234.65(2)(a)1.
1. The extent to which an economic development project will maintain or increase employment in this state.
234.65(2)(a)3.
3. Whether an economic development project will be located in an area of high unemployment or low average income.
234.65(2)(a)4.
4. The number of financial institutions participating in the economic development project.
234.65(2)(a)5.
5. The extent to which the activities constituting the economic development project otherwise would not occur.
234.65(2)(b)
(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to an economic development loan to finance an economic development project described under
s. 234.01 (4n) (c).
234.65(3)
(3) The authority may finance an economic development loan only if all of the following conditions are met:
234.65(3)(am)
(am) The authority has estimated whether the project that the authority would finance under the loan is expected to eliminate, create, or maintain jobs on the project site and elsewhere in this state and the net number of jobs expected to be eliminated, created, or maintained as a result of the project.
234.65(3)(bm)
(bm) One or more other financial institutions participate in the economic development project.
234.65(3)(c)
(c) The economic development project is or will be located in this state.
234.65(3)(dg)
(dg) The authority shall not assume unsecured or uncollateralized risk for any economic development loan.
234.65(3)(e)
(e) The economic development loan will not be used to refinance existing debt, unless it is in conjunction with an expansion of the business or job creation. This paragraph does not apply to an economic development loan to finance an economic development project described under
s. 234.01 (4n) (c).
234.65(3)(f)
(f) The name of the person receiving the loan does not appear on the statewide support lien docket under
s. 49.854 (2) (b) or, if the person's name appears on that docket, the person provides to the authority a payment agreement that has been approved by the county child support agency under
s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent with rules promulgated under
s. 49.858 (2) (a).
234.65(3g)(a)(a) Nothing in
sub. (3) (am) may be considered to require a business signing a loan contract to satisfy an estimate under
sub. (3) (am).
234.65(3g)(b)
(b) Paragraph (a) and
sub. (3) (am) do not apply to a person engaged in the business of operating a railroad or to an economic development loan to finance an economic development project described under
s. 234.01 (4n) (c).
234.65(3m)
(3m) An economic development loan may not be made unless the authority complies with
sub. (1m) and certifies that each loan complies with
sub. (3).
234.65(3r)
(3r) Any economic development loan that a business receives from the authority under this section to finance a project shall require the business to submit to the authority within 12 months after the project is completed or 2 years after a loan is issued to finance the project, whichever is sooner the net number of jobs eliminated, created, or maintained on the project site and elsewhere in this state as a result of the project. This subsection does not apply to an economic development loan to finance an economic development project described under
s. 234.01 (4n) (c).
234.65(4)
(4) In respect to the loans issued under this section, the authority shall submit to the governor, the joint committee on finance and the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under
s. 13.172 (3), within 6 months after the close of its fiscal year an annual report including all of the following for the fiscal year:
234.65(4)(a)
(a) A statement of the authority's operations, accomplishments, goals and objectives.
234.65(4)(b)
(b) A financial statement showing income and expenses, assets and liabilities and a schedule of its bonds and notes outstanding and the amounts redeemed and issued.
234.65(4)(c)
(c) The effects of lending under this section in the following areas:
234.65(4)(c)2.
2. Locating economic development projects in areas of high unemployment or low average income.
234.65(4)(c)3.
3. Obtaining the participation of a large number of financial institutions in the lending.
234.65(4)(c)4.
4. The geographical distribution of lending in this state.
234.65 History
History: 1983 a. 83,
192;
1985 a. 29 s.
3202 (28);
1985 a. 299,
334;
1987 a. 27,
186;
1989 a. 31,
78,
281;
1991 a. 37;
1993 a. 112,
243,
437;
1995 a. 27 s.
9116 (5);
1995 a. 56,
404;
1997 a. 27;
1999 a. 9,
85;
2001 a. 16;
2005 a. 75;
2007 a. 125;
2011 a. 32,
214.
234.65 Note
NOTE:
This section was created by
1983 Wisconsin Act 83. Section 1 of that act is entitled "Legislative Declaration."
LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAMS
234.67
234.67
Recycling loan guarantees. 234.67(1)(am)
(am) "Diaper service" means a business that supplies and launders cloth diapers.
234.67(1)(c)
(c) "Guaranteed loan" means a loan on which the authority guarantees collection under
sub. (3).
234.67(1)(e)
(e) "Participating lender" means a bank, credit union, savings bank, savings and loan association or other person, who makes loans for working capital or to finance physical plant needs, equipment or machinery and who has entered into an agreement with the authority under
s. 234.93 (2) (a).
234.67(1)(f)
(f) "Percentage of guarantee" means the percentage established by the authority under
sub. (3).
234.67(1)(h)
(h) "Security interest" means an interest in property or other assets that secures payment or other performance of a guaranteed loan.
234.67(2)
(2) Eligible loans. A loan made by a participating lender before December 3, 1993, is eligible for guarantee of collection from the Wisconsin development reserve fund under
s. 234.93 if all of the following apply:
234.67(2)(a)
(a) The loan is made to do one of the following:
234.67(2)(a)1.
1. Expand or improve an existing diaper service or to start a new diaper service.
234.67(2)(a)2.
2. To provide working capital or to finance any of the following items, if the working capital or item is necessary to, or used to, produce in this state a product from products recovered from postconsumer waste:
234.67(2)(b)
(b) The rate of interest on the loan, including any origination fees or other charges, is fixed at a rate determined by the participating lender and approved by the authority.
234.67(2)(c)
(c) The total principal amount of all loans to the borrower that are guaranteed under this section will not exceed $750,000.
234.67(2)(e)
(e) The participating lender obtains a security interest in physical plant, equipment, machinery or other assets.
234.67(2)(f)
(f) The loan term does not extend beyond 15 years after the date that the participating lender disburses the loan unless the loan is extended by the authority.
234.67(2)(g)
(g) The proceeds of the loan are not applied to the outstanding balance of any other loan.
234.67(2)(i)
(i) The borrower does not meet the participating lender's minimum standards of creditworthiness to receive a loan for the purposes described in
par. (a) in the normal course of the participating lender's business.
234.67(2)(j)
(j) The participating lender considers the borrower's assets, cash flow and managerial ability sufficient to preclude voluntary or involuntary liquidation for the loan term granted by the participating lender.
234.67(2)(k)
(k) The participating lender agrees to the percentage of guarantee established for the loan by the authority.
234.67(3)
(3) Guarantee of collection. The authority shall guarantee collection of a percentage, not exceeding 90%, of the principal of any loan eligible for a guarantee under
sub. (2). The authority shall establish the percentage of the unpaid principal of an eligible loan that will be guaranteed, using the procedures described in the guarantee agreement under
s. 234.93 (2) (a). The authority may establish a single percentage for all guaranteed loans or establish different percentages for eligible loans on an individual basis.
234.75
234.75
Public affairs network loan guarantee program. 234.75(1)(1)
Definition. In this section, "public affairs network" means a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of this state that has as its primary purpose the broadcast of proceedings of the legislature, including legislative committee meetings, and the reporting of events and activities related to politics in this state, through television, radio, the Internet, or similar communications media.
234.75(2)
(2) Guarantee requirements. The authority may use money from the Wisconsin development reserve fund to guarantee the unpaid principal of a loan under
sub. (5) if all of the following apply:
234.75(2)(a)
(a) The borrower applies for a loan guarantee on a form provided by the authority.
234.75(2)(b)
(b) The loan is eligible for a guarantee under
sub. (3), and any applicable requirements under
sub. (5) are met.
234.75(3)
(3) Eligible loans. A loan is eligible for guarantee of collection under
sub. (5) from the Wisconsin development reserve fund if all of the following apply:
234.75(3)(a)
(a) The loan principal equals $5,000,000 or less.
234.75(3)(b)
(b) The authority determines that the borrower is a public affairs network.
234.75(3)(c)
(c) The borrower certifies that loan proceeds will be used for the borrower's operating expenses or expenses related to a capital project.
234.75(3)(d)
(d) The borrower certifies that loan proceeds will not be used to refinance existing debt or for entertainment expenses.
234.75(3)(e)
(e) The loan term is not less that 13 years, and the borrower is not required to to pay any principal or interest on the loan within the first 3 years after the loan is made.
234.75(3)(f)
(f) The terms of the loan authorize the lender to obtain a security interest in the real or personal property of the borrower to secure repayment of the loan.
234.75(4)
(4) Authority loan. The authority may make a loan to a public affairs network if the loan meets the eligibility requirements under
sub. (3), except that the total principal amount of all loans that the authority makes under this subsection may not exceed $5,000,000. Recognizing its moral obligation to do so, the legislature expresses its expectation and aspiration that, if ever called upon to do so, it shall make an appropriation to make the authority whole for defaults on loans issued under this subsection.
234.75(5)(a)(a) Subject to
par. (b), the authority may guarantee collection of all or part of the unpaid principal of a loan eligible for guarantee under
sub. (3). If the authority guarantees all or part of a loan under this subsection, the authority shall establish the amount of the unpaid principal of an eligible loan that will be guaranteed using the procedures described in the guarantee agreement under
s. 234.93 (2) (a).
234.75(5)(b)
(b) A loan guarantee under this subsection is subject to all of the following:
234.75(5)(b)1.
1. The total principal amount of all loans guaranteed under this subsection may not exceed $5,000,000.
234.75(5)(b)2.
2. Before the authority guarantees a loan under this subsection, the authority shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the secretary of administration that there are sufficient moneys in the Wisconsin development reserve fund to guarantee the loan, or that there are sufficient moneys in the housing rehabilitation loan program administration fund that may be transferred under
par. (c) to guarantee the loan.
234.75(5)(c)
(c) Notwithstanding
s. 234.51 (2), the authority may transfer moneys from the housing rehabilitation loan program administration fund to the Wisconsin development reserve fund for a loan guarantee under this subsection if all of the following conditions are met:
234.75(5)(c)1.
1. The authority determines that the transfer is necessary to secure the loan guarantee.
234.75(5)(c)3.
3. Within 14 days after the transfer, the authority submits a report to the joint committee on finance that includes the amount of the transfer and a description of the circumstances surrounding the transfer.
234.75 History
History: 2011 a. 32.
234.83
234.83
Small business development loan guarantee program. 234.83(1c)(1c)
Definition. In this section, "small business" means a business, as defined in
s. 84.185 (1) (a), that employs 250 or fewer employees on a full-time basis.
234.83(1m)
(1m) Guarantee requirements. The authority may use money from the Wisconsin development reserve fund to guarantee a loan under this section if all of the following apply:
234.83(1m)(a)
(a) The borrower qualifies as an eligible borrower under
sub. (2).
234.83(2)
(2) Eligible borrower. Any of the following qualifies as an eligible borrower if unable to obtain adequate business financing on reasonable terms:
234.83(2)(a)
(a) A small business, provided that the name of the owner of the small business does not appear on the statewide support lien docket under
s. 49.854 (2) (b) or, if the name of the owner of the small business appears on that docket, the owner of the small business provides to the authority a payment agreement that has been approved by the county child support agency under
s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent with rules promulgated under
s. 49.858 (2) (a).
234.83(2)(b)
(b) The elected governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state.
234.83(3)
(3) Eligible loans. A loan is eligible for guarantee of collection from the Wisconsin development reserve fund under
s. 234.93 if all of the following apply:
234.83(3)(a)
(a) The borrower uses the loan proceeds for a business development project. Loan proceeds may be used for direct or related expenses associated with any of the following:
234.83(3)(a)1.
1. The expansion or acquisition of a business, including the purchase or improvement of land, buildings, machinery, equipment or inventory.
