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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE
April 24, 1997 - Introduced by Representatives Urban, Goetsch, Albers, Turner,
Ladwig, Ryba, Sykora, Duff, Springer, Kedzie, Seratti, Grothman, Powers
and Vrakas, cosponsored by Senators Grobschmidt, Farrow, Adelman and
Huelsman. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
AB316,1,3
1An Act to amend 62.13 (8); and
to repeal and recreate 61.65 (8) of the statutes;
2relating to: state reimbursement of cities, villages and towns for fire calls on
3state or federal highways.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, if a town incurs costs for a fire call on a state trunk highway
or any highway that is a part of the national system of interstate highways and
maintained by the department of transportation (DOT), DOT is required to
reimburse the town up to $500 for the costs if the town submits written proof that
the town has made a reasonable effort to collect the costs from the person to whom
the fire call was provided. If the town collects the costs from such a person after DOT
has reimbursed the town, the town is required to return the amount collected to DOT.
Also under current law, any village that has a volunteer fire department that
incurs costs for a fire call on a state trunk highway or any highway that is a part of
the national system of interstate highways and maintained by DOT is required to be
reimbursed by DOT. Current law provisions that apply to villages that have a
volunteer fire department apply to cities that have a combination of a paid and
volunteer fire department.
This bill changes current law by making the fire call provisions that currently
apply to towns apply to all cities and villages, without regard to whether the cities
and villages have paid, volunteer or combination paid and volunteer fire
departments. In addition, the bill requires a city or village to submit written proof
that the city or village has made a reasonable effort to collect the costs that it has
incurred from the person to whom the fire call was provided. If the city or village
collects the costs from such a person after DOT has reimbursed the city or village,
the city or village is required to return the amount collected to DOT.
For further information see the state and 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:
AB316, s. 1
1Section
1. 61.65 (8) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB316,2,92
61.65
(8) If a village incurs costs for a fire call on a state trunk highway or any
3highway that is a part of the national system of interstate highways and maintained
4by the department of transportation, the department of transportation shall
5reimburse the village up to $500 for the costs if the village submits written proof that
6the village has made a reasonable effort to collect the costs from the person to whom
7the fire call was provided. If the village collects the costs from such person after the
8department reimburses the village, the village shall return the amount collected to
9the department.
AB316, s. 2
10Section
2. 62.13 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB316,3,511
62.13
(8) Fire department. The council may provide by ordinance for either a
12paid or a volunteer fire department and for the management and equipment of either
13insofar as not otherwise provided for by law.
In the case where a combination of paid
14and volunteer fire department is provided for, such city shall be reimbursed by the
15department of transportation, not to exceed $500 for any fire calls on a state trunk
16highway or on any highway that is a part of the national system of interstate
17highways and is maintained by the department of transportation.
If a city incurs
18costs for a fire call on a state trunk highway or any highway that is a part of the
19national system of interstate highways and maintained by the department of
1transportation, the department of transportation shall reimburse the city up to $500
2for the costs if the city submits written proof that the city has made a reasonable
3effort to collect the costs from the person to whom the fire call was provided. If the
4city collects the costs from such person after the department reimburses the city, the
5city shall return the amount collected to the department.
AB316,3,87
(1) This act first applies to fire calls that occur on the effective date of this
8subsection.
