Amendment ASA1-SB55

SB55-ASA1, s. 791 Section 791. 30.715 (1) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,508,25 30.715 (1) In this section:

SB55-ASA1,509,2 (a) "Aquatic plant" means a submergent, emergent, or floating-leaf plant or any part thereof. "Aquatic plant" does not mean wild rice.

SB55-ASA1,509,5 (b) "Public boat access site" means a site that provides access to a navigable water for boats and that is open to the general public for free or for a charge or that is open only to certain groups of persons for a charge.

SB55-ASA1, s. 792 Section 792. 30.715 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,509,9 30.715 (2) No person may place or use a boat or boating equipment or place a boat trailer in a navigable water if the person has reason to believe that the boat, boat trailer, or boating equipment has any aquatic plants attached.

SB55-ASA1, s. 793 Section 793. 30.715 (4) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,509,12 30.715 (4) (a) Remove aquatic plants from a boat, boat trailer, or boating equipment before placing it in a navigable water.

SB55-ASA1, s. 794 Section 794. 30.715 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,509,16 30.715 (4) (b) Remove or not place a boat, boat trailer, or boating equipment in a navigable water if the law enforcement officer has reason to believe that the boat, boat trailer, or boating equipment has aquatic plants attached.

SB55-ASA1, s. 795 Section 795. 30.715 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,509,20 30.715 (5) (a) The department shall prepare a notice that contains a summary of the provisions under this section and shall make copies of the notice available to owners required to post the notice under par. (b).

SB55-ASA1,509,22 (b) Each owner of a public boat access site shall post and maintain the notice described in par. (a).

SB55-ASA1, s. 796 Section 796. 30.725 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 30.715 (title) and amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,510,2 30.715 (title) Placement of boats, trailers, and equipment; Lower St. Croix River in navigable waters.

SB55-ASA1, s. 797 Section 797. 30.725 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 30.715 (3).

SB55-ASA1, s. 798 Section 798. 30.725 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 30.715 (4) (intro.).

SB55-ASA1, s. 799 Section 799. 30.725 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 30.715 (4) (c).

SB55-ASA1, s. 1316b Section 1316b. 30.725 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 30.715 (4) (d) and amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,510,12 30.715 (4) (d) Remove or not place a boat, boat trailer or boating equipment in the Lower St. Croix River a navigable water if the law enforcement officer has reason to believe that the boat, boat trailer or boating equipment has zebra mussels attached.

SB55-ASA1, s. 800 Section 800. 30.725 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 30.715 (6) and amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,510,16 30.715 (6) No person may refuse to obey the order of a law enforcement officer who is acting under sub. (2) (4).

SB55-ASA1, s. 801 Section 801. 30.77 (3) (dm) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,510,22 30.77 (3) (dm) 1. b. "Local entity" means a city, village, town, county, qualified lake association, as defined in s. 281.68 (1) (b), nonprofit conservation organization, as defined in s. 23.0955 (1), town sanitary district, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, or another local governmental unit, as defined in s. 66.0131 (1) (a), that is established for the purpose of lake management.

SB55-ASA1, s. 802 Section 802. 30.77 (3) (dm) 1. c. of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,510,25 30.77 (3) (dm) 1. c. "Qualified lake association" means an association that meets the qualifications under s. 281.68 (3m) (a).

SB55-ASA1, s. 803 Section 803. 30.92 (1) (br) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 30.92 (1) (br) and amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,511,5 30.92 (1) (br) "Qualified lake association" means a group incorporated under ch. 181 that meets all of the following conditions: an association that meets the qualifications under s. 281.68 (3m) (a).

SB55-ASA1, s. 804 Section 804. 30.92 (1) (br) 1. of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-ASA1, s. 805 Section 805. 30.92 (1) (br) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-ASA1, s. 806 Section 806. 30.92 (1) (br) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-ASA1, s. 807 Section 807. 30.92 (1) (br) 4. of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-ASA1, s. 808 Section 808. 30.92 (1) (br) 5. of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-ASA1, s. 809 Section 809. 30.92 (1) (br) 6. of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-ASA1, s. 810 Section 810. 30.92 (1) (br) 7. of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-ASA1, s. 811 Section 811. 30.92 (1) (br) 8. of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-ASA1, s. 812 Section 812. 30.92 (4) (b) 8. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,511,17 30.92 (4) (b) 8. a. A project for the dredging of a channel in a waterway to the degree that is necessary to accommodate recreational watercraft if the project is for an inland water.

SB55-ASA1, s. 813 Section 813. 30.92 (4) (b) 8. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,511,22 30.92 (4) (b) 8. b. Acquisition of capital equipment that is necessary to cut and remove aquatic plants that are aquatic nuisances or that are detrimental to fish habitat if the acquisition is pursuant to a plan to cut and remove aquatic plants that is approved by the department.

SB55-ASA1, s. 814 Section 814. 30.92 (4) (b) 8. bp. of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,512,2 30.92 (4) (b) 8. bp. Acquisition of capital equipment that is necessary to control and remove invasive aquatic plants, as defined in s. 23.24 (1) (g), if the equipment will be used to control and remove them as authorized by an aquatic plant management permit issued under s. 23.24 (3).

SB55-ASA1, s. 815 Section 815. 30.93 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,512,9 30.93 (1) (b) "Fox River navigational system" has the meaning designated under s. 30.94 (1) (b) means locks, harbors, real property, structures, and facilities related to navigation that are located on or near the Fox River, including locks, harbors, real property, structures, and facilities that were under the ownership or control of the federal government on April 1, 1984. "Fox River navigational system" does not include dams on the Fox River.

SB55-ASA1, s. 816 Section 816. 30.93 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,512,13 30.93 (8) Applicability. This section does not apply after the date on which the governor makes the certification under s. 30.94 (8) state and the Fox River Navigational System Authority enter into the lease agreement specified in s. 237.06.

SB55-ASA1, s. 817 Section 817. 30.94 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-ASA1, s. 818 Section 818. 30.94 (1) (title), (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are repealed.

SB55-ASA1, s. 819 Section 819. 30.94 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 237.01 (4) and amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,512,23 237.01 (4) "Fox River navigational Navigational system" means locks, harbors, real property, structures, and facilities related to navigation that are located on or near the Fox River, including locks, harbors, real property, structures , and facilities that were under the ownership or control of the federal government on April 1, 1984. "Fox River navigational Navigational system" does not include dams on the Fox River.

SB55-ASA1, s. 820 Section 820. 30.94 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-ASA1, s. 821 Section 821. 30.94 (2) to (8) of the statutes are repealed.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1340r Section 1340r. 31.02 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,513,3 31.02 (4m) The department may not impose the requirement under sub. (4) (c) on a dam that is owned by the city of Jefferson.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1345c Section 1345c. 31.385 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,513,6 31.385 (6) The department shall provide financial assistance to the city of Jefferson for a dam safety project for a dam that is owned by the city.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1349e Section 1349e. 36.09 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,514,12 36.09 (1) (j) Except where such matters are a subject of bargaining with a certified representative of a collective bargaining unit under s. 111.91, the board shall establish salaries for persons not in the classified staff prior to July 1 of each year for the next fiscal year, and shall designate the effective dates for payment of the new salaries. In the first year of the biennium, payments of the salaries established for the preceding year shall be continued until the biennial budget bill is enacted. If the budget is enacted after July 1, payments shall be made following enactment of the budget to satisfy the obligations incurred on the effective dates, as designated by the board, for the new salaries, subject only to the appropriation of funds by the legislature and s. 20.928 (3). This paragraph does not limit the authority of the board to establish salaries for new appointments. The board may not increase the salaries of employees specified in ss. 20.923 (5) and (6) (m) and 230.08 (2) (d) under this paragraph unless the salary increase conforms to the proposal as approved under s. 230.12 (3) (e) or the board authorizes the salary increase to correct salary inequities under par. (h), to fund job reclassifications or promotions, or to recognize competitive factors. The board may not increase the salary of any position identified in s. 20.923 (4g) under this paragraph unless the salary increase conforms to the proposal as approved under s. 230.12 (3) (e) or the board authorizes the salary increase to correct a salary inequity or to recognize competitive factors. The board may not increase the salary of any position identified in s. 20.923 (4g) (ae) and (am) to correct a salary inequity that results from the appointment of a person to a position identified in s. 20.923 (4g) (ae) and (am) unless the increase is approved by the department of employment relations. The granting of salary increases to recognize competitive factors does not obligate inclusion of the annualized amount of the increases in the appropriations under s. 20.285 (1) for subsequent fiscal bienniums. No later than October 1 of each year, the board shall report to the joint committee on finance and the departments of administration and employment relations concerning the amounts of any salary increases granted to recognize competitive factors, and the institutions at which they are granted, for the 12-month period ending on the preceding June 30.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1349m Section 1349m. 36.09 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 36.09 (2) (a) and amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,515,2 36.09 (2) (a) The president shall be president of all the faculties and shall be vested with the responsibility of administering the system under board policies and shall direct a central administration which shall assist the board and the president in establishing system-wide policies in monitoring, reviewing and evaluating these policies, in coordinating program development and operation among institutions, in planning the programmatic, financial and physical development of the system, in maintaining fiscal control and compiling and recommending educational programs, operating budgets and building programs for the board. The Subject to par. (b), the president shall appoint each senior vice president, vice president, associate vice president and assistant vice president of the system. The president shall fix the term of office for each senior vice president, vice president, associate vice president and assistant vice president of the system.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1349r Section 1349r. 36.09 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,515,6 36.09 (2) (b) The sum of the number of senior vice presidents and vice presidents of the system that the president may appoint under par. (a) may not exceed 4.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1349v Section 1349v. 36.11 (36) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,515,12 36.11 (36) Aquaculture demonstration facility. The board, in consultation with representatives of the aquaculture industry, shall operate the aquaculture demonstration facility authorized under 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, section 9107 (1) (i) 3. No person may introduce sturgeon reared in the aquaculture demonstration facility into any natural body of water in this state.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1351m Section 1351m. 36.11 (43) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,515,17 36.11 (43) Programming at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. The board shall ensure that the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay implements programming that is jointly developed by the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and the Oneida Tribe.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1351r Section 1351r. 36.11 (44) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,515,23 36.11 (44) Report on courses. By October 31, 2001, and annually by October 31 thereafter, the board shall submit a report to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance that contains the number and type of, and the number of students enrolled in, each course offered by the system for which the academic fees or tuition charged equals at least 100% of the cost of offering the course.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1351t Section 1351t. 36.11 (45) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,516,5 36.11 (45) Development of tribal logo. (a) The board shall ensure that the Robert M. La Follette institute of public affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in consultation with the governing bodies of federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands in this state, develops all of the following:

SB55-ASA1,516,9 1. A tribal logo that is representative of federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands in this state and that would be appropriate for display on official state notifications of grants funded in whole or in part by Indian gaming receipts, as defined in s. 569.01 (1m).

SB55-ASA1,516,12 2. A plan to implement the use of the logo, including ways to determine when the logo should be used, the cost of developing and using the logo, and how this cost would be funded.

SB55-ASA1,516,23 (b) The board shall submit the logo and the plan under par. (a) to the joint committee on finance and to the governing body of each federally recognized American Indian tribe and band in this state. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the board that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the logo and the plan within 14 working days after the date of submission, use of the logo may, upon approval of the governing body of each tribe and band, be implemented as proposed in the plan. If, within 14 working days after the date of the submission, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the board that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the logo and plan, use of the logo may be implemented only upon approval of the committee and the governing body of each tribe and band.

SB55-ASA1, s. 822 Section 822. 36.25 (5) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,517,4 36.25 (5) (c) At the request of the transitional board, as defined in s. 39.81 (7), the board of regents shall, at no charge to the transitional board, provide staff and legal, administrative, and technical assistance for the transitional board to carry out the duties under s. 39.82.

SB55-ASA1, s. 823 Section 823. 36.25 (5) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,517,11 36.25 (5) (d) If the secretary of administration determines that the federal communications commission has approved the transfer of all broadcasting licenses, except licenses for student radio, held by the board of regents to the broadcasting corporation, as defined in s. 39.81 (2), this subsection does not apply on and after the effective date of the last license transferred as determined by the secretary of administration under s. 39.87 (2) (b).

SB55-ASA1, s. 824 Section 824. 36.25 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,517,14 36.25 (5m) Provision of certain service for public broadcasting. (a) In this subsection, "broadcasting corporation" has the meaning given in s. 39.81 (2).

SB55-ASA1,517,19 (b) If the secretary of administration determines that the federal communications commission has approved the transfer of all broadcasting licenses, except licenses for student radio, held by the board of regents to the broadcasting corporation, on and after the effective date of the last license transferred, as determined by the secretary under s. 39.87 (2), all of the following shall occur:

SB55-ASA1,518,2 1. The board of regents shall contract with the broadcasting corporation to provide to the broadcasting corporation the services of all of the employees of the board who provided public broadcasting services before the date determined by the secretary under s. 39.87 (2) (b). The board may not contract under this subdivision for the services of any employee who did not provide public broadcasting services before the date determined by the secretary under s. 39.87 (2) (b). Any contract entered into under this subdivision shall provide that the broadcasting corporation shall have supervision authority over the employees.

SB55-ASA1,518,8 2. If any employee of the board of regents who provided public broadcasting services before the date determined by the secretary under s. 39.87 (2) (b) terminates employment with the board on or after that date, the board may not fill any position occupied by the employee and may not expend any money that would otherwise have been paid to, or on behalf of, the employee as salary or fringe benefits had the employee not terminated employment with the board.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1356g Section 1356g. 36.25 (17) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,518,15 36.25 (17) Land and water education grant program. (a) The board shall administer a land and water education grant program through the extension to make grants for innovative educational or conservation practice assessment programs related to environmentally sound grazing practices or agricultural nutrient management. To be eligible for a grant under this subsection, a program must do all of the following:

SB55-ASA1,518,16 1. Emphasize education in the area in which the program is conducted.

SB55-ASA1,518,17 2. Focus on county, regional, or statewide natural resource concerns.

SB55-ASA1,518,18 3. Promote at least one of the following goals:

SB55-ASA1,518,20 a. Helping agricultural producers to identify and understand their natural resource and environmental conditions.

SB55-ASA1,518,22 b. Helping agricultural producers to plan, design, implement, operate, or maintain conservation practices on agricultural land.