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2013 - 2014 LEGISLATURE
March 14, 2013 - Introduced by Representatives Jacque, Weininger, Bernier,
Brooks, Kahl, Klenke and Bernard Schaber, cosponsored by Senators
Cowles, Lasee and Lehman. Referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities.
AB64,1,5 1An Act to amend 15.105 (4), 84.295 (4m) (e) 2., 234.86 (1) (c), 281.59 (1) (c),
2281.61 (1) (a) and 281.625 (1) (b) of the statutes; relating to: costs of
3replacement or relocation of certain municipal utility facilities required by the
4construction of a freeway and eligibility for the safe drinking water loan
5program.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the state is required to pay 90% of the eligible costs of the
relocation or replacement of municipal utility facilities required by the construction
of a freeway. The current definition of "municipal utility facilities" includes utility
facilities owned by a town, village, city, town sanitary district, or metropolitan
sewerage district. Also under current law, under the safe drinking water loan
program, the state provides loans at subsidized interest rates to local governmental
units for projects for the construction or modification of public water systems. The
current definition of "local governmental units" includes cities, villages, towns,
counties, town sanitary districts, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation
districts, and municipal water districts.
Also under current law, certain local governmental units may contract with one
or more local governmental units to establish a joint local water authority, to jointly
produce, treat, store, transmit, distribute, purchase, sell, or exchange water.
This bill adds utility facilities owned by a joint local water authority to the
group of municipal utility facilities that is subject to state cost sharing when

relocation or replacement of the facilities is required by the construction of a freeway.
This bill also adds joint local water authorities to the group of local governmental
units that are eligible to participate in the safe drinking water loan program.
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:
AB64,1 1Section 1. 15.105 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,2,92 15.105 (4) Public records board. There is created a public records board which
3is attached to the department of administration under s. 15.03. The public records
4board shall consist of the governor, the director of the historical society, the attorney
5general, the state auditor, and the director of the legislative council staff, or their
6designated representatives, and a representative of the small business community,
7a representative of a school board or the governing body of a municipality, as defined
8in s. 281.59 (1) (c), other than a joint local water authority created under s. 66.0823,
9and one other member.
AB64,2 10Section 2. 84.295 (4m) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,2,1511 84.295 (4m) (e) 2. "Municipal utility facilities" mean any utility facilities owned
12by any town, village, or city or any joint local water authority created under s.
1366.0823
or any town sanitary district established under subch. IX of ch. 60, or under
14the jurisdiction of any metropolitan sewerage district established under ss. 200.01
15to 200.15.
AB64,3 16Section 3. 234.86 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,2,1917 234.86 (1) (c) "Local governmental unit" has the meaning given in s. 281.61 (1)
18(a), except that the term does not include a joint local water authority created under
19s. 66.0823
.
AB64,4
1Section 4. 281.59 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,3,62 281.59 (1) (c) "Municipality" means any city, town, village, county, county
3utility district, town sanitary district, public inland lake protection and
4rehabilitation district, metropolitan sewerage district, joint local water authority
5created under s. 66.0823,
or federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in
6this state.
AB64,5 7Section 5. 281.61 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,3,108 281.61 (1) (a) "Local governmental unit" means a city, village, town, county,
9town sanitary district, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, joint
10local water authority created under s. 66.0823,
or municipal water district.
AB64,6 11Section 6. 281.625 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,3,1412 281.625 (1) (b) "Local governmental unit" has the meaning given in s. 281.61
13(1) (a), except that the term does not include a joint local water authority created
14under s. 66.0823
.
AB64,3,1515 (End)
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