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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE
January 25, 1996 - Introduced by Senators Darling, Cowles and Farrow,
cosponsored by Representatives
Duff, Schneiders, Silbaugh, Olsen,
Grothman, Goetsch and
Huebsch. Referred to Committee on Environment
and Energy.
SB500,1,3
1An Act to amend 66.069 (2) (c) of the statutes;
relating to: the ability of
2municipalities to fix, by ordinance, the limits of service provided by certain
3municipal utilities.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a town, town sanitary district, village or city owning water,
light or power plant or equipment may serve persons or places outside its corporate
limits. Current law provides that a city, village or town may fix, by ordinance, the
limits of its service in unincorporated areas. This bill amends this provision to allow
a city, village or town to fix, by ordinance, the geographic limits of its service,
regardless of whether the service is provided in an unincorporated area.
For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB500, s. 1
4Section
1. 66.069 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB500,2,25
66.069
(2) (c) Notwithstanding s. 196.58 (5), each city, village or town may by
6ordinance fix the
geographic limits of such service
in unincorporated areas. Such.
7The ordinance shall delineate the area within which service will be provided and the
8municipal utility shall have no obligation to serve beyond the area so delineated.
9Such The area may be enlarged by a subsequent ordinance. No such ordinance shall
1be effective to limit any obligation to serve which may have existed at the time the
2ordinance was adopted.
