AB501,4,1815 33.25 (2) (c) That A statement that the public health, comfort, convenience,
16necessity, or public welfare will be promoted by the establishment of the district and
17that the lands territory to be included therein in the district will be benefited by such
18its establishment; and.
AB501, s. 11 19Section 11. 33.25 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB501,4,2120 33.25 (2m) Contents of petition to attach. A petition filed under sub. (1) to
21attach contiguous territory to an existing district shall set forth all of the following:
AB501,4,2222 (a) The necessity for the attachment to the existing district.
AB501,4,2523 (b) A statement that the public health, comfort, convenience, necessity, or
24welfare will be promoted by the attachment and that both the lands contained in the
25existing district and the territory to be attached will be benefited by the attachment.
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1(c) The boundaries of the territory to be attached to the existing district.
AB501, s. 12 2Section 12. 33.25 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 33.25 (3) (intro.) and
3amended to read:
AB501,5,64 33.25 (3) Verification, plat. (intro.) The petition A petition filed under sub.
5(1)
shall be verified by one of the petitioners, and shall be accompanied by a one of
6the following:
AB501,5,8 7(a) For the establishment of a district, a plat or sketch indicating the
8approximate area and boundaries of the proposed district.
AB501, s. 13 9Section 13. 33.25 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB501,5,1210 33.25 (3) (b) For the attachment of contiguous territory to an existing district,
11a plat or sketch indicating the approximate area and boundaries of the territory to
12be attached.
AB501, s. 14 13Section 14. 33.25 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,5,1614 33.25 (4) Presumption. Every Each petition filed under sub. (1) is presumed
15to have been signed by the persons whose signatures appear thereon, until proved
16otherwise.
AB501, s. 15 17Section 15. 33.26 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,6,218 33.26 (1) Upon receipt of the a petition for establishment of a district or for
19attachment of contiguous territory to an existing district under s. 33.25,
the county
20board shall arrange set a hearing to be held not later than 30 days from the date of
21presentation of the petition, and shall appoint a committee to conduct the hearing.
22At the hearing all interested persons may offer objections, criticisms , or suggestions
23as to the necessity of the proposed district establishment or attachment as outlined
24and as to the question of whether their property land will be benefited by the
25establishment of such district or attachment. Any person wishing to object to the

1organization of such district establishment or attachment may, before the date set
2for the hearing, file objections to the formation of such district with the county clerk.
AB501, s. 16 3Section 16. 33.26 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 33.26 (2) (a) and amended
4to read:
AB501,6,85 33.26 (2) (a) Notice announcing the hearing set under sub. (1) and stating the
6boundaries of the proposed district or of the territory to be attached to an existing
7district
shall be published in a paper of general circulation in the county in which the
8proposed district is located
as a class 1 notice, under ch. 985, and.
AB501,6,12 9(b) For a petition to establish a district, the notice shall be published in a paper
10of general circulation in each county in which the proposed district is located and

11shall be mailed by the county board to the last-known address of each landowner
12within the proposed district.
AB501, s. 17 13Section 17. 33.26 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB501,6,1914 33.26 (2) (c) For a petition to attach contiguous territory to an existing district,
15the notice shall be published in a paper of general circulation in each county in which
16the existing district is located and in which the territory to be attached is located and
17shall be mailed by the county board to the last-known address of each landowner
18within the existing district and to each owner of land located in the area proposed
19for attachment.
AB501, s. 18 20Section 18. 33.26 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 33.26 (3) (a) amended to
21read:
AB501,6,2422 33.26 (3) (a) The A committee appointed under sub. (1) shall report to the
23county board within 3 months after the date of the hearing. Within 6 months after
24the date of the hearing, the county board shall issue its order under this subsection.
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1(b) If the county board finds, after consideration of the committee's report and
2any other evidence submitted to the county board, that the a petition to establish a
3district
is signed by the requisite owners as provided in s. 33.25, that the proposed
4district is necessary, that the public health, comfort, convenience, necessity, or public
5welfare will be promoted by the establishment of the district, and that the property
6territory to be included in the district will be benefited by the establishment of the
7proposed district, the county board, by order, shall declare its findings, shall
8establish the boundaries and shall declare the district organized and give it a
9corporate name by which it shall be known. Thereupon the district shall be a body
10corporate with the powers of a municipal corporation for the purposes of carrying out
11this chapter. If the county board does not so find, the county board, by order, shall
12declare its findings and deny the petition.
AB501, s. 19 13Section 19. 33.26 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB501,7,2314 33.26 (3) (c) If the county board finds, after consideration of the committee's
15report and any other evidence submitted to the county board, that a petition to attach
16contiguous territory to an existing district is signed by the requisite owners as
17provided in s. 33.25, that the attachment to the district is necessary, that the public
18health, comfort, convenience, necessity, or welfare will be promoted by the
19attachment, and that both the territory included in the district and the territory to
20be attached to the district will be benefited by the attachment, the county board, by
21order, shall declare its findings and shall establish the boundaries of the territory to
22be attached. If the county board does not so find, the county board, by order, shall
23declare its findings and deny the petition.
AB501, s. 20 24Section 20. 33.26 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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133.26 (5) The department shall be notified in writing of the a hearing for the
2creation of the distric
t under sub. (1) at the time the hearing date is set.
AB501, s. 21 3Section 21. 33.26 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
AB501, s. 22 4Section 22. 33.26 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,8,85 33.26 (7) Any person aggrieved by the action of the county board may petition
6the circuit court for judicial review. A verified petition shall be presented to the court
7not more than 30 days after the decision of the county board, and shall specify the
8grounds upon which the appeal is based.
AB501, s. 23 9Section 23. 33.26 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
AB501,8,1310 33.26 (8) Petitions requesting attachment and motions for attachment
11proceedings under s. 33.33 (2), 2007 stats., that are filed or initiated before the
12effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], shall comply with the
13applicable procedures and requirements under s. 33.33 (2), 2007 stats.
AB501, s. 24 14Section 24. 33.265 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,8,20 1533.265 Notice, filing and recording requirements. If a district is created
16established or its boundaries altered, the board of commissioners shall record the
17authorizing document, including a legal description of the boundary, with the
18register of deeds in each county where the district is situated, and file the document
19and legal description with the department of natural resources and the department
20of revenue.
AB501, s. 25 21Section 25. 33.33 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,8,22 2233.33 (title) Merger, attachment,; detachment.
AB501, s. 26 23Section 26. 33.33 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB501, s. 27 24Section 27. 33.35 of the statutes is amended to read:
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133.35 Dissolution of districts. A petition to dissolve an existing district
2created established under this chapter may not be considered at an annual meeting
3of the district unless an elector within the district or a property owner within the
4district notifies the district board of commissioners in writing at least 90 days before
5the annual meeting that the elector or property owner intends to petition for
6dissolution at that annual meeting. The notice of the annual meeting must include
7a statement that a petition to dissolve the district will be considered. The district
8may be dissolved upon a two-thirds vote of the electors and property owners present
9at the annual meeting. The county board shall by order dissolve the district following
10receipt of the petition if the county board finds that one or more of the standards for
11the creation establishment of a district under s. 33.26 (3) are not met. The order for
12dissolution shall be conditioned upon proper petition to the circuit court and
13appointment of a receiver to administer the winding up of the district under the
14supervision of the court and a final order of the court. The attorney general shall
15represent the state and shall be a party to every dissolution proceeding where state
16money is involved.
AB501, s. 28 17Section 28. 33.37 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB501,9,2018 33.37 (1) Where the If a proposed district is in more than one county, the county
19board of the county within which the largest portion, by valuation, of the proposed
20district lies shall have jurisdiction under ss. 33.24 to 33.28.
AB501, s. 29 21Section 29. 33.37 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB501,9,2422 33.37 (1m) If an existing district is in more than one county, the county board
23of the county within which the largest portion, by valuation, of the existing district
24lies shall have jurisdiction on petitions for attachment under s. 33.25.
AB501, s. 30 25Section 30. 33.37 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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133.37 (2) The If an existing district is in more than one county, the county board
2of the county
within which the largest portion, by valuation, of a district lies shall
3have jurisdiction on motions for attachment under s. 33.33 (2) (b) and on petitions
4for dissolution under s. 33.35.
AB501, s. 31 5Section 31. Initial applicability.
AB501,10,106 (1) The treatment of sections 33.245 (2), 33.25 (title), (1) (a), (2m), and (4), 33.26
7(1), (3) (c), and (5), 33.33 (title) and (2), and 33.37 (1m) of the statutes, the
8renumbering and amendment of sections 33.25 (3) and 33.26 (2) of the statutes, and
9the creation of sections 33.25 (3) (b) and 33.26 (2) (c) of the statutes first applies to
10petitions to attach territory that are filed on the effective date of this subsection.
AB501,10,1211 (2) The treatment of section 33.26 (6) of the statutes first applies to petitions
12filed with county clerks on the effective date of this subsection.
AB501,10,1313 (End)
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