29.563 (14) (a) 3. The processing fee for applications for elk hunting licenses: $2.75 $9.75.
28,697c
Section 697c. 29.564 (title) and (1) of the statutes are amended to read:
29.564 (title) Voluntary contributions;
lake research invasive species grants. (1) Any applicant for a fishing license under s. 29.563 (3) (a) to (c) may, in addition to paying any fee charged for the license, elect to make a voluntary $1 contribution of at least $2 to be used for lake research by the department concerning invasive species that are aquatic species and for grants under s. 23.22 (2) (c) to control invasive species that are aquatic species.
28,697g
Section 697g. 29.564 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
29.564 (1m) If a person appointed under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 2., 3., or 4., collects a voluntary contribution under sub. (1) from an applicant for a fishing license, the person collecting the voluntary contribution may retain 50 cents of the voluntary contribution to compensate for the person's services in collecting the voluntary contribution.
28,697m
Section 697m. 29.564 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
29.564 (2) All moneys collected under sub. (1), less the amount retained as authorized under sub. (1m), shall be deposited into the account under s. 20.370 (3) (is).
28,698
Section
698. 29.889 (7) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.889 (7) (b) 1. If the amount of the claim is $250 $500 or less, the claimant will receive no payment.
28,699
Section
699. 29.889 (7) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.889 (7) (b) 2. If the amount of claim is more than $250 $500 but not more than $5,250, the claimant will be paid 100% of the amount of the claim that exceeds $250 $500.
28,700
Section
700. 29.889 (7) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
29.889 (7) (b) 4. The total amount paid to a claimant under this paragraph may not exceed $15,000 $10,000 for each claim.
28,702
Section
702. 30.29 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
30.29 (3) (b) Agriculture activities. A person operating a motor vehicle while the person is engaged in agricultural use, as defined under s. 91.01 (1) (2).
28,702m
Section 702m. 30.443 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
30.443 (1) (a) Promulgate rules establishing standards for erosion prevention or control at sites in the riverway that are not subject to the standards established under s. 101.1205 (1) or 101.653 (2) or 281.33 (3m) (a) and that have a natural slope of 20% or less.
28,702r
Section 702r. 30.443 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
30.443 (1) (b) Promulgate rules establishing standards for erosion prevention or control that are in addition to standards established under ss. 101.1205 (1) and 101.653 (2) and 281.33 (3m) (a) for sites in the riverway that are subject to those standards and that have a natural slope of 12% or more but 20% or less.
28,702t
Section 702t. 30.443 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
30.443 (2) The board may impose any of the applicable standards established under sub. (1) (a) or (b) or ss. 101.1205 (1) and 101.653 (2) or 281.33 (3m) (a) as a condition for receiving a permit under s. 30.44 (1), and the board may promulgate rules to enforce these standards in the riverway.
28,703
Section
703. 30.52 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
30.52 (3) (b) Fee for boats under 16 feet. The fee for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of number for a boat less than 16 feet in length is $19 $22.
28,704
Section
704. 30.52 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
30.52 (3) (c) Fee for boats 16 feet or more but less than 26 feet. The fee for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of number for a boat 16 feet or more but less than 26 feet in length is $28 $32.
28,705
Section
705. 30.52 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
30.52 (3) (d) Fee for boats 26 feet or more but less than 40 feet. The fee for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of number for a boat 26 feet or more but less than 40 feet in length is $52 $60.
28,706
Section
706. 30.52 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
30.52 (3) (e) Fee for boats 40 feet or longer. The fee for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of number for a boat 40 feet or more in length is $86 $100.
28,706c
Section 706c. 30.52 (3m) (title) and (a) of the statutes are amended to read:
30.52 (3m) (title) Voluntary contributions; lake research invasive species grants. (a) Any applicant for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of number or registration under sub. (3) (b) to (im) may, in addition to paying the fee charged for the certificate, elect to make a voluntary $3 contribution of at least $2 to be used for lake research by the department concerning invasive species that are aquatic species and for grants under s. 23.22 (2) (c) to control invasive species that are aquatic species.
28,706g
Section 706g. 30.52 (3m) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
30.52 (3m) (am) If a person appointed under sub. (1m) (a) 3. collects a voluntary contribution under par. (a) from an applicant for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of number or registration, the person collecting the voluntary contribution may retain 50 cents of the voluntary contribution to compensate for the person's services in collecting the voluntary contribution.
28,706k
Section 706k. 30.52 (3m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
30.52 (3m) (b) All moneys collected under par. (a)
, less the amount retained as authorized under par. (am), shall be deposited into the account under s. 20.370 (3) (is).
28,706m
Section 706m. 30.527 of the statutes is created to read:
30.527 Nonresident boat sticker. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), beginning on January 1, 2010, no person may operate, and no owner may give permission for operation of, a boat in the waters of this state unless a nonresident boat sticker issued under this subsection is displayed on the boat.
(2) The requirement under sub. (1) does not apply to a person who operates, or gives permission for the operation of, a boat if any of the following applies:
(a) The boat is covered by a registration issued by the department under s. 30.51 (1) (b).
(b) The boat is exempt from registration under s. 30.51 (2) (a) 1., 2., 3m., 4., or 6. to 9. or (c) 1., 2., or 4.
(c) The boat does not land or dock at, or launch from, a pier, wharf, or other area on, or extending from, the shore of the waters of this state.
(3) A person who applies for issuance of a nonresident boat sticker under this section shall pay the department a fee of $14.25. A nonresident boat sticker issued under this section may be issued only by the department and persons appointed by the department and expires on December 31 of each year.
(4) (a) The department may appoint any person who is not an employee of the department as the department's agent to issue nonresident boat stickers and to collect the fees for these stickers.
(b) Any person, including the department, who issues a nonresident boat sticker shall collect in addition to the fee under sub. (3) an issuing fee of 75 cents. An agent appointed under sub. (3) may retain 50 cents of the issuing fee to compensate the agent for the agent's services in issuing the sticker.
(c) The department shall establish, by rule, procedures for issuing nonresident boat stickers and the department may promulgate rules regulating the activities of persons who are appointed to be agents under this subsection.
28,706r
Section 706r. 31.02 (4g) of the statutes is repealed.
28,706s
Section 706s. 31.02 (4r) of the statutes is repealed.
28,707
Section
707. 31.19 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 31.19 (1m) and amended to read:
31.19 (1m) Determination of dam size. For the purposes of this section, a dam is considered to be a large dam if either of the following applies:
(a) It has a structural height of 25 feet or more and impounds more than 15 acre-feet of water; or.
(b) It has a structural height of more than 6 feet and impounds more than 50 acre-feet or more of water.
28,708
Section
708. 31.19 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
31.19 (1g) Definitions. In this section:
(a) "High hazard dam" means a large dam the failure of which would probably cause loss of human life.
(b) "Low hazard dam" means a large dam the failure of which would probably not cause significant property damage or loss of human life.
(c) "Significant hazard dam" means a large dam the failure of which would probably cause significant property damage but would probably not cause loss of human life.
28,709
Section
709. 31.19 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
31.19 (2) (title) Decennial
Large dam inspection.
28,710
Section
710. 31.19 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
31.19 (2) (a) Requirement
Inspection by the department. Except as provided under par. (b), at At least once every 10 years the department shall conduct a detailed inspection of each high hazard dam which is maintained or operated in or across navigable waters and each significant hazard dam.
28,711
Section
711. 31.19 (2) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
31.19 (2) (ag) Owner responsibility. 1. Owners of each high hazard dam, each significant hazard dam, and each low hazard dam shall engage a professional engineer registered under s. 443.04 to inspect the dam as specified in this paragraph.
2. An owner of a high hazard dam shall cause the dam to be inspected at least 4 times between each inspection conducted by the department under par. (a). An owner of a significant hazard dam shall cause the dam to be inspected at least 2 times between each inspection conducted by the department under par. (a). An owner of a low hazard dam shall cause the dam to be inspected at least once every 10 years.
3. The owner of a dam required to be inspected under this paragraph shall submit to the department, no later than 90 days after the date of the inspection, a report of the results of the inspection. The report shall include information on any deficiencies in the dam, recommendations for addressing those deficiencies, and recommendations on improving the safety and structural integrity of the dam.
28,712
Section
712. 31.19 (2) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
31.19 (2) (ar) Dam classification. The department shall classify each dam in this state as a high hazard, significant hazard, or low hazard dam for the purpose of this section.
28,712m
Section 712m. 31.19 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
31.19 (2) (b) Exemption for federally inspected dams. An Notwithstanding the inspection requirements under pars. (a) and (ag), an inspection under par. (a) or (ag) is not required if the dam is inspected periodically by or under the supervision of a federal agency in a manner which is acceptable to the department and if the results of each inspection are made available to the department.
28,713
Section
713. 31.385 (1b) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 31.385 (1b) and amended to read:
31.385 (1b) In this section: (a) "Dam "dam safety project" means the maintenance, repair, modification, abandonment or removal of a dam to increase its safety or any other activity that will increase the safety of a dam.
28,714
Section
714. 31.385 (1b) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
28,715
Section
715. 31.385 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
31.385 (1m) (b) To private owners for the removal of small dams.
28,715g
Section 715g. 31.385 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 31.385 (2) (a) 1. (intro.) and amended to read:
31.385 (2) (a) 1. (intro.) Except as provided in subd. 2., financial assistance for a dam safety project is limited to no the sum of the following:
a. No more than 50% of the cost
first $400,000 of costs of the project.
28,715m
Section 715m. 31.385 (2) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is created to read:
31.385 (2) (a) 1. b. No more than 25 percent of the costs of the project that exceed $400,000.
28,716
Section
716. 31.385 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
31.385 (2) (a) 2. A project to remove an abandoned a dam shall not be subject to the 50% cost limit limits under subd. 1.
28,717
Section
717. 31.385 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
31.385 (2) (a) 3. Financial assistance is limited to no more than $200,000 $400,000 for each dam safety project.
28,718
Section
718. 31.385 (2) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
31.385 (2) (ag) Of the amounts appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (tL) and (tx), at least $250,000 shall be used for projects to remove small dams. A project to remove a small dam may include restoring the stream or river that was dammed.
28,719
Section
719. 31.385 (2) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
31.385 (2) (ar) Of the amounts appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (tL) and (tx), at least $100,000 shall be used for the removal of abandoned dams. The amounts required to be used under this paragraph are in addition to the amounts required to be used for the removal of dams under par. (ag).
28,721d
Section 721d. 31.385 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
31.385 (6) (a) Notwithstanding the limitations under sub. (2) (a) and the funding allocation requirements under sub. (2) (ag) and (ar), the department shall provide financial assistance to all of the following:
1. Adams County for a dam safety project for Easton Dam in the amount necessary for the project, but not to exceed $150,000.
