Wis. Stat. § 33.36
This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 33.36, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.
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Alteration of districts.
Official statutory text
(1) Whenever any territory that contains an entire district is incorporated as a city or village, consolidated with a city or village or annexed to a city or village, the district shall survive and shall be subject to s. 33.23 .
(2) Whenever any territory containing less than an entire district is incorporated as a city or village, consolidated with a city or village or is annexed to a city or village, the district shall survive, and the district shall continue to operate under this chapter, subject to the following modifications:
(a) The district shall exercise only those powers granted under this chapter. Sanitary district powers shall not be exercised unless consent for such exercise is obtained in advance from the governing body of the city or village.
(b) The governing body of the city, village or town having the largest portion by valuation of the district within its jurisdiction shall make the appointment under s. 33.28 .
(c) Ownership of any water or sewerage system shall be determined according to s. 60.79 (2) (d) .
History: 1975 c. 197 ; 1983 a. 532 s. 36 ; 1989 a. 159 .
(2) Whenever any territory containing less than an entire district is incorporated as a city or village, consolidated with a city or village or is annexed to a city or village, the district shall survive, and the district shall continue to operate under this chapter, subject to the following modifications:
(a) The district shall exercise only those powers granted under this chapter. Sanitary district powers shall not be exercised unless consent for such exercise is obtained in advance from the governing body of the city or village.
(b) The governing body of the city, village or town having the largest portion by valuation of the district within its jurisdiction shall make the appointment under s. 33.28 .
(c) Ownership of any water or sewerage system shall be determined according to s. 60.79 (2) (d) .
History: 1975 c. 197 ; 1983 a. 532 s. 36 ; 1989 a. 159 .
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