SECTION 1601. 66.023 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.023 (2) BOUNDARY CHANGE AUTHORITY. (intro.) Any combination of municipalities may determine the boundary lines between themselves under a cooperative plan that is approved by the department under this section. The cooperative plan may also include the incorporation of all or part of a town into a city or village, as described in sub. (4) (am). No boundary of a municipality may be changed or maintained under this section unless the municipality is a party to the cooperative agreement. The cooperative plan shall provide one or more of the following:
SECTION 1602. 66.023 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
66.023 (2) (e) The date on which all or part of a town that is a party to the plan is to become incorporated as a city or village and the boundary of the new city or village if it does not include all of the territory of the town from which it was incorporated.
SECTION 1603. 66.023 (4) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
66.023 (4) (am) Procedure if cooperative plan includes an incorporation. 1. For a proposed plan to include an incorporation, the steps contained in ss. 66.014 (1) to (4) and (8) and 66.015 shall be concluded before the start of the hearing under par. (b).
2. If the steps described in subd. 1 are concluded before the start of the hearing and if the final cooperative plan is submitted to the department for review under sub. (5), the department shall, as part of its review, consider the effect of the proposed incorporation on the remainder of the town, if any, and on the other parties to the plan.
3. The final cooperative plan shall also contain a contingency cooperative plan that will take the place of the final cooperative plan in the event that the proposed incorporation that is part of the final cooperative plan is defeated in the referendum that is described under subd. 4.
4. If the department approves a final cooperative plan under sub. (5) that contains an incorporation of all or part of a town, the incorporation may not take effect until it is approved in a referendum that shall be held under s. 66.018. If the majority of votes cast in the referendum is against the incorporation, the contingent cooperative plan shall take the place of the final cooperative plan.
SECTION 1604. 66.023 (5) (c) 7. of the statutes is created to read:
66.023 (5) (c) 7. If the cooperative plan contains a proposed incorporation, the incorporation is in the public interest. In determining whether the incorporation is in the public interest, the department may apply the standards under s. 66.016.
SECTION 1605. 66.023 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.023 (7m) ZONING IN TOWN TERRITORY. If a town is a party to a cooperative plan with a city or village, the town and city or village may agree, as part of the cooperative plan, to authorize the town, city or village to adopt a zoning ordinance under s. 60.61, 61.35 or 62.23 for all or a portion of the town territory covered by the plan. The exercise of zoning authority by a town under this subsection is not subject to s. 60.61 (3) or 60.62 (3). If a county zoning ordinance applies to the town territory covered by the plan, that ordinance and amendments to it continue until a zoning ordinance is adopted under this subsection. If a zoning ordinance is adopted under this subsection, that zoning ordinance continues in effect after the planning period ceases until a different zoning ordinance for the territory is adopted under other applicable law. This subsection does not affect zoning ordinances adopted under ss. 59.692, 87.30 or 91.71 to 91.78 91.73 to 91.77.
SECTION 1606. 66.0295 of the statutes is created to read:
66.0295 Comprehensive planning. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section:
(a) "Comprehensive plan" means:
1. For a county, a development plan that is prepared or amended under s. 59.69 (2) or (3).
2. For a city or a village, or for a town that exercises village powers under s. 60.22 (3), a master plan that is adopted or amended under s. 62.23 (2) or (3).
3. For a regional planning commission, a master plan that is adopted or amended under s. 66.945 (8), (9) or (10).
(b) "Local governmental unit" means a city, village, town, county or regional planning commission that may adopt, prepare or amend a comprehensive plan.
(2) CONTENTS OF A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. A comprehensive plan shall contain all of the following elements:
(a) Issues and opportunities element. Background information on the local governmental unit and a statement of objectives, policies, goals and programs of the local governmental unit to guide the future growth and development of the local governmental unit over a 20-year planning period. Background information shall include population, household and employment forecasts that the local governmental unit uses in developing its plan, and demographic trends, age distribution, educational levels, income levels and employment characteristics that exist within the local governmental unit. The statement may also include similar elements related to federal and state programs and background information on nearby local governmental units that affect the local governmental unit.
(b) Housing element. A statement of objectives, policies, goals and programs of the local governmental unit to provide an adequate housing supply that meets existing and forecasted housing demand in the local governmental unit and in nearby local governmental units. The statement shall contain a map and shall assess the age, structural, value and occupancy characteristics of the local governmental unit's housing stock. The statement shall also identify specific policies and programs that promote the development of housing for residents of the local governmental unit with all income levels and with various needs, and policies and programs to maintain or rehabilitate the local governmental unit's existing housing stock.
(c) Transportation element. A map and a statement of objectives, policies, goals and programs to guide the future development of transportation infrastructure and various modes of transportation, including public transportation, transportation systems for persons with disabilities, bicycles, walking, railroads, air transportation, trucking and water transportation. The statement shall compare the local governmental unit's objectives, policies, goals and programs to state and regional transportation plans. The statement shall also identify highways and streets within the local governmental unit by type and applicable transportation plans, including transportation corridor plans, county highway functional and jurisdictional studies, urban area and rural area transportation plans, airport master plans and rail plans that apply in the local governmental unit.
(d) Utilities and community facilities element. A map and a statement of objectives, policies, goals and programs to guide the future development of utilities and community facilities in the local governmental unit such as sanitary sewer service, stormwater management, water supply, solid waste disposal, on-site wastewater treatment technologies, recycling facilities, parks, telecommunications facilities, power-generating plants and transmission lines, cemeteries, health care facilities, child care facilities and other public facilities, such as police, fire and rescue facilities, libraries, schools and other governmental facilities. The statement shall describe the use and capacity of existing public utilities and community facilities that serve the local governmental unit, shall include an approximate timetable that forecasts the need in the local governmental unit to expand or rehabilitate existing utilities and facilities or to create new utilities and facilities and shall assess future needs for government services in the local governmental unit that are related to such utilities and facilities.
(e) Agricultural, natural and cultural resources element. A map and a statement of objectives, policies, goals and programs for the conservation, and promotion of the effective management, of natural resources such as groundwater, forests, productive agricultural areas, environmentally sensitive areas, threatened and endangered species, stream corridors, surface water, floodplains, wetlands, wildlife habitat, metallic and nonmetallic mineral resources, parks, open spaces, historic and cultural resources, aesthetic resources, recreational resources and other natural resources.
(f) Economic development element. A map and a statement of objectives, policies, goals and programs to promote the stabilization, retention or expansion, of the economic base and quality employment opportunities in the local governmental unit, including an analysis of the labor force and economic base of the local governmental unit. The statement shall assess categories or particular types of new businesses and industries that are desired by the local governmental unit. The statement shall assess the local governmental unit's strengths and weaknesses with respect to attracting and retaining businesses and industries, and shall designate an adequate number of sites for such businesses and industries. The statement shall also evaluates, and promote the use of environmentally contaminated sites for commercial or industrial uses. The statement shall also identify county, regional and state economic development programs that apply to the local governmental unit.
(g) Intergovernmental cooperation element. A map and a statement of objectives, policies, goals and programs for joint planning and decision making with other jurisdictions, including school districts and adjacent local governmental units, for siting and building public facilities and sharing public services. The statement shall analyze the relationship of the local governmental unit to school districts and adjacent local governmental units, and to the region, the state and other governmental units. The statement shall incorporate any plans or agreements to which the local governmental unit is a party under s. 66.023, 66.30 or 66.945. The statement shall identify existing or potential conflicts between the local governmental unit and other governmental units that are specified in this paragraph and describe processes to resolve such conflicts.
(h) Land-use element. A map and a statement of objectives, policies, goals and programs to guide the future development and redevelopment of public and private property. The statement shall contain a listing of the amount, type, intensity and net density of existing uses of land in the local governmental unit, such as agricultural, residential, commercial, industrial and other public and private uses. The statement shall analyze trends in the supply, demand and price of land, opportunities for redevelopment and existing and potential land-use conflicts. The statement shall contain projections, based on the background information specified in par. (a), for 20 years with detailed maps, in 5-year increments, of future residential, agricultural, commercial and industrial land uses including the assumptions of net densities or other spatial assumptions upon which the projections are based. The statement shall also include a series of maps that shows current land uses and future land uses that indicate productive agricultural soils, natural limitations for building site development, floodplains, wetlands and other environmentally sensitive lands, the boundaries of areas to which services of public utilities and community facilities, as those terms are used in par. (d), will be provided in the future, consistent with the timetable described in par. (d), and the general location of future land uses by net density or other classifications.
(i) Implementation element. A statement of programs and specific actions to be completed in a stated sequence, including proposed changes to any applicable zoning ordinances, official maps, sign regulations, erosion and stormwater control ordinances, historic preservation ordinances, site plan regulations, design review ordinances, building codes, mechanical codes, housing codes, sanitary codes or subdivision ordinances, to implement the objectives, policies, plans and programs contained in pars. (a) to (h). The statement shall describe how each of the elements of the comprehensive plan will be integrated and made consistent with the other elements of the comprehensive plan, and shall include a mechanism to measure the local governmental unit's progress toward achieving all aspects of the comprehensive plan. The statement shall include a process for updating the comprehensive plan. A comprehensive plan under this subsection shall be updated no less than once every 10 years.
SECTION 1607. 66.04 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.04 (1m) (a) No city, village or, town, family care district under s. 46.2895 or agency or subdivision of a city, village or town may authorize funds for or pay to a physician or surgeon or a hospital, clinic or other medical facility for the performance of an abortion except those permitted under and which are performed in accordance with s. 20.927.
SECTION 1608. 66.04 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.04 (1m) (b) No city, village or, town, family care district under s. 46.2895 or agency or subdivision of a city, village or town may authorize payment of funds for a grant, subsidy or other funding involving a pregnancy program, project or service if s. 20.9275 (2) applies to the pregnancy program, project or service.
SECTION 1609. 66.119 (1) (b) 7. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
66.119 (1) (b) 7. c. That if the alleged violator makes a cash deposit and does not appear in court, he or she either will be deemed to have tendered a plea of no contest and submitted to a forfeiture, a penalty assessment imposed by s. 165.87 757.05, a jail assessment imposed by s. 302.46 (1), a crime laboratories and drug law enforcement assessment imposed by s. 165.755, any applicable consumer information assessment imposed by s. 100.261 and any applicable domestic abuse assessment imposed by s. 973.055 (1) not to exceed the amount of the deposit or will be summoned into court to answer the complaint if the court does not accept the plea of no contest.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 66.119 (1) (b) 7. c. This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: 0063/1 and 1265/5.
SECTION 1610. 66.119 (1) (b) 7. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
66.119 (1) (b) 7. d. That if the alleged violator does not make a cash deposit and does not appear in court at the time specified, the court may issue a summons or a warrant for the defendant's arrest or consider the nonappearance to be a plea of no contest and enter judgment under sub. (3) (d), or the municipality may commence an action against the alleged violator to collect the forfeiture, the penalty assessment imposed by s. 165.87 757.05, the jail assessment imposed by s. 302.46 (1), the crime laboratories and drug law enforcement assessment imposed by s. 165.755, any applicable consumer information assessment imposed by s. 100.261 and any applicable domestic abuse assessment imposed by s. 973.055 (1).
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 66.119 (1) (b) 7. d. This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: 0063/1 and 1265/5.
SECTION 1611. 66.119 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.119 (1) (c) An ordinance adopted under par. (a) shall contain a schedule of cash deposits that are to be required for the various ordinance violations, and for the penalty assessment imposed by s. 165.87 757.05, the jail assessment imposed by s. 302.46 (1), the crime laboratories and drug law enforcement assessment imposed by s. 165.755, any applicable consumer information assessment imposed by s. 100.261 and any applicable domestic abuse assessment imposed by s. 973.055 (1), for which a citation may be issued. The ordinance shall also specify the court, clerk of court or other official to whom cash deposits are to be made and shall require that receipts be given for cash deposits.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 66.119 (1) (c). This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: 0063/1 and 1265/5.
SECTION 1612. 66.119 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.119 (3) (a) The person named as the alleged violator in a citation may appear in court at the time specified in the citation or may mail or deliver personally a cash deposit in the amount, within the time and to the court, clerk of court or other official specified in the citation. If a person makes a cash deposit, the person may nevertheless appear in court at the time specified in the citation, provided that the cash deposit may be retained for application against any forfeiture, restitution, penalty assessment, jail assessment, crime laboratories and drug law enforcement assessment or, consumer information assessment or domestic abuse assessment that may be imposed.
SECTION 1613. 66.119 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.119 (3) (b) If a person appears in court in response to a citation, the citation may be used as the initial pleading, unless the court directs that a formal complaint be made, and the appearance confers personal jurisdiction over the person. The person may plead guilty, no contest or not guilty. If the person pleads guilty or no contest, the court shall accept the plea, enter a judgment of guilty and impose a forfeiture, the penalty assessment imposed by s. 165.87 757.05, the jail assessment imposed by s. 302.46 (1), the crime laboratories and drug law enforcement assessment imposed by s. 165.755, any applicable consumer information assessment imposed by s. 100.261 and any applicable domestic abuse assessment imposed by s. 973.055 (1). If the court finds that the violation meets the conditions in s. 800.093 (1), the court may order restitution under s. 800.093. A plea of not guilty shall put all matters in the case at issue, and the matter shall be set for trial.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 66.119 (3) (b). This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: 0063/1 and 1265/5.
SECTION 1614. 66.119 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.119 (3) (c) If the alleged violator makes a cash deposit and fails to appear in court, the citation may serve as the initial pleading and the violator shall be considered to have tendered a plea of no contest and submitted to a forfeiture, the penalty assessment imposed by s. 165.87 757.05, the jail assessment imposed by s. 302.46 (1), the crime laboratories and drug law enforcement assessment imposed by s. 165.755, any applicable consumer information assessment imposed by s. 100.261 and any applicable domestic abuse assessment imposed by s. 973.055 (1) not exceeding the amount of the deposit. The court may either accept the plea of no contest and enter judgment accordingly or reject the plea. If the court finds the violation meets the conditions in s. 800.093 (1), the court may summon the alleged violator into court to determine if restitution shall be ordered under s. 800.093. If the court accepts the plea of no contest, the defendant may move within 10 days after the date set for the appearance to withdraw the plea of no contest, open the judgment and enter a plea of not guilty if the defendant shows to the satisfaction of the court that the failure to appear was due to mistake, inadvertence, surprise or excusable neglect. If the plea of no contest is accepted and not subsequently changed to a plea of not guilty, no costs or fees may be taxed against the violator, but a penalty assessment, a jail assessment, a crime laboratories and drug law enforcement assessment and, if applicable, a consumer information assessment or a domestic abuse assessment shall be assessed. If the court rejects the plea of no contest, an action for collection of the forfeiture, penalty assessment, jail assessment, crime laboratories and drug law enforcement assessment, any applicable information assessment and any applicable domestic abuse assessment may be commenced. A city, village, town sanitary district or public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district may commence action under s. 66.12 (1) and a county or town may commence action under s. 778.10. The citation may be used as the complaint in the action for the collection of the forfeiture, penalty assessment, jail assessment, crime laboratories and drug law enforcement assessment, any applicable consumer information assessment and any applicable domestic abuse assessment.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 66.119 (3) (c). This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: 0063/1 and 1265/5.
SECTION 1615. 66.119 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.119 (3) (d) If the alleged violator does not make a cash deposit and fails to appear in court at the time specified in the citation, the court may issue a summons or warrant for the defendant's arrest or consider the nonappearance to be a plea of no contest and enter judgment accordingly if service was completed as provided under par. (e) or the county, town, city, village, town sanitary district or public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district may commence an action for collection of the forfeiture, penalty assessment, jail assessment and crime laboratories and drug law enforcement assessment, any applicable consumer information assessment and any applicable domestic abuse assessment. A city, village, town sanitary district or public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district may commence action under s. 66.12 (1) and a county or town may commence action under s. 778.10. The citation may be used as the complaint in the action for the collection of the forfeiture, penalty assessment, jail assessment and crime laboratories and drug law enforcement assessment, any applicable consumer information assessment and any applicable domestic abuse assessment. If the court considers the nonappearance to be a plea of no contest and enters judgment accordingly, the court shall promptly mail a copy or notice of the judgment to the defendant. The judgment shall allow the defendant not less than 20 days from the date of the judgment to pay any forfeiture, penalty assessment, jail assessment and crime laboratories and drug law enforcement assessment, any applicable consumer information assessment and any applicable domestic abuse assessment imposed. If the defendant moves to open the judgment within 6 months after the court appearance date fixed in the citation, and shows to the satisfaction of the court that the failure to appear was due to mistake, inadvertence, surprise or excusable neglect, the court shall reopen the judgment, accept a not guilty plea and set a trial date.
SECTION 1616. 66.12 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.12 (1) (b) Local ordinances, except as provided in this paragraph or ss. 345.20 to 345.53, may contain a provision for stipulation of guilt or no contest of any or all violations under those ordinances, and may designate the manner in which the stipulation is to be made and fix the penalty to be paid. When a person charged with a violation for which stipulation of guilt or no contest is authorized makes a timely stipulation and pays the required penalty and pays the penalty assessment imposed by s. 165.87 757.05, the jail assessment imposed by s. 302.46 (1), the crime laboratories and drug law enforcement assessment imposed by s. 165.755, any applicable consumer information assessment imposed by s. 100.261 and any applicable domestic abuse assessment imposed by s. 973.055 (1) to the designated official, the person need not appear in court and no witness fees or other additional costs may be taxed unless the local ordinance so provides. A court appearance is required for a violation of a local ordinance in conformity with s. 346.63 (1). The official receiving the penalties shall remit all moneys collected to the treasurer of the city, village, town sanitary district or public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district in whose behalf the sum was paid, except that all jail assessments shall be remitted to the county treasurer, within 20 days after its receipt by him or her; and in case of any failure in the payment, the treasurer may collect the payment of the officer by action, in the name of the office, and upon the official bond of the officer, with interest at the rate of 12% per year from the time when it should have been paid. In the case of the penalty assessment imposed by s. 165.87 757.05, the crime laboratories and drug law enforcement assessment imposed by s. 165.755, the driver improvement surcharge imposed by s. 346.655 (1), any applicable consumer information assessment imposed by s. 100.261 and any applicable domestic abuse assessment imposed by s. 973.055 (1), the treasurer of the city, village, town sanitary district or public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district shall remit to the state treasurer the sum required by law to be paid on the actions so entered during the preceding month on or before the first day of the next succeeding month. The governing body of the city, village, town sanitary district or public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district shall by ordinance designate the official to receive the penalties and the terms under which the official shall qualify.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 66.12 (1) (b). This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: 0063/1 and 1265/5.
SECTION 1617. 66.12 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.12 (3) (b) All forfeitures and penalties recovered for the violation of any ordinance or bylaw of any city, village, town, town sanitary district or public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district shall be paid into the city, village, town, town sanitary district or public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district treasury for the use of the city, village, town, town sanitary district or public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, except as otherwise provided in par. (c), sub. (1) (b) and s. 165.87 757.05. The judge shall report and pay into the treasury, quarterly, or at more frequent intervals if so required, all moneys collected belonging to the city, village, town, town sanitary district or public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, which report shall be certified and filed in the office of the treasurer; and the judge shall be entitled to duplicate receipts for such moneys, one of which he or she shall file with the city, village or town clerk or with the town sanitary district or the public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district.
SECTION 1618. 66.285 (4) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
66.285 (4) (f) The failure to pay timely due to an occurrence to which s. 893.83 applies.
SECTION 1619. 66.299 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
66.299 (3) (a) 1. A local governmental unit shall, to the extent practicable, make purchasing selections using specifications developed by state agencies under s. 16.72 (2) (e) to maximize the purchase of products utilizing recycled or recovered materials.
SECTION 1620. 66.299 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.299 (4) PURCHASE OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS. A local governmental unit shall, to the extent practicable, make purchasing selections using specifications prepared by state agencies under s. 16.72 (2) (f).
SECTION 1621. 66.30 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.30 (1) (a) In this section "municipality" means the state or any department or agency thereof, or any city, village, town, county, school district, public library system, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, sanitary district, farm drainage district, metropolitan sewerage district, sewer utility district, solid waste management system created under s. 59.70 (2), local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229, local professional baseball park district created under subch. III of ch. 229, family care district under s. 46.2895, water utility district, mosquito control district, municipal electric company, county or city transit commission, commission created by contract under this section, taxation district or regional planning commission.
SECTION 1622. 66.43 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.43 (3) (a) "Blighted area" means any area, including a slum area, in which a majority of the structures are residential or in which there is a predominance of buildings or improvements, whether residential or nonresidential, and which, by reason of dilapidation, deterioration, age or obsolescence, inadequate provision for ventilation, light, air, sanitation, or open spaces, high density of population and overcrowding, environmental pollution or the existence of conditions which endanger life or property by fire and other causes, or any combination of such factors, is conducive to ill health, transmission of disease, infant mortality, juvenile delinquency and crime, and is detrimental to the public health, safety, morals or welfare.
SECTION 1623. 66.43 (3) (be) of the statutes is created to read:
66.43 (3) (be) "Environmental pollution" has the meaning given in s. 299.01 (4).
SECTION 1624. 66.431 (2m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
66.431 (2m) (b) 1. An area, including a slum area, in which there is a predominance of buildings or improvements, whether residential or nonresidential, which by reason of dilapidation, deterioration, age or obsolescence, inadequate provision for ventilation, light, air, sanitation, or open spaces, high density of population and overcrowding, environmental pollution or the existence of conditions which endanger life or property by fire and other causes, or any combination of such factors is conducive to ill health, transmission of disease, infant mortality, juvenile delinquency, or crime, and is detrimental to the public health, safety, morals or welfare.
SECTION 1625. 66.431 (2m) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
66.431 (2m) (b) 2. An area which by reason of the presence of a substantial number of substandard, slum, deteriorated or deteriorating structures, predominance of defective or inadequate street layout, faulty lot layout in relation to size, adequacy, accessibility or usefulness, unsanitary or unsafe conditions, deterioration of site or other improvements, diversity of ownership, tax or special assessment delinquency exceeding the fair value of the land, defective or unusual conditions of title, environmental pollution or the existence of conditions which endanger life or property by fire and other causes, or any combination of such factors, substantially impairs or arrests the sound growth of a city, retards the provision of housing accommodations or constitutes an economic or social liability and is a menace to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare in its present condition and use.
SECTION 1626. 66.431 (2m) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
66.431 (2m) (b) 3. An area which is predominantly open and which because of obsolete platting, diversity of ownership, deterioration of structures or of site improvements, environmental pollution or otherwise, substantially impairs or arrests the sound growth of the community.
SECTION 1627. 66.431 (2m) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.431 (2m) (bm) "Blighted property" means any property within a city, whether residential or nonresidential, which by reason of dilapidation, deterioration, age or obsolescence, inadequate provisions for ventilation, light, air or sanitation, high density of population and overcrowding, or the existence of conditions which endanger life or property by fire and other causes, or any combination of such factors, is conducive to ill health, transmission of disease, infant mortality, juvenile delinquency or crime, and is detrimental to the public health, safety, morals or welfare, or any property which by reason of faulty lot layout in relation to size, adequacy, accessibility or usefulness, insanitary or unsafe conditions, deterioration of site or other improvements, diversity of ownership, tax or special assessment delinquency exceeding the fair market value of the land, defective or unusual conditions of title, environmental pollution or the existence of conditions which endanger life or property by fire and other causes, or any combination of such factors, substantially impairs or arrests the sound growth of a city, retards the provisions of housing accommodations or constitutes an economic or social liability and is a menace to the public health, safety, morals or welfare in its present condition and use, or any property which is predominantly open and which because of obsolete platting, diversity of ownership, deterioration of structures or of site improvements, environmental pollution or otherwise, substantially impairs or arrests the sound growth of the community.
SECTION 1628. 66.431 (2m) (fe) of the statutes is created to read:
66.431 (2m) (fe) "Environmental pollution" has the meaning given in s. 299.01 (4).
SECTION 1629. 66.46 (2) (a) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
66.46 (2) (a) 1. a. An area, including a slum area, in which the structures, buildings or improvements, which by reason of dilapidation, deterioration, age or obsolescence, inadequate provision for ventilation, light, air, sanitation, or open spaces, high density of population and overcrowding, environmental pollution or the existence of conditions which endanger life or property by fire and other causes, or any combination of these factors is conducive to ill health, transmission of disease, infant mortality, juvenile delinquency, or crime, and is detrimental to the public health, safety, morals or welfare.
SECTION 1630. 66.46 (2) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
66.46 (2) (a) 1. b. An area which is predominantly open and which consists primarily of an abandoned highway corridor, as defined in s. 66.431 (2m) (a), or that consists of land upon which buildings or structures have been demolished and which because of obsolete platting, diversity of ownership, deterioration of structures or of site improvements, environmental pollution or otherwise, substantially impairs or arrests the sound growth of the community.
SECTION 1631. 66.46 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.46 (13) REPORT ON EFFECTS AND IMPACT OF TAX INCREMENTAL FINANCING. The department of commerce revenue, in cooperation with other state agencies and local governments, shall make a comprehensive report to the governor and the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) and to the governor, at the beginning of each biennium, beginning with the 1977 2001-03 biennium, as to the effects and impact of tax incremental financing projects socially, economically and financially.
SECTION 1632. 66.462 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.462 (1) (c) "Eligible costs" means capital costs, financing costs and administrative and professional service costs for the investigation, removal, containment or monitoring of, or the restoration of soil, air, surface water, sediments or groundwater affected by, environmental pollution, including monitoring costs incurred within 2 years after the date on which the department of natural resources certifies that environmental pollution on the property has been remediated, property acquisition costs, demolition costs including asbestos removal, and removing and disposing of abandoned containers, as defined in s. 292.41 (1), except that for any parcel of land "eligible costs" shall be reduced by any amounts received from persons responsible for the discharge, as defined in s. 292.01 (3), of a hazardous substance on the property to pay for the costs of remediating environmental pollution on the property, by any amounts received, or reasonably expected by the political subdivision to be received, from a local, state or federal program for the remediation of contamination in the district that do not require reimbursement or repayment and by the amount of net gain from the sale of the property by the political subdivision.
SECTION 1633. 66.462 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.462 (1) (i) "Period of certification" means a period of not more than 16 23 years beginning after the department certifies the environmental remediation tax incremental base of a parcel of property under sub. (4) or a period before all eligible costs have been paid, whichever occurs first.
SECTION 1634. 66.462 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.462 (2) USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION TAX INCREMENTS. A political subdivision that develops, and whose governing body approves, a written proposal to remediate environmental pollution on property owned by the political subdivision may use an environmental remediation tax increment to pay the eligible costs of remediating environmental pollution on contiguous parcels of property that is are not part of a tax incremental district created under s. 66.46 and that is owned by the political subdivision at the time of the remediation and then transferred to another person after the property is remediated, as provided in this section, except that a political subdivision may use an environmental remediation tax increment to pay the cost of remediating environmental pollution of groundwater without regard to whether the property above the groundwater is owned by the political subdivision. No political subdivision may submit an application to the department under sub. (4) until the joint review board approves the political subdivision's written proposal under sub. (3).
SECTION 1635. 66.462 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.462 (3) (a) Any political subdivision that seeks to use an environmental remediation tax increment under sub. (2) shall convene a joint review board to review the proposal. The board shall consist of one representative chosen by the school district that has power to levy taxes on the property that is remediated, one representative chosen by the technical college district that has power to levy taxes on the property, one representative chosen by the county that has power to levy taxes on the property that is remediated, one representative chosen by the political subdivision city, village or town that has power to levy taxes on the property that is remediated and one public member. If more than one city, village or town, more than one school district, more than one technical college district or more than one county has the power to levy taxes on the property that is remediated, the unit in which is located property that has the greatest value shall choose that representative to the board. The public member and the board's chairperson shall be selected by a majority of the other board members at the board's first meeting. All board members shall be appointed and the first board meeting held within 14 days after the political subdivision's governing body approves the written proposal under sub. (2). Additional meetings of the board shall be held upon the call of any member. The political subdivision that seeks to act under sub. (2) shall provide administrative support for the board. By majority vote, the board may disband following approval or rejection of the proposal.
SECTION 1636. 66.462 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
