SB349: Bill Text

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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE

2003 Senate BILL 349

December 17, 2003 - Introduced by Senators Welch and Schultz, cosponsored by Representatives Hines, Albers and Gronemus. Referred to Committee on Higher Education and Tourism.

SB349,1,6 An Act to create 20.245 (1) (f) and 44.16 (4) of the statutes; relating to: the expenditure by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin of an amount equal to two times the amount of contributions, gifts, grants, and bequests received for the Circus World Museum, not to exceed $1,500,000, for the operation, management, maintenance, and development of the Circus World Museum and making an appropriation.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the State Historical Society of Wisconsin (Historical Society) owns various historic sites, including the Circus World Museum in Baraboo, which is operated by the Circus World Museum Foundation, Inc., under a lease agreement with the Historical Society.

This bill appropriates to the Historical Society a sum sufficient of general purpose revenues in an amount equal to two times the amount of contributions, gifts, grants, and bequests received by the Circus World Museum Foundation, Inc., and by the Wisconsin Historical Foundation, Inc., for the Circus World Museum in each fiscal year, but not to exceed, $1,500,000, and requires the Historical Society to expend the amount appropriated in each fiscal year for the operation, management, maintenance, and development of the Circus World Museum.

For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

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

SB349, s. 1 Section 1. 20.245 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

SB349,2,7 20.245 (1) (f) Circus World Museum; state match. A sum sufficient in an amount equal to 2 times the amount of contributions, gifts, grants, and bequests received by the Circus World Museum Foundation, Inc., and by the Wisconsin Historical Foundation, Inc., for the Circus World Museum in each fiscal year, but not to exceed $1,500,000, for the operation, management, maintenance, and development of the Circus World Museum.

SB349, s. 2 Section 2. 44.16 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

SB349,2,11 44.16 (4) In each fiscal year, the historical society shall expend the amount appropriated under s. 20.245 (1) (f) for the operation, management, maintenance, and development of the Circus World Museum.

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