AB100-engrossed,2357,21 (3pt) Audit of abuse investigations. The legislative audit bureau is requested to perform a performance evaluation audit to compare the investigation processes of the department of health and family services under section 146.40 (4r) (b) of the statutes, as affected by this act and the department of regulation and licensing under section 440.03 (3q) of the statutes, as created by this act, and any private investigators with whom the department of health and family services has contracted under section 146.40 (4r) (er) of the statutes, as created by this act. The audit shall compare methods, timeliness and outcomes of the investigations. If the legislative audit bureau performs the audit, it shall file its report as described under section 13.94 (1) (b) of the statutes by June 30, 2000.

AB100-engrossed,2357,22 (3x) Audit of mass transit services.

AB100-engrossed,2357,24 (a) In this subsection, "mass transit system" has the meaning given in section 85.20 (1) (e) of the statutes.

AB100-engrossed,2358,6 (b) The legislative audit bureau shall conduct a financial audit of mass transit services provided to the campuses of the University of Wisconsin System. As part of its audit, the bureau shall examine the subsidies provided to mass transit systems by the University of Wisconsin System and compare the revenue derived from fares to the operating expenses of mass transit systems. The bureau shall submit its audit report to the joint committee on finance by December 31, 1998.

AB100-engrossed,2358,8 (4z) Participating employment by annuitants in the Wisconsin retirement system.

AB100-engrossed,2358,12 (a) The retirement research committee is requested to study the extent to which participants in the Wisconsin retirement system are concurrently receiving a salary from a participating employer in the Wisconsin retirement system and an annuity from the Wisconsin retirement system.

AB100-engrossed,2358,19 (b) If the retirement research committee conducts the study specified in paragraph (a), the retirement research committee shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the joint survey committee on retirement systems by March 8, 1998. At the time that the retirement research committee submits the report to the joint survey committee on retirement systems, the retirement research committee may also submit proposed legislation that is necessary to implement the retirement research committee's recommendations.

AB100-engrossed,2359,2 (6zg) Efficiency measures. The joint committee on legislative organization shall endeavor to ensure that expenditures from the sum of general purpose revenue appropriations under section 20.765 of the statutes shall be less than the sum of the amounts shown for general purpose revenue appropriations under section 20.765 of the statutes in the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes by at least $893,200 for the 1997-98 fiscal year and by at least $893,200 for the 1998-99 fiscal year.

AB100-engrossed, s. 9135 Section 9135.4 Nonstatutory provisions; Medical College of Wisconsin.

AB100-engrossed,2359,11 (2z) Family practice residency program. Of the moneys appropriated to the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., under section 20.250 (1) (b) of the statutes, $136,400 in fiscal year 1997-98 and $181,900 in fiscal year 1998-99 may be expended only to fund 2 additional family practice physicians for the family practice residency program. The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., shall provide matching funds equal to 50% of any moneys expended under this subsection. The 2 family practice physicians shall be allocated to maximize the number of family practice residents in the program.

AB100-engrossed, s. 9136 Section 9136. Nonstatutory provisions; military affairs.

AB100-engrossed,2359,13 (1m) Emergency management.

AB100-engrossed,2359,17 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the state emergency response board shall become the assets and liabilities of the division of emergency management in the department of military affairs.

AB100-engrossed,2359,20 (b) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property of the state emergency response board is transferred to the division of emergency management in the department of military affairs.

AB100-engrossed,2360,2 (c) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the state emergency response board that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph are transferred to the division of emergency management in the department of military affairs. The division of emergency management in the department of military affairs shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until modified or rescinded by the division of emergency management in the department of military affairs to the extent allowed under the contract.

AB100-engrossed,2360,10 (d) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the state emergency response board that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the division of emergency management in the department of military affairs. All orders issued by the state emergency response board that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the division of emergency management in the department of military affairs.

AB100-engrossed,2360,16 (e) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the state emergency response board on the effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the division of emergency management in the department of military affairs and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the state emergency response board with respect to a pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the division of emergency management in the department of military affairs.

AB100-engrossed, s. 9137 Section 9137. Nonstatutory provisions; natural resources.

AB100-engrossed,2361,4 (1)  Fish and game approval issuing system and campground reservation system. The department of natural resources may use the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes to promulgate rules under sections 27.01 (7) (e) 2., (7m) (c) and (11) (b) and 29.09 (3m) and (3r) of the statutes, as created by this act. If the department uses this procedure to promulgate any of these rules, the department shall promulgate the rules within 90 days after the effective date of this subsection. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (2) (b) of the statutes, the department is not required to make a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes, the effective period of a rule promulgated under this subsection is for one year after its promulgation and may not be further extended under section 227.24 (2) of the statutes.

AB100-engrossed,2361,16 (2hg) Clean water fund hardship assistance application deadline. Notwithstanding the requirement in section 281.58 (13) (d) of the statutes that a municipality, as defined in section 281.01 (6) of the statutes, submit a complete application no later than June 30 of the preceding fiscal year in order to be ranked on the clean water fund financial hardship assistance funding list for a fiscal year and notwithstanding the requirement in section 281.58 (9) (a) of the statutes, as affected by this act, that a municipality have an approved facility plan before submitting an application for clean water fund assistance, the department of natural resources shall rank a project of a town sanitary district that is eligible for clean water fund financial hardship assistance under section 281.58 (13) (b) of the statutes, as affected by this act, on the clean water fund financial hardship assistance funding list for the 1997-98 fiscal year if all of the following apply:

AB100-engrossed,2361,18 (a) The town sanitary district submits a complete application no later than the effective date of this paragraph.

AB100-engrossed,2361,19 (b) The project is for the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant.

AB100-engrossed,2361,20 (c) The town sanitary district is located on USH 45, north of STH 64.

AB100-engrossed,2361,22 (d) The town sanitary district had 197 connections on December 31, 1996, of which 161 were residential connections.

AB100-engrossed,2362,15 (3)  Recreational boating project; High Cliff State Park. From the appropriation under section 20.370 (5) (cq) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the department of natural resources shall expend the amount that is necessary for the construction of breakwater structures in Lake Winnebago at the entrance of High Cliff State Park harbor to provide for boater safety, but the amount may not exceed $500,000. The department may either expend the amount directly or provide it as a grant to Calumet County. Notwithstanding section 30.92 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes, as affected by this act, neither the department nor Calumet County need contribute any moneys to match the amount expended from the appropriation under section 20.370 (5) (cq) of the statutes, as affected by this act. Notwithstanding section 30.92 (4) (a) of the statutes, the department may expend directly the amount authorized under this subsection even though Lake Winnebago is not an inland lake without a public access facility. The amount expended under this subsection shall be considered an expenditure for an inland water project as provided in section 30.92 (4) (b) 6. of the statutes. This project need not be placed on the priority list under section 30.92 (3) (a) of the statutes. Section 20.924 (1) of the statutes, as affected by this act, does not apply to the construction of these breakwater structures. This subsection does not apply after June 30, 2000.

AB100-engrossed,2362,21 (3g) Report on paving bicycle trails. By July 1, 1998, the department of natural resources shall submit a report to the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees in the manner provided in section 13.172 (3) of the statutes on the feasibility of paving state bicycle trails, including factors such as the effects of paving on trail maintenance and usage and the applicability to Wisconsin of similar efforts in other states.

AB100-engrossed,2363,4 (3x) Emergency rules for safe drinking water program. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of natural resources may promulgate rules for the program under section 281.61 of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before the effective date of permanent rules for the program, but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (2) (b) of the statutes, the department need not provide evidence of the necessity of preservation of public peace, health, safety or welfare in promulgating rules under this subsection.

AB100-engrossed,2363,9 (5) Permit guarantee program. The department of natural resources shall submit proposed rules required under section 299.05 of the statutes, as created by this act, to the legislative council staff for review under section 227.15 (1) of the statutes no later than the first day of the 13th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection.

AB100-engrossed,2363,10 (6g) Brownfields study.