SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 534
February 1, 2006 - Offered by Committee on Natural Resources and
Transportation
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AB534-SSA1,1,4 1An Act to renumber and amend 84.09 (5); to amend 84.01 (30) (a), 84.01 (30)
2(g) 3., 84.09 (5m), 84.09 (5r) and 84.09 (8) (b); and to create 84.09 (5) (b) and
3(c) of the statutes; relating to: sale, by the Department of Transportation, of
4surplus real property.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB534-SSA1, s. 1 5Section 1. 84.01 (30) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB534-SSA1,1,96 84.01 (30) (a) A provision specifying that title is held by the private entity until
7title is transferred to the department pursuant to a lease with option to purchase at
8fair market the appraised value or purchase at fair market the appraised value of the
9constructed project upon its completion.
AB534-SSA1, s. 2 10Section 2. 84.01 (30) (g) 3. of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act
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, is amended to read:
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184.01 (30) (g) 3. Notwithstanding any other statute, the department may sell,
2at fair market the appraised value, the real estate upon which a park-and-ride
3facility is or may be located, if the department determines that the sale is in the best
4interests of the public and the department determines that the real estate will be
5used in a manner consistent with the state's transportation interests.
AB534-SSA1, s. 3 6Section 3. 84.09 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 84.09 (5) (a) and amended
7to read:
AB534-SSA1,3,28 84.09 (5) (a) Subject to pars. (b) and (c) and to the approval of the governor, the
9department may sell at public or private sale property of whatever nature owned by
10the state and under the jurisdiction of the department when the department
11determines that the property is no longer necessary for the state's use for
12transportation purposes and, if real property, the real property is not the subject of
13a petition under s. 560.9810 (2). The department shall present to the governor a full
14and complete report of the property to be sold, the reason for the sale, and the
15minimum price for which the same should be sold, together with an application for
16the governor's approval of the sale. The governor shall thereupon make such
17investigation as he or she may deem necessary and approve or disapprove the
18application. Upon such approval and receipt of the full purchase price, the
19department shall by appropriate deed or other instrument transfer the property to
20the purchaser. The approval of the governor is not required for public or private sale
21of property having a fair market an appraised value at the time of sale of not more
22than $15,000, for the transfer of surplus state real property to the department of
23administration under s. 560.9810, or for the transfer of surplus state personal
24property to the department of tourism under sub. (5s). The funds derived from sales

1under this subsection shall be deposited in the transportation fund, and the expense
2incurred by the department in connection with the sale shall be paid from such fund.
AB534-SSA1, s. 4 3Section 4. 84.09 (5) (b) and (c) of the statutes are created to read:
AB534-SSA1,3,204 84.09 (5) (b) Subject to the approval of the governor in the manner, scope, and
5form specified in par. (a), with respect to the sale of property acquired by the
6department for a project that is completed after the effective date of this paragraph
7.... [revisor inserts date], the department shall, and with respect to the sale of
8property acquired by the department for a project that is completed before the
9effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], the department may offer
10for sale or transfer ownership of the property that the department determines is no
11longer necessary for the state's use for transportation purposes, if the property is not
12the subject of a petition under s. 560.9810 (2). This disposition process shall take
13place within 24 months of the completion of the transportation project for which the
14property was acquired. Except as provided in par. (c) 3., the department shall offer
15limited and general marketable properties at appraised value, as determined by a
16state-certified or licensed appraiser, for not less than 12 months. If the department
17does not sell the property at or above its appraised value, the department shall offer
18the property for sale by means of sealed bids or public auction. For the purposes of
19this paragraph, a project is completed when final payment is made under the
20contract for the project.
AB534-SSA1,4,321 (c) 1. Prior to conducting a public sale on a generally marketable surplus land
22parcel under par. (b), the department shall contact the county, municipality, and the
23local school district where the land parcel is located and the department of natural
24resources to solicit interest in acquiring the parcel for public use. Upon notification
25from the department, the county, municipality, local school district, and department

1of natural resources must respond to the department, stating their interest in the
2land for public use, within 60 days. Failure to respond within 60 days constitutes
3noninterest in the land parcel.
AB534-SSA1,4,84 2. Except as provided in subd. 2m. if a county, a municipality, a local school
5district, or the department of natural resources expresses interest in acquiring the
6land for public use, the department shall offer the county, municipality, local school
7district, or department of natural resources the property at its appraised value if all
8of the following are true:
AB534-SSA1,4,119 a. The county, municipality, local school district, or department of natural
10resources provides a plan to the department identifying the proposed public use for
11the land parcel and the acreage involved in the public use.
AB534-SSA1,4,1212 b. The public use would benefit a cross-section of the population.
AB534-SSA1,4,1413 c. The land parcel will not be purchased for the generation of profit either
14through the sale price or its long-term intended public use.
AB534-SSA1,4,1915 2m. If a county, municipality, or a local school district expresses interest in
16acquiring the land for public use related to transportation or infrastructure, the
17department may offer the county, municipality, or the local school district the
18property, for less than the appraised value of the property, if all of the following are
19true:
AB534-SSA1,4,2220 a. The county, municipality, or local school district provides a plan to the
21department identifying the proposed use of the property for transportation or
22infrastructure purposes.
AB534-SSA1,4,2423 b. The county, municipality, or local school district agrees to a permanent
24restriction on the use of the land for the purpose identified.
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13. If the conditions of subd. 2. are met, the department shall transfer ownership
2of the land parcel to the county, municipality, local school district, or department of
3natural resources upon receipt of the appraised value of the land parcel. If the
4conditions of subd. 2m. are met, the department shall transfer ownership of the land
5parcel to the county, municipality, or local school district upon receipt of the agreed
6purchase price of the land parcel. Ownership of the land parcel shall be transferred
7contingent upon the public use identified under subd. 2., and shall remain in the
8ownership of the public entity preserving the public use.
AB534-SSA1, s. 5 9Section 5. 84.09 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB534-SSA1,5,2210 84.09 (5m) Subject to the approval of the governor in the manner, scope, and
11form provided by sub. (5) (a), the department may convey lands or interests therein
12acquired pursuant to this section and improvements installed thereon to
13municipalities within whose limits such lands or interests therein are located. The
14conveyance of said lands or interests therein and improvements shall restrict the use
15of the premises by the municipality to the uses for which they were acquired, except
16that said lands or interests therein declared by the department to be excess may be
17so conveyed without restrictions as to use. This subsection shall apply only to the
18sale of property acquired by the department for a project that is completed before the
19effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date]. The department may sell
20property that is acquired by the department for a project that is completed after the
21effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], to a municipality under sub.
22(5) (c), as applicable.
AB534-SSA1, s. 6 23Section 6. 84.09 (5r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB534-SSA1,6,2124 84.09 (5r) In lieu of the sale or conveyance of property under sub. (5) or (5m),
25the department may, subject to the approval of the governor, donate real property

1that is adjacent to the veterans memorial site located at The Highground in Clark
2County and owned by the state and under the jurisdiction of the department to the
3Wisconsin Vietnam Veterans Memorial Project, Inc., for the purpose of the veterans
4memorial site located at The Highground in Clark County for the purpose of a
5memorial hall specified in s. 70.11 (9). The department may donate property under
6this subsection only when the department determines that the property is no longer
7necessary for the state's use for transportation purposes and is not the subject of a
8petition under s. 560.9810 (2) and is transferred with a restriction that the donee may
9not subsequently transfer the real property to any person except to this state, which
10shall not be charged for any improvements thereon. Such restriction shall be
11recorded in the office of the register of deeds in the county in which the property is
12located. The department shall present to the governor a full and complete report of
13the property to be donated, the reason for the donation, and the minimum price for
14which the property could likely be sold under sub. (5), together with an application
15for the governor's approval of the donation. The governor shall thereupon make such
16investigation as he or she considers necessary and approve or disapprove the
17application. Upon such approval, the department shall by appropriate deed or other
18instrument transfer the property to the donee. The approval of the governor is not
19required for donation of property having a fair market an appraised value at the time
20of donation of not more than $15,000. Any expense incurred by the department in
21connection with the donation shall be paid from the transportation fund.
AB534-SSA1, s. 7 22Section 7. 84.09 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB534-SSA1,7,523 84.09 (8) (b) Biennially, beginning on January 1, 1984, the department shall
24submit to the state building commission and the joint committee on finance an
25inventory of surplus land containing a general description of the location and an

1estimated value of each parcel. For each inventory submitted after the effective date
2of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], the inventory shall contain a report
3including the estimated marketable value totals, by marketable type, of the land
4parcels, the net gain and net sale of surplus properties in the previous 2-year period,
5and a summary of the 5 most recent reports submitted under this paragraph.
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