DOA:......Vencill, BB0266 - Parks credit card fee recovery
For 2025-2027 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
An Act ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
NATURAL RESOURCES
Recreation
Credit card fee recovery
This bill provides that DNR may collect a credit card handling fee to cover credit card transaction costs incurred in collecting fees for vehicle admission receipt and camping fees that are paid for by using a credit card. The bill requires DNR to promulgate rules establishing the amount of the fee, which may not be more than the amount necessary to cover the costs of using a credit card for fee payment.
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:
Section 1. 20.370 (9) (hw) of the statutes is created to read:
20.370 (9) (hw) Credit card handling fees. As a continuing appropriation, all moneys received by the department as provided under s. 27.01 (19) for fees associated with using a credit card for vehicle admission receipt and camping fees.
****Note: This Section involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
Section 2. 27.01 (19) of the statutes is created to read:
27.01 (19) Credit card handling fee. (a) In this subsection, “credit card handling fee” means the costs associated with collecting fees that are paid for by using a credit card.
(b) In addition to any other fee imposed under this section, the department may collect a credit card handling fee to cover credit card transaction costs incurred in collecting fees for vehicle admission receipt and camping fees that are paid for by using a credit card.
(c) If the department collects a handling fee under par. (b), it shall promulgate rules establishing the amount of the fee.
(d) If the department has appointed an agent to collect a fee to which this subsection applies, the department may allow the agent to collect any applicable credit card handling fee. The department may allow the agent to retain all or a portion of each credit card handling fee.
(e) A credit card handling fee may not be more than the amount necessary to cover the costs of using a credit card to collect the fee to which the credit card handling fee applies.
(f) Any fee collected under this subsection by the department shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (hw).
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