AB100-engrossed, s. 1344 Section 1344. Chapter 44 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,662,13 Chapter 44 Historical societies and, arts board and technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board

AB100-engrossed, s. 1345c Section 1345c. 44.015 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,662,16 44.015 (4m) Apply to the department of administration for a historical grant under s. 16.25.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1345d Section 1345d. 44.015 (4m) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act ... (this act), is repealed.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1345eg Section 1345eg. 44.02 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,663,11 44.02 (5) Keep its main library and museum rooms open at all reasonable hours on business days for the reception of the residents of this state who may wish to visit the library or museum. Except as provided under subs. (5g) and (5m), the historical society may collect a fee from residents and shall collect a fee from nonresidents for admission to historic sites or buildings acquired, leased or operated by the historical society, including areas within state parks or on other state-owned lands which incorporate historic buildings, restorations, museums or remains and which are operated by the historical society by agreement with the department of natural resources or other departments, or for lectures, pageants or similar special events, or for admission to defray the costs of special exhibits in its several buildings of documents, objects or other materials not part of the historical society's regular collections but brought in on loan from other sources for such special exhibitions or for use of the main library. The historical society shall take action on a continuing basis to raise funds from private sources for the operation of its main library. The historical society may procure and sell or otherwise dispose of postcards, souvenirs and other appropriate merchandise to help defray the costs of operating its several plants and projects.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1345ej Section 1345ej. 44.02 (5g) of the statutes is renumbered 44.02 (5g) (a) and amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,663,25 44.02 (5g) (a) Not charge a fee for use of the main library by any member of the historical society, any member of the faculty or academic staff of the University of Wisconsin System, any student enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System or any other person who is a resident exempted by rule of the historical society. The Except as provided in par. (b), the historical society may not charge a fee for use of the main library by any other person unless the historical society submits a fee schedule under this paragraph to the joint committee on finance that includes the specific fee to be charged to different categories of persons and an identification of any persons exempted by rule of the historical society. The fee schedule of the historical society under this paragraph shall be implemented if the committee approves the report, or does not schedule a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the report within 14 working days after receipt of the report.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1345em Section 1345em. 44.02 (5g) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,664,9 44.02 (5g) (b) Charge a fee for use of the main library by, or for research services provided by the historical society to, any nonresident who is not specifically exempted under par. (a). The historical society shall submit a fee schedule to the joint committee on finance that specifies the fee to be charged to nonresidents for use of the main library and for research services provided by the historical society. The fee schedule of the historical society under this paragraph shall be implemented if the committee approves the report, or does not schedule a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the report within 14 working days after receipt of the report.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1345f Section 1345f. 44.02 (27) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,664,13 44.02 (27) Administer the historical markers program under s. 44.15 and provide staff to assist the historical markers council in performing its duties under s. 44.15.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1345g Section 1345g. 44.025 of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,664,16 44.025 Historical legacy programs. (1) The historical society may use funds from the appropriation under s. 20.245 (4) (t) only for the following purposes:

AB100-engrossed,664,18 (a) Programs of the historical society that increase funding or develop new sources of revenues for the historical society.

AB100-engrossed,664,20 (b) To create and expand historical outreach programs throughout the state related to the activities of the Wisconsin sesquicentennial commission.

AB100-engrossed,664,23 (2) (a) The historical society may accept gifts, grants and bequests to be used for the purposes specified in sub. (1). The historical society shall deposit all moneys received as gifts, grants and bequests in the historical society endowment fund.

AB100-engrossed,665,2 (b) The historical society shall transfer moneys from the appropriation account under s. 20.245 (4) (s) to the historical society endowment fund to match moneys deposited into the historical society endowment fund under par. (a) and to match moneys committed or pledged for the purposes specified in sub. (1).

AB100-engrossed, s. 1346 Section 1346. 44.04 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,665,7 44.04 (2) (a) Prepare, publish, issue, loan or circulate such magazines, books, aids, guides and other publications, such visual aids, special exhibits, and other teaching materials and aids as it, in consultation with the department of education public instruction, deems advisable.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1346e Section 1346e. 44.085 of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,665,17 44.085 Maritime project grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.245 (4) (j), the historical society shall make grants for maritime-related projects. The historical society shall promulgate rules defining the types of projects that are eligible for the grants. No more than one grant may be awarded to an applicant during a fiscal year and grants may not be awarded to an applicant for more than 2 consecutive years. Grant applicants shall demonstrate that they have received matching funds for the project from nonstate sources in an amount equal to at least 10% of the grant. Grants awarded to an applicant may not exceed a total of $50,000 in any 2-year period.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1346g Section 1346g. 44.095 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,665,25 44.095 (2) (d) Develop and periodically update a comprehensive plan for the protection, preservation and accessibility of electronic records of permanent historical value. The historical society shall submit the plan by June 30, 1995, and the plan updates annually thereafter until June 30, 1998, to the governor, the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), and the public records board, and the division of information technology services and the council on information technology in the department of administration.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1346gm Section 1346gm. 44.12 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,666,7 44.12 (3) In operating this museum, the society may charge a resident an admission fee and shall charge a nonresident an admission fee to defray in part the costs of operation in accordance with s. 44.02 (5), and may loan objects or materials from this central collection for special occasions and for such special exhibits as it may desire to develop at its main building, at other historic sites within the state, with other historical societies or with other state agencies.

AB100-engrossed, s. 1346gp Section 1346gp. 44.13 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,666,11 44.13 (3) In operating this museum, the society may charge a resident an admission fee and shall charge a nonresident an admission fee to defray in part the costs of operation in accordance with s. 44.02 (5).