Acts Index

voting machine Voting machine

Electronic voting system standards: generation of paper record; recount of votes; access to software components; minimum font size on ballot requirement removed; Elections Board authority specified; municipality and county contract provision  -  Act 92

vroman, brent Vroman, Brent

Life and military service commended [AJR-6] -  JR-8

vulnerable adult Vulnerable adult, see Mental health; Mental retardation; Senior citizen

w - W -

w_2 W-2, see Wisconsin Works

wage Wage

UI law revisions; study required -  Act 86

wage _ minimum Wage — Minimum

Paid vacation hours revised for nonrepresented state employees subject to Federal Labor Standards Act minimum wage and overtime requirements -  Act 21

State minimum wage law to be construed as enactment of statewide concern; uniform living wage throughout the state is a matter of statewide concern; city, village, town, or county ordinance establishing a living wage prohibited and existing ordinances voided -  Act 12

wage _ payment Wage — Payment

Public library revisions re county tax, recurring payments and wages, investing gifts or endowments, remote access to electronic database, and membership of public library boards -  Act 226

Substance abuse by employees required to be paid the prevailing wage re public works projects: prohibitions re possessing, distributing, or delivering a controlled substance or being under the influence of a controlled substance or alcohol while performing work; employer required to have a written program for substance abuse prevention and remove an employee from work under set conditions -  Act 181

wallace, andrew Wallace, Andrew

Life and military service commended [SJR-58] -  JR-33

war War, see International relations

ward Ward, see Guardian and ward

warehouse Warehouse

TIF approved purposes re towns: ``agricultural project" expanded to include ``farm product warehousing and storage, refrigerated" -  Act 330

warner, richard Warner, Richard

Life and military service commended [AJR-91] -  JR-65

warns, robert ii Warns, Robert II

Life and military service commended [SJR-3] -  JR-15

warrant Warrant, see Service of process and papers

waste Waste, see Solid waste management

wastepaper recycling Wastepaper recycling, see Recycling

wastewater Wastewater, see Sanitation and sewerage management

water _ pollution Water — Pollution

Clean water fund program projects: approval of construction plans by DNR revised [Sec. 2152-2155]  -  Act 25

Database re properties on which groundwater standards are exceeded: appropriation into which fees are deposited changed [Sec. 234, 2202] -  Act 25

Motor vehicle salvage dealer license revisions re storm water discharge and refrigerant recovery permits  -  Act 339

Nonpoint source, priority watershed, and lakes: bonding increased [Sec. 463, 463c, 465] -  Act 25

Septage disposal revisions: municipal sewage system disposal fees, private sewage system maintenance, Clean Water Fund loans, sewage treatment plant planning, septage and sewage sludge disposal regulations, septage servicing, and enforcement; Comm.Dept and DNR provisions  -  Act 347

Soil and water resource management projects: appropriation from environmental fund created to pay principal and interest costs; general obligation bonding increased [Sec. 148, 258, 460] -  Act 25

water supply Water supply

Nonpoint source, priority watershed, and lakes: bonding increased [Sec. 463, 463c, 465] -  Act 25

Safe drinking water loan program: appropriation revision re expending all federal moneys received [Sec. 246]  -  Act 25

Safe Drinking Water Loan Program: deadline revised (remedial legislation) -  Act 159

Water reservoir in the Village of Wonewoc: community development grant provided [Sec. 9108 (6k)] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

Water well in the Town of Ithaca: community development grant provided [Sec. 9108 (5k)] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

Well drilling and pump installing: DNR registration and licensing duties; enforcement of requirements by DNR; well abandonment and property transfer inspections provision  -  Act 360

waterfowl Waterfowl, see Bird; Game bird

watershed Watershed, see Water supply

waterways and water power Waterways and water power, see also Harbor; Lakes; Port; Shoreland zoning; Wetland

Cassville Mississippi River Ferry: grant for operation [Sec. 276t, 9148 (3f)] -  Act 25

Fox River Navigational System Authority funding and budget process revisions; Commission repealed; sale of surplus lands [Sec. 40, 54, 272, 273, 273g, r, 678-680, 2119, 9101 (10t), 9105 (14q), 9118 (1q)] -  Act 25

Ice holes or openings in lakes, ponds, or streams created by aerating water: alternative warning methods allowed for certain organizations; liability exemption, penalties, and owners of riparian property provisions -  Act 395

Navigable water fees: PR appropriation converted from continuing to annual [Sec. 241m] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River Commission funding [Sec. 247b, 9135 (4w)] -  Act 25

Wharves and piers: regulating and permitting revisions; DNR authority specified; riparian rights and ``solid pier" provisions [vetoed] -  AB-850

waterworks Waterworks

Excavation notices re transmission facilities: local governmental units required to mark location of or provide information re certain laterals connected to sewer or water facilities; locating wire required re nonconductive water or sewer lateral  -  Act 425

Raw forest products: exemptions from harvesting on tax delinquent land created re maintaining railroad tracks, pipelines, and utility right-of-way -  Act 423

Wastewater management fees: appropriation created for administrative activities [Sec. 238, 242]  -  Act 25

watts, george Watts, George

Life and commitment to Milwaukee commended [AJR-33] -  JR-13

waukesha county Waukesha County

Directional guidance signs: DOT to erect along I90 (for the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe), USH 151 (for Wayland Academy), and I94 (for Waukesha County Historical Society and Museum) [Sec. 9148 (1n)] -  Act 25

wausau, city of Wausau, City of

English for Southeast Asian children: funding re aid to Wausau School District shifted from DWD to DPI; Head Start supplement from TANF funds eliminated [Sec. 179, 188, 1107, 1108, 1859] -  Act 25

wc WC, see Worker's compensation

weapon Weapon, see Firearms and dangerous weapons

weather Weather

Restoration of nonconforming structure re zoning of shorelands: conditions on ordinances to include ice, snow, mold, or infestation -  Act 112

wecf _wisconsin election campaign fund_ WECF (Wisconsin election campaign fund), see Elections — Campaign expense

weeds Weeds

Cladaphora algae in Lake Michigan at Hika Bay: grant to Manitowoc County for study [Sec. 245m, 9135 (2e)] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

weigh station Weigh station, see Bus and truck

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

wejt _work experience and job training_ WEJT (Work Experience and Job Training), see Unemployment

welfare Welfare, see Public assistance; Wisconsin Works

wells Wells

Water well in the Town of Ithaca: community development grant provided [Sec. 9108 (5k)] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

Well compensation program lapse [Sec. 9235 (3f)] -  Act 25

Well contaminated by certain bacteria: DNR authorized to declare a special eligibility area for compensation purposes -  Act 123

Well drilling and pump installing: DNR registration and licensing duties; enforcement of requirements by DNR; well abandonment and property transfer inspections provision  -  Act 360

wendling, michael j Wendling, Michael J.

Life and military service commended [SJR-62] -  JR-34

werc WERC, see Employment Relations Commission

west point _u.s. military academy_ West Point (U.S. Military Academy), see Military training

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

wetland Wetland

DNR water quality certification process and approvals re wetlands: exemption for specific structure in Kewaunee County under certain conditions [vetoed] -  SB-551

Marsh restoration: DNR to identify, assess, and set goals; submit results to JCF and appropriate standing committees [Sec. 9135 (5c)] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Navigable water fees: PR appropriation converted from continuing to annual [Sec. 241m] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

wharf Wharf, see Port

wheda WHEDA, see Housing and Economic Development Authority, Wisconsin