SB444, s. 29 Section 29. 70.27 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB444,17,18 70.27 (2) Certification, approval, recording. Such plat, when completed and certified as provided by this section, and when approved by the governing body, shall be acknowledged by the clerk thereof and recorded in the office of the register of deeds. No plat may be recorded in the office of the register of deeds unless it is produced on material that is capable of clearly legible reproduction or other media that is acceptable to the register of deeds.

SB444, s. 30 Section 30. 70.27 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB444,18,21 70.27 (5) Surveys, reconciliations. The surveyor making the plat shall be a professional land surveyor licensed under ch. 443 and shall survey and lay out the boundaries of each parcel, street, alley, lane, roadway, or dedication to public or private use, according to the records of the register of deeds, and whatever evidence that may be available to show the intent of the buyer and seller, in the chronological order of their conveyance or dedication, and set temporary monuments to show the results of such survey which shall be made permanent upon recording of the plat as provided for in this section. The map shall be at a scale of not more than 100 feet per inch, unless waived in writing by the department of administration under s. 236.20 (2) (L). The owners of record of lands in the plat shall be notified by certified letter mailed to their last-known address, in order that they shall have opportunity to examine the map, view the temporary monuments, and make known any disagreement with the boundaries as shown by the temporary monuments. It is the duty of the professional land surveyor making the plat to reconcile any discrepancies that may be revealed, so that the plat as certified to the governing body is in conformity with the records of the register of deeds as nearly as is practicable. When boundary lines between adjacent parcels, as evidenced on the ground, are mutually agreed to in writing by the owners of record, such lines shall be the true boundaries for all purposes thereafter, even though they may vary from the metes and bounds descriptions previously of record. Such written agreements shall be recorded in the office of the register of deeds. On every assessor's plat, as certified to the governing body, shall appear the volume, page, and document number of the metes and bounds description of each parcel, as recorded in the office of the register of deeds, which shall be identified with the number by which such parcel is designated on the plat, except that lots which have been conveyed or otherwise acquired but upon which no deed is recorded in the office of register of deeds may be shown on an assessor's plat and when so shown shall contain a full metes and bounds description.

SB444, s. 31 Section 31. 70.27 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB444,19,4 70.27 (6) Monuments, plat requirements. The provisions of s. 236.15 as to monuments, and the provisions of s. 236.20 as to form and procedure, insofar as they are applicable to the purposes of assessors' plats, shall apply. Any stake or monument found and accepted as correct by a professional land surveyor laying out an assessor's plat shall be indicated as "stake found" or "monument found" when mapping the plat and such stake or monument shall not be removed or replaced even though it is inconsistent with the standards of s. 236.15.

SB444, s. 32 Section 32. 70.27 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB444,19,9 70.27 (7) Certificate. (intro.) When completed, the assessor's plat shall be filed with the clerk of the governing body that ordered the plat. On its title page shall appear the sworn certificate of the professional land surveyor who made the plat, which shall state and contain:

SB444, s. 33 Section 33. 70.27 (7) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB444,19,12 70.27 (7) (d) A statement that the professional land surveyor has fully complied with the provisions of this section in filing the same.

SB444, s. 34 Section 34. 84.095 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB444,19,19 84.095 (5) Surveyor's Professional land surveyor's certificate. A plat prepared for filing or recording under this section shall include a certificate of a professional land surveyor registered licensed under s. 443.06 that the plat is a correct representation of the project described and that the identification and location of each parcel can be determined from the plat. This subsection does not apply to plats prepared by the department.

SB444, s. 35 Section 35. 157.061 (13m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB444,19,22 157.061 (13m) "Professional land surveyor" means a professional land surveyor licensed under ch. 443.

SB444, s. 36 Section 36. 157.07 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB444,20,5 157.07 (1) A cemetery authority shall cause to be surveyed and platted by a professional land surveyor registered in this state those portions of the lands that are from time to time required for burial, into cemetery lots, drives, and walks, and record a plat or map of the land in the office of the register of deeds. The plat or map may not be recorded unless laid out and platted to the satisfaction of the county board of the county, and the town board of the town in which the land is situated, or, if the land is situated within a 1st class city, then only by the common council of that city.

SB444, s. 37 Section 37. 157.07 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB444,20,19 157.07 (2) The plat or map location of the lands shall show the exact location of the tract being subdivided with reference to a corner or corners established in the United States public land survey by bearings and distances be indicated on the plat or map by bearing and distance from a boundary line of a government lot, quarter section, recorded private claim, or federal reservation in which the subdivision is located. The monumentation at the ends of the boundary line shall be described and the bearing and distance between them shown, and the plat or map shall show a small scale drawing of the section or government subdivision of the section in which the cemetery plat is situated, with the cemetery plat indicated. The plat or map shall include the certificate of the professional land surveyor containing the name of the cemetery authority, the date of the survey, the professional land surveyor's stamp or seal and signature, and the professional land surveyor's statement that the survey is true and correct to the professional land surveyor's best knowledge and belief.

SB444, s. 38 Section 38. 157.07 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB444,21,6 157.07 (3) The plat or map shall be made on a durable white media that is 22 inches wide by 30 inches long, or on any material that is capable of clearly legible reproduction or other media that is acceptable to the register of deeds, with a permanent nonfading black image. Seals or signatures that are reproduced on images that comply with this subsection have the force and effect of original seals and signatures. When more than one sheet is used for any one plat or map, they shall be numbered consecutively and each sheet shall contain a notation showing the whole number of sheets in the plat, and its relation to the other sheets. The sheets may be provided by the county through the register of deeds on terms determined by the county board. The professional land surveyor shall leave a binding margin of 1.5 inches on the left side of the 30-inch length and a one-inch margin on all other sides.

SB444, s. 39 Section 39. 236.02 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB444,21,11 236.02 (2m) "Correction instrument" means an instrument drafted by a licensed professional land surveyor that complies with the requirements of s. 236.295 and that, upon recording, corrects a subdivision plat or a certified survey map.

SB444, s. 40 Section 40. 236.02 (9b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB444,21,14 236.02 (9b) "Professional land surveyor" means a professional land surveyor licensed under ch. 443.

SB444, s. 41 Section 41. 236.025 of the statutes is created to read:

SB444,21,17 236.025 Ordinary high water marks. (1) For purposes of ss. 236.15 (1) (a) and (d) and 236.20 (2) (g), a professional land surveyor may do any of the following:

SB444,21,20 (a) Incorporate into a map, plat, or survey an ordinary high water mark that has been determined by the department of natural resources or otherwise determined pursuant to law.

SB444,21,22 (b) Approximate the ordinary high water mark and incorporate that mark into a map, plat, or survey.

SB444,22,3 (2) For purposes of sub. (1) (b), the location of the approximate ordinary high water mark shall be the point on the bank of a navigable perennial stream or on the shore of a lake up to which the presence and action of surface water is so continuous as to leave a distinctive mark by erosion, destruction, prevention of terrestrial vegetation, predominance of aquatic vegetation, or other easily recognized characteristic.