2013 WISCONSIN ACT
188
An Act
to renumber and amend
341.14 (6r) (b) 1m.;
to amend
341.14 (6r) (b) 2., 341.14 (6r) (b) 9. b., 341.14 (6r) (c) and 341.14 (6r) (fm) 7.; and
to create
20.485 (1) (gf), 25.40 (1) (a) 30., 341.14 (6r) (b) 1m. d., 341.14 (6r) (b) 15. and 341.14 (6r) (f) 62. of the statutes;
relating to:
special distinguishing registration plates displaying the words In God We Trust and making an appropriation.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section
1
.
20.485 (1) (gf) of the statutes is created to read:
20.485
(1)
(gf)
Veterans home member care.
All moneys received under s. 341.14 (6r) (b) 15. for the care of the members of the Wisconsin veterans homes under s. 45.50.
Section
2
.
25.40 (1) (a) 30. of the statutes is created to read:
25.40
(1)
(a) 30. Moneys received under s. 341.14 (6r) (b) 15. that are deposited into the general fund and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.485 (1) (gf).
Section
2g
.
341.14 (6r) (b) 1m. of the statutes is renumbered 341.14 (6r) (b) 1m. a. and amended to read:
341.14
(6r)
(b) 1m. a. Upon receipt of contributions totaling an amount equal to the initial costs of production of the special group plates under par. (f) 61. or $11,800, whichever is less, from Marquette University or other persons interested in the special group plates under par. (f) 61., the department shall commence any development work necessary to implement the provisions of par. (f) 61. and related provisions under this subsection and shall complete the development work within 6 months of its commencement. The development work under this
subdivision
subd. 1m. a.
shall be funded only from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (4) (ch) from contributions received by the department for purposes of this
subdivision
subd. 1m. a
. If the department does not receive, by June 30, 2013, sufficient contributions to commence development work under this
subdivision
subd. 1m. a.
, the department may not commence development work under this
subdivision
subd. 1m. a.
and shall promptly return to each contributor all contributions, less a transaction fee of no more than $2.50 per contributor for costs associated with the return of contributions, received by the department for purposes of this
subdivision
subd. 1m. a
. If the department receives contributions in excess of the amount necessary to commence development work under this
subdivision
subd. 1m. a.
, the department shall discontinue receiving contributions under this
subdivision
subd. 1m. a.
and promptly return to each contributor all contributions, less a transaction fee of no more than $2.50 per contributor for costs associated with the return of contributions, received by the department after the department had received sufficient contributions. No contribution received by the department under this
subdivision
subd. 1m. a.
may be applied to any fee established under subd. 2. The department may not issue any special group plates under par. (f) 61. until the department has completed the development work specified in this
subdivision
subd. 1m. a
.
Section
2r
.
341.14 (6r) (b) 1m. d. of the statutes is created to read:
341.14
(6r)
(b) 1m. d. Upon receipt of contributions totaling an amount equal to the department's final estimate of the initial costs of production of the special group plates under par. (f) 62. or $23,700, whichever is less, from persons interested in the special group plates under par. (f) 62., the department shall commence any development work necessary to implement the provisions of par. (f) 62. and related provisions under this subsection and shall complete the development work within one year of its commencement. As soon as possible, the department shall post notice on the department's Internet site of its final estimate of the initial costs of production of the special group plates under par. (f) 62. The development work under this subd. 1m. d. shall be funded only from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (4) (ch) from contributions received by the department for purposes of this subd. 1m. d. If the department does not receive, by June 30, 2017, sufficient contributions to commence development work under this subd. 1m. d., the department may not commence development work under this subd. 1m. d. and shall promptly return to each contributor all contributions, less a transaction fee of no more than $2.50 per contributor for costs associated with the return of contributions, received by the department for purposes of this subd. 1m. d. If the department receives contributions in excess of the amount necessary to commence development work under this subd. 1m. d., the department shall discontinue receiving contributions under this subd. 1m. d. and promptly return to each contributor all contributions, less a transaction fee of no more than $2.50 per contributor for costs associated with the return of contributions, received by the department after the department had received sufficient contributions. No contribution received by the department under this subd. 1m. d. may be applied to any fee established under subd. 9. b. The department may not issue any special group plates under par. (f) 62. until the department has completed the development work specified in this subd. 1m. d.
Section
3
.
341.14 (6r) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
341.14
(6r)
(b) 2. An additional fee of $15 shall be charged for the issuance or reissuance of the plates for special groups specified under par. (f), except that no additional fee may be charged under this subdivision for the issuance or reissuance of the plates for special groups specified under par. (f) 1. to 32., 49. to 49s., 51.,
or
56.
, or 62.
Section
4
.
341.14 (6r) (b) 9. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
341.14
(6r)
(b) 9. b. A fee of $15 shall be charged for the issuance or reissuance of a plate for the special group specified under par. (f) 15m.
or 62.
All moneys received under this subd. 9. b. in excess of the initial costs of production of the special group plate under par. (f) 15m. or $23,700, whichever is less, shall be deposited in the veterans trust fund.
Section
5
.
341.14 (6r) (b) 15. of the statutes is created to read:
341.14
(6r)
(b) 15. A voluntary payment of $25 that is in addition to the fee under subd. 9. b. shall be collected in connection with the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on an annual basis for the special group specified under par. (f) 62. A voluntary payment of $50 that is in addition to the fee under subd. 9. b. shall be collected in connection with the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on the biennial basis for the special group specified under par. (f) 62. if the plate is issued or renewed during the first year of the biennial registration period or $25 for the issuance or renewal if the plate is issued or renewed during the 2nd year of the biennial registration period. No plate may be issued for the special group specified under par. (f) 62. unless the voluntary payment under this subdivision is collected. All moneys received under this subdivision shall be deposited into the general fund and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.485 (1) (gf). To the extent permitted under ch. 71, the voluntary payment under this subdivision is deductible as a charitable contribution for purposes of the taxes under ch. 71.
Section
6
.
341.14 (6r) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
341.14
(6r)
(c) Special group plates shall display the word "Wisconsin", the name of the applicable authorized special group, a symbol representing the special group, not exceeding one position, and identifying letters or numbers or both, not exceeding 6 positions and not less than one position. Except as provided in this paragraph, the department shall specify the design for special group plates, but the department shall consult the president of the University of Wisconsin System before specifying the word or symbol used to identify the special groups under par. (f) 35. to 47., the secretary of natural resources before specifying the word or symbol used to identify the special groups under par. (f) 50. and 59., the chief executive officer of the professional football team and an authorized representative of the league of professional football teams described in s. 229.823 to which that team belongs before specifying the design for the applicable special group plate under par. (f) 55., the chief trademark officer of Harley-Davidson Michigan, LLC before specifying the design for the applicable special group plate under par. (f) 61r., the department of veterans affairs before specifying the design for the special group plates under par. (f) 49d., 49h., and 49s., and the department of tourism and chief executive officer of the organization specified in par. (f) 55m. before specifying the design and word or symbol used to identify the special group name for special group plates under par. (f) 55m. Special group plates under par. (f) 50. shall be as similar as possible to regular registration plates in color and design.
Special group plates issued under par. (f) 62. shall display the words "In God We Trust".
The department shall make available 2 designs for the special group plates under par. (f) 60. The department may not specify any design for the special group plates under par. (f) 60. unless the design is approved by the executive vice president of the Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club LP. The word or symbol used to identify the special group under par. (f) 59. shall be different from the word or symbol used to identify the special group under par. (f) 50. and the design shall cover the entire plate. Special group plates under par. (f) 61m. shall display a logo or image of the lion associated with the Lions Clubs International. Special group plates under par. (f) 61r. shall display a bar and shield logo associated with Harley-Davidson, Inc., on the left portion of the plates and the words "share the road" on the bottom portion of the plates. Notwithstanding par. (e), special group plates under par. (f) 33m. and 48m. shall be the same color and design that was specified by the department for special group plates under par. (f) 33. and 48., respectively, immediately prior to January 1, 2007. The design for special group plates under par. (f) 33. and 48. shall be different from the design of special group plates under par. (f) 33m. and 48m., respectively.
Section
7
.
341.14 (6r) (f) 62. of the statutes is created to read:
341.14
(6r)
(f) 62. Persons interested in obtaining registration plates with the words "In God We Trust" on them.
Section
8
.
341.14 (6r) (fm) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
341.14
(6r)
(fm) 7. After October 1, 1998, additional authorized special groups may only be special groups designated by the department under this paragraph. The authorized special groups enumerated in par. (f) shall be limited solely to those special groups specified under par. (f) on October 1, 1998. This subdivision does not apply to the special groups specified under par. (f) 3m., 6m., 9g., 9m., 12g., 12m., 15m., 19m., 33m., 48m., 49d., 49h., 49s., 54., 55., 55m., 56., 57., 58., 59., 60., 61., 61m.,
and
61r.
, and 62.
Section
11
.
Effective date.
(1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after publication.
