AB75,716,10 3(3) Stabilization funds. (a) To facilitate a pension funding plan a common
4council may establish a stabilization fund. Any such fund may be created as a trust,
5a special fund or account of the city established by a separate resolution or ordinance,
6or a fund or account created under an authorizing resolution or trust indenture in
7connection with the authorization and issuance of appropriation bonds under s.
862.62 or general obligation promissory notes under s. 67.12 (12). A city may
9appropriate funds for deposit to a stabilization fund established under this
10subsection.
AB75,717,211 (b) Moneys in a stabilization fund established under this subsection may be
12used, subject to annual appropriation by the common council, solely to pay principal
13or interest on appropriation bonds issued under s. 62.62 and general obligation
14promissory notes under s. 67.12 (12) issued in connection with a pension funding
15plan, for the redemption or repurchase of such appropriation bonds or general
16obligation promissory notes, to make payments under any agreement or ancillary
17arrangement entered into under s. 62.621 with respect to such appropriation bonds
18or general obligation promissory notes, or to pay annual pension costs other than
19normal costs. Moneys on deposit in a stabilization fund may not be subject to any
20claims, demands, or actions by, or transfers or assignments to, any creditor of the city,
21any beneficiary of the city's employee retirement system, or any other person, on
22terms other than as may be established in the resolution or ordinance creating the
23stabilization fund. Moneys on deposit in a stabilization fund established under this
24subsection may be invested and reinvested in the manner directed by the common

1council or pursuant to delegation by the common council as provided under s. 66.0603
2(5).
AB75, s. 1463 3Section 1463. 62.67 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,717,8 462.67 Uninsured motorist coverage; 1st class cities. A 1st class city shall
5provide uninsured motorist motor vehicle liability insurance coverage for motor
6vehicles owned by the city and operated by city employees in the course of
7employment. The coverage required by this section shall have at least the limits
8prescribed for uninsured motorist coverage under s. 632.32 (4) (a) 1.
AB75, s. 1464 9Section 1464. 66.0137 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0137 (5) (b) and
10amended to read:
AB75,717,2011 66.0137 (5) (b) The state or a local governmental unit may provide for the
12payment of premiums for hospital, surgical and other health and accident insurance
13and life insurance for employees and officers and, their spouses and dependent
14children, and their domestic partner under ch. 770 and dependent children. A local
15governmental unit may also provide for the payment of premiums for hospital and
16surgical care for its retired employees. In addition, a local governmental unit may,
17by ordinance or resolution, elect to offer to all of its employees a health care coverage
18plan through a program offered by the group insurance board under ch. 40. A local
19governmental unit that elects to participate under s. 40.51 (7) is subject to the
20applicable sections of ch. 40 instead of this subsection.
AB75, s. 1465 21Section 1465. 66.0137 (5) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,717,2322 66.0137 (5) (a) In this subsection, "local governmental unit" includes the school
23district operating under ch. 119.
AB75, s. 1466 24Section 1466. 66.0301 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,718,13
166.0301 (1) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), in this section
2"municipality" means the state or any department or agency thereof, or any city,
3village, town, county, school district, public library system, public inland lake
4protection and rehabilitation district, sanitary district, farm drainage district,
5metropolitan sewerage district, sewer utility district, solid waste management
6system created under s. 59.70 (2), local exposition district created under subch. II of
7ch. 229, local professional baseball park district created under subch. III of ch. 229,
8local professional football stadium district created under subch. IV of ch. 229, a local
9cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229, transit authority created
10under s. 66.1039,
long-term care district under s. 46.2895, water utility district,
11mosquito control district, municipal electric company, county or city transit
12commission, commission created by contract under this section, taxation district,
13regional planning commission, or city-county health department.
AB75, s. 1467 14Section 1467. 66.0307 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,719,215 66.0307 (7m) Zoning in town territory. If a town is a party to a cooperative
16plan with a city or village, the town and city or village may agree, as part of the
17cooperative plan, to authorize the town, city or village to adopt a zoning ordinance
18under s. 60.61, 61.35 or 62.23 for all or a portion of the town territory covered by the
19plan. The exercise of zoning authority by a town under this subsection is not subject
20to s. 60.61 (3) or 60.62 (3). If a county zoning ordinance applies to the town territory
21covered by the plan, that ordinance and amendments to it continue until a zoning
22ordinance is adopted under this subsection. If a zoning ordinance is adopted under
23this subsection, that zoning ordinance continues in effect after the planning period
24ceases until a different zoning ordinance for the territory is adopted under other

1applicable law. This subsection does not affect zoning ordinances adopted under ss.
2s. 59.692, or 87.30 or 91.71 to 91.78 ch. 91.
AB75, s. 1468 3Section 1468. 66.0602 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,719,64 66.0602 (1) (b) "Penalized excess" means the levy, in an amount that is at least
5$500 over the limit under sub. (2) for the political subdivision, not including any
6amount that is excepted from the limit under subs. (3), (4), and (5).
AB75, s. 1469 7Section 1469. 66.0602 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,719,148 66.0602 (1) (d) "Valuation factor" means a percentage equal to the greater of
9either 2 3 percent or the percentage change in the political subdivision's January 1
10equalized value due to new construction less improvements removed between the
11previous year and the current year. Except as provided, no political subdivision may
12increase its levy in any year by a percentage that exceeds the political subdivision's
13valuation factor. In determining its levy in any year, a city, village, or town shall
14subtract any tax increment that is calculated under s. 60.85 (1) (L) or 66.1105 (2) (i).
AB75, s. 1470 15Section 1470. 66.0602 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,719,2316 66.0602 (2) Levy limit. Except as provided, no political subdivision may
17increase its levy in 2007 by a percentage that exceeds the political subdivision's
18valuation factor or 3.86
in subs. (3), (4), and (5), no political subdivision may increase
19its levy in any year by a percentage that exceeds the political subdivision's valuation
20factor. The base amount in any year, to which the limit under this section applies,
21shall be the maximum allowable levy for the immediately preceding year. In
22determining its levy in any year, a city, village, or town shall subtract any tax
23increment that is calculated under s. 59.57 (3) (a), 60.85 (1) (L), or 66.1105 (2) (i)
.
AB75, s. 1471 24Section 1471. 66.0602 (3) (d) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,720,6
166.0602 (3) (d) 5. The limit otherwise applicable under this section does not
2apply to amounts levied by a 1st class city for the payment of debt service on
3appropriation bonds issued under s. 62.62, including debt service on appropriation
4bonds issued to fund or refund outstanding appropriation bonds of the city, to pay
5related issuance costs or redemption premiums, or to make payments with respect
6to agreements or ancillary arrangements authorized under s. 62.621.
AB75, s. 1472 7Section 1472. 66.0602 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,720,198 66.0602 (4) (a) A political subdivision may exceed the levy increase limit under
9sub. (2)
if its governing body adopts a resolution to that effect and if the resolution
10is approved in a referendum. The resolution shall specify the proposed amount of
11increase in the levy beyond the amount that is allowed under sub. (2), and shall
12specify whether the proposed amount of increase is for the next fiscal year only or if
13it will apply on an ongoing basis. With regard to a referendum relating to the 2005
14levy, or any levy in an odd-numbered year thereafter, the political subdivision may
15call a special referendum for the purpose of submitting the resolution to the electors
16of the political subdivision for approval or rejection. With regard to a referendum
17relating to the 2006 levy, or any levy in an even-numbered year thereafter, the
18referendum shall be held at the next succeeding spring primary or election or
19September primary or general election.
AB75, s. 1473 20Section 1473. 66.0602 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,720,2321 66.0602 (6) (c) Ensure that the amount of the penalized excess is not included
22in determining the limit described under sub. (2) for the political subdivision for the
23following year.
AB75, s. 1474 24Section 1474. 66.0602 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,721,2
166.0602 (7) Sunset. This section does not apply to a political subdivision's levy
2that is imposed after December 2010.
AB75, s. 1475 3Section 1475. 66.0603 (1m) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,721,84 66.0603 (1m) (f) Subject to s. 67.11 (2) with respect to funds on deposit in a debt
5service fund for general obligation promissory notes issued under s. 67.12 (12), a 1st
6class city, or a person to whom the city has delegated investment authority under sub.
7(5), may invest and reinvest in the same manner as is authorized for investments and
8reinvestments under s. 881.01, any of the following:
AB75,721,99 1. Moneys held in any stabilization fund established under s. 62.622 (3).
AB75,721,1310 2. Moneys held in a fund or account, including any reserve fund, created in
11connection with the issuance of appropriation bonds under s. 62.62 or general
12obligation promissory notes under s. 67.12 (12) issued to provide funds for the
13payment of all or a part of the city's unfunded prior service liability.
AB75,721,1514 3. Moneys appropriated or held by the city to pay debt service on appropriation
15bonds or general obligation promissory notes under s. 67.12 (12).
AB75,721,1816 4. Moneys constituting proceeds of appropriation bonds or general obligation
17promissory notes described in subd. 2. that are available for investment until they
18are spent.
AB75,721,1919 5. Moneys held in an employee retirement system of the city.
AB75, s. 1476 20Section 1476. 66.0603 (5) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB75,722,321 66.0603 (5) Delegation of investment authority in connection with pension
22financing in populous
cities and counties. (intro.) The governing board body of a
23county having a population of 500,000 or more, or a 1st class city, may delegate
24investment authority over any of the moneys described in sub. (1m) (e) or (f) to any
25of the following persons, which shall be responsible for the general administration

1and proper operation of the county's or city's employee retirement system, subject to
2the board's governing body's finding that such person has expertise in the field of
3investments:
AB75,722,54 (a) A public board that is organized for such purpose under county or city
5ordinances.
AB75, s. 1477 6Section 1477. 66.0721 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,722,97 66.0721 (1) (a) "Agricultural use" has the meaning given in s. 91.01 (1) (2) and
8includes any additional agricultural uses of land, as determined by the town sanitary
9district or town.
AB75, s. 1478 10Section 1478. 66.0721 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,722,1811 66.0721 (1) (b) "Eligible farmland" means a parcel of 35 or more acres of
12contiguous
land which is devoted exclusively to agricultural use which during the
13year preceding the year in which the land is subject to a special assessment under
14this section produced gross farm profits, as defined in s. 71.58 (4), of not less than
15$6,000 or which, during the 3 years preceding the year in which the land is subject
16to a special assessment under this section, produced gross farm profits, as defined
17in s. 71.58 (4), of not less than $18,000
that is eligible for farmland preservation tax
18credits under ss. 71.58 to 71.61 or 71.613
.
AB75, s. 1479 19Section 1479. 66.0903 (1) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75, s. 1480 20Section 1480. 66.0903 (1) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75, s. 1481 21Section 1481. 66.0903 (3) (av) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,723,222 66.0903 (3) (av) In determining prevailing wage rates under par. (am) or (ar),
23the department may not use data from projects that are subject to this section, s.
2466.0904, 103.49, or 103.50 or 40 USC 276a 3142 unless the department determines
25that there is insufficient wage data in the area to determine those prevailing wage

1rates, in which case the department may use data from projects that are subject to
2this section, s. 66.0904, 103.49, or 103.50 or 40 USC 276a 3142.
AB75, s. 1482 3Section 1482. 66.0903 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,723,144 66.0903 (5) Nonapplicability. This section does not apply to any single-trade
5public works project, including a highway, street or bridge construction project, for
6which the estimated project cost of completion is below $30,000 or an amount
7determined by the department under this subsection or to any multiple-trade public
8works project, including a highway, street or bridge construction project, for which
9the estimated project cost of completion is below $150,000 or an amount determined
10by the department under this subsection. The department shall adjust those dollar
11amounts every year, the first adjustment to be made not sooner than
12December 1, 1997. The adjustments shall be in proportion to any change in
13construction costs since the effective date of the dollar amounts established under
14this subsection
$2,000.
AB75, s. 1483 15Section 1483. 66.0903 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,723,2516 66.0903 (10) (a) Each contractor, subcontractor, or contractor's or
17subcontractor's agent performing work on a project that is subject to this section
18shall keep full and accurate records clearly indicating the name and trade or
19occupation of every person performing the work described in sub. (4) and an accurate
20record of the number of hours worked by each of those persons and the actual wages
21paid for the hours worked. By no later than the end of the week following a week in
22which a contractor, subcontractor, or contractor's or subcontractor's agent performs
23work on a project that is subject to this section, the contractor, subcontractor, or agent
24shall submit to the contracting local governmental unit a certified record of the
25information specified in the preceding sentence for that preceding week.
AB75, s. 1484
1Section 1484. 66.0903 (10) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,724,202 66.0903 (10) (c) If requested by any person, the department shall inspect the
3payroll records of any contractor, subcontractor, or agent performing work on a
4project that is subject to this section to ensure compliance with this section. If In the
5case of a request made by a person performing the work specified in sub. (4), if the
6department finds that
the contractor, subcontractor, or agent subject to the
7inspection is found to be in compliance and if the person making the request is a
8person performing the work specified in sub. (4)
that the request is frivolous, the
9department shall charge the person making the request the actual cost of the
10inspection. If In the case of a request made by a person not performing the work
11specified in sub. (4), if the department finds that
the contractor, subcontractor, or
12agent subject to the inspection is found to be in compliance and if the person making
13the request is not a person performing the work specified in sub. (4)
that the request
14is frivolous
, the department shall charge the person making the request $250 or the
15actual cost of the inspection, whichever is greater. In order to find that a request is
16frivolous, the department must find that the person making the request made the
17request in bad faith, solely for the purpose of harassing or maliciously injuring the
18contractor, subcontractor, or agent subject to the inspection, or that the person
19making the request knew, or should have known, that there was no reasonable basis
20for believing that a violation of this section had been committed.
AB75, s. 1485 21Section 1485. 66.0903 (11) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,725,222 66.0903 (11) (b) 4. Whoever induces any person who seeks to be or is employed
23on any project that is subject to this section to permit any part of the wages to which
24the person is entitled under the contract governing the project to be deducted from
25the person's pay is guilty of an offense under s. 946.15 (3), unless the deduction would

1be permitted under 29 CFR 3.5 or 3.6 from a person who is working on a project that
2is subject to 40 USC 276c 3142.
AB75, s. 1486 3Section 1486. 66.0903 (11) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,725,94 66.0903 (11) (b) 5. Any person employed on a project that is subject to this
5section who knowingly permits any part of the wages to which he or she is entitled
6under the contract governing the project to be deducted from his or her pay is guilty
7of an offense under s. 946.15 (4), unless the deduction would be permitted under 29
8CFR 3.5
or 3.6 from a person who is working on a project that is subject to 40 USC
9276c
3142.
AB75, s. 1487 10Section 1487. 66.0904 of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,725,12 1166.0904 Wage rates; publicly funded private construction projects. (1)
12Definitions. In this section:
AB75,725,2213 (a) "Area" means the county in which a proposed publicly funded private
14construction project that is subject to this section is located or, if the department
15determines that there is insufficient wage data in that county, "area" means those
16counties that are contiguous to that county or, if the department determines that
17there is insufficient wage data in those counties, "area" means those counties that
18are contiguous to those counties or, if the department determines that there is
19insufficient wage data in those counties, "area" means the entire state or, if the
20department is requested to review a determination under sub. (4) (e), "area" means
21the city, village, or town in which a proposed publicly funded private construction
22project that is subject to this section is located.
AB75,725,2323 (b) "Department" means the department of workforce development.
AB75,726,324 (c) "Financial assistance" means any grant, cooperative agreement, loan,
25contract, other than a public works contract, a supply procurement contract, a

1contract of insurance or guaranty, or a collective bargaining agreement, or any other
2arrangement by which a local governmental unit provides or otherwise makes
3available assistance in any of the following forms:
AB75,726,44 1. Funding.
AB75,726,75 2. A transfer or lease of real or personal property of the local governmental unit
6or of any interest in or permission to use, other than on a casual or transient basis,
7that property for less than fair market value or for reduced consideration.
AB75,726,118 3. Proceeds from a subsequent transfer or lease of real or personal property
9transferred or leased from the local governmental unit, if the local governmental
10unit's share of the fair market value of the property is not returned to the local
11governmental unit.
AB75,726,1412 4. A redevelopment contract, economic development agreement, revenue
13agreement under s. 66.1103, contract under s. 66.1105 (3) or 66.1333 (5), or
14assistance provided under s. 66.1109.
AB75,726,1515 (d) "Hourly basic rate of pay" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (b).
AB75,726,1616 (e) "Insufficient wage data" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (bg).
AB75,726,1717 (f) "Local governmental unit" has the meaning given in s. 66.0903 (1) (d).
AB75,726,1818 (g) "Prevailing hours of labor" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (c).
AB75,726,2519 (h) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., "prevailing wage rate" for any trade or
20occupation engaged in the erection, construction, remodeling, repairing, or
21demolition of any publicly funded private construction project in any area means the
22hourly basic rate of pay, plus the hourly contribution for health insurance benefits,
23vacation benefits, pension benefits, and any other bona fide economic benefit, paid
24directly or indirectly, for a majority of the hours worked in the trade or occupation
25on projects in the area.
AB75,727,10
12. If there is no rate at which a majority of the hours worked in the trade or
2occupation on projects in the area is paid, "prevailing wage rate" for any trade or
3occupation engaged in the erection, construction, remodeling, repairing, or
4demolition of any publicly funded private construction project in any area means the
5average hourly basic rate of pay, weighted by the number of hours worked, plus the
6average hourly contribution, weighted by the number of hours worked, for health
7insurance benefits, vacation benefits, pension benefits, and any other bona fide
8economic benefit, paid directly or indirectly for all hours worked at the hourly basic
9rate of pay of the highest-paid 51 percent of hours worked in that trade or occupation
10on projects in that area.
AB75,727,1311 (i) "Publicly funded private construction project" means a construction project,
12other than a project of public works, that receives financial assistance from a local
13governmental unit.
AB75,727,1414 (j) "Truck driver" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (g).
AB75,728,2 15(2) Prevailing wage rates and hours of labor. (a) Any owner or developer of
16real property who enters into a contract for the erection, construction, remodeling,
17repairing, or demolition of any publicly funded private construction project on that
18real property shall include in the contract a stipulation that no person performing
19the work described in sub. (3) may be permitted to work a greater number of hours
20per day or per week than the prevailing hours of labor, except that any such person
21may be permitted or required to work more than the prevailing hours of labor per day
22and per week if he or she is paid for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours
23of labor at a rate of at least 1.5 times his or her hourly basic rate of pay; nor may he
24or she be paid less than the prevailing wage rate determined under sub. (4) in the

1same or most similar trade or occupation in the area in which the publicly funded
2private construction project is situated.
AB75,728,143 (b) A reference to the prevailing wage rates determined under sub. (4) and the
4prevailing hours of labor shall be published in any notice issued for the purpose of
5securing bids for the publicly funded private construction project. If any contract or
6subcontract for a publicly funded private construction project that is subject to this
7section is entered into, the prevailing wage rates determined under sub. (4) and the
8prevailing hours of labor shall be physically incorporated into and made a part of the
9contract or subcontract, except that for a minor subcontract, as determined by the
10department, the department shall prescribe by rule the method of notifying the
11minor subcontractor of the prevailing wage rates and prevailing hours of labor
12applicable to the minor subcontract. The prevailing wage rates and prevailing hours
13of labor applicable to a contract or subcontract may not be changed during the time
14that the contract or subcontract is in force.
AB75,728,19 15(3) Covered employees. (a) Subject to par. (b), all of the following employes
16shall be paid the prevailing wage rate determined under sub. (4) and may not be
17permitted to work a greater number of hours per day or per week than the prevailing
18hours of labor, unless they are paid for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing
19hours of labor at a rate of at least 1.5 times their hourly basic rate of pay:
AB75,728,2120 1. All laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed on the site of
21a publicly funded private construction project that is subject to this section.
AB75,729,222 2. All laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed in the
23manufacturing or furnishing of materials, articles, supplies, or equipment on the site
24of a publicly funded private construction project that is subject to this section or from
25a facility dedicated exclusively, or nearly so, to a publicly funded private construction

1project that is subject to this section by a contractor, subcontractor, agent, or other
2person performing any work on the site of the project.
AB75,729,93 (b) Notwithstanding par. (a) 1., a laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver who
4is regularly employed to process, manufacture, pick up, or deliver materials or
5products from a commercial establishment that has a fixed place of business from
6which the establishment regularly supplies processed or manufactured materials or
7products is not entitled to receive the prevailing wage rate determined under sub.
8(4) or to receive at least 1.5 times his or her hourly basic rate of pay for all hours
9worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor unless any of the following apply:
AB75,729,1610 1. The laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver is employed to go to the source
11of mineral aggregate such as sand, gravel, or stone that is to be immediately
12incorporated into the work, and not stockpiled or further transported by truck, pick
13up that mineral aggregate, and deliver that mineral aggregate to the site of a publicly
14funded private construction project that is subject to this section by depositing the
15material substantially in place, directly or through spreaders from the transporting
16vehicle.
AB75,729,2017 2. The laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver is employed to go to the site
18of a publicly funded private construction project that is subject to this section, pick
19up excavated material or spoil from the site of the project, and transport that
20excavated material or spoil away from the site of the project.
AB75,729,2221 (c) A truck driver who is an owner-operator of a truck shall be paid separately
22for his or her work and for the use of his or her truck.
AB75,730,15 23(4) Investigation; determination. (a) Before the owner or developer of any
24publicly funded private construction project enters into a contract or solicits bids on
25a contract for the performance of any work to which this section applies, the owner

1or developer shall apply to the department to determine the prevailing wage rate for
2each trade or occupation required in the work under contemplation in the area in
3which the work is to be done. The department shall conduct investigations and hold
4public hearings as necessary to define the trades or occupations that are commonly
5employed on publicly funded private construction projects that are subject to this
6section and to inform itself as to the prevailing wage rates in all areas of the state
7for those trades or occupations in order to determine the prevailing wage rate for
8each trade or occupation. The department shall issue its determination within 30
9days after receiving the request and shall file the determination with the owner or
10developer applying for the determination and with the local governmental unit
11providing financial assistance for the project. For the information of the employes
12working on the project, the prevailing wage rates determined by the department, the
13prevailing hours of labor, and the provisions of subs. (2) and (9) shall be kept posted
14by the owner or developer in at least one conspicuous and easily accessible place on
15the site of the project.
AB75,730,2316 (b) The department shall, by January 1 of each year, compile the prevailing
17wage rates for each trade or occupation in each area. The compilation shall, in
18addition to the current prevailing wage rates, include future prevailing wage rates
19when those prevailing wage rates can be determined for any trade or occupation in
20any area and shall specify the effective date of those future prevailing wage rates.
21If a publicly funded private construction project that is subject to this section extends
22into more than one area there shall be but one standard of prevailing wage rates for
23the entire private construction project.
AB75,731,424 (c) In determining prevailing wage rates under par. (a) or (b), the department
25may not use data from projects that are subject to this section, s. 66.0903, 103.49, or

1103.50 or 40 USC 3142 unless the department determines that there is insufficient
2wage data in the area to determine those prevailing wage rates, in which case the
3department may use data from projects that are subject to this section, s. 66.0903,
4103.49, or 103.50 or 40 USC 3142.
AB75,731,135 (d) Any person may request a recalculation of any portion of an initial
6determination within 30 days after the initial determination date if the person
7submits evidence with the request showing that the prevailing wage rate for any
8given trade or occupation included in the initial determination does not represent the
9prevailing wage rate for that trade or occupation in the area. The evidence shall
10include wage rate information reflecting work performed by persons working in the
11contested trade or occupation in the area during the current survey period. The
12department shall affirm or modify the initial determination within 15 days after the
13date on which the department receives the request for recalculation.
AB75,732,214 (e) In addition to the recalculation under par. (d), the owner or developer that
15requested the determination under this subsection may request a review of any
16portion of the determination within 30 days after the date of issuance of the
17determination if the owner or developer submits evidence with the request showing
18that the prevailing wage rate for any given trade or occupation included in the
19determination does not represent the prevailing wage rate for that trade or
20occupation in the city, village, or town in which the proposed publicly funded private
21construction project is located. That evidence shall include wage rate information
22for the contested trade or occupation on at least 3 similar projects located in the city,
23village, or town where the proposed publicly funded private construction project is
24located on which some work has been performed during the current survey period
25and which were considered by the department in issuing its most recent compilation

1under par. (b). The department shall affirm or modify the determination within 15
2days after the date on which the department receives the request for review.
AB75,732,5 3(5) Nonapplicability. This section does not apply to any publicly funded
4private construction project for which the estimated cost of completion is less than
5$2,000.
AB75,732,12 6(6) Exemptions. The department, upon petition of any owner or developer
7contracting for a publicly funded private construction project that is subject to this
8section, shall issue an order exempting the owner or developer from applying to the
9department for a determination under sub. (4) when it is shown that the project is
10also subject to an ordinance or other enactment of a local governmental unit that sets
11forth standards, policy, procedure, and practice resulting in standards as high or
12higher than those under this section.
AB75,732,21 13(7) Compliance. (a) When the department finds that an owner or developer
14has not requested a determination under sub. (4) (a) or that an owner, developer,
15contractor, or subcontractor has not physically incorporated a determination into a
16contract or subcontract as required under sub. (2) (b) or has not notified a minor
17subcontractor of a determination in the manner prescribed by the department by
18rule promulgated under sub. (2) (b), the department shall notify the owner,
19developer, contractor, or subcontractor of the noncompliance and shall file the
20determination with the owner, developer, contractor, or subcontractor within 30 days
21after the notice.
AB75,733,222 (b) Upon completion of a publicly funded private construction project that is
23subject to this section and before receiving final payment for his or her work on the
24private construction project, each agent or subcontractor shall furnish the contractor
25with an affidavit stating that the agent or subcontractor has complied fully with the

1requirements of this section. A contractor may not authorize final payment until the
2affidavit is filed in proper form and order.
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