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AB56,99,18 13(3) Congressional districts shall each have a population as nearly equal as
14practicable to the ideal district population, derived as prescribed in sub. (2), while
15maintaining compliance with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. No congressional
16district may have a population which varies by more than 1 percent from the
17applicable ideal district population, unless necessary to comply with Section 2 of the
18Voting Rights Act.
AB56,99,24 19(4) District boundaries shall coincide with ward boundaries and, to the extent
20consistent with sub. (1), shall coincide with the boundaries of political subdivisions.
21The number of political subdivisions divided among more than one district shall be
22as small as possible. When there is a choice among political subdivisions to divide,
23the more populous political subdivisions shall be divided before the less populous,
24except that this requirement does not apply to a legislative district boundary drawn

1along a county boundary which passes through a city with territory in more than one
2county.
AB56,100,4 3(5) Districts shall be composed of convenient contiguous territory. Areas which
4meet only at the points of adjoining corners are not contiguous.
AB56,100,8 5(6) Districts shall not be drawn with the intent or result of denying or abridging
6the equal opportunity of racial or language minorities to participate in the political
7process or diminishing their ability to elect representatives of their choice, whether
8by themselves or by voting in concert with other persons.
AB56,100,9 9(7) (a) In this subsection:
AB56,100,1810 1. “Geographic unit center" means that point within a population data unit
11approximately equidistant from the northern and southern extremities and also
12approximately equidistant from the eastern and western extremities of the
13population data unit. This point shall be determined by visual observation of a map
14of the population data unit, unless it is otherwise determined within the context of
15an appropriate coordinate system developed by the federal government or another
16source that the legislative reference bureau determines is qualified and objective and
17is obtained for use in this state with prior approval of the joint committee on
18legislative organization.
AB56,100,2219 2. “Population data unit" means a ward, census enumeration district, block, or
20other unit of territory having clearly identified geographic boundaries and for which
21a total population figure is included in or can be derived directly from certified
22federal census data.
AB56,101,323 3. “X-coordinate" means the relative location of a point along the east–west
24axis of the state. Unless otherwise measured within the context of an appropriate
25coordinate system obtained for use as permitted by subd. 1., the x-coordinate shall

1be measured along a line drawn due east from a due north and south line running
2through the point which is the western extremity of this state, to the point to be
3located.
AB56,101,94 4. “Y-coordinate" means the relative location of a point along the north–south
5axis of the state. Unless otherwise measured within the context of an appropriate
6coordinate system obtained for use as permitted by subd. 1., the y-coordinate shall
7be measured along a line drawn due south from a due east and west line running
8through the point which is the northern extremity of this state, to the point to be
9located.
AB56,101,1610 (b) To the extent consistent with subs. (1) to (3), districts shall be compact in
11form. Compact districts are those which are square, rectangular, or hexagonal in
12shape to the extent permitted by natural or political boundaries. When it is
13necessary to compare the relative compactness of 2 or more districts, or of 2 or more
14alternative redistricting plans, the tests prescribed by pars. (c) and (d) shall be used.
15Should the results of these 2 tests be contradictory, the standard under par. (c) shall
16be given greater weight than the standard under par. (d).
AB56,101,1917 (c) 1. The compactness of a district is greatest when the length of the district
18and the width of the district are equal. The measure of a district's compactness is
19the absolute value of the difference between the length and the width of the district.
AB56,101,2420 2. In measuring the compactness of a district by means of electronic data
21processing, the difference between the x-coordinates of the easternmost and the
22westernmost geographic unit centers included in the district shall be compared to the
23difference between the y-coordinates of the northernmost and southernmost
24geographic unit centers included in the district.
AB56,102,14
13. To determine the length and width of a district by manual measurement, the
2distance from the northernmost point or portion of the boundary of a district to the
3southernmost point or portion of the boundary of the same district and the distance
4from the westernmost point or portion of the boundary of the district to the
5easternmost point or portion of the boundary of the same district shall each be
6measured. If the northernmost or southernmost portion of the boundary, or each of
7these points, is a part of the boundary running due east and west, the line used to
8make the measurement required by this subdivision shall be drawn either due north
9and south or as nearly so as the configuration of the district permits. If the
10easternmost or westernmost portion of the boundary, or each of these points, is a part
11of the boundary running due north and south, a similar procedure shall be followed.
12The lines to be measured for the purpose of this subdivision shall each be drawn as
13required by this subdivision, even if some part of either or both lines lies outside the
14boundaries of the district which is being tested for compactness.
AB56,102,2015 4. The absolute values computed for individual districts under this paragraph
16may be cumulated for all districts in a plan in order to compare the overall
17compactness of 2 or more alternative redistricting plans for the state or for a portion
18of the state. However, it is not valid to cumulate or compare absolute values
19computed using the measurements under subd. 2. with those computed using the
20measurements under subd. 3.
AB56,102,2321 (d) 1. The compactness of a district is greatest when the ratio of the dispersion
22of population about the population center of the district to the dispersion of
23population about the geographic center of the district is one to one.
AB56,103,924 2. The population dispersion about the population center of a district or about
25the geographic center of a district is computed as the sum of the products of the

1population of each population data unit included in the district multiplied by the
2square of the distance from the geographic unit center of that population data unit
3to the population center or the geographic center of the district, as the case may be.
4The geographic center of the district is defined by averaging the locations of all
5geographic unit centers which are included in the district. The population center of
6the district is defined by computing the population–weighted average of the
7x-coordinates and y-coordinates of each geographic unit center assigned to the
8district, it being assumed for the purpose of this calculation that each population
9data unit possesses uniform density of population.
AB56,103,1210 3. The ratios computed for individual districts under this paragraph may be
11averaged for all districts in a plan in order to compare the overall compactness of 2
12or more alternative redistricting plans for the state or for a portion of the state.
AB56,103,19 13(8) In preparing any redistricting plan, the legislative reference bureau shall
14be strictly nonpartisan. No district may be drawn for the purpose of favoring a
15political party, incumbent legislator or member of Congress, or other person or group
16or, except to the extent required under sub. (1), for the purpose of augmenting or
17diluting the voting strength of a language or racial minority group. Except as
18provided in sub. (10), in establishing districts, no use shall be made of any of the
19following data:
AB56,103,2020 (a) The residence addresses of incumbent legislators or members of Congress.
AB56,103,2121 (b) Political affiliations of registered voters.
AB56,103,2222 (c) Previous election results.
AB56,103,2423 (d) Demographic information except as necessary to meet the requirements of
24subs. (1) and (10).
AB56,104,9
1(9) The number of assembly districts in any redistricting plan may not be less
2than 54 nor more than 100. The number of senate districts in any redistricting plan
3may not be more than one-third nor less than one-fourth of the number of assembly
4districts. Each senate district shall contain only whole assembly districts. Except
5as otherwise provided in this subsection, to the extent possible, each congressional
6district shall contain only whole senate districts. The other standards specified in
7this section shall take precedence where a conflict arises between those standards
8and the requirement of including only whole senate districts within a congressional
9district.
AB56,104,15 10(10) In preparing any redistricting plan, the legislative reference bureau shall
11test the efficiency gap and competitiveness of each district and make the test results
12available to the public, including publishing the results on its Internet site, no later
13than 72 hours prior to the first public hearing on the proposed plan. The legislative
14reference bureau may use the data described under sub. (8) (b) to (d) to perform the
15tests under this subsection.
AB56,104,17 164.008 Required provisions in redistricting bills. Each bill delivered under
17s. 4.006 shall provide all of the following:
AB56,104,19 18(1) That, wherever territory is described in the bill by geographic boundaries,
19the following conventions are used:
AB56,104,2120 (a) Each bound continues to the intersection with the bound next named, or to
21the intersection with a straight-line extension of such bound.
AB56,104,2322 (b) If the bound is a street, it follows the center line of the street or the center
23line of the street extended.
AB56,104,2524 (c) If the bound is a railroad right-of-way, it follows the center line of the
25railroad right-of-way.
AB56,105,2
1(d) If the bound is a river or stream, it follows the center of the main channel
2of such river or stream.
AB56,105,33 (e) If the bound follows a municipal boundary, it coincides with such boundary.
AB56,105,7 4(2) That the bill first applies, with respect to regular elections, to offices filled
5at the next occurring general election after the bill takes effect and, with respect to
6special or recall elections, to offices filled or contested on or after the date of that
7general election.
AB56,105,18 84.0085 Challenge based on population inequality; burden of proof. If
9an action is brought challenging a legislative redistricting plan under this
10subchapter on the basis of an excessive population variance among senate or
11assembly districts established in the plan, the legislature has the burden of
12justifying any variance in excess of 10 percent between the population of a senate or
13assembly district and the applicable ideal district population. If an action is brought
14challenging a congressional redistricting plan under this subchapter on the basis of
15an excessive population variance among congressional districts established in the
16plan, the legislature has the burden of justifying any variance in excess of 1 percent
17between the population of a congressional district and the applicable ideal district
18population.
AB56,6 19Section 6. 5.02 (6m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,106,220 5.02 (6m) (f) An unexpired student identification card issued by a university
21or college in this state that is accredited, as defined in s. 39.30 (1) (d), or by a technical
22college in this state that is a member of and governed by the technical college system
23under ch. 38, that contains the date of issuance and signature of the individual to
24whom it is issued
and that contains an expiration date indicating that the card
25expires no later than 2 5 years after the date of issuance if the individual establishes

1that he or she is enrolled as a student at the university or college on the date that
2the card is presented
.
AB56,7 3Section 7. 5.056 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,106,12 45.056 Matching program with secretary of transportation. The
5commission administrator shall enter into the agreement with the secretary of
6transportation specified under s. 85.61 (1) to match personally identifiable
7information on the official registration list maintained by the commission under s.
86.36 (1) and the information specified in s. ss. 6.256 (2) and 6.34 (2m) with personally
9identifiable information maintained by the department of transportation. Subject
10to s. 343.14 (2p) (b), the agreement shall provide for the electronic transfer of
11information under s. 6.256 (2) to the commission on a continuous basis, no less often
12than monthly.
AB56,8 13Section 8 . 5.15 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,107,714 5.15 (4) (a) Except as provided in par. (c), the division ordinance or resolution
15shall number all wards in the municipality with unique whole numbers in
16consecutive order, beginning with the number one, shall designate the polling place
17for each ward, and shall describe the boundaries of each ward consistent with the
18conventions set forth in s. 4.003 4.008 (1). The ordinance or resolution shall be
19accompanied by a list of the block numbers used by the U.S. bureau of the census that
20are wholly or partly contained within each ward, with any block numbers partly
21contained within a ward identified, and a map of the municipality which illustrates
22the revised ward boundaries. If the legislature, in an act redistricting legislative
23districts under article IV, section 3, of the constitution, or in redistricting
24congressional districts, establishes a district boundary within a municipality that
25does not coincide with the boundary of a ward established under the ordinance or

1resolution of the municipality, the municipal governing body shall, no later than
2April 10 of the 2nd year following the year of the federal decennial census on which
3the act is based, amend the ordinance or resolution to the extent required to effect
4the act. The amended ordinance or resolution shall designate the polling place for
5any ward that is created to effect the legislative act. Nothing in this paragraph shall
6be construed to compel a county or city to alter or redraw supervisory or aldermanic
7districts.
AB56,9 8Section 9 . 6.256 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,107,14 96.256 Commission shall facilitate registration of electors. (1) Except as
10provided for electors specified in sub. (7) and as otherwise expressly provided, the
11commission shall use all feasible means to facilitate the registration of all eligible
12electors of this state who are subject to a registration requirement and the
13maintenance of the registration of all eligible electors for so long as they remain
14eligible.
AB56,107,18 15(2) Subject to s. 343.14 (2p) (b), for the purpose of carrying out its functions
16under sub. (1), the commission shall obtain the following information from the
17department of transportation, to the extent that the department has the
18information:
AB56,107,2219 (a) The full name of each individual who holds a current operator's license
20issued to the individual under ch. 343 or a current identification card issued to the
21individual under s. 343.50, together with the following information pertaining to
22that individual:
AB56,107,2423 1. The current address of the individual together with any address history and
24any name history maintained by the department of transportation.
AB56,107,2525 2. The date of birth of the individual.
AB56,108,1
13. The number of the license or identification card issued to the individual.
AB56,108,62 4. A copy of the document that the applicant provided as proof of citizenship
3and a statement from the department of transportation indicating that the
4department verified the applicant's citizenship. For purposes of this subdivision, the
5applicant shall provide a document that meets the requirements under 42 USC
61320b-7
(d).
AB56,108,97 (b) For each item of information specified in this subsection, the most recent
8date that the item of information was provided or obtained by the department of
9transportation.
AB56,108,18 10(3) The commission shall compare the information obtained under sub. (2) with
11the information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (a). If the commission finds
12discrepancies between the information obtained under sub. (2) regarding an elector
13and the information in the registration list under s. 6.36 (1) (a) regarding that same
14elector, the commission shall contact the elector by mail or telephone or in person to
15resolve the discrepancies. If the commission is able to resolve the discrepancies after
16contacting the elector, the commission shall update the information on the
17registration list. If the commission is unable to contact the elector, the commission
18shall resolve any discrepancies in favor of the information in the registration list.
AB56,109,6 19(4) Except as provided in this subsection and sub. (7), if the commission
20concludes that an individual appears eligible to vote in this state but is not
21registered, and the commission has obtained from reliable sources all the
22information required under s. 6.33 (1) to complete the individual's registration, the
23commission shall enter the individual's name on the registration list. If the
24commission has not obtained from reliable sources all the information pertaining to
25an individual that is required under s. 6.33 (1), the commission shall attempt to

1obtain from reliable sources the necessary information under s. 6.33 (1) that is
2required to complete the individual's registration. If a municipality has changed the
3status of an elector from eligible to ineligible under s. 6.50 (1) and the elector's
4eligibility, name, or residence has not changed, the commission may not change the
5individual's name to eligible status unless the commission first verifies that the
6individual is eligible and wishes to change his or her status to eligible.
AB56,109,9 7(5) The commission shall attempt to contact individuals described in sub. (4)
8if necessary to obtain all the information specified in s. 6.33 (1) pertaining to the
9individual that is required to complete the individual's registration.
AB56,109,12 10(6) If the commission is able to obtain all the required information specified in
11s. 6.33 (1) pertaining to an individual, the commission shall enter the name of the
12individual on the registration list maintained under s. 6.36 (1) (a).
AB56,109,24 13(7) Any individual may file a request with the commission to exclude his or her
14name from the registration list. Any individual whose name is added to the
15registration list by the commission may file a request with the commission or a
16municipal clerk to have his or her name deleted from the list. A request for exclusion
17or deletion shall be filed in the manner prescribed by the commission. An individual
18who files an exclusion or deletion request under this subsection may revoke his or
19her request by the same means that an individual may request an exclusion or
20deletion. The commission shall ensure that the name of any individual who has filed
21an exclusion or deletion request under this subsection is excluded from the
22registration list or if the individual's name appears on the list, is removed from the
23registration list and is not added to the list at any subsequent time unless the
24individual files a revocation of his or her request under this subsection.
AB56,110,8
1(8) If the commission removes from the registration list the name of an elector
2who does not request that his or her name be deleted, other than to correct an entry
3that the commission positively determines to be a duplication or to change the name
4of an individual who is verified to be deceased to ineligible status, the commission
5shall mail the individual a notice of the removal or change in status by 1st class
6postcard at the individual's last-known address. The notice shall provide that the
7individual may apply to have his or her status changed to eligible if he or she is a
8qualified elector.
AB56,110,10 9(9) The commission shall attempt to facilitate the initial registration of all
10eligible electors, except as otherwise provided in this section, as soon as practicable.
AB56,110,14 11(10) The commission shall maintain the confidentiality of all information
12obtained from the department of transportation under sub. (2) and may use this
13information only for the purpose of carrying out its functions under sub. (1) and s.
146.34 (2m) and in accordance with the agreement under s. 85.61 (1).
AB56,10 15Section 10 . 6.29 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,110,1916 6.29 (2) (e) The municipal clerk or clerk's agent shall promptly add the names
17of qualified electors who register and vote under this section to the registration list.
18The clerk or clerk's agent shall add the names of qualified electors who vote at their
19polling places in the manner prescribed in s. 6.33 (5) (a).
AB56,11 20Section 11. 6.33 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,111,621 6.33 (2) (a) All information may be recorded by any person, except that the clerk
22shall record the ward and aldermanic district, if any, other geographic information
23under sub. (1), the indication of whether the registration is received by mail, and the
24type of identifying document submitted by the elector as proof of residence under s.
256.34 or the indication of verification of information in lieu of proof of residence under

1s. 6.34 (2m)
. Except as provided in s. 6.30 (5), each elector shall sign his or her own
2name unless the elector is unable to sign his or her name due to physical disability.
3In such case, the elector may authorize another elector to sign the form on his or her
4behalf. If the elector so authorizes, the elector signing the form shall attest to a
5statement that the application is made upon request and by authorization of a named
6elector who is unable to sign the form due to physical disability.
AB56,12 7Section 12. 6.35 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,111,128 6.35 (3) Original Except for electronic registrations, original registration forms
9shall be maintained in the office of the municipal clerk or board of election
10commissioners at all times. The commission shall maintain electronic registration
11forms and make such forms available for inspection by the municipal clerk, the
12clerk's designated agent, or the board of election commissioners.
AB56,13 13Section 13. 6.86 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,112,1214 6.86 (1) (b) Except as provided in this section, if application is made by mail,
15the application shall be received no later than 5 p.m. on the 5th day immediately
16preceding the election. If application is made in person, the application shall be
17made no earlier than 14 days preceding the election and no later than the Sunday
187 p.m. on the Friday preceding the election. No application may be received on a legal
19holiday. A municipality shall specify the hours in the notice under s. 10.01 (2) (e).
20The municipal clerk or an election official shall witness the certificate for any
21in-person absentee ballot cast. Except as provided in par. (c), if the elector is making
22written application for an absentee ballot at the partisan primary, the general
23election, the presidential preference primary, or a special election for national office,
24and the application indicates that the elector is a military elector, as defined in s. 6.34
25(1), the application shall be received by the municipal clerk no later than 5 p.m. on

1election day. If the application indicates that the reason for requesting an absentee
2ballot is that the elector is a sequestered juror, the application shall be received no
3later than 5 p.m. on election day. If the application is received after 5 p.m. on the
4Friday immediately preceding the election, the municipal clerk or the clerk's agent
5shall immediately take the ballot to the court in which the elector is serving as a juror
6and deposit it with the judge. The judge shall recess court, as soon as convenient,
7and give the elector the ballot. The judge shall then witness the voting procedure as
8provided in s. 6.87 and shall deliver the ballot to the clerk or agent of the clerk who
9shall deliver it to the polling place or, in municipalities where absentee ballots are
10canvassed under s. 7.52, to the municipal clerk as required in s. 6.88. If application
11is made under sub. (2) or (2m), the application may be received no later than 5 p.m.
12on the Friday immediately preceding the election.
AB56,14 13Section 14. 6.86 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,113,814 6.86 (3) (c) An application under par. (a) 1. may be made and a registration form
15under par. (a) 2. may be filed in person at the office of the municipal clerk not earlier
16than 7 days before an election and not later than 5 p.m. on the day of the election.
17A list of hospitalized electors applying for ballots under par. (a) 1. shall be made by
18the municipal clerk and used to check that the electors vote only once, and by
19absentee ballot. If Except as provided in s. 6.34 (2m), if the elector is registering for
20the election after the close of registration or if the elector registered by mail or by
21electronic application
and has not voted in an election in this state, the municipal
22clerk shall inform the agent that proof of residence under s. 6.34 is required and the
23elector shall enclose proof of residence under s. 6.34 in the envelope with the ballot.
24The clerk shall verify that the name on any required proof of identification presented
25by the agent conforms to the name on the elector's application. The clerk shall then

1enter his or her initials on the carrier envelope indicating that the agent presented
2proof of identification to the clerk. The agent is not required to enter a signature on
3the registration list. The ballot shall be sealed by the elector and returned to the
4municipal clerk either by mail or by personal delivery of the agent; but if the ballot
5is returned on the day of the election, the agent shall make personal delivery to the
6polling place serving the hospitalized elector's residence before the closing hour or,
7in municipalities where absentee ballots are canvassed under s. 7.52, to the
8municipal clerk no later than 8 p.m. on election day.
AB56,15 9Section 15. 13.124 of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,16 10Section 16 . 13.127 of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,17 11Section 17 . 13.365 of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,18 12Section 18. 13.48 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,113,2513 13.48 (10) (a) Except as provided in par. (c), no state board, agency, officer,
14department, commission, or body corporate may enter into a contract for the
15construction, reconstruction, remodeling of, or addition to any building, structure,
16or facility, in connection with any building project which involves a cost in excess of
17$300,000 without completion of final plans and arrangement for supervision of
18construction and prior approval by the building commission. The building
19commission may not approve a contract for the construction, reconstruction,
20remodeling of, or addition to a state building as defined in s. 41.51 (2) unless it
21determines that the requirements under s. 41.58 have been complied with or that s.
2241.58 does not apply.
This section applies to the department of transportation only
23in respect to buildings, structures, and facilities to be used for administrative or
24operating functions, including buildings, land, and equipment to be used for the
25motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program under s. 110.20.
AB56,19
1Section 19. 13.48 (14) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 13.48 (14) (a) (intro.)
2and amended to read:
AB56,114,33 13.48 (14) (a) (intro.) In this subsection, “ agency":
AB56,114,4 41. “Agency” has the meaning given in s. 16.52 (7).
AB56,20 5Section 20. 13.48 (14) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,114,86 13.48 (14) (a) 2. “Statutory bond purpose” means a purpose specified in s.
720.866 (2) (s) to (zz), but not including any purpose specified in s. 20.866 (2) (s) 1., (z)
81m. to 4m., and (zbj) 1. and 2.
AB56,21 9Section 21. 13.48 (14) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,116,410 13.48 (14) (c) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (e), if there is any outstanding
11public debt used to finance the acquisition, construction, or improvement of any
12property that is sold or leased under par. (am), the building commission shall deposit
13a sufficient amount of the net proceeds from the sale or lease of the property in the
14bond security and redemption fund under s. 18.09 to repay the principal and pay the
15interest on the debt, and any premium due upon refunding redeeming any of that
16debt, except that the commission may deposit some or all of the net proceeds, not to
17exceed the amount the commission would have deposited in the bond security and
18redemption fund, in the capital improvement fund for use as a substitute source of
19funding under s. 20.924 (1) (em) for a project enumerated under the authorized state
20building program that is within the same statutory bond purpose as the property sold
21or leased under par. (am)
. If there is any outstanding public debt used to finance the
22acquisition, construction, or improvement of any property that is sold or leased under
23par. (am), the building commission shall then provide a sufficient amount of the net
24proceeds from the sale or lease of the property for the costs of maintaining federal
25tax law compliance applicable to the debt. If the property was acquired, constructed,

1or improved with federal financial assistance, the commission shall pay to the federal
2government any of the proceeds required by federal law. If the property was acquired
3by gift or grant or with gift or grant funds, the commission shall adhere to any
4restriction governing use of the proceeds. Except as required under par. (e) and ss.
520.395 (9) (qd) and 51.06 (6), if there is no such debt outstanding, there are no moneys
6payable to the federal government, and there is no restriction governing use of the
7proceeds, and if the net proceeds exceed the amount required to be deposited, paid,
8or used for another purpose under this subsection, the building commission shall use
9the net proceeds or remaining net proceeds to pay principal and interest costs on
10outstanding public debt issued to finance the acquisition, construction, or
11improvement of property, except that the commission may deposit some or all of the
12net proceeds in the capital improvement fund for use as a substitute source of
13funding under s. 20.924 (1) (em) for a project enumerated under the authorized state
14building program that is within the same statutory bond purpose as the property sold
15or leased under par. (am)
. If any net proceeds remain thereafter, the commission
16shall use the proceeds to pay principal and interest costs on other outstanding public
17debt, except that the commission may deposit some or all of the net proceeds in the
18capital improvement fund for use as a substitute source of funding under s. 20.924
19(1) (em) for any statutory bond purpose
. For the purpose of paying principal and
20interest costs on other outstanding public debt under this paragraph, the
21commission may cause outstanding bonds to be called for redemption on or following
22their optional redemption date, establish one or more escrow accounts to redeem
23bonds at their optional redemption date, or purchase bonds in the open market. For
24the purpose of using an amount deposited under this paragraph as a substitute
25source of funding under s. 20.924 (1) (em), the commission shall determine which

1projects to fund and shall authorize expenditures for those projects.
To the extent
2practical, the commission shall consider all of the following in determining which
3public debt to redeem, whether to use any net proceeds as a substitute source of
4funding under s. 20.924 (1) (em), and which projects to fund
:
AB56,22 5Section 22. 13.48 (14) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,116,86 13.48 (14) (c) 3. The fiscal benefit of redeeming outstanding debt with higher
7interest costs and the costs of establishing an escrow needed to redeem the
8outstanding debt
.
AB56,23 9Section 23. 13.48 (14) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,116,1210 13.48 (14) (c) 4. The costs of maintaining federal tax law compliance in the
11selection of general obligation debt to be redeemed or the project to be financed under
12s. 20.924 (1) (em)
.
AB56,24 13Section 24. 13.48 (14) (cf) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,116,1914 13.48 (14) (cf) If, under par. (c), the commission deposits an amount in the
15capital improvement fund for use as a substitute source of funding under s. 20.924
16(1) (em), the amount of public debt that may be contracted under the statutory bond
17purpose for which the amount deposited under par. (c) is used as a substitute source
18of funding shall be reduced by the amount used as a substitute source of funding for
19that statutory bond purpose.
AB56,25 20Section 25. 13.48 (14) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,117,2221 13.48 (14) (cm) If there are any outstanding revenue obligations, issued
22pursuant to subch. II of ch. 18, used to finance the acquisition, construction, or
23improvement of any property that is sold or leased under par. (am), the commission
24shall adhere to any restrictions in the authorizing resolution of the revenue
25obligations governing the use of the proceeds. To the extent the authorizing

1resolution does not restrict such use,
the commission shall deposit a sufficient
2amount of the net proceeds from the sale or lease of the property in the respective
3redemption fund provided under s. 18.561 (5) or 18.562 (3) to repay the principal and
4pay the interest on the revenue obligations, and any premium due upon refunding
5redeeming any of the revenue obligations, or shall deposit an amount in the
6appropriate fund under s. 18.57 or apply the amount for a purpose for which similar
7revenue obligations may be issued under s. 18.53 (3) or (4)
. If there are any
8outstanding revenue obligations, issued pursuant to subch. II of ch. 18, used to
9finance the acquisition, construction, or improvement of any property that is sold or
10leased under par. (am), the commission shall then provide a sufficient amount of the
11net proceeds from the sale or lease of the property for the costs of maintaining federal
12tax law compliance applicable to the revenue obligations. For the purpose of paying
13principal and interest costs on other outstanding revenue obligations, the
14commission may cause outstanding revenue obligations to be called for redemption
15on or following their optional redemption date, establish one or more escrow accounts
16to redeem obligations at their optional redemption date, or purchase bonds on the
17open market. Except as required under par. (e) and ss. 20.395 (9) (qd) and 51.06 (6),
18if the net proceeds exceed the amount required to be deposited, paid, or used for
19another purpose under this paragraph, the department shall use the net proceeds
20or the remaining net proceeds to pay principal and interest costs on other similar
21revenue obligations or for a purpose for which similar revenue obligations may be
22issued under s. 18.53 (3) or (4)
.
AB56,26 23Section 26. 13.48 (14) (ct) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,118,224 13.48 (14) (ct) If under par. (cm) the commission deposits net proceeds into an
25appropriate fund provided in s. 18.57 or applies net proceeds for a purpose for which

1revenue obligations may be issued, the amount of revenue obligations authorized
2under s. 18.54 (2) shall be reduced by the amount deposited or applied.
AB56,27 3Section 27 . 13.48 (26m) of the statutes is created to read:
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