Amendment CA1-SSA1-SB55

SB55-SSA1-CA1,378,23 (c) 1. Annually, beginning in 2002, a municipality shall certify to the department of revenue by May 1, in a manner prescribed by the department that the municipality complied with pars. (a) and (b).

SB55-SSA1-CA1,379,3 2. Annually, beginning in 2002, a municipality shall submit to the department of revenue on or before June 30, in a manner prescribed by the department, a report that indicates whether the municipality has entered into any agreements with any other municipality or any county located in the same cooperation region as the municipality related to the following:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,379,6 a. Establishment of performance standards for delivery of governmental services by municipalities or counties within a federal standard metropolitan statistical area or county.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,379,7 b. Collaborative service delivery.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,379,8 c. Reduction or elimination of overlapping service delivery.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,379,9 d. Municipal revenue sharing under s. 66.0305.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,379,10 e. Smart growth planning under s. 16.965.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,379,11 f. Metropolitan service delivery.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,379,12 g. Financial incentives for shared regional planning services.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,379,13 h. Boundary issues.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,379,14 i. Other intergovernmental issues.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,379,17 (d) The department of revenue may grant a municipality additional time to submit any report under par. (c), if the municipality shows good cause for granting the additional time.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,379,21 (e) Annually, beginning in 2004, the legislative audit bureau shall prepare a report on the performance of area cooperation compacts and shall submit copies of the report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3) by June 30.".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,379,22 996. Page 680, line 5: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,379,23 " Section 2020e. 66.0501 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,380,7 66.0501 (4) Compatible offices and positions. A volunteer fire fighter, emergency medical technician, or first responder in a city, village, or town whose annual compensation from one or more of those positions, including fringe benefits, does not exceed $2,500 the amount specified in s. 946.13 (2) (a) may also hold an elected elective office in that city, village, or town. It is compatible with his or her office for an elected town officer to receive wages under s. 60.37 (4) for work that he or she performs for the town.".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,380,8 997. Page 680, line 5: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,380,9 " Section 2021. 66.0627 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,380,10 66.0627 (title) Special charges for current services.

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2022 Section 2022. 66.0627 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,380,17 66.0627 (2) Except as provided in sub. (5), the governing body of a city, village or town may impose a special charge against real property for current services that are available, regardless of whether the services are actually rendered, by allocating all or part of the cost of the service to the property that is served or that is eligible to be served. The authority under this section is in addition to any other method provided by law.

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2022e Section 2022e. 66.0627 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,380,24 66.0627 (3) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), before a special charge may be imposed a public hearing shall be held on the imposition of the proposed special charge by the governing body of the city, village or town may determine the manner of providing notice of a special charge. Notice of the hearing shall be by class 1 notice under ch. 985, and the notice shall specify where a copy of the proposed ordinance relating to the special charge may be obtained.

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2023 Section 2023. 66.0707 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,381,13 66.0707 (2) A city, village or town may impose a special charge under s. 66.0627 against real property in an adjacent city, village or town that is served by current services that are available, regardless of whether the services are actually rendered by the municipality imposing the special charge if the municipality in which the property is located approves the imposition by resolution, except that such a resolution may not be approved before the governing body of the municipality in which the property is located holds a public hearing on the imposition. Notice of the public hearing shall be by class 1 notice under ch. 985, and the notice shall specify where a copy of the proposed resolution and ordinance relating to the special charge may be obtained. The owner of the property is entitled to the use and enjoyment of the service for which the special charge is imposed on the same conditions as the owner of property within the city, village or town.".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,381,14 998. Page 680, line 5: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,381,15 " Section 2020m. 66.0223 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,382,9 66.0223 Annexation of territory owned by a city or village. In addition to other methods provided by law and subject to ss. 59.692 (7) and 66.0307 (7), territory owned by and lying near but not necessarily contiguous to a village or city may be annexed to a village or city by ordinance enacted by the board of trustees of the village or the common council of the city, provided that in the case of noncontiguous territory the use of the territory by the city or village is not contrary to any town or county zoning regulation. The ordinance shall contain the exact description of the territory annexed and the names of the towns from which detached, and attaches the territory to the village or city upon the filing of 7 certified copies of the ordinance in the office of the secretary of state, together with 7 copies of a plat showing the boundaries of the territory attached. Two copies of the ordinance and plat shall be forwarded by the secretary of state to the department of transportation, one copy to the department of administration, one copy to the department of natural resources, one copy to the department of forestry, one copy to the department of revenue and one copy to the department of public instruction. Within 10 days of filing the certified copies, a copy of the ordinance and plat shall be mailed or delivered to the clerk of the county in which the annexed territory is located. Section 66.0217 (11) applies to annexations under this section.

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2021g Section 2021g. 66.0235 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,383,14 66.0235 (5) Apportionment board. The boards or councils of the local governmental units, or committees selected for that purpose, acting together, constitute an apportionment board. When a local governmental unit is dissolved because all of its territory is transferred the board or council of the local governmental unit existing at the time of dissolution shall, for the purpose of this section, continue to exist as the governing body of the local governmental unit until there has been an apportionment of assets by agreement of the interested local governmental units or by an order of the circuit court. After an agreement for apportionment of assets has been entered into between the interested local governmental units, or an order of the circuit court becomes final, a copy of the apportionment agreement, or of the order, certified to by the clerks of the interested local governmental units, shall be filed with the department of revenue, the department of natural resources, the department of forestry, the department of transportation, the state superintendent of public instruction, the department of administration, and with any other department or agency of the state from which the town may be entitled by law to receive funds or certifications or orders relating to the distribution or disbursement of funds, with the county treasurer, with the treasurer of any local governmental unit, or with any other entity from which payment would have become due if the dissolved local governmental unit had continued in existence. Subject to ss. 79.006 and 86.303 (4), payments from the shared revenue account made pursuant to ch. 79, payments of forest crop taxes under s. 77.05, of transportation aids under s. 20.395, of state aids for school purposes under ch. 121, payments for managed forest land under subch. VI of ch. 77 and all payments due from a department or agency of the state, from a county, from a local governmental unit, or from any other entity from which payments would have become due if the dissolved local governmental unit had continued in existence, shall be paid to the interested local governmental unit as provided by the agreement for apportionment of assets or by any order of apportionment by the circuit court and the payments have the same force and effect as if made to the dissolved local governmental unit.

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2021p Section 2021p. 66.0307 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,383,18 66.0307 (4) (a) 1. The department, the department of natural resources, the department of forestry, the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection and the department of transportation.

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2021r Section 2021r. 66.0407 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,383,23 66.0407 (5) This section does not apply to Canada thistle or annual noxious weeds that are located on land that the department of natural resources or the department of forestry owns, occupies, or controls and that is maintained in whole or in part as habitat for wild birds by the either department of natural resources.".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,383,24 999. Page 681, line 7: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,384,1 " Section 2026nz. 66.0903 (3) (ap) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,384,3 66.0903 (3) (ap) In defining under par. (am) the trades or occupations that are commonly employed on projects that are subject to this section, the department:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,384,6 1. May not define swimming pool installer as a separate trade or occupation for purposes of determining the prevailing wage rates for the trades or occupations that are commonly employed in the construction of swimming pools.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,384,12 2. Shall define metal building assembler as a separate trade or occupation for purposes of determining the prevailing wage rates for that trade or occupation and shall include among the typical duties of that trade or occupation reroofing and repairing existing prefabricated, packaged metal buildings and constructing prefabricated, packaged metal additions to existing prefabricated, packaged metal buildings.".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,384,13 1000. Page 682, line 9: delete lines 10 to 22.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,384,14 1001. Page 682, line 22: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,384,15 " Section 2029ss. 66.1105 (5) (bh) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,385,4 66.1105 (5) (bh) Notwithstanding the time limits in subs. (4) (e) and (4m) (b) 2., if the village clerk of a village that created, or attempted to create, a tax incremental district before June 2000 and amended or tried to amend the district's boundaries in September 2000 files with the department of revenue, not later than November 30, 2000, the forms and application that were originally due on or before December 31, 2000, the tax incremental base of the district shall be calculated by the department of revenue as if the time limits described in subs. (4) (e) and (4m) (b) 2. had been strictly complied with and, until the tax incremental district terminates, the department of revenue shall allocate tax increments and treat the district in all other respects as if the time limits described in subs. (4) (e) and (4m) (b) 2. had been strictly complied with and as if the district were created on January 1, 2000, except that the department of revenue may not certify a value increment under par. (b) before 2002.".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,385,6 1002. Page 682, line 23: delete the material beginning with that line and ending on page 684, line 18.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,385,7 1003. Page 684, line 18: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,385,8 " Section 2049h. 66.1113 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,385,14 66.1113 (2) (a) The governing body of a political subdivision, by a two-thirds vote of the members of the governing body who are present when the vote is taken, may enact an ordinance or adopt a resolution declaring itself to be a premier resort area if, except as provided in par. (e), at least 40% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property within such political subdivision is used by tourism-related retailers.

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2049i Section 2049i. 66.1113 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,385,17 66.1113 (2) (e) 1. The legislature finds the following with respect to the city of Eagle River:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,385,19 a. That it has an atypical percentage of tax-exempt land within its boundaries that is used for tourism-related purposes.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,385,21 b. That it is the site of national recreational competitions that draw tourism business to the entire northern region of this state.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,386,2 2. The city of Eagle River may enact an ordinance or adopt a resolution declaring itself to be a premier resort area under par. (a) even if less than 40% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property within Eagle River is used by tourism-related retailers.".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,386,4 1004. Page 693, line 7: after "death" insert ", together with the fee required under s. 69.22 (7),".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,386,5 1005. Page 698, line 1: delete "sub. (6)" and substitute "subs. (6) and (7)".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,386,7 1006. Page 698, line 24: delete ", all of which shall be forwarded as provided in sub. (1m)".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,386,8 1007. Page 700, line 5: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,386,9 " Section 2100m. 69.22 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,386,18 69.22 (7) In a county with a population greater than 600,000, in addition to any applicable fee under sub. (1), the state registrar and any local registrar shall charge a fee of $10 for filing a certificate of death and a surcharge of $1 for issuing a certified copy or additional certified copy of a certificate of death, regardless of whether the death occurred before or after 1930. By the 15th day of the first month following the end of a calendar quarter, the state registrar and local registrar shall forward to the state treasurer the amounts received under this subsection during the calendar quarter. The state treasurer shall credit all amounts received under this subsection to the cemetery management insurance fund.".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,386,19 1008. Page 702, line 23: delete lines 23 to 25.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,386,20 1009. Page 703, line 1: delete lines 1 to 7.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,386,21 1010. Page 703, line 14: after "to" insert "automatic teller machines,".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,386,22 1011. Page 703, line 18: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,386,23 " Section 2108s. 70.11 (39m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,387,3 70.11 (39m) If the owner of the property fulfills the requirements under s. 70.35, cash registers and fax machines, excluding fax machines that are also copiers.".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,387,4 1012. Page 704, line 22: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,387,5 " Section 2112m. 70.111 (25) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,387,9 70.111 (25) Digital broadcasting equipment. Digital broadcasting equipment owned and used by a radio station or a, television station, except that this subsection does not apply to digital broadcasting equipment that is owned and used by a or cable television system, as defined in s. 66.082 66.0419 (2) (d).".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,387,10 1013. Page 705, line 24: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,387,11 " Section 2114c. 70.112 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,387,15 70.112 (5) Motor vehicles, bicycles, snowmobiles. Every automobile, low-speed vehicle, motor bicycle, motor bus, motorcycle, motor truck, moped, road tractor, school bus, snowmobile, truck tractor, or other similar motor vehicle, or trailer or semitrailer used in connection therewith.".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,387,16 1014. Page 705, line 24: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,387,17 " Section 2114gb. 70.113 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,388,2 70.113 (1) (intro.) As soon after April 20 of each year as is feasible the department of natural resources shall pay to the city, village, or town treasurer all of the following amounts from the following appropriations for each acre situated in the municipality of state forest lands, as defined in s. 28.02 (1), state parks under s. 27.01 and state public shooting, trapping or fishing grounds and reserves or refuges operated thereon, acquired at any time under s. 29.10, 1943 stats., s. 23.09 (2) (d) or 29.749 (1) or from the appropriations made by s. 20.866 (2) (tp) by the department of natural resources or leased from the federal government by the department of natural resources:

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2114gd Section 2114gd. 70.113 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,388,7 70.113 (1m) As soon after April 20 of each year as is feasible, the department of forestry shall pay to the city, village, or town treasurer all of the following amounts from the following appropriations for each acre situated in the municipality that is state forest land, as defined in s. 28.02 (1).

SB55-SSA1-CA1,388,8 (a) Eighty cents, to be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.375 (3) (d) or (s).

SB55-SSA1-CA1,388,9 (b) Eight cents, to be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.375 (3) (s).

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2114ge Section 2114ge. 70.113 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,388,17 70.113 (2) (a) Towns, cities or villages shall be paid for forest lands as defined in s. 28.02 (1), state parks under s. 27.01, and other lands acquired under s. 23.09 (2) (d), 23.27, 23.29, 23.293, 23.31, or 29.749 (1) located within such municipality and acquired after June 30, 1969. Such payments shall be made from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (da) or (dq) and remitted by the department of natural resources or the department of forestry in the amounts certified by the department of revenue according to par. (b).

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2114gf Section 2114gf. 70.114 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2114gj Section 2114gj. 70.114 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,389,7 70.114 (1) (d) "Purchase price" means the amount paid by the department of natural resources or by the department of forestry for a fee simple interest in real property. "Purchase price" does not include administrative costs incurred by the either department to acquire the land, such as legal fees, appraisal costs or recording fees. If real estate is transferred by gift to the applicable department by gift or is sold to the applicable department for an amount that is less than the estimated fair market value of the property as shown on the property tax bill prepared for the prior year under s. 74.09, "purchase price" means an amount equal to the estimated fair market value of the property as shown on that tax bill. If the real estate is exempt from taxation at the time that it is transferred or sold to the applicable department and if the property was not sold at an arm's-length sale, "purchase price" means the fair market value of the real estate at the time that the applicable department takes title to it.

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2114gk Section 2114gk. 70.114 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,389,11 70.114 (2) Application. For all land acquired after December 31, 1991, the department of natural resources and the department of forestry shall pay aids in lieu of taxes under this section and not under s. 70.113.

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2114gL Section 2114gL. 70.114 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,389,16 70.114 (3) Ascertaining rate. Each year, the department of natural resources and the department of forestry shall ascertain from the clerks of the taxation district the aggregate net general property tax rate for taxation districts to which aids are paid under this section.

SB55-SSA1-CA1, s. 2114gn Section 2114gn. 70.114 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,389,21 70.114 (4) (a) On or before January 31, the department of natural resources shall pay to each treasurer of a taxation district, with respect to each parcel of land acquired by that is under the jurisdiction of the department and that is within the taxation district on or before January 1 of the preceding year, an.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,390,2 (c) The amount to be paid under par. (a) or (b) shall be determined by multiplying each parcel's estimated value equated to the average level of assessment in the taxation district by the aggregate net general property tax rate that would apply to the parcel of land if it were taxable, as shown on property tax bills prepared for that year under s. 74.09.