Assembly Bill 557

Relating to: state finances and appropriations for the department of transportation; imposing an oil company franchise fee; authorizing populous counties to impose a petroleum products storage fee; the reporting date and payment date for the motor vehicle fuel tax; taxation of motor vehicle fuel that is not sold for use on highways; motor vehicle fuel and alternate fuel taxes and qualified motor vehicles; the formula for indexing the fuel taxes; the international fuel tax agreement and the petroleum product inspection and oil company franchise fees; authorizing construction of additional major highway projects; aids for county forest roads; environmental clean-up activities on lands acquired by the department of transportation; vehicle weight limit exceptions on a part of the national system of interstate and defense highways; numerous changes to the classified driver license system and commercial motor vehicle operation; eligibility for an occupational license; demerit point reduction for completion of a rider course relating to Type 1 motorcycle operation; vehicle accidents resulting in property damage; performance of motor vehicle registration and titling functions by motor vehicle dealers; farm truck registration; the fee for issuance or reissuance of special distinguishing motor vehicle registration plates; the fee for furnishing certain operators' records; permitting the department of transportation to make, record and use digitized images of applicants for operators' licenses and identification cards; local transportation and connecting highway aids; the funding of the urban mass transit operating assistance program; repaving a portion of I 43 in Milwaukee County; authorizing the department of transportation to conduct projects under the surface transportation discretionary grants program; railroad rehabilitation and construction loans; rehabilitation of private road crossings; the employment transit assistance program; the registration period and fees applicable to aircraft; eliminating hazardous materials transportation fees; delaying the expiration date of the disadvantaged business demonstration and training program; exempting railroad property acquired by the department of transportation from the tax-exempt property reporting requirement; granting bonding authority; granting rule-making authority; making appropriations; and providing penalties. relating to: state finances and appropriations for the department of transportation; imposing an oil company franchise fee; authorizing populous counties to impose a petroleum products storage fee; the reporting date and payment date for the motor vehicle fuel tax; taxation of motor vehicle fuel that is not sold for use on highways; motor vehicle fuel and alternate fuel taxes and qualified motor vehicles; the formula for indexing the fuel taxes; the international fuel tax agreement and the petroleum product inspection and oil company franchise fees; authorizing construction of additional major highway projects; aids for county forest roads; environmental clean-up activities on lands acquired by the department of transportation; vehicle weight limit exceptions on a part of the national system of interstate and defense highways; numerous changes to the classified driver license system and commercial motor vehicle operation; eligibility for an occupational license; demerit point reduction for completion of a rider course relating to Type 1 motorcycle operation; vehicle accidents resulting in property damage; performance of motor vehicle registration and titling functions by motor vehicle dealers; farm truck registration; the fee for issuance or reissuance of special distinguishing motor vehicle registration plates; the fee for furnishing certain operators' records; permitting the department of transportation to make, record and use digitized images of applicants for operators' licenses and identification cards; local transportation and connecting highway aids; the funding of the urban mass transit operating assistance program; repaving a portion of I 43 in Milwaukee County; authorizing the department of transportation to conduct projects under the surface transportation discretionary grants program; railroad rehabilitation and construction loans; rehabilitation of private road crossings; the employment transit assistance program; the registration period and fees applicable to aircraft; eliminating hazardous materials transportation fees; delaying the expiration date of the disadvantaged business demonstration and training program; exempting railroad property acquired by the department of transportation from the tax-exempt property reporting requirement; granting bonding authority; granting rule-making authority; making appropriations; and providing penalties.