* Section 991.11, Wisconsin Statutes 1993-94: Effective date of acts. “Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication as designated" by the secretary of state [the date of publication may not be more than 10 working days after the date of enactment].

An Act to amend 20.395 (1) (as), 20.395 (1) (at), 83.42 (8), 84.01 (17), 86.30 (title) and (2) (e), 341.08 (2) (d), 341.08 (4m), 341.26 (7) (b), 342.17 (2) and (4) (b) 1. (intro.), 342.20 (3), 343.23 (1) (intro.), 343.23 (1) (c), 343.23 (2), 343.23 (4) (intro.), 343.30 (4), 343.30 (5), 343.32 (3), 343.36 and 346.65 (6) (m) of the statutes; and to affect 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (Senate Bill 541), section 9; relating to: applications for vehicle registration and titling; notification to county clerks of expected highway improvements for 6-year periods; the period of motor vehicle operating privilege suspension imposed by the department of transportation; driving record files maintained by the department of transportation; motor vehicle operating privilege suspension for nonpayment of a forfeiture, penalty assessment and jail assessment or noncompliance with a community service work order; motor vehicle operating privilege suspensions by the secretary of transportation; notification of creation of a security interest in a vehicle; distribution of suspension, revocation and disqualification lists and records of convictions by nonresidents; the effective date of the increase in the maximum speed limit; and immobilization of a motor vehicle (suggested as remedial legislation by the department of transportation).

Law revision committee prefatory note: This bill is a remedial legislation proposal, requested by the department of transportation and introduced by the law revision committee under s. 13.83 (1) (c) 4., stats. After careful consideration of the various provisions of the bill, the law revision committee has determined that this bill makes minor substantive changes in the statutes, and that these changes are desirable as a matter of public policy.

84.01 (17) Improvements for next 6 years. In each odd-numbered year, the department shall determine, as far as possible, what improvements will be made during the following 6-year period, and shall notify the county clerks prior to November February 1 of each odd-numbered even-numbered year, as to the improvements in their respective counties. Such notice shall also be given to the department of natural resources and to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.

Note: This Section changes the date by which DOT must provide notice of planned highway improvements to county clerks, the department of natural resources and the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection from November 1 of each odd-numbered year to February 1 of each even-numbered year. DOT states that this revision is necessary because it will bring the statute into conformity with DOT's practice of sending out printed 6-year improvement books by February 1 of each even-numbered year. DOT states that the current requirement to send the information out on November 1 of the odd-numbered year, and again on February 1 of the even-numbered year, serves no useful purpose because it is unlikely that information in the November 1 printout will be needed prior to the time that the books are sent out February 1.

(2) (e) Aid payments. Local General transportation aids under this section shall be calculated and distributed on the basis of a calendar year. Local General transportation aids shall be paid in 4 equal instalments on the first Monday in January, April, July and October. If adjustments are necessary, the department may adjust any of the scheduled aid payments in a calendar year. The payments shall be made from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (as) or (at) for the fiscal year in which the payments are made.