OC7 SB1: Bill Text

SB1,428,8 3. For a public all-terrain vehicle corridor that was open to the public for 270 days or more in the previous fiscal year, the incentive payment shall be $100 per mile.

SB1,428,14 (e) If a private landowner enters into an agreement with a county to allow a public all-terrain vehicle corridor on the landowner's land for a period of at least 5 years, the landowner shall receive a supplemental payment, in addition to the payment as calculated under par. (c), that equals 10 percent of the payment calculated under par. (c) for each full or partial fiscal year that is included in the 5-year period.

SB1,428,17 (f) If the total amount of incentive payments made in a given fiscal year would exceed the amount available for the payments, the department shall establish a system to prorate the payments.

SB1,428,20 (g) During fiscal year 2007-08, the department may expend up to $100,000 from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (cu) for incentive payments under this program.

SB1, s. 666m Section 666m. 23.33 (11m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1,428,23 23.33 (11m) Lightweight utility vehicles pilot program. (a) In this subsection:

SB1,429,2 1. "Golf cart" means a vehicle whose speed attainable in one mile does not exceed 20 miles per hour on a paved, level surface, and is designed and intended to convey one or more persons and equipment to play the game of golf in an area designated as a golf course.

SB1,429,7 2. "Lightweight utility vehicle" means an engine-driven device having a gross weight of more than 700 pounds but not more than 1,999 pounds that is designed to travel on 4 or more low-pressure tires, is equipped with a cargo area, and is used primarily off a highway. "Lightweight utility vehicle" does not include golf carts or low-speed vehicles.

SB1,429,10 3. "Low pressure tire" means a tire that is designed to be mounted on a rim with a maximum diameter of 14 inches and to be inflated with an operating pressure not to exceed 20 pounds per square inch as recommended by the manufacturer.

SB1,429,14 4. "Low-speed vehicle" means a low-speed vehicle, as defined in 49 CFR 571.3, that satisfies the equipment standards under 49 CFR 571.500 and that was originally manufactured to meet the applicable equipment standards under 49 CFR 571.500. "Low-speed vehicle" does not include a golf cart.

SB1,429,15 5. "Municipality" means a city, village, or town.

SB1,429,20 (b) The department of natural resources, in consultation with the department of transportation, shall administer a pilot program to investigate the effects of using lightweight utility vehicles on trails and roadways that are used and authorized to be used by all-terrain vehicles, to evaluate whether it is feasible and appropriate to expand the allowable use of lightweight utility vehicles.

SB1,430,2 (c) The counties of Florence, Forest, Sawyer, Marinette, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, and Washburn, and the municipalities within those counties, are eligible to participate in the pilot program, and the governing body of each county or municipality may elect to participate in the pilot program by adopting a resolution to that effect. The governing body of each county or municipality may withdraw from the pilot program prior to the end of the pilot program under par. (h) by adopting a resolution to that effect.

SB1,430,4 (d) The counties and municipalities in the pilot program may designate any of the following:

SB1,430,6 1. All-terrain vehicle routes and trails within their respective jurisdictions that may be used by operators of lightweight utility vehicles.

SB1,430,8 2. All-terrain vehicle routes and trails within their respective jurisdictions upon which lightweight utility vehicle use is prohibited.

SB1,430,10 (e) For the purposes of all of the following, a lightweight utility vehicle that is operated as authorized under this subsection is considered an all-terrain vehicle:

SB1,430,12 1. Sections 345.11 (1r), 346.02 (11), 349.02, 885.235 (1g) and (1k), 895.049, and 901.053.

SB1,430,13 2. Subsections (3), (3g), (4), (4c) to (4x), (6), (7), (10), (12), and (13).

SB1,430,14 3. Local ordinances enacted by a county or municipality under sub. (11).

SB1,430,16 (f) In addition to the provisions under par. (e), the operation of a lightweight utility vehicle as authorized under the pilot program is subject to all of the following:

SB1,430,18 1. The operator of a lightweight utility vehicle must possess a valid motor vehicle operator's license.

SB1,430,20 2. Any trail fees imposed on all-terrain vehicle use by a county or municipality also apply to operation of a lightweight utility vehicle.

SB1,431,6 (g) The department of natural resources, in consultation with the department of transportation and with the counties and municipalities participating in the pilot program, shall evaluate the effect of using lightweight utility vehicles on roadways and on all-terrain vehicle routes and trails upon conclusion of the pilot program. The department may make grants from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (cu) to each participating county and municipality, for the purpose of assisting the department of natural resources in the evaluation. The department of natural resources shall make grants in such a manner that the total amount of grants for a given county, including the grants to municipalities located wholly or partially in that county, does not exceed $2,000. The department of natural resources shall report the results of its evaluation to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) no later than January 1, 2010.

SB1,431,8 (h) The pilot program under this subsection does not apply after September 30, 2009.

SB1, s. 674d Section 674d. 24.61 (3) (a) 12. of the statutes is created to read:

SB1,431,10 24.61 (3) (a) 12. A drainage district created under ch. 88.

SB1, s. 674g Section 674g. 24.61 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,431,16 24.61 (3) (b) Terms; conditions. A municipality, cooperative educational service agency, drainage district created under ch. 88, or federated public library system may obtain a state trust fund loan for the sum of money, for the time and upon the conditions as may be agreed upon between the board and the borrower, subject to the limitations, restrictions, and conditions set forth in this subchapter.

SB1, s. 674k Section 674k. 24.66 (3r) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1,431,20 24.66 (3r) For a drainage district. An application for a loan by a drainage district created under ch. 88 shall be accompanied by a certified copy of a resolution of the board of the drainage district approving the loan.

SB1, s. 674p Section 674p. 24.67 (1) (n) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1,431,23 24.67 (1) (n) For a drainage district created under ch. 88, by the president of the drainage district board.

SB1, s. 674s Section 674s. 24.67 (2) (i) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1,432,2 24.67 (2) (i) For a drainage district created under ch. 88, by the secretary of the drainage district board.

SB1, s. 674v Section 674v. 24.67 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,432,15 24.67 (3) If a municipality has acted under subs. (1) and (2), it shall certify that fact to the department of administration. Upon receiving a certification from a municipality, or upon direction of the board if a loan is made to a cooperative educational service agency, drainage district created under ch. 88, or a federated public library system, the secretary of administration shall draw a warrant for the amount of the loan, payable to the treasurer of the municipality, cooperative educational service agency, drainage district, or federated public library system making the loan or as the treasurer of the municipality, cooperative educational service agency, drainage district, or federated public library system directs. The certificate of indebtedness shall then be conclusive evidence of the validity of the indebtedness and that all the requirements of law concerning the application for the making and acceptance of the loan have been complied with.

SB1, s. 674vm Section 674vm. 24.70 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,432,19 24.70 (1) Applicability. This section applies to all outstanding state trust fund loans to borrowers other than school districts, drainage districts created under ch. 88, and federated public library systems.

SB1, s. 674w Section 674w. 24.716 of the statutes is created to read:

SB1,432,22 24.716 Collections from drainage districts. (1) Applicability. This section applies to all outstanding trust fund loans to drainage districts created under ch. 88.

SB1,433,2 (2) Certified statement. If a drainage district has a state trust fund loan, the board shall transmit to the district board a certified statement of the amount due on or before October 1 of each year until the loan is paid. The board shall furnish a copy of each certified statement to the department of administration.

SB1,433,8 (3) Payment to secretary of administration. The district board shall transmit to the secretary of administration on its own order the full amount levied for state trust fund loans within 15 days after March 15. The secretary of administration shall notify the board when he or she receives payment. Any payment not made by March 30 is delinquent and is subject to a penalty of 1 percent per month or fraction thereof, to be paid to the secretary of administration with the delinquent payment.

SB1,433,14 (4) Failure to make payment. If the district board fails to remit the amounts due under sub. (3), the secretary of administration, upon certification of delinquency by the board of commissioners of public lands, shall deduct the amount due, including any penalty, from any state aid payments due the district, shall remit such amount to the secretary of administration, and, no later than June 15, shall notify the district board and the board to that effect.

SB1, s. 675 Section 675. 25.14 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,433,20 25.14 (1) (a) (intro.) There is created a state investment fund under the jurisdiction and management of the board to be operated as an investment trust for the purpose of managing the securities of all funds that are required by law to be invested in the state investment fund and all of the state's funds consisting of the funds specified in s. 25.17 (1), except all of the following:

SB1, s. 678d Section 678d. 25.17 (1) (gs) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1,433,22 25.17 (1) (gs) Hospital assessment fund (s. 25.772);

SB1, s. 678n Section 678n. 25.17 (1) (nm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,433,24 25.17 (1) (nm) Recycling and renewable energy fund (s. 25.49);

SB1, s. 679 Section 679. 25.17 (63) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1,434,3 25.17 (63) If requested by the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, invest funds of the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority in the state investment fund.

SB1, s. 683 Section 683. 25.187 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,434,12 25.187 (2) (a) Subject to pars. (b) and par. (c), on July 1 and January September 1 of each year, the investment board shall estimate the amounts required for its operating expenditures for the next 6-month period and shall assess each fund for which the board has management responsibility for its share of the estimated board's operating expenditures for the current fiscal year in an equitable manner. The board shall pay the assessment from the current income of each fund, unless an appropriation is made for payment of the assessment, in which case the assessment shall be paid from that appropriation account.

SB1, s. 684 Section 684. 25.187 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SB1, s. 685 Section 685. 25.187 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,434,20 25.187 (2) (c) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., the total amount that the board may assess the funds for which the board has management responsibility for any fiscal year may not exceed the greater of $20,352,800 or 0.0275% the amount that the board could have assessed the funds in the 2nd year of the prior fiscal biennium or 0.0325% of the average market value of the assets of the funds at the end of each month between November 30 and April 30 of the preceding fiscal year.

SB1, s. 686 Section 686. 25.187 (2) (c) 3. c. of the statutes is created to read:

SB1,434,25 25.187 (2) (c) 3. c. Annually, no later than June 15, certify to the department of administration and to the joint committee on finance the maximum amount that the board may assess the funds for which the board has management responsibility in the next fiscal year.

SB1, s. 689 Section 689. 25.46 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,435,3 25.46 (1m) The moneys transferred under s. 20.855 (4) (f) and 2007 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9148 (2), for nonpoint source water pollution abatement.

SB1, s. 690 Section 690. 25.46 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,435,7 25.46 (7) The fees imposed under s. 289.67 (1) for environmental management, except that for each ton of waste for which the fee is $1.60 per ton, 75 cents is for nonpoint source water pollution abatement.

SB1, s. 690t Section 690t. 25.49 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,435,11 25.49 Recycling and renewable energy fund. (intro.) There is established a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the recycling and renewable energy fund, to consist of:

SB1, s. 692 Section 692. 25.50 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,435,22 25.50 (1) (d) "Local government" means any county, town, village, city, power district, sewerage district, drainage district, town sanitary district, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, local professional baseball park district created under subch. III of ch. 229, family long-term care district under s. 46.2895, local professional football stadium district created under subch. IV of ch. 229, local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229, public library system, school district or technical college district in this state, any commission, committee, board or officer of any governmental subdivision of this state, any court of this state, other than the court of appeals or the supreme court, or any authority created under s. 114.61, 149.41, 231.02, 233.02 or 234.02.

SB1, s. 694 Section 694. 25.60 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,436,2 25.60 Budget stabilization fund. There is created a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the budget stabilization fund, consisting of moneys transferred to the fund from the general fund under ss. 13.48 (14) (c), 16.518 (3), and 16.72 (4) (b), and 16.848.

SB1, s. 695 Section 695. 25.68 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,436,6 25.68 (1) All moneys received by the department of workforce development children and families under s. 49.854, except for moneys received under s. 49.854 (11) (b).

SB1, s. 696 Section 696. 25.68 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,436,10 25.68 (3) All moneys not specified under sub. (2) that are received under a judgment or order in an action affecting the family, as defined in s. 767.001 (1), by the department of workforce development children and families or its designee.

SB1, s. 697 Section 697. 25.69 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,436,18 25.69 Permanent endowment fund. There is established a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the permanent endowment fund, consisting of all of the proceeds from the sale of the state's right to receive payments under the Attorneys General Master Tobacco Settlement Agreement of November 23, 1998, and all investment earnings on the proceeds. There is transferred from the permanent endowment fund to the Medical Assistance trust fund $50,000,000 in each fiscal year.

SB1, s. 697d Section 697d. 25.77 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,436,23 25.77 (2) All public funds that are related to payments under s. 49.45 and that are transferred or certified under 42 CFR 433.51 (b) and used as the nonfederal and federal share of Medical Assistance funding, except funds that are deposited into the appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (4) (h), (kx), or (ky).

SB1, s. 697m Section 697m. 25.77 (8) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1,436,25 25.77 (8) All moneys transferred from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (iz).

SB1, s. 697n Section 697n. 25.77 (9) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1,437,2 25.77 (9) All moneys transferred from the permanent endowment fund.

SB1, s. 697p Section 697p. 25.77 (10) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1,437,5 25.77 (10) All moneys transferred under 2007 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9225 (2).

SB1, s. 698d Section 698d. 25.772 of the statutes is created to read:

SB1,437,9 25.772 Hospital assessment fund. There is established a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the hospital assessment fund, to consist of all moneys received under s. 50.375 from assessments on hospitals.

SB1, s. 699 Section 699. 25.96 of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act 141, is amended to read:

SB1,437,15 25.96 Utility public benefits fund. There is established a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the utility public benefits fund, consisting of low-income assistance fees received under s. 16.957 (4) (a) and (5) (b) 2. and all moneys received under s. 196.374 (3) (b) 4.

SB1, s. 699c Section 699c. 26.38 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,437,17 26.38 (title) Private forest grants Forest grant program.