Amendment ASA1-AB40

AB40-ASA1,15 Section 15. 13.48 (14) (c) 1. to 4. of the statutes are created to read:

AB40-ASA1,8,23 13.48 (14) (c) 1. To the extent that debt service on the property being sold or leased was paid from a segregated fund, other outstanding public debt related to that segregated fund should be redeemed.

AB40-ASA1,9,2 2. The extent to which general obligation debt that was issued to acquire, build, or improve the property being sold or leased is subject to current optional redemption, would require establishment of an escrow, or could be assigned for accounting purposes to another statutory bond purpose.

AB40-ASA1,9,3 3. The fiscal benefit of redeeming outstanding debt with higher interest costs.

AB40-ASA1,9,5 4. The costs of maintaining federal tax law compliance in the selection of general obligation debt to be redeemed.

AB40-ASA1,16 Section 16. 13.48 (14) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-ASA1,9,25 13.48 (14) (cm) If there are any outstanding revenue obligations, issued pursuant to subch. II of ch. 18, used to finance the acquisition, construction, or improvement of any property that is sold or leased under par. (am), the commission shall deposit a sufficient amount of the net proceeds from the sale or lease of the property in the respective redemption fund provided under s. 18.561 (5) or 18.562 (3) to repay the principal and pay the interest on the revenue obligations, and any premium due upon refunding any of the revenue obligations. If there are any outstanding revenue obligations, issued pursuant to subch. II of ch. 18, used to finance the acquisition, construction, or improvement of any property that is sold or leased under par. (am), the commission shall then provide a sufficient amount of the net proceeds from the sale or lease of the property for the costs of maintaining federal tax law compliance applicable to the revenue obligations. For the purpose of paying principal and interest costs on other outstanding revenue obligations, the commission may cause outstanding revenue obligations to be called for redemption on or following their optional redemption date, establish one or more escrow accounts to redeem obligations at their optional redemption date, or purchase bonds on the open market. Except as required under par. (e) and ss. 20.395 (9) (qd) and 51.06 (6), if the net proceeds exceed the amount required to be deposited, paid, or used for another purpose under this paragraph, the department shall use the net proceeds or the remaining net proceeds to pay principal and interest costs on other similar revenue obligations.

AB40-ASA1,17 Section 17. 13.48 (14) (d) 1. of the statutes is repealed.

AB40-ASA1,18 Section 18. 13.48 (14) (d) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 13.48 (14) (d) and amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,10,16 13.48 (14) (d) Biennially, beginning on January 1, 1984, each agency having surplus land 2014, each agency shall submit to the department of administration an inventory of all real property under its jurisdiction. Except with respect to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, the inventory shall include the estimated fair market value of each property. The agency shall specifically identify any underutilized assets in the inventory. No later than July 1 following receipt of the inventories, the department of administration shall obtain appraisals of all properties in the inventories that are identified by the department for potential sale and 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 property identified for potential sale.

AB40-ASA1,19 Section 19. 13.48 (14) (d) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

AB40-ASA1,20 Section 20. 13.48 (14) (d) 4. of the statutes is repealed.

AB40-ASA1,21 Section 21. 13.48 (19) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,11,5 13.48 (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, except s. 16.855 (13) and (14m) (a) to (c), 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. Subject to the requirements of s. 20.924 (1) (i), 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.

AB40-ASA1,22 Section 22. 13.48 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,11,10 13.48 (20) Residence halls. The Except as provided in sub. (14) (am), 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).

AB40-ASA1,23 Section 23. 13.48 (22) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,11,18 13.48 (22) Sale or lease of capitol area lands. The building commission may lease or resell lands acquired in the capitol planning area for public or private redevelopment and may set such conditions of sale or lease as it deems necessary to ensure development compatible with the needs of the community and the state. This subsection does not apply to lands that are authorized to be sold or leased under s. 16.848 while an offer of sale, sale, or lease agreement is pending or while the lands are leased.

AB40-ASA1,24 Section 24. 13.48 (23) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,12,2 13.48 (23) Lease of space for commercial use. The Except as provided in sub. (14) (am), the building commission may lease space in state office buildings for commercial use, including without limitation because of enumeration, retail, service and office uses. In doing so the building commission shall consider the cost and fair market value of the space as well as the desirability of the proposed use. Such leases may be negotiated or awarded by competitive bid procedures. All such leases of space in state office buildings shall provide for payments in lieu of property taxes.

AB40-ASA1,24c Section 24c. 13.48 (39i) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-ASA1,12,11 13.48 (39i) Family justice center. (a) The legislature finds and determines that domestic violence affects families, especially women and children, throughout all communities in Wisconsin and that coordinating and centralizing victim and victim advocacy services in communities would greatly benefit state residents. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to aid in the construction of a facility, to be located in the city of Milwaukee, to coordinate and centralize victim and victim advocacy services for families affected by domestic violence.

AB40-ASA1,12,20 (b) The building commission may authorize up to $10,625,000 in general fund supported borrowing to aid in the construction of a facility, to be located at 619 West Walnut Street in the city of Milwaukee, to coordinate and centralize victim and victim advocacy services for families affected by domestic violence. The state funding commitment shall be in the form of a grant to the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. Before approving any state funding commitment for construction of such a facility, the building commission shall determine that the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin has secured additional funding from nonstate sources for the project in an amount at least equal to the amount of the grant.

AB40-ASA1,12,25 (c) If the building commission authorizes a grant to the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin under par. (b) and if, for any reason, the facility that is constructed with funds from the grant is not used as a center for families affected by domestic violence, the state shall retain an ownership interest in the facility equal to the amount of the state's grant.

AB40-ASA1,24e Section 24e. 13.48 (39j) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-ASA1,13,9 13.48 (39j) Domestic Abuse Intervention Services, Inc. (a) The legislature finds and determines that domestic violence affects families, especially women and children, throughout all communities in Wisconsin and that the construction of shelter facilities and offices for providing services to domestic abuse victims would greatly benefit state residents. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to aid in the construction and remodel of a shelter facility and offices, to be located in the city of Madison, to provide services to domestic abuse victims.

AB40-ASA1,13,17 (b) The building commission may authorize up to $560,000 in general fund supported borrowing to aid in the construction and remodel of a shelter facility and offices, to be located at 2102 Fordem Avenue in the city of Madison, to provide shelter and services to domestic abuse victims. The state funding commitment shall be in the form of a grant to Domestic Abuse Intervention Services, Inc. Before approving any state funding commitment for expansion of such a facility, the building commission shall determine that Domestic Abuse Intervention Services, Inc., has secured additional funding from nonstate sources for the project.

AB40-ASA1,13,22 (c) If the building commission authorizes a grant to Domestic Abuse Intervention Services, Inc., under par. (b) and if, for any reason, the facility that is constructed and remodeled with funds from the grant is not used as a shelter facility and offices to provide services to domestic abuse victims, the state shall retain an ownership interest in the facility equal to the amount of the state's grant.

AB40-ASA1,24g Section 24g. 13.48 (39k) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-ASA1,14,6 13.48 (39k) Medical College of Wisconsin; community medical education facilities. (a) The legislature finds and determines that expanding access to health care teaching institutions would greatly benefit state residents by addressing the increasing shortage of health care professionals available to provide care to state residents. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to assist the Medical College of Wisconsin in the remodel, development, and renovation of 2 community medical education facilities in northeast Wisconsin and central Wisconsin.

AB40-ASA1,14,15 (b) The building commission may authorize up to $7,384,300 in general fund supported borrowing to aid in the remodel, development, and renovation of 2 community medical education facilities in northeast Wisconsin and central Wisconsin. The state funding commitment shall be in the form of a grant to the Medical College of Wisconsin. Before approving any state funding commitment for the remodel, development, and renovation of such facilities, the building commission shall determine that the Medical College of Wisconsin has secured additional funding from nonstate sources for the project in an amount at least equal to the amount of the grant.

AB40-ASA1,14,20 (c) If the building commission authorizes a grant to the Medical College of Wisconsin under par. (b) and if, for any reason, the facilities that are remodeled, developed, and renovated with funds from the grant are not used as community medical education facilities, the state shall retain an ownership interest in the facilities equal to the amount of the state's grant.

AB40-ASA1,24i Section 24i. 13.48 (39L) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-ASA1,15,2 13.48 (39L) Dane County; livestock facilities. (a) The legislature finds and determines that the livestock and dairy industry is of vital importance to the economy, workforce, and unique way of life in Wisconsin and that the promotion of this industry would greatly benefit state residents. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to aid in the construction of livestock facilities at the Alliant Energy Center in the city of Madison.

AB40-ASA1,15,9 (b) The building commission may authorize up to $9,000,000 in general fund supported borrowing to aid in the construction of livestock facilities at the Alliant Energy Center in the city of Madison. The state funding commitment shall be in the form of a grant to Dane County. Before approving any state funding commitment for construction of such facilities, the building commission shall determine that Dane County has secured additional funding from nonstate sources for the project in an amount at least equal to the amount of the grant.

AB40-ASA1,15,13 (c) If the building commission authorizes a grant to Dane County under par. (b) and if, for any reason, the facilities that are constructed with funds from the grant are not used for livestock purposes, the state shall retain an ownership interest in the facilities equal to the amount of the state's grant.

AB40-ASA1,24j Section 24j. 13.48 (39m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-ASA1,15,20 13.48 (39m) K I Convention Center. (a) The legislature finds and determines that the meetings and conventions industry is of vital importance in creating jobs and contributing to economic development throughout Wisconsin and that the promotion of this industry would greatly benefit state residents. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to aid in the expansion of the K I Convention Center in the city of Green Bay.

AB40-ASA1,16,2 (b) The building commission may authorize up to $2,000,000 in general fund supported borrowing to aid in the expansion of the K I Convention Center in the city of Green Bay. The state funding commitment shall be in the form of a grant to the city of Green Bay. Before approving any state funding commitment for expansion of such a facility, the building commission shall determine that the city of Green Bay has secured additional funding from nonstate sources for the project.

AB40-ASA1,16,7 (c) If the building commission authorizes a grant to the city of Green Bay under par. (b) and if, for any reason, the expanded space that is constructed with funds from the grant is not used to expand the K I Convention Center in the city of Green Bay, the state shall retain an ownership interest in the expanded space equal to the amount of the state's grant.

AB40-ASA1,24k Section 24k. 13.48 (39n) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-ASA1,16,15 13.48 (39n) Wisconsin Maritime Center of Excellence. (a) The legislature finds and determines that the maritime and shipbuilding industry is of vital importance in creating jobs and contributing to economic development throughout Wisconsin and that the promotion of this industry would greatly benefit state residents. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to aid in the construction of the Wisconsin Maritime Center of Excellence in Marinette County.

AB40-ASA1,16,22 (b) The building commission may authorize up to $5,000,000 in general fund supported borrowing to aid in the construction of the Wisconsin Maritime Center of Excellence in Marinette County. The state funding commitment shall be in the form of a grant to the Marinette County Association for Business and Industry, Inc. Before approving any state funding commitment for construction of such a facility, the building commission shall determine that the Marinette County Association for Business and Industry, Inc., has secured additional funding for the project.

AB40-ASA1,17,2 (c) If the building commission authorizes a grant to the Marinette County Association for Business and Industry, Inc., under par. (b) and if, for any reason, the facility that is constructed with funds from the grant is not used to promote Wisconsin's maritime and shipbuilding industry, the state shall retain an ownership interest in the facility equal to the amount of the state's grant.

AB40-ASA1,24m Section 24m. 13.48 (39o) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-ASA1,17,10 13.48 (39o) Norskedalen Nature and Heritage Center. (a) The legislature finds and determines that preserving the historical and archaeological heritage of the many immigrant groups and American Indian tribes or bands who have contributed in countless ways to Wisconsin's cultural, social, and economic life would substantially benefit state residents. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to aid in the development of the Norskedalen Nature and Heritage Center heritage site in Vernon County.

AB40-ASA1,17,17 (b) The building commission may authorize up to $1,048,300 in general fund supported borrowing to aid in the development of the Norskedalen Nature and Heritage Center heritage site in Vernon County. The state funding commitment shall be in the form of a grant to the Norskedalen Nature and Heritage Center. Before approving any state funding commitment for development of such a site, the building commission shall determine that the Norskedalen Nature and Heritage Center has secured additional funding from nonstate sources for the project.

AB40-ASA1,17,21 (c) If the building commission authorizes a grant to the Norskedalen Nature and Heritage Center under par. (b) and if, for any reason, the site that is developed with funds from the grant is not used as a historic site, the state shall retain an ownership interest in the site equal to the amount of the state's grant.

AB40-ASA1,25 Section 25. 13.482 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,18,25 13.482 (2) (a) For the purpose of providing housing for state departments and agencies, including housing for state offices and the completion of the state office building, and to enable the construction, financing and ultimate acquisition thereof by the state, the building commission may acquire any necessary lands, and, subject to s. 13.48 (14) (am), lease and re-lease any lands owned by the state and available for the purpose to the Wisconsin State Public Building Corporation or other nonstock corporation organized under ch. 181 that is a nonprofit corporation, as defined in s. 181.0103 (17). The lease and re-lease shall be for a term or terms not exceeding 50 years each and shall be made on the condition that such corporation shall construct and provide on such leased lands such building projects, including buildings, improvements, facilities or equipment or other capital items, as the building commission requires, and shall re-lease the same to the building commission upon satisfactory terms as to the rental, maintenance and ultimate acquisition by the state as is in its best interests in the judgment of the building commission. After such leases and re-leases are executed and until the projects are acquired by the state, they shall be operated by the building commission through the department of administration, which shall have charge of such property as provided in ss. 16.85 and 16.8511. The building commission shall operate the projects in such manner as to provide revenues therefrom sufficient to pay the costs of operation and maintenance of the project and to provide for the payments due the Wisconsin State Public Building Corporation or other nonstock, nonprofit corporation but if the building commission finds and declares that the housing available in any such project is in excess of the current housing needs or requirements of the state departments and agencies occupying or availing themselves of the space in or capacity of such project, the building commission need not operate such project in a manner to provide revenues therefrom sufficient to pay the costs of operation and maintenance of the project and to provide for the rental payments due the Wisconsin State Public Building Corporation or other nonstock, nonprofit corporation.

AB40-ASA1,26 Section 26. 13.488 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,19,6 13.488 (1) (a) Without limitation by reason of any other statutes except s. 13.48 (14) (am), the power to sell and to convey title in fee simple to a nonprofit-sharing corporation any land and any existing buildings thereon owned by the state for such consideration and upon such terms and conditions as in the judgment of the building commission are in the public interest.

AB40-ASA1,27 Section 27. 13.488 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,19,11 13.488 (1) (b) The Except as provided in s. 13.48 (14) (am), the power to lease to a nonprofit-sharing corporation for terms not exceeding 50 years each any land and existing buildings thereon owned by the state upon such terms, conditions and rentals as in the judgment of the building commission are in the public interest.

AB40-ASA1,27b Section 27b. 13.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,19,17 13.62 (2) "Agency" means any board, commission, department, office, society, institution of higher education, council, or committee in the state government, or any authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of ch. 149 or in ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, 237, 238, or 279, except that the term does not include a council or committee of the legislature.

AB40-ASA1,27d Section 27d. 13.92 (1) (bm) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,19,21 13.92 (1) (bm) Revision of statutes. (intro.) The legislative reference bureau shall prepare copy for the biennial Wisconsin statutes for publication under s. 35.18 (1), and for this purpose it:

AB40-ASA1,27de Section 27de. 13.92 (1) (bm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,20,2 13.92 (1) (bm) 1. Shall formulate and prepare a definite plan for the order, classification, arrangement, printing and binding publication of the statutes, and prepare and at each session of the legislature present bills to the law revision committee of the joint legislative council containing such consolidation, revision, and other matter relating to the statutes as time permits.

AB40-ASA1,27dh Section 27dh. 13.92 (1) (bm) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,20,9 13.92 (1) (bm) 3. May, where the application or effect of a statute, by its terms, depends on the time when the act creating the statute took effect, substitute the actual effective date for the various forms of expression which mean that date, such as "when this act (or chapter, or section) takes effect", or "after (or before) the effective date of this act (or chapter, or section)", in preparing copy for the biennial printing of publishing the Wisconsin statutes under s. 35.18 (1).

AB40-ASA1,27g Section 27g. 13.92 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-ASA1,20,15 13.92 (1) (f) Archives. 1. The legislative reference bureau shall permanently maintain each act published under s. 35.095 (3) (a) on the Internet in an electronic file format that the legislative reference bureau determines to be appropriate to allow for the continued usability of the previously published acts and may change the electronic file format over time to assure continued usability.

AB40-ASA1,20,20 2. The legislative reference bureau shall maintain a permanent database of the statutes published under s. 35.18 (1) (b) in an electronic file format that the legislative reference bureau determines to be appropriate to allow for the continued usability of the previously published statutes and may change the electronic file format over time to assure continued usability.

AB40-ASA1,20,25 3. The legislative reference bureau shall permanently maintain each Wisconsin administrative register published under s. 35.93 (2) on the Internet in an electronic file format that the legislative reference bureau determines to be appropriate to allow for the continued usability of the previously published registers and may change the electronic file format over time to assure continued usability.

AB40-ASA1,21,5 4. a. The legislative reference bureau shall permanently maintain each chapter of the Wisconsin administrative code published under s. 35.93 (3) on the Internet in an electronic file format that the legislative reference bureau determines to be appropriate to allow for the continued usability of the previously published chapters and may change the electronic file format over time to assure continued usability.

AB40-ASA1,21,10 b. The legislative reference bureau shall print one or more copies of each administrative code chapter published under s. 35.93 (3) and preserve the printed copies as a permanent archive. The legislative reference bureau may print and distribute additional copies to other agencies or persons as it considers to be appropriate for archival purposes.

AB40-ASA1,27j Section 27j. 13.92 (2) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,21,20 13.92 (2) (i) Serve as editor of the biennial Wisconsin statutes. In preparing each edition, if If 2 or more acts of a legislative session affect the same statutory unit without taking cognizance of the effect thereon of the other acts and if the chief finds that there is no mutual inconsistency in the changes made by each such act, the chief shall incorporate the changes made by each act into the text of the statutory unit and document the incorporation in a note to the section statutory unit. For each such incorporation, the chief shall include in a correction bill a provision formally validating the incorporation. Section 990.07 is not affected by printing decisions made by the chief under this paragraph.

AB40-ASA1,27L Section 27L. 13.92 (2) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,22,2 13.92 (2) (j) Prior to August 1 the end of each even-numbered year, report to the law revision committee those reported opinions of the attorney general, and those reported decisions of any federal district court, or any state or federal appellate court, in which Wisconsin statutes or session laws are stated to be in conflict, ambiguous, anachronistic, unconstitutional, or otherwise in need of revision.

AB40-ASA1,27p Section 27p. 13.92 (2m) (title), (a), (b) and (d) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,22,5 13.92 (2m) (title) Printing Publication costs.

AB40-ASA1,22,6 (a) Printing Publication of the Wisconsin statutes under s. 35.18 (1).

AB40-ASA1,22,7 (b) Printing Publication of the Wisconsin town law forms under s. 35.20.

AB40-ASA1,22,9 (d) Printing Publication of the Wisconsin administrative code and register under s. 35.93.

AB40-ASA1,27pg Section 27pg. 13.92 (2m) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40-ASA1,27pk Section 27pk. 13.92 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,22,18 13.92 (4) (a) The legislative reference bureau shall prepare copy for publication in compile and publish the Wisconsin administrative code as provided in s. 35.93 (3). Whenever the legislative reference bureau receives notice under s. 227.40 (6) of the entry of a declaratory judgment determining the validity or invalidity of a rule, the legislative reference bureau shall insert an annotation of that determination in the Wisconsin administrative code under the rule that was the subject of the determination.

AB40-ASA1,27pr Section 27pr. 13.94 (1) (dh) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40-ASA1,27q Section 27q. 13.94 (1s) (c) 4. of the statutes is repealed.

AB40-ASA1,27s Section 27s. 13.95 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,23,9 13.95 Legislative fiscal bureau. (intro.) There is created a bureau to be known as the "Legislative Fiscal Bureau" headed by a director. The fiscal bureau shall be strictly nonpartisan and shall at all times observe the confidential nature of the research requests received by it; however, with the prior approval of the requester in each instance, the bureau may duplicate the results of its research for distribution. Subject to s. 230.35 (4) (a) and (f), the director or the director's designated employees shall at all times, with or without notice, have access to all state agencies, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and the Fox River Navigational System Authority, and to any books, records, or other documents maintained by such agencies or authorities and relating to their expenditures, revenues, operations, and structure.

AB40-ASA1,28 Section 28. 14.11 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,23,16 14.11 (2) (b) When special counsel is employed, a contract in writing shall be entered into between the state and such counsel, in which shall be fixed the compensation to be paid such counsel by the state. The contract shall be executed in behalf of the state by the governor, and shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state. Such compensation shall be charged to the special counsel appropriation in s. 20.455 (1) (b) 20.505 (1) (d).

AB40-ASA1,28m Section 28m. 14.58 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-ASA1,23,20 14.58 (4) Unclaimed property program. Provide services related to the promotion of the unclaimed property program under ch. 177 in consultation with the secretary of revenue.

AB40-ASA1,29 Section 29. 15.01 (6) of the statutes is amended to read: