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WI Stat § 198.20 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 198 - Municipal power and water districts.|198.20 - Consolidation of districts.

198.20  Consolidation of districts. (1) Any 2 power districts may be consolidated by ordinance, passed by a two-thirds vote of all of the members of the board of each power district, fixing the terms of the consolidation and ratified by the electors at a referendum held in each district. The ballots shall bear the words “For Consolidation" and “Against Consolidation". If a majority of the votes cast on the question of consolidation in each district shall be for consolidation, the ordinance shall be in effect and have the force of a contract. (2) The election, and all matters pertaining to the election not otherwise provided for in this section, shall be held and conducted and the result ascertained and declared in accordance with s. 198.06 (3) and (4). The ordinance and the result of the referendum shall be certified to the secretary of state. After certification, the consolidation shall be considered complete. Consolidation shall not affect the preexisting rights or liabilities of any power districts and actions on those rights and liabilities may be commenced or completed as though no consolidation had been effected.History:  1973 c. 334 s. 57; 1975 c. 93 s. 113; 1997 a. 254.
WI Stat § 198.21 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 198 - Municipal power and water districts.|198.21 - District obligations inviolate.

198.21  District obligations inviolate. Any provision of this chapter may be altered, amended or repealed at any time by the legislature, but no amendment, repeal or alteration shall ever be enacted which shall release any district from any liability which it shall incur for the acquisition of property or for obtaining funds for the purposes of the district. The guarantees of this section shall be a part of every contract authorized by this chapter and entered into by any district under this chapter.History:  1997 a. 254.
WI Stat § 199.01 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 199 - Citizens utility board.|199.01 - Title.

199.01  Title. This chapter may be cited as “The Citizens Utility Board Act".History:  1979 c. 72.
WI Stat § 199.02 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 199 - Citizens utility board.|199.02 - Purpose.

199.02  Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to promote the health, welfare and prosperity of all the citizens of this state by ensuring effective and democratic representation of individual farmers and other individual residential utility consumers before regulatory agencies, the legislature and other public bodies and by providing for consumer education on utility service costs and on benefits and methods of energy conservation. Such purpose shall be deemed a statewide interest and not a private or special concern.History:  1979 c. 72.
WI Stat § 199.04 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 199 - Citizens utility board.|199.04 - Citizens utility board: formation and membership.

199.04  Citizens utility board: formation and membership. (1) There is created a nonprofit public body corporate and politic to be known as the “Citizens Utility Board". Any residential utility consumer at least 18 years old who has contributed at least $3 but not more than $100 in membership fees to the corporation in the preceding 12 months shall be a member of the corporation. A member may resign from membership at any time. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or any other provision of law, if the corporation does not receive contributions from at least 1,000 citizens of this state within 5 years of November 29, 1979, and if the corporation does not receive at least $10,000 within 5 years of November 29, 1979, the corporation shall be dissolved.History:  1979 c. 72.The creation of the citizens utility board is constitutional. 69 Atty. Gen. 153.The board legally dissolved and reorganized as a non-stock, non-profit corporation. 75 Atty. Gen. 168.
WI Stat § 199.05 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 199 - Citizens utility board.|199.05 - Powers and duties.

199.05  Powers and duties. (1) The corporation shall:(a) Represent and protect the interests of the residential utility consumers of this state. All actions by the corporation under this chapter shall be directed toward such duty.(b) Inform, insofar as possible, all residential utility consumers about the corporation, including the procedure for obtaining membership in the corporation.(c) Make available to all residential utility consumers information on utility service costs and on benefits and methods of energy conservation. (2) The corporation shall have all the powers necessary or convenient for the effective representation and protection of the interests of residential utility consumers and to implement this chapter, including the following powers in addition to all other powers granted by this chapter:(a) To make, amend and repeal bylaws and rules for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business; to adopt an official seal and alter it at pleasure; to maintain an office; to sue and be sued in its own name, plead and be impleaded; and to make and execute contracts and other instruments necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers of the corporation.(b) To employ such agents, employees and special advisers as it finds necessary and to fix their compensation.(c) To solicit and accept gifts, loans or other aid in order to support activities concerning the interests of residential utility consumers, except that the corporation may not accept gifts, loans or other aid from any public utility or from any director, employee or agent or member of the immediate family of a director, employee or agent of any public utility and except that after the first election under s. 199.12 the corporation may not accept from any individual, private corporation, association or partnership in any single year a total of more than $1,000 in gifts. Under this paragraph, “aid" does not mean payment of membership fees under s. 199.04.(d) To intervene as a party or otherwise participate on behalf of residential utility consumers in any proceeding which affects the interests of residential utility consumers.(e) To represent the interests of residential utility consumers before legislative bodies and other public bodies, except that no director, employee or agent of the corporation may engage in lobbying without first complying with subch. III of ch. 13 and any other statute, administrative rule or other regulation relating to lobbying.(f) To implement solicitation for corporation funding under s. 199.10.(g) To seek tax exempt status under state and federal law.History:  1979 c. 72.
WI Stat § 199.074 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 199 - Citizens utility board.|199.074 - Director statement of financial interest.

199.074  Director statement of financial interest. Every director shall file annually with the board a current financial statement which includes the information required under s. 199.12 (4).History:  1979 c. 72.
WI Stat § 199.075 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 199 - Citizens utility board.|199.075 - Executive director; qualifications; method of hire.

199.075  Executive director; qualifications; method of hire. (1) The executive director hired by the board under s. 199.07 shall have the same qualifications as a director under s. 199.06 (2), except that the executive director need not be a resident of this state nor a member of the corporation. The executive director may not be a candidate for director while serving as executive director. (2) To hire the executive director under s. 199.07, the board shall:(a) Notify every member and the public at large of a vacancy in the position of executive director of the corporation and the minimum qualifications necessary to perform the job. The notice shall be distributed at least 30 days prior to any deadline set for applications for the position.(b) Administer to all applicants for the position of executive director of the corporation who appear to have the minimum qualifications enumerated in the notice of the vacancy under par. (a) a standard examination which accurately measures such qualifications and which is designed for no other purpose. The examination may include but may not be limited to an oral interview. If any person eligible to take the examination under this paragraph is unable to complete the examination in the form presented to the person due to a physical or developmental disability, the board shall administer the examination in a form suitable to the person's abilities.(c) Notify all applicants for the position of executive director of the corporation who are not hired under this section of the name of the person hired and the person's qualifications for the position.(d) Adhere to subch. II of ch. 111 and any other applicable state or federal law prohibiting discrimination in employment. (3) The board shall require all applicants for the position of executive director of the corporation to file a financial statement which includes the information required under s. 199.12 (4). The board shall require the executive director to file a current statement annually.History:  1979 c. 72; 1981 c. 334 s. 25 (2).
WI Stat § 199.08 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 199 - Citizens utility board.|199.08 - Annual membership meeting.

199.08  Annual membership meeting. All members shall be eligible to attend, participate in and vote in the annual membership meeting called by the board under s. 199.07 (3). The form of the meeting shall be as provided under subch. VII of ch. 181. The meeting shall be open to the public and shall be held in different districts on a rotating basis.History:  1979 c. 72; 1997 a. 79.
WI Stat § 199.09 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 199 - Citizens utility board.|199.09 - Conduct of procedure.

199.09  Conduct of procedure. If the corporation intervenes or participates in any proceeding, it shall be subject to all laws and rules of procedure of general applicability governing the conduct of the proceeding and the rights of intervenors and participants.History:  1979 c. 72.
WI Stat § 199.105 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 199 - Citizens utility board.|199.105 - Prohibited acts.

199.105  Prohibited acts. (1) No person may interfere or threaten to interfere with or cause any interference with the utility service of or penalize or threaten to penalize or cause to be penalized any person who contributes to the corporation or participates in any of its activities, in retribution for such contribution or participation. (2) No person may act with intent to prevent, interfere with or hinder the activities permitted under s. 199.10. (3) A person who violates this section may be fined not more than $1,000. Each such violation shall constitute a separate and continuing violation of this chapter. A person who knowingly and willfully violates this section may be imprisoned not more than 6 months.History:  1979 c. 72.
WI Stat § 199.11 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 199 - Citizens utility board.|199.11 - Appointment of interim directors.

199.11  Appointment of interim directors. (1) Within 90 days after November 29, 1979 an interim board of directors shall be nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed to serve until the board is first elected under s. 199.12 as follows: one director shall be nominated by the governor; 2 directors each shall be nominated by the governor from each list of not more than 5 names per director position submitted individually by the president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly; one director each shall be nominated from each list of not more than 5 names submitted individually by the majority leader of the senate and the majority leader of the assembly and by the minority leader of the senate and the minority leader of the assembly. No person who is a director, employee or agent of any public utility is eligible to be a director appointed under this section. No interim director appointed under this section may hold an elective position, be a candidate for any elective position, or be a state public official as defined in s. 19.42 (14). No interim director may be a candidate in the first election under s. 199.12. (2) The interim board appointed under this section shall:(a) As soon as possible after appointment, organize for the transaction of business.(b) Inform the residential utility consumers of this state of the existence, nature and purposes of the corporation, and encourage residential utility consumers to join the corporation, to participate in the corporation's activities and to contribute to the corporation.(c) Elect officers under s. 199.13.(d) Employ such staff as the directors deem necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The interim board appointed under this section shall follow the procedures required under s. 199.075 if it hires an executive director of the corporation.(e) Make all necessary preparations for the first election of directors, oversee the election campaign and tally the votes under s. 199.12.(f) Solicit funds for the corporation.(g) Designate by a random method in accordance with the requirements of s. 199.06 (1) (b) the length of the term of office of each director position to be filled in the first election of directors and include the designation with notice of the date of the first election of directors under s. 199.12 (1) (a).(h) Carry out all other duties and exercise all other powers accorded to the board under this chapter.History:  1979 c. 72.
WI Stat § 199.125 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 199 - Citizens utility board.|199.125 - Public records.

199.125  Public records. Statements filed with the corporation under ss. 199.07 (2) (g), 199.074 and 199.12 (4), (5) and (6) (e) shall be available for public inspection at the office of the corporation during reasonable hours of the day. Such records may be copied. The corporation may charge a reasonable fee for the cost of such copies.History:  1979 c. 72.
WI Stat § 199.13 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 199 - Citizens utility board.|199.13 - Board officers.

199.13  Board officers. (1) Election. The interim board of directors and the board of directors, at the first regular meeting of each at which a quorum is present, shall elect by a majority vote of the directors present and voting a president, vice president, secretary and treasurer. The board may elect such other officers as it deems necessary. (2)  Term of office; removal.  (a) Board officers shall begin serving immediately upon their election and their term of office shall be one year. An officer may resign or may be removed from office by a two-thirds vote of all the directors. After his or her term of office has expired, a board officer shall continue to serve until his or her successor is elected.(b) If a board office is vacant, the board shall elect a successor to serve out the term of the office. (3)  Powers and duties. Board officers shall exercise powers and perform duties as prescribed by this chapter or as delegated to them by the board.History:  1979 c. 72.
WI Stat § 199.14 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 199 - Citizens utility board.|199.14 - Corrupt practices and conflicts of interest.

199.14  Corrupt practices and conflicts of interest. (1) No person may offer or give anything of monetary value to any director, employee or agent of the corporation if the offer or gift influences, or is intended to influence, the action or judgment of the director, employee or agent of the corporation in his or her capacity as director, employee or agent of the corporation. (2) No director, employee or agent of the corporation may solicit or accept anything of monetary value from any person if the solicitation or acceptance influences, or is intended to influence, the official action or judgment of the director, employee or agent in his or her capacity as director, employee or agent of the corporation. (3) Any person who knowingly and willfully violates this section may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 6 months or both. (4) The board shall remove from office any director convicted under this section and shall fill such office under s. 199.06 (6) (b).History:  1979 c. 72, 177.
WI Stat § 199.15 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 199 - Citizens utility board.|199.15 - Corporation to be nonpartisan.

199.15  Corporation to be nonpartisan. The corporation may not sponsor, endorse or otherwise support, nor may it oppose, any political party or the candidacy of any person for public office.History:  1979 c. 72.
WI Stat § 199.16 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 199 - Citizens utility board.|199.16 - Expenses.

199.16  Expenses. All expenses of the corporation incurred in carrying out this chapter shall be payable solely from the funding as provided under this chapter, and no liability may be incurred by the corporation beyond the extent to which moneys have been provided under this chapter except that, for the purposes of meeting the necessary expenses of initial organization and operation of the corporation for the period commencing on November 29, 1979 and continuing until the first election of the board of directors under s. 199.12, the corporation may borrow such moneys as it requires. Such moneys borrowed by the corporation shall subsequently be repaid with appropriate interest over a reasonable period of time.History:  1979 c. 72.
WI Stat § 199.17 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 199 - Citizens utility board.|199.17 - Dissolution.

199.17  Dissolution. The corporation may dissolve under subch. XIV of ch. 181.History:  1979 c. 72; 1997 a. 79.
WI Stat § 199.18 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 199 - Citizens utility board.|199.18 - Construction.

199.18  Construction. (1) This chapter, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes. (2) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the right of any person to initiate, intervene in, or otherwise participate in any regulatory agency proceeding or court action, nor to require any petition or notification to the corporation as a condition precedent to the exercise of such right, nor to relieve any regulatory agency or court of any obligation, or to affect its discretion, to permit intervention or participation by any person in any proceeding or action.History:  1979 c. 72.
WI Stat § 200.01 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 200 - Metropolitan sewerage districts.|200.01 - Metropolitan sewerage districts, definitions.

200.01  Metropolitan sewerage districts, definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, for the purposes of this subchapter, the following terms have the designated meanings: (1) “Commission" means a metropolitan sewerage district commission. (2) “Department" means the department of natural resources. (3) “District" means a metropolitan sewerage district. (4) “Municipality" means town, village, city or county.History:  1971 c. 276, 307; 1999 a. 150 s. 315; Stats. 1999 s. 200.01.
WI Stat § 200.03 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 200 - Metropolitan sewerage districts.|200.03 - Applicability.

200.03  Applicability. This subchapter applies to all areas of the state except those areas included in a metropolitan sewerage district created under ss. 200.21 to 200.65.History:  1971 c. 276; 1981 c. 282 s. 47; 1999 a. 150 s. 316; Stats. 1999 s. 200.03.
WI Stat § 200.07 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 200 - Metropolitan sewerage districts.|200.07 - Dissolution.

200.07  Dissolution. If a district has been inactive for at least 2 years and if the department receives certified copies of a resolution recommending the dissolution of the district adopted by the governing bodies of every municipality owning or operating the district, upon a finding that all outstanding indebtedness of the district has been paid and all unexpended funds returned to the municipality which supplied them, or that adequate provision has been made therefor, the department shall either order or deny dissolution of the district.History:  1983 a. 27; 1999 a. 150 s. 318; Stats. 1999 s. 200.07.
WI Stat § 200.15 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 200 - Metropolitan sewerage districts.|200.15 - Addition of territory.

200.15  Addition of territory. Territory not originally within a district may be added thereto in the following ways: (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), upon receipt by the commission, and the regional planning commission of the region within which the district or the greatest portion of the district is located, of official notice from the city, village, or town sanitary district for any of the following territories:1. Territory that is annexed to a city or village that is located entirely within the original district prior to the annexation. 2. Territory that is added to a town sanitary district under s. 60.785 (1) that is located entirely within the original district prior to the addition.3. Territory that is annexed or attached to a city or village or added to a town sanitary district under s. 60.785 (1) if a portion of the city, village, or town sanitary district is located within a district that contains a 2nd class city with a population of 200,000 or more.(b) If, within 30 days after receipt of a notice under par. (a), the regional planning commission files with the commission a written objection to any part of the annexation or addition or the commission issues a written determination disapproving the addition of the territory, the territory proposed to be added or annexed under this subsection may be added or annexed only under sub. (2). (c) Failure of the commission to disapprove the addition of the territory under this subsection is subject to review under ch. 227. (2) Proceedings leading to the addition of other territory to a district may be initiated by petition from a municipal governing body or upon motion of the commission. Upon receipt of the petition or upon adoption of the motion, the commission shall hold a public hearing preceded by a class 2 notice under ch. 985. The commission may approve the annexation upon a determination that the standards of ss. 200.05 (4) (b) and (c) and 200.15 (3) are met. Approval actions by the commission under this section shall be subject to review under ch. 227. (3) Annexations under subs. (1) and (2) may be subject to reasonable requirements as to participation by newly annexed areas toward the cost of existing or proposed district facilities. (4) Section 200.09 (1) does not require the appointment of a commissioner from territory annexed under this section if that territory, on the day before the annexation, has a population of less than 8.5 percent of the total population served by the district.History:  1971 c. 276; 1987 a. 399; 1991 a. 39; 1999 a. 150 s. 322; Stats. 1999 s. 200.15; 2015 a. 55.
WI Stat § 200.31 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 200 - Metropolitan sewerage districts.|200.31 - General duties of the commission.

200.31  General duties of the commission. Subject to ss. 200.21 to 200.65, the commission shall: (1)  Sewerage system functions. Project, plan, design, construct, maintain and operate a sewerage system for the collection, transmission and disposal of all sewage and drainage of the sewerage service area including, either as an integrated or as a separate feature of the system, the collection, transmission and disposal of storm water and groundwater. (2)  Combined sewer overflow abatement. Abate combined sewer overflows to the extent necessary to comply with federal or state law.History:  1981 c. 282, 391; 1999 a. 150 s. 581; Stats. 1999 s. 200.31.