SB556: Bill Text

SB556, s. 80 Section 80. 66.0617 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB556,38,10 66.0617 (8) Requirements for impact fee revenues. Revenues from impact fees shall be placed in a segregated, interest-bearing account and shall be accounted for separately from the other funds of the political subdivision or county park district. Impact fee revenues and interest earned on impact fee revenues may be expended only for capital costs for which the impact fees were imposed.

SB556, s. 81 Section 81. 66.0617 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB556,38,22 66.0617 (9) Refund of impact fees. An ordinance enacted or resolution adopted under this section shall specify that impact fees that are imposed and collected by a political subdivision or county park district but are not used within a reasonable period of time after they are collected to pay the capital costs for which they were imposed shall be refunded to the current owner of the property with respect to which the impact fees were imposed. The ordinance or resolution shall specify, by type of public facility, reasonable time periods within which impact fees must be spent or refunded under this subsection. In determining the length of the time periods under the ordinance, a political subdivision or county park district shall consider what are appropriate planning and financing periods for the particular types of public facilities for which the impact fees are imposed.

SB556, s. 82 Section 82. 66.0617 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB556,39,4 66.0617 (10) Appeal. A political subdivision that enacts an impact fee ordinance under this section shall, by ordinance, and a county park district that adopts an impact fee resolution under this section shall, by resolution, specify a procedure under which a developer upon whom an impact fee is imposed has the right to contest the amount, collection, or use of the impact fee to the governing body of the political subdivision or county park district.

SB556, s. 83 Section 83. 67.01 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB556,39,13 67.01 (5) "Municipality" means any of the following which is authorized to levy a tax: a county, city, village, town, school district, board of park commissioners, technical college district, metropolitan sewerage district created under ss. 200.01 to 200.15 or 200.21 to 200.65, town sanitary district under subch. IX of ch. 60, county park district under s. 27.161, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district established under s. 33.23, 33.235, or 33.24, and any other public body empowered to borrow money and issue obligations to repay the money out of public funds or revenues. "Municipality" does not include the state.

SB556, s. 84 Section 84. 70.11 (37m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB556,39,16 70.11 (37m) Local park and recreation district. The property of a county park district under s. 27.161.

SB556, s. 85 Section 85. 71.26 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB556,39,22 71.26 (1) (bm) Certain local districts. Income of a local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229, a local professional baseball park district created under subch. III of ch. 229, a local professional football stadium district created under subch. IV of ch. 229, a local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229, or a county park district under s. 27.161.

SB556, s. 86 Section 86. 77.25 (18m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB556,39,24 77.25 (18m) To a county park district under s. 27.161.

SB556, s. 87 Section 87. 77.54 (9a) (i) of the statutes is created to read:

SB556,40,1 77.54 (9a) (i) A county park district under s. 27.161.

SB556, s. 88 Section 88. 350.01 (11m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB556,40,5 350.01 (11m) "Sanctioned race or derby" means a competitive snowmobile event sponsored by a county, county park district, town, city or village, by a promoter, by a chamber of commerce, or by a snowmobile club or other similar organization.

SB556, s. 89 Section 89. 350.04 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB556,40,10 350.04 (3) (a) No county, county park district, town, city or village shall be liable for any injury suffered in connection with a race or derby under this section, unless the injury is caused by the negligence of the county, county park district, town, city or village.

SB556, s. 90 Section 90. 350.04 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB556,40,15 350.04 (3) (b) The county, county park district, town, city or village shall post the provisions of par. (a) in a conspicuous place, readily accessible to all contestants and spectators, and shall assist in locating and identifying persons responsible for injuries that may occur.

SB556, s. 91 Section 91. 350.12 (4) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:

SB556,40,19 350.12 (4) (ar) Counties with park districts. If a county creates a county park district under s. 27.161, only the county park district may receive moneys as provided in pars. (b) to (br).

SB556, s. 92 Section 92. 350.12 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB556,41,8 350.12 (4) (b) 1. State aids and funds for maintenance costs shall be 100% of the actual cost of maintaining the trail per year up to a $250 per mile per year maximum, except as provided in pars. (bg) to (br). Qualifying trails are trails approved by the board as snowmobile trails. State aid for development may equal 100% of development expenses. Aids for major reconstruction or rehabilitation projects to improve bridges may equal 100% of eligible costs. Aids for trail rehabilitation may equal 100% of eligible costs. Development shall begin the same year the land is acquired. Moneys available for development shall be distributed on a 100% grant basis, 75% at the time of approval but no later than January 1 and 25% upon completion of the project. A county An application from a county or a county park district may include a request for development, rehabilitation or maintenance of trails, or any combination thereof. Trail routes, sizes and specifications shall be prescribed only by the board.

SB556, s. 93 Section 93. 350.12 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB556,41,19 350.12 (4) (b) 3. Not more than $30,000 for a route signing program of aids to cities, villages, towns or, counties , or county boards of up to 100% of the cost of initial signing of snowmobile routes which connect authorized trails or which offer entrance to or exit from trails leading to such municipalities the cities, village, towns, or counties. Aid may be provided under this subdivision to cities, villages, towns and, counties and county park districts for up to 100% of the cost of placing signs developed under s. 350.108 (1) (b) which briefly explain the intoxicated snowmobiling law along snowmobile routes. Applications and documentation shall be submitted to the department by April 15 of each year on forms prescribed by departmental rule.

SB556, s. 94 Section 94. 350.12 (4) (bg) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB556,42,2 350.12 (4) (bg) 1. Of the moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (5) (cs), the department shall make available in fiscal year 2001-02 and each fiscal year thereafter an amount equal to the amount calculated under s. 25.29 (1) (d) 2. to make payments to the department or to a county or county park district under par. (bm) for trail maintenance costs incurred in the previous fiscal year that exceed the maximum specified under par. (b) 1. before expending any of the amount for the other purposes specified in par. (b).

SB556, s. 95 Section 95. 350.12 (4) (bg) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB556,42,13 350.12 (4) (bg) 2. For fiscal year 2001-02, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall calculate an amount equal to the number of trail use stickers issued under sub. (3j) in the previous fiscal year multiplied by $15 and shall credit this amount to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (5) (cw). From the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (5) (cw), the department shall make payments to the department or, a county, or a county park district for the purposes specified in par. (b). The department shall make payments under par. (bm) for trail maintenance costs that were incurred in the previous fiscal year and that exceed the maximum specified under par. (b) 1. before making payments for any of the other purposes specified in par. (b).

SB556, s. 96 Section 96. 350.12 (4) (bm) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB556,42,17 350.12 (4) (bm) Supplemental trail aid payments; eligibility. (intro.) A county, a county park district, or the department shall be eligible for payments under par. (bg) if it applies for the aid and if all of the following apply:

SB556, s. 97 Section 97. 350.12 (4) (bm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB556,42,22 350.12 (4) (bm) 1. The actual cost incurred by the department or, the county,or the county park district in maintaining its trails that are qualified under par. (b) 1. or 4. in the previous fiscal year exceeds the maximum of $250 per mile per year under par. (b) 1.

SB556, s. 98 Section 98. 350.12 (4) (bm) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB556,43,2 350.12 (4) (bm) 2. Of the actual cost incurred by the department or, the county, or the county park district in maintaining its trails that are qualified under par. (b) 1. or 4. for the fiscal year applicable under subd. 1., the actual cost incurred in grooming the trails exceeds a maximum of $130 per mile per year.

SB556, s. 99 Section 99. 350.12 (4) (br) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB556,43,9 350.12 (4) (br) Supplemental trail aid payments; insufficient funding. If the aid that is payable to counties and to the department under par. (bm) exceeds the moneys available under par. (bg), the department may prorate the payments or may request the joint committee on finance to take action under s. 13.101. The requirement of a finding of emergency under s. 13.101 (3) (a) 1. does not apply to such a request.

SB556, s. 100 Section 100. 350.138 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB556,43,13 350.138 (1) (d) "Snowmobile alliance" means an organization that consists of or represents any combination of 2 or more snowmobile clubs or, counties for which county park districts have not been created, or county park districts.

SB556, s. 101 Section 101. 350.138 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB556,43,17 350.138 (1) (f) "Snowmobile organization" means a snowmobile club, a snowmobile alliance or, a county for which a county park district has not been created or a county park district.

SB556, s. 102 Section 102. 350.18 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB556,44,2 350.18 (1) Counties, towns, cities and villages A city, town, or village may regulate snowmobile operation on snowmobile trails maintained by or the city, town, or village and on snowmobile routes designated by the county, city, town, or village. A county may regulate snowmobile operation on snowmobile trails maintained by the county, or by the county park district if such a park district has been created by the county, and on snowmobile routes designated by the county or by such a park district.

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