SB639,99,1410 59.53 (4) Comprehensive health planning. A county or combination of
11counties may engage in comprehensive health planning, and county boards may
12appropriate county funds to an area-wide areawide agency for such planning,
13whether the organization to be utilized is a public agency or a private, nonprofit
14corporation.
SB639, s. 202 15Section 202. 59.07 (96m) of the statutes is renumbered 59.53 (19) and
16amended to read:
SB639,99,2317 59.53 (19) Joint operation of health-related service. May The board may
18authorize the trustees of county hospitals, together with a private or public
19organization or affiliation, to organize, establish and participate in the governance
20and operation of an entity to operate, wholly or in part, any health-related service;
21to participate in the financing of the entity; and to provide administrative and
22financial services or resources for its operation on terms prescribed by the county
23board.
SB639, s. 203 24Section 203. 59.07 (97) of the statutes is renumbered 59.53 (5) and amended
25to read:
SB639,100,14
159.53 (5) Child and spousal support; paternity program; medical support
2liability program.
The county board shall contract with the department of health
3and social services to implement and administer the child and spousal support and
4establishment of paternity and the medical support liability programs provided for
5by Title IV of the federal social security act. The board may designate by board
6resolution any office, officer, board, department or agency as the county designee.
7The board or its designee shall implement and administer the programs in
8accordance with the contract with the state department of health and family
9services. The attorneys responsible for support enforcement under s. 59.458 (1) sub.
10(6) (a)
, family court commissioner, clerk of court and all other county officials shall
11cooperate with the county and the department as necessary to provide the services
12required under the programs. The county shall charge the fee established by the
13department under s. 46.25 for services provided under this subsection to persons not
14receiving assistance under s. 49.19 or 49.47.
SB639, s. 204 15Section 204. 59.07 (98) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
16is renumbered 59.53 (2) and amended to read:
SB639,100,2117 59.53 (2) Emergency energy relief. Regardless of whether a county operates
18a relief program under sub. (154), (21), the board may appropriate money for making
19payments to individuals or providing grants to community action agencies , cities,
20villages and towns
and municipalities to assist persons and families in the purchase
21of emergency energy supplies.
SB639, s. 205 22Section 205. 59.07 (99) of the statutes is renumbered 59.53 (3) and amended
23to read:
SB639,100,2524 59.53 (3) Community action agencies. Appropriate The board may appropriate
25funds for promoting and assisting any community action agency under s. 46.30.
SB639, s. 206
1Section 206. 59.07 (100) of the statutes is renumbered 59.53 (14) and amended
2to read:
SB639,101,53 59.53 (14) Victims and witnesses of crimes. Appropriate The board may
4appropriate
money for the implementation and operation of a program under s.
5950.06.
SB639, s. 207 6Section 207. 59.07 (101) of the statutes is renumbered 59.62 and amended to
7read:
SB639,101,11 859.62 Investment authority delegation. (1) Delegate by resolution or
9ordinance
The board may delegate to any officer or employe any authority assigned
10by law to the county board to invest county funds. Such ordinance The delegation
11shall provide that the officer or employe be bonded.
SB639,101,16 12(2) The county board may impose any restriction on the delegation or exercise
13of authority delegated under this subsection deemed section considered desirable by
14the county board. If the county board delegates authority under this subsection
15section, the board shall periodically review the exercise of the delegated authority
16by the officer or employe.
SB639, s. 208 17Section 208. 59.07 (102) of the statutes is renumbered 59.53 (9) and amended
18to read:
SB639,101,2019 59.53 (9) Group homes. Own The board may own or operate group homes, as
20defined in s. 48.02 (7).
SB639, s. 209 21Section 209. 59.07 (105) of the statutes is renumbered 59.56 (7) and amended
22to read:
SB639,102,223 59.56 (7) School attendance. Enact The board may enact and enforce an
24ordinance to impose a penalty, which is the same as that provided under s. 118.15 (5),

1upon a person having under his or her control a child who is between the ages of 6
2and 18 years and whose child is not in compliance with s. 118.15.
SB639, s. 210 3Section 210. 59.07 (107) of the statutes is renumbered 59.54 (25) and amended
4to read:
SB639,102,135 59.54 (25) Possession of marijuana. Enact The board may enact and enforce
6an ordinance to prohibit the possession of 25 grams or less of marijuana, as defined
7in s. 161.01 (14), subject to the exceptions in s. 161.41 (3r), and provide a forfeiture
8for a violation of the ordinance; except that any person who is charged with
9possession of more than 25 grams of marijuana, or who is charged with possession
10of any amount of marijuana following a conviction for possession of marijuana, in this
11state shall not be prosecuted under this subsection. Any ordinance enacted under
12this subsection does not apply in any city, village or town municipality that has
13enacted an ordinance prohibiting the possession of marijuana.
SB639, s. 211 14Section 211. 59.07 (109) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27,
15is renumbered 59.54 (23) and amended to read:
SB639,102,1916 59.54 (23) Public assistance; false representation. Enact The board may
17enact
and enforce an ordinance to prohibit conduct that is the same as or similar to
18conduct that is prohibited by s. 49.95 (1) and provide a forfeiture for a violation of the
19ordinance.
SB639, s. 212 20Section 212. 59.07 (111) of the statutes is renumbered 59.54 (24), and 59.54
21(24) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB639,102,2422 59.54 (24) Worthless payments issued to a county; underpayments and
23overpayments.
(intro.) Enact The board may enact and enforce an ordinance that
24is the same as or similar to s. 20.905 to do any of the following:
SB639, s. 213
1Section 213. 59.07 (120) of the statutes is renumbered 59.54 (26) and amended
2to read:
SB639,103,43 59.54 (26) Farm safety. Appropriate The board may appropriate money for or
4sponsor, or both, farm safety education, training or information programs.
SB639, s. 214 5Section 214. 59.07 (133) of the statutes is renumbered 59.70 (3) and amended
6to read:
SB639,103,97 59.70 (3) Recycling or resource recovery facilities. Establish The board may
8establish
and require use of facilities for the recycling of solid waste or for the
9recovery of resources from solid waste as provided under s. 159.13.
SB639, s. 215 10Section 215. 59.07 (134) of the statutes is renumbered 59.70 (11) and amended
11to read:
SB639,103,1712 59.70 (11) Acquisition of recycling or resource recovery facilities without
13bids.
Contract The board may contract for the acquisition of any element of a
14recycling or resource recovery facility without submitting the contract for bids as
15required under s. 59.08 59.52 (29) if the county board invites developers to submit
16proposals to provide a completed project and evaluates proposals according to site,
17cost, design and the developers' experience in other similar projects.
SB639, s. 216 18Section 216. 59.07 (135) of the statutes is renumbered 59.70 (2) and amended
19to read:
SB639,104,2020 59.70 (2) Solid waste management. The county board of any county may
21establish and operate a solid waste management system or participate in such
22system jointly with other counties, cities, villages or towns or municipalities. Except
23in counties having a population of 500,000 or more, the county board or boards of
24supervisors
of any a county or the boards of a combination of counties establishing
25a solid waste management system may create a solid waste management board to

1operate the system and such board, in any a county that does not combine with
2another county, shall be composed of not less than 9 nor more than 15 persons of
3recognized ability and demonstrated interest in the problems of solid waste
4management, but not more than 5 of the board members may be appointed from the
5county board of supervisors. In any combination of counties, the solid waste
6management
board shall be composed of 11 members with 3 additional members for
7each combining county in excess of 2. Appointments shall be made by the county
8boards of supervisors of the combining counties in a manner acceptable to the
9combining counties, but each of the combining counties may appoint to the solid
10waste management
board not more than 3 members from its county board of
11supervisors. The term of office of any member of the solid waste management board
12shall be 3 years, but of the members first appointed, at least one-third shall be
13appointed for one year; at least one-third for 2 years; and the remainder for 3 years.
14Vacancies shall be filled for the residue of the unexpired term in the manner that
15original appointments are made. Any solid waste management board member may
16be removed from office by a two-thirds vote of the appointing authority. The solid
17waste management board may employ a manager for the system. The manager shall
18be trained and experienced in solid waste management. For the purpose of operating
19the solid waste management system, the solid waste management board may
20exercise the following powers:
SB639,104,2121 (a) Develop plans a plan for a solid waste management system.
SB639,105,222 (b) Within such county or joint county, collect, transport, dispose of, destroy or
23transform wastes, including, without restriction limitation because of enumeration,
24garbage, ashes, or incinerator residue, municipal, domestic, agricultural, industrial

1and commercial rubbish, waste or refuse material, including explosives, pathological
2wastes, chemical wastes, herbicide and pesticide wastes.
SB639,105,43 (c) Acquire lands within the county by purchase, lease, donation or eminent
4domain, within the county, for use in the solid waste management system.
SB639,105,75 (d) Authorize employes or agents to enter upon lands to conduct reasonable and
6necessary investigations and tests to determine the suitability of sites for solid waste
7management activities whenever permission is obtained from the property owner.
SB639,105,108 (e) Acquire by purchase, lease, donation or eminent domain such easements or
9other limited interests in lands as that are desired or needed to assure compatible
10land uses in the environs of any site that is part of the solid waste disposal system.
SB639,105,1511 (f) Establish operations and methods of waste management as that are deemed
12considered appropriate. Waste burial operations shall be in accordance with
13sanitary landfill methods and the sites shall, insofar as practicable, be restored and
14made suitable for attractive recreational or productive use upon completion of waste
15disposal operations.
SB639,105,1816 (g) Acquire the necessary equipment, use such equipment and facilities of the
17county highway agency, and construct, equip and operate incinerators or other
18structures to be used in the solid waste management system.
SB639,105,2019 (h) Adopt Enact and enforce ordinances necessary for the conduct of the solid
20waste management system and provide forfeitures for violations.
SB639,105,2221 (i) Contract with private collectors or, transporters or municipalities to receive
22and dispose of wastes.
SB639,105,2523 (j) Engage in, sponsor or cosponsor research and demonstration projects that
24are
intended to improve the techniques of solid waste management or to increase the
25extent of reuse or recycling of materials and resources included within the wastes.
SB639,106,2
1(k) Accept funds that are derived from state or federal grant or assistance
2programs and enter into necessary contracts or agreements.
SB639,106,103 (L) Appropriate funds and levy taxes to provide funds for acquisition or lease
4of sites, easements, necessary facilities and equipment and for all other costs
5required for the solid waste management system except that no town, city or village
6municipality which operates its own solid waste management program under s.
7159.09 (2) (a) or waste collection and disposal facility, or property therein, shall be
8subject to any tax levied hereunder to cover the capital and operating costs of these
9functions. Such appropriations may be treated as a revolving capital fund to be
10reimbursed from proceeds of the system.
SB639,106,1311 (m) Make payments to any municipality in which county disposal sites or
12facilities are located to cover the reasonable costs of services that are rendered to
13such sites or facilities.
SB639,106,1814 (n) Charge or assess reasonable fees, approximately commensurate with the
15costs of services rendered to persons using the services of the county solid waste
16management system. Fees The fees may include a reasonable charge for
17depreciation which shall create a reserve for future capital outlays for waste disposal
18facilities or equipment. All assessments for liquid waste shall be assessed by volume.
SB639,106,2419 (o) Districts may be created and Create service districts which provide different
20types of solid waste collection or disposal services provided within them and
21different
. Different regulations and cost allocations may be applied to each service
22district. Costs allocated to such service districts may be provided by general tax upon
23the property of the respective districts or by allocation of charges to the cities, villages
24or towns
municipalities whose territory is included within such districts.
SB639,107,2
1(p) Utilize or dispose of by sale or otherwise any and all products or by-products
2of the solid waste management system.
SB639,107,63 (q) Impose fees, in addition to the fees imposed under ch. 144, upon persons who
4dispose of solid waste at publicly owned solid waste disposal sites in the county for
5the purpose of cleaning up closed or abandoned solid waste disposal sites within the
6county, subject to all of the following conditions:
SB639,107,87 1. The fees are based on the amount of solid waste that is disposed of by each
8person.
SB639,107,109 2. The fees may not exceed 20% of the amount that is charged for the disposal
10of the solid waste.
SB639,107,1311 3. The effective date of the fees and any increase in the fees is January 1 and
12such effective date is at least 120 days after the date on which the board adopts the
13fee increase.
SB639,107,1514 4. The cleanup of the site is conducted under the supervision of the department
15of natural resources.
SB639,107,1716 5. The county board of supervisors may prevent the implementation of, or may
17terminate, fees imposed by the solid waste management board.
SB639, s. 217 18Section 217. 59.07 (136) of the statutes is renumbered 59.53 (13) and amended
19to read:
SB639,107,2320 59.53 (13) Subsidy of abortions restricted. No county, or agency or
21subdivision of the county, may authorize funds for or pay to a physician or surgeon
22or a hospital, clinic or other medical facility for the performance of an abortion except
23those permitted under and which are performed in accordance with s. 20.927.
SB639, s. 218 24Section 218. 59.07 (137) of the statutes is renumbered 59.70 (7) and amended
25to read:
SB639,108,3
159.70 (7) Soil conservation. May The board may contract to do soil
2conservation work on privately owned land either directly or through a committee
3designated by it.
SB639, s. 219 4Section 219. 59.07 (137m) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act
5130
, is renumbered 59.70 (8m) and amended to read:
SB639,108,106 59.70 (8m) Harbor improvement. Establish The board may establish, own,
7operate, lease, equip and improve harbor facilities on land owned by the county that
8is located in this state or in another state, subject to the laws of the state in which
9the land is located, and may appropriate money for the activities specified in this
10subsection.
SB639, s. 220 11Section 220. 59.07 (139) of the statutes is renumbered 59.70 (9) and amended
12to read:
SB639,108,1613 59.70 (9) Improvement of artificial lakes. Appropriate The board may
14appropriate
money for the purpose of maintaining, dredging and improving any
15artificial lake existing on July 1, 1955, all or a portion of which is adjacent to or within
16a county park, and for the acquisition of land required in connection therewith.
SB639, s. 221 17Section 221. 59.07 (140) of the statutes is renumbered 59.70 (8) and amended
18to read:
SB639,108,2519 59.70 (8) Inland lake protection and rehabilitation. May The board may
20establish an inland lake protection and rehabilitation program and may create,
21develop and implement inland lake protection and rehabilitation projects similar to
22projects which an inland lake protection and rehabilitation district is authorized to
23create, develop and implement under ch. 33. As used in In this subsection, "lake
24rehabilitation", "program", "project" and "lake" have the meanings specified under
25s. 33.01 (4), (6), (7) and (8), respectively.
SB639, s. 222
1Section 222. 59.07 (141) of the statutes is renumbered 59.54 (12) and amended
2to read:
SB639,109,53 59.54 (12) County-tribal law enforcement programs. Pursuant to adoption
4of a resolution, a county board may enter into an agreement and seek funding under
5s. 165.90.
SB639, s. 223 6Section 223. 59.07 (143) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 59.79 (7) (title)
7and amended to read:
SB639,109,88 59.79 (7) (title) Milwaukee lakefront Lakefront parking facility.
SB639, s. 224 9Section 224. 59.07 (143) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB639, s. 225 10Section 225. 59.07 (143) (a) and (b) of the statutes are renumbered 59.79 (7)
11(a) and (b) and amended to read:
SB639,109,1612 59.79 (7) (a) Contract with the state to utilize use and pay reasonable charges
13for the utilization use of all or a portion of the parking facility authorized under s.
1413.485 and to guaranty all or a portion of the debt service for revenue obligations
15issued under s. 13.485 as compensation for benefits to be derived by the county and
16the public from the facility funded by the issuance.
SB639,109,1817 (b) Take any action that is necessary to facilitate contracting with the state
18under par. (a), including the levying of any direct annual tax for that purpose.
SB639, s. 226 19Section 226. 59.07 (144) of the statutes is renumbered 59.54 (11) and amended
20to read:
SB639,109,2321 59.54 (11) Safety at sporting events. Enact The board may enact and enforce
22an ordinance to prohibit conduct which is the same as conduct prohibited by s. 167.32
23and provide a forfeiture for a violation of the ordinance.
SB639, s. 227 24Section 227. 59.07 (145) of the statutes is renumbered 59.54 (10) and amended
25to read:
SB639,110,3
159.54 (10) Neighborhood watch sign approval. Approve The board may
2approve
the placement, by a town board, of a neighborhood watch sign under s. 60.23
3(17m) within the right-of-way of a county trunk highway.
SB639, s. 228 4Section 228. 59.07 (146) of the statutes is renumbered 59.54 (8), and 59.54 (8)
5(a) 1. to 4. and (b) 1. and 2., as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB639,110,96 59.54 (8) (a) 1. Create a local emergency planning committee, with members
7as specified in 42 USC 11001 (c), which shall have the powers and the duties
8established for such committees under 42 USC 11000 to 11050 and under ss. 166.20
9and 166.21.
SB639,110,1110 2. Control all expenditures by any the committee that is created under this
11paragraph.
SB639,110,1512 3. Within the availability of state funds, take all actions that are necessary to
13ensure that the committee created under this paragraph properly executes the
14duties of a local emergency planning committee under 42 USC 11000 to 11050 and
15under ss. 166.20 and 166.21.
SB639,110,1916 4. At least annually, submit to the state emergency response board a list of the
17members of the local emergency planning committee appointed by the county board
18under this paragraph, including the agency, organization or profession that each
19member represents.
SB639,110,2120 (b) 1. Appropriate funds for the operation of the committee that is created under
21par. (a).
SB639,110,2522 2. Implement programs and undertake activities which are designed to prepare
23the county to cope with emergencies involving the accidental release of hazardous
24substances and which are consistent with, but in addition to, the minimum
25requirements of s. 166.20 and 42 USC 11000 to 11050.
SB639, s. 229
1Section 229. 59.07 (147) of the statutes is renumbered 59.53 (7) and amended
2to read:
SB639,111,53 59.53 (7) Integrated service program for children with severe disabilities.
4E
stablish The board may establish a program of integrated services for children with
5severe disabilities under s. 46.56.
SB639, s. 230 6Section 230. 59.07 (149) of the statutes is renumbered 59.82, and 59.82 (1),
7(2) (intro.) and (d), (3) and (4), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB639,111,108 59.82 (1) Counties having with a population of 500,000 or more may
9participate in the development of a research and technology park under par. (b) sub.
10(2)
if all of the following apply:
SB639,111,1211 (a) A nonstock, nonprofit corporation is organized under ch. 181 for the sole
12purpose of developing a research and technology park under sub. (2).
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