AB78-ASA1,1 6Section 1 . 62.69 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB78-ASA1,2,167 62.69 (2) (f) All water rates for water furnished to any building or premises, all
8payments owing on loans provided as financial assistance under s. 196.372 (2) to the
9owner of any building or premises,
and the cost of repairing meters, service pipes,
10stops or stop boxes, are a lien on the lot, part of lot or parcel of land on which the
11building or premises is located. If any water rates, those loan payments, or bills for

1the repairing of meters, service pipes, stops or stop boxes remain unpaid on October
21, the unpaid rates, loan payments, or bills shall be certified to the city comptroller
3on or before November 1, and shall be placed by the comptroller upon the tax roll and
4collected in the same manner as other taxes on real estate are collected in the city.
5The charge for water supplied by the city in all premises where meters are attached
6and connected shall be at rates fixed by the commissioner of public works and for the
7quantity indicated by the meter. If the commissioner of public works determines that
8the quantity indicated by the meter is materially incorrect or if a meter has been off
9temporarily due to repairs, the commissioner shall estimate the quantity used, and
10the determination is conclusive. No water rate or rates duly assessed against any
11property may be remitted or changed except by the common council. Under this
12paragraph, if an unpaid charge or bill is for utility service furnished and metered by
13the waterworks directly to a mobile home unit in a licensed mobile home park, the
14delinquent amount is a lien on the mobile home unit rather than a lien on the parcel
15of real estate on which the mobile home unit is located. A lien on a mobile home unit
16may be enforced using the procedures under s. 779.48 (2).
AB78-ASA1,2 17Section 2. 66.0627 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB78-ASA1,2,2218 66.0627 (8) (a) A political subdivision may make a loan, or enter into an
19agreement regarding loan repayments to a 3rd party for owner-arranged or
20lessee-arranged financing, to an owner or lessee of a premises located in the political
21subdivision for making or installing an energy efficiency improvement, a water
22efficiency improvement, or a renewable resource application to the premises.
AB78-ASA1,3,3 23(am) If a political subdivision makes a loan or enters into an agreement under
24this paragraph par. (a) or (ag), the political subdivision may collect the loan
25repayment as a special charge under this section. Notwithstanding sub. (4), a special

1charge imposed under this paragraph may be collected in installments and may be
2included in the current or next tax roll for collection and settlement under ch. 74 even
3if the special charge is not delinquent.
AB78-ASA1,3 4Section 3 . 66.0627 (8) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
AB78-ASA1,3,95 66.0627 (8) (ag) A political subdivision may make a loan, or enter into an
6agreement regarding loan repayments to a 3rd party for owner-arranged financing,
7to an owner of a premises located in the political subdivision for the purpose of
8replacing customer-side water service lines, as defined in s. 196.372 (1) (a),
9containing lead.
AB78-ASA1,4 10Section 4. 66.0627 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB78-ASA1,3,1511 66.0627 (8) (b) A political subdivision that imposes a special charge under par.
12(a) (am) may permit special charge installments to be collected by a 3rd party that
13has provided financing for the improvement or application and may require that the
143rd party inform the political subdivision if a special charge installment is
15delinquent.
AB78-ASA1,5 16Section 5. 66.0627 (8) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB78-ASA1,3,2017 66.0627 (8) (c) An installment payment authorized under par. (a) (am) that is
18delinquent becomes a lien on the property that benefits from the improvement or
19application as of the date of delinquency. A lien under this paragraph has the same
20priority as a special assessment lien.
AB78-ASA1,6 21Section 6. 66.0809 (3) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0809 (3) (f) (intro.)
22and amended to read:
AB78-ASA1,3,2323 66.0809 (3) (f) (intro.) In this subsection, “ metered":
AB78-ASA1,3,25 241. “Metered” means the use of any method to ascertain the amount of service
25used or the use of a flat rate billing method.
AB78-ASA1,7
1Section 7. 66.0809 (3) (f) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB78-ASA1,4,32 66.0809 (3) (f) 2. “Utility service” includes loans provided as financial
3assistance under s. 196.372 (2).
AB78-ASA1,8 4Section 8. 196.37 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB78-ASA1,4,105 196.37 (6) It is not unjust, unreasonable, insufficient, unfairly discriminatory,
6or preferential or otherwise unreasonable or unlawful for a water public utility to
7fund all or a portion of the cost of providing financial assistance under s. 196.372
8using revenue collected from charges applied to retail customers receiving service
9from the water public utility in the same city, village, or town in which the property
10for which the financial assistance is provided is located.
AB78-ASA1,9 11Section 9. 196.372 of the statutes is created to read:
AB78-ASA1,4,13 12196.372 Financial assistance for lead-containing customer-side water
13service lines.
(1) Definitions. In this section:
AB78-ASA1,4,1514 (a) “Customer-side water service line” means the portion of a water service line
15owned by a property owner.
AB78-ASA1,4,1616 (b) “Financial assistance” means a grant, loan, or combination thereof.
AB78-ASA1,4,1817 (c) “Utility-side water service line” means the portion of a water service line
18owned by a water public utility.
AB78-ASA1,4,22 19(2) Financial assistance. A water public utility may provide financial
20assistance to the owner of a property to which water utility service is provided for the
21purpose of assisting the owner in replacing customer-side water service lines
22containing lead if all of the following are satisfied:
AB78-ASA1,4,2523 (a) The city, town, or village in which the water public utility provides utility
24service to the property has enacted an ordinance that permits the water public utility
25to provide the financial assistance.
AB78-ASA1,5,3
1(b) The utility-side water service line and the water main pipe that are
2connected to the customer-side water service line meet one of the following
3conditions:
AB78-ASA1,5,44 1. Do not contain lead.
AB78-ASA1,5,75 2. The lead-containing portion of the utility-side water service line or water
6main pipe is replaced at the same time as the customer-side water service line is
7replaced.
AB78-ASA1,5,88 (c) The commission has granted its approval under sub. (3).
AB78-ASA1,5,13 9(3) Commission approval. (a) A water public utility seeking approval under
10sub. (2) (c) shall submit to the commission an application that includes a description
11of the proposed financial assistance, a description of the method for funding the
12financial assistance, and any other information relevant to the action requested by
13the commission.
AB78-ASA1,5,1714 (b) Upon receipt of a complete application, the commission shall investigate the
15application. The investigation may be with or without public hearing. If the
16commission conducts a public hearing, the public hearing shall be upon such notice
17as the commission may require.
AB78-ASA1,5,2318 (c) If a hearing is held on an application, the commission shall take final action
19on the application within 180 days after the commission issues a notice of hearing
20on the application. The chairperson of the commission may extend the time period
21for an additional 180 days for good cause. If the commission fails to take final action
22within the initial 180-day period, or the extended 180-day time period, the
23commission is considered to have granted its approval.
AB78-ASA1,6,424 (d) If a hearing is not held on an application, the commission shall take final
25action on the application within 90 days after the commission issues a notice opening

1a docket on the application. The chairperson of the commission may extend the time
2period for an additional 90 days for good cause. If the commission fails to take final
3action within the initial 90-day period, or the extended 90-day time period, the
4commission is considered to have granted its approval.
AB78-ASA1,6,65 (e) If the commission finds that the actions described in the application are
6reasonable, it shall grant its approval in writing.
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