspaper having general circulation in the county in which the timber to be sold is located. Any timber sale with an estimated value below $1,000 $3,000 may be made without prior advertising. Any timber sale with an estimated value of $2,500 $3,000 or more requires approval of the secretary.
SECTION 722s. 28.22 of the statutes is amended to read:
28.22 Timber sales; community forests. Any timber sale from a community forest shall be based on the scale, measure or count of the cut products. Any timber sale with an estimated value of $1,000 $3,000 or more shall be by public sale after 2 publications of a classified advertisement announcing the sale in a newspaper having general circulation in the county in which the timber to be sold is located.
SECTION 722t. 29.001 (28) of the statutes is created to read:
29.001 (28) "Food distribution service" means a program that provides food or serves meals directly to individuals with low incomes or to elderly individuals, or that collects and distributes food to persons who provide food or serve meals directly to these individuals.
SECTION 722u. 29.024 (2g) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
29.024 (2g) (e) Alternative to providing social security numbers. If the federal government allows a method under the system under s. 49.857 (2) for purposes of administering this subsection that does not require the use of social security numbers of individuals applying for or holding approvals, the department shall request that the legislative reference bureau prepare legislation that allows compliance with that method and that eliminates the requirement that individuals provide their social security numbers under the system. The secretary shall submit the proposed legislation to the standing committee of each house of the legislature that has jurisdiction over fish and wildlife matters under s. 13.172 (3).
SECTION 722v. 29.024 (6) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
29.024 (6) (a) 4. Contract with persons who are not employes of the department to operate a statewide automated system for issuing approvals.
SECTION 723. 29.024 (6) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
29.024 (6) (am) In reserving deer hunting back tag numbers, the department may do any of the following:
1. Directly reserve the numbers.
2. Appoint, as an agent of the department, the clerk of one or more counties to reserve the numbers.
3. Appoint, as agents of the department, persons who are not employes of the department to reserve the numbers.
SECTION 724. 29.024 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.024 (6) (b) The clerk of each county appointed under par. (a) 2. or (am) 2. may accept the appointment.
SECTION 725. 29.024 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.024 (6) (d) The department may promulgate rules regulating the activities of persons appointed under par. pars. (a) 2. and, 3. and 4. and (am) 2. and 3.
SECTION 725g. 29.164 (3) (ci) of the statutes is created to read:
29.164 (3) (ci) Fourth preference. The department shall create a 4th preference category in issuing wild turkey hunting licenses to applicants who are qualified nonresident landowners. For purposes of this paragraph, a qualified nonresident landowner is a person who is not a resident and who owns at least 50 acres in one parcel in an established wild turkey hunting zone and who agrees to allow other persons to hunt wild turkeys on that land if those persons first obtain permission to hunt from the landowner. If more than one individual is the landowner of a single parcel of land, only one individual may be considered a qualified nonresident landowner.
SECTION 725r. 29.164 (3) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.164 (3) (cm) Fourth Fifth preference. The department shall create a 4th 5th preference category in issuing wild turkey hunting licenses to all other nonresident applicants who are not resident applicants.
SECTION 726. 29.181 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.181 (2m) RESIDENT FARM OWNER. (intro.) If the department determines that for a deer management area the number of available bonus deer hunting permits for a single season will exceed the number of applications submitted, the department may authorize by rule the issuance of one or more bonus deer hunting permits to a resident without the resident having to pay any fee, including any processing or issuing fee, if the resident meets all of the following requirements:
SECTION 726c. 29.184 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 29.184 (2).
SECTION 726e. 29.184 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 726j. 29.184 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.184 (6) (b) Cumulative preference system; random selection. If the number of qualified applications for Class A bear licenses exceeds the number of available licenses, the department shall select applicants to be issued Class A bear licenses based upon a cumulative preference system. This system shall establish preference categories for those applicants who applied for but who were not issued Class A bear licenses or bear harvest permits under s. 29.1085 (3) (b), 1993 stats., in the previous season, with higher priority given to those categories with more preference points than those with fewer preference points. For each season, the department shall allow each applicant under the system to apply for a preference point or for a license. The department shall give a preference point to each applicant who applies for a given season and preference point and to each applicant who applies for a license but who is not selected or who is selected but declines to pay the required fee for a Class A bear license. Applicants who fail to apply for either a preference point or a license at least once during any 3 consecutive years shall lose all previously accumulated preference points. If the number of applicants within a preference category exceeds the number of Class A bear licenses available in the category, the department shall select at random the applicants to be issued licenses within the preference category.
SECTION 726k. 29.184 (6) (c) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.184 (6) (c) (title) Notification, issuance; payment fees.
SECTION 726L. 29.184 (6) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 29.184 (6) (c) 1r. and amended to read:
29.184 (6) (c) 1r. The department shall issue a notice of approval to those qualified applicants selected to receive a Class A bear license. A person who receives a notice of approval and who pays the required fee fees required for the license shall be issued the license subject to s. 29.09 (11m) 29.024 (2g).
SECTION 726n. 29.184 (6) (c) 1g. of the statutes is created to read:
29.184 (6) (c) 1g. A person who applies for a preference point or a license under par. (a) shall pay the processing fee under s. 29.553 at the time of application.
SECTION 726p. 29.184 (6) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.184 (6) (c) 2. A Class B bear license shall be issued subject to s. 29.024 (11m) (2g) by the department to any resident who applies for this license.
SECTION 727. 29.184 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: