AB150-engrossed, s. 3283 12Section 3283. 59.145 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1073,1513 59.145 (2) (a) The devices used to transform the record to optical disk or
14electronic
format and to generate a copy of the record from optical disk or electronic
15format are ones which accurately reproduce the content of the original.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3284 16Section 3284. 59.145 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1073,2017 59.145 (2) (b) The optical disk or electronic copy and the copy generated from
18optical disk or electronic format comply with the minimum standards of quality for
19such copies, as established by the rule of the department of administration under s.
2016.612.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3285 21Section 3285. 59.145 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1074,222 59.145 (2) (d) The legal custodian of the record executes a statement of intent
23and purpose describing the record to be transferred to optical disk or electronic
24format and the disposition of the original record, and executes a certificate verifying
25that the record was received or created and transferred to optical disk or electronic

1format in the normal course of business and that the statement of intent and purpose
2is properly recorded in his or her office.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3286 3Section 3286. 59.145 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1074,144 59.145 (4) A copy of a record generated from an original record stored on an
5optical disk or in electronic format which conforms with the standards prescribed
6under sub. (2) shall be taken as and stand in lieu of and have all of the effect of the
7original record and shall be admissible in evidence in all courts and all other
8tribunals or agencies, administrative or otherwise, in all cases where the original
9document is admissible. A transcript, exemplification or certified copy of such a
10record so generated, for the purposes specified in this subsection, is deemed to be a
11transcript, exemplification or certified copy of the original. An enlarged copy of any
12record so generated, made in accordance with the standards prescribed under sub.
13(2) and certified by the custodian as provided in s. 889.18 (2), has the same effect as
14an actual-size copy.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3287 15Section 3287. 59.15 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1074,2516 59.15 (2) (c) The board may provide, fix or change the salary or compensation
17of any such office, board, commission, committee, position, employe or deputies to
18elective officers without regard to the tenure of the incumbent (except as provided
19in par. (d)) and also establish the number of employes in any department or office
20including deputies to elective officers, and may establish regulations of employment
21for any person paid from the county treasury, but no action of the board shall be
22contrary to or in derogation of the rules and regulations of the department of health
23and social services pursuant to s. 49.50 (2) to (5) 49.33 (4) to (7) relating to employes
24administering old-age assistance, aid to dependent children, aid to the blind and aid
25to totally and permanently disabled persons or ss. 63.01 to 63.17.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3287b
1Section 3287b. 59.175 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1075,15 259.175 Clerks of counties containing state institutions to make claims
3in certain cases.
The county clerk of any county which is entitled to reimbursement
4under s. 16.51 (7) shall make a certified claim against the state, without direction
5from the county board, in all cases where the reimbursement is directed in that
6subsection, upon forms prescribed by the department of administration. The forms
7shall contain information required by the clerk and shall be filed annually with the
8department of corrections
on or before June 1. If the claim is for reimbursement of
9expenses involving a prisoner in a state prison, as defined in s. 302.01, the form shall
10be filed with the department of corrections. If the claim is for reimbursement of
11expenses involving a child in a secured correctional facility, as defined in s. 48.02
12(15m), the form shall be filed with the department of health and social services.
If
13the claims are approved by the department of corrections or the department of health
14and social services
, they shall be certified to the department of administration and
15paid from the appropriation made by under s. 20.410 (1) (c) or 20.435 (3) (c).
AB150-engrossed, s. 3287bm 16Section 3287bm. 59.175 of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act ....
17(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150-engrossed,1076,5 1859.175 Clerks of counties containing state institutions to make claims
19in certain cases.
The county clerk of any county which is entitled to reimbursement
20under s. 16.51 (7) shall make a certified claim against the state, without direction
21from the county board, in all cases where the reimbursement is directed in that
22subsection, upon forms prescribed by the department of administration. The forms
23shall contain information required by the clerk and shall be filed annually with the
24department of corrections on or before June 1. If the claims are approved by the
25department of corrections, they shall be certified to the department of

1administration and paid from the appropriation made by s. 20.410 (1) (c), if the claim
2is for reimbursement of expenses involving a prisoner in a state prison named in s.
3302.01, or from the appropriation under s. 20.410 (3) (c), if the claim is for
4reimbursement of expenses involving a child in a secured correctional facility, as
5defined in s. 48.02 (15m).
AB150-engrossed, s. 3288 6Section 3288. 59.23 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1076,117 59.23 (8) The sheriff is authorized to destroy all sheriff's dockets, daily jail
8records and cash books dated prior to 1901. It shall be the duty of the sheriff to
9hereafter retain and safely keep all such records for a period of 8 years, or a shorter
10period authorized by the public records and forms board under s. 16.61 (3) (b), after
11which the records may be destroyed.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3289 12Section 3289. 59.23 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1076,1513 59.23 (10) To enforce in the county all general orders of the department of
14industry, labor and human relations development relating to the sale, transportation
15and storage of explosives.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3290 16Section 3290. 59.39 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1076,2117 59.39 (1) File and keep all papers properly deposited with him or her in every
18action or proceeding unless required to transmit such papers. Such papers may be
19microfilmed or microphotographed, or transferred to optical disks or electronic
20format
if authorized under s. 59.145, and the originals may thereafter be destroyed
21upon compliance with SCR chapter 72.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3291 22Section 3291. 59.39 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1077,723 59.39 (2) Keep a court record and write therein names of parties in every civil
24action or proceeding in the court, the names of attorneys representing the parties,
25a brief statement of the nature of the action or proceeding, the date of filing every

1paper therein and of each proceeding taken, the file wherein the papers can be found,
2the time when put on the calendar for trial, and when and how disposed of; the
3location where minutes in every case can be found and the place in the judgment
4record or microfilm or optical disk or electronic file where any judgment, order or
5report has been recorded, so as to make the court record a history in brief of each
6action or proceeding from beginning to final disposition; and a complete index of all
7proceedings therein.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3291c 8Section 3291c. 59.395 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1077,139 59.395 (7) Cooperate with the department of health and social services revenue
10with respect to the child and spousal support and establishment of paternity and
11medical liability support program under ss. 46.25 and 59.07 (97) and 73.25, and
12provide that department with any information from court records which it requires
13to administer that program.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3291g 14Section 3291g. 59.396 of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,1077,22 1559.396 Clerk of circuit court; collection agency contract. If authorized
16by the county board under s. 59.07 (155), the clerk of circuit court may contract with
17a collection agency for the collection of unpaid fines and forfeitures. Any contract
18entered into shall provide that the collection agency shall be paid from the proceeds
19recovered by the collection agency. The net proceeds received by the clerk of circuit
20court after the payment to the collection agency shall be considered the amount of
21fines and forfeitures collected for purposes of distribution to the state and county
22under s. 59.395 (5).
AB150-engrossed, s. 3291m 23Section 3291m. 59.458 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1078,224 59.458 (2) Attorneys responsible for support enforcement under sub. (1) shall
25institute, commence, appear in or perform other prescribed duties in actions or

1proceedings under ss. 46.25 (7), 59.07 (97), 73.25 (7), 767.075, 767.08 and 767.45 and
2ch. 769.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3292 3Section 3292. 59.51 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1078,204 59.51 (1) Record or cause to be recorded in suitable books to be kept in his or
5her office, correctly and legibly all deeds, mortgages, maps, instruments and writings
6authorized by law to be recorded in his or her office and left with him or her for that
7purpose, provided such documents have plainly printed or typewritten thereon the
8names of the grantors, grantees, witnesses and notary. Any county, by board
9resolution duly adopted, may combine the separate books or volumes for deeds,
10mortgages, miscellaneous instruments, attachments, lis pendens, sales and notices,
11certificates of organization of corporations, plats or other recorded or filed
12instruments or classes of documents as long as separate indexes are maintained.
13Notwithstanding any other provisions of the statutes, any county adopting a system
14of microfilming or like process or a system of recording documents by optical imaging
15or electronic formatting pursuant to ch. 228 may substitute the headings, reel, or
16disk or electronic file name and microfilm image (frame) for volume and page where
17recorded and different classes of instruments may be recorded, reproduced or copied
18on or transferred to the same reel, or disk or electronic file or part of a reel or disk.
19All recordings made prior to June 28, 1961, which would have been valid under this
20paragraph, had this paragraph then been in effect, are hereby validated.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3293b 21Section 3293b. 59.51 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1079,1422 59.51 (11) File all documents pertaining to security interests in personal
23property, crops or fixtures that are required or authorized by law to be filed with the
24register. Except as otherwise prescribed by the secretary of state department of
25financial institutions
pursuant to ss. 409.403 to 409.406, these documents shall be

1executed on white or light colored sheets of paper, 8 or 8-1/2 inches wide and 5, 7,
210-1/2 or 14 inches long. Whenever there is offered for filing any document that
3varies more than one-eighth of an inch from the approved size, or that is not on a
4standard form prescribed by the secretary of state department of financial
5institutions
, then in addition to the regular filing fee an additional filing fee shall be
6charged by the register of deeds, as prescribed by s. 59.57. No assignment, release
7or other instrument shall be offered for filing that is executed or endorsed on any
8other document, but each shall be a separate and distinct document, except those
9assignments or notices that are printed or written on and immediately following the
10original agreement or financing statement, offered for filing at the same time, shall
11be considered as one document. All these documents shall be legibly written, and
12shall have the names of the debtor and secured party plainly printed or typed on the
13document and shall provide a space for filing data of the register of deeds on the
14outside of the document.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3294 15Section 3294. 59.512 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1079,17 1659.512 (title) Register of deeds; microfilming and optical imaging disk
17and electronic storage
.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3295 18Section 3295. 59.512 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1080,1119 59.512 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), upon the request of the register of
20deeds, any county, by board resolution, may authorize the register of deeds to
21photograph, microfilm or record on optical disks or in electronic format records of
22deeds, mortgages or other instruments relating to real property or may authorize the
23register of deeds to record on optical disks or in electronic format instruments
24relating to security interests in accordance with the requirements of s. 16.61 (7) or
2559.145 and to store the original records within the county at a place designated by

1the board. The storage place for the original records shall be reasonably safe and
2shall provide for the preservation of the records authorized to be stored under this
3subsection. The register of deeds shall keep a photograph, microfilm or optical disk
4or electronic copy of such records in conveniently accessible files in his or her office
5and shall provide for examination of such reproduction or examination of a copy
6generated from an optical disk or electronic file in enlarged, easily readable form
7upon request. Compliance with this subsection satisfies the requirement of s. 59.51
8(1) that the register of deeds shall keep such records in his or her office. The register
9of deeds may make certified copies reproduced from an authorized photograph, from
10a copy generated from an optical disk or electronic storage or from the original
11records.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3296 12Section 3296. 59.512 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1080,2513 59.512 (2) The register of deeds may microfilm or record on optical disks or in
14electronic format
notices of lis pendens that are at least one year old, in accordance
15with the requirements of s. 16.61 (7) or 59.145 (2) to (4). The register of deeds shall
16keep a microfilm or optical disk or electronic copy of notices of lis pendens in
17conveniently accessible files in his or her office and shall provide for examination of
18such reproduction or examination of a copy generated from an optical disk or
19electronic storage
in enlarged, easily readable form upon request. Compliance with
20this subsection satisfies the requirement of s. 59.51 (1) that the register of deeds shall
21keep such records in his or her office. The register of deeds may make certified copies
22reproduced from a copy generated from microfilm or from an optical disk or electronic
23storage
. The register of deeds may destroy or move to off-site storage any notice of
24lis pendens that has been microfilmed or recorded on optical disk or in electronic
25format
under this subsection.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3297
1Section 3297. 59.57 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1081,102 59.57 (6) For performing functions under s. 409.407 (1) and (2) (a) and (b), the
3register shall charge the fees stated in that section s. 409.407 (2) (a) or (b). A
4financing statement and an assignment or notice of assignment of the security
5interest, offered for filing at the same time, shall be considered as only one document
6for the purpose of this subsection. Whenever there is offered for filing any document
7that is not on a standard form prescribed by the secretary of state or that varies more
8than one-eighth of an inch from the approved size as prescribed by s. 59.51, the
9appropriate fee specified in ss. 409.403 to 409.406 or an additional filing fee of
10one-half the regular fee, whichever is applicable, shall be charged by the register.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3298b 11Section 3298b. 59.57 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act ....
12(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150-engrossed,1081,2113 59.57 (6) For performing functions under s. 409.407 (1) and (2) (a) and (b), the
14register shall charge the fees stated in s. 409.407 (2) (a) or (b). A financing statement
15and an assignment or notice of assignment of the security interest, offered for filing
16at the same time, shall be considered as only one document for the purpose of this
17subsection. Whenever there is offered for filing any document that is not on a
18standard form prescribed by the department of financial institutions or that varies
19more than one-eighth of an inch from the approved size as prescribed by s. 59.51, the
20appropriate fee specified in ss. 409.403 to 409.406 or an additional filing fee of
21one-half the regular fee, whichever is applicable, shall be charged by the register.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3300 22Section 3300. 59.90 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1082,1023 59.90 (1) (a) On or before January 10 of every odd-numbered year, each city,
24village, town and county officer, and each clerk of every court of record, shall file with
25the treasurer of that person's county a written report under oath giving the names

1and the last-known addresses of all persons for whom any such officer or clerk holds
2money or security, and which has not been claimed for at least one year, and showing
3the amount of the money or the nature of the security in detail. A duplicate report
4shall also be mailed to the secretary of state department of financial institutions.
5Upon receiving the reports the treasurer shall cause to be published a class 3 notice,
6under ch. 985, on or before February 1 of the same year, which contains the names
7and last-known addresses of the owners of such unclaimed money or security, and
8shall state that unless the owners call for and prove their ownership of the money
9or security, within 6 months from the time of the completed publication, the treasurer
10will take possession or control of the money or security.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3300d 11Section 3300d. 59.971 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1082,1312 59.971 (1) (c) "Shoreland zoning standard" means a standard for ordinances
13enacted under this section that are is promulgated as rules a rule by the department.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3300g 14Section 3300g. 59.971 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,1082,1915 59.971 (2m) (a) A county may enact an ordinance under this section to regulate
16the setback of a building or structure from a body of water. A county may amend an
17ordinance that is enacted under this section and that is in effect on the effective date
18of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date] in order to change or repeal any provision
19of the ordinance related to the setback of a building or structure from a body of water.
AB150-engrossed,1082,2220 (b) The department may not establish by rule any shoreland zoning standard,
21or otherwise maintain any standard or criterion, that regulates the setback of
22buildings or structures from a body of water in the unincorporated area of a county.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3300m 23Section 3300m. 60.23 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1082,2524 60.23 (5) Cooperation in county planning. Cooperate with the county in rural
25planning under ss. 27.015 27.019, 59.07 (65) and 59.97.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3301
1Section 3301. 60.33 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1083,32 60.33 (9) (a) Perform the clerk's duties under chs. 115 to 121, relating to public
3instruction
education.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3302 4Section 3302. 60.71 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1083,95 60.71 (4) (b) The town board shall publish a class 2 notice, under ch. 985, of the
6hearing. The notice shall contain an announcement of the hearing and a description
7of the boundaries of the proposed town sanitary district. The town board shall mail
8the notice to the department of industry, labor and human relations development and
9the department of natural resources at least 10 days prior to the hearing.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3303 10Section 3303. 60.71 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1083,1811 60.71 (4) (c) Any person may file written comments on the formation of the
12district with the town clerk. Any owner of property within the boundary of the
13proposed district may appear at the hearing and offer objections, criticisms or
14suggestions as to the necessity of the proposed district and the question of whether
15his or her property will be benefited by the establishment of the district. A
16representative of the department of industry, labor and human relations
17development and of the department of natural resources may attend the hearing and
18advise the town board.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3304 19Section 3304. 61.34 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1084,720 61.34 (4) Village finances. The village board may levy and provide for the
21collection of taxes and special assessments; may refund any tax or special
22assessment paid, or any part thereof, when satisfied that the same was unjust or
23illegal; and generally may manage the village finances. The village board may loan
24money to any school district located within the village or within which the village is
25wholly or partially located in such sums as are needed by such district to meet the

1immediate expenses of operating the schools thereof, and the board of the district
2may borrow money from such village accordingly and give its note therefor. No such
3loan shall be made to extend beyond August 30 next following the making thereof or
4in an amount exceeding one-half of the estimated receipts for such district as
5certified by the state superintendent department of public instruction education and
6the local school clerk. The rate of interest on any such loan shall be determined by
7the village board.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3305 8Section 3305. 62.12 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1084,179 62.12 (9) Loans. The council may loan money to any school district located
10within the city, or within which the city is wholly or partially located, in such sums
11as are needed by such district to meet the immediate expenses of operating the
12schools thereof, and the board of the district may borrow money from such city
13accordingly and give its note therefor. No such loan shall be made to extend beyond
14August 30 next following the making thereof or in an amount exceeding one-half of
15the estimated receipts for such district as certified by the state superintendent
16department of public instruction education and the local school clerk. The rate of
17interest on any such loan shall be determined by the city council.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3305m 18Section 3305m. 65.07 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1084,2019 65.07 (1) (e) A school operations fund, as constituted and for the purposes
20specified in s. 119.46 (1).
AB150-engrossed, s. 3306 21Section 3306. 66.013 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1084,2322 66.013 (2) (a) "Department" means the department of administration
23development.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3307 24Section 3307. 66.02 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1085,22
166.02 Consolidation. Subject to s. 66.023 (7), any town, village or city may
2be consolidated with a contiguous town, village or city, by ordinance, passed by a
3two-thirds vote of all the members of each board or council, fixing the terms of the
4consolidation and ratified by the electors at a referendum held in each municipality.
5 The ballots shall bear the words, "for consolidation", and "against consolidation",
6and if a majority of the votes cast thereon in each municipality are for consolidation,
7the ordinances shall then be in effect and have the force of a contract. The ordinance
8and the result of the referendum shall be certified as provided in s. 66.018 (5); if a
9town the certification shall be preserved as provided in ss. 60.03 and 66.018 (5),
10respectively. Consolidation shall not affect the preexisting rights or liabilities of any
11municipality and actions thereon may be commenced or completed as though no
12consolidation had been effected. Any consolidation ordinance proposing the
13consolidation of a town and another municipality shall, within 10 days after its
14adoption and prior to its submission to the voters for ratification at a referendum, be
15submitted to the circuit court and the department of administration development for
16a determination whether such proposed consolidation is in the public interest. The
17circuit court shall determine whether the proposed ordinance meets the formal
18requirements of this section and shall then refer the matter to the department of
19administration development, which shall find as prescribed in s. 66.014 whether the
20proposed consolidation is in the public interest in accordance with the standards in
21s. 66.016. The department's findings shall have the same status as incorporation
22findings under ss. 66.014 to 66.019.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3308 23Section 3308. 66.021 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1086,1324 66.021 (7) (a) An ordinance for the annexation of the territory described in the
25annexation petition may be enacted by a two-thirds vote of the elected members of

1the governing body not less than 20 days after the publication of the notice of
2intention to circulate the petition and not later than 120 days after the date of filing
3with the city or village clerk of the petition for annexation or of the referendum
4election if favorable to the annexation. If the annexation is subject to sub. (11) the
5governing body shall first review the reasons given by the department of
6administration development that the proposed annexation is against the public
7interest. Subject to s. 59.971 (7), such an ordinance may temporarily designate the
8classification of the annexed area for zoning purposes until the zoning ordinance is
9amended as prescribed in s. 62.23 (7) (d). Before introduction of an ordinance
10containing such temporary classification, the proposed classification shall be
11referred to and recommended by the plan commission. The authority to make such
12temporary classification shall not be effective when the county ordinance prevails
13during litigation as provided in s. 59.97 (7).
AB150-engrossed, s. 3309 14Section 3309. 66.021 (11) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1087,215 66.021 (11) (a) Annexations within populous counties. No annexation
16proceeding within a county having a population of 50,000 or more shall be valid
17unless the person causing a notice of annexation to be published under sub. (3) shall
18within 5 days of the publication mail a copy of the notice, legal description and a scale
19map of the proposed annexation to the clerk of each municipality affected and the
20department of administration development. The department may within 20 days
21after receipt of the notice mail to the clerk of the town within which the territory lies
22and to the clerk of the proposed annexing village or city a notice that in its opinion
23the annexation is against the public interest. No later than 10 days after mailing the
24notice, the department shall advise the clerk of the town in which the territory is
25located and the clerk of the village or city to which the annexation is proposed of the

1reasons the annexation is against the public interest as defined in par. (c). The
2annexing municipality shall review the advice before final action is taken.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3310 3Section 3310. 66.021 (11) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1087,64 66.021 (11) (c) Definition of public interest. (intro.) For purposes of this
5subsection public interest is determined by the department of administration
6development after consideration of the following:
AB150-engrossed, s. 3311 7Section 3311. 66.021 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1087,208 66.021 (12) Unanimous approval. If a petition for direct annexation signed by
9all of the electors residing in the territory and the owners of all of the real property
10in the territory is filed with the city or village clerk, and with the town clerk of the
11town or towns in which the territory is located, together with a scale map and a legal
12description of the property to be annexed, an annexation ordinance for the
13annexation of the territory may be enacted by a two-thirds vote of the elected
14members of the governing body of the city or village without compliance with the
15notice requirements of sub. (3). In such annexations, subject to sub. (11), the person
16filing the petition with the city or village clerk and the town clerk shall, within 5 days
17of the filing, mail a copy of the scale map and a legal description of the territory to
18be annexed to the department of administration development and the governing
19body shall review the advice of the department, if any, before enacting the annexation
20ordinance.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3312 21Section 3312. 66.021 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1088,1622 66.021 (15) Annexation of town islands. Upon its own motion, a city or village
23by a two-thirds vote of the entire membership of its governing body may enact an
24ordinance annexing territory which comprises a portion of a town or towns and which
25was completely surrounded by territory of the city or village on December 2, 1973.

1The ordinance shall include all surrounded town areas except those exempt by
2mutual agreement of all of the governing bodies involved. The annexation ordinance
3shall contain a legal description of the territory and the name of the town or towns
4from which the territory is detached. Upon enactment of the ordinance, the city or
5village clerk immediately shall file 6 certified copies of the ordinance in the office of
6the secretary of state, together with 6 copies of a scale map. The secretary of state
7shall forward 2 copies of the ordinance and scale map to the department of
8transportation, one copy to the department of natural resources, one copy to the
9department of revenue and one copy to the department of administration
10development. This subsection does not apply if the town island was created only by
11the annexation of a railroad right-of-way or drainage ditch. This subsection does
12not apply to land owned by a town government which has existing town government
13buildings located thereon. No town island may be annexed under this subsection if
14the island consists of over 65 acres or contains over 100 residents. After December
152, 1973, no city or village may, by annexation, create a town area which is completely
16surrounded by the city or village.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3313 17Section 3313. 66.03 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1089,518 66.03 (3) (c) When as a result of any annexation whereby a school district is left
19without a school building, any moneys are received by such school district as a result
20of the division of assets and liabilities required by s. 66.03, which are derived from
21values that were capital assets, such moneys and interest thereon shall be held in
22trust by such school district and dispensed only for procuring new capital assets or
23remitted to an operating district as the remainder of the suspended district becomes
24a part of such operating district, and shall in no case be used to meet current
25operating expenditures. This shall include any funds in the hands of any district

1officers on July 1, 1953, resulting from such action previously taken under s. 66.03.
2The boards involved shall, as part of their duties in division of assets and liabilities
3in school districts, make a written report of the allocation of assets and liabilities to
4the state superintendent department of public instruction education and any local
5superintendent of schools whose territory is involved in the division of assets.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3314 6Section 3314. 66.03 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1090,107 66.03 (5) Apportionment board. The boards or councils of the municipalities,
8or committees, thereof selected for that purpose, acting together, shall constitute an
9apportionment board. When any municipality is dissolved by reason of all of its
10territory being so transferred the board or council thereof existing at the time of such
11dissolution shall, for the purpose of this section, continue to exist as the governing
12body of such municipality until there has been an apportionment of assets by
13agreement of the interested municipalities or by an order of the circuit court. After
14an agreement for apportionment of assets has been entered into between the
15interested municipalities, or an order of the circuit court becomes final, a copy of such
16apportionment agreement, or of such order, certified to by the clerks of the interested
17municipalities, shall be filed with the department of revenue, the department of
18natural resources, the department of transportation, the state superintendent
19department of public instruction education, the department of administration, and
20with any other department or agency of the state from which the town may be
21entitled by law to receive funds or certifications or orders relating to the distribution
22or disbursement of funds, with the county treasurer, with the treasurer of any
23municipality, or with any other entity from which payment would have become due
24if such dissolved municipality from which such territory was transferred had
25continued in existence. Thereafter payments from the shared revenue account made

1pursuant to ch. 79, payments of forest crop taxes under s. 77.05, of transportation
2aids under s. 20.395, of state aids for school purposes under ch. 121, payments for
3managed forest land under subch. VI of ch. 77 and all payments due from a
4department or agency of the state, from a county, from a municipality, or from any
5other entity from which payments would have become due if such dissolved
6municipality from which such territory was transferred had continued in existence,
7shall be paid to the interested municipality as provided by such agreement for
8apportionment of assets or by any order of apportionment by the circuit court and
9such payments shall have the same force and effect as if made to the dissolved
10municipality from which such territory was transferred.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3315 11Section 3315. 66.04 (2) (a) 3s. of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,1090,1312 66.04 (2) (a) 3s. Bonds issued by the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and
13Clinics Authority.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3316m 14Section 3316m. 66.069 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1090,2515 66.069 (1) (c) The income of a public utility owned by a municipality, shall first
16be used to make payments to meet operation, maintenance, depreciation, interest,
17and debt service fund requirements, local and school tax equivalents, additions and
18improvements, and other necessary disbursements or indebtedness. Beginning with
19taxes levied in 1995, payable in 1996, payments for local and school tax equivalents
20shall at least be equal to the payment made on the property for taxes levied in 1994,
21payable in 1995, unless a lower payment is authorized by the governing body of the
22municipality.
Income in excess of these requirements may be used to purchase and
23hold interest bearing bonds, issued for the acquisition of the utility, or bonds issued
24by the United States or any municipal corporation of this state, or insurance upon
25the life of an officer or manager of such utility, or may be paid into the general fund.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3317
1Section 3317. 66.122 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1091,72 66.122 (2) Except in cases of emergency where no special inspection warrant
3shall be required, special inspection warrants shall be issued for inspection of
4personal or real properties which are not public buildings or for inspection of portions
5of public buildings which are not open to the public only upon showing that consent
6to entry for inspection purposes has been refused. The definition of "public building"
7under s. 101.01 (2) (g) (12) applies to this section.
AB150-engrossed, s. 3318 8Section 3318. 66.293 (3) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,1091,159 66.293 (3) (i) The department of industry, labor and human relations or the
10contracting municipality may demand and examine copies of any payrolls and other
11records and information relating to the wages paid laborers, workmen or mechanics
12on work to which this subsection applies. The department may inspect records in the
13manner provided in ch. 101 chs. 103 to 106. Every contractor, subcontractor or agent
14is subject to the requirements of ch. 101 chs. 103 to 106 relating to examination of
15records.
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