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24Section 1634. 66.462 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 66.462 (2) (a) and
25amended to read:
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(2) (a)
Use of environmental remediation tax increments. A political
2subdivision that develops, and whose governing body approves, a written proposal
3to remediate environmental pollution
on property owned by the political subdivision 4may use an environmental remediation tax increment to pay the eligible costs of
5remediating environmental pollution on
contiguous parcels of property that
is are
6located within the political subdivision and that are not part of a tax incremental
7district created under s. 66.46
and that is
owned by the political subdivision at the
8time of the remediation and then transferred to another person after the property is
9remediated, as provided in this section
, except that a political subdivision may use
10an environmental remediation tax increment to pay the cost of remediating
11environmental pollution of groundwater without regard to whether the property
12above the groundwater is owned by the political subdivision. If the political
13subdivision owns the property that is being remediated, the political subdivision
14may not sell or otherwise transfer the property to any person who is responsible for
15the environmental pollution which is remediated. No political subdivision may
16submit an application to the department under sub. (4) until the joint review board
17approves the political subdivision's written proposal under sub. (3).
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(2) (b) No expenditure for an eligible cost may be made by a political
20subdivision later than 7 years after the environmental remediation tax incremental
21base is certified by the department under sub. (4).
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(3) (a) Any political subdivision that seeks to use an environmental
24remediation tax increment under sub. (2) shall convene a joint review board to review
25the proposal. The board shall consist of one representative chosen by the school
1district that has power to levy taxes on the property that is remediated, one
2representative chosen by the technical college district that has power to levy taxes
3on the property, one representative chosen by the county that has power to levy taxes
4on the property that is remediated, one representative chosen by the
political
5subdivision city, village or town that has power to levy taxes on the property that is
6remediated and one public member. If
more than one city, village or town, more than
7one school district, more than one technical college district or more than one county
8has the power to levy taxes on the property that is remediated, the unit in which is
9located property that has the greatest value shall choose that representative to the
10board. The public member and the board's chairperson shall be selected by a majority
11of the other board members at the board's first meeting. All board members shall be
12appointed and the first board meeting held within 14 days after the political
13subdivision's governing body approves the written proposal under sub. (2).
14Additional meetings of the board shall be held upon the call of any member. The
15political subdivision that seeks to act under sub. (2) shall provide administrative
16support for the board. By majority vote, the board may disband following approval
17or rejection of the proposal.
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(3) (b) 2. No written application may be submitted under sub. (4) unless
20the board approves the written proposal under sub. (2)
(a) by a majority vote not less
21than 10 days nor more than 30 days after receiving the proposal.
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(3) (bm) A joint review board acting under this section, or under s. 66.46
24(4m), as described in par. (d), may not approve a proposal under this section for which
1the political subdivision has incurred eligible costs, or which contains estimates of
2eligible costs, in excess of $80,000, unless one of the following applies:
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1. The contract entered into by the political subdivision to remediate the
4environmental pollution on the property to which the proposal applies contains a
5guaranteed maximum cost, that is to be paid by the political subdivision, which is
6consistent with the costs identified in the remedial action plan described under sub.
7(4) (a).
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2. The political subdivision obtains insurance to cover any costs that exceed the
9costs identified in the remedial action plan described under sub. (4) (a).
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(4) (a) The political subdivision submits a statement that it has incurred
12some eligible costs
, and includes with the statement a detailed proposed remedial
13action plan approved by the department of natural resources that contains cost
14estimates for anticipated eligible costs and a schedule for the design, implementation
15and construction that is needed to complete the remediation, with respect to the
16parcel
or contiguous parcels of property and the statement details the purpose and
17amount of the expenditures
already made and includes a dated certificate issued by
18the department of natural resources that certifies that
environmental pollution on
19the parcel of property has been remediated the department of natural resources has
20approved the site investigation report that relates to the parcel or contiguous parcels 21in accordance with rules promulgated by the department of natural resources.
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(4) (c) The political subdivision submits a statement, signed by its chief
24executive officer, that the political subdivision has attempted to recover the cost of
1remediating environmental pollution on the property from
responsible parties the
2person who caused the environmental pollution.
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(6m) Notification of position openings. A municipality may not enter
5into a revenue agreement with any person who operates for profit unless that person
6has agreed to notify the department of workforce development and the
area private
7industry council under the job training partnership act, 29 USC 1501 to 1798 local
8workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832, of any position to be
9filled in that municipality within one year after issuance of the revenue bonds. The
10person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks before advertising the position. The
11notice required by this subsection does not affect the offer of employment
12requirements of sub. (4s).
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(1) (a) "Capital costs" means the capital costs to construct, expand or
15improve public facilities, including the cost of land, and including legal, engineering
16and design costs to construct, expand or improve public facilities, except that not
17more than 10% of capital costs may consist of legal, engineering and design costs
18unless the
political subdivision municipality can demonstrate that its legal,
19engineering and design costs which relate directly to the public improvement for
20which the impact fees were imposed exceed 10% of capital costs. "Capital costs" does
21not include other noncapital costs to construct, expand or improve public facilities
22or the costs of equipment to construct, expand or improve public facilities.
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(1) (c) "Impact fees" means cash contributions, contributions of land or
2interests in land or any other items of value that are imposed on a developer by a
3political subdivision municipality under this section.
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(1) (d) "Land development" means the construction or modification of
6improvements to real property that creates additional residential dwelling units
7within a
political subdivision municipality or that results in nonresidential uses that
8create a need for new, expanded or improved public facilities within a
political
9subdivision municipality.
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(1) (e) "
Political subdivision Municipality" means a city, village
,
or town
12or county.
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(1) (f) "Public facilities" means highways, as defined in s. 340.01 (22),
and
15other transportation facilities, traffic control devices, facilities for collecting and
16treating sewage, facilities for collecting and treating storm and surface waters,
17facilities for pumping, storing and distributing water,
parks, playgrounds and other
18recreational facilities, solid waste and recycling facilities,
lands for parks and real
19property improvements to parks, fire protection facilities, law enforcement facilities
, 20and emergency medical facilities
and libraries except that, with regard to counties,
21"public facilities" does not include highways, as defined in s. 340.01 (22), other
22transportation facilities or traffic control devices. "Public facilities" does not include
23facilities owned by a school district.