AB438,35102Section 35. 229.68 (8) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB438,,103103229.68 (8) (d) The bonds are issued before the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].
AB438,36104Section 36. 229.68 (8m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB438,,105105229.68 (8m) Obtain loans under s. 16.09 (5) for purposes described under s. 229.687 (2). Any moneys borrowed or accepted under this subsection shall be deposited into the baseball park facilities improvement segregated fund under s. 229.687.
AB438,37106Section 37. 229.68 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB438,,107107229.68 (9) Maintain funds and invest the funds in any investment that the district board considers appropriate. After the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], to the extent feasible, a district shall contract with the investment board to invest funds held in trust under this subchapter.
AB438,38108Section 38. 229.68 (11) of the statutes is repealed.
AB438,39109Section 39. 229.68 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB438,,110110229.68 (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.
AB438,40111Section 40. 229.68 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB438,,112112229.68 (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.
AB438,41113Section 41. 229.68 (15) of the statutes is repealed.
AB438,42114Section 42. 229.68 (16) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB438,,115115229.68 (16) (intro.) Accept Subject to s. 229.682 (10) accept gifts, loans, grants, and other aid, which may be used only for the following purposes:
AB438,43116Section 43. 229.68 (16) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB438,,117117229.68 (16) (a) Retiring the bonds or other debt used to develop, construct the, improve, repair, or maintain baseball park facilities.
AB438,44118Section 44. 229.6802 of the statutes is created to read:
AB438,,119119229.6802 Lease and nonrelocation agreements required. The grant under s. 16.09 (3) may not be awarded unless the secretary of administration determines that all of the following apply:
AB438,,120120(1) Lease. The district has entered into a customary lease arrangement with a professional baseball team that satisfies all of the following:
AB438,,121121(a) Has a standard term that expires no earlier than December 31, 2050.
AB438,,122122(b) Requires the professional baseball team to make at least 27 annual deposits in the amount of $300,000 into the baseball park facilities improvement segregated fund under s. 229.687 beginning in 2024.
AB438,,123123(c) In addition to the deposits under par. (b), requires the professional baseball team to make at least 27 annual deposits in the amount of $1,851,852 into the baseball park facilities improvement segregated fund under s. 229.687 beginning in 2024.
AB438,,124124(d) In addition to the deposits under pars. (b) and (c), requires the professional baseball team to make at least 27 annual payments in the amount of $1,208,401 to the district beginning in 2024.
AB438,,125125(e) In addition to the deposits and payments under pars. (b), (c), and (d), requires the professional baseball team, or a 3rd party on the professional baseball team’s behalf, to make financial contributions in connection with the development, construction, improvement, repair, and maintenance of the baseball park facilities during the term of the lease in an amount that totals $50,000,000, of which $25,000,000 must be so contributed before January 1, 2037, and requires the team to regularly report to the district all expenditures under this paragraph.
AB438,,126126(f) Requires the professional baseball team, upon expiration of the lease or termination of the lease as a result of breach by the professional baseball team, to disclaim any interest in moneys of the baseball park facilities improvement segregated fund under s. 229.687 and, upon request of the district, convey and transfer to the district for consideration not to exceed $1 all of the professional baseball team’s right and title to the baseball park facilities, except for ancillary improvements constructed or developed by the professional baseball team after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], without financial contribution from the state or the district.
AB438,,127127(2) Nonrelocation agreement. The district has entered into a nonrelocation agreement with the professional baseball team that, except as required by the league of professional baseball teams of which the team is a member, requires the professional baseball team to play all of its home games at the baseball park facilities and prohibits the professional baseball team from relocating until expiration or termination of the lease according to its terms.
AB438,,128128(3) Third-party negotiator. The district has contracted with a 3rd party approved by a two-thirds vote of all current members appointed to the board and eligible to vote on the matter to represent the district in connection with negotiation of the lease and nonrelocation agreements under this section.
AB438,45129Section 45. 229.6805 of the statutes is created to read:
AB438,,130130229.6805 Facility management. During the term of any lease between the district and a professional baseball team with respect to baseball park facilities, the district shall, at the district’s expense, contract with a facility management company or employ an executive director with expertise in managing and operating professional sports facilities and venues similar to the baseball park facilities. The contract shall require the facility management company or executive director to have primary responsibility to manage and supervise the development, construction, improvement, repair, and maintenance of the baseball park facilities.