SB21: Bill Text

SB21,522,2 25.43 (3) Except for the purpose of investment as provided in s. 25.17 (2) (d), the environmental improvement fund may be used only for the purposes authorized under ss. 20.320 (1) (r), (s), (sm), (t), and (x), and (2) (s) and (x) and (3) (q), 20.370 (4) (mt), (mx), and (nz), (8) (mr), and (9) (mt), (mx), and (ny), 20.505 (1) (v), (x) , and (y), 281.58, 281.59, 281.60, 281.61, and 281.62.

SB21,1025 Section 1025 . 25.50 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,522,14 25.50 (1) (d) "Local government" means any county, town, village, city, power district, sewerage district, drainage district, town sanitary district, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, local professional baseball park district created under subch. III of ch. 229, long-term care district under s. 46.2895, local professional football stadium district created under subch. IV of ch. 229, local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229, public library system, school district or technical college district in this state, any commission, committee, board or officer of any governmental subdivision of this state, any court of this state, other than the court of appeals or the supreme court, the University of Wisconsin System Authority, or any authority created under s. 114.61, 231.02, 233.02, or 234.02 235.011.

SB21,1026 Section 1026 . 25.50 (1) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB21,523,2 25.50 (1) (d) "Local government" means any county, town, village, city, power district, sewerage district, drainage district, town sanitary district, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, local professional baseball park district created under subch. III of ch. 229, long-term care district under s. 46.2895, local professional football stadium district created under subch. IV of ch. 229, local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229, public library system, school district or technical college district in this state, any commission, committee, board or officer of any governmental subdivision of this state, any court of this state, other than the court of appeals or the supreme court, the University of Wisconsin System Authority, or any authority created under s. 114.61, 231.02, 233.02, or 235.011.

SB21,1027 Section 1027. 25.50 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,523,8 25.50 (3m) University of Wisconsin System Authority. Notwithstanding sub. (3) (a), each day, the University of Wisconsin System Authority shall transfer to the state treasurer for deposit into the fund the collected net cash balance from all sources except auxiliary enterprises, segregated fees accumulated for building projects, gifts, grants, and donations.

SB21,1028 Section 1028. 25.77 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,523,13 25.77 (2) All public funds that are related to payments under s. 49.45 and that are transferred or certified under 42 CFR 433.51 (b) and used as the nonfederal and federal share of Medical Assistance funding, except funds that are deposited into the appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (4) (h), (kx) , or (ky).

SB21,1029 Section 1029. 25.77 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,523,16 25.77 (8) All moneys transferred from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (gb) deposited into the fund under s. 36.11 (59).

SB21,1030 Section 1030. 25.77 (14) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,523,18 25.77 (14) All moneys deposited under s. 49.45 (39) (bm)

SB21,1031 Section 1031. 25.79 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,523,23 25.79 Governor's read Read to lead development fund. There is established a separate nonlapsible trust fund, designated the governor's read to lead development fund, consisting of all gifts, grants, bequests, and other contributions made to the fund.

SB21,1032 Section 1032. 26.105 of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,1033 Section 1033. 26.30 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,524,6 26.30 (5) Cooperative agreements. To carry out the purposes of this section the department may enter into arrangements or agreements with the University of Wisconsin System Authority, the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, other departments of this and other states, the U.S. department of agriculture and other federal agencies and with counties, towns, corporations and individuals.

SB21,1034 Section 1034. 26.37 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,524,11 26.37 (1) (b) Establish an implementation committee for the consortium. Members of the committee may include one or more representatives from the department of natural resources, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, and the forest products industry.

SB21,1035 Section 1035. 26.37 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,524,25 26.37 (2) The department of natural resources may not expend moneys from the appropriations under s. 20.370 (5) (ax) or (6) (bt), 1997 stats., unless the department of natural resources and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority first submit to the joint committee on finance the plan required under sub. (1). If the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance do not notify the department of natural resources within 14 working days after the date of the submittal of the plan that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the plan, the plan may be implemented and moneys may be expended as proposed by the department of natural resources. If, within 14 days after the date of the submittal of the plan, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the department of natural resources that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the plan, moneys may be expended only after the plan has been approved by the committee.

SB21,1036 Section 1036. 26.39 (7) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,1037 Section 1037. 27.01 (7) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,525,5 27.01 (7) (f) 1. Except as provided in par. (gm), the fee for an annual vehicle admission receipt is $24.50 $27.50 for each vehicle that has Wisconsin registration plates, except that no fee is charged for a receipt issued under s. 29.235 (6).

SB21,1038 Section 1038. 27.01 (7) (g) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,525,10 27.01 (7) (g) 1. Except as provided in par. (gm), the fee for an annual vehicle admission receipt is $34.50 $37.50 for any vehicle that has a registration plate or plates from another state, except that no fee is charged for a receipt issued under s. 29.235 (6).

SB21,1039 Section 1039. 27.01 (7) (gm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,525,16 27.01 (7) (gm) 1. Instead of the fees under pars. (f) 1. and (g) 1., the department shall charge an individual $12 $15 or $17 $20, respectively, for an annual vehicle admission receipt if the individual applying for the receipt or a member of his or her household owns a vehicle for which a current annual vehicle admission receipt has been issued for the applicable fee under par. (f) 1. or (g) 1.

SB21,1040 Section 1040. 27.01 (7) (gm) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,525,20 27.01 (7) (gm) 3. Notwithstanding par. (f) 1., the fee for an annual vehicle admission receipt for a vehicle that has Wisconsin registration plates and that is owned by a resident senior citizen, as defined in s. 29.001 (72), is $9.50 $12.50.

SB21,1041 Section 1041. 27.01 (10) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,525,24 27.01 (10) (d) 1. The camping fee for each night at a campsite in a campground which is classified as a Type "A" campground by the department is $10 $12 for a resident camping party.

SB21,1042 Section 1042. 27.01 (10) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,526,3 27.01 (10) (d) 2. The camping fee for each night at a campsite in a campground which is classified as a Type "A" campground by the department is $12 $14 for a nonresident camping party.

SB21,1043 Section 1043. 27.01 (10) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,526,7 27.01 (10) (d) 3. The camping fee for each night at a campsite in a state campground which is classified as a Type "B" campground by the department is $9 $11 for a resident camping party.

SB21,1044 Section 1044. 27.01 (10) (d) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,526,11 27.01 (10) (d) 4. The camping fee for each night at a campsite in a state campground which is classified as a Type "B" campground by the department is $11 $13 for a nonresident camping party.

SB21,1045 Section 1045. 27.01 (10) (d) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,526,15 27.01 (10) (d) 5. The camping fee for each night at a campsite in a campground which is classified as a Type "C" campground by the department is $8 $10 for a resident camping party.

SB21,1046 Section 1046. 27.01 (10) (d) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,526,19 27.01 (10) (d) 6. The camping fee for each night at a campsite in a campground which is classified as a Type "C" campground by the department is $10 $12 for a nonresident camping party.

SB21,1047 Section 1047. 27.019 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,526,25 27.019 (12) Cooperation of state departments. The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the department of administration, the department of natural resources and the agricultural extension division of the University of Wisconsin System Authority shall cooperate with the several county rural planning committees in carrying out this section.

SB21,1048 Section 1048. 28.07 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,527,7 28.07 Cooperation. The department may cooperate with the University of Wisconsin System Authority, with departments and agencies of this or other states, with federal agencies and with counties, towns, corporations and individuals, to promote the best interest of the people and the state in forest surveys, research in forestry and related subjects, forest protection and in assistance to landowners to secure adoption of better forestry practice.

SB21,1049 Section 1049. 28.11 (5m) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,1050 Section 1050. 28.11 (11) (a) 4. d. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,527,11 28.11 (11) (a) 4. d. One member appointed by the University of Wisconsin System Authority from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.

SB21,1051 Section 1051. 29.036 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,527,16 29.036 (1) (intro.) The sporting heritage council shall study, and provide advice and make recommendations to the governor, the natural resources board secretary, and the legislature about, issues relating to hunting, trapping, fishing, and other types of outdoor recreation activities including all of the following:

SB21,1052 Section 1052. 29.036 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,527,25 29.036 (2) The sporting heritage council shall prepare a biennial report on the status of the recruitment and retention of hunters, trappers, and anglers in this state. The sporting heritage council shall submit its initial report under this subsection no later than July 1, 2014, and shall submit subsequent reports no later than July 1 of each even-numbered year thereafter, to the governor, to the chairperson of the natural resources board secretary, and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3).

SB21,1053 Section 1053. 29.089 (1m) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,528,7 29.089 (1m) (b) 2. The natural resources board secretary determines that prohibiting hunting, fishing, or trapping is necessary to protect public safety or to protect a unique animal or plant community. A determination to prohibit hunting, fishing, or trapping in a state park or a portion of a state park under this subdivision requires 4 or more members of the natural resources board to concur in that determination.

SB21,1054 Section 1054. 29.506 (7m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,528,13 29.506 (7m) (a) The department shall issue a taxidermy school permit to a person who applies for the permit; who, on August 15, 1991, holds a valid taxidermist permit issued under this section; and who, on August 15, 1991, operates a taxidermy school approved by the educational approval board under s. 38.50 38.51, 1989 stats.

SB21,1055 Section 1055. 29.541 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,528,18 29.541 (1) (a) (intro.) Except as authorized under s. 29.934 (2) or 254.715 97.305, no innkeeper, manager or steward of any restaurant, club, hotel, boarding house, tavern, logging camp or mining camp may sell, barter, serve or give, or cause to be sold, bartered, served or given, to its guests or boarders any of the following:

SB21,1056 Section 1056. 29.598 of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,1057 Section 1057. 29.605 of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,1058 Section 1058. 29.736 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,528,24 29.736 (1) (b) "Qualified inspector" means a veterinarian licensed under ch. 453 89 or a person who is qualified to provide evidence of fish health under s. 95.60 (4s) (c).

SB21,1059 Section 1059. 29.921 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,529,19 29.921 (5) Additional arrest powers. In addition to the arrest powers under sub. (1), a warden who has completed a program of law enforcement training approved by the law enforcement standards board, has been certified as qualified to be a law enforcement officer under s. 165.85 (4) (a) 1. and has complied with any applicable requirements under s. 165.85 (4) (a) 7. while on duty and in uniform or on duty and upon display of proper credentials may assist another law enforcement agency as defined under s. 165.85 (2) (bv) including making an arrest at the request of the agency, may arrest a person pursuant to an arrest warrant concerning the commission of a felony or may arrest a person who has committed a crime in the presence of the warden. If the warden makes an arrest without the presence of another law enforcement agency, the warden shall cause the person arrested to be delivered to the chief of police or sheriff in the jurisdiction where the arrest is made, along with the documents and reports pertaining to the arrest. The warden shall be available as a witness for the state. A warden may not conduct investigations for violations of state law except as authorized in ss. 23.11 (4), 29.924 (1) and 41.41 23.0927 (12). A warden acting under the authority of this subsection is considered an employee of the department and is subject to its direction, benefits and legal protection. The authority granted in this section does not apply to county conservation wardens or special conservation wardens.

SB21,1060 Section 1060. 29.944 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,529,25 29.944 Exemption from liability. Members of the natural resources board, and each Each warden, in the performance of official duties, are is exempt from liability to any person for acts done or permitted or property destroyed by authority of law. No taxable costs or attorney fees shall be allowed to either party in an action against a member of the natural resources board or a warden.

SB21,1061 Section 1061. 30.121 (3w) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,530,5 30.121 (3w) (b) The boathouse is located on land zoned exclusively for commercial or industrial purposes or the boathouse is located on a brownfield, as defined in s. 238.13 235.13 (1) (a), or in a blighted area, as defined in s. 66.1331 (3) (a).

SB21,1062 Section 1062. 30.255 of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,1063 Section 1063. 30.41 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,530,9 30.41 (1) There is created a Lower Wisconsin State Riverway consisting of land as designated by the natural resources board secretary.

SB21,1064 Section 1064. 30.42 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,530,13 30.42 (1) (e) For each county named in s. 15.445 (3) 15.345 (8) (b), assign a department employee whose office is in the county to serve as a liaison representative on issues concerning the riverway.

SB21,1065 Section 1065. 30.77 (3) (dm) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,530,19 30.77 (3) (dm) 1. b. "Local entity" means a city, village, town, county, qualified lake association, nonprofit conservation organization, as defined in s. 23.0955 (1), 23.09 (20m) (a) 3., town sanitary district, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, or another local governmental unit, as defined in s. 66.0131 (1) (a), that is established for the purpose of lake management.

SB21,1066 Section 1066. 30.92 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,530,25 30.92 (6) (b) The department shall assign staff to the commission for management of the program under this section. All staff activities, including but not limited to budgeting, program coordination, and related administrative management functions, shall be consistent with the policies of the department and the natural resources board.

SB21,1067 Section 1067 . 32.02 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB21,531,15 32.02 (1) Any county, town, village, city, including villages and cities incorporated under general or special acts, a local sports and entertainment district created under subch. VI of ch. 229, school district, the department of health services, the department of corrections, the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System Authority, the building commission, a commission created by contract under s. 66.0301, with the approval of the municipality in which condemnation is proposed, a commission created by contract under s. 66.0303 that is acting under s. 66.0304, if the condemnation occurs within the boundaries of a member of the commission, or any public board or commission, for any lawful purpose, but in the case of city and village boards or commissions approval of that action is required to be granted by the governing body. A mosquito control commission, created under s. 59.70 (12), and a local professional football stadium district board, created under subch. IV of ch. 229, may not acquire property by condemnation.

SB21,1068 Section 1068. 32.19 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,532,2 32.19 (2) (b) "Comparable dwelling" means one which, when compared with the dwelling being taken, is substantially equal concerning all major characteristics and functionally equivalent with respect to: the number and size of rooms and closets, area of living space, type of construction, age, state of repair, size and utility of any garage or other outbuilding, type of neighborhood and accessibility to public services and places of employment. "Comparable dwelling" shall meet all of the standard building requirements and other code requirements of the local governmental body and shall also be decent, safe and sanitary and within the financial means of the displaced person, as defined by the department of administration public service commission.

SB21,1069 Section 1069. 32.19 (2) (e) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,532,7 32.19 (2) (e) 1. b. As a result of rehabilitation, demolition or other displacing activity, as determined by the department of administration public service commission, if the person is a tenant-occupant of a dwelling, business or farm operation and the displacement is permanent.

SB21,1070 Section 1070. 32.19 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: