84.11 (4) FINDING, DETERMINATION, AND ORDER. After such hearing the department shall make such investigation as it considers necessary in order to make a decision in the matter. If the department finds that the construction is necessary it shall determine the location of the project and whether the project is eligible for construction under this section. The department shall also determine the character and kind of bridge most suitable for such location and estimate separately the cost of the bridge portion and the entire project. The department shall make its finding, determination, and order, in writing, and file a certified copy thereof with the clerk of each county, city, village, and town in which any portion of the bridge project will be located and also with the secretary of state and the state treasurer secretary of administration. The determination of the location of the project made by the department and set forth in its finding, determination, and order, shall be conclusive as to such location and shall constitute full authority for laying out new streets or highways or for any relocations of highways made necessary for the construction of the project and for acquirement of any lands necessary for such streets or highways, relocation or construction. The estimate of cost made by the department shall be conclusive insofar as cost may determine eligibility of construction under this section.
SECTION 155. 84.12 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
84.12 (4) FINDING, DETERMINATION, AND ORDER. If the department finds that the construction is necessary, and that provision has been made or will be made by the adjoining state or its subdivisions to bear its or their portions of the cost of the project, the department, in cooperation with the state highway department of the adjoining state, shall determine the location thereof, the character and kind of bridge and other construction most suitable at such location, estimate the cost of the project, and determine the respective portions of the estimated cost to be paid by each state and its subdivisions. In the case of projects eligible to construction under sub. (1) (a) the department shall further determine the respective portions of the cost to be paid by this state and by its subdivisions which are required to pay portions of the cost. The department, after such hearing, investigation, and negotiations, shall make its finding, determination, and order in writing and file a certified copy thereof with the clerk of each county, city, village, or town in this state in which any part of the bridge project will be located, with the secretary of state, and the state treasurer secretary of administration and with the state highway department of the adjoining state. The determination of the location set forth in the finding, determination, and order of the department shall be conclusive as to such location and shall constitute full authority for laying out new streets or highways or for any relocations of the highways made necessary for the construction of the project and for acquiring lands necessary for such streets or highways, relocation or construction.
SECTION 156. 85.14 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
85.14 (1) (b) Except for charges associated with a contract under par. (c), the department shall pay to the state treasurer secretary of administration the amount of charges associated with the use of credit cards under par. (a) that are assessed to the department.
SECTION 157. 85.14 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
85.14 (2) The department shall certify to the state treasurer secretary of administration the amount of charges associated with the use of credit cards that is assessed to the department on deposits accepted under s. 345.26 (3) (a) by state traffic patrol officers and state motor vehicle inspectors, and the state treasurer secretary of administration shall pay the charges from moneys under s. 59.25 (3) (j) and (k) that are reserved for payment of the charges under s. 14.58 (21) 20.907 (5) (e) 12e.
SECTION 158. 87.07 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
87.07 (4) BENEFITS AND COSTS DECISIVE. If the aggregate of the amounts collectible, as thus found by the department, exceeds the estimated cost of construction of the improvement, the department shall order that the work of constructing such improvement proceed. If such aggregate amount collectible is less than the estimated cost of such improvement, the department shall enter an order dismissing the petition, unless the difference between said aggregate amounts be deposited in cash with the state treasurer secretary of administration within one year. Such deposit may be made by any person or any public or private corporation. Upon the making of such deposit, the department shall enter a further order that the work of constructing the improvement proceed.
SECTION 159. 87.11 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
87.11 (2) But should the total cost, as ascertained and certified by the flood control board after the letting of the contracts, in the manner hereinabove set forth, exceed the total amount found by the department to be collectible under s. 87.09, all contracts for the construction of the work shall be null and void. At the expiration of one year after such certification, any moneys held by the state treasurer secretary of administration on account of the project shall be refunded to the persons by whom they were paid to such treasurer the secretary of administration; and funds in the hands of the flood control board shall be refunded to the public corporation by which they were paid to such board; any funds held by any town, village, or city, having been collected by special assessments against property benefited, shall be refunded to the owners of such property; any funds raised by any public corporation by the issuance of bonds on account of such proposed improvements shall constitute a fund for the retirement or payment of such bonds; and any fund held by any public corporation, having been raised otherwise than by special assessments or bond issues, shall be available for the general purposes of such public corporation. Provided, however, that if within one year after the last mentioned certification of the flood control board there shall be deposited with the treasurer of said board a sum equal to the difference between the aggregate cost of constructing the improvement as estimated by the department and the aggregate cost thereof as determined and certified by the flood control board after the letting of the contracts, said board shall proceed to relet the contracts for the construction of the improvement and to complete the same unless the aggregate of such new contract prices, together with the department's estimate of the cost of acquiring lands and of overhead expenses and of the first 18 months' operation and maintenance, shall again exceed the amount found by the department to be collectible under s. 87.09. The deposit herein referred to may be made by any person or any public or private corporation.
SECTION 160. 87.13 of the statutes is amended to read:
87.13 Disbursements by board. All sums which shall be deposited with the state treasurer secretary of administration under s. 87.07 (4) for the construction of the improvement shall be paid by said treasurer the secretary of administration to the flood control board upon requisitions from said board. If any moneys, other than those for operation and maintenance during the first 18 months, remain unexpended in the hands of the flood control board or subject to their requisition after the completion of the construction of the improvement, and if the funds for construction of the improvement shall have been in part raised through voluntary contributions under s. 87.07 (4) or 87.11 (2), the amounts thus contributed, or such proportion thereof as the funds remaining in the hands of the board or subject to its requisition will pay, shall be returned to the persons or corporations who made such voluntary contributions, in proportion to the amounts contributed by them.
SECTION 161. 93.31 of the statutes is amended to read:
93.31 Livestock breeders association. The secretary of the Wisconsin livestock breeders association shall on and after July 1 of each year make a report to the department, signed by the president, treasurer, and secretary of the association, setting forth in detail the receipts and disbursements of the association for the preceding fiscal year in such form and detail together with such other information as the department may require. On receipt of such reports, if the department is satisfied that the business of the association has been efficiently conducted during the preceding fiscal year and in the interest of and for the promotion of the special agricultural interests of the state and for the purpose for which the association was organized and if the final statement shows that all the receipts together with the state aid have been accounted for and disbursed for the proper and necessary purposes of the association, and in accordance with the laws of the state, then the department shall file a certificate with the department secretary of administration and it shall draw its warrant and the state treasurer he or she shall pay to the treasurer of the association the amount of the appropriations made available for the association by s. 20.115 (4) (a) for the conduct of junior livestock shows and other livestock educational programs. The association may upon application to the state purchasing agent, upon such terms as he or she may require, obtain printing for the association under the state contract.
SECTION 162. 100.261 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
100.261 (2) If any deposit is made for a violation to which this section applies, the person making the deposit shall also deposit a sufficient amount to include the consumer protection assessment required under this section. If the deposit is forfeited, the amount of the consumer protection assessment shall be transmitted to the state treasurer secretary of administration under sub. (3). If the deposit is returned, the consumer protection assessment shall also be returned.
SECTION 163. 100.261 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
100.261 (3) (a) The clerk of court shall collect and transmit the consumer protection assessment amounts to the county treasurer under s. 59.40 (2) (m). The county treasurer shall then make payment to the state treasurer secretary of administration under s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2.
SECTION 164. 100.261 (3) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
100.261 (3) (b) The state treasurer secretary of administration shall deposit the consumer protection assessment amounts imposed for a violation of ch. 98, a rule promulgated under ch. 98, or an ordinance enacted under ch. 98 in the general fund and shall credit them to the appropriation account under s. 20.115 (1) (jb), subject to the limit under par. (c).
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 100.261 (3) (b). This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: LRB-0529 and LRB-1111.
SECTION 165. 101.563 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.563 (2) (a) Payments from calendar year 2000 dues. Notwithstanding s. 101.573 (3) (a), the department shall pay every city, village, and town that is entitled to payment under sub. (1) (a) the amount to which that city, village, or town would have been entitled to receive on or before August 1, 2001, had the city, village, or town been eligible to receive a payment on that date. The department shall calculate the amount due under this paragraph as if every city, village, and town maintaining a fire department was eligible to receive a payment on that date. By the date on which the department provides a certification or recertification to the state treasurer secretary of administration under par. (b) 1., the department shall certify to the state treasurer secretary of administration the amount to be paid to each city, village, and town under this paragraph. On or before August 1, 2002, the state treasurer secretary of administration shall pay the amount certified by the department under this paragraph to each such city, village, and town. The state treasurer secretary of administration may combine any payment due under this paragraph with any amount due to be paid on or before August 1, 2002, to the same city, village, or town under par. (b) 1.
SECTION 166. 101.563 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
101.563 (2) (b) 1. 'Payments from calendar year 2001 dues.' Notwithstanding s. 101.575 101.573 (3) (a), by the 30th day following July 30, 2002, the department shall compile the fire department dues paid by all insurers under s. 601.93 and the dues paid by the state fire fund under s. 101.573 (1) and funds remaining under s. 101.573 (3) (b), subtract the total amount due to be paid under par. (a), withhold 0.5%, and certify to the state treasurer secretary of administration the proper amount to be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (3) (L) to each city, village, and town entitled to a proportionate share of fire department dues as provided under sub. (1) (b) and s. 101.575. If the department has previously certified an amount to the state treasurer secretary of administration under s. 101.57 101.573 (3) (a) during calendar year 2002, the department shall recertify the amount in the manner provided under this subdivision. On or before August 1, 2002, the state treasurer secretary of administration shall pay the amounts certified or recertified by the department under this subdivision to each city, village, and town entitled to a proportionate share of fire department dues as provided under sub. (1) and s. 101.575. The state treasurer secretary of administration may combine any payment due under this subdivision with any amount due to be paid on or before August 1, 2002, to the same city, village, or town under par. (a).
SECTION 167. 101.563 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
101.563 (2) (b) 2. 'Payments from dues for calendar years 2002 to 2004.' Notwithstanding s. 101.573 (3) (a) and except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, on or before May 1 in each year, the department shall compile the fire department dues paid by all insurers under s. 601.93 and the dues paid by the state fire fund under s. 101.573 (1) and funds remaining under s. 101.573 (3) (b), withhold 0.5% and certify to the state treasurer secretary of administration the proper amount to be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (3) (L) to each city, village, and town entitled to a proportionate share of fire department dues as provided under sub. (1) (b) and s. 101.575. Annually, on or before August 1, the state treasurer secretary of administration shall pay the amounts certified by the department to each such city, village, and town. This paragraph applies only to payment of a proportionate share of fire department dues collected for calendar years 2002 to 2004.
SECTION 168. 101.563 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
101.563 (2) (b) 3. The amounts withheld under subds. 1. and 2. shall be disbursed to correct errors of the department or the commissioner of insurance. The department shall certify to the state treasurer secretary of administration the amount that must be disbursed to correct an error and the state treasurer secretary of administration shall pay the amount to the specified city, village, or town. The balance of the amount withheld in a calendar year under subds. subd. 1. or 2., as applicable, which is not disbursed under this subdivision shall be included in the total compiled by the department under subd. 2. for the next calendar year, except that amounts withheld under subd. 2. from fire department dues collected for calendar year 2004 that are not disbursed under this subdivision shall be included in the total compiled by the department under s. 101.573 (3) (a) for the next calendar year. If errors in payments exceed the amount withheld, adjustments shall be made in the distribution for the next year.
SECTION 169. 101.573 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.573 (1) The department shall include in the compilation and certification of fire department dues under sub. (3) 2% of the premiums paid to the state fire fund for the insurance of any public property, other than state property. The department shall notify the state treasurer secretary of administration of the amount certified under this subsection and the state treasurer secretary of administration shall charge the amount to the state fire fund.
SECTION 170. 101.573 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.573 (3) (a) On or before May 1 in each year, the department shall compile the fire department dues paid by all insurers under s. 601.93 and the dues paid by the state fire fund under sub. (1) and funds remaining under par. (b), withhold .5% and certify to the state treasurer secretary of administration the proper amount to be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (3) (L) to each city, village, or town entitled to fire department dues under s. 101.575. Annually, on or before August 1, the state treasurer secretary of administration shall pay the amounts certified by the department to the cities, villages and towns eligible under s. 101.575.
SECTION 171. 101.573 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.573 (3) (b) The amount withheld under par. (a) shall be disbursed to correct errors of the department or the commissioner of insurance or for payments to cities, villages, or towns which are first determined to be eligible for payments under par. (a) after May 1. The department shall certify to the state treasurer secretary of administration, as near as is practical, the amount which would have been payable to the municipality if payment had been properly disbursed under par. (a) on or prior to May 1, except the amount payable to any municipality first eligible after May 1 shall be reduced by 1.5% for each month or portion of a month which expires after May 1 and prior to the eligibility determination. The state treasurer secretary of administration shall pay the amount certified to the city, village, or town. The balance of the amount withheld in a calendar year under par. (a) which is not disbursed under this paragraph shall be included in the total compiled by the department under par. (a) for the next calendar year. If errors in payments exceed the amount set aside for error payments, adjustments shall be made in the distribution for the next year.
SECTION 172. 101.573 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.573 (4) The department shall transmit to the treasurer of each city, village, and town entitled to fire department dues, a statement of the amount of dues payable to it, and the commissioner of insurance shall furnish to the state treasurer secretary of administration, upon request, a list of the insurers paying dues under s. 601.93 and the amount paid by each.
SECTION 173. 102.28 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
102.28 (7) (a) If an employer who is currently or was formerly exempted by written order of the department under sub. (2) is unable to pay an award, judgment is rendered in accordance with s. 102.20 against that employer, and execution is levied and returned unsatisfied in whole or in part, payments for the employer's liability shall be made from the fund established under sub. (8). If a currently or formerly exempted employer files for bankruptcy and not less than 60 days after that filing the department has reason to believe that compensation payments due are not being paid, the department in its discretion may make payment for the employer's liability from the fund established under sub. (8). The state treasurer secretary of administration shall proceed to recover such payments from the employer or the employer's receiver or trustee in bankruptcy, and may commence an action or proceeding or file a claim therefor. The attorney general shall appear on behalf of the state treasurer secretary of administration in any such action or proceeding. All moneys recovered in any such action or proceeding shall be paid into the fund established under sub. (8).
SECTION 174. 102.63 of the statutes is amended to read:
102.63 Refunds by state. Whenever the department shall certify to the state treasurer secretary of administration that excess payment has been made under s. 102.59 or under s. 102.49 (5) either because of mistake or otherwise, the state treasurer secretary of administration shall within 5 days after receipt of such certificate draw an order against the fund in the state treasury into which such excess was paid, reimbursing such payor of such excess payment, together with interest actually earned thereon if the excess payment has been on deposit for at least 6 months.
SECTION 175. 102.85 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
102.85 (4) (c) If any deposit is made for an offense to which this section applies, the person making the deposit shall also deposit a sufficient amount to include the uninsured employer assessment prescribed in this section. If the deposit is forfeited, the amount of the uninsured employer assessment shall be transmitted to the state treasurer secretary of administration under par. (d). If the deposit is returned, the uninsured employer assessment shall also be returned.
SECTION 176. 102.85 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
102.85 (4) (d) The clerk of the court shall collect and transmit to the county treasurer the uninsured employer assessment and other amounts required under s. 59.40 (2) (m). The county treasurer shall then make payment to the state treasurer secretary of administration as provided in s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2. The state treasurer secretary of administration shall deposit the amount of the uninsured employer assessment, together with any interest thereon, in the uninsured employers fund as provided in s. 102.80 (1).
SECTION 177. 108.15 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
108.15 (6) (c) If such delinquency is finally established under s. 108.10, the fund's treasurer shall, in case such unit receives a share of any state tax or any type of state aid, certify to the state treasurer secretary of administration the existence and amount of such delinquency.
SECTION 178. 108.15 (6) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
108.15 (6) (d) (intro.) Upon receipt of such certification, the state treasurer secretary of administration shall withhold, from each sum of any such tax or aid thereafter payable to the government unit, until the delinquency is satisfied, the lesser of the following amounts:
SECTION 179. 108.15 (6) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
108.15 (6) (e) Any amount withheld by the state treasurer secretary of administration under par. (d) shall be paid by the state treasurer secretary of administration to the fund's treasurer, who shall duly credit such payment toward satisfying the delinquency.
SECTION 180. 108.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
108.20 (2) All amounts received by the department for the administrative account shall be paid over to the state treasurer secretary of administration and credited to that account for the administration of this chapter and the employment service, for the payment of benefits chargeable to the account under s. 108.07 (5) and for the purposes specified in sub. (2m).
SECTION 181. 115.345 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
115.345 (5) The school board may file a claim with the department for reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred, excluding capital equipment costs, but not to exceed 15% of the cost of the meal or 50 cents per meal, whichever is less. Any cost in excess of the lesser amount may be charged to participants. If the department approves the claim, it shall certify that payment is due and the state treasurer secretary of administration shall pay the claim from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cn).
SECTION 182. 125.14 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
125.14 (2) (e) Disposal. The department shall dispose of the alcohol beverages turned over to it by the court by either giving it to law enforcement agencies free of charge for use in criminal investigations, giving it to state-operated veterans' hospitals in amounts needed for medicinal purposes, selling it to the highest bidder if the bidder is a person holding a license or permit issued under this chapter, or destroying it, at the discretion of the department. If the department elects to sell the alcohol beverages, it shall publish a class 2 notice under ch. 985 asking for sealed bids from qualified bidders. Any items or groups of items in the inventory subject to a security interest, the existence of which was established in the proceedings for conviction as being bona fide and as having been created without the secured party having notice that the items were being used or were to be used in connection with the violation, shall be sold separately. The net proceeds from the sale, less all costs of seizure, storage, and sale, shall be turned over to the state treasurer secretary of administration and credited to the common school fund.
SECTION 183. 125.14 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
125.14 (2) (f) Sale. Any personal property, other than alcohol beverages, seized under par. (a) and fit for sale, shall be turned over by the department to the department of administration for disposal at public auction to the highest bidder, at a time and place stated in a notice of sale which describes the property to be sold. The sale shall be held in a conveniently accessible place in the county where the property was confiscated. A copy of the notice shall be published as a class 2 notice under ch. 985. The last insertion shall be at least 10 days before the sale. The department of revenue shall serve a copy of the notice of sale at least 2 weeks before the date thereof on all persons who are or may be owners or holders of security interests in the property. Any confiscated property worth more than $100 shall be sold separately, and the balance of the confiscated property shall be sold in bulk or separately at the discretion of the department of administration. The net proceeds from the sale, less all costs of seizure, storage, and sale, shall be turned over to the state treasurer secretary of administration. No motor vehicle or motorboat confiscated under this section may be sold within 30 days after the date of seizure.
SECTION 184. 139.10 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
139.10 (title) Refunds by state treasurer secretary of administration.
SECTION 185. 139.10 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
139.10 (1) On the certificate of the secretary, the state treasurer secretary of administration shall refund to any purchaser or any banking institution in Wisconsin the tax paid on intoxicating liquor or on whole cases or full kegs of fermented malt beverages which are spoiled or unfit to drink and the tax paid on fermented malt beverages sold to the U.S. armed forces or the secretary may make allowance of the amount of the tax.
SECTION 186. 139.39 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
139.39 (4) No suit shall be maintained in any court to restrain or delay the collection or payment of the tax levied in s. 139.31. The aggrieved taxpayer shall pay the tax when due and, if paid under protest, may at any time within 90 days from the date of payment, sue the state to recover the tax paid. If it is finally determined that any part of the tax was wrongfully collected, the department secretary of administration shall issue a warrant on the state treasurer for pay the amount wrongfully collected, and the treasurer shall pay the same out of the general fund. A separate suit need not be filed for each separate payment made by any taxpayer, but a recovery may be had in one suit for as many payments as may have been made.
SECTION 187. 150.963 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
150.963 (3) (e) Accept on behalf of the state and deposit with the state treasurer secretary of administration any grant, gift, or contribution made to assist in meeting the cost of carrying out the purposes of this subchapter, and expend those funds for the purposes of this subchapter.
SECTION 188. 165.30 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
165.30 (3) COLLECTION PROCEEDS. (a) All obligations collected by the department of justice under this section shall be paid to the state treasurer secretary of administration and deposited in the appropriate fund.
(b) From the amount of obligations collected by the department of justice under this section, the treasurer secretary of administration shall credit an amount equal to the reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the department of justice related to collecting those obligations to the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (1) (gs).
SECTION 189. 165.755 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
165.755 (3) Except as provided in sub. (4), after the court determines the amount due under sub. (1) (a), the clerk of the court shall collect and transmit the amount to the county treasurer under s. 59.40 (2) (m). The county treasurer shall then make payment to the state treasurer secretary of administration under s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2.
SECTION 190. 165.755 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
165.755 (4) If a municipal court imposes a forfeiture, after determining the amount due under sub. (1) (a) the court shall collect and transmit such amount to the treasurer of the county, city, town, or village, and that treasurer shall make payment to the state treasurer secretary of administration as provided in s. 66.0114 (1) (bm).
SECTION 191. 165.755 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
165.755 (5) If any deposit of bail is made for a noncriminal offense to which sub. (1) (a) applies, the person making the deposit shall also deposit a sufficient amount to include the assessment prescribed in sub. (1) (a) for forfeited bail. If bail is forfeited, the amount of the assessment under sub. (1) (a) shall be transmitted monthly to the state treasurer secretary of administration under this section. If bail is returned, the assessment shall also be returned.
SECTION 192. 165.755 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
165.755 (6) If an inmate in a state prison or a person sentenced to a state prison has not paid the crime laboratories and drug law enforcement assessment under sub. (1) (a), the department shall assess and collect the amount owed from the inmate's wages or other moneys. Any amount collected shall be transmitted to the state treasurer secretary of administration.
SECTION 193. 165.755 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
165.755 (7) All moneys collected from crime laboratories and drug law enforcement assessments under this section shall be deposited by the state treasurer secretary of administration and used as specified in s. 20.455 (2) (kd) and (Lm).
SECTION 194. 167.31 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
167.31 (5) (c) If any deposit is made for an offense to which this subsection applies, the person making the deposit shall also deposit a sufficient amount to include the weapons assessment under this subsection. If the deposit is forfeited, the amount of the weapons assessment shall be transmitted to the state treasurer secretary of administration under par. (d). If the deposit is returned, the amount of the weapons assessment shall also be returned.
SECTION 195. 167.31 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
167.31 (5) (d) The clerk of the circuit court shall collect and transmit to the county treasurer the weapons assessment as required under s. 59.40 (2) (m). The county treasurer shall then pay the state treasurer as provided in s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2. The state treasurer secretary of administration shall deposit all amounts received under this paragraph in the conservation fund to be appropriated under s. 20.370 (3) (mu).
SECTION 196. 169.46 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
169.46 (1) (c) If any deposit is made for an offense to which this subsection applies, the person making the deposit shall also deposit a sufficient amount to include the natural resources assessment prescribed in this subsection. If the deposit is forfeited, the amount of the natural resources assessment shall be transmitted to the state treasurer secretary of administration under par. (d). If the deposit is returned, the natural resources assessment shall also be returned.
SECTION 197. 169.46 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
169.46 (1) (d) The clerk of the court shall collect and transmit to the county treasurer the natural resources assessment and other amounts required under s. 59.40 (2) (m). The county treasurer shall then make payment to the state treasurer secretary of administration as provided in s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2. The state treasurer secretary of administration shall deposit the amount of the natural resources assessment in the conservation fund.
SECTION 198. 169.46 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
