(a) "Commuter rail" means rail passenger service, operating primarily on a dedicated right-of-way on existing railroad tracks used for rail freight service or intercity rail passenger service between and within metropolitan and suburban areas, connecting these areas with large business or urban centers in this state or another. Commuter rail usually operates during peak travel times with limited stops and in conjunction with other transit modes as part of a regional transit system.
"Commuter rail" does not include rail passenger service provided by a light rail transit system.
(b) "Political subdivision" means any city, village, town, county, transit commission organized under s. 59.58 (2) or 66.1021 or recognized under s. 66.0301, or regional transportation authority organized under s. 59.58 (6) within this state.
(2) (a) The department shall administer a commuter rail transit system development grant program. From the appropriations under s. 20.395 (2) (ct), (cu),
and (cx), the department may award grants to political subdivisions for
preliminary engineering related to the development or extension of commuter rail transit systems in this state.
(b) Upon completion of a planning study to the satisfaction of the department, any political subdivision may apply to the department for a grant for the purpose specified in par. (a). No grant may be awarded under this section for a project unless the project meets the eligibility criteria established by the department under sub. (3).
(c) The amount of a grant awarded under this section shall be limited to an amount equal to 50% of the portion of the project cost in excess of the federal aid funding for the project or 25% of the total project cost, whichever is less.
(3) The department shall prescribe the form, nature, and extent of information that shall be contained in applications for grants under this section and shall establish criteria for evaluating applications and determining eligibility for the award of grants under this section.
(4) No grant may be awarded under this section for any project related to the planning, initial construction, or expansion of a light rail transit system.
33,1704
Section
1704. 85.09 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
85.09 (2) (a) The department of transportation shall have the first right to acquire, for present or future transportational or recreational purposes, any property used in operating a railroad or railway, including land and rails, ties, switches, trestles, bridges, and the like located thereon, which on that property, that has been abandoned. The department of transportation may, in connection with abandoned rail property, assign this right to a state agency, the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, any county or municipality, or any transit commission. Acquisition by the department of transportation may be by gift, purchase, or condemnation in accordance with the procedure under s. 32.05. In addition to its property management authority under s. 85.15, the department of transportation may lease and collect rents and fees for any use of rail property pending discharge of the department's duty to convey property that is not necessary for a public purpose. In exercising its property management authority, the department of transportation, to the greatest extent practicable, shall encourage and utilize the Wisconsin conservation corps for appropriate projects. No person owning abandoned rail property, including any person to whom ownership reverts upon abandonment, may convey or dispose of any abandoned rail property without first obtaining a written release from the department of transportation indicating that the first right of acquisition under this subsection will not be exercised or assigned. No railroad or railway may convey any rail property prior to abandonment if the rail property is part of a rail line shown on the railroad's system map as in the process of abandonment, expected to be abandoned, or under study for possible abandonment unless the conveyance or disposal is for the purpose of providing continued rail service under another company or agency. Any conveyance made without obtaining such release is void. The first right of acquisition of the department of transportation under this subsection does not apply to any rail property declared by the department to be abandoned before January 1, 1977. The department of transportation may acquire any abandoned rail property under this section regardless of the date of its abandonment.
33,1705
Section
1705. 85.09 (4i) of the statutes is amended to read:
85.09 (4i) Disposal of rail property. The department shall sell at public or private sale rail property acquired under sub. (4) when the department determines that the rail property is not necessary for a public purpose and, if real property, the real property is not the subject of a petition under s. 16.375 560.9810 (2). Upon receipt of the full purchase price, the department shall, by appropriate deed or other instrument, transfer the rail property to the purchaser. The funds derived from sales under this subsection shall be deposited in the transportation fund, and the expense incurred by the department in connection with the sale shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (bq).
33,1706
Section
1706. 85.12 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
85.12 (3) The department may contract with any local governmental unit, as defined in s. 22.01 16.97 (7), to provide that local governmental unit with services under this section.
33,1707
Section
1707. 85.14 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
85.14 (1) (b) Except for charges associated with a contract under par. (c), the department shall pay to the state treasurer secretary of administration the amount of charges associated with the use of credit cards under par. (a) that are assessed to the department.
33,1708
Section
1708. 85.14 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
85.14 (2) The department shall certify to the state treasurer secretary of administration the amount of charges associated with the use of credit cards that is assessed to the department on deposits accepted under s. 345.26 (3) (a) by state traffic patrol officers and state motor vehicle inspectors, and the state treasurer
secretary of administration shall pay the charges from moneys under s. 59.25 (3) (j) and (k) that are reserved for payment of the charges under s. 14.58 (21) 20.907 (5) (e) 12e.
33,1709
Section
1709. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. cm. of the statutes is amended to read:
85.20 (4m) (a) 6. cm. For aid payable for calendar years 2000 and 2001, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (ht), the department shall pay $53,555,600 to the eligible applicant that pays the local contribution required under par. (b) 1. for an urban mass transit system that has annual operating expenses in excess of $80,000,000. For aid payable for calendar year 2002, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (ht), the department shall pay $55,697,800 to the eligible applicant that pays the local contribution required under par. (b) 1. for an urban mass transit system that has annual operating expenses in excess of $80,000,000. Beginning with For aid payable for calendar year 2003 and for each calendar year thereafter, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (ht), the department shall pay $56,811,800 to the eligible applicant that pays the local contribution required under par. (b) 1. for an urban mass transit system that has annual operating expenses in excess of $80,000,000. If the eligible applicant that receives aid under this subd. 6. cm. is served by more than one urban mass transit system, the eligible applicant may allocate the aid between the urban mass transit systems in any manner the eligible applicant considers desirable.
33,1710
Section
1710. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
85.20 (4m) (a) 6. d. For aid payable for calendar years 2000 and 2001, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hu), the department shall pay $14,297,600 to the eligible applicant that pays the local contribution required under par. (b) 1. for an urban mass transit system that has annual operating expenses in excess of $20,000,000 but less than $80,000,000. For aid payable for calendar year 2002, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hu), the department shall pay $14,869,500 to the eligible applicant that pays the local contribution required under par. (b) 1. for an urban mass transit system that has annual operating expenses in excess of $20,000,000 but less than $80,000,000. Beginning with For aid payable for calendar year 2003 and for each calendar year thereafter, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hu), the department shall pay $15,166,900 to the eligible applicant that pays the local contribution required under par. (b) 1. for an urban mass transit system that has annual operating expenses in excess of $20,000,000 but less than $80,000,000. If the eligible applicant that receives aid under this subd. 6. d. is served by more than one urban mass transit system, the eligible applicant may allocate the aid between the urban mass transit systems in any manner the eligible applicant considers desirable.
33,1711
Section
1711. 85.20 (4m) (a) 7. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
85.20 (4m) (a) 7. a. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hr), for aid payable for calendar year 2001, the uniform percentage for each eligible applicant served by an urban mass transit system operating within an urbanized area having a population as shown in the 1990 federal decennial census of at least 50,000 or receiving federal mass transit aid for such area, and not specified in subd. 6. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hr), beginning with aid payable for calendar year 2002 and for each calendar year thereafter, the uniform percentage for each eligible applicant served by an urban mass transit system operating within an urbanized area having a population as shown in the 2000 federal decennial census of at least 50,000 or receiving federal mass transit aid for such area, and not specified in subd. 6.
33,1712
Section
1712. 85.20 (4m) (a) 7. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
85.20 (4m) (a) 7. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 7. a., the amounts for aids are $19,804,200 in calendar years 2000 and 2001, $20,596,400 in calendar year 2002, and $21,008,300 $21,008,300 in calendar year 2003, and $21,757,600 in calendar year 2004 and in each calendar year thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the particular calendar year.
33,1713
Section
1713. 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
85.20 (4m) (a) 8. a. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hs), for aid payable for calendar year 2001, the uniform percentage for each eligible applicant served by an urban mass transit system operating within an area having a population as shown in the 1990 federal decennial census of less than 50,000 or receiving federal mass transit aid for such area. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hs), beginning with aid payable for calendar year 2002 and for each calendar year thereafter, the uniform percentage for each eligible applicant served by an urban mass transit system operating within an area having a population as shown in the 2000 federal decennial census of less than 50,000 or receiving federal mass transit aid for such area.
33,1714
Section
1714. 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 8. a., the amounts for aids are $5,349,100 in calendar years 2000 and 2001, $5,563,100 in calendar year 2002, and $5,674,400 $5,674,400 in calendar year 2003, and $4,925,100 in calendar year 2004 and in each calendar year thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the particular calendar year.
33,1715
Section
1715. 85.55 of the statutes is amended to read:
85.55 Safe-ride grant program. The department may award grants to any county or municipality or to any nonprofit corporation, as defined in s. 46.93 (1m) (c) 66.0129 (6) (b), to cover the costs of transporting persons suspected of having a prohibited alcohol concentration, as defined in s. 340.01 (46m), from any premises licensed under ch. 125 to sell alcohol beverages to their places of residence. The amount of a grant under this section may not exceed 50% of the costs necessary to provide the service. The liability of a provider of a safe-ride program to persons transported under the program is limited to the amounts required for an automobile liability policy under s. 344.15 (1). Grants awarded under this section shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (5) (ek).
33,1719
Section
1719. 86.30 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
86.30 (2) (a) 1. Except as provided in pars. (b), (d) and (dm), sub. (10) and s. 86.303, the amount of transportation aids payable by the department to each county shall be the aids amount calculated under subd. 2. and to each municipality shall be the aids amount calculated under subd. 2. or 3., whichever is greater. If the amounts calculated for a municipality under subd. 2. or 3. are the same, transportation aids to that municipality shall be paid under subd. 2.
33,1720
Section
1720. 86.30 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
86.30 (2) (a) 3. For each mile of road or street under the jurisdiction of a municipality as determined under s. 86.302, the mileage aid payment shall be $1,704 in calendar year 2001, $1,755 in calendar year 2002, and $1,825 in calendar year 2003 and thereafter.
33,1721
Section
1721. 86.30 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
86.30 (9) (b) For the purpose of calculating and distributing aids under sub. (2), the amounts for aids to counties are $84,059,500 in calendar years 2000 and 2001, $86,581,300 in calendar year 2002, and $90,044,600 in calendar year 2003 and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the statewide county average cost-sharing percentage in the particular calendar year.
33,1722
Section
1722. 86.30 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
86.30 (9) (c) For the purpose of calculating and distributing aids under sub. (2), the amounts for aids to municipalities are $264,461,500 in calendar years 2000 and 2001, $272,395,300 in calendar year 2002, and $283,291,100 in calendar year 2003 and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the statewide municipal average cost-sharing percentage in the particular calendar year.
33,1723
Section
1723. 86.30 (10) of the statutes is repealed.
33,1723m
Section 1723m. 86.31 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
86.31 (2) (e) The department of transportation may not require as a condition of reimbursement that the design and construction of any improvement with eligible costs totaling $50,000 $65,000 or less be certified by a registered professional engineer.
33,1724
Section
1724. 86.31 (3s) of the statutes is amended to read:
86.31 (3s) West Canal Street reconstruction and extension. Notwithstanding limitations on the amount and use of aids provided under this section, or on eligibility requirements for receiving aids under this section, and subject to s. 84.03 (3) (b), the department shall award a grant of $2,500,000 to the city of Milwaukee for the purpose purposes specified under s. 84.03 (3) (a). Notwithstanding subs. (3) (b), (3g), (3m), and (3r), payment of the grant under this subsection shall be made from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (fr) before making any other allocation of funds under subs. (3) (b), (3g), (3m), and (3r), and the allocation of funds under subs. (3) (b), (3g), (3m), and (3r) shall be reduced proportionately to reflect the amount of the grant made under this subsection. This subsection does not apply after December 31, 2005.
33,1725
Section
1725. 87.07 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
87.07 (4) Benefits and costs decisive. If the aggregate of the amounts collectible, as thus found by the department, exceeds the estimated cost of construction of the improvement, the department shall order that the work of constructing such improvement proceed. If such aggregate amount collectible is less than the estimated cost of such improvement, the department shall enter an order dismissing the petition, unless the difference between said aggregate amounts be deposited in cash with the state treasurer secretary of administration within one year. Such deposit may be made by any person or any public or private corporation. Upon the making of such deposit, the department shall enter a further order that the work of constructing the improvement proceed.
33,1726
Section
1726. 87.11 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
87.11 (2) But should the total cost, as ascertained and certified by the flood control board after the letting of the contracts, in the manner hereinabove set forth, exceed the total amount found by the department to be collectible under s. 87.09, all contracts for the construction of the work shall be null and void. At the expiration of one year after such certification, any moneys held by the state treasurer secretary of administration on account of the project shall be refunded to the persons by whom they were paid to such treasurer the secretary of administration; and funds in the hands of the flood control board shall be refunded to the public corporation by which they were paid to such board; any funds held by any town, village, or city, having been collected by special assessments against property benefited, shall be refunded to the owners of such property; any funds raised by any public corporation by the issuance of bonds on account of such proposed improvements shall constitute a fund for the retirement or payment of such bonds; and any fund held by any public corporation, having been raised otherwise than by special assessments or bond issues, shall be available for the general purposes of such public corporation. Provided, however, that if within one year after the last mentioned certification of the flood control board there shall be deposited with the treasurer of said board a sum equal to the difference between the aggregate cost of constructing the improvement as estimated by the department and the aggregate cost thereof as determined and certified by the flood control board after the letting of the contracts, said board shall proceed to relet the contracts for the construction of the improvement and to complete the same unless the aggregate of such new contract prices, together with the department's estimate of the cost of acquiring lands and of overhead expenses and of the first 18 months' operation and maintenance, shall again exceed the amount found by the department to be collectible under s. 87.09. The deposit herein referred to may be made by any person or any public or private corporation.
33,1727
Section
1727. 87.13 of the statutes is amended to read:
87.13 Disbursements by board. All sums which shall be deposited with the state treasurer secretary of administration under s. 87.07 (4) for the construction of the improvement shall be paid by said treasurer the secretary of administration to the flood control board upon requisitions from said board. If any moneys, other than those for operation and maintenance during the first 18 months, remain unexpended in the hands of the flood control board or subject to their requisition after the completion of the construction of the improvement, and if the funds for construction of the improvement shall have been in part raised through voluntary contributions under s. 87.07 (4) or 87.11 (2), the amounts thus contributed, or such proportion thereof as the funds remaining in the hands of the board or subject to its requisition will pay, shall be returned to the persons or corporations who made such voluntary contributions, in proportion to the amounts contributed by them.
33,1731
Section
1731. 91.19 (6s) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
91.19 (6s) (a) (intro.) The department may release from a farmland preservation agreement any land acquired or to be acquired by a local unit of government a school board or the governing body of a municipality, as defined in s. 106.215 (1) (e) 281.59 (1) (c), for public improvements or structures, including highway improvements, if all of the following occur:
33,1731ec
Section 1731ec. 91.19 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
91.19 (7) Whenever Subject to sub. (14), whenever a farmland preservation agreement is relinquished under sub. (2) or (6t) or all or part of the land is released from a farmland preservation agreement under sub. (2) or (6p) or a transition area agreement is relinquished under sub. (2) or, subject to subs. (12) and (13), a transition area agreement is relinquished under sub. (1) or (1m), the department shall cause to be prepared and recorded a lien against the property formerly subject to the agreement for the total amount of all credits received by all owners of such lands under subch. IX of ch. 71 during the last 10 years that the land was eligible for such credit, plus interest at the rate of 9.3% per year compounded annually on the credits received from the time the credits were received until the lien is paid for farmland preservation agreements relinquished under sub. (6t) and 6% per year compounded annually on the credits received from the time the credits were received until the lien is paid for other agreements. No interest shall be compounded for any period during which the farmland is subject to a subsequent farmland preservation agreement or transition area agreement or is zoned for exclusive agricultural use under an ordinance certified under subch. V.
33,1731eg
Section 1731eg. 91.19 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
91.19 (8) Subject to subs. (12) and, (13), and (14), upon the relinquishment of a farmland preservation agreement under sub. (1) or (1m), the department shall cause to be prepared and recorded a lien against the property formerly subject to the farmland preservation agreement for the total amount of the credits received by all owners thereof under subch. IX of ch. 71 during the last 10 years that the land was eligible for such credit, plus 6% interest per year compounded from the time of relinquishment. No interest shall be compounded for any period during which the farmland is subject to a subsequent farmland preservation agreement or transition area agreement or is zoned for exclusive agricultural use under an ordinance certified under subch. V.
33,1731ek
Section 1731ek. 91.19 (14) of the statutes is created to read:
91.19 (14) No lien under this section may be recorded after the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date].
33,1731em
Section 1731em. 91.25 of the statutes is created to read:
91.25 Phaseout of agreements. The department may not enter into, or extend, an agreement under this subchapter after the effective date of this section .... [revisor inserts date].
33,1731g
Section 1731g. 91.37 (1) to (5) of the statutes are amended to read:
91.37 (1) If Subject to sub. (7), if the owner withdraws during the term of an agreement under this subchapter, the lien shall apply to the amount of all credit under subch. IX of ch. 71 received for the period the land was subject to the agreement plus 6% interest per year compounded annually from the time the credit was received until it is paid.
(2) If Subject to sub. (7), if at the end of an agreement under this subchapter, the owner does not apply for a renewal under s. 91.39 or an agreement under subch. II, the lien shall apply, without interest, to the credit received under subch. IX of ch. 71 for the last 2 years the land was eligible for such credit if the land is not subject to a certified exclusive agricultural use zoning ordinance under subch. V and either the county in which the land is located has not adopted a certified agricultural preservation plan, or, if such a plan is adopted, the farmland would not be eligible for an agreement under the terms of the plan.
(3) If Subject to sub. (7), if at the end of an agreement under this subchapter, the owner does not apply for a renewal under s. 91.39 or an agreement under subch. II, although the land is eligible for an agreement under subch. II and is not subject to a certified exclusive agricultural use zoning ordinance under subch. V, the lien shall apply to all credit received during the period the land was subject to an agreement under this subchapter, plus 6% interest per year compounded from the time of expiration.
(4) If Subject to sub. (7), if at the end of an agreement under this subchapter, the farmland is not eligible for an agreement under subch. II because s. 91.11 (2), (3) or (4) is applicable, the lien shall apply, without interest, to the credit received under subch. IX of ch. 71 for the last 2 years the land was eligible for such credit. If after the expiration of an agreement the land or any portion of the land is zoned for exclusive agricultural use under an ordinance certified under subch. V, all or any portion of a lien filed under this subsection against such land shall be discharged. The discharge of a lien under this subsection does not affect the calculation of any subsequent lien under s. 91.77 (2).
(5) If Subject to sub. (7), if at the end of an agreement under this subchapter, the owner does not apply for a renewal under s. 91.39 or an agreement under subch. II and only a portion of the land subject to the agreement is eligible for an agreement under subch. II, the lien shall be calculated under sub. (2) or (4) on that part of the land which is ineligible and under sub. (3) on that part which is eligible.
33,1731gm
Section 1731gm. 91.37 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
91.37 (7) No lien under this section may be recorded after the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date].
33,1731j
Section 1731j. 91.71 of the statutes is amended to read:
91.71 Purpose. The purpose of this subchapter is to specify the minimum requirements for zoning ordinances designating certain lands for exclusively agricultural use, allowing the owners of such lands to claim the farmland preservation credit permitted under subch. IX of ch. 71.
33,1731L
Section 1731L. 91.77 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
91.77 (2) Land which is rezoned under this section shall be subject to the lien provided under s. 91.19 (8) to (10) for the amount of tax credits paid on the land rezoned, except that no lien under this subsection may be recorded after the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date]. If the rezoning occurs solely as a result of action initiated by a governmental unit, any lien required under s. 91.19 (8) to (10) shall be paid by the governmental unit initiating the action.
33,1731n
Section 1731n. 91.79 of the statutes is amended to read:
91.79 Conditional uses; lien. Any land zoned under this subchapter which is granted a special exception or conditional use permit for a use which is not an agricultural use shall be subject to the lien provided under s. 91.19 (8) to (10) for the amount of tax credits paid on the land granted such a permit, except that no lien under this section may be recorded after the effective date of this section .... [revisor inserts date].
33,1739g
Section 1739g. 93.23 (1) (a) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
93.23 (1) (a) 1. (intro.) To each county, and any organized agricultural society, association, or board in the state that complies with the requirements of this section, 95% of the first $8,000 actually paid in net premiums and 70% of all net premiums paid in excess of $8,000 50% of the amount actually paid in net premiums in the junior division at its annual fair upon livestock, articles of production, educational exhibits, agricultural implements and tools, domestic manufactures, mechanical implements, and productions, but not more than $10,000 per fair, subject to all of the following:
33,1740
Section
1740. 93.31 of the statutes is amended to read:
93.31 Livestock breeders association. The secretary of the Wisconsin livestock breeders association shall on and after July 1 of each year make a report to the department, signed by the president, treasurer, and secretary of the association, setting forth in detail the receipts and disbursements of the association for the preceding fiscal year in such form and detail together with such other information as the department may require. On receipt of such reports, if the department is satisfied that the business of the association has been efficiently conducted during the preceding fiscal year and in the interest of and for the promotion of the special agricultural interests of the state and for the purpose for which the association was organized and if the final statement shows that all the receipts together with the state aid have been accounted for and disbursed for the proper and necessary purposes of the association, and in accordance with the laws of the state, then the department shall file a certificate with the department secretary of administration and it shall draw its warrant and the state treasurer
he or she shall pay to the treasurer of the association the amount of the appropriations made available for the association by s. 20.115 (4) (a) for the conduct of junior livestock shows and other livestock educational programs. The association may upon application to the state purchasing agent, upon such terms as he or she may require, obtain printing for the association under the state contract.
33,1741
Section
1741. 93.55 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
93.55 (2) Collection grants. The department may award a grant to a county for a chemical and container collection program. A grant under this subsection shall fund all or a part of the cost of a program. Costs eligible for funding include the cost of establishing a collection site for chemicals and chemical containers, the cost of transporting chemical containers to a dealer or distributor for refill and reuse or to a hazardous waste facility, as defined in s. 291.01 (8), and costs associated with the proper use and handling and disposal or recycling of chemicals and chemical containers. Grants shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.115 (7) (v) (va).
33,1742
Section
1742. 93.70 of the statutes is renumbered 93.70 (1).
33,1743
Section
1743. 93.70 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
93.70 (2) The department may not make a payment under sub. (1) to a person whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the person provides to the department a payment agreement that has been approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a).
33,1745
Section
1745. 94.64 (4) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
94.64 (4) (a) 5. An agricultural chemical cleanup surcharge of 3
8 63 cents per ton on all fertilizer that the person sells or distributes in this state after June 30, 1999, unless the department establishes a lower surcharge under s. 94.73 (15).
33,1745d
Section 1745d. 94.64 (4) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
94.64 (4) (c) 4. The department shall deposit the fee under par. (a) 4. in the environmental agrichemical management fund for environmental management.
33,1745i
Section 1745i. 94.65 (6) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
94.65 (6) (a) 4. Annually by March 31, pay to the department a groundwater fee of 10 cents for each ton of soil or plant additive distributed, as described in the tonnage report filed under subd. 1. The minimum groundwater fee is $1 for 10 tons or less. All groundwater fees shall be credited to the environmental fund for environmental management.
