Wis. Stat. § 18.08 — WI Code / Chapter 18 / Section 18.08
Capital improvement fund.
Status: in_force

(1)

(a) All moneys resulting from the contracting of public debt or any payment to be received with respect to any agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.06 (8) (a) with respect to any such public debt and any moneys transferred under s. 20.370 (5) (hq) or (hr) shall be credited to a separate and distinct fund, established in the state treasury, designated as the capital improvement fund, except that:

1. Such moneys which represent accrued interest on bonds issued, or are for purposes of funding or refunding bonds pursuant to s. 18.06 (5) , shall be credited to one or more of the sinking funds of the bond security and redemption fund or to the state building trust fund.

2. Any such moneys that represent any payments received pursuant to any agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.06 (8) (a) with respect to any such public debt may be credited to one or more of the sinking funds of the bond security and redemption fund or to the capital improvement fund, as determined by the commission.

3. Premiums required for deposit in reserve funds or those necessary to make cost of issuance and other ancillary payments may be credited to one or more of the sinking funds of the bond security and redemption fund or to the capital improvement fund, as determined by the commission.

(b) Moneys within the capital improvement fund shall be segregated into separate and distinct accounts according to the program purposes defined under ch. 20 for which public debt has been authorized by the legislature.

(1m) With respect to premium proceeds deposited in the capital improvement fund, all of the following shall apply:

(a) Premium proceeds shall first be used for the purposes for which the bonds were issued in proportion to the par value of the bond issue. If the premiums are used for the purposes, the authorized bonding authorization for those purposes is reduced by the amount of premiums that are used.

(b) Any premiums not used for the purposes for which bonding was authorized may be used for other purposes, as determined by the commission. If the premiums are used for any other purposes, the authorized bonding authorization for those purposes is reduced by the amount of premiums that are used.

(2) The capital improvement fund may be expended, pursuant to appropriations, only for the purposes and in the amounts for which the public debts have been contracted, for the payment of principal and interest on loans or on notes, for the payment due, if any, under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.06 (8) (a) with respect to any such public debt, for the purposes identified under s. 20.867 (2) (v) and (4) (q) , and for expenses incurred in contracting public debt.

(3) Moneys of the capital improvement fund may be commingled only for the purpose of investment with other public funds, but they shall be invested only as provided in s. 18.04 (6) or 25.17 (3) (b) . All such investments shall be the exclusive property of the fund and all earnings on or income from such investments shall be credited to the fund and shall, subject to subs. (5) and (6) , become available for any of the purposes under sub. (2) . Before October 1, 1983, earnings from that portion created by self-amortizing projects may be transferred by resolution of the commission to the bond security and redemption fund to be used as provided in s. 18.09 (4) .

(4) If at any time it appears that there will not be on hand in the capital improvement fund sufficient moneys for the payment of principal and interest on loans or on notes or for the payment due, if any, under an agreement or ancillary arrangement that has been entered into under s. 18.06 (8) (a) with respect to any public debt and that has been determined to be payable from the capital improvement fund under s. 18.06 (8) (a) 2. , the department of administration shall transfer to such fund, out of the appropriation made pursuant to s. 20.866 , a sum sufficient which, together with any available money on hand in such fund, is sufficient to make such payment.

(5) Before October 31, 1983, there shall be transferred to the bond security and redemption fund the interest earnings accrued to the capital improvement fund before October 1, 1983 due to the investment of moneys from the contracting of public debt under s. 20.866 (2) (u) to (uv) . These funds shall be used for meeting periodic principal, interest and premiums due, if any, on principal repayment and interest payments required from the transportation fund on this public debt.

(6) Before October 31, 1983, there shall be transferred to the bond security and redemption fund the interest earnings accrued to the capital improvement fund before October 1, 1983, due to the investment of moneys from the contracting of public debt under s. 20.866 (2) (tm) to (to) . These funds shall be used for meeting periodic principal, interest and premiums due, if any, on principal repayment and interest payments required from the general fund on this public debt.

(7) Notwithstanding sub. (3) , moneys transferred under 2023 Wisconsin Act 19 , section 9251 (1) , cannot be commingled with other moneys in the capital improvement fund and all earnings on or income from investments of the moneys transferred under 2023 Wisconsin Act 19 , section 9251 (1) , and all excess moneys so transferred that are not used to fund building projects authorized in the 2023-25 Authorized State Building Program or the 2025-27 Authorized State Building Program, shall be deposited into or transferred to the general fund.

History: 1971 c. 125 ; 1973 c. 90 ss. 32c , 555m (2) ; 1973 c. 243 ; 1975 c. 39 ; 1977 c. 29 ss. 1652 , 1654 (1) ; 1977 c. 317 , 418 ; 1979 c. 34 ; 1983 a. 27 ss. 111n , 2202 (5) ; 1987 a. 27 ; 2007 a. 20 ; 2013 a. 20 ; 2021 a. 58 ; 2023 a. 19 ; 2025 a. 127 , 181 .