AB909,5,1816 33.25 (3) (b) For the attachment of contiguous territory to an existing district,
17a plat or sketch indicating the approximate area and boundaries of the territory to
18be attached.
AB909, s. 14 19Section 14. 33.25 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB909,5,2220 33.25 (4) Presumption. Every Each petition filed under sub. (1) is presumed
21to have been signed by the persons whose signatures appear thereon, until proved
22otherwise.
AB909, s. 15 23Section 15. 33.26 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB909,6,824 33.26 (1) Upon receipt of the a petition for establishment of a district or for
25attachment of contiguous territory to an existing district under s. 33.25,
the county

1board shall arrange set a hearing to be held not later than 30 days from the date of
2presentation of the petition, and shall appoint a committee to conduct the hearing.
3At the hearing all interested persons may offer objections, criticisms , or suggestions
4as to the necessity of the proposed district establishment or attachment as outlined
5and as to the question of whether their property land will be benefited by the
6establishment of such district or attachment. Any person wishing to object to the
7organization of such district establishment or attachment may, before the date set
8for the hearing, file objections to the formation of such district with the county clerk.
AB909, s. 16 9Section 16. 33.26 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 33.26 (2) (a) and amended
10to read:
AB909,6,1411 33.26 (2) (a) Notice announcing the hearing set under sub. (1) and stating the
12boundaries of the proposed district or of the territory to be attached to an existing
13district
shall be published in a paper of general circulation in the county in which the
14proposed district is located
as a class 1 notice, under ch. 985, and.
AB909,6,18 15(b) For a petition to establish a district, the notice shall be published in a paper
16of general circulation in each county in which the proposed district is located and

17shall be mailed by the county board to the last-known address of each landowner
18within the proposed district.
AB909, s. 17 19Section 17. 33.26 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB909,6,2520 33.26 (2) (c) For a petition to attach contiguous territory to an existing district,
21the notice shall be published in a paper of general circulation in each county in which
22the existing district is located and in which the territory to be attached is located and
23shall be mailed by the county board to the last-known address of each landowner
24within the existing district and to each owner of land located in the area proposed
25for attachment.
AB909, s. 18
1Section 18. 33.26 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 33.26 (3) (a) amended to
2read:
AB909,7,53 33.26 (3) (a) The A committee appointed under sub. (1) shall report to the
4county board within 3 months after the date of the hearing. Within 6 months after
5the date of the hearing, the county board shall issue its order under this subsection.
AB909,7,17 6(b) If the county board finds, after consideration of the committee's report and
7any other evidence submitted to the county board, that the a petition to establish a
8district
is signed by the requisite owners as provided in s. 33.25, that the proposed
9district is necessary, that the public health, comfort, convenience, necessity, or public
10welfare will be promoted by the establishment of the district, and that the property
11territory to be included in the district will be benefited by the establishment of the
12proposed district, the county board, by order, shall declare its findings, shall
13establish the boundaries and shall declare the district organized and give it a
14corporate name by which it shall be known. Thereupon the district shall be a body
15corporate with the powers of a municipal corporation for the purposes of carrying out
16this chapter. If the county board does not so find, the county board, by order, shall
17declare its findings and deny the petition.
AB909, s. 19 18Section 19. 33.26 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB909,8,319 33.26 (3) (c) If the county board finds, after consideration of the committee's
20report and any other evidence submitted to the county board, that a petition to attach
21contiguous territory to an existing district is signed by the requisite owners as
22provided in s. 33.25, that the attachment to the district is necessary, that the public
23health, comfort, convenience, necessity, or welfare will be promoted by the
24attachment, and that both the territory included in the district and the territory to
25be attached to the district will be benefited by the attachment, the county board, by

1order, shall declare its findings and shall establish the boundaries of the territory to
2be attached. If the county board does not so find, the county board, by order, shall
3declare its findings and deny the petition.
AB909, s. 20 4Section 20. 33.26 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB909,8,65 33.26 (5) The department shall be notified in writing of the a hearing for the
6creation of the distric
t under sub. (1) at the time the hearing date is set.
AB909, s. 21 7Section 21. 33.26 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
AB909, s. 22 8Section 22. 33.26 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB909,8,129 33.26 (7) Any person aggrieved by the action of the county board may petition
10the circuit court for judicial review. A verified petition shall be presented to the court
11not more than 30 days after the decision of the county board, and shall specify the
12grounds upon which the appeal is based.
AB909, s. 23 13Section 23. 33.26 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
AB909,8,1714 33.26 (8) Petitions requesting attachment and motions for attachment
15proceedings under s. 33.33 (2), 2005 stats., that are filed or initiated before the
16effective date of this subsection .... [revisors inserts date], shall comply with the
17applicable procedures and requirements under s. 33.33 (2), 2005 stats.
AB909, s. 24 18Section 24. 33.265 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB909,8,24 1933.265 Notice, filing and recording requirements. If a district is created
20established or its boundaries altered, the board of commissioners shall record the
21authorizing document, including a legal description of the boundary, with the
22register of deeds in each county where the district is situated, and file the document
23and legal description with the department of natural resources and the department
24of revenue.
AB909, s. 25 25Section 25. 33.33 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB909,9,1
133.33 (title) Merger, attachment,; detachment.
AB909, s. 26 2Section 26. 33.33 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB909, s. 27 3Section 27. 33.35 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB909,9,19 433.35 Dissolution of districts. A petition to dissolve an existing district
5created established under this chapter may not be considered at an annual meeting
6of the district unless an elector within the district or a property owner within the
7district notifies the district board of commissioners in writing at least 90 days before
8the annual meeting that the elector or property owner intends to petition for
9dissolution at that annual meeting. The notice of the annual meeting must include
10a statement that a petition to dissolve the district will be considered. The district
11may be dissolved upon a two-thirds vote of the electors and property owners present
12at the annual meeting. The county board shall by order dissolve the district following
13receipt of the petition if the county board finds that one or more of the standards for
14the creation establishment of a district under s. 33.26 (3) are not met. The order for
15dissolution shall be conditioned upon proper petition to the circuit court and
16appointment of a receiver to administer the winding up of the district under the
17supervision of the court and a final order of the court. The attorney general shall
18represent the state and shall be a party to every dissolution proceeding where state
19money is involved.
AB909, s. 28 20Section 28. 33.37 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB909,9,2321 33.37 (1) Where the If a proposed district is in more than one county, the county
22board of the county within which the largest portion, by valuation, of the proposed
23district lies shall have jurisdiction under ss. 33.24 to 33.28.
AB909, s. 29 24Section 29. 33.37 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB909,10,3
133.37 (1m) If an existing district is in more than one county, the county board
2of the county within which the largest portion, by valuation, of the existing district
3lies shall have jurisdiction on petitions for attachment under s. 33.25.
AB909, s. 30 4Section 30. 33.37 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB909,10,85 33.37 (2) The If an existing district is in more that one county, the county board
6of the county
within which the largest portion, by valuation, of a district lies shall
7have jurisdiction on motions for attachment under s. 33.33 (2) (b) and on petitions
8for dissolution under s. 33.35.
AB909, s. 31 9Section 31. Initial applicability.
AB909,10,1410 (1) The treatment of sections 33.24 (2), 33.25 (title), (1) (a), (2m), and (4), 33.26
11(1), (3) (c), and (5), 33.33 (title) and (2), and 33.37 (1m) of the statutes, the
12renumbering and amendment of sections 33.25 (3) and 33.26 (2) of the statutes, and
13the creation of sections 33.25 (3) (b) and 33.26 (2) (c) of the statutes first applies to
14petitions to attach territory that are filed on the effective date of this subsection.
AB909,10,1615 (2) The treatment of section 33.26 (6) of the statutes first applies to petitions
16filed with county clerks on the effective date of this subsection.
AB909,10,1717 (End)
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