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WI Stat § 229.8245 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 229 - Public institutions.|229.8245 - Limitations on district.

229.8245  Limitations on district. (1) The name of a football stadium may not be changed without the written consent of the municipality in which it is located and the professional football team described in s. 229.823. (2) The district may not issue bonds under s. 229.824 (8) unless all of the following apply:(a) The district has entered into a lease with a professional football team, as described in s. 229.823, under which the team agrees to be the principal tenant of the football stadium for a term of not less than 30 years.(b) A professional football team, as described in s. 229.823, certifies to the district that it has applied to the league of professional football teams to which it belongs for approval of a policy that allows a person who paid a onetime license or similar right, as described in s. 77.54 (45), to receive a payment in an amount that is equal to the amount of the license or right from any person who subsequently receives that license or right.(c) The district and a professional football team, as described in s. 229.823, enter into an agreement, which may not be amended, under which the team agrees that if the team is sold, if its assets are liquidated or if the team is transferred to a new owner before the certification is made under s. 229.825 (3) (a), the terms of the sale, liquidation or transfer of the team shall require the immediate retirement of all outstanding bonds, including bonds issued to fund or refund those bonds.(d) The district and a professional football team, as described in s. 229.823, enter into an agreement under which the team agrees that no engraved tiles or bricks, which may be placed in or around football stadium facilities, may be sold by the team and that engraved tiles or bricks may be sold only by the district, as provided in s. 229.824 (19).(e) The district and a professional football team, as described in s. 229.823, enter into an agreement under which $500,000 from the proceeds of fees or other charges under s. 229.824 (13) will be deposited each year into the fund under s. 229.8257. The agreement shall also provide that the deposits shall begin in the 1st year after the year in which the tax is first imposed under s. 77.706, and shall continue until the funding condition set forth in s. 229.825 (2) (d) 2. or (e) 2. is satisfied. The agreement shall also specify that the $500,000 amount may not be reduced in any subsequent agreement between the district and the professional football team.History:  1999 a. 167.
WI Stat § 229.8257 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 229 - Public institutions.|229.8257 - Football stadium facility maintenance and operating cost fund.

229.8257  Football stadium facility maintenance and operating cost fund. (1) The district board shall establish a fund into which it deposits all of the revenue received from the department of revenue, that is derived from football donations, as defined in s. 71.10 (5e) (a) 2., the revenue from engraved brick or tile sales under s. 229.824 (19), the revenue received from the department of transportation under s. 85.605, the deposit made pursuant to s. 229.8245 (2) (e) and an amount equal to the amount deposited into the fund under s. 229.825 (2) (d) 2. and (e) 2., and may use this revenue only to pay the maintenance and operating costs of the football stadium facilities. The district may not deposit any other moneys into the fund, except that the district shall credit all earnings on the revenues in the fund to the fund. (2) Beginning in the 3rd year that occurs immediately after the year in which the tax is first imposed under s. 77.706, the following amounts in the following order, plus the amount specified in s. 229.825 (2) (b), shall be used to pay the maintenance and operating costs of the football stadium facilities:(a) The deposit made pursuant to s. 229.8245 (2) (e) in that year.(b) The revenue received from the department of revenue, that is derived from football donations, as defined in s. 71.10 (5e) (a) 2., in that year.(c) The revenue received from engraved brick or tile sales under s. 229.824 (19) in that year.(d) The revenue received from the department of transportation under s. 85.605 in that year.History:  1999 a. 167.
WI Stat § 229.826 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 229 - Public institutions.|229.826 - Powers granted to a municipality or county.

229.826  Powers granted to a municipality or county. In addition to any powers that it may otherwise have, a county or municipality located wholly or partly within a district's jurisdiction may do any of the following: (1) Make grants or loans to a district upon terms that the county or municipality considers appropriate. (2) Expend public funds to subsidize a district. (3) Borrow money under ss. 67.04 and 67.12 (12) for football stadium facilities or to fund grants, loans or subsidies to a district. (4) Lease or transfer property to a district upon terms that the county or municipality considers appropriate. (5) With the consent of a district, establish and collect fees or other charges applicable only to a football stadium for the right to purchase admission to events at the stadium, if the proceeds from any amount that is collected under this subsection are used for purposes related to football stadium facilities.History:  1999 a. 167.
WI Stat § 229.827 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 229 - Public institutions.|229.827 - Contracting.

229.827  Contracting. (1) Unless a district board determines that it is not feasible to do so, the district shall enter into a contract with a professional football team, as described in s. 229.823, or a related party, that requires the team or related party to acquire, construct or renovate football stadium facilities that are part of any facilities that are leased by the district to the team or to a related party, without regard to whether the football stadium facilities are financed by the district. (2) Unless otherwise provided in an agreement with a professional football team, as described in s. 229.823, the district shall be responsible only for the maintenance and operating costs of the football stadium facilities up to an amount that is in the fund established under s. 229.8257 plus the amounts applied under s. 229.825 (2) (b). (3) A district and the county located within a district's jurisdiction may enter into an agreement in which the county agrees to use the proceeds from a loan obtained by the county from the board of commissioners of public lands under s. 24.61 (3) (a) 2. for purposes related to the acquisition, renovation or construction of football stadium facilities and the district agrees to pay the county the amount required to be paid under s. 229.825 (2) (ae). Before entering into an agreement under this subsection, the district board shall consider the relative costs to taxpayers in the county of using the proceeds from the loans obtained by the county from the board of commissioners of public lands or having the district issue bonds for the purpose of acquiring, renovating or constructing the football stadium facilities.History:  1999 a. 167.
WI Stat § 229.828 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 229 - Public institutions.|229.828 - Dissolution of a district.

229.828  Dissolution of a district. Subject to providing for the payment of its bonds, including interest on the bonds, and the performance of its other contractual obligations, a district may be dissolved by the action of the district board. If a district board adopts a resolution that imposes taxes and the resolution is not approved by the electors, as described in s. 229.824 (15), the district is dissolved. If the district is dissolved, the property of the district shall be transferred to the political subdivisions that compose the district's jurisdiction in such proportions as the secretary of administration determines fairly and reasonably represent the contributions of each political subdivision to the development or improvement of the football stadium facilities.History:  1999 a. 167.
WI Stat § 229.829 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 229 - Public institutions.|229.829 - Issuance and negotiability of bonds.

229.829  Issuance and negotiability of bonds. (1) Negotiability. All bonds are negotiable for all purposes, notwithstanding their payment from a limited source. (2)  Employment of financial consultant. A district may retain the building commission or any other person as its financial consultant to assist with and coordinate the issuance of bonds. (3)  No personal liability. Neither the members of the district board nor any person executing the bonds is liable personally on the bonds or subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance of the bonds, unless the personal liability or accountability is the result of willful misconduct. (4)  Limit on bonds. (a) Except as provided in par. (c), the principal amount of bonds, other than refunding bonds, that are issued by a district may not exceed $160,000,000. The limitation under this subsection does not include the principal amount of any bonds that are to be used for any of the following purposes:1. To pay issuance costs of the bonds.2. To pay any original issue discount.3. To make a deposit into a debt service reserve fund.4. To pay costs of credit enhancement.(b) Between the time of the first issuance of bonds and the end of the 3rd year that occurs immediately after the year in which the tax is first imposed under s. 77.706, there shall be set aside in a construction reserve fund the amount of $10,000,000 from funds raised pursuant to s. 229.826 (5). The investment earnings on the construction reserve fund shall be used to pay costs of constructing football stadium facilities. The corpus of the construction reserve fund shall be applied to the final costs of completing the football stadium facilities financed with bonds if and to the extent that the legislative audit bureau upon request of the district, or the district board upon the affirmative vote of at least 5 of its members, determines that such costs were necessary to complete the football stadium facilities as contemplated in the original agreement between the district and the football team or a related party under s. 229.827. Any balance in the construction reserve fund remaining following final completion and payment for the football stadium facilities shall be applied to the early retirement of bonds.(c) The principal amount of bonds, other than refunding bonds, that may be issued by a district under pars. (a) and (b) shall be reduced by the amount of any proceeds from a loan obtained by a county located within a district's jurisdiction from the board of commissioners of public lands under s. 24.61 (3) (a) 2. that are used for purposes related to the acquisition, renovation or construction of football stadium facilities pursuant to an agreement under s. 229.827 (3). (5)  Date of issuance. All bonds, other than refunding bonds, that are issued by a district shall be issued no later than December 31, 2004.History:  1999 a. 167.
WI Stat § 229.831 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 229 - Public institutions.|229.831 - Bonds not public debt.

229.831  Bonds not public debt. (1) The state and the county and municipalities located wholly or partly within the district's jurisdiction are not liable on bonds and the bonds are not a debt of the state or the county or any municipality located wholly or partly within the district. All bonds shall contain a statement to this effect on the face of the bond. A bond issue does not, directly or indirectly or contingently, obligate the state or a political subdivision of the state to levy any tax or make any appropriation for payment of the bonds. (2) Nothing in this subchapter authorizes a district to create a debt of the state or the county or any municipality located wholly or partly within the district's jurisdiction, and all bonds issued by a district are payable, and shall state that they are payable, solely from the funds pledged for their payment in accordance with the bond resolution authorizing their issuance or in any trust indenture or mortgage or deed of trust executed as security for the bonds. Neither the state nor the county or any such municipality is liable for the payment of the principal of or interest on a bond or for the performance of any pledge, mortgage, obligation or agreement that may be undertaken by a district. The breach of any pledge, mortgage, obligation or agreement undertaken by a district does not impose pecuniary liability upon the state or the county or any such municipality in the district's jurisdiction or a charge upon its general credit or against its taxing power. (3) Bonds issued by the district may be secured only by the district's interest in any football stadium facilities, by income from these facilities, by proceeds of bonds issued by the district and by other amounts placed in a special redemption fund and investment earnings on such amounts, including any taxes imposed by the district under subch. V of ch. 77. The district may not pledge its full faith and credit on the bonds and the bonds are not a general obligation liability of the district.History:  1999 a. 167.
WI Stat § 229.832 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 229 - Public institutions.|229.832 - State pledge.

229.832  State pledge. The state pledges to and agrees with the bondholders, and persons that enter into contracts with a district under this subchapter, that the state will not limit or alter the rights and powers vested in a district by this subchapter, including the rights and powers under s. 229.824 (15), before the district has fully met and discharged the bonds, and any interest due on the bonds, and has fully performed its contracts, unless adequate provision is made by law for the protection of the bondholders or those entering into contracts with a district.History:  1999 a. 167.
WI Stat § 229.833 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 229 - Public institutions.|229.833 - Trust funds.

229.833  Trust funds. All moneys received under this subchapter, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or from any other source, are trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this subchapter. Any officer with whom, or any bank or trust company with which, those moneys are deposited shall act as trustee of those moneys and shall hold and apply the moneys for the purposes of this subchapter, subject to this subchapter and the bond resolution authorizing issuance of the bonds.History:  1999 a. 167.
WI Stat § 229.834 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 229 - Public institutions.|229.834 - Budgets; rates and charges; audit.

229.834  Budgets; rates and charges; audit. A district shall adopt a calendar year as its fiscal year for accounting purposes. The district board shall annually prepare a budget for the district. Rates and other charges received by the district shall be used for the general expenses and capital expenditures of the district and to pay interest, amortization, and retirement charges on bonds. A district shall maintain an accounting system in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and shall have its financial statements and debt covenants audited annually by an independent certified public accountant.History:  1999 a. 167.
WI Stat § 229.840 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 229 - Public institutions.|229.840 - Legislative declaration.

229.840  Legislative declaration. (1) The legislature determines that this subchapter serves a statewide public purpose by assisting the development of cultural arts facilities in the state, which provide educational and recreational opportunities for Wisconsin residents, by enhancing the appreciation of the arts among the states' residents, by encouraging economic development and tourism, by reducing unemployment and by bringing needed capital into the state for the benefit and welfare of people throughout the state. (2) The legislature determines that cultural arts districts in populous cities serve a public purpose in those cities by providing educational and recreational opportunities for residents of those cities, by enhancing the appreciation of the arts among the residents of those cities, by encouraging economic development and tourism, by reducing unemployment and by bringing needed capital into those cities for the benefit and welfare of people in those cities.History:  1999 a. 65.
WI Stat § 229.841 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 229 - Public institutions.|229.841 - Definitions.

229.841  Definitions. In this subchapter: (1) “Bond" means any bond, note or other obligation issued under s. 66.0621 by a district. (2) “Bond resolution" means a resolution of the district board authorizing the issuance of, or providing terms and conditions related to, bonds and includes, where appropriate, any trust agreement, trust indenture, indenture of mortgage or deed of trust providing terms and conditions for bonds. (3) “County executive" means the county executive or, if the county does not have a county executive, the chairperson of the county board of supervisors, of the county in which the sponsoring city is located. If a sponsoring city is located in more than one county, the city shall be considered to be located solely in the county in which the greatest percentage of its territory is located at the time a district is created. (4) “Cultural arts activity" means any performance, program, concert, exhibit, show, broadcast or other activity with any artistic or cultural significance, or any related or incidental activity. (5) “Cultural arts facilities" means district property, tangible or intangible, owned in whole or in part, operated or leased by a district that is principally for a cultural arts activity including auditoriums, music halls, exhibit halls, theaters, practice facilities, dressing rooms, parking lots, garages, restaurants, concession facilities, entertainment facilities, transportation facilities and other functionally related or auxiliary facilities or structures. (6) “District" means a district created under this subchapter. (7) “District board" means the governing board of a district. (8) “Mayor" means the mayor of a sponsoring city. (9) “Populous city" means any city with a population of more than 150,000. (10) “Sponsoring city" means a populous city that creates a district under this subchapter.History:  1999 a. 65, 186.
WI Stat § 229.843 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 229 - Public institutions.|229.843 - Jurisdiction.

229.843  Jurisdiction. (1) Except as provided under s. 229.844 (4) (c), a district's jurisdiction shall be the boundaries of the sponsoring city. (2) A district's jurisdiction and powers remain in effect even if the sponsoring city, after the creation of the district, is no longer a populous city.History:  1999 a. 65.
WI Stat § 229.845 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 229 - Public institutions.|229.845 - Minority contracting goals; disabled veteran-owned business contracting goals.

229.845  Minority contracting goals; disabled veteran-owned business contracting goals. (1) In this section:(ag) “Disabled veteran-owned business" means a business certified by the department of administration under s. 16.283 (3). (am) “Minority business" has the meaning given in s. 16.287 (1) (e). (b) “Women's business" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or corporation that is at least 51 percent owned, controlled and actively managed by women. (2) It shall be a goal of the district, in awarding construction work and professional services contracts related to cultural arts facilities, that at least 15 percent of the aggregate dollar value of such contracts awarded by the district shall be awarded to minority businesses, at least 1 percent of the aggregate dollar value of such contracts awarded by the district shall be awarded to disabled veteran-owned businesses, and at least 5 percent of the aggregate dollar value of such contracts awarded by the district shall be awarded to women's businesses, except that if the sponsoring city is a 1st class city, it shall be a goal of the district, in awarding construction work and professional services contracts related to cultural arts facilities, that at least 25 percent of the aggregate dollar value of such contracts awarded by the district shall be awarded to minority businesses, at least 1 percent of the aggregate dollar value of such contracts awarded by the district shall be awarded to disabled veteran-owned businesses, and at least 5 percent of the aggregate dollar value of such contracts awarded by the district shall be awarded to women's businesses. History:  1999 a. 65; 2009 a. 299; 2011 a. 32; 2011 a. 260 s. 80; 2013 a. 192.
WI Stat § 229.846 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 229 - Public institutions.|229.846 - Powers granted to a sponsoring city.

229.846  Powers granted to a sponsoring city. In addition to any powers that it may otherwise have, a sponsoring city may do any of the following: (1) Make grants, gifts or loans of any kind of property, or provide any other form of assistance, to a district upon terms that the sponsoring city considers appropriate. (2) Expend public funds to subsidize a district. (3) Borrow money under ss. 67.04 and 67.12 (12) for cultural arts facilities or to fund grants, loans or subsidies to a district. (4) Audit the financial records of a district. The sponsoring city may conduct the audit itself or may contract for the audit to be performed by any other person. (5) Fix and collect a sum to be paid annually, in lieu of property taxes, by the district except that the sum may not exceed the amount that would be levied by the city as a property tax on the property that is exempted under s. 70.11 (40). (6) If the district's sponsoring city is not a 1st class city, enact an ordinance or adopt a resolution that expands or contracts the area within the district's jurisdiction in which the district board may exercise its power of eminent domain, except that a sponsoring city may not remove from that area any property that was included in the resolution under s. 229.842 (1) (c).History:  1999 a. 65.
WI Stat § 229.847 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 229 - Public institutions.|229.847 - Dissolution of a district.

229.847  Dissolution of a district. Subject to providing for the payment of its bonds or other debts that it has incurred, including interest on the bonds or other debts, and the performance of its other contractual obligations, a district may be dissolved by one of the following methods: (1) By a law enacted by this state. (2) If the sponsoring city is not a 1st class city, by the unanimous action of the district board. (3) If the sponsoring city is a 1st class city, by any means described in the initial resolution under which the 1st class city created the district.History:  1999 a. 65.