AB100: Bill Text Engrossed

AB100-engrossed,1053,2 (c) If the department receives the notice described under sub. (10) (b) during the period from January 1 to May 15, the effective date of the notice is the date on which the notice is received. If the department receives the notice described under sub. (10) (b) during the period from May 16 to December 31, the effective date of the notice is the first January 1 after the date on which the notice is received.

AB100-engrossed,1053,9 (8) Settlement for environmental remediation tax increments. Every officer charged by law to collect and settle general property taxes shall, on the settlement dates provided by law, pay to the treasurer of a political subdivision from all general property taxes collected by the officer the proportion of the environmental remediation tax increment due the political subdivision that the general property taxes collected bears to the total general property taxes levied, exclusive of levies for state trust fund loans, state taxes and state special charges.

AB100-engrossed,1053,20 (9) Separate accounting required. An environmental remediation tax increment received with respect to a parcel of land that is subject to this section shall be deposited in a separate fund by the treasurer of the political subdivision. No money may be paid out of the fund except to pay eligible costs for a parcel of land, to reimburse the political subdivision for such costs or to satisfy claims of holders of bonds or notes issued to pay eligible costs. If an environmental remediation tax increment that has been collected with respect to a parcel of land remains in the fund after the period of certification has expired, it shall be paid to the treasurers of the taxing jurisdictions in which the parcel is located in proporation to the relative share of those taxing jurisdictions in the most recent levy of general property taxes on the parcel.

AB100-engrossed,1053,23 (10) Reporting requirements. A political subdivision that uses an environmental remediation tax increment to pay eligible costs of remediating environmental pollution under this section shall do all of the following:

AB100-engrossed,1054,3 (a) Prepare and make available to the public updated annual reports describing the status of all projects to remediate environmental pollution funded under this section, including revenues and expenditures. A copy of the report shall be sent to all taxing jurisdictions with authority to levy general property taxes on the parcel of property by May 1 annually.

AB100-engrossed,1054,5 (b) Notify the department within 10 days after the period of certification for a parcel of property has expired.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2216m Section 2216m. 66.504 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1054,13 66.504 (2) Facilities authorized. A municipality may enter into a joint contract with a nonprofit corporation organized for civic purposes and located in the municipality to construct or otherwise acquire, equip, furnish, operate and maintain a facility to be used for municipal and civic activities if a majority of the voters voting in a referendum at a special election or at a spring primary or election or September primary or general an election authorized under s. 8.065 approve the question of entering into the joint contract.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2217 Section 2217. 66.521 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1055,2 66.521 (9) Payment of taxes. When any industrial project acquired by a municipality under this section is used by a private person as a lessee, sublessee or in any capacity other than owner, that person shall be subject to taxation in the same amount and to the same extent as though that person were the owner of the property. Taxes shall be assessed to such private person using the real property and collected in the same manner as taxes assessed to owners of real property. When due, the taxes shall constitute a debt due from such private person to the taxing unit and shall be recoverable as provided by law, and such unpaid taxes shall become a lien against the property with respect to which they were assessed, superior to all other liens, except a lien under s. 292.31 (8) (i), 292.41 (6) (d) or 292.81, and shall be placed on their tax roll when there has been a conveyance of the property in the same manner as are other taxes assessed against real property.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2217b Section 2217b. 66.521 (10) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1055,15 66.521 (10) (d) The governing body may issue bonds under this section without submitting the proposition to the electors of the municipality for approval unless within 30 days from the date of publication of notice of adoption of the initial resolution for such bonds, a petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40, and signed by a number of electors of the municipality equal to not less than 5% of the registered electors of the municipality, or, if there is no registration of electors in the municipality, by 10% of the number of electors of the municipality voting for the office of governor at the last general election as determined under s. 115.01 (13), is filed with the clerk of the municipality requesting a referendum upon the question of the issuance of the bonds. If such a petition is filed, the bonds shall not be issued until approved by a majority of the electors of the municipality voting thereon at a general or special election referendum called in accordance with s. 8.065.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2217f Section 2217f. 66.55 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1055,25 66.55 (1) (f) "Public facilities" means highways, as defined in s. 340.01 (22), and other transportation facilities, traffic control devices, facilities for collecting and treating sewage, facilities for collecting and treating storm and surface waters, facilities for pumping, storing and distributing water, parks, playgrounds and other recreational facilities, solid waste and recycling facilities, fire protection facilities, law enforcement facilities, emergency medical facilities and libraries except that, with regard to counties, "public facilities" does not include highways, as defined in s. 340.01 (22), other transportation facilities or traffic control devices. "Public facilities" does not include facilities owned by a school district.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2217h Section 2217h. 66.55 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1056,4 66.55 (2) (a) A Subject to par. (am), a political subdivision may enact an ordinance under this section that imposes impact fees on developers to pay for the capital costs that are necessary to accommodate land development.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2217i Section 2217i. 66.55 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1056,7 66.55 (2) (am) No county may impose an impact fee under this section to recover costs related to transportation projects.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2218 Section 2218. 66.73 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1056,25 66.73 Citizenship day. To redirect the attention of the citizens of Wisconsin (particularly those who are about to exercise the franchise for the first time) to the fundamentals of American government and to American traditions, any county, municipal or school board may annually provide for and appropriate funds for a program of citizenship education which stresses, through free and frank discussion of a nonpolitical, nonsectarian and nonpartisan nature, the doctrine of democracy, the duties and responsibilities of elective and appointive officers, the responsibilities of voters in a republic and the organization, functions and operation of government. This program should culminate in a ceremony of induction to citizenship for those who have been enfranchised within the past year. Any county may determine to conduct such ceremony either on or within the octave of the day designated by congress or proclaimed by the president of the United States as Citizenship Day. The board may carry out this function in such manner as it determines. The secretary of state, department of education public instruction and other state officers and departments shall cooperate with the participating units of government by the dissemination of available information which will stimulate interest in the government of Wisconsin and its subdivisions.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2218m Section 2218m. 66.77 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1057,12 66.77 (3) (a) 1. If the governing body of a county wishes to exceed the operating levy rate limit otherwise applicable to the county under this section, it shall adopt a resolution to that effect. The resolution shall specify either the operating levy rate or the operating levy that the governing body wishes to impose for either a specified number of years or an indefinite period. The governing body shall call a special referendum for the purpose of submitting the resolution to the electors of the county for approval or rejection. In lieu of a special referendum, the governing body may specify that provide for the referendum to be held at the next succeeding spring primary or election or September primary or general election to be held authorized under s. 8.065 (2) or an election authorized under s. 8.065 (3) that occurs not earlier than 30 days after the adoption of the resolution of the governing body.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2219s Section 2219s. 66.94 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1057,25 66.94 (4) Manner of adoption. This section may be adopted by any city, village or town within the metropolitan district in the following manner: The governing body of any municipality, by ordinance passed at least 30 days prior to submission of the question, may direct that the question of the adoption of this section be submitted to the electors therein at any general, special, judicial or local election authorized under s. 8.065. The clerk of such municipality or the election commission of any city of the first class shall thereupon submit the question to popular vote. Public notice of the election shall be given in the same manner as in case of a regular municipal election except that such notice shall be published or posted at least 20 days prior to the election. If a majority of those voting on the question vote in the affirmative thereon, this section shall be adopted in such municipality. The proposition on the ballot to be used at such election shall be in substantially the following form:

AB100-engrossed,1058,3 Shall section 66.94 of the Wisconsin statutes which creates a metropolitan transit authority for ownership and operation of a public mass transportation system in the metropolitan district be adopted?

AB100-engrossed,1058,4 YES NO

AB100-engrossed, s. 2220 Section 2220. 67.03 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB100-engrossed,1058,12 67.03 (1) (b) For any school district which offers no less than grades 1 to 12 and which at the time of incurring such debt is eligible to receive state aid under s. 121.08, 10% of such equalized value shall be permitted. Any school district about to incur indebtedness may apply to the state superintendent of public instruction for, and the state superintendent may issue, a certificate as to the eligibility of the school district to receive state aid under s. 121.08, which certificate shall be conclusive as to such eligibility for 30 days, but not beyond the next June 30.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2220m Section 2220m. 67.05 (4) and (5) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1059,2 67.05 (4) Permissive referendum in counties. If a county board adopts an initial resolution for an issue of county bonds to provide for the original construction or for the improvement and maintenance of highways, to provide railroad aid, or to construct, acquire or maintain, or to aid in constructing, acquiring or maintaining a bridge over or across any stream or other body of water bordering upon or intersecting any part of the county, the county clerk is not required to submit the resolution for approval to the electors of the county at a special election referendum unless within 30 days after the adoption thereof there is filed with the clerk a petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 and requesting such submission, signed by electors numbering at least 10% of the votes cast in the county for governor at the last general election. If a petition is filed, the question submitted shall be whether the resolution shall be or shall not be approved. No such resolution of a county board other than those specified in this subsection need be submitted to county electors, except as provided otherwise in sub. (7).

AB100-engrossed,1059,15 (5) Referendum in towns, villages and cities. (a) Whenever an initial resolution has been so adopted by the governing body of a town, the clerk of the municipality shall immediately record the resolution and call a special election referendum in accordance with s. 8.065 for the purpose of submitting the resolution to the electors of the municipality for approval. This paragraph does not apply to bonds issued to finance low-interest mortgage loans under s. 66.38, unless a number of electors equal to at least 15% of the votes cast for governor at the last general election in their town sign and file a petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 with the town clerk requesting submission of the resolution. Whenever a number of electors cannot be determined on the basis of reported statistics, the number shall be determined in accordance with s. 60.74 (6). If a petition is filed, the question submitted shall be whether the resolution shall or shall not be approved. This paragraph is limited in its scope by sub. (7).

AB100-engrossed,1060,23 (b) No city or village may issue any bonds for any purposes other than for water systems, lighting works, gas works, bridges, street lighting, street improvements, street improvement funding, hospitals, airports, harbor improvements, river improvements, breakwaters and protection piers, sewerage, garbage disposal, rubbish or refuse disposal, any combination of sewage, garbage or refuse or rubbish disposal, parks and public grounds, swimming pools and band shells thereon, veterans housing projects, paying the municipality's portion of the cost of abolishing grade crossings, for the construction of police facilities and combined fire and police safety buildings, for the purchase of sites for engine houses, for fire engines and other equipment of the fire department, for construction of engine houses, and for pumps, water mains, reservoirs and all other reasonable facilities for fire protection apparatus or equipment for fire protection, for parking lots or other parking facilities, for school purposes, for libraries, for buildings for the housing of machinery and equipment, for acquiring and developing sites for industry and commerce as will expand the municipal tax base, for financing the cost of low-interest mortgage loans under s. 66.38, for providing financial assistance to blight elimination, slum clearance, community development, redevelopment and urban renewal programs and projects under ss. 66.405 to 66.425, 66.43, 66.431, 66.4325, 66.435 and 66.46 or for university of Wisconsin system centers until the proposition for their issue for the special purpose thereof has been submitted to the electors of the city or village and adopted by a majority vote. Except as provided under sub. (15), if the common council of any city or the village board of any village declares its purpose to raise money by issuing bonds for any purpose other than those above specified, it shall direct by resolution, which shall be recorded at length in the record of its proceedings, the clerk to call a special election referendum in accordance with s. 8.065 for the purpose of submitting the question of bonding to the city or village electors. If a number of electors of a city or village equal to at least 15% of the votes cast for governor at the last general election in their city or village sign and file a petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 with the city or village clerk requesting submission of the resolution, the city or village may not issue bonds for financing the cost of low-interest mortgage loans under s. 66.38 without calling a special election to submit the question of bonding to unless the issuance is approved by the city or village electors for their approval at a referendum called in accordance with s. 8.065.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2221b Section 2221b. 67.05 (6a) (a) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1061,7 67.05 (6a) (a) 2. a. Direct the school district clerk to call a special election referendum in accordance with s. 8.065 for the purpose of submitting the resolution to the electors for approval or rejection, or direct that the resolution be submitted at the next regularly scheduled primary or election authorized under s. 8.065 (2) or an election authorized under s. 8.065 (3) to be held not earlier than 45 days after the adoption of the resolution. The resolution shall not be effective unless adopted by a majority of the school district electors voting at the referendum.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2221c Section 2221c. 67.05 (6m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1061,14 67.05 (6m) (b) If a referendum is to be held on an initial resolution, the district board shall direct the technical college district secretary to call a special election referendum in accordance with s. 8.065 for the purpose of submitting the initial resolution to the electors for a referendum on approval or rejection. In lieu of a special election, the district board may specify that the election be held at the next succeeding spring primary or election or September primary or general election.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2221e Section 2221e. 67.10 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1061,19 67.10 (5) (b) Any city having voted approved the issuance of bonds at a special referendum election held in accordance with s. 8.065 and having sold a portion thereof may negotiate, sell or otherwise dispose of the same in the manner provided by statute within 9 years of the date of the election voting the same.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2221g Section 2221g. 67.12 (12) (e) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1063,5 67.12 (12) (e) 5. Within 10 days of the adoption by a technical college district board of a resolution under subd. 1. to issue a promissory note for a purpose under s. 38.16 (2), the secretary of the district board shall publish a notice of such adoption as a class 1 notice, under ch. 985. The notice need not set forth the full contents of the resolution, but shall state the amount proposed to be borrowed, the method of borrowing, the purpose thereof, that the resolution was adopted under this subsection and the place where and the hours during which the resolution is available for public inspection. If the amount proposed to be borrowed is for building remodeling or improvement and does not exceed $500,000 or is for movable equipment, the district board need not submit the resolution to the electors for approval unless, within 30 days after the publication or posting, a petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 is filed with the secretary of the district board requesting a referendum at a special election to be called for that purpose. Such petition shall be signed by electors from each county lying wholly or partially within the district. The number of electors from each county shall equal at least 1.5% of the population of the county as determined under s. 16.96 (2) (c). If a county lies in more than one district, the technical college system board shall apportion the county's population as determined under s. 16.96 (2) (c) to the districts involved and the petition shall be signed by electors equal to the appropriate percentage of the apportioned population. In lieu of a special election, the district board may specify that the referendum shall be held at the next succeeding spring primary or election or September primary or general election. Any resolution to borrow amounts of money in excess of $500,000 for building remodeling or improvement shall be submitted to the electors of the district for approval. Any referendum under this subdivision shall be called at the next election authorized under s. 8.065 (2) or an election authorized under s. 8.065 (3) occurring not sooner than 45 days after filing of a petition or adoption of a resolution requiring the referendum. If a referendum is held or required under this subdivision, no promissory note may be issued until the issuance is approved by a majority of the district electors voting at such referendum. The referendum shall be noticed, called and conducted under s. 67.05 (6a) insofar as applicable, except that the notice of special election referendum and ballot need not embody a copy of the resolution and the question which shall appear on the ballot shall be "Shall .... (name of district) be authorized to borrow the sum of $.... for (state purpose) by issuing its general obligation promissory note (or notes) under section 67.12 (12) of the Wisconsin Statutes?".

AB100-engrossed, s. 2222 Section 2222. 69.03 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1063,15 69.03 (5) Under this subchapter, accept for registration, assign a date of acceptance and index and preserve original certificates of birth and death, original marriage documents and original divorce reports. Notwithstanding s. 69.24 (1) (e), the state registrar may transfer the paper original of a vital record to optical disc or electronic format in accordance with s. 16.61 (5) or to microfilm reproduction in accordance with s. 16.61 (6) and destroy the paper original of any vital record that is so converted. For the purposes of this subchapter, the electronic format version or microfilm reproduction version of the paper original of a vital record that has been transferred under this subsection shall serve as the original vital record.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2223 Section 2223. 69.03 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1063,20 69.03 (15) Periodically provide to each county designee child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) a list of names and, notwithstanding s. 69.20 (2) (a), addresses of registrants who reside in that county for whom no father's name has been inserted on the registrant's birth certificate within 6 months of birth.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2224 Section 2224. 69.14 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1064,5 69.14 (1) (cm) For a birth which occurs en route to or at a hospital, the filing party shall give the mother a copy of the pamphlet under s. 69.03 (14). If the child's parents are not married at the time of the child's birth, the filing party shall give the mother a copy of the form prescribed by the state registrar under s. 69.15 (3) (b) 3. If the mother provides a completed form to the filing party while she is a patient in the hospital and within 5 days after the birth, the filing party shall send the form directly to the state registrar. From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (mc), the department of workforce development shall pay the filing party a financial incentive for correctly filing a form within 60 days after the child's birth.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2225 Section 2225. 69.15 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 3, is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1064,17 69.15 (3) (b) 3. Except as provided under par. (c), if the state registrar receives a statement acknowledging paternity on a form prescribed by the state registrar and signed by both parents, along with the fee under s. 69.22, the state registrar shall insert the name of the father under subd. 1. The state registrar shall mark the certificate to show that the form is on file. The form shall be available to the department of workforce development or its designee a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) pursuant to the program responsibilities under s. 49.22 or to any other person with a direct and tangible interest in the record. The state registrar shall include on the form for the acknowledgment a notice of the information in ss. 767.458 (1) (a) to (e) and 767.62.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2227r Section 2227r. 69.186 (1) (hm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1064,21 69.186 (1) (hm) Whether the abortion was a chemically induced abortion, a surgical abortion or a surgical abortion following a failed or incomplete chemical abortion.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2230 Section 2230. 69.20 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1064,25 69.20 (3) (b) 4. The information is from a birth certificate which indicates that the registrant has a congenital disability and is submitted to the department of education public instruction.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2230m Section 2230m. 69.30 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1065,2 69.30 (1) (d) "Wisconsin works agency" has the meaning given in s. 49.001 (9).

AB100-engrossed, s. 2230p Section 2230p. 69.30 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1065,9 69.30 (2) A financial institution, state agency, county department, Wisconsin works agency or service office or an employe of a financial institution, state agency, county department, Wisconsin works agency or service office is not subject to s. 69.24 (1) (a) for copying a certified copy of a vital record for use by the financial institution, state agency, county department, Wisconsin works agency or service office, including use under s. 45.36 (4m), if the copy is marked "FOR ADMINISTRATIVE USE".

AB100-engrossed, s. 2233 Section 2233. 70.01 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1065,21 70.01 General property taxes; upon whom levied. Taxes shall be levied, under this chapter, upon all general property in this state except property that is exempt from taxation. Real estate taxes and personal property taxes are deemed to be levied when the tax roll in which they are included has been delivered to the local treasurer under s. 74.03. When so levied such taxes are a lien upon the property against which they are charged. That lien is superior to all other liens, except a lien under s. 292.31 (8) (i), 292.41 (6) (d) or 292.81, and is effective as of January 1 in the year when the taxes are levied. Liens of special assessments of benefits for local improvements shall be in force as provided by the charter or general laws applicable to the cities that make the special assessments. In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, references to "this chapter" do not include ss. 70.37 to 70.395.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2233d Section 2233d. 70.11 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1066,3 70.11 (2m) Property leased or subleased to school districts. All of the property that is owned or leased by a corporation, organization or association that is exempt from federal income taxation under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code if all of that property is leased or subleased to a school district for no or nominal consideration for use by an educational institution that offers regular courses for 6 months in a year.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2233t Section 2233t. 70.11 (12) (title) and (a) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1066,10 70.11 (12) (title) Scouts and boys' clubs of America Certain charitable organizations. (a) Property owned by units which are organized in this state of the following organizations: the Salvation Army, the Boy Scouts of America, the Boys' Clubs of America, the Girl Scouts or Camp Fire Girls or any person as trustee for them of property used for the purposes of those organizations, provided no pecuniary profit results to any individual owner or member.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2233v Section 2233v. 70.11 (39) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1066,17 70.11 (39) Computers. Computers and related property; including computer mainframes, minicomputers, personal computers, networked personal computers, central processing units, electronic peripheral equipment, terminals, monitors, disk files, tape drives, printers, basic operational programs, systems software, prewritten software and custom software but not including fax machines, copiers, telephone systems and equipment with embedded computerized components.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2234b Section 2234b. 70.113 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 70.113 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1067,4 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 the sum of 80 cents per acre as a grant out of the appropriation made by s. 20.370 (5) (da) and (dq) on 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 29.571 (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.:

AB100-engrossed, s. 2234c Section 2234c. 70.113 (1) (a) and (b) of the statutes are created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1067,7 70.113 (1) (a) Eighty cents, to be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (da) or (dq).

AB100-engrossed,1067,8 (b) Eight cents, to be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (dq).

AB100-engrossed, s. 2234m Section 2234m. 70.119 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1067,18 70.119 (3) (d) "Municipal services" means police and fire protection, garbage and trash disposal and collection not paid for under sub. (1) and, subject to approval by the committee, any other direct general government service provided by municipalities to state facilities and facilities of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority described in s. 70.11 (38). " Municipal services" includes garbage and trash disposal and collection services not paid for under sub. (1) provided to state facilities and the facilities of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, if the municipality provides the same services to all commercial properties in the municipality.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2235 Section 2235. 70.27 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1068,21 70.27 (5) Surveys, reconciliations. The surveyor making the plat shall survey and lay out the boundaries of each parcel, street, alley, lane, roadway, or dedication to public or private use, according to the records of the register of deeds, and whatever evidence that may be available to show the intent of the buyer and seller, in the chronological order of their conveyance or dedication, and set temporary monuments to show the results of such survey which shall be made permanent upon recording of the plat as provided for in this section. The map shall be at a scale of not more than 100 feet per inch, unless waived in writing by the department of commerce administration under s. 236.20 (2) (L). The owners of record of lands in the plat shall be notified by certified letter mailed to their last-known address, in order that they shall have opportunity to examine the map, view the temporary monuments, and make known any disagreement with the boundaries as shown by the temporary monuments. It is the duty of the surveyor making the plat to reconcile any discrepancies that may be revealed, so that the plat as certified to the governing body is in conformity with the records of the register of deeds as nearly as is practicable. When boundary lines between adjacent parcels, as evidenced on the ground, are mutually agreed to in writing by the owners of record, such lines shall be the true boundaries for all purposes thereafter, even though they may vary from the metes and bounds descriptions previously of record. Such written agreements shall be recorded in the office of the register of deeds. On every assessor's plat, as certified to the governing body, shall appear the volume, page and document number of the metes and bounds description of each parcel, as recorded in the office of the register of deeds, which shall be identified with the number by which such parcel is designated on the plat, except that lots which have been conveyed or otherwise acquired but upon which no deed is recorded in the office of register of deeds may be shown on an assessor's plat and when so shown shall contain a full metes and bounds description.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2236 Section 2236. 70.27 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1069,20 70.27 (8) Plat filed with governing body. Within 2 days after the assessor's plat is filed with the governing body, it shall be transmitted to the department of commerce administration by the clerk of the governing body which ordered the plat. The department of commerce administration shall review the plat within 30 days of its receipt. No such plat may be given final approval by the local governing body until the department of commerce administration has certified on the face of the original plat that it complies with the applicable provisions of ss. 236.15 and 236.20. After the plat has been so certified the clerk shall promptly publish a class 3 notice thereof, under ch. 985. The plat shall remain on file in the clerk's office for 30 days after the first publication. At any time within the 30-day period any person or public body having an interest in any lands affected by the plat may bring a suit to have the plat corrected. If no suit is brought within the 30-day period, the plat may be approved by the governing body, and filed for record. If a suit is brought, approval shall be withheld until the suit is decided. The plat shall then be revised in accordance with the decision if necessary, and, without rereferral to the department of commerce administration unless rereferral is ordered by the court. The plat may then be approved by the governing body and filed for record. When so filed the plat shall carry on its face the certificate of the clerk that all provisions of this section have been complied with. When recorded after approval by the governing body, the plat shall have the same effect for all purposes as if it were a land division plat made by the owners in full compliance with ch. 236. Before January 1 of each year, the register of deeds shall notify the town clerks of the recording of any assessors' plats made or amended during the preceding year, affecting lands in their towns.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2237 Section 2237. 70.375 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1070,2 70.375 (2) (b) The secretary may promulgate any rules necessary to implement the tax under ss. 70.37 to 70.39 and 70.395 (1) (1e). In respect to mines not in operation on November 28, 1981, ss. 71.10 (1), 71.30 (1), 71.74 (2), (3), (9), (11) and (15), 71.77, 71.78, 71.80 (6), 71.83 (1) (a) 1. and 2. and (b) 2. and (2) (a) 3. and (b) 1. and 71.85 (2) apply to the administration of this section.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2238 Section 2238 . 70.375 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1070,14 70.375 (6) Indexing. For calendar year 1983 and corresponding fiscal years and thereafter, the The dollar amounts in sub. (5) and s. 70.395 (1), (1m) and (2) (d) 1m. and 5. a. and (2) (dg) shall be changed to reflect the percentage change between the gross national product deflator for June of the current year and the gross national product deflator for June of the previous year, as determined by the U.S. department of commerce as of December 30 of the year for which the taxes are due, except that no annual increase may be more than 10%. The revised amounts shall be rounded to the nearest whole number divisible by 100 and shall not be reduced below the amounts under sub. (5) on November 28, 1981. Annually, the department shall adopt any changes in dollar amounts required under this subsection and incorporate them into the appropriate tax forms.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2239 Section 2239. 70.395 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 70.395 (1e) and amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1070,21 70.395 (1e) Distribution. Fifteen days after the collection of the tax under ss. 70.38 to 70.39, the department of administration, upon certification of the department of revenue, shall transfer the amount collected as follows: in respect to mines not in operation on November 28, 1981, to the investment and local impact fund.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2240 Section 2240. 70.395 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2241 Section 2241. 70.395 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 70.395 (1) and amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1071,4 70.395 (1) (title) Definition. In this paragraph, except as provided in subd. 3. section, "first-dollar payment" means an amount equal to $100,000 for each county, Native American community or municipality eligible to receive a payment under sub. (2) (d) 1., 2. or 2m adjusted as provided in s. 70.375 (6).

AB100-engrossed, s. 2242 Section 2242. 70.395 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2243 Section 2243. 70.395 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2244 Section 2244. 70.395 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2245 Section 2245. 70.395 (1g) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2246 Section 2246. 70.395 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.