Amendment SA1-AB100

AB100-SA1,38,23 1. If the amount of the claim is $250 or less, the claimant will receive no payment.

AB100-SA1,38,25 2. If the amount of claim is more than $250 but not more than $5,250, the claimant will be paid 100% of the amount of the claim that exceeds $250.

AB100-SA1,39,3 3. If the amount of the claim is more than $5,250, the claimant will be paid the amount calculated under subd. 2., plus 80% of the amount of the claim that exceeds $5,250, subject to subd. 4.

AB100-SA1,39,5 4. The total amount paid to a claimant under this paragraph may not exceed $15,000 for each claim.

AB100-SA1, s. 1139rr Section 1139rr. 29.598 (7) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-SA1,39,12 29.598 (7) (bm) If the land where the wildlife damage occurred is located in more than one participating county and the person files a statement of claim with more than one participating county, then the monetary restriction under par. (b) 3. the amount of the claim, as determined under par. (a), shall be prorated between or among the participating counties based on the amount of wildlife damage occurring in each county.

AB100-SA1, s. 1139rs Section 1139rs. 29.598 (7) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100-SA1, s. 1139rt Section 1139rt. 29.598 (7) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-SA1,39,19 29.598 (7) (d) State aid. 1. Except as provided under subd. 2., the department shall pay participating counties claimants the full amount of wildlife damage claim payments made calculated in accordance with par. (b) and funding requirements adopted under sub. (2) (b) on no later than June 1 of the calendar year after the calendar year in which the statement of claims were filed.

AB100-SA1,40,3 2. The department shall pay participating counties claimants under subd. 1. from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (fa) and from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (fq) after first deducting from s. 20.370 (5) (fq) payments made for county administrative costs under sub. (2) (d) and payments made for wildlife damage abatement assistance under sub. (5) (c). If the amount in the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (fa) and the amount remaining after these deductions from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (fq) are not sufficient to pay the full amount required under subd. 1., the department shall pay participating counties claimants on a prorated basis.

AB100-SA1, s. 1139ru Section 1139ru. 29.598 (7m) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB100-SA1,40,13 29.598 (7m) Land required to be open to hunting; penalties. (a) Requirements. A person who receives wildlife damage abatement assistance or wildlife damage claim payments and any other person who owns, leases or controls the land where the wildlife damage occurred shall permit hunting of the type of wild animals causing the wildlife damage on that land and on contiguous land under the same ownership, lease or control. In order to satisfy the requirement to permit hunting under this subsection, the land shall be open to hunting during the appropriate open season. The county, with the assistance of the department, shall determine the acreage of land suitable for hunting.

AB100-SA1,40,17 (am) Exemption. The requirements to allow hunting under par. (a) do not apply to a person seeking wildlife damage abatement assistance if the person does not have authority to control entry on the land that is subject to those requirements and if the damage on the land is damage to apiaries.

AB100-SA1,40,19 (b) Penalties. If any person who is required to permit hunting on land as required under par. (a) fails to do so, the person is liable for all of the following:

AB100-SA1,40,20 1. Repayment of any money paid for the wildlife damage claim.

AB100-SA1,40,22 2. Payment of the cost of any wildlife damage abatement assistance paid for under this section.

AB100-SA1,40,25 3. Payment of the costs for reviewing and approving the wildlife damage claim or wildlife damage abatement assistance and the costs of investigating the failure to permit hunting on the land.

AB100-SA1, s. 1139rv Section 1139rv. 29.598 (8c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-SA1,41,9 29.598 (8c) Amount of funding. In each fiscal year, the department shall submit to the joint committee on finance a proposal for the amount of funds to be expended under the wildlife damage claim and abatement program. The department may not expend any moneys in any fiscal year for the program until the joint committee on finance has approved the proposal for that fiscal year. The department may request the joint committee on finance to amend the amount of any expenditure approved under this subsection for a fiscal year and the committee may thereafter approve a revised amount for expenditure in that fiscal year.

AB100-SA1, s. 1139rw Section 1139rw. 29.598 (8g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-SA1,41,14 29.598 (8g) Review. A participating county's determination of the amount of wildlife damage, the amount of a wildlife damage claim or the amount of wildlife damage abatement assistance shall be treated as final decisions for purposes of review.

AB100-SA1, s. 1139rx Section 1139rx. 29.598 (8r) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-SA1,41,20 29.598 (8r) Records; entry to land. (a) Records. A person receiving wildlife damage abatement assistance or wildlife damage claim payments shall retain all records as required by the participating county or the department and make them available to the participating county or the department for inspection at reasonable times.

AB100-SA1,41,23 (b) Entry to land. The department or a participating county may enter and inspect, at reasonable times, any land for which a wildlife damage claim has been filed or for which wildlife damage abatement measures have been implemented.

AB100-SA1,42,4 (c) Responsibilities. No person may refuse entry or access to or withhold records from the department or the participating county under this subsection. No person may obstruct or interfere with an inspection by the department or a participating county under this subsection. The department or participating county if requested, shall furnish to the person a report setting forth all of the factual findings by the department or participating county that relate to the inspection.

AB100-SA1, s. 1139ry Section 1139ry. 29.598 (9) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-SA1,42,12 29.598 (9) Audits. The department shall conduct random audits of wildlife damage abatement claims paid, wildlife damage abatement measures recommended and wildlife damage assistance paid for under this section. The department shall conduct audits of all claims filed by, and payments made to, department employes and of all wildlife damage abatement measures for the benefit of crops, livestock or apiaries owned or controlled by these employes for which assistance was provided under sub. (5).

AB100-SA1, s. 1139ryb Section 1139ryb. 29.598 (10) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-SA1,42,18 29.598 (10) Negligence; fraud; penalties. (a) Liability. For a given wildlife damage statement of claim or application for wildlife damage abatement assistance, if the person filing the claim or applying for the assistance negligently makes, or causes to be made, a false statement or representation of a material fact in making the claim or application, the person is liable for all of the following:

AB100-SA1,42,19 1. Repayment of any money paid for the wildlife damage claim.

AB100-SA1,42,21 2. Payment of the cost of any wildlife damage abatement assistance paid for under this section.

AB100-SA1,42,24 3. Payment of the costs for reviewing and approving the wildlife damage claim or wildlife damage abatement assistance and the costs in investigating and determining whether a false statement or representation was made.

AB100-SA1,43,3 (b) Fraud. No person may knowingly make or cause to be made any false statement or representation of material fact under the wildlife damage abatement program or the wildlife damage claim program.

AB100-SA1,43,5 (c) Fraud; penalties. A court finding a person to be in violation of par. (b) may order any of the following:

AB100-SA1,43,6 1. That the person make any of the payments under par. (a) 1. to 3.

AB100-SA1,43,9 2. That the person pay a forfeiture equal to 2 times the total amount of wildlife damage claim payments received and the value of any wildlife damage abatement measures implemented, plus an amount not to exceed $1,000.

AB100-SA1,43,12 3. The revocation of the person's privileges or approvals under s. 29.99 (12) if the person violating par. (b) owns, leases or controls land, or owns livestock or apiaries, to which the false statement or representation relates.

AB100-SA1,43,15 4. That the person be prohibited from receiving any benefits under the wildlife damage abatement program or the wildlife damage claim program for a period of 10 years commencing after the day that the false statement or representation occurred.

AB100-SA1,43,22 (d) Other liability. Any person who owns, leases or controls land or owns livestock or apiaries for which a benefit was received in violation of par. (b) or who fails to allow hunting as required under sub. (7m) is not eligible for any benefits under the wildlife damage abatement program or the wildlife damage claim program for a period of 10 years commencing after the day on which the false statement or representation occurred, regardless of whether the person knew or should have known of the false statement or misrepresentation.

AB100-SA1, s. 1139ryd Section 1139ryd. 29.598 (11) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-SA1,44,2 29.598 (11) Annual report. (a) Contents. The department shall prepare an annual report concerning wildlife damage, the wildlife damage abatement program and the wildlife damage claim program, including a summary of each of the following:

AB100-SA1,44,3 1. All of the wildlife damage believed to have occurred in the state.

AB100-SA1,44,4 2. The wildlife damage claims that were filed under this section.

AB100-SA1,44,6 3. The wildlife damage abatement measures that were recommended or implemented under this section.

AB100-SA1,44,8 4. The percentage of the total number of filed wildlife damage claims that are rejected for failure to meet the requirements of the programs.

AB100-SA1,44,10 5. The percentage of the total number of wildlife damage claims for which the amount of the payment to the claimant was prorated under sub. (7) (d).

AB100-SA1,44,16 (b) Submission; distribution. The department shall submit the report under this subsection no later than June 1 of each year for distribution to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (3). The first report shall be submitted no later than June 1, 1999. Each report shall cover the 12-month period ending on the December 31 that immediately precedes the date of the report.".

AB100-SA1,44,17 213. Page 583, line 18: after that line insert:

AB100-SA1,44,18 " Section 1139we. 30.01 (1c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-SA1,44,22 30.01 (1c) "Boat shelter" means a structure in navigable waters designed and constructed for the purpose of providing cover for a berth place for watercraft, which may have has a roof but may does not have walls or sides. Such a structure may include a boat hoist device for lifting a boat.

AB100-SA1, s. 1139wg Section 1139wg. 30.01 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-SA1,45,6 30.01 (5) "Pier" means any structure extending into navigable waters from the shore with water on both sides, built or maintained for the purpose of providing a berth for watercraft or for loading or unloading cargo or passengers onto or from watercraft. Such a structure may include a boat shelter which is removed seasonally. Such a structure may include a boat hoist or boat lift, and the hoist or lift may be permanent or may be removed seasonally.

AB100-SA1, s. 1139wi Section 1139wi. 30.01 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-SA1,45,13 30.01 (8) "Wharf" means any structure in navigable waters extending along the shore and generally connected with the uplands throughout its length, built or maintained for the purpose of providing a berth for watercraft or for loading or unloading cargo or passengers onto or from watercraft. Such a structure may include a boat hoist or boat lift, and the hoist or lift may be permanent or may be removed seasonally.".

AB100-SA1,45,14 214. Page 583, line 19: delete lines 19 to 24.

AB100-SA1,45,15 215. Page 586, line 15: after that line insert:

AB100-SA1,45,16 " Section 1139zr. 30.2037 of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-SA1,45,20 30.2037 Big Silver Lake high-water mark. The ordinary high-water mark of Big Silver Lake in the town of Marion in Waushara County shall be set by the department at 867 feet above mean sea level as determined under U.S. geological survey standards.".

AB100-SA1,45,21 216. Page 587, line 1: substitute "Section 1141e" for "Section 1139x".

AB100-SA1,45,22 217. Page 587, line 2: delete lines 2 to 7.

AB100-SA1,45,23 218. Page 587, line 9: after "service." insert "(a)".

AB100-SA1,45,24 219. Page 587, line 12: substitute "1." for "(a)".

AB100-SA1,46,1 220. Page 587, line 14: substitute "par. (b)" for "s. 299.05".

AB100-SA1,46,2 221. Page 587, line 15: substitute "2." for "(b)".

AB100-SA1,46,3 222. Page 587, line 16: before that line insert:

AB100-SA1,46,6 "(b) If the department promulgates a rule under par. (a), the rule shall contain a time limit for each type of permit or approval classified under sub. (2) (a) for determining whether the department will grant the permit or approval.".

AB100-SA1,46,7 223. Page 588, line 3: delete lines 3 to 9.

AB100-SA1,46,8 224. Page 589, line 22: delete "shallprovide" and substitute "shall provide".

AB100-SA1,46,10 225. Page 589, line 22: substitute "Linnie Lac Management District" for "city of New Berlin".

AB100-SA1,46,12 226. Page 589, line 24: substitute "Linnie Lac Management District" for "city of New Berlin".

AB100-SA1,46,14 227. Page 589, line 25: substitute "Linnie Lac Management District" for "city of New Berlin".

AB100-SA1,46,15 228. Page 591, line 11: delete lines 11 to 18.

AB100-SA1,46,16 229. Page 606, line 7: substitute "Section 1164g" for "Section 2164g".

AB100-SA1,46,17 230. Page 608, line 3: after that line insert:

AB100-SA1,46,18 " Section 1168e. 36.25 (39) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-SA1,46,22 36.25 (39) Institute for Excellence in Urban Education. There is established an Institute for Excellence in Urban Education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The institute shall engage in research, public service and educational activities pertaining to issues in urban public education.".

AB100-SA1,46,23 231. Page 618, line 25: after that line insert:

AB100-SA1,47,1 " Section 1195m. 38.38 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-SA1,47,10 38.38 Services for handicapped students. A district board may apply to the board for a grant to assist in funding transitional services for handicapped students. The board shall notify district-boards of criteria for the awarding of grants and the amounts of grants to be awarded. The Annually the board shall award grants a grant to each district board, from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (de). Amounts awarded shall range from 25% to 75% of the total project cost, to assist in funding transitional services for handicapped students. Each district board shall receive an amount equal to one-sixteenth of the amount appropriated and shall contribute matching funds equal to 25% of the amount awarded.".

AB100-SA1,47,11 232. Page 637, line 23: after that line insert:

AB100-SA1,47,12 " Section 1258m. 39.395 of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-SA1,47,17 39.395 Teacher education loan program. (1) The board shall establish a loan program to defray the cost of tuition for persons enrolled in a teacher education program offered by the Milwaukee Teacher Education Center, a nonstock, nonprofit corporation organized under ch. 181. Loans shall be made from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (cu).

AB100-SA1,47,23 (2) (a) After the recipient of the loan under sub. (1) has completed the teacher education program, the board shall forgive 50% of the loan and 50% of the interest on the loan for each school year that the recipient of the loan is employed as a full-time teacher in the school district operating under ch. 119. The board shall deposit in the general fund as general purpose revenue-earned all repayments of the loans made under sub. (1) and the interest on the loans.

AB100-SA1,47,24 (b) The board shall promulgate rules to administer this section.".

AB100-SA1,48,1 233. Page 661, line 14: delete lines 14 to 18.

AB100-SA1,48,2 234. Page 668, line 8: delete lines 8 to 17.