Wis. Stat. § 229.682 — WI Code / Chapter 229 / Section 229.682
Special provisions.
Status: in_force

(1) Gifts and donations. The district board shall explore and consider ways to solicit and encourage gifts and donations for the development, construction, improvement, repair, and maintenance of baseball park facilities and, to the extent feasible, implement means to solicit such gifts and donations.

(4) Special ticket provisions. A professional baseball team that uses as its home field baseball park facilities that are developed, constructed, improved, repaired, or maintained under this subchapter shall annually designate at least one of the team’s home games in each of April, May, June, July, August, and September as a discount ticket day for which residents of the state may purchase discounted admission tickets.

(6) Use of stadium. The district board shall consider during the design review process the utilization of the facility for events in addition to baseball, which are consistent with the program statement and design for the stadium complex, and do not adversely affect the design, construction schedule or budget.

(7) Youth sports organizations. A professional baseball team that uses as its home field baseball park facilities that are developed, constructed, improved, repaired, or maintained under this subchapter shall make an annual contribution of at least $40,000 to youth sports organizations in this state for the purchase of equipment or the rental or maintenance of athletic facilities that are used by such organizations. The contributions that are required under this subsection may be made in cash or equipment.

(8) Special rental payments. If a district board enters into a lease agreement with a professional baseball team for the rental of baseball park facilities under this subchapter, the lease agreement shall include all of the following:

(a) A provision requiring lessees of sky boxes located in the facilities to pay to the team an amount equivalent to the combined sales tax rates in the jurisdictions in which the facilities are located multiplied by the total of all payments for the rental of the sky boxes.

(b) A provision requiring the team to include amounts received under par. (a) as part of its rental payment to the district.

(9) Capital spending limitations. After 2045, the district may not initiate any capital project that has an expected life span that exceeds the remaining term of the lease arrangement with a professional baseball team with respect to the district’s baseball park facilities. This subsection does not restrict any of the following capital spending:

(a) An amount that does not exceed the amount of the professional baseball team’s deposits under s. 229.6802 (1) (b) and (c) after 2045 into the baseball park facilities improvement segregated fund under s. 229.687 .

(b) For purposes related to maintaining the safety of the baseball park facilities or the improvement, repair, maintenance, or replacement of the components and systems necessary to operate the baseball park facilities or to comply with applicable law, insurance requirements, or standards imposed by the professional baseball league of which the professional baseball team is a member.

(10) Borrowing limitations. After December 7, 2023, the district may not borrow moneys except as provided under s. 229.68 (8m) . Notwithstanding anything in this subsection to the contrary, nothing in this subsection precludes the district from entering into long-term performance or service contracts, capital leases, lease purchase agreements utilizing 3rd-party financing, or similar arrangements with respect to the equipping, repair, maintenance, or improvement of baseball park facilities.

(11) Bonding limitations. Except as provided in s. 229.68 (8) , the district may not issue bonds.

(12) Ticket surcharge.

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , the district board shall require that the sponsor of an event held at the baseball park facilities of the district, other than a baseball game involving a professional baseball team that uses the baseball park facilities as its home field, or an exhibition, “All Star,” or other similar event involving professional baseball teams or representatives of other professional baseball teams that are members of the same league as the professional baseball team that uses the baseball park facilities as its home field, impose the following ticket surcharges and deliver the surcharge moneys to the district board:

1. Except as provided in subd. 2. , for each ticket that is sold to the event:

a. From 2024 to 2032, a $2 surcharge.

b. From 2033 to 2041, a $3 surcharge.

c. From 2042 to 2050, a $4 surcharge.

2. For each ticket sold that entitles the holder to access a stadium luxury box or suite:

a. From 2024 to 2032, an $8 surcharge.

b. From 2033 to 2041, a $9 surcharge.

c. From 2042 to 2050, a $10 surcharge.

(b) No ticket surcharge under par. (a) may be charged for any of the following categories of events:

1. Events for which the sponsor is a professional baseball team that uses the baseball park facilities as its home field.

2. Events that are not ticketed.

3. Events for which tickets are provided at no charge.

4. Events held to benefit or honor military or law enforcement or other emergency response personnel.

5. Political conventions.

6. Charitable events.

7. Events for which tickets were made available for presale or sale before December 7, 2023.

(c) The district board shall deposit all surcharge moneys received under par. (a) into the baseball park facilities improvement segregated fund under s. 229.687 .

(d) Annually, the district board shall certify to the secretary of administration the amount of surcharge moneys received under par. (a) in the preceding year.

History: 1995 a. 56 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 672 ; 2015 a. 55 ; 2023 a. 40 .