SB209: Bill Text Engrossed

SB209-engrossed,31,8 229.48 (1) (b) Costs of acquiring or improving an exposition center site or sports and entertainment arena facilities site.

SB209-engrossed,82 Section 82. 229.48 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB209-engrossed,31,14 229.48 (1) (c) Engineering, architectural or consultant fees, costs of environmental or feasibility studies, permit and license fees and similar planning or preparatory costs, that are related to an exposition center or exposition center facility or sports and entertainment arena or sports and entertainment arena facilities.

SB209-engrossed,83 Section 83. 229.48 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB209-engrossed,31,19 229.48 (1) (d) Funding budgeted costs for an exposition center or exposition center facility or sports and entertainment arena or sports and entertainment arena facilities for the 6-month period immediately following the completion of its construction or acquisition.

SB209-engrossed,84 Section 84. 229.48 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB209-engrossed,32,2 229.48 (1) (e) Interest on bonds or on any debt that is retired with the proceeds of bonds, if the interest is incurred or is reasonably expected to be incurred during the time period beginning a reasonable time period prior to the construction or acquisition of an exposition center or exposition center facility or sports and entertainment arena or sports and entertainment arena facilities and ending 6 months after the completion of the construction or acquisition.

SB209-engrossed,85 Section 85. 229.48 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB209-engrossed,32,7 229.48 (1m) For financing purposes, exposition centers and exposition center facilities and sports and entertainment arenas and sports and entertainment arena facilities are public utilities and tax revenues imposed under s. 66.0615 (1m) (a) and (b) and subchs. VIII and IX of ch. 77 are property or income of the public utility.

SB209-engrossed,86 Section 86. 229.48 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB209-engrossed,32,14 229.48 (2) All bonds are negotiable for all purposes, notwithstanding their payment from a limited source. A district may retain the building commission, the department of administration, or any other person as its financial consultant to assist with and coordinate the issuance of bonds and shall use the building commission as its financial consultant for bonds secured by a special debt service reserve fund under s. 229.50.

SB209-engrossed,87 Section 87. 229.48 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

SB209-engrossed,32,21 229.48 (7) The maximum amount of bond proceeds that a district may receive from bonds issued to fund the development and construction of sports and entertainment arena facilities is $203,000,000. The district may receive additional proceeds from the bonds to pay issuance or administrative costs related to the bonds, to make deposits in reserve funds related to the bonds, to pay accrued or funded interest on the bonds, and to pay the costs of credit enhancement for the bonds.

SB209-engrossed,88 Section 88. 229.50 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB209-engrossed,33,4 229.50 (1) (a) Substantial statewide public purpose. (intro.) The proceeds of the bonds, other than refunding bonds, will be used in connection with an exposition center, or an exposition center facility used primarily to support the activities of an exposition center, or a sports and entertainment arena, or sports and entertainment arena facilities, that serves a substantial statewide public purpose. An exposition center serves a substantial statewide public purpose if all of the following conditions are met:

SB209-engrossed,89 Section 89. 229.50 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB209-engrossed,33,12 229.50 (1) (d) Use of net proceeds. Not more than $170,000,000 of the total net proceeds of all bonds, other than refunding bonds, that would be secured by all special debt service reserve funds of the district will be used for the purposes specified under s. 229.48 (1) (a) to (c), except that no proceeds of the bonds secured by a special debt service reserve fund may be used to remodel or refurbish an existing exposition center or existing exposition center facilities transferred under a transfer agreement under s. 229.47 (1).

SB209-engrossed,90 Section 90. 229.50 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB209-engrossed,33,18 229.50 (1) (f) Transfer agreement. A sponsoring municipality of the district issuing the bonds has entered into a transfer agreement under s. 229.47 (1) that transfers to the district the sponsoring municipality's interests in an existing exposition center and exposition center facilities created under this subchapter or in an existing convention institution under s. 229.26.

SB209-engrossed,91 Section 91. 229.50 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB209-engrossed,34,12 229.50 (7) State moral obligation pledge. If at any time the special debt service reserve fund requirement under sub. (5) for a special debt service reserve fund exceeds the amount of moneys in the special debt service reserve fund, the board of directors of the district shall certify to the secretary of administration, the governor, the joint committee on finance and the governing body of the sponsoring municipality the amount necessary to restore the special debt service reserve fund to an amount equal to the special debt service reserve fund requirement under sub. (5) for the special debt service reserve fund. If this certification is received by the secretary of administration in an even-numbered year prior to the completion of the budget compilation under s. 16.43, the secretary shall include the certified amount in the budget compilation. In any case, the joint committee on finance shall introduce in either house, in bill form, an appropriation of the amount so certified to the appropriate special debt service reserve fund of the district. Recognizing its moral obligation to do so, the legislature hereby expresses its expectation and aspiration that, if ever called upon to do so, it shall make this appropriation. This subsection does not apply to reserve fund shortfalls related to bonds or any refunding bonds issued by the district to fund the construction of sports and entertainment arena facilities.

SB209-engrossed,92 Section 92. 229.54 of the statutes is created to read:

SB209-engrossed,34,17 229.54 Responsibility to sports and entertainment arena facilities. (1) Neither the state, a sponsoring municipality, nor the most populous county in which the sponsoring municipality is located is responsible for equipping, maintaining, operating, improving, and repairing sports and entertainment arena facilities.

SB209-engrossed,35,2 (2) The district is responsible only for equipping, maintaining, operating, improving, and repairing sports and entertainment arena facilities during the initial development and construction of the sports and entertainment arena facilities. If the professional basketball team or its affiliate breaches the non-relocation agreement or lease under s. 229.461, the district is responsible for equipping, maintaining, operating, and repairing sports and entertainment arena facilities during the remainder of the lease, but only from moneys received from the parent company of the professional basketball team, the professional basketball team, or its affiliate resulting from the breach of the non-relocation agreement or lease.

SB209-engrossed,93 Section 93. 232.05 (2) (h) of the statutes is created to read:

SB209-engrossed,35,9 232.05 (2) (h) Within 60 days following the later of the secretary of administration issuing the certification described in s. 229.42 (4e) (d) or the expiration of 180 days' written notice delivered by the district to the corporation of the intended construction completion date, complete the sale, exchange, transfer, or divestiture of any part of the Bradley Center that was not previously transferred, as authorized under sub. (3).

SB209-engrossed,94 Section 94. 232.05 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB209-engrossed,35,17 232.05 (3) (a) Sell, exchange, transfer, or otherwise divest itself of the Bradley center Center except to a district, as defined in s. 229.41 (4m). The sale, exchange, transfer, or divestiture of the Bradley Center, or any part of the center, to a district, as defined in s. 229.41 (4m), shall satisfy and terminate any obligation of the corporation. Except as provided in s. 229.47 (2) (b), the corporation may not act under this paragraph before the secretary of administration issues the certification described in s. 229.42 (4e) (d).

SB209-engrossed,95 Section 95. 232.05 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB209-engrossed,35,22 232.05 (3) (b) Dissolve and wind up its affairs, unless the legislature enacts a law ordering dissolution or except as provided in s. 232.07 except in connection with the sale, exchange, transfer, or divestment of the Bradley Center upon the secretary of administration issuing the certification described in s. 229.42 (4e) (d).

SB209-engrossed,96 Section 96. 232.07 (1) of the statutes is repealed.

SB209-engrossed,97 Section 97. 232.07 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 232.07 and amended to read:

SB209-engrossed,36,7 232.07 Dissolution. Promptly upon issuance of the certificate of involuntary Upon dissolution, the corporation shall pay, discharge , or make adequate provision for discharging its debts, liabilities, and obligations, including any judgment, order or decree which may be entered against it in any pending legal action, and shall, subject to s. 232.05 (3) (a), transfer all remaining assets to the state or to a district, as defined in s. 229.41 (4m). The corporation's existence shall continue, subject to the limitations on its activities under s. 181.1405.

SB209-engrossed,98 Section 98. 342.41 of the statutes is created to read:

SB209-engrossed,36,13 342.41 Identity of buyer. (1) Notwithstanding s. 342.15, after December 31, 2015, no individual may sell a motor vehicle to another individual, including transferring a junk vehicle by bill of sale, unless within 30 days of the sale the seller reports to the department the identification number of the vehicle and the identity of the individual buyer.

SB209-engrossed,36,16 (2) The department shall accept electronically information related to the sale of the motor vehicle, including all of the information required to be reported under sub. (1).

SB209-engrossed,99 Section 99. 345.28 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB209-engrossed,36,24 345.28 (2) (c) If Subject to par. (d), if the appearance date specified in the citation is inconvenient for the person, he or she may contact the clerk of circuit court or the municipal court, whichever is applicable, to schedule a more convenient time. The revised date may provide for an appearance during an evening session, as required under s. 753.23 or authorized by a court. The Subject to par. (d), the court may revise the appearance date. The date specified in the citation applies unless the person receives written confirmation of the revised appearance date from the court.

SB209-engrossed,100 Section 100. 345.28 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB209-engrossed,37,6 345.28 (2) (d) A city of the 1st class may enact an ordinance establishing the period within which a person charged with a nonmoving violation shall pay the forfeiture or appear in court. An ordinance under this paragraph shall require that a citation issued for a nonmoving violation include the date on which the court may act under s. 345.37 unless the person has paid the forfeiture or appeared in court prior to that date.

SB209-engrossed,101 Section 101. 345.28 (4) (g) of the statutes is repealed.

SB209-engrossed,102 Section 102. 345.37 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB209-engrossed,37,13 345.37 Procedure on default of appearance. (intro.) If the defendant fails to appear in court at the time fixed in the citation or by subsequent postponement, or, if an ordinance under s. 345.28 (2) (d) applies, not less time than the period established in an ordinance under s. 345.28 (2) (d) has elapsed since the person was charged with a nonmoving violation, the following procedure shall apply:

SB209-engrossed,103 Section 103. 349.13 (1d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB209-engrossed,37,18 349.13 (1d) A local authority with respect to highways under its jurisdiction, including state trunk highways or connecting highways within corporate limits, may enact an ordinance making the owner of the vehicle involved in a violation under this section jointly liable for the violation.

SB209-engrossed,104 Section 104. 349.132 of the statutes is created to read:

SB209-engrossed,37,23 349.132 Authority to require vehicle registration. The governing body of any town, city, village, or county may enact an ordinance requiring that no vehicle that has been impounded or towed may be released unless the motor vehicle is registered under ch. 341 or exempt from registration under s. 341.05.

SB209-engrossed,109m Section 109m. 846.16 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB209-engrossed,38,19 846.16 (1) The sheriff or referee who makes sale of mortgaged premises, under a judgment therefor, shall give notice of the time and place of sale in the manner provided by law for the sale of real estate upon execution or in such other manner as the court shall in the judgment direct; where the department of veterans affairs is also a party in the foreclosure action, the judgment shall direct that notice of sale be given by registered mail, return receipt requested, to the department at Madison, Wisconsin, at least 3 weeks prior to the date of sale, but such requirement does not affect any other provision as to giving notice of sale. The Except as provided in sub. (3) and s. 846.167, the sheriff or referee shall, within 10 days thereafter, file with the clerk of the court a report of the sale, and shall also immediately after the sale first deduct any fee due under s. 77.22 (1); then deposit that fee, a return under s. 77.22 and the deed with the clerk of the court for transmittal to the register of deeds; then deduct the costs and expenses of the sale, unless the court orders otherwise, and then deposit with the clerk of the court the proceeds of the sale ordered by the court. The sheriff may accept from the purchaser at such sale as a deposit or down payment upon the same not less than $100, in which case such amount shall be so deposited with the clerk of the court as above provided, and the balance of the sale price shall be paid to the clerk by the purchaser at such sale upon the confirmation thereof. If the highest bid is less than $100, the whole amount thereof shall be so deposited.

SB209-engrossed,110m Section 110m. 846.16 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

SB209-engrossed,38,23 846.16 (3) If the mortgaged premises are located in a county having a population of 750,000 or more, no later than 10 days after the sale of the mortgaged premises, the sheriff or referee shall do all of the following:

SB209-engrossed,38,24 (a) File a report of the sale with the clerk of court.

SB209-engrossed,38,25 (b) Deliver to the clerk of court all of the following:

SB209-engrossed,39,1 1. The deed to the mortgaged premises.

SB209-engrossed,39,3 2. After deducting the costs and expenses of the sale, unless the court orders otherwise, the proceeds of the sale ordered by the court.

SB209-engrossed,111m Section 111m. 846.167 of the statutes is created to read:

SB209-engrossed,39,7 846.167 Confirmation of sale and transmittal of deed in populous counties. (1) In this section, "county" means a county having a population of 750,000 or more.

SB209-engrossed,39,9 (2) If a sheriff or referee makes a sale of mortgaged premises located in a county under a judgment of foreclosure and sale, all of the following apply:

SB209-engrossed,39,14 (a) If the purchaser is not the judgment creditor, before the court may confirm the sale, the purchaser shall provide the judgment creditor with any information required for the judgment creditor to complete the real estate transfer return under s. 77.22 and, if applicable, any information required for a certificate, waiver, or stipulation required under s. 101.122.

SB209-engrossed,39,16 (b) No later than 10 days after the court confirms the sale, the purchaser shall pay to the court all of the following:

SB209-engrossed,39,17 1. The amount of the transfer fee under s. 77.22, if any.

SB209-engrossed,39,18 2. The amount of the fee under s. 59.43 (2) to record all of the following:

SB209-engrossed,39,19 a. The deed to the mortgaged premises delivered under s. 846.16.

SB209-engrossed,39,21 b. Any other document required for the register of deeds to record the deed, including any certificate, waiver, or stipulation required under s. 101.122.

SB209-engrossed,39,24 (c) No later than 10 days after the court confirms the sale, the judgment creditor shall provide to the court the receipt for submitting a transfer return under s. 77.22 and any certificate, waiver, or stipulation required under s. 101.122.

SB209-engrossed,40,8 (3) Upon the court confirming the sale of mortgaged premises located in a county and upon compliance by the purchaser with the terms of the sale and the payment of any balance of the sale price to be paid, unless otherwise ordered by the court, the clerk of the court shall transmit the deed to the mortgaged premises received under s. 846.16, the receipt for submitting a transfer return under s. 77.22, any certificate, waiver, or stipulation required under s. 101.122, the amount due under s. 59.43 (2) to record the deed and any other document required to record the deed, and the transfer fee, if any, to the register of deeds of the county.

SB209-engrossed,112m Section 112m. 846.17 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB209-engrossed,41,16 846.17 Deed, execution and effect of. Upon any such sale being made the sheriff or referee making the same, on compliance with its terms, shall make and execute to the purchaser, the purchaser's assigns or personal representatives, a deed of the premises sold, setting forth each parcel of land sold to the purchaser and the sum paid therefor, which deed, upon confirmation of such sale, shall vest in the purchaser, the purchaser's assigns or personal representatives, all the right, title and interest of the mortgagor, the mortgagor's heirs, personal representatives and assigns in and to the premises sold and shall be a bar to all claim, right of equity of redemption therein, of and against the parties to such action, their heirs and personal representatives, and also against all persons claiming under them subsequent to the filing of the notice of the pendency of the action in which such judgment was rendered; and the purchaser, the purchaser's heirs or assigns shall be let into the possession of the premises so sold on production of such deed or a duly certified copy thereof, and the court may, if necessary, issue a writ of assistance to deliver such possession. Such deed or deeds so made and executed by the sheriff as above set forth shall be forthwith delivered by the sheriff to the clerk of the court to be held by the clerk until the confirmation of the sale, and upon the confirmation thereof the clerk of the court shall thereupon pay to the parties entitled thereto, or to their attorneys, the proceeds of the sale, and, except as provided in s. 846.167, shall deliver to the purchaser, the purchaser's assigns or personal representatives, at the sale such deed upon compliance by such purchaser with the terms of such sale, and the payment of any balance of the sale price to be paid. In the event of the failure of such purchaser to pay any part of the purchase price remaining to be paid within 10 days after the confirmation of such sale, the amount so deposited shall be forfeited and paid to the parties who would be entitled to the proceeds of such sale as ordered by the court, and a resale shall be had of said premises, and in such event such deed so executed to the defaulting purchaser shall be destroyed by said clerk, and shall be of no effect. In the event that such sale is not confirmed by the court, the clerk shall forthwith refund to the purchaser at such sale the amount so paid or deposited by the purchaser, and shall likewise destroy such sheriff's deed so executed, and the same shall be of no effect, and a resale of the premises shall be had upon due notice thereof.

SB209-engrossed,115 Section 115. Nonstatutory provisions.

SB209-engrossed,42,3 (1) Certain Milwaukee County property. As soon as practicable, Milwaukee County shall transfer, unencumbered, to a district created under subchapter II of chapter 229 of the statutes, the property known as 929 North Water Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which is bounded by the Milwaukee River on the west; East State Street on the north; North Water Street on the east; and East Kilbourn Avenue on the south. The transfer shall take effect upon the adoption of a resolution requesting the transfer by the board of directors under section 229.41 (2) of the statutes and a written proclamation of the Milwaukee County executive supporting the transfer, notwithstanding any policies issued, ordinances enacted, or resolutions adopted by the Milwaukee County board to the contrary. The transfer may take place without the approval of the Milwaukee County board.

SB209-engrossed,42,6 (2m) Foreclosure process in populous counties. The treatment of sections 846.16 (1) and (3), 846.167, and 846.17 of the statutes first applies to a foreclosure action commenced on the effective date of this subsection.

SB209-engrossed,116 Section 116. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:

SB209-engrossed,42,11 (1) Payment to Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation. The repeal of sections 16.004 (22) and 20.855 (4) (cy) of the statutes takes effect on June 30, 2017.

SB209-engrossed,42,13 (2) County debt collections. The repeal and recreation of sections 20.835 (6) (g) and 71.93 (8) (c) of the statutes take effect on June 30, 2036.

SB209-engrossed,42,16 (2d) Shared revenue. The repeal and recreation of section 79.035 (5) of the statutes and the repeal of section 79.035 (6) of the statutes take effect on June 30, 2036.

SB209-engrossed,42,19 (2m) Foreclosure process in populous counties. The treatment of sections 846.16 (1) and (3), 846.167, and 846.17 of the statutes and Section 115 (2m) of this act take effect on the first day of the 5th month beginning after publication.

SB209-engrossed,42,21 (3) Payment to a local exposition district. The repeal of sections 16.004 (21) and 20.855 (4) (cr) and (dr) of the statutes takes effect on June 30, 2036.

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