AB426,2 5Section 2. 25.40 (1) (a) 32. of the statutes is created to read:
AB426,2,86 25.40 (1) (a) 32. Moneys received under s. 341.14 (6r) (b) 15. that are deposited
7into the general fund and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.395 (5)
8(ei).
AB426,3 9Section 3. 341.14 (6r) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB426,3,1910 341.14 (6r) (b) 1. Subject to subd. 1m., upon application to register an
11automobile or motor home, or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual
12purpose farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds, or a
13farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds, by any person
14who is a resident of this state and a member of an authorized special group, the
15department shall issue to the person special plates whose colors and design shall

1indicate that the vehicle is owned by a person who is a member of the applicable
2special group. The department may not issue any special group plates under par. (f)
355., 60., or 61r. until 6 months after the department has received information
4sufficient for the department to determine that any approvals required for use of any
5logo, trademark, trade name or other commercial symbol designating the
6professional football team or professional baseball team or associated with
7Harley-Davidson, Inc., have been obtained. Subject to sub. subs. (9) (d) and (10) (d),
8the department may not issue any special group plates under par. (f) 61m. or 63. until
9the department has received information sufficient for the department to determine
10that any license or other approval required for use of any logo, trademark or service
11mark, trade name or other commercial symbol to be used on or in association with
12these plates has been obtained. Notwithstanding s. 341.12 (2), if the department of
13corrections does not have flat-plate technology available for use in manufacturing
14license plates at quality and cost comparable to that available from the state of
15Minnesota, the department of transportation may not issue any special group plates
16under par. (f) 59. unless the department of transportation purchases the plates from
17the state of Minnesota. Sections 16.70, 16.71, 16.72, 16.75, 16.752 to 16.755, 16.765,
1816.77, and 16.82 do not apply to purchases of plates issued under par. (f) 59. from the
19state of Minnesota.
AB426,4 20Section 4. 341.14 (6r) (b) 1m. of the statutes is renumbered 341.14 (6r) (b) 1m.
21a. and amended to read:
AB426,4,2122 341.14 (6r) (b) 1m. a. Upon receipt of contributions totaling an amount equal
23to the initial costs of production of the special group plates under par. (f) 61. or
24$11,800, whichever is less, from Marquette University or other persons interested
25in the special group plates under par. (f) 61., the department shall commence any

1development work necessary to implement the provisions of par. (f) 61. and related
2provisions under this subsection and shall complete the development work within 6
3months of its commencement. The development work under this subdivision subd.
41m. a.
shall be funded only from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (4) (ch) from
5contributions received by the department for purposes of this subdivision subd. 1m.
6a
. If the department does not receive, by June 30, 2013, sufficient contributions to
7commence development work under this subdivision subd. 1m. a., the department
8may not commence development work under this subdivision subd. 1m. a. and shall
9promptly return to each contributor all contributions, less a transaction fee of no
10more than $2.50 per contributor for costs associated with the return of contributions,
11received by the department for purposes of this subdivision subd. 1m. a. If the
12department receives contributions in excess of the amount necessary to commence
13development work under this subdivision subd. 1m. a., the department shall
14discontinue receiving contributions under this subdivision subd. 1m. a. and
15promptly return to each contributor all contributions, less a transaction fee of no
16more than $2.50 per contributor for costs associated with the return of contributions,
17received by the department after the department had received sufficient
18contributions. No contribution received by the department under this subdivision
19subd. 1m. a. may be applied to any fee established under subd. 2. The department
20may not issue any special group plates under par. (f) 61. until the department has
21completed the development work specified in this subdivision subd. 1m. a.
AB426,5 22Section 5. 341.14 (6r) (b) 1m. b. of the statutes is created to read:
AB426,5,2323 341.14 (6r) (b) 1m. b. Upon receipt of contributions totaling an amount equal
24to the department's final estimate of the initial costs of production of the special
25group plates under par. (f) 63. or $11,800, whichever is less, from persons interested

1in the special group plates under par. (f) 63., the department shall commence any
2development work necessary to implement the provisions of par. (f) 63. and related
3provisions under this subsection and shall complete the development work within
4one year of its commencement. As soon as possible, the department shall post notice
5on the department's Internet site of its final estimate of the initial costs of production
6of the special group plates under par. (f) 63. The development work under this subd.
71m. b. shall be funded only from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (4) (ch) from
8contributions received by the department for purposes of this subd. 1m. b. If the
9department does not receive, by June 30, 2017, sufficient contributions to commence
10development work under this subd. 1m. b., the department may not commence
11development work under this subd. 1m. b. and shall promptly return to each
12contributor all contributions, less a transaction fee of no more than $2.50 per
13contributor for costs associated with the return of contributions, received by the
14department for purposes of this subd. 1m. b. If the department receives
15contributions in excess of the amount necessary to commence development work
16under this subd. 1m. b., the department shall discontinue receiving contributions
17under this subd. 1m. b. and promptly return to each contributor all contributions,
18less a transaction fee of no more than $2.50 per contributor for costs associated with
19the return of contributions, received by the department after the department had
20received sufficient contributions. No contribution received by the department under
21this subd. 1m. b. may be applied to any fee established under subd. 2. The
22department may not issue any special group plates under par. (f) 63. until the
23department has completed the development work specified in this subd. 1m. b.
AB426,6 24Section 6. 341.14 (6r) (b) 15. of the statutes is created to read:
AB426,6,15
1341.14 (6r) (b) 15. Subject to sub. (10) (d), a voluntary payment of $25 that is
2in addition to the fee under subd. 2. shall be collected in connection with the issuance
3or renewal of a plate issued on an annual basis for the special group specified under
4par. (f) 63. Subject to sub. (10) (d), a voluntary payment of $50 that is in addition to
5the fee under subd. 2. shall be collected in connection with the issuance or renewal
6of a plate issued on a biennial basis for the special group specified under par. (f) 63.
7if the plate is issued or renewed during the first year of the biennial registration
8period or $25 for the issuance or renewal if the plate is issued or renewed during the
92nd year of the biennial registration period. No plate may be issued for the special
10group specified under par. (f) 63. unless the voluntary payment under this
11subdivision is collected. All moneys received under this subdivision shall be
12deposited into the general fund and credited to the appropriation under s. 20.395 (5)
13(ei). To the extent permitted under ch. 71, the voluntary payment under this
14subdivision is deductible as a charitable contribution for purposes of the taxes under
15ch. 71.
AB426,7 16Section 7. 341.14 (6r) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB426,8,617 341.14 (6r) (c) Special group plates shall display the word "Wisconsin", the
18name of the applicable authorized special group, a symbol representing the special
19group, not exceeding one position, and identifying letters or numbers or both, not
20exceeding 6 positions and not less than one position. Except as provided in this
21paragraph, the department shall specify the design for special group plates, but the
22department shall consult the president of the University of Wisconsin System before
23specifying the word or symbol used to identify the special groups under par. (f) 35.
24to 47., the secretary of natural resources before specifying the word or symbol used
25to identify the special groups under par. (f) 50. and 59., the chief executive officer of

1the professional football team and an authorized representative of the league of
2professional football teams described in s. 229.823 to which that team belongs before
3specifying the design for the applicable special group plate under par. (f) 55., the chief
4trademark officer of Harley-Davidson Michigan, LLC before specifying the design
5for the applicable special group plate under par. (f) 61r., the department of veterans
6affairs before specifying the design for the special group plates under par. (f) 49d.,
749h., and 49s., and the department of tourism and chief executive officer of the
8organization specified in par. (f) 55m. before specifying the design and word or
9symbol used to identify the special group name for special group plates under par.
10(f) 55m. Special group plates under par. (f) 50. shall be as similar as possible to
11regular registration plates in color and design. The department shall make available
122 designs for the special group plates under par. (f) 60. The department may not
13specify any design for the special group plates under par. (f) 60. unless the design is
14approved by the executive vice president of the Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club
15LP. The word or symbol used to identify the special group under par. (f) 59. shall be
16different from the word or symbol used to identify the special group under par. (f) 50.
17and the design shall cover the entire plate. Special group plates under par. (f) 61m.
18shall display a logo or image of the lion associated with the Lions Clubs
19International. Special group plates under par. (f) 61r. shall display a bar and shield
20logo associated with Harley-Davidson, Inc., on the left portion of the plates and the
21words "share the road" on the bottom portion of the plates. Special group plates
22under par. (f) 63. shall display a logo or symbol associated with the United States
23Olympic Committee and the department may not specify any design for the special
24group plates under par. (f) 63. unless the design is approved by the United States
25Olympic Committee, with a new approval required for each new design of these

1plates under s. 341.135.
Notwithstanding par. (e), special group plates under par.
2(f) 33m. and 48m. shall be the same color and design that was specified by the
3department for special group plates under par. (f) 33. and 48., respectively,
4immediately prior to January 1, 2007. The design for special group plates under par.
5(f) 33. and 48. shall be different from the design of special group plates under par. (f)
633m. and 48m., respectively.
AB426,8 7Section 8. 341.14 (6r) (f) 63. of the statutes is created to read:
AB426,8,98 341.14 (6r) (f) 63. Persons interested in obtaining a plate honoring this state's
9support of the United States Olympic Committee.
AB426,9 10Section 9. 341.14 (6r) (fm) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB426,8,1711 341.14 (6r) (fm) 7. After October 1, 1998, additional authorized special groups
12may only be special groups designated by the department under this paragraph. The
13authorized special groups enumerated in par. (f) shall be limited solely to those
14special groups specified under par. (f) on October 1, 1998. This subdivision does not
15apply to the special groups specified under par. (f) 3m., 6m., 9g., 9m., 12g., 12m.,
1615m., 19m., 33m., 48m., 49d., 49h., 49s., 54., 55., 55m., 56., 57., 58., 59., 60., 61., 61m.,
17and 61r., and 63.
AB426,10 18Section 10. 341.14 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
AB426,8,2119 341.14 (10) (a) Subject to par. (c), from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (5)
20(ei), the department shall make payments to all of the following, in amounts as equal
21as possible if the department issues special group plates under sub. (6r) (f) 63.:
AB426,8,2222 1. Pettit National Ice Center, Inc.
AB426,8,2323 2. The Central Cross Country Ski Association.
AB426,8,2424 3. The United States Olympic Committee.
AB426,9,5
1(b) For each year in which the department makes payments to it under par. (a),
2Pettit National Ice Center, Inc., the Central Cross Country Ski Association, and the
3United States Olympic Committee shall submit to the presiding officer of each house
4of the legislature an audited financial statement of its use of the payments under this
5subsection, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
AB426,9,96 (c) The department shall discontinue payments to any recipient identified in
7this subsection if the recipient dissolves, becomes insolvent, files a petition for
8bankruptcy, or is no longer exempt from taxation under section 501 (a) of the Internal
9Revenue Code.
AB426,9,1410 (d) 1. If the special group plates under sub. (6r) (f) 63. will display any logo,
11trademark or service mark, trade name, or other commercial symbol associated with
12the United States Olympic Committee, the department may not issue any plates
13under sub. (6r) (f) 63. unless the approval specified in sub. (6r) (b) 1. for these plates
14provides for all of the following:
AB426,9,1615 a. That the approval is irrevocable with respect to all plates issued for vehicles
16after the plates are issued for these vehicles.
AB426,9,2017 b. That, if the approval is withdrawn, the department may continue to renew
18the registration of vehicles previously issued plates under sub. (6r) (f) 63., without
19replacing those plates, but the department shall discontinue collecting the voluntary
20payment specified in sub. (6r) (b) 15. with respect to these renewals.
AB426,9,2421 2. Notwithstanding sub. (6r) (b) 1. and (f) (intro.), if the approval specified in
22sub. (6r) (b) 1. for plates issued under sub. (6r) (f) 63. is withdrawn, the department
23shall discontinue issuing plates under sub. (6r) (f) 63. unless additional approval, as
24specified in this paragraph and sub. (6r) (b) 1., is obtained by the department.
AB426,11 25Section 11. Effective date.
AB426,10,2
1(1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after
2publication.
AB426,10,33 (End)
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