16,3456p
Section 3456p. 349.11 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
349.11 (2) (d) Modify the limits stated in s. 346.57 (4) (L) or (m).
16,3456s
Section 3456s. 349.237 of the statutes is created to read:
349.237 Authority to regulate operation of low-speed vehicles. The governing body of any municipality or county may by ordinance do any of the following:
(1) Designate any roadway under its jurisdiction having a speed limit of more than 25 miles per hour but not more than 35 miles per hour upon which a low-speed vehicle may be operated.
(2) Designate locations for low-speed vehicles to cross a state trunk highway or connecting highway that is not a controlled-access highway. A municipality or county may erect official signs or mark a crossing designated under this subsection only as directed by the department.
16,3457
Section 3457. 350.01 (3r) of the statutes is repealed.
16,3457m
Section 3457m. 350.01 (9g) of the statutes is amended to read:
350.01 (9g) "Law enforcement officer" has the meaning specified under s. 165.85 (2) (c) and includes a person appointed as a conservation warden by the department under s. 23.10 (1) or a state forest ranger appointed under s. 28.92.
16,3458
Section 3458. 350.01 (10t) of the statutes is created to read:
350.01 (10t) "Registration documentation" means a snowmobile registration certificate, a validated registration receipt, or a registration decal.
16,3459
Section 3459. 350.01 (22) of the statutes is created to read:
350.01 (22) "Validated registration receipt" means a receipt issued by the department or an agent under s. 350.12 (3h) (ag) 1. a. that shows that an application and the required fee for a registration certificate has been submitted to the department.
16,3460
Section 3460. 350.12 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
350.12 (3) (a) (intro.) Except as provided under subs. (2) and (5) (cm), no person may operate and no owner may give permission for the operation of any snowmobile within this state unless the snowmobile is registered for public use or private use under this paragraph or s. 350.122 or as an antique under par. (b) and has the registration decals displayed as required under sub. (5) or s. 350.122 or unless the snowmobile has a reflectorized plate attached as required under par. (c) 3. A snowmobile that is not registered as an antique under par. (b) may be registered for public use. A snowmobile that is not registered as an antique under par. (b) and that is used exclusively on private property, as defined under s. 23.33 (1) (n), may be registered for private use. A snowmobile public-use registration certificate is valid for 2 years beginning on the July 1 prior to the date of application if registration is made prior to April 1 and beginning on the July 1 subsequent to the date of application if registration is made after April 1 and ending on June 30, 2 years thereafter. A snowmobile private-use registration certificate is valid from the date of issuance until ownership of the snowmobile is transferred. The fee for the issuance or renewal of a public-use registration certificate is $20 $30, except that the fee is $5 if it is a snowmobile owned and operated by a political subdivision of this state. There is no fee for the issuance of a private-use registration certificate or for the issuance of a registration certificate to the state.
16,3461
Section 3461. 350.12 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
350.12 (3) (a) 3. The purchaser shall complete the application for transfer and cause it to be mailed or delivered to the department or an agent appointed under sub. (3h) (a) 3. within 10 days from the date of purchase. A fee of $5 shall be paid for transfer of a current registration certificate.
16,3462
Section 3462. 350.12 (3) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
350.12 (3) (c) 2. The fee for issuing or renewing a commercial snowmobile certificate is $60 $90. Upon receipt of the application form required by the department and the fee required under this subdivision, the department shall issue to the applicant a commercial snowmobile certificate and 3 reflectorized plates. The fee for additional reflectorized plates is $20 $30 per plate.
16,3463
Section 3463. 350.12 (3) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
350.12 (3) (cm) Subsection (3h) does not not apply to commercial snowmobile certificates, reflectorized plates, or registration certificates issued for antique snowmobiles under par. (b).
16,3464
Section 3464. 350.12 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
350.12 (3) (d) Upon receipt of the required fee, a sales tax report, payment of sales and use taxes due under s. 77.61 (1), and an application on forms prescribed by it, the department or an agent appointed under sub. (3h) (a) 3. shall issue to the applicant a an original registration certificate stating the registration number, the name and address of the owner, and other information the department deems necessary or a validated registration receipt. The department or an agent appointed under sub. (3h) (a) 3. shall issue 2 registration decals per snowmobile owned by an individual owner, this state, or a political subdivision of this state. The decals shall be no larger than 3 inches in height and 6 inches in width. The decals shall contain reference to the state, the department, whether the snowmobile is registered for public use or private use under par. (a), or as an antique under par. (b), and shall show the expiration date of the registration.
16,3465
Section 3465. 350.12 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
350.12 (3) (e) If a commercial snowmobile certificate, registration certificate, registration decal, commercial snowmobile certificate, or reflectorized plate is lost or destroyed, the holder of the certificate, decal, or plate may apply for a duplicate on forms provided for by the department accompanied by a fee of $5. Upon receipt of a proper application and the required fee, the department or an agent appointed under sub. (3h) (a) 3. shall issue a duplicate certificate, decal, or plate to the applicant.
16,3466
Section 3466. 350.12 (3h) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
350.12 (3h) (title) Registration; renewals; agents procedures.
16,3467
Section 3467. 350.12 (3h) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
350.12 (3h) (a) Issuance; appointment of agents Issuers. (intro.) For the issuance of snowmobile certificates original or duplicate registration documentation and for the transfer or renewal of registration documentation, the department may do any of the following:
16,3468
Section 3468. 350.12 (3h) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
350.12 (3h) (a) 1. Directly issue the certificates, transfer, or renew the registration documentation with or without using the expedited services specified in par. (ag) 1.
16,3469
Section 3469. 350.12 (3h) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
16,3470
Section 3470. 350.12 (3h) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
350.12 (3h) (a) 3. Appoint persons who are not employees of the department as agents of the department to issue the certificates as agents of the department
, transfer, or renew the registration documentation using either or both of the expedited services specified in par. (ag) 1.
16,3471
Section 3471. 350.12 (3h) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
350.12 (3h) (ag) Registration; methods of issuance. 1. For the issuance of original or duplicate registration documentation and for the transfer or renewal of registration documentation, the department may implement either or both of the following expedited procedures to be provided by the department and any agents appointed under par. (a) 3.:
a. A noncomputerized procedure under which the department or agent may accept applications for registration certificates and issue a validated registration receipt at the time the applicant submits the application accompanied by the required fees.
b. A computerized procedure under which the department or agent may accept applications for registration documentation and issue to each applicant all or some of the items of the registration documentation at the time the applicant submits the application accompanied by the required fees.
2. Under either procedure under subd. 1., the applicant shall receive any remaining items of registration documentation directly from the department at a later date. The items of registration documentation issued at the time of the submittal of the application under either procedure shall be sufficient to allow the snowmobile for which the application is submitted to be operated in compliance with the registration requirements under this section.
16,3472
Section 3472. 350.12 (3h) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
350.12 (3h) (ar) Fees. 1. In addition to the applicable fee under sub. (3) (a), each agent appointed under par. (a) 3. shall collect an expedited service fee of $3 each time the agent issues a validated registration receipt under par. (ag) 1. a. The agent shall retain the entire amount of each expedited service fee the agent collects.
2. In addition to the applicable fee under sub. (3) (a), the department or the agent appointed under par. (a) 3. shall collect an expedited service fee of $3 each time the expedited service under par. (ag) 1. b. is provided. The agent shall remit to the department $1 of each expedited service fee the agent collects.
16,3473
Section 3473. 350.12 (3h) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
16,3474
Section 3474. 350.12 (3h) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
16,3475
Section 3475. 350.12 (3h) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
16,3476
Section 3476. 350.12 (3h) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
16,3477
Section 3477. 350.12 (3h) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
16,3478
Section 3478. 350.12 (3h) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
350.12 (3h) (g) Remittal
Receipt of fees. An agent appointed under par. (e) shall remit to the department $2 of each $3 fee collected under par. (f). Any All fees remitted to or collected by the department under par. (d) or (f) (ar) shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (hu).
16,3479
Section 3479. 350.12 (3h) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
350.12 (3h) (h) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to establish eligibility and other criteria for the appointment of agents under par. (a) 3. and to regulate the activities of these agents.
16,3480
Section 3480. 350.12 (3j) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
350.12 (3j) (b) The fee for a trail use sticker issued for a snowmobile that is exempt from registration under sub. (2) (b) or (bn) is $12.25 $17.25. A trail use sticker issued for such a snowmobile may be issued only by the department and persons appointed by the department and expires on June 30 of each year.
16,3483
Section 3483. 350.12 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
350.12 (4) (b) Trail aids and related costs. (intro.) The moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (1) (mq) and (5) (cb), (cr) and, (cs), and (cw) shall be used for development and maintenance, the cooperative snowmobile sign program, major reconstruction or rehabilitation to improve bridges on existing approved trails, trail rehabilitation, signing of snowmobile routes, and state snowmobile trails and areas and distributed as follows:
16,3483m
Section 3483m. 350.12 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
350.12 (4) (b) Trail aids and related costs. (intro.) The moneys appropriated under s. ss. 20.370 (1) (mq) and (5) (cb), (cr), (cs), and (cw) and 20.375 (3) (sg) shall be used for development and maintenance, the cooperative snowmobile sign program, major reconstruction or rehabilitation to improve bridges on existing approved trails, trail rehabilitation, signing of snowmobile routes, and state snowmobile trails, and areas and distributed as follows:
16,3484
Section 3484. 350.12 (4) (bg) of the statutes is renumbered 350.12 (4) (bg) 1. and amended to read:
350.12 (4) (bg) 1. Of the moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (5) (cs), the department shall make available in fiscal year 1992-93 2001-02 and each fiscal year thereafter an amount equal to the amount calculated under s. 25.29 (1) (d) 2. to make payments to the department or a county under par. (bm) for trail maintenance costs incurred in the previous fiscal year that exceed the maximum specified under par. (b) 1. before expending any of the amount for the other purposes specified in par. (b).
16,3484m
Section 3484m. 350.12 (4) (bg) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
350.12 (4) (bg) 1. Of the moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (5) (cs), the department of natural resources shall make available in fiscal year 2001-02 and each fiscal year thereafter an amount equal to the amount calculated under s. 25.29 (1) (d) 2. to make payments to itself, to the department of forestry, or to a county under par. (bm) for trail maintenance costs incurred in the previous fiscal year that exceed the maximum specified under par. (b) 1. before expending any of the amount for the other purposes specified in par. (b).
16,3485
Section 3485. 350.12 (4) (bg) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
350.12 (4) (bg) 2. For fiscal year 2001-02, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall calculate an amount equal to the number of trail use stickers issued under sub. (3j) in the previous fiscal year multiplied by $15 and shall credit this amount to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (5) (cw). From the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (5) (cw), the department shall make payments to the department or a county for the purposes specified in par. (b). The department shall make payments under par. (bm) for trail maintenance costs that were incurred in the previous fiscal year and that exceed the maximum specified under par. (b) 1. before making payments for any of the other purposes specified in par. (b).
16,3485c
Section 3485c. 350.12 (4) (bm) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
350.12 (4) (bm) Supplemental trail aid payments; eligibility. (intro.) A county or, the department of forestry, or the department of natural resources shall be eligible for payments under par. (bg) if it applies for the aid and if all of the following apply:
16,3485g
Section 3485g. 350.12 (4) (bm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
350.12 (4) (bm) 1. The actual cost incurred by the department of forestry, the department of natural resources, or the county in maintaining its trails that are qualified under par. (b) 1. or 4. in the previous fiscal year exceeds the maximum of $250 per mile per year under par. (b) 1.
16,3485n
Section 3485n. 350.12 (4) (bm) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
350.12 (4) (bm) 2. Of the actual cost incurred by the department of natural resources, the department of forestry, or the county in maintaining its trails that are qualified under par. (b) 1. or 4. for the fiscal year applicable under subd. 1., the actual cost incurred in grooming the trails exceeds a maximum of $130 per mile per year.
16,3485r
Section 3485r. 350.12 (4) (br) of the statutes is amended to read:
350.12 (4) (br) Supplemental trail aid payments; insufficient funding. If the aid that is payable to counties and, to the department of natural resources, and to the department of forestry under par. (bm) exceeds the moneys available under par. (bg), the department of natural resources may prorate the payments or may request the joint committee on finance to take action under s. 13.101. The requirement of a finding of emergency under s. 13.101 (3) (a) 1. does not apply to such a request.
16,3485w
Section 3485w. 350.12 (4) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
350.12 (4) (c) 1. Any moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (1) (mq), (3) (aq) or (9) (mw) or 20.375 (3) (sg) that lapse shall revert to the snowmobile account in the conservation fund.
16,3486
Section 3486. 350.12 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
350.12 (5) (b) The registration certificate or, for
owners an owner who purchased a snowmobile and who
have has received an approved application for a validated registration receipt validated by the department but who have has not yet received the registration certificate, the approved application for validated registration receipt shall be in the possession of the user of person operating the snowmobile at all times.
16,3487
Section 3487. 350.12 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
350.12 (5) (c) The registration certificate or, for
owners an owner who purchased a snowmobile and who
have has received an approved application for a validated registration receipt validated by the department but who have has not yet received the registration certificate, the approved application for validated registration receipt shall be exhibited, upon demand, by the user operator of the snowmobile for inspection by any person authorized to enforce this section as provided under s. 350.17 (1) and (3).
16,3488
Section 3488. 350.12 (5) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
350.12 (5) (cm) A person may operate a snowmobile without having the registration decals displayed as provided under par. (a) if the owner has received an approved application for a validated registration receipt
validated by the department and if the user operator of the snowmobile complies with pars. (b) and (c).
16,3489
Section 3489. 350.12 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
350.12 (5) (d) At the end of the registration period the department shall send the owner of each snowmobile a renewal application. The owner shall sign the renewal application and return or present the application and the proper fee to the department or present the application and fee to an agent appointed under sub. (3h) (e)
(a) 3.
16,3490
Section 3490. 350.125 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 350.125 (1) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:
350.125 (1) (a) (intro.) When a snowmobile dealer sells a snowmobile, the dealer, at the time of sale, shall require the buyer to complete an application for a
an original registration certificate, collect the required fee, and mail do one of the following:
1. Mail the application and fee to the department no later than 5 days after the date of sale and furnish the buyer with a validated registration receipt.
(ag) The department shall provide combination application and receipt forms and the dealer shall furnish the buyer with a completed receipt showing that application for registration has been made. This completed to be used by the dealer.
(am) The validated registration receipt shall be in the possession of the user of person operating the snowmobile until the registration certificate is received.
(ar) No snowmobile dealer may charge an additional fee to the buyer for performing the service required under this subsection unless the dealer uses the expedited service specified in s. 350.12 (3h) (ag). No snowmobile dealer may perform this service for a registration under s. 350.122.
16,3491
Section 3491. 350.125 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
350.125 (1) (a) 2. Use the expedited service under s. 350.12 (3h) (ag) as an agent of the department.
