Amendment AA1-ASA1-SB55

SB55-ASA1-AA1,264,18 20.930 (2) No state agency in the executive branch may employ legal counsel except by contract. Notwithstanding s. 16.75 (1) (c), (2m) and (6) (c) to (e), all contracts for the employment of counsel entered into by any state agency in the executive branch shall be awarded only by solicitation of bids under s. 16.75.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,265,2 (3) Every legal services contract entered into by a state agency in the executive branch which provides for counsel to be retained on a contingent fee basis shall contain a provision requiring the counsel to submit a statement of the number of hours worked under the contract, the expenses incurred in relation to the contract and the net charge per hour under the contract, computed on the basis of the total charges, less expenses, divided by the number of hours worked. The head of the agency shall not authorize payment to be made under the contract until the statement is submitted.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,265,7 (4) No state agency in the executive branch may enter into any contract that requires the state to pay for legal services at a rate that exceeds $1,000 per hour. If a contract provides for a contingent or fixed fee, the hourly charge shall be computed in the manner provided in s. 14.11 (2) (bp). The head of the agency shall not authorize any payment to be made exceeding the amount specified in this subsection.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,265,14 (5) If the legal services to be performed by any person for a state agency in the executive branch will or reasonably may be anticipated to exceed $1,000,000, the employment shall be by contract, which shall be signed by the governor. Prior to approving any contract for the provision of legal services under this section, the governor shall file the proposed contract with the chief clerk of each house of the legislature. Any proposed contract so filed is subject to the procedures and limitations prescribed in ss. 13.107 and 14.11 (2).".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,265,15 567. Page 434, line 17: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,265,16 " Section 1013m. 21.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,266,2 21.25 (1) The department of military affairs shall may administer the Badger Challenge program for disadvantaged youth. The department shall recruit 10% of the 1999-2000 class of the program from families who are eligible to receive temporary assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 et seq. The department shall recruit 25% of the 2000-01 class of the program from families who are eligible to receive temporary assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 et seq. The If the department of military affairs administers the Badger Challenge program under this subsection, it shall promulgate rules for administering the Badger Challenge program.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,266,5 568. Page 438, line 12: after "1002" insert ", that is located in this state or that is included in the Minnesota-Wisconsin student reciprocity agreement under s. 39.47".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,266,7 569. Page 438, line 18: delete lines 18 to 22 and substitute "a comparable number of credits, whichever amount is less.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,266,8 570. Page 439, line 11: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,266,9 " Section 1024k. 21.49 (4) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,266,12 21.49 (4) (c) 1. Any person who joins the Wisconsin national guard on or after the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], is only eligible for a tuition grant under this section for a course in one of the following schools:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,266,14 a. The extension division and any campus of the University of Wisconsin System.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,266,16 b. Any public institution of higher education, that is included in the Minnesota-Wisconsin student reciprocity agreement under s. 39.47.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,266,17 c. Any technical college established under ch. 38.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,266,19 d. Any accredited institution of higher education as defined in 20 USC 1002, that is located in this state.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1024m Section 1024m. 21.49 (4) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,267,2 21.49 (4) (d) A guard member may, until June 30, 2005, receive tuition grants under this section for attendance at an accredited institution of higher education, as defined in 20 USC 1002, that is located outside this state if the guard member was enrolled in that institution on the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date].".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,267,3 571. Page 442, line 5: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,267,4 " Section 1030m. 22.07 (9) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,267,10 22.07 (9) In consultation with the department of veterans affairs, administer a program to increase outreach to veterans regarding veterans services and benefits, and to provide training to employees of the department of veterans affairs and county veterans service officers. The department of electronic government shall make the program available through a satellite system that is linked to 5 remote locations in this state.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,267,11 572. Page 445, line 22: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,267,12 " Section 1034b. 23.09 (2) (d) 16. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,267,13 23.09 (2) (d) 16. For bluff protection under s. 30.24 23.0942.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1034bd Section 1034bd. 23.09 (2r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,267,15 23.09 (2r) (b) Land acquisition for urban river grants under s. 30.277 23.0944.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1034bg Section 1034bg. 23.09 (12) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,267,22 23.09 (12) (c) State aid under this subsection to any county shall be distributed by the department according to the procedures adopted by the natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry board. State aid granted to any county under this subsection shall be matched by the county, and the state's share may not exceed one-half of the actual cost of the project. Personnel, equipment and materials furnished by the county may be included in computing the county share contribution.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1034bj Section 1034bj. 23.091 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,268,5 23.091 (2) Master plan. The department may designate a recreational area only after a master plan for use and management of the area is prepared, public hearings on the plan are held in the county where the largest portion of land in the project is located, the procedures prescribed in s. 1.11 are complied with, and the plan is approved by the natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry board.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1034gc Section 1034gc. 23.0915 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,268,10 23.0915 (1g) Land acquisition; urban river grants. Beginning in fiscal year 1992-93 and ending in fiscal year 1999-2000, the department for each fiscal year shall designate for expenditure $1,900,000 of the moneys appropriated under s. 20.866 (2) (tz) for land acquisition for urban river grants under s. 30.277 23.0944.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1034gh Section 1034gh. 23.0915 (1r) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,268,14 23.0915 (1r) (c) For land acquisition, the department shall designate for expenditure $900,000 for urban river grants under s. 30.277 23.0944 and for grants under s. 23.096 for the purposes under s. 30.277 23.0944 (2) (a).

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1034gm Section 1034gm. 23.0915 (2) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,268,22 23.0915 (2) (d) (intro.) In a given fiscal year, in addition to expending the amount designated for a purpose under sub. (1) (a) or (c) to (k), or the amount equal to the expenditure limit for that purpose, as adjusted under pars. (a) and (b), whichever amount is applicable, the department may also expend for that purpose up to 50% of the designated amount for that purpose for the given fiscal year for a project or activity if the natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry board determines all of the following:

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1034gp Section 1034gp. 23.0915 (2g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,269,4 23.0915 (2g) Funds for Monona terrace project. If all of the money set aside under s. 23.195 for the Frank Lloyd Wright Monona terrace project is not expended before July 1, 1998, the department shall make the unexpended moneys available for expenditure for land acquisition and for urban river grants under s. 30.277 23.0944. The moneys expended for the Frank Lloyd Wright Monona terrace project are expended as an amount for land acquisition.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,269,5 573. Page 446, line 9: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,269,6 " Section 1034m. 23.0917 (3) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,269,10 23.0917 (3) (c) 1. Acquisition of land that preserves or enhances the state's water resources, including land in and for the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway; land abutting wild rivers designated under s. 30.26 23.43, wild lakes and land along the shores of the Great Lakes.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,269,11 574. Page 446, line 14: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,269,12 " Section 1034pg. 23.0917 (4) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,269,13 23.0917 (4) (b) 4. Grants for urban rivers under ss. 23.096 and 30.277 23.0944.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,269,14 575. Page 447, line 2: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,269,15 " Section 1034rg. 23.0917 (4m) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,269,20 23.0917 (4m) (L) Highway construction required. No moneys may be obligated for the subprogram for the Baraboo Hills before the department of transportation certifies to the department of natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry that highway construction that will result in at least 4 traffic lanes has begun on the portion of USH 12 between the city of Middleton and the village of Sauk City.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1034rm Section 1034rm. 23.0917 (5) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,270,5 23.0917 (5) (d) (intro.) For a given fiscal year, in addition to obligating the amount of the annual bonding authority for a subprogram under sub. (3) or (4), or the amount equal to the annual bonding authority for that subprogram, as adjusted under pars. (a) and (b), whichever amount is applicable, the department may also obligate for that subprogram up to 100% of the annual bonding authority for that subprogram for that given fiscal year for a project or activity if the natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry board determines that all of the following conditions apply:

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1034rp Section 1034rp. 23.0917 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,270,12 23.0917 (7) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), for purposes of calculating the acquisition costs for acquisition of land under ss. 23.09 (19), (20) and (20m), 23.092 (4), 23.094 (3g), 23.096, 30.24 23.0942 (4) and 30.277 23.0944 from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta), the acquisition costs shall equal the sum of the land's current fair market value and other acquisition costs, as determined by rule by the department.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,270,13 576. Page 447, line 3: before that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,270,14 " Section 1035b. 23.0917 (5) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,270,20 23.0917 (5) (e) Beginning with fiscal year 2001-02 and ending with fiscal year 2009-10, the annual bonding authority is decreased for each fiscal year by an amount equal to 5% of the total amount of principal and interest costs paid during the previous fiscal year from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (7) (aa). The amount of the decrease is allocated between the subprogram for land acquisition and the subprogram for property development and local assistance as follows:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,270,22 1. The amount of the decrease for the subprogram for land acquisition shall equal 75% of the total amount of the decrease.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,270,24 2. The amount of the decrease for the subprogram for property development and local assistance shall equal 25% of the total amount of the decrease.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,271,1 577. Page 447, line 2: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,271,3 "6. Restoration of an area on the exposed bed of the former flowage on the Prairie River.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,271,4 578. Page 447, line 3: delete lines 3 to 11 and substitute:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,271,5 " Section 1035h. 23.0917 (7) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,271,13 23.0917 (7) (e) For any land for which moneys are proposed to be obligated from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) in order to provide a grant or state aid to a governmental unit under s. 23.09 (19), (20) or (20m) or 30.277 or to a nonprofit conservation organization under s. 23.096, and if the department estimates that the fair market value of the land exceeds $200,000, the governmental unit or nonprofit conservation organization shall submit to the department two appraisals if the department estimates that the fair market value of the land exceeds $200,000 at least one appraisal, and the department shall obtain its own independent appraisal.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1035j Section 1035j. 23.0917 (7) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,271,22 23.0917 (7) (e) For any land for which moneys are proposed to be obligated from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) in order to provide a grant or state aid to a governmental unit under s. 23.09 (19), (20) or (20m) or 30.277 23.0944 or to a nonprofit conservation organization under s. 23.096, and if the department estimates that the fair market value of the land exceeds $200,000,the governmental unit or nonprofit conservation organization shall submit to the department at least one appraisal, and the department shall obtain its own independent appraisal.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,271,23 579. Page 448, line 2: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,271,24 " Section 1036b. 23.0918 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,272,8 23.0918 (2) Unless the natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry board determines otherwise in a specific case, only the income from the gifts, grants or bequests in the fund is available for expenditure. The natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry board may authorize expenditures only for preserving, developing, managing or maintaining land under the jurisdiction of the department that is used for any of the purposes specified in s. 23.09 (2) (d). In this subsection, unless otherwise provided in a gift, grant or bequest, principal and income are determined as provided under s. 701.20 (3).

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1036e Section 1036e. 23.093 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,272,13 23.093 Carp control research. The department of natural resources may enter into contracts with public or private agencies for the accelerated research and development of a specific toxic material for the control and eradication of carp in the waters of the state.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1036g Section 1036g. 23.094 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,272,18 23.094 (2) (a) The department, in consultation with the department of environmental management, shall identify as priority streams those streams in this state that are in most need of protection from degradation of water quality caused by agricultural or urban runoff.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1036j Section 1036j. 23.096 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,272,24 23.096 (2) (a) The department may award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) or (tz) to nonprofit conservation organizations to acquire property for all of the purposes described in ss. 23.09 (2) (d) 1. to 7., 9., 11., 12. and 15., (19), (20) and (20m), 23.092, 23.094, 23.17, 23.175, 23.27, 23.29, 23.293, 30.24 23.0942, and 30.277 23.0944.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1036m Section 1036m. 23.0962 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,273,7 23.0962 (1) (intro.) If the department of administration acquires as a gift the property, known as Black Point Estate, that is located on Lake Geneva in the county of Walworth, town of Linn, in fractional Sec. 8, T. 1 N., R. 17 E., and if the joint committee on finance approves the gift under s. 20.907 (1), the department of natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry shall make a grant of $1,800,000, from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (cq), to a nonprofit conservation organization that meets all of the following requirements:

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1036p Section 1036p. 23.0962 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,273,12 23.0962 (1) (d) The nonprofit conservation organization acquires a conservation easement in the property, the terms of which are subject to approval of the department of natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry, to be held by the organization for the purpose of preserving Black Point Estate.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1036r Section 1036r. 23.0962 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,273,18 23.0962 (1) (e) The nonprofit conservation organization makes a commitment, with guarantees determined to be adequate by the department of natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry, to use the grant under this section and any additional funds donated to the organization to fund an endowment for the operation and maintenance of Black Point Estate.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1036t Section 1036t. 23.0965 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,273,23 23.0965 (1) The department of natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry shall enter into an agreement with Ducks Unlimited, Inc., to make payments from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (au) to Ducks Unlimited, Inc., to fund its conservation efforts in the United States, Canada and Mexico.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,273,24 580. Page 448, line 2: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,274,1 " Section 1036b. 23.0957 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,274,3 23.0957 (title) Annual grants to a nonstock, nonprofit corporation; urban land conservation projects .

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1036c Section 1036c. 23.0957 (1) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,274,5 23.0957 (1) (title) Definitions.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1036d Section 1036d. 23.0957 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,274,11 23.0957 (1) (b) "Interested group" means a community group, nonprofit organization, or local governmental unit that is interested in environmental quality issues and in acquiring urban, developing, maintaining, or restoring land for one or more urban forestry protection, water resource management, conservation, recreation or other urban open space conservation purposes.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1036e Section 1036e. 23.0957 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,274,17 23.0957 (1) (c) "Urban conservation purpose" means an urban, open space conservation or restoration area; urban forest protection or enhancement; water resource management in urban areas; resource management strategies for urban areas; conservation activities in an urban area; or recreation activities in an urban area.