66.1105(5)(c)2.
2. For a tax incremental district created on or after March 3, 2016, if the city adopts an amendment to the original project plan for any district which subtracts territory from the district or which includes additional project costs at least part of which will be incurred after the period specified in sub.
(6) (am) 1., the tax incremental base for the district shall be redetermined, if sub.
(4) (h) 2. applies to the amended project plan, either by subtracting from the tax incremental base the value of the taxable property that is subtracted from the existing district or by adding to the tax incremental base the value of the taxable property that is added to the existing district under sub.
(4) (h) 2. or, if sub.
(4) (h) 2. does not apply to the amended project plan, under par.
(b), as of the January 1 next preceding the effective date of the amendment if the amendment becomes effective between January 2 and September 30, as of the next subsequent January 1 if the amendment becomes effective between October 1 and December 31 and if the effective date of the amendment is January 1 of any year, the redetermination shall be made on that date. With regard to a district to which territory has been added, the tax incremental base as redetermined under this paragraph is effective for the purposes of this section only if it exceeds the original tax incremental base determined under par.
(b).
66.1105(5)(ce)1.1. For a tax incremental district created before March 3, 2016, if the city adopts an amendment, to which sub.
(4) (h) 2.,
4., or
5. applies, the tax incremental base for the district shall be redetermined, either by subtracting from the tax incremental base the value of the taxable property and the value of real property owned by the city, other than property described under s.
66.1105 (5) (bm), 2013, stats., that is subtracted from the existing district or by adding to the tax incremental base the value of the taxable property and the value of real property owned by the city, other than property described in s.
66.1105 (5) (bm), 2013, stats., that is added to the existing district under sub.
(4) (h) 2.,
4., or
5., as of the January 1 next preceding the effective date of the amendment if the amendment becomes effective between January 2 and September 30, as of the next subsequent January 1 if the amendment becomes effective between October 1 and December 31 and if the effective date of the amendment is January 1 of any year, the redetermination shall be made on that date. With regard to a district to which territory has been added, the tax incremental base as redetermined under this paragraph is effective for the purposes of this section only if it exceeds the original tax incremental base determined under s.
66.1105 (5) (b), 2013 stats.
66.1105(5)(ce)2.
2. For a tax incremental district created on or after March 3, 2016, if the city adopts an amendment, to which sub.
(4) (h) 2. applies, the tax incremental base for the district shall be redetermined, either by subtracting from the tax incremental base the value of the taxable property that is subtracted from the existing district or by adding to the tax incremental base the value of the taxable property that is added to the existing district under sub.
(4) (h) 2. as of the January 1 next preceding the effective date of the amendment if the amendment becomes effective between January 2 and September 30, as of the next subsequent January 1 if the amendment becomes effective between October 1 and December 31 and if the effective date of the amendment is January 1 of any year, the redetermination shall be made on that date. With regard to a district to which territory has been added, the tax incremental base as redetermined under this paragraph is effective for the purposes of this section only if it exceeds the original tax incremental base determined under par.
(b).
66.1105(5)(cm)
(cm) The city clerk shall give written notice of the adoption of an amendment to the department of revenue within 60 days after its adoption. The department of revenue may prescribe forms to be used by the city clerk when giving notice as required by this paragraph.
66.1105(5)(d)
(d) Subject to pars.
(de) and
(dm), the department of revenue may not certify the tax incremental base as provided in par.
(b) until it determines that each of the procedures and documents required by sub.
(4) (a),
(b),
(gm) or
(h) and par.
(b) has been timely completed and all notices required under sub.
(4) (a),
(b),
(gm) or
(h) timely given. The facts supporting any document adopted or action taken to comply with sub.
(4) (a),
(b),
(gm) or
(h) are not subject to review by the department of revenue under this paragraph, except that the department may not certify the tax incremental base as provided in par.
(b) until it reviews and approves of the findings that are described in sub.
(4) (gm) 4. c. 66.1105(5)(de)
(de) With regard to a mixed-use development tax incremental district, the department of revenue may not certify the tax incremental base of such a district if the department determines that any of the following apply:
66.1105(5)(de)1.
1. The lands proposed for newly platted residential use exceed the percentage specified in sub.
(2) (cm).
66.1105(5)(de)2.
2. Tax increments received by the city are used to subsidize residential development and none of the conditions specified in sub.
(2) (f) 3. a. to
c. apply.
66.1105(5)(dm)
(dm) If the department of revenue certifies the tax incremental base of a mixed-use development tax incremental district and then determines that any of the conditions listed in the par.
(de) apply, the department may not certify the tax incremental base of any other tax incremental district in that city until the department certifies that the mixed-use development district complies with the percentage specified in sub.
(2) (cm) and that at least one of the conditions specified in sub.
(2) (f) 3. a. to
c. applies.
66.1105(5)(e)
(e) It is a rebuttable presumption that any property within a tax incremental district acquired or leased as lessee by the city, or any agency or instrumentality of the city, within the one year immediately preceding the date of the creation of the district was acquired or leased in contemplation of the creation of the district. The presumption may be rebutted by the city with proof that the property was leased or acquired primarily for a purpose other than to reduce the tax incremental base. If the presumption is not rebutted, in determining the tax incremental base of the district, but for no other purpose, the taxable status of the property shall be determined as if the lease or acquisition had not occurred.
66.1105(5)(f)
(f) The city assessor shall identify upon the assessment roll returned and examined under s.
70.45 those parcels of property which are within each existing tax incremental district, specifying the name of each district. A similar notation shall appear on the tax roll made by the city clerk under s.
70.65.
66.1105(5)(g)
(g) The department of revenue shall annually give notice to the designated finance officer of all governmental entities having the power to levy taxes on property within each district as to the equalized value of the property and the equalized value of the tax increment base. The notice shall also explain that the tax increment allocated to a city shall be paid to the city as provided under sub.
(6) (b) from the taxes collected.
66.1105(5)(h)1.1. Subject to subds.
2. and
3. and par.
(i), a local legislative body may adopt a resolution requiring the department of revenue to redetermine the tax incremental base of a district that is in a decrement situation that has continued for at least 2 consecutive years.
66.1105(5)(h)2.
2. A resolution adopted under subd.
1. may not take effect unless it is approved by a joint review board under sub.
(4m), acting as it would if the district's project plan was to be amended.
66.1105(5)(h)3.
3. A local legislative body may not adopt a resolution under subd.
1. more than once during the life of a tax incremental district.
66.1105(5)(h)4.
4. Upon approval by a joint review board under subd.
2., the department of revenue shall redetermine the tax incremental base of the district under par.
(a).
66.1105(5)(h)5.
5. Notwithstanding the 2 consecutive year provision described in subd.
1., the village of Kimberly may adopt a resolution and proceed under this paragraph with regard to Tax Incremental District Number 6, which was created on September 12, 2016. To act under this subdivision, the village of Kimberly must adopt a resolution under subd.
1. not later than September 30, 2017, and shall provide the department of revenue with all required materials no later than October 31, 2017.
66.1105(5)(i)1.1. Before a local legislative body may adopt a resolution described in par.
(h) 1., the local legislative body must complete a financial analysis, as described in subd.
2., and must amend the project plan so that at least one of the items specified in subd.
3.,
4., or
5. occurs. The starting point for determining a tax incremental district's remaining life, under subds.
4. and
5., is the date on which the joint review board acts under par.
(h) 2. and approves the resolution.
66.1105(5)(i)2.
2. The local legislative body shall conduct a financial analysis of the tax incremental district that includes, in addition to the items specified in sub.
(4) (f) and
(i) 1., the annual and total amount of tax increments to be generated over the life of the district, and the annual debt service costs on bonds issued by the city. If the city does not have the expertise to complete the requirements of this subdivision, it shall hire an entity which has the needed expertise to complete the financial analysis.
66.1105(5)(i)3.
3. The project plan specifies that, with regard to the total value of public infrastructure improvements in the district that occur after approval by the joint review board under par.
(h) 2., at least 51 percent of the value of such improvements must be financed by a private developer, or other private entity, in return for the city's agreement to repay the developer or other entity for those costs solely through the payment of cash grants as described in sub.
(2) (f) 2. d. To receive the cash grants, the developer or other private entity must enter into a development agreement with the city as described in sub.
(2) (f) 2. d. 66.1105(5)(i)4.
4. The project plan specifies that the city expects all project costs to be paid within 90 percent of the tax incremental district's remaining life, based on the district's termination date as calculated under sub.
(7) (ak) to
(au).
66.1105(5)(i)5.
5. The project plan specifies that expenditures may be made only within the first half of the tax incremental district's remaining life, based on the district's termination date as calculated under sub.
(7) (ak) to
(au), except that expenditures may be made after this period if the expenditures are approved by a unanimous vote of the joint review board. No expenditure under this subdivision may be made later than the time during which an expenditure may be made under sub.
(6) (am).
66.1105(6)
(6)
Allocation of positive tax increments. 66.1105(6)(a)
(a) If the joint review board approves the creation of the tax incremental district under sub.
(4m), and subject to pars.
(ae) and
(ag), positive tax increments with respect to a tax incremental district are allocated to the city which created the district or, in the case of a city or village that annexes or attaches a district created under sub.
(16), to the annexing or attaching city or village, for each year commencing after the date when a project plan is adopted under sub.
(4) (g). The department of revenue may not authorize allocation of tax increments until it determines from timely evidence submitted by the city that each of the procedures and documents required under sub.
(4) (d) to
(f) has been completed and all related notices given in a timely manner. The department of revenue may authorize allocation of tax increments for any tax incremental district only if the city clerk and assessor annually submit to the department all required information on or before the 2nd Monday in June. The facts supporting any document adopted or action taken to comply with sub.
(4) (d) to
(f) are not subject to review by the department of revenue under this paragraph. After the allocation of tax increments is authorized, the department of revenue shall annually authorize allocation of the tax increment to the city that created the district until the soonest of the following events:
66.1105(6)(a)1.
1. The department of revenue receives a notice under sub.
(8) and the notice has taken effect under sub.
(8) (b).
66.1105(6)(a)2.
2. Twenty-seven years after the tax incremental district is created if the district is created before October 1, 1995.
66.1105(6)(a)4.
4. Twenty-seven years after the tax incremental district is created if the district is created after September 30, 1995, and before October 1, 2004, and if the district is a district about which a finding is made under sub.
(4) (gm) 4. a. that not less than 50 percent, by area, of the real property within the district is a blighted area or an area in need of rehabilitation or conservation work. If the life of the district is extended under sub.
(7) (am) 1., an allocation under this subdivision may be made 31 years after the district is created. If the life of the district is extended under sub.
(7) (am) 4., an allocation under this subdivision may be made for not more than an additional 3 years after allocations would otherwise have been terminated under this subdivision.
66.1105(6)(a)4m.
4m. Twenty-three years after the tax incremental district is created if the district is created after September 30, 1995, and before October 1, 2004, and if the district is a district about which a finding is made under sub.
(4) (gm) 4. a. that not less than 50 percent, by area, of the real property within the district is suitable for industrial sites.
66.1105(6)(a)5.
5. Thirty-one years after the tax incremental district is created if the district is created before October 1, 1995, and the expenditure period is specified in par.
(am) 2. c. 66.1105(6)(a)6.
6. Forty-two years after the tax incremental district is created if the district is created before October 1, 1995, and if the district is located in a city to which par.
(d) applies.
66.1105(6)(a)7.
7. Twenty years after the tax incremental district is created if the district is created on or after October 1, 2004, and if the district is at least predominantly suitable for mixed-use development or industrial sites under sub.
(4) (gm) 6. If the life of the district is extended under sub.
(7) (am) 2. an allocation under this subdivision may be made 23 years after such a district is created. If the life of the district is extended under sub.
(7) (am) 4., an allocation under this subdivision may be made for not more than an additional 3 years after allocations would otherwise have been terminated under this subdivision. For a tax incremental district created after March 3, 2016, the period during which a tax increment may be allocated under this subdivision shall be increased by one year if that district's project plan is adopted under sub.
(4) (g) after September 30 and before May 15.
66.1105(6)(a)8.
8. Twenty-seven years after the tax incremental district is created if the district is created on or after October 1, 2004, and if the district is a district specified under sub.
(4) (gm) 6. other than a district specified under subd.
7. If the life of the district is extended under sub.
(7) (am) 3. an allocation under this subdivision may be made 30 years after such a district is created. If the life of the district is extended under sub.
(7) (am) 4., an allocation under this subdivision may be made for not more than an additional 3 years after allocations would otherwise have been terminated under this subdivision. For a tax incremental district created after March 3, 2016, the period during which a tax increment may be allocated under this subdivision shall be increased by one year if that district's project plan is adopted under sub.
(4) (g) after September 30 and before May 15.
66.1105(6)(a)9.
9. Thirty-seven years after the tax incremental district is created if the district is created before October 1, 1983, and the expenditure period is specified in par.
(am) 2. d. 66.1105(6)(a)10.
10. Thirty-seven years after the tax incremental district is created if the district is Tax Incremental District Number 3 in the city of Middleton.
66.1105(6)(a)11.
11. Thirty-seven years after the tax incremental district is created if the district is Tax Incremental District Number 3 in the city of Wausau.
66.1105(6)(a)12.
12. Thirty-seven years after the tax incremental district is created if the district is Tax Incremental District Number 1 in the village of Wales.
66.1105(6)(a)13.
13. Thirty-three years after the tax incremental district is created if the district is Tax Incremental District Number 1 in the village of Weston.
66.1105(6)(a)14.
14. Thirty-seven years after the tax incremental district is created if the district is Tax Incremental District Number 1 in the village of Caledonia.
66.1105(6)(a)15.
15. Thirty years after the tax incremental district is created if the district is Tax Incremental District Number 4 in the village of Caledonia.
66.1105(6)(ae)
(ae) With regard to each district for which the department of revenue authorizes the allocation of a tax increment under par.
(a), the department shall charge the city that created the district an annual administrative fee of $150 that the city shall pay to the department no later than April 15. If the city does not pay the fee that is required under this paragraph, by April 15, the department may not authorize the allocation of a tax increment under par.
(a) for that city.
66.1105(6)(ag)
(ag) With regard to a multijurisdictional tax incremental district, the department of revenue may allocate positive tax increments to each participating city only to the extent that a city's component of the district has generated a positive value increment.
66.1105(6)(am)1.1. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, no expenditure may be made later than 5 years before the unextended termination date of a tax incremental district under sub.
(7) (ak) or
(am).
66.1105(6)(am)2.
2. The limitations on the period during which expenditures may be made under subd.
1. do not apply to:
66.1105(6)(am)2.c.
c. Expenditures for project costs for Tax Incremental District Number 6 in a city with a population of at least 45,000 that is located in a county that was created in 1836 and that is adjacent to one of the Great Lakes. Such expenditures may be made no later than 26 years after the tax incremental district is created, and may be made through December 31, 2017.
66.1105(6)(am)2.d.
d. Expenditures for project costs for Tax Incremental District Number 2 in the city of Racine. Such expenditures may be made no later than 32 years after the district is created and may be made through 2015.
66.1105(6)(am)2.e.
e. Expenditures for project costs for Tax Incremental District Number 1 in the village of Denmark. Such expenditures may be made through 2014.
66.1105(6)(am)2.em.
em. Expenditures for project costs for Tax Incremental District Number 3 in the city of Middleton. Such expenditures may be made no later than 32 years after the district is created and may be made through 2025.
66.1105(6)(am)2.f.
f. Expenditures for project costs for Tax Incremental District Number 3 in the city of Marinette. Such expenditures may be made through July 2, 2018.
66.1105(6)(am)2.fm.
fm. Expenditures for project costs for Tax Incremental District Number 3 in the city of Wausau. Such expenditures may be made no later than 32 years after the district is created and may be made through 2026.
66.1105(6)(am)2.g.
g. Expenditures for project costs for Tax Incremental District Number 1 in the village of Wales. Such expenditures may be made no later than 32 years after the district is created and may be made through 2038.
66.1105(6)(am)2.h.
h. Expenditures for project costs for Tax Incremental District Number 1 in the village of Weston. Such expenditures may be made no later than 28 years after the district is created and may be made through 2026.
66.1105(6)(am)2.i.
i. Expenditures for project costs for Tax Incremental District Number 1 in the village of Caledonia. Such expenditures may be made no later than 32 years after the district is created and may be made through 2039.
66.1105(6)(am)2.j.
j. Expenditures for project costs for Tax Incremental District Number 4 in the village of Caledonia. Such expenditures may be made no later than 25 years after the district is created and may be made through 2039.
66.1105(6)(am)3.
3. For tax incremental districts for which the resolution under sub.
(4) (gm) is adopted on or after July 31, 1981, no expenditure may be made before the date the project plan is approved, except for costs directly related to planning the tax incremental district. In this subdivision “expenditure" means the exchange of money for the delivery of goods or services.
66.1105(6)(am)5.
5. No expenditure may be made later than 5 years before the termination date of a tax incremental district to which par.
(d) applies.
66.1105(6)(b)
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every officer charged by law to collect and pay over or retain local general property taxes shall, on the settlement dates provided by law, pay over to the city treasurer out of all the taxes which the officer has collected the proportion of the tax increment due the city that the general property taxes collected in the city bears to the total general property taxes levied by the city for all purposes included in the tax roll, exclusive of levies for state trust fund loans, state taxes and state special charges.
66.1105(6)(c)
(c) Except for tax increments allocated under par.
(d),
(dm),
(e),
(f), or
(g) all tax increments received with respect to a tax incremental district shall, upon receipt by the city treasurer, be deposited into a special fund for that district. The city treasurer may deposit additional moneys into such fund pursuant to an appropriation by the common council. No moneys may be paid out of such fund except to pay project costs with respect to that district, to reimburse the city for such payments, to pay project costs of a district under par.
(d),
(dm),
(e),
(f), or
(g) or to satisfy claims of holders of bonds or notes issued with respect to such district. Subject to par.
(d),
(dm),
(e),
(f), or
(g), moneys paid out of the fund to pay project costs with respect to a district may be paid out before or after the district is terminated under sub.
(7). Subject to any agreement with bondholders, moneys in the fund may be temporarily invested in the same manner as other city funds if any investment earnings are applied to reduce project costs. After all project costs and all bonds and notes with respect to the district have been paid or the payment thereof provided for, subject to any agreement with bondholders, if there remain in the fund any moneys that are not allocated under par.
(d),
(dm),
(e),
(f), or
(g), they shall be paid over to the treasurer of each county, school district or other tax levying municipality or to the general fund of the city in the amounts that belong to each respectively, having due regard for that portion of the moneys, if any, that represents tax increments not allocated to the city and that portion, if any, that represents voluntary deposits of the city into the fund.
66.1105(6)(d)1.1. Subject to subd.
1m., after the date on which a tax incremental district pays off the aggregate of all of its project costs under its project plan, but not later than the date on which a tax incremental district terminates under sub.
(7) (am), a planning commission may amend under sub.
(4) (h) 1. the project plan of such a tax incremental district to allocate positive tax increments generated by that tax incremental district to another tax incremental district created by that planning commission in which soil affected by environmental pollution exists to the extent that development has not been able to proceed according to the project plan because of the environmental pollution.
66.1105(6)(d)1m.
1m. After December 31, 2016, subd.
1. applies only to Tax Incremental District Number One, Tax Incremental District Number Four, and Tax Incremental District Number Five in the City of Kenosha, and no increments may be allocated under that subdivision, after December 31, 2016, unless the allocation is approved by the joint review board.
66.1105(6)(d)2.
2. Except as provided in subd.
2m., no tax increments may be allocated under this paragraph later than 16 years after the last expenditure identified in the project plan of the tax incremental district, the positive tax increments of which are to be allocated, is made.
66.1105(6)(d)2m.
2m. No tax increments may be allocated under this paragraph later than 35 years after the last expenditure identified in the project plan of the tax incremental district, the positive tax increments of which are to be allocated, is made if the district is created before October 1, 1995, except that in no case may the total number of years during which expenditures are made under par.
(am) 1. plus the total number of years during which tax increments are allocated under this paragraph exceed 42 years.
66.1105(6)(d)3.
3. This paragraph applies only in a city with a population of at least 80,000 that was incorporated in 1850 and that is in a county with a population of less than 175,000 which is adjacent to one of the Great Lakes.
66.1105(6)(d)5.
5. This paragraph does not apply to a tax incremental district that is created after January 1, 2004.
66.1105(6)(dm)1m.1m. Either before, after or on the date on which a tax incremental district that is located in a city that is described in subd.
3. b. pays off the aggregate of all of its project costs under its project plan, but not later than the date on which a tax incremental district terminates under sub.
(7) (am), a planning commission may amend under sub.
(4) (h) 1. the project plan of such a tax incremental district to allocate positive tax increments generated by that tax incremental district to another tax incremental district created by that planning commission in which soil affected by environmental pollution exists to the extent that development has not been able to proceed according to the project plan because of the environmental pollution.
66.1105(6)(dm)2.
2. Except as provided in subd.
2m., no tax increments may be allocated under this paragraph later than 16 years after the last expenditure identified in the project plan of the tax incremental district, the positive tax increments of which are to be allocated, is made.
66.1105(6)(dm)2m.
2m. No tax increments may be allocated under this paragraph later than 20 years after the last expenditure identified in the project plan of the tax incremental district, the positive tax increments of which are to be allocated, is made if the district is created before October 1, 1995, except that in no case may the total number of years during which expenditures are made under par.
(am) 1. plus the total number of years during which tax increments are allocated under this paragraph exceed 27 years.
66.1105(6)(dm)3.b.
b. A city with a population of at least 50,000 that was incorporated in 1853 and that is in a county which has a population of at least 140,000 and that contains a portion of the Fox River and Lake Winnebago.
66.1105(6)(dm)5.
5. This paragraph, with regard to a city that is described in subd.
3. b., does not apply after January 1, 2016.
66.1105(6)(e)1.1. Before the date on which a tax incremental district terminates under sub.
(7) (a), but not later than the date on which a tax incremental district terminates under sub.
(7) (am), a planning commission may amend under sub.
(4) (h) the project plan of the tax incremental district to allocate positive tax increments generated by that tax incremental district to another tax incremental district created by that planning commission if all of the following conditions are met:
66.1105(6)(e)1.a.
a. The donor tax incremental district, the positive tax increments of which are to be allocated, and the recipient tax incremental district have the same overlying taxing jurisdictions.
66.1105(6)(e)1.b.
b. Except as provided in subd.
1. e., the donor tax incremental district and the recipient tax incremental district have been created before October 1, 1995.
66.1105(6)(e)1.d.
d. The donor tax incremental district is able to demonstrate, based on the positive tax increments that are currently generated, that it has sufficient revenues to pay for all project costs that have been incurred under the project plan for that district and sufficient surplus revenues to pay for some of the eligible costs of the recipient tax incremental district.
66.1105(6)(e)1.e.
e. With respect to a tax incremental district that has been created by a 4th class city incorporated in 1882 that is located in the Pecatonica River watershed, the recipient tax incremental district has been created before October 1, 1996, and the donor tax incremental district has been created before October 1, 2003.
66.1105(6)(e)1.f.
f. Notwithstanding subd.
1. b. and subject to subd.
1. a. and
d., the planning commission of the village of Biron may amend, under sub.
(4) (h), the project plan of Tax Incremental District Number 2 in the village to allocate positive tax increments generated by that district to Tax Incremental District Number 3 in the village.
66.1105(6)(e)3.
3. A project plan that is amended under sub.
(4) (h) to authorize the allocation of positive tax increments under subd.
1. may authorize the allocation for a period not to exceed 5 years, except that if the planning commission determines that the allocation may be needed for a period longer than 5 years, the planning commission may authorize the allocation for up to an additional 5 years if the project plan is amended under sub.
(4) (h) during the 4th year of the allocation. In no case may positive tax increments under subd.
1. be allocated from one donor tax incremental district for a period longer than 10 years.
66.1105(6)(f)1.1. Not later than the date on which a tax incremental district terminates under sub.
(7) (am), a planning commission may amend under sub.
(4) (h) the project plan of a tax incremental district to allocate positive tax increments generated by that tax incremental district to another tax incremental district created by that planning commission or to an environmental remediation tax incremental district created under s.
66.1106 by the same governing body if all of the following conditions are met:
66.1105(6)(f)1.a.
a. The donor tax incremental district, the positive tax increments of which are to be allocated, and the recipient tax incremental district have the same overlying taxing jurisdictions.
