SECTION 14. 59.43 (2) (ag) 1. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
59.43 (2) (ag) 1. Subject to s. 59.72 (5), for recording any instrument entitled to be recorded in the office of the register of deeds, $11 for the first page and $2 for each additional page, except that no fee may be collected for recording a change of address that is exempt from a filing fee under s. 185.83 (1) (b).
SECTION 15. 59.43 (2) (e) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
59.43 (2) (e) Subject to s. 59.72 (5), for filing any instrument which is entitled to be filed in the office of register of deeds and for which no other specific fee is specified, $11 for the first page and $2 for each additional page.
SECTION 16. 59.72 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
59.72 (3) LAND INFORMATION OFFICE. The board may establish a county land information office or may direct that the functions and duties of the office be performed by an existing department, board, commission, agency, institution, authority, or office. If the board establishes a county land information office, the office shall:
(a) Coordinate land information projects within the county, between the county and local governmental units, between the state and local governmental units and among local governmental units, the federal government and the private sector.
(b) Within 2 years after the land information office is established, develop and receive approval for a countywide plan for land records modernization. The plan shall be submitted for approval to the department of administration under s. 16.967 (3) (e).
(c) Review and recommend projects from local governmental units for grants from the department of administration under s. 16.967 (7).
SECTION 17. 59.72 (4) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
59.72 (4) AID TO COUNTIES. A board that has established a land information office under sub. (3) may apply to the department of administration for a grant for a land information project under s. 16.967 (7).
SECTION 18. 59.72 (5) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
59.72 (5) LAND RECORD MODERNIZATION FUNDING. (a) Before the 16th day of each month a register of deeds shall submit to the department of administration $7 from the fee for recording or filing the first page of each instrument that is recorded or filed under s. 59.43 (2) (ag) 1. or (e), less any amount retained by the county under par. (b).
(b) A county may retain $5 of the $7 submitted under par. (a) from the fee for recording or filing the first page of each instrument that is recorded or filed under s. 59.43 (2) (ag) 1. or (e) if all of the following conditions are met:
1. The county has established a land information office under sub. (3).
2. A land information office has been established for less than 2 years or has received approval for a countywide plan for land records modernization under sub. (3) (b).
3. The county uses $4 of each $5 fee retained under this paragraph to develop, implement, and maintain the countywide plan for land records modernization and $1 of each $5 fee retained under this paragraph for the provision of land information on the Internet, including the county's land information records relating to housing.
SECTION 19. 92.10 (4) (a) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
92.10 (4) (a) Data. The department shall develop a systematic method of collecting and organizing data related to soil erosion. The department shall cooperate with the department of administration under s. 16.967 in developing this methodology or any related activities related to land information collection.
SECTION 20. 146.70 (3m) (d) 1g. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
146.70 (3m) (d) 1g. If an application under par. (c) includes an estimate of costs identified in par. (c) 1. d. incurred during the reimbursement period or between January 1, 1999, and September 3, 2003, the commission may approve the application only if the commission determines that the local government's collection of land information, as defined in s. 16.967 (1) (b), and development of a land information system, as defined in s. 16.967 (1) (c), that is related to that purpose are consistent with the applicable county land records modernization plans developed under s. 59.72 (3) (b), conform to the standards on which such plans are based, and do not duplicate land information collection and other efforts funded through the land information program under s. 16.967 (7). The commission shall obtain the advice of the department of administration in making determinations under this subdivision.
SECTION 21. 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, section 9456 (3m) (a), as last affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 48, is repealed.
SECTION 22. 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, section 9401 (2zt), as last affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 33, is repealed.
SECTION 23. 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, section 9401 (2zu), as last affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 33, is repealed.
SECTION 9455. Effective dates; other
(1) EXPIRATION OF WISCONSIN LAND COUNCIL. The treatment of section 16.966 of the statutes takes effect on September 1, 2005.
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LRB-1018LRB-1018/2
MES:jld:rs
2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Ziegler, BB0274 - County authority to enter into revenue sharing agreements; expand scope of allowed revenues
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2005 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: authorizing a county to participate in a municipal revenue sharing agreement and expanding the types of revenues that may be included in such an agreement.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
local government
Under current law, cities, villages, and towns (municipalities) may enter into agreements to share revenues from taxes and special charges with other municipalities and with federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands. No municipality may enter into an agreement with one or more municipalities unless the municipality is contiguous to at least one other municipality that enters into the agreement.
A municipal revenue sharing agreement must meet a number of conditions. It must:
1. Be for a minimum term of ten years.
2. Describe the boundaries of the area within which the revenues are to be shared in the agreement.
3. Describe the formula or other means of determining the amount of revenues to be shared under the agreement.
4. Specify the date or dates upon which revenues agreed to be shared are to be paid to the appropriate municipality.
5. Specify how the agreement may be invalidated after the expiration of the minimum ten-year term.
An agreement under current law may address any other necessary and proper matters, including any agreements with respect to services or agreements with respect to municipal boundaries. Current law also requires that at least 30 days before entering into an agreement the participating municipality must hold a public hearing on the proposed agreement (public hearing notice requirements are specified). In addition, current law provides that an advisory referendum on a proposed agreement may be called either by the governing body of the participating municipality or by the qualified electors of a participating municipality. In the latter case, a petition, signed by a number of qualified electors equal to at least 10 percent of the votes cast for governor in a municipality at the last gubernatorial election must be timely filed. Time limits and notice requirements are provided for the advisory referendum.
This bill modifies current law by authorizing a county to enter into a revenue sharing agreement with another county or a municipality or federally recognized American Indian tribe or band. The bill also modifies current law by expanding the types of revenues that may be subject to such a revenue sharing agreement. Under the bill, fee revenues and payments received from the state may also be included in the agreements.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 66.0305 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0305 (title) Municipal Political subdivision revenue sharing.
SECTION 2. 66.0305 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0305 (1) DEFINITION. In this section, "municipality" "political subdivision" means a city, village or, town, or county.
SECTION 3. 66.0305 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0305 (2) MUNICIPAL POLITICAL SUBDIVISION REVENUE SHARING AGREEMENT. Subject to the requirements of this section, any 2 or more municipalities political subdivisions may, by a majority vote of a quorum of their governing bodies, enter into an agreement to share all or a specified part of revenues derived from taxes, payments received from the state, fee revenues, and special charges, as defined in s. 74.01 (4). One or more municipalities political subdivisions may enter into agreements under this section with federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands.
****NOTE: This is reconciled s. 66.0305 (2). This SECTION has been affected by drafts with the following LRB numbers: -1017/1 and 1018/1.
SECTION 4. 66.0305 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0305 (3) PUBLIC HEARING. At least 30 days before entering into an agreement under sub. (2), a municipality political subdivision shall hold a public hearing on the proposed agreement. Notice of the hearing shall be published as a class 3 notice under ch. 985.
SECTION 5. 66.0305 (4) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0305 (4) (a) 4. The date upon which revenues agreed to be shared under the agreement shall be paid to the appropriate municipality political subdivision shall be specified.
SECTION 6. 66.0305 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0305 (5) CONTIGUOUS BOUNDARIES. No municipality political subdivision may enter into an agreement under sub. (2) with one or more municipalities political subdivisions unless the municipality political subdivision is contiguous to at least one other municipality political subdivision that enters into the agreement.
SECTION 7. 66.0305 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
66.0305 (6) ADVISORY REFERENDUM. (a) Within 30 days after the hearing under sub. (3), the governing body of a participating municipality political subdivision may adopt a resolution calling for an advisory referendum on the agreement. An advisory referendum shall be held if, within 30 days after the hearing under sub. (3), a petition, signed by a number of qualified electors equal to at least 10% of the votes cast for governor in the municipality political subdivision at the last gubernatorial election, is filed with the clerk of a participating municipality political subdivision, requesting an advisory referendum on the revenue sharing plan. The petition shall conform to the requirements of s. 8.40 and shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37. If an advisory referendum is held, the municipality's political subdivision's governing body may not vote to approve the agreement under sub. (2) until the report under par. (d) is filed.
(b) The advisory referendum shall be held not less than 42 days nor more than 72 days after adoption of the resolution under par. (a) calling for the referendum or not less than 42 days nor more than 72 days after receipt of the petition under par. (a) by the municipal or county clerk. The municipal or county clerk shall give notice of the referendum by publishing a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality political subdivision, both on the publication day next preceding the advisory referendum election and one week prior to that publication date.
(c) The advisory referendum shall be conducted by the municipal political subdivision's election officials. The governing body of the municipality political subdivision may specify the number of election officials for the referendum. The ballots shall contain the words "For the revenue sharing agreement" and "Against the revenue sharing agreement" and shall otherwise conform to the provisions of s. 5.64 (2). The election shall be conducted as are other municipal or county elections in accordance with chs. 6 and 7, insofar as applicable.
(d) The election inspectors shall report the results of the election, showing the total number of votes cast and the numbers cast for and against the revenue sharing. The election inspectors shall attach their affidavit to the report and immediately file the report in the office of the municipal or county clerk.
(e) The costs of the advisory referendum election shall be borne by the municipality political subdivision that holds the election.
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LRB-1022LRB-1022/1
RAC:jld:rs
2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Dombrowski, BB0272 - Official state newspaper
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2005 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
State government
Other state government
Currently, the Joint Committee on Legislative Organization (JCLO) must recommend to the legislature, in the form of a joint resolution, a Wisconsin newspaper to be the official state newspaper. Upon passage of the joint resolution by both houses of the legislature, the newspaper becomes the official state newspaper. This bill eliminates this JCLO duty and, instead, provides that the secretary of administration is to designate a Wisconsin newspaper to be the official state newspaper.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 13.90 (1) (j) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 2. 985.04 of the statutes is amended to read:
985.04 Official state newspaper. The joint committee on legislative organization shall recommend to the legislature to secretary of administration shall designate some newspaper published in Wisconsin to be the official state newspaper, which shall publish all legal notices required to be published therein. Any such publication from any of the state agencies shall be deemed official. The joint committee secretary of administration may invite bids from all newspapers which meet the requirements of s. 985.03, but if it the secretary does so, it he or she is not required to recommend designate the lowest bidder as the official state newspaper. The joint committee shall introduce its recommendation in the legislature in the form of a joint resolution. No designation takes effect until the joint resolution is adopted. A newspaper which is designated the official state newspaper under this section shall continue as such until the legislature secretary of administration designates another newspaper to be the official state newspaper.
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LRB-1037LRB-1037/3
MGD:wlj:jf
2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Statz, BB0290 - Transfer from TIME terminal charges appropriation to appropriation for background checks for handgun purchasers
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2005 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
state government
Other state government
This bill transfers money from a DOJ appropriation account relating to the transaction information for management of enforcement system (a law enforcement database) to a DOJ appropriation account relating to background checks for handgun purchasers.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.