SB30,602,822 77.82 (4) Additions to managed forest land. An owner of land that is
23designated as managed forest land may file an application with the department to
24designate as managed forest land an additional parcel of land if the additional parcel
25is at least 3 acres in size and is contiguous to any of that designated land. The

1application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable $20 application recording fee
2unless a different amount for the fee is established by the department by rule at an
3amount equal to the average expense to the department of recording an order issued
4under this subchapter. The fee shall be deposited in the conservation fund and
5credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (2) (cr). The application shall be filed
6on a department form and shall contain any additional information required by the
7department. The tax rate applicable to an addition under this subsection shall be
8the tax rate currently applicable to the parcel to which the land is being added.
SB30,1203 9Section 1203 . 77.88 (2) (ac) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB30,602,2410 77.88 (2) (ac) 1. If the land transferred under par. (a) meets the eligibility
11requirements under s. 77.82 (1) (a) and (b), the land shall continue to be designated
12as managed forest land if the transferee, within 30 days after a transfer of ownership,
13files a form provided by the department signed by the transferee. By signing the
14form, the transferee certifies to the department an intent to comply with the existing
15management plan for the land and any amendments to the plan. The transferee
16shall provide proof that each person holding any encumbrance on the land agrees to
17the designation. The transferee may designate an area of the transferred land closed
18to public access as provided under s. 77.83. The department shall issue an order
19continuing the designation of the land as managed forest land under the new
20ownership. The transferee shall pay a $100 fee that will accompany the report. The
21fee shall be deposited in the conservation fund. Twenty dollars of the fee or a different
22amount of the fee as may be established under subd. 2. shall be credited to the
23appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (2) (cr). The department shall immediately notify
24each person entitled to notice under s. 77.82 (8).
SB30,1204 25Section 1204 . 77.88 (2) (ac) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB30,603,4
177.88 (2) (ac) 2. The department may establish by rule a different amount of
2each fee under subd. 1. that will be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1)
3(2) (cr). The amount shall be equal to the average expense to the department of
4recording an order issued under this subchapter.
SB30,1205 5Section 1205 . 77.89 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB30,603,136 77.89 (1) (b) The department shall distribute from the appropriation under s.
720.370 (1) (2) (mv) of the statutes $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2015-16 and $1,000,000
8in fiscal year 2016-17 among treasurers of each municipality in which is located land
9subject to a managed forest land order that is designated as closed to public access
10under s. 77.83 (1). The department shall distribute to each municipal treasurer an
11amount in proportion to the number of acres of closed land in that municipality. The
12department shall make the payments for fiscal year 2015-16 before July 1, 2016.
13The department shall make the payments for fiscal year 2016-17 before July 1, 2017.
SB30,1206 14Section 1206 . 77.91 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB30,603,1715 77.91 (4) Expenses. Except as provided in sub. (5), the department's expenses
16for the administration of this subchapter shall be paid from the appropriation under
17s. 20.370 (1) (2) (mv).
SB30,1207 18Section 1207 . 77.91 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB30,603,2519 77.91 (5) Recording. Each register of deeds who receives notice of an order
20under this subchapter shall record the action as provided under s. 59.43 (1c). The
21department shall pay the register of deeds the fee specified under s. 59.43 (2) (ag) 1.
22from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (2) (cr). If the amount in the appropriation
23under s. 20.370 (1) (2) (cr) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount
24required under this subsection in that fiscal year, the department shall pay the
25balance from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (2) (mv).
SB30,1208
1Section 1208. 77.9961 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB30,604,32 77.9961 (3) The department shall mail send to each dry cleaning facility of
3which it is aware a form on which to apply for a license under this section.
SB30,1209 4Section 1209 . 78.65 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB30,604,235 78.65 (1) If a general aviation fuel licensee or licensee under s. 78.09 or 78.47
6violates any provision of this chapter and the department deems good cause exists
7for suspension or revocation by reason of such violation, it may suspend such person's
8license, or, after a hearing of the charges is held, it may revoke such license. No
9license may be suspended unless the holder of the license has been notified of a
10hearing to be held on the charges and no license may be revoked until after the holder
11of the license has been notified of a hearing and has been afforded an opportunity to
12appear and testify. The department shall notify the licensee in writing of the time
13and place a hearing of the charges shall be held. The notice shall contain a statement
14of the alleged violation, and shall be served upon the licensee at least 10 days prior
15to the hearing, either by personal delivery to the licensee, or by mailing by registered
16mail to the address of the licensee as shown in the application
. At the time and place
17fixed in the notice, the department shall proceed to a hearing of the charges, and the
18licensee shall be afforded an opportunity to present in person or by counsel
19statements, testimony, evidence and argument pertinent to the charges or to any
20defense thereto. The department may continue the hearing from time to time but not
21more than 60 days. After the hearing, the department shall rescind the order of
22suspension, if any, and for good cause shown shall either suspend the license for a
23period of time or revoke the license.
SB30,1210 24Section 1210 . 79.035 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
SB30,605,7
179.035 (7) Beginning with the distributions in 2018 and ending with the
2distributions in 2027, the department of administration shall reduce the payment
3under this section to a county receiving a distribution under s. 16.047 (4) by
4$1,950,000, except that if in any year the payment is less than $1,950,000, the
5department shall reduce the county's payments for that year under this section and
6s. 79.04 so that the total amount of the reduction is $1,950,000. This subsection does
7not apply after December 31, 2027.
SB30,1211 8Section 1211 . 79.10 (7m) (cm) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB30,605,239 79.10 (7m) (cm) 1. a. If, in any year, the total of the amounts determined under
10subs. (4), (5), and (5m) for any municipality is $3,000,000 or more, the municipality,
11with the approval of the majority of the members of the municipality's governing
12body, may notify the department of administration to distribute the amounts directly
13to the municipality and the department of administration shall distribute the
14amounts at the time and in the manner provided under pars. (a) 1., (b) 1., and (c) 1.
15Beginning in 2018, if the municipality approves the distribution under this subd. 1.
16a. by enacting an ordinance and provides a copy of the ordinance to the department
17of administration and the department of revenue, the department of administration
18shall distribute the amounts determined under subs. (4), (5), and (5m) to the
19municipality as provided under this subd. 1. a. for the year in which the municipality
20enacts the ordinance and in all subsequent years until the municipality notifies the
21department of administration and the department of revenue that the municipality
22has repealed the ordinance or until the total amounts under subs. (4), (5), and (5m)
23to be distributed to the municipality in a year is less than $3,000,000.
SB30,1212 24Section 1212 . 79.14 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB30,606,6
179.14 School levy tax credit. The appropriation under s. 20.835 (3) (b), for
2the payments under s. 79.10 (4), is $319,305,000 in 1994, 1995, and 1996;
3$469,305,000 beginning in 1997 and ending in 2006; $593,050,000 in 2007;
4$672,400,000 in 2008; $747,400,000 in 2009; $732,550,000 in 2010, 2011, and 2012;
5$747,400,000 in 2013, 2014, and 2015; and $853,000,000 in 2016 and 2017; and
6$940,000,000 in 2018
and in each year thereafter.
SB30,1213 7Section 1213 . 84.013 (3) (km) of the statutes is repealed.
SB30,1214 8Section 1214 . 84.013 (3) (rb) of the statutes is repealed.
SB30,1215 9Section 1215 . 84.013 (3) (rj) of the statutes is repealed.
SB30,1216 10Section 1216 . 84.013 (3) (tc) of the statutes is repealed.
SB30,1217 11Section 1217 . 84.06 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 84.06 (1) (am).
SB30,1218 12Section 1218 . 84.06 (1) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
SB30,606,1613 84.06 (1) (ag) “Construction manager" means a person in the business of
14providing construction services that is also qualified to supervise, manage, or
15otherwise participate in the engineering, design, or construction work for an
16improvement project.
SB30,1219 17Section 1219 . 84.06 (1) (aj) of the statutes is created to read:
SB30,606,1918 84.06 (1) (aj) “Construction manager-general contractor contract" means a
19contract for an improvement project awarded under sub. (2m).
SB30,1220 20Section 1220 . 84.06 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB30,607,1521 84.06 (2) (a) All such highway improvements shall be executed by contract
22based on bids unless the department finds that another method as provided in sub.
23(2m), (3), or (4) would be more feasible and advantageous. Bids shall be advertised
24for in the manner determined by the department. Except as provided in s. 84.075,
25the contract shall be awarded to the lowest competent and responsible bidder as

1determined by the department. If the bid of the lowest competent bidder is
2determined by the department to be in excess of the estimated reasonable value of
3the work or not in the public interest, all bids may be rejected. The department shall,
4so far as reasonable, follow uniform methods of advertising for bids and may
5prescribe and require uniform forms of bids and contracts. Except as provided in par.
6(b), the secretary shall enter into the contract on behalf of the state. Every such
7contract is exempted from ss. 16.70 to 16.75, 16.755 to 16.82, 16.87 and 16.89, but
8ss. 16.528, 16.752, 16.753, and 16.754 apply to the contract. Any such contract
9involving an expenditure of $1,000 or more shall not be valid until approved by the
10governor. The secretary may require the attorney general to examine any contract
11and any bond submitted in connection with the contract and report on its sufficiency
12of form and execution. The bond required by s. 779.14 (1m) is exempt from approval
13by the governor and shall be subject to approval by the secretary. This subsection
14also applies to contracts with private contractors based on bids for maintenance
15under s. 84.07.
SB30,1221 16Section 1221 . 84.06 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB30,607,2117 84.06 (2m) Construction manager-general contractor process. (a) If the
18department finds that it would be more feasible and advantageous, the department
19may, prior to July 1, 2021, award a 2-phase construction manager-general
20contractor contract to a construction manager for preconstruction and construction
21services for an improvement project.
SB30,607,2522 (b) For the design and engineering phase, the department may award a
23construction manager-general contractor contract to a construction manager based
24on qualifications, experience, best value, or any other combination of factors the
25department considers appropriate.
SB30,608,4
1(c) Before the project design is 90 percent complete, the construction manager
2shall provide to the department a proposal for the construction manager to construct
3the project. The proposal shall certify that at least 30 percent of the work for the
4construction phase shall be performed by the construction manager.
SB30,608,65 (d) The department shall obtain an independent cost estimate for the
6construction of the project.
SB30,608,77 (e) For the construction phase, the department may do any of the following:
SB30,608,98 1. Enter into a construction contract with the construction manager pursuant
9to a proposal under par. (c).
SB30,608,1010 2. Award the construction contract in accordance with sub. (2).
SB30,608,1211 (f) The department may utilize a construction manager-general contractor
12contract for no more than 3 highway improvement projects.
SB30,1222 13Section 1222 . 84.062 of the statutes is repealed.
SB30,1223 14Section 1223 . 84.41 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB30,1224 15Section 1224 . 84.59 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB30,609,516 84.59 (6) The building commission may contract revenue obligations when it
17reasonably appears to the building commission that all obligations incurred under
18this section can be fully paid from moneys received or anticipated and pledged to be
19received on a timely basis. Except as provided in this subsection, the principal
20amount of revenue obligations issued under this section may not exceed
21$3,931,472,900 $4,096,634,600, excluding any obligations that have been defeased
22under a cash optimization program administered by the building commission, to be
23used for transportation facilities under s. 84.01 (28) and major highway projects for
24the purposes under ss. 84.06 and 84.09. In addition to the foregoing limit on principal
25amount, the building commission may contract revenue obligations under this

1section as the building commission determines is desirable to refund outstanding
2revenue obligations contracted under this section, to make payments under
3agreements or ancillary arrangements entered into under s. 18.55 (6) with respect
4to revenue obligations issued under this section, and to pay expenses associated with
5revenue obligations contracted under this section.
SB30,1225 6Section 1225 . 85.145 of the statutes is created to read:
SB30,609,10 785.145 Materials provided by electronic mail. (1) Notwithstanding ss.
8341.08 (4m) and 343.51 (2) (c), the department may provide by electronic mail any
9notices or materials that are required to be mailed under s. 341.08 (4m) or 343.51 (2)
10(c).
SB30,609,14 11(2) Notwithstanding s. 341.03 (3) (a) 2., a refusal to accept or failure to receive
12an order of suspension, revocation, or cancellation provided by the department by
13electronic mail to the person's last-known electronic mail address is not a defense
14to a violation of s. 341.03 (1).
SB30,1226 15Section 1226 . 86.07 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB30,610,1116 86.07 (2) (a) Subject to par. (b) and s. 86.16 (1m) (a) 2. and (c) and (6), no person
17shall make any excavation or fill or install any culvert or make any other alteration
18in any highway or in any manner disturb any highway or bridge without a permit
19therefor from the highway authority maintaining the highway. Such permit shall
20contain the statement and be subject to the condition that the work shall be
21constructed subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by said
22authority and be performed and completed to its satisfaction, and in the case of
23temporary alterations that the highway or bridge shall be restored to its former
24condition, and that the permittee shall be liable to the town or county or state, as the
25case may be, for all damages which occur during the progress of said work or as a

1result thereof. Nothing herein shall abridge the right of the department, the county
2board or its highway committee, or any other local authority to make such additional
3rules, regulations and conditions not inconsistent herewith as may be deemed
4necessary and proper for the preservation of highways, or for the safety of the public,
5and to make the granting of any such permit conditional thereon. If any culvert is
6installed or any excavation or fill or any other alteration is made in violation of the
7provisions of this paragraph, the highway or bridge may be restored to its former
8condition by the highway authority in charge of the maintenance thereof at the
9expense of the violator; and any person who violates this paragraph shall be
10punished by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500, or by imprisonment not
11exceeding 6 months, or both.
SB30,1227 12Section 1227 . 86.16 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB30,610,1713 86.16 (6) If the department consents under sub. (1) to the construction of
14broadband infrastructure in underserved areas, as designated under s. 196.504 (2)
15(d), the department may not charge any fee for the initial issuance of any permit
16necessary to construct broadband infrastructure along, across, or within the limits
17of a highway.
SB30,1228 18Section 1228 . 86.30 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB30,610,2219 86.30 (2) (a) 3. For each mile of road or street under the jurisdiction of a
20municipality as determined under s. 86.302, the mileage aid payment shall be $2,117
21$2,202 in calendar years 2013 and 2014 year 2017 and $2,202 $2,389 in calendar year
222015 2018 and thereafter.
SB30,1229 23Section 1229 . 86.30 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB30,611,324 86.30 (9) (b) For the purpose of calculating and distributing aids under sub. (2),
25the amounts for aids to counties are $94,615,600 $98,400,200 in calendar years 2013

1and 2014
year 2017 and $98,400,200 $111,093,800 in calendar year 2015 2018 and
2thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the
3statewide county average cost-sharing percentage in the particular calendar year.
SB30,1230 4Section 1230 . 86.30 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB30,611,105 86.30 (9) (c) For the purpose of calculating and distributing aids under sub. (2),
6the amounts for aids to municipalities are $308,904,300 $321,260,500 in calendar
7years 2013 and 2014 year 2017 and $321,260,500 $348,639,300 in calendar year 2015
82018 and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to
9determine the statewide municipal average cost-sharing percentage in the
10particular calendar year.
SB30,1231 11Section 1231 . 86.31 (3g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB30,611,1912 86.31 (3g) County trunk highway improvements — discretionary grants.
13From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (ft), the department shall allocate
14$5,127,000 in fiscal years 2011-12 and 2012-13, $4,727,000 in fiscal year 2013-14,
15and
$5,127,000 in fiscal year years 2014-15 to 2016-17 and $5,500,000 in fiscal year
162017-2018
and each fiscal year thereafter, to fund county trunk highway
17improvements with eligible costs totaling more than $250,000. The funding of
18improvements under this subsection is in addition to the allocation of funds for
19entitlements under sub. (3).
SB30,1232 20Section 1232 . 86.31 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB30,612,221 86.31 (3m) Town road improvements — discretionary grants. From the
22appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (ft), the department shall allocate $732,500 in fiscal
23year 2009-10 and in fiscal year 2010-11, and
$5,732,500 in fiscal year years 2011-12
24to 2016-17 and $6,000,000 in fiscal year 2017-18 and each fiscal year thereafter, to
25fund town road improvements with eligible costs totaling $100,000 or more. The

1funding of improvements under this subsection is in addition to the allocation of
2funds for entitlements under sub. (3).
SB30,1233 3Section 1233 . 86.31 (3r) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB30,612,104 86.31 (3r) Municipal street improvements — discretionary grants. From the
5appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (ft), the department shall allocate $1,020,000 in
6fiscal year 2007-08, $1,040,400 in fiscal year 2008-09, and
$976,500 in fiscal year
7years 2009-10 to 2016-17 and $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2017-18 and each fiscal year
8thereafter, to fund municipal street improvement projects having total estimated
9costs of $250,000 or more. The funding of improvements under this subsection is in
10addition to the allocation of funds for entitlements under sub. (3).
SB30,1234 11Section 1234 . 86.31 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB30,612,2112 86.31 (4) Reimbursement for improvements. All costs of an improvement
13funded under this section shall be the responsibility of the political subdivision. At
14the completion of an improvement, the political subdivision may apply to the
15department in the manner and form prescribed by the department for
16reimbursement of not more than 50 percent of eligible costs in the manner and form
17prescribed by the department
for improvements funded under sub. (3) or not more
18than 60 percent of eligible costs for improvements funded under subs. (3g) to (3r)
.
19Eligible costs for which no reimbursement is made by the department may be paid
20by the political subdivision from contributions of tribal funds received from federally
21recognized American Indian tribes or bands in this state.
SB30,1235 22Section 1235 . 89.03 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
SB30,613,1023 89.03 (3) The examining board shall promulgate rules specifying a procedure
24for addressing allegations that a person licensed or certified by the veterinary
25examining board under this chapter has practiced as a veterinarian or veterinary

1technician while impaired by alcohol or other drugs or that his or her ability to
2practice is impaired by alcohol or other drugs, and for assisting a person licensed by
3the veterinary examining board under this chapter who requests to participate in the
4procedure or who requests assistance in obtaining mental health services. In
5promulgating rules under this subsection, the examining board shall seek to
6facilitate early identification of chemically dependent veterinarians or veterinary
7technicians and encourage their rehabilitation. The rules promulgated under this
8subsection may be used in conjunction with the formal disciplinary process under
9this chapter. The examining board may contract with another entity to administer
10the procedure specified under the rules promulgated under this subsection.
SB30,1236 11Section 1236 . 92.14 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB30,613,1712 92.14 (6) (c) When preparing an annual grant allocation plan under par. (b),
13the department and the department of natural resources shall consider the existence
14and location of impaired water bodies that the department of natural resources has
15identified to the federal environmental protection agency under 33 USC 1313 (d) (1)
16(A) and agricultural enterprise areas designated under s. 91.84, and shall give
17priority to projects that are in or near, or that affect, those areas.
SB30,1237 18Section 1237 . 93.18 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB30,614,219 93.18 (5) Complaint, notice, order, or other process of the department may be
20served as may be a summons, on a person in the manner provided for service of a
21summons in civil actions
and a subpoena may be served as provided by s. 885.03, and
22either any of these may be served by registered mail or certified mail to an address
23furnished by the person or concern to either the department or the department of
24financial institutions by the person being served. Service may be proved by affidavit.
25Service in any event may be also by registered mail or certified mail addressed to the

1person or concern and proved by the post-office return receipt, in which case the time
2of service is the date borne by the receipt.
SB30,1238 3Section 1238 . 93.33 of the statutes is renumbered 106.40, and 106.40 (3) (a)
4and (4s) (c), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB30,614,125 106.40 (3) (a) The council shall create an executive committee that includes the
6secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection or his or her designee and,
7the state superintendent of public instruction or his or her designee , and the
8secretary of workforce development or his or her designee
. The council shall select
9members of the executive committee so that fewer than half of the members of the
10executive committee are state employees. The executive committee shall provide
11guidance to the council and to staff that support the functions of the council. The
12executive committee shall meet between meetings of the council.
SB30,614,17 13(4s) (c) Each of the individuals specified in s. 15.137 (2) 15.227 (15) (a) 8. and
14the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Extension, jointly or individually, shall
15annually prepare a review of agricultural education programs in the University of
16Wisconsin System, with input from or review by the University of Wisconsin System
17administration.
SB30,1239 18Section 1239 . 93.41 of the statutes is repealed.
SB30,1240 19Section 1240 . 93.47 of the statutes is repealed.
SB30,1241 20Section 1241 . 93.49 of the statutes is repealed.
SB30,1242 21Section 1242 . 94.64 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB30,615,222 94.64 (3) (a) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., no person may manufacture or
23distribute fertilizer in this state without an annual license from the department. A
24separate license is required for each business location and each mobile unit at which

1the person manufactures fertilizer. A license shall expire expires on August 14
2September 30 annually and is not transferable between persons or locations.
SB30,1243 3Section 1243 . 94.64 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB30,615,64 94.64 (3) (c) A person who has been issued a license under this subsection shall
5annually, on or before the date the person's license expires, notify the department
6that the person intends to maintain, amend, or discontinue the license.
SB30,1244 7Section 1244 . 94.64 (3r) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB30,615,118 94.64 (3r) (b) (intro.) Beginning with the license year that begins on August 15,
92013, a
A person applying for a license under sub. (3) shall pay the following
10agricultural chemical cleanup surcharges, unless the department establishes
11different surcharges under s. 94.73 (15)
:
SB30,1245 12Section 1245 . 94.64 (3r) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB30,615,1613 94.64 (3r) (b) 1. For each business location and each mobile unit that the
14applicant uses to manufacture fertilizer in this state, other than a business location
15or mobile unit that is also licensed under s. 94.685 or 94.703, $11.20
$20, except as
16provided in s. 94.73 (15)
.
SB30,1246 17Section 1246 . 94.64 (3r) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB30,615,1918 94.64 (3r) (b) 2. If the applicant distributes, but does not manufacture,
19fertilizer in this state, $11.20 $20, except as provided in s. 94.73 (15).
SB30,1247 20Section 1247 . 94.64 (3r) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
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