2013 Acts Index

village _ taxation Village -- Taxation

Local levy limit exception re use of unused capacity upon supermajority vote made permanent; adjustment for certain fee revenue, carry forward adjustment, and population threshold for town meeting of levy increases [Sec. 1271m-1275e] - Act 20

Tax incremental base of a TID: city or village may adopt a resolution asking DOR to redetermine in a decrement situation; financial analysis required and provisions for amending the project plan - Act 183

vital statistics Vital statistics

Birth certificate: adult adopted as a child may petition the court to have original information restored, except for changing the adoptee's name; impound of other birth certificates required - Act 379

vocational rehabilitation Vocational rehabilitation, see Persons with disabilities

vocational, technical, and adult education Vocational, technical, and adult education, see Technical college

volunteerism Volunteerism, see Emergency government; Fire department; Physician; Trades and occupations

voter registration Voter registration, see Elections -- Registration

voting Voting

Votes for write-in candidates: counting provisions modified - Act 178

voting machine Voting machine

Recounting votes with automatic tabulating equipment: board of canvassers may conduct recount by hand unless court orders another method - Act 176

vulnerable adult Vulnerable adult, see Intellectual disabilities; Senior citizen

W W

w_2 W-2, see Wisconsin Works

wage _ minimum Wage -- Minimum

Outside salespersons exempt from state minimum wage law - Act 285

wales, village of Wales, Village of, see Waukesha County

walworth county Walworth County

USH 12 highway project from City of Elkhorn to City of Whitewater: environmental impact statement required [Sec. 1534h] - Act 20

war War, see International relations

warch, richard Warch, Richard

Life and service of the retired Lawrence University president commended upon his death [AJR 66] - JR27

ward Ward, see Guardian and ward

warehouse Warehouse

New dairy plant, food warehouse, food processing plant, retail food establishment, or meat establishment license: uniform expiration date modified - Act 302

warrant Warrant, see Search warrant

warranty Warranty, see Motor vehicle -- Dealers and finance companies

warren knowles_gaylord nelson stewardship program Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson Stewardship Program, see Natural resource

washington, town of Washington, Town of, see Door County

waste Waste, see Mine and mining; Solid waste management

wastewater Wastewater, see Water -- Pollution

water _ pollution Water -- Pollution, see also Sanitation and sewerage management

Ballast water discharge general permit fees [Sec. 2103, 2104] - Act 20

Clean Water Fund Program and Safe Drinking Water Loan Program subsidies set for 2013-15 fiscal biennium [Sec. 478v, 479, 2093-2094, 2095-2096c] - Act 20

Clean Water Fund Program and Safe Drinking Water Loan Program revisions re providing financial assistance - Act 7

Contaminated sediment removal from Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, or certain tributaries: general obligation bonding authority increased [Sec. 482] - Act 20

Environmental repair tipping fee use for nonpoint water pollution abatement [Sec. 9132 (1c)] - Act 20

Erosion control laws for construction sites with a land disturbance area of one or more acres transferred to DNR from DSPS; storm water discharge permit provision and statewide uniform standard required; ordinance stricter than uniform standard permitted under certain conditions [Sec. 574, 575, 575ag-ar, 1245-1247, 1252-1257, 1259-1261, 1568m, 1628, 1711, 1712, 2088-2092e, 2097-2102, 9138 (2)] - Act 20

Ferrous metallic mining regulations and permit process created; nonferrous metallic mining regulations and permit process revised; DNR, wetlands, water, mining waste, fees, occupational tax, utility facility approvals, and local impact committee provisions - Act 1

Nonpoint source water pollution abatement projects: general obligation bonding authority increased [Sec. 480] - Act 20

Phosphorus in state waters: statewide variance to water quality rules for certain dischargers and conditions specified, DOA and DNR duties; adaptive management to achieve compliance with water quality standard permitted - Act 378

Urban nonpoint source water pollution abatement, storm water management, and municipal flood control and riparian restoration projects: general obligation bonding authority increased [Sec. 481] - Act 20

Wastewater discharge permit for a publicly owned sewage treatment or collection system: prohibition on DNR requiring more than one eliminated - Act 70

water supply Water supply, see also Wells

Clean Water Fund Program and Safe Drinking Water Loan Program subsidies set for 2013-15 fiscal biennium [Sec. 478v, 479, 2093-2094, 2095-2096c] - Act 20

Clean Water Fund Program and Safe Drinking Water Loan Program revisions re providing financial assistance - Act 7

Joint local water authority: eligibility in the safe drinking water loan program and utility facilities owned by to be included in municipal utility facilities subject to cost sharing when relocation or replacement is required due to freeway construction - Act 12

Soil and Water Resource Management Program bonding authority increased [Sec. 488] - Act 20

Tax credits sunsetted re relocated business, community development finance, biodiesel fuel, dairy and livestock farm, dairy manufacturing, meat processing, woody biomass, food processing plant, Internet equipment, film production, HIRSP assessment, fuel pumps, postsecondary education, water consumption, beginning farmer, research facilities, and qualified research [Sec. 1304d-f, 1331d, 1338b-u, 1344b-d, em-g, 1345b-e, 1347b-f, 1348d, e, 1383j, 1390b-u, 1395b-e, f-h, 1396b-1398f, i-L, 1419h, 1426b-u, 1431b-e, es-h, 1432b-1434f, i-L] - Act 20

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

Dam ownership: disclosure to prospective buyers on real estate condition report or vacant land disclosure report required; underground storage tank regulation transferred to DATCP updated on the reports - Act 304

Dam safety programs: DNR bonding authority increased [Sec. 483] - Act 20

Erosion control laws for construction sites with a land disturbance area of one or more acres transferred to DNR from DSPS; storm water discharge permit provision and statewide uniform standard required; ordinance stricter than uniform standard permitted under certain conditions [Sec. 574, 575, 575ag-ar, 1245-1247, 1252-1257, 1259-1261, 1568m, 1628, 1711, 1712, 2088-2092e, 2097-2102, 9138 (2)] - Act 20

Ferrous metallic mining regulations and permit process created; nonferrous metallic mining regulations and permit process revised; DNR, wetlands, water, mining waste, fees, occupational tax, utility facility approvals, and local impact committee provisions - Act 1

``Land surveying" replaced with ``practice of professional land surveying" and definition revised; license replaces certificate of registration; examining board and section names changed; apprenticeship path to licensure eliminated; certain registration exemptions eliminated; other revisions re town survey to erect monuments, cemetery authority plat or map, ordinary high water mark included on certain maps or plats, subdivision plats, certified survey maps, and recording certain plats - Act 358

``Rock River Trail Scenic and Historic Route": DOT to designate and mark highway route in specified counties; contributions from interested parties required - Act 30

Sea lamprey control program created, appropriation provision - Act 72

Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River Commission: funding from recreational boating aids [Sec. 286p, r, 9132 (4u), 9432 (1u)] - Act 20

State trail system to include water trails, signs provision; list of specific persons who may use state trails eliminated - Act 248

Urban nonpoint source water pollution abatement, storm water management, and municipal flood control and riparian restoration projects: general obligation bonding authority increased [Sec. 481] - Act 20

Wisconsin River monitoring and nutrient study modified [Sec. 284d, 2087v] - Act 20

waterworks Waterworks

Joint local water authority: eligibility in the safe drinking water loan program and utility facilities owned by to be included in municipal utility facilities subject to cost sharing when relocation or replacement is required due to freeway construction - Act 12

waukesha, city of Waukesha, City of

LaPorte, Joseph Charles: life and public service to the people of the City of Waukesha commended [SJR25] - JR14

waukesha county Waukesha County

Brookfield, Town of, authorized to create TIDs in the same way and under the same conditions as a city or village - Act 51

Jeskewitz, James: life and commitment to the Menomonee Falls community commended upon his death [SJR63] - JR21

TID number 1 in the Village of Wales: expenditure period and allocation period extended - Act 90

wausau, city of Wausau, City of, see Marathon County

wc WC, see Worker's compensation

wca _wisconsin consumer act_ WCA (Wisconsin Consumer Act), see Consumer protection

weapon Weapon, see Firearms and dangerous weapons

wedc WEDC, see Economic Development Corporation, Wisconsin

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

weights and measures Weights and measures, see also Bus and truck -- Taxation or registration

Weights and measures department: municipalities required to establish may contract with a private service provider [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1593v] [vetoed] - Act 20

wells Wells

Ferrous metallic mining regulations and permit process created; nonferrous metallic mining regulations and permit process revised; DNR, wetlands, water, mining waste, fees, occupational tax, utility facility approvals, and local impact committee provisions - Act 1

High capacity wells: consideration of cumulative impacts [Sec. 2092g, 9332 (2L), 9432 (2L)] - Act 20

werc WERC, see Employment Relations Commission

wetland Wetland

DNR duty revisions re reports of violations, citation procedure re wetland discharge violations, minimum age for sturgeon spearing license, Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Council membership, and publishing class 1 notices for certain permit applications - Act 69

Ferrous metallic mining regulations and permit process created; nonferrous metallic mining regulations and permit process revised; DNR, wetlands, water, mining waste, fees, occupational tax, utility facility approvals, and local impact committee provisions - Act 1

Ponds located entirely on private property: fishing without a license permitted [Sec. 562g-r] - Act 20

Wetland mitigation: escrow subprogram established [Sec. 284e, 2092j-u] - Act 20

whs _wisconsin historical society_ WHS (Wisconsin Historical Society), see Historical society