AB75: Bill Text

AB75,754,22 4. Trust companies.

AB75,754,23 5. Banks.

AB75,754,24 6. Savings banks.

AB75,754,25 7. Savings and loan associations.

AB75,755,1 8. Investment companies.

AB75,755,2 9. Personal representatives.

AB75,755,3 10. Trustees.

AB75,755,4 11. Other fiduciaries not listed in this paragraph.

AB75,755,8 (b) The authority's bonds are securities that may be deposited with and received by any officer or agency of the state or any local governmental unit, as defined in s. 19.42 (7u), for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or obligations of the state or any local governmental unit is authorized by law.

AB75,755,16 (12) Budgets; rates and charges; audit. The board of directors of an authority shall annually prepare a budget for the authority. Rates and other charges received by the authority shall be used only for the general expenses and capital expenditures of the authority, to pay interest, amortization, and retirement charges on bonds, and for specific purposes of the authority and may not be transferred to any political subdivision. The authority shall maintain an accounting system in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and shall have its financial statements and debt covenants audited annually by an independent certified public accountant.

AB75,755,19 (13) Withdrawal from authority. (a) A participating political subdivision that joined an authority under sub. (2) (a) 1., 2., 4., or 5., (b) 3., or (c) 2. may withdraw from an authority if all of the following conditions are met:

AB75,755,21 1. The governing body of the political subdivision adopts a resolution requesting withdrawal of the political subdivision from the authority.

AB75,755,23 2. The political subdivision has paid, or made provision for the payment of, all obligations of the political subdivision to the authority.

AB75,756,3 (b) A municipality that becomes a member of an authority under sub. (2) (a) 3. shall withdraw from the authority if the county in which the municipality is located withdraws from the authority under par. (a).

AB75,756,5 (14) Duty to provide transit service. An authority shall provide, or contract for the provision of, transit service within the authority's jurisdictional area.

AB75,756,11 (16) Required application of the southeast regional transit authority. No later than one year after its creation under sub. (2) (a) 1., the southeast regional transit authority shall submit to the federal transit administration in the U.S. department of transportation an application to enter the preliminary engineering phase of the federal new starts grant program for the Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee commuter rail link.

AB75,756,16 (17) Other statutes. This section does not limit the powers of political subdivisions to enter into intergovernmental cooperation or contracts or to establish separate legal entities under s. 66.0301 or 66.1021 or any other applicable law, or otherwise to carry out their powers under applicable statutory provisions. Section 66.0803 (2) does not apply to an authority.

AB75, s. 1489 Section 1489. 66.1105 (6) (ae) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75,756,21 66.1105 (6) (ae) With regard to each district for which the department of revenue authorizes the allocation of a tax increment under par. (a), the department shall charge the city that created the district an annual administrative fee of $150 that the city shall pay to the department no later than May 15.

AB75, s. 1490 Section 1490. 66.1106 (7) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75,757,2 66.1106 (7) (am) With regard to each district for which the department authorizes the allocation of a tax increment under par. (a), the department shall charge the political subdivision that created the district an annual administrative fee of $150 that the political subdivision shall pay to the department no later than May 15.

AB75, s. 1491 Section 1491. 66.1113 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,757,11 66.1113 (1) (a) "Infrastructure expenses" means the costs of purchasing, constructing, or improving parking lots; access ways; transportation facilities, including roads and bridges; sewer and water facilities; exposition center facilities used primarily for conventions, expositions, trade shows, musical or dramatic events, or other events involving educational, cultural, recreational, sporting, or commercial activities; parks, boat ramps, beaches, and other recreational facilities; fire fighting equipment; police vehicles; ambulances; and other equipment or materials dedicated to public safety or public works.

AB75, s. 1492 Section 1492. 66.1305 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB75,757,15 66.1305 (2) (a) 2. "Technology-based incubator" means a facility that provides a new or expanding technically-oriented business with all of the following:

AB75,757,16 a. Office and laboratory space.

AB75,757,17 b. Shared clerical and other support service.

AB75,757,18 c. Managerial and technical assistance.

AB75, s. 1493 Section 1493. 66.1305 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

AB75, s. 1494 Section 1494. 66.1333 (2m) (d) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,757,24 66.1333 (2m) (d) 8. Studying the feasibility of an initial design for a technology-based incubator, and developing and operating a technology-based incubator and applying for a grant under s. 560.14 (3) in connection with a technology-based incubator.

AB75, s. 1495 Section 1495. 66.1333 (2m) (t) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB75,758,4 66.1333 (2m) (t) "Technology-based incubator" means a facility that provides a new or expanding technically-oriented business with all of the following:

AB75,758,5 1. Office and laboratory space.

AB75,758,6 2. Shared clerical and other support service.

AB75,758,7 3. Managerial and technical assistance.

AB75, s. 1496 Section 1496. 67.01 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,758,16 67.01 (5) "Municipality" means any of the following which is authorized to levy a tax: a county, city, village, town, school district, board of park commissioners, technical college district, metropolitan sewerage district created under ss. 200.01 to 200.15 or 200.21 to 200.65, town sanitary district under subch. IX of ch. 60, transit authority created under s. 66.1039, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district established under s. 33.23, 33.235, or 33.24 , and any other public body empowered to borrow money and issue obligations to repay the money out of public funds or revenues. "Municipality" does not include the state.

AB75, s. 1497 Section 1497. 67.01 (9) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,758,20 67.01 (9) (intro.) This chapter is not applicable to appropriation bonds issued by a county under s. 59.85 or by a 1st class city under s. 62.62 and, except ss. 67.08 (1), 67.09 and 67.10, is not applicable:

AB75, s. 1498 Section 1498. 67.05 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,760,5 67.05 (5) (b) No city or village may issue bonds for any purposes other than for water systems, lighting works, gas works, bridges, street lighting, street improvements, street improvement funding, hospitals, airports, harbor improvements, river improvements, breakwaters and protection piers, sewerage, garbage disposal, rubbish or refuse disposal, any combination of sewage, garbage or refuse or rubbish disposal, parks and public grounds, swimming pools and band shells, veterans housing projects, paying the municipality's portion of the cost of abolishing grade crossings, for the construction of police facilities and combined fire and police safety buildings, for the purchase of sites for engine houses, for fire engines and other equipment of the fire department, for construction of engine houses, and for pumps, water mains, reservoirs and all other reasonable facilities for fire protection apparatus or equipment for fire protection, for parking lots or other parking facilities, for school purposes, for libraries, for buildings for the housing of machinery and equipment, for acquiring and developing sites for industry and commerce as will expand the municipal tax base, for financing the cost of low-interest mortgage loans under s. 62.237, for providing financial assistance to blight elimination, slum clearance, community development, redevelopment and urban renewal programs and projects under ss. 66.1105, 66.1301 to 66.1329 and 66.1331 to 66.1337, to issue appropriation bonds under s. 62.62 to pay unfunded prior service liability with respect to an employee retirement system, or for University of Wisconsin System college campuses, as defined in s. 36.05 (6m), until the proposition for their issue for the special purpose has been submitted to the electors of the city or village and adopted by a majority vote. Except as provided under sub. (15), if the common council of a city or the village board of a village declares its purpose to raise money by issuing bonds for any purpose other than those specified in this subsection, it shall direct by resolution, which shall be recorded at length in the record of its proceedings, the clerk to call a special election for the purpose of submitting the question of bonding to the city or village electors. If a number of electors of a city or village equal to at least 15% of the votes cast for governor at the last general election in their city or village sign and file a petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 with the city or village clerk requesting submission of the resolution, the city or village may not issue bonds for financing the cost of low-interest mortgage loans under s. 62.237 without calling a special election to submit the question of bonding to the city or village electors for their approval.

AB75, s. 1499 Section 1499. 67.05 (6m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,760,25 67.05 (6m) (a) An initial resolution adopted by a technical college district board for an issue of bonds in an amount of money not exceeding $1,000,000 $1,500,000 for building remodeling or improvement need not be submitted to the electors of the district for approval unless within 30 days after the initial resolution is adopted there is filed with the technical college district secretary a petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 requesting a referendum thereon. Such a petition shall be signed by electors from each county lying wholly or partially within the district. The number of electors from each county shall equal at least 1.5% of the population of the county as determined under s. 16.96 (2) (c). If a county lies in more than one district, the technical college system board shall apportion the county's population as determined under s. 16.96 (2) (c) to the districts involved and the petition shall be signed by electors equal to the appropriate percentage of the apportioned population. Any initial resolution adopted under sub. (1) in an amount of money not exceeding $1,000,000 $1,500,000 at the discretion of the district board, may be submitted to the electors without waiting for the filing of a petition. All initial resolutions adopted under sub. (1) in an amount of money in excess of $1,000,000 $1,500,000 or more for building remodeling or improvement shall be submitted to the electors of the district for approval. If a referendum is duly petitioned or required under this subsection, bonds may not be issued until the electors of the district have approved the issue.

AB75, s. 1500 Section 1500. 67.12 (12) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,761,12 67.12 (12) (a) Any municipality may issue promissory notes as evidence of indebtedness for any public purpose, as defined in s. 67.04 (1) (b), including but not limited to paying any general and current municipal expense, and refunding any municipal obligations, including interest on them. Each note, plus interest if any, shall be repaid within 10 years after the original date of the note, except that notes issued under this section for purposes of ss. 119.498, 145.245 (12m), 281.58, 281.59, 281.60, 281.61, and 292.72 issued to raise funds to pay a portion of the capital costs of a metropolitan sewerage district, or issued by a 1st class city or a county having a population of 500,000 or more, to pay unfunded prior service liability with respect to an employee retirement system, shall be repaid within 20 years after the original date of the note.

AB75, s. 1501 Section 1501. 67.12 (12) (e) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,762,20 67.12 (12) (e) 5. Within 10 days of the adoption by a technical college district board of a resolution under subd. 1. to issue a promissory note for a purpose under s. 38.16 (2), the secretary of the district board shall publish a notice of such adoption as a class 1 notice, under ch. 985. The notice need not set forth the full contents of the resolution, but shall state the amount proposed to be borrowed, the method of borrowing, the purpose thereof, that the resolution was adopted under this subsection and the place where and the hours during which the resolution is available for public inspection. If the amount proposed to be borrowed is for building remodeling or improvement and does not exceed $1,000,000 $1,500,000 or is for movable equipment, the district board need not submit the resolution to the electors for approval unless, within 30 days after the publication or posting, a petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 is filed with the secretary of the district board requesting a referendum at a special election to be called for that purpose. Such petition shall be signed by electors from each county lying wholly or partially within the district. The number of electors from each county shall equal at least 1.5% of the population of the county as determined under s. 16.96 (2) (c). If a county lies in more than one district, the technical college system board shall apportion the county's population as determined under s. 16.96 (2) (c) to the districts involved and the petition shall be signed by electors equal to the appropriate percentage of the apportioned population. In lieu of a special election, the district board may specify that the referendum shall be held at the next succeeding spring primary or election or September primary or general election. Any resolution to borrow amounts of money in excess of $1,000,000 $1,500,000 for building remodeling or improvement shall be submitted to the electors of the district for approval. If a referendum is held or required under this subdivision, no promissory note may be issued until the issuance is approved by a majority of the district electors voting at such referendum. The referendum shall be noticed, called and conducted under s. 67.05 (6a) insofar as applicable, except that the notice of special election and ballot need not embody a copy of the resolution and the question which shall appear on the ballot shall be "Shall .... (name of district) be authorized to borrow the sum of $.... for (state purpose) by issuing its general obligation promissory note (or notes) under section 67.12 (12) of the Wisconsin Statutes?".

AB75, s. 1502 Section 1502. 69.22 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, Section 1918h, is amended to read:

AB75,762,25 69.22 (1) (a) Except as provided under par. (c), $7 $20 for issuing one certified copy of a vital record and $3 for any additional certified copy of the same vital record issued at the same time.

AB75, s. 1503 Section 1503. 69.22 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, Section 1918j, is amended to read:

AB75,763,6 69.22 (1) (b) Except as provided under par. (c), $20 for issuing an uncertified copy of a vital record issued under s. 69.21 (2) (a) or (b), or $7 for verifying information about the event submitted by a requester without issuance of a copy, $7, and $3 for any additional copy of the same vital record issued at the same time.

AB75, s. 1504 Section 1504. 69.22 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,763,12 69.22 (1) (c) Twenty Twenty-two dollars for issuing an uncertified copy of a birth certificate or a certified copy of a birth certificate, $7 of which shall be forwarded to the secretary of administration as provided in sub. (1m) and credited to the appropriations under s. 20.433 (1) (g) and (h); and $3 $5 for issuing any additional certified or uncertified copy of the same birth certificate issued at the same time.

AB75, s. 1505 Section 1505. 69.22 (1) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, section 1918L, and 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB75,763,18 69.22 (1) (c) Twenty-two dollars for issuing an uncertified copy of a birth certificate or a certified copy of a birth certificate, and $5 for issuing any additional certified or uncertified copy of the same birth certificate issued at the same time.

AB75, s. 1506 Section 1506. 69.22 (1) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, Section 1918n, is amended to read:

AB75,763,22 69.22 (1) (d) In addition to other fees under this subchapter, $10 $20 for expedited service in issuing a vital record.

AB75, s. 1507 Section 1507. 69.22 (1m) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20, is amended to read:

AB75,764,6 69.22 (1m) The state registrar and any local registrar acting under this subchapter shall, for each copy of a birth certificate for which a fee under sub. (1) (c) is charged that is issued during a calendar quarter, forward to the secretary of administration for deposit in the appropriations appropriation accounts under s. 20.433 (1) (g) and (h) the amounts specified in sub. (1) (c) $7 by the 15th day of the first month following the end of the calendar quarter.

AB75, s. 1508 Section 1508. 69.22 (1p) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,764,9 69.22 (1p) (c) For any copy of a birth certificate that is issued before July 1, 2010, for which a fee of $20 $22 under sub. (1) (c) is charged, $8.

AB75, s. 1509 Section 1509. 69.22 (1q) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75,764,13 69.22 (1q) The state registrar and any local registrar acting under this subchapter shall forward to the secretary of administration for deposit in the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1) (gm) all of the following:

AB75,764,15 (a) For any certified copy of a vital record for which a fee of $20 under sub. (1) (a) is charged, $13.

AB75,764,17 (b) For any uncertified copy of a vital record for which a fee of $20 under sub. (1) (b) is charged, $13.

AB75,764,19 (c) For any copy of a birth certificate for which a fee of $20 under sub. (1) (c) is charged, $8.

AB75,764,20 (d) For expedited service in issuing a vital record, $10.

AB75, s. 1510 Section 1510. 69.22 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,764,25 69.22 (5) (b) 2. The filing of a birth certificate under s. 69.14 (2) (b) 5. The fee under this subdivision includes the search for the birth certificate and the first copy of the certificate except that the state registrar shall add to the $20 fee, the $5 fee required under sub. (1) (c).

AB75, s. 1511 Section 1511. 70.05 (5) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,765,3 70.05 (5) (a) 3. "Major class of property" means any class of property that includes more than 5% 10 percent of the full value of the taxation district.

AB75, s. 1512 Section 1512. 70.05 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,765,14 70.05 (5) (d) If the department of revenue determines that the assessed value of each major class of property of a taxation district, including 1st class cities, has not been established within 10% of the full value of the same major class of property during the same year at least once during the 4-year period consisting of the current year and the 3 preceding years, the department shall notify the clerk of the taxation district of its intention to proceed under par. (f) (em) if the taxation district's assessed value of each major class of property for the subsequent year is not within 10% of the full value of the same major class of property. The department's notice shall be in writing and mailed to the clerk of the taxation district on or before November 1 of the year of the determination.

AB75, s. 1513 Section 1513. 70.05 (5) (em) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75,765,23 70.05 (5) (em) If, in the year after the year in which the taxation district clerk receives notice from the department of revenue under par. (d), the department determines that the assessed value of each major class of property of a taxation district, including 1st class cities, is not within 10 percent of the full value of the same major class of property, the department shall order special supervision under s. 70.75 (3) for that taxation district for the succeeding year's assessment. The order shall be in writing and the department shall mail it to the taxation district clerk on or before November 1 of the year of the determination.

AB75, s. 1514 Section 1514. 70.05 (5) (f) of the statutes is repealed.

AB75, s. 1515 Section 1515. 70.05 (5) (g) of the statutes is repealed.

AB75, s. 1516 Section 1516. 70.11 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,766,16 70.11 (2) Municipal property and property of certain districts, exception. Property owned by any county, city, village, town, school district, technical college district, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, metropolitan sewerage district, municipal water district created under s. 198.22, joint local water authority created under s. 66.0823, transit authority created under s. 66.1039, long-term care district under s. 46.2895 or town sanitary district; lands belonging to cities of any other state used for public parks; land tax-deeded to any county or city before January 2; but any residence located upon property owned by the county for park purposes that is rented out by the county for a nonpark purpose shall not be exempt from taxation. Except as to land acquired under s. 59.84 (2) (d), this exemption shall not apply to land conveyed after August 17, 1961, to any such governmental unit or for its benefit while the grantor or others for his or her benefit are permitted to occupy the land or part thereof in consideration for the conveyance. Leasing the property exempt under this subsection, regardless of the lessee and the use of the leasehold income, does not render that property taxable.

AB75, s. 1517 Section 1517. 70.11 (27m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75,766,18 70.11 (27m) Research machinery and equipment. (a) In this subsection:

AB75,766,25 1. "Biotechnology" means the application of biotechnologies, including recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid techniques, biochemistry, molecular and cellular biology, genetics, genetic engineering, biological cell fusion, and other bioprocesses, that use living organisms or parts of an organism to produce or modify products to improve plants or animals or improve animal health, develop microorganisms for specific uses, identify targets for small molecule pharmaceutical development, or transform biological systems into useful processes and products.

AB75,767,1 2. "Machinery" has the meaning given in sub. (27) (a) 2.

AB75,767,2 3. "Manufacturing" has the meaning given in sub. (27) (a) 3.

AB75,767,3 4. "Primarily" means more than 50 percent.

AB75,767,5 5. "Qualified research" means qualified research as defined under section 41 (d) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code.

AB75,767,6 6. "Used exclusively" has the meaning given in sub. (27) (a) 8.