AB715,3,1616 33.53 (7) (i) The village of Rochester.
AB715,6 17Section 6. 33.53 (7) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
AB715,3,1818 33.53 (7) (j) The town of Burlington.
AB715,7 19Section 7. 33.53 (7) (k) of the statutes is created to read:
AB715,3,2020 33.53 (7) (k) The city of Burlington.
AB715,8 21Section 8. 33.53 (7) (L) of the statutes is created to read:
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133.53 (7) (L) The town of Wheatland.
AB715,9 2Section 9. 33.53 (7) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB715,4,33 33.53 (7) (m) The town of Salem.
AB715,10 4Section 10. 33.53 (7) (n) of the statutes is created to read:
AB715,4,55 33.53 (7) (n) The village of Silver Lake.
AB715,11 6Section 11. 33.53 (7) (o) of the statutes is created to read:
AB715,4,87 33.53 (7) (o) Any city, village, or town in a river county that is designated by
8the commission under s. 33.57 (5).
AB715,12 9Section 12. 33.54 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB715,4,19 1033.54 Creation, funding. There is created a Southeastern Wisconsin Fox
11River Commission for the Illinois Fox River basin. For the purposes of this
12subchapter, the Illinois Fox River basin extends from the northern boundary of the
13city of Waukesha downstream to the point immediately below the Waterford Dam the
14Wisconsin-Illinois border, except that the commission may extend this area by an
15affirmative vote of the majority of voting commissioners
. The board of
16commissioners shall govern the commission. A county or river municipality may
17appropriate money to the commission. The commission, a river county or a river
18municipality may solicit gifts, grants, and other aid for the commission to enable the
19commission to perform the functions in this subchapter.
AB715,13 20Section 13. 33.55 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB715,4,2221 33.55 (1) (intro.) The board of commissioners shall consist of the following
22persons, all of whom shall be residents of the river county:
AB715,14 23Section 14. 33.55 (1) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:
AB715,4,2424 33.55 (1) (bg) The county executive of Kenosha County or his or her designee.
AB715,15 25Section 15. 33.55 (1) (br) of the statutes is created to read:
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133.55 (1) (br) The county executive of any county admitted to the commission
2under s. 33.53 (7) (o) or his or her designee.
AB715,16 3Section 16. 33.55 (1) (k) of the statutes is repealed.
AB715,17 4Section 17. 33.55 (1) (L) of the statutes is repealed.
AB715,18 5Section 18. 33.55 (1) (m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB715,19 6Section 19. 33.55 (1) (n) of the statutes is renumbered 33.55 (1) (w).
AB715,20 7Section 20. 33.55 (1) (o) of the statutes is renumbered 33.55 (1) (x).
AB715,21 8Section 21. 33.55 (1) (p) of the statutes is created to read:
AB715,5,109 33.55 (1) (p) The village president of the village of Rochester or his or her
10designee.
AB715,22 11Section 22. 33.55 (1) (q) of the statutes is created to read:
AB715,5,1312 33.55 (1) (q) The town board chairperson of the town of Burlington or his or her
13designee.
AB715,23 14Section 23. 33.55 (1) (r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB715,5,1515 33.55 (1) (r) The mayor of the city of Burlington or his or her designee.
AB715,24 16Section 24. 33.55 (1) (s) of the statutes is created to read:
AB715,5,1817 33.55 (1) (s) The town board chairperson of the town of Wheatland or his or her
18designee.
AB715,25 19Section 25. 33.55 (1) (t) of the statutes is created to read:
AB715,5,2120 33.55 (1) (t) The town board chairperson of the town of Salem or his or her
21designee.
AB715,26 22Section 26. 33.55 (1) (u) of the statutes is created to read:
AB715,5,2423 33.55 (1) (u) The village president of the village of Silver Lake or his or her
24designee.
AB715,27 25Section 27. 33.55 (1) (v) of the statutes is created to read:
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133.55 (1) (v) The mayor, village president, or town board chairperson of any city,
2village, or town, respectively, designated as a river municipality by the commission
3under s. 33.53 (7) (o) or his or her designee.
AB715,28 4Section 28. 33.55 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB715,6,85 33.55 (1m) If an elected official who is a member of the commission or his or
6her designee, if designated, is unable to attend a meeting of the commission, the
7elected official may authorize another resident of the river county to attend the
8meeting and exercise the duties of the member.
AB715,29 9Section 29. 33.55 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB715,6,2010 33.55 (2) (b) If a commissioner listed under sub. (1) (a) to (j) (v) is appointed to
11the commission by an elected official, as the designee of an elected official, his or her
12term on the commission begins on the 3rd Tuesday in April of the year in which the
13commissioner is appointed and ends on the 3rd Tuesday in April in the 3rd year
14following the year in which the commissioner is appointed
and ends on dates
15determined by the appointing river county or river municipality
. Vacancies occurring
16during the term of the designee of an elected official shall be filled within 90 days of
17the vacancy by another designee who is appointed by the elected official, or the
18elected official may become the commissioner. The river county or river municipality
19shall inform the board of commissioners in writing that a new designee is appointed
20no more than 90 days after the appointment.
AB715,30 21Section 30. 33.55 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB715,31 22Section 31. 33.55 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB715,7,523 33.55 (2) (d) The term of a commissioner appointed under sub. (1) (n) (w) or (o)
24(x) begins on the 3rd Tuesday in April of the year in which the commissioner is
25appointed and ends on the 3rd Tuesday in April in the 3rd year following the year

1in which the commissioner is appointed
and ends on dates determined by the
2appointing authority
. Vacancies occurring during the term of the appointee shall be
3filled by the appointing authority within 90 days of the vacancy. The appointing
4authority shall inform the board of commissioners in writing that a new
5commissioner is appointed no more than 90 days after the appointment.
AB715,32 6Section 32. 33.55 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB715,7,137 33.55 (3) Nine A number equal to a majority of voting commissioners shall
8constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. If an elected official under sub.
9(1) (a) to (v) notifies the board of commissioners in writing that he or she will not
10participate in the commission and will not appoint a designee or authorize an
11alternate under sub. (1m), that person may not be included in the number of voting
12commissioners for purposes of determining the number that constitutes a quorum
13for the transaction of business.
AB715,33 14Section 33. 33.57 (1) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB715,7,1715 33.57 (1) (c) (intro.) Coordinate and integrate, for efficient and effective cost
16management, any county programs or projects for the waters of the river county that
17relate to any of the following:
AB715,34 18Section 34. 33.57 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB715,7,2219 33.57 (5) Designate as a river municipality or river county, by an affirmative
20vote of the majority of voting commissioners, a town, village, city, or county that
21requests through a resolution adopted by its governing body to be designated as
22being under the commission's jurisdiction.
AB715,35 23Section 35. 33.59 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB715,8,224 33.59 (1) The board of commissioners shall develop an implementation plan by
25April 1, 1998, and shall submit the plan to the department of natural resources, the

1county planning agency, the chairperson of the county board and the county
2executive of the river county by April 1, 1998.
AB715,36 3Section 36. 33.59 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB715,8,84 33.59 (3) (intro.) Within 3 months after the implementation plan is developed
5and submitted under sub. (1), the department and the designated planning agencies
6under s. 281.51 that cover each river county shall evaluate the implementation plan
7to determine whether it is consistent with the criteria for water quality planning
8under s. 281.51 and whether the plan is adequate to:
AB715,37 9Section 37. 33.60 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB715,8,1310 33.60 (1) (a) The commission's fiscal year shall be a calendar commence July
111 of each year and end June 30 of the following
year. Annually, the board of
12commissioners shall prepare a proposed budget for the commission's activities,
13plans, programs, or projects under this subchapter.
AB715,38 14Section 38. 33.60 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB715,8,2015 33.60 (2) Not less than 15 days after publication of the summary of the budget
16and of the notices required under sub. (1) (c), the board of commissioners shall hold
17a public hearing at the time and place specified in the notice. At the hearing, any
18resident or taxpayer of a river county shall have the opportunity to be heard on the
19proposed budget. The budget hearing may be adjourned from time to time. At the
20hearing, the board of commissioners may adopt changes to the budget.
AB715,39 21Section 39. 33.60 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB715,9,222 33.60 (3) After the public hearing, the board of commissioners shall submit the
23proposed budget to Racine County and to, Waukesha County, and Kenosha County

1for incorporation into each river county's budget to be subject to any review
2procedures that apply to a county budget under ss. 59.60 and 65.90.
AB715,9,33 (End)
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