AB327,157,1918 (b) Prescribe a notice of the fixed date that shall be given to creditors and
19claimants.
AB327,157,24 20(3) Claims barred; extension of time for filing. The court may prohibit any
21person who fails to file a claim before the date established under sub. (2) (a) from
22claiming an interest in or receiving payment out of the property and assets of the
23cooperative. At any time before the date established under sub. (2) (a), the court may
24extend the time for filing claims beyond the date established under sub. (2) (a).
AB327,158,6
1193.955 Discontinuance of court-supervised dissolution proceedings.
2A dissolution conducted under the supervision of a court under s. 193.925 or any
3action under s. 193.931 (1) may be discontinued at any time during the dissolution
4proceedings if it is established that cause for dissolution does not exist. The court
5shall dismiss the proceedings and direct the receiver appointed under s. 193.935 (1)
6or (2), if any, to deliver to the cooperative its remaining property and assets.
AB327,158,10 7193.961 Order of dissolution. (1) Issuance; effective date. After
8distribution of a cooperative's assets and proceeds under s. 193.935 (3), the court
9shall issue an order dissolving the cooperative. The dissolution is effective upon
10issuance of the order.
AB327,158,13 11(2) Filing. After the court issues an order under sub. (1), the court shall file
12a certified copy of the order with the department. The department may not charge
13a fee for filing the order.
AB327,158,19 14193.971 Barring of claims. (1) Claims barred. Except as provided in s.
15193.951 (3), a creditor or claimant who does not file a claim or bring an action during
16the pendency of the dissolution proceedings or has not brought an action before the
17commencement of the dissolution proceedings, and all those claiming through or
18under the creditor or claimant, are forever barred from bringing an action to collect
19on that claim or otherwise enforcing it, except as provided in this section.
AB327,159,2 20(2) Certain claims allowed for good cause. Except as provided in s. 193.951
21(3), within one year after the date on which the articles of dissolution are filed under
22s. 193.905 (5) or an order of dissolution is issued under s. 193.961, a creditor or
23claimant who shows good cause for not having previously filed the claim may apply
24to the circuit court to allow a claim against the cooperative's undistributed assets or,
25if the undistributed assets are not sufficient to satisfy the claim, against a person to

1the extent of the distributions received by that person in the dissolution by virtue of
2that person's status as a member.
AB327,159,7 3(3) Certain omitted claims allowed. A person to whom is owed a debt,
4obligation, or liability incurred during an action under s. 193.931 (1), but who is not
5paid before the distribution of assets and proceeds under s. 193.935 (3) (f), may bring
6an action to recover on the claim against the officers, directors, or members of the
7cooperative before the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations.
AB327, s. 90 8Section 90. 196.01 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,159,119 196.01 (5) (b) 1. A cooperative association organized under ch. 185 or 193 for
10the purpose of producing or furnishing heat, light, power or water to its members
11only.
AB327, s. 91 12Section 91. 196.01 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,159,1813 196.01 (10) "Telecommunications utility" means any person, corporation,
14company, cooperative, unincorporated cooperative association, partnership,
15association and lessees, trustees or receivers appointed by any court that owns,
16operates, manages or controls any plant or equipment used to furnish
17telecommunications services within the state directly or indirectly to the public.
18"Telecommunications utility" does not include a telecommunications carrier.
AB327, s. 92 19Section 92. 196.02 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,160,320 196.02 (2) Definition; classification. In this subsection, "public utility" does
21not include a telecommunications cooperative, an unincorporated
22telecommunications cooperative association,
or a small telecommunications utility
23except as provided under s. 196.205 or 196.215 (2) and does not include an alternative
24telecommunications utility. The commission shall provide for a comprehensive
25classification of service for each public utility. The classification may take into

1account the quantity used, the time when used, the purpose for which used, and any
2other reasonable consideration. Each public utility shall conform its schedules of
3rates, tolls and charges to such classification.
AB327, s. 93 4Section 93. 196.025 (5) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,160,75 196.025 (5) (ag) In this subsection, "electric cooperative" means a cooperative
6association organized under ch. 185 or 193 for the purpose of generating, distributing
7or furnishing electric energy at retail or wholesale to its members only.
AB327, s. 94 8Section 94. 196.09 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,160,199 196.09 (1) In this section, "public utility" does not include a
10telecommunications cooperative or an unincorporated telecommunications
11cooperative association
except as provided under s. 196.205. In subs. (2) to (7),
12"public utility" does not include a telecommunications utility. Subsection (9) only
13applies to a telecommunications utility. Every public utility shall file with the
14commission, within such time as may be required by the commission, its estimate of
15the annual rate of depreciation required for each of its classes of fixed capital used
16for public utility purposes, and of the composite annual rate of depreciation required
17for such fixed capital as an aggregate, which shall constitute the public utility's
18estimates of the amount which should be returned to it out of its rates for service, to
19meet the depreciation of its property.
AB327, s. 95 20Section 95. 196.11 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,161,321 196.11 (2) Any arrangement under this section shall be under the supervision
22and regulation of the commission. The commission may order any rate, charge or
23regulation which the commission deems necessary to give effect to the arrangement.
24The commission may make any change in a rate, charge or regulation as the
25commission determines is necessary and reasonable and may revoke its approval

1and amend or rescind all orders relative to any arrangement. This subsection does
2not apply to telecommunications cooperatives, unincorporated telecommunications
3cooperative associations,
or telecommunications utilities.
AB327, s. 96 4Section 96. 196.20 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,161,85 196.20 (3) Except as provided in subs. (1m) and (5) (a), this section does not
6apply to telecommunications cooperatives, unincorporated telecommunications
7cooperative associations,
or small telecommunications utilities unless made subject
8to this section under s. 196.205 or 196.215 (2).
AB327, s. 97 9Section 97. 196.20 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,161,1810 196.20 (4) (a) 2. "Electric public utility" means a public utility whose purpose
11is the generation, transmission, delivery or furnishing of electric power but does not
12include a public utility owned and operated wholly by a municipality or, cooperative,
13or an unincorporated cooperative association
and does not include any public utility
14which purchases, under federal or state approved wholesale rates, more than 50%
15of its electric power requirements from other than an affiliated interest as defined
16under s. 196.52. "Electric public utility" does not include any Class A utility, as
17defined under s. 199.03 (4), whose electric generation equipment has a total capacity
18of less than 30 megawatts.
AB327, s. 98 19Section 98. 196.205 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,161,2320 196.205 (1m) A telecommunications cooperative or an unincorporated
21telecommunications cooperative association
may elect to be subject to ss. 196.28 and
22196.37 as they apply to any rate, toll or charge and to ss. 196.02 (2), 196.09 (1), 196.11
23(2), 196.20 and 196.26 in any of the following ways:
AB327,161,2524 (a) By amendment of the articles of incorporation of the cooperative under s.
25185.51 or the articles of organization of the association under s. 193.221.
AB327,162,2
1(c) By a majority of the voting members of the board of directors of the
2cooperative or association.
AB327, s. 99 3Section 99. 196.205 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,162,74 196.205 (2) Notwithstanding sub. (1m), a telecommunications cooperative or
5an unincorporated telecommunications cooperative association
shall be subject to s.
6196.26 if it is a party in a proceeding on a complaint specified in s. 196.26 (1) (b) or
7(c).
AB327, s. 100 8Section 100. 196.26 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,162,149 196.26 (4) (a) This section does not apply to any rate, toll, charge or schedule
10of any telecommunications cooperative or unincorporated telecommunications
11cooperative association,
except as provided under s. 196.205 or unless at least 5% of
12the customers of the telecommunications cooperative or association file a complaint
13with the commission that the rate, toll, charge or schedule is in any respect
14unreasonable, insufficient or unjustly discriminatory.
AB327, s. 101 15Section 101. 196.28 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,162,1916 196.28 (4) This section does not apply to rates, tolls or charges of a
17telecommunications cooperative, an unincorporated telecommunications
18cooperative association,
or a small telecommunications utility except as provided in
19s. 196.205 or 196.215 (2).
AB327, s. 102 20Section 102. 196.37 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,162,2421 196.37 (4) This section does not apply to rates, tolls or charges of a
22telecommunications cooperative, an unincorporated telecommunications
23cooperative association,
or a small telecommunications utility except as provided in
24s. 196.205 or 196.215 (2).
AB327, s. 103 25Section 103. 196.374 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,163,4
1196.374 (1) (c) "Utility" means a Class A gas or electric utility, as defined by the
2commission, but does not include a municipal utility, as defined in s. 16.957 (1) (q),
3a municipal electric company, as defined in s. 66.0825 (3) (d), or a cooperative
4association organized under ch. 185 or 193.
AB327, s. 104 5Section 104. 196.378 (1) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,163,106 196.378 (1) (k) "Retail electric cooperative" means a cooperative association
7organized under ch. 185 or 193 that sells electricity at retail to its members only. For
8purposes of this paragraph, a cooperative association is not considered to sell
9electricity at retail solely on the basis of its ownership or operation of a retail electric
10distribution system.
AB327, s. 105 11Section 105. 196.485 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,163,1312 196.485 (1) (b) "Cooperative" means a cooperative association organized under
13ch. 185 or 193.
AB327, s. 106 14Section 106. 196.49 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,164,515 196.49 (2) No public utility may begin the construction, installation or
16operation of any new plant, equipment, property or facility, nor the construction or
17installation of any extension, improvement or addition to its existing plant,
18equipment, property, apparatus or facilities unless the public utility has complied
19with any applicable rule or order of the commission and with s. 281.35, if applicable.
20If a cooperative association has been incorporated under ch. 185 or 193 for the
21production, transmission, delivery or furnishing of light or power and has filed with
22the commission a map of the territory to be served by the association and a statement
23showing that a majority of the prospective consumers in the area are included in the
24project, no public utility may begin any such construction, installation or operation
25within the territory until after the expiration of 6 months from the date of filing the

1map and notice. If the cooperative association has entered into a loan agreement
2with any federal agency for the financing of its proposed system and has given
3written notice of the agreement to the commission, no public utility may begin any
4construction, installation or operation within the territory until 12 months after the
5date of the loan agreement.
AB327, s. 107 6Section 107. 196.491 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,164,97 196.491 (1) (bm) "Cooperative association" means a cooperative association
8organized under ch. 185 or 193 for the purpose of generating, distributing or
9furnishing electric energy at retail or wholesale to its members only.
AB327, s. 108 10Section 108. 196.491 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,164,1311 196.491 (4) (b) 1. The person is not a public utility or a cooperative association
12organized under ch. 185 or 193 for the purpose of generating, distributing or
13furnishing electric energy at retail or wholesale to its members only.
AB327, s. 109 14Section 109. 196.495 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,164,1715 196.495 (1m) (intro.) No public utility, and no cooperative association
16organized under ch. 185 or 193 for the purpose of furnishing electric service to its
17members only, may:
AB327, s. 110 18Section 110. 196.495 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,165,419 196.495 (2) If a public utility is rendering electric service under an
20indeterminate permit to a city or village, no cooperative association or
21unincorporated cooperative association
may extend any new electric service to the
22premises of any person inside the corporate limits, existing on January 1, 1961, of
23the city or village without the written consent of the public utility. Within any area
24annexed to a city or village after January 1, 1961, in which annexed area a
25cooperative association, an unincorporated cooperative association, or a public

1utility, other than the public utility serving the city or village under an indeterminate
2permit, has electric distribution facilities at the time of the annexation, the
3cooperative association or other public utility may make a primary voltage extension
4or a secondary voltage extension in the annexed area, subject to sub. (1m).
AB327, s. 111 5Section 111. 196.495 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,165,106 196.495 (2m) The distribution service facilities of a cooperative association, an
7unincorporated cooperative association,
or a public utility rendering electric service
8in an annexed area under sub. (2) shall be subject to acquisition under ch. 197 by a
9city or village if the city or village operates or proposes to operate its own electric
10public utility.
AB327, s. 112 11Section 112. 196.495 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,165,1512 196.495 (3) Nothing in this section shall preclude any public utility or any
13cooperative association or unincorporated cooperative association from extending
14electric service to its own property or facilities or to another cooperative association
15or unincorporated cooperative association for resale.
AB327, s. 113 16Section 113. 196.495 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,165,2217 196.495 (4) To avoid duplication of facilities, a public utility and a cooperative
18association or an unincorporated cooperative association may enter into a written
19agreement governing the extension of electric distribution lines and the right to
20serve customers. The commission shall enforce an agreement if the agreement has
21been filed with the commission and approved by the commission as being in the
22public interest.
AB327, s. 114 23Section 114. 196.495 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,166,524 196.495 (5) If an interested party files a complaint with the commission that
25an electric public utility or a cooperative association or an unincorporated

1cooperative association
has made a primary voltage extension that requires approval
2or consent under this section without obtaining approval or consent, the commission
3shall hear the complaint upon notice to the interested parties. If the commission
4determines that the primary voltage extension was made in violation of this section,
5it shall order the prompt removal of the primary voltage extension.
AB327, s. 115 6Section 115. 196.495 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,166,97 196.495 (6) A cooperative association or an unincorporated cooperative
8association
shall be subject to the authority of the commission to enforce the
9provisions of this section and to issue rules and orders relating to the provisions.
AB327, s. 116 10Section 116. 196.495 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,166,1511 196.495 (7) A cooperative association or an unincorporated cooperative
12association
shall be subject to the authority of the commission to allocate, assess and
13collect expenditures of the commission against a cooperative association or an
14unincorporated cooperative association
involved in a proceeding under this section
15in the same manner as provided for public utilities under s. 196.85.
AB327, s. 117 16Section 117. 196.50 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,167,217 196.50 (2) (b) A certificate, franchise, license or permit, indeterminate or
18otherwise, in effect on September 1, 1994, for a telecommunications utility shall
19remain in effect and shall have the effect of a certificate of authority. A
20telecommunications utility is not required to apply for a new certificate of authority
21to continue offering or providing service to the extent of the prior authorization. Each
22telecommunications utility, including telecommunications cooperatives and
23unincorporated telecommunications cooperative associations
, shall have on file with
24the commission under s. 196.19 a tariff that sets forth the rates, terms and conditions

1for all services provided and a map that defines the geographical limits of the service
2territory that the telecommunications utility is obliged to serve.
AB327, s. 118 3Section 118. 196.52 (9) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,167,94 196.52 (9) (g) Nothing in this subsection prohibits a cooperative association
5organized under ch. 185 or 193, a municipal utility, as defined in s. 196.377 (2) (a) 3.,
6or a municipal electric company, as defined in s. 66.0825 (3) (d), from acquiring an
7interest in an electric generating facility that is constructed pursuant to a leased
8generation contract or from acquiring an interest in land on which such an electric
9generating facility is located.
AB327, s. 119 10Section 119. 196.595 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,167,1411 196.595 (1) (c) "Public utility" in this section means any public utility, as
12defined in s. 196.01, engaged in the transmission, delivery or furnishing of natural
13gas by means of pipes or mains, heat, light or power. "Public utility" does not include
14any cooperative association organized under ch. 185 or 193.
AB327, s. 120 15Section 120. 196.605 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,168,316 196.605 (1) A public utility which is a cooperative association incorporated
17under ch. 185 or 193 to furnish telecommunications service in rural areas on a
18nonprofit basis with a telecommunications utility financed in part through a loan
19from the United States under the rural electrification act of 1936, 7 USC 901 to
20950aaa-5, as amended, may require each of its local service telecommunications
21patrons to deposit with the association the amount of the membership fee or other
22form of capital representing the proportional share of the total equity capital of the
23association required as a condition of federal financing. The membership fee or other
24form of equity capital attributable to each local service patron may be collected by
25the association in installments in connection with billings for service. The required

1deposits of equity capital shall be segregated in the billing from service charges and
2shall be credited when received on the membership or equity capital account of the
3patron.
AB327, s. 121 4Section 121. 196.795 (7) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,168,75 196.795 (7) (a) 1. b. Any public utility or member of a cooperative association
6organized under ch. 185 or 193 which reports or has reported information to the
7commission under the rules promulgated under s. 196.491 (2) (ag).
AB327, s. 122 8Section 122. 196.796 (1) (hm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,168,169 196.796 (1) (hm) "Public utility" means every corporation, company, individual
10or association and their lessees, trustees, or receivers appointed by any court or state
11or federal agency, that may own, operate, manage, or control all or any part of a plant
12or equipment, within the state, for the production, transmission, delivery, or
13furnishing of electricity directly to or for the public, except that "public utility" does
14not include any municipal utility or municipal electric company, as defined in s.
1566.0825 (3) (d), or any cooperative association organized under ch. 185 or 193 for the
16purpose of producing or furnishing heat, light, power, or water to its members only.
AB327, s. 123 17Section 123. 196.807 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,168,2018 196.807 (1) (a) "Affiliate or utility" means a nonutility affiliate, holding
19company system, public utility or cooperative association organized under ch. 185 or
20193
.
AB327, s. 124 21Section 124. 196.857 (1g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,168,2422 196.857 (1g) (c) The commission shall conduct classroom and on-farm stray
23voltage training sessions for public utilities, cooperatives, unincorporated
24cooperative associations,
electricians or other interested parties.
AB327, s. 125 25Section 125. 196.857 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,169,8
1196.857 (2m) Additional investigations. If the commission, at the request of
2an electric cooperative organized under ch. 185 or 193 or any public utility which is
3not assessed under sub. (1m), conducts an investigation of the causes of stray voltage
4on any farm receiving electrical service from that electric cooperative or public
5utility, that electric cooperative or public utility shall pay reasonable fees assessed
6by the commission in accordance with a standardized schedule of fees established by
7the commission by rule. The amounts received under this subsection shall be
8credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.155 (1) (L).
AB327, s. 126 9Section 126. 199.03 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,169,1810 199.03 (12) "Public utility" means any person, except a town, village, city or
11sanitary district, who owns, operates, manages or controls any plant or equipment
12or any part of a plant or equipment, within the state for the production, transmission,
13delivery or furnishing of heat, light, water, telecommunications service or power
14either directly or indirectly to or for the public. "Public utility" includes any person
15engaged in the transmission or delivery of natural gas for compensation within this
16state by means of pipes or mains. "Public utility" does not include a cooperative
17association organized under ch. 185 or 193 for the purpose of generating, distributing
18or furnishing telecommunications service or electric energy to its members only.
AB327, s. 127 19Section 127. 201.01 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,169,2120 201.01 (3) (d) Any securities issued by a corporation organized under ch. 185
21or 193 for the purpose of furnishing telecommunications service in rural areas.
AB327, s. 128 22Section 128. 223.105 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB327,170,323 223.105 (1) (b) "Organization" means any corporation, unincorporated
24cooperative association,
limited liability company, association, partnership or
25business trust, other than a national bank, state or federal savings and loan

1association, state or federal savings bank or federal credit union or other than a
2corporation, limited liability company, association or partnership, all of whose
3shareholders or members are licensed under SCR 40.02.
AB327, s. 129 4Section 129. 231.35 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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