AB133-ASA1, s. 867x 3Section 867x. 30.77 (3) (dm) 2g. of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,499,84 30.77 (3) (dm) 2g. If a local entity or an boating organization objects to an
5ordinance enacted under par. (a) that applies to a river or stream, or to an ordinance
6enacted under par. (b), on the grounds that all or a portion of the ordinance is not
7necessary for public health, safety, welfare or the public's interest in preserving the
8state's natural resources, the procedure under subd 2r. shall apply.
AB133-ASA1, s. 867xm 9Section 867xm. 30.92 (4m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB133-ASA1, s. 867y 10Section 867y. 31.309 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,499,11 1131.309 (title) Portage levee system and canal.
AB133-ASA1, s. 867z 12Section 867z. 31.309 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,499,1413 31.309 (1) (am) The city of Portage may use any amounts from the grant
14awarded under par. (a) for the renovation and repair of the Portage canal.
AB133-ASA1, s. 868 15Section 868. 31.385 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,499,17 1631.385 (title) Dam maintenance, repair, modification, abandonment
17and removal
safety; aid program.
AB133-ASA1, s. 869b 18Section 869b. 31.385 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 31.385 (1m) (intro.) and
19amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,499,2420 31.385 (1m) (intro.) The department shall promulgate the rules necessary to
21administer a financial assistance program for municipalities and public inland lake
22protection and rehabilitation districts for dam maintenance, repair, modification,
23abandonment and removal.
dam safety projects under which financial assistance
24shall be provided as follows:
AB133-ASA1, s. 870b 25Section 870b. 31.385 (1b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,500,1
131.385 (1b) In this section:
AB133-ASA1,500,42 (a) "Dam safety project" means the maintenance, repair, modification,
3abandonment or removal of a dam to increase its safety or any other activity that will
4increase the safety of a dam.
AB133-ASA1,500,65 (b) "Small dam" means a dam that is less than 15 feet high and that creates an
6impoundment of 100 surface acres of water or less.
AB133-ASA1, s. 870m 7Section 870m. 31.385 (1m) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,500,98 31.385 (1m) (a) To municipalities and public inland lake protection and
9rehabilitation districts for any type of dam safety projects.
AB133-ASA1, s. 870p 10Section 870p. 31.385 (1m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,500,1111 31.385 (1m) (b) To private owners for the removal of small dams.
AB133-ASA1, s. 870r 12Section 870r. 31.385 (1m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,500,1313 31.385 (1m) (c) To any persons for the removal of abandoned dams.
AB133-ASA1, s. 871 14Section 871. 31.385 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,500,1715 31.385 (2) (intro.) The following standards shall apply to financial assistance
16under this section for dam maintenance, repair, modification, abandonment and
17removal
safety projects:
AB133-ASA1, s. 872b 18Section 872b. 31.385 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 31.385 (2) (a) 1. and
19amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,500,2320 31.385 (2) (a) 1. State Except as provided in subd. 2., financial assistance for
21a dam safety project
is limited to no more than 50% of the cost of a particular project
22involving dam maintenance, repair, modification, abandonment or removal and no
23more than $200,000 of state financial assistance for a particular
the project.
AB133-ASA1, s. 872e 24Section 872e. 31.385 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,501,2
131.385 (2) (a) 2. A project to remove an abandoned dam shall not be subject to
2the 50% cost limit under subd. 1.
AB133-ASA1, s. 872g 3Section 872g. 31.385 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,501,54 31.385 (2) (a) 3. Financial assistance is limited to no more than $200,000 for
5each dam safety project.
AB133-ASA1, s. 873b 6Section 873b. 31.385 (2) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,501,117 31.385 (2) (ag) Of the amounts appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (tL), at least
8$250,000 shall be used for projects to remove small dams that are less than 15 feet
9wide and that create impoundments of 50 acre-feet of water or less
. A project under
10this paragraph
to remove a small dam may include restoring the stream or river that
11was dammed.
AB133-ASA1, s. 874 12Section 874. 31.385 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,501,1613 31.385 (2) (bm) The department may provide financial assistance for an
14activity other than the maintenance, repair, modification, abandonment or removal
15of the dam only if the cost of that activity will be less than the cost of the maintenance,
16repair, modification or removal of the dam.
AB133-ASA1, s. 875 17Section 875. 31.385 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,501,2018 31.385 (2) (c) (intro.) No financial assistance may be provided under this
19section for the maintenance, repair, modification, abandonment or removal of a dam
20safety project unless at least one of the following applies:
AB133-ASA1, s. 876 21Section 876. 31.385 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,502,222 31.385 (2) (c) 1. The department conducts an investigation or inspection of the
23dam under this chapter and the owner of the dam requests financial assistance under
24this section within 6 months after having received department directives, based on
25the department's investigation or inspection of the dam, for the repair, modification

1or abandonment and removal of the dam or for another activity to increase the safety
2of the dam
.
AB133-ASA1, s. 876g 3Section 876g. 31.385 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,502,74 31.385 (2) (c) 2. The municipality or , public inland lake protection and
5rehabilitation district or other person applying for state financial assistance under
6this section
has received directives from the department or is under order by the
7department to maintain, repair, modify, abandon or remove a dam on August 9, 1989.
AB133-ASA1, s. 877b 8Section 877b. 31.385 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,502,149 31.385 (3) The department shall provide municipalities and, public inland lake
10protection and rehabilitation districts and other persons receiving state financial
11assistance under this section
with technical assistance in conducting dam
12maintenance, repair, modification, abandonment and removal
for dam safety
13projects under this section
. The department shall coordinate the financial assistance
14program under this section with other related state and federal programs.
AB133-ASA1, s. 886 15Section 886. 36.11 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,502,2216 36.11 (6) (b) The board may not make a grant under par. (a) to a person if it
17receives a certification under s. 49.855 (7) that the person is delinquent in child
18support or maintenance payments or owes past support, medical expenses or birth
19expenses
whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854
20(2) (b), unless the person provides to the board a payment agreement that has been
21approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent
22with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a)
.
AB133-ASA1, s. 887 23Section 887. 36.11 (36) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,503,3
136.11 (36) Aquaculture demonstration facility. The board shall operate the
2aquaculture demonstration facility authorized under 1999 Wisconsin Act .... (this
3act), section 9107 (1) (i) 3.
AB133-ASA1, s. 887m 4Section 887m. 36.11 (37) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,503,75 36.11 (37) Extension local planning program. The board shall offer a local
6planning program through the extension to educate local policymakers about local
7planning and the grant program under s. 16.965.
AB133-ASA1, s. 887r 8Section 887r. 36.11 (38) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,503,149 36.11 (38) Study of programs in Marathon County. The board shall study the
10feasibility of expanding the offering of 4-year and graduate degree programs in
11Marathon County when sufficient private funds or funds from a municipality, as
12defined in s. 67.01 (5), have been raised to pay for the study. The board shall submit
13a copy of the report under this subsection to the governor, and to the legislature under
14s. 13.172 (2).
AB133-ASA1, s. 888e 15Section 888e. 36.25 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,504,316 36.25 (5) (a) The board of regents, as licensee, shall , except as provided in an
17agreement entered into under par. (c) 2.,
manage, operate and maintain
18broadcasting station WHA and WHA-TV and shall enter into an affiliation
19agreement with the educational communications board pursuant to s. 39.14. Except
20as provided under par. (b), the an affiliation agreement under this paragraph shall
21provide that the board of regents shall grant the educational communications board
22the part-time use of equipment and space necessary for the operations of the state
23educational radio and television networks. The board of regents shall maintain a
24separate account for each revenue source for broadcasting station WHA and for
25WHA-TV which permits identification of the functions or activities for which

1expenditures are made. The board of regents shall maintain annual records of its
2expenditures for programming purposes by type of programming and by source of
3revenue.
AB133-ASA1, s. 888m 4Section 888m. 36.25 (5) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,504,55 36.25 (5) (c) 1. In this paragraph:
AB133-ASA1,504,66 a. "Broadcasting corporation" has the meaning given in s. 39.81 (2).
AB133-ASA1,504,87 b. "Broadcasting station" means any broadcast station for which the board of
8regents holds a license.
AB133-ASA1,504,129 2. No later than the first day of the 12th month beginning after the effective
10date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], the board of regents may enter into
11an agreement with the broadcasting corporation that requires the board of regents
12to do each of the following:
AB133-ASA1,504,1413 a. Allow the broadcasting corporation to operate any broadcasting station that
14is specified in the agreement.
AB133-ASA1,504,2115 b. Grant the broadcasting corporation operational control over any facility or
16asset of the board of regents that is necessary for the operation of a broadcasting
17station specified in subd. 2. a., except that the agreement may provide for joint use
18by the board of regents and the broadcasting corporation of any production facility
19and the agreement shall provide for the joint use by the board of regents and the
20broadcasting corporation of one and only one television broadcasting network
21facility.
AB133-ASA1,504,2322 c. Maintain the facilities and assets that are necessary for the operation of each
23broadcasting station, including a broadcasting station specified in subd. 2. a.
AB133-ASA1,504,2424 d. Retain the license for each broadcasting station.
AB133-ASA1,505,3
1e. Provide administrative services to the broadcasting corporation that are
2necessary for the broadcasting corporation to operate the broadcasting stations
3specified in subd. 2. a.
AB133-ASA1,505,64 f. Provide assistance in developing and delivering elementary and secondary
5school educational programming. Any assistance provided under this subd. 2. f.
6shall be provided at no cost to private and public elementary and secondary schools.
AB133-ASA1,505,77 3. An agreement under subd. 2. shall satisfy each of the following:
AB133-ASA1,505,98 a. The agreement shall remain in effect until the maturity date of any public
9debt issued under s. 13.48 (31) (c).
AB133-ASA1,505,1310 b. The agreement shall ensure that the board of regents has access to
11broadcasting facilities and air time that is equal to or greater then the access of the
12board of regents prior to the effective date of this subdivision 3. b. .... [revisor inserts
13date].
AB133-ASA1,505,1714 4. An agreement under subd. 2. may specify the terms, if any, for the
15broadcasting corporation to compensate the board of regents or for the board of
16regents to compensate the broadcasting corporation for taking an action specified in
17subd. 2. a. to e.
AB133-ASA1,505,1918 5. An agreement under subd. 2. may not take effect without the approval of the
19secretary of administration.
AB133-ASA1,505,2320 6. This paragraph does not apply unless the secretary of administration
21determines under s. 39.88 (1) that the federal communications commission has
22approved the transfer of all broadcasting licenses held by the educational
23communications board to the broadcasting corporation.
AB133-ASA1, s. 888s 24Section 888s. 36.25 (5) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,506,4
136.25 (5) (d) At the request of the transitional board, as defined in s. 39.81 (7),
2the board of regents shall, at no charge to the transitional board, provide staff and
3legal, administrative and technical assistance for the transitional board to carry out
4the duties under s. 39.82.
AB133-ASA1, s. 889 5Section 889. 36.25 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,506,166 36.25 (14) Graduate student financial aid. The board shall establish a grant
7program for minority and disadvantaged graduate students enrolled in the system.
8The grants shall be awarded from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (4) (b). The
9board shall give preference in awarding grants under this subsection to residents of
10this state. The board may not make a grant under this subsection to a person if it
11receives a certification under s. 49.855 (7) that the person is delinquent in child
12support or maintenance payments or owes past support, medical expenses or birth
13expenses
whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854
14(2) (b), unless the person provides to the board a payment agreement that has been
15approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent
16with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a)
.
AB133-ASA1, s. 890m 17Section 890m. 36.25 (29g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,506,2018 36.25 (29g) The board shall establish in the college of natural resources at the
19University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point a center to conduct studies and research
20relating to watershed management.
AB133-ASA1, s. 891 21Section 891. 36.25 (30) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,507,322 36.25 (30) Hazardous pollution Pollution prevention program . The board
23shall establish maintain in the extension a hazardous pollution prevention program
24solid and hazardous waste education center to promote hazardous pollution
25prevention, as defined in s. 299.13 (1) (c) (dm). In cooperation with the department

1of natural resources and the department of commerce, the program center shall
2conduct an education and technical assistance program to promote hazardous
3pollution prevention in this state.
AB133-ASA1, s. 893 4Section 893. 36.27 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,507,105 36.27 (4) (a) In the 1993-94 to 1998-99 2000-01 academic years, the board may
6annually exempt from nonresident tuition, but not from incidental or other fees, up
7to 200 students enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside as juniors or
8seniors in programs identified by that institution as having surplus capacity and up
9to 150 students enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Superior in programs
10identified by that institution as having surplus capacity.
AB133-ASA1, s. 894 11Section 894. 36.34 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,507,2112 36.34 (1) (b) The board shall establish a grant program for minority
13undergraduates enrolled in the system. The board shall designate all grants under
14this subsection as Lawton grants. Grants shall be awarded from the appropriation
15under s. 20.285 (4) (dd). The board may not make a grant under this subsection to
16a person if it receives a certification under s. 49.855 (7) that the person is delinquent
17in child support or maintenance payments or owes past support, medical expenses
18or birth expenses
whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under
19s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the person provides to the board a payment agreement that
20has been approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is
21consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a)
.
AB133-ASA1, s. 895 22Section 895. 36.34 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB133-ASA1, s. 895m 23Section 895m. 36.36 of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,508,2 2436.36 Grants for study abroad. From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1)
25(er), the board shall award a grant of $2,000 to a resident undergraduate student to

1assist in paying the costs associated with the student's study abroad if the student
2satisfies all of the following criteria:
AB133-ASA1,508,4 3(1) The student demonstrates financial need for the grant, as determined by
4the board.
AB133-ASA1,508,6 5(2) The student is enrolled full-time in the system in the semester preceding
6the student's study abroad.
AB133-ASA1,508,8 7(3) The student is enrolled in a program leading to an associate or bachelor's
8degree.
AB133-ASA1, s. 895t 9Section 895t. 38.04 (10) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,508,1410 38.04 (10) (d) 1. In consultation with representatives of business and labor, the
11board shall develop a separate approval process for district board proposals to
12purchase or construct facilities to be used as applied technology centers under s.
1338.15 (3) (c). The board may not approve a proposal unless the board determines that
14all of the following apply:
AB133-ASA1,508,1715 a. The applied technology center is likely to maintain or increase the number
16of jobs in the region served by the center that require a high level of skill and provide
17high wages.
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