Subject Index

LWSR restriction re exterior colors of structures: exemption for farmhouses provided -  AB940

LWSR revisions re county permits, standards for structures or mobile homes, timber cutting, mining and quarrying, recreational trails, DNR and LWSR board authority [S.Amdt.1: quarrying references removed, nonmetallic mining specified, erosion prevention and control rules]  - AB590

Merrimac ferry proclaimed an official sesquicentennial landmark -  AJR47

Natural watercourse obstructions: removal authority extended to land located in villages -  SB245

Navigable stream, flowage or river bed: DNR report required re affect of legislation on -  SB666

Navigable waters: DNR may delegate authority to municipalities re issuance of permits for certain activities or projects [Sec. 1661; original bill only] -  AB150

Navigable waters: DNR may delegate authority to municipalities re issuance of permits for certain activities or projects - SB166

Navigable waters: exemption from permit requirements for certain activities and construction [Sec. 1659, 1660, 1669; original bill only] -  AB150

Navigable waters: exemption from permit requirements for certain activities and construction - SB167

Navigable waters: permits for drainage work [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 3529m-3530r, 9142 (9z), 9342 (14z)]  - AB150

Portage levee renovation and repair: grant provided; duty transferred to city; study authorized [Sec. 635, 678, 1164, 1698-1700, 1702-1706; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, deletes 1164] -  AB150

PSC hearing requirements re river improvement tolls and certain utility complaints repealed [S.Amdt.1: utility complaint provision deleted] -  AB185

Public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts: certain powers extended to town sanitary districts; state funding, ordinance authority expanded and lakes without public access provisions -  AB1050

Public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts: certain powers extended to town sanitary districts; state funding provision -  SB585

Recreational boating project program: eligibility revisions [Sec. 1693-1695, 9342 (10); A.Sub.Amdt.1: water safety patrol funding, 706g, 737h, 9142 (11g), 9442 (8g)]  - AB150

River cleanup week proclaimed May 11-18, 1996 -  AJR77

Transportation projects involving navigable waters: DOT exempt from DNR permit re interdepartmental liaison procedures - AB927

Urban river grants, general land acquisition and Frank Lloyd Wright Monona terrace project: funding provisions; JCF review procedure [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1165am, 1235b-j, 1254e-r, 1262b-q, 1262r-1266v, 1319m, r, 1323j, 1324e-v, 1661m; A.Amdt.26 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: deletes 1235b-j, 1254e-r, 1262b-q, 1262r-1264m, 1266h-v, 1319m, r, 1324e-v, 1661m; S.Amdt.116 to Engr.AB-150: deletes 1262r-1264m] -  AB150

Water regulatory projects and wetland maps: fee structure revised [Sec. 658, 1348, 1662-1668, 1707-1711, 4206, 9342 (7)] - AB150

Willow flowage project land acquisition provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1323m] -  AB150

waterworks Waterworks

Intergovernmental cooperation enhancement recommendations re municipal revenue sharing, police, libraries and CESA and technical college districts; report required [S.Amdt.1: ability of municipalities to agree to provide water utility service in incorporated areas; S.Amdt.2: CESA and technical college provisions removed, joint fire department provision added]  - SB491

Municipal utilities: local government authority to fix service limits modified -  SB500

Municipally owned water or water and sewer public utility rate increases: PSC hearing exemptions - AB728

Public fire protection charges by municipal utilities revised [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 5235m] -  AB150

Transmission facility excavation and damage procedures revised [S.Sub.Amdt.2: definition revised; S.Amdt.1 to S.Sub.Amdt.2: fuel storage tank or pipeline added]  - SB64

Water or sewage system or sewage or refuse disposal plant: cost threshold for extending the plan review period revised  - SB189

waukesha, city of Waukesha, City of

Urban mass transit operating assistance program: funding formula and cost-efficiency standards [A.Sub.Amdt.2: current basic and supplemental aid appropriations repealed, separate appropriations for aid to four categories of systems; Conf..Amdt.1: funding revision, five categories of systems created] -  AB557

waukesha county Waukesha county

150th anniversary commemorated - AJR100

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

Urban mass transit operating assistance program: funding formula and cost-efficiency standards [A.Sub.Amdt.2: current basic and supplemental aid appropriations repealed, separate appropriations for aid to four categories of systems; Conf..Amdt.1: funding revision, five categories of systems created] -  AB557

waupaca county Waupaca county

Circuit court branches: number increased -  SB232

STH 22 in Waupaca county: bypass designated a major highway project -  AB1007

wausau, city of Wausau, City of

Vehicle weight and width limitations re Interstate 39 [A.Amdt.26 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 6416vc-vw; deleted by S.Amdt.116 to Engr.AB-150; deleted and modified by S.Amdt.117 to Engr.AB-150: 6416vib-vwb (Senate recedes its position)] -  AB150

Vehicle weight and width limitations re Interstate 39 -  AB402

Vehicle weight and width limitations re Interstate 39 -  AB557

wausaukee, village of Wausaukee, Village of

Clean water fund hardship assistance for village of Wausaukee [A.Amdt.26 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9142 (7g)]  - AB150

wc WC, see Worker's compensation

wcc WCC, see Wisconsin conservation corps

weapons and weapon training Weapons and weapon training, see Firearms

weather Weather

Business improvement loan guarantee program: use of loan procedes for snow drought emergencies  - AB601

School year: 180-school-day requirement revised re inclement weather -  AB586

School year: 180-school-day requirement revised re inclement weather -  SB336

weatherization Weatherization, see Energy conservation

wedlock birth Wedlock birth, see Nonmarital child

weeds Weeds

Noxious weeds notice: publication by municipalities made optional -  AB578

Nuisance aquatic plant removal on the Great Lakes: acquisition of equipment for cutting and removal  - SB52

weight limit Weight limit, see Bus and truck — Taxation or registration

weights and measures Weights and measures

Agricultural law revisions re fertilizer control law terminology, tonnage fees and weights and measures (remedial legislation) - SB470

Bread loaves sold by weight: restrictions modified -  AB958

wejt _work experience and job training program_ WEJT (Work experience and job training program), see Unemployment — Relief measures

wells Wells

Commercial aquaculture: DNR must disapprove high-capacity well withdrawal if adversely affecting  - AB709

Well recharge areas of small public water supply systems: funding for contamination protection - AB635

werc WERC, see Employment relations commission

wetland Wetland

Shoreland and wetland zoning by local governments: authority restricted; restoration provision - SB454

Shoreland rezoning and zoning of wetlands in shorelands; restoration provision -  AB77

Water regulatory projects and wetland maps: fee structure revised [Sec. 658, 1348, 1662-1668, 1707-1711, 4206, 9342 (7)] - AB150

Wetland mapping and zoning requirements expanded -  AB1064

Wetland mapping and zoning requirements expanded -  SB663

Wetlands property tax exemption created -  AB107

Wetlands property tax exemption created -  SB306

wha WHA, see University of Wisconsin — WHA

wheda WHEDA, see Housing and economic development authority, Wisconsin

wheeler, floyd e Wheeler, Floyd E.

Life and public service - AJR51

whefa WHEFA, see Health and educational facilities authority, Wisconsin

whistleblower Whistleblower, see Public employe

whitefish bay, city of Whitefish Bay, City of

National guard tuition grant program and sale of armory in Whitefish Bay [Sec. 1033, 1034, 1220-1223, 9141 (1), 9341 (1), (2); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, 466g, j, 1029r, 1034p, 1219i, j, t, deletes 1034, 1222, 9141 (1), 9341 (1); A.Amdt.26 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: eligibility revisions, 1220t, 9141 (2b), deletes 1219t, 1220; S.Amdt.116 to Engr.AB-150: restores 1219t] - AB150

wic _women, infants and children program_ WIC (Women, infants and children program), see Maternal and infant care

wild animal Wild animal, see Game and its subheadings

wild ginseng Wild ginseng, see Plants

wild turkey Wild turkey, see Game bird

wildlife Wildlife, see Game

wills Wills, see also Estate of deceased person

Estate transfer by affidavit: laws revised -  SB490

Living will statutes revised - AB399

Wills: revisions re effect of references to other documents - AB644

wind erosion Wind erosion, see Soil and soil conservation