Subject Index

Municipal and county vehicle registration fees: use of proceeds specified -  AB518

STH rehabilitation program: supplemental appropriation; DOT to certify to JCF [Conf.Amdt. 1] - AB557

Surplus land sales: revenues increased to reflect estimated proceeds from [A.Sub.Amdt.2: DOT required to sell enough surplus land to produce certain amount of transportation fund revenue; deleted by Conf.Amdt.1] -  AB557

Transportation financing: committee created to study sources, including oil franchise fee [A.Sub.Amdt.1] [A.Sub.Amdt.2: study expanded to include tax rate differences between Wisconsin and bordering states, oil franchise fee provision removed; Conf.Amdt.1: study expanded re mass transit financing]  - AB557

road _ machinery Road — Machinery

Classified driver license system revisions; commercial and occupational license provisions [A.Amdt.26 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 3782am, 4080r, 6409c, g, 6411e, f-r, 6412be, bg, ca-cu, cw-czn, 7245mm, 9355 (2); deleted by S.Amdt.116 to Engr.AB-150; deleted and modified by S.Amdt.117 to Engr.AB-150: 3782amb, 4080rb, 6409cb, gb, 6411eb, 6411fb-6412cub, cwb-czj, 7245mmb, 9355 (2b) (Senate recedes its position)] -  AB150

Classified driver license system revisions; commercial and occupational license provisions -  AB402

Classified driver license system revisions; commercial and occupational license provisions -  AB557

Snowplow operation: political subdivision not liable for damage; following too closely prohibited  - AB485

Vehicles transporting certain oversize or overweight loads near Wisconsin-Michigan border: permit limitation removed [S.Amdt.1: motorized construction equipment operators exempt from driver licensing requirements]  - AB848

road _ marking Road — Marking, see also Billboard

Farm progress days 1996: DOT may not charge sponsors for state traffic patrol services; charge for certain other costs permitted [A.Amdt.4: Sec. 9162 (3m)] - SB565

Gaming operation signs: DOT to remove [S.Amdt.1 to Engr.AB-557] (Senate recedes its position by adoption of Conf.Amdt.1) -  AB557

Speed limit maximum on certain state trunk highways: effective date re 1995 WisAct 318 repealed (remedial legislation) [S.Amdt.1] -  AB821

Speed limit maximum revised re freeways without federal limit; provisions re no posted traffic sign and hours of darkness - AB618

Speed limit maximum set on certain state trunk highways; ``freeway" and ``expressway" defined; effective when DOT posts signs -  AB894

Speed limit maximum set on certain state trunk highways; ``freeway" and ``expressway" defined; effective when DOT posts signs -  SB541

Speed limit of 55 mph established for certain vehicle combinations on freeways; not applicable unless DOT posts signs - SB451

STH designation re CTH X in Winnebago county [A.Sub.Amdt.2] -  AB557

STH 33 designated and marked ``84th Division `Railsplitters' Memorial Highway" [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, funding from contributions required] -  SB271

STH 49: portion designated and marked as the ``Flyway Highway" in honor of Horicon marsh - SB25

STH 49: portion designated and marked as the ``Flyway Highway" in honor of Horicon marsh - AB55

STH 160 designated and marked the ``Polish Veterans Memorial Highway" -  SB600

STH 441: certain bridge across Fox river in Outagamie county designated and marked ``Fox Valley Connection Bridge"  - SB657

Traffic signs and other devices on private property: regulations created -  AB421

USH 2 bridge between Superior (WI) and Duluth (MN) marked ``Major Richard I. Bong Memorial Bridge"  - SB260

USH 14: erection and maintenance of specific information signs on certain portion authorized -  AB553

robbery Robbery, see Crime and criminals

rock art site Rock art site, see Art

room tax Room tax

Professional baseball park district created; provisions re bond issuance, room tax, contracting, highway improvements, surplus state land sale and LAB audit [for further revisions, see entry under: ``Milwaukee Brewers"] -  SE5 AB1

Transient accommodations: applicable time period for sales and room tax -  AB142

Transient definition revised re room tax -  SB579

rough fish Rough fish, see Fish and fishing — Rough fish

rsvp _retired senior volunteer program_ RSVP (Retired senior volunteer program), see Senior citizen

rule_making authority Rule-making authority, see Administrative rules

rules of the road Rules of the road, see Motor vehicle — Regulation

rules, legislative Rules, Legislative, see Legislature — Rules — specific subheading

runaway children Runaway children, see Juvenile delinquency

rural planning Rural planning

Health care provider loan assistance program revisions [Sec. 511, 6901-6906] -  AB150

Rural economic development program changes [Sec. 6898, 6899; original bill only] -  AB150

Rural economic development program changes -  AB437

Rural economic development program changes -  SB174

Rural economic development program revision re employe relocation costs [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 6898r-t]  - AB150

Rural hospital loan guarantee program repealed [Sec. 6299, 6300] -  AB150

Rural hospital loan guarantee program: WHEFA transfer of moneys to DOA required [Sec. 9125 (1)]  - AB150

Rural hospital MA: limitation on funds distribution to apply each fiscal year [Sec. 2954] -  AB150

Rural medical center regulations created -  SB240

Rural medical center regulations created; certain exemptions -  AB520

Rural medical center regulations created; certain exemptions -  SB309

s - S -

s_l S&L, see Savings and loan associations

safety Safety, see Occupational safety; Public safety; Traffic safety

safety belt Safety belt, see Motor vehicle — Equipment

st. croix river St. Croix river, see Waterways and water power

st. david_s day St. David's day, see Holidays

salary Salary, see Public employe — Salary; Public officers — Salary; Teacher — Salary

sales Sales

Price misrepresentation in sales using electronic scanners: information refund policy required - AB428

Sheriff's fees for certain real estate sales increased -  AB828

Unfair sales act repealed - AB558

Vehicle displayed for sale on highway: law revised -  AB525

sales tax Sales tax

Automobile dealer use tax created [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 3484m, r, 3485s, 9448 (8i); S.Amdt.116 to Engr.AB-150: dealer employe and driver education provisions, 3485b]  - AB150

County sales tax administration disbursement [Sec. 9248 (1); A.Sub.Amdt.1: county sales tax administration costs, 1150m, 3485v, x, 9448 (8t)] -  AB150

Development zone: program, tax and job credits revised [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, research credit added, provisions re day care, environmental remediation and W-2]  - AB1033

Development zone: program, tax and job credits revised -  SB636

Fuel and electricity used in manufacturing: credit for sales and use taxes extended re tax-option corporations  - AB761

Fuel and electricity used in manufacturing: credit for sales and use taxes extended re tax-option corporations  - SB467

Major league baseball stadium construction: sales and use tax rate increased in certain county - AB306

Major league baseball stadium construction: sales and use tax rate increased in certain county - SB153

Professional baseball park district created; provisions re bond issuance, room tax, contracting, highway improvements, surplus state land sale and LAB audit [for further revisions, see entry under: ``Milwaukee Brewers"] -  SE5 AB1

Registration fee for certain employers established [Sec. 3419, 3481-3484, 3497-3504, 4117-4143, 4190-4192, 4194; A.Sub.Amdt.1: business tax registration provisions, 1111mm, 3440m, 3481g-w, 3484e, rm, rr, 3485c, L, 3500b-g, 4117b, c, 4118m-4123d, 4124m-4142m, 4190c, 4190u-4191t, 4195m, 9148 (3z), 9448 (8z), deletes 3481-3483, 3499-3504, 4117-4143, 4191, 4192] -  AB150

Retailer's discount for sales and use tax revised -  AB346

Retailer's discount for sales and use tax revised -  AB417

Sales and use tax documents: timely filing revision -  AB611

Sales and use tax documents: timely filing revision -  SB124

State income or sales tax rates increases: advisory referendum on question of two-thirds vote of both houses  - AJR103

Tax burden study by DOR and LFB required -  AB12

Tax technical changes re nontaxable income, corporate and franchise returns, entertainer wages, withholding, delinquency, sales or use taxes, DOR sampling, depository assessments and filing of late or extended returns [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, depository assessments provision removed, sampling limited to fuel taxes] -  AB775

Time-share property sale made subject to sales tax; exemption from real estate transfer fee [Sec. 3477, 3478, 3480, 9348 (3); deleted by A.Amdt.26 to A.Sub.Amdt.1]  - AB150

Transient accommodations: applicable time period for sales and room tax -  AB142

sales tax _ exemption Sales tax — Exemption

Bottled water for human consumption: sales and use tax exemption created -  AB195

Burial urns: sales and use tax exemption created -  AB296

Construction for tax-exempt entity: contractor permitted to use sales tax exemption certificate - AB907

Construction for units of government: sales and use tax exemption for materials used -  AB23

Flex-time time-share property sale made exempt from sales tax - AB975