SB327: Bill Text

SB327,3,12 25.29 (1) (d) 1. b. The number of snowmobiles registered under s. 350.122 on the last day of March of the previous fiscal year.

SB327,4 Section 4. 350.12 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB327,4,7 350.12 (3) (a) 1. Except as provided under subs. (2) and (5) (cm), no person may operate and no owner may give permission for the operation of any snowmobile within this state unless the snowmobile is registered for public use or private use under this paragraph or s. 350.122 or as an antique under par. (b) and has the registration decals displayed as required under sub. (5) or s. 350.122 or unless the snowmobile has a reflectorized plate attached as required under par. (c) 3. A snowmobile that is not registered as an antique under par. (b) may be registered for public use. A snowmobile that is not registered as an antique under par. (b) and that is used exclusively on private property, as defined under s. 23.33 (1) (n), may be registered for private use. A snowmobile public-use registration certificate is valid for 2 years beginning on the July 1 prior to the date of application if registration is made prior to April 1 and beginning on the July 1 subsequent to the date of application if registration is made after April 1 and ending on June 30, 2 years thereafter. A snowmobile or private-use registration certificate is valid from the date of issuance until ownership of the snowmobile is transferred. The fee for the issuance or renewal of a public-use registration certificate is $30 $15, except that the fee is $5 if it is a snowmobile owned and operated by a political subdivision of this state. There is no fee for the issuance of a private-use registration certificate or for the issuance of a registration certificate to the state.

SB327,5 Section 5. 350.12 (3j) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB327,4,12 350.12 (3j) (a) 2. Except as provided in par. (d), no No person who is the owner of a snowmobile may operate, or give permission for another person to operate, a snowmobile on a public snowmobile corridor in this state unless a trail use sticker issued under this subsection is displayed on the snowmobile.

SB327,6 Section 6. 350.12 (3j) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 350.12 (3j) (b) 2.

SB327,7 Section 7. 350.12 (3j) (b) 1. of the statutes is created to read:

SB327,4,18 350.12 (3j) (b) 1. In this paragraph, "snowmobile club" means an association organized in this state the members of which are members of the Association of Wisconsin Snowmobile Clubs and that meets at least 3 times per year, that has at least 10 members, and that promotes responsible snowmobiling.

SB327,8 Section 8. 350.12 (3j) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

SB327,4,22 350.12 (3j) (b) 3. The fee for a trail use sticker issued for a snowmobile that is registered under sub. (3) and that is owned by a person who is a member of a snowmobile club is $14.25.

SB327,9 Section 9. 350.12 (3j) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

SB327,5,3 350.12 (3j) (b) 4. The fee for a trail use sticker issued for a snowmobile that is registered under sub. (3) and that is owned by a person who is not a member of a snowmobile club is $34.25.

SB327,10 Section 10. 350.12 (3j) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:

SB327,5,7 350.12 (3j) (bg) A trail use sticker issued for a snowmobile for which a fee is charged under this subsection may be issued only by the department and persons appointed by the department and expires on June 30 of each year.

SB327,11 Section 11. 350.12 (3j) (d) of the statutes is repealed.

SB327,12 Section 12. 350.12 (3j) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB327,5,13 350.12 (3j) (e) 2. Any person, including the department, who issues a trail use sticker shall collect in addition to the fee under par. (b) 2., 3., or 4. an issuing fee of 75 cents. The agent may retain 50 cents of the issuing fee to compensate the agent for the agent's services in issuing the sticker.

SB327,13 Section 13. 350.12 (3m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB327,5,18 350.12 (3m) (d) Estimate. On July 1 of each even-numbered year, the department shall estimate as accurately as possible the total registration trail use sticker receipts for a 2-year period and adjust the estimate periodically to reflect actual receipts.

SB327,14 Section 14. 350.12 (4) (bg) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 350.12 (4) (bg) 2. a. and amended to read:

SB327,6,5 350.12 (4) (bg) 2. a. For fiscal year years 2011-12, and for each fiscal year thereafter through 2015-16, 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 $32 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 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).

SB327,15 Section 15. 350.12 (4) (bg) 2. b. of the statutes is created to read:

SB327,6,16 350.12 (4) (bg) 2. b. For fiscal year 2016-17, 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 to owners of snowmobiles that are exempt from registration under sub. (2) multiplied by $34.25 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 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).

SB327,16 Section 16. 350.12 (5) (d) of the statutes is repealed.

SB327,17 Section 17. 350.122 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB327,6,22 350.122 (4) (d) The band shall establish procedures that are substantially similar to the procedures specified in s. 350.12 (3) (a) 2., 3., and 4., (5) (d) and (6) and to the procedures to be used for validating applications for purposes of s. 350.12 (5) (b) and (c).

SB327,18 Section 18 . Nonstatutory provisions.

SB327,7,4 (1) Notwithstanding the snowmobile public-use registration period specified under section 350.12 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes, as affected by this act, the department shall, upon an applicant's request and for a fee of $15, renew any snowmobile public-use registration certificate that expires on June 30, 2014. A snowmobile public-use registration certificate that is renewed under this subsection expires on June 30, 2015.

SB327,7,8 (2) The department shall furnish an applicant for the renewal of a public-use registration certificate under subsection (1 ) with information about the trail use sticker requirements for operators of snowmobiles under section 350.12 (3j) of the statutes, as affected by this act.

SB327,19 Section 19. Effective dates. This act takes effect on July 1, 2015, except as follows:

SB327,7,12 (1) The treatment of section 350.12 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes and Section 18 of this act take effect on July 1, 2014.

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