AB1-ASA1-AA1,36,1413 20.505 (8) (hm) 18j. The amount transferred to s. 20.445 (7) (1) (kd) shall be the
14amount in the schedule under s. 20.445 (7) (1) (kd).".
AB1-ASA1-AA1,36,15 1554. Page 20, line 22: after "(4)," insert "(4m),".
AB1-ASA1-AA1,36,16 1655. Page 21, line 25: after that line insert:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,36,18 17" Section 64g. 20.866 (2) (ta) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
1816
is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,37,419 20.866 (2) (ta) Natural resources; Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson
20stewardship 2000 program.
From the capital improvement fund a sum sufficient for
21the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program under s. 23.0917.
22The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $572,000,000
23$372,000,000 for this program. Except as provided in s. 23.0917 (4g) (b), (4m) (k), (5)
24and (5m), the amounts obligated, as defined in s. 23.0917 (1) (e), under this

1paragraph may not exceed $46,000,000 in fiscal year 2000-01, may not exceed
2$46,000,000 in fiscal year 2001-02, and may not exceed $60,000,000 $35,000,000 in
3each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2002-03 and ending with fiscal year
42009-10.".
AB1-ASA1-AA1,37,5 556. Page 23, line 25: after that line insert:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,37,6 6"Section 68m. 20.9165 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,37,11 720.9165 Utilization of publicly owned facilities. Each state agency shall,
8whenever feasible, utilize publicly owned facilities that are available to the agency
9without payment of any rental fee to hold any meeting or conference that is held or
10sponsored by the agency whenever the meeting or conference is intended primarily
11for participation by public employees.".
AB1-ASA1-AA1,37,12 1257. Page 23, line 25: after that line insert:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,37,13 13" Section 68m. 20.9215 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,37,20 1420.9215 State employee salary and withholding statements. Each state
15agency shall distribute a statement of wages and deductions to each employee of the
16agency with each salary payment in electronic format only, except that, if an
17employee does not have access to a computer workstation, the agency shall provide
18to the employee, upon request, a paper copy of the statement. Notwithstanding s.
1919.35 (3), no state agency may collect any fee for a copy of a statement provided to
20an employee under this section.".
AB1-ASA1-AA1,37,21 2158. Page 24, line 3: after that line insert:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,37,22 22" Section 69j. 20.923 (4) (c) 5. of the statutes is repealed.".
AB1-ASA1-AA1,37,23 2359. Page 24, line 18: after that line insert:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,37,24 24" Section 71t. 21.20 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,38,5
121.20 Civil service status. All full-time state-paid employees of the
2department of military affairs shall be under the classified service, except the
3adjutant general, the executive assistant to the adjutant general, the deputy
4adjutants general for army and air and the administrator of the division of
5emergency management.".
AB1-ASA1-AA1,38,6 660. Page 25, line 4: delete lines 4 to 15.
AB1-ASA1-AA1,38,7 761. Page 25, line 15: after that line insert:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,38,9 8" Section 72fm. 21.80 (title) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act
926
, is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,38,11 1021.80 (title) Reemployment rights after national guard or, state
11defense force
, or public health emergency service.
AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 72fn 12Section 72fn. 21.80 (1) (a) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act
1326
, is renumbered 21.80 (1) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,38,1414 21.80 (1) (a) (intro.) "Active service" means active any of the following:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,38,17 151. Active service in the national guard or the state defense force under an order
16of the governor issued under this chapter or active service in the national guard
17under 32 USC 502 (f) that is not considered to be service in the uniformed services.
AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 72fp 18Section 72fp. 21.80 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,38,2219 21.80 (1) (a) 2. Active service with the state laboratory of hygiene under s. 36.25
20(11) (em) for the purpose of assisting the department of health and family services
21under s. 250.042 during a state of emergency relating to public health declared by
22the governor under s. 166.03 (1) (b) 1.
AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 72fq 23Section 72fq. 21.80 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act
2426
, is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,39,3
121.80 (3) (a) 4. The person's In the case of active service in the national guard
2or the state defense force, the active service has not been terminated under other
3than honorable conditions.
AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 72fr 4Section 72fr. 21.80 (3) (c) 1. of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act
526
, is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,39,86 21.80 (3) (c) 1. Any period of active service, as defined in sub. (1) (a) 1., beyond
7that 5-year period that is required to complete an initial period of obligated active
8service.
AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 72fs 9Section 72fs. 21.80 (3) (c) 2. of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act
1026
, is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,39,1411 21.80 (3) (c) 2. Any period of active service, as defined in sub. (1) (a) 1., for which
12the person, through no fault of the person's own, was unable to obtain orders
13releasing the person from a period of active service before the expiration of the 5-year
14period.
AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 72ft 15Section 72ft. 21.80 (3) (c) 3. of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act
1626
, is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,39,2117 21.80 (3) (c) 3. Any period of active service, as defined in sub. (1) (a) 1., that was
18performed to fulfill any additional training requirements determined and certified
19in writing by the federal secretary of the army, the federal secretary of the air force,
20or the adjutant general to be necessary for professional development or for
21completion of skill training or retraining.
AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 72fu 22Section 72fu. 21.80 (3) (f) 1. of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act
2326
, is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,40,624 21.80 (3) (f) 1. A person who submits an application for reemployment under
25par. (e) 2. or 3. must, on the request of the person's employer, provide to the employer

1documentation to establish that the application was submitted within the time
2limits specified in par. (e) 2. or 3., that the person's cumulative length of all absences
3from employment with the employer because of active service or service in the
4uniformed services does not, except as permitted under par. (c), exceed 5 years, and,
5in the case of active service in the national guard or the state defense force,
that the
6person's service was not terminated under other than honorable conditions.".
AB1-ASA1-AA1,40,7 762. Page 25, line 15: after that line insert:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,40,8 8" Section 72f. 22.07 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,40,129 22.07 (10) Prescribe uniform technical standards for use, unless otherwise
10provided by law, by local governmental units and officers thereof in submitting
11reports to agencies, whenever reports are authorized or required to be submitted
12electronically.".
AB1-ASA1-AA1,40,13 1363. Page 25, line 15: after that line insert:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,40,15 14" Section 72f. 23.0917 (3) (dm) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin
15Act 16
, is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,40,1716 23.0917 (3) (dm) 2. For each fiscal year beginning with 2002-03 and ending
17with fiscal year 2009-10, $45,000,000 $23,500,000.".
AB1-ASA1-AA1,40,18 1864. Page 25, line 15: after that line insert:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,40,19 19" Section 72fs. 23.09 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,41,220 23.09 (3) (b) If the department and the board of regents of the University of
21Wisconsin System enter into an agreement to create a faculty position at the
22University of Wisconsin-Madison for a forest landscape ecologist, the department
23and the University of Wisconsin-Madison shall develop an annual work plan for the

1ecologist. In developing the annual work plan, the department shall consult with the
2governor's council on forestry created by executive order under s. 14.019.".
AB1-ASA1-AA1,41,3 365. Page 25, line 18: after that line insert:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,41,5 4" Section 72i. 23.0917 (4) (d) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin
5Act 16
, is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,41,106 23.0917 (4) (d) 1. The department may obligate not more than $11,500,000 in
7fiscal year 2000-01 and not more than $11,500,000 in fiscal year 2001-02 under the
8subprogram except as provided in sub. (5). For
each fiscal year beginning with
92002-03 and ending with fiscal year 2009-10, the department may obligate not more
10than $15,000,000
under the subprogram except as provided in sub. (5).".
AB1-ASA1-AA1,41,11 1166. Page 26, line 11: after that line insert:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,41,12 12" Section 72L. 23.10 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,41,2013 23.10 (1m) The department shall designate a conservation warden as the chief
14warden and may designate one or more deputy chief wardens. The chief warden
15shall have the duty to direct, supervise, and control conservation wardens in the
16performance of their duties under sub. (1) and s. 29.921. The chief warden shall
17designate an employee of the department as an internal affairs officer to investigate
18complaints against conservation wardens when the chief warden determines an
19investigation is necessary and shall designate an employee of the department as a
20complaint officer to resolve complaints against conservation wardens.".
AB1-ASA1-AA1,41,21 2167. Page 28, line 2: after that line insert:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,41,22 22" Section 72t. 23.22 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,41,23 2323.22 Invasive species. (1) Definitions. In this section:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,42,2
1(a) "Control" means to cut, remove, destroy, suppress, or prevent the
2introduction or spread of.
AB1-ASA1-AA1,42,33 (b) "Council" means the invasive species council.
AB1-ASA1-AA1,42,54 (c) "Invasive species" means nonindigenous species whose introduction causes
5or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health.
AB1-ASA1-AA1,42,76 (d) "State agency" means a board, commission, committee, department, or
7office in the state government.
AB1-ASA1-AA1,42,9 8(2) Department responsibilities. (a) The department shall establish a
9statewide program to control invasive species in this state.
AB1-ASA1-AA1,42,1110 (b) As part of the program established under par. (a), the department shall do
11all of the following:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,42,1312 1. Create and implement a statewide management plan to control invasive
13species in this state, which shall include inspections as specified under sub. (5).
AB1-ASA1-AA1,42,1514 2. Administer the program established under s. 23.24 as it relates to invasive
15aquatic plants.
AB1-ASA1-AA1,42,1716 3. Encourage cooperation among state agencies and other entities to control
17invasive species in this state.
AB1-ASA1-AA1,42,1818 4. Seek public and private funding for the program.
AB1-ASA1-AA1,42,2119 6. Promulgate rules to classify invasive species for purposes of the program.
20In promulgating these rules, the department shall consider the recommendations of
21the council under sub. (3) (a).
AB1-ASA1-AA1,43,422 (c) Under the program established under par. (a), the department shall
23promulgate rules to establish a procedure to award cost-sharing grants to public and
24private entities for up to 50% of the costs of projects to control invasive species. Any
25rules promulgated under this paragraph shall establish criteria for determining

1eligible projects and eligible grant recipients and shall allow cost-share
2contributions to be in the form of money or in-kind goods or services or any
3combination thereof. In promulgating these rules, the department shall consider the
4recommendations of the council under sub. (3) (c).
AB1-ASA1-AA1,43,11 5(3) Council duties. (a) The council shall make recommendations to the
6department for a system for classifying invasive species under the program
7established under sub. (2). The recommendations shall contain criteria for each
8classification to be used, the allowed activities associated with each classification,
9criteria for determining state priorities for controlling invasive species under each
10classification, and criteria for determining the types of actions to be taken in
11response to the introduction or spread of a native species under each classification.
AB1-ASA1-AA1,43,1412 (b) Under the program established under sub. (2), the council shall conduct
13studies of issues related to controlling invasive species. The studies shall address
14all of the following:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,43,1615 1. The effect of the state's bait industry on the introduction and spread of
16invasive species.
AB1-ASA1-AA1,43,1717 2. The state's pet industry on the introduction and spread of invasive species.
AB1-ASA1-AA1,43,1818 3. The acquisition of invasive species through mail order and Internet sales.
AB1-ASA1-AA1,43,1919 4. Any other issue as determined by the council.
AB1-ASA1-AA1,43,2520 (c) The council shall make recommendations to the department on the
21establishment of a procedure for awarding cost-sharing grants under sub. (2) (c) to
22public and private entities for up to 50% of the costs of eligible projects to control
23invasive species. The recommendations shall contain criteria for determining
24eligibility for these grants and for determining which applicants should be awarded
25the grants.
AB1-ASA1-AA1,44,3
1(d) To assist the council in its work, the council shall create 4 subcommittees
2on the subjects of education, research, regulation, and interagency coordination. The
3council may create additional subcommittees on other subjects.
AB1-ASA1-AA1,44,9 4(5) Inspections. As part of the statewide management plan, the department
5shall create a watercraft inspection program under which the department shall
6conduct periodic inspections of boats, boating equipment, and boat trailers entering
7and leaving navigable waters and shall educate boaters about the threat of invasive
8species that are a quatic species. The department shall encourage the use of
9volunteers or may use department employees for these inspections.
AB1-ASA1-AA1,44,12 10(6) Reports. (a) The department shall submit to the legislature under s. 13.172
11(2), and to the governor and the council, a biennial report that includes all of the
12following:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,44,1513 1. Details on the administration of the program established under sub. (2),
14including an assessment as to the progress that is being made in controlling invasive
15species in this state.
AB1-ASA1-AA1,44,1616 2. A description of state funding that has been expended under the program.
AB1-ASA1-AA1,44,1817 3. A description of funding from other sources that has been expended to control
18invasive species in this state.
AB1-ASA1-AA1,44,1919 4. An assessment of the future needs of the program.
AB1-ASA1-AA1,44,2320 (b) The department shall submit the biennial report under par. (a) before July
211 of each even-numbered year. The first biennial report shall be submitted no later
22than July 1, 2004. Each report shall cover the 24-month period ending on the March
2331 that immediately precedes the date of the report.
AB1-ASA1-AA1,45,624 (c) In addition to the report required under par. (a), the department shall
25submit an interim performance report to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), and to

1the governor and the council, on the progress that has been made on the control of
2invasive species. The department shall submit this interim performance report
3before July 1 of each odd-numbered year. The first interim performance report shall
4be submitted no later than July 1, 2005. Each interim performance report shall cover
5the 12-month period ending on the March 31 that immediately precedes the date of
6the interim performance report.
AB1-ASA1-AA1,45,9 7(7) Appearance before legislature. Upon request of a standing committee of
8the legislature with jurisdiction over matters related to the environment, natural
9resources, or agriculture, the director of the program shall appear to testify.
AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 72td 10Section 72td. 23.23 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 72tj 11Section 72tj. 23.23 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 23.235 (1) (b) and
12amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,45,1413 23.235 (1) (b) In this section, "purple "Purple loosestrife" means any nonnative
14member of the genus Lythrum.
AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 72tm 15Section 72tm. 23.23 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 23.235 (3m) and
16amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,45,2317 23.235 (3m) Research. The Under the program established under s. 23.22, the
18department shall make a reasonable effort to conduct research to determine
19alternative methods to contain and control purple loosestrife in the most
20environmentally sound manner and may conduct other research on the control of
21nuisance weeds. The secretaries of natural resources and of agriculture, trade and
22consumer protection may authorize any person to plant or cultivate nuisance weeds
23for the purpose of controlled experimentation
.
AB1-ASA1-AA1, s. 72tq 24Section 72tq. 23.23 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 23.235 (2m) (a) and
25amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA1,46,4
123.235 (2m) (a) The Under the program established under s. 23.22, the
2department shall make a reasonable effort to develop a statewide program plan to
3control purple loosestrife on both public and private lands, as provided in this
4subsection.
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