Amendment SA1-SB437

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2017 - 2018 LEGISLATURE

SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 437

November 1, 2017 - Offered by Senator Cowles.

SB437-SA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

SB437-SA1,1,2 1. Page 2, line 1: before that line insert:

SB437-SA1,1,3 “ Section 1m. 23.33 (1) (ja) of the statutes is created to read:

SB437-SA1,1,6 23.33 (1) (ja) “Preferred route” means an all-terrain vehicle route marked with signs to assist all-terrain vehicle operators in navigating to needed services such as fueling stations, restaurants, lodging, or other business establishments.” .

SB437-SA1,1,8 2. Page 2, line 10: delete “within its territorial boundaries" and substitute “under its jurisdiction".

SB437-SA1,1,9 3. Page 2, line 13: delete lines 13 to 18 and substitute:

SB437-SA1,1,12 “23.33 (8) (e) 2. Except as provided in subd. 3, if a town, village, city, or county designates specific highways under its jurisdiction as all-terrain vehicle routes under par. (b) 2., the town, village, city, or county shall do one of the following:

SB437-SA1,2,6 a. Erect a sign at each point on a highway where the all-terrain vehicle route begins and at each point where the all-terrain vehicle route intersects an all-terrain vehicle trail or a highway that is not designated as an all-terrain vehicle route. The town, village, city, or county is not required to erect a sign under this subdivision at a point that is not more than one-half mile from a sign marking the same all-terrain vehicle route on the same highway.

SB437-SA1,2,13 b. Erect a sign on each highway under its jurisdiction that crosses its territorial boundary in a position to be viewed by motorists as they enter the town, village, city, or county. The signs shall alert motorists that all highways within the town, village, city, or county have been designated as all-terrain vehicle routes, except where otherwise indicated. The town, village, city, or county shall erect signs as appropriate to indicate highways that are not designated as an all-terrain vehicle route.”.

SB437-SA1,2,15 4. Page 2, line 20: delete the material beginning with “within" and ending with “boundaries" on line 21 and substitute “under its jurisdiction” .

SB437-SA1,2,16 5. Page 3, line 3: delete “within" and substitute “under the jurisdiction of".

SB437-SA1,2,17 6. Page 3, line 5: delete lines 5 to 9 and substitute:

SB437-SA1,2,18 “ Section 6m. 23.33 (8) (e) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

SB437-SA1,3,3 23.33 (8) (e) 4. If a town, village, city, or county designates all highways under its jurisdiction as all-terrain vehicle routes under par. (b) 2., the town, village, city, or county may erect a sign on each highway under its jurisdiction at the point where that highway crosses its territorial boundary and enters another town, village, city, or county that does not designate the highway as an all-terrain vehicle route. The signs shall be in a position to be viewed by motorists and all-terrain vehicle operators as they leave the town, village, city, or county and shall alert motorists and all-terrain vehicle operators that the all-terrain vehicle route designation has ended.

SB437-SA1,7m Section 7m. 23.33 (8) (e) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

SB437-SA1,3,7 23.33 (8) (e) 5. If a town, village, city or county designates highways under its jurisdiction as all-terrain vehicle routes under par. (b) 2., the town, village, city, or county may designate a preferred route and erect signs marking the route.

SB437-SA1,8m Section 8m. 23.33 (8) (e) 6. of the statutes is created to read:

SB437-SA1,3,12 23.33 (8) (e) 6. If a town, village, city, or county erects and maintains signs under subd. 3., the department may not require the town, village, city, or county to erect any additional signs marking the all-terrain vehicle routes within the town, village, city, or county.”.

SB437-SA1,3,13 (End)