Subject Index

Nudity prohibited on state-owned or state-managed land; parking in certain DNR-owned parking lot in Town of Mazomanie restricted -  AB574

Real property purchased with stewardship money: DNR required to create a mapping tool on its website; public access to the land and signage requirements  - SB394

Stewardship land acquisition and development projects: JCF review reinstated re 2003 WisAct 33 veto  - AB528

Stewardship land acquisition and development projects: JCF review reinstated re 2003 WisAct 33 veto [S.Amdt.1: Building Commission approval provision] - SB252

Stewardship land acquisition and development projects: JCF review reinstated re 2003 WisAct 33 veto  - SB368

Stewardship program bonding authority reduced; Peshtigo River State Forest provision -  AB480

Stewardship program debt service payment [Sec. 412, 413; S.Sub.Amdt.1: reduction in stewardship bonding authority, funds obligated re land acquisition for Peshtigo River State Forest, 680r, 801c-t, 802g-n, 804f-k]  - SB44

Surveys, landmarks, and monuments: laws governing modified -  SB464

public land _ sale Public land — Sale

Donation or sale of state property by DOT without Governor's approval modified -  AB436

Mining on state land under DNR jurisdiction prohibited; NRB prohibited from selling land for mining  - AB936

Property under DNR control: sale provisions; JCF to approve [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9138 (3x)] - SB44

State-owned real property: state agency requirements re notice of proposed sales created -  AB517

State property sale or lease provisions; net proceeds deposited in budget stabilization fund; DHFS authority re Northern Center for the Developmentally Disabled; DOA secretary to review Sec. 26, 209, 447, 861, 1490, 9101 (6); S.Sub.Amdt.1: provision re Northern Center employee or position transfers added, review removed, 1490c, deletes 9101 (6)]  - SB44

Surplus county highway land: county may sell to owner of adjacent land -  AB495

Surplus land sale by DOT: moneys deposited in transportation fund [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9153 (1z)]  - SB44

Veteran residential, treatment, and nursing care facilities in northwestern Wisconsin: DVA given authority to develop and operate; trust fund from sale of surplus land re Northern Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled [S.Amdt.1: trust fund provision removed] -  SB205

public lands, board of commissioners of Public lands, Board of commissioners of

BCPL investment authority re purchase of land [Sec. 815, 819; original bill only] -  SB44

BCPL may delegate investment authority to the Investment board [Sec. 646, 814, 816, 818, 820, 831-833, 836, 839, 840; original bill only] -  SB44

BCPL sale of timber and firewood: treatment of proceeds [S.Amdt.119 to S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 829c, r]  - SB44

Secretary of State and State Treasurer offices deleted from the constitution; BCPL provision. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -  AJR65

Secretary of State and State Treasurer offices deleted from the constitution; BCPL provision. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -  SJR61

public liability Public liability, see also Claims; Worker's compensation

Medical malpractice claim re state officer, employee, or agent: notice to AG revised -  SB70

Public Health Council created; reimbursement for quarantine costs; intrastate emergency management mutual aid; incident command system requirements and definition; certain exemption from liability; intentionally making a false threat to release a harmful substance prohibited [for further revisions, see entry under ``Public health"] -  SB120

Solid waste used in public works projects: immunity from liability under certain conditions; DNR duty specified  - SB29

public library Public library, see Libraries

public notary Public notary, see Notary public

public nuisance Public nuisance, see Nuisance

public officers Public officers, see also Ethics; Legislature — Member; specific title

Elective or major appointive state or local officials: release by DETF of certain records re retirement annuity permitted  - AB454

Incumbent in state or local public office convicted of certain offenses: office may be vacated and filled prior to sentencing - AB484

Legislative partisan caucus staffs restored; partisan elective state official permitted to solicit or receive services for political purpose from state officers and employees  - AB582

Political contributions accepted by certain elective state officials and committees prohibited during specified period re biennial budget; exceptions and penalty provisions  - SB337

Political subdivision may not prohibit an employee of a political subdivision from being a candidate for elective office; leave of absence and federal Hatch Act provisions  - AB141

WRS participation of supreme court justices, court of appeals judges, circuit judges, and state elected officials limited - SB91

public record Public record, see also Open meeting (Governmental); Public document

Broadband transmission service availability: DEG to develop database and Web site, open records law exception, and definition -  AB135

Elective or major appointive state or local officials: release by DETF of certain records re retirement annuity permitted  - AB454

Major highway projects: TPC may not approve without final environmental impact statement or assessment; legislature may not enumerate any project without TPC approval; certain DOT report to TPC and certain management system change; TPC membership increased [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, southeast Wisconsin freeway and TPC membership provisions removed, TPC approval re final impact statement or assessment changed to notification, certain information made available to the public] -  AB893

MPCP revisions re academic standards; fourth, eighth, and tenth grade examinations; third grade reading test; graduation; promotion; and nondiscrimination requirements; open meeting and open records provisons -  AB986

MPCP revisions re academic standards; fourth, eighth, and tenth grade examinations; third grade reading test; graduation; promotion; and nondiscrimination requirements; open meeting and open records provisons -  SB542

Open meeting and public records access laws: governmental bodies required to prominently display general statutory provisions regarding; DOJ duty specified  - SB430

Public records access provisions re employee-related records [A.Amdt.1: confidentiality provision]  - AB196

Public records access provisions re employee-related records -  SB78

Public records containing certain personal information: state or local government officer or agency prohibited from posting on the Internet; exceptions provided - AB541

Security information re certain services or utilities: public access may be withheld [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, utility security system plan specified and defined]  - SB8

SSN of individuals on certain public records: SSN must be deleted before permitting access to the record; exceptions provided; penalties for misrepresenting identity or purpose re obtaining SSN -  AB884

Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) enacted [A.Amdt.1: public record provisions modified, DOA rule-making authority re electronic records and signatures added; S.Amdts.1 and 2: exceptions expanded]  - AB755

Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) enacted -  SB404

public records board Public records board

Applications for specified licenses, permits, and other approvals: certain agencies required to promulgate rules establishing deadlines for approval or disapproval; failure to meet deadlines and fee refund provisions -  AB486

Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) enacted [A.Amdt.1: public record provisions modified, DOA rule-making authority re electronic records and signatures added; S.Amdts.1 and 2: exceptions expanded]  - AB755

public safety Public safety, see also Consumer protection; Fire; Firearms and dangerous weapons

Asbestos inspection fees increased; DNR may charge for laboratory testing [Sec. 401, 2473, 2474]  - SB44

Bodily substances placed in edibles: prohibition created -  AB511

Carbon monoxide detector installation required in certain residential buildings -  SB520

Elevators, escalators, and other conveyances: laws revised re safety code, permits, licensing of contractors, mechanics and inspectors, and local ordinances - AB886

Household product or nonprescription drug: misusing with intent to impair physical of mental functions of oneself or procuring for another prohibited; penalties specified  - AB818

Mercury fever thermometer prohibition created re sale, offer for sale, or give away of; exception provided  - AB277

Mercury thermometer prohibition created re sale and give away of; exceptions provided -  AB23

Mercury thermometer prohibition created re sale and give away of; exceptions provided -  SB10

Wisconsin Patient Safety Institute, Inc.: appropriation of GPR in DOA eliminated [Sec. 569] -  SB44

Wisconsin Patient Safety Institute, Inc.: grant program created in DOA; matching funds provision - SB353

public service commission Public service commission

Earned income tax credit funding from the utility public benefits fund [Sec. 667, 668; S.Sub.Amdt.1: PSC's ability to require additional public benefits programs or provide additional funding limited, 2317m] -  SB44

Electric generating facilities and transmission lines: DNR and PSC requirements changed; environmental impact statement and utility aid payment provisions; state policy on siting of electric transmission facilities -  AB632

Electric generating facilities and transmission lines: DNR and PSC requirements changed; environmental impact statement and utility aid payment provisions; state policy on siting of electric transmission facilities [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, condemnation provision] -  SB300

Energy conservation and efficiency grants: PSC to promulgate rules [original bill only] -  AB655

Energy conservation and efficiency grants: PSC to promulgate rules -  AB737

Energy conservation and efficiency grants: PSC to promulgate rules -  SB313

Energy conservation and efficiency grants: PSC to promulgate rules -  SB379

Energy impact report re legislative proposal or state agency rule that impacts energy policies: DOA required to prepare [S.Amdt.1: DOA requirement removed, request by legislator added; A.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, energy policies replaced with cost or reliability of electricity, DOA removed, PSC to prepare the report] -  SB113

Environmental trust bonds created to finance the cost of certain environmental control activities; PSC duties specified [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - AB843

Environmental trust bonds created to finance the cost of certain environmental control activities; PSC duties specified  - SB463

Identity theft victim allowed to obtain public utility services under certain conditions -  AB288

Municipal storm water utility: use of property taxes and service charges to fund revised; complaints to PSC re storm water and sewer utilities provision -  AB643

Nuclear power plant construction: approval requirements changed -  AB555

Partial deregulation of telecommunications services: PSC proceedings deadline [original bill only]  - AB655

Partial deregulation of telecommunications services: PSC proceedings deadline -  AB734

Partial deregulation of telecommunications services: PSC proceedings deadline -  SB313

Partial deregulation of telecommunications services: PSC proceedings deadline -  SB371

Payments to counties and municipalities re public utilities revised; shared revenue provision [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, public utility distribution account established]  - AB378

PSC authority changed re broadband service and price regulation of telecommunications utilities and universal service; certain definitions modified; ordinance provision; telecommunications utility required to provide unbundled network elements -  AB672

PSC authority changed re broadband service and price regulation of telecommunications utilities and universal service; certain definitions modified; ordinance provision; telecommunications utility required to provide unbundled network elements -  SB302

PSC commissioners: restrictions on employment after their terms; Ethics Board and penalty provisions  - AB958

PSC duties revised re strategic energy assessments, certain certificates of public convenience and necessity (CPCNs), power purchase contracts, and prohibiting electric utilities from recovering certain costs in rates; strategic energy assessment name changed to strategic energy plan - AB854

PSC duties revised re strategic energy assessments, certain certificates of public convenience and necessity (CPCNs), power purchase contracts, and prohibiting electric utilities from recovering certain costs in rates; strategic energy assessment name changed to strategic energy plan - SB476