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660.615 Town of Troy farmland preservation pilot program; special
7zoning powers, purchase of development rights. (1)
Town board purchase of
8development rights. (a)
Definitions. In this section:
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1. "Board" means the town of Troy board of supervisors.
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2. "Conservation easement" means a holder's nonpossessory interest in real
11property that imposes a limitation or affirmative obligation the purpose of which is
12to retain or protect natural, scenic or open space values of real property, assuring the
13availability of real property for agricultural, forest, wildlife habitat, recreational or
14open space use, protecting natural resources or maintaining or enhancing air or
15water quality.
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3. "Developer" means a person that constructs or creates a land development.
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4. "Development rights" means a holder's nonpossessory interest in farmland
18that imposes a limitation or affirmative obligation the purpose of which is to retain
19or protect natural, scenic or open space values of farmland, assuring the availability
20of farmland for agricultural, forest, wildlife habitat, recreational or open space use,
21protecting natural resources or maintaining or enhancing air or water quality.
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5. "Farmland" has the meaning given for eligible farmland under s. 91.01 (6).
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6. "Land development" means the construction of residential dwelling units
24within the town of Troy in an area that is subject to zoning under sub. (2) (b).
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17. "Town of Troy" means the town of Troy in St. Croix County.
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(b)
Purchase of development rights. 1. The board may purchase development
3rights to farmland that is located in the town of Troy.
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2. The town may purchase the development rights with the grant received from
5the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under s. 20.115 (7) (dr)
6or from funds received by a developer who makes the payments described under sub.
7(2) (c) 2.
If the board adopts a resolution requesting the department of agriculture,
8trade and consumer protection to make the grant payment described under this
9subdivision, the department shall do so.
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3. The board shall determine which farmland in the town is the best farmland
11and shall attempt to purchase the development rights to that farmland.
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12(2) Special zoning provisions. (a)
Zoning authority. Notwithstanding s. 91.77
13(1), the board may rezone a parcel that is zoned for exclusive agricultural use under
14subch. V of ch. 91 if the owner of the parcel grants a permanent conservation
15easement to the town of Troy that applies to at least 60% of the parcel, including the
16best farmland in the parcel as determined by the board. Except as provided in par.
17(c), the provisions of s. 91.77 (2) do not apply to a parcel that is rezoned under this
18paragraph or that is developed under par. (b).
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(b)
Development procedures. With regard to the portion of a parcel described
20under par. (a) that is not subject to a permanent conservation easement, a developer
21may, subject to par. (c), create a land development.
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(c)
Development conditions. 1. The board may determine population density
23limits that apply to a land development.
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2. If a developer creates a land development under par. (b) the developer shall
25pay to the town of Troy the amount of tax credits that would be subject to a lien, as
1calculated under s. 91.77 (2), on the parcels on which the land development is
2proposed.
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3(3) Sunset provisions. The board may not exercise the zoning authority
4described under sub. (2) after the first day of the 24th month beginning after
5publication.".
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62.03
(1) This subchapter, except ss. 62.071, 62.08 (1), 62.09 (1) (e) and (11) (j)
9and (k),
62.15 (1m), 62.175 and 62.23 (7) (em) and (he), does not apply to 1st class
10cities under special charter.
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62.15
(1) Contracts; how let. All Except as provided in sub. (1m), all public
13construction, the estimated cost of which exceeds $10,000, shall be let by contract to
14the lowest responsible bidder; all other public construction shall be let as the council
15may direct. If the estimated cost of any public construction exceeds $5,000 but is not
16greater than $10,000, the board of public works shall give a class 1 notice, under ch.
17985, of the proposed construction before the contract for the construction is executed.
18The council may also by a vote of three-fourths of all the members-elect provide by
19ordinance that any class of public construction or any part thereof may be done
20directly by the city without submitting the same for bids.
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62.15
(1m) Design-build contracts. Any contract for public construction
23under sub. (1) that is let by a 1st class city, the estimated cost of which exceeds
24$3,000,000, may be let using the design-build construction process, as defined in s.
159.52 (29) (c) 1. Section 59.52 (29) (d), (e) and (f), as it applies to counties with a
2population of at least 500,000, applies to 1st class cities.".
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62.231
(6m) Certain amendments to ordinances. For an amendment to an
8ordinance enacted under this section that affects an activity that meets all of the
9requirements under s. 281.165 (1) to (5), the department of natural resources may
10not proceed under sub. (6), or otherwise review the amendment, to determine
11whether the ordinance, as amended, fails to meet reasonable minimum standards.".
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66.082
(3) (a) Own and operate a cable television system
, except that such a
17system shall be operated on a competitively neutral and nondiscriminatory basis.".
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66.293
(3) (av) In determining prevailing wage rates under par. (am) or (ar),
21the department may not use data from projects that are subject to this section, s.
22103.49 or 103.50 or
40 USC 276a unless the department determines that there is
23insufficient wage data in the area to determine those prevailing wage rates, in which
24case the department may use data from projects that are subject to this section, s.
1103.49 or 103.50 or
40 USC 276a.
The department may also use data from a project
2that is subject to this section, s. 103.49 or 103.50 or 40 USC 276a in determining
3prevailing wage rates under par. (am) or (ar) if the department determines that the
4wage rate paid on that project is higher than the prevailing wage rate determined
5for that project.".
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866.184 Self-insured health plans. If a city, including a 1st class city, or a
9village provides health care benefits under its home rule power, or if a town provides
10health care benefits, to its officers and employes on a self-insured basis, the
11self-insured plan shall comply with ss. 49.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2),
12632.746 (10) (a) 2. and (b) 2., 632.747 (3), 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.87 (4) and (5),
13632.895 (9) to (13), 632.896
, and 767.25 (4m) (d)
, 767.51 (3m) (d) and 767.62 (4) (b)
144.".
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66.307
(2) (a) The governing body of a political subdivision, by a two-thirds vote
18of the members of the governing body who are present when the vote is taken, may
19enact an ordinance or adopt a resolution declaring itself to be a premier resort area
20if
, except as provided in par. (e), at least 40% of the equalized assessed value of the
21taxable property within such political subdivision is used by tourism-related
22retailers.
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(2) (e) 1. The legislature finds the following with respect to the city of
2Eagle River:
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a. It is extremely close to the 40% threshold described in par. (a).
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b. It has an atypical percentage of tax-exempt land within its boundaries that
5is used for tourism-related purposes.
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c. It is the site of national recreational competitions that draw tourism business
7to the entire northern region of this state.
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2. The city of Eagle River may enact an ordinance or adopt a resolution
9declaring itself to be a premier resort area under par. (a) even if less than 40% of the
10equalized assessed value of the taxable property within Eagle River is used by
11tourism-related retailers.".
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(5c) Minority contracting provisions. (a) In this subsection:
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1. "Minority business" has the meaning given in s. 560.036 (1) (e).
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2. "Minority group member" has the meaning given in s. 560.036 (1) (f).
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(b) With regard to a neighborhood school construction project that is financed
18from the proceeds of bonds that are described in sub. (5) (a) 4. d., the board of directors
19of the school district operating under ch. 119 shall ensure that, for construction work
20and professional services contracts, a person who is awarded such a contract by the
21board shall agree, as a condition to receiving the contract, that at least 50% of the
22employes hired because of the contract will be minority group members if the
23contract is for the construction of any part of a neighborhood school construction
24project.
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1(c) With regard to a neighborhood school construction project that is financed
2from the proceeds of bonds that are described in sub. (5) (a) 4. d., the board of directors
3of the school district operating under ch. 119 shall ensure that at least 50% of the
4aggregate dollar value of contracts awarded by the board shall be awarded to
5minority businesses in the following areas:
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1. Contracts for the construction of a neighborhood school project.
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2. Contracts for professional services related to the construction of a
8neighborhood school project.".
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66.77
(2) Limit. Except as provided in
sub. subs. (3)
and (3m), no county may
14impose an operating levy at an operating levy rate that exceeds .001 or the operating
15levy rate in 1992, whichever is greater.
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(3m) Exception. Notwithstanding sub. (1) (d), "operating levy" in a
18county that was created in 1853 that borders the St. Croix and Mississippi rivers
19means the county purpose levy, less the debt levy, less any expenditures for the
20operation and maintenance of jails and other correctional facilities.".
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(2) (a) Except
for a contract awarded under par. (am) and except as
24provided in par. (b), all work done and all purchases of supplies and materials by the
1commission shall be by contract awarded to the lowest responsible bidder complying
2with the invitation to bid, if the work or purchase involves an expenditure of $7,500
3or more. If the commission decides to proceed with construction of any sewer after
4plans and specifications for the sewer are completed and approved by the commission
5and by the department of natural resources under ch. 281, the commission shall
6advertise by a class 2 notice under ch. 985 for construction bids. All contracts and
7the awarding of contracts are subject to s. 66.29
, except for a contract awarded under
8par. (am).
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66.904
(2) (am) Any contract for public construction under sub. (1), the
11estimated cost of which exceeds $3,000,000, may be let using the design-build
12construction process, as defined in s. 59.52 (29) (c) 1. Section 59.52 (29) (d), (e) and
13(f), as it applies to counties with a population of at least 500,000, applies to the
14district.
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(2) (e) Paragraphs (a)
to
and (b) to (d) do not apply to contracts awarded
17under s. 66.905.
Paragraph (am) applies to contracts awarded under s. 66.905.".
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70.11
(39) Computers. If the owner of the property fulfills the requirements
24under s. 70.35, mainframe computers, minicomputers, personal computers,
1networked personal computers, servers, terminals, monitors, disk drives, electronic
2peripheral equipment, tape drives, printers, basic operational programs, systems
3software, prewritten software and custom software. The exemption under this
4subsection does not apply to fax machines, copiers, equipment with embedded
5computerized components or telephone systems, including equipment that is used
6to provide telecommunications services, as defined in s. 76.80 (3).
This subsection
7does not apply to automatic teller machines. Notwithstanding 1997 Wisconsin Act
8237, section 9442 (2), this subsection does not apply to property tax assessments
9before January 1, 2002.".
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11"
Section 1655L. 70.32 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 70.32 (2) (c) 1.
12(intro.) and amended to read:
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70.32
(2) (c) 1. (intro.) "Agricultural land" means land, exclusive of buildings
14and improvements, that is devoted primarily to agricultural use, as defined by rule
.,
15except that "agricultural land" does not include any of the following:
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(2) (c) 1. a. A tract of land that is less than 20 acres and that is not
18contiguous to agricultural land that is owned by the person who owns the tract.
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b. A tract of land that is platted or subdivided.
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c. Land that generates less than $2,000 in gross farm profits resulting from
21agricultural use as defined under s. 91.01 (1).
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d. Land that is not zoned for agricultural use.".
