SB70,594,1411 25.43 (2s) The secretary of administration and the secretary of natural
12resources shall ensure that any moneys required to be repaid to the environmental
13improvement fund as a result of a transfer under s. 25.43 (2s), 2021 stats., shall be
14paid from the environmental fund to the environmental improvement fund.
SB70,600 15Section 600. 25.46 (1) (rr) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70,601 16Section 601. 25.46 (1) (s) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70,594,1817 25.46 (1) (s) All moneys received under s. 77.9964 (3) for environmental
18management.
SB70,602 19Section 602. 25.46 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,594,2320 25.46 (2m) Of the moneys described in sub. (1) that are received for the purpose
21of environmental management, except the moneys described in sub. (1) (ej), (ek),
22(hm), (j), (jj), (s), (t), and (u), $6,150,000 shall, in each fiscal year, be considered to
23have been received for the purpose of nonpoint source water pollution abatement.
SB70,603 24Section 603. 25.48 of the statutes is repealed.
SB70,604 25Section 604. 25.50 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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125.50 (3) (b) On the dates specified and to the extent to which they are
2available, subject to s. 16.53 (10), funds payable to local governments under ss.
379.035, 79.036, 79.04, 79.05, 79.08, and 79.10 shall be considered local funds and,
4pursuant to the instructions of local officials, may be paid into the separate accounts
5of all local governments established in the local government pooled-investment fund
6and, pursuant to the instructions of local officials, to the extent to which they are
7available, be disbursed or invested.
SB70,605 8Section 605 . 25.52 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70,595,12 925.52 Family and medical leave benefits insurance trust fund. There
10is created a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the family and medical
11leave benefits insurance trust fund, to consist of all moneys deposited in that fund
12under s. 103.105 (8).
SB70,606 13Section 606. 27.01 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,595,2014 27.01 (2) (a) Acquire by purchase, lease or agreement lands or waters suitable
15for state park purposes and may acquire such lands and waters by condemnation
16after obtaining approval of the senate and assembly committees on natural
17resources. The power of condemnation may not be used for the purpose of
18establishing or extending a recreational trail; a bicycle way, as defined in s. 340.01
19(5s); a bicycle lane, as defined in s. 340.01 (5e); or a pedestrian way, as defined in s.
20346.02 (8) (a).
SB70,607 21Section 607. 27.01 (9) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70,595,2222 27.01 (9) (bg) Annual 4th grade pass. 1. In this paragraph:
SB70,595,2523 a. “Fourth grade pupil” means a child receiving a 4th grade level of instruction
24in a school or a home-based private educational program, as defined in s. 115.001
25(3g).
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1b. “Guardian” has the meaning given in s. 48.02 (8).
SB70,596,22 c. “Parent” has the meaning given in s. 48.02 (13).
SB70,596,93 2. The parent or guardian of a child may apply for an annual vehicle admission
4receipt fee waiver by submitting an application to the department. An application
5may not be submitted to a regional office of the department or to a person who is
6subject to an appointment or a contract as authorized under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 2. to 4.
7but must be submitted directly to the main office of the department. An application
8shall be submitted on a form provided by the department and shall include all of the
9following information:
SB70,596,1010 a. The child's name.
SB70,596,1111 b. The child's date of birth.
SB70,596,1412 c. The name of the school the child is or will be attending or a certification that
13the child is in a home-based private educational program, as defined in s. 115.001
14(3g).
SB70,596,1915 d. A certification that the child is, was, or will be a 4th grade pupil on the first
16day of January of the calendar year for which the waiver is issued. This certification
17may be satisfied with dated report cards, dated and signed enrollment forms, a dated
18letter from the child's school on official letterhead, or any other proof deemed
19acceptable by the department.
SB70,596,2220 3. Subject to subd. 4., the department shall provide to an individual whose
21application submitted under subd. 2. is approved an annual vehicle admission
22receipt fee waiver that is valid for the calendar year in which the waiver is issued.
SB70,597,223 4. A parent or guardian may receive only one fee waiver under this paragraph
24in his or her lifetime. If a parent or guardian receives a fee waiver under this

1paragraph, the department may not issue a fee waiver under this paragraph for any
2other member of the parent's or guardian's household.
SB70,597,63 5. The department shall waive the fee, including the issuing fee, imposed under
4sub. (7) for an annual vehicle admission receipt for a single vehicle, except a motor
5bus, that has Wisconsin registration plates and that is operated by a person who
6holds a valid fee waiver issued under this paragraph.
SB70,608 7Section 608. 27.01 (15) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,597,98 27.01 (15) (b) 1. No more than 35 40 percent of all state park campsites in the
9state have electric receptacles.
SB70,609 10Section 609. 27.019 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,597,2111 27.019 (10) Acquisition of land. Any county in which there does not exist a
12county park commission acting through its rural planning committee may acquire
13by gift, grant, devise, donation, purchase, condemnation or otherwise, with the
14consent of the county board, a sufficient tract or tracts of land for the reservation for
15public use of river fronts, lake shores, picnic groves, outlook points from hilltops,
16places of special historic interest, memorial grounds, parks, playgrounds, sites for
17public buildings, and reservations in and about and along and leading to any or all
18of the same, and to develop and maintain the same for public use. The power of
19condemnation may not be used for the purpose of establishing or extending a
20recreational trail; a bicycle way, as defined in s. 340.01 (5s); a bicycle lane, as defined
21in s. 340.01 (5e); or a pedestrian way, as defined in s. 346.02 (8) (a).
SB70,610 22Section 610. 27.05 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,598,723 27.05 (3) Acquire, in the name of the county, by purchase, land contract, lease,
24condemnation, or otherwise, with the approval and consent of the county board, such
25tracts of land or public ways as it deems suitable for park purposes; including lands

1in any other county not more than three-fourths of a mile from the county line; but
2no land so acquired shall be disposed of by the county without the consent of said
3commission, and all moneys received for any such lands, or any materials, so
4disposed of, shall be paid into the county park fund hereinafter established. The
5power of condemnation may not be used for the purpose of establishing or extending
6a recreational trail; a bicycle way, as defined in s. 340.01 (5s); a bicycle lane, as
7defined in s. 340.01 (5e); or a pedestrian way, as defined in s. 346.02 (8) (a).
SB70,611 8Section 611. 27.065 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,599,29 27.065 (1) (a) The county board of any county which shall have adopted a
10county system of parks or a county system of streets and parkways, pursuant to s.
1127.04, may acquire the lands necessary for carrying out all or part of such plan by
12gift, purchase, condemnation or otherwise; provided, however, that no lands shall be
13acquired by condemnation unless and until the common council of the city or the
14board of trustees of the village or the board of supervisors of the town wherein such
15land is situated shall consent thereto. The power of condemnation may not be used
16for the purpose of establishing or extending a recreational trail; a bicycle way, as
17defined in s. 340.01 (5s); a bicycle lane, as defined in s. 340.01 (5e); or a pedestrian
18way, as defined in s. 346.02 (8) (a).
The cost of acquiring such lands by purchase or
19condemnation may be paid in whole or in part by the county or by the property to be
20benefited thereby, as the county board shall direct but in no case shall the amount
21assessed to any parcel of real estate exceed the benefits accruing thereto; provided,
22that no assessment for paying the cost of acquiring lands may be levied or collected
23against the property to be benefited until the governing body of the city, village or
24town where such lands are located has by resolution determined that the public

1welfare will be promoted thereby. Title to all lands acquired hereunder shall be an
2estate in fee simple.
SB70,612 3Section 612. 27.08 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,599,164 27.08 (2) (b) To acquire in the name of the city for park, parkway, boulevard or
5pleasure drive purposes by gift, devise, bequest or condemnation, either absolutely
6or in trust, money, real or personal property, or any incorporeal right or privilege;
7except that no lands may be acquired by condemnation for the purpose of
8establishing or extending a recreational trail; a bicycle way, as defined in s. 340.01
9(5s); a bicycle lane, as defined in s. 340.01 (5e); or a pedestrian way, as defined in s.
10346.02 (8) (a)
. Gifts to any city of money or other property, real or personal, either
11absolutely or in trust, for park, parkway, boulevard or pleasure drive purposes shall
12be accepted only after they shall have been recommended by the board to the common
13council and approved by said council by resolution. Subject to the approval of the
14common council the board may execute every trust imposed upon the use of property
15or property rights by the deed, testament or other conveyance transferring the title
16of such property to the city for park, parkway, boulevard or pleasure drive purposes.
SB70,613 17Section 613. 27.08 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,600,318 27.08 (2) (c) Subject to the approval of the common council to buy or lease lands
19in the name of the city for park, parkway, boulevard or pleasure drive purposes
20within or without the city and, with the approval of the common council, to sell or
21exchange property no longer required for its purposes. Every city is authorized, upon
22recommendation of its officers, board or body having the control and management
23of its public parks, to acquire by condemnation in the name of the city such lands
24within or without its corporate boundaries as it may need for public parks, parkways,
25boulevards and pleasure drives. The power of condemnation may not be used for the

1purpose of establishing or extending a recreational trail; a bicycle way, as defined in
2s. 340.01 (5s); a bicycle lane, as defined in s. 340.01 (5e); or a pedestrian way, as
3defined in s. 346.02 (8) (a).
SB70,614 4Section 614. 28.11 (5m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,600,85 28.11 (5m) (a) (intro.) The department may make grants, from the
6appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (bw) (ht), to counties having lands entered under
7sub. (4) to fund all of the following for one professional forester in the position of
8county forest administrator or assistant county forest administrator:
SB70,615 9Section 615. 28.11 (5m) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,600,1610 28.11 (5m) (am) The department may make grants, from the appropriation
11under s. 20.370 (5) (bw) (ht), to counties having lands entered under sub. (4) to fund
12up to 50 percent of the costs of a county's annual dues to a nonprofit organization that
13provides leadership and counsel to that county's forest administrator and that
14functions as an organizational liaison to the department. The total amount that the
15department may award in grants under this paragraph in any fiscal year may not
16exceed $50,000.
SB70,616 17Section 616. 28.25 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70,600,23 1828.25 Public forest regeneration grants. The department shall establish
19a grant program under which it awards grants for projects involving reforestation,
20forest regeneration, and forest management on public land. A project is eligible for
21a grant under this section if it is located on public land owned by a local government
22or school district or by this state, except for land under the jurisdiction and control
23of the department.
SB70,617 24Section 617. 29.001 (69) of the statutes is amended to read:
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129.001 (69) “Resident" means a person who has maintained his or her place of
2permanent abode in this state for a period of 30 days immediately preceding his or
3her application for an approval. Domiciliary intent is required to establish that a
4person is maintaining his or her place of permanent abode in this state. Mere
5ownership of property is not sufficient to establish domiciliary intent. Evidence of
6domiciliary intent includes, without limitation, the location where the person votes,
7pays personal income taxes, or obtains a driver's license or an identification card
8issued under s. 343.50
.
SB70,618 9Section 618. 29.063 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70,601,1310 29.063 (7) The department shall provide financial assistance to cities, villages,
11towns, and counties; individuals; businesses; and nonprofit conservation
12organizations for the purchase of large metal containers in which hunters may
13dispose of deer carcasses.
SB70,619 14Section 619 . 29.193 (1m) (a) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,601,1915 29.193 (1m) (a) 2. (intro.) Has a permanent substantial loss of function in one
16or both arms or one or both hands and fails to meet the minimum standards of any
17one of the following standard tests, administered under the direction of a licensed
18physician, a licensed physician assistant, a licensed chiropractor, or a certified
19licensed advanced practice registered nurse prescriber:
SB70,620 20Section 620 . 29.193 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,602,221 29.193 (2) (b) 2. An applicant shall submit an application on a form prepared
22and furnished by the department, which shall include a written statement or report
23prepared and signed by a licensed physician, a licensed physician assistant, a
24licensed chiropractor, a licensed podiatrist, or a certified licensed advanced practice

1registered nurse prescriber prepared no more than 6 months preceding the
2application and verifying that the applicant is physically disabled.
SB70,621 3Section 621 . 29.193 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,602,154 29.193 (2) (c) 3. The department may issue a Class B permit to an applicant
5who is ineligible for a permit under subd. 1., 2. or 2m. or who is denied a permit under
6subd. 1., 2. or 2m. if, upon review and after considering the physical condition of the
7applicant and the recommendation of a licensed physician, a licensed physician
8assistant, a licensed chiropractor, a licensed podiatrist, or a certified licensed
9advanced practice registered nurse prescriber selected by the applicant from a list
10of licensed physicians, licensed physician assistants, licensed chiropractors, licensed
11podiatrists, and certified licensed advanced practice nurse prescribers registered
12nurses
compiled by the department, the department finds that issuance of a permit
13complies with the intent of this subsection. The use of this review procedure is
14discretionary with the department and all costs of the review procedure shall be paid
15by the applicant.
SB70,622 16Section 622 . 29.193 (2) (cd) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,602,2217 29.193 (2) (cd) 2. b. The person has a permanent substantial loss of function
18in one or both arms and fails to meet the minimum standards of the standard upper
19extremity pinch test, the standard grip test, or the standard nine-hole peg test,
20administered under the direction of a licensed physician, a licensed physician
21assistant, a licensed chiropractor, or a certified licensed advanced practice registered
22nurse prescriber.
SB70,623 23Section 623 . 29.193 (2) (cd) 2. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,603,324 29.193 (2) (cd) 2. c. The person has a permanent substantial loss of function in
25one or both shoulders and fails to meet the minimum standards of the standard

1shoulder strength test, administered under the direction of a licensed physician, a
2licensed physician assistant, a licensed chiropractor, or a certified licensed advanced
3practice registered nurse prescriber.
SB70,624 4Section 624 . 29.193 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,603,145 29.193 (2) (e) Review of decisions. An applicant denied a permit under this
6subsection, except a permit under par. (c) 3., may obtain a review of that decision by
7a licensed physician, a licensed physician assistant, a licensed chiropractor, a
8licensed podiatrist, or a certified licensed advanced practice registered nurse
9prescriber designated by the department and with an office located in the
10department district in which the applicant resides. The department shall pay for the
11cost of a review under this paragraph unless the denied application on its face fails
12to meet the standards set forth in par. (c) 1. or 2. A review under this paragraph is
13the only method of review of a decision to deny a permit under this subsection and
14is not subject to further review under ch. 227.
SB70,625 15Section 625 . 29.193 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,603,1916 29.193 (3) (a) Produces a certificate from a licensed physician, a licensed
17physician assistant, a licensed optometrist, or a certified licensed advanced practice
18registered nurse prescriber stating that his or her sight is impaired to the degree that
19he or she cannot read ordinary newspaper print with or without corrective glasses.
SB70,626 20Section 626 . 29.219 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,603,2421 29.219 (4) Husband and wife Spouses resident licenses. A combined husband
22and wife
spouses resident fishing license shall be issued subject to s. 29.024 by the
23department to residents applying for this license. This license confers upon both
24husband and wife spouses the privileges of resident fishing licenses.
SB70,627 25Section 627 . 29.228 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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129.228 (5) Annual family fishing license. The department shall issue a
2nonresident annual family fishing license, subject to s. 29.024, to any nonresident
3who applies for this license. This license entitles the husband, wife spouses and any
4minor children to fish under this license.
SB70,628 5Section 628 . 29.228 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,604,96 29.228 (6) Fifteen-day family fishing license. The department shall issue a
7nonresident 15-day family fishing license, subject to s. 29.024, to any nonresident
8who applies for this license. This license entitles the husband, wife spouses and any
9minor children to fish under this license.
SB70,629 10Section 629 . 29.229 (2) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,604,1111 29.229 (2) (i) Husband and wife Spouses fishing licenses.
SB70,630 12Section 630 . 29.2295 (2) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,604,1313 29.2295 (2) (i) Husband and wife Spouses fishing licenses.
SB70,631 14Section 631. 29.563 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,604,1515 29.563 (2) (b) 3. Deer: $157.25 $182.25.
SB70,632 16Section 632 . 29.563 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,604,1717 29.563 (3) (a) 3. Husband and wife Spouses: $30.25.
SB70,633 18Section 633. 29.563 (3) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,604,1919 29.563 (3) (c) 1. Inland waters trout: $9.75 $14.75.
SB70,634 20Section 634 . 29.607 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,605,521 29.607 (3) License required; exceptions; wild rice identification card. Every
22person over the age of 16 and under the age of 65 shall obtain the appropriate wild
23rice license to harvest or deal in wild rice but no license to harvest is required of the
24members of the immediate family of a licensee or of a recipient of old-age assistance
25or members of their immediate families. The department, subject to s. 29.024 (2g)

1and (2r), shall issue a wild rice identification card to each member of a licensee's
2immediate family, to a recipient of old-age assistance and to each member of the
3recipient's family. The term “immediate family" includes husband and wife spouses
4and minor children having their abode and domicile with the parent or legal
5guardian.
SB70,635 6Section 635. 31.39 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70,605,127 31.39 (2) (a) (intro.) For Except as provided under par. (am), for fees charged
8for permits and approvals under ss. 31.02 to 31.185 and 31.33 to 31.38, the
9department shall classify the types of permits and approvals based on the estimated
10time spent by the department in reviewing, investigating, and making
11determinations whether to grant the permits or approvals. The department shall
12then set the fees as follows:
SB70,636 13Section 636. 31.39 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70,605,1414 31.39 (2) (am) 1. In this paragraph:
SB70,605,1515 a. “High hazard dam" has the meaning given under s. 31.19 (1g) (a).
SB70,605,1616 b. “Large dam” means a dam determined to be large under s. 31.19 (1m).
SB70,605,1717 c. “Low hazard dam” has the meaning given under s. 31.19 (1g) (b).
SB70,605,1818 d. “Significant hazard dam” has the meaning given under s. 31.19 (1g) (c).
SB70,605,2219 2. For fees charged for permits and approvals under ss. 31.02 to 31.185 and
2031.33 to 31.38 for large dams, the department shall classify the types of permits and
21approvals based on the dam's hazard classification under s. 31.19 (2) (ar). The
22department shall then set the fees as follows:
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