Acts Index

Drug paraphernalia possession, manufacture, or delivery by persons 17 years old and older: city, village, or town allowed to enact and enforce an ordinance prohibiting  -  Act 116

Elevators, escalators, and other conveyances: laws revised re safety code, permits, licensing of contractors, mechanics and inspectors, and local ordinances; emergency rules provision -  Act 456

Forestry operations: nuisance declaration and certain zoning ordinances prohibited if generally accepted forestry management practices are followed -  Act 79

Manufactured housing regulations revised re manufacturers, home installations, fees, and titling; rehabilitation and recycling grant program; Manufactured Housing Code Council created; manufactured home ``park" changed to ``community"; local ordinance or resolution provision  -  Act 45

Municipal traffic ordinance violations re juveniles over age 12 but under age 16: exclusive municipal court jurisdiction; disposition provision -  Act 190

Neighborhood electric vehicle: city, town, or village may, by ordinance, allow operation on certain roadways  -  Act 329

State minimum wage law to be construed as enactment of statewide concern; uniform living wage throughout the state is a matter of statewide concern; city, village, town, or county ordinance establishing a living wage prohibited and existing ordinances voided -  Act 12

Unauthorized acquisition of personal identifying information: requiring the entity that possesses the information to notify the individual; notice requirement exception; local government ordinance prohibited; definitions, civil claims, and law enforcement provisions -  Act 138

``Unregistered motor vehicle" definition changed; enforcement of ordinance and immobilization or impoundment costs provisions -  Act 185

municipality _ planning Municipality — Planning

Condemnation of property that is not blighted prohibited if condemnor intends to convey or lease the acquired property to a private entity -  Act 233

Impact fee laws revised re imposition by and payment of; publication of municipal budget summary and requirements on plat approval conditions provisions -  Act 477

Impact fees: time period in which it must be used and refund process modified -  Act 203

Military base or installation representative required re planning or zoning entities of political subdivisions and consideration required re comprehensive planning; council on military and state relations created in the Governor's office  -  Act 26

Neighborhood improvement district (NID): municipality allowed to create -  Act 186

Target group member definition re community, enterprise, and agricultural development zone [Sec. 1295, 1296, 1299, 1370, 1413, 9341 (10)] -  Act 25

TID creation simultaneous with subtracting territory from an existing TID without adopting a resolution containing the 12-percent test: city or village authority granted under set conditions; DOR provisions -  Act 328

Transportation project plats: filing by DOT or a municipality and making corrections revised -  Act 446

Wisconsin Development Fund restructured; grant dispersal specified re distressed areas and small businesses; merging of technology grant programs; biomedical technology alliance established [Sec. 150m, 153m, 155L, m, 2366m-2376m, 2407L, 9208 (2n), 9308 (1z)] [2407L, 9308 (1z) — partial veto; 2376j, L, m, — vetoed] -  Act 25

municipality _ public works Municipality — Public works, see Public works

municipality _ taxation Municipality — Taxation

Levy limit for counties and municipalities [Sec. 1251c, 1254m-1258m, 1260b, c, 9435 (4)] [1251c, 9435 (4) — partial veto; all other sections vetoed] -  Act 25

Local levy limits applied to political subdivisions and technical college districts with exceptions; debt service, first class city levies for school purposes, forestation state tax, and sunset provisions; JCF duties specified [vetoed]  -  AB-58

Local levy limits applied to political subdivisions and technical college districts with exceptions; debt service, first class city levies for school purposes, forestation state tax, referendum, and sunset provisions; JCF duties specified [Sec. 707m, 1251c, 1260r, 1260s] [1251c — partial veto; 707m — vetoed] -  Act 25

Local levy limits applied to political subdivisions: exception created re charges assessed by a joint fire department  -  Act 484

Personal property taxes on improvements to leased land: collection of modified -  Act 241

municipality _ zoning Municipality — Zoning, see Land use planning and control

murder Murder, see Crime and criminals — Homicide or murder

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national association memberships National association memberships, see Interstate relations

national guard National Guard, see also Adjutant General; Military personnel; Veteran and its subheadings; United States — specific military service

College reenrollment protections and registration priority modified re students discharged, demobilized, or deactivated from the military -  Act 470

College reenrollment protections modified re students discharged from the military -  Act 324

Hemauer, (SPC) Kyle M.: life and military service commended [AJR-46] -  JR-20

Hunting or trapping permits: deferral for qualified, active members of the armed forces or national guard created  -  Act 53 JR-45

Kaufman, (SPC) Charles A.: life and military service commended [SJR-38] - 

Mission welcome home outreach services funding; sunset provided [Sec. 375gm, 745d] -  Act 25

National guard tuition grants and information regarding attendance [Sec. 364g, 488g, m] -  Act 25

native american Native American, see Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council; Indian gaming and compacts; Indians and tribal issues

natural disaster Natural disaster

Consumer goods and services sold at unreasonably excessive prices during periods of abnormal economic disruption re emergency prohibited; penalty, DATCP, and DOJ provisions  -  Act 450

Emergency assistance to needy persons: frequency revised [Sec. 1059b, d] -  Act 25

Hurricane Katrina victims: technical college directors authorized to exceed limit re nonresident fee remissions for needy and worthy students -  Act 265

Major disaster assistance: Adjutant General may make payments to local governmental units if Governor's request for a presidential disaster declaration is denied; DMA provision; local governments to pay certain percentage  -  Act 269

Pharmacy Examining Board powers during a declared state of emergency re granting a variance -  Act 270

State of emergency re natural or man-made disasters, enemy action, or declared by the Governor or federal government: death, injury, and property damage liability immunity for providing equipment, materials, facilities, labor, or services under direction of certain officials; immunity does not apply if act or omission involved reckless, wanton, or intentional misconduct -  Act 459

natural resource Natural resource

BCPL may invest moneys in the purchase of land in this state under certain conditions; DNR required to set aside moneys under the stewardship program to acquire certain land from BCPL -  Act 352

DNR educational programs re hunting, fishing, trapping, and conservation: use of unclaimed, seized, or confiscated property or weapons authorized; proceeds of the sale of skins prepared in trapper education program credited to trapper education fund; resale of confiscated fish and game revised  -  Act 394

Endangered resources program: additional source of funding from conservation fund; funding appropriation maximum reduced; appropriation lapse [Sec. 226m, 230, 9236 (3u)] -  Act 25

Stewardship acquisitions: review by JCF [Sec. 491g, k] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

Stewardship purchase in certain county: town board approval required [Sec. 491n] [vetoed] -  AB-100

natural resources, department of _ administration Natural Resources, Department of — Administration

BCPL may invest moneys in the purchase of land in this state under certain conditions; DNR required to set aside moneys under the stewardship program to acquire certain land from BCPL -  Act 352

BCPL sale of remaining land holdings to DNR; use of stewardship funds and report required [Sec. 252, 252c, 429v, 491b-fr, i, m, s, 508c-511m, 9135 (5q)] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

Chief warden: DNR to designate conservation warden and may designate one or more deputy chief wardens [Sec. 491p] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Conservation fund: transfers from environmental and recycling funds re management of fish and wildlife sources [Sec. 9235 (3m), (4m)] -  Act 25

Endangered resources program: additional source of funding from conservation fund; funding appropriation maximum reduced; appropriation lapse [Sec. 226m, 230, 9236 (3u)] -  Act 25

Stewardship acquisitions: review by JCF [Sec. 491g, k] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

Stewardship purchase in certain county: town board approval required [Sec. 491n] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Surplus land sale or conveyance by DOT: conditions modified; sale to county, municipality, local school district, and DNR provisions created; ``appraised value" replaces ``fair market value"; biennial report re inventory of surplus land revised -  Act 392

Unclassified division administrators: number reduced [Sec. 2107d] [vetoed] -  AB-100

natural resources, department of _ environmental protection Natural Resources, Department of — Environmental protection

Air management fee revisions; DNR air permit report to JCF [Sec. 230v-233, 237v, 270g, 273e, 2192-2196j, 9135 (4k), 9235 (4k), 9435 (5)] [2196i — partial veto]  -  Act 25

Air pollution management revisions re general permit, term of registration permit, and challenge to an emission limitation; report required -  Act 28

Appropriation re environmental inventory and monitoring: funding for public health activities re surface water monitoring; data on natural resources [Sec. 240, 241]  -  Act 25

Business waste reduction and recycling assistance: DNR authority to contract with nonprofit organization; funding limited; goals and objectives required; reporting schedule; funding transfer to general fund [Sec. 250, 2198] [2198 — partial veto] -  Act 25

Cladaphora algae in Lake Michigan at Hika Bay: grant to Manitowoc County for study [Sec. 245m, 9135 (2e)] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

Clean water fund program projects: approval of construction plans by DNR revised [Sec. 2152-2155]  -  Act 25

Clean Water Fund, Safe Drinking Water Loan, and Land Recycling Loan programs: bonding and present value subsidy changes [Sec. 461, 462, 2157-2159] [2159 — partial veto; 461 — vetoed] -  Act 25

Contaminated property: residual contamination after cleanup under administration of agency with authority over the site, DNR and notification provisions; ERTID revisions; local governmental exemption from solid waste management standards under certain conditions; voluntary party liability exemption modified -  Act 418

County forest land use plan period modified; eligibility for forest administrator and sustainable forestry grants provision  -  Act 48

DNR water quality certification process and approvals re wetlands: exemption for specific structure in Kewaunee County under certain conditions [vetoed] -  SB-551

Environmental repair bonding authority increased [Sec. 464] -  Act 25

Invasive species classification system: terminology correction (remedial legislation) -  Act 160

Managed Forest Land Program revisions re exemption from yield tax, management plans and fees, and calculation of withdrawal tax -  Act 64

Marsh restoration: DNR to identify, assess, and set goals; submit results to JCF and appropriate standing committees [Sec. 9135 (5c)] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Motor vehicle salvage dealer license revisions re storm water discharge and refrigerant recovery permits  -  Act 339

Navigable water fees: PR appropriation converted from continuing to annual [Sec. 241m] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

Safe drinking water loan program: appropriation revision re expending all federal moneys received [Sec. 246]  -  Act 25

Septage disposal revisions: municipal sewage system disposal fees, private sewage system maintenance, Clean Water Fund loans, sewage treatment plant planning, septage and sewage sludge disposal regulations, septage servicing, and enforcement; Comm.Dept and DNR provisions  -  Act 347

State forest lands: chief state forester duties specified; forest land inventory and report required; annual allowable timber harvests and cooperating foresters; DNR rule-making authority  -  Act 166

Submerged land under the waters of Green Bay conveyed to Brown County re restoration of Cat Island Chain; DNR provisions and appendix report -  Act 390

Timber management on state owned lands; expenditures from forestry revenues re managed forest land aids for closed lands, research and development grants, internships, school forests, logging apprenticeship and certification, and Paper Discovery Center [Sec. 156m, 221m, 225g, 246g-t, 490m, 541b-m, 557d-m, 707g, 1684b-w, 2361m, 9135 (4p), (5p), (6p), 9335 (2k), 9435 (7k), (8k)] [221m, 246g, m, 541b, h, j, 557m — partial veto; 246m-t, 490m, 9435 (7k) — vetoed]  -  Act 25

Wastewater management fees: appropriation created for administrative activities [Sec. 238, 242]  -  Act 25

Water resources account funding lapse [Sec. 269g, r, 9235 (4w)-(4z)] [9235 (4w)-(4z) — vetoed]  -  Act 25

Well contaminated by certain bacteria: DNR authorized to declare a special eligibility area for compensation purposes -  Act 123

Well drilling and pump installing: DNR registration and licensing duties; enforcement of requirements by DNR; well abandonment and property transfer inspections provision  -  Act 360

natural resources, department of _ hunting and fishing Natural Resources, Department of — Hunting and fishing, see also Fish and game warden