AB43: Bill Text

AB43,,1500 (2) The department shall make loans under this section from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (9) (pq).

AB43,,1501 (3) The department shall promulgate rules to administer this section, including rules establishing eligibility criteria and income limitations for loans under this section.

AB43,580 Section 580. 23.1993 of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,,1503 23.1993 Mississippi River 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 the Mississippi River where the structural integrity of municipal buildings or homes is threatened by erosion of the shoreline.

AB43,,1504 (2) The department shall make loans under this section from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (9) (pq).

AB43,,1505 (3) The department shall promulgate rules to administer this section, including rules establishing eligibility criteria and income limitations for loans under this section.

AB43,581 Section 581. 23.41 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,1507 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. 5.

AB43,582 Section 582. 23.41 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,,1509 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).

AB43,583 Section 583. 23.41 (6) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,,1511 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).

AB43,584 Section 584. 24.40 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,1513 24.40 (3) Notwithstanding s. 28.02 (5) or any contrary rule promulgated by the department, if the department grants an easement under sub. (1r) for the construction of broadband infrastructure in underserved unserved areas, as designated under s. 196.504 (2) (d) (e), the department may not require any appraisal or the payment of any fee to grant the easement.

AB43,585 Section 585. 25.17 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed.

AB43,586 Section 586. 25.17 (1) (er) of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,,1516 25.17 (1) (er) Family and medical leave benefits insurance trust fund (s. 25.52);

AB43,587 Section 587. 25.185 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,1518 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.

AB43,588 Section 588. 25.185 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 25.185 (1) (e) and amended to read:

AB43,,1520 25.185 (1) (e) “Disabled veteran-owned Veteran-owned financial adviser” means a financial adviser certified by the department of administration under s. 16.283 (3).

AB43,589 Section 589. 25.185 (1) (ae) of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,,1522 25.185 (1) (ae) “Disability-owned financial adviser” means a financial adviser certified by the department of administration under s. 16.289 (3).

AB43,590 Section 590. 25.185 (1) (af) of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,,1524 25.185 (1) (af) “Disability-owned investment firm” means an investment firm certified by the department of administration under s. 16.289 (3).

AB43,591 Section 591. 25.185 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 25.185 (1) (f) and amended to read:

AB43,,1526 25.185 (1) (f) “Disabled veteran-owned Veteran-owned investment firm” means an investment firm certified by the department of administration under s. 16.283 (3).

AB43,592 Section 592. 25.185 (1) (br) of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,,1528 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).

AB43,593 Section 593. 25.185 (1) (bs) of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,,1530 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).

AB43,594 Section 594. 25.185 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,1532 25.185 (2) (b) 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 disabled veteran-owned financial advisers or disabled veteran-owned investment firms.

AB43,595 Section 595. 25.185 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,,1534 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.

AB43,596 Section 596. 25.185 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,,1536 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.

AB43,597 Section 597. 25.185 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,1538 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.

AB43,598 Section 598. 25.316 of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,,1540 25.316 Community reinvestment fund. There is established a separate nonlapsible trust fund, designated the community reinvestment fund consisting of all moneys received under subch. IV of ch. 139, including interest and penalties.

AB43,599 Section 599. 25.43 (2s) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB43,,1542 25.43 (2s) The secretary of administration and the secretary of natural resources shall ensure that any moneys required to be repaid to the environmental improvement fund as a result of a transfer under s. 25.43 (2s), 2021 stats., shall be paid from the environmental fund to the environmental improvement fund.

AB43,600 Section 600. 25.46 (1) (rr) of the statutes is repealed.

AB43,601 Section 601. 25.46 (1) (s) of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,,1545 25.46 (1) (s) All moneys received under s. 77.9964 (3) for environmental management.

AB43,602 Section 602. 25.46 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,1547 25.46 (2m) Of the moneys described in sub. (1) that are received for the purpose of environmental management, except the moneys described in sub. (1) (ej), (ek), (hm), (j), (jj), (s), (t), and (u), $6,150,000 shall, in each fiscal year, be considered to have been received for the purpose of nonpoint source water pollution abatement.

AB43,603 Section 603. 25.48 of the statutes is repealed.

AB43,604 Section 604. 25.50 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,1550 25.50 (3) (b) On the dates specified and to the extent to which they are available, subject to s. 16.53 (10), funds payable to local governments under ss. 79.035, 79.036, 79.04, 79.05, 79.08, and 79.10 shall be considered local funds and, pursuant to the instructions of local officials, may be paid into the separate accounts of all local governments established in the local government pooled-investment fund and, pursuant to the instructions of local officials, to the extent to which they are available, be disbursed or invested.

AB43,605 Section 605. 25.52 of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,,1552 25.52 Family and medical leave benefits insurance trust fund. There is created a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the family and medical leave benefits insurance trust fund, to consist of all moneys deposited in that fund under s. 103.105 (8).

AB43,606 Section 606. 27.01 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,1554 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).

AB43,607 Section 607. 27.01 (9) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,,1556 27.01 (9) (bg) Annual 4th grade pass. 1. In this paragraph:

AB43,,1557 a. “Fourth 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).

AB43,,1558 b. “Guardian” has the meaning given in s. 48.02 (8).

AB43,,1559 c. “Parent” has the meaning given in s. 48.02 (13).

AB43,,1560 2. The parent or guardian of a child may apply for an annual vehicle admission receipt fee waiver by submitting an application to the department. An application may not be submitted to a regional office of the department or to a person who is subject to an appointment or a contract as authorized under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 2. to 4. but must be submitted directly to the main office of the department. An application shall be submitted on a form provided by the department and shall include all of the following information:

AB43,,1561 a. The child’s name.

AB43,,1562 b. The child’s date of birth.

AB43,,1563 c. The name of the school the child is or will be attending or a certification that the child is in a home-based private educational program, as defined in s. 115.001 (3g).

AB43,,1564 d. A certification that the child is, was, or will be a 4th grade pupil on the first day of January of the calendar year for which the waiver is issued. This certification may be satisfied with dated report cards, dated and signed enrollment forms, a dated letter from the child’s school on official letterhead, or any other proof deemed acceptable by the department.

AB43,,1565 3. Subject to subd. 4., the department shall provide to an individual whose application submitted under subd. 2. is approved an annual vehicle admission receipt fee waiver that is valid for the calendar year in which the waiver is issued.

AB43,,1566 4. A parent or guardian 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 issue a fee waiver under this paragraph for any other member of the parent’s or guardian’s household.

AB43,,1567 5. The department shall waive the fee, including the issuing fee, imposed under sub. (7) for an annual vehicle admission receipt for a single vehicle, except a motor bus, that has Wisconsin registration plates and that is operated by a person who holds a valid fee waiver issued under this paragraph.

AB43,608 Section 608. 27.01 (15) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,1569 27.01 (15) (b) 1. No more than 35 40 percent of all state park campsites in the state have electric receptacles.

AB43,609 Section 609. 27.019 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,1571 27.019 (10) Acquisition of land. Any county in which there does not exist a county park commission acting through its rural planning committee may acquire by gift, grant, devise, donation, purchase, condemnation or otherwise, with the consent of the county board, a sufficient tract or tracts of land for the reservation for public use of river fronts, lake shores, picnic groves, outlook points from hilltops, places of special historic interest, memorial grounds, parks, playgrounds, sites for public buildings, and reservations in and about and along and leading to any or all of the same, and to develop and maintain the same for public use. 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).

AB43,610 Section 610. 27.05 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,1573 27.05 (3) Acquire, in the name of the county, by purchase, land contract, lease, condemnation, or otherwise, with the approval and consent of the county board, such tracts of land or public ways as it deems suitable for park purposes; including lands in any other county not more than three-fourths of a mile from the county line; but no land so acquired shall be disposed of by the county without the consent of said commission, and all moneys received for any such lands, or any materials, so disposed of, shall be paid into the county park fund hereinafter established. 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).

AB43,611 Section 611. 27.065 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,1575 27.065 (1) (a) The county board of any county which shall have adopted a county system of parks or a county system of streets and parkways, pursuant to s. 27.04, may acquire the lands necessary for carrying out all or part of such plan by gift, purchase, condemnation or otherwise; provided, however, that no lands shall be acquired by condemnation unless and until the common council of the city or the board of trustees of the village or the board of supervisors of the town wherein such land is situated shall consent thereto. 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). The cost of acquiring such lands by purchase or condemnation may be paid in whole or in part by the county or by the property to be benefited thereby, as the county board shall direct but in no case shall the amount assessed to any parcel of real estate exceed the benefits accruing thereto; provided, that no assessment for paying the cost of acquiring lands may be levied or collected against the property to be benefited until the governing body of the city, village or town where such lands are located has by resolution determined that the public welfare will be promoted thereby. Title to all lands acquired hereunder shall be an estate in fee simple.

AB43,612 Section 612. 27.08 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,1577 27.08 (2) (b) To acquire in the name of the city for park, parkway, boulevard or pleasure drive purposes by gift, devise, bequest or condemnation, either absolutely or in trust, money, real or personal property, or any incorporeal right or privilege; except that no lands may be acquired by condemnation 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). Gifts to any city of money or other property, real or personal, either absolutely or in trust, for park, parkway, boulevard or pleasure drive purposes shall be accepted only after they shall have been recommended by the board to the common council and approved by said council by resolution. Subject to the approval of the common council the board may execute every trust imposed upon the use of property or property rights by the deed, testament or other conveyance transferring the title of such property to the city for park, parkway, boulevard or pleasure drive purposes.

AB43,613 Section 613. 27.08 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,1579 27.08 (2) (c) Subject to the approval of the common council to buy or lease lands in the name of the city for park, parkway, boulevard or pleasure drive purposes within or without the city and, with the approval of the common council, to sell or exchange property no longer required for its purposes. Every city is authorized, upon recommendation of its officers, board or body having the control and management of its public parks, to acquire by condemnation in the name of the city such lands within or without its corporate boundaries as it may need for public parks, parkways, boulevards and pleasure drives. 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).

AB43,614 Section 614. 28.11 (5m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,1581 28.11 (5m) (a) (intro.) The department may make grants, from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (bw) (ht), to counties having lands entered under sub. (4) to fund all of the following for one professional forester in the position of county forest administrator or assistant county forest administrator:

AB43,615 Section 615. 28.11 (5m) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,1583 28.11 (5m) (am) The department may make grants, from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (bw) (ht), to counties having lands entered under sub. (4) to fund up to 50 percent of the costs of a county’s annual dues to a nonprofit organization that provides leadership and counsel to that county’s forest administrator and that functions as an organizational liaison to the department. The total amount that the department may award in grants under this paragraph in any fiscal year may not exceed $50,000.

AB43,616 Section 616. 28.25 of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,,1585 28.25 Public forest regeneration grants. The department shall establish a grant program under which it awards grants for projects involving reforestation, forest regeneration, and forest management on public land. A project is eligible for a grant under this section if it is located on public land owned by a local government or school district or by this state, except for land under the jurisdiction and control of the department.

AB43,617 Section 617. 29.001 (69) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,1587 29.001 (69) “Resident” means a person who has maintained his or her place of permanent abode in this state for a period of 30 days immediately preceding his or her application for an approval. Domiciliary intent is required to establish that a person is maintaining his or her place of permanent abode in this state. Mere ownership of property is not sufficient to establish domiciliary intent. Evidence of domiciliary intent includes, without limitation, the location where the person votes, pays personal income taxes, or obtains a driver’s license or an identification card issued under s. 343.50.

AB43,618 Section 618. 29.063 (7) of the statutes is created to read: