LRBa1786/1
MS/SH/JK/JS:kmg:ch
September 1995 Special Session
1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1,
To ASSEMBLY BILL 1
September 22, 1995 - Offered by Representatives Prosser, Hubler, Jensen,
Vrakas, Lehman, Bock, Coggs and Ziegelbauer.
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(a) "Minority business" has the meaning given in s. 66.905 (1) (a).
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(b) "Minority group member" has the meaning given in s. 560.036 (1) (f).
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(c) "Women's business" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture
7or corporation that is at least 51% owned, controlled and actively managed by
8women.
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114. Page 8, line 13: delete the material beginning with "attempt" and ending
12with "(a)" in line 16 and substitute: "ensure that any person who is awarded a
13contract agrees, as a condition to receiving the contract, that at least 25% of the
14employes hired because of the contract will be minority group members and at least
155% of the employes hired because of the contract will be women. The department
1shall also ensure that at least 25% of the aggregate dollar value of contracts awarded
2for the construction of such facilities in the following areas are awarded to minority
3businesses and at least 5% of the aggregate dollar value of contracts awarded for the
4construction of such facilities in the following areas are awarded to women's
5businesses:
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(a) Contracts for the construction of baseball park facilities.
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(b) Contracts for professional services related to the construction of baseball
8park facilities.
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(c) Contracts for the underwriting of bonds.
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10(3) It shall be a goal of the department, with regard to each of the contracts
11described under sub. (2) (a), (b) and (c), to award at least 25% of the dollar value of
12such contracts to minority businesses and at least 5% of the dollar value of such
13contracts to women's businesses.".
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188. Page 19, line 15: delete "subch. III of ch. 229" and substitute: "s. 66.066 by
19a local professional baseball park district".
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209. Page 19, line 22: after the 2nd comma insert: "
obligations issued under s.
2166.066 by a local professional baseball park district,".
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111. Page 20, line 14: delete "subch. III of ch. 229" and substitute: "s. 66.066 by
2a local professional baseball park district".
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Section 48m. 77.707 of the statutes is created to read:
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577.707 Sunset. Retailers and the department of revenue may not collect a tax
6under s. 77.705 for any local professional baseball park district created under subch.
7III of ch. 229 after the calendar quarter during which the local professional baseball
8park district board makes a certification to the department of revenue under s.
9229.685 (2), except that the department of revenue may collect from retailers taxes
10that accrued before that calendar quarter and interest and penalties that relate to
11those taxes.".
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1515. Page 28, line 19: delete the material beginning with the comma and
16ending with the period on line 21 and substitute: ". A person appointed under this
17paragraph may take his or her seat immediately upon appointment, subject to
18confirmation or rejection by a majority of the members-elect of the county board.".
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21"(d) One person appointed by the chief executive officer of the 4th most
22populous county within the jurisdiction of a district, except that in single-county
23jurisdictions the person under this paragraph shall be appointed by the chief
24executive officer of that county. A person appointed under this paragraph may take
1his or her seat immediately upon appointment, subject to confirmation or rejection
2by a majority of the members-elect of the county board.
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(e) One person appointed by the chief executive officer of the 5th most populous
4county within the jurisdiction of a district, except that in single-county jurisdictions
5the person under this paragraph shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of
6that county. A person appointed under this paragraph may take his or her seat
7immediately upon appointment, subject to confirmation or rejection by a majority of
8the members-elect of the county board.".
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1019. Page 29, line 2: after "district" insert ". A person appointed under this
11paragraph may take his or her seat immediately upon appointment, subject to
12confirmation or rejection by a majority of the members-elect of the common council".
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1320. Page 29, line 25: delete the material beginning with "most" and ending
14with "is" on page 30, line 1, and substitute: "counties that are contiguous to that
15county that have the 1st, 3rd and 4th largest populations, unless any of those
16counties is".
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1721. Page 30, line 4: after "229.71." insert "Under this section, "contiguous"
18includes a county that touches another county only at a corner.".
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(15) Impose taxes under this subsection. A district may not impose any tax
22that is not explicitly authorized under this section. If a district".
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124. Page 32, line 5: after the period insert: "A district may impose the
2following taxes by the adoption of a resolution:
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(a) The taxes under subch. V of ch. 77 if the resolution receives at least 7
4affirmative votes.
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(b) The taxes under s. 66.75 (1m) (a) and (e), only if all of the following
6conditions are met:
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1. The district board makes a finding that revenues from the tax imposed under
8par. (a) are insufficient to fund the debt service on the bonds.
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2. The district board votes to impose a tax under this paragraph with a
10unanimous vote of those present and voting.
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3. At least 7 members of the district board affirmatively vote to impose the tax
12under this paragraph.".
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(a) Retiring the bonds used to construct the baseball park facilities.
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(b) Maintaining the baseball park facilities.
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(c) Operating the baseball park facilities.
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(d) Making capital improvements to the baseball park facilities".
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229.682 Special provisions. (1) If the district considers entering into a
21lease or other arrangement with a major league professional baseball team for the
22use, as its home field, of baseball park facilities that are constructed under this
23subchapter, the district shall, before entering into the lease or other arrangement,
24explore and consider ways to encourage the team to recognize and reward the
1residents of the district's jurisdiction by scheduling, on an occasional basis, special
2recognition days for such residents. The recognition may include the designation of
3one or more of the team's home games as discount ticket games, for which residents
4of the district's jurisdiction may purchase discounted admission tickets.
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5(2) If the district considers entering into a lease or other arrangement with a
6major league professional baseball team for the use, as its home field, of baseball
7park facilities that are constructed under this subchapter, the district shall, before
8entering into the lease or other arrangement, explore and consider ways to
9encourage the team to accord special consideration or permanent recognition to
10residents of the district's jurisdiction, including the designation of certain seating
11sections of the baseball park facilities to recognize the counties that constitute the
12district's jurisdiction.
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13(3) The district board shall explore and consider ways to solicit and encourage
14gifts and donations for the construction of baseball park facilities and, to the extent
15feasible, implement means to solicit such gifts and donations.
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16229.683 Prevailing wages. The construction of a baseball park facility that
17is financed in whole or in part by a district is subject to s. 66.293.".
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(2) If the district board determines that the revenues in the special fund under
21this section exceed current operating expenses for the operation of baseball park
22facilities, the district board shall apply the excess to either fund a fund for
23maintenance costs and capital improvements or to retire bonds issued for the initial
24construction of baseball park facilities, and any bonds issued to fund or refund those
1bonds, prior to their maturity. As soon as practicable after the retirement of all bonds
2issued for the initial construction of baseball park facilities and all bonds issued to
3fund or refund those bonds and after funding a fund for maintenance costs and
4capital improvements sufficiently to meet any maintenance or capital improvement
5obligations between the district and any professional baseball team using baseball
6park facilities constructed under this subchapter as a home stadium, the district
7board shall make a certification to the department of revenue to that effect.".
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229.70 Minority contracting goals. (1) In this section:
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(a) "Minority business" has the meaning given in s. 66.905 (1) (a).
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(b) "Minority group member" has the meaning given in s. 560.036 (1) (f).
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(c) "Women's business" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture
14or corporation that is at least 51% owned, controlled and actively managed by
15women.
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16(2) A person who is awarded a contract by a district shall agree, as a condition
17to receiving the contract, that at least 25% of the employes hired because of the
18contract will be minority group members and at least 5% of the employes hired
19because of the contract will be women if the contract is for the construction of any part
20of baseball park facilities.
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21(3) At least 25% of the aggregate dollar value of contracts awarded by the
22district in the following areas shall be awarded to minority businesses and at least
235% of the aggregate dollar value of contracts awarded by the district in the following
24areas shall be awarded to women's businesses:
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1(a) Contracts for the construction of baseball park facilities.
