13.48(1m)(a)2.
2. Included in a district which is listed on, or has been nominated by the state historical society for listing on, the national register of historic places in Wisconsin or the state register of historic places, and has been determined by the state historical society to contribute to the historic significance of the district.
13.48(1m)(a)3.
3. Included on a list of properties which have been determined by the state historical society to be eligible for listing on the national register of historic places in Wisconsin or the state register of historic places.
13.48(1m)(b)
(b) The long-range public building program shall recognize the importance of historic properties and shall include a program of preservation and restoration of those historic properties under the control of the state as provided in
s. 44.41, including criteria for determining which historic properties should be preserved and restored.
13.48(1m)(c)
(c) The long-range public building program shall require the biennial review of each historic property under the control of the state to determine the current uses of the property and state agency compliance with the requirements of the long-range program.
13.48(1m)(d)
(d) The building commission shall allocate, from that portion of the state building program funding which is available to all state agencies, an amount of funds deemed necessary by the building commission for the preservation, restoration and maintenance of historic properties under the control of the state.
13.48(2)
(2) Building commission; powers and duties. 13.48(2)(a)(a) There is created a building commission consisting of the governor, who shall serve as chairperson, and 3 senators and 3 representatives to the assembly appointed as are the members of standing committees in their respective houses. The 2 major political parties shall be represented in the membership from each house. One legislator from each house shall be a member of the state supported programs study and advisory committee created by
s. 13.47. One citizen member shall be appointed by the governor to serve at the governor's pleasure. The secretary, head of the engineering function, and ranking architect of the department of administration shall be nonvoting advisory members. The building commission shall bear a title beginning with the words "State of Wisconsin". The members shall be liable only for misconduct. Nonlegislator members of the building commission shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses, incurred as members of the building commission, from the appropriation under
s. 20.505.
13.48(2)(b)1.1. The building commission shall have all the powers necessary to carry out its duties and may accept all donations, gifts and bequests made to the state for public building purposes, including any grants made by the federal government, and apply the same in accordance with the terms of the grant or the wishes of the donors, insofar as such is practicable. The building commission with respect to any of such buildings shall have all the powers so far as applicable as were conferred by law on the state office building commission with respect to the state office building.
13.48(2)(b)1m.
1m. The University of Wisconsin System may not accept any gift, grant or bequest of real property with a value in excess of $30,000 or any gift, grant or bequest of a building or structure that is constructed for the benefit of the system or any institution thereof without the approval of the building commission.
13.48(2)(b)2.
2. In the construction of all new buildings or additions to existing buildings used for housing state offices and constructed for general state purposes and not specially for the use of any particular state agency, the building commission shall function with respect to such construction in the same manner as other state agencies function with respect to buildings constructed for such agencies. The building commission shall fix the rental for all space in such buildings, and, notwithstanding any other statute, may remove to any building any department housed in the state capitol. After the completion of such buildings, they shall be in the charge of the department of administration as provided by
s. 16.84.
13.48(2)(b)3.
3. The building commission may lease space in buildings described under
subd. 2. to other governmental bodies or to nonprofit associations organized for public purposes and shall charge those bodies or associations an annual rental which shall be not less than the cost of operating, maintaining and amortizing the construction cost of the leased space.
13.48(2)(b)4.
4. Notwithstanding
subd. 3., the building commission, upon request of the department of administration, may lease or provide space in buildings described under
subd. 2. to child care providers and, whether or not a child care provider operates for profit, may charge it an annual rent determined by the commission.
13.48(2)(c)
(c) The building commission may employ, outside the classified service, staff or consultants and fix the salary or conditions of such employment.
13.48(2)(d)
(d) The building commission, for the purpose of carrying out
s. 36.33 relating to the sale and purchase of agricultural lands of the University of Wisconsin, may authorize the advance of sums from the state building trust fund for the purchase price, including option payments, of agricultural lands to be acquired by the University of Wisconsin and for expenses incurred in selling agricultural lands presently owned by the University of Wisconsin, including, without limitation because of enumeration, expenses of surveying, platting, constructing and improving streets and utilities and drainage in such a way as to realize the greatest return to the state in the sale of such lands, and other selling expenses. All such sums advanced shall be repaid to the state building trust fund from the appropriation made by
s. 20.285 (1) (ka).
13.48(2)(e)1.1. During each regular session, the building commission shall submit to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under
s. 13.172 (2), a report on the progress on projects authorized in the 2 preceding and current biennia including the total project budget, the encumbrance and expenditure to date, and the unencumbered balance remaining for each project. Such report shall either be made as part of the biennial building program or shall accompany same.
13.48(2)(e)2.
2. It is the intent of the legislature that it be given a complete picture of the results of its past decisions regarding the state's building program which will serve as background for making further decisions.
13.48(2)(f)
(f) The building commission may allocate funds from the state building trust fund or other sources available to them to equip any University of Wisconsin System college campus, as defined in
s. 36.05 (6m), if the facilities have been provided by the counties or other units of local government under
s. 66.0913 or
67.04 and the operation of the college campus has been approved by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
13.48(2)(g)
(g) The building commission shall review assessments on property of the state under
s. 66.0703 (6).
13.48(2)(h)1.a.
a. "Active solar energy system" means a solar energy system which operates with mechanical means, including but not limited to motors, pumps and valves.
13.48(2)(h)1.c.
c. "Passive solar energy system" means a solar energy system which operates without mechanical means.
13.48(2)(h)1.d.
d. "Photovoltaic solar energy system" means a solar energy system which converts solar energy directly into electricity.
13.48(2)(h)1.e.
e. "Renewable energy resource system" means a solar energy system or a wind energy system. "Renewable energy resource system" does not include any equipment which would be present as part of a conventional energy system; any equipment which would be present as part of a system primarily used to heat a swimming pool; or a passive solar system which serves a dual purpose, as defined by the building commission by rule. "Dual purpose" includes, but is not limited to, a passive solar system serving also as a structural component, a greenhouse or a living space.
13.48(2)(h)1.f.
f. "Solar energy" means radiant energy received from the sun.
13.48(2)(h)1.g.
g. "Solar energy system" means equipment which directly converts and then transfers or stores solar energy into usable forms of thermal or electrical energy.
13.48(2)(h)2.
2. The building commission may not authorize the release of funds for bidding and construction of any new building, structure, major remodeling or building addition as enumerated in the authorized state building program as required by
s. 20.924 (1) (a) and
(b), or such other projects as the building commission determines to be appropriate, unless the design concept does all of the following for purposes of space heating and cooling and water heating:
13.48(2)(h)2.a.
a. Provide maximum practical use of passive solar energy system design elements, including daylight lighting designs.
13.48(2)(h)2.b.
b. Offer life-cycle cost estimates of the energy resource consuming system of the facility.
13.48(2)(h)2.c.
c. Unless not justified on the basis of a technical and economic feasibility evaluation, incorporate an active solar energy system or photovoltaic solar energy system or other renewable energy resource system.
13.48(2)(i)
(i) In this paragraph, "life-cycle costing" means an economic evaluation of purchases or capital construction which considers all relevant costs associated with each purchase or building during its economic life, including, but not limited to, energy costs, acquisition and conversion, money, transportation, warehousing and distribution, training, operation and maintenance and disposition or resale. The building commission shall establish procedures requiring life-cycle costing for the design and location of any new building, structure, major remodeling or building addition as enumerated in the authorized state building program under
s. 20.924 (1) (a) and
(b), and for such other projects as the building commission determines to be appropriate. The building commission may not authorize the release of funds for construction of any new building, structure, major remodeling or building addition unless the requirements of the life-cycle costing procedures have been satisfied.
13.48(2)(j)
(j) No later than the first day of the 7th month after the effective date of each biennial budget act, the secretary of employment relations shall report to the building commission, in writing, regarding the desirability of including plans for day care facility space in the plans for any construction or major remodeling project, enumerated in the state building program in the biennial budget act, for any state office building. Based upon the report of the secretary of employment relations, the building commission may direct that plans for day care facility space be included in the plans for that construction or major remodeling project.
13.48(2)(k)1.1. In designing the construction or renovation of central steam generating facilities, the building commission shall employ a design for the cogeneration of steam and electricity unless the building commission determines that such a design is not cost-effective and technically feasible. The building commission may not release funds for the construction of a new central steam generating facility unless the requirements of this subdivision have been satisfied.
13.48(2)(k)2.
2. To the greatest extent cost-effective and technically feasible, the building commission shall ensure that state owned or operated steam generating facilities are designed to allow the use of biomass fuels and refuse-derived fuels.
13.48(3)
(3) State building trust fund. In the interest of the continuity of the program, the moneys appropriated to the state building trust fund under
s. 20.867 (2) (f) shall be retained as a nonlapsing building depreciation reserve. Such moneys shall be deposited into the state building trust fund. At such times as the building commission directs, or in emergency situations under
s. 16.855 (16) (b), the governor shall authorize releases from this fund to become available for projects and shall direct the department of administration to allocate from this fund such amounts as are approved for these projects. In issuing such directions, the building commission shall consider the cash balance in the state building trust fund, the necessity and urgency of the proposed improvement, employment conditions and availability of materials in the locality in which the improvement is to be made. The building commission may authorize any project costing $500,000 or less in accordance with priorities to be established by the building commission and may adjust the priorities by deleting, substituting or adding new projects as needed to reflect changing program needs and unforeseen circumstances. The building commission may enter into contracts for the construction of buildings for any state agency and shall be responsible for accounting for all funds released to projects. The building commission may designate the department of administration or the agency for which the project is constructed to act as its representative in such accounting.
13.48(4)
(4) State agencies to report proposed projects. Each state agency contemplating a project under this program shall report its proposed projects to the building commission on such date and in such manner as the building commission prescribes.
13.48(5)
(5) Assistance to building commission. 13.48(5)(a)(a) The department of administration shall assist the building commission in the performance of its duties. The department of administration shall, when requested by the building commission, make or cause to be made such studies, preliminary plans and specifications and cost estimates with respect to any proposed project as are necessary to permit the building commission to consider intelligently the approval or disapproval of the project and the appropriation of funds. The costs of such studies shall be charged against the building trust fund.
13.48(5)(b)
(b) Whenever the building commission considers any proposal for the construction of a new correctional institution or the expansion of an existing correctional institution, the department of administration shall provide the commission with information concerning annual operating costs, including staffing costs, that will result from such construction or expansion in connection with consideration of that proposal.
13.48(6)
(6) Review of projects. All reports submitted as provided by
sub. (4) shall be reviewed by the building commission, which shall make its report as soon after November 20 as is possible. Such report shall include specific recommendations and establish priorities for the next 3 biennia from among all projects submitted which the building commission deems essential and shall recommend additional appropriations if necessary for the execution thereof. The building commission shall include in the report any projects proposed by the state fair park board involving a cost of not more than $250,000, together with the method of financing proposed for those projects by the board, without recommendation. The building commission shall include in its report an appraisal and recommendation of available and alternative methods of financing buildings for the use of state agencies and shall file copies of its report with the governor-elect.
13.48(7)
(7) Biennial recommendations. The building commission shall prepare and formally adopt recommendations for the long-range state building program on a biennial basis. The building commission shall include in its report any projects proposed by the state fair park board involving a cost of not more than $250,000, together with the method of financing those projects proposed by the board, without recommendation. Unless a later date is requested by the building commission and approved by the joint committee on finance, the building commission shall, no later than the first Tuesday in April of each odd-numbered year, transmit the report prepared by the department of administration under
s. 16.40 (20) and the commission's recommendations for the succeeding fiscal biennium that require legislative approval to the joint committee on finance in the form of proposed legislation prepared in proper form.
13.48(8)
(8) Expansion at Green Bay Correctional Institution outside of walls prohibited. Further expansion at Green Bay Correctional Institution outside of the walls is prohibited.
13.48(10)
(10) Approval by building commission. 13.48(10)(a)(a) No state board, agency, officer, department, commission or body corporate may enter into a contract for the construction, reconstruction, remodeling of or addition to any building, structure, or facility, which involves a cost in excess of $100,000, without completion of final plans and arrangement for supervision of construction and prior approval by the building commission. The building commission may not approve a contract for the construction, reconstruction, renovation or remodeling of or an addition to a state building as defined in
s. 44.51 (2) unless it determines that
s. 44.57 has been complied with or does not apply. This section applies to the department of transportation only in respect to buildings, structures and facilities to be used for administrative or operating functions, including buildings, land and equipment to be used for the motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program under
s. 110.20.
13.48(10)(b)
(b) This subsection does not apply to any of the following:
13.48(10)(b)1.
1. Contracts by the department of natural resources for construction work related to hazardous substance spill response under
s. 292.11 or environmental repair under
s. 292.31.
13.48(10)(b)2.
2. Projects approved by the governor in response to emergency situations under
s. 16.855 (16) (b) or to allocations from the appropriation made under
s. 20.867 (2) for special category projects when the building commission has released funds under
sub. (3) and has also approved a plan for the expenditure of those funds. "Special category projects" for the purpose of this subdivision include projects such as special maintenance, energy conservation, handicapped access and advance property acquisition designated by the building commission.
13.48(10)(b)3.
3. Construction or improvement projects of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority.
13.48(10)(b)4.
4. Build-operate-lease or transfer agreements by the department of transportation for transportation projects under
s. 84.01 (30).
13.48(10)(b)5.
5. Contracts for construction of any building, structure or facility for the state fair park board involving a cost of not more than $250,000.
13.48(11)
(11) Exceptions. Nothing in this section prohibits the use of past policies and existing statutory authority to borrow funds for the construction of buildings.
13.48(12)
(12) Privately owned or operated facilities. 13.48(12)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (b), no state board, agency, officer, department, commission or body corporate which has authority to permit a privately owned or operated facility to be constructed on state-owned land may permit a facility that would be privately owned or operated to be constructed on state-owned land without prior approval of the building commission.
13.48(12)(b)
(b) This subsection does not apply to any of the following:
13.48(12)(b)1.
1. A facility constructed by or for corporations having condemnation authority under
s. 32.02 (3) to
(10) and
(13) for purposes for which the corporation would have condemnation authority.
13.48(12)(b)2.
2. A facility constructed by or for the state fair park board.
13.48(13)
(13) Application of laws, rules, codes, ordinances and regulations. 13.48(13)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (b) or
(c), every building, structure or facility that is constructed for the benefit of or use of the state, any state agency, board, commission or department, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority or any local professional baseball park district created under
subch. III of ch. 229 if the construction is undertaken by the department of administration on behalf of the district, shall be in compliance with all applicable state laws, rules, codes and regulations but the construction is not subject to the ordinances or regulations of the municipality in which the construction takes place except zoning, including without limitation because of enumeration ordinances or regulations relating to materials used, permits, supervision of construction or installation, payment of permit fees, or other restrictions.
13.48(13)(b)
(b) Every building, structure or facility that is constructed at state fair park shall be in compliance with all applicable state laws, rules and codes but is not subject to zoning or any other ordinances or regulations of the municipality in which the park is located.
13.48(13)(c)
(c) No construction undertaken by the state for the purpose of renovation of the state capitol building is subject to any state law, rule, code or regulation, or any zoning ordinance or regulation of the city of Madison, governing such construction.
13.48(14)(am)
(am) Subject to
par. (d), the building commission shall have the authority to sell or lease all or any part of a state-owned building or structure or state-owned land, including farmland, where such authority is not otherwise provided to an agency by law, and may transfer land under its jurisdiction among agencies.
13.48(14)(b)
(b) Subject to
par. (d), the building commission shall sell or lease on the basis of either public bids, with the building commission reserving the right to reject any or all bids in the best interest of the state, or negotiated prices. Buildings, structures and land mentioned in this subsection shall be subject to general property taxes levied by those taxing bodies within whose area they lie if used for commercial purposes, and shall be subject to special assessments for public improvements in the same manner and to the same extent as privately owned buildings, structures and land, subject to approval of the building commission when required under
s. 66.0703 (6).
13.48(14)(c)
(c) If there is any outstanding public debt used to finance the acquisition of a building, structure or land or the construction of a building or structure that is sold or leased under
par. (b), the building commission shall deposit a sufficient amount of the net proceeds from the sale or lease of the building, structure or land in the bond security and redemption fund under
s. 18.09 to repay the principal and pay the interest on the debt, and any premium due upon refunding any of that debt. If there is no such debt outstanding, or, if the net proceeds exceed the amount required to repay that principal and pay that interest and premium, the building commission shall credit the net proceeds or remaining net proceeds to the appropriation account under
s. 20.865 (4) (a).
13.48(14)(d)1.1. In this paragraph, "surplus land" means land under the jurisdiction of the commission and allocated for use by an agency, but unused and not needed for the agency's operations or included in the agency's plan for construction or development.
13.48(14)(d)2.
2. Biennially, beginning on January 1, 1984, each agency having surplus land shall submit to the building commission and the joint committee on finance an inventory containing the location, description and fair market value of each parcel of surplus land.
13.48(14)(d)3.
3. Except as provided in
subd. 4., the commission shall annually, beginning January 1, 1984, submit to the joint committee on finance an inventory of surplus land containing the following information for each parcel:
13.48(14)(d)3.b.
b. Whether the commission intends to sell or transfer the use of the parcel from one agency to another agency.
13.48(14)(d)3.c.
c. If the commission intends to transfer use of the parcel from one agency to another agency, whether transfer of the parcel is critical or desirable.
13.48(14)(d)4.
4. If the commission proposes to sell or transfer a parcel of surplus land having a fair market value of at least $20,000, the commission shall notify the joint committee on finance in writing of its proposed action. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the commission that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed sale or transfer within 14 working days after the date of the commission's notification, the parcel may be sold or transferred by the commission. If, within 14 working days after the date of the commission's notification, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the commission that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed sale or transfer, the parcel may be sold or transferred under this subdivision only upon approval of the committee.
13.48(14)(e)
(e) If the state office building located at 3319 West Beltline Highway in Dane County is sold by the state, the building commission shall ensure that the transferee pays $476,228 from the proceeds of the sale to the Wisconsin Public Broadcasting Foundation, if the foundation exists at the time of the transfer.
13.48(15)
(15) Acquisition of leasehold interests. The building commission shall have the authority to acquire leasehold interests in land and buildings where such authority is not otherwise provided to an agency by law.
13.48(16)
(16) Madison downtown state office facilities. The eminent domain authority of the building commission under
ch. 32 is limited to the acquisition of such parcels of land as it deems necessary for a site for Madison downtown state office facilities, whenever the building commission is unable to agree with the owner upon the compensation therefor, or whenever the absence or legal incapacity of such owner, or other cause prevents or unreasonably delays such agreement.
13.48(17)
(17) Advanced land acquisition. In the interest of preventing land speculation the building commission may acquire property within the blocks bordered by East Washington Avenue, South Webster Street, East Wilson Street and South Hancock Street in the city of Madison for possible future construction.
13.48(18)
(18) Acquisition of open spaces. The building commission may acquire property adjacent to or within 2 blocks of any state facility for the purpose of establishing and developing open green spaces or possible future construction. Any acquisition in the city of Madison within block number 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 83, 84, 89, 90, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103 or 104 of the original plat of the city is exempt from enumeration under
s. 20.924 (1) if such acquisition is to be solely used to meet the space needs of the state law library, the legislative reference bureau library and legislative and judicial branch agencies and support staffs.
Effective date note
NOTE: Sub. (18) is amended by
1997 Wis. Act 5, eff. 7-1-02 or upon completion of acquisition of property sufficient for the construction of a facility to meet the space needs of the state law library, the legislative reference bureau library and legislative and judicial branch agencies and support staffs, to read:
13.48 Note
(18) Acquisition of open spaces. The building commission may acquire property adjacent to or within 2 blocks of any state facility for the purpose of establishing and developing open green spaces or possible future construction.
13.48(19)
(19) Alternatives to state construction. Whenever the building commission determines that the use of innovative types of design and construction processes will make better use of the resources and technology available in the building industry, the building commission may waive any or all of
s. 16.855 if such action is in the best interest of the state and if the waiver is accomplished through formal action of the building commission. The building commission may authorize the lease, lease purchase or acquisition of such facilities constructed in the manner authorized by the building commission. The building commission may also authorize the lease, lease purchase or acquisition of existing facilities in lieu of state construction of any project enumerated in the authorized state building program.
13.48(20)
(20) Residence halls. The building commission may approve the sale or lease of state-owned residence halls by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System to another state agency or a nonstate nonprofit agency for purposes provided in
s. 36.11 (1) (e).
13.48(21)
(21) Debt increase for medical college of Wisconsin.
