Wisconsin § 70.119 - Payments for municipal services.

Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 70.119 — Payments for municipal services., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 70.119. Payments for municipal services.

70.119(1) (1) The state and the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority shall make reasonable payments at established rates for water, sewer and electrical services and all other services directly provided by a municipality to state facilities and facilities of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority described in s. 70.11 (38) , including garbage and trash disposal and collection, which are financed in whole or in part by special charges or fees. Such payments for services provided to state facilities shall be made from the appropriations to state agencies for the operation of the facilities. Each state agency making such payments shall annually report the payments to the department. 70.119(2) (2) The department shall make reasonable payments for municipal services pursuant to the procedures specified in subs. (4) , (5) , (6) , and (6m) , except as provided in sub. (9) . 70.119(3) (3) In this section: 70.119(3)(a) (a) “Committee” means the joint committee on finance. 70.119(3)(b) (b) “Department” means the department of administration. 70.119(3)(c) (c) “Municipality” means cities, villages, towns, counties, and metropolitan sewerage districts with general taxing authority, except that for distributions after December 31, 2023, “municipality” does not include counties and metropolitan sewerage districts. 70.119(3)(d) (d) “Municipal services” means police and fire protection, garbage and trash disposal and collection not paid for under sub. (1) and, subject to approval by the committee, any other direct general government service provided by municipalities to state facilities and facilities of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority described in s. 70.11 (38) . 70.119(3)(dm) (dm) “State agency” has the meaning given under s. 20.001 (1) . 70.119(3)(e) (e) “State facilities” means all property owned and operated by the state for the purpose of carrying out usual state functions, including the branch campuses of the university of Wisconsin system but not including land held for highway right-of-way purposes or acquired and held for purposes under s.

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Section 70.119 ("Payments for municipal services.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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