AB39: Bill Text

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:

AB39, s. 1 Section 1. 15.157 (13) of the statutes is created to read:

AB39,4,4 15.157 (13) Manufactured housing code council. (a) There is created in the department of commerce a manufactured housing code council consisting of the following members appointed by the secretary of commerce for 3-year terms:

AB39,4,5 1. Two members representing manufacturers of manufactured homes.

AB39,4,6 2. Two members representing manufactured home dealers.

AB39,5,1 3. Two members representing owners of manufactured home communities.

AB39,5,2 4. Two members representing installers of manufactured homes.

AB39,5,4 5. One member representing an association of the manufactured housing industry in Wisconsin.

AB39,5,6 6. One member representing suppliers of materials or services to the manufactured housing industry.

AB39,5,7 7. One member representing the public.

AB39,5,10 (b) The council shall meet at least twice a year. An employee of the department designated by the secretary of the department shall serve as nonvoting secretary of the council.

AB39, s. 2 Section 2. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table

AB39, s. 3 Section 3. 20.143 (1) (jp) of the statutes is created to read:

AB39,5,17 20.143 (1) (jp) Manufactured housing rehabilitation and recycling; program revenue. The amounts in the schedule for the administration of and for grants under s. 560.285. All moneys received under s. 101.9208 (2m) shall be credited to this appropriation.

AB39, s. 4 Section 4. 20.143 (3) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB39,6,8 20.143 (3) (j) Safety and building operations. The amounts in the schedule for the purposes of chs. 101, 145, and 168 and ss. 236.12 (2) (a), 236.13 (1) (d) and (2m), and 236.335. All moneys received under ch. 145, ss. 101.177 (4) (a) 4., 101.178, 101.19, 101.63 (9), 101.654 (3), 101.73 (12), 101.82 (4), 101.9205 (3), 101.9208 (1) (b), 101.9213 (8), 101.935, 101.951 (2), 101.952 (2), 101.955 (2), 101.973 (7), and 236.12 (7), and 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, section 9110 (3z), and all moneys transferred under 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 65 (5), shall be credited to this appropriation.

AB39, s. 5 Section 5. 20.143 (3) (sa) of the statutes is repealed.

AB39, s. 6 Section 6. 20.855 (4) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB39,6,14 20.855 (4) (f) Supplemental title fee matching. From the general fund, a sum sufficient equal to the amount of supplemental title fees collected under ss. 101.9208 (1) (dm) and s. 342.14 (3m), as determined under s. 85.037, less $555,000, to be transferred to the environmental fund on October 1 annually.

AB39, s. 7 Section 7. 25.40 (1) (fm) of the statutes is repealed.

AB39, s. 8 Section 8. 25.40 (2) (b) 19g. of the statutes is repealed.

AB39, s. 9 Section 9. 25.46 (19) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB39,6,19 25.46 (19) The environmental impact fees imposed under ss. 101.9208 (1) (b) and s. 342.14 (1r) for environmental management.

AB39, s. 10 Section 10. 85.037 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB39,6,25 85.037 Certification of fees collected. Annually, no later than October 1, the secretary of transportation shall certify to the secretary of administration the amount of fees collected under ss. 101.9208 (1) (dm) and s. 342.14 (3m) during the previous fiscal year, for the purpose of determining the amounts to be transferred under s. 20.855 (4) (f) during the current fiscal year.

AB39, s. 11 Section 11. 100.20 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB39,7,7 100.20 (2) (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), the department may not issue any order or promulgate any rule that regulates the provision of water or sewer service by a manufactured home park community operator, as defined in s. 101.91 (8), or manufactured home park community contractor, as defined in s. 101.91 (6m), or enforce any rule to the extent that the rule regulates the provision of such water or sewer service.

AB39, s. 12 Section 12. 101.125 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB39,7,17 101.125 (1) (a) "Building" means a place of employment or a public building and includes, without limitation because of enumeration, wholesale and retail stores, storerooms, office buildings, factories, warehouses, governmental buildings, hotels, hospitals, motels, dormitories, sanatoriums, nursing homes, retirement homes, theaters, stadiums, gymnasiums, amusement park buildings, schools and other buildings used for educational purposes, places of worship and other places of public assembly and all residences including mobile homes, manufactured or homes, industrialized housing, lodging homes, and any other building used as a dwelling for one or more persons.

AB39, s. 13 Section 13. 101.19 (1) (e) of the statutes is repealed.

AB39, s. 14 Section 14. 101.19 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB39,7,22 101.19 (1) (f) Defraying the cost Administration of the manufactured dwelling program, the one- and two-family dwelling programs, the manufactured home and mobile home program, and the multifamily dwelling program.

AB39, s. 15 Section 15. 101.91 (1i) of the statutes is created to read:

AB39,8,2 101.91 (1i) "Installation standards" means specifications for the proper installation of manufactured homes at their place of occupancy to ensure proper siting, the joining of all sections of the manufactured home, connection to existing utility services and the installation of stabilization, support, or anchoring systems.

AB39, s. 16 Section 16. 101.91 (1j) of the statutes is created to read:

AB39,8,5 101.91 (1j) "Installer" means a person who is in the business of installing new manufactured homes.

AB39, s. 17 Section 17. 101.91 (1t) of the statutes is created to read:

AB39,8,8 101.91 (1t) "Licensed installer" means an installer licensed under s. 101.96 (2) (b).

AB39, s. 18 Section 18. 101.91 (1v) of the statutes is created to read:

AB39,8,11 101.91 (1v) "Licensed manufacturer" means a manufactured home manufacturer licensed under s. 101.95.

AB39, s. 19 Section 19. 101.91 (2) (a) and (b) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 101.91 (2) (am) and amended to read:

AB39,8,22 101.91 (2) (am) A structure, transportable in one or more sections, which in the traveling mode is 8 body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or, when erected on site is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and that is designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities. (b) A structure which meets all the requirements of par. (a) except the size requirements, and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification required by the secretary of housing and urban development and that complies with the standards established under 42 USC 5401 to 5425.

AB39, s. 20 Section 20. 101.91 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB39,9,4 101.91 (5m) "Manufactured home park community" means any plot or plots of ground upon which 3 or more manufactured homes that are occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes are located. "Manufactured home park community" does not include a farm where the occupants of the manufactured homes are the father, mother, son, daughter, brother or sister of the farm owner or operator or where the occupants of the manufactured homes work on the farm.

AB39, s. 21 Section 21. 101.91 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB39,9,11 101.91 (6m) "Manufactured home park community contractor" means a person, other than a public utility, as defined in s. 196.01 (5) (a), who, under a contract with a manufactured home park community operator, provides water or sewer service to a manufactured home park community occupant or performs a service related to providing water or sewer service to a manufactured home park community occupant.

AB39, s. 22 Section 22. 101.91 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB39,9,14 101.91 (7) "Manufactured home park community occupant" means a person who rents or owns a manufactured home in a manufactured home park community.

AB39, s. 23 Section 23. 101.91 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB39,9,18 101.91 (8) "Manufactured home park community operator" means a person engaged in the business of owning or managing a manufactured home park community.

AB39, s. 24 Section 24. 101.92 (1) of the statutes is repealed.

AB39, s. 25 Section 25. 101.92 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB39, s. 26 Section 26. 101.92 (5) of the statutes is repealed.

AB39, s. 27 Section 27. 101.92 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB39,9,24 101.92 (6) May enter into reciprocal agreements with other states regarding the design, construction, inspection, installation, and labeling of manufactured homes where the laws or rules of other states meet the intent of this subchapter and where the laws or rules are actually enforced.

AB39, s. 28 Section 28. 101.92 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB39,10,5 101.92 (9) Shall promulgate rules and establish standards necessary to carry out the purposes of ss. 101.953 101.951 and 101.954 101.952.

AB39, s. 29 Section 29. 101.9203 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB39,10,12 101.9203 (4) The owner of a manufactured home that is situated in this state or intended to be situated in this state is not required to make application for a certificate of title under s. 101.9209 if the owner of the manufactured home intends, upon acquiring the manufactured home, to permanently affix make the manufactured home a fixture to land that in which the owner of the manufactured home owns has an ownership or leasehold interest subject to ch. 706.

AB39, s. 30 Section 30. 101.9204 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB39,10,16 101.9204 (1m) On the form or in the automated format for application for a certificate of title, the department may show the fee under s. 101.9208 (1) (dm) (4m) separately from the fee under s. 101.9208 (1) (a) or (d) (4).

AB39, s. 31 Section 31. 101.9205 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB39,10,20 101.9205 (3) The department shall charge establish, by rule under s. 101.19, a fee of not less than $2 for conducting a file search of manufactured home title records.

AB39, s. 32 Section 32. 101.9208 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 101.9208 and amended to read:

AB39,10,24 101.9208 The department shall be paid the The following fees shall be determined by the department by rule under s. 101.19:

AB39,11,2 (1) For filing an application for the first certificate of title, $8.50, to be paid by the owner of the manufactured home.

AB39,11,7 (2) Upon filing an application under par. (a) or (d) sub. (1) or (4), an environmental impact fee of $9, to be paid by the person filing the application. All moneys collected under this subsection shall be credited to the environmental fund for environmental management. This paragraph does not apply after December 31, 2003.

AB39,11,10 (3) For the original notation and subsequent release of each security interest noted upon a certificate of title, a single fee of $4 to be paid by the owner of the manufactured home.

AB39,11,12 (4) For a certificate of title after a transfer, $8.50, to be paid by the owner of the manufactured home.

AB39,11,18 (4m) Upon filing an application under par. (a) or (d) sub. (1) or (4), a supplemental title fee of $7.50 to be paid by the owner of the manufactured home, except that this fee shall be waived with respect to an application under par. (d) for transfer of a decedent's interest in a manufactured home to his or her surviving spouse. The fee specified required under this paragraph is subsection shall be paid in addition to any other fee specified in this section.

AB39,11,20 (5) For each assignment of a security interest noted upon a certificate of title, $1 to be paid by the assignee.

AB39,11,22 (6) For a replacement certificate of title, $8, to be paid by the owner of the manufactured home.

AB39,12,2 (7) For processing applications for certificates of title that have a special handling request for fast service, a fee established by the department by rule, which fee shall approximate the cost to the department for providing this special handling service to persons so requesting.

AB39,12,4 (8) For the reinstatement of a certificate of title previously suspended or revoked, $25.

AB39, s. 33 Section 33. 101.9208 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

AB39, s. 34 Section 34. 101.9208 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB39,12,9 101.9208 (2m) Upon filing an application under sub. (1) or (4), a manufactured housing rehabilitation and recycling fee, to be paid by the person filing the application.

AB39, s. 35 Section 35. 101.9213 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB39,12,17 101.9213 (8) Upon request of a person who has perfected a security interest under this section, as shown by the records of the department, in a manufactured home titled in this state, whenever the department receives information from another state that the manufactured home is being titled in the other state and the information does not show that the security interest has been satisfied, the department shall notify the person. The person shall pay the department shall establish, by rule under s. 101.19, a fee of not less than $2 fee for each notification.

AB39, s. 36 Section 36. 101.925 of the statutes is repealed.

AB39, s. 37 Section 37. 101.93 of the statutes is repealed.

AB39, s. 38 Section 38. 101.933 of the statutes is created to read:

AB39,13,6 101.933 Manufactured housing code council duties. The manufactured housing code council shall review this subchapter and rules promulgated under this subchapter and recommend a statewide manufactured housing code for promulgation by the department. The council shall consider and make recommendations to the department pertaining to rules and any other matter related to this subchapter, including recommendations with regard to licensure and professional discipline of manufacturers of manufactured homes, manufactured home dealers, manufactured home salespersons, and installers, and with regard to consumer protection applicable to consumers of manufactured homes. In making recommendations, the council shall consider the likely costs of any proposed rules to consumers in relation to the benefits that are likely to result therefrom.

AB39, s. 39 Section 39. 101.935 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB39,13,8 101.935 (title) Manufactured home park community regulation.

AB39, s. 40 Section 40. 101.935 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: