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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
September 15, 2021 - Introduced by Senators Petrowski, Ballweg, Bewley,
Cowles, Darling and Feyen, cosponsored by Representatives Magnafici,
Armstrong, Edming, B. Meyers, Milroy, Moses, Novak and Tittl. Referred
to Committee on Transportation and Local Government.
SB560,1,2 1An Act to amend 70.11 (2) of the statutes; relating to: property tax exemption
2for regional planning commissions.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill provides a property tax exemption for property owned by regional
planning commissions. Current law provides a property tax exemption for property
owned by a county, city, village, town, school district, technical college district, public
inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, metropolitan sewerage district,
municipal water district, joint local water authority, long-term care district, or town
sanitary district, among others.
For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB560,1 3Section 1. 70.11 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB560,2,124 70.11 (2) Municipal property and property of certain districts, exception.
5Property owned by any county, city, village, town, school district, technical college
6district, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, metropolitan

1sewerage district, municipal water district created under s. 198.22, joint local water
2authority created under s. 66.0823, regional planning commission created under s.
366.0309,
long-term care district under s. 46.2895, or town sanitary district; lands
4belonging to cities of any other state used for public parks; land tax-deeded to any
5county or city before January 2; but any residence located upon property owned by
6the county for park purposes that is rented out by the county for a nonpark purpose
7shall not be exempt from taxation. Except as to land acquired under s. 59.84 (2) (d),
8this exemption shall not apply to land conveyed after August 17, 1961, to any such
9governmental unit or for its benefit while the grantor or others for his or her benefit
10are permitted to occupy the land or part thereof in consideration for the conveyance.
11Leasing the property exempt under this subsection, regardless of the lessee and the
12use of the leasehold income, does not render that property taxable.
SB560,2 13Section 2. Initial applicability.
SB560,2,1414 (1) This act first applies to the property tax assessments as of January 1, 2022.
SB560,2,1515 (End)
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