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2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 238
April 28, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives SWEARINGEN, BODDEN, BROOKS,
EDMING, GUNDRUM, MURSAU, NOVAK, SPIROS, TRANEL and GREEN, cosponsored
by Senators MARKLEIN, COWLES, FEYEN and TOMCZYK. Referred to Committee
on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation.
***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE***
AN ACT to repeal 23.33 (9) (b) 8.; to amend 20.370 (5) (ct), 20.370 (5) (cu), 23.33
(9) (a) and 23.33 (9) (b) 7.; and to create 20.370 (3) (au) of the statutes; relating
to: software, communications equipment, and maps for nonprofit organizations
that promote the operation of all-terrain and utility terrain vehicles.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Department of Natural Resources provides aids to
nonprofit organizations for all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and utility terrain vehicle
(UTV) projects involving the production of maps and digital information
applications, acquisition of communications equipment, and the placement of safety
information signs.
This bill eliminates production of digital information applications and
acquisition of communications equipment as eligible local projects. The bill creates
a new appropriation to DNR from the conservation fund for the purpose of providing
support to nonprofit organizations that promote the operation of ATVs and UTVs by
1) acquiring and maintaining statewide digital information application software for
providing safety, regulatory, and riding opportunity information; 2) acquiring
communications equipment and technology; and 3) producing maps. The bill does
not appropriate any funds to DNR for this purpose.
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For further information see the state and local 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. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
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20.370 Natural resources, department of
(3) PUBLIC SAFETY
(au)Law enforcement — all-terrain
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SECTION 2. 20.370 (3) (au) of the statutes is created to read:
20.370 (3) (au) Law enforcement — all-terrain vehicle and utility terrain
vehicle enforcement communications technology. As a continuing appropriation, the
amounts in the schedule from moneys received from all-terrain vehicle and utility
terrain vehicle fees under s. 23.33 (2) (c) to (e), for providing support to organizations
that meet the eligibility requirements under s. 23.33 (5m) (b) through the acquisition
and maintenance of statewide digital information application software for providing
safety, regulatory, and riding opportunity information; the acquisition of
communications equipment and technology; and the production of maps.
SECTION 3. 20.370 (5) (ct) of the statutes is amended to read:
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20.370 (5) (ct) Recreation aids — all-terrain vehicle and utility terrain vehicle
project aids; gas tax payment. As a continuing appropriation, an amount equal to the
estimated all-terrain vehicle and utility terrain vehicle gas tax payment to provide
aid to towns, villages, cities, counties, and federal agencies for nonstate all-terrain
vehicle and utility terrain vehicle projects and to provide aid to nonprofit
organizations for the production and acquisition of maps and digital information
applications under s. 23.33 (9) (b) 7., communications equipment under s. 23.33 (9)
(b) 8., and the placement of signs developed under s. 23.33 (4z) (a) 3.
SECTION 4. 20.370 (5) (cu) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.370 (5) (cu) Recreation aids — all-terrain vehicle and utility terrain vehicle
project aids. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule from
moneys received from all-terrain vehicle and utility terrain vehicle fees under s.
23.33 (2) (c) to (e) to provide aid to towns, villages, cities, counties, and federal
agencies for nonstate all-terrain vehicle and utility terrain vehicle projects and to
provide aid to nonprofit organizations for the production and acquisition of maps and
digital information applications under s. 23.33 (9) (b) 7., communications equipment
under s. 23.33 (9) (b) 8., and the placement of signs developed under s. 23.33 (4z) (a)
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SECTION 5. 23.33 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.33 (9) (a) Enforcement. The department may utilize moneys received under
sub. (2) for all-terrain vehicle and utility terrain vehicle registration aids
administration and for the purposes specified under s. 20.370 (3) (as) and (au) and
(5) (er) including costs associated with enforcement, safety education, accident
reports and analysis, law enforcement aids to counties, and other similar costs in
administering and enforcing this section.
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SECTION 6. 23.33 (9) (b) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
23.33 (9) (b) 7. Production and acquisition of trail maps and a statewide digital
information application for providing safety, regulatory, and riding opportunity
information.
SECTION 7. 23.33 (9) (b) 8. of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 8.0Effective date.
(1) This act takes effect on the day after publication, or on the 2nd day after
publication of the 2023 biennial budget act, whichever is later.
(END)
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