AB40, s. 925
1Section 925. 32.19 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,482,62 32.19 (3) (b) 1. `Dwellings.' Any displaced person who moves from a dwelling
3and who elects to accept the payments authorized by this paragraph in lieu of the
4payments authorized by par. (a) may receive an expense and dislocation allowance,
5determined according to a schedule established by the department of commerce
6safety and professional services.
AB40, s. 926 7Section 926. 32.19 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,482,178 32.19 (3) (b) 2. `Business and farm operations.' Any displaced person who
9moves or discontinues his or her business or farm operation, is eligible under criteria
10established by the department of commerce safety and professional services by rule
11and elects to accept payment authorized under this paragraph in lieu of the payment
12authorized under par. (a), may receive a fixed payment in an amount determined
13according to criteria established by the department of commerce safety and
14professional services
by rule, except that such payment shall not be less than $1,000
15nor more than $20,000. A person whose sole business at the displacement dwelling
16is the rental of such property to others is not eligible for a payment under this
17subdivision.
AB40, s. 927 18Section 927. 32.19 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,483,219 32.19 (3) (c) Optional payment for businesses. Any displaced person who moves
20his or her business, and elects to accept the payment authorized in par. (a), may, if
21otherwise qualified under par. (b) 2., elect to receive the payment authorized under
22par. (b) 2., minus whatever payment the displaced person received under par. (a), if
23the displaced person discontinues the business within 2 years of the date of receipt
24of payment under par. (a), provided that the displaced person meets eligibility
25criteria established by the department of commerce safety and professional services

1by rule. In no event may the total combined payment be less than $1,000 nor more
2than $20,000.
AB40, s. 928 3Section 928. 32.19 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,483,124 32.19 (4) (a) 2. The amount of increased interest expenses and other debt
5service costs incurred by the owner to finance the purchase of another property
6substantially similar to the property taken, if at the time of the taking the land
7acquired was subject to a bona fide mortgage or was held under a vendee's interest
8in a bona fide land contract, and such mortgage or land contract had been executed
9in good faith not less than 180 days prior to the initiation of negotiations for the
10acquisition of such property. The computation of the increased interest costs shall
11be determined according to rules promulgated by the department of commerce safety
12and professional services
.
AB40, s. 929 13Section 929. 32.19 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,483,2314 32.19 (4) (b) Tenants and certain others. (intro.) In addition to amounts
15otherwise authorized by this subchapter, the condemnor shall make a payment to
16any individual or family displaced from any dwelling which was actually and
17lawfully occupied by such individual or family for not less than 90 days prior to the
18initiation of negotiations for the acquisition of such property or, if displacement is not
19a direct result of acquisition, such other event as determined by the department of
20commerce safety and professional services by rule. For purposes of this paragraph,
21a corporation organized under ch. 181 that is a nonprofit corporation, as defined in
22s. 181.0103 (17), may, if otherwise eligible, be considered a displaced tenant. Subject
23to the limitations under par. (bm), such payment shall be either:
AB40, s. 930 24Section 930. 32.19 (4m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,484,8
132.19 (4m) (a) 2. The amount, if any, which will compensate such owner
2displaced person for any increased interest and other debt service costs which such
3person is required to pay for financing the acquisition of any replacement property,
4if the property acquired was encumbered by a bona fide mortgage or land contract
5which was a valid lien on the property for at least one year prior to the initiation of
6negotiations for its acquisition. The amount under this subdivision shall be
7determined according to rules promulgated by the department of commerce safety
8and professional services
.
AB40, s. 931 9Section 931. 32.19 (4m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,484,2010 32.19 (4m) (b) Tenant-occupied business or farm operation. (intro.) In addition
11to amounts otherwise authorized by this subchapter, the condemnor shall make a
12payment to any tenant displaced person who has owned and occupied the business
13operation, or owned the farm operation, for not less than one year prior to initiation
14of negotiations for the acquisition of the real property on which the business or farm
15operation lies or, if displacement is not a direct result of acquisition, such other event
16as determined by the department of commerce safety and professional services, and
17who actually rents or purchases a comparable replacement business or farm
18operation for the displaced business or farm operation within 2 years after the date
19the person vacates the acquired property. At the option of the tenant displaced
20person, such payment shall be either:
AB40, s. 932 21Section 932. 32.19 (4m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,485,422 32.19 (4m) (b) 1. The amount, not to exceed $30,000, which is necessary to lease
23or rent a comparable replacement business or farm operation for a period of 4 years.
24The payment shall be computed by determining the average monthly rent paid for
25the property from which the person was displaced for the 12 months prior to the

1initiation of negotiations or, if displacement is not a direct result of acquisition, such
2other event as determined by the department of commerce safety and professional
3services
and the monthly rent of a comparable replacement business or farm
4operation, and multiplying the difference by 48; or
AB40, s. 933 5Section 933. 32.197 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,485,16 632.197 Waiver of relocation assistance. An owner-occupant of property
7being acquired may waive his or her right to receive any relocation payments or
8services under this subchapter if the property being acquired is not contiguous to any
9property which may be acquired by the condemnor and is not part of a previously
10identified or proposed project where it is reasonable to conclude that acquisition by
11the condemnor may occur in the foreseeable future. Prior to the execution of any
12waiver under this section, the condemnor shall provide to the owner-occupant, in
13writing, full information about the specific payments and services being waived by
14the owner-occupant. The department of commerce safety and professional services
15shall by rule establish procedures for relocation assistance waivers under this
16section to ensure that the waivers are voluntarily and knowledgeably executed.
AB40, s. 934 17Section 934. 32.20 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,486,9 1832.20 Procedure for collection of itemized items of compensation.
19Claims for damages itemized in ss. 32.19 and 32.195 shall be filed with the
20condemnor carrying on the project through which condemnee's or claimant's claims
21arise. All such claims must be filed after the damages upon which they are based
22have fully materialized but not later than 2 years after the condemnor takes physical
23possession of the entire property acquired or such other event as determined by the
24department of commerce safety and professional services by rule. If such claim is not
25allowed within 90 days after the filing thereof, the claimant has a right of action

1against the condemnor carrying on the project through which the claim arises. Such
2action shall be commenced in a court of record in the county wherein the damages
3occurred. In causes of action, involving any state commission, board or other agency,
4excluding counties, the sum recovered by the claimant shall be paid out of any funds
5appropriated to such condemning agency. Any judgment shall be appealable by
6either party and any amount recovered by the body against which the claim was filed,
7arising from costs, counterclaims, punitive damages or otherwise may be used as an
8offset to any amount owed by it to the claimant, or may be collected in the same
9manner and form as any other judgment.
AB40, s. 935 10Section 935. 32.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,486,1611 32.25 (1) Except as provided under sub. (3) and s. 85.09 (4m), no condemnor
12may proceed with any activity that may involve the displacement of persons,
13business concerns or farm operations until the condemnor has filed in writing a
14relocation payment plan and relocation assistance service plan and has had both
15plans approved in writing by the department of commerce safety and professional
16services
.
AB40, s. 936 17Section 936. 32.25 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,487,218 32.25 (2) (h) Assure that, within a reasonable time prior to displacement, there
19will be available, to the extent that may reasonably be accomplished, housing
20meeting the standards established by the department of commerce safety and
21professional services
for decent, safe and sanitary dwellings. The housing, so far as
22practicable, shall be in areas not generally less desirable in regard to public utilities,
23public and commercial facilities and at rents or prices within the financial means of
24the families and individuals displaced and equal in number to the number of such

1displaced families or individuals and reasonably accessible to their places of
2employment.
AB40, s. 937 3Section 937. 32.26 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,487,5 432.26 (title) Authority of the department of commerce safety and
5professional services
.
AB40, s. 938 6Section 938. 32.26 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,487,97 32.26 (1) In addition to all other powers granted in this subchapter, the
8department of commerce safety and professional services shall formulate local
9standards for decent, safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations.
AB40, s. 939 10Section 939. 32.26 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,487,1211 32.26 (2) (a) The department of commerce safety and professional services shall
12promulgate rules to implement and administer ss. 32.19 to 32.27.
AB40, s. 940 13Section 940. 32.26 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,487,1814 32.26 (2) (b) The department of commerce safety and professional services and
15the department of transportation shall establish interdepartmental liaison
16procedures for the purpose of cooperating and exchanging information to assist the
17department of commerce safety and professional services in promulgating rules
18under par. (a).
AB40, s. 941 19Section 941. 32.26 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,487,2520 32.26 (3) The department of commerce safety and professional services may
21make investigations to determine if the condemnor is complying with ss. 32.19 to
2232.27. The department may seek an order from the circuit court requiring a
23condemnor to comply with ss. 32.19 to 32.27 or to discontinue work on that part of
24the project which is not in substantial compliance with ss. 32.19 to 32.27. The court
25shall give hearings on these actions precedence on the court's calendar.
AB40, s. 942
1Section 942. 32.26 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,488,52 32.26 (4) Upon the request of the department of commerce safety and
3professional services
, the attorney general shall aid and prosecute all necessary
4actions or proceedings for the enforcement of this subchapter and for the punishment
5of all violations of this subchapter.
AB40, s. 943 6Section 943. 32.26 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,488,197 32.26 (5) Any displaced person may, prior to commencing court action against
8the condemnor under s. 32.20, petition the department of commerce safety and
9professional services
for review of his or her complaint, setting forth in the petition
10the reasons for his or her dissatisfaction. The department may conduct an informal
11review of the situation and attempt to negotiate an acceptable solution. If an
12acceptable solution cannot be negotiated within 90 days, the department shall notify
13all parties, and the petitioner may then proceed under s. 32.20. The informal review
14procedure provided by this subsection is not a condition precedent to the filing of a
15claim and commencement of legal action pursuant to s. 32.20. In supplying
16information required by s. 32.25 (2) (d), the condemnor shall clearly indicate to each
17displaced person his or her right to proceed under this paragraph and under s. 32.20,
18and shall supply full information on how the displaced person may contact the
19department of commerce safety and professional services.
AB40, s. 944 20Section 944. 32.26 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,489,321 32.26 (6) The department of commerce safety and professional services, with
22the cooperation of the attorney general, shall prepare pamphlets in simple language
23and in readable format describing the eminent domain laws of this state, including
24the reasons for condemnation, the procedures followed by condemnors, how citizens
25may influence the condemnation process and the rights of property owners and

1citizens affected by condemnation. The department shall make copies of the
2pamphlets available to all condemnors, who may be charged a price for the
3pamphlets sufficient to recover the costs of production.
AB40, s. 945 4Section 945. 32.26 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,489,85 32.26 (7) The department of commerce safety and professional services shall
6provide technical assistance on relocation plan development and implementation to
7any condemnor carrying out a project which may result in the displacement of any
8person.
AB40, s. 946 9Section 946. 33.11 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,489,19 1033.11 Goals. The primary goal of activity under this chapter shall be to
11improve or protect the quality of public inland lakes. In addition, compilation of basic
12scientific data on lakes of this state and assessment of experimental and innovative
13techniques of lake rehabilitation and protection shall be goals of the program.
14Districts may undertake protection and rehabilitation projects to achieve the
15purposes of such districts specified in s. 33.21. Projects may be undertaken in
16cooperation with the department, the University of Wisconsin System, the
17University of Wisconsin-Madison,
and other government agencies, and public and
18private organizations. Projects shall be divided into study, planning and
19implementation phases.
AB40, s. 947 20Section 947. 33.16 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,489,2321 33.16 (8) The department may evaluate or contract with the University of
22Wisconsin System or the University of Wisconsin-Madison to evaluate projects
23receiving financial assistance under this section.
AB40, s. 948 24Section 948. 36.03 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,490,3
136.03 System. There is created in this state a system of institutions of learning
2to be known as the University of Wisconsin System. The principal office and one
3university
of the system shall be located at or near the seat of state government.
AB40, s. 949 4Section 949. 36.09 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,490,115 36.09 (1) (a) The primary responsibility for governance of the system shall be
6vested in the board which shall enact policies and promulgate rules for governing the
7system, plan for the future needs of the state for university education within the
8system
, ensure the diversity of quality undergraduate programs while preserving
9the strength of the state's graduate training and research centers within the system,
10and promote the widest degree of institutional autonomy within the controlling
11limits of system-wide systemwide policies and priorities established by the board.
AB40, s. 950 12Section 950. 36.09 (1) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,490,1613 36.09 (1) (am) (intro.) The board, in consultation with the department of
14commerce
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, shall do all of the
15following for each economic development program, as defined in s. 36.11 (29r) (a),
16administered by the board:
AB40, s. 951 17Section 951. 36.09 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,491,418 36.09 (1) (e) The board shall appoint a president of the system; a chancellor for
19each institution; a dean for each college campus; the state geologist; the director of
20the laboratory of hygiene; the director of the psychiatric institute; the state
21cartographer;
and the requisite number of officers, other than the vice presidents,
22associate vice presidents, and assistant vice presidents of the system; faculty;
23academic staff; and other employees and fix the salaries, subject to the limitations
24under par. (j) and ss. 20.923 (4g) and 230.12 (3) (e), the duties and the term of office
25for each. The board shall fix the salaries, subject to the limitations under par. (j) and

1ss. 20.923 (4g) and 230.12 (3) (e), and the duties for each chancellor, vice president,
2associate vice president, and assistant vice president of the system. No sectarian or
3partisan tests or any tests based upon race, religion, national origin, or sex shall ever
4be allowed or exercised in the appointment of the employees of the system.
AB40, s. 952 5Section 952. 36.11 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,491,196 36.11 (1) (b) Except as provided in this paragraph, the board may purchase,
7have custody of, hold, control, possess, lease, grant easements and enjoy any lands,
8buildings, books, records and all other property of any nature which may be
9necessary and required for the purposes, objects and uses of the system authorized
10by law. Any lease is subject to the powers of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals
11and Clinics Authority under s. 233.03 (13) and the rights of the authority under any
12lease agreement, as defined in s. 233.01 (6).
The board shall not permit a facility that
13would be privately owned or operated to be constructed on state-owned land without
14obtaining prior approval of the building commission under s. 13.48 (12). The board
15may sell or dispose of such property as provided by law, or any part thereof when in
16its judgment it is for the best interests of the system and the state. All purchases and
17sales of real property shall be subject to the approval of the building commission. The
18provision of all leases of real property to be occupied by the board shall be the
19responsibility of the department of administration under s. 16.84 (5).
AB40, s. 953 20Section 953. 36.11 (10) of the statutes is renumbered 37.11 (10) and amended
21to read:
AB40,491,2522 37.11 (10) University fund. The board may expend such portion of the income
23of the university fund on or at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as is
24appropriated by the legislature for the erection of buildings and the purchase of
25equipment or books.
AB40, s. 954
1Section 954. 36.11 (16) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,492,42 36.11 (16) Commencement of fall semester. The board shall ensure that no
3fall semester classes at any institution, except medical school classes and 4th year
4classes at the school of veterinary medicine,
commence until after September 1.
AB40, s. 955 5Section 955. 36.11 (28) of the statutes is renumbered 37.11 (28).
AB40, s. 956 6Section 956. 36.11 (28m) of the statutes is renumbered 37.11 (28m).
AB40, s. 957 7Section 957. 36.11 (29) of the statutes is renumbered 37.11 (29) and amended
8to read:
AB40,492,159 37.11 (29) Other agreements with the University of Wisconsin Hospitals
10and Clinics Authority.
The board may enter into joint purchasing contracts and
11other contracts, rental agreements and cooperative agreements and other necessary
12arrangements with the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority
13which that may be necessary and convenient for the missions, objects, and uses of
14the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority authorized by law.
15Purchasing contracts and agreements are subject to s. 16.73 (5).
AB40, s. 958 16Section 958. 36.11 (29m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 959 17Section 959. 36.11 (29r) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 36.11 (29r) (b) 2. and
18amended to read:
AB40,493,219 36.11 (29r) (b) 2. Annually, no later than October 1, the board shall submit to
20the joint legislative audit committee and to the appropriate standing committees of
21the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a comprehensive report assessing economic
22development programs administered by the board. The report shall include all of the
23information required under s. 560.01 (2) (am) 238.07 (2). The board shall collaborate
24with the department of commerce Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to

1make readily accessible to the public on an Internet-based system the information
2required under this subsection.
AB40, s. 960 3Section 960. 36.11 (29r) (b) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,493,54 36.11 (29r) (b) 1. The board shall coordinate any economic development
5assistance with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
AB40, s. 961 6Section 961. 36.11 (39) of the statutes is renumbered 37.11 (39) and amended
7to read:
AB40,493,108 37.11 (39) Gaylord Nelson chair of integrated environmental studies. The
9board shall may establish the Gaylord Nelson chair of integrated environmental
10studies and seek private funding for this chair.
AB40, s. 962 11Section 962. 36.11 (40) of the statutes is renumbered 37.11 (40) and amended
12to read:
AB40,493,1513 37.11 (40) Center for cooperatives. The board shall maintain a center for
14cooperatives at the University of Wisconsin-Madison university. The center shall
15comply with the requirements specified in s. 125.545 (5) (a).
AB40, s. 963 16Section 963. 36.11 (48) of the statutes is renumbered 37.11 (48) and amended
17to read:
AB40,494,218 37.11 (48) Report on utility charges; assessment of certain utility charges.
19The board shall ensure that the University of Wisconsin-Madison reports report
20annually to the department of administration on utility charges in the following
21fiscal year to fund principal and interest costs incurred in purchasing the Walnut
22Street steam and chilled-water plant enumerated under 2003 Wisconsin Act 33,
23section 9106 (1) (g) 2., and in renovating and adding an addition to the Charter Street
24heating and cooling plant enumerated under 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, section 9106 (1)
25(g)
3., and the methodology used to calculate those charges. The board may not assess

1the utility charges until the charges are approved by the department of
2administration.
AB40, s. 964 3Section 964. 36.25 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,494,54 36.25 (3) (title) Agricultural demonstration stations, experiments,
5demonstrations
research and instructional programs.
AB40, s. 965 6Section 965. 36.25 (3) (a) to (c) of the statutes are renumbered 37.25 (3) (a) to
7(c), and 37.25 (3) (a) and (c), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB40,494,128 37.25 (3) (a) The board may establish through the College of Agricultural and
9Life Sciences of the University of Wisconsin-Madison university demonstration
10stations for the purpose of aiding in agricultural development. The location of the
11stations shall be determined by the board which shall consider the opportunities for
12agricultural development in various regions of the state.
AB40,494,2213 (c) The board shall, under the supervision of the dean of the College of
14Agricultural and Life Sciences of the University of Wisconsin-Madison university,
15foster research and experimentation in the control of bovine brucellosis, which is also
16known as Bang's disease, at various points within this state that the board considers
17advisable. To facilitate the bovine brucellosis research and experimentation,
18contracts may be entered into with owners of bovine animals of various classes for
19the supervised control of the animals and for the purchase of animals under
20conditions to be specified in contracts that shall be retained for control purposes.
21Payment under the contracts shall be made out of the appropriation in s. 20.285 (1)
22(a).
AB40, s. 966 23Section 966. 36.25 (3) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 36.25 (3).
AB40, s. 967 24Section 967. 36.25 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 968
1Section 968. 36.25 (5) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 36.25 (5) and amended
2to read:
AB40,495,133 36.25 (5) The board of regents, as licensee, shall manage, operate and maintain
4broadcasting station WHA and WHA-TV and shall enter into an affiliation
5agreement with the educational communications board pursuant to s. 39.14. Except
6as provided under par. (b), the agreement shall provide that the board of regents shall
7grant the educational communications board the part-time use of equipment and
8space necessary for the operations of the state educational radio and television
9networks.
The board of regents shall maintain a separate account for each revenue
10source for broadcasting station WHA and for WHA-TV which permits identification
11of the functions or activities for which expenditures are made. The board of regents
12shall maintain annual records of its expenditures for programming purposes by type
13of programming and by source of revenue.
AB40, s. 969 14Section 969. 36.25 (5) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 37.25 (5) (b) and
15amended to read:
AB40,495,1816 37.25 (5) (b) The board of regents may rent space on the Madison public
17broadcast transmission tower to the educational communications board and to other
18public and commercial broadcasters.
AB40, s. 970 19Section 970. 36.25 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,495,2520 36.25 (6) (a) The board shall have charge of the geological and natural history
21survey. Under the supervision of the state geologist, appointed under s. 37.03 (1) (c),
22the survey shall study the geology, water, soils, plants, fish and animal life of the
23state and shall continue the topographic mapping of the state begun by the U.S.
24geological survey, but no money may be expended for topography unless an
25equivalent amount is expended for this purpose in the state by the U.S. government.
AB40, s. 971
1Section 971. 36.25 (6) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 37.25 (6) and amended
2to read:
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