Wisconsin Legislature: Forestry -- Fire

Ferrous metallic mining regulations returned to pre-2013 WisAct 1 provisions; MFL program as it relates to ferrous mining activities returned to pre-2013 WisAct 81 provisions - AB436

Forestry and Paper Products Month: April 2015 proclaimed as - AJR24

Forestry and Paper Products Month: April 2015 proclaimed as - SJR26

Forestry, Division of, headquarters: DNR to develop plan to relocate from City of Madison to a northern Wisconsin location [Sec. 9132 (1)] - AB21

Forestry, Division of, headquarters: DNR to develop plan to relocate from City of Madison to a northern Wisconsin location [Sec. 9132 (1)] - SB21

Management of national forest land and cooperative agreement provisions; master plan for northern state forests; MFL group certification and closed acreage fees; DNR cannot prohibit persons engaged in silviculture from crossing a recreational trail; report and plans to JCF required [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 619m, 621m, 632m, 974m, 1047m, 1050m, 2530m-q, 2531x, 3581m, 9132 (4v)-(4vx), 9332 (2u)] - SB21

MFL designated as closed: eliminates restriction re lease or other agreement to use land for recreational activities - AB559

MFL owner: notice to DNR re cutting merchantable timber revised [Sec. 2527-2530] - AB21

MFL owner notice to DNR re cutting merchantable timber revised [Sec. 2527-2530; S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, DNR authority to prescribe amount of forest products to be removed modified, severance tax provision, 2515c-f] - SB21

MFL program revisions re taxes, eligible land, management plans, sale and transfer of land, productivity of land, closed lands, forest production area, natural heritage inventory program, and state wildlife action plan; emergency rules provision - AB561

MFL program revisions re taxes, eligible land, management plans, sale and transfer of land, productivity of land, closed lands, forest production area, natural heritage inventory program, and state wildlife action plan; emergency rules provision [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, appropriation added] - SB434

Moneys received by DNR for forestry activities: LAB audit [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9132 (3f)] - SB21

Seasonal placement of a Christmas tree in the Capitol rotunda or a church: prohibiting promulgation or enforcement of a DSPS rule and enactment or enforcement of an ordinance re fire safety - AB648

State park and forest roads and roads along LWSR funding [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 640g, r, 2569m] - SB21

Trees obstructing view of outdoor advertising signs along highways: compensating DOT for removal not required if sign advertises activities conducted on the property on which it is located - AB638

Trees obstructing view of outdoor advertising signs along highways: compensating DOT for removal not required if sign advertises activities conducted on the property on which it is located - SB504

Trees removed from highway right-of-way by Charles Automotive in Village of Coloma: DOT to issue permit allowing; replacement hedges required - SB673

Trees, shrubs, or hedges along highways: town authority to allow another person to plant on town land - AB703

Trees, shrubs, or hedges along highways: town authority to allow another person to plant on town land - SB541

Urban forestry grants: DNR authority to award revised [Sec. 972, 973] - AB21

Urban forestry grants: DNR authority to award revised [Sec. 972, 973; original bill only] - SB21

Vehicle weight and width exception created for certain logging vehicles operated on highways for a short distance; DOT directed to not prepare a report [A.Amdt.1: hours of darkness provision added; S.Amdt.1: reasonable compensation of a motor vehicle dealer by a motor vehicle manufacturer, importer, or distributor for certain service work provision added] - AB580

Vehicle weight and width exception created for certain logging vehicles operated on highways for a short distance; DOT directed to not prepare a report - SB417

MFL owner notice to DNR re cutting merchantable timber revised [Sec. 2527-2530; S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, DNR authority to prescribe amount of forest products to be removed modified, severance tax provision, 2515c-f] - SB21

MFL program revisions re taxes, eligible land, management plans, sale and transfer of land, productivity of land, closed lands, forest production area, natural heritage inventory program, and state wildlife action plan; emergency rules provision - AB561

MFL program revisions re taxes, eligible land, management plans, sale and transfer of land, productivity of land, closed lands, forest production area, natural heritage inventory program, and state wildlife action plan; emergency rules provision [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, appropriation added] - SB434

Commercial feed and feed product requirements: penalties for violations revised [S.Amdt.1: imprisoned in jail specified] - SB514

Damage caused by a dog: owner liability and forfeiture revised; certain persons may commence a civil action asking the court to order the dog be killed - AB413

Damage caused by a dog: owner liability and forfeiture revised; certain persons may commence a civil action asking the court to order the dog be killed - SB286

DNR permits re high-voltage transmission construction and relocation of utility facility as condition of certain general permits; one-call system requirements, violations, complaints, and enforcement, PSC duties; sulfur dioxide compliance plan, certain DNR determinations, and certain PSC variance eliminated; PSC assessment authority; funding for energy efficiency and renewable resource programs; PSC approval of public utility contracts with affiliated interests; PSC authority re local access and transport areas for telephone service and complaints re railroad telecommunications service [A.Amdt.2: exempting construction of certain electric transmission lines from PSC certification added; A.Amdt.5: deletes one-call system violations and rule-making authority provisions] - AB804

DNR permits re high-voltage transmission construction and relocation of utility facility as condition of certain general permits; one-call system requirements, violations, complaints, and enforcement, PSC duties; sulfur dioxide compliance plan, certain DNR determinations, and certain PSC variance eliminated; PSC assessment authority; funding for energy efficiency and renewable resource programs; PSC approval of public utility contracts with affiliated interests; PSC authority re local access and transport areas for telephone service and complaints re railroad telecommunications service - SB654

Donation of abandoned or seized vehicles to nonprofit organization by municipality, county, or law enforcement agency allowed - AB232

Donation of abandoned or seized vehicles to nonprofit organization by municipality, county, or law enforcement agency allowed [S.Amdt.1: seized vehicle provisions removed] - SB153

Driving while using a cellular or other wireless telephone in a construction zone prohibited; emergency, hands-free device, and penalty provisions - AB198

Drones operated over state correctional institutions prohibited; political subdivisions may enact ordinances limiting operation of drones over designated areas, exceptions and penalty provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, political subdivision authority removed] - AB670

Expanding list of traffic violations for which operating privilege is suspended and attendance at a vehicle right-of-way course is required; bodily harm or death of another and forfeiture provisions - AB476

Expanding list of traffic violations for which operating privilege is suspended and attendance at a vehicle right-of-way course is required; bodily harm or death of another and forfeiture provisions - SB720

Forfeiture of property seized in relation to a crime: laws revised; proceeds of sales turned into the state school fund; transferring property to federal agents also revised; law enforcement agencies and DOJ duties - AB537

Forfeiture of property seized in relation to a crime: laws revised; proceeds of sales turned into the state school fund; transferring property to federal agents also revised; law enforcement agencies and DOJ duties - SB521

Imprisonment for nonpayment of certain forfeitures, costs, fees, or surcharges: authority of court to order eliminated - AB1010

``Lead-bearing paint" and ``lead poisoning or lead exposure" definitions revised; civil and criminal penalties modified [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 4045p, 4048d-4049e, 9318 (1v)] - SB21

Motor vehicle liability insurance and proof of financial responsibility: requirements and penalties for violations revised; certain religious sects allowed to qualify as self-insurers for the purposes of motor vehicle liability insurance; DOT duties - AB782

Motor vehicle liability insurance and proof of financial responsibility: requirements and penalties for violations revised; certain religious sects allowed to qualify as self-insurers for the purposes of motor vehicle liability insurance; DOT duties - SB638

Motor vehicles operating on highways when weather conditions limit visibility: required headlamps, tail lamps, and clearance lamps must be lighted, penalty provision [S.Admt.1: moratorium on when traffic officers may begin issuing citations] - SB249

Personal care product containing microbeads: manufacture and sale prohibitions created; over-the-counter drug and ordinance provisions - SB15

Public record disposed of or destroyed prior to date it may be disposed or destroyed: forfeiture created - AB887

Public record disposed of or destroyed prior to date it may be disposed or destroyed: forfeiture created - SB731

Radiological materials transported on a highway: DOT permit required; penalty provision [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, appropriation and fee added] - AB426

Reclassifying a misdemeanor to a forfeiture or changing a penalty re disorderly conduct, theft of merchandise, and marijuana possession - AB995

Recreation vehicle registration and regulation revisions; hunting, trapping, and fishing approval and regulation revisions; place of trial for certain fish and game law violations; DNR duties and electronic system for accessing approvals and certificates; enforcement, penalty, and emergency rule provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - AB434

Safe ride program surcharge created [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 655j, 4345m, 4349m, 4619p, 4620g-r, 4734m, 9345 (4j)] - SB21

Seized firearm: procedure for returning to person who owns the firearm revised [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, requesting information from DOJ added] - AB13

Supplemental forfeiture allowed for certain violations against the elderly and disabled re laws DATCP has rule-making, investigation, or enforcement authority - AB610

Supplemental forfeiture allowed for certain violations against the elderly and disabled re laws DATCP has rule-making, investigation, or enforcement authority - SB485

Traffic forfeiture or municipal ordinance violation case: initially heard in municipal court and reviewed by circuit court is considered ``prosecuted in circuit court" for appeals purposes - AB3

Transportation network companies: licensure program created; DSPS duties; fee, insurance, and ordinance provisions [A.Amdt.1: airport provision added; A.Amdt.5: insurance provision modified and forfeiture added] - AB143

Unclassified misdemeanors classified; certain misdemeanors changed to civil forfeiture; obsolete misdemeanors repealed; law enforcement citation procedure expanded re civil forfeiture, rules of discovery provision - AB128

Business development tax credit created; economic development tax credit and jobs tax credit eliminated; FWDA duties [Sec. 849, 2118, 2156, 2169, 2183, 2213, 2222, 2227, 2291, 2302, 2316, 2346, 2352, 2367, 2405, 2418, 2432, 2454, 2512, 3939, 3944-3946, 3996, 4006] - AB21

Business development tax credit created; economic development tax credit and jobs tax credit eliminated; FWDA duties; sunset provisions [Sec. 849, 2118, 2156, 2169, 2183, 2213, 2222, 2227, 2291, 2302, 2316, 2346, 2352, 2367, 2405, 2418, 2432, 2454, 2512, 3939, 3944-3946, 3996, 4006; S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, FWDA and economic development and jobs tax credits provisions removed, 3991n, o, 4010b, 9450 (2b), deletes 2156, 2169, 2291, 2302, 2405, 2418, 2512, 3939, 3944-3946] - SB21

Forward Wisconsin Development Authority (FWDA) formed by the merging of WEDC and WHEDA [Sec. 1, 8, 16, 39, 43, 44, 60, 62, 66, 67, 69, 71, 74, 130, 217, 232-235, 239, 245, 250, 253, 267, 270, 283, 291, 296, 305, 317, 347, 348, 350-354, 356, 365, 387, 456, 458, 461, 462, 467-471, 556, 616, 617, 622, 641, 770-772, 883, 987-990, 1009, 1021, 1022, 1025, 1034, 1035, 1061, 1095, 1097, 1128, 1183, 1184, 1239, 1329, 1331, 1332, 1387, 1394, 1395, 1399, 1410, 1416-1419, 1426, 1449-1451, 1538-1540, 1921, 1928, 1993-2006, 2034, 2035, 2037, 2112, 2113, 2116, 2117, 2130-2137, 2140, 2142, 2144-2148, 2151-2155, 2157-2168, 2170-2182, 2187-2190, 2192-2199, 2210, 2239, 2242-2245, 2255, 2261-2268, 2271, 2273, 2275-2283, 2286-2290, 2292-2301, 2303-2315, 2320, 2321, 2323-2326, 2337, 2353, 2354, 2362-2365, 2369, 2375-2382, 2385, 2387, 2389-2397, 2400-2404, 2406-2417, 2419-2431, 2436, 2438-2441, 2445, 2456, 2467, 2468, 2470, 2492-2496, 2498, 2500-2511, 2513, 2514, 2524, 2532, 2540-2542, 2593, 2607, 2609-2611, 2623, 2625, 2683, 3091, 3092, 3094, 3134, 3181, 3533-3535, 3571, 3624, 3811-3871, 3874-3917, 3919-3937, 3947, 3951-3974, 3978-3980, 3994, 3997-4004, 4007-4028, 4030, 4184-4187, 4199, 4210, 4211, 4214, 4549, 4584, 9101 (8), 9150 (1)-(4), 9250 (1), 9350 (2), 9452 (3)] - AB21

Forward Wisconsin Development Authority (FWDA) formed by the merging of WEDC and WHEDA [Sec. 1, 8, 16, 39, 43, 44, 60, 62, 66, 67, 69, 71, 74, 130, 217, 232, 234, 235, 239, 245, 250, 253, 267, 270, 283, 291, 296, 305, 317, 347, 348, 350-354, 356, 365, 387, 456, 458, 461, 462, 467-471, 556, 616, 617, 622, 641, 770-772, 883, 987-990, 1009, 1021, 1022, 1025, 1034, 1035, 1061, 1095, 1097, 1128, 1183, 1184, 1239, 1329, 1331, 1332, 1387, 1394, 1395, 1399, 1410, 1416-1419, 1426, 1449-1451, 1538-1540, 1921, 1928, 1993-2006, 2034, 2035, 2037, 2112, 2113, 2116, 2117, 2130-2137, 2140, 2142, 2144-2148, 2151-2155, 2157-2168, 2170-2182, 2187-2190, 2192-2199, 2210, 2239, 2242-2245, 2255, 2261-2269, 2271, 2273, 2275-2283, 2286-2290, 2292-2301, 2303-2315, 2320, 2321, 2323-2326, 2337, 2353, 2354, 2362-2365, 2369, 2375-2383, 2385, 2387, 2389-2397, 2400-2404, 2406-2417, 2419-2431, 2436, 2438-2441, 2445, 2456, 2467, 2468, 2470, 2492-2496, 2498, 2500-2511, 2513, 2514, 2524, 2532, 2540-2542, 2593, 2607, 2609-2611, 2623, 2625, 2683, 3091, 3092, 3094, 3134, 3181, 3533-3535, 3571, 3624, 3811-3871, 3874-3917, 3919-3937, 3947, 3951-3974, 3978-3980, 3994, 3997-4004, 4007-4028, 4030, 4184-4187, 4199, 4210, 4211, 4214, 4549, 4584, 9101 (8), 9150 (1)-(4), 9250 (1), 9350 (2), 9452 (3); original bill only] - SB21

Forward Wisconsin Development Authority (FWDA) formed by the merging of WEDC and WHEDA; Wisconsin housing finance fund established; Governor’s duties - AB227

Forward Wisconsin Development Authority (FWDA) formed by the merging of WEDC and WHEDA; Wisconsin housing finance fund established; Governor’s duties - SB148

Historic rehabilitation tax credit: cap on amount, certification changes, repayment provision, and report on number of full-time jobs created required [Sec. 5, 2211, 2338, 2446, 3940-3943, 9352 (1), 9452 (2)] - AB21

Historic rehabilitation tax credit: cap on amount, certification changes, repayment provision, and report on number of full-time jobs created required [Sec. 5, 2211, 2338, 2446, 3940-3943, 9352 (1), 9452 (2); original bill only] - SB21

Regional revolving loan fund grant program: FWDA required to establish [Sec. 3938, 9101 (9), 9450 (1)] - AB21

Regional revolving loan fund grant program: FWDA required to establish [Sec. 3938, 9101 (9), 9450 (1); original bill only] - SB21

VETransfer grant program transferred to FWDA from DVA; recognizes VETransfer, Inc. is doing business as Global Entrepreneurship Collective, Inc. [Sec. 769, 1457] - AB21

VETransfer grant program transferred to FWDA from DVA; recognizes VETransfer, Inc. is doing business as Global Entrepreneurship Collective, Inc. [Sec. 769, 1457; original bill only] - SB21

Fox River Navigational System visitor center: DOA may sell parcel of public land to City of Appleton for construction of; Fox River Navigational System Authority duties - AB810

Fox River Navigational System visitor center: DOA may sell parcel of public land to City of Appleton for construction of; Fox River Navigational System Authority duties - SB641

Franchisor excluded as the employer of a franchisee or employee of franchisee for specified purposes unless certain conditions are met - AB578

Franchisor excluded as the employer of a franchisee or employee of franchisee for specified purposes unless certain conditions are met [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - SB422