SB21: Bill Text

SB21,1035 Section 1035. 26.37 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,524,25 26.37 (2) The department of natural resources may not expend moneys from the appropriations under s. 20.370 (5) (ax) or (6) (bt), 1997 stats., unless the department of natural resources and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority first submit to the joint committee on finance the plan required under sub. (1). If the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance do not notify the department of natural resources within 14 working days after the date of the submittal of the plan that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the plan, the plan may be implemented and moneys may be expended as proposed by the department of natural resources. If, within 14 days after the date of the submittal of the plan, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the department of natural resources that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the plan, moneys may be expended only after the plan has been approved by the committee.

SB21,1036 Section 1036. 26.39 (7) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,1037 Section 1037. 27.01 (7) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,525,5 27.01 (7) (f) 1. Except as provided in par. (gm), the fee for an annual vehicle admission receipt is $24.50 $27.50 for each vehicle that has Wisconsin registration plates, except that no fee is charged for a receipt issued under s. 29.235 (6).

SB21,1038 Section 1038. 27.01 (7) (g) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,525,10 27.01 (7) (g) 1. Except as provided in par. (gm), the fee for an annual vehicle admission receipt is $34.50 $37.50 for any vehicle that has a registration plate or plates from another state, except that no fee is charged for a receipt issued under s. 29.235 (6).

SB21,1039 Section 1039. 27.01 (7) (gm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,525,16 27.01 (7) (gm) 1. Instead of the fees under pars. (f) 1. and (g) 1., the department shall charge an individual $12 $15 or $17 $20, respectively, for an annual vehicle admission receipt if the individual applying for the receipt or a member of his or her household owns a vehicle for which a current annual vehicle admission receipt has been issued for the applicable fee under par. (f) 1. or (g) 1.

SB21,1040 Section 1040. 27.01 (7) (gm) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,525,20 27.01 (7) (gm) 3. Notwithstanding par. (f) 1., the fee for an annual vehicle admission receipt for a vehicle that has Wisconsin registration plates and that is owned by a resident senior citizen, as defined in s. 29.001 (72), is $9.50 $12.50.

SB21,1041 Section 1041. 27.01 (10) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,525,24 27.01 (10) (d) 1. The camping fee for each night at a campsite in a campground which is classified as a Type "A" campground by the department is $10 $12 for a resident camping party.

SB21,1042 Section 1042. 27.01 (10) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,526,3 27.01 (10) (d) 2. The camping fee for each night at a campsite in a campground which is classified as a Type "A" campground by the department is $12 $14 for a nonresident camping party.

SB21,1043 Section 1043. 27.01 (10) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,526,7 27.01 (10) (d) 3. The camping fee for each night at a campsite in a state campground which is classified as a Type "B" campground by the department is $9 $11 for a resident camping party.

SB21,1044 Section 1044. 27.01 (10) (d) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,526,11 27.01 (10) (d) 4. The camping fee for each night at a campsite in a state campground which is classified as a Type "B" campground by the department is $11 $13 for a nonresident camping party.

SB21,1045 Section 1045. 27.01 (10) (d) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,526,15 27.01 (10) (d) 5. The camping fee for each night at a campsite in a campground which is classified as a Type "C" campground by the department is $8 $10 for a resident camping party.

SB21,1046 Section 1046. 27.01 (10) (d) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,526,19 27.01 (10) (d) 6. The camping fee for each night at a campsite in a campground which is classified as a Type "C" campground by the department is $10 $12 for a nonresident camping party.

SB21,1047 Section 1047. 27.019 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,526,25 27.019 (12) Cooperation of state departments. The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the department of administration, the department of natural resources and the agricultural extension division of the University of Wisconsin System Authority shall cooperate with the several county rural planning committees in carrying out this section.

SB21,1048 Section 1048. 28.07 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,527,7 28.07 Cooperation. The department may cooperate with the University of Wisconsin System Authority, with departments and agencies of this or other states, with federal agencies and with counties, towns, corporations and individuals, to promote the best interest of the people and the state in forest surveys, research in forestry and related subjects, forest protection and in assistance to landowners to secure adoption of better forestry practice.

SB21,1049 Section 1049. 28.11 (5m) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,1050 Section 1050. 28.11 (11) (a) 4. d. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,527,11 28.11 (11) (a) 4. d. One member appointed by the University of Wisconsin System Authority from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.

SB21,1051 Section 1051. 29.036 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,527,16 29.036 (1) (intro.) The sporting heritage council shall study, and provide advice and make recommendations to the governor, the natural resources board secretary, and the legislature about, issues relating to hunting, trapping, fishing, and other types of outdoor recreation activities including all of the following:

SB21,1052 Section 1052. 29.036 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,527,25 29.036 (2) The sporting heritage council shall prepare a biennial report on the status of the recruitment and retention of hunters, trappers, and anglers in this state. The sporting heritage council shall submit its initial report under this subsection no later than July 1, 2014, and shall submit subsequent reports no later than July 1 of each even-numbered year thereafter, to the governor, to the chairperson of the natural resources board secretary, and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3).

SB21,1053 Section 1053. 29.089 (1m) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,528,7 29.089 (1m) (b) 2. The natural resources board secretary determines that prohibiting hunting, fishing, or trapping is necessary to protect public safety or to protect a unique animal or plant community. A determination to prohibit hunting, fishing, or trapping in a state park or a portion of a state park under this subdivision requires 4 or more members of the natural resources board to concur in that determination.

SB21,1054 Section 1054. 29.506 (7m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,528,13 29.506 (7m) (a) The department shall issue a taxidermy school permit to a person who applies for the permit; who, on August 15, 1991, holds a valid taxidermist permit issued under this section; and who, on August 15, 1991, operates a taxidermy school approved by the educational approval board under s. 38.50 38.51, 1989 stats.

SB21,1055 Section 1055. 29.541 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,528,18 29.541 (1) (a) (intro.) Except as authorized under s. 29.934 (2) or 254.715 97.305, no innkeeper, manager or steward of any restaurant, club, hotel, boarding house, tavern, logging camp or mining camp may sell, barter, serve or give, or cause to be sold, bartered, served or given, to its guests or boarders any of the following:

SB21,1056 Section 1056. 29.598 of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,1057 Section 1057. 29.605 of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,1058 Section 1058. 29.736 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,528,24 29.736 (1) (b) "Qualified inspector" means a veterinarian licensed under ch. 453 89 or a person who is qualified to provide evidence of fish health under s. 95.60 (4s) (c).

SB21,1059 Section 1059. 29.921 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,529,19 29.921 (5) Additional arrest powers. In addition to the arrest powers under sub. (1), a warden who has completed a program of law enforcement training approved by the law enforcement standards board, has been certified as qualified to be a law enforcement officer under s. 165.85 (4) (a) 1. and has complied with any applicable requirements under s. 165.85 (4) (a) 7. while on duty and in uniform or on duty and upon display of proper credentials may assist another law enforcement agency as defined under s. 165.85 (2) (bv) including making an arrest at the request of the agency, may arrest a person pursuant to an arrest warrant concerning the commission of a felony or may arrest a person who has committed a crime in the presence of the warden. If the warden makes an arrest without the presence of another law enforcement agency, the warden shall cause the person arrested to be delivered to the chief of police or sheriff in the jurisdiction where the arrest is made, along with the documents and reports pertaining to the arrest. The warden shall be available as a witness for the state. A warden may not conduct investigations for violations of state law except as authorized in ss. 23.11 (4), 29.924 (1) and 41.41 23.0927 (12). A warden acting under the authority of this subsection is considered an employee of the department and is subject to its direction, benefits and legal protection. The authority granted in this section does not apply to county conservation wardens or special conservation wardens.

SB21,1060 Section 1060. 29.944 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,529,25 29.944 Exemption from liability. Members of the natural resources board, and each Each warden, in the performance of official duties, are is exempt from liability to any person for acts done or permitted or property destroyed by authority of law. No taxable costs or attorney fees shall be allowed to either party in an action against a member of the natural resources board or a warden.

SB21,1061 Section 1061. 30.121 (3w) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,530,5 30.121 (3w) (b) The boathouse is located on land zoned exclusively for commercial or industrial purposes or the boathouse is located on a brownfield, as defined in s. 238.13 235.13 (1) (a), or in a blighted area, as defined in s. 66.1331 (3) (a).

SB21,1062 Section 1062. 30.255 of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,1063 Section 1063. 30.41 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,530,9 30.41 (1) There is created a Lower Wisconsin State Riverway consisting of land as designated by the natural resources board secretary.

SB21,1064 Section 1064. 30.42 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,530,13 30.42 (1) (e) For each county named in s. 15.445 (3) 15.345 (8) (b), assign a department employee whose office is in the county to serve as a liaison representative on issues concerning the riverway.

SB21,1065 Section 1065. 30.77 (3) (dm) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,530,19 30.77 (3) (dm) 1. b. "Local entity" means a city, village, town, county, qualified lake association, nonprofit conservation organization, as defined in s. 23.0955 (1), 23.09 (20m) (a) 3., town sanitary district, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, or another local governmental unit, as defined in s. 66.0131 (1) (a), that is established for the purpose of lake management.

SB21,1066 Section 1066. 30.92 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,530,25 30.92 (6) (b) The department shall assign staff to the commission for management of the program under this section. All staff activities, including but not limited to budgeting, program coordination, and related administrative management functions, shall be consistent with the policies of the department and the natural resources board.

SB21,1067 Section 1067 . 32.02 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB21,531,15 32.02 (1) Any county, town, village, city, including villages and cities incorporated under general or special acts, a local sports and entertainment district created under subch. VI of ch. 229, school district, the department of health services, the department of corrections, the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System Authority, the building commission, a commission created by contract under s. 66.0301, with the approval of the municipality in which condemnation is proposed, a commission created by contract under s. 66.0303 that is acting under s. 66.0304, if the condemnation occurs within the boundaries of a member of the commission, or any public board or commission, for any lawful purpose, but in the case of city and village boards or commissions approval of that action is required to be granted by the governing body. A mosquito control commission, created under s. 59.70 (12), and a local professional football stadium district board, created under subch. IV of ch. 229, may not acquire property by condemnation.

SB21,1068 Section 1068. 32.19 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,532,2 32.19 (2) (b) "Comparable dwelling" means one which, when compared with the dwelling being taken, is substantially equal concerning all major characteristics and functionally equivalent with respect to: the number and size of rooms and closets, area of living space, type of construction, age, state of repair, size and utility of any garage or other outbuilding, type of neighborhood and accessibility to public services and places of employment. "Comparable dwelling" shall meet all of the standard building requirements and other code requirements of the local governmental body and shall also be decent, safe and sanitary and within the financial means of the displaced person, as defined by the department of administration public service commission.

SB21,1069 Section 1069. 32.19 (2) (e) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,532,7 32.19 (2) (e) 1. b. As a result of rehabilitation, demolition or other displacing activity, as determined by the department of administration public service commission, if the person is a tenant-occupant of a dwelling, business or farm operation and the displacement is permanent.

SB21,1070 Section 1070. 32.19 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,532,13 32.19 (3) (b) 1. `Dwellings.' Any displaced person who moves from a dwelling and who elects to accept the payments authorized by this paragraph in lieu of the payments authorized by par. (a) may receive an expense and dislocation allowance, determined according to a schedule established by the department of administration public service commission.

SB21,1071 Section 1071. 32.19 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,532,23 32.19 (3) (b) 2. `Business and farm operations.' Any displaced person who moves or discontinues his or her business or farm operation, is eligible under criteria established by the department of administration public service commission by rule and elects to accept payment authorized under this paragraph in lieu of the payment authorized under par. (a), may receive a fixed payment in an amount determined according to criteria established by the department of administration public service commission by rule, except that such payment shall not be less than $1,000 nor more than $20,000. A person whose sole business at the displacement dwelling is the rental of such property to others is not eligible for a payment under this subdivision.

SB21,1072 Section 1072. 32.19 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,533,9 32.19 (3) (c) Optional payment for businesses. Any displaced person who moves his or her business, and elects to accept the payment authorized in par. (a), may, if otherwise qualified under par. (b) 2., elect to receive the payment authorized under par. (b) 2., minus whatever payment the displaced person received under par. (a), if the displaced person discontinues the business within 2 years of the date of receipt of payment under par. (a), provided that the displaced person meets eligibility criteria established by the department of administration public service commission by rule. In no event may the total combined payment be less than $1,000 nor more than $20,000.

SB21,1073 Section 1073. 32.19 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,533,16 32.19 (3) (d) Federally financed projects. Notwithstanding pars. (a) to (c), in the case of a program or project receiving federal financial assistance, a condemnor shall, in addition to any payment under pars. (a) to (c), make any additional payment required to comply with the federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, 42 USC 4601 to 4655, and any regulations adopted thereunder.

SB21,1074 Section 1074. 32.19 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,534,2 32.19 (4) (a) 2. The amount of increased interest expenses and other debt service costs incurred by the owner to finance the purchase of another property substantially similar to the property taken, if at the time of the taking the land acquired was subject to a bona fide mortgage or was held under a vendee's interest in a bona fide land contract, and such mortgage or land contract had been executed in good faith not less than 180 days prior to the initiation of negotiations for the acquisition of such property. The computation of the increased interest costs shall be determined according to rules promulgated by the department of administration public service commission.

SB21,1075 Section 1075. 32.19 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,534,13 32.19 (4) (b) Tenants and certain others. (intro.) In addition to amounts otherwise authorized by this subchapter, the condemnor shall make a payment to any individual or family displaced from any dwelling which was actually and lawfully occupied by such individual or family for not less than 90 days prior to the initiation of negotiations for the acquisition of such property or, if displacement is not a direct result of acquisition, such other event as determined by the department of administration public service commission by rule. For purposes of this paragraph, a corporation organized under ch. 181 that is a nonprofit corporation, as defined in s. 181.0103 (17), may, if otherwise eligible, be considered a displaced tenant. Subject to the limitations under par. (bm), such payment shall be either:

SB21,1076 Section 1076. 32.19 (4) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,534,20 32.19 (4) (d) Federally financed projects. Notwithstanding pars. (a) to (c), in the case of a program or project receiving federal financial assistance, a condemnor shall, in addition to any payment under pars. (a) to (c), make any additional payment required to comply with the federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, 42 USC 4601 to 4655, and any regulations adopted thereunder.

SB21,1077 Section 1077. 32.19 (4m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,535,4 32.19 (4m) (a) 2. The amount, if any, which will compensate such owner displaced person for any increased interest and other debt service costs which such person is required to pay for financing the acquisition of any replacement property, if the property acquired was encumbered by a bona fide mortgage or land contract which was a valid lien on the property for at least one year prior to the initiation of negotiations for its acquisition. The amount under this subdivision shall be determined according to rules promulgated by the department of administration public service commission.

SB21,1078 Section 1078. 32.19 (4m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,535,16 32.19 (4m) (b) Tenant-occupied business or farm operation. (intro.) In addition to amounts otherwise authorized by this subchapter, the condemnor shall make a payment to any tenant displaced person who has owned and occupied the business operation, or owned the farm operation, for not less than one year prior to initiation of negotiations for the acquisition of the real property on which the business or farm operation lies or, if displacement is not a direct result of acquisition, such other event as determined by the department of administration public service commission, and who actually rents or purchases a comparable replacement business or farm operation for the displaced business or farm operation within 2 years after the date the person vacates the acquired property. At the option of the tenant displaced person, such payment shall be either:

SB21,1079 Section 1079. 32.19 (4m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,535,25 32.19 (4m) (b) 1. The amount, not to exceed $30,000, which is necessary to lease or rent a comparable replacement business or farm operation for a period of 4 years. The payment shall be computed by determining the average monthly rent paid for the property from which the person was displaced for the 12 months prior to the initiation of negotiations or, if displacement is not a direct result of acquisition, such other event as determined by the department of administration public service commission and the monthly rent of a comparable replacement business or farm operation, and multiplying the difference by 48; or

SB21,1080 Section 1080. 32.197 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,536,12 32.197 Waiver of relocation assistance. An owner-occupant of property being acquired may waive his or her right to receive any relocation payments or services under this subchapter if the property being acquired is not contiguous to any property which may be acquired by the condemnor and is not part of a previously identified or proposed project where it is reasonable to conclude that acquisition by the condemnor may occur in the foreseeable future. Prior to the execution of any waiver under this section, the condemnor shall provide to the owner-occupant, in writing, full information about the specific payments and services being waived by the owner-occupant. The department of administration public service commission shall by rule establish procedures for relocation assistance waivers under this section to ensure that the waivers are voluntarily and knowledgeably executed.

SB21,1081 Section 1081. 32.20 of the statutes is amended to read: