Acts Index

rivers Rivers, see Waterways and water power

road Road, see also Motor vehicle — Regulation

Amber strobe light used by certain motor trucks traveling slowly on highways permitted -  Act 38

Double-decked bus restrictions re operation on highways modified; liability provisions; local authority must approve route and inspect routes annually -  Act 11

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

Parking vehicles on highway abutting residences and commercial enterprises: local authority may permit under certain conditions; 1st class city may set aside parking spaces adjacent to U.W. System campus under certain conditions  -  Act 326

Three-vehicle combinations operated on highways: maximum permitted length increased with brake provision  -  Act 119

Transporting a building on a highway: requirements created; exceptions, DOT and local highway officials authority, penalty, and appropriation provisions -  Act 250

Two-vehicle combinations re tractor-semitrailers and semitrailers: exception to operation on certain highways without a permit allowed under certain conditions; DOT duty and LC provision; distance unauthorized vehicles may travel to access a designated highway modified -  Act 363

road _ construction and repair Road — Construction and repair

DOT general obligation bonding re Marquette interchange reconstruction project; bonding revision; owner controlled insurance provision [Sec. 276p, 281, 284, 467, 467m, 1718m-1719i, 1727, 1727g, 1728m, 9148 (4f)] [1727, 9148 (4f) — partial veto; 1719g-i, 1727g — vetoed] -  Act 25

Highways in need of repair and accumulation of snow or ice: liability of cities, villages, towns, and counties for damages revised [vetoed] -  AB-509

STH 58 segment in Sauk County: DOT to conduct safety improvement study [Sec. 9148 (3t)] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

road _ county Road — County

County highway commissioner: term of office of temporary appointee and procedure for filling vacancy modified  -  Act 401

Register of deeds: county ordinance to revise cutoff time to file documents permitted; technical changes re recording certain real estate, tax lien, and probate documents; location of county highway register revised; plat, map, and plan forms modified -  Act 41

road _ expressway Road — Expressway

DOT general obligation bonding re Marquette interchange reconstruction project; bonding revision; owner controlled insurance provision [Sec. 276p, 281, 284, 467, 467m, 1718m-1719i, 1727, 1727g, 1728m, 9148 (4f)] [1727, 9148 (4f) — partial veto; 1719g-i, 1727g — vetoed] -  Act 25

POW/MIA flag: DOT required to fly at rest areas along interstate highways; contributions, outdoor flagpoles, and poster and literature provisions -  Act 239

Two-vehicle combinations re tractor-semitrailers and semitrailers: exception to operation on certain highways without a permit allowed under certain conditions; DOT duty and LC provision; distance unauthorized vehicles may travel to access a designated highway modified -  Act 363

Vehicles or combination of vehicles carrying agricultural crops during specific dates may exceed weight limits without a permit under certain conditions; exceptions, DATCP agricultural emergency declarations, and DOT provisions  -  Act 364

road _ finance Road — Finance

General transportation aids to local governments increased [Sec. 1739-1741] -  Act 25

Local roads improvement program [Sec. 276g, k, 1719L, r, 1741b-y] [1741p-s — partial veto; 1719L, r, 1741b-h, u-y — vetoed] -  Act 25

Motor vehicle fuel tax: annual adjustment removed after April 1, 2006; use of moneys in the transportation fund set  -  Act 85

Revenue bonding for major highway projects and transportation facilities: level revised [Sec. 1728]  -  Act 25

Safety programs: new appropriations in segregated transportation fund created to fund [Sec. 277-280] [278 — partial veto] -  Act 25

School aid funding revision [Sec. 1r, 66, 72, 191m, 531m, 1881, 1895v, 1897, 1897m, 1899] -  Act 25

Tourism marketing appropriation created from transportation fund [Sec. 274k-m, 532, 740m, 741]  -  Act 25

Transportation fund: one-time transfer to MA trust fund [Sec. 456g, r, 533g, r, 537d, e, 9448 (4m)] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

road _ marking Road — Marking, see also Billboard

Directional guidance signs: DOT to erect along I90 (for the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe), USH 151 (for Wayland Academy), and I94 (for Waukesha County Historical Society and Museum) [Sec. 9148 (1n)] -  Act 25

``Georgia O'Keefe Memorial Highway": STH 19 portion in Dane County designated and marked as  -  Act 137

``Nichole M. Frye Memorial Bridge": DOT to designate and mark the bridge on STH 141 in the Town of Lena as  -  Act 338

``173rd Airborne Brigade Highway": STH 173 designated and marked as -  Act 238

``Ronald Reagan Highway": USH 14 portion designated and marked as [vetoed] -  AB-209

Specific information signs along certain portions of USH 12 expanded -  Act 63

Specific information signs along highways may display the word ``attraction" -  Act 136

Specific information signs authorized along USH 151 extended -  Act 309

Traffic control signal emergency preemption device: operating a motor vehicle equipped with a transmitter, other than authorized emergency vehicles, prohibited; use of transmitter in authorized emergency vehicles limited; selling of transmitter prohibited except for authorized purposes; forfeiture and definition provisions -  Act 193

road _ railroad crossing Road — Railroad crossing, see Railroad — Crossing

robbery Robbery, see Crime and criminals

rogers, william j Rogers, William J.

Life and public service [AJR-82] -  JR-43

room tax Room tax

Tourism and development promotion definition created re room tax revenue -  Act 135

rotc _reserve officer training corps_ ROTC (Reserve officer training corps), see Military training

rough fish Rough fish, see Fish and fishing — Rough fish

rrc _retirement research committee_ RRC (Retirement Research Committee), see Legislature — Retirement Systems, Joint Survey Committee on

ruffing, alex c Ruffing, Alex C.

Life and public service [AJR-5] -  JR-7

rule_making authority Rule-making authority, see Administrative rules

rules of the road Rules of the road, see Motor vehicle — Regulation

rural planning Rural planning

Rural development loans with federal funding: DATCP authority [Sec. 144, 1743] -  Act 25

Rural enterprise development zones: Comm.Dept authorized to designate; tax credits created [partial veto]  -  Act 361

Rural health clinic in Chippewa Falls: funding re dental services for elderly or developmentally disabled [Sec. 2031m, 9421 (11k)] -  Act 25

s - S -

safety Safety, see Occupational safety; Public safety; Railroad — Safety regulation; Traffic safety

sage _student achievement guarantee_ contracts SAGE (Student achievement guarantee) contracts, see School — State aid

st. croix county St. Croix County

Multijurisdictional drug offense cases: penalty assessment funding for prosecutor positions in Dane, Milwaukee, and St. Croix counties [Sec. 87p, 359v, 394m, 415o, vm, y, 416k, 91111 (1c)-(1e)] -  Act 25

sales Sales

Biodiesel fuel prohibitions re labeling and selling; definition expanded -  Act 83

Discount for paying for purchase of goods or services with cash or check: credit card issuer may not prohibit a merchant from offering -  Act 84

Lottery scratch-off games: retailers to display signs announcing claim of top prizes [Sec. 2423r, 2427d, 2428d, 9341 (19c)] -  Act 25

Methamphetamine: possession of certain materials with intent to manufacture prohibited; pseudoephedrine products classified as a schedule V controlled substance, definition and restrictions on sale of created; anhydrous ammonia intentionally released without owner's consent prohibited; Pharmacy Examining Board provision re storage of controlled substances; penalty provisions -  Act 14

Pawnbroker, secondhand article dealer, and secondhand jewelry dealer: regulations revised -  Act 58

Pseudoephedrine product sales: weight-based prohibitions modified; law enforcement officer access to certain records of pseudophedrine sales revised -  Act 262

Tuition gift certificates program re U.W. established -  Act 77

sales tax Sales tax

Cigarettes sold to consumers in this state: direct marketing regulations created; restrictions re sale to persons under age 18; definitions and DOR duties [Sec. 1779t, 1930-1935, 1948-1980, 1982-2003, 2145, 2145g, 2454] -  Act 25

Nonprofit organization sales at an event involving entertainment: sales tax provision modified [Sec. 1503, 1579, 9441 (1)] -  Act 25

Premier resort area tax provisions; list of businesses expanded; DOR to provide appropriate guidance [Sec. 437p, 452n, 1692a-xn, 9441 (2m)] -  Act 25

Tangible personal property tax revision [Sec. 1518m] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

Tax revisions: appealing determination of the board of assessors, DOR authority to reduce taxes and certain costs, a spouse's tax liability, bona fide angel investment credit, employer re single-owner entity, qualified retirement fund, refund of sales or use tax received erroneously, estate tax interest, mailing tax-related documents, earned income tax credit, and audit of emissions inspectors contracted with DOT -  Act 49

sales tax _ exemption Sales tax — Exemption

Clay pigeons sold to a shooting facility: sales tax exemption created [Sec. 1631m, p, 9341 (17n), 9441 (6n)]  -  Act 25

Gun club admissions: sales tax exemption created; providing safety classes required; definition provision  -  Act 327

Internet equipment used for broadband market: income and franchise tax credits and sales and use tax exemptions created -  Act 479

Tangible personal property used in the business of farming including horticulture, floriculture, and silviculture: sales and use tax exemptions created; additional sales and use tax exemptions for silviculture created -  Act 366

Temporary help company: charge for services not subject to sales tax under certain conditions [Sec. 1632n, 9441 (7w)] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Transactions between affiliated businesses: sales tax exemption created [Sec. 1632m, 9441 (7v)] -  Act 25

salvage Salvage, see Junkyard

sanitarian Sanitarian, see Public health

sanitation and sewerage management Sanitation and sewerage management, see also Solid waste management

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

CWD provisions re transportation, possession, control, storage, and disposal of cervid carcass regulated; provide tissue samples of wild animals to DNR; allow shooting of deer from certain vehicles in CWD control zones; DNR and DATCP agreements with operators of landfills, meat processing facilities, or wastewater treatment facilities; exemption from deer hunting license in CWD control zones -  Act 286

Excavation notices re transmission facilities: local governmental units required to mark location of or provide information re certain laterals connected to sewer or water facilities; locating wire required re nonconductive water or sewer lateral  -  Act 425