AB1089,9,1717 71.05 (1) (c) 7. A local airport district created under subch. VI of ch. 229.
AB1089, s. 22 18Section 22. 71.26 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1089,9,2319 71.26 (1) (bm) Certain local districts. Income of a local exposition district
20created under subch. II of ch. 229, a local professional baseball park district created
21under subch. III of ch. 229, a local professional football stadium district created
22under subch. IV of ch. 229, or a local cultural arts district created under subch. V of
23ch. 229, or a local airport district created under subch. VI of ch. 229.
AB1089, s. 23 24Section 23. 71.26 (1m) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1089,10,3
171.26 (1m) (g) Those issued under s. 66.0621 by a local professional baseball
2park district, a local professional football stadium district, or a local cultural arts
3district, or a local airport district.
AB1089, s. 24 4Section 24. 71.36 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1089,11,25 71.36 (1m) A tax-option corporation may deduct from its net income all
6amounts included in the Wisconsin adjusted gross income of its shareholders, the
7capital gain deduction under s. 71.05 (6) (b) 9. and all amounts not taxable to
8nonresident shareholders under ss. 71.04 (1) and (4) to (9) and 71.362. For purposes
9of this subsection, interest on federal obligations, obligations issued under s. 66.0621
10by a local professional baseball park district, a local professional football stadium
11district, or a local cultural arts district, or an airport district, obligations issued
12under ss. 66.1201, 66.1333, and 66.1335, obligations issued under s. 234.65 to fund
13an economic development loan to finance construction, renovation or development
14of property that would be exempt under s. 70.11 (36) and obligations issued under
15subch. II of ch. 229 is not included in shareholders' income. The proportionate share
16of the net loss of a tax-option corporation shall be attributed and made available to
17shareholders on a Wisconsin basis but subject to the limitation and carry-over rules
18as prescribed by section 1366 (d) of the Internal Revenue Code. Net operating losses
19of the corporation to the extent attributed or made available to a shareholder may
20not be used by the corporation for further tax benefit. For purposes of computing the
21Wisconsin adjusted gross income of shareholders, tax-option items shall be reported
22by the shareholders and those tax-option items, including capital gains and losses,
23shall retain the character they would have if attributed to the corporation, including
24their character as business income. In computing the tax liability of a shareholder,

1no credit against gross tax that would be available to the tax-option corporation if
2it were a nontax-option corporation may be claimed.
AB1089, s. 25 3Section 25. 71.45 (1t) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1089,11,64 71.45 (1t) (g) Those issued under s. 66.0621 by a local professional baseball
5park district, a local professional football stadium district, or a local cultural arts
6district, or a local airport district.
AB1089, s. 26 7Section 26. 77.25 (22) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1089,11,88 77.25 (22) From a local airport district created under subch. VI of ch. 229.
AB1089, s. 27 9Section 27. 77.54 (9a) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1089,11,1010 77.54 (9a) (i) A local airport district created under subch. VI of ch. 229.
AB1089, s. 28 11Section 28. 78.01 (2) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1089,11,1312 78.01 (2) (g) Gasoline sold to and used by a local airport district created under
13subch. VI of ch. 229.
AB1089, s. 29 14Section 29. 78.01 (2m) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1089,11,1615 78.01 (2m) (h) It is sold to and used by a local airport district created under
16subch. VI of ch. 229.
AB1089, s. 30 17Section 30. 79.005 (1j) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1089,11,1818 79.005 (1j) "FAA approval date" has the meaning given in s. 229.860 (9).
AB1089, s. 31 19Section 31. 79.005 (1k) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1089,11,2120 79.005 (1k) "Local airport district" means a local airport district created under
21subch. VI of ch. 229, whose jurisdiction is described in s. 229.862.
AB1089, s. 32 22Section 32. 79.02 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1089,12,223 79.02 (2) (b) Subject to ss. 59.605 (4) and 70.995 (14) (b), and except as provided
24in sub. (4),
payments in July shall equal 15% of the municipality's or county's

1estimated payments under ss. 79.03, 79.035, 79.04, 79.058, and 79.06 and 100% of
2the municipality's estimated payments under s. 79.05.
AB1089, s. 33 3Section 33. 79.02 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1089,12,84 79.02 (3) (a) Subject to s. 59.605 (4), and except as provided in sub. (4),
5payments to each municipality and county in November shall equal that
6municipality's or county's entitlement under ss. 79.03, 79.035, 79.04, 79.05, 79.058,
7and 79.06 for the current year, minus the amount distributed to the municipality or
8county in July.
AB1089, s. 34 9Section 34. 79.02 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1089,12,1310 79.02 (4) Subject to s. 59.605 (4), the department of administration shall
11distribute in November of each year the total amount of the payments under this
12subchapter due to a county in which a local airport district is located, beginning with
13the first distribution following the local airport district's FAA approval date.
AB1089, s. 35 14Section 35. 114.002 (13) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1089,12,1515 114.002 (13) "District" has the meaning given in s. 229.860 (5).
AB1089, s. 36 16Section 36. 114.105 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1089,13,2 17114.105 Local regulation. Any county, town, city or village city, village, town,
18county, or district
may adopt enact any ordinance that is in strict conformity with the
19provisions of this chapter and impose the same penalty for violation of any of its
20provisions except that such the ordinance shall may not provide for the suspension
21or revocation of pilot or aircraft licenses or certificates and shall may not provide for
22imprisonment except for failure to pay any fine which may be imposed. No local
23authority shall may enact any ordinance governing aircraft or aeronautics contrary
24to or inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter or federal law. Every court in
25which a violation of such ordinance is prosecuted shall make a written report of any

1conviction (including bail or appearance money forfeiture) to the federal aviation
2administration.
AB1089, s. 37 3Section 37. 114.11 (1) to (4) and (5) (intro.) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB1089,13,214 114.11 (1) The governing body of any county, city, village or town city, village,
5town, county, or district
in this state is hereby authorized to acquire, establish,
6construct, own, control, lease, equip, improve, maintain and operate airports or
7landing fields or landing and take-off strips for the use of airplanes and other
8aircraft either within or without the limits of such counties, cities, villages and towns
9cities, villages, towns, counties, and districts, and may use for such purpose or
10purposes any property suitable therefor that is now or may at any time hereafter be
11owned or controlled by such county, city, village or town city, village, town, county,
12or district
, and may regulate the same, provided, such regulation shall not be in
13conflict with such rules and regulations as may be made by the federal government.
14The governing body of each and every county and, municipality, and district owning
15an airport or landing field or landing and take-off strip in the state of Wisconsin shall
16cause the surroundings of such airport, landing field or landing and take-off strip
17to be marked for aeronautical purposes, and maintain such marking, subject to and
18in accordance with law and such rules and regulations as may from time to time be
19made by the federal government and in so doing may cooperate with other states and
20subdivisions thereof and acquire rights and easements in property outside of the
21state.
AB1089,14,2 22(2) The governing body of any county, city, village or town city, village, town,
23county, or district
of this state is authorized to acquire, establish, construct, own,
24control, lease, equip, improve, maintain and operate airports or landing fields or
25landing and take-off strips or other aeronautical facilities in an adjoining state

1whose laws permit, subject to the laws of such state, but subject to the laws of this
2state in all matters relating to financing such aeronautical project.
AB1089,14,19 3(3) The governing body of any municipality or other political subdivision of an
4adjoining state whose laws permit, is hereby authorized to acquire, establish,
5construct, own, control, lease, equip, improve, maintain and operate airports, or
6landing fields, or landing and take-off strips or other aeronautical facilities in this
7state, subject to all laws, rules and regulations of this state applicable to its
8municipalities, districts, or other political subdivisions in such aeronautical project,
9but subject to the laws of its own state in all matters relating to financing such
10project. Such municipality or other political subdivision of an adjoining state shall
11have all privileges, rights and duties of like municipalities, districts, or other
12political subdivisions of this state, including the right to exercise the right of eminent
13domain. This subsection shall not apply unless the laws of such adjoining state shall
14permit municipalities, districts, or other political subdivisions of this state to
15acquire, establish, construct, own, control, lease, equip, improve, maintain, operate
16and otherwise control such airport, landing field or landing and take-off strips or
17other aeronautical facilities therein with all privileges, rights and duties applicable
18to the municipalities or other political subdivisions of such adjoining state in such
19aeronautical projects.
AB1089,14,25 20(4) The governing body of any county, city, village or town city, village, town,
21county, or district
is authorized to appropriate money to any town, city, village or
22other county
, other city, village, town, county, or district for the operation,
23improvement or acquisition of an airport by such town, city, village or other county
24other city, village, town, county, or district or any combination of such municipalities
25or districts.
AB1089,15,5
1(5) (intro.) The governing body of any county, city, village or town city, village,
2town, county, or district
in this state may, together with any municipality or other
3political subdivision of an adjoining state if, under the laws of that state, such
4municipality or other political subdivision is similarly authorized, jointly sponsor an
5airport project located in this state or in the adjoining state.
AB1089, s. 38 6Section 38. 114.12 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1089,16,3 7114.12 Condemnation of lands for airports. Any lands acquired, owned,
8controlled or occupied by such counties, cities, villages and towns cities, villages,
9towns, counties, and districts
for the purposes enumerated in s. 114.11 shall and are
10hereby declared to be acquired, owned, controlled and occupied for a public purpose,
11and as a matter of public necessity, and such cities, villages, towns or, counties, or
12districts
shall have the right to acquire property for such purpose or purposes under
13the power of eminent domain as and for a public necessity including property owned
14by other municipal corporations and political subdivisions and including any street,
15highway, park, parkway or alley, provided that no state trunk highway shall be so
16acquired without the prior consent of the department. Whenever the county, city,
17village or town
city, village, town, county, or district as the case may be shall own all
18land or access rights on both sides of such street, highway, park, parkway or alley,
19it may, within the limits where it has ownership or access rights on both sides,
20notwithstanding any other provisions of law, vacate and close such public way by
21resolution of the governing body of the county, city, village or town city, village, town,
22county, or district
acquiring it and no damages shall be assessed against such county,
23city, village or town
city, village, town, county, or district by reason of such closing,
24except as may be allowed in a particular condemnation action where the lands or
25rights in lands necessary for such airport are so acquired. If such closing shall leave

1any part of such street, highway, parkway or alley without access to another public
2street or highway, the county, city, village or town city, village, town, county, or
3district
effecting such closing shall immediately provide such access at its expense.
AB1089, s. 39 4Section 39. 114.13 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1089,16,17 5114.13 Purchase of land for airports. Private property needed by a county,
6city, village or town
city, village, town, county, or district for an airport or landing field
7or landing and take-off strip, or property or rights for the protection of the aerial
8approaches thereof, shall be acquired by purchase if the city, village, town or, county,
9or district
is able to agree with the owners on the terms thereof, and otherwise by
10condemnation, as provided in s. 32.05. The purchase price or award for real property
11acquired for an airport or landing field or landing and take-off strip, or property or
12rights for the protection of the aerial approaches thereof, may be paid for the
13appropriation of moneys available therefor, or wholly or partly from the proceeds of
14the sale of bonds of the city, village, town or, county, or district, as the governing body
15of such city, village, town or, county , or district determines, subject to ch. 67. Such
16property or rights may be acquired by gift, which the respective governing bodies are
17authorized to accept.
AB1089, s. 40 18Section 40. 114.135 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1089,18,819 114.135 (2) Notice; claim for damages. In case of any airport landing field or
20landing and take-off strip owned by any city, village, town or, county, or district or
21any union of them, the commission or other body in charge of the operation and
22control of the airport, landing field or landing and take-off strip may prepare and
23record without charge with the register of deeds plans and specifications showing the
24protection privileges sought as described in sub. (1). The commission or other body
25in charge shall send by registered mail with return receipt to each owner at his or

1her last-known address a notice stating that the plans and specifications have been
2recorded with the register of deeds' office, stating the county, time of recording, the
3record number, and a brief description of the parcel of land or interest therein
4affected. If the address of the owner cannot be ascertained or the registered letter
5is returned unclaimed, notice shall be sent by registered mail to the person in
6possession of the premises. If no person is in possession, then the notice shall be
7posted in a conspicuous place on the land involved and published as a class 3 notice,
8under ch. 985, in the area affected. The right of the owner to claim for damages for
9the protection regulations imposed in the plans and specifications, or the removal of
10obstructions shall be forever barred, unless the owner files a claim for damages with
11the commission or other body in charge within 6 months from the receipt of the notice
12from the commission, or other body in charge, or the posting and last publication.
13The claim shall be verified and shall state the amount of damages claimed. The
14commission or other body in charge may pay the damages, if it has available funds,
15and the payment shall operate as a conveyance. If no claims for payment are filed
16or if payment is made, the commission or other body in charge shall file an affidavit
17for each parcel involved setting forth the rights acquired which shall be recorded by
18the register of deeds without charge and when so recorded has the same effect as any
19recorded instrument. If any owner is a minor or incompetent, the notice may be sent
20by registered mail to the owner's guardian, if he or she has one, and if there is none
21the circuit court of the county in which the land, or a larger part, is located shall upon
22application of the commission or other body in charge appoint a guardian to receive
23the notice, and to protect the rights of the owner. Any funds payable to the owner
24shall be cared for in the manner provided in ch. 880. If the commission or other body
25in charge determines that the damages claimed are excessive, it shall so report to the

1governing body that established the airport, landing field or landing and take-off
2strip in question and with its consent may acquire in the name of the governmental
3body the protection privilege desired in the manner set forth in sub. (1) or it may
4deposit with the county clerk an award and notify the owner of the land involved in
5the method specified in this subsection. The landowner may accept the award
6without prejudice to his or her right to claim and contest for a greater sum. The
7landowner may, within a period of 6 months after notice of the award, proceed as
8provided in ch. 32 to have the damages appraised.
AB1089, s. 41 9Section 41. 114.135 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1089,18,2310 114.135 (4) Encroachments. The duty to prevent encroachments by growth of
11trees or other vegetation, or otherwise, upon the protection privileges acquired by
12any airport, landing field, landing and take-off strip, shall be upon the owner or
13owners of the parcel of land affected by the protection privilege only in cases where
14the owner or owners have received compensation for the protection privilege. Any
15such encroachment is declared to be a private nuisance and may be abated in the
16manner prescribed in ch. 823. In cases where no compensation has been paid for the
17protection privilege, encroachments shall be removed by the owner or the authority
18in charge of the airport, landing field, or landing and take-off strip and shall be, in
19case of a publicly owned airport, landing field or landing and take-off strip, a city,
20village, town or, county, or district charge as the case may be. In removing such
21encroachments, the owner or authority in charge of the airport, landing field or
22landing and take-off strip in question, may go upon the land and remove the
23encroachment without being liable for damages in so doing.
AB1089, s. 42 24Section 42. 114.135 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1089,19,8
1114.135 (9) Conflicting authority. Wherein conflicting jurisdiction arises
2over the control of the erection of a building, structure, tower or hazard between the
3secretary of transportation and any political subdivision of, or district in, the state,
4the secretary of transportation may overrule rules and regulations adopted by any
5political subdivision or district under the laws of this state after a public hearing
6wherein all parties thereto have been given an opportunity to be heard. The
7secretary may refer such matters to the division of hearings and appeals which shall
8hear and decide the matter after notice and hearing.
AB1089, s. 43 9Section 43. 114.136 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1089,20,310 114.136 (1) (a) Any county, city, village or town city, village, town, county, or
11district
that is the owner of a site for an airport which has been approved for such
12purpose by the appropriate agencies of the state and the federal government may
13protect the aerial approaches to such site by ordinance regulating, restricting and
14determining the use, location, height, number of stories and size of buildings and
15structures and objects of natural growth in the vicinity of such site and may divide
16the territory to be protected into several areas and impose different regulations and
17restrictions with respect to each area. The provisions of such ordinance shall be
18effective whether the site and the lands affected by such ordinance are located within
19or without the limits of such county, city, village or town city, village, town, county,
20or district
, and whether or not such buildings, structures and objects of natural
21growth are in existence on the effective date of the ordinance. Such regulations,
22restrictions and determinations are declared to be for the purpose of promoting the
23public safety, welfare and convenience, and may be adopted, enforced and
24administered without the consent of any other governing body. Any ordinance
25adopted under this section may be amended from time to time in the same manner

1as is provided for the adoption of the original ordinance in sub. (2). The authority
2granted in this section shall be independent and exclusive of any other authority
3granted in the statutes.
AB1089, s. 44 4Section 44. 114.136 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1089,20,145 114.136 (2) (a) Except as provided by sub. (1) (b) or (c), the county park
6commission in the case of any county except any county with a county executive or
7county administrator in which case the county park manager, the city or village plan
8commission in the case of a city or village, or if there is no such commission or
9manager, a committee of the governing body or bodies of the county, city, village or
10town
city, village, town, county, or district which owns the airport site shall formulate
11a tentative ordinance and hold a public hearing or hearings thereon in some public
12place within the county, city, village or town city, village, town, county, or district.
13Notice of the hearings shall be given by publication of a class 3 notice, under ch. 985,
14in the area affected by the proposed ordinance.
AB1089, s. 45 15Section 45. 114.136 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1089,20,2116 114.136 (4) (a) Any ordinance enacted under this section shall provide for a
17board of appeals. If the county, city, village or town city, village, town, county, or
18district
which is the owner of the airport has enacted a zoning ordinance under
19provision of law other than this section, the board of adjustment or board of appeals
20set up by that ordinance shall also function as the board of appeals under the
21ordinance enacted under this section.
AB1089, s. 46 22Section 46. 114.136 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1089,21,323 114.136 (5) Enforcement. The governing body of the county, city, village or
24town
city, village, town, county, or district owning the airport site may provide for the
25enforcement of any ordinance or regulations enacted pursuant to this section. Such

1enforcement may be by a system of permits or any other appropriate method. The
2governing body enacting the ordinance may provide for the punishment of a violation
3of the ordinance by fine or imprisonment, or both.
AB1089, s. 47 4Section 47. 114.14 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1089,21,175 114.14 (1) The governing body of a city, village, town or, county, or district which
6has established an airport or landing field, or landing and take-off strip, and
7acquired, leased or set apart real property for such purpose may construct, improve,
8equip, maintain and operate the same, or may vest jurisdiction for the construction,
9improvement, equipment, maintenance and operation thereof in any suitable officer,
10board or body of such city, village, town or, county, or district. The expenses of such
11construction, improvement, equipment, maintenance and operation shall be a city,
12village, town or, county, or district charge as the case may be. The governing body
13of a city, village, town or, county, or district may adopt regulations, and establish fees
14or charges for the use of such airport or landing field, or may authorize an officer,
15board or body of such village, city, village, town or, county, or district having
16jurisdiction to adopt such regulations and establish such fees or charges, subject
17however to the approval of such governing body before they shall take effect.
AB1089, s. 48 18Section 48. 114.14 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1089,22,219 114.14 (2) (f) All moneys appropriated for the construction, improvement,
20equipment, maintenance or operation of an airport, managed as provided by this
21subsection, or earned by the airport or made available for its construction,
22improvement, equipment, maintenance or operation in any manner whatsoever,
23shall be deposited with the treasurer of the city, village, town or, county, or district
24where it shall be kept in a special fund and paid out only on order of the airport

1commission, drawn and signed by the secretary and countersigned by the
2chairperson.
AB1089, s. 49 3Section 49. 114.151 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1089,22,13 4114.151 Union airports. All powers conferred upon any county, city, village
5or town
city, village, town, county, or district by ss. 114.11 to 114.15, relating to the
6acquisition, establishment, construction, ownership, control, lease, equipment,
7improvement, maintenance, operation and regulation of airports or landing fields
8may be exercised by any 2 or more municipalities or districts in the establishment,
9acquisition, equipment and operation of joint airports or landing fields. The
10governing body of any county, city, village or town city, village, town, county, or
11district
participating in the ownership or operation of a joint airport as provided in
12this section may by resolution withdraw from such joint operation or control and may
13relinquish its interest in the airport.
AB1089, s. 50 14Section 50. 114.32 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1089,23,17 15114.32 Federal aid for airports. (1) Secretary may accept. The secretary
16may cooperate with the government of the United States, and any agency or
17department thereof in the acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance and
18operation of airports and other air navigation facilities in this state, and comply with
19the laws of the United States and any regulations made thereunder for the
20expenditure of federal moneys upon such airports and other air navigation facilities,
21and may enter into any contracts necessary to accomplish such purpose. The
22secretary may accept, receive and receipt for federal moneys and other moneys,
23either public or private, for and in behalf of this state or any municipality or district
24thereof, for training and education programs, for the acquisition, construction,
25improvement, maintenance and operation of airports and other aeronautical

1facilities, whether such work is to be done by the state or by such municipalities or
2districts
, or jointly, aided by grants of aid from the United States, upon such terms
3and conditions as are or may be prescribed by laws of the United States and any rules
4or regulations made thereunder, and the secretary may act as agent of any
5municipality of, or district in, this state or the owner of any public-use airport upon
6the request of such municipality or district, or the owner of the public-use airport,
7in accepting, receiving and receipting for such moneys in its behalf for airports, and
8in contracting for the acquisition, improvement, maintenance or operation of
9airports financed either in whole or in part by federal moneys, and the governing
10body of any such municipality or district, or the owner of the public-use airport, may
11designate the secretary as its agent for such purposes and enter into an agreement
12with the secretary prescribing the terms and conditions of such agency in accordance
13with federal laws, rules and regulations and with this chapter. Such moneys as are
14paid over by the U.S. government shall be retained by the state or paid over to said
15municipalities or districts or to the owners of the public-use airports under such
16terms and conditions as may be imposed by the U.S. government in making such
17grants.
AB1089,24,4 18(3) Contracts. All contracts for the acquisition, construction, improvement,
19maintenance and operation of airports and other aeronautical facilities, made by the
20secretary of transportation either as the agent of this state or as the agent of any
21municipality or district or as the agent of the owner of a public-use airport, shall be
22made pursuant to the laws of this state governing the making of like contracts;
23provided, however, that where the acquisition, construction, improvement,
24maintenance and operation of any airport or landing strip and other aeronautical
25facilities is financed or partially financed with federal moneys, the secretary of

1transportation, as agent of the state or of any municipality or district thereof or of
2the owner of a public-use airport, may let contracts in the manner prescribed by the
3federal authorities, acting under the laws of the United States, and any rules or
4regulations made thereunder, notwithstanding any other state law to the contrary.
AB1089,24,16 5(4) Disposition of federal funds. All moneys accepted for disbursement by the
6secretary of transportation pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the state
7treasury, and, unless otherwise prescribed by the authority from which the money
8is received, kept in separate funds, designated according to the purpose for which the
9moneys were made available, and held by the state in trust for such purposes. All
10such moneys are appropriated for the purposes for which the same were made
11available to be expended in accordance with federal laws and regulations and with
12this chapter. The secretary of transportation, whether acting for this state or as the
13agent of any of its municipalities or districts or as the agent of the owner of a
14public-use airport, or when requested by the U.S. government or any agency or
15department thereof, may disburse such moneys for the designated purposes, but this
16shall not preclude any other authorized method of disbursement.
AB1089,25,4 17(5) Local projects and funds; secretary's functions. No county, city, village
18or town
city, village, town, county, or district, whether acting singly or jointly with
19a county, city, village or town city, village, town, county, or district, shall submit to
20a federal aeronautical agency or department any project application requesting
21federal assistance, for any airport improvement, aeronautical facility or planning
22study, unless the project and the project application have been first approved by the
23secretary. No such county, city, village or town city, village, town, county, or district
24shall directly accept, receive, receipt for or disburse any funds granted by the United
25States for the project, but it shall designate the secretary as its agent and in its behalf

1to accept, receive, receipt for and disburse such funds. It shall enter into an
2agreement with the secretary prescribing the terms and conditions of the secretary's
3functions under such agency in accordance with federal laws, rules and regulations
4and applicable laws of this state.
AB1089, s. 51 5Section 51. 114.33 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1089,25,176 114.33 (1) Any county, city, village or town city, village, town, county, or district,
7either singly or jointly with one or more counties, cities, villages or towns cities,
8villages, towns, counties, or districts
, or any owner of a public-use airport desiring
9to sponsor an airport development project to be constructed with federal aid and state
10aid or with the state aid alone as provided by this chapter, may initiate such project
11in the manner provided by this section. The department may initiate and sponsor
12an airport project in the same manner as a local governing body. If the department
13initiates and sponsors an airport project, it shall hold a hearing in the area affected
14by the project. Notice of the hearing shall be given as provided in sub. (2). The
15department may install, operate and maintain air navigation facilities with or
16without federal aid and may enter into agreements with sponsors to share the
17maintenance and operation costs of such facilities.
AB1089, s. 52 18Section 52. 114.33 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1089,26,719 114.33 (2) Such initiation shall be by a petition filed with the secretary by the
20governing body or bodies of the counties, cities, villages or towns cities, villages,
21towns, counties, or districts
or by the governing body of a public-use airport not
22owned by a county, city, village or town city, village, town, county, or district desiring
23to sponsor the project, or if the project is initiated and sponsored by the department
24by a statement by the secretary setting forth among other things that the airport
25project is necessary and the reason therefor; the class of the airport that it is desired

1to develop, the location of the project in general, and the proposed site tentatively
2selected; the character, extent and kind of improvement desired under the project,
3evidence, in the form of a transcript, that the project has received a public hearing
4in the area affected before adoption by the petitioners, and any other statements that
5the petitioners or the department may desire to make. At least 10 days' notice of the
6public hearing shall be given by publication of a class 1 notice, under ch. 985, in the
7area affected.
AB1089, s. 53 8Section 53. 114.33 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1089,27,29 114.33 (3) If the project has been sponsored by a local governing body or bodies
10or by the governing body of a public-use airport not owned by a county, city, village
11or town
city, village, town, county, or district, the secretary shall make a finding
12within a reasonable time after receipt of the petition. If such finding is generally
13favorable to the development petitioned for, the secretary shall submit the finding
14to the governor for approval and no finding favoring an airport development project
15shall be effective unless the governor's approval is endorsed thereon in writing. If
16the finding is approved by the governor the secretary shall notify the petitioners to
17that effect by filing a copy of the finding, which shall include among other things the
18location of the approved site, the character and extent of the improvements deemed
19necessary, and an approximate estimate of the costs and the amount to be paid by
20the sponsor. The finding shall constitute approval of the airport site so specified as
21a portion of the state airport system. On receipt of the finding the sponsors shall take
22action at their next meeting toward providing their share of the cost and shall
23promptly notify the secretary. The sponsors may proceed in accordance with the
24finding to acquire the site and to make master development plans and project plans,
25and shall be entitled to receive credit therefor as provided by federal law and by this

1chapter. On completion and approval of the plans a revised estimate of the project
2costs shall be made for the purposes of the project application.
AB1089, s. 54 3Section 54. 114.33 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1089,27,164 114.33 (8) (a) The secretary, upon the petition of a sponsoring municipality or
5district
, may provide that all or certain parts of the required land or interests in land
6may be acquired by the municipality or district named by the secretary. When so
7provided, the municipality or district and the secretary shall appraise and set the
8maximum price, including damages, considered reasonable for the lands or interests
9to be so acquired. The municipality or district shall endeavor to obtain easements
10or title in fee simple by conveyance of the lands or interests required, as directed in
11the secretary's order. The instrument of conveyance shall name the municipality or
12municipalities district as grantee and shall be subject to approval by the secretary,
13and shall be recorded in the office of the register of deeds and filed with the secretary.
14If the needed lands or interests in lands cannot be purchased expeditiously within
15the appraised price, the municipality or district may acquire them by condemnation,
16as provided in s. 32.05.
AB1089,27,2017 (b) Any property of whatever nature acquired in the name of a city, village or,
18town, or district pursuant to this section or any predecessor shall be conveyed to the
19state without charge by the city, village or, town, or district when so ordered by the
20secretary.
AB1089,28,221 (c) The municipality or district when so ordered by the secretary shall sell at
22public or private sale, subject to the conditions and terms authorized by the
23secretary, any and all buildings, structures, or parts thereof, and any other fixtures
24or personalty acquired in the name of the municipality or district under this section
25or any predecessor. The proceeds from the sale shall be deposited with the state in

1the appropriate airport fund and the expense incurred in connection with the sale
2shall be paid from that fund.
AB1089, s. 55 3Section 55. 114.33 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1089,28,74 114.33 (9) The cost of the lands and interests acquired and damages allowed
5pursuant to this section, incidental expenses and the customary per diem and
6expenses of the municipality or district incurred in performing duties pursuant to
7this section, shall be paid out of the available airport improvement funds.
AB1089, s. 56 8Section 56. 114.33 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1089,28,159 114.33 (11) Subject to the approval of the governor, the secretary may convey
10lands or interests in lands acquired under this section and improvements installed
11on those lands to municipalities or districts named in the secretary's order. The
12conveyance of the lands or interests in lands and improvements shall restrict the use
13of the premises by the municipality or district to the uses for which they were
14acquired, except that the lands or interests in lands declared by the secretary to be
15excess may be conveyed without restrictions as to use.
AB1089, s. 57 16Section 57. 114.33 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1089,28,1917 114.33 (13) Subsections (6) to (12) do not apply to lands or interests in lands
18associated with projects for public-use airports which are not owned by a county, city,
19village or town
city, village, town, county, or district.
AB1089, s. 58 20Section 58. 219.09 (1) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1089,28,2121 219.09 (1) (g) Bonds issued by a local airport district under subch. VI of ch. 229.
AB1089, s. 59 22Section 59. Subchapter VI of chapter 229 [precedes 229.860] of the statutes
23is created to read:
AB1089,28,2424 CHAPTER 229
AB1089,29,2
1subchapter vi
2 local airport districts
AB1089,29,3 3229.860 Definitions. In this subchapter:
AB1089,29,7 4(1) "Airport" means any area of land or water which is used, or intended for use,
5for the landing and take-off of aircraft, and any appurtenant areas which are used,
6or intended for use, for airport buildings or other airport facilities or rights-of-way,
7together with all airport buildings and facilities located thereon.
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