AB75-SSA1, s. 1466 20Section 1466. 66.0301 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,694,821 66.0301 (1) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), in this section
22"municipality" means the state or any department or agency thereof, or any city,
23village, town, county, school district, public library system, public inland lake
24protection and rehabilitation district, sanitary district, farm drainage district,
25metropolitan sewerage district, sewer utility district, solid waste management

1system created under s. 59.70 (2), local exposition district created under subch. II of
2ch. 229, local professional baseball park district created under subch. III of ch. 229,
3local professional football stadium district created under subch. IV of ch. 229, a local
4cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229, transit authority created
5under s. 66.1039,
long-term care district under s. 46.2895, water utility district,
6mosquito control district, municipal electric company, county or city transit
7commission, commission created by contract under this section, taxation district,
8regional planning commission, or city-county health department.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1467 9Section 1467. 66.0307 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,694,2110 66.0307 (7m) Zoning in town territory. If a town is a party to a cooperative
11plan with a city or village, the town and city or village may agree, as part of the
12cooperative plan, to authorize the town, city or village to adopt a zoning ordinance
13under s. 60.61, 61.35 or 62.23 for all or a portion of the town territory covered by the
14plan. The exercise of zoning authority by a town under this subsection is not subject
15to s. 60.61 (3) or 60.62 (3). If a county zoning ordinance applies to the town territory
16covered by the plan, that ordinance and amendments to it continue until a zoning
17ordinance is adopted under this subsection. If a zoning ordinance is adopted under
18this subsection, that zoning ordinance continues in effect after the planning period
19ceases until a different zoning ordinance for the territory is adopted under other
20applicable law. This subsection does not affect zoning ordinances adopted under ss.
21s. 59.692, or 87.30 or 91.71 to 91.78 ch. 91.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1468 22Section 1468. 66.0602 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,694,2523 66.0602 (1) (b) "Penalized excess" means the levy, in an amount that is at least
24$500 over the limit under sub. (2) for the political subdivision, not including any
25amount that is excepted from the limit under subs. (3), (4), and (5).
AB75-SSA1, s. 1469
1Section 1469. 66.0602 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,695,82 66.0602 (1) (d) "Valuation factor" means a percentage equal to the greater of
3either 2 3 percent or the percentage change in the political subdivision's January 1
4equalized value due to new construction less improvements removed between the
5previous year and the current year. Except as provided, no political subdivision may
6increase its levy in any year by a percentage that exceeds the political subdivision's
7valuation factor. In determining its levy in any year, a city, village, or town shall
8subtract any tax increment that is calculated under s. 60.85 (1) (L) or 66.1105 (2) (i).
AB75-SSA1, s. 1470 9Section 1470. 66.0602 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,695,1910 66.0602 (2) Levy limit. Except as provided, no political subdivision may
11increase its levy in 2007 by a percentage that exceeds the political subdivision's
12valuation factor or 3.86
in subs. (3), (4), and (5), no political subdivision may increase
13its levy in any year by a percentage that exceeds the political subdivision's valuation
14factor. The base amount in any year, to which the limit under this section applies,
15shall be the maximum allowable levy for the immediately preceding year. In
16determining its levy in any year, a city, village, or town shall subtract any tax
17increment that is calculated under s. 59.57 (3) (a), 60.85 (1) (L), or 66.1105 (2) (i). The
18base amount in any year, to which the limit under this section applies, may not
19include any amount to which sub. (3) (e) 8. applies
.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1470s 20Section 1470s. 66.0602 (3) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,696,221 66.0602 (3) (cm) If a political subdivision's allowable levy under this section in
222007 was greater than its actual levy in 2007, the levy increase limit otherwise
23applicable under this section to the political subdivision in 2009 is increased by the
24difference between these 2 amounts, as determined by the department of revenue.
25In calculating a political subdivision's actual levy for 2007, the department may not

1include amounts that are excluded from the limit under pars. (d) 2. and 3., (e), and
2(h).
AB75-SSA1, s. 1471 3Section 1471. 66.0602 (3) (d) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,696,94 66.0602 (3) (d) 5. The limit otherwise applicable under this section does not
5apply to amounts levied by a 1st class city for the payment of debt service on
6appropriation bonds issued under s. 62.62, including debt service on appropriation
7bonds issued to fund or refund outstanding appropriation bonds of the city, to pay
8related issuance costs or redemption premiums, or to make payments with respect
9to agreements or ancillary arrangements authorized under s. 62.621.
AB75-SSA1, s. 4471m 10Section 4471m. 66.0602 (3) (e) 8. of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,696,1611 66.0602 (3) (e) 8. The amount that a political subdivision levies in that year to
12pay the unreimbursed expenses related to an emergency declared under s. 166.03 (1)
13(b) 1., including any amounts levied in that year to replenish cash reserves that were
14used to pay any unreimbursed expenses related to that emergency. A levy under this
15subdivision that relates to a particular emergency initially shall be imposed in the
16year in which the emergency is declared or in the following year.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1471s 17Section 1471s. 66.0602 (3) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,696,2418 66.0602 (3) (i) 1. If a political subdivision enters into an intergovernmental
19cooperation agreement under s. 66.0301 to jointly provide a service on a consolidated
20basis with another political subdivision, and if one of the political subdivisions
21increases its levy from the previous year by an amount the parties to the agreement
22agree is needed to provide a more equitable distribution of payments for services
23received, the levy increase limit otherwise applicable under this section to that
24political subdivision in the current year is increased by that agreed amount.
AB75-SSA1,697,5
12. If a political subdivision increases its levy as described in subd. 1. the other
2political subdivision, which is a party to the intergovernmental cooperation
3agreement and has agreed to the adjustment under subd. 1., shall decrease its levy
4in the current year by the same amount that the first political subdivision is allowed
5to increase its levy under subd. 1.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1472 6Section 1472. 66.0602 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,697,187 66.0602 (4) (a) A political subdivision may exceed the levy increase limit under
8sub. (2)
if its governing body adopts a resolution to that effect and if the resolution
9is approved in a referendum. The resolution shall specify the proposed amount of
10increase in the levy beyond the amount that is allowed under sub. (2), and shall
11specify whether the proposed amount of increase is for the next fiscal year only or if
12it will apply on an ongoing basis. With regard to a referendum relating to the 2005
13levy, or any levy in an odd-numbered year thereafter, the political subdivision may
14call a special referendum for the purpose of submitting the resolution to the electors
15of the political subdivision for approval or rejection. With regard to a referendum
16relating to the 2006 levy, or any levy in an even-numbered year thereafter, the
17referendum shall be held at the next succeeding spring primary or election or
18September primary or general election.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1473 19Section 1473. 66.0602 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,697,2220 66.0602 (6) (c) Ensure that the amount of the penalized excess is not included
21in determining the limit described under sub. (2) for the political subdivision for the
22following year.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1474 23Section 1474. 66.0602 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,697,2524 66.0602 (7) Sunset. This section does not apply to a political subdivision's levy
25that is imposed after December 2010.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1475
1Section 1475. 66.0603 (1m) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,698,62 66.0603 (1m) (f) Subject to s. 67.11 (2) with respect to funds on deposit in a debt
3service fund for general obligation promissory notes issued under s. 67.12 (12), a 1st
4class city, or a person to whom the city has delegated investment authority under sub.
5(5), may invest and reinvest in the same manner as is authorized for investments and
6reinvestments under s. 881.01, any of the following:
AB75-SSA1,698,77 1. Moneys held in any stabilization fund established under s. 62.622 (3).
AB75-SSA1,698,118 2. Moneys held in a fund or account, including any reserve fund, created in
9connection with the issuance of appropriation bonds under s. 62.62 or general
10obligation promissory notes under s. 67.12 (12) issued to provide funds for the
11payment of all or a part of the city's unfunded prior service liability.
AB75-SSA1,698,1312 3. Moneys appropriated or held by the city to pay debt service on appropriation
13bonds or general obligation promissory notes under s. 67.12 (12).
AB75-SSA1,698,1614 4. Moneys constituting proceeds of appropriation bonds or general obligation
15promissory notes described in subd. 2. that are available for investment until they
16are spent.
AB75-SSA1,698,1717 5. Moneys held in an employee retirement system of the city.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1476 18Section 1476. 66.0603 (5) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,699,219 66.0603 (5) Delegation of investment authority in connection with pension
20financing in populous
cities and counties. (intro.) The governing board body of a
21county having a population of 500,000 or more, or a 1st class city, may delegate
22investment authority over any of the moneys described in sub. (1m) (e) or (f) to any
23of the following persons, which shall be responsible for the general administration
24and proper operation of the county's or city's employee retirement system, subject to

1the board's governing body's finding that such person has expertise in the field of
2investments:
AB75-SSA1,699,43 (a) A public board that is organized for such purpose under county or city
4ordinances.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1477 5Section 1477. 66.0721 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,699,86 66.0721 (1) (a) "Agricultural use" has the meaning given in s. 91.01 (1) (2) and
7includes any additional agricultural uses of land, as determined by the town sanitary
8district or town.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1478 9Section 1478. 66.0721 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,699,1710 66.0721 (1) (b) "Eligible farmland" means a parcel of 35 or more acres of
11contiguous
land which is devoted exclusively to agricultural use which during the
12year preceding the year in which the land is subject to a special assessment under
13this section produced gross farm profits, as defined in s. 71.58 (4), of not less than
14$6,000 or which, during the 3 years preceding the year in which the land is subject
15to a special assessment under this section, produced gross farm profits, as defined
16in s. 71.58 (4), of not less than $18,000
that is eligible for farmland preservation tax
17credits under ss. 71.58 to 71.61 or 71.613
.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1478v 18Section 1478v. 66.0903 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,699,2419 66.0903 (1) (d) "Local governmental unit" means a political subdivision of this
20state, a special purpose district in this state, an instrumentality or corporation of
21such a political subdivision or special purpose district, a combination or subunit of
22any of the foregoing or an instrumentality of the state and any of the foregoing.
23"Local governmental unit" includes a regional transit authority created under s.
2466.1039.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1479 25Section 1479. 66.0903 (1) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1480
1Section 1480. 66.0903 (1) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1480c 2Section 1480c. 66.0903 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,700,53 66.0903 (2) Applicability. Subject to sub. (5), this section applies to any project
4of public works erected, constructed, remodeled, repaired, or demolished for a local
5governmental unit, including all of the following:
AB75-SSA1,700,66 (a) A highway, street, or bridge construction project.
AB75-SSA1,700,107 (b) A project of public works erected, constructed, remodeled, repaired, or
8demolished by one local governmental unit for another local governmental unit
9under a contract under s. 66.0301 (2) or 83.035 or under any other statute specifically
10authorizing cooperation between local governmental units.
AB75-SSA1,700,1411 (c) A building construction project in which the completed building is leased,
12purchased, lease purchased, or otherwise acquired by, or dedicated to, a local
13governmental unit in lieu of the local governmental unit contracting for the
14construction of the building.
AB75-SSA1,700,1715 (d) A road, street, sanitary sewer, or water main project in which the completed
16road, street, sanitary sewer, or water main is dedicated to a local governmental unit
17under s. 236.13 (2) for ownership by the local governmental unit.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1480e 18Section 1480e. 66.0903 (3) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,701,619 66.0903 (3) (am) A local governmental unit, before making a contract by direct
20negotiation or soliciting bids on a contract, for the erection, construction, remodeling,
21repairing, or demolition of any project of public works, including a highway, street
22or bridge construction project,
shall apply to the department to determine the
23prevailing wage rate for each trade or occupation required in the work contemplated
24under contemplation in the area in which the project is located. The department
25shall conduct investigations and hold public hearings as necessary to define the

1trades or occupations that are commonly employed on projects that are subject to this
2section and to inform itself as to the prevailing wage rates in all areas of the state
3for those trades or occupations, in order to determine the prevailing wage rate for
4each trade or occupation. The department shall issue its determination within 30
5days after receiving the request and shall file the determination with the requesting
6local governmental unit.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1481 7Section 1481. 66.0903 (3) (av) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,701,138 66.0903 (3) (av) In determining prevailing wage rates under par. (am) or (ar),
9the department may not use data from projects that are subject to this section, s.
1066.0904, 103.49, or 103.50 or 40 USC 276a 3142 unless the department determines
11that there is insufficient wage data in the area to determine those prevailing wage
12rates, in which case the department may use data from projects that are subject to
13this section, s. 66.0904, 103.49, or 103.50 or 40 USC 276a 3142.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1481h 14Section 1481h. 66.0903 (3) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,702,815 66.0903 (3) (dm) A reference to the prevailing wage rates determined by the
16department or a local governmental unit exempted under sub. (6) and to the
17prevailing hours of labor shall be published in the notice issued for the purpose of
18securing bids for the project. If any contract or subcontract for a project of public
19works, including a highway, street or bridge construction project, is entered into, the
20prevailing wage rates determined by the department or exempted local
21governmental unit and the prevailing hours of labor shall be physically incorporated
22into and made a part of the contract or subcontract, except that for a minor
23subcontract, as determined by the department, the department shall prescribe by
24rule the method of notifying the minor subcontractor of the prevailing wage rates and
25prevailing hours of labor applicable to the minor subcontract. The prevailing wage

1rates and prevailing hours of labor applicable to a contract or subcontract may not
2be changed during the time that the contract or subcontract is in force. No person
3performing the work described in sub. (4) may be paid less than the prevailing wage
4rate in the same or most similar trade or occupation determined under this
5subsection; nor may he or she be permitted to work a greater number of hours per
6day or per week than the prevailing hours of labor, unless he or she is paid for all
7hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at a rate of at least 1.5 times
8his or her hourly basic rate of pay.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1481p 9Section 1481p. 66.0903 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,702,1410 66.0903 (4) (b) 3. The laborer, worker, or mechanic is employed at a commercial
11establishment that regularly supplies plumbing systems, steam or hot water
12systems, sprinkler systems, mechanical systems, or pipework and is employed in the
13fabrication of those systems or that pipework for incorporation into a project of public
14works.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1482d 15Section 1482d. 66.0903 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0903 (5) (intro.)
16and amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,702,1917 66.0903 (5) Nonapplicability. (intro.) This section does not apply to any
18single-trade public works project, including a highway, street or bridge construction
19project,
of the following:
AB75-SSA1,703,3 20(a) A project of public works for which the estimated project cost of completion
21is below $30,000 or an amount determined by the department under this subsection
22or to any multiple-trade public works project, including a highway, street or bridge
23construction project, for which the estimated project cost of completion is below
24$150,000 or an amount determined by the department under this subsection. The
25department shall adjust those dollar amounts every year, the first adjustment to be

1made not sooner than December 1, 1997. The adjustments shall be in proportion to
2any change in construction costs since the effective date of the dollar amounts
3established under this subsection
$25,000.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1482f 4Section 1482f. 66.0903 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,703,65 66.0903 (5) (b) A project of public works in which the labor for the project is
6provided by unpaid volunteers.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1482h 7Section 1482h. 66.0903 (5) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,703,88 66.0903 (5) (c) Minor service, maintenance, or warranty work.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1483f 9Section 1483f. 66.0903 (10) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,703,2110 66.0903 (10) (am) 1. Except as provided in this subdivision, by no later than
11the end of the first week of a month following a month in which a contractor,
12subcontractor, or contractor's or subcontractor's agent performs work on a project of
13public works that is subject to this section, the contractor, subcontractor, or agent
14shall submit to the department in an electronic format a certified record of the
15information specified in par. (a) for that preceding month. This requirement does not
16apply with respect to a person performing the work described in sub. (4) who is
17covered under a collective bargaining agreement. In that case, the contractor,
18subcontractor, or agent shall submit to the department in an electronic format a copy
19of the collective bargaining agreement by no later than the end of the first week of
20the first month in which the contractor, subcontractor, or agent performs work on the
21project of public works.
AB75-SSA1,704,422 2. The department shall post on its Internet site all certified records and
23collective bargaining agreements submitted to the department under subd. 1.,
24except that the department may not post on that site the name of or any other
25personally identifiable information relating to any employee of a contractor,

1subcontractor, or agent that submits information to the department under subd. 1.
2In this subdivision, "personally identifiable information" does not include an
3employee's trade or occupation, his or her hours of work, or the wages paid for those
4hours worked.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1484 5Section 1484. 66.0903 (10) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,704,246 66.0903 (10) (c) If requested by any person, the department shall inspect the
7payroll records of any contractor, subcontractor, or agent performing work on a
8project that is subject to this section to ensure compliance with this section. If In the
9case of a request made by a person performing the work specified in sub. (4), if the
10department finds that
the contractor, subcontractor, or agent subject to the
11inspection is found to be in compliance and if the person making the request is a
12person performing the work specified in sub. (4)
that the request is frivolous, the
13department shall charge the person making the request the actual cost of the
14inspection. If In the case of a request made by a person not performing the work
15specified in sub. (4), if the department finds that
the contractor, subcontractor, or
16agent subject to the inspection is found to be in compliance and if the person making
17the request is not a person performing the work specified in sub. (4)
that the request
18is frivolous
, the department shall charge the person making the request $250 or the
19actual cost of the inspection, whichever is greater. In order to find that a request is
20frivolous, the department must find that the person making the request made the
21request in bad faith, solely for the purpose of harassing or maliciously injuring the
22contractor, subcontractor, or agent subject to the inspection, or that the person
23making the request knew, or should have known, that there was no reasonable basis
24for believing that a violation of this section had been committed.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1485 25Section 1485. 66.0903 (11) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,705,6
166.0903 (11) (b) 4. Whoever induces any person who seeks to be or is employed
2on any project that is subject to this section to permit any part of the wages to which
3the person is entitled under the contract governing the project to be deducted from
4the person's pay is guilty of an offense under s. 946.15 (3), unless the deduction would
5be permitted under 29 CFR 3.5 or 3.6 from a person who is working on a project that
6is subject to 40 USC 276c 3142.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1486 7Section 1486. 66.0903 (11) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,705,138 66.0903 (11) (b) 5. Any person employed on a project that is subject to this
9section who knowingly permits any part of the wages to which he or she is entitled
10under the contract governing the project to be deducted from his or her pay is guilty
11of an offense under s. 946.15 (4), unless the deduction would be permitted under 29
12CFR 3.5
or 3.6 from a person who is working on a project that is subject to 40 USC
13276c
3142.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1487 14Section 1487. 66.0904 of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,705,16 1566.0904 Wage rates; publicly funded private construction projects. (1)
16Definitions. In this section:
AB75-SSA1,706,217 (a) "Area" means the county in which a proposed publicly funded private
18construction project that is subject to this section is located or, if the department
19determines that there is insufficient wage data in that county, "area" means those
20counties that are contiguous to that county or, if the department determines that
21there is insufficient wage data in those counties, "area" means those counties that
22are contiguous to those counties or, if the department determines that there is
23insufficient wage data in those counties, "area" means the entire state or, if the
24department is requested to review a determination under sub. (4) (e), "area" means

1the city, village, or town in which a proposed publicly funded private construction
2project that is subject to this section is located.
AB75-SSA1,706,33 (b) "Department" means the department of workforce development.
AB75-SSA1,706,84 (c) "Financial assistance" means any grant, cooperative agreement, loan,
5contract, other than a public works contract, a supply procurement contract, a
6contract of insurance or guaranty, or a collective bargaining agreement, or any other
7arrangement by which a local governmental unit provides or otherwise makes
8available direct assistance in any of the following forms:
AB75-SSA1,706,99 1. Funding.
AB75-SSA1,706,1210 2. A transfer or lease of real or personal property of the local governmental unit
11or of any interest in or permission to use, other than on a casual or transient basis,
12that property for less than fair market value or for reduced consideration.
AB75-SSA1,706,1613 3. Proceeds from a subsequent transfer or lease of real or personal property
14transferred or leased from the local governmental unit, if the local governmental
15unit's share of the fair market value of the property is not returned to the local
16governmental unit.
AB75-SSA1,706,1917 4. A redevelopment contract, economic development agreement, revenue
18agreement under s. 66.1103, contract under s. 66.1105 (3) or 66.1333 (5), or
19assistance provided under s. 66.1109.
AB75-SSA1,706,2020 (d) "Hourly basic rate of pay" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (b).
AB75-SSA1,706,2121 (e) "Insufficient wage data" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (bg).
AB75-SSA1,706,2222 (f) "Local governmental unit" has the meaning given in s. 66.0903 (1) (d).
AB75-SSA1,706,2323 (g) "Prevailing hours of labor" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (c).
AB75-SSA1,707,524 (h) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., "prevailing wage rate" for any trade or
25occupation engaged in the erection, construction, remodeling, repairing, or

1demolition of any publicly funded private construction project in any area means the
2hourly basic rate of pay, plus the hourly contribution for health insurance benefits,
3vacation benefits, pension benefits, and any other bona fide economic benefit, paid
4directly or indirectly, for a majority of the hours worked in the trade or occupation
5on projects in the area.
AB75-SSA1,707,156 2. If there is no rate at which a majority of the hours worked in the trade or
7occupation on projects in the area is paid, "prevailing wage rate" for any trade or
8occupation engaged in the erection, construction, remodeling, repairing, or
9demolition of any publicly funded private construction project in any area means the
10average hourly basic rate of pay, weighted by the number of hours worked, plus the
11average hourly contribution, weighted by the number of hours worked, for health
12insurance benefits, vacation benefits, pension benefits, and any other bona fide
13economic benefit, paid directly or indirectly for all hours worked at the hourly basic
14rate of pay of the highest-paid 51 percent of hours worked in that trade or occupation
15on projects in that area.
AB75-SSA1,707,2116 (im) "Publicly funded private construction project" means a project involving
17the erection, construction, repair, remodeling, demolition, or improvement of a
18private facility that receives direct financial assistance from a local governmental
19unit. "Publicly funded private construction project" does not include a project of
20public works that is subject to s. 66.0903 or a housing project involving the erection,
21construction, repair, remodeling, demolition, or improvement of any of the following:
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