AB784: Bill Text

AB784, s. 24 Section 24. 9.10 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB784,15,24 9.10 (7) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to facilitate the operation of article XIII, section 12, of the constitution and to extend the same rights to electors of cities, villages, towns, local park districts, and school districts.

AB784, s. 25 Section 25. 10.05 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB784,16,13 10.05 Posting of notice. Unless specifically designated elsewhere, this section applies to villages, towns and, school districts, and local park districts. Whenever a notice is required to be published, a village, town or, school district, or local park district may post 3 notices in lieu of publication under ch. 985 whenever there is not a newspaper published within the village, town or, school district, or local park district or whenever the governing body of the village, town or, school district, or local park district chooses to post in order to supplement notice provided in a newspaper. Whenever the manner of giving notice is changed by the governing body, the body shall give notice of the change in the manner used before the change. Whenever posting is used, the notices shall be posted no later than the day prescribed by law for publication, or, if that day falls within the week preceding the election to be noticed, at least one week before the election. All notices given for the same election shall be given in the same manner.

AB784, s. 26 Section 26. 10.07 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB784,16,22 10.07 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2) in the case of voting machine ballots, whenever any county clerk or, any local park district clerk, and one or more municipal or school district clerks within the same county are directed to publish any notice or portion of a notice under this chapter on the same date in the same newspaper, the text of which is identical, the clerks may publish one notice only. The cost of publication of such notice or the portion of the notice required shall be apportioned equally between the county and each municipality or, school district, or local park district sharing in its publication.

AB784, s. 27 Section 27. 11.02 (8) of the statutes is created to read:

AB784,16,25 11.02 (8) If the jurisdiction under sub. (3) is a local park district, the appropriate clerk is the local park district clerk.

AB784, s. 28 Section 28. 11.26 (1) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB784,17,5 11.26 (1) (d) 2. One cent times the number of inhabitants of the jurisdiction or, district, or election district, according to the latest federal census or the census information on which the district is based, as certified by the appropriate filing officer, but not more than $3,000.

AB784, s. 29 Section 29. 11.26 (2) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB784,17,10 11.26 (2) (e) 2. Three-fourths of one cent times the number of inhabitants of the jurisdiction or, district, or election district, according to the latest federal census or the census information on which the district is based, as certified by the appropriate filing officer, but not more than $2,500.

AB784, s. 30 Section 30. 11.31 (1) (h) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB784,17,16 11.31 (1) (h) (intro.) Candidates for any local office , who are elected from a jurisdiction or, district, or election district with less than 500,000 inhabitants according to the latest federal census or census information on which the district is based, as certified by the appropriate filing officer, an amount equal to the greater of the following:

AB784, s. 31 Section 31. 17.01 (11m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB784,17,21 17.01 (11m) By a commissioner of a local park district, to the local park district commission. The local park district commission shall immediately give a copy of each resignation under this subsection to the clerk or board of election commissioners of each municipality that has territory within the jurisdiction of the district.

AB784, s. 32 Section 32. 17.13 (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, is amended to read:

AB784,18,2 17.13 Removal of village, town, town sanitary district, school district, and technical college, and local park district officers. (intro.) Officers of towns, town sanitary districts, villages, school districts, and technical college districts, and local park districts may be removed as follows:

AB784, s. 33 Section 33. 17.13 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB784,18,8 17.13 (3) All officers. Any village, town, town sanitary district, school district or, technical college district, or local park district officer, elective or appointive, including those embraced within subs. (1) and (2), by the a judge of the circuit court of the a circuit wherein the village, town, town sanitary district, school district or, technical college district, or local park district is situated, for cause.

AB784, s. 34 Section 34. 17.27 (1f) of the statutes is created to read:

AB784,18,18 17.27 (1f) Local park district commission. Except as provided in s. 9.10, a vacancy in the office of commissioner of a local park district may be filled for the residue of the unexpired term by temporary appointment of the remaining members of the local park district commission. If the vacancy occurs in any year after the first Tuesday in April and on or before December 1, the vacancy shall be filled for the residue of the unexpired term, if any, at the next spring election. If the vacancy occurs in any year after December 1 or on or before the first Tuesday in April, the vacancy shall be filled for the residue of the unexpired term, if any, at the 2nd succeeding spring election.

AB784, s. 35 Section 35. 20.370 (5) (cr) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB784,18,24 20.370 (5) (cr) Recreation aids — county snowmobile trail and area aids. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule from the snowmobile account in the conservation fund to provide state aid to counties and local park districts, as defined in s. 350.01 (2m), for snowmobile trails , facilities, and areas consistent with the requirements of ss. 23.09 (26) and 350.12 (4) (b).

AB784, s. 36 Section 36. 20.370 (5) (ct) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act 25 by section 247g, is amended to read:

AB784,19,7 20.370 (5) (ct) Recreation aids — all-terrain vehicle project aids; gas tax payment. As a continuing appropriation, an amount equal to the estimated all-terrain vehicle gas tax payment to provide aid to towns, villages, cities, counties, local park districts, as defined in s. 23.33 (1) (im), and federal agencies for nonstate all-terrain vehicle projects.

AB784, s. 37 Section 37. 20.370 (5) (cu) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, is amended to read:

AB784,19,16 20.370 (5) (cu) Recreation aids — all-terrain vehicle project aids. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule from moneys received from all-terrain vehicle fees under s. 23.33 (2) (c) to (e) to provide aid to towns, villages, cities, counties, local park districts, as defined in s. 23.33 (1m), and federal agencies for nonstate all-terrain vehicle projects, and to provide grants under s. 23.33 (11m) (g) to counties and municipalities participating in the lightweight utility vehicle pilot program.

AB784, s. 38 Section 38. 23.09 (19) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB784,19,21 23.09 (19) (a) 2. "Governmental unit" means a city, a village, a town, a county, a local park district created under s. 27.161, a lake sanitary district, as defined in s. 30.50 (4q), a public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, or the Kickapoo reserve management board.

AB784, s. 39 Section 39. 23.09 (20) (ab) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB784,19,24 23.09 (20) (ab) 2. "Municipality" means a city, a village, a town or, a county, or a local park district created under s. 27.161.

AB784, s. 40 Section 40. 23.09 (20m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB784,20,3 23.09 (20m) (a) 1. "Governmental unit" means a city, a village, a town, a county, a local park district created under s. 27.161, or the Kickapoo reserve management board.

AB784, s. 41 Section 41. 23.09 (26) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB784,20,6 23.09 (26) (title) Aids to counties County and park district aid for snowmobile purposes.

AB784, s. 42 Section 42. 23.09 (26) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 23.09 (26) (g) and amended to read:

AB784,20,14 23.09 (26) (g) The procedures in sub. (11) (a), (d), (e) and (f) shall apply to this subsection except that the The department shall consult with the snowmobile recreational council before adopting snowmobile trail construction standards, the restriction in sub. (11) (a) as to county lands is not applicable, the restriction in sub. (11) (d) as to encumbrance of funds is not applicable and the restriction in sub. (11) (e) as to requests for state aids exceeding available funds is not applicable.

AB784, s. 43 Section 43. 23.09 (26) (ac) of the statutes is created to read:

AB784,20,16 23.09 (26) (ac) In this subsection:

AB784,20,17 1. "Local park district" has the meaning given in s. 350.01 (2m).

AB784,20,18 2. "Facility" means a parking area, shelter, or toilet.

AB784, s. 44 Section 44. 23.09 (26) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB784,20,21 23.09 (26) (am) (intro.) Counties and local park districts may receive aids under this subsection distributed in accordance with s. 350.12 (4) to do any of the following:

AB784, s. 45 Section 45. 23.09 (26) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB784,21,11 23.09 (26) (am) 1. Purchase lands or secure easements, leases, permits, or other appropriate agreements, written or oral, permitting use of private property for snowmobile trails, facilities, and areas, if such the easements, leases, permits, or other agreements provide public access to the trail, facility , or area. No lands purchased or leases, easements, permits, or agreements secured under authority of this section subsection may be acquired by the county through condemnation. Counties and local park districts shall certify to the department that such the lands, easements, leases, permits, or other appropriate agreements have been secured. However, when bridges, culverts, toilet facilities, parking lots or shelters or facilities are to be constructed under this section subsection and the improvements are estimated to cost in excess of $3,000, the land underlying such these improvements must be purchased by the county or local park district or secured by the county or local park district by written easements or leases having a term of not less than 3 years.

AB784, s. 46 Section 46. 23.09 (26) (am) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB784,21,15 23.09 (26) (am) 3. Develop and maintain snowmobile trails, facilities, and areas on public lands designated by the county board or trails or areas under subd. 1. or 2 or by the local park district.

AB784, s. 47 Section 47. 23.09 (26) (am) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB784,21,18 23.09 (26) (am) 3m. Develop and maintain snowmobile trails, facilities, and areas under subd. 1. or 2.

AB784, s. 48 Section 48. 23.09 (26) (am) 4. of the statutes is repealed.

AB784, s. 49 Section 49. 23.09 (26) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:

AB784,21,23 23.09 (26) (ar) Counties may receive aids under this subsection distributed in accordance with s. 350.12 (4) to enforce laws in and on snowmobile trails, facilities, and areas.

AB784, s. 50 Section 50. 23.09 (26) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB784,22,6 23.09 (26) (b) The county board of any county, which, by resolution, indicates its desire Any county or any local park district that wishes to receive aids under this subsection shall apply to the department on forms prescribed by the department and submit required documentation as set forth promulgated by rule on or before April 15, beginning in 1978 of each year. A decision on an aid application shall be made by the department on or before the following July 1, beginning in 1978.

AB784, s. 51 Section 51. 23.09 (26) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:

AB784,22,13 23.09 (26) (bg) The department shall review the aid application as it considers necessary to determine whether the approval of the application will best serve the public interest and need. In making its decision, the department shall give careful consideration to whether the proposal is an integral part of an official comprehensive land and water use plan for the area as well as the relationship of the proposal to similar proposals on other public lands.

AB784, s. 52 Section 52. 23.09 (26) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB784,22,20 23.09 (26) (d) Distribution of snowmobile trail development funds shall be limited to trails which provide a primary access route through one county and connect with another county's trails, provide access from population centers to main access trails or support a high volume of use. Counties and local park districts applying for aid for snowmobile trail development shall identify the type of trail for which aid is being sought on the forms under par. (b).

AB784, s. 53 Section 53. 23.09 (26) (h) of the statutes is created to read:

AB784,23,4 23.09 (26) (h) Trails, areas, facilities, or other structures for which aid granted under this subsection is provided may not be converted to uses that are inconsistent with the purposes of this subsection without the approval of the department. The department shall not grant approval unless there is evidence that these uses are essential to and in accordance with an official comprehensive land and water use plan for the area. The department shall require that the proceeds from the sale or other disposal of trails, areas, facilities, or other structures for which aid is provided under this subsection be used to further the purposes of this subsection.

AB784, s. 54 Section 54. 23.175 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB784,23,7 23.175 (1) (a) "Political subdivision" means a city, a village, a town or, a county, or a local park district created under s. 27.161.

AB784, s. 55 Section 55. 23.305 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB784,23,9 23.305 (1) (intro.) In this section, "spectator sports":

AB784,23,12 (bm) "Spectator sports" means events or contests in which the general public spectates but does not participate, including without limitation because of enumeration:

AB784, s. 56 Section 56. 23.305 (1) (a) to (i) of the statutes are renumbered 23.305 (1) (bm) 1. to 9.

AB784, s. 57 Section 57. 23.305 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB784,23,17 23.305 (1) (am) "Local park district" means a local park district created under s. 27.161 but not with the participation of any city.

AB784, s. 58 Section 58. 23.305 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB784,23,21 23.305 (2) Notwithstanding ss. 23.30 and 28.04, the department may lease state park land or state forest land to towns, villages or , counties, or local park districts for outdoor recreational purposes associated with spectator sports.

AB784, s. 59 Section 59. 23.33 (1) (im) of the statutes is created to read:

AB784,23,24 23.33 (1) (im) "Local park district" means a local park district created under s. 27.161.

AB784, s. 60 Section 60. 23.33 (8) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB784,24,4 23.33 (8) (c) Trails. A town, a village, a city, a county, or a local park district or the department may designate corridors through land which it owns or controls, or for which it obtains leases, easements or permission, for use as all-terrain vehicle trails.

AB784, s. 61 Section 61. 23.33 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB784,24,9 23.33 (9) (c) Signs. In addition to the projects listed in par. (b), the department may provide aid under this subsection to a town, village, city or, county, or local park district for up to 100% 100 percent of the cost of placing signs developed under sub. (4z) (a) 2.

AB784, s. 62 Section 62. 23.33 (11) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB784,24,14 23.33 (11) (a) Counties, towns, cities and villages A county, city, town, or village may enact ordinances regulating all-terrain vehicles on all-terrain vehicle trails maintained by or on all-terrain vehicle routes designated by under the jurisdiction of the county, city, town, or village.

AB784, s. 63 Section 63. 25.50 (1) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, is amended to read:

AB784,25,2 25.50 (1) (d) "Local government" means any county, town, village, city, power district, sewerage district, drainage district, town sanitary district, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, local professional baseball park district created under subch. III of ch. 229, long-term care district under s. 46.2895, local professional football stadium district created under subch. IV of ch. 229, local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229, local park district created under s. 27.161, public library system, school district or technical college district in this state, any commission, committee, board, or officer of any governmental subdivision of this state, any court of this state, other than the court of appeals or the supreme court, or any authority created under s. 114.61, 149.41, 231.02, 233.02, or 234.02.

AB784, s. 64 Section 64. 27.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB784,25,10 27.01 (3) Transfer of state park land to municipalities. The department may not transfer the ownership of any state park or land within any state park to any county, city, village or, town, county, or local park district created under s. 27.161 unless it the department receives the approval of the joint committee on finance regarding the appropriate level of reimbursement to be received by the state to reflect the state's cost in acquiring and developing the state park or land within the state park.

AB784, s. 65 Section 65. 27.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB784,26,5 27.02 (1) Except as provided under sub. (2) and except in counties that are part of a local park district created under s. 27.161, in every county with a population of at least 150,000, but less than 500,000, and in any other county with a population of less than 150,000 wherein the county board has by resolution provided for a county park commission subject to ss. 27.02 to 27.06, the chairperson of the county board shall appoint a county park commission consisting of 7 members, any number of which may be members of the county board. The appointments shall be made in writing and filed in the office of the county clerk. The term of each member, except county board members, is 7 years following July 1 of the year in which the appointment is made and until the appointment and qualification of a successor, except that the first 7 members shall be appointed respectively for such terms that on July 1 in each of the 7 years following the year in which they are appointed the term of one member will expire. After the original appointments one commissioner shall be appointed annually in the month of June to succeed the member whose term will expire on July 1 following, except that in counties with a population of at least 150,000 but less than 500,000 the members shall be elected by the county board of supervisors. The term of any park commissioner appointed to the commission while serving as a county board member shall end when the commissioner's membership on the county board terminates, unless thereafter reappointed to the commission.

AB784, s. 66 Section 66. 27.03 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB784,26,16 27.03 (2) In any county with a county executive or a county administrator, other than in a county that is part of a local park district created under s. 27.161, the county executive or county administrator shall appoint and supervise a general manager of the park system. The appointment shall be subject to confirmation by the county board unless the county board, by ordinance, elects to waive confirmation or unless the appointment is made under a civil service system competitive examination procedure established under s. 59.52 (8) or ch. 63. In any county with a population of 500,000 or more, the general manager of the park system shall be in the unclassified civil service and is subject to confirmation by the county board unless the county board, by ordinance, elects to waive confirmation.

AB784, s. 67 Section 67. 27.05 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB784,26,25 27.05 Powers of commission or general manager. (intro.) The Except in a county that is part of a local park district created under s. 27.161, the county park commission, or the general manager in counties with a county executive or county administrator, shall have charge and supervision of all county parks and all lands acquired by the county for park or reservation purposes. The county park commission or general manager, subject to the general supervision of the county board and regulations prescribed by the county board, except as provided under s. 27.03 (2), may do any of the following: