SB296: Bill Text

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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE

1999 Senate BILL 296

November 24, 1999 - Introduced by Senators Burke and Rude, cosponsored by Representatives Freese and Schooff. Referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.

SB296,1,3 An Act to amend 18.04 (2); and to create 18.04 (2m) of the statutes; relating to: issuance of public debt to finance certain projects affecting state-owned historic properties.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Currently, each state agency is required to continuously develop a long-range plan for the management, preservation and improvement of properties in this state under the jurisdiction of the agency that are listed in the national or state register of historic places except that the building commission may waive compliance with this requirement by the department of corrections or the department of health and family services if either department determines that public safety may be jeopardized by compliance with the requirement.

This bill provides that the building commission shall not issue state bonds for any project to acquire, construct, develop, extend, enlarge or improve any property that is a listed property if the state agency having jurisdiction over the property has not included that property in its long-range plan for the management, preservation and improvement of listed properties unless the building commission has waived inclusion of that property in a plan in accordance with current law.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SB296, s. 1 Section 1. 18.04 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB296,2,10 18.04 (2) The Except as provided in sub. (2m), the commission shall authorize public debt to be contracted and evidences of indebtedness to be issued therefor up to the amounts specified by the legislature to acquire, construct, develop, extend, enlarge or improve land, waters, property, highways, buildings, equipment or facilities or to make funds available for veterans' housing loans for the classes of public purposes specified by the legislature as the funds are required. Said requirements for funds shall be established by that department or agency head having program responsibilities for which public debt has been authorized by the legislature.

SB296, s. 2 Section 2. 18.04 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB296,2,17 18.04 (2m) The commission shall not authorize public debt to be contracted or evidences of indebtedness to be issued for any project to acquire, construct, develop, extend, enlarge or improve any property that is a listed property, as defined in s. 44.31 (4), if any state agency that has jurisdiction over the property has not included that property in its long-range plan for the management, preservation and improvement of listed properties under s. 44.41 (1).

SB296, s. 3 Section 3. Effective date.

SB296,2,20 (1) This act takes effect on the day after the 12-month period beginning on the effective date of this subsection.

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