27.01(7)(gm)3.3. Notwithstanding par. (f) 1., the fee for an annual vehicle admission receipt for a vehicle that has Wisconsin registration plates and that is owned by a resident senior citizen, as defined in s. 29.001 (72), is $12.50. 27.01(7)(gm)4.4. Notwithstanding par. (f) 2., the fee for a daily vehicle admission receipt for a vehicle that has Wisconsin registration plates and that is owned by a resident senior citizen, as defined in s. 29.001 (72), is $2.85. 27.01(7)(gm)5.5. A business or entity that owns motor buses shall receive a discount of 50 percent of the total amount of fees paid under pars. (f) and (g) for daily vehicle admission receipts during a calendar year, if the business or entity receives, in the initial transaction for the calendar year, a least 50 daily vehicle admission receipts. 27.01(7)(gr)(gr) Issuing fees. The department shall collect an issuing fee of 50 cents for each annual vehicle admission receipt issued and an issuing fee of 15 cents for each daily vehicle admission receipt issued. 27.01(7)(gs)(gs) Online transaction fee. The department may assess a transaction fee for the online sale of vehicle admission receipts. Fees under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (er). 27.01(7)(gu)(gu) Transaction payments. The department shall establish a system under which the department pays each agent appointed under sub. (7m) (a) a payment of 50 cents for each time that the agent processes a transaction through the statewide automated system contracted for under sub. (7m) (d). This payment is in addition to any issuing fee retained by the agent. The department shall make these payments by allowing the agent to retain an amount equal to the payments from the amounts that are collected by the agent and that would otherwise be remitted to the department. 27.01(7)(h)(h) Use of vehicle admission receipt and issuing fees. All moneys collected as fees under pars. (f) to (gr) and sub. (7m) (b) that are not retained by agents under par. (gu) or sub. (7m) (b) shall be paid within one week into the state treasury, credited to the conservation fund and used for state parks, state recreation areas, recreation areas in state forests, and the Bong area lands. 27.01(7m)(7m) Collection; agents; vehicle admission and issuing fees. 27.01(7m)(a)(a) The department may appoint agents who are not employees of the department to issue vehicle admission receipts and collect the vehicle admission fees under sub. (7), except for receipts issued and fees collected under sub. (7) (gm) 5. 27.01(7m)(b)(b) An agent appointed under par. (a) shall collect the applicable issuing fee specified in sub. (7) (gr). The agent may retain the issuing fees to compensate the agent for the agent’s services in issuing the receipts. 27.01(7m)(c)(c) The department may promulgate rules regulating the activities of persons who are authorized as agents under this subsection. 27.01(7m)(d)(d) The department may contract with persons who are not employees of the department to operate a statewide automated system for issuing vehicle admission receipts and collecting vehicle admission fees under sub. (7), except for receipts issued and fees collected under sub. (7) (gm) 5. 27.01(8)(8) Admission fees; heritage hill state park; state trails. 27.01(8)(a)(a) Admission fee. Except as provided under pars. (b) and (bn), the department may charge a person an admission fee to enter Heritage Hill state park or a state trail. 27.01(8)(b)(b) Exemptions; Heritage Hill and state trails. No admission fee to enter Heritage Hill State Park or any state trail may be charged for entry by any of the following: 27.01(8)(b)1.1. Any person during the period from October 27 to March 31, except as the department provides by rule; 27.01(8)(b)2.2. Any person holding a senior citizen recreation card issued under s. 29.624 or an annual disabled veteran recreation card issued under s. 29.236; or 27.01(8)(b)3.3. Any person who is at least 18 years of age and who holds a conservation patron license issued under s. 29.235. 27.01(8)(bn)(bn) Exemptions; state trails only. No admission fee to enter any state trail may be charged for entry by any of the following: 27.01(8)(bn)1.1. Any state resident who produces evidence that shows that he or she is a veteran, as defined in 38 USC 101, and is receiving disability compensation benefits under 38 USC 1101 to 1163 as individually unemployable under 38 USC 1502 or for disabilities that result in a disability rating that is 70 percent or greater under 38 USC 1114. 27.01(8)(bn)2.2. Any state resident who produces evidence that shows that he or she was a member of the U.S. armed services and was held as a prisoner of war during a war period, as defined in s. 45.01 (13), or while in service in a crisis zone, as defined in s. 45.01 (11). 27.01(8)(bn)3.3. Any person who on Veterans Day or during the 3-day weekend that includes Memorial Day produces evidence that shows that he or she is a state resident and a service member, as defined in sub. (7) (a) 1m. 27.01(8)(c)1.1. The department may establish by rule the amount of the admission fee to enter Heritage Hill state park. 27.01(8)(c)2.2. The department shall issue an annual state trail pass that authorizes admission to a state trail during the calendar year for which the annual state trail pass is issued. The fee for an annual state trail pass is $25. 27.01(8)(d)(d) Online transaction fee. The department may assess a transaction fee for the online sale of state trail passes. Fees under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (er). 27.01(8)(e)(e) Operation of certain parks and trails. The department may authorize nonprofit corporations to operate state trails and state parks classified as historical parks. 27.01(8)(f)(f) Heritage Hill; special fees. A nonprofit corporation authorized by the department to operate Heritage Hill state park may collect and retain separate fees for special programs and profits from the sale of books, souvenirs, gifts and consignment items if this revenue is used for the park.