SE5 AB1: Bill Text Engrossed

AB1-engrossed,20,18 77.707 Sunset. Retailers and the department of revenue may not collect a tax under s. 77.705 for any local professional baseball park district created under subch. III of ch. 229 after the calendar quarter during which the local professional baseball park district board makes a certification to the department of revenue under s. 229.685 (2), except that the department of revenue may collect from retailers taxes that accrued before that calendar quarter and fees, interest and penalties that relate to those taxes.

AB1-engrossed, s. 40 Section 40. 77.71 (intro.) and (1) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB1-engrossed,20,23 77.71 (title) Imposition of county and special district sales and use taxes. (intro.) Whenever a county sales and use tax ordinance is adopted under s. 77.70 or a special district resolution is adopted under s. 77.705, the following taxes are imposed:

AB1-engrossed,21,6 (1) For the privilege of selling, leasing or renting tangible personal property and for the privilege of selling, performing or furnishing services a sales tax is imposed upon retailers at the rate of 0.5% in the case of a county tax or at the rate under s. 77.705 in the case of a special district tax of the gross receipts from the sale, lease or rental of tangible personal property, except property taxed under sub. (4), sold, leased or rented at retail in the county or special district or from selling, performing or furnishing services described under s. 77.52 (2) in the county or special district.

AB1-engrossed, s. 41 Section 41. 77.71 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB1-engrossed,21,20 77.71 (2) An excise tax is imposed at the rate of 0.5% in the case of a county tax or at the rate under s. 77.705 in the case of a special district tax of the sales price upon every person storing, using or otherwise consuming in the county or special district tangible personal property or services if the property or service is subject to the state use tax under s. 77.53, except that a receipt indicating that the tax under sub. (1), (3) or (4) has been paid relieves the buyer of liability for the tax under this subsection and except that if the buyer has paid a similar local tax in another state on a purchase of the same property or services that tax shall be credited against the tax under this subsection and except that for motor vehicles that are used for a purpose in addition to retention, demonstration or display while held for sale in the regular course of business by a dealer the tax under this subsection is imposed not on the sales price but on the amount under s. 77.53 (1m).

AB1-engrossed, s. 42 Section 42. 77.71 (3) and (4) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB1-engrossed,22,6 77.71 (3) An excise tax is imposed upon a contractor engaged in construction activities within the county or special district, at the rate of 0.5% in the case of a county tax or at the rate under s. 77.705 in the case of a special district tax of the sales price of tangible personal property that is used in constructing, altering, repairing or improving real property and that becomes a component part of real property in that county or special district, unless the contractor has paid the sales tax of a county in the case of a county tax or of a special district in the case of a special district tax in this state on that property, and except that if the buyer has paid a similar local sales tax in another state on a purchase of the same property that tax shall be credited against the tax under this subsection.

AB1-engrossed,22,16 (4) An excise tax is imposed at the rate of 0.5% in the case of a county tax or at the rate under s. 77.705 in the case of a special district tax of the sales price upon every person storing, using or otherwise consuming a motor vehicle, boat, snowmobile, mobile home not exceeding 45 feet in length, trailer, semitrailer, all-terrain vehicle or aircraft, if that property must be registered or titled with this state and if that property is to be customarily kept in a county that has in effect an ordinance under s. 77.70 or in a special district that has in effect a resolution under s. 77.705, except that if the buyer has paid a similar local sales tax in another state on a purchase of the same property that tax shall be credited against the tax under this subsection.

AB1-engrossed, s. 43 Section 43. 77.73 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-engrossed,22,22 77.73 Jurisdiction to tax. (1) Retailers making deliveries in their company-operated vehicles of tangible personal property, or of property on which taxable services were performed, to purchasers in a county or special district are doing business in that county or special district, and that county or special district has jurisdiction to impose the taxes under this subchapter on them.

AB1-engrossed,23,3 (2) Counties and special districts do not have jurisdiction to impose the tax under s. 77.71 (2) in regard to tangible personal property purchased in a sale that is consummated in another county or special district in this state that does not have in effect an ordinance or resolution imposing the taxes under this subchapter and later brought by the buyer into the county or special district that has imposed a tax under s. 77.71 (2).

AB1-engrossed, s. 44 Section 44. 77.75 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-engrossed,23,10 77.75 Reports. Every person subject to county or special district sales and use taxes shall, for each reporting period, record that person's sales made in the enacting county or special district that has imposed those taxes separately from sales made elsewhere in this state and report the measure of the county or special district sales and use taxes and the tax due thereon separately to the department of revenue on forms to be provided by the department.

AB1-engrossed, s. 45 Section 45. 77.76 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-engrossed,23,17 77.76 (1) The department of revenue shall have full power to levy, enforce and collect county and special district sales and use taxes and may take any action, conduct any proceeding, impose interest and penalties and in all respects proceed as it is authorized to proceed for the taxes imposed by subch. III. The department of transportation and the department of natural resources may administer the county and special district sales and use taxes in regard to items under s. 77.61 (1).

AB1-engrossed, s. 46 Section 46. 77.76 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-engrossed,23,22 77.76 (2) Judicial and administrative review of departmental determinations shall be as provided in subch. III for state sales and use taxes, and no county or special district may intervene in any matter related to the levy, enforcement and collection of the taxes under this subchapter.

AB1-engrossed, s. 47 Section 47. 77.76 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-engrossed,24,21 77.76 (3m) From the appropriation under s. 20.835 (4) (gb) the department, for the first 2 years of collection, shall distribute 97% of the special district taxes reported for each special district that has imposed taxes under this subchapter, minus the special district portion of the retailers' discounts, to the special district no later than the end of the 3rd month following the end of the calendar quarter in which such amounts were reported. From the appropriation under s. 20.835 (4) (gb) the department, after the first 2 years of collection, shall distribute 98.5% of the special district taxes reported for each special district that has imposed taxes under this subchapter, minus the special district portion of the retailers' discount, to the special district no later than the end of the 3rd month following the end of the calendar quarter in which such amounts were reported. At the time of distribution the department shall indicate the taxes reported by each taxpayer. In this subsection, the "special district portion of the retailers' discount" is the amount determined by multiplying the total retailers' discount by a fraction the numerator of which is the gross special district sales and use taxes payable and the denominator of which is the sum of the gross state and special district sales and use taxes payable. The special district taxes distributed shall be increased or decreased to reflect subsequent refunds, audit adjustments and all other adjustments of the special district taxes previously distributed. Interest paid on refunds of special district sales and use taxes shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.835 (4) (gb) at the rate paid by this state under s. 77.60 (1) (a). Any special district receiving a report under this subsection is subject to the duties of confidentiality to which the department of revenue is subject under s. 77.61 (5).

AB1-engrossed, s. 48 Section 48. 77.77 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-engrossed,25,3 77.77 Transitional provisions. (1) The gross receipts from services subject to the tax under s. 77.52 (2) are not subject to the county taxes under this subchapter, and the incremental amount of tax caused by a rate increase applicable to those services is not due, if those services are billed to the customer and paid for before the effective date of the county ordinance, special district resolution or rate increase, whether the service is furnished to the customer before or after that date.

AB1-engrossed,25,8 (2) Lease or rental receipts from tangible personal property that the lessor is obligated to furnish at a fixed price under a contract entered into before the effective date of a county ordinance or special district resolution are subject to the county taxes under this subchapter on the effective date of the ordinance or resolution, as provided for the state sales tax under s. 77.54 (18).

AB1-engrossed,25,18 (3) The sale of building materials to contractors engaged in the business of constructing, altering, repairing or improving real estate for others is not subject to the county taxes under this subchapter, and the incremental amount of tax caused by the rate increase applicable to those materials is not due, if the materials are affixed and made a structural part of real estate, and the amount payable to the contractor is fixed without regard to the costs incurred in performing a written contract that was irrevocably entered into prior to the effective date of the county ordinance, special district resolution or rate increase or that resulted from the acceptance of a formal written bid accompanied by a bond or other performance guaranty that was irrevocably submitted before that date.

AB1-engrossed, s. 49 Section 49. 77.78 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-engrossed,26,2 77.78 Registration. No motor vehicle, boat, snowmobile, mobile home not exceeding 45 feet in length, trailer, semitrailer, all-terrain vehicle or aircraft that is required to be registered by this state may be registered or titled by this state unless the registrant files a sales and use tax report and pays the county tax and special district tax at the time of registering or titling to the state agency that registers or titles the property. That state agency shall transmit those tax revenues to the department of revenue.

AB1-engrossed, s. 50 Section 50. 219.09 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-engrossed,26,5 219.09 (1) (c) A local professional baseball park district created under subch. III of ch. 229.

AB1-engrossed, s. 51 Section 51. Subchapter III of chapter 229 [precedes 229.64] of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-engrossed,26,8 Chapter 229

AB1-engrossed,26,11 Subchapter III Local professional baseball park districts

AB1-engrossed,26,21 229.64 Legislative declaration. The legislature determines that the provision of assistance by state agencies to a district under this subchapter, any appropriation of funds to a district under this subchapter and the moral obligation pledge under s. 229.74 (7) serve a statewide public purpose by assisting the development of a professional baseball park in the state for providing recreation, by encouraging economic development and tourism, by reducing unemployment and by bringing needed capital into the state for the benefit and welfare of people throughout the state. The legislature determines that the taxes that may be imposed by a district under subch. V of ch. 77 are special taxes that are generated apart from any direct annual tax on taxable property.

AB1-engrossed,26,22 229.65 Definitions. In this subchapter:

AB1-engrossed,27,2 (1) "Baseball park facilities" means property, tangible or intangible, owned in whole or in substantial part, operated or leased by a district that is principally for professional baseball including parking lots, garages, restaurants, parks, concession facilities, entertainment facilities and transportation facilities, and other functionally related or auxiliary facilities or structures.

AB1-engrossed,27,4 (2) "Bond" means any bond, note or other obligation issued under s. 66.066 by a district.

AB1-engrossed,27,8 (3) "Bond resolution" means a resolution of the district board authorizing the issuance of, or providing terms and conditions related to, bonds and includes, where appropriate, any trust agreement, trust indenture, indenture of mortgage or deed of trust providing terms and conditions for bonds.

AB1-engrossed,27,11 (4) "Chief executive officer" means the county executive of a county or, if the county does not have a county executive, the chairperson of the county board of supervisors.

AB1-engrossed,27,12 (5) "District" means a special district created under this subchapter.

AB1-engrossed,27,13 (6) "District board" means the governing board of a district.

AB1-engrossed,27,18 229.66 Creation and organization. (1) There is created, for each jurisdiction under s. 229.67, a special district that is a local governmental unit, that is a body corporate and politic, that is separate and distinct from, and independent of, the state, that has the powers under s. 229.68 and the name of which includes "Professional Baseball Park District".

AB1-engrossed,27,21 (2) A district is governed by its district board. The district board may adopt bylaws to govern the district's activities, subject to this subchapter. Subject to sub. (3), the district board shall consist of the following members:

AB1-engrossed,28,3 (a) Six persons appointed by the governor, one of whom does not reside within the district's jurisdiction and, of the remaining appointees, at least one of whom resides within each of the counties that are within the jurisdiction of the district. A person appointed under this paragraph may take his or her seat immediately upon appointment, subject to confirmation or rejection by the senate. At least one person appointed under this paragraph shall be a minority group member, as defined in s. 560.036 (1) (f).

AB1-engrossed,28,8 (b) Two persons appointed by the chief executive officer of the most populous county within the jurisdiction of a district, who shall serve at the pleasure of the chief executive officer. A person appointed under this paragraph may take his or her seat immediately upon appointment, subject to confirmation or rejection by a majority of the members-elect of the county board.

AB1-engrossed,28,15 (c) One person appointed by the chief executive officer of the 2nd most populous county within the jurisdiction of a district, who shall serve at the pleasure of the chief executive officer, except that in single-county jurisdictions the person under this paragraph shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of that county and serve at the chief executive officer's pleasure. A person appointed under this paragraph may take his or her seat immediately upon appointment, subject to confirmation or rejection by a majority of the members-elect of the county board.

AB1-engrossed,28,22 (d) One person appointed by the chief executive officer of the 3rd most populous county within the jurisdiction of a district, who shall serve at the pleasure of the chief executive officer, except that in single-county jurisdictions the person under this paragraph shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of that county and serve at the chief executive officer's pleasure. A person appointed under this paragraph may take his or her seat immediately upon appointment, subject to confirmation or rejection by a majority of the members-elect of the county board.

AB1-engrossed,29,4 (e) One person appointed by the chief executive officer of the 4th most populous county within the jurisdiction of a district, who shall serve at the pleasure of the chief executive officer, except that in single-county jurisdictions the person under this paragraph shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of that county and serve at the chief executive officer's pleasure. A person appointed under this paragraph may take his or her seat immediately upon appointment, subject to confirmation or rejection by a majority of the members-elect of the county board.

AB1-engrossed,29,11 (f) One person appointed by the chief executive officer of the 5th most populous county within the jurisdiction of a district, who shall serve at the pleasure of the chief executive officer, except that in single-county jurisdictions the person under this paragraph shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of that county and serve at the chief executive officer's pleasure. A person appointed under this paragraph may take his or her seat immediately upon appointment, subject to confirmation or rejection by a majority of the members-elect of the county board.

AB1-engrossed,29,16 (g) One person appointed by the mayor of the most populous city within the jurisdiction of a district, who shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor. A person appointed under this paragraph may take his or her seat immediately upon appointment, subject to confirmation or rejection by a majority of the members-elect of the common council.

AB1-engrossed,30,7 (3) Upon appointment under sub. (2), the appointing authorities shall certify the appointees to the secretary of administration. The terms of office of 3 of the persons appointed under sub. (2) (a) shall be 2 years, and the terms of office of 3 of the persons appointed under sub. (2) (a) shall be 4 years, except that for the initial appointments for a newly created district the initial terms shall expire on July 1 of the 2nd year beginning after creation of a district for persons appointed to 2-year terms, and the initial terms shall expire on July 1 of the 4th year beginning after creation of a district for persons appointed to 4-year terms. Persons appointed under sub. (2) (a) may be removed from the district board before the expiration of their terms by the appointing authority but only for cause, as defined in s. 17.16 (2). Vacancies for persons appointed under sub. (2) (a) shall be filled by the appointing authority who appointed the person whose office is vacant. A person appointed to fill a vacancy under sub. (2) (a) shall serve for the remainder of the term to which he or she is appointed. All of the appointing authorities shall ensure, to the greatest extent possible, that the membership of the board is diverse with respect to race. Of the persons appointed under sub. (2), not more than 4 may reside in any one county.

AB1-engrossed,30,12 (4) The governor shall select the chairperson of the district board and the district board shall elect from its membership a vice chairperson, a secretary and a treasurer. A majority of the current membership of the district board constitutes a quorum to do business. The district may take action based on the affirmative vote of a majority of those directors who are present at a meeting of the district board.

AB1-engrossed,30,14 (5) The members of the district board shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

AB1-engrossed,30,17 (6) Upon the appointment and qualification of a majority of the members of a district board, the district board may exercise the powers and duties of a district board under this subchapter.

AB1-engrossed,30,18 (7) At its first meeting the district board shall name the district.

AB1-engrossed,30,25 229.67 Jurisdiction. A district's jurisdiction is any county with a population of more than 500,000 and all counties that are contiguous to that county, unless any of the contiguous counties are already included in a district, in which case the district's jurisdiction shall consist solely of the county with the population of more than 500,000. Once a county is included in a district's jurisdiction the county remains in the district until the district is dissolved under s. 229.71. In this section, "contiguous" includes a county that touches another county only at a corner.

AB1-engrossed,31,3 229.68 Powers of a district. A district has all of the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes and provisions of this subchapter. In addition to all other powers granted by this subchapter, a district may do all of the following:

AB1-engrossed,31,4 (1) Adopt and alter an official seal.

AB1-engrossed,31,5 (2) Sue and be sued in its own name, plead and be impleaded.

AB1-engrossed,31,6 (3) Maintain an office.

AB1-engrossed,31,7 (4) In connection with baseball park facilities:

AB1-engrossed,31,10 (a) Acquire, construct, equip, maintain, improve, operate and manage the baseball park facilities as a revenue-generating enterprise, or engage other persons to do these things.

AB1-engrossed,31,13 (b) Acquire; lease, as lessor or lessee; use; or transfer property; except that the district may not enter into any lease that does not receive the affirmative vote of at least 8 members of the district board.

AB1-engrossed,31,14 (c) Improve real property.

AB1-engrossed,31,19 (d) Enter into contracts, subject to such standards as may be established by the district board. The district board may award any such contract for any combination or division of work it designates and may consider any factors in awarding a contract, including price, time for completion of work and qualifications and past performance of a contractor.

AB1-engrossed,31,20 (e) Grant concessions.

AB1-engrossed,31,22 (f) Make a grant of land or other property to the state, especially dedicated by the grant to use for a professional baseball park.

AB1-engrossed,32,2 (5) Employ personnel, and fix and regulate their compensation; and provide, either directly or subject to an agreement under s. 66.30 as a participant in a benefit plan of another governmental entity, any employe benefits, including an employe pension plan.

AB1-engrossed,32,5 (6) Purchase insurance, establish and administer a plan of self-insurance or, subject to an agreement with another governmental entity under s. 66.30, participate in a governmental plan of insurance or self-insurance.

AB1-engrossed,32,6 (7) Mortgage, pledge or otherwise encumber the district's property or funds.

AB1-engrossed,32,12 (8) Issue revenue bonds under s. 66.066, subject to ss. 229.72 to 229.79, and enter into agreements related to the issuance of bonds, including liquidity and credit facilities, remarketing agreements, insurance policies, guaranty agreements, letter of credit or reimbursement agreements, indexing agreements, interest exchange agreements and currency exchange agreements, except that the district may issue bonds under this subsection only if all of the following conditions are met:

AB1-engrossed,32,13 (a) At least 8 members of the district board vote in favor of issuing bonds.

AB1-engrossed,32,16 (b) A majority of the members of the district board determines, based on the best available information, that the total cost of the initial construction of baseball park facilities does not exceed $250,000,000.

AB1-engrossed,32,20 (c) A majority of the members of the district board determines that the district's lease arrangement with the professional baseball team franchise that uses baseball park facilities constructed under this subchapter as its home facilities incorporates a term of at least 30 years.

AB1-engrossed,32,22 (9) Maintain funds and invest the funds in any investment that the district board considers appropriate.

AB1-engrossed,32,24 (11) Promote, advertise and publicize its baseball park facilities and related activities.

AB1-engrossed,33,3 (12) Set standards governing the use of, and the conduct within, its baseball park facilities in order to promote public safety and convenience and to maintain order.

AB1-engrossed,33,6 (13) Establish and collect fees, and establish shared revenue arrangements or other charges for the use of its baseball park facilities or for services rendered by the district.

AB1-engrossed,33,8 (14) Enter into partnerships, joint ventures, common ownership or other arrangements with other persons to further the district's purposes.

AB1-engrossed,33,14 (15) Impose, by the adoption of a resolution, the taxes under subch. V of ch. 77. A district may not levy any taxes that are not expressly authorized under subch. V of ch. 77 and that do not receive the affirmative vote of at least 8 members of the district board. If a district adopts a resolution which imposes taxes, it shall deliver a certified copy of the resolution to the secretary of revenue at least 30 days before its effective date.

AB1-engrossed,33,16 (16) Accept gifts, loans and other aid, which may be used only for the following purposes:

AB1-engrossed,33,17 (a) Retiring the bonds used to construct the baseball park facilities.

AB1-engrossed,33,18 (b) Maintaining the baseball park facilities.

AB1-engrossed,33,19 (c) Operating the baseball park facilities.

AB1-engrossed,33,20 (d) Making capital improvements to the baseball park facilities

AB1-engrossed,33,22 (17) Administer the receipt of revenues, and oversee the payment of bonds issued by the district.

AB1-engrossed,34,2 229.682 Special provisions. (1) Gifts and donations. The district board shall explore and consider ways to solicit and encourage gifts and donations for the construction of baseball park facilities and, to the extent feasible, implement means to solicit such gifts and donations.

AB1-engrossed,34,4 (2) Prevailing wages. The construction of a baseball park facility that is financed in whole or in part by a district is subject to s. 66.293.

AB1-engrossed,34,9 (3) Special debt payments. The district shall pay, over a 3-year period beginning on the first day of the 12th month after the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], any outstanding debt on a baseball stadium that has been used as a home field by a major league professional baseball team, up to a maximum amount of $1,500,000.

AB1-engrossed,34,15 (4) Special ticket provisions. A major league professional baseball team that uses as its home field baseball park facilities that are constructed under this subchapter shall annually designate, for each county that is in the district's jurisdiction, at least one of the team's home games as a discount ticket day for that county, for which residents of that county may purchase discounted admission tickets.

AB1-engrossed,34,18 (5) Smoking. The district board shall include in any lease negotiated with a professional baseball club a prohibition on smoking in the general seating areas of the stadium.