AB892-ASA4,24,2421 (c) Two persons appointed by the chief elected official of the county in which the
22football stadium is located. A person appointed under this paragraph may take his
23or her seat immediately upon appointment and qualification, subject to confirmation
24or rejection by a majority of the members-elect of the county board.
AB892-ASA4,25,8
1(d) One person appointed by the chief elected official of any municipality
2located wholly or partly within the jurisdiction of the district, other than the most
3populous city located wholly or partly within the jurisdiction of the district, that has
4a boundary at the time of creation of the district that is contiguous to a boundary of
5the site of the football stadium. A person appointed under this paragraph may take
6his or her seat immediately upon appointment and qualification, subject to
7confirmation or rejection by a majority of the members-elect of the governing body
8of the municipality.
AB892-ASA4,25,21 9(3) Upon appointment under sub. (2), the appointing authorities shall certify
10the appointees to the secretary of administration. The terms of office of the persons
11appointed under sub. (2) shall be 2 years expiring on July 1, except that the initial
12terms shall expire on July 1 of the 4th year beginning after the year of creation of a
13district. Persons appointed under sub. (2) (a) may be removed from the district board
14before the expiration of their terms by the appointing authority but only for cause,
15as defined in s. 17.16 (2). Persons appointed under sub. (2) (b) to (d) serve at the
16pleasure of their appointing authorities, and may be removed before the expiration
17of their terms. Vacancies shall be filled by the appointing authority who appointed
18the person whose office is vacant. A person appointed to fill a vacancy under sub. (2)
19shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term to which he or she is appointed.
20The appointing authorities shall confer with one another regarding their
21appointments with a view toward achieving diversity on the district board.
AB892-ASA4,25,24 22(4) (a) The district board shall elect from its membership a chairperson, a vice
23chairperson, a secretary and a treasurer. The secretary shall act as clerk of the
24district.
AB892-ASA4,26,4
1(b) A majority of the current membership of the district board constitutes a
2quorum to do business. The district may take action based on the affirmative vote
3of a majority of those members of the district board who are present at a meeting of
4the district board.
AB892-ASA4,26,6 5(5) The members of the district board shall be reimbursed for their actual and
6necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
AB892-ASA4,26,9 7(6) Upon the appointment and qualification of a majority of the members of a
8district board, the district board may exercise the powers and duties of a district
9board under this subchapter.
AB892-ASA4,26,11 10(7) The district board shall name the district, and the name shall include
11"Professional Football Stadium District".
AB892-ASA4,26,21 12229.823 Jurisdiction. A district's jurisdiction is any county with a population
13at the date of the district's creation of more than 150,000 that includes the principal
14site of a stadium that is home to a professional football team, that is a member of a
15league of professional football teams that have home stadiums in at least 10 states
16and a collective average attendance for all league members of at least 40,000 persons
17per game over the 5 years immediately preceding the year in which a district is
18created, and that is approved by that league for use as a home stadium for that
19professional football team. Once created, the district's jurisdiction remains fixed
20even if population or attendance figures subsequently decline below the minimums
21described in this section.
AB892-ASA4,26,24 22229.824 Powers of a district. A district has all of the powers necessary or
23convenient to carry out the purposes and provisions of this subchapter. In addition
24to all other powers granted by this subchapter, a district may do all of the following:
AB892-ASA4,26,25 25(1) Adopt bylaws to govern the district's activities, subject to this subchapter.
AB892-ASA4,27,1
1(2) Sue and be sued in its own name, plead and be impleaded.
AB892-ASA4,27,2 2(3) Maintain an office.
AB892-ASA4,27,3 3(4) In connection with football stadium facilities:
AB892-ASA4,27,64 (a) Acquire, construct, equip, maintain, improve, operate and manage the
5football stadium facilities as a revenue-generating enterprise, or engage other
6persons to do these things.
AB892-ASA4,27,87 (b) Acquire; lease, as lessor or lessee; use; transfer; or accept transfers of
8property.
AB892-ASA4,27,129 (c) Improve, maintain and repair property, and fund reserves for maintenance,
10depreciation and capital improvements. Reserves for depreciation and capital
11improvements may not be created in the special fund maintained under s. 229.825
12(1).
AB892-ASA4,27,1713 (d) Enter into contracts, subject to such standards as may be established by the
14district board. The district board may award any such contract for any combination
15or division of work it designates and may consider any factors in awarding a contract,
16including price, time for completion of work and qualifications and past performance
17of a contractor.
AB892-ASA4,27,1818 (e) Grant concessions.
AB892-ASA4,27,1919 (f) Sell or otherwise dispose of unneeded or unwanted property.
AB892-ASA4,27,23 20(5) Employ personnel, and fix and regulate their compensation; and provide,
21either directly or subject to an agreement under s. 66.30 as a participant in a benefit
22plan of another governmental entity, any employe benefits, including an employe
23pension plan.
AB892-ASA4,28,3
1(6) Purchase insurance, establish and administer a plan of self-insurance or,
2subject to an agreement with another governmental entity under s. 66.30,
3participate in a governmental plan of insurance or self-insurance.
AB892-ASA4,28,4 4(7) Mortgage, pledge or otherwise encumber the district's property or funds.
AB892-ASA4,28,9 5(8) Subject to s. 229.8245, issue revenue bonds under s. 66.066, subject to ss.
6229.829 to 229.834, and enter into agreements related to the issuance of bonds,
7including liquidity and credit facilities, remarketing agreements, insurance policies,
8guaranty agreements, letter of credit or reimbursement agreements, indexing
9agreements, interest exchange agreements and currency exchange agreements.
AB892-ASA4,28,11 10(9) Maintain funds and invest the funds in any investment that the district
11board considers appropriate.
AB892-ASA4,28,13 12(10) Promote, advertise and publicize its football stadium facilities and related
13activities.
AB892-ASA4,28,16 14(11) Set standards governing the use of, and the conduct within, its football
15stadium facilities in order to promote public safety and convenience and to maintain
16order.
AB892-ASA4,28,18 17(12) Establish and collect fees or other charges for the use of its football
18stadium facilities or for services rendered by the district.
AB892-ASA4,28,22 19(13) Establish and collect fees or other charges for the right to purchase
20admission to events at the football stadium if the proceeds from any amount that is
21collected under this subsection are used for purposes related to football stadium
22facilities.
AB892-ASA4,28,24 23(14) Enter into partnerships, joint ventures, common ownership or other
24arrangements with other persons to further the district's purposes.
AB892-ASA4,29,24
1(15) Impose, by the adoption of a resolution, the taxes under subch. V of ch. 77,
2except that the taxes imposed by the resolution may not take effect until the
3resolution is approved by a majority of the electors in the district's jurisdiction voting
4on the resolution at a referendum, to be held at the first spring primary or September
5primary following by at least 45 days the date of adoption of the resolution. One or
6two questions shall appear on the ballot. The first question shall be substantially as
7follows: "Shall a sales tax and a use tax be imposed at the rate of 0.5% in .... County
8for purposes related to football stadium facilities in the .... Professional Football
9Stadium District?" The county board may also submit a 2nd question which shall
10ask whether available revenues from the 0.5% sales tax and use tax will be permitted
11to be used for property and sales tax relief purposes in that county. The text of the
122nd question shall be specified by the county board. Approval of the first question
13constitutes approval of the resolution of the district board. Approval of the 2nd
14question is not effective unless the first question is approved. The clerk of the district
15shall publish the notices required under s. 10.06 (4) (c), (f) and (i) for any referendum
16held under this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 10.06 (4) (c), the type A notice under
17s. 10.01 (2) (a) relating to the referendum is valid even if given and published late as
18long as it is given and published prior to the election as early as practicable. A district
19may not levy any taxes that are not expressly authorized under subch. V of ch. 77.
20If a district board adopts a resolution that imposes taxes and the resolution is
21approved by the electors, the district shall deliver a certified copy of the resolution
22to the secretary of revenue at least 30 days before its effective date. If a district board
23adopts a resolution that imposes taxes and the resolution is not approved by the
24electors, the district is dissolved.
AB892-ASA4,29,25 25(16) Accept gifts, loans and other aid.
AB892-ASA4,30,2
1(17) Administer the receipt of revenues, and oversee the payment of bonds
2issued by the district.
AB892-ASA4,30,3 3(18) Adopt and alter an official seal.
AB892-ASA4,30,9 4(19) Subject to the limitation in this subsection, sell engraved tiles or bricks,
5which may be placed in or around football stadium facilities. The net proceeds from
6the sale of engraved tiles or bricks shall be used by the district to retire bonds issued
7for purposes related to football stadium facilities. No tiles or bricks may be sold
8under this subsection if the net proceeds from such sales would exceed the amount
9that would jeopardize the federal tax-exempt status of the bonds.
AB892-ASA4,30,12 10229.8245 Limitations on district, state actions. (1) The name of a football
11stadium may not be changed without the written consent of the municipality in
12which it is located.
AB892-ASA4,30,15 13(2) The district may not issue bonds under s. 229.824 (8), and the department
14of transportation may not make any payments under s. 85.62, unless all of the
15following apply:
AB892-ASA4,30,1816 (a) The district has entered into a lease with a professional football team, as
17described in s. 229.823, under which the team agrees to be the principal tenant of the
18football stadium for a term of not less than 30 years.
AB892-ASA4,30,2319 (b) The district and a professional football team, as described in s. 229.823,
20enter into an agreement under which the team agrees to purchase any unsold tickets
21to a professional football game that is held at the home stadium in order to ensure
22that, if the game is televised, there will be a live television broadcast of the game
23within the district's jurisdiction.
AB892-ASA4,31,424 (c) A professional football team, as described in s. 229.823, certifies to the
25district that it has applied to the league of professional football teams to which it

1belongs for approval of a policy that allows a person who paid a onetime license or
2similar right, as described in s. 77.54 (45), to receive a payment in an amount that
3is equal to the amount of the license or right from any person who subsequently
4receives that license or right.
AB892-ASA4,31,7 5(3) The district may not use any of the revenue that is derived from the taxes
6imposed under subch. V of ch. 77 for any compensation paid to players and coaching
7staff of the professional football team described in s. 229.823.
AB892-ASA4,31,15 8229.825 Special fund tax revenues. (1) The district board shall maintain
9one special fund into which it deposits all of the revenue received from the
10department of revenue, that is derived from the taxes imposed under subch. V of ch.
1177 and from football donations, as defined in s. 71.10 (5e) (a) 2., and may use this
12revenue only for the purposes specified in sub. (2). The district may not deposit any
13other moneys into the special fund, except that the district shall credit all earnings
14on the revenues in the special fund to the special fund. The earnings on the revenues
15shall be used only for the purposes specified in sub. (2).
AB892-ASA4,31,21 16(2) The district shall first use the revenues in the special fund maintained
17under sub. (1) for the payment of current debt service on bonds issued by the district
18for purposes related to football stadium facilities. If the revenues in the special fund
19exceed the amount required to pay current debt service on bonds issued by the
20district for purposes related to football stadium facilities, the district shall apply the
21excess revenues for the following purposes in the following order:
AB892-ASA4,32,522 (a) If the 2nd question under s. 229.824 (15) is submitted and approved by the
23electors, in the first and 2nd years after the year in which the 2nd question is
24approved, the district shall pay the county that is in the district's jurisdiction an
25amount equal to the remaining revenues in the fund but not exceeding $4,031,000.

1In the 3rd year after the year in which the 2nd question submitted under s. 229.824
2(15) is approved by the electors, the district shall pay the county that is in the
3district's jurisdiction an amount equal to the remaining revenues in the fund but not
4exceeding 20% of the revenues that is derived from taxes imposed by the district
5under subch. V of ch. 77.
AB892-ASA4,32,136 (b) Beginning in the year that occurs immediately after the year in which the
7tax is first imposed under s. 77.706, an amount equal to not more than $750,000 may
8be used to pay the district board's administration expenses. In the succeeding year,
9an amount equal to not more than $500,000 may be used to pay the district board's
10administration expenses. In the 2nd succeeding year, and each year thereafter, an
11amount equal to not more than $200,000 may be used to pay the district board's
12administration expenses. The amount authorized to be expended under this
13paragraph may be expended annually until the earlier of the following:
AB892-ASA4,32,1514 1. The 30th year beginning after the initial year in which the revenues are first
15used to pay the district board's administration expenses.
AB892-ASA4,32,1916 2. The year in which the district board determines that the balance of moneys
17in the reserve created under par. (d) 2. or (e) 2., whichever is applicable, plus all
18projected earnings on the moneys, are sufficient to pay the costs specified under
19subd. 1.
AB892-ASA4,33,320 (c) If the 2nd question under s. 229.824 (15) is submitted and approved by the
21electors, beginning in the 3rd year after the year in which the 2nd question is
22approved, or in the 3rd year that occurs immediately after the year in which the tax
23is first imposed under s. 77.706 if the 2nd question under s. 229.824 (15) is not
24submitted or not approved by the electors, an amount equal to not more than
25$4,031,000 shall be deposited into a reserve that is used to pay the maintenance and

1operating costs of the football stadium facilities. This amount may be increased each
2year thereafter by not more than 3% and may be expended annually until the earlier
3of the following:
AB892-ASA4,33,54 1. The 28th year beginning after the initial year in which the revenues are first
5used to pay the maintenance and operating costs of the football stadium facilities.
AB892-ASA4,33,86 2. The year in which the district board determines that the balance of moneys
7in the reserve created, plus all projected earnings on the moneys, are sufficient to pay
8the costs specified under subd. 1.
AB892-ASA4,33,139 (d) If the 2nd question under s. 229.824 (15) is submitted and approved by the
10electors, the district shall pay the remainder to the county that is in the district's
11jurisdiction for the purpose of reducing the county's property tax levy or, if the county
12board otherwise requires, the district shall use any portion of the remainder for the
13following purposes:
AB892-ASA4,33,1514 1. To retire bonds issued for purposes related to football stadium facilities, and
15any bonds issued to fund or refund those bonds, prior to their maturity.
AB892-ASA4,33,2116 2. To fully fund the reserve to pay the maintenance and operating costs of the
17football stadium facilities specified in par. (c) and to establish a reserve to pay the
18district board's administration expenses specified in par. (b), but only after all bonds
19issued for purposes related to football stadium facilities and all bonds issued to fund
20or refund those bonds are retired or have been paid in accordance with the defeasance
21provisions of the bond resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds.
AB892-ASA4,33,2322 (e) If the 2nd question under s. 229.824 (15) is not submitted or not approved
23by the electors, the district shall use the remainder for the following purposes:
AB892-ASA4,33,2524 1. To retire bonds issued for purposes related to football stadium facilities, and
25any bonds issued to fund or refund those bonds, prior to their maturity.
AB892-ASA4,34,6
12. To fully fund the reserve to pay the maintenance and operating costs of the
2football stadium facilities specified in par. (c) and to establish a reserve to pay the
3district board's administration expenses specified in par. (b), but only after all bonds
4issued for purposes related to football stadium facilities and all bonds issued to fund
5or refund those bonds are retired or have been paid in accordance with the defeasance
6provisions of the bond resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds.
AB892-ASA4,34,7 7(3) The district board shall do all of the following:
AB892-ASA4,34,128 (a) As soon as practicable after all bonds issued for purposes related to football
9stadium facilities and all bonds issued to fund or refund those bonds are retired or
10have been paid in accordance with the defeasance provisions of the bond resolution
11authorizing the issuance of the bonds, the district board shall make a certification
12to the department of revenue to that effect.
AB892-ASA4,34,1513 (b) As soon as practicable after fully funding the reserves specified under sub.
14(2) (d) 2. or (e) 2., whichever is applicable, the district board shall make a certification
15to the department of revenue to that effect.
AB892-ASA4,34,18 16229.826 Powers granted to a municipality or county. In addition to any
17powers that it may otherwise have, a county or municipality located wholly or partly
18within a district's jurisdiction may do any of the following:
AB892-ASA4,34,20 19(1) Make grants or loans to a district upon terms that the county or
20municipality considers appropriate.
AB892-ASA4,34,21 21(2) Expend public funds to subsidize a district.
AB892-ASA4,34,23 22(3) Borrow money under ss. 67.04 and 67.12 (12) for football stadium facilities
23or to fund grants, loans or subsidies to a district.
AB892-ASA4,34,25 24(4) Lease or transfer property to a district upon terms that the county or
25municipality considers appropriate.
AB892-ASA4,35,4
1(5) With the consent of a district, establish and collect fees or other charges
2applicable only to a football stadium for the right to purchase admission to events at
3the stadium, if the proceeds from any amount that is collected under this subsection
4are used for purposes related to football stadium facilities.
AB892-ASA4,35,10 5229.827 Contracting. (1) Unless a district board determines that it is not
6feasible to do so, the district shall enter into a contract with a professional football
7team, as described in s. 229.823, or a related party, that requires the team or related
8party to acquire and construct football stadium facilities that are part of any facilities
9that are leased by the district to the team or to a related party, without regard to
10whether the football stadium facilities are financed by the district.
AB892-ASA4,35,14 11(2) Unless otherwise provided in an agreement with a professional football
12team, as described in s. 229.823, the district shall be responsible only for the
13maintenance and operating costs of the football stadium facilities up to an amount
14that is in the reserve specified in s. 229.825 (2) (c).
AB892-ASA4,35,20 15229.8275 Prevailing wage. A district may not enter into a contract under s.
16229.827 with a professional football team, as described in s. 229.823, or a related
17party that requires the team or related party to acquire and construct football
18stadium facilities that are part of any facilities that are leased by the district to the
19team or to a related party unless the professional football team or related party
20agrees as follows:
AB892-ASA4,36,2 21(1) Not to permit any employe working on the football stadium facilities who
22would be entitled to receive the prevailing wage rate under s. 66.293 and who would
23not be required or permitted to work more than the prevailing hours of labor, if the
24football stadium facilities were a project of public works subject to s. 66.293, to be

1paid less than the prevailing wage rate or to be required or permitted to work more
2than the prevailing hours of labor, except as permitted under s. 66.293 (4) (a).
AB892-ASA4,36,7 3(2) To require any contractor, subcontractor or agent thereof performing work
4on the football stadium facilities to keep and permit inspection of records in the same
5manner as a contractor, subcontractor or agent thereof performing work on a project
6of public works that is subject to s. 66.293 is required to keep and permit inspection
7of records under s. 66.293 (10).
AB892-ASA4,36,14 8(3) Otherwise to comply with s. 66.293 in the same manner as a local
9governmental unit contracting for the erection, construction, remodeling, repairing
10or demolition of a project of public works is required to comply with s. 66.293 and to
11require any contractor, subcontractor or agent thereof performing work on the
12football stadium facilities to comply with s. 66.293 in the same manner as a
13contractor, subcontractor or agent thereof performing work on a project of public
14works that is subject to s. 66.293 is required to comply with s. 66.293.
AB892-ASA4,36,24 15229.828 Dissolution of a district. Subject to providing for the payment of
16its bonds, including interest on the bonds, and the performance of its other
17contractual obligations, a district may be dissolved by the action of the district board.
18If a district board adopts a resolution that imposes taxes and the resolution is not
19approved by the electors, as described in s. 229.824 (15), the district is dissolved. If
20the district is dissolved, the property of the district shall be transferred to the
21political subdivisions that compose the district's jurisdiction in such proportions as
22the secretary of administration determines fairly and reasonably represent the
23contributions of each political subdivision to the development or improvement of the
24football stadium facilities.
AB892-ASA4,37,3
1229.829 Issuance and negotiability of bonds. (1) Negotiability. All bonds
2are negotiable for all purposes, notwithstanding their payment from a limited
3source.
AB892-ASA4,37,6 4(2) Employment of financial consultant. A district may retain the building
5commission or any other person as its financial consultant to assist with and
6coordinate the issuance of bonds.
AB892-ASA4,37,10 7(3) No personal liability. Neither the members of the district board nor any
8person executing the bonds is liable personally on the bonds or subject to any
9personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance of the bonds, unless the
10personal liability or accountability is the result of wilful misconduct.
AB892-ASA4,37,14 11(4) Limit on bonds. The principal amount of bonds, other than refunding bonds,
12that are issued by a district may not exceed $160,000,000. The limitation under this
13subsection does not include the proceeds of any bonds that are used for any of the
14following purposes:
AB892-ASA4,37,1515 (a) To pay issuance costs of the bonds.
AB892-ASA4,37,1616 (b) To pay any original issue discount.
AB892-ASA4,37,1717 (c) To make a deposit into a special debt service reserve fund.
AB892-ASA4,37,1818 (d) To pay costs of credit enhancement.
AB892-ASA4,37,20 19(5) Date of issuance. All bonds, other than refunding bonds, that are issued
20by a district shall be issued no later than December 31, 2004.
AB892-ASA4,38,2 21229.830 Special debt service reserve funds for moral obligation pledge.
22(1) Designation of special debt service reserve funds. A district may designate one
23or more accounts in funds created under s. 66.066 (2) (e) as special debt service
24reserve funds, if, prior to each issuance of bonds to be secured by each special debt

1service reserve fund, the secretary of administration determines that all of the
2following conditions are met with respect to the bonds:
AB892-ASA4,38,43 (a) Purpose. The proceeds of the bonds, other than refunding bonds, will be
4used for purposes related to football stadium facilities.
AB892-ASA4,38,105 (b) Feasibility. The proceeds of bonds, other than refunding bonds, will be used
6for feasible projects and there is a reasonable likelihood that the bonds will be repaid
7without the necessity of drawing on funds in the special debt service reserve fund
8that secures the bonds. The secretary of administration may make the
9determinations required under this paragraph only after considering all of the
10following:
AB892-ASA4,38,1211 1. Whether a pledge of the tax revenues of the district is made under the bond
12resolution.
AB892-ASA4,38,1313 2. How the tax revenues of the district are pledged to the payment of the bonds.
AB892-ASA4,38,1614 3. Revenue projections for the project to be financed by the bonds, including tax
15revenues, and the reasonableness of the assumptions on which these revenue
16projections are based.
AB892-ASA4,38,1817 4. The proposed interest rates of the bonds and the resulting cash-flow
18requirements.
AB892-ASA4,38,2019 5. The projected ratio of annual tax revenues to annual debt service of the
20district, taking into account capitalized interest.
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