SECTION 2422p. 562.05 (5) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
562.05 (5) (c) 2. Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, if after the application for a license is made or a license is issued any new officer, director, partner, member or owner subject to par. (a), as specified in par. (b), or any other new person with a present or future direct or indirect financial or management interest in the application or license joins the applicant or licensee, the applicant or licensee shall, within 5 working days, notify the department of the change and provide the affidavit under subd. 1. After an application for a license under sub. (1) (a) or, (b), or (bm) is made or after a license under sub. (1) (a) or, (b), or (bm) is issued, no ownership interest or right of ownership in the applicant or licensee may be transferred unless the applicant or licensee provides the affidavit under subd. 1. for the proposed new owner and the proposed new owner is approved by the department. The department shall conduct the background investigations required under sub. (7) of any new officer, director, partner, member, shareholder or proposed owner of an applicant or licensee named in a notice to the department under this subdivision.
SECTION 2422q. 562.05 (6m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
562.05 (6m) (a) 1. An application for an intertrack wagering license shall identify each licensee under sub. (1) (b) or (bm) on whose races the applicant proposes to conduct intertrack wagering and, except as provided in subd. 2., shall be accompanied by a statement, signed by each licensee that is identified in the application, giving consent to the applicant to conduct intertrack wagering on all races that are simulcast by the licensee during the licensee's race meeting.
SECTION 2422r. 562.05 (6m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
562.05 (6m) (a) 2. A licensee under sub. (1) (b) or (bm) who signs a statement specified in subd. 1. is considered to have given consent to all applicants for intertrack wagering licenses to conducting intertrack wagering on all races that are simulcast by the licensee during the licensee's race meeting, and no similar statements signed by that licensee need be filed by other applicants for intertrack wagering licenses who propose to conduct intertrack wagering on those races.
SECTION 2422s. 562.05 (6m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
562.05 (6m) (b) 1. The applicant is licensed under sub. (1) (a) or, (b), or (bm).
SECTION 2422t. 562.05 (6m) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
562.05 (6m) (b) 2. At least 250 race performances were conducted at the racetrack for which the applicant is licensed under sub. (1) (a) or, (b), or (bm) during the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which the applicant proposes to conduct intertrack wagering. The department may waive the requirement in this subdivision if the department determines that the waiver is in the public interest.
SECTION 2422tm. 562.05 (6m) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 2422u. 562.05 (6m) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 2422um. 562.05 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
562.05 (9) (a) Every license issued under sub. (1) (b), (bm), or (c) authorizing the sponsorship or management of a race shall set forth the time and number of days, or the specific dates, during which racing may be conducted under that license, as determined by the department.
SECTION 2422v. 562.05 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
562.05 (9) (b) A license under sub. (1) (c) may authorize horse races on days on which the fair is conducted and for 2 additional periods not to exceed 5 days each. Either or both of the additional periods may be consecutive with the days on which the fair is conducted. In assigning race days and race times under this paragraph, the department shall consider the competitive effects on licensees under sub. (1) (a) and, (b), and (bm).
SECTION 2422vm. 562.05 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
562.05 (10) The department shall revoke the license issued under sub. (1) (a) or (bm) of any person who accepts any public money to construct or operate a racetrack in Wisconsin. This subsection does not apply to any racetrack operated in conjunction with a county fair.
SECTION 2422w. 562.057 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
562.057 (4) Subject to sub. (4m), the department may permit a licensee under s. 562.05 (1) (b) or (bm) to receive simulcast races from out-of-state racetracks, to conduct pari-mutuel wagering on those races and to commingle the licensee's wagering pools on those races with those of any out-of-state racetrack from which the licensee is permitted to receive simulcast races. The department may permit a licensee under s. 562.05 (1) (b) or (bm) to simulcast races to any out-of-state legal wagering entity, and to commingle the licensee's wagering pools on those races with those of any out-of-state legal wagering entity to which the licensee is permitted to simulcast those races.
SECTION 2422wm. 562.057 (4m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
562.057 (4m) (intro.) The department may not permit a licensee under s. 562.05 (1) (b) or (bm) to receive simulcast races under sub. (4) unless the department determines that all of the following conditions are met:
SECTION 2422x. 562.057 (4m) (bm) of the statutes, as created by 2003 Wisconsin Act 33, is repealed.
SECTION 2422xm. 562.057 (4r) of the statutes is created to read:
562.057 (4r) The department may not impose a fee on a licensee under s. 562.05 (1) (a), (b), (bm), or (e) for receiving a simulcast race from an out-of-state racetrack or for simulcasting a race to an out-of-state legal wagering entity.
SECTION 2422y. 562.058 of the statutes is created to read:
562.058 Video gaming devices for pari-mutuel racing. A licensee under s. 562.05 (1) (b) or (bm) may operate video gaming devices to conduct pari-mutuel wagering on dog or horse races that have been previously conducted at a racetrack or out-of-state racetrack and that are visually displayed on the gaming device.".
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Page 1040, line 3: after that line insert:
"SECTION 2423c. 562.065 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
562.065 (3) (a) Deduction. From the total amount wagered on all animals selected to win, place or show in a race, a licensee under s. 562.05 (1) (b), (bm), and (c) shall deduct 17% or an amount approved by the department under s. 562.02 (1) (k) up to 20% and pay the balance, minus breakage, to winning ticket holders, except that for a multiple pool, the licensee shall deduct 23% or an amount approved by the department under s. 562.02 (1) (k) up to 25% and pay the balance, minus breakage, to winning ticket holders. Nothing in this paragraph prohibits the licensee from retaining amounts wagered in multiple pools which are required to be paid to winning ticket holders if there are no winning ticket holders, for the sole purpose of paying these amounts to winning ticket holders of subsequent races.
SECTION 2423d. 562.065 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
562.065 (3) (b) 1. For horse races, from the total amount deducted under par. (a) on each race day, the licensee under s. 562.05 (1) (b) or (bm) shall use at least an amount equal to 8% of the total amount wagered on each race day for purses for races held on that race day, except as provided in s. 562.057 (4). The licensee shall pay purses directly to the owner of a horse or, if a horse is leased, the licensee shall pay the purse directly to the lessor and lessee of the horse as agreed in a written lease agreement on file with the licensee.
SECTION 2423e. 562.065 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
562.065 (3) (b) 2. For dog races, from the total amount deducted under par. (a) on each race day, the licensee under s. 562.05 (1) (b) or (bm) shall use at least an amount equal to 4.5% of the total amount wagered on each race day for purses, except as provided in s. 562.057 (4). Purses shall be paid on or before Thursday of the calendar week immediately following the race day on which the purses are won. The licensee shall pay purses directly to the owner of a dog or, if a dog is leased, the licensee shall pay the purse directly to the lessor and lessee of the dog as agreed in a written lease agreement on file with the licensee.
SECTION 2423f. 562.065 (3) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
562.065 (3) (c) 1. (intro.) For horse races, from the total amount deducted under par. (a) on each race day, a licensee under s. 562.05 (1) (b) or (bm) shall deposit with the department the following amounts:
SECTION 2423g. 562.065 (3) (c) 2g. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
562.065 (3) (c) 2g. (intro.) For dog races, from the total amount deducted under par. (a) on each race day that is on or after January 1, 1993, a licensee under s. 562.05 (1) (b) or (bm) shall deposit with the department the following amounts:
SECTION 2423gm. 562.065 (3) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
562.065 (3) (c) 4. Annually, not later than February 15, a licensee under s. 562.05 (1) (b) or (bm) shall file with the department a statement computing the total amount paid to the department under subd. 1. during the immediately preceding year and the total amount wagered at races sponsored and managed by the licensee during that year. If the total amount paid to the department under subd. 1. exceeds the amount due under subd. 1. the department shall refund the difference to the licensee. If the total amount paid is less than the amount due the licensee shall remit the difference to the department.
SECTION 2423h. 562.065 (3) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
562.065 (3) (d) 1. From the total amount deducted under par. (a) on each race day, a licensee under s. 562.05 (1) (b) or (bm) shall deposit with the department an amount equal to 0.75% of the total amount wagered on that race day.
SECTION 2423i. 562.065 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
562.065 (3) (e) Breakage. A licensee under s. 562.05 (1) (b) or (bm) may retain 100% of the breakage for each race day.
SECTION 2423j. 562.065 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
562.065 (4) UNCLAIMED PRIZES. A licensee under s. 562.05 (1) (b) or (bm) shall pay to the department 50% of any winnings on a race that are not claimed within 90 days after the end of the period authorized for racing in that year under s. 562.05 (9). The department shall credit moneys received under this subsection to the appropriation accounts under ss. 20.455 (2) (g) and 20.505 (8) (g). The licensee may retain the remaining 50% of the winnings.
SECTION 2423k. 562.075 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
562.075 (1) HORSES FOALED IN THIS STATE. Every licensee to sponsor and manage horse races under s. 562.05 (1) (b), (bm), or (c) shall hold at least one race on every race day which is limited to horses foaled in this state, except that another race may be substituted if the licensee is unable, with reasonable effort, to attract sufficient competition for such a race. The department shall define, by rule, the term "foaled in this state".
SECTION 2423L. 562.075 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
562.075 (2) (b) Races. Every person licensed to sponsor and manage horse races under s. 562.05 (1) (b), (bm), or (c) shall hold at least one race, on every race day, which is limited to 3-year-old horses, which did not race during the prior 2 years. If the licensee is unable, with reasonable effort, to attract sufficient competition for such a race, another race may be substituted.
SECTION 2423m. 562.08 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
562.08 (1) Every licensee under s. 562.05 (1) (a), (bm), or (e) shall collect 50 cents per person entering a racetrack as a spectator on each race day on which an admission fee is charged, including any person entering the racetrack as a spectator on a free pass or complimentary ticket.
SECTION 2423n. 562.08 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
562.08 (2) Quarterly, of the amount collected during the quarter under sub. (1), a licensee under s. 562.05 (1) (a) or (bm) shall pay 50% to the county where the amount was collected and 50% to the city, village or town where the amount was collected.
SECTION 2423o. 562.11 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
562.11 (2) Facilitate off-track wagers or conduct an operation through which off-track wagers are transmitted to a racetrack. The acceptance of an intertrack wager at a racetrack that does not meet the criteria specified under s. 562.05 (6m) (b) 2. or 3. is considered to be the acceptance of an off-track wager and the facilitation of an off-track wager.".
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Page 1065, line 24: after that line insert:
"(9r) RULES CONCERNING VIDEO GAMING DEVICES FOR PARI-MUTUEL RACING. By the first day of the 3rd month beginning after the effective date of this subsection, the department of administration shall, using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, promulgate the rules required under section 562.02 (1) (L) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before the effective date of the permanent rules promulgated under section 562.02 (1) (L) of the statutes, as created by this act, but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3) of the statutes, the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.".
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Page 1122, line 2: after that line insert:
"(2q) SIMULCAST RACING; INTERTRACK WAGERING. The treatment of section 562.057 (4m) (bm) of the statutes takes effect on January 1, 2007.".
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
LFB:......Dyck, Mot 1300, 16 - Local roads improvement program discretionary grant to Eisner Avenue in Sheboygan County
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
1.
Page 1091, line 25: after that line insert:
"(6n) EISNER AVENUE PROJECT IN SHEBOYGAN COUNTY. Notwithstanding limitations on the amount and use of aids provided under section 86.31 of the statutes, as affected by this act, or on eligibility requirements for receiving aids under section 86.31 of the statutes, as affected by this act, the department of transportation shall award a grant of $500,000 in the 2005-07 fiscal biennium to the city of Sheboygan in Sheboygan County for the rehabilitation of Eisner Avenue in Sheboygan County if the city of Sheboygan and the town of Sheboygan in Sheboygan County reach an agreement on the amount of funds to be contributed by each toward the total local share of the project costs. Payment of the grant under this subsection shall be made from the appropriation under section 20.395 (2) (ft) of the statutes, as created by this act, equally from funds allocated under section 86.31 (3m) of the statutes, as affected by this act, and from funds allocated under section 86.31 (3r) of the statutes, as affected by this act, and is in addition to the city of Sheboygan's entitlement, as defined in section 86.31 (1) (ar) of the statutes, to aids under section 86.31 of the statutes, as affected by this act.".
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
LFB:......Dyck, Mot 1300, 18,19,20 Transportation enhancement grants
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
1.
Page 1091, line 25: after that line insert:
"(5f) VILLAGE OF OREGON STREETSCAPING PROJECT. In the 2005-07 fiscal biennium, from the appropriation under section 20.395 (2) (nx) of the statutes, the department of transportation shall award a grant under section 85.026 (2) of the statutes of $484,000 to the village of Oregon in Dane County for a streetscaping project on Main Street and Janesville Street in the village of Oregon if the village of Oregon contributes funds for the project that at least equal 20 percent of the costs of the project.
(5g) CHIPPEWA COUNTY CROSSING AND RAMP. In the 2005-07 fiscal biennium, from the appropriation under section 20.395 (2) (nx) of the statutes, the department of transportation shall award a grant under section 85.026 (2) of the statutes of $80,000 to Chippewa County for the construction of a pedestrian-railroad crossing and handicap-accessible ramp related to the Ray's Beach revitalization project on Lake Wissota in Chippewa County if Chippewa County contributes funds for the project that at least equal 20 percent of the costs of the project.
(5h) VILLAGE OF WESTON BICYCLE-PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE. In the 2005-07 fiscal biennium, from the appropriation under section 20.395 (2) (nx) of the statutes, the department of transportation shall award a grant under section 85.026 (2) of the statutes of $480,000 to the village of Weston in Marathon County for the construction of a bicycle-pedestrian bridge over STH 29 adjacent to Birch Street and the Weston Regional Medical Center in the village of Weston if the village of Weston contributes funds for the project that at least equal 20 percent of the costs of the project.".
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
LFB:......Dyck, Mot 1300, 22 State highway rehabilitation, engineering positions
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
1.
Page 1091, line 25: after that line insert:
"(7f) REQUEST FOR ENGINEERING POSITIONS TRANSFER FOR 2006-07. The department of transportation may submit a request to the joint committee on finance under section 13.10 of the statutes to reallocate not more than 6.0 engineering positions in fiscal year 2006-07 to other position types that support the department of transportation's highway delivery functions.".
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
LFB:......Dyck, Mot 1300, 23 Sturgeon bay bridge
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
1.
Page 329, line 20: after that line insert:
"SECTION 276e. 20.395 (3) (cq) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.395 (3) (cq) State highway rehabilitation, state funds. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for improvement of existing state trunk and connecting highways; for improvement of bridges on state trunk or connecting highways and other bridges for which improvement is a state responsibility, for necessary approach work for such bridges and for replacement of such bridges with at-grade crossing improvements; for the construction and rehabilitation of the national system of interstate and defense highways and bridges and related appurtenances; for special maintenance activities under s. 84.04 on roadside improvements; for bridges under s. 84.10; for the bridge project under s. 84.115; for payment to a local unit of government for a jurisdictional transfer under s. 84.02 (8); for the disadvantaged business demonstration and training program under s. 84.076; for the transfers required under 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, section 9250 (1) and 2003 Wisconsin Act 33, section 9153 (4q); and for the purposes described under 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, section 9150 (8g), and 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, section 9152 (4e). This paragraph does not apply to any southeast Wisconsin freeway rehabilitation projects under s. 84.014, or to the installation, replacement, rehabilitation, or maintenance of highway signs, traffic control signals, highway lighting, pavement markings, or intelligent transportation systems, unless incidental to the improvement of existing state trunk and connecting highways.
SECTION 276m. 20.395 (3) (cv) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.395 (3) (cv) State highway rehabilitation, local funds. All moneys received from any local unit of government or other source for the specific information sign program under s. 86.195; for improvement of existing state trunk and connecting highways; for improvement of bridges on state trunk or connecting highways and other bridges for which improvement is a state responsibility, for necessary approach work for such bridges and for replacement of such bridges with at-grade crossing improvements; for the construction and rehabilitation of the national system of interstate and defense highways and bridges and related appurtenances; for special maintenance activities under s. 84.04 on roadside improvements; for the bridge project under s. 84.115; for the railroad and utility alteration and relocation loan program under s. 84.065; and for the disadvantaged business demonstration and training program under s. 84.076, for such purposes. This paragraph does not apply to any southeast Wisconsin freeway rehabilitation projects under s. 84.014.
