AB150, s. 6392 20Section 6392. 303.04 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,2101,24 21303.04 Correctional farms. The board of commissioners of public lands, the
22department of natural resources, the department of tourism and parks and the
23department may select from the state forest reserves a quantity of land not to exceed
245,000 acres and convert the same into farms for the state prisons.
AB150, s. 6393 25Section 6393. 303.06 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,2102,4
1303.06 (1) Except as authorized in sub. subs. (2) to (5), no goods, except farm
2machinery, farm implements and tools, cordage rope and ply goods, manufactured
3wholly or partly by inmates in any state, city or county penal institution may be
4offered for sale in the open market.
AB150, s. 6394 5Section 6394. 303.06 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,2102,136 303.06 (2) The department may enter into or renew a contract with a
7manufacturer or distributor to have prison industries provide products, components
8or services if at the time that the contract is originally entered into the products,
9components or services have been supplied to the manufacturer or distributor for the
10previous 12 months by a facility outside the United States. The department shall
11collect not less than 5% nor more than 20% of the gross wages of inmates or residents
12earned under such a contract to be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.455 (5)
13(i).
AB150, s. 6395 14Section 6395. 303.06 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,2102,1715 303.06 (3) A private business may sell products, components or services under
16s. 303.01 (2) (em) in the open market. Similar products, components or services from
17a prison industry program from another state may be sold in the open market.
AB150, s. 6396 18Section 6396. 303.06 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,2102,2219 303.06 (4) (a) The department may sell, in the open market, by-products of
20mattresses or by-products of paint from prison industries recycling operations.
21By-products of mattresses and by-products of paint from recycling operations of
22prisons in another state may be sold in the open market.
AB150,2102,2523 (b) The department may enter into or renew a contract with a manufacturer
24or distributor to have prison industries provide by-products of mattresses or
25by-products of paint from prison industries recycling operations.
AB150,2103,13
1(c) Prior to the establishment of a prison industry under s. 303.01 (1) (b)
2relating to providing by-products of mattresses or by-products of paint from prison
3industries recycling operations, providing related notice under s. 303.01 (1) and
4receiving related approval under s. 303.015 (1) (b) and prior to entering into a
5contract under par. (b), the department shall provide written notification of the
6intent to provide those by-products or to enter into a contract to provide those
7by-products. The department shall provide the notification to those trade
8organizations and labor unions that the department determines would be interested
9in receiving the information. The notification shall include specific information on
10the proposal, the proposal's impact on private business, industry and labor and, if
11applicable, the method for the trade organization or labor union to communicate with
12the joint committee on finance before its hearing under s. 303.01 (1) (c) and with the
13board before it acts under s. 303.015 (1) (b).
AB150, s. 6397 14Section 6397. 303.06 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,2103,1915 303.06 (5) A tax-supported institution or a nonprofit agency may offer for sale
16in the open market products manufactured in whole or in part by inmates in a state
17penal institution as part of a hobby-craft program or vocational training if the
18purpose of the sale is to support the institution's or agency's mission or is for some
19other charitable purpose.
AB150, s. 6398 20Section 6398. 303.065 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,2104,221 303.065 (1) The department may grant work release privileges to any person
22incarcerated within the state prisons, except that no person serving a life sentence
23may be considered for work release until he or she has reached parole eligibility
24under s. 304.06 (1) (b) or 973.014 (1) (a) or (b), whichever is applicable, and no person

1serving a life sentence under s. 939.62 (2m) or 973.014 (1) (c) may be considered for
2work release.
AB150, s. 6399 3Section 6399. 303.066 of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,2104,5 4303.066 Wisconsin conservation corps projects. The department may
5sponsor Wisconsin conservation corps projects under s. 16.20 (8m) 106.215 (8g).
****Note: This is reconciled s. 303.066. This Section has been affected by drafts with the
following LRB numbers: LRB-1306 and LRB-2602.
AB150, s. 6400 6Section 6400. 303.21 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,2104,137 303.21 (1) (b) Inmates are included under par. (a) if they are participating in
8a structured work program away from the institution grounds under s. 302.15.
9Inmates are not included under par. (a) if they are employed in a prison industry
10under s. 303.06 (2), participating in a work release program under s. 303.065 (2),
11participating in employment with a private business under s. 303.01 (2) (em)
or
12participating in the transitional employment program, but they are eligible for
13worker's compensation benefits as provided under ch. 102.
AB150, s. 6401 14Section 6401. 303.21 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
15.... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150,2105,216 303.21 (1) (b) Inmates are included under par. (a) if they are participating in
17a structured work program away from the institution grounds under s. 302.15.
18Inmates are not included under par. (a) if they are employed in a prison industry
19under s. 303.06 (2), participating in a work release program under s. 303.065 (2),
20participating in employment with a private business under s. 303.01 (2) (em) or
21participating in the transitional employment program, but they are eligible for
22worker's compensation benefits under ch. 102. Residents subject to s. 303.01 (1) (b)

1are not included under par. (a) but they are eligible for worker's compensation
2benefits under ch. 102.
AB150, s. 6402 3Section 6402. 303.215 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,2105,14 4303.215 (title) Compensation to prisoners or residents injured in
5prison industries employment.
In accordance with s. 102.03 (2), for an inmate
6of a state institution or a resident subject to s. 303.01 (1) (b) employed under s. 303.06
7(2), compensation under ch. 102 on being released from the applicable institution,
8either on parole or, on final discharge or in accordance with ch. 48, whichever is
9applicable
, is the exclusive remedy against the department and any employe of the
10department for any injury sustained by the inmate or resident while performing
11service growing out of and incidental to that employment. The department shall
12make any payments required under this section from the revolving appropriation for
13the operation of prison industries or, if there is no revolving appropriation for the
14operation of prison industries, from the general fund.
AB150, s. 6403 15Section 6403. 303.22 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,2105,19 16303.22 Work on Sundays and holidays. No prisoner shall, or resident
17subject to s. 303.01 (1) (b), may
be compelled to work on Sunday or a legal holiday,
18except it be on if the work is necessary household work or when the work is necessary
19to maintain the management or discipline of the institution.
AB150, s. 6404 20Section 6404. 304.02 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,2105,2321 304.02 (5) Notwithstanding subs. (1) to (3), a prisoner who is serving a life
22sentence under s. 939.62 (2m) or 973.014 (1) (c) is not eligible for release to parole
23supervision under this section.
AB150, s. 6405 24Section 6405. 304.06 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act
25377
, is amended to read:
AB150,2106,17
1304.06 (1) (b) Except as provided in sub. (1m) or s. 161.49 (2), 302.045 (3) or
2973.0135, the parole commission may parole an inmate of the Wisconsin state
3prisons or any felon or any person serving at least one year or more in a county house
4of correction or a county reforestation camp organized under s. 303.07, when he or
5she has served 25% of the sentence imposed for the offense, or 6 months, whichever
6is greater. The parole commission may parole a participant in the youthful serious
7juvenile
offender program under s. 48.537 when he or she has participated in that
8program for 2 years. Except as provided in s. 939.62 (2m) or 973.014, the parole
9commission may parole an inmate serving a life term when he or she has served 20
10years, as modified by the formula under s. 302.11 (1) and subject to extension using
11the formulas under s. 302.11 (2). The person serving the life term shall be given
12credit for time served prior to sentencing under s. 973.155, including good time under
13s. 973.155 (4). The secretary may grant special action parole releases under s.
14304.02. The department or the parole commission shall not provide any convicted
15offender or other person sentenced to the department's custody any parole eligibility
16or evaluation until the person has been confined at least 60 days following
17sentencing.
AB150, s. 6406 18Section 6406. 304.07 of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 385,
19is renumbered 48.535.
AB150, s. 6407 20Section 6407. 304.071 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,2106,2321 304.071 (2) If a prisoner is not eligible for parole under s. 161.49 (2), 939.62
22(2m), 973.014 (1) (c) or 973.032 (5), he or she is not eligible for parole under this
23section.
AB150, s. 6408 24Section 6408. 304.074 of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,2107,8
1304.074 Probationer and parolee reimbursement fee. (1) Beginning on
2July 1, 1996, the department shall charge a fee to probationers and parolees to
3partially reimburse the department for the costs of providing supervision and
4services. The department shall charge each probationer or parolee at a rate of $1 per
5day, except the department shall not charge the fee while the probationer or parolee
6is exempt under sub. (2). The department shall collect moneys for the fees charged
7under this subsection and deposit those moneys in the general fund as general
8purpose revenue — earned.
AB150,2107,10 9(2) The department shall not charge the fee under sub. (1) while the
10probationer or parolee meets any of the following conditions:
AB150,2107,1111 (a) Is unemployed.
AB150,2107,1212 (b) Is pursuing a full-time course of instruction approved by the department.
AB150,2107,1313 (c) Is undergoing treatment approved by the department and is unable to work.
AB150,2107,1514 (d) Has a statement from a physician certifying to the department that the
15probationer or parolee should be excused from working for medical reasons.
AB150,2107,17 16(3) The department shall promulgate rules providing the procedure and timing
17for collecting fees charged under sub. (1).
AB150, s. 6409 18Section 6409. 340.01 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,2107,2019 340.01 (3) (b) Conservation wardens' vehicles, state park rangers' vehicles or
20foresters' trucks, whether publicly or privately owned;
AB150, s. 6410 21Section 6410. 341.65 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,2108,422 341.65 (2) (b) Any municipal or university police officer, sheriff's deputy, county
23traffic patrolman, state traffic officer, state park ranger or conservation warden who
24discovers any unregistered motor vehicle located upon any highway may cause the
25motor vehicle to be immobilized with an immobilization device or removed to a

1suitable place of impoundment. Upon immobilization or removal of the motor
2vehicle, the officer or warden shall notify the sheriff or chief of police of the location
3of the immobilized or impounded motor vehicle and the reason for the immobilization
4or impoundment.
AB150, s. 6411 5Section 6411. 342.14 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,2108,106 342.14 (1m) Upon filing an application under sub. (1), by the owner of a new
7vehicle being registered for the first time, a tire recovery an environmental fee of $2
8times the total of the number of tires normally used on the vehicle during its
9operation on the highways plus the number of any spare tires with which the vehicle
10is normally equipped.
AB150, s. 6412 11Section 6412. 342.40 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,2108,1812 342.40 (3) (a) Any municipal or university police officer, sheriff's deputy, county
13traffic patrolman, state traffic officer, state park ranger or conservation warden who
14discovers any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or mobile home on any public
15highway or private or public property which has been abandoned shall cause the
16vehicle to be removed to a suitable place of impoundment. Upon removal of the
17vehicle the officer or warden shall notify the sheriff or chief of police of the
18abandonment and of the location of the impounded vehicle.
AB150, s. 6413 19Section 6413. 345.08 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,2109,8 20345.08 Suit to recover protested tax or fee. No suit shall be maintained
21in any court to restrain or delay the collection or payment of the taxes levied or the
22fees imposed or enacted in chs. 341 to 349.The aggrieved taxpayer shall pay the tax
23or fee as and when due and, if paid under protest, may at any time within 90 days
24from the date of such payment sue the state in an action at law to recover the tax or
25fee so paid. If it is finally determined that such tax or fee or any part thereof was

1wrongfully collected for any reason, the department secretary of administration
2shall issue a warrant on the state treasurer for the amount of such tax or fee so
3adjudged to have been wrongfully collected and the state treasurer shall pay the
4same out of the transportation fund. A separate suit need not be filed for each
5separate payment made by any taxpayer, but a recovery may be had in one suit for
6as many payments as were made within the 90-day period preceding the
7commencement of the action. Such suits shall be commenced as provided in s.
8775.01.
AB150, s. 6414 9Section 6414. 346.45 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,2109,1310 346.45 (3) (d) A railroad grade crossing which is marked with a sign in
11accordance with s. 195.285 (3). Such signs shall be erected by the maintaining
12authority only upon order of the office of the commissioner of railroads department
13or the division of hearings and appeals
as set forth in s. 195.285.
AB150, s. 6415 14Section 6415. 346.503 (1m) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,2109,1815 346.503 (1m) (g) This subsection does not affect the authority under s. 101.13
16of the department of industry, labor and human relations development to require by
17rule the reservation of parking spaces for use by a motor vehicle used by a physically
18disabled person.
AB150, s. 6416 19Section 6416. 346.503 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,2109,2320 346.503 (4) The department, after consulting with the department of industry,
21labor and human relations
development, shall promulgate rules governing the
22design, size and installation of the official traffic signs required under sub. (2) or
23(2m).
AB150, s. 6417 24Section 6417. 350.01 (1r) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 6418 25Section 6418. 350.01 (9g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,2110,3
1350.01 (9g) "Law enforcement officer" has the meaning specified under s.
2165.85 (2) (c) and includes a person appointed as a conservation warden by the
3department
under s. 23.10 (1) or a state park ranger under s. 27.92.
AB150, s. 6419 4Section 6419. 350.12 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,2110,75 350.12 (4) (a) Enforcement, administration and related costs. (intro.) The
6moneys appropriated from s. 20.370 (3) (aq), (4) (ft) (5) (es) and (is) (mw) and (8) (dq)
7may be used for the following:
AB150, s. 6420 8Section 6420. 350.12 (4) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,2110,189 350.12 (4) (a) 4. An amount necessary to pay the cost of law enforcement aids
10to counties as appropriated under s. 20.370 (4) (ft) (5) (es). On or before June 1, a
11county shall file with the department on forms prescribed by the department a
12detailed statement of the costs incurred by the county in the enforcement of this
13chapter during the preceding May 1 to April 30. The department shall audit the
14statements and determine the county's net costs for enforcement of this chapter. The
15department shall compute the state aids on the basis of 100% of these net costs and
16shall pay these aids on or before October 1. If the state aids payable to counties
17exceed the moneys available for such purpose, the department shall prorate the
18payments.
AB150, s. 6421 19Section 6421. 350.12 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,2110,2520 350.12 (4) (b) Trail aids and related costs. (intro.) The moneys appropriated
21under s. 20.370 (1) (mq) and (4) (bs) (5) (cr) and (bt) (cs) shall be used for development
22and maintenance, the cooperative snowmobile sign program, major reconstruction
23or rehabilitation to improve bridges on existing approved trails, trail rehabilitation,
24signing of snowmobile routes, and state snowmobile trails and areas and distributed
25as follows:
AB150, s. 6422
1Section 6422. 350.12 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1995
2Wisconsin Act ..... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150,2111,83 350.12 (4) (b) (intro.) Trail aids and related costs. The moneys appropriated
4under s. 20.370 (1) (mq) and (5) (cr) and (cs) shall be used by the department for
5development and maintenance, the cooperative snowmobile sign program, major
6reconstruction or rehabilitation to improve bridges on existing approved trails, trail
7rehabilitation, signing of snowmobile routes, and state snowmobile trails and areas
8and distributed as follows:
AB150, s. 6423 9Section 6423. 350.12 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,2111,2210 350.12 (4) (b) 1. State aids and funds for maintenance costs shall be 100% of
11the actual cost of maintaining the trail per year up to a $200 per mile per year
12maximum, except as provided in pars. (bg) to (br). Qualifying trails are trails
13approved by the board secretary of natural resources as snowmobile trails. State aid
14for development may equal 100% of development expenses. Aids for major
15reconstruction or rehabilitation projects to improve bridges may equal 100% of
16eligible costs. Aids for trail rehabilitation may equal 100% of eligible costs.
17Development shall begin the same year the land is acquired. Moneys available for
18development shall be distributed on a 100% grant basis, 75% at the time of approval
19but no later than January 1 and 25% upon completion of the project. A county
20application may include a request for development, rehabilitation or maintenance
21of trails, or any combination thereof. Trail routes, sizes and specifications shall be
22prescribed only by the board secretary of natural resources.
AB150, s. 6424 23Section 6424. 350.12 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
24Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150,2112,13
1350.12 (4) (b) 1. State aids and funds for maintenance costs shall be 100% of
2the actual cost of maintaining the trail per year up to a $200 per mile per year
3maximum, except as provided in pars. (bg), (bm) and (br). Qualifying trails are trails
4approved by the secretary of natural resources as snowmobile trails. State aid for
5development may equal 100% of development expenses. Aids for major
6reconstruction or rehabilitation projects to improve bridges may equal 100% of
7eligible costs. Aids for trail rehabilitation may equal 100% of eligible costs.
8Development shall begin the same year the land is acquired. Moneys available for
9development shall be distributed on a 100% grant basis, 75% at the time of approval
10but no later than January 1 and 25% upon completion of the project. A county
11application may include a request for development, rehabilitation or maintenance
12of trails, or any combination thereof. Trail routes, sizes and specifications shall be
13prescribed only by the secretary of natural resources.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 350.12 (4) (b) 1. This Section has been affected by drafts with
the following LRB numbers: LRB-2161 and LRB-1779.
AB150, s. 6425 14Section 6425. 350.12 (4) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,2112,2115 350.12 (4) (b) 4. For the maintenance, rehabilitation and development of
16snowmobile trails and areas on state lands and for major rehabilitation of
17snowmobile bridges, 100% of the actual cost for development and rehabilitation and
18100% of the actual cost of maintaining the trails per year up to the per mile per year
19maximum specified under subd. 1. Qualifying trails are those approved by the board
20secretary of natural resources. Trail routes, sizes and specifications shall be
21prescribed only by the board secretary of natural resources.
AB150, s. 6426 22Section 6426. 350.12 (4) (b) 4. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
23Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150,2113,8
1350.12 (4) (b) 4. For the maintenance, rehabilitation and development of
2snowmobile trails and areas on state lands and for major rehabilitation of
3snowmobile bridges, 100% of the actual cost for development and rehabilitation and
4100% of the actual cost of maintaining the trails per year up to the per mile per year
5maximum specified under subd. 1. except as provided in pars. (bg), (bm) and (br).
6Qualifying trails are those approved by the secretary of natural resources. Trail
7routes, sizes and specifications shall be prescribed only by the secretary of natural
8resources.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 350.12 (4) (b) 4. This Section has been affected by drafts with
the following LRB numbers: LRB-2161 and LRB-1779.
AB150, s. 6427 9Section 6427. 350.12 (4) (ba) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,2113,1510 350.12 (4) (ba) Trails in the state park system. 1. The department of tourism
11and parks shall develop and maintain the state snowmobile trails and areas in the
12state park system and rehabilitate the bridges in the system. The department of
13tourism and parks shall prescribe the trail routes, sizes and specifications for the
14trails in the state park system. Paragraph (b) 4. does not apply to snowmobile trails,
15areas and bridges in the state park system.
AB150,2113,2016 2. From the appropriation under s. 20.380 (1) (s), the department of tourism
17and parks may expend moneys for development, maintenance and rehabilitation as
18authorized in subd. 1. The amount expended for development, maintenance and
19rehabilitation may equal up to 100% of the actual costs of the rehabilitation,
20development or maintenance except as provided in subd. 3.
AB150,2113,2321 3. The amount expended for maintenance of snowmobile trails in the state park
22system may not exceed the per mile per maximum specified under par. (b) 1., except
23as provided in pars. (bg), (bp) and (br).
AB150, s. 6428
1Section 6428. 350.12 (4) (bc) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,2114,32 350.12 (4) (bc) (intro.) For the purposes of par. pars. (b) (intro.), 1. and 4. and
3(ba)
, development includes the following:
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