SB209,8,719 24.67 (3) If a municipality has acted under subs. (1) and (2), it shall certify that
20fact to the board. Upon receiving a certification from a municipality, or upon
21direction of the board if a loan is made to a cooperative educational service agency,
22drainage district created under ch. 88, local exposition district created under subch.
23II of ch. 229,
local professional baseball park district created under subch. III of ch.
24229, or a federated public library system, the board shall disburse the loan amount,
25payable to the treasurer of the municipality, cooperative educational service agency,

1drainage district, or federated public library system making the loan or as the
2treasurer of the municipality, cooperative educational service agency, drainage
3district, local exposition district, local professional baseball park district, or
4federated public library system directs. The certificate of indebtedness shall then be
5conclusive evidence of the validity of the indebtedness and that all the requirements
6of law concerning the application for the making and acceptance of the loan have
7been complied with.
SB209,25 8Section 25. 24.718 of the statutes is created to read:
SB209,8,11 924.718 Collections from local exposition districts. (1) Applicability. This
10section applies to all outstanding trust fund loans to local exposition districts created
11under subch. II of ch. 229.
SB209,8,16 12(2) Certified statement. If a local exposition district has a state trust fund
13loan, the board shall transmit to the local exposition district board a certified
14statement of the amount due on or before October 1 of each year until the loan is paid.
15The board shall furnish a copy of each certified statement to the department of
16administration.
SB209,8,21 17(3) Payment to board. The local exposition district board shall remit to the
18board on its own order the full amount due for state trust fund loans within 15 days
19after March 15. Any payment not made by March 30 is delinquent and is subject to
20a penalty of 1 percent per month or fraction thereof, to be paid to the board with the
21delinquent payment.
SB209,26 22Section 26. 59.40 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 59.40 (4) (a) and amended
23to read:
SB209,9,924 59.40 (4) (a) If Except as required under s. 59.67 (2), and except as provided in
25par. (b), if
authorized by the board under s. 59.52 (28), the clerk of circuit court may

1contract with a debt collector, as defined in s. 427.103 (3), or enter into an agreement
2with the department of revenue under s. 71.93 (8)
for the collection of unpaid fines
3and forfeitures
debt. Any contract entered into with a debt collector shall provide
4that the debt collector shall be paid from the proceeds recovered by the debt collector.
5Any contract entered into with the department shall provide that the department
6shall charge a collection fee, as provided under s. 71.93 (8) (b).
The net proceeds
7received by the clerk of circuit court after the payment to the debt collector shall be
8considered the amount of fines and forfeitures debt collected for purposes of
9distribution to the state and county under sub. (2) (m).
SB209,27 10Section 27. 59.40 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB209,9,1311 59.40 (4) (b) A county having a population of 750,000 or more and containing
12a 1st class city shall enter into an agreement to collect debt with the department of
13revenue under s. 59.67 (2) no later than October 5, 2015.
SB209,28 14Section 28. 59.52 (28) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB209,9,1915 59.52 (28) Collection of court imposed penalties. The Except as required
16under s. 59.67 (2), the
board may adopt a resolution authorizing the clerk of circuit
17court, under s. 59.40 (4), to contract with a debt collector, as defined in s. 427.103 (3),
18or enter into an agreement with the department of revenue under s. 71.93 (8) for the
19collection of unpaid fines and forfeitures debt.
SB209,29 20Section 29. 59.67 of the statutes is created to read:
SB209,9,23 2159.67 Debt collection. (1) Agreements. Except as provided in sub. (2), a
22county may enter into an agreement with the department of revenue under s. 71.93
23(8) (b) 2. to collect the county's debt.
SB209,9,25 24(2) County with a 1st class city. (a) A county having a population of 750,000
25or more and containing a 1st class city shall enter into an agreement with the

1department of revenue under s. 71.93 (8) (b) 2. to collect all of the county's debt. The
2agreement may take effect by written proclamation of the county executive of such
3a county without any action being taken by, or approval needed from, the county
4board. For purposes of this paragraph, the county shall do all of the following:
SB209,10,115 1. Execute an agreement under s. 71.93 (8) (b) 2. no later than October 5, 2015.
6An agreement under this paragraph may allow the county to refer debts for collection
7over time, subject to approval of the department of revenue, rather than refer all
8debts for collection at the time the county and the department of revenue enter into
9the agreement. The agreement shall specify that debts under s. 59.40 (4) or 59.52
10(28) for restitution owed to a person other than the county will not be certified for the
11purposes of this subdivision.
SB209,10,1512 2. Recertify debts under s. 71.935 that are greater than $50 and more than 90
13days past due to the department of revenue under s. 71.93 (8). The county shall
14certify debts under this subdivision electronically, in the manner determined by the
15department, no later than December 1, 2015.
SB209,10,1816 3. Certify any debt owed to the county that is more than 90 days past due to
17the department of revenue under s. 71.93 (8) (b) unless the debt is subject to active
18negotiation between the county and debtor.
SB209,10,2219 (b) The department of revenue shall notify the county of all debts certified
20under par. (a) that the department determines are uncollectible. The county may
21enter into a contract with a debt collector, as defined in s. 427.103 (3), to collect debts
22that the department determines are uncollectible.
SB209,11,2 23(3) All amounts collected under s. 59.40 (4) or 59.52 (28) for a county having
24a population of 750,000 or more and containing a 1st class city or for a circuit court

1located in such a county shall be paid to the department of revenue and no other
2person shall have any claim to the amounts.
SB209,30 3Section 30. 66.0603 (1g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB209,11,64 66.0603 (1g) (a) In this section, "governing board" has the meaning given under
5s. 34.01 (1) but does not include a local exposition district board created under subch.
6II of ch. 229 or
a local cultural arts district board created under subch. V of ch. 229.
SB209,31 7Section 31. 66.0615 (1m) (f) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
SB209,32 8Section 32. 66.1105 (2) (f) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB209,12,29 66.1105 (2) (f) 1. (intro.) "Project costs" mean any expenditures made or
10estimated to be made or monetary obligations incurred or estimated to be incurred
11by the city which are listed in a project plan as costs of public works or improvements
12within a tax incremental district or, to the extent provided in this subd. 1. (intro.) or
13subds. 1. k., 1. m., and 1. n., without the district, plus any incidental costs, diminished
14by any income, special assessments, or other revenues, including user fees or
15charges, other than tax increments, received or reasonably expected to be received
16by the city in connection with the implementation of the plan. For any tax
17incremental district for which a project plan is approved on or after July 31, 1981,
18only a proportionate share of the costs permitted under this subdivision may be
19included as project costs to the extent that they benefit the tax incremental district,
20except that expenditures made or estimated to be made or monetary obligations
21incurred or estimated to be incurred by a 1st class city, to fund parking facilities
22ancillary to and within one mile from public entertainment facilities, including a
23sports and entertainment arena, shall be considered to benefit any tax incremental
24district located in whole or in part within a one-mile radius of such parking facilities
.

1To the extent the costs benefit the municipality outside the tax incremental district,
2a proportionate share of the cost is not a project cost. "Project costs" include:
SB209,33 3Section 33. 66.1105 (2) (f) 1. p. of the statutes is created to read:
SB209,12,84 66.1105 (2) (f) 1. p. Notwithstanding subd. 2. a., a grant, loan, or appropriation
5of funds to assist a local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229 in the
6development and construction of sports and entertainment arena facilities, as
7defined in s. 229.41 (11g), provided that the city and the local exposition district enter
8into a development agreement.
SB209,34 9Section 34. 66.1105 (2) (f) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB209,12,1210 66.1105 (2) (f) 2. (intro.) Notwithstanding subd. 1., except subd. 1. p., none of
11the following may be included as project costs for any tax incremental district for
12which a project plan is approved on or after July 31, 1981:
SB209,35 13Section 35. 66.1105 (9) (a) 10. of the statutes is created to read:
SB209,12,1614 66.1105 (9) (a) 10. With regard to a tax incremental district created by a 1st
15class city, payment out of the proceeds of revenue bonds issued by a redevelopment
16authority acting in concert with the city pursuant to a contract under s. 66.0301.
SB209,36 17Section 36. 66.1105 (17) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB209,12,2118 66.1105 (17) (d) First class city exception. If a 1st class city creates a tax
19incremental district and approves a project plan after July 1, 2015, with project costs
20that include those described under sub. (2) (f) 1. p., the 12 percent limit specified in
21sub. (4) (gm) 4. c. does not apply to that district.
SB209,37 22Section 37. 70.11 (37) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB209,13,423 70.11 (37) Local exposition district. The property of a local exposition district
24under subch. II of ch. 229, including sports and entertainment arena facilities, as
25defined in s. 229.41 (11g), except that any portion of the sports and entertainment

1arena facilities that is used, leased, or subleased for use as a restaurant or for any
2use licensed under ch. 125, and is regularly open to the general public at times when
3the sports and entertainment arena, as defined in s. 229.41 (11e), is closed to the
4public, is not exempt under this subsection
.
SB209,38 5Section 38. 71.05 (1) (c) 6p. of the statutes is created to read:
SB209,13,76 71.05 (1) (c) 6p. A sponsoring municipality borrowing to assist a local
7exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229.
SB209,39 8Section 39. 71.26 (1m) (n) of the statutes is created to read:
SB209,13,109 71.26 (1m) (n) Those issued by a sponsoring municipality to assist a local
10exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229.
SB209,40 11Section 40. 71.93 (8) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB209,13,2512 71.93 (8) (b) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., a state agency and the
13department of revenue shall enter into a written agreement to have the department
14collect any amount owed to the state agency that is more than 90 days past due,
15unless negotiations between the agency and debtor are actively ongoing, the debt is
16the subject of legal action or administrative proceedings, or the agency determines
17that the debtor is adhering to an acceptable payment arrangement. At least 30 days
18before the department pursues the collection of any debt referred by a state agency,
19either the department or the agency shall provide the debtor with a written notice
20that the debt will be referred to the department for collection. The department may
21collect amounts owed, pursuant to the written agreement, from the debtor in
22addition to offsetting the amounts as provided under sub. (3). The department shall
23charge each debtor whose debt is subject to collection under this paragraph an
24amount for administrative expenses
and par. (c) a collection fee and that amount
25shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.566 (1) (h).
SB209,41
1Section 41. 71.93 (8) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB209,14,52 71.93 (8) (c) 1. The department shall credit to the appropriation account under
3s. 20.835 (6) (g) the debts collected for a county having a population of 750,000 or
4more and containing a 1st class city and that certifies debt under s. 59.40 (4), 59.52
5(28), or 59.67 (2).
SB209,14,96 2. The amount the department pays to a county under subd. 1. in each fiscal
7year shall equal the debts collected and credited to the appropriation account under
8s. 20.835 (6) (g) in that fiscal year, less $4,000,000 and any other amount specified
9in the agreement under subd. 3.
SB209,14,1410 3. The department and a county shall enter into an agreement to determine the
11amount of debts collected in a fiscal year that are not paid to the county, but that may
12be reserved in the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (6) (g) for future payment
13to the county, and to lapse to the general fund for the purpose of making payments
14from the appropriation account under s. 20.855 (4) (cr).
SB209,42 15Section 42. 71.93 (8) (c) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act ....
16(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB209,14,2017 71.93 (8) (c) The department shall credit to the appropriation account under
18s. 20.835 (6) (g) the debts collected for a county having a population of 750,000 or
19more and containing a 1st class city and that certifies debt under s. 59.40 (4), 59.52
20(28), or 59.67 (2).
SB209,43 21Section 43. 74.07 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB209,15,4 2274.07 Treasurers responsible for collection. The taxation district
23treasurer and the county treasurer shall collect the general property taxes, special
24assessments, special taxes and special charges shown in the tax roll. Except as
25required under s. 59.67 (2), if authorized by the county board, the county treasurer

1may contract with a debt collector, as defined in s. 427.103 (3), or enter into an
2agreement with the department of revenue under s. 71.93 (8) for the collection of
3debt. Any contract entered into with a debt collector shall provide that the debt
4collector shall be paid from the proceeds recovered by the debt collector.
SB209,44 5Section 44. 77.22 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB209,15,246 77.22 (1) There is imposed on the grantor of real estate a real estate transfer
7fee at the rate of 30 cents for each $100 of value or fraction thereof on every
8conveyance not exempted or excluded under this subchapter. In regard to land
9contracts the value is the total principal amount that the buyer agrees to pay the
10seller for the real estate. This fee shall be collected by the register at the time the
11instrument of conveyance is submitted for recording. Except as provided in s. 77.255,
12at the time of submission the grantee or his or her duly authorized agent or other
13person acquiring an ownership interest under the instrument, or the clerk of court
14judgment creditor in the case of a foreclosure under s. 846.16 (1), shall execute a
15return, signed by both grantor and grantee, on the form prescribed under sub. (2).
16The register shall enter the fee paid on the face of the deed or other instrument of
17conveyance before recording, and, except as provided in s. 77.255, submission of a
18completed real estate transfer return and collection by the register of the fee shall
19be prerequisites to acceptance of the conveyance for recording. The register shall
20have no duty to determine either the correct value of the real estate transferred or
21the validity of any exemption or exclusion claimed. If the transfer is not subject to
22a fee as provided in this subchapter, the reason for exemption shall be stated on the
23face of the conveyance to be recorded by reference to the proper subsection under s.
2477.25.
SB209,45 25Section 45. 77.54 (62) of the statutes is created to read:
SB209,16,4
177.54 (62) The sale of and the storage, use, or other consumption of tangible
2personal property and taxable services used to develop and construct sports and
3entertainment arena facilities, as defined in s. 229.41 (11g), but not after the
4secretary of administration issues the certification under s. 229.42 (4e) (d).
SB209,46 5Section 46. 77.983 of the statutes is repealed.
SB209,47 6Section 47. 77.992 of the statutes is repealed.
SB209,48 7Section 48. 79.035 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB209,16,118 79.035 (5) For Except as provided in sub. (6), for the distribution in 2013 and
9subsequent years, each county and municipality shall receive a payment under this
10section that is equal to the amount of the payment determined for the county or
11municipality under this section for 2012.
SB209,49 12Section 49. 79.035 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB209,16,2113 79.035 (6) (a) If in any year a county having a population of 750,000 or more
14and containing a 1st class city does not certify its debts under s. 59.67 (2) to the fullest
15extent possible, as determined by the secretary of revenue, for collection under s.
1671.93 (8), or the department of revenue collects less than $4,000,000 of the debts
17certified under s. 59.67 (2) for that county, the department of administration shall
18reduce the county's payment under this section for that year by the amount of the
19county's debt that is not certified under s. 59.67 (2), as determined by the secretary
20of revenue, or by the amount of the shortfall, but the reduction amount for any such
21county may not exceed $4,000,000 in any year.
SB209,16,2522 (b) The official responsible for preparing the budget for a county that is subject
23to a reduction under par. (a) and the final budget approved by the county shall
24proportionately reduce funding to each county department, division, or office that
25caused the reduction under par. (a) as determined by the secretary of revenue.
SB209,50
1Section 50. 229.26 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB209,17,52 229.26 (4) Title to all property real or personal of the convention institution
3shall be in the name of such city and shall, except as provided in s. 229.47 (1), be held
4by such city for such purposes, but the board shall determine the use to which such
5property shall be devoted as provided for in this section.
SB209,51 6Section 51. 229.26 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB209,17,127 229.26 (4m) A common council that creates a convention institution under this
8section may dissolve the convention institution and the convention institution's
9board and transfer all of the assets and liabilities owned or administered by the
10convention institution if the common council enters into a transfer agreement under
11s. 229.47 (1) with a district that has jurisdiction over the territory in which the
12convention institution is located.
SB209,52 13Section 52. 229.26 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB209,17,2514 229.26 (10) If the employees who perform services for the board are included
15within one or more collective bargaining units under subch. IV of ch. 111 that do not
16include other employees of the sponsoring municipality, and a collective bargaining
17agreement exists between the sponsoring municipality and the representative of
18those employees in any such unit, and if the common council enters into a transfer
19agreement under s. 229.47 (1), the board shall transfer its functions under that
20collective bargaining agreement to a local exposition district under subch. II in
21accordance with the transfer agreement. Upon the effective date of the transfer, the
22local exposition district shall carry out the functions of the employer under that
23agreement. Notwithstanding s. 111.70 (4) (d), during the term of any such collective
24bargaining agreement that is in effect at the time of the transfer, the existing
25collective bargaining unit to which the agreement applies shall not be altered.
SB209,53
1Section 53. 229.40 of the statutes is created to read:
SB209,18,10 2229.40 Legislative declaration. (1) The legislature finds and determines
3that the provision of assistance by state agencies, in conjunction with local units of
4government, to a district under this subchapter and any expenditure of funds to
5assist a district under this subchapter serve a statewide public purpose by assisting
6the development and construction of sports and entertainment arena facilities in the
7state for providing recreation, by encouraging economic development and tourism,
8by reducing unemployment, by preserving business activities within the state, and
9by bringing needed capital into the state for the benefit and welfare of people
10throughout the state.
SB209,18,16 11(2) The legislature finds and determines that a district serves a public purpose
12in the district's jurisdiction to the local units of government in which it is located by
13providing recreation, by encouraging economic development and tourism, by
14reducing unemployment, by preserving business activities within the district's
15jurisdiction, and by bringing needed capital into the district's jurisdiction for the
16benefit and welfare of people in the district's jurisdiction.
SB209,54 17Section 54. 229.41 (9e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB209,18,2218 229.41 (9e) "Professional basketball team" means a team that is a member of
19a league of professional basketball teams that have home arenas approved by the
20league in at least 10 states and a collective average attendance for all league
21members of at least 10,000 persons per game over the 5 years immediately preceding
22the year in which a district is created.
SB209,55 23Section 55. 229.41 (11e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB209,19,3
1229.41 (11e) "Sports and entertainment arena" means the arena structure and
2the land necessary for its location that is used as the home arena of a professional
3basketball team and for other sports, recreation, and entertainment activities.
SB209,56 4Section 56. 229.41 (11g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB209,19,185 229.41 (11g) "Sports and entertainment arena facilities" means the sports and
6entertainment arena, land and structures, including all fixtures, equipment, and
7tangible personal property used primarily to support the operation of the sports and
8entertainment arena or are functionally related to the sports and entertainment
9arena, located within 9 acres of contiguous land and with boundaries determined by
10the board of directors. The facilities include the land and may include offices of the
11professional basketball team or its affiliate, parking spaces and garages, storage or
12loading facilities, access ways, sidewalks, skywalks, plazas, transportation facilities,
13and sports team stores located on the land. In addition to the 9 acres of contiguous
14land and structures located on the land, "sports and entertainment arena facilities"
15also includes land adjacent to the sports and entertainment arena and a parking
16structure, owned by the sponsoring municipality, to be constructed on the land by a
17professional basketball team or its affiliate in conjunction with the construction of
18the sports and entertainment arena.
SB209,57 19Section 57. 229.41 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB209,20,220 229.41 (12) "Transfer agreement" means the contract between a district and
21a sponsoring municipality under s. 229.47 (1), or a contract between a district and
22the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation under s. 229.47 (2),
that
23provides the terms and conditions upon which the ownership and operation of an
24exposition center and exposition center facilities are or ownership of the Bradley
25Center or any part of the center, including real property, is
transferred from a

1sponsoring municipality or the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment
2Corporation
to the district.
SB209,58 3Section 58. 229.42 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB209,20,64 229.42 (4) (intro.) If Subject to sub. (4e), if the sole sponsoring municipality is
5a 1st class city, the board of directors shall consist of 15 members, who shall be
6qualified and appointed, subject to sub. (7) (b), as follows:
SB209,59 7Section 59. 229.42 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB209,20,228 229.42 (4) (d) Three members, 2 of whom shall be primarily employees or
9officers of a private sector entity, shall be appointed by the county executive of the
10most populous county in which the sponsoring municipality is located and the 2
11private sector entity members shall reside in the county but may not reside in the
12sponsoring municipality. The 3rd member shall be the chief executive officer of a
13municipality that contributes a minimum of five-fourteenths of its room tax to an
14entity which promotes tourism and conventions within the jurisdiction of the
15district, as that term is used in s. 229.43, except that if no municipality makes this
16minimum contribution the 3rd member shall be a resident of the district. The room
17tax contribution shall be at least $150,000 each year. The chief executive officer
18appointed under this paragraph shall serve a term that expires 2 years after his or
19her appointment, or shall serve until the expiration of his or her term of elective
20office, whichever occurs first. This paragraph does not apply, and no appointments
21may be made under this paragraph, after the secretary of administration issues the
22certification described in sub. (4e) (d).
SB209,60 23Section 60. 229.42 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB209,21,1424 229.42 (4) (e) Four members, one of whom shall be the secretary of
25administration, or the secretary's designee, and 3 of whom shall be primarily

1employees or officers of a private sector entity, who shall be appointed by the
2governor. Of the 3 members who are officers or employees of a private sector entity,
3at least one of the appointees shall own, operate or manage an enterprise that is
4located within the district's jurisdiction and that has significant involvement with
5the food and beverage industry and at least one of the appointees shall own, operate
6or manage an enterprise that is located within the district's jurisdiction and that has
7significant involvement with the lodging industry. At least 2 of the appointees under
8this paragraph shall reside in the district's jurisdiction but may not reside in the
9sponsoring municipality. Upon the secretary of administration issuing the
10certification described in sub. (4e) (d), the secretary may continue to serve on the
11board of directors or may select a designee to serve in his or her place, and the 3
12members previously appointed by the governor under this paragraph shall be
13appointed by the county executive of the most populous county in which the
14sponsoring municipality is located, subject to the other provisions of this paragraph.
SB209,61 15Section 61. 229.42 (4) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB209,21,2016 229.42 (4) (f) Two members, each of whom shall be a cochairperson of the joint
17committee on finance
one of whom shall be the speaker of the assembly, or his or her
18designee, and one of whom shall be the senate majority leader
, or his or her designee,
19if the designee is a member of the same house of the legislature as the cochairperson
20speaker or majority leader who makes the designation.
SB209,62 21Section 62. 229.42 (4) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB209,21,2322 229.42 (4) (g) Upon the secretary of administration issuing the certification
23described in sub. (4e) (d):
SB209,22,624 1. One member who shall be appointed by the county executive of the most
25populous county in which the sponsoring municipality is located and who shall be

1either primarily an employee or officer of a private sector entity. The appointee shall
2own, operate, or manage an enterprise that is located within the district's
3jurisdiction and that has either significant involvement with the food and beverage
4industry or significant involvement with the lodging industry. The appointee under
5this subdivision shall reside in the district's jurisdiction but may not reside in the
6sponsoring municipality.
SB209,22,167 2. One member who shall be appointed by the county executive of the most
8populous county in which the sponsoring municipality is located and who is the chief
9executive officer, or his or her designee, of a municipality that contributes a
10minimum of five-fourteenths of its room tax to an entity that promotes tourism and
11conventions within the jurisdiction of the district, as that term is used in s. 229.43.
12If no municipality makes this minimum contribution, the county executive shall
13appoint an additional member who shall be a resident of the district. The room tax
14contribution shall be at least $150,000 each year. The chief executive officer
15described under this subdivision shall serve a term that is concurrent with his or her
16term of elective office.
SB209,63 17Section 63. 229.42 (4) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
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