Chapter 197 — MUNICIPAL ACQUISITION OF UTILITIES
9 sections in this chapter.
Wis. Stat. § 197.01 Municipalities, powers under utility law
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197.01 Municipalities, powers under utility law. (1) Any municipality shall have the power, subject to ch. 196 and this chapter, to construct and operate a plant and equipment or any part thereof for the production, transmission, delivery or furnishing of heat, light, water or po…
Wis. Stat. § 197.02 Action by municipalities to acquire utility
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197.02 Action by municipalities to acquire utility. If a municipality has determined to acquire a plant operated under an indeterminate permit provided in s. 196.54 (2), by a vote of a majority of the electors, the municipality shall bring an action in the circuit court against t…
Wis. Stat. § 197.03 Indeterminate permit; notice
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197.03 Indeterminate permit; notice. If a municipality has determined to acquire an existing plant in the manner provided in s. 197.02, and the public utility owning the plant has consented to the taking over of the plant by the municipality by acceptance of an indeterminate perm…
Wis. Stat. § 197.04 Discontinuance of condemnation
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197.04 Discontinuance of condemnation. (1) (a) Any municipality having determined to acquire an existing plant or any part of the equipment of a public utility may discontinue all proceedings to that end at any time within 90 days after the final determination of compensation by …
Wis. Stat. § 197.05 Compensation determined by commission; notice; title
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197.05 Compensation determined by commission; notice; title. (1) Upon receipt of the notice under s. 197.03, the commission shall set a time and place for a public hearing upon the matters of the just compensation to be paid for the property of the public utility, wherever situat…
Wis. Stat. § 197.06 Court review
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197.06 Court review. The order of the commission may be reviewed by appeal in the manner provided in ch. 227, and any bondholder, mortgagee, lienholder or other creditor may take such appeal as a party aggrieved.
Wis. Stat. § 197.08 Decision for utility
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197.08 Decision for utility. If the plaintiff shall establish to the full satisfaction of the court and the court shall adjudge that such compensation is unlawful or that some of such terms or conditions are unreasonable, the court shall remand the same to the commission with suc…
Wis. Stat. § 197.09 Reconsideration of compensation
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197.09 Reconsideration of compensation. (1) If the compensation fixed by the order of the commission be adjudged to be unlawful, the commission shall forthwith proceed to set a rehearing for the redetermination of such compensation as in the first instance. (2) The commission sha…
Wis. Stat. § 197.10 Cities of first class; contracts; utilities
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197.10 Cities of first class; contracts; utilities. (1) Any 1st class city, however incorporated, may enter into contract, Updated 23-24 Wis. Stats. 2 upon any terms not repugnant to the constitution of this state, with the owner or owners of any public utility, as defined in s. …