Acts Index

weeds Weeds

Aquatic plant management program created; controls re Eurasian water milfoil, curly leaf pondweed, and purple loosestrife; restrictions re placement of boats and equipment in navigable waters [Sec. 1040-1042, 1203, 1253-1255, 1307-1317, 1330, 1331, 3161, 9337 (1)] -  Act 16

Highway right-of-way under DOT jurisdiction: permit for vegetation removal re visibility of business or sign [Sec. 2340vg] [vetoed] -  SB-55

Invasive species council and program created; report required [Sec. 14j, 36fb, 72t-xv, 88pg-r, 9137 (2fxq)]  -  Act 109

weight limit Weight limit, see Bus and truck — Taxation or registration

welfare Welfare, see Food stamp plan; Public assistance; Unemployment — Relief measures; Veteran — Relief; Wisconsin works

wells Wells

Air filtration for residential wells [Sec. 3160q, 9437 (6p)] [vetoed] -  SB-55

High-capacity wells: JLC to study issues [Sec. 9132 (1q)] [vetoed] -  SB-55

Well compensation grant program lapse to environmental fund [Sec. 9237 (1f)] -  Act 16

Well withdrawal (high-capacity) re production of bottled water: DNR may withhold, condition, or modify its approval; environmental impact statement required; JLC to study impacts of groundwater usage [Sec. 3160t, v, 9132 (2x), 9137 (1x)] [3160v — partial veto; 9132 (2x), 9137 (1x) — vetoed] -  Act 16

west salem, village of West Salem, Village of, see La Crosse county

westby, city of Westby, City of, see Vernon county

weston, town of Weston, Town of, see Marathon county

weston, village of Weston, Village of, see Marathon county

wetland Wetland

Dredged or fill material discharged into wetlands: DNR certification required; exemptions and water quality certification provisions; DNR authority and duties set  -  Act 6

Lake management program and project grant revisions [Sec. 1318, 1319, 1320-1328, 3180-3199, 3201-3206, 9337 (2y), (2z)] -  Act 16

Swampland or wasteland: definition for property tax purposes [Sec. 2114m, 9344 (28v)] [vetoed] -  SB-55

Wetland enhancement and restoration grants [Sec. 3200m, 3206m, r] -  Act 16

Wetlands water quality standards compliance: law revised; specific references to Dunn and Trempealeau counties removed; Governor may select one activity to exempt [Sec. 150c, m, 259h, 369kb-ks] [vetoed] -  Jr2 AB-1

wheda WHEDA, see Housing and economic development authority, Wisconsin

wheelchair Wheelchair, see Handicapped

whefa WHEFA, see Health and educational facilities authority, Wisconsin

whiting, village of Whiting, Village of, see Portage county

wic _women, infants and children program_ WIC (Women, infants and children program), see Maternal and infant care

wild rivers Wild rivers, see Waterways and water power

wild turkey Wild turkey, see Game bird

wildlife Wildlife, see Animal; Game

wine Wine, see Alcohol beverage and its subheadings

winnebago county Winnebago county

Pedestrian crossing of USH 45 in town of Clayton: DOT to construct; contribution to pay share of project costs required [Sec. 9152 (4nk)] [vetoed] -  SB-55

Recreational trail grant for town of Menasha [Sec. 649m, 9152 (4x)] [vetoed] -  SB-55

Skateboard park in city of Menasha: stewardship funding for [Sec. 1034h, 1039m] [vetoed] -  SB-55

Urban forestry grants for certain cities and counties [Sec. 9137 (5vv)-(5y)] [9137 (5vy)-(5y) — vetoed]  -  Act 16

winnebago mental health institute Winnebago mental health institute, see Mental health — Hospitals and institutes

wisconsin conservation corps Wisconsin conservation corps

GPR funding eliminated [Sec. 749d, 751d, 2585t, 9158 (4d)] -  Act 16

Selective service system: penalties for failure to register created [Sec. 1349u, 1380g, 2606m, 3061r, t, 9336 (2w), 9436 (2w)] -  Act 16

WCC appropriation changes [Sec. 750, 759] -  Act 16

WCC changes re use of education voucher, group health care coverage, and WCC board membership [Sec. 2593, 2599]  -  Act 16

wisconsin conservation corps board Wisconsin conservation corps board

Membership revised [Sec. 178d] -  Act 16

WCC changes re use of education voucher, group health care coverage, and WCC board membership [Sec. 2593, 2599]  -  Act 16

wisconsin constitution Wisconsin constitution, see Constitutional amendments — First consideration

wisconsin dells natural area Wisconsin Dells natural area, see Natural resource

wisconsin development fund Wisconsin development fund, see Commerce, Department of

wisconsin educational services program for the deaf and hard of hearing Wisconsin educational services program for the deaf and hard of hearing, see Deaf and hearing impaired

wisconsin employment relations commission Wisconsin employment relations commission, see Employment relations commission

wisconsin fund Wisconsin fund, see Sanitation and sewerage management

wisconsin health and educational facilities authority Wisconsin health and educational facilities authority, see Health and educational facilities authority, Wisconsin

wisconsin housing and economic development authority Wisconsin housing and economic development authority, see Housing and economic development authority, Wisconsin

wisconsin humanities council Wisconsin humanities council, see Humanities council, Wisconsin

wisconsin land council Wisconsin land council

Land information board abolished; Wisconsin land council membership and duties revised; land information system provisions; land records fee and register of deeds duties; report and sunset provided [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under ``Reorganization of state government"]  -  Act 16

wisconsin retirement system Wisconsin retirement system, see Retirement system, Wisconsin

wisconsin school for the deaf Wisconsin school for the deaf, see Deaf and hearing impaired

wisconsin state historical society Wisconsin state historical society, see Historical society

wisconsin veterans home Wisconsin veterans home, see Veteran — Hospitals and home

wisconsin works Wisconsin works

Children first program changes re DWD authority to contract with elected tribal bodies [Sec. 1741-1747, 9358 (4)]  -  Act 16

Domestic abuse issues: requirements re DWD rules for screening victims and training W-2 employees [Sec. 1660p]  -  Act 16

Public assistance revisions re child care, TANF, community reinvestment, MA, community aids, and other allocations [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under ``Public assistance"] -  Act 16

Substance abuse grants for services to TANF-eligible persons throughout the state; unencumbered moneys transferred to DWD for W-2 and other assistance programs [Sec. 725]  -  Act 16

W-2 agency decisions: fair hearing process for review of [Sec. 119g-gk, r, 121k, 9358 (2f), 9458 (2f)] [vetoed]  -  Jr2 AB-1

W-2 child care eligibility and child care funding revisions; eligibility of requirements of long-term kinship care relatives revised [Sec. 1636, 1657, 1662, 1665-1676, 9358 (5), (6)] -  Act 16

W-2 contracting, oversight of Milwaukee agencies, and change of geographic regions; use of funds for certain public relations activities prohibited [Sec. 1657g-u, 1660d-g, 9158 (9e), 9358 (8c)] [9158 (9e), 9358 (8c) — partial veto; 1660d-g — vetoed] -  Act 16

W-2 eligibility re student financial aid counting as income and employer-sponsored training counting as training activity [Sec. 1660hb-jv, 9358 (8x)] -  Act 16

witness Witness

DOJ services re crime victims and witnesses and law enforcement: appropriation applicability expanded [Sec. 769, 774] -  Act 16

Health care records authentication [Sec. 3872v, 9309 (7p)] [vetoed] -  SB-55

women Women, see also Maternal and infant care

Domestic violence laws revised and expanded, includes provisions re caregivers, confidentiality, advocate-victim privilege, and injunctions [Sec. 274m, 514c-s, 519mb-mz, 523c-m, 657b-661b, 874x, 875b, 877g, 9309 (2zy), (2zz)]  -  Act 109

Health screening for low-income women and breast cancer screening: program revised and renamed ``well-woman program" [Sec. 719b, d, 3155z-3157b, 4039p-r]  -  Act 16

Inmate treatment re gender-specific programs for females and AODA treatment for males and females: reports to JCF required [Sec. 3327q, 3329x, 9111 (6e), (7d)] [vetoed]  -  SB-55

Southern Oaks Girls School: funding for mental health unit [Sec. 9201 (5v)] [vetoed] -  SB-55

Urban and rural substance abuse and treatment grants for women [Sec. 1568d] -  Act 16

Women under age 65 diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer: MA coverage; presumptive eligibility [Sec. 1748, 1822, 9423 (11)] -  Act 16

women, infants and children program _wic_ Women, infants and children program (WIC), see Maternal and infant care

wood county Wood county

USH 10 completion date set [Sec. 2302gg] [vetoed] -  SB-55

wood treated with arsenic Wood treated with arsenic, see Public safety

worker_s compensation Worker's compensation

WC law revisions -  Act 37

workforce development, department of Workforce development, Department of

Children first program changes re DWD authority to contract with elected tribal bodies [Sec. 1741-1747, 9358 (4)]  -  Act 16

Community aids and state public assistance: DHFS and DWD funding revisions [Sec. 41, 9223 (16), (17), 9258 (10), (11)] -  Act 109

Domestic abuse issues: requirements re DWD rules for screening victims and training W-2 employees [Sec. 1660p]  -  Act 16

Electrician position transferred from DWD to DOA [Sec. 9158 (2)] -  Act 16