23.33 (2) (o) Renewals; remittal Receipt of fees. An agent appointed under par. (m) shall remit to the department $2 of each $3 fee collected under par. (n). Any All fees remitted to or collected by the department under par. (L) or (n) (ir) shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (hu).
16,1066
Section
1066. 23.33 (2) (p) (title) and 1. of the statutes are created to read:
23.33 (2) (p) (title) Rules. 1. The department may promulgate rules to establish eligibility and other criteria for the appointment of agents under par. (i) 3. and to regulate the activities of these agents.
16,1066am
Section 1066am. 23.33 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.33 (5) (a) Age restriction. No person under 12 years of age may operate an all-terrain vehicle unless he or she is operating the all-terrain vehicle for an agricultural purpose and he or she is under the supervision of a person over 18 years of age or unless he or she is operating a small all-terrain vehicle on an all-terrain vehicle trail designated by the department of natural resources or by the department of forestry and he or she is accompanied by his or her parent. No person who is under 12 years of age may operate an all-terrain vehicle which is an implement of husbandry on a roadway under any circumstances. No person who is under 12 years of age may operate an all-terrain vehicle on a roadway under the authorization provided under sub. (4) (d) 6. under any circumstances. No person who is under 12 years of age may rent or lease an all-terrain vehicle. For purposes of this paragraph, supervision does not require that the person under 12 years of age be subject to continuous direction or control by the person over 18 years of age.
16,1066ar
Section 1066ar. 23.33 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
23.33 (5m) Grant program. (a) The department shall establish a program to award grants to organizations that meet the eligibility requirements under par. (b).
(b) To be eligible for a grant under this subsection, an organization shall meet all of the following requirements:
1. The organization is a nonstock corporation organized in this state
, is described under section 501 (c) (3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code, and is exempt from taxation under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
2. The organization promotes the operation of all-terrain vehicles in a manner that is safe and responsible and that does not harm the environment.
3. The organization promotes the operation of all-terrain vehicles in a manner that does not conflict with the laws, rules, and departmental policies that relate to the operation of all-terrain vehicles.
4. The interest of the organization is limited to the recreational operation of all-terrain vehicles on all-terrain vehicle trails and other areas that are off the highways.
5. The organization has a board of directors that has a majority of members who are representatives of all-terrain vehicle clubs.
6. The organization provides support to all-terrain vehicle clubs.
(c) A
nonprofit organization receiving a grant under this subsection shall use the grant moneys to promote and provide support to the program established under sub. (5) by conducting activities that include all of the following:
1. Collecting data on the recreational operation of all-terrain vehicles off the highways.
2. Providing assistance to the department in locating, recruiting, and training instructors for the program established under sub. (5) (d).
3. Attempting to increase participation by current and future all-terrain vehicle operators and owners in the program established under sub. (5) (d).
4. Assisting the department of natural resources and the department of tourism in creating an outreach program to inform local communities of appropriate all-terrain vehicle use in their communities and of the economic benefits that may be gained from promoting tourism to attract all-terrain vehicle operators.
5. Attempting to improve and maintain its relationship with the department of natural resources, the department of tourism, all-terrain vehicle dealers, all-terrain vehicle manufacturers, snowmobile clubs, as defined in s. 350.138 (1) (e), snowmobile alliances, as defined in s. 350.138 (1) (d), and other organizations that promote the recreational operation of snowmobiles.
6. Recruiting, assisting in the training of, and providing support to a corps of volunteers that will assist in providing instruction on the safe and responsible operation of all-terrain vehicles that is given in the field to all-terrain vehicle operators.
7. Publishing a manual in cooperation with the department that shall be used to train volunteers in monitoring the recreational operation of all-terrain vehicles for safety issues and other issues that relate to the responsible operation of all-terrain vehicles.
(d) The department shall pay the grants from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (cx).
16,1066atg
Section 1066atg. 23.33 (5m) (c) 4. of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
23.33 (5m) (c) 4. Assisting the department of natural resources, the department of forestry, and the department of tourism in creating an outreach program to inform local communities of appropriate all-terrain vehicle use in their communities and of the economic benefits that may be gained from promoting tourism to attract all-terrain vehicle operators.
16,1066ati
Section 1066ati. 23.33 (5m) (c) 5. of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to to read:
23.33 (5m) (c) 5. Attempting to improve and maintain its relationship with the department of natural resources, the department of forestry, the department of tourism, all-terrain vehicle dealers, all-terrain vehicle manufacturers, snowmobile clubs, as defined in s. 350.138 (1) (e), snowmobile alliances, as defined in s. 350.138 (1) (d), and other organizations that promote the recreational operation of snowmobiles.
16,1066atk
Section 1066atk. 23.33 (7m) of the statutes is created to read:
23.33 (7m) Reporting requirement. The department shall submit an annual report to the joint legislative audit committee on how the increase in conservation warden positions under 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), that provide additional state law enforcement functions related to all-terrain vehicles has benefited the department's efforts to enforce the laws relating to the operation of all-terrain vehicles and to educate the public on these laws. The department shall submit this report no later than August 15 annually and shall submit the first report no later than August 15, 2002. The report shall cover the fiscal year ending on the June 30 that immediately precedes the date of the report.
16,1066atv
Section 1066atv. 23.33 (8) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.33 (8) (c) Trails. A Any town, any village, any city, any county or, the department of natural resources, or the department of forestry may designate corridors through land which it owns or controls, or for which it obtains leases, easements or permission, for use as all-terrain vehicle trails.
16,1066atz
Section 1066atz. 23.33 (9) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.33 (9) (b) All-terrain vehicle projects. (intro.) Any of the following all-terrain vehicle projects are
is eligible for funding as a state an all-terrain vehicle project from the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (1) (ms) or 20.375 (3) (sr) or for aid as a nonstate all-terrain vehicle project from the appropriation accounts under s. 20.370 (5) (ct) and (cu):
16,1066aui
Section 1066aui. 23.33 (9m) of the statutes is created to read:
23.33 (9m) State trails. The department of forestry shall designate, develop, and maintain the all-terrain vehicle trails in state forests, other than southern state forests.
16,1066auk
Section 1066auk. 23.33 (12) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.33 (12) (a) An officer of the state traffic patrol under s. 110.07 (1), inspector under s. 110.07 (3), conservation warden appointed by the department under s. 23.10, county sheriff or municipal peace Any law enforcement officer has authority and jurisdiction to enforce this section and ordinances enacted in conformity with this section.
16,1066b
Section 1066b. 23.41 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.41 (5) Each contract for construction work entered into by the department under this section shall be awarded on the basis of bids or competitive sealed proposals in accordance with procedures established by the department. Each contract for construction work shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder or the person submitting the most advantageous competitive sealed proposal as determined by the department. If the bid of the lowest responsible bidder or the proposal of the person submitting the most advantageous competitive sealed proposal is determined by the department to be in excess of the estimated reasonable value of the work or not in the public interest, the department may reject all bids or competitive sealed proposals. Every such contract is exempted from ss. 16.70 to 16.75, 16.755, 16.76, 16.767 to 16.82, 16.855, 16.87 and 16.89, but ss. 16.528, 16.754 and 16.765 apply to the contract. Every such contract involving an expenditure of $30,000 or more
than $60,000 is not valid until the contract is approved by the governor.
16,1066d
Section 1066d. 23.43 of the statutes is created to read:
23.43 Watershed management center. From the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (aq), the department shall annually provide to the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System $150,000 to establish and operate the watershed management center under s. 36.25 (46).
16,1066e
Section 1066e. 23.45 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.45 (1) (a) "Approval" means any type of approval or authorization issued by the department including a license, permit, certificate, card, stamp or tag or its agents through an automated system established by the department for the issuance of approvals under s. 29.024 or the issuance of vehicle admission receipts under s. 27.01 (7m) (d).
16,1066g
Section 1066g. 23.45 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.45 (1) (b) "List" means information a computer generated list compiled or maintained by the department from information provided to the department by individuals who have applied for an approval or for registration and that contains the personal identifiers of 10 or more of those individuals.
16,1066L
Section 1066L. 23.45 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
23.45 (1) (d) "Registration" means any registration documentation, as defined in s. 23.33 (1) (jn) or s. 350.01 (10t), or certification or registration documentation, as defined in s. 30.50 (3b), issued by the department or its agents.
16,1066p
Section 1066p. 23.45 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.45 (2) If a form that the department requires or its agents require an individual to complete in order to obtain an approval or other privilege from the department or to obtain a product or service from the department or a registration requires the individual to provide any of the individual's personal identifiers, the form shall include a place for the individual to declare that the individual's personal identifiers obtained by the department or its agents from the information on the form may not be disclosed on any a list that the department furnishes to another person.
16,1066t
Section 1066t. 23.45 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.45 (3) If the department requires
or its agents require an individual to provide, by telephone or other electronic means, any of the individual's personal identifiers in order to obtain an approval or other privilege from the department or to obtain a product or service or a registration from the department, the department or its agents shall ask the individual at the time that the individual provides the information if the individual wants to declare that the individual's personal identifiers obtained by telephone or other electronic means may not be disclosed on any a list that the department furnishes to another person.
16,1066x
Section 1066x. 23.45 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.45 (4) The department shall provide to an individual upon request a form that includes a place for the individual to declare that the individual's personal identifiers obtained by the department or its agents may not be disclosed on any a list that the department furnishes to another person.
16,1066y
Section 1066y. 23.47 of the statutes is created to read:
23.47 Payments for department of tourism programs and activities. The department of natural resources may not expend any moneys appropriated from the conservation fund to the department of natural resources under s. 20.370 to pay, in whole or in part, for a program operated, or an activity conducted, by the department of tourism.
16,1067g
Section 1067g. 24.39 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
24.39 (1) The board of commissioners of public lands may grant leases of parts or parcels of any public lands except state park lands and state forest lands; grant easements, leases to enter upon any of said lands to flow the same or to prospect for and to dig and remove therefrom ore, minerals and other deposits, and sell therefrom such timber as the board shall find necessary to prevent future loss or damage. All sales of standing live timber shall be on a selective cutting basis in line with federal forest practices. Such easements, leases, licenses, and sales shall be made only for a full and fair consideration paid or to be paid to the state, the amount and terms whereof shall be fixed by said board, and such easements, leases, licenses and sales shall conform to the requirements, so far as applicable, prescribed by ch. 26 for the exercise by the department of natural resources of similar powers affecting state park lands and state forest lands.
16,1067r
Section 1067r. 24.39 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
24.39 (2) In negotiating for such leases, licenses
, or sales, and in exercising the other powers conferred by this section the board of commissioners of public lands shall, so far as it finds it desirable and practicable, request and make proper use of such services and information as the department of natural resources or the department of forestry may be able to furnish.
16,1088d
Section 1088d. 24.60 (1v) of the statutes is created to read:
24.60 (1v) Federated public library system means a federated public library system whose territory lies within 2 or more counties.
16,1088e
Section 1088e. 24.61 (2) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read:
24.61 (2) (a) 10. Land in this state, but subject to the conditions established under par. (c).
16,1088m
Section 1088m. 24.61 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
24.61 (2) (b) Deposited with state treasurer. All bonds, notes, and other securities so purchased under par. (a) shall be deposited with the state treasurer.
16,1088r
Section 1088r. 24.61 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
24.61 (2) (c) Investments in land in this state. The board may not invest moneys in the purchase of any land under par. (a) 10. unless all of the following conditions are satisfied:
1. The land was project land under a hydroelectric project license issued by the federal energy regulatory commission and the commission has determined that the land is no longer necessary for the operation of any hydroelectric facility.
2. The board determines that the land is suitable for public use, enjoyment, recreation, and education.
3. The amount of land purchased by the board in any 5-year period does not exceed 10,000 acres.
4. The land is appraised in the manner provided under s. 24.08 (3).
5. The board considers all appraisals of the land in making the offer to purchase the land.
6. The board notifies the joint committee on finance in writing of its intention to purchase the land. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the board that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed purchase of land within 14 working days after the date of the board's notification, the land may be purchased by the board. If, within 14 working days after the date of the board's notification, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the board that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed purchase, the land may be purchased only upon approval of the committee.
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Section 1089m. 24.61 (3) (a) 11. of the statutes is created to read:
24.61 (3) (a) 11. A federated public library system, as provided under s. 43.17 (9) (b) or otherwise authorized by law.
16,1089n
Section 1089n. 24.61 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
24.61 (3) (b) Terms; conditions. A municipality or, cooperative educational service agency, or federated public library system may obtain a state trust fund loan for the sum of money, for the time and upon the conditions as may be agreed upon between the board and the borrower, subject to the limitations, restrictions
, and conditions set forth in this subchapter.
16,1089t
Section 1089t. 24.63 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:
24.63 (2r) Federated public library system loans. A state trust fund loan to a federated public library system may be made for any term, not exceeding 20 years, that is agreed upon between the federated public library system and the board and may be made for a total amount that, together will all other indebtedness of the federated public library system, does not exceed the federated public library system's allowable indebtedness under s. 43.17 (9) (b).
16,1092m
Section 1092m. 24.66 (3v) of the statutes is created to read:
24.66 (3v) For federated public library systems. An application for a loan by a federated public library system shall be accompanied by a certified copy of a resolution of the board of the federated public library system approving the loan.
16,1096m
Section 1096m. 24.67 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
24.67 (1) (intro.) If the board approves the application, it shall cause certificates of indebtedness to be prepared in proper form and transmitted to the municipality or, cooperative educational service agency, or federated public library system submitting the application. The certificate of indebtedness shall be executed and signed:
16,1097m
Section 1097m. 24.67 (1) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
24.67 (1) (m) For a federated public library system, by its president.
16,1098m
Section 1098m. 24.67 (2) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
24.67 (2) (h) For a federated public library system, by a member of the federated public library system board designated by that board who is not the president of that board.
16,1099m
Section 1099m. 24.67 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
24.67 (3) If a municipality has acted under subs. (1) and (2), it shall certify that fact to the department of administration. Upon receiving a certification from a municipality, or upon direction of the board if a loan is made to a cooperative educational service agency or a federated public library system, the secretary of administration shall draw a warrant upon the state treasurer for the amount of the loan, payable to the treasurer of the municipality or, cooperative educational service agency, or federated public library system making the loan or as the treasurer of the municipality or, cooperative educational service agency, or federated public library system directs. The certificate of indebtedness shall then be conclusive evidence of the validity of the indebtedness and that all the requirements of law concerning the application for the making and acceptance of the loan have been complied with.
