Wisconsin Statutes 287.093 – Lien of recycling fees
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 287.093
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Property: includes real and personal property. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- real property: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
(1) In this section:
(a) “Recycling fee” means any of the following:
1. Any special assessment or special charge levied under any authority by a responsible unit for the purpose of complying with s. 287.09 (2).
2. Any charge made under any authority by any person acting under a contract with a responsible unit to provide a service required under s. 287.09 (2).
(b) “Responsible unit” has the meaning given in s. 287.01 (9).
(c) “Taxation district” has the meaning given in s. 74.01 (6).
(2) Any recycling fee which remains unpaid is a lien on the property against which it is levied or made on behalf of the responsible unit or person charging the recycling fee, from the date of the charge, to the same extent as a lien for a tax levied upon real property. Any unpaid recycling fee shall be certified to the taxation district in which the property is located, placed on the tax roll and collected as delinquent real property taxes are collected.
(3) The treasurer of the taxation district shall disburse to the proper responsible unit or person all collections of unpaid recycling fees which were placed upon the tax roll under sub. (2).
(4) Subsections (1) to (3) do not authorize a responsible unit to impose a restriction, tax or fee on packaging for a purpose relating to the disposal of the packaging.