AB43: Bill Text

AB43,2473 Section 2473. 229.68 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,6783 229.68 (9) Maintain funds and invest the funds in any investment that the district board considers appropriate. A district may delegate the investment authority over any funds held in trust under this subchapter to an investment manager who is registered as an investment adviser under the federal Investment Advisers Act of 1940, 15 USC 80b-3.

AB43,2474 Section 2474. 229.68 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,6785 229.68 (11) Promote, advertise and publicize its the baseball park facilities and related activities.

AB43,2475 Section 2475. 229.68 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,6787 229.68 (12) Set standards governing the use of, and the conduct within, its the baseball park facilities in order to promote public safety and convenience and to maintain order.

AB43,2476 Section 2476. 229.68 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,6789 229.68 (13) Establish and collect fees, and establish shared revenue arrangements or other charges for the use of its the baseball park facilities or for services rendered by the district.

AB43,2477 Section 2477. 229.68 (15) of the statutes is repealed.

AB43,2478 Section 2478. 229.682 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,6792 229.682 (1) Gifts and donations. The district board shall explore and consider ways to solicit and encourage gifts and donations for the development, construction, improvement, repair, and maintenance of baseball park facilities and, to the extent feasible, implement means to solicit such gifts and donations.

AB43,2479 Section 2479. 229.682 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,,6794 229.682 (2) Prevailing wage. The construction of a baseball park facility that is financed in whole or in part by a district is subject to s. 66.0903.

AB43,2480 Section 2480. 229.682 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,6796 229.682 (3) Special debt payments. The district shall pay, over a 3-year period beginning on October 1, 1996, any outstanding debt used to finance improvements to a baseball stadium that has been used as a home field by a major league professional baseball team in the district, up to a maximum amount of $1,500,000.

AB43,2481 Section 2481. 229.682 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,6798 229.682 (4) Special ticket provisions. A major league professional baseball team that uses as its home field baseball park facilities that are constructed under this subchapter shall annually designate, for each county that is in the district’s jurisdiction, at least one of the team’s home games as a discount ticket day for that county, for which residents of that county may purchase discounted admission tickets.

AB43,2482 Section 2482. 229.682 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,6800 229.682 (7) Youth sports organizations. A major league professional baseball team that uses as its home field baseball park facilities that are constructed under this subchapter shall make an annual contribution of at least $20,000 to youth sports organizations in this state for the purchase of equipment or the rental or maintenance of athletic facilities that are used by such organizations. The contributions that are required under this subsection may be made in cash or equipment.

AB43,2483 Section 2483. 229.685 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,6802 229.685 (1) The district board shall maintain a special fund into which it deposits only the revenue received from the department of revenue, that is derived from the taxes imposed under subch. V of ch. 77, 2021 stats., and may use this revenue only for purposes related to baseball park facilities.

AB43,2484 Section 2484. 229.687 of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,,6804 229.687 Facilities enhancement fund. The district shall establish and maintain a facilities enhancement fund. The fund shall consist of all moneys received from the department of administration under s. 16.09. The district may use moneys deposited in the fund solely for purposes related to the development, construction, improvement, repair, and maintenance of baseball park facilities. Moneys deposited in the fund may not be used for the securitization or retirement of bonds. If any amount remains in the fund after the lease specified in s. 16.09 (3) (a) 1. is no longer in effect, the district board shall return the amount to the department of administration.

AB43,2485 Section 2485. 229.69 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,6806 229.69 (4) Grant to the state land or other property, especially dedicated by the grant to use for a professional baseball park facilities or baseball park development.

AB43,2486 Section 2486. 229.70 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,6808 229.70 (title) Minority contracting goals; disabled veteran-owned business contracting goals; lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned business contracting goals; disability-owned business contracting goals.

AB43,2487 Section 2487. 229.70 (1) (ae) of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,,6810 229.70 (1) (ae) “Disability-owned business” means a business certified by the department of administration under s. 16.289 (3).

AB43,2488 Section 2488. 229.70 (1) (ag) of the statutes is renumbered 229.70 (1) (bm) and amended to read:

AB43,,6812 229.70 (1) (bm) “Disabled veteran-owned Veteran-owned business” means a business certified by the department of administration under s. 16.283 (3).

AB43,2489 Section 2489. 229.70 (1) (aj) of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,,6814 229.70 (1) (aj) “Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned business” means a business certified by the department of administration under s. 16.288 (3).

AB43,2490 Section 2490. 229.70 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,6816 229.70 (2) The district shall ensure that, for construction work and professional services contracts, a person who is awarded such a contract by a district shall agree, as a condition to receiving the contract, that his or her goal shall be to ensure that at least 25 percent of the employees hired because of the contract will be minority group members, at least 1 percent of the employees hired because of the contract will be employees of a disabled veteran-owned business, at least 1 percent of the employees hired because of the contract will be employees of a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned business, at least 1 percent of the employees hired because of the contract will be employees of a disability-owned business, and at least 5 percent of the employees hired because of the contract will be women if the contract is for the construction of any part of baseball park facilities.

AB43,2491 Section 2491. 229.70 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,6818 229.70 (3) (intro.) It shall be a goal of the district to ensure that at least 25 percent of the aggregate dollar value of contracts awarded by the district in the following areas shall be awarded to minority businesses, at least 1 percent of the aggregate dollar value of contracts awarded by the district in the following areas shall be awarded to disabled veteran-owned businesses, at least 1 percent of the aggregate dollar value of contracts awarded by the district in the following areas shall be awarded to lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned businesses, at least 1 percent of the aggregate dollar value of contracts awarded by the district in the following areas shall be awarded to disability-owned businesses, and at least 5 percent of the aggregate dollar value of contracts awarded by the district in the following areas shall be awarded to women’s businesses:

AB43,2492 Section 2492. 229.70 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,6820 229.70 (4) It shall be a goal of a district, with regard to each of the contracts described under sub. (3) (a), (b) and (c), to award at least 25 percent of the dollar value of such contracts to minority businesses, at least 1 percent of the dollar value of such contracts to disabled veteran-owned businesses, at least 1 percent of the dollar value of such contracts to lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned businesses, at least 1 percent of the dollar value of such contracts to disability-owned businesses, and at least 5 percent of the dollar value of such contracts to women’s businesses.

AB43,2493 Section 2493. 229.70 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,6822 229.70 (4m) (a) The district shall ensure that, for construction work and professional services contracts, a person who is awarded such a contract by a district shall agree, as a condition to receiving the contract, that if he or she is unable to meet the goal under sub. (2), he or she shall make a good faith effort to contract with the technical college district board of the technical college district in which the facilities are to be constructed or the professional services contract is to be performed, to develop appropriate training programs designed to increase the pool of minority group members, disabled veterans, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender individuals, individuals with a disability, and women who are qualified to perform the construction work or professional services.

AB43,2494 Section 2494. 229.70 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,6824 229.70 (4m) (b) If the district is unable to meet the goals under subs. (3) and (4), the district shall make a good faith effort to contract with the technical college district board of the technical college district in which the contracts described under sub. (3) (a), (b) and (c) are to be performed, to develop appropriate training programs designed to increase the pool of minority group members, disabled veterans, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender individuals, individuals with a disability, and women who are qualified to perform the contracts described under sub. (3) (a), (b) and (c).

AB43,2495 Section 2495. 229.70 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,6826 229.70 (5) (b) 1. The supply of eligible minority businesses, disabled veteran-owned businesses, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned businesses, disability-owned businesses, and women’s businesses that have the financial capacity, technical capacity, and previous experience in the areas in which contracts were awarded.

AB43,2496 Section 2496. 229.70 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,6828 229.70 (5) (b) 2. The competing demands for the services provided by eligible minority businesses, disabled veteran-owned businesses, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned businesses, disability-owned businesses, and women’s businesses, as described in subd. 1., in areas in which contracts were awarded.

AB43,2497 Section 2497. 229.70 (5) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,6830 229.70 (5) (b) 3. The extent to which the district or contractors advertised for and aggressively solicited bids from eligible minority businesses, disabled veteran-owned businesses, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned businesses, disability-owned businesses, and women’s businesses, as described in subd. 1., and the extent to which eligible minority businesses, disabled veteran-owned businesses, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned businesses, disability-owned businesses, and women’s businesses submitted bids.

AB43,2498 Section 2498. 229.70 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,6832 229.70 (6) The district shall solicit from any major league professional baseball club team to whom the district leases baseball park facilities its minority hiring goals in connection with the operation of a baseball stadium and its minority contracting goals in connection with vending contractors at a baseball stadium.

AB43,2499 Section 2499. 229.71 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,6834 229.71 Dissolution of a district. Subject Upon or after the expiration or termination of all lease arrangements between the district and a professional baseball team with respect to the baseball park facilities, and subject to providing for the payment of its bonds, including interest on the bonds, and the performance of its other contractual obligations, a district may be dissolved by the action of the district board. If the district is dissolved, the property of the district shall be transferred to the state. The state shall apportion and distribute property transferred under this section among the state and the counties in the jurisdiction of the district, based on the tax revenues derived from each county and the appropriation made by the state under s. 20.505 (1) (bm), as determined by the secretary of administration.

AB43,2500 Section 2500. 229.75 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,6836 229.75 (3) Bonds issued by the district shall be secured only by the district’s interest in any baseball park facilities, including any interest in a lease with the department of administration under s. 16.82 (7); by income from these facilities; by proceeds of bonds issued by the district and other amounts placed in a special redemption fund and investment earnings on such amounts; and by the taxes imposed by the district under subch. V of ch. 77, 2021 stats. The district may not pledge its full faith and credit on the bonds and the bonds are not a liability of the district.

AB43,2501 Section 2501. 229.76 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,6838 229.76 State pledge. The state pledges to and agrees with the bondholders, and persons that enter into contracts with a district under this subchapter, that the state will not limit or alter the rights and powers vested in a district by this subchapter, including the rights and powers under s. 229.68 (15), before the district has fully met and discharged the bonds, and any interest due on the bonds, and has fully performed its contracts, unless adequate provision is made by law for the protection of the bondholders or those entering into contracts with a district.

AB43,2502 Section 2502. 229.8273 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,6840 229.8273 (title) Minority, disabled veteran, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, disability, and women contracting.

AB43,2503 Section 2503. 229.8273 (1) (ak) of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,,6842 229.8273 (1) (ak) “Disability-owned business” means a business certified by the department of administration under s. 16.289 (3).

AB43,2504 Section 2504. 229.8273 (1) (am) of the statutes is renumbered 229.8273 (1) (cm) and amended to read:

AB43,,6844 229.8273 (1) (cm) “Disabled veteran-owned Veteran-owned business” means a business certified by the department of administration under s. 16.283 (3).

AB43,2505 Section 2505. 229.8273 (1) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,,6846 229.8273 (1) (ar) “Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned business” means a business certified by the department of administration under s. 16.288 (3).

AB43,2506 Section 2506. 229.8273 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,6848 229.8273 (2) A district shall ensure that, for construction or renovation work and professional services contracts that relate to the construction or renovation of football stadium facilities that are financed by the proceeds of bonds issued under s. 229.824 (8), a person who is awarded such a contract by the district or by a contractor shall agree, as a condition to receiving the contract, that his or her goal shall be to ensure that at least 15 percent of the employees hired because of the contract will be minority group members, at least 1 percent of the employees hired because of the contract will be employees of a disabled veteran-owned business, at least 1 percent of the employees hired because of the contract will be employees of a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned business, at least 1 percent of the employees hired because of the contract will be employees of a disability-owned business, and at least 5 percent of the employees hired because of the contract will be women.

AB43,2507 Section 2507. 229.8273 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,6850 229.8273 (3) It shall be a goal of the district to ensure that at least 15 percent of the aggregate dollar value of contracts that relate to the construction or renovation of football stadium facilities that are financed by the proceeds of bonds issued under s. 229.824 (8), shall be awarded to minority businesses, at least 1 percent of the aggregate dollar value of contracts awarded by the board shall be awarded to disabled veteran-owned businesses, at least 1 percent of the aggregate dollar value of contracts awarded by the board shall be awarded to lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned businesses, at least 1 percent of the aggregate dollar value of contracts awarded by the board shall be awarded to disability-owned businesses, and at least 5 percent of the aggregate dollar value of contracts awarded by the board shall be awarded to women’s businesses.

AB43,2508 Section 2508. 229.8273 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,6852 229.8273 (4) (a) The district shall ensure that, for construction or renovation work and professional services contracts described under sub. (2), a person who is awarded such a contract by the district or by a contractor shall agree, as a condition to receiving the contract, that if he or she is unable to meet the goal under sub. (2), he or she shall make a good faith effort to contract with the technical college district board of the technical college district in which the football stadium facilities are to be constructed or renovated, or the professional services contract is to be performed, to develop appropriate training programs designed to increase the pool of minority group members, disabled veterans, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender individuals, individuals with a disability, and women who are qualified to perform the construction work or professional services.

AB43,2509 Section 2509. 229.8273 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,6854 229.8273 (4) (b) If the district is unable to meet the goals under sub. (3), the district shall make a good faith effort to contract with the technical college district board of the technical college district in which the contracts described under sub. (3) are to be performed to develop appropriate training programs designed to increase the pool of minority group members, disabled veterans, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender individuals, individuals with a disability, and women who are qualified to perform the contracts described under sub. (3).

AB43,2510 Section 2510. 229.8273 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,6856 229.8273 (5) (b) 1. The supply of eligible minority businesses, disabled veteran-owned businesses, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned businesses, disability-owned businesses, and women’s businesses that have the financial capacity, technical capacity and previous experience in the areas in which contracts were awarded.

AB43,2511 Section 2511. 229.8273 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,6858 229.8273 (5) (b) 2. The competing demands for the services provided by eligible minority businesses, disabled veteran-owned businesses, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned businesses, disability-owned businesses, and women’s businesses, as described in subd. 1., in areas in which contracts were awarded.

AB43,2512 Section 2512. 229.8273 (5) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,6860 229.8273 (5) (b) 3. The extent to which the district or contractors advertised for and aggressively solicited bids from eligible minority businesses, disabled veteran-owned businesses, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned businesses, disability-owned businesses, and women’s businesses, as described in subd. 1., and the extent to which eligible minority businesses, disabled veteran-owned businesses, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned businesses, disability-owned businesses, and women’s businesses submitted bids.

AB43,2513 Section 2513. 229.8275 of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,,6862 229.8275 Prevailing wage. A district may not enter into a contract under s. 229.827 with a professional football team, as described in s. 229.823, or a related party that requires the team or related party to acquire and construct or renovate football stadium facilities that are part of any facilities that are leased by the district to the team or to a related party unless the professional football team or related party agrees to all of the following:

AB43,,6863 (1) Not to allow any employee working on the football stadium facilities who would be entitled to receive the prevailing wage rate under s. 66.0903 and who would not be required or allowed to work more than the prevailing hours of labor, if the football stadium facilities were a project of public works subject to s. 66.0903, to be paid less than the prevailing wage rate or to be required or allowed to work more than the prevailing hours of labor, except as allowed under s. 66.0903 (4) (a).

AB43,,6864 (2) To require any contractor, subcontractor, or agent of a contractor or subcontractor performing work on the football stadium facilities to keep and allow inspection of records in the same manner as a contractor, subcontractor, or agent of a contractor or subcontractor performing work on a project of public works that is subject to s. 66.0903 is required to keep and allow inspection of records under s. 66.0903 (10).

AB43,,6865 (3) To comply with s. 66.0903 in the same manner as a local governmental unit contracting for the erection, construction, remodeling, repairing, or demolition of a project of public works is required to comply with s. 66.0903 and to require any contractor, subcontractor, or agent of a contractor or subcontractor performing work on the football stadium facilities to comply with s. 66.0903 in the same manner as a contractor, subcontractor, or agent of a contractor or subcontractor performing work on a project of public works that is subject to s. 66.0903 is required to comply with s. 66.0903.

AB43,2514 Section 2514. 229.845 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB43,,6867 229.845 (title) Minority business contracting goals; disabled veteran-owned business contracting goals; lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned business contracting goals; disability-owned business contracting goals; women’s business contracting goals.

AB43,2515 Section 2515. 229.845 (1) (ae) of the statutes is created to read:

AB43,,6869 229.845 (1) (ae) “Disability-owned business” means a business certified by the department of administration under s. 16.289 (3).

AB43,2516 Section 2516. 229.845 (1) (ag) of the statutes is renumbered 229.845 (1) (ap) and amended to read: