AB403: Bill Text

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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE

1995 Assembly BILL 403

May 30, 1995 - Introduced by Representatives Lorge, Baumgart, Musser, L. Young, Silbaugh, Wood, Plache, Ziegelbauer, Boyle, Seratti and Johnsrud, cosponsored by Senators Rude, C. Potter, Clausing, Moen and Burke. Referred to Committee on State Affairs.

AB403,1,3 An Act relating to: requesting the joint legislative council to study state and federal capitol view and other historic monument and building view preservation laws.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requests the joint legislative council to study the capitol view and other historic monument and building view preservation laws of all states with such laws, the United States and the District of Columbia, and to submit a report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature and to the governor. The report shall include recommended statutory changes to enhance, promote, preserve and protect the view of the state capitol building of this state, including statutory changes affecting joint long-range zoning and development plans, the tax increment law and historic preservation efforts.

For further information see the state 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:

AB403, s. 1 Section 1. Nonstatutory provisions; legislature.

AB403,2,14 (1)  Joint legislative council. The joint legislative council is requested to study the state and federal capitol view and other historic monument and building view preservation laws of all states with such laws, the United States and the District of Columbia to determine the extent to which height restrictions, local zoning laws, development plans, park space laws, historic preservation laws and laws substantially similar to the tax increment law under section 66.46 of the statutes are imposed by such laws on buildings or structures located near the applicable state capitol or the U.S. capitol. The study shall determine those statutory changes that are needed to enhance, promote, preserve and protect the view of the state capitol building, including statutory changes affecting joint long-range zoning and development plans of the state and local governmental jurisdictions, other local zoning and development plans, park space, historic preservation efforts and the tax increment law under section 66.46 of the statutes that would foster the preservation and protection of the state capitol view. The joint legislative council shall report its conclusions, including recommended statutory changes, on or before July 1, 1995, or the first day of the 3rd month beginning after the effective date of this subsection, whichever is later, to the chief clerk of each house for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under section 13.172 (3) of the statutes and to the governor.

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