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11. The assets and liabilities of the authority shall become the assets and
2liabilities of the southeastern regional transit authority.
AB723-ASA1,17,43 2. All tangible personal property, including records, of the authority shall be
4transferred to the southeastern regional transit authority.
AB723-ASA1,17,105 3. All contracts entered into by the authority, in effect at the time of winding
6down the authority, remain in effect and are transferred to the southeastern regional
7transit authority. The southeastern regional transit authority shall carry out any
8obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the
9southeastern regional transit authority to the extent allowed under the contract.
10This subdivision does not apply to the contract specified in par. (c).
AB723-ASA1,17,1611 (c) The contract between the authority and the Milwaukee County board under
12sub. (4) shall require that, as part of the winding down and dissolution of the
13authority under this subsection, the contract will terminate and responsibility for
14providing transit service and transit planning in Milwaukee County will thereafter
15be assumed by the southeastern regional transit authority under s. 59.58 (7) (m) and
16(n).
AB723-ASA1, s. 29 17Section 29. 70.11 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, is
18amended to read:
AB723-ASA1,18,919 70.11 (2) Municipal property and property of certain districts, exception.
20Property owned by any county, city, village, town, school district, technical college
21district, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, metropolitan
22sewerage district, municipal water district created under s. 198.22, joint local water
23authority created under s. 66.0823, transit authority created under s. 59.58 (7),
2466.1038,
or 66.1039, long-term care district under s. 46.2895 or town sanitary
25district; lands belonging to cities of any other state used for public parks; land

1tax-deeded to any county or city before January 2; but any residence located upon
2property owned by the county for park purposes that is rented out by the county for
3a nonpark purpose shall not be exempt from taxation. Except as to land acquired
4under s. 59.84 (2) (d), this exemption shall not apply to land conveyed after
5August 17, 1961, to any such governmental unit or for its benefit while the grantor
6or others for his or her benefit are permitted to occupy the land or part thereof in
7consideration for the conveyance. Leasing the property exempt under this
8subsection, regardless of the lessee and the use of the leasehold income, does not
9render that property taxable.
AB723-ASA1, s. 30 10Section 30. 71.26 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28,
11is amended to read:
AB723-ASA1,18,1612 71.26 (1) (b) Political units. Income received by the United States, the state
13and all counties, cities, villages, towns, school districts, technical college districts,
14joint local water authorities created under s. 66.0823, transit authorities created
15under s. 59.58 (7), 66.1038, or 66.1039, long-term care districts under s. 46.2895 or
16other political units of this state.
AB723-ASA1, s. 31 17Section 31. 74.09 (3) (gd) of the statutes is created to read:
AB723-ASA1,18,2118 74.09 (3) (gd) For Milwaukee County, if it imposes a sales and use tax under
19s. 77.70 (2), indicate the amount of the reduction in property taxes associated with
20the requirement under s. 77.70 (2) to remove transit expenditures from the property
21tax levy.
AB723-ASA1, s. 32 22Section 32. 77.54 (9a) (er) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
2328
, is amended to read:
AB723-ASA1,18,2524 77.54 (9a) (er) Any transit authority created under s. 59.58 (7), 66.1038, or
2566.1039.
AB723-ASA1, s. 33
1Section 33. 77.70 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB723-ASA1,19,162 77.70 (2) In addition to the taxes imposed under sub. (1), Milwaukee County
3may adopt an ordinance to impose a sales and use tax under this subchapter at the
4rate of 0.5 percent of the sales price or purchase price. The taxes may be imposed only
5in their entirety. If Milwaukee County imposes the taxes under this subsection, it
6shall not levy property taxes for transit purposes. If Milwaukee County imposes the
7taxes under this subsection, it shall distribute the tax revenue to the Milwaukee
8Transit Authority created under s. 66.1038, except that, upon approval of an
9application as described in s. 66.1038 (7) (a), it shall distribute the tax revenue to the
10southeastern regional transit authority created under s. 59.58 (7). An ordinance
11adopted under this subsection shall be effective on the first day of January, the first
12day of April, the first day of July, or the first day of October. A certified copy of that
13ordinance shall be delivered to the secretary of revenue at least 120 days prior to its
14effective date. The repeal of any such ordinance shall be effective on December 31.
15A certified copy of a repeal ordinance shall be delivered to the secretary of revenue
16at least 120 days before the effective date of the repeal.
AB723-ASA1, s. 34 17Section 34. 85.063 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
1828
, is amended to read:
AB723-ASA1,19,2319 85.063 (3) (b) 1. Upon completion of a planning study under sub. (2), or, to the
20satisfaction of the department, of a study under s. 85.022, a political subdivision in
21a county, or a transit authority created under s. 66.1039, or the southeastern regional
22transit authority under s. 59.58 (7),
that includes the urban area may apply to the
23department for a grant for property acquisition for an urban rail transit system.
AB723-ASA1, s. 35 24Section 35. 85.20 (4m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin
25Act 28
, is amended to read:
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185.20 (4m) (a) (intro.) The department shall pay annually to the eligible
2applicant described in subd. 6. cm. the amount of aid specified in subd. 6. cm. The
3department shall pay annually to the eligible applicant described in subd. 6. d. the
4amount of aid specified in subd. 6. d. The department shall allocate an amount to
5each eligible applicant described in subd. 6. e., 6. f., 7., or 8. to ensure that the sum
6of state and federal aids for the projected operating expenses of each eligible
7applicant's urban mass transit system is equal to a uniform percentage, established
8by the department, of the projected operating expenses of the mass transit system
9for the calendar year. The department shall make allocations as follows:
AB723-ASA1, s. 36 10Section 36. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. e. of the statutes, as created by 2009 Wisconsin
11Act 28
, is amended to read:
AB723-ASA1,20,1612 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. e. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hw), the
13department may pay the uniform percentage for each eligible applicant for a planned
14commuter or light rail system that has been enumerated under s. 85.062 (3). An
15eligible applicant may not receive aid under subd. 6. cm. or d., 7., or 8. for a commuter
16rail or light rail transit system.
AB723-ASA1, s. 37 17Section 37. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. f. of the statutes is created to read:
AB723-ASA1,20,2018 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. f. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hy), the
19department may pay the uniform percentage for each eligible applicant for making
20payments under s. 59.58 (7) (L).
AB723-ASA1, s. 38 21Section 38. 85.20 (4s) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28,
22is amended to read:
AB723-ASA1,21,223 85.20 (4s) Payment of aids under the contract. The contracts executed
24between the department and eligible applicants under this section shall provide that
25the payment of the state aid allocation under sub. (4m) (a) for the last quarter of the

1state's fiscal year shall be provided from the following fiscal year's appropriation
2under s. 20.395 (1) (hr), (hs), (ht), (hu), or (hw) , or (hy).
AB723-ASA1, s. 39 3Section 39. 111.70 (1) (j) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28,
4is amended to read:
AB723-ASA1,21,125 111.70 (1) (j) "Municipal employer" means any city, county, village, town,
6metropolitan sewerage district, school district, long-term care district, transit
7authority under s. 59.58 (7), 66.1038, or 66.1039, or any other political subdivision
8of the state, or instrumentality of one or more political subdivisions of the state, that
9engages the services of an employee and includes any person acting on behalf of a
10municipal employer within the scope of the person's authority, express or implied,
11but specifically does not include a local cultural arts district created under subch. V
12of ch. 229.
AB723-ASA1, s. 40 13Section 40. 345.05 (1) (ag) of the statutes, as created by 2009 Wisconsin Act
1428
, is amended to read:
AB723-ASA1,21,1615 345.05 (1) (ag) "Authority" means a transit authority created under s. 66.1038
16or
66.1039 and the southeastern regional transit authority under s. 59.58 (7).
AB723-ASA1, s. 41 17Section 41. 611.11 (4) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28,
18is amended to read:
AB723-ASA1,21,2119 611.11 (4) (a) In this subsection, "municipality" has the meaning given in s.
20345.05 (1) (c), but also includes any transit authority created under s. 66.1038 or
2166.1039 and the southeastern regional transit authority under s. 59.58 (7).
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