AB926,147,1110 59.692 (1) (a) "Department" means the department of natural resources
11environmental quality.
AB926, s. 687 12Section 687. 59.693 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,147,1413 59.693 (1) Definition. In this section, "department" means the department of
14natural resources environmental quality.
AB926, s. 688 15Section 688. 59.70 (2) (q) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,147,1716 59.70 (2) (q) 4. The cleanup of the site is conducted under the supervision of the
17department of natural resources environmental quality.
AB926, s. 689 18Section 689. 59.70 (6) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,147,2019 59.70 (6) (a) 1. "Department" means the department of natural resources
20environmental quality.
AB926, s. 690 21Section 690. 59.70 (13) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,148,722 59.70 (13) (b) Members or employees of the commission may request admission
23onto any property within the district at reasonable times to determine if mosquito
24breeding is present. If the owner or occupant refuses admission, the commission
25member or employee shall seek a warrant to inspect the property as a potential

1mosquito breeding ground. Commission members or employees may enter upon
2property to clean up stagnant pools of water or shores of lakes or streams, and may
3spray mosquito breeding areas with insecticides subject to the approval of the district
4director and the department of natural resources environmental quality. The
5commission shall notify the property owner of any pending action under this
6paragraph and shall provide the property owner with a hearing prior to acting under
7this paragraph if the owner objects to the commission's actions.
AB926, s. 691 8Section 691. 59.74 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,148,119 59.74 (2) (g) Every land surveyor and every officer of the department of natural
10resources, every officer of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer
11protection,
and the district attorney shall enforce this subsection.
AB926, s. 692 12Section 692. 60.627 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,148,1413 60.627 (1) Definition. In this section, "department" means the department of
14natural resources environmental quality.
AB926, s. 693 15Section 693. 60.71 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,148,2016 60.71 (4) (b) The town board shall publish a class 2 notice, under ch. 985, of the
17hearing. The notice shall contain an announcement of the hearing and a description
18of the boundaries of the proposed town sanitary district. The town board shall mail
19the notice to the department of commerce and the department of natural resources
20environmental quality at least 10 days prior to the hearing.
AB926, s. 694 21Section 694. 60.71 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,149,322 60.71 (4) (c) Any person may file written comments on the formation of the
23district with the town clerk. Any owner of property within the boundary of the
24proposed district may appear at the hearing and offer objections, criticisms or
25suggestions as to the necessity of the proposed district and the question of whether

1his or her property will be benefited by the establishment of the district. A
2representative of the department of commerce and of the department of natural
3resources
environmental quality may attend the hearing and advise the town board.
AB926, s. 695 4Section 695. 60.71 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,149,85 60.71 (7) Filing and recording the order. The town board shall file copies of
6the order establishing the town sanitary district with the department of natural
7resources
environmental quality and record the order with the register of deeds in
8each county in which the district is located.
AB926, s. 696 9Section 696. 60.72 (title) and (1) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB926,149,13 1060.72 (title) Creation of town sanitary district by order of the
11department of
natural resources environmental quality. (1) Definition. In
12this section, "department" means the department of natural resources
13environmental quality.
AB926, s. 697 14Section 697. 60.73 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,149,23 1560.73 Review of orders creating town sanitary districts. Any person
16aggrieved by any act of the town board or the department of natural resources
17environmental quality in establishing a town sanitary district may bring an action
18in the circuit court of the county in which his or her lands are located, to set aside the
19final determination of the town board or the department of natural resources
20environmental quality, within 90 days after the final determination, as provided
21under s. 893.73 (2). If no action is taken within the 90-day period, the determination
22by the town board or the department of natural resources environmental quality is
23final.
AB926, s. 698 24Section 698. 60.782 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,150,3
160.782 (2) (d) Lease or acquire, including by condemnation, any real property
2situated in this state that may be needed for the purposes of s. 23.09 (19), 23.094 (3g)
3or 30.275 23.434 (4).
AB926, s. 699 4Section 699. 60.785 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,150,155 60.785 (2) (a) Any town sanitary district may be consolidated with a contiguous
6town sanitary district by resolution passed by a two-thirds vote of all of the
7commissioners of each district, fixing the terms of the consolidation and ratified by
8the qualified electors of each district at a referendum held in each district. The
9resolution shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37. The ballots shall contain the words
10"for consolidation", and "against consolidation". If a majority of the votes cast on the
11referendum in each town sanitary district are for consolidation, the resolutions are
12effective and have the force of a contract. Certified copies of the resolutions and the
13results of the referendum shall be filed with the secretary of natural resources
14environmental quality and the original documents shall be recorded with the
15register of deeds in each county in which the consolidated district is situated.
AB926, s. 700 16Section 700. 60.85 (1) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,150,2517 60.85 (1) (n) "Tax incremental district" means a contiguous geographic area
18within a town defined and created by resolution of the town board, consisting solely
19of whole units of property as are assessed for general property tax purposes, other
20than railroad rights-of-way, rivers or highways. Railroad rights-of-way, rivers or
21highways may be included in a tax incremental district only if they are continuously
22bounded on either side, or on both sides, by whole units of property as are assessed
23for general property tax purposes which are in the tax incremental district. "Tax
24incremental district" does not include any area identified as a wetland on a map
25under s. 23.32 278.32.
AB926, s. 701
1Section 701. 61.351 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,151,22 61.351 (1) (b) "Wetlands" has the meaning specified under s. 23.32 278.32 (1).
AB926, s. 702 3Section 702. 61.351 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,151,74 61.351 (2) Filled wetlands. Any wetlands which are filled prior to the date
5on which a village receives a final wetlands map from the department of natural
6resources
under s. 278.32 in a manner which affects their characteristics as wetlands
7are filled wetlands and not subject to an ordinance adopted under this section.
AB926, s. 703 8Section 703. 61.351 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,151,159 61.351 (3) Adoption of ordinance. To effect the purposes of s. 281.31 and to
10promote the public health, safety and general welfare, each village shall zone by
11ordinance all unfilled wetlands of 5 acres or more which are shown on the final
12wetland inventory maps prepared by the department of natural resources for the
13village under s. 23.32 278.32, which are located in any shorelands and which are
14within its incorporated area. A village may zone by ordinance any unfilled wetlands
15which are within its incorporated area at any time.
AB926, s. 704 16Section 704. 61.351 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,151,2517 61.351 (6) Failure to adopt ordinance. If any village does not adopt an
18ordinance required under sub. (3) within 6 months after receipt of final wetland
19inventory maps prepared by the department of natural resources for the village
20under s. 23.32 278.32, or if the department of natural resources environmental
21quality
, after notice and hearing, determines that a village adopted an ordinance
22which fails to meet reasonable minimum standards in accomplishing the shoreland
23protection objectives of s. 281.31 (1), the department of natural resources
24environmental quality shall adopt an ordinance for the village. As far as applicable,
25the procedures set forth in s. 87.30 apply to this subsection.
AB926, s. 705
1Section 705. 61.354 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,152,32 61.354 (1) Definition. As used in this section, "department" means the
3department of natural resources environmental quality.
AB926, s. 706 4Section 706. 62.231 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,152,55 62.231 (1) (b) "Wetlands" has the meaning specified under s. 23.32 278.32 (1).
AB926, s. 707 6Section 707. 62.231 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,152,107 62.231 (2) Filled wetlands. Any wetlands which are filled prior to the date
8on which a city receives a final wetlands map from the department of natural
9resources
under s. 278.32 in a manner which affects their characteristics as wetlands
10are filled wetlands and not subject to an ordinance adopted under this section.
AB926, s. 708 11Section 708. 62.231 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,152,1812 62.231 (3) Adoption of ordinance. To effect the purposes of s. 281.31 and to
13promote the public health, safety and general welfare, each city shall zone by
14ordinance all unfilled wetlands of 5 acres or more which are shown on the final
15wetland inventory maps prepared by the department of natural resources for the city
16under s. 23.32 278.32, which are located in any shorelands and which are within its
17incorporated area. A city may zone by ordinance any unfilled wetlands which are
18within its incorporated area at any time.
AB926, s. 709 19Section 709. 62.231 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,153,320 62.231 (6) Failure to adopt ordinance. If any city does not adopt an ordinance
21required under sub. (3) within 6 months after receipt of final wetland inventory maps
22prepared by the department of natural resources for the city under s. 23.32 278.32,
23or if the department of natural resources environmental quality, after notice and
24hearing, determines that a city adopted an ordinance which fails to meet reasonable
25minimum standards in accomplishing the shoreland protection objectives of s.

1281.31 (1), the department of natural resources environmental quality shall adopt
2an ordinance for the city. As far as applicable, the procedures set forth in s. 87.30
3apply to this subsection.
AB926, s. 710 4Section 710. 62.231 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,153,105 62.231 (6m) Certain amendments to ordinances. For an amendment to an
6ordinance enacted under this section that affects an activity that meets all of the
7requirements under s. 281.165 (2) or (3) (a), the department of natural resources
8environmental quality may not proceed under sub. (6), or otherwise review the
9amendment, to determine whether the ordinance, as amended, fails to meet
10reasonable minimum standards.
AB926, s. 711 11Section 711. 62.234 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,153,1312 62.234 (1) Definition. As used in this section, "department" means the
13department of natural resources environmental quality.
AB926, s. 712 14Section 712. 66.0217 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,153,2215 66.0217 (9) (b) Within 10 days of receipt of the ordinance, certificate and plat,
16the secretary of state shall forward 2 copies of the ordinance, certificate and plat to
17the department of transportation, one copy to the department of administration, one
18copy to the department of revenue, one copy to the department of public instruction,
19one copy to the department, one copy to the department of natural resources, one
20copy to the department of environmental quality,
one copy to the department of
21agriculture, trade and consumer protection and 2 copies to the clerk of the
22municipality from which the territory was annexed.
AB926, s. 713 23Section 713. 66.0221 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,154,2124 66.0221 (1) Upon its own motion and subject to sub. (3) and ss. 66.0301 (6) (d)
25and 66.0307 (7), a city or village, by a two-thirds vote of the entire membership of

1its governing body, may enact an ordinance annexing territory which comprises a
2portion of a town or towns and which was completely surrounded by territory of the
3city or village on December 2, 1973. The ordinance shall include all surrounded town
4areas except those that are exempt by mutual agreement of all of the governing
5bodies involved. The annexation ordinance shall contain a legal description of the
6territory and the name of the town or towns from which the territory is detached.
7Upon enactment of the ordinance, the city or village clerk immediately shall file 6
8certified copies of the ordinance in the office of the secretary of state, together with
96 copies of a scale map. The secretary of state shall forward 2 copies of the ordinance
10and scale map to the department of transportation, one copy to the department of
11natural resources, one copy to the department of environmental quality, one copy to
12the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection,
one copy to the
13department of revenue and one copy to the department of administration. This
14subsection does not apply if the town island was created only by the annexation of
15a railroad right-of-way or drainage ditch. This subsection does not apply to land
16owned by a town government which has existing town government buildings located
17on the land. No town island may be annexed under this subsection if the island
18consists of over 65 acres or contains over 100 residents. Section 66.0217 (11) applies
19to annexations under this subsection. Except as provided in sub. (2), after
20December 2, 1973, no city or village may, by annexation, create a town area which
21is completely surrounded by the city or village.
AB926, s. 714 22Section 714. 66.0223 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,155,1623 66.0223 (1) In addition to other methods provided by law and subject to sub.
24(2) and ss. 59.692 (7), 66.0301 (6) (d), and 66.0307 (7), territory owned by and lying
25near but not necessarily contiguous to a village or city may be annexed to a village

1or city by ordinance enacted by the board of trustees of the village or the common
2council of the city, provided that in the case of noncontiguous territory the use of the
3territory by the city or village is not contrary to any town or county zoning regulation.
4The ordinance shall contain the exact description of the territory annexed and the
5names of the towns from which detached, and attaches the territory to the village or
6city upon the filing of 7 certified copies of the ordinance in the office of the secretary
7of state, together with 7 copies of a plat showing the boundaries of the territory
8attached. Two copies of the ordinance and plat shall be forwarded by the secretary
9of state to the department of transportation, one copy to the department of
10administration, one copy to the department of natural resources, one copy to the
11department of environmental quality, one copy to the department of agriculture,
12trade and consumer protection,
one copy to the department of revenue and one copy
13to the department of public instruction. Within 10 days of filing the certified copies,
14a copy of the ordinance and plat shall be mailed or delivered to the clerk of the county
15in which the annexed territory is located. Sections 66.0203 (8) (c) and 66.0217 (11)
16apply to annexations under this section.
AB926, s. 715 17Section 715. 66.0235 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,156,2218 66.0235 (5) Apportionment board. The boards or councils of the local
19governmental units, or committees selected for that purpose, acting together,
20constitute an apportionment board. When a local governmental unit is dissolved
21because all of its territory is transferred the board or council of the local
22governmental unit existing at the time of dissolution shall, for the purpose of this
23section, continue to exist as the governing body of the local governmental unit until
24there has been an apportionment of assets by agreement of the interested local
25governmental units or by an order of the circuit court. After an agreement for

1apportionment of assets has been entered into between the interested local
2governmental units, or an order of the circuit court becomes final, a copy of the
3apportionment agreement, or of the order, certified to by the clerks of the interested
4local governmental units, shall be filed with the department of revenue, the
5department of natural resources, the department of environmental quality, the
6department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection,
the department of
7transportation, the state superintendent of public instruction, the department of
8administration, and with any other department or agency of the state from which the
9town may be entitled by law to receive funds or certifications or orders relating to the
10distribution or disbursement of funds, with the county treasurer, with the treasurer
11of any local governmental unit, or with any other entity from which payment would
12have become due if the dissolved local governmental unit had continued in existence.
13Subject to ss. 79.006 and 86.303 (4), payments from the shared revenue account
14made pursuant to ch. 79, payments of forest crop taxes under s. 77.05, of
15transportation aids under s. 20.395, of state aids for school purposes under ch. 121,
16payments for managed forest land under subch. VI of ch. 77 and all payments due
17from a department or agency of the state, from a county, from a local governmental
18unit, or from any other entity from which payments would have become due if the
19dissolved local governmental unit had continued in existence, shall be paid to the
20interested local governmental unit as provided by the agreement for apportionment
21of assets or by any order of apportionment by the circuit court and the payments have
22the same force and effect as if made to the dissolved local governmental unit.
AB926, s. 716 23Section 716. 66.0307 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,157,3
166.0307 (4) (a) 1. The department, the department of natural resources, the
2department of environmental quality,
the department of agriculture, trade and
3consumer protection and the department of transportation.
AB926, s. 717 4Section 717. 66.0407 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,157,95 66.0407 (5) This section does not apply to Canada thistle or annual noxious
6weeds that are located on land that the department of natural resources or the
7department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection
owns, occupies, or controls
8and that is maintained in whole or in part as habitat for wild birds by the either
9department of natural resources.
AB926, s. 718 10Section 718. 66.1006 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,157,17 1166.1006 Department of natural resources environmental quality
12approval of discontinuance.
No resolution, ordinance, order, or similar action of
13a town board or county board, or of a committee of a town board or county board,
14discontinuing any highway, street, alley, or right-of-way that provides public access
15to any navigable lake or stream shall be effective until such resolution, ordinance,
16order, or similar action is approved by the department of natural resources
17environmental quality.
AB926, s. 719 18Section 719. 66.1105 (2) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,158,219 66.1105 (2) (k) "Tax incremental district" means a contiguous geographic area
20within a city defined and created by resolution of the local legislative body, consisting
21solely of whole units of property as are assessed for general property tax purposes,
22other than railroad rights-of-way, rivers or highways. Railroad rights-of-way,
23rivers or highways may be included in a tax incremental district only if they are
24continuously bounded on either side, or on both sides, by whole units of property as
25are assessed for general property tax purposes which are in the tax incremental

1district. "Tax incremental district" does not include any area identified as a wetland
2on a map under s. 23.32 278.32.
AB926, s. 720 3Section 720. 66.1106 (1) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,158,144 66.1106 (1) (fm) "Environmental remediation tax incremental district" means
5a contiguous geographic area within a political subdivision defined and created by
6resolution of the governing body of the political subdivision consisting solely of whole
7units of property as are assessed for general property tax purposes, other than
8railroad rights-of-way, rivers, or highways. Railroad rights-of-way, rivers, or
9highways may be included in an environmental remediation tax incremental district
10only if they are continuously bounded on either side, or on both sides, by whole units
11of property as are assessed for general property tax purposes which are in the
12environmental remediation tax incremental district. "Environmental remediation
13tax incremental district" does not include any area identified as a wetland on a map
14under s. 23.32 278.32.
AB926, s. 721 15Section 721. 66.1106 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,159,216 66.1106 (4) (a) The political subdivision submits a statement that it has
17incurred some eligible costs, and includes with the statement a detailed proposed
18remedial action plan approved by the department of natural resources that contains
19cost estimates for anticipated eligible costs and a schedule for the design,
20implementation and construction that is needed to complete the remediation, with
21respect to the parcel or contiguous parcels of property and the statement details the
22purpose and amount of the expenditures already made and includes a dated
23certificate issued by the department of natural resources environmental quality that
24certifies that the department of natural resources environmental quality has
25approved the site investigation report that relates to the parcel or contiguous parcels

1in accordance with rules promulgated by the department of natural resources
2environmental quality.
AB926, s. 722 3Section 722. 66.1106 (7) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,159,114 66.1106 (7) (d) 1. The department may not authorize a positive environmental
5remediation tax increment under par. (a) to pay otherwise eligible costs that are
6incurred by the political subdivision after the department of natural resources
7environmental quality certifies to the department of revenue that environmental
8pollution on the parcel or contiguous parcels of property has been remediated unless
9the costs are associated with activities, as determined by the department of natural
10resources
environmental quality, that are necessary to close the site described in the
11site investigation report.
AB926,159,1412 2. The department of natural resources environmental quality shall certify to
13the department of revenue the completion of the remediation of environmental
14pollution at the site described in the site investigation report.
AB926, s. 723 15Section 723. 67.12 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,159,2316 67.12 (1) (b) 2. Any municipality may issue municipal obligations in
17anticipation of receiving proceeds from brownfields revolving loan program loans or
18grants under the program described in s. 292.72 if the municipality has received
19written notification from the department of natural resources environmental quality
20that the department intends to distribute such proceeds to the municipality. The
21obligation shall be repaid within 10 years after the original date of the obligation,
22except that the obligation may be refunded one or more times. Any refundings shall
23be repaid within 20 years after the original date of the original obligation.
AB926, s. 724 24Section 724. 70.11 (21) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,160,10
170.11 (21) (am) All property purchased or constructed as a waste treatment
2facility used exclusively and directly to remove, store, or cause a physical or chemical
3change in industrial waste or air contaminants for the purpose of abating or
4eliminating pollution of surface waters, the air, or waters of the state if that property
5is not used to grow agricultural products for sale and, if the property's owner is taxed
6under ch. 76, if the property is approved by the department of revenue. The
7department of natural resources environmental quality and department of health
8services shall make recommendations upon request to the department of revenue
9regarding such property. All property purchased or upon which construction began
10prior to July 31, 1975, shall be subject to s. 70.11 (21), 1973 stats.
AB926, s. 725 11Section 725. 70.11 (21) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,160,1512 70.11 (21) (b) The books and records of owners of property covered by this
13subsection shall be open to examination by representatives of the department of
14natural resources environmental quality, department of health services and
15department of revenue.
AB926, s. 726 16Section 726. 70.113 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,160,2517 70.113 (1) (intro.) As soon after April 20 of each year as is feasible, the
18department of natural resources shall pay to the city, village, or town treasurer all
19of the following amounts from the following appropriations for each acre situated in
20the municipality of state forest lands, as defined in s. 28.02 (1), state parks under s.
2127.01 and state public shooting, trapping or fishing grounds and reserves or refuges
22operated thereon, acquired at any time under s. 29.10, 1943 stats., s. 23.09 (2) (d) or
2329.749 (1) or from the appropriations made by s. 20.866 (2) (tp) by the department
24of natural resources or leased from the federal government by the department of
25natural resources:
AB926, s. 727
1Section 727. 70.113 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB926,161,52 70.113 (1m) As soon after April 20 of each year as is feasible, the department
3of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall pay to the city, village, or town
4treasurer all of the following amounts from the following appropriations for each acre
5situated in the municipality that is state forest land, as defined in s. 28.02 (1):
AB926,161,66 (a) Eighty cents, to be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.115 (5) (d) or (s).
AB926,161,77 (b) Eight cents, to be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.115 (5) (s).
AB926, s. 728 8Section 728. 70.113 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB926,161,159 70.113 (2) (a) Towns, cities or villages shall be paid for state forest lands as
10defined in s. 28.02 (1), state parks under s. 27.01, and other lands acquired under s.
1123.09 (2) (d), 23.27, 23.29, 23.293, 23.31 or 29.749 (1) located within such
12municipality and acquired after June 30, 1969. Such payments shall be made from
13the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (da) or (dq) and
remitted by the department of
14natural resources or the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection
15in the amounts certified by the department of revenue according to par. (b).
AB926, s. 729 16Section 729. 70.114 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
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