13.488
13.488
Building commission; powers and duties. 13.488(1)(1) For the purpose of providing housing for state departments and agencies, including housing for state offices anywhere in the state and the completion of the state office building, and all buildings, improvements, facilities or equipment or other capital items required in connection therewith, for the acquisition of lands for future office building development, and to refinance indebtedness previously or hereafter created by a nonprofit-sharing corporation for the purpose of providing a state office building or buildings or additions or improvements thereto which are located on land owned by the state or by the nonprofit-sharing corporation, or for any one or more of said purposes, the building commission shall have the following powers and duties:
13.488(1)(a)
(a) Without limitation by reason of any other statutes 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.
13.488(1)(b)
(b) 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.
13.488(1)(c)
(c) The power to lease or sublease from such nonprofit-sharing corporation, and to make available for public use, any lands or any such land and existing buildings conveyed or leased to such corporation under
pars. (a) and
(b), and any new buildings erected upon such land or upon any other land owned by such corporation, upon such terms, conditions and rentals, subject to available appropriations, as in the judgment of the building commission are in the public interest. With respect to any property conveyed to such corporation under
par. (a), such lease from such corporation may be subject or subordinated to one or more mortgages of such property granted by such corporation.
13.488(1)(d)
(d) The duty to submit the plans and specifications for all such new buildings and all conveyances, leases and subleases made pursuant to this section to the department of administration and the governor for written approval before they are finally adopted, executed and delivered.
13.488(1)(e)
(e) The duty to apply all of the net revenues derived from the operation of any lands or such new buildings to the payment of rentals due and to become due under any lease or sublease of such new buildings made under
par. (c).
13.488(1)(f)
(f) The power to pledge and assign all or any part of the revenues derived from the operation of any lands or such new buildings as security for the payment of rentals due and to become due under any lease or sublease of such new buildings made under
par. (c).
13.488(1)(g)
(g) The power to covenant and agree in any lease or sublease of any lands or of such new buildings made under
par. (c) to impose fees, rentals or other charges for the use and occupancy or other operation of such new buildings in an amount which together with other moneys of the building commission available for such purpose will produce net revenue sufficient to pay the rentals due and to become due under such lease or sublease.
13.488(1)(h)
(h) The power to apply all or any part of the revenues derived from the operation of any lands or existing buildings to the payment of rentals due and to become due under any lease or sublease made under
par. (c).
13.488(1)(i)
(i) The power to pledge and assign all or any part of the revenues derived from the operation of any lands or existing buildings to the payment of rentals due and to become due under any lease or sublease made under
par. (c).
13.488(1)(j)
(j) The power to covenant and agree in any lease or sublease made under
par. (c) to impose fees, rentals or other charges for the use and occupancy or other operation of any lands or existing buildings in an amount calculated to produce net revenues sufficient to pay the rentals due and to become due under such lease or sublease.
13.488(1)(k)
(k) The power and duty, upon receipt of notice of any assignment by any such corporation of any lease or sublease made under
par. (c), or of any of its rights under any such lease or sublease, to recognize and give effect to such assignment, and to pay to the assignee thereof rentals or other payments then due or which may become due under any such lease or sublease which has been so assigned by such corporation.
13.488(1)(L)
(L) The duty to prohibit the use of general fund supported borrowing for the construction of parking facilities for new or existing buildings, unless fees will be charged for parking privileges sufficient to recover the costs of maintenance necessary for the parking facilities. Nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed to require that all users of the parking facilities be charged a parking fee.
13.488(1)(m)
(m) The duty to compute and make payments to the United States required under
26 USC 148 (f) so that public debt, revenue obligations and operating notes issued pursuant to
ch. 18 will not be treated as arbitrage bonds for the purpose of exclusion from gross income under
26 USC 103 (b) (2). If the proceeds of an obligation are utilized for an activity that is financed from program revenue, the building commission shall make the payment required under this paragraph from that revenue.
13.488(2)
(2) The state shall be liable for accrued rentals and for any other default under any lease or sublease made under
sub. (1) (c) and may be sued therefor on contract as in other contract actions pursuant to
ch. 775, except that it shall not be necessary for the lessor under any such lease or sublease or any assignee of such lessor or any person or other legal entity proceeding on behalf of such lessor to file any claim with the legislature prior to the commencement of any such action.
13.488(3)
(3) Nothing in this section empowers the building commission to incur any state debt.
13.488(4)
(4) All laws, conflicting with this section are, insofar as they conflict with this section and no further, superseded by this section.
13.488(5)
(5) Unless the context requires otherwise, the terms "building", "new buildings" and "existing buildings", as used in this section, include all buildings, structures, improvements, facilities, equipment or other capital items as the building commission determines to be necessary or desirable for the purpose of providing housing for state departments and agencies.
13.488(6)
(6) If the building commission finds and declares that the housing available in any building leased or subleased from a nonprofit-sharing corporation under
sub. (1) (c) 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 building, the building commission need not operate such building in a manner to provide revenue therefrom sufficient to pay the costs of operation and maintenance of such building and to provide for the rental payments due a nonprofit-sharing corporation.
13.488(7)
(7) In proceeding with development of new facilities at state fair park in West Allis, the building commission shall employ the following procedures:
13.488(7)(a)
(a) The building commission, with advice from the state fair park board, shall examine and review detailed design requirements for all state-owned facilities involving a cost of more than $250,000 to be included in the development of state fair park.
13.488(7)(b)
(b) Final approval by the building commission for the construction of any facility specified in
par. (a) at state fair park shall be contingent upon a finding by the building commission that the proposed project is consistent with the overall objectives of the state fair park and that actual lease commitments and the probability of future lease commitments are such that the building commission may reasonably determine that the facility will be completely self-amortizing, including principal and interest payments covering the life of any bond issue.
13.489
13.489
Transportation projects commission. 13.489(1)
(1)
Creation. There is created a transportation projects commission consisting of the governor, 3 citizen members appointed by the governor to serve at his or her pleasure, and 5 senators and 5 representatives to the assembly appointed as are the members of standing committees in their respective houses. Of the members from each house, 3 shall be chosen from the majority party and 2 shall be chosen from the minority party. The secretary of transportation shall serve as a nonvoting member. The governor shall serve as chairperson. Citizen members of the commission shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred as members of the commission from the appropriation under
s. 20.395 (4) (aq).
13.489(1m)
(1m) Approval of commission required for study of potential major highway projects. 13.489(1m)(a)1.
1. "Environmental assessment" means an analysis of a proposed action to determine whether the proposed action constitutes a major action significantly affecting the human environment under
s. 1.11 (2) (c).
13.489(1m)(b)
(b) Not later than October 15 of each odd-numbered year, the department of transportation shall provide to the commission a list of potential major highway projects that the department has initially determined may be recommended under
par. (c) for approval to prepare an environmental impact statement or an environmental assessment and a list of potential major highway projects that could be studied for possible recommendation under
sub. (4). The commission may conduct public hearings on potential major highway projects identified by the department of transportation or by the commission.
13.489(1m)(c)
(c) Not later than March 15 of each even-numbered year, the department of transportation shall report to the commission those potential major highway projects that the department recommends be approved by the commission for preparation of an environmental impact statement or an environmental assessment.
13.489(1m)(d)
(d) Not later than April 15 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall notify the department of those potential major highway projects that the commission approves for preparation of an environmental impact statement or an environmental assessment or shall notify the department that it does not approve any potential major highway projects for preparation of an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment.
13.489(1m)(e)
(e) The department of transportation may not prepare an environmental impact statement or an environmental assessment for a potential major highway project unless the commission notifies the department under
par. (d) that the project is approved.
13.489(2)
(2) Department to report proposed projects. Subject to
s. 85.05, the department of transportation shall report to the commission not later than September 15 of each even-numbered year and at such other times as required under
s. 84.013 (6) concerning its recommendations for adjustments in the major highway projects program under
s. 84.013.
13.489(3)
(3) Assistance to commission. The department of transportation shall assist the commission in the performance of its duties. The department of transportation shall, when requested by the commission, make or cause to be made such studies and cost estimates with respect to any proposed project as are necessary to permit the commission to consider the project. The costs of such studies shall be charged to the appropriate program appropriation under
s. 20.395.
13.489(4)(a)1.1. All reports submitted as provided by
sub. (2) shall be reviewed by the commission. The commission shall report its recommendations concerning major highway projects to the governor or governor-elect, the legislature and the joint committee on finance no later than December 15 of each even-numbered year or within 30 days following submission of a report under
s. 84.013 (6). The commission may recommend approval, approval with modifications, or disapproval of any project, except that the commission may not recommend the approval, with or without modifications, of any project unless any of the following applies:
13.489(4)(a)1.a.
a. The commission determines that, within 6 years after the first July 1 after the date on which the commission recommends approval of the project, construction will be commenced on all projects enumerated under
s. 84.013 (3) and on the project recommended for approval.
13.489(4)(a)1.b.
b. The report recommending approval of the project is accompanied by a financing proposal that, if implemented, would provide funding in an amount sufficient to ensure that construction will commence on all projects enumerated under
s. 84.013 (3) and on the project within 6 years after the first July 1 after the date on which the commission recommends approval of the project.
13.489(4)(a)2.
2. In determining the commencement date for projects under
subd. 1. a. and
b., the commission shall assume that the appropriation amounts under
s. 20.395 (3) (bq) to
(bx) for the current fiscal year will be adjusted annually to reflect adjustments to the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, as determined by the U.S. department of labor.
13.489(4)(b)
(b) The commission may include in the report in
par. (a) its designation of highway improvement projects under
s. 84.013 (6m) as major highway projects.
13.50
13.50
Joint survey committee on retirement systems. 13.50(1)(1)
Creation. There is created a joint survey committee on retirement systems composed of 10 members, as follows:
13.50(1)(a)
(a) Two majority party senators, one minority party senator, 2 majority party representatives to the assembly and one minority party representative to the assembly, appointed as are the members of standing committees in their respective houses.
13.50(1)(b)
(b) An assistant attorney general to be appointed by the attorney general.
13.50(1)(c)
(c) A member of the public who is not a participant in any public retirement system in this state, to be selected by the governor. It is the intent of the legislature that the member appointed under this paragraph shall represent the interests of the taxpayers of this state and shall not be representative of public employee or employer interests.
13.50(1)(d)
(d) The commissioner of insurance or an experienced actuary in the commissioner's office designated by the commissioner.
13.50(1)(e)
(e) The secretary of employee trust funds or his or her designee.
13.50(1m)
(1m) Officers. The officers of this committee shall be a senate cochairperson and vice cochairperson, and an assembly cochairperson and vice cochairperson selected as are the officers of standing committees in their respective houses, and a secretary elected by the committee from among its nonlegislator members.
13.50(2)
(2) Terms of committee. Each appointment under
sub. (1) (a),
(b) and
(c) shall be for a period of 4 years and until a successor is appointed and qualified. Any member shall cease to be a member of the committee upon losing the status upon which the appointment was based.
13.50(3)
(3) Membership compatible with other public office. Membership on the committee shall not be incompatible with any other public office.
13.50(4)
(4) Staff. The committee shall, under the classified service, employ a research director and such staff as is required for the performance of its duties, it being the determination of the legislature that such research director is more readily obtainable under
s. 230.15 (2). The committee may employ or contract for actuarial and technical assistance outside the classified service.
13.50(5)
(5) Committee action. All actions of the committee shall require the approval of a majority of all the members.
13.50(6)
(6) Powers and duties. The committee shall have the following powers and duties:
13.50(6)(a)
(a) No bill or amendment thereto creating or modifying any system for, or making any provision for, the retirement of or payment of pensions to public officers or employees, shall be acted upon by the legislature until it has been referred to the joint survey committee on retirement systems and such committee has submitted a written report on the bill or amendment. Such report shall pertain to the probable costs involved, the effect on the actuarial soundness of the retirement system and the desirability of such proposal as a matter of public policy.
13.50(6)(am)
(am) The cochairpersons of the joint survey committee on retirement systems or the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance, with respect to any bill or amendment specified in
par. (a), or the presiding officer of either house of the legislature, with respect to any bill or amendment specified in
par. (a) that is pending in his or her house, may make a determination, based on any available information, that the bill or amendment may have a significant fiscal impact on the costs, actuarial balance or goals of the Wisconsin retirement system and order the attachment of an independent actuarial opinion on such impact. The cochairpersons or presiding officer ordering such an opinion shall direct the staff under
sub. (4) to obtain the opinion. The staff shall make payment for the opinion from the appropriation under
s. 20.765 (2) (ab).
13.50(6)(b)
(b) No bill or amendment thereto creating or modifying any system for the retirement of public employees shall be considered by either house until the written report required by
par. (a) and the actuarial opinion ordered under
par. (am), if any, have been submitted to the chief clerk. Each such bill or amendment shall then be referred to a standing committee of the house in which introduced. The report of the joint survey committee and actuarial opinion, if any, shall be printed as an appendix to the bill and attached thereto as are amendments.
13.50 Annotation
A bill would probably result in a valid law even if the procedures specified in sub. (6) were disregarded by the legislature. When an act is passed by both houses, in accordance with constitutional requirements, the courts will not inquire into whether statutory legislative procedures were followed. 63 Atty. Gen. 305.
13.51
13.51
Retirement research committee. 13.51(1)
(1)
Creation. There is created a broadly representative retirement research committee for the purpose of providing a continuous review and study of the retirement benefits afforded by the state and to allocate adequate study to the complexities of modern retirement programs. The officers and staff of the joint survey committee on retirement systems under
s. 13.50 shall be the officers of the retirement research committee. The staff of the joint survey committee under
s. 13.50 shall assist the committee in the performance of its functions.
13.51(2)
(2) Members. Members of the committee under
pars. (c) to
(e) shall hold office for 4 years beginning July 1 and until their successors are appointed and qualified and the member of the committee under
par. (f) shall hold office for the term for which he or she is elected under
s. 15.16 (1) (d) and until his or her successor is elected and qualified, but any member of the committee appointed under
pars. (c) to
(f) who ceases to be a member or representative of the group represented shall immediately cease to be a member of the committee. Any vacancy on the committee shall be filled as was the original appointment or election and shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term. The committee shall consist of:
13.51(2)(a)
(a) The members of the joint survey committee on retirement systems.
13.51(2)(b)
(b) The secretary of employment relations or the secretary's designee.
13.51(2)(c)
(c) Three representatives of public employees, appointed by the governor, of whom:
13.51(2)(c)1.
1. One shall be representative of state employees or nonteaching local government employees;
13.51(2)(c)2.
2. One shall be a teacher holding a license or certificate under
s. 118.19 who is not employed by the state or the city of Milwaukee; and
13.51(2)(c)3.
3. One shall be a teacher holding a license or certificate under
s. 118.19 who is employed by the city of Milwaukee.
13.51(2)(d)
(d) Three members of the public, appointed by the governor. It is the intent of the legislature that the members appointed under this paragraph shall represent the interests of the taxpayers of this state and shall not be representative of public employee or employer interests.
13.51(2)(e)
(e) One representative who is the chief executive or a member of the governing body of a local government participating in the Wisconsin retirement system under
ch. 40, appointed by the governor.
13.51(3)
(3) Duties of the committee. The retirement research committee shall:
13.51(3)(a)
(a) Investigate and submit to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under
s. 13.172 (2), a report on any retirement system for public employees. The officers and employees of any such system shall cooperate fully with the committee in any such investigation.
13.51(3)(b)
(b) Require of officers or employees having charge of, control over or administering any public employee pension or retirement plan financial reports thereof showing the financial condition of such plan and the number, nature and amounts of its investments.
13.51(3)(c)
(c) Establish and keep current a library of all public employee pension and retirement plans throughout the United States and may study such plans of foreign countries.
13.51(4)
(4) Duties of the retirement funds. Each retirement fund or system to which the state contributes shall:
13.51(4)(a)
(a) Furnish the committee with a copy of each financial, actuarial and valuation report made by such fund or system, its actuary or treasurer, for the fiscal year beginning in 1965 and thereafter.
13.51(4)(b)
(b) Maintain records in such form that the committee or any other authorized agency can obtain such necessary information as it requires. Such information shall include censuses of active, deferred annuitant and retired annuitant classes by age, sex and membership service.
13.52
13.52
Joint survey committee on tax exemptions. 13.52(1)(1)
Creation. There is created a joint survey committee on tax exemptions composed of 9 members, as follows:
13.52(1)(a)
(a) Two majority party senators, one minority party senator, 2 majority party representatives to the assembly and one minority party representative to the assembly, selected as are the members of standing committees in their respective houses;
13.52(1)(b)
(b) A representative of the department of justice selected by the attorney general;
13.52(1)(c)
(c) The secretary of revenue or the secretary's designated representative; and
