AB252: Bill Text

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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE

2019 Assembly BILL 252

June 3, 2019 - Introduced by Representatives Sargent, Kitchens, Anderson, Crowley, Fields, Gruszynski, Horlacher, Kulp, Mursau, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Pope, Shankland, Sinicki, Skowronski, Spiros, Stubbs, Subeck, C. Taylor and Tusler, cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Smith, Larson, Miller, Risser and Wirch. Referred to Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation.

AB252,1,3 An Act to amend 27.01 (9) (bn) (title); and to create 20.370 (1) (ed), 27.01 (6m) and 27.01 (9) (bg) of the statutes; relating to: fee waivers for state park vehicle admission receipts to pupils enrolled in grade 4 and making an appropriation.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Department of Natural Resources to waive the fee for an annual vehicle admission receipt issued to the parent or guardian of a public or private school pupil enrolled in grade four. The bill provides that a parent or guardian of a qualifying pupil may receive the waiver only once in his or her lifetime and DNR may issue a waiver only once for a household.

This bill also requires DNR to provide on its website an activity guide for state parks, forests, recreation areas, and trails.

For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB252,1 Section 1 . 20.370 (1) (ed) of the statutes is created to read:

AB252,2,3 20.370 (1) (ed) Parks - general program operations. From the general fund, a sum sufficient equal to the amount of the annual vehicle admission receipt fees waived under s. 27.01 (9) (bg), for the operation of state parks.

AB252,2 Section 2. 27.01 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB252,2,7 27.01 (6m) Visitor activity guides for schools. The department shall provide on the department's Internet site a visitor activity guide for state parks, forests, recreation areas, and trails.

AB252,3 Section 3. 27.01 (9) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:

AB252,2,15 27.01 (9) (bg) Annual vehicle admission receipt fee waiver; school children. 1. Except as provided under subd. 2., the department shall waive the fee, including the issuing fee, imposed under sub. (7) for an annual vehicle admission receipt for any vehicle, except a motor bus, that has Wisconsin registration plates and that is owned by a person who produces evidence that he or she is the parent or guardian of a public or private school pupil who on January 1 of the year for which the vehicle admission receipt is issued is enrolled in grade 4.

AB252,2,19 2. A parent or guardian of a pupil enrolled in grade 4 may receive only one fee waiver under this paragraph in his or her lifetime. If a parent or guardian receives a fee waiver under this paragraph, the department may not waive the fee under this paragraph for any other member of the parent's or guardian's household.

AB252,4 Section 4. 27.01 (9) (bn) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB252,2,22 27.01 (9) (bn) (title) Annual vehicle admission receipt fee waiver; service members.

AB252,2,23 (End)