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Wis. Stat. § 75.17 (2026)

Transfer of contaminated land to a municipality

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75.1775.17 Transfer of contaminated land to a municipality.
75.17(1)(1) In this section:
75.17(1)(a)(a) “Hazardous substance” has the meaning given in s. 292.01 (5).
75.17(1)(b)(b) “Municipality” means a city, village or town.
75.17(2)(2) If a county does not take a tax deed for property that is subject to a tax certificate and that is contaminated by a hazardous substance, within 2 years after the expiration of the redemption period that is described under s. 75.14 (1) and specified in s. 74.57 (2) (a) and (b) (intro.), the county shall take a tax deed for such property upon receiving a written request to do so from the municipality in which the property is located. The county may then retain ownership of the property or, if the county does not wish to retain ownership of the property, the county shall transfer ownership of the property to the municipality, for no consideration, within 180 days after receiving the written request from the municipality.
75.17 HistoryHistory: 1999 a. 9.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2021–2024 · leading case: Cnty. of Dane v. Mary Jo Johnson, 2024 WI App 20 (Wis. Ct. App. 2024).
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Cnty. of Dane v. Mary Jo Johnson, 2024 WI App 20 (Wis. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 6× “DCO § 75.17: the certified-survey-map ordinance ¶35 Under DCO § 75.”
Cnty. of Dane v. TCOB2 Irrevokable Trust (Wis. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 4× “¶6 The December 10, 2019 conveyance violates DCO § 75.17(1)(a), which requires that a land divider who creates fewer than five parcels “of 35 acres each or less” prepare a certified survey map.”
Wis. Stat. § 75.17(1)(a): 2 cases
Cnty. of Dane v. Mary Jo Johnson, 2024 WI App 20 (Wis. Ct. App. 2024). “DCO § 75.17: the certified-survey-map ordinance ¶35 Under DCO § 75.”
Cnty. of Dane v. TCOB2 Irrevokable Trust (Wis. Ct. App. 2021). “¶6 The December 10, 2019 conveyance violates DCO § 75.17(1)(a), which requires that a land divider who creates fewer than five parcels “of 35 acres each or less” prepare a certified survey map.”
Wis. Stat. § 75.17(a): 1 case
Cnty. of Dane v. TCOB2 Irrevokable Trust (Wis. Ct. App. 2021). “¶6 The December 10, 2019 conveyance violates DCO § 75.17(1)(a), which requires that a land divider who creates fewer than five parcels “of 35 acres each or less” prepare a certified survey map.”
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