SB111: Bill Text

SB111,599,19 (2) The department may award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) to nonprofit conservation organizations, counties, cities, villages, or towns to acquire, develop, or maintain land for the ice age trail.

SB111,599,22 (3) Each nonprofit conservation organization receiving a grant under this section shall provide matching funds that are equal to at least 50 percent of the cost of the project for which a grant is being provided.

SB111,599,24 (4) For purposes of s. 23.0917, grants under this section shall be treated as moneys obligated from the subprogram under s. 23.0917 (3).

SB111,576 Section 576. 23.0964 of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,600,7 23.0964 Grants to acquire public lands. The department may award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) to counties to acquire land from the board of commissioners of public lands. Each county receiving a grant under this section shall provide matching funds that are equal to at least 50 percent of the cost of the project for which a grant is being provided. For purposes of s. 23.0917, grants under this section shall be treated as moneys obligated from the subprogram under s. 23.0917 (3).

SB111,577 Section 577. 23.097 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,600,17 23.097 (2) The department shall promulgate rules establishing criteria for awarding grants under this section. Using the procedure under s. 227.24, the department may promulgate emergency rules to incorporate new priorities and categories of grants and recipients under this section, and to increase the minimum amount of a grant awarded under this section. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating such an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for such an emergency rule.

SB111,578 Section 578. 23.098 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,600,23 23.098 (2) The department shall establish a program to make grants from the appropriations under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) and (tz) to friends groups and nonprofit conservation organizations for projects for property development activities on department properties. The department may not encumber more than $250,000 $1,000,000 in each fiscal year for these grants.

SB111,579 Section 579. 23.098 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,601,2 23.098 (4) (b) The department may not encumber more than $20,000 $80,000 for grants under this section for a department property in each fiscal year.

SB111,580 Section 580. 23.199 of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,601,8 23.199 Great Lakes erosion control revolving loan program. (1) The department shall administer a revolving loan program to assist municipalities and owners of homes located on the shore of Lake Michigan or Lake Superior where the structural integrity of municipal buildings or homes is threatened by erosion of the shoreline.

SB111,601,10 (2) The department shall make loans under this section from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (9) (pq).

SB111,601,13 (3) The department shall promulgate rules to administer this section, including rules establishing eligibility criteria and income limitations for loans under this section.

SB111,581 Section 581. 23.33 (2) (dm) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,601,20 23.33 (2) (dm) 2. The fee for the issuance or renewal of a commercial all-terrain vehicle and utility terrain vehicle certificate is $90. Upon receipt of the application through an online application system or on a form required by the department and the fee required under this subdivision, the department shall issue to the applicant a commercial all-terrain vehicle and utility terrain vehicle certificate and 3 registration decals. The fee for additional registration decals is $30 per decal.

SB111,582 Section 582. 23.33 (2) (ig) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,601,23 23.33 (2) (ig) 3. Under either procedure under subd. 1., an agent may accept an application by facilitating an online application for registration documents.

SB111,583 Section 583. 23.33 (2) (ir) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,602,9 23.33 (2) (ir) Registration; supplemental fee. In addition to the applicable fee under par. (c), (d), or (e), each when an agent appointed under par. (i) 3. who accepts an application to renew registration documents in person , or the department accepts an application to renew registration documents through a statewide automated system, the agent or the department shall collect an issuing fee of 50 cents and a transaction fee of 50 cents each time the agent or the department issues renewal registration documents under par. (ig) 1. a. or b. The agent or the department shall retain the entire amount of each issuing fee and transaction fee the agent or the department collects.

SB111,584 Section 584. 23.33 (2) (o) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,602,14 23.33 (2) (o) Receipt of all-terrain vehicle fees. All fees remitted to or collected by the department under par. (c) 1., (e), or (ir) for services provided regarding all-terrain vehicles shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (hu).

SB111,585 Section 585. 23.33 (2j) (f) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,602,17 23.33 (2j) (f) 4. All fees remitted to or collected by the department under subd. 2. shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (hu).

SB111,586 Section 586. 23.33 (9) (bd) of the statutes is repealed.

SB111,587 Section 587. 23.335 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,603,7 23.335 (3) (b) Registration; sales by dealers. If the seller of an off-highway motorcycle is an off-highway motorcycle dealer, the dealer shall require each buyer to whom he or she sells an off-highway motorcycle to complete an application, which may be online, for registration for public or private use and collect the applicable fee required under sub. (4) (d) at the time of the sale if the off-highway motorcycle will be operated off the highways and is not exempt from registration under sub. (2) (b). The department shall provide application and temporary operating receipt forms to off-highway motorcycle dealers. Each off-highway motorcycle dealer shall provide the buyer a temporary operating receipt showing that the application has been submitted and the accompanying fee have has been obtained by the off-highway motorcycle dealer. The off-highway motorcycle dealer shall ensure an application and fee is submitted online on the day of sale or shall mail or deliver the a paper application and fee to the department no later than 7 days after the date of sale.

SB111,588 Section 588. 23.335 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,603,13 23.335 (3) (d) Registration; action by department. Upon receipt of an application for registration of an off-highway motorcycle through an online application system or on a form provided by the department, and the payment of any applicable fees under sub. (4) (d) and of any sales or use taxes that may be due, the department shall issue a registration certificate to the applicant.

SB111,589 Section 589. 23.335 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,603,22 23.335 (3) (e) Transfers of registered motorcycles. Upon transfer of ownership of an off-highway motorcycle that is registered for public or private use, the transferor shall deliver the registration certificate to the transferee at the time of the transfer. The transferee shall complete an application for transfer through an online application system or on a form provided by the department and shall submit the online application or mail or deliver the paper form to the department within 10 days after the date of the transfer if the transferee intends to operate the off-highway motorcycle off the highways.

SB111,590 Section 590. 23.335 (4) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,604,3 23.335 (4) (e) 1. If a registration certificate issued under sub. (3) or accompanying decal is lost or destroyed, the holder of the certificate or decal may apply for a duplicate through an online application system or on a form provided by the department. Upon receipt of the application and the fee required under subd. 2., the department shall issue a duplicate certificate or decal to the applicant.

SB111,591 Section 591. 23.335 (4) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,604,13 23.335 (4) (h) Registration; supplemental fee. In addition to the applicable fee under par. (d) 1., 2., or 3. or (e) 2., each when an agent appointed under par. (f) 2. who accepts an application to renew registration documents in person, or the department accepts an application to renew registration documents through a statewide automated system, the agent or the department shall collect an issuing fee of 50 cents and a transaction fee of 50 cents each time the agent or the department issues renewal registration documents under par. (g) 1. or 2. The agent or the department shall retain the entire amount of each issuing fee and transaction fee the agent or the department collects.

SB111,592 Section 592. 23.335 (4) (hm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,604,17 23.335 (4) (hm) Receipt of fees. All fees remitted to or collected by the department under par. (d) 1., 2., or 3. or (h) shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (hu).

SB111,593 Section 593. 23.335 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,604,24 23.335 (5) (a) A person who is an off-highway motorcycle dealer shall register with the department and obtain from the department a commercial off-highway motorcycle certificate. Upon receipt of the required fee under par. (e) and an application through an online application system or on a form provided by the department, the department shall issue the applicant a commercial off-highway motorcycle certificate and 3 accompanying decals.

SB111,594 Section 594. 23.335 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,605,5 23.335 (5) (d) If a certificate or decal that was issued under par. (a) is lost or destroyed, the holder of the certificate or decal may apply for a duplicate through an online application system or on a form provided by the department. Upon receipt of the application and the required fee under par. (e), the department shall issue a duplicate certificate or decal to the applicant.

SB111,595 Section 595. 23.335 (5) (h) of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,605,8 23.335 (5) (h) All fees remitted to or collected by the department under par. (e) shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (hu).

SB111,596 Section 596. 23.41 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,605,12 23.41 (6) (b) The department shall attempt to ensure that at least 1 percent of the total amount expended under this section in each fiscal year is paid to disabled veteran-owned businesses, as defined in s. 16.75 (3m) (a) 1. 1j.

SB111,597 Section 597. 23.41 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,605,17 23.41 (6) (c) The department shall attempt to ensure that at least 1 percent of the total amount expended under this section in each fiscal year is paid to lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned businesses certified by the department of administration under s. 16.288 (3).

SB111,598 Section 598. 23.41 (6) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,605,22 23.41 (6) (d) The department shall attempt to ensure that at least 1 percent of the total amount expended under this section in each fiscal year is paid to disability-owned businesses certified by the department of administration under s. 16.289 (3).

SB111,599 Section 599. 25.17 (2) (h) of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,606,7 25.17 (2) (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, invest moneys designated by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System under s. 36.11 (11m) (am) as directed by the Board of Regents under the Board of Regents' investment policies. The investment board shall make and manage investments under this paragraph in accordance with the investment directives and policies of the Board of Regents except that the investment board may decline to follow any investment directive or policy that the investment board considers to involve unreasonable risk or to be in violation of the investment board's standard of responsibility under s. 25.15 (2).

SB111,600 Section 600. 25.17 (9m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,606,12 25.17 (9m) If contracted to do so by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, invest the moneys specified in s. 36.11 (11m) (a) in accordance with the terms of the contract and the board's standard of responsibility specified in s. 25.15 (2).

SB111,601 Section 601. 25.185 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,606,16 25.185 (title) Minority financial advisers and investment firms; disabled veteran-owned; lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned; and disability-owned financial advisers and investment firms.

SB111,602 Section 602. 25.185 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 25.185 (1) (ah).

SB111,603 Section 603. 25.185 (1) (ae) of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,606,20 25.185 (1) (ae) “Disability-owned financial adviser" means a financial adviser certified by the department of administration under s. 16.289 (3).

SB111,604 Section 604. 25.185 (1) (af) of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,606,23 25.185 (1) (af) “Disability-owned investment firm" means an investment firm certified by the department of administration under s. 16.289 (3).

SB111,605 Section 605. 25.185 (1) (br) of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,607,3 25.185 (1) (br) “Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned financial adviser" means a financial adviser certified by the department of administration under s. 16.288 (3).

SB111,606 Section 606. 25.185 (1) (bs) of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,607,7 25.185 (1) (bs) “Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned investment firm" means an investment firm certified by the department of administration under s. 16.288 (3).

SB111,607 Section 607. 25.185 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,607,13 25.185 (2) (c) The board shall attempt to ensure that at least 1 percent of the total funds expended for financial and investment analysis and for common stock and convertible bond brokerage commissions in each fiscal year is expended for the services of lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned financial advisers or lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned investment firms.

SB111,608 Section 608. 25.185 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,607,19 25.185 (2) (d) The board shall attempt to ensure that at least 1 percent of the total funds expended for financial and investment analysis and for common stock and convertible bond brokerage commissions in each fiscal year is expended for the services of disability-owned financial advisers or disability-owned investment firms.

SB111,609 Section 609. 25.185 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,608,2 25.185 (3) The board shall annually report to the department of administration the total amount of moneys expended under sub. (2) for common stock and convertible bond brokerage commissions, the services of minority and, disabled veteran-owned, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned, and disability-owned financial advisers, and the services of minority and , disabled veteran-owned, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned, and disability-owned investment firms during the preceding fiscal year.

SB111,610 Section 610. 25.316 of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,608,7 25.316 Community reinvestment fund. There is established a separate nonlapsible trust fund, designated the community reinvestment fund consisting of 60 percent of all moneys received from the taxes imposed under s. 139.971, including interest and penalties.

SB111,611 Section 611. 25.425 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,608,13 25.425 Election administration fund. There is established a separate nonlapsible trust fund, designated the election administration fund, consisting of all moneys received from the federal government under P.L. 107-252, all moneys received from requesters from sales of copies of the official registration list, and all moneys transferred to the fund from other funds.

SB111,612 Section 612 . 25.43 (2s) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,608,17 25.43 (2s) (a) 2. The difference between $20,000,000 and the amount that has been expended under s. 20.320 (1) (sm), 2019 stats., when the agreement is entered into.

SB111,613 Section 613. 25.43 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,608,23 25.43 (3) Except for the purpose of investment as provided in s. 25.17 (2) (d), the environmental improvement fund may be used only for the purposes authorized under ss. 20.320 (1) (r), (s), (sm), (t), and (x) and (2) (r), (s), and (x), 20.370 (4) (mt), (mx) and (nz), (8) (mr) and (9) (mt), (mx) and (ny), 20.505 (1) (v), (x) and (y), 281.58, 281.59, 281.60, 281.61, 281.62, and 283.31 and s. 281.60, 2019 stats.

SB111,614 Section 614. 25.75 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,609,4 25.75 (2) Creation. There is created a separate nonlapsible trust fund known as the lottery fund, to consist of gross lottery revenues received by the department of revenue and moneys transferred to the lottery fund under ss. 20.435 (5) (kg), 20.455 (2) (g), and 20.505 (8) (am), and (g), and (jm).

SB111,615 Section 615. 27.01 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB111,609,12 27.01 (2) (a) Acquire by purchase, lease or agreement lands or waters suitable for state park purposes and may acquire such lands and waters by condemnation after obtaining approval of the senate and assembly committees on natural resources. The power of condemnation may not be used for the purpose of establishing or extending a recreational trail; a bicycle way, as defined in s. 340.01 (5s); a bicycle lane, as defined in s. 340.01 (5e); or a pedestrian way, as defined in s. 346.02 (8) (a).

SB111,616 Section 616. 27.01 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,609,16 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.

SB111,617 Section 617. 27.01 (9) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:

SB111,609,18 27.01 (9) (bg) Annual 4th grade pass. 1. In this paragraph:

SB111,609,20 a. “4th grade pupil” means a child receiving a 4th grade level of instruction in a school or a home-based private educational program, as defined in s. 115.001 (3g).

SB111,609,21 b. “Guardian” has the meaning given in s. 48.02 (8).