Acts Index

Aldo Leopold Climate Change Center and Interactive Laboratory: grant to assist with construction; DOA to review and approve plans [Sec. 19gd, 640, 655uc, 657ec, 9106 (1) (o), (23)] -  Act 28

Authorized state building program for 2009-11: three projects for U.W. Milwaukee added -  Act 331

Authorized state building program for 2009-11 [Sec. 9106 (1)]  -  Act 28

Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation: grant provided; DOA to review plans for capital maintenance and repair [Sec. 19i, 640, 655r, 657f, 9106 (1)(j), (10)]  -  Act 28

Building program enumerations (2005-07 and 2007-09): modifications re projects on specific U.W. campuses and certain DOA, DHS, DMA, and DNR projects [Sec. 3406m, p, 3409n, p, 9106 (4)-(6), (18)] -  Act 28

Building program projects funded from non-GPR sources: loans authorized [Sec. 9106 (3)] -  Act 28

Building program (2009-11) bonding authorizations [Sec. 641m-p, 646e, m, 652m-p, 655d, n-x, 656e]  -  Act 28

Building program (2009-11) re U.W. Madison utility improvements, Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research, U.W. Eau Claire Education Building, and Wisconsin Rapids Armory Facility: bonding authorizations delayed [Sec. 9106 (14), (15), (20), (21)] -  Act 28

Building projects and financing authority enumerated under previous state building program continued into 2009-11 biennium [Sec. 9106 (2)] -  Act 28

Dane County Yahara River Watershed Project: bonding re construction of anaerobic digesters [Sec. 19k, 9106 (1)(k), (11)] -  Act 28

Dental education: moneys allocated from building trust fund to study the state's role in expanding access to services; emphasis on rural and underserved areas, including construction of new dental school in Marshfield [Sec. 9106 (25f)]  -  Act 28

Energy conservation program modifications [Sec. 112m, 229m, 234m, 237m, 253m, 307m, 340m, 540m, 552m, 571-571n, 640, 657m, p] -  Act 28

Energy conservation standards for the construction of certain buildings, LEED certification for public building projects, graywater and rainwater systems; DOA, Building Commission, and Comm.Dept duties; report and lease provisions [vetoed] -  SB-616

Federal economic stimulus funds: Governor to submit plan to JCF; transportation and exception provisions; new procedure created re state building projects; materials prepared by DOA and LFB to be posted to LFB's Web site [Sec. 9131 (1)]  -  Act 2

Grand Opera House in the City of Oshkosh: grant for repair and restoration; DOA to review and approve project plans [Sec. 19gc, 640, 655ub, 657eb, 9106 (1)(n), (22)]  -  Act 28

Joint museum facility for SHSW and DVA: allocation from building trust funds for planning, programming, and site determination [Sec. 9106 (17)] -  Act 28

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in the City of Eau Claire: grant for remodeling; Building Commission determination re additional funding from nonstate donations [Sec. 19ge, 9101 (1)(p), (24)] -  Act 28

Madison Children's Museum: grant provided; DOA to review and approve plans for construction [Sec. 19j, 640, 655u, 657h, 9106 (1)(L), (12)] -  Act 28

Milwaukee initiative program created to attract funding for research and academic facilities re science education and research activities at U.W. Milwaukee [Sec. 18m, 641m, n, 9106 (13)] -  Act 28

Myrick Hixon EcoPark, Inc., in the City of La Crosse: grant provided; DOA to review and approve plans for construction [Sec. 19L, 640, 655t, 657i, 9106 (1)(m), (16)]  -  Act 28

Rural dental education outreach facility construction: Building Commission grant to Marshfield Clinic authorized, matching funds provision -  Act 361

Sale of certain state-owned property: provisions re 2005 WisAct 25 and 2007 WisAct 20 modified; sunset provided [Sec. 3406] -  Act 28

Stone Barn historic property in the Town of Chase: allocation from building trust funds for restoration; DOA to review and approve plans [Sec. 19gf, 9106 (1)(q), (25)]  -  Act 28

Transportation revenue bonding limit increased [Sec. 1928] -  Act 28

Turtle Island Park in City of Beloit: allocation from building trust funds for restoration; determination re funding from nonstate donations [Sec. 19gg, 9106 (19)]  -  Act 28

U.W. Madison Charter Street heating and cooling plant: appropriation changes [Sec. 259e, 261q, 738e]  -  Act 28

U.W. Madison Memorial Union theatre wing renovation project funding [Sec. 641p] -  Act 28

U.W. Madison School of Nursing: funding for advance planning [Sec. 9106 (26q)] -  Act 28

Wisconsin Energy Institute: use of federal stimulus moneys [Sec. 9106 (7)] -  Act 28

bullying and disruptive behavior Bullying and disruptive behavior, see School — Discipline

burial Burial, see Cemetery

burlington, city of Burlington, City of, see Racine County

burnett county Burnett County

Burnett County temporary sales tax re upgrading radio towers authorized [Sec. 1856j, 1860, 1861, 1862, 1863, 9443 (14u)] [vetoed] -  AB-75

Region One development manager: Comm.Dept to fill vacancy by certain date [Sec. 9110 (18f)] [vetoed]  -  AB-75

bus and truck Bus and truck, see also Farm and farming — Machinery; Garage; Insurance — Motor vehicle; Metropolitan transportation; Mobile home; Motor vehicle — Driver's license; Motor vehicle — Equipment; Motor vehicle — Regulation; School — Conveyance of pupil

Bicycle and EPAMD distance from parked vehicle requirement limited to school bus or motor bus, audible signal when passing deleted; opening motor vehicle door on a highway without checking traffic first prohibited, passengers under age 16 and forfeiture provisions -  Act 22

Diesel truck idling reduction: statutory authorization restored, grants from petroleum inspection fund; provision re ARRA funding; sunset provided [Sec. 217f, g, 3013 p-s, 9110 (11u), 9137 (3u), 9210 (2u)] -  Act 28

Empty weight displayed on side of motor truck, truck tractor, motor bus, trailer, or semitrailer: requirement eliminated (remedial legislation) -  Act 241

Prevailing wage applicability thresholds, records, and publicly funded private construction projects; local and municipal public works projects [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under ``Wage — Payment"] -  Act 28

Raw forest products transport re 2005 WisAct 167: sunset and certain exception eliminated; frozen road declaration requirements [Sec. 2992e-s, 2993g, m, 9450 (14g)]  -  Act 28

Self-authentication by electronic certification of certain DOT records -  Act 118

State parks: reduced fees for daily vehicle admission receipts for motor buses -  Act 70

Weights and measures program changes re vehicle scales and liquid petroleum gas meters [Sec. 178, 2038-2068, 9103 (1), (2)] -  Act 28

bus and truck _ taxation or registration Bus and truck — Taxation or registration

Electronic payment mechanisms for fees and deposits paid to DOT permitted; convenience fee authorized [Sec. 296, 307, 670, 671, 1933, 2851, 2993] -  Act 28

Overweight trucks re STH 31 and local access highways in Kenosha and Racine counties: permits for specified purposes [Sec. 2992w, 2993c, 9450 (14f)] -  Act 28

Portable scales used for enforcement of vehicle weight limitations: testing requirement modified  -  Act 156

Raw forest products transport re 2005 WisAct 167: sunset and certain exception eliminated; frozen road declaration requirements [Sec. 2992e-s, 2993g, m, 9450 (14g)]  -  Act 28

Vehicle or combination of vehicles operating under a Michigan border permit may operate solely in Wisconsin; DOT appendix report re vehicle weight limits -  Act 229

Vehicles transporting raw forest products: exception to special weight limits re certain permit; suspension of permit and highway limitation provisions; DOT appendix report  -  Act 222

business Business, see also Corporation; Minority enterprise

Bulk transfers of inventory: Uniform Commercial Code provisions repealed -  Act 110

Business advertising sign in highway right-of-way prohibited, exceptions and penalty provisions -  Act 227

Business closing or mass layoff: employer required to provide contact information of the local workforce development board to affected employees; DWD duty and support services information provision -  Act 87

Business contracts for services or equipment: automatic renewal and extension clause provisions created; disclosure form and reminder notice requirements; right to match provision voids the contract; exclusions specified  -  Act 192

Business retention: Comm.Dept emergency response team and report on businesses at-risk of expanding or relocating outside the state [Sec. 9110 (11r)] [vetoed]  -  AB-75

Capital access program created re participating banks making loans to borrowers for eligible projects; Wisconsin Business Development Finance Corporation to administer; grants provision and reports required -  Act 268

Comm.Dept grants to businesses for outsourcing work to rural municipalities, to corporations for employing a grant writer to apply for certain federal small business grants, and for creating an economic model database for use by regional economic development entities -  Act 265

Early stage seed and angel investment credits: required investment holding time revised [Sec. 1575, 1579, 1659, 1725]  -  Act 28

Early stage seed and bona fide angel investment credits revisions re: limits that may be claimed in 2010 and beyond, reallocation of credits, investment in a business outside this state, and JCF provision [partial veto] -  Act 265

Economic development grants for small business innovation research assistance; funds for farm shoring (outsourcing work to domestic rural locations); Comm.Dept to develop value supply chain based on regional economies; study provided [Sec. 198q, 204p, 207-208, 210, 3082h, 9110 (13u)-(15u), (16u)] [207-208, 210, 9110 (16u) — partial veto; 9110 (13u) — vetoed] -  Act 28

Economic development programs in Comm.Dept: Community-Based and Minority Business Grant programs and boards eliminated; responsibilities of Development Finance Board assumed by Economic Policy Board (EPB), membership specified; annual funding for Forward Innovation Fund and Women's Business Initiative Corporation [for section numbers, see entry under ``Commerce, Department of"] -  Act 28

Economic nexus standard for certain businesses [Sec. 1836] -  Act 28

Educational Telecommunications Access Program provision re telecommunications access by business entities permitted; regulations created [Sec. 159, 160, 554]  -  Act 28

Enterprise zone business that purchases tangible personal property, items, property, goods, or services from Wisconsin vendors: Comm.Dept to certify for tax benefits  -  Act 267

Entrepreneurial assistance grants re ``new business" hiring of student intern to assist in research and marketing; repayment when business becomes profitable; provision re grant to college or university placing multiple interns; report and sunset date [Sec. 206s, 207, 3033L] -  Act 28

Jobs Tax Benefit created [Sec. 620, 1540d, 1569, 1593b, 1598d, 1625d, 1654, 1677b, 1688d, 1702d, 1720, 1741b, 1873d, 3070, 9110 (6), (7), 9443 (11)] -  Act 28

Postsecondary education credit created re businesses that pay tuition for an individual to attend university, college, or technical college -  Act 265

Skills training grants by TCS Board: eligibility specified [Sec. 262s, 758d-t] -  Act 28

Targeted microloans pilot program for the creation of new businesses established in Comm.Dept -  Act 265

U.W. Board of Regents: awarding WiSys Technology Foundation, Inc. grants for the Wisconsin Small Company Advancement program; appropriations for a business plan competition program and emerging technology center at U.W. La Crosse, private contribution provision; reports required  -  Act 265

buyers club Buyers club, see Trade practice

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cabinet form of government Cabinet form of government, see Governor — Cabinet

campaign finance Campaign finance, see Elections — Campaign expense

campground Campground, see Recreation

cancer Cancer, see Disease

canning industry Canning industry, see Farm produce

capital gains tax Capital gains tax

Capital gains exclusion percentage decreased; provision re sale of farm assets [Sec. 1543, 1543b, 9343 (13)]  -  Act 28

Reinvested capital gains: procedure created for certain persons to defer taxation; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 1535, 1544, 3073] -  Act 28

carbon monoxide detector Carbon monoxide detector, see Public safety

cardiocerebral resuscitation _ccr_ Cardiocerebral resuscitation (CCR), see Medical service

cardiopulmonary resuscitation _cpr_ Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), see Medical service

casa _court_appointed special advocate_ CASA (Court-appointed special advocate), see Juvenile court

cattle Cattle, see Livestock and meat

cbrf CBRF, see Community-based residential facility

ccap _consolidated court automation programs_ CCAP (Consolidated Court Automation Programs), see State Courts, Director of