AB926: Bill Text

AB926,148,7 59.70 (13) (b) Members or employees of the commission may request admission onto any property within the district at reasonable times to determine if mosquito breeding is present. If the owner or occupant refuses admission, the commission member or employee shall seek a warrant to inspect the property as a potential mosquito breeding ground. Commission members or employees may enter upon property to clean up stagnant pools of water or shores of lakes or streams, and may spray mosquito breeding areas with insecticides subject to the approval of the district director and the department of natural resources environmental quality. The commission shall notify the property owner of any pending action under this paragraph and shall provide the property owner with a hearing prior to acting under this paragraph if the owner objects to the commission's actions.

AB926, s. 691 Section 691. 59.74 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,148,11 59.74 (2) (g) Every land surveyor and every officer of the department of natural resources, every officer of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, and the district attorney shall enforce this subsection.

AB926, s. 692 Section 692. 60.627 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,148,14 60.627 (1) Definition. In this section, "department" means the department of natural resources environmental quality.

AB926, s. 693 Section 693. 60.71 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,148,20 60.71 (4) (b) The town board shall publish a class 2 notice, under ch. 985, of the hearing. The notice shall contain an announcement of the hearing and a description of the boundaries of the proposed town sanitary district. The town board shall mail the notice to the department of commerce and the department of natural resources environmental quality at least 10 days prior to the hearing.

AB926, s. 694 Section 694. 60.71 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,149,3 60.71 (4) (c) Any person may file written comments on the formation of the district with the town clerk. Any owner of property within the boundary of the proposed district may appear at the hearing and offer objections, criticisms or suggestions as to the necessity of the proposed district and the question of whether his or her property will be benefited by the establishment of the district. A representative of the department of commerce and of the department of natural resources environmental quality may attend the hearing and advise the town board.

AB926, s. 695 Section 695. 60.71 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,149,8 60.71 (7) Filing and recording the order. The town board shall file copies of the order establishing the town sanitary district with the department of natural resources environmental quality and record the order with the register of deeds in each county in which the district is located.

AB926, s. 696 Section 696. 60.72 (title) and (1) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB926,149,13 60.72 (title) Creation of town sanitary district by order of the department of natural resources environmental quality. (1) Definition. In this section, "department" means the department of natural resources environmental quality.

AB926, s. 697 Section 697. 60.73 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,149,23 60.73 Review of orders creating town sanitary districts. Any person aggrieved by any act of the town board or the department of natural resources environmental quality in establishing a town sanitary district may bring an action in the circuit court of the county in which his or her lands are located, to set aside the final determination of the town board or the department of natural resources environmental quality, within 90 days after the final determination, as provided under s. 893.73 (2). If no action is taken within the 90-day period, the determination by the town board or the department of natural resources environmental quality is final.

AB926, s. 698 Section 698. 60.782 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,150,3 60.782 (2) (d) Lease or acquire, including by condemnation, any real property situated in this state that may be needed for the purposes of s. 23.09 (19), 23.094 (3g) or 30.275 23.434 (4).

AB926, s. 699 Section 699. 60.785 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,150,15 60.785 (2) (a) Any town sanitary district may be consolidated with a contiguous town sanitary district by resolution passed by a two-thirds vote of all of the commissioners of each district, fixing the terms of the consolidation and ratified by the qualified electors of each district at a referendum held in each district. The resolution shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37. The ballots shall contain the words "for consolidation", and "against consolidation". If a majority of the votes cast on the referendum in each town sanitary district are for consolidation, the resolutions are effective and have the force of a contract. Certified copies of the resolutions and the results of the referendum shall be filed with the secretary of natural resources environmental quality and the original documents shall be recorded with the register of deeds in each county in which the consolidated district is situated.

AB926, s. 700 Section 700. 60.85 (1) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,150,25 60.85 (1) (n) "Tax incremental district" means a contiguous geographic area within a town defined and created by resolution of the town board, consisting solely of whole units of property as are assessed for general property tax purposes, other than railroad rights-of-way, rivers or highways. Railroad rights-of-way, rivers or highways may be included in a tax incremental district only if they are continuously bounded on either side, or on both sides, by whole units of property as are assessed for general property tax purposes which are in the tax incremental district. "Tax incremental district" does not include any area identified as a wetland on a map under s. 23.32 278.32.

AB926, s. 701 Section 701. 61.351 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,151,2 61.351 (1) (b) "Wetlands" has the meaning specified under s. 23.32 278.32 (1).

AB926, s. 702 Section 702. 61.351 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,151,7 61.351 (2) Filled wetlands. Any wetlands which are filled prior to the date on which a village receives a final wetlands map from the department of natural resources under s. 278.32 in a manner which affects their characteristics as wetlands are filled wetlands and not subject to an ordinance adopted under this section.

AB926, s. 703 Section 703. 61.351 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,151,15 61.351 (3) Adoption of ordinance. To effect the purposes of s. 281.31 and to promote the public health, safety and general welfare, each village shall zone by ordinance all unfilled wetlands of 5 acres or more which are shown on the final wetland inventory maps prepared by the department of natural resources for the village under s. 23.32 278.32, which are located in any shorelands and which are within its incorporated area. A village may zone by ordinance any unfilled wetlands which are within its incorporated area at any time.

AB926, s. 704 Section 704. 61.351 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,151,25 61.351 (6) Failure to adopt ordinance. If any village does not adopt an ordinance required under sub. (3) within 6 months after receipt of final wetland inventory maps prepared by the department of natural resources for the village under s. 23.32 278.32, or if the department of natural resources environmental quality, after notice and hearing, determines that a village adopted an ordinance which fails to meet reasonable minimum standards in accomplishing the shoreland protection objectives of s. 281.31 (1), the department of natural resources environmental quality shall adopt an ordinance for the village. As far as applicable, the procedures set forth in s. 87.30 apply to this subsection.

AB926, s. 705 Section 705. 61.354 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,152,3 61.354 (1) Definition. As used in this section, "department" means the department of natural resources environmental quality.

AB926, s. 706 Section 706. 62.231 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,152,5 62.231 (1) (b) "Wetlands" has the meaning specified under s. 23.32 278.32 (1).

AB926, s. 707 Section 707. 62.231 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,152,10 62.231 (2) Filled wetlands. Any wetlands which are filled prior to the date on which a city receives a final wetlands map from the department of natural resources under s. 278.32 in a manner which affects their characteristics as wetlands are filled wetlands and not subject to an ordinance adopted under this section.

AB926, s. 708 Section 708. 62.231 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,152,18 62.231 (3) Adoption of ordinance. To effect the purposes of s. 281.31 and to promote the public health, safety and general welfare, each city shall zone by ordinance all unfilled wetlands of 5 acres or more which are shown on the final wetland inventory maps prepared by the department of natural resources for the city under s. 23.32 278.32, which are located in any shorelands and which are within its incorporated area. A city may zone by ordinance any unfilled wetlands which are within its incorporated area at any time.

AB926, s. 709 Section 709. 62.231 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,153,3 62.231 (6) Failure to adopt ordinance. If any city does not adopt an ordinance required under sub. (3) within 6 months after receipt of final wetland inventory maps prepared by the department of natural resources for the city under s. 23.32 278.32, or if the department of natural resources environmental quality, after notice and hearing, determines that a city adopted an ordinance which fails to meet reasonable minimum standards in accomplishing the shoreland protection objectives of s. 281.31 (1), the department of natural resources environmental quality shall adopt an ordinance for the city. As far as applicable, the procedures set forth in s. 87.30 apply to this subsection.

AB926, s. 710 Section 710. 62.231 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,153,10 62.231 (6m) Certain amendments to ordinances. For an amendment to an ordinance enacted under this section that affects an activity that meets all of the requirements under s. 281.165 (2) or (3) (a), the department of natural resources environmental quality may not proceed under sub. (6), or otherwise review the amendment, to determine whether the ordinance, as amended, fails to meet reasonable minimum standards.

AB926, s. 711 Section 711. 62.234 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,153,13 62.234 (1) Definition. As used in this section, "department" means the department of natural resources environmental quality.

AB926, s. 712 Section 712. 66.0217 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,153,22 66.0217 (9) (b) Within 10 days of receipt of the ordinance, certificate and plat, the secretary of state shall forward 2 copies of the ordinance, certificate and plat to the department of transportation, one copy to the department of administration, one copy to the department of revenue, one copy to the department of public instruction, one copy to the department, one copy to the department of natural resources, one copy to the department of environmental quality, one copy to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection and 2 copies to the clerk of the municipality from which the territory was annexed.

AB926, s. 713 Section 713. 66.0221 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,154,21 66.0221 (1) Upon its own motion and subject to sub. (3) and ss. 66.0301 (6) (d) and 66.0307 (7), a city or village, by a two-thirds vote of the entire membership of its governing body, may enact an ordinance annexing territory which comprises a portion of a town or towns and which was completely surrounded by territory of the city or village on December 2, 1973. The ordinance shall include all surrounded town areas except those that are exempt by mutual agreement of all of the governing bodies involved. The annexation ordinance shall contain a legal description of the territory and the name of the town or towns from which the territory is detached. Upon enactment of the ordinance, the city or village clerk immediately shall file 6 certified copies of the ordinance in the office of the secretary of state, together with 6 copies of a scale map. The secretary of state shall forward 2 copies of the ordinance and scale map to the department of transportation, one copy to the department of natural resources, one copy to the department of environmental quality, one copy to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, one copy to the department of revenue and one copy to the department of administration. This subsection does not apply if the town island was created only by the annexation of a railroad right-of-way or drainage ditch. This subsection does not apply to land owned by a town government which has existing town government buildings located on the land. No town island may be annexed under this subsection if the island consists of over 65 acres or contains over 100 residents. Section 66.0217 (11) applies to annexations under this subsection. Except as provided in sub. (2), after December 2, 1973, no city or village may, by annexation, create a town area which is completely surrounded by the city or village.

AB926, s. 714 Section 714. 66.0223 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,155,16 66.0223 (1) In addition to other methods provided by law and subject to sub. (2) and ss. 59.692 (7), 66.0301 (6) (d), and 66.0307 (7), territory owned by and lying near but not necessarily contiguous to a village or city may be annexed to a village or city by ordinance enacted by the board of trustees of the village or the common council of the city, provided that in the case of noncontiguous territory the use of the territory by the city or village is not contrary to any town or county zoning regulation. The ordinance shall contain the exact description of the territory annexed and the names of the towns from which detached, and attaches the territory to the village or city upon the filing of 7 certified copies of the ordinance in the office of the secretary of state, together with 7 copies of a plat showing the boundaries of the territory attached. Two copies of the ordinance and plat shall be forwarded by the secretary of state to the department of transportation, one copy to the department of administration, one copy to the department of natural resources, one copy to the department of environmental quality, one copy to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, one copy to the department of revenue and one copy to the department of public instruction. Within 10 days of filing the certified copies, a copy of the ordinance and plat shall be mailed or delivered to the clerk of the county in which the annexed territory is located. Sections 66.0203 (8) (c) and 66.0217 (11) apply to annexations under this section.

AB926, s. 715 Section 715. 66.0235 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,156,22 66.0235 (5) Apportionment board. The boards or councils of the local governmental units, or committees selected for that purpose, acting together, constitute an apportionment board. When a local governmental unit is dissolved because all of its territory is transferred the board or council of the local governmental unit existing at the time of dissolution shall, for the purpose of this section, continue to exist as the governing body of the local governmental unit until there has been an apportionment of assets by agreement of the interested local governmental units or by an order of the circuit court. After an agreement for apportionment of assets has been entered into between the interested local governmental units, or an order of the circuit court becomes final, a copy of the apportionment agreement, or of the order, certified to by the clerks of the interested local governmental units, shall be filed with the department of revenue, the department of natural resources, the department of environmental quality, the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the department of transportation, the state superintendent of public instruction, the department of administration, and with any other department or agency of the state from which the town may be entitled by law to receive funds or certifications or orders relating to the distribution or disbursement of funds, with the county treasurer, with the treasurer of any local governmental unit, or with any other entity from which payment would have become due if the dissolved local governmental unit had continued in existence. Subject to ss. 79.006 and 86.303 (4), payments from the shared revenue account made pursuant to ch. 79, payments of forest crop taxes under s. 77.05, of transportation aids under s. 20.395, of state aids for school purposes under ch. 121, payments for managed forest land under subch. VI of ch. 77 and all payments due from a department or agency of the state, from a county, from a local governmental unit, or from any other entity from which payments would have become due if the dissolved local governmental unit had continued in existence, shall be paid to the interested local governmental unit as provided by the agreement for apportionment of assets or by any order of apportionment by the circuit court and the payments have the same force and effect as if made to the dissolved local governmental unit.

AB926, s. 716 Section 716. 66.0307 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,157,3 66.0307 (4) (a) 1. The department, the department of natural resources, the department of environmental quality, the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection and the department of transportation.

AB926, s. 717 Section 717. 66.0407 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,157,9 66.0407 (5) This section does not apply to Canada thistle or annual noxious weeds that are located on land that the department of natural resources or the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection owns, occupies, or controls and that is maintained in whole or in part as habitat for wild birds by the either department of natural resources.

AB926, s. 718 Section 718. 66.1006 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,157,17 66.1006 Department of natural resources environmental quality approval of discontinuance. No resolution, ordinance, order, or similar action of a town board or county board, or of a committee of a town board or county board, discontinuing any highway, street, alley, or right-of-way that provides public access to any navigable lake or stream shall be effective until such resolution, ordinance, order, or similar action is approved by the department of natural resources environmental quality.

AB926, s. 719 Section 719. 66.1105 (2) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,158,2 66.1105 (2) (k) "Tax incremental district" means a contiguous geographic area within a city defined and created by resolution of the local legislative body, consisting solely of whole units of property as are assessed for general property tax purposes, other than railroad rights-of-way, rivers or highways. Railroad rights-of-way, rivers or highways may be included in a tax incremental district only if they are continuously bounded on either side, or on both sides, by whole units of property as are assessed for general property tax purposes which are in the tax incremental district. "Tax incremental district" does not include any area identified as a wetland on a map under s. 23.32 278.32.

AB926, s. 720 Section 720. 66.1106 (1) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,158,14 66.1106 (1) (fm) "Environmental remediation tax incremental district" means a contiguous geographic area within a political subdivision defined and created by resolution of the governing body of the political subdivision consisting solely of whole units of property as are assessed for general property tax purposes, other than railroad rights-of-way, rivers, or highways. Railroad rights-of-way, rivers, or highways may be included in an environmental remediation tax incremental district only if they are continuously bounded on either side, or on both sides, by whole units of property as are assessed for general property tax purposes which are in the environmental remediation tax incremental district. "Environmental remediation tax incremental district" does not include any area identified as a wetland on a map under s. 23.32 278.32.

AB926, s. 721 Section 721. 66.1106 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,159,2 66.1106 (4) (a) The political subdivision submits a statement that it has incurred some eligible costs, and includes with the statement a detailed proposed remedial action plan approved by the department of natural resources that contains cost estimates for anticipated eligible costs and a schedule for the design, implementation and construction that is needed to complete the remediation, with respect to the parcel or contiguous parcels of property and the statement details the purpose and amount of the expenditures already made and includes a dated certificate issued by the department of natural resources environmental quality that certifies that the department of natural resources environmental quality has approved the site investigation report that relates to the parcel or contiguous parcels in accordance with rules promulgated by the department of natural resources environmental quality.

AB926, s. 722 Section 722. 66.1106 (7) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,159,11 66.1106 (7) (d) 1. The department may not authorize a positive environmental remediation tax increment under par. (a) to pay otherwise eligible costs that are incurred by the political subdivision after the department of natural resources environmental quality certifies to the department of revenue that environmental pollution on the parcel or contiguous parcels of property has been remediated unless the costs are associated with activities, as determined by the department of natural resources environmental quality, that are necessary to close the site described in the site investigation report.

AB926,159,14 2. The department of natural resources environmental quality shall certify to the department of revenue the completion of the remediation of environmental pollution at the site described in the site investigation report.

AB926, s. 723 Section 723. 67.12 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,159,23 67.12 (1) (b) 2. Any municipality may issue municipal obligations in anticipation of receiving proceeds from brownfields revolving loan program loans or grants under the program described in s. 292.72 if the municipality has received written notification from the department of natural resources environmental quality that the department intends to distribute such proceeds to the municipality. The obligation shall be repaid within 10 years after the original date of the obligation, except that the obligation may be refunded one or more times. Any refundings shall be repaid within 20 years after the original date of the original obligation.

AB926, s. 724 Section 724. 70.11 (21) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,160,10 70.11 (21) (am) All property purchased or constructed as a waste treatment facility used exclusively and directly to remove, store, or cause a physical or chemical change in industrial waste or air contaminants for the purpose of abating or eliminating pollution of surface waters, the air, or waters of the state if that property is not used to grow agricultural products for sale and, if the property's owner is taxed under ch. 76, if the property is approved by the department of revenue. The department of natural resources environmental quality and department of health services shall make recommendations upon request to the department of revenue regarding such property. All property purchased or upon which construction began prior to July 31, 1975, shall be subject to s. 70.11 (21), 1973 stats.

AB926, s. 725 Section 725. 70.11 (21) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,160,15 70.11 (21) (b) The books and records of owners of property covered by this subsection shall be open to examination by representatives of the department of natural resources environmental quality, department of health services and department of revenue.

AB926, s. 726 Section 726. 70.113 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,160,25 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 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 29.749 (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:

AB926, s. 727 Section 727. 70.113 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB926,161,5 70.113 (1m) As soon after April 20 of each year as is feasible, the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall pay to the city, village, or town treasurer all of the following amounts from the following appropriations for each acre situated in the municipality that is state forest land, as defined in s. 28.02 (1):

AB926,161,6 (a) Eighty cents, to be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.115 (5) (d) or (s).

AB926,161,7 (b) Eight cents, to be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.115 (5) (s).

AB926, s. 728 Section 728. 70.113 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,161,15 70.113 (2) (a) Towns, cities or villages shall be paid for state forest lands as defined in s. 28.02 (1), state parks under s. 27.01, and other lands acquired under s. 23.09 (2) (d), 23.27, 23.29, 23.293, 23.31 or 29.749 (1) located within such municipality and acquired after June 30, 1969. Such payments shall be made from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (da) or (dq) and remitted by the department of natural resources or the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection in the amounts certified by the department of revenue according to par. (b).

AB926, s. 729 Section 729. 70.114 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

AB926, s. 730 Section 730. 70.114 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,161,22 70.114 (1) (c) "Land" means state forests forest lands, as defined in s. 28.02 (1), that are acquired after December 31, 1991, state parks that are acquired after December 31, 1991, under s. 27.01 and other areas that are acquired after December 31, 1991, under s. 23.09 (2) (d), 23.091, 23.27, 23.29, 23.293, 23.31 or 29.749 (1).

AB926, s. 731 Section 731. 70.114 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,162,11 70.114 (1) (d) "Purchase price" means the amount paid by the department of natural resources or the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection for a fee simple interest in real property. "Purchase price" does not include administrative costs incurred by the applicable department to acquire the land, such as legal fees, appraisal costs or recording fees. If real estate is transferred by gift to the applicable department by gift or is sold to the applicable department for an amount that is less than the estimated fair market value of the property as shown on the property tax bill prepared for the prior year under s. 74.09, "purchase price" means an amount equal to the estimated fair market value of the property as shown on that tax bill. If the real estate is exempt from taxation at the time that it is transferred or sold to the applicable department and if the property was not sold at an arm's-length sale, "purchase price" means the fair market value of the real estate at the time that the applicable department takes title to it.

AB926, s. 732 Section 732. 70.114 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,162,16 70.114 (2) Application. For all land acquired after December 31, 1991, the department of natural resources and the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall pay aids in lieu of taxes under this section and not under s. 70.113.

AB926, s. 733 Section 733. 70.114 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB926,162,21 70.114 (3) Ascertaining rate. Each year, the department of natural resources and the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall ascertain from the clerks of the taxation district the aggregate net general property tax rate for taxation districts to which aids are paid under this section.