SB248,52,11 827.165 Local park districts; dissolution. (1) Dissolution. In addition to
9a district being dissolved upon a withdrawal, as described in s. 27.161 (9), the
10commission may also vote to dissolve a district. If a district is dissolved, on the date
11the dissolution becomes effective all of the following apply:
SB248,52,1512 (a) All assets and liabilities of the district shall be apportioned to, and become
13the assets and liabilities of, the sponsoring or participating political subdivisions and
14the governing bodies of any political subdivisions that joined the district under s.
1527.162.
SB248,52,2116 (b) All positions of the district, and the incumbent employees occupying those
17positions, become positions and employees of the political subdivisions described
18under par. (a), as apportioned by the commission. Employees so transferred have all
19the rights under subch. I of ch. 63, subch. IV of ch. 111, s. 59.52 (8), and s. 66.0509
20that they enjoyed as employees of the district. No employee so transferred who has
21attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.
SB248,52,2422 (c) All real property and all tangible personal property of the district is
23transferred to the political subdivisions described under par. (a), as apportioned by
24the commission.
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1(d) All contracts entered into by the district remain in effect and are transferred
2to the political subdivisions described under par. (a), as apportioned by the
3commission. The political subdivisions shall carry out any obligations under such
4a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the political subdivisions, to
5the extent allowed under the contract.
SB248,53,106 (e) Any matter pending with the district is transferred to the political
7subdivisions described under par. (a), as apportioned by the commission and all
8materials submitted to or actions taken by the district with respect to park and
9recreational functions are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the
10political subdivisions.
SB248,53,1211 (f) In apportioning property under par. (c), the commission shall consider at
12least all of the following factors:
SB248,53,1413 1. The current value of park facilities transferred by a political subdivision to
14a district.
SB248,53,1615 2. The amount of money contributed to the district during its existence by a
16political subdivision under s. 27.163 (8).
SB248,53,1817 3. The amount of any other contribution made by a political subdivision to a
18district, including any contribution that is made under s. 27.164 (2).
SB248,53,22 19(2) Arbitration. In the event that a question arises concerning the application
20of sub. (1) or s. 27.161 (6) to any situation, the question shall be resolved by the
21arbitrator selected under the procedure in s. 27.161 (5) (b) 2., subject to any
22applicable law.
SB248, s. 82 23Section 82. 30.277 (1b) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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130.277 (1b) (a) "Governmental unit" means a city, a village, a town, a county,
2a local park district created under s. 27.161,
or the Kickapoo reserve management
3board.
SB248, s. 83 4Section 83. 40.02 (28) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,54,145 40.02 (28) "Employer" means the state, including each state agency, any
6county, city, village, town, school district, other governmental unit or
7instrumentality of 2 or more units of government now existing or hereafter created
8within the state, any federated public library system established under s. 43.19
9whose territory lies within a single county with a population of 500,000 or more, a
10local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229, a local park district created
11under s. 27.161,
and a family care district created under s. 46.2895, except as
12provided under ss. 40.51 (7) and 40.61 (3) and subch. X. "Employer" does not include
13a local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229. Each employer shall
14be a separate legal jurisdiction for OASDHI purposes.
SB248, s. 84 15Section 84. 40.02 (28) of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act 65 and
162007 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB248,55,217 40.02 (28) "Employer" means the state, including each state agency, any
18county, city, village, town, school district, other governmental unit or
19instrumentality of 2 or more units of government now existing or hereafter created
20within the state, any federated public library system established under s. 43.19
21whose territory lies within a single county with a population of 500,000 or more, a
22local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229, a local park district created
23under s. 27.161, and a family care district created under s. 46.2895, except as
24provided under ss. 40.51 (7) and 40.61 (3). "Employer" does not include a local

1cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229. Each employer shall be a
2separate legal jurisdiction for OASDHI purposes.
SB248, s. 85 3Section 85. 66.0301 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,55,154 66.0301 (1) (a) In this section "municipality" means the state or any
5department or agency thereof, or any city, village, town, county, school district, public
6library system, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, sanitary
7district, farm drainage district, metropolitan sewerage district, sewer utility district,
8solid waste management system created under s. 59.70 (2), local exposition district
9created under subch. II of ch. 229, local professional baseball park district created
10under subch. III of ch. 229, local professional football stadium district created under
11subch. IV of ch. 229, a local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229,
12local park district created under s. 27.161, family care district under s. 46.2895,
13water utility district, mosquito control district, municipal electric company, county
14or city transit commission, commission created by contract under this section,
15taxation district, regional planning commission, or city-county health department.
SB248, s. 86 16Section 86. 66.0617 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,56,217 66.0617 (1) (a) "Capital costs" means the capital costs to construct, expand, or
18improve public facilities, including the cost of land, and including legal, engineering,
19and design costs to construct, expand, or improve public facilities, except that not
20more than 10% 10 percent of capital costs may consist of legal, engineering, and
21design costs unless the municipality or local park district can demonstrate that its
22legal, engineering, and design costs which relate directly to the public improvement
23for which the impact fees were imposed exceed 10% 10 percent of capital costs.
24"Capital costs" does not include other noncapital costs to construct, expand, or

1improve public facilities, vehicles; or the costs of equipment to construct, expand, or
2improve public facilities.
SB248, s. 87 3Section 87. 66.0617 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB248,56,54 66.0617 (1) (am) "Local park district" has the meaning given for district in s.
527.16 (4).
SB248, s. 88 6Section 88. 66.0617 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,56,97 66.0617 (1) (c) "Impact fees" means cash contributions, contributions of land
8or interests in land, or any other items of value that are imposed on a developer by
9a municipality or a local park district under this section.
SB248, s. 89 10Section 89. 66.0617 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,56,1511 66.0617 (1) (d) "Land development" means the construction or modification of
12improvements to real property that creates additional residential dwelling units
13within a municipality or local park district or that results in nonresidential uses that
14create a need for new, expanded, or improved public facilities within a municipality
15or local park district.
SB248, s. 90 16Section 90. 66.0617 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,56,1817 66.0617 (1) (g) "Service area" means a geographic area delineated by a
18municipality or local park district within which there are public facilities.
SB248, s. 91 19Section 91. 66.0617 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,56,2220 66.0617 (1) (h) "Service standard" means a certain quantity or quality of public
21facilities relative to a certain number of persons, parcels of land , or other appropriate
22measure, as specified by the municipality or local park district.
SB248, s. 92 23Section 92. 66.0617 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,57,224 66.0617 (2) (a) A Subject to par. (am), a municipality may enact an ordinance
25under this section, and a local park district may adopt a resolution under this section,

1that imposes impact fees on developers to pay for the capital costs that are necessary
2to accommodate land development.
SB248, s. 93 3Section 93. 66.0617 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB248,57,54 66.0617 (2) (am) No local park district may impose an impact fee under this
5section for any purpose other than park facilities, as defined in s. 27.16 (7).
SB248, s. 94 6Section 94. 66.0617 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,57,137 66.0617 (3) Public hearing; notice. Before enacting an ordinance or adopting
8a resolution
that imposes impact fees, or amending an existing ordinance or
9resolution
that imposes impact fees, a municipality or a local park district shall hold
10a public hearing on the proposed ordinance or amendment. Notice of the public
11hearing shall be published as a class 1 notice under ch. 985, and shall specify where
12a copy of the proposed ordinance or amendment and the public facilities needs
13assessment may be obtained.
SB248, s. 95 14Section 95. 66.0617 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,57,2115 66.0617 (4) (a) (intro.) Before enacting an ordinance or adopting a resolution
16that imposes impact fees or amending an ordinance or resolution that imposes
17impact fees by revising the amount of the fee or altering the public facilities for which
18impact fees may be imposed, a municipality or a local park district shall prepare a
19needs assessment for the public facilities for which it is anticipated that impact fees
20may be imposed. The public facilities needs assessment shall include, but not be
21limited to, the following:
SB248, s. 96 22Section 96. 66.0617 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,58,223 66.0617 (4) (b) A public facilities needs assessment or revised public facilities
24needs assessment that is prepared under this subsection shall be available for public
25inspection and copying in the office of the clerk of the municipality or in the office of

1the secretary of the commission of the local park district
at least 20 days before the
2hearing under sub. (3).
SB248, s. 97 3Section 97. 66.0617 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,58,64 66.0617 (5) Differential fees, impact fee zones. (a) An ordinance enacted or
5resolution adopted
under this section may impose different impact fees on different
6types of land development.
SB248,58,147 (b) An ordinance enacted or resolution adopted under this section may
8delineate geographically defined zones within the municipality or local park district
9and may impose impact fees on land development in a zone that differ from impact
10fees imposed on land development in other zones within the municipality or local
11park district
. The public facilities needs assessment that is required under sub. (4)
12shall explicitly identify the differences, such as land development or the need for
13those public facilities, which justify the differences between zones in the amount of
14impact fees imposed.
SB248, s. 98 15Section 98. 66.0617 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,58,1716 66.0617 (6) Standards for impact fees. (intro.) Impact fees imposed by an
17ordinance enacted or resolution adopted under this section:
SB248, s. 99 18Section 99. 66.0617 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,58,2119 66.0617 (6) (b) May not exceed the proportionate share of the capital costs that
20are required to serve land development, as compared to existing uses of land within
21the municipality or local park district.
SB248, s. 100 22Section 100. 66.0617 (6) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
SB248,58,2423 66.0617 (6) (h) Shall be payable by the developer to the local park district either
24in full or in installment payments that are approved by the local park district.
SB248, s. 101 25Section 101. 66.0617 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
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166.0617 (7) Low-cost housing. An ordinance enacted or resolution adopted
2under this section may provide for an exemption from, or a reduction in the amount
3of, impact fees on land development that provides low-cost housing, except that no
4amount of an impact fee for which an exemption or reduction is provided under this
5subsection may be shifted to any other development in the land development in
6which the low-cost housing is located or to any other land development in the
7municipality or local park district.
SB248, s. 102 8Section 102. 66.0617 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,59,149 66.0617 (8) Requirements for impact fee revenues. Revenues from each
10impact fee that is imposed shall be placed in a separate segregated interest-bearing
11account and shall be accounted for separately from the other funds of the
12municipality or local park district. Impact fee revenues and interest earned on
13impact fee revenues may be expended only for the particular capital costs for which
14the impact fee was imposed, unless the fee is refunded under sub. (9).
SB248, s. 103 15Section 103. 66.0617 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,60,316 66.0617 (9) (a) Subject to par. (b), an ordinance enacted or resolution adopted
17under this section shall specify that impact fees that are imposed and collected by
18a municipality or local park district but are not used within 7 years after they are
19collected to pay the capital costs for which they were imposed shall be refunded to
20the current owner of the property with respect to which the impact fees were
21imposed, along with any interest that has accumulated, in as described in sub. (8).
22The ordinance or resolution shall specify, by type of public facility, reasonable time
23periods within which impact fees must be spent or refunded under this subsection,
24subject to the 7-year limit in this paragraph and the extended time period specified
25in par. (b). In determining the length of the time periods under the ordinance, a

1municipality or local park district shall consider what are appropriate planning and
2financing periods for the particular types of public facilities for which the impact fees
3are imposed.
SB248,60,94 (b) The 7-year time limit for using impact fees that is specified under par. (a)
5may be extended for 3 years if the political subdivision municipality or local park
6district
adopts a resolution stating that, due to extenuating circumstances or
7hardship in meeting the 7-year limit, it needs an additional 3 years to use the impact
8fees that were collected. The resolution shall specify the extenuating circumstances
9or hardship that led to the need to adopt a resolution under this paragraph.
SB248, s. 104 10Section 104. 66.0617 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,60,1611 66.0617 (10) Appeal. A municipality that enacts an impact fee ordinance under
12this section shall, by ordinance, and a local park district that adopts an impact fee
13resolution under this section shall, by resolution,
specify a procedure under which
14a developer upon whom an impact fee is imposed has the right to contest the amount,
15collection, or use of the impact fee to the governing body of the municipality or local
16park district
.
SB248, s. 105 17Section 105. 67.01 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,60,2518 67.01 (5) "Municipality" means any of the following which is authorized to levy
19a tax: a county, city, village, town, school district, board of park commissioners,
20technical college district, metropolitan sewerage district created under ss. 200.01 to
21200.15 or 200.21 to 200.65, town sanitary district under subch. IX of ch. 60, local park
22district created under s. 27.161,
public inland lake protection and rehabilitation
23district established under s. 33.23, 33.235, or 33.24 , and any other public body
24empowered to borrow money and issue obligations to repay the money out of public
25funds or revenues. "Municipality" does not include the state.
SB248, s. 106
1Section 106. 70.11 (37m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB248,61,32 70.11 (37m) Local park and recreation district. The property of a local park
3district under s. 27.161.
SB248, s. 107 4Section 107. 71.26 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,61,95 71.26 (1) (bm) Certain local districts. Income of a local exposition district
6created under subch. II of ch. 229, a local professional baseball park district created
7under subch. III of ch. 229, a local professional football stadium district created
8under subch. IV of ch. 229, or a local cultural arts district created under subch. V of
9ch. 229, or a local park district created under s. 27.161.
SB248, s. 108 10Section 108. 77.25 (18m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB248,61,1111 77.25 (18m) To a local park district under s. 27.161.
SB248, s. 109 12Section 109. 77.54 (9a) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
SB248,61,1313 77.54 (9a) (i) A local park district under s. 27.161.
SB248, s. 110 14Section 110. 350.01 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB248,61,1715 350.01 (2m) "Local park district" means a local park district created under s.
1627.161 by one or more counties but not with the participation of any city, village, or
17town.
SB248, s. 111 18Section 111. 350.01 (9j) of the statutes is created to read:
SB248,61,2019 350.01 (9j) "Local park district" means a local park district created under s.
2027.161.
SB248, s. 112 21Section 112. 350.01 (11m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,61,2422 350.01 (11m) "Sanctioned race or derby" means a competitive snowmobile
23event sponsored by a county, local park district, town, city, or village, by a promoter,
24by a chamber of commerce, or by a snowmobile club or other similar organization.
SB248, s. 113 25Section 113. 350.04 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1350.04 (3) (a) No county, town, city or, village, or local park district shall be
2liable for any injury suffered in connection with a race or derby under this section,
3unless the injury is caused by the negligence of the county, town, city or, village, or
4local park district
.
SB248, s. 114 5Section 114. 350.04 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,62,96 350.04 (3) (b) The county, town, city or , village, or local park district shall post
7the provisions of par. (a) in a conspicuous place, readily accessible to all contestants
8and spectators, and shall assist in locating and identifying persons responsible for
9injuries that may occur.
SB248, s. 115 10Section 115. 350.12 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,62,2411 350.12 (4) (b) 1. State aids and funds for maintenance costs shall be 100% 100
12percent
of the actual cost of maintaining the trail per year up to a $250 per mile per
13year maximum, except as provided in pars. (bg) to (br). Qualifying trails are trails
14approved by the board as snowmobile trails. State aid for development may equal
15100% 100 percent of development expenses. Aids for major reconstruction or
16rehabilitation projects to improve bridges may equal 100% 100 percent of eligible
17costs. Aids for trail rehabilitation may equal 100% 100 percent of eligible costs.
18Development shall begin the same year the land is acquired. Moneys available for
19development shall be distributed on a 100% 100 percent grant basis, 75% 75 percent
20at the time of approval but no later than January 1 and 25% 25 percent upon
21completion of the project. A county An application from a county or a local park
22district
may include a request for development, rehabilitation or maintenance of
23trails, or any combination thereof. Trail routes, sizes and specifications shall be
24prescribed only by the board.
SB248, s. 116 25Section 116. 350.12 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1350.12 (4) (b) 3. Not more than $30,000 for a route signing program of aids to
2cities, villages, towns or, counties , or local park districts of up to 100% 100 percent
3of the cost of initial signing of snowmobile routes which connect authorized
4snowmobile trails or which offer entrance to or exit from snowmobile trails leading
5to such municipalities the cities, village, towns, or counties. Aid may be provided
6under this subdivision to cities, villages, towns and , counties and local park districts
7for up to 100% 100 percent of the cost of placing signs developed under s. 350.108 (1)
8(b) which briefly explain the intoxicated snowmobiling law along snowmobile routes.
9Applications and documentation shall be submitted to the department by April 15
10of each year on forms prescribed by departmental rule.
SB248, s. 117 11Section 117. 350.12 (4) (bg) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,63,1812 350.12 (4) (bg) 1. Of the moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (5) (cs), the
13department shall make available in fiscal year 2001-02 and each fiscal year
14thereafter an amount equal to the amount calculated under s. 25.29 (1) (d) 2. to make
15payments to the department or to a county or local park district under par. (bm) for
16trail maintenance costs incurred in the previous fiscal year that exceed the
17maximum specified under par. (b) 1. before expending any of the amount for the other
18purposes specified in par. (b).
SB248, s. 118 19Section 118. 350.12 (4) (bg) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,64,420 350.12 (4) (bg) 2. For fiscal year 2001-02, and for each fiscal year thereafter,
21the department shall calculate an amount equal to the number of trail use stickers
22issued under sub. (3j) in the previous fiscal year multiplied by $15 and shall credit
23this amount to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (5) (cw). From the
24appropriation account under s. 20.370 (5) (cw), the department shall make payments
25to the department or, a county, or a local park district for the purposes specified in

1par. (b). The department shall make payments under par. (bm) for trail maintenance
2costs that were incurred in the previous fiscal year and that exceed the maximum
3specified under par. (b) 1. before making payments for any of the other purposes
4specified in par. (b).
SB248, s. 119 5Section 119. 350.12 (4) (bm) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB248,64,86 350.12 (4) (bm) Supplemental trail aids; eligibility. (intro.) A county, a local
7park district,
or the department shall be eligible for payments under par. (bg) for a
8given fiscal year if it applies for the aid and if all of the following apply:
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