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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE
February 23, 2004 - Introduced by Representatives Vruwink, Gronemus and
Staskunas, by request of Wood County Planning and Zoning Committee.
Referred to Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.
AB885,1,3 1An Act to amend 145.20 (4); and to create 145.20 (2m) of the statutes; relating
2to:
treating certain local government fees relating to private sewage systems
3as special charges.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
With certain exceptions, current law requires county governments to regulate
private sewage systems (in Milwaukee County, these regulatory duties must be
performed by the city, village, or town where the private sewage system is located).
Current law allows a city, village, town, or county that is responsible for the
regulation of private sewage systems (regulator) to assess the owner of a private
sewage system for costs related to the pumping of a septic or holding tank. Any such
assessment that remains unpaid becomes a lien on the applicable property and is
placed on the tax roll as a delinquent tax.
This bill permits a regulator to adopt ordinances for the monitoring and
maintenance of private sewage systems. The bill allows the regulator to impose a fee,
as a special charge, against the owner of a private sewage system for costs related
to any services provided by the regulator under the ordinances. The bill also allows
the regulator to impose a special charge for costs related to the pumping of a septic
or holding tank that is part of that private sewage system. Like other special charges
and special assessments, those imposed under this bill become a lien on the property
against which they are imposed and are placed on the tax rolls if they remain unpaid.

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:
AB885, s. 1 1Section 1. 145.20 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB885,2,82 145.20 (2m) Governmental unit authority. The governmental unit
3responsible for the regulation of private sewage systems may adopt ordinances for
4the monitoring and maintenance of private sewage systems. The governmental unit
5responsible for the regulation of private sewage systems may impose, as a special
6charge using the procedure under s. 66.0627, a fee against the owner of a private
7sewage system for costs related to any services provided by the governmental unit
8under the ordinances concerning that private sewage system.
AB885, s. 2 9Section 2. 145.20 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB885,2,1710 145.20 (4) Special assessment or special charge for holding and septic tank
11pumping.
A governmental unit may assess the owner of a private sewage system for
12costs related to the pumping of a septic or holding tank that is part of that private
13sewage system
. The governmental unit shall make any such assessment in the same
14manner that a city, village or town makes an assessment under s. 66.0703. A
15governmental unit may impose, as a special charge using the procedure under s.
1666.0627, a fee against the owner of a private sewage system for costs related to the
17pumping of a septic or holding tank that is part of that private sewage system.
AB885,2,1818 (End)
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