SB55-ASA1,452,217 23.197 (3m) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) or (tz) or both,
18the department shall provide funding in the amount of $50,000 to rebuild a the
19chalet at Rib Mountain State Park. The department shall determine how the moneys
20being provided under this subsection paragraph will be allocated between the
21appropriations under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) and (tz). For purposes of s. 23.0915 (1),
22moneys provided from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tz) shall be treated as
23moneys expended for general property development. For purposes of s. 23.0917,
24moneys provided from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) shall be treated as

1moneys obligated under the subprogram for property development and local
2assistance.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1039d 3Section 1039d. 23.197 (3m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1,452,94 23.197 (3m) (b) In addition to the amounts provided under par. (a), the
5department shall provide, from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), funding
6in the amount of $1,000,000 to reconstruct the chalet at Rib Mountain State Park for
7which funding is provided under par. (a). For purposes of s. 23.0917, moneys
8provided under this paragraph shall be treated as moneys obligated under either or
9both of the subprograms under s. 23.0917 (3) and (4).
SB55-ASA1, s. 1039f 10Section 1039f. 23.197 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1,452,1711 23.197 (5m) Atlas Mill renovation. From the appropriation under s. 20.866
12(2) (ta), the department shall provide $250,000 to an organization known as the
13Paper International Hall of Fame, Inc., to renovate the the facility known as the
14Atlas Mill located in the city of Appleton into a facility to be known as the World
15Paper Center. For the purposes of s. 23.0917, moneys provided under this subsection
16from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) shall be treated as moneys obligated
17under the subprogram for property development and local assistance.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1039k 18Section 1039k. 23.197 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1,452,2419 23.197 (6m) Plover River; conservation easements. From the appropriation
20under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the department shall provide $135,000 to acquire
21conservation easements along the Plover River in Marathon County and Portage
22County. For the purposes of s. 23.0917, moneys provided under this subsection from
23the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) shall be treated as moneys obligated under
24the subprogram for land acquisition.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1039m 25Section 1039m. 23.197 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
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123.197 (7) Menasha; skateboard park. From the appropriation under s. 20.866
2(2) (ta), during the fiscal biennium 2001-03 the department shall provide $25,000
3to the city of Menasha for the purchase of land to be used for a skateboard park
4facility in Winnebago County. For purposes of s. 23.0917, moneys provided under
5this subsection from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) shall be treated as
6moneys obligated under the subprogram for land acquisition.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1039n 7Section 1039n. 23.197 (7m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1,453,168 23.197 (7m) Wisconsin agricultural stewardship initiative facility. From
9the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the department shall provide funding in
10the amount of $1,000,000 for the Wisconsin agricultural stewardship initiative at the
11University of Wisconsin-Platteville and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, to
12construct a facility to be used for conducting research and for training farmers
13concerning the development of sound environmental farming practices. For
14purposes of s. 23.0917, moneys provided under this subsection shall be treated as
15moneys obligated under either or both of the subprograms under s. 23.0917 (3) and
16(4).
SB55-ASA1, s. 1039p 17Section 1039p. 23.197 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1,453,2218 23.197 (8) State fair park construction. From the appropriation under s.
1920.866 (2) (ta), the department shall provide $2,000,000 for projects that are
20approved by the state fair park board. For purposes of s. 23.0917, moneys provided
21under this subsection shall be treated as moneys obligated under either or both of
22the subprograms under s. 23.0917 (3) and (4).
SB55-ASA1, s. 1039s 23Section 1039s. 23.197 (8m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1,454,724 23.197 (8m) Conservation law enforcement museum. From the appropriation
25under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the department shall provide funding in the amount of

1$250,000 for the development of a conservation law enforcement museum.
2Expenditures under this subsection shall be made in a manner such that, for every
3$1 received by the department from private grants, gifts, or bequests for the
4development of the museum, $1 will be expended from the moneys under this
5subsection. For the purposes of s. 23.0917, moneys provided under this subsection
6from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) shall be treated as moneys obligated
7under the subprogram for property development and local assistance.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1039w 8Section 1039w. 23.198 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,454,149 23.198 (1) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the department
10shall provide up to $1,500,000 $4,500,000 for the development of a state park that
11will provide access to Lake Michigan in the city of
Milwaukee Lakeshore State Park.
12For purposes of s. 23.0917, moneys provided under this paragraph shall be treated
13as moneys obligated under either or both of the subprogram for property
14development and local assistance
subprograms under s. 23.0917 (3) and (4).
SB55-ASA1, s. 661 15Section 661. 23.235 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,454,1716 23.235 (2) Except as provided in sub. (3), no person may sell, offer for sale,
17distribute, plant, or cultivate any nuisance weed multiflora rose or seeds thereof.
SB55-ASA1, s. 662 18Section 662. 23.235 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB55-ASA1, s. 663 19Section 663. 23.24 of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1,454,20 2023.24 Aquatic plants. (1) Definitions. In this section:
SB55-ASA1,454,2121 (a) "Aquaculture" has the meaning given in s. 93.01 (1d).
SB55-ASA1,454,2322 (b) "Aquatic plant" means a planktonic, submergent, emergent, or floating-leaf
23plant or any part thereof.
SB55-ASA1,454,2424 (c) "Control" means to cut, remove, destroy, or suppress.
SB55-ASA1,454,2525 (d) "Cultivate" means to intentionally maintain the growth or existence of.
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1(e) "Distribute" means to sell, offer to sell, distribute for no consideration, or
2offer to distribute for no consideration.
SB55-ASA1,455,33 (f) "Introduce" means to plant, cultivate, stock, or release.
SB55-ASA1,455,54 (g) "Invasive aquatic plant" means an aquatic plant that is designated under
5sub. (2) (b) 1.
SB55-ASA1,455,66 (h) "Manage" means to introduce or control.
SB55-ASA1,455,77 (i) "Native" means indigenous to the waters of this state.
SB55-ASA1,455,88 (j) "Nonnative" means not indigenous to the waters of this state.
SB55-ASA1,455,109 (k) "Waters of this state" means any surface waters within the territorial limits
10of this state.
SB55-ASA1,455,12 11(2) Program established. (a) The department shall establish a program for
12the waters of this state to do all of the following:
SB55-ASA1,455,1313 1. Protect and develop diverse and stable communities of native aquatic plants.
SB55-ASA1,455,1414 2. Regulate how aquatic plants are managed.
SB55-ASA1,455,1515 3. Provide education and conduct research concerning invasive aquatic plants.
SB55-ASA1,455,1716 (b) Under the program implemented under par. (a), the department shall do all
17of the following:
SB55-ASA1,455,2418 1. Designate by rule which aquatic plants are invasive aquatic plants for
19purposes of this section. The department shall designate Eurasian water milfoil,
20curly leaf pondweed, and purple loosestrife as invasive aquatic plants and may
21designate any other aquatic plant as an invasive aquatic plant if it has the ability to
22cause significant adverse change to desirable aquatic habitat, to significantly
23displace desirable aquatic vegetation, or to reduce the yield of products produced by
24aquaculture.
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12. Administer and establish by rule procedures and requirements for the
2issuing of aquatic plants management permits required under sub. (3).
SB55-ASA1,456,43 (c) The requirements promulgated under par. (b) 2. may specify any of the
4following:
SB55-ASA1,456,65 1. The quantity of aquatic plants that may be managed under an aquatic plant
6management permit.
SB55-ASA1,456,87 2. The species of aquatic plants that may be managed under an aquatic plant
8management permit.
SB55-ASA1,456,109 3. The areas in which aquatic plants may be managed under an aquatic plant
10management permit.
SB55-ASA1,456,1211 4. The methods that may be used to manage aquatic plants under an aquatic
12plant management permit.
SB55-ASA1,456,1413 5. The times during which aquatic plants may be managed under an aquatic
14plant management permit.
SB55-ASA1,456,1615 6. The allowable methods for disposing or using aquatic plants that are
16removed or controlled under an aquatic plant management permit.
SB55-ASA1,456,1817 7. The requirements for plans that the department may require under sub. (3)
18(b).
SB55-ASA1,456,21 19(3) Permits. (a) Unless a person has a valid aquatic plant management permit
20issued under the program established under sub. (2), no person may do any of the
21following:
SB55-ASA1,456,2222 1. Introduce nonnative aquatic plants into waters of this state.
SB55-ASA1,456,2323 2. Manually remove aquatic plants from navigable waters.
SB55-ASA1,456,2424 3. Control aquatic plants in waters of this state by the use of chemicals.
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14. Control aquatic plants in navigable waters by introducing biological agents,
2by using a process that involves dewatering, desiccation, burning, or freezing, or by
3using mechanical means.
SB55-ASA1,457,64 (b) The department may require that an application for an aquatic plant
5management permit contain a plan for the department's approval as to how the
6aquatic plants will be introduced, removed, or controlled.
SB55-ASA1,457,107 (c) The department may promulgate a rule to establish fees for aquatic plant
8management permits. Under the rule, the department may establish a different fee
9for an aquatic plant management permit to manage aquatic plants that are located
10in a body of water that is entirely confined on the property of one property owner.
SB55-ASA1,457,11 11(4) Exemptions from permits. (a) In this subsection:
SB55-ASA1,457,1512 1. "Local governmental unit" means a political subdivision of this state, a
13special purpose district in this state, an instrumentality or corporation of the
14political subdivision or special purpose district, or a combination or subunit of any
15of the foregoing.
SB55-ASA1,457,1816 2. "State agency" means any office, department, independent agency, or
17attached board or commission within the executive branch of state government, or
18any special purpose authority created by statute.
SB55-ASA1,457,1919 (b) The permit requirement under sub. (3) does not apply to any of the following:
SB55-ASA1,457,2120 1. A person who manually removes aquatic plants from privately owned stream
21beds with the permission of the landowner.
SB55-ASA1,457,2322 2. A person who engages in an activity listed under sub. (3) (a) in the course of
23harvesting wild rice as authorized under s. 29.607.
SB55-ASA1,457,2524 3. A person who engages in an activity listed under sub. (3) (a) in the course of
25operating a fish farm as authorized under s. 95.60.
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1(c) The department may promulgate a rule to waive the permit requirement
2under sub. (3) (a) 2. for any of the following:
SB55-ASA1,458,43 1. A person who owns property on which there is a body of water that is entirely
4confined on the property of that person.
SB55-ASA1,458,75 2. A riparian owner who manually removes aquatic plants from a body of water
6that abuts the owner's property provided that the removal does not interfere with the
7rights of other riparian owners.
SB55-ASA1,458,88 3. A person who is controlling purple loosestrife.
SB55-ASA1,458,109 4. A person who uses chemicals in a body of water for the purpose of controlling
10bacteria on bathing beaches.
SB55-ASA1,458,1211 5. A person who uses chemicals on plants to prevent the plants from interfering
12with the use of water for drinking purposes.
SB55-ASA1,458,1413 6. A state agency or a local governmental unit that uses a chemical treatment
14in a body of water for the purpose of protecting the public health.
SB55-ASA1,458,16 15(5) Distribution prohibited. No person may distribute an invasive aquatic
16plant.
SB55-ASA1,458,18 17(6) Penalties. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), any person who violates sub.
18(3) shall forfeit not more than $200.
SB55-ASA1,458,2219 (b) A person who violates sub. (3) and who, within 5 years before the arrest of
20the current conviction, was previously convicted of a violation of sub. (3) shall forfeit
21not less than $700 nor more than $2,000 or shall be imprisoned for not less than 6
22months nor more than 9 months or both.
SB55-ASA1,459,223 (c) The court may order a person who is convicted under par. (b) to abate any
24nuisance caused by the violation, restore any natural resource damaged by the

1violation, or take other appropriate action to eliminate or minimize any
2environmental damage caused by the violation.
SB55-ASA1,459,33 (d) A person who violates sub. (5) shall forfeit not more than $100.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1042k 4Section 1042k. 23.255 of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1,459,8 523.255 Geographical management units. If the department divides the
6state into geographical units for the purpose of managing its functions, the
7department shall include the LaCrosse-Bad Axe Watershed and the Kickapoo River
8Watershed in the same geographical unit.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1045m 9Section 1045m. 23.33 (1) (bc) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1,459,1110 23.33 (1) (bc) "All-terrain vehicle club" means a club consisting of individuals
11that promotes the recreational use of all-terrain vehicles.
SB55-ASA1, s. 664 12Section 664. 23.33 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
SB55-ASA1, s. 665 13Section 665. 23.33 (1) (jn) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1,459,1514 23.33 (1) (jn) "Registration documentation" means an all-terrain vehicle
15registration certificate, a validated registration receipt, or a registration decal.
SB55-ASA1, s. 666 16Section 666. 23.33 (1) (o) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1,459,1917 23.33 (1) (o) "Validated registration receipt" means a receipt issued by the
18department or an agent under sub. (2) (ig) 1. a. that shows that an application and
19the required fees for a registration certificate has been submitted to the department.
SB55-ASA1, s. 667 20Section 667. 23.33 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,460,421 23.33 (2) (a) Requirement. No person may operate and no owner may give
22permission for the operation of an all-terrain vehicle within this state unless the
23all-terrain vehicle is registered for public use or for private use under this subsection
24or sub. (2g), is exempt from registration, or is operated with a reflectorized plate
25attached in the manner specified under par. (dm) 3. No person may operate and no

1owner may give permission for the operation of an all-terrain vehicle on a public
2all-terrain vehicle route or trail unless the all-terrain vehicle is registered for public
3use under this subsection or sub. (2g), is exempt from registration or is operated with
4a reflectorized plate attached in the manner specified under par. (dm) 3
.
SB55-ASA1, s. 668 5Section 668. 23.33 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,460,96 23.33 (2) (d) Registration; private use; fee. An all-terrain vehicle used
7exclusively for agricultural purposes or used exclusively on private property may be
8registered for private use. The fee for the issuance or renewal of a registration
9certificate for private use is $6.
SB55-ASA1, s. 669 10Section 669. 23.33 (2) (dm) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1,460,1211 23.33 (2) (dm) 4. Paragraphs (i), (ig), and (ir) do not apply to commercial
12all-terrain vehicle certificates or reflectorized plates.
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