2003 WISCONSIN ACT 102
An Act to renumber and amend 45.385;
to amend 13.101 (17); and to create 45.385 (2) of the statutes; relating to: veterans facilities and programs in northwestern Wisconsin.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
13.101 (17) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (2) (gk), the committee may approve expenditure of moneys received by the state under s. 51.06 (6) only to support any state activity, including by the department of veterans affairs, that is conducted or performed on the property that is occupied or managed on the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], by the department of health and family services or the department of corrections on the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], at the Northern Center for the Developmentally Disabled.
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5. 45.385 of the statutes is renumbered 45.385 (1) and amended to read:
45.385 (1) Veterans southeastern facilities. Subject to authorization under ss. 13.48 (10) and 20.924 (1), the department may construct or renovate and operate residential, treatment, and nursing care facilities in southeastern Wisconsin, including a community-based residential facility, to be known as the Southern Wisconsin Veterans Retirement Center. The department may employ any personnel that are necessary for the proper management of the Southern Wisconsin Veterans Retirement Center. The department may acquire by gift, purchase, or condemnation lands necessary for the purposes of the Southern Wisconsin Veterans Retirement Center. Title to any properties acquired under this section shall be taken in the name of this state. Every deed of conveyance shall be immediately recorded in the office of the proper register of deeds and filed with the secretary of state.
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6. 45.385 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
45.385 (2) Veterans northwestern facilities. Subject to authorization under ss. 13.48 (10) and 20.924 (1), the department may develop, construct or renovate, and operate residential, treatment, and nursing care facilities and programs for veterans in northwestern Wisconsin, on the property of the Northern Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled in Chippewa Falls. The programs and facilities may include an assisted living facility, a skilled nursing facility, a medical clinic, an adult day health care center, an activities center, and a veterans' assistance program. The department may employ any personnel that are necessary for the proper management of these facilities and programs.