SB1, s. 661 3Section 661. 23.22 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,424,164 23.22 (2) (c) Under the program established under par. (a), the department
5shall promulgate rules to establish a procedure to award cost-sharing grants to
6public and private entities for up to 50% 75 percent of the costs of projects to control
7invasive species. The rules promulgated under this paragraph shall establish
8criteria for determining eligible projects and eligible grant recipients. Eligible
9projects shall include education and inspection activities at boat landings. The rules
10shall allow cost-share contributions to be in the form of money or in-kind goods or
11services or any combination thereof. In promulgating these rules, the department
12shall consider the recommendations of the council under sub. (3) (c). From the
13appropriation under s. 20.370 (6) (ar), the department shall make available for
14cost-sharing grants to be awarded to local governmental units for the control of
15invasive species that are aquatic species $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2005-06 and
16$1,500,000 in fiscal year 2006-07 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SB1, s. 662 17Section 662. 23.22 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,424,2018 23.22 (8) Penalties. (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), any person who
19violates a rule promulgated under sub. (2) (b) 6., or any permit issued under those
20rules, shall forfeit not more than $200.
SB1,424,2421 (b) Any person who intentionally violates any rule promulgated under sub. (2)
22(b) 6. or any permit issued under those rules shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor
23more than $5,000, or shall be imprisoned for not less than 6 months nor more than
249 months or both.
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1(c) A person who violates a rule promulgated under sub. (2) (b) 6. or any permit
2issued under those rules and who, within 5 years before the arrest of the current
3conviction, was previously convicted of a violation of a rule promulgated under sub.
4(2) (b) 6. or any permit issued under those rules shall be fined not less than $700 nor
5more than $2,000 or shall be imprisoned for not less than 6 months nor more than
69 months or both.
SB1,425,107 (d) The court may order a person who is convicted under par. (a), (b), or (c) to
8abate any nuisance caused by the violation, restore any natural resource damaged
9by the violation, or take other appropriate action to eliminate or minimize any
10environmental damage caused by the violation.
SB1, s. 663 11Section 663. 23.22 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,425,1512 23.22 (9) Enforcement. (a) If the department of natural resources finds that
13any person is violating a rule promulgated under sub. (2) (b) 6. or a permit issued
14under those rules for which the person is subject to a forfeiture under sub. (8) (a), the
15department of natural resources may do one or more of the following:
SB1,425,1616 1. Issue a citation pursuant to s. 23.50 to 23.99.
SB1,425,1717 2. Refer the matter to the department of justice for enforcement under par. (b).
SB1,425,1918 3. Revoke a permit issued under the rules promulgated under sub. (2) (b) 6.,
19after notice and opportunity for hearing.
SB1,426,220 (b) The department of justice shall initiate an enforcement action requested by
21the department under par. (a) 2. The enforcement action may include a request for
22injunctive relief. In any action initiated by it under this paragraph, the department
23of justice shall, prior to stipulation, consent order, judgment, or other final
24disposition of the case, consult with the department of natural resources for the
25purpose of determining the department's views on final disposition. The department

1of justice shall not enter into a final disposition different than that previously
2discussed without first informing the department of natural resources.
SB1,426,113 (c) In an action initiated pursuant to a citation or initiated under par. (b), the
4court may award, as an additional penalty, an amount equal to all or a portion of the
5costs of investigation, including any monitoring, incurred by the department of
6natural resources or the department of justice, which led to the establishment of the
7violation. The court may also award the department of justice the reasonable and
8necessary expenses of the prosecution, including attorney fees. The department of
9justice shall deposit in the state treasury for deposit into the general fund all moneys
10that the court awards to the department of justice under this paragraph. These
11moneys shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (1) (gh).
SB1, s. 664 12Section 664. 23.24 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,426,1613 23.24 (6) (b) A person who violates sub. (3) and who, within 5 years before the
14arrest of the current conviction, was previously convicted of a violation of sub. (3)
15shall forfeit be fined not less than $700 nor more than $2,000 or shall be imprisoned
16for not less than 6 months nor more than 9 months or both.
SB1, s. 664m 17Section 664m. 23.33 (2j) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,426,2218 23.33 (2j) (c) The fee for a nonresident trail pass issued for an all-terrain
19vehicle that is exempt from registration under sub. (2) (b) 2. is $17.25 $34.25. A
20nonresident trail pass issued for such an all-terrain vehicle may be issued only by
21the department and persons appointed by the department and expires on June 30
22of each year.
SB1, s. 665 23Section 665. 23.33 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,427,1124 23.33 (5) (d) Safety certification program established. The department shall
25establish or supervise the establishment of a program of instruction on all-terrain

1vehicle laws, including the intoxicated operation of an all-terrain vehicle law,
2regulations, safety and related subjects. The department shall establish by rule an
3instruction fee for this program. The department shall issue certificates to persons
4successfully completing the program.
An instructor conducting the program of
5instruction under this paragraph shall collect the fee from each person who receives
6instruction. The department may determine the portion of this fee, which may not
7exceed 50%, that the instructor may retain to defray expenses incurred by the
8instructor in conducting the program. The instructor shall remit the remainder of
9the fee or, if nothing is retained, the entire fee to the department. The department
10shall issue a duplicate certificate of accomplishment to a person who is entitled to a
11duplicate certificate of accomplishment and who pays a fee of $2.75.
SB1, s. 665g 12Section 665g. 23.33 (5m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,427,1313 23.33 (5m) (title) Grant Safety program.
SB1, s. 665r 14Section 665r. 23.33 (5r) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,427,1615 23.33 (5r) Landowner incentive program. (a) In this subsection "public
16all-terrain vehicle corridor" has the meaning given in s. 23.33 (2j) (a).
SB1,427,1917 (b) The department shall establish a program to make incentive payments to
18private landowners who permit public all-terrain vehicle corridors on their lands
19and who apply for the payments.
SB1,427,2320 (c) An application is not considered complete until the forester or another
21employee of each county in which the public all-terrain vehicle corridor is located
22measures the length of the corridor in that county for the purpose of calculating the
23payment.
SB1,427,2424 (d) Incentive payments under the program shall be calculated as follows:
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11. For a public all-terrain vehicle corridor that was open to the public for 60
2days or more but for less than 180 days in the previous fiscal year, the incentive
3payment shall be $25 per mile.
SB1,428,64 2. For a public all-terrain vehicle corridor that was open to the public for 180
5days or more but for less than 270 days in the previous fiscal year, the incentive
6payment shall be $75 per mile.
SB1,428,87 3. For a public all-terrain vehicle corridor that was open to the public for 270
8days or more in the previous fiscal year, the incentive payment shall be $100 per mile.
SB1,428,149 (e) If a private landowner enters into an agreement with a county to allow a
10public all-terrain vehicle corridor on the landowner's land for a period of at least 5
11years, the landowner shall receive a supplemental payment, in addition to the
12payment as calculated under par. (c), that equals 10 percent of the payment
13calculated under par. (c) for each full or partial fiscal year that is included in the
145-year period.
SB1,428,1715 (f) If the total amount of incentive payments made in a given fiscal year would
16exceed the amount available for the payments, the department shall establish a
17system to prorate the payments.
SB1,428,2018 (g) During fiscal year 2007-08, the department may expend up to $100,000
19from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (cu) for incentive payments under this
20program.
SB1, s. 666m 21Section 666m. 23.33 (11m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,428,2322 23.33 (11m) Lightweight utility vehicles pilot program. (a) In this
23subsection:
SB1,429,224 1. "Golf cart" means a vehicle whose speed attainable in one mile does not
25exceed 20 miles per hour on a paved, level surface, and is designed and intended to

1convey one or more persons and equipment to play the game of golf in an area
2designated as a golf course.
SB1,429,73 2. "Lightweight utility vehicle" means an engine-driven device having a gross
4weight of more than 700 pounds but not more than 1,999 pounds that is designed to
5travel on 4 or more low-pressure tires, is equipped with a cargo area, and is used
6primarily off a highway. "Lightweight utility vehicle" does not include golf carts or
7low-speed vehicles.
SB1,429,108 3. "Low pressure tire" means a tire that is designed to be mounted on a rim with
9a maximum diameter of 14 inches and to be inflated with an operating pressure not
10to exceed 20 pounds per square inch as recommended by the manufacturer.
SB1,429,1411 4. "Low-speed vehicle" means a low-speed vehicle, as defined in 49 CFR 571.3,
12that satisfies the equipment standards under 49 CFR 571.500 and that was
13originally manufactured to meet the applicable equipment standards under 49 CFR
14571.500
. "Low-speed vehicle" does not include a golf cart.
SB1,429,1515 5. "Municipality" means a city, village, or town.
SB1,429,2016 (b) The department of natural resources, in consultation with the department
17of transportation, shall administer a pilot program to investigate the effects of using
18lightweight utility vehicles on trails and roadways that are used and authorized to
19be used by all-terrain vehicles, to evaluate whether it is feasible and appropriate to
20expand the allowable use of lightweight utility vehicles.
SB1,430,221 (c) The counties of Florence, Forest, Sawyer, Marinette, Langlade, Lincoln,
22Oneida, and Washburn, and the municipalities within those counties, are eligible to
23participate in the pilot program, and the governing body of each county or
24municipality may elect to participate in the pilot program by adopting a resolution
25to that effect. The governing body of each county or municipality may withdraw from

1the pilot program prior to the end of the pilot program under par. (h) by adopting a
2resolution to that effect.
SB1,430,43 (d) The counties and municipalities in the pilot program may designate any of
4the following:
SB1,430,65 1. All-terrain vehicle routes and trails within their respective jurisdictions
6that may be used by operators of lightweight utility vehicles.
SB1,430,87 2. All-terrain vehicle routes and trails within their respective jurisdictions
8upon which lightweight utility vehicle use is prohibited.
SB1,430,109 (e) For the purposes of all of the following, a lightweight utility vehicle that is
10operated as authorized under this subsection is considered an all-terrain vehicle:
SB1,430,1211 1. Sections 345.11 (1r), 346.02 (11), 349.02, 885.235 (1g) and (1k), 895.049, and
12901.053.
SB1,430,1313 2. Subsections (3), (3g), (4), (4c) to (4x), (6), (7), (10), (12), and (13).
SB1,430,1414 3. Local ordinances enacted by a county or municipality under sub. (11).
SB1,430,1615 (f) In addition to the provisions under par. (e), the operation of a lightweight
16utility vehicle as authorized under the pilot program is subject to all of the following:
SB1,430,1817 1. The operator of a lightweight utility vehicle must possess a valid motor
18vehicle operator's license.
SB1,430,2019 2. Any trail fees imposed on all-terrain vehicle use by a county or municipality
20also apply to operation of a lightweight utility vehicle.
SB1,431,621 (g) The department of natural resources, in consultation with the department
22of transportation and with the counties and municipalities participating in the pilot
23program, shall evaluate the effect of using lightweight utility vehicles on roadways
24and on all-terrain vehicle routes and trails upon conclusion of the pilot program. The
25department may make grants from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (cu) to each

1participating county and municipality, for the purpose of assisting the department
2of natural resources in the evaluation. The department of natural resources shall
3make grants in such a manner that the total amount of grants for a given county,
4including the grants to municipalities located wholly or partially in that county, does
5not exceed $2,000. The department of natural resources shall report the results of
6its evaluation to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) no later than January 1, 2010.
SB1,431,87 (h) The pilot program under this subsection does not apply after September 30,
82009.
SB1, s. 674d 9Section 674d. 24.61 (3) (a) 12. of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,431,1010 24.61 (3) (a) 12. A drainage district created under ch. 88.
SB1, s. 674g 11Section 674g. 24.61 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,431,1612 24.61 (3) (b) Terms; conditions. A municipality, cooperative educational service
13agency, drainage district created under ch. 88, or federated public library system
14may obtain a state trust fund loan for the sum of money, for the time and upon the
15conditions as may be agreed upon between the board and the borrower, subject to the
16limitations, restrictions, and conditions set forth in this subchapter.
SB1, s. 674k 17Section 674k. 24.66 (3r) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,431,2018 24.66 (3r) For a drainage district. An application for a loan by a drainage
19district created under ch. 88 shall be accompanied by a certified copy of a resolution
20of the board of the drainage district approving the loan.
SB1, s. 674p 21Section 674p. 24.67 (1) (n) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,431,2322 24.67 (1) (n) For a drainage district created under ch. 88, by the president of
23the drainage district board.
SB1, s. 674s 24Section 674s. 24.67 (2) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
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124.67 (2) (i) For a drainage district created under ch. 88, by the secretary of the
2drainage district board.
SB1, s. 674v 3Section 674v. 24.67 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,432,154 24.67 (3) If a municipality has acted under subs. (1) and (2), it shall certify that
5fact to the department of administration. Upon receiving a certification from a
6municipality, or upon direction of the board if a loan is made to a cooperative
7educational service agency, drainage district created under ch. 88, or a federated
8public library system, the secretary of administration shall draw a warrant for the
9amount of the loan, payable to the treasurer of the municipality, cooperative
10educational service agency, drainage district, or federated public library system
11making the loan or as the treasurer of the municipality, cooperative educational
12service agency, drainage district, or federated public library system directs. The
13certificate of indebtedness shall then be conclusive evidence of the validity of the
14indebtedness and that all the requirements of law concerning the application for the
15making and acceptance of the loan have been complied with.
SB1, s. 674vm 16Section 674vm. 24.70 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,432,1917 24.70 (1) Applicability. This section applies to all outstanding state trust fund
18loans to borrowers other than school districts, drainage districts created under ch.
1988,
and federated public library systems.
SB1, s. 674w 20Section 674w. 24.716 of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,432,22 2124.716 Collections from drainage districts. (1) Applicability. This section
22applies to all outstanding trust fund loans to drainage districts created under ch. 88.
SB1,433,2 23(2) Certified statement. If a drainage district has a state trust fund loan, the
24board shall transmit to the district board a certified statement of the amount due on

1or before October 1 of each year until the loan is paid. The board shall furnish a copy
2of each certified statement to the department of administration.
SB1,433,8 3(3) Payment to secretary of administration. The district board shall transmit
4to the secretary of administration on its own order the full amount levied for state
5trust fund loans within 15 days after March 15. The secretary of administration shall
6notify the board when he or she receives payment. Any payment not made by March
730 is delinquent and is subject to a penalty of 1 percent per month or fraction thereof,
8to be paid to the secretary of administration with the delinquent payment.
SB1,433,14 9(4) Failure to make payment. If the district board fails to remit the amounts
10due under sub. (3), the secretary of administration, upon certification of delinquency
11by the board of commissioners of public lands, shall deduct the amount due,
12including any penalty, from any state aid payments due the district, shall remit such
13amount to the secretary of administration, and, no later than June 15, shall notify
14the district board and the board to that effect.
SB1, s. 675 15Section 675. 25.14 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,433,2016 25.14 (1) (a) (intro.) There is created a state investment fund under the
17jurisdiction and management of the board to be operated as an investment trust for
18the purpose of managing the securities of all funds that are required by law to be
19invested in the state investment fund and
all of the state's funds consisting of the
20funds
specified in s. 25.17 (1), except all of the following:
SB1, s. 678d 21Section 678d. 25.17 (1) (gs) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,433,2222 25.17 (1) (gs) Hospital assessment fund (s. 25.772);
SB1, s. 678n 23Section 678n. 25.17 (1) (nm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,433,2424 25.17 (1) (nm) Recycling and renewable energy fund (s. 25.49);
SB1, s. 679 25Section 679. 25.17 (63) of the statutes is created to read:
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125.17 (63) If requested by the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority,
2invest funds of the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority in the state
3investment fund.
SB1, s. 683 4Section 683. 25.187 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,434,125 25.187 (2) (a) Subject to pars. (b) and par. (c), on July 1 and January September
61 of each year, the investment board shall estimate the amounts required for its
7operating expenditures for the next 6-month period and shall
assess each fund for
8which the board has management responsibility for its share of the estimated board's
9operating expenditures for the current fiscal year in an equitable manner. The board
10shall pay the assessment from the current income of each fund, unless an
11appropriation is made for payment of the assessment, in which case the assessment
12shall be paid from that appropriation account.
SB1, s. 684 13Section 684. 25.187 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 685 14Section 685. 25.187 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,434,2015 25.187 (2) (c) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., the total amount that the board
16may assess the funds for which the board has management responsibility for any
17fiscal year may not exceed the greater of $20,352,800 or 0.0275% the amount that the
18board could have assessed the funds in the 2nd year of the prior fiscal biennium or
190.0325%
of the average market value of the assets of the funds at the end of each
20month between November 30 and April 30 of the preceding fiscal year.
SB1, s. 686 21Section 686. 25.187 (2) (c) 3. c. of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,434,2522 25.187 (2) (c) 3. c. Annually, no later than June 15, certify to the department
23of administration and to the joint committee on finance the maximum amount that
24the board may assess the funds for which the board has management responsibility
25in the next fiscal year.
SB1, s. 689
1Section 689. 25.46 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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