SB248, s. 48 22Section 48. 23.09 (26) (am) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB248,21,2423 23.09 (26) (am) 3m. Develop and maintain snowmobile trails, facilities, and
24areas under subd. 1. or 2.
SB248, s. 49 25Section 49. 23.09 (26) (am) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
SB248, s. 50
1Section 50. 23.09 (26) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
SB248,22,42 23.09 (26) (ar) Counties may receive aids under this subsection distributed in
3accordance with s. 350.12 (4) to enforce laws in and on snowmobile trails, facilities,
4and areas.
SB248, s. 51 5Section 51. 23.09 (26) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,22,116 23.09 (26) (b) The county board of any county, which, by resolution, indicates
7its desire
Any county or any local park district that wishes to receive aids under this
8subsection shall apply to the department on forms prescribed by the department and
9submit required documentation as set forth promulgated by rule on or before April
1015, beginning in 1978 of each year. A decision on an aid application shall be made
11by the department on or before the following July 1, beginning in 1978.
SB248, s. 52 12Section 52. 23.09 (26) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:
SB248,22,1813 23.09 (26) (bg) The department shall review the aid application as it considers
14necessary to determine whether the approval of the application will best serve the
15public interest and need. In making its decision, the department shall give careful
16consideration to whether the proposal is an integral part of an official comprehensive
17land and water use plan for the area as well as the relationship of the proposal to
18similar proposals on other public lands.
SB248, s. 53 19Section 53. 23.09 (26) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,22,2520 23.09 (26) (d) Distribution of snowmobile trail development funds shall be
21limited to trails which provide a primary access route through one county and
22connect with another county's trails, provide access from population centers to main
23access trails or support a high volume of use. Counties and local park districts
24applying for aid for snowmobile trail development shall identify the type of trail for
25which aid is being sought on the forms under par. (b).
SB248, s. 54
1Section 54. 23.09 (26) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
SB248,23,92 23.09 (26) (h) Trails, areas, facilities, or other structures for which aid granted
3under this subsection is provided may not be converted to uses that are inconsistent
4with the purposes of this subsection without the approval of the department. The
5department shall not grant approval unless there is evidence that these uses are
6essential to and in accordance with an official comprehensive land and water use
7plan for the area. The department shall require that the proceeds from the sale or
8other disposal of trails, areas, facilities, or other structures for which aid is provided
9under this subsection be used to further the purposes of this subsection.
SB248, s. 55 10Section 55. 23.175 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,23,1211 23.175 (1) (a) "Political subdivision" means a city, a village, a town or, a county,
12or a local park district created under s. 27.161.
SB248, s. 56 13Section 56. 23.305 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,23,1414 23.305 (1) (intro.) In this section, "spectator sports":
SB248,23,17 15(bm) "Spectator sports" means events or contests in which the general public
16spectates but does not participate, including without limitation because of
17enumeration:
SB248, s. 57 18Section 57. 23.305 (1) (a) to (i) of the statutes are renumbered 23.305 (1) (bm)
191. to 9.
SB248, s. 58 20Section 58. 23.305 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB248,23,2221 23.305 (1) (am) "Local park district" means a local park district created under
22s. 27.161 but not with the participation of any city.
SB248, s. 59 23Section 59. 23.305 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,24,3
123.305 (2) Notwithstanding ss. 23.30 and 28.04, the department may lease
2state park land or state forest land to towns, villages or , counties, or local park
3districts
for outdoor recreational purposes associated with spectator sports.
SB248, s. 60 4Section 60. 23.33 (1) (im) of the statutes is created to read:
SB248,24,65 23.33 (1) (im) "Local park district" means a local park district created under
6s. 27.161.
SB248, s. 61 7Section 61. 23.33 (8) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,24,118 23.33 (8) (c) Trails. A town, a village, a city, a county, or a local park district
9or the department may designate corridors through land which it owns or controls,
10or for which it obtains leases, easements or permission, for use as all-terrain vehicle
11trails.
SB248, s. 62 12Section 62. 23.33 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,24,1613 23.33 (9) (c) Signs. In addition to the projects listed in par. (b), the department
14may provide aid under this subsection to a town, village, city or, county, or local park
15district
for up to 100% 100 percent of the cost of placing signs developed under sub.
16(4z) (a) 2.
SB248, s. 63 17Section 63. 23.33 (11) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,24,2118 23.33 (11) (a) Counties, towns, cities and villages A county, city, town, or village
19may enact ordinances regulating all-terrain vehicles on all-terrain vehicle trails
20maintained by or on all-terrain vehicle routes designated by under the jurisdiction
21of
the county, city, town, or village.
SB248, s. 64 22Section 64. 25.50 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,25,723 25.50 (1) (d) "Local government" means any county, town, village, city, power
24district, sewerage district, drainage district, town sanitary district, public inland
25lake protection and rehabilitation district, local professional baseball park district

1created under subch. III of ch. 229, family care district under s. 46.2895, local
2professional football stadium district created under subch. IV of ch. 229, local
3cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229, local park district created
4under s. 27.161,
public library system, school district or technical college district in
5this state, any commission, committee, board, or officer of any governmental
6subdivision of this state, any court of this state, other than the court of appeals or the
7supreme court, or any authority created under s. 114.61, 231.02, 233.02 , or 234.02.
SB248, s. 65 8Section 65. 27.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,25,159 27.01 (3) Transfer of state park land to municipalities. The department may
10not transfer the ownership of any state park or land within any state park to any
11county, city, village or, town, county, or local park district created under s. 27.161
12unless it the department receives the approval of the joint committee on finance
13regarding the appropriate level of reimbursement to be received by the state to
14reflect the state's cost in acquiring and developing the state park or land within the
15state park.
SB248, s. 66 16Section 66. 27.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,26,1017 27.02 (1) Except as provided under sub. (2) and except in counties that are part
18of a local park district created under s. 27.161
, in every county with a population of
19at least 150,000, but less than 500,000, and in any other county with a population
20of less than 150,000 wherein the county board has by resolution provided for a county
21park commission subject to ss. 27.02 to 27.06, the chairperson of the county board
22shall appoint a county park commission consisting of 7 members, any number of
23which may be members of the county board. The appointments shall be made in
24writing and filed in the office of the county clerk. The term of each member, except
25county board members, is 7 years following July 1 of the year in which the

1appointment is made and until the appointment and qualification of a successor,
2except that the first 7 members shall be appointed respectively for such terms that
3on July 1 in each of the 7 years following the year in which they are appointed the
4term of one member will expire. After the original appointments one commissioner
5shall be appointed annually in the month of June to succeed the member whose term
6will expire on July 1 following, except that in counties with a population of at least
7150,000 but less than 500,000 the members shall be elected by the county board of
8supervisors. The term of any park commissioner appointed to the commission while
9serving as a county board member shall end when the commissioner's membership
10on the county board terminates, unless thereafter reappointed to the commission.
SB248, s. 67 11Section 67. 27.03 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,26,2112 27.03 (2) In any county with a county executive or a county administrator, other
13than in a county that is part of a local park district created under s. 27.161,
the county
14executive or county administrator shall appoint and supervise a general manager of
15the park system. The appointment shall be subject to confirmation by the county
16board unless the county board, by ordinance, elects to waive confirmation or unless
17the appointment is made under a civil service system competitive examination
18procedure established under s. 59.52 (8) or ch. 63. In any county with a population
19of 500,000 or more, the general manager of the park system shall be in the
20unclassified civil service and is subject to confirmation by the county board unless
21the county board, by ordinance, elects to waive confirmation.
SB248, s. 68 22Section 68. 27.05 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,27,5 2327.05 Powers of commission or general manager. (intro.) The Except in
24a county that is part of a local park district created under s. 27.161, the
county park
25commission, or the general manager in counties with a county executive or county

1administrator, shall have charge and supervision of all county parks and all lands
2acquired by the county for park or reservation purposes. The county park
3commission or general manager, subject to the general supervision of the county
4board and regulations prescribed by the county board, except as provided under s.
527.03 (2), may do any of the following:
SB248, s. 69 6Section 69. 27.06 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,27,12 727.06 Mill-tax appropriation. The Except in a county that is part of a local
8park district created under s. 27.161, the
county board may annually, at the same
9time that other county taxes are levied, levy a tax upon the taxable property of such
10county for the purchase of land and the payment of expenses incurred in carrying on
11the work of the park commission. In every county having a population of 500,000 or
12more, the county park commission shall be subject to s. 59.60.
SB248, s. 70 13Section 70. 27.075 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,28,1214 27.075 (1) The Except in a county that is part of a local park district created
15under s. 27.161, the
county board of any county with a population of less than 500,000
16is hereby vested with all powers of a local, legislative, and administrative character
17for the purpose of governing, managing, controlling, improving, and caring for public
18parks, parkways, boulevards, and pleasure drives; and to carry out these powers in
19districts which it may create for different purposes, or throughout the county, and for
20such purposes to levy county taxes, to issue bonds, assessment certificates, and
21improvement bonds, or any other evidence of indebtedness. The powers hereby
22conferred under this section may be exercised by the county board in any town, city
23or village
city, village, or town, or part thereof located in such the county upon the
24request of any such town, city or village city, village, or town, evidenced by a
25resolution adopted by a majority vote of the members-elect of its governing body,

1designating the particular park function, duty, or act, and the terms, if any, upon
2which the same shall be exercised by the county board. Such The resolution shall
3state whether the authority or function is to be exercised exclusively by the county
4or jointly by the county and the town, city or village city, village, or town, and shall
5also state that the exercise of such the power by the county is in the public interest.
6Upon the receipt of the resolution, the county board may, by a resolution adopted by
7a majority vote of its membership, elect to assume the exercise of such the authority
8or function, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the resolution presented by
9the town, city or village city, village, or town. A city, village, or town that wishes to
10create or participate in a local park district under s. 27.161, or terminate its
11participation with a county under s. 27.161 (1) (a) 4., may negotiate the termination
12of any agreement entered into with a county under this subsection
.
SB248, s. 71 13Section 71. 27.075 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,29,414 27.075 (2) The county board of any such county, or the commission of a local
15park district created under s. 27.161,
may, by a resolution adopted by a majority of
16its membership, propose to the towns, cities and villages cities, villages, and towns
17located in such the county, or any of them, that it offers to exercise such the powers
18and functions therein in order that are necessary to consolidate municipal park
19services and functions in said the county. Such The resolution shall designate the
20particular function, duty, or act and the terms and conditions, if any, upon which the
21county board or district will perform the same. The powers conferred in sub. (1) and
22designated in such the resolution may thereafter be exercised by the county board,
23or commission,
in each such town, city or village which shall accept such city, village,
24or town which accepts the
proposal by the adoption of a resolution by a majority vote
25of the members-elect of its governing body, except that no governing body may accept

1any proposal described under this subsection unless it contains a provision under
2which the city, village, or town may terminate its agreement with the county or the
3district so that the city, village, or town may create or participate in a local park
4district under s. 27.161
.
SB248, s. 72 5Section 72. 27.075 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,29,116 27.075 (3) After the adoption of resolutions by the county board, the county
7board shall have full power to
or the commission as defined in s. 27.16 (2), the board
8or commission may
legislate upon and administer the entire subject matter
9committed to it, and among other things, to and may determine, where not otherwise
10provided by law, the manner of exercising the power thus assumed. No county may
11exercise any power under this section in a local park district created under s. 27.161.
SB248, s. 73 12Section 73. 27.075 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,30,913 27.075 (4) The town, city or village concerned A city, village, or town may enter
14into necessary contracts with the county, or the district as defined in s. 27.16 (4), and
15appropriate money to pay the county or the district, for the reasonable expenses
16incurred in rendering the park services assumed. Such The contract shall also
17provide a procedure for the termination of the contract by any city, village, or town
18that wishes to create or participate in a local park district under s. 27.161. The

19expenses may be certified, returned, and paid as are other county charges, and, in
20the case of services performed pursuant to under a proposal for the consolidation
21thereof of municipal park services initiated by the county board or district and made
22available to each town, city and village city, village, and town in the county on the
23same terms, the expenses thereof shall be certified, returned, and paid as county
24charges; but in the event that each and every town, city and village if every city,
25village, and town
in the county shall accept such accepts the proposal of the county

1board or district the expenses thereof shall be paid by county or district taxes to be
2levied and collected as are other taxes for county purposes. Said towns, cities and
3villages are vested with all necessary power to do the things herein required, and to
4do all things and to exercise or relinquish any of the powers herein provided or
5contemplated.
The procedure herein provided in this section for the request or
6acceptance of the exercise of the powers conferred on the county board or district
7commission
in cities and villages is hereby prescribed as a special method of
8determining the local affairs and government of such cities and villages pursuant to
9article XI, section 3, of the constitution.
SB248, s. 74 10Section 74. 27.08 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,30,1711 27.08 (1) Every city that is not part of a local park district created under s.
1227.161
may by ordinance create a board of park commissioners subject to this section,
13or otherwise as provided by ordinance. Such, and if the city has a board of park
14commissioners the city shall terminate that board and end the board's authority
15under this section upon the city's creation of or participation in a local park district
16under s. 27.161. The
board shall be organized as directed by the common council
17shall provide.
SB248, s. 75 18Section 75. 27.08 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,31,219 27.08 (3) In any city having no If a city does not have a board of park
20commissioners its and is not part of a local park district created under s. 27.161, the
21city's
public parks, parkways, boulevards, and pleasure drives shall be under the
22charge of its board of public works, if it has such last named board; otherwise or, if
23it does not have such a board,
under the charge of its common council. When so in
24charge, the board of public works or the common council may exercise all of the
25powers of a board of park commissioners. Upon a city's creation of or participation

1in a local park district under s. 27.161, the city's board of public works or common
2council may not exercise any authority under this section.
SB248, s. 76 3Section 76. 27.16 of the statutes is created to read:
SB248,31,4 427.16 Local park districts; definitions. In ss. 27.16 to 27.165:
SB248,31,9 5(1) "Chief executive officer" means, as to a sponsoring political subdivision or
6as to a municipality or county that is wholly within the jurisdiction of a district, the
7mayor or city manager of a city, the village president of a village, the town board
8chairperson of a town, the county executive of a county or, if the county does not have
9a county executive, the chairperson of the county board.
SB248,31,10 10(2) "Commission" means the governing body of a district.
SB248,31,11 11(3) "Commissioners" means the commissioners of a district.
SB248,31,13 12(4) "District" means a local park district which is a special purpose district
13created under s. 27.161.
SB248,31,16 14(5) "Enabling resolution" means a resolution, or an amendment of a resolution,
15adopted by the governing body of a municipality or county and signed by the chief
16executive officer to create a district.
SB248,31,17 17(6) "Municipality" means a city, village, or town.
SB248,31,21 18(7) "Park facilities" means a public park, including improvements, that is
19owned by a district, or a public park, including improvements, that is owned by a
20municipality or a county, but is under the management and control of a district, or
21both.
SB248,31,22 22(8) "Political subdivision" means a municipality or county.
SB248,31,24 23(9) "Regular election" means an election that is described in s. 5.02 (5), (18),
24(21), or (22).
SB248,31,25 25(10) "Sponsoring political subdivision" means any of the following:
SB248,32,2
1(a) A municipality that creates a district on its own or in combination with
2another municipality or county.
SB248,32,43 (b) A county that creates a district on its own or in combination with another
4municipality or county.
SB248, s. 77 5Section 77. 27.161 of the statutes is created to read:
SB248,32,11 627.161 Local park districts; creation, organization, and
7administration.
(1) Subject to sub. (5), one or more political subdivisions may
8provide for the creation of a special purpose district that is a unit of government, that
9is a body corporate and politic, that is separate and distinct from, and independent
10of, the state and the sponsoring political subdivisions, and that has the powers under
11s. 27.163, if the sponsoring political subdivisions do all of the following:
SB248,32,1312 (a) Adopt an enabling resolution, subject to sub. (2), that does all of the
13following:
SB248,32,1414 1. Declares the need for establishing the district.
SB248,32,1515 2. Contains findings of public purpose.
SB248,32,1616 3. Contains a description of the boundaries of the proposed district.
SB248,32,1917 4. If the sponsoring political subdivision is a municipality, declares an intention
18to negotiate with a county the termination of any agreement entered into under s.
1927.075 (1), (2), or (4).
SB248,32,2320 5. Except in counties having a population of 500,000 or more, the number of
21commissioners, which shall be at least 3 but not more than 9, and the number of those
22commissioners who will be elected at large and the number of those commissioners
23who will be elected from election districts.
SB248,33,424 6. If the sponsoring political subdivision is a county, declare an intention to
25negotiate with each municipality that is subject to an agreement or contract with the

1county under s. 27.075 (1), (2), or (4) the termination of any such agreements or
2contracts, or negotiate an agreement under which each such municipality may
3remain as a party to the agreement or contract knowing that the district will assume
4the county's responsibility under the agreement or contract.
SB248,33,75 7. If the sponsoring political subdivision is a county, declare an intention to
6separate its local park commission or local park department from the county as part
7of the process of creating a district.
SB248,33,98 (b) File copies of the enabling resolution with the clerk of each municipality and
9county that is wholly or partly within the boundaries of the proposed district.
SB248,33,14 10(2) Subject to sub. (5), a district shall consist of one or more political
11subdivisions. Each sponsoring political subdivision shall be identified in a
12substantially similar enabling resolution that is adopted by the governing body of
13each sponsoring political subdivision within a 90-day period beginning with the date
14of adoption of the first enabling resolution.
SB248,33,19 15(3) The creation of a district may also be provided for, subject to subs. (4) and
16(5), by referendum if a petition requesting the creation of a district is filed in
17accordance with this subsection and the question is approved by a majority of the
18electors of each of the political subdivisions where park facilities are to be included
19in the proposed district. The petition shall conform to the following requirements:
SB248,33,2220 (a) The petition shall be in the form specified in s. 8.40, shall specify each
21political subdivision whose park facilities are to be included in the proposed district,
22and shall contain a description and scale map of the proposed district.
SB248,34,223 (b) Except in counties having a population of 500,000 or more, the petition shall
24specify the number of commissioners, and the number of those commissioners who

1will be elected at large and the number of those commissioners who will be elected
2from election districts.
SB248,34,43 (c) The petition may be circulated on or after January 1 of any year and may
4be filed not later than 5 p.m. on the 3rd Tuesday in February.
SB248,34,75 (d) The petition shall be signed by at least 100 qualified electors residing in
6each political subdivision whose park facilities are to be included in the proposed
7district.
SB248,34,98 (e) The petition shall be filed with the clerk of each political subdivision whose
9park facilities are to be included in the proposed district.
SB248,34,22 10(4) If all of the steps in sub. (3) occur, each political subdivision in which a
11petition containing the requisite number of signatures are submitted to the clerk
12shall hold a referendum at the next succeeding spring election. The referendum
13question shall be substantially as follows: "Shall a local park district, the territory
14of which includes in whole the .... [name of municipality or county], be created?"
15Subject to sub. (5), if the question submitted at the referendum is approved by a
16majority of the electors who vote in the referendum in at least one political
17subdivision, a special purpose district that is a unit of government, that is a body
18corporate and politic, that is separate and distinct from, and independent of, the
19state and each political subdivision, and that has the powers under s. 27.163 is
20created, the boundaries of which include each political subdivision in which the
21question is approved. If a referendum question is not approved in at least one
22political subdivision, no district may be created.
SB248,34,24 23(5) (a) A district is created on January 1 following the date on which all of the
24following occur:
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