AB150, s. 1435 7Section 1435. 27.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,649,188 27.01 (1) (title) Purpose of state park system. It is declared to be the policy of
9the legislature to acquire, improve, preserve and administer a system of areas to be
10known as the state parks park system of Wisconsin. The purpose of the state parks
11park system is to provide areas for public recreation and for public education in
12conservation and nature study. An area may qualify as a part of the state park
13system by reason of its scenery, its plants and wildlife, or its historical, archaeological
14or geological interest. The department shall be responsible for the selection of a
15balanced system of state park these areas and for the acquisition, development,
16maintenance
and administration of the state parks park system. No admission
17charge shall be made to any area of the state park system except as provided in subs.
18(7) to (9).
AB150, s. 1436 19Section 1436. 27.01 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,649,2420 27.01 (2)Powers of the department. (intro.) In order to carry out the purposes
21of this section, the department shall have charge and supervision of the state park
22system. The state park system shall be comprised of areas consisting of state parks,
23southern state forests, state trails, the ice age trail, state recreation areas and
24roadside parks.
The department also may:
AB150, s. 1437 25Section 1437. 27.01 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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127.01 (2) (a) Acquire by purchase, lease or agreement, and receive by grant, gift
2or devise,
lands, interest in lands or waters suitable for furthering the purposes of
3state park purposes parks, southern state forests, state trails, state recreation areas
4and roadside parks
and may acquire such lands and waters by condemnation after
5obtaining approval of the senate and assembly appropriate standing committees on
6natural resources
of each house of the legislature as determined by the presiding
7officer of each house. The department may also maintain these acquired lands and
8waters in order to further these purposes
.
AB150, s. 1438 9Section 1438. 27.01 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,650,1310 27.01 (2) (b) Classify state park the areas of the state park system as to their
11most logical employment and greatest usefulness as, for example, scenic,
12recreational or historical, and establish boundaries for each area of the state park
13system.
AB150, s. 1439 14Section 1439. 27.01 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,650,2015 27.01 (2) (c) Make, and as rapidly as possible carry out, plans for the
16development of the areas in the state parks park system, including the layout and
17construction of roads, trails, camping and picnic areas, buildings, water and sewer
18and other sanitary installations, and the development of all other facilities
19considered necessary for the preservation of special features or the overall
20usefulness of any area in the state park system.
AB150, s. 1440 21Section 1440. 27.01 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,651,522 27.01 (2) (d) Enter into agreements with the federal government, the
23government of neighboring states, state departments, counties, towns, scientific
24societies, organizations, individuals or others on any subject considered of concern
25and benefit to the state parks park system. Operation of historic buildings,

1restorations, museums or remains within the boundaries of a an area of the state
2park or parks system may be vested by such agreements in the historical society,
3which may, in accordance with s. 44.02 (5), charge an admission fee to such buildings,
4restorations, museums or remains in order to defray in whole or in part the costs of
5operation of such sites.
AB150, s. 1441 6Section 1441. 27.01 (2) (e) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150,651,107 27.01 (2) (e) For the state park system, accept and administer, in the name of
8the state, any gifts, grants, bequests and devises, including land, interests in land,
9money and funding made available to the department by the federal government
10under any act of congress relating to any of the functions of the department.
AB150, s. 1442 11Section 1442. 27.01 (2) (ec) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,651,1312 27.01 (2) (ec) Extend and consolidate lands or waters suitable for the state park
13system by the exchange of other lands or waters under its supervision.
AB150, s. 1443 14Section 1443. 27.01 (2) (eg) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,651,1715 27.01(2) (eg) Accept donations of buildings, facilities and structures
16constructed upon lands owned by this state in the state park system and under the
17jurisdiction of the department.
AB150, s. 1444 18Section 1444. 27.01 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,651,2119 27.01 (2) (f) Grant concessions or franchises for the furnishing of supplies or
20facilities and services on the state parks in the areas of the state park system that
21are
considered necessary for the proper comfort of the public.
AB150, s. 1445 22Section 1445. 27.01 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,651,2423 27.01 (2) (g) Lease parts or parcels of state park land or grant easements
24thereto
areas of the state park system, subject to sub. (2mn) and ss. 23.305 and 26.08.
AB150, s. 1446 25Section 1446. 27.01 (2) (gm) of the statutes is created to read:
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127.01 (2) (gm) Grant easements to parts or parcels of areas of the state park
2system. If the easement is in a southern state forest, the easement shall be subject
3to s. 28.02 (5).
AB150, s. 1447 4Section 1447. 27.01 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,652,65 27.01 (2) (h) Designate by appropriate name any area in the state park system
6not expressly named by the legislature.
AB150, s. 1448 7Section 1448. 27.01 (2) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,652,118 27.01 (2) (i) Establish and operate in state parks the areas of the state park
9system
such services and conveniences and install such facilities as will render such
10parks
the areas more attractive for public use and make reasonable charges for the
11use thereof of these areas.
AB150, s. 1449 12Section 1449. 27.01 (2) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,652,1713 27.01 (2) (j) Promulgate rules necessary to govern the conduct of state park
14visitors in the areas of the state park system, and for the protection of state park to
15protect the
property, or the use of facilities, in the state park system, including the
16use of boats and other watercraft on lakes or rivers within the limits of a state park
17an area in the state park system, and the use of roads, trails or bridle paths.
AB150, s. 1450 18Section 1450. 27.01 (2) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,652,2019 27.01 (2) (k) Designate parking areas and regulate the use and movement of
20automobiles or other vehicles in the state parks any area of the state park system.
AB150, s. 1451 21Section 1451. 27.01 (2) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,652,2322 27.01 (2) (L) Make surveys and investigations of sites considered potentially
23valuable for state parks the state park system.
AB150, s. 1452 24Section 1452. 27.01 (2) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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127.01 (2) (m) Take such any other action as that may be deemed considered
2advisable for the administration, development, maintenance or protection of the
3state park system or any part or parts thereof. The department may not perform any
4act on land in the state park system that is held for sale that will diminish its sale
5value
.
AB150, s. 1453 6Section 1453. 27.01 (2g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,653,157 27.01 (2g) Funds from donations. All funds included in the gifts, grants,
8bequests and devises received or expected to be received by the department for the
9state park system in a biennium shall be included in the statement of its actual and
10estimated receipts and disbursements for such biennium required to be contained in
11the biennial state budget report under s. 16.46, and shall be considered to be and
12treated the same as other actual and estimated receipts and disbursements of the
13department. The department may acknowledge the receipt of any funding from a
14particular person or group in any department pamphlet, bulletin or other
15publication.
AB150, s. 1454 16Section 1454. 27.01 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,654,317 27.01 (2m) Donation of facilities. The donor of buildings, facilities and
18structures under sub. (2) (eg) may contract for this construction according to plans
19and specifications provided by the department or may enter into a contract for
20professional architectural and engineering services to develop plans and
21specifications of the buildings, facilities and structures and contract for their
22construction. Upon the completion of construction satisfactory to the department,
23title of the buildings, facilities and structures shall vest in the state. No person may
24construct any building, facility or structure under this subsection without the prior
25approval of the department regarding plans and specifications, materials,

1suitability, design, capacity or location. The plans and specifications for any
2building, structure or facility donated under this paragraph shall also be subject to
3the approval of the building commission.
AB150, s. 1455 4Section 1455. 27.01 (2mn) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,654,95 27.01 (2mn) Grant of easements and leases. Any easements granted under
6sub. (2) (gm) and any leases granted under sub. (2) (g) or s. 23.305 or 26.08 by the
7department shall have the restrictions necessary to preserve and protect the land
8subject to the lease or easement for the purposes for which it was acquired or made
9part of the state park system.
AB150, s. 1456 10Section 1456. 27.01 (2n) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,654,1611 27.01 (2n) Conservation easements and rights in property. The department
12may acquire any easement for the benefit of any area in the state park system. For
13purposes of this subsection, "easement" includes a negative easement, a restrictive
14covenant, a covenant running with the land and any other right for a lawful use of
15the property together with the right to acquire all negative easements, restrictive
16covenants, covenants running with the land, and all rights for use of property.
AB150, s. 1457 17Section 1457. 27.01 (2p) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,654,2318 27.01 (2p) Access to lands. If there are areas of the state park system that are
19inaccessible because they are surrounded by lands not belonging to the state, and if
20the department determines that the usefulness or value of these areas of the state
21park system will be increased if there is access to them over lands not belonging to
22the state, the department may acquire the land necessary to construct highways that
23will furnish the needed access.
AB150, s. 1458 24Section 1458. 27.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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127.01 (3) (title) Transfer of state park system land to municipalities. The
2department may not transfer the ownership of any state park or land within any
3state park
area in the state park system to any county, city, village or town unless
4it receives the approval of the joint committee on finance regarding the appropriate
5level of reimbursement to be received by the state to reflect the state's cost in
6acquiring and developing the state park or land within the state park area.
AB150, s. 1459 7Section 1459. 27.01 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,655,118 27.01 (4) (title) Park State park managers. Park State park managers
9employed by the department shall have all the powers of state fire wardens as
10provided in ch. 26, and such powers shall apply to areas in the state parks park
11system
.
AB150, s. 1460 12Section 1460. 27.01 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,655,1713 27.01 (5) Roadside parks. All areas designated as roadside parks shall be a part
14of the state park system.
Roadside parks will consist of naturally attractive parcels
15of land ( that are 5 acres or more in size ) and that are immediately contiguous to
16a state trunk highway. Each such area and shall carry a distinctive name and shall
17be managed and developed as a part of the state park system
.
AB150, s. 1461 18Section 1461. 27.01 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,655,2019 27.01 (6)Names. (intro.) The following areas in the state parks park system
20shall be designated as follows:
AB150, s. 1462 21Section 1462. 27.01 (6) (q) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,655,2322 27.01 (6) (q) The state recreation area in the town of Brighton, Kenosha County,
23as "Bong State Recreation Area".
AB150, s. 1463 24Section 1463. 27.01 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 27.01 (7) (a) 1r.
AB150, s. 1464 25Section 1464. 27.01 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
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127.01 (7) (a) 1. In this subsection and in subs. (10) and (11), "departments"
2means the department of tourism and parks and the department of natural
3resources.
AB150, s. 1465 4Section 1465. 27.01 (7) (a) 1g. of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,656,65 27.01 (7) (a) 1g. In this subsection, "designating department" means the
6department that designated the vehicle admission area.
AB150, s. 1466 7Section 1466. 27.01 (7) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,656,138 27.01 (7) (a) 3. In this subsection, "vehicle admission area" means the Bong
9area lands acquired under s. 23.09 (13) state recreation area, the Point Beach state
10forest, recreational areas in other state forests designated as such by the department
11of tourism and parks or by the department of natural resources, designated use zones
12within state recreation areas established under s. 23.091 (3), and any state park or
13roadside park except those areas specified in par. (c) 5.
AB150, s. 1467 14Section 1467. 27.01 (7) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,656,1915 27.01 (7) (am) The department of tourism and parks shall designate vehicle
16admission areas for state parks, roadside parks, state recreation areas and southern
17state forests. The department of natural resources shall designate vehicle admission
18areas for state forests that are not southern state forests. A vehicle admission sticker
19issued by either department is valid in any vehicle admission area.
AB150, s. 1468 20Section 1468. 27.01 (7) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,656,2221 27.01 (7) (c) 1. Any vehicle in an admission area between November 1 and
22March 31, except as the designating department provides by rule;
AB150, s. 1469 23Section 1469. 27.01 (7) (c) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,657,224 27.01 (7) (c) 8. Any vehicle towed behind or carried on another vehicle. The
25designating department may issue a special permit for a towed or carried vehicle in

1order to determine compliance with and facilitate enforcement of the vehicle
2admission sticker requirement; or
AB150, s. 1470 3Section 1470. 27.01 (7) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,657,104 27.01 (7) (d) Issuance of vehicle admission stickers. An The departments shall
5issue
annual vehicle admission sticker shall be issued by the department and is
6stickers which are valid for the calendar year for which it is they are issued. An
7annual vehicle admission sticker may not be issued by the department for a motor
8bus. A The departments shall issue daily vehicle admission sticker shall be issued
9by the department,
stickers. A daily vehicle admission sticker shall state the date
10for which it is issued and is effective only for the date issued.
AB150, s. 1471 11Section 1471. 27.01 (7) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,657,1412 27.01 (7) (f) 1. Except as provided in par. (gm), the fee for an annual vehicle
13admission sticker is $15 $18 for each vehicle which has Wisconsin registration
14plates, except that no fee is charged for a sticker issued under s. 29.1475 (6).
AB150, s. 1472 15Section 1472. 27.01 (7) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,657,1816 27.01 (7) (f) 2. Except as provided in subds. 3. and 4. and par. (gm) 4., the fee
17for a daily vehicle admission sticker is $4 $5 for any vehicle which has Wisconsin
18registration plates.
AB150, s. 1473 19Section 1473. 27.01 (7) (g) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,657,2220 27.01 (7) (g) 1. Except as provided in par. (gm), the fee for an annual vehicle
21admission sticker for any vehicle which has a registration plate or plates from
22another state is $24 $25.
AB150, s. 1474 23Section 1474. 27.01 (7) (g) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
24.... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
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127.01 (7) (g) 1. Except as provided in par. (gm), the fee for an annual vehicle
2admission sticker is $25 for any vehicle which has a registration plate or plates from
3another state, except that no fee is charged for a sticker issued under s. 29.1475 (6).
****Note: This is reconciled s. 27.01 (7) (g) 1. This Section has been affected by
drafts with the following LRB numbers: LRB-2643 and LRB-2644.
AB150, s. 1475 4Section 1475. 27.01 (7) (g) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,658,75 27.01 (7) (g) 2. Except as provided in subds. 3. and 4., the fee for a daily vehicle
6admission sticker for any vehicle which has a registration plate or plates from
7another state is $6 $7.
AB150, s. 1476 8Section 1476. 27.01 (7) (gm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,658,139 27.01 (7) (gm) 1. Notwithstanding pars. (f) 1. and (g) 1., the department
10departments shall charge an individual 50% of the applicable fee under par. (f) 1. or
11(g) 1. for an annual vehicle admission sticker if the individual applying for the sticker
12or a member of his or her household owns a vehicle for which a current annual vehicle
13admission sticker has been issued for the applicable fee under par. (f) 1. or (g) 1.
AB150, s. 1477 14Section 1477. 27.01 (7) (gm) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 1478 15Section 1478. 27.01 (7) (gm) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,658,1816 27.01 (7) (gm) 3. Notwithstanding par. (f) 1., the fee for an annual vehicle
17admission sticker for a vehicle that has Wisconsin registration plates and that is
18owned by a resident senior citizen, as defined in s. 29.01 (12m), is $6.50 $9.
AB150, s. 1479 19Section 1479. 27.01 (7) (gm) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,658,2220 27.01 (7) (gm) 4. Notwithstanding par. (f) 2., the fee for a daily vehicle
21admission sticker for a vehicle that has Wisconsin registration plates and that is
22owned by a resident senior citizen, as defined in s. 29.01 (12m), is $2 $3.
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