229.44(11) (11) Promote, advertise and publicize its exposition center, exposition center facilities and related activities.

229.44(12) (12) Set standards governing the use of, and the conduct within, its exposition center and exposition center facilities in order to promote public safety and convenience and to maintain order.

229.44(13) (13) Establish rates or other charges for the use of its exposition center and exposition center facilities or for services rendered by the district.

229.44(14) (14) Enter into partnerships, joint ventures or other arrangements with other persons, including other districts created under this subchapter, to further the district’s purposes.

229.44(15) (15) If the district’s sponsoring municipality adopts a resolution described under s. 229.50 (1) (a), and if the district’s sponsoring municipality agrees to stop imposing and collecting its room tax under s. 66.0615 (1m) (a), adopt a resolution to impose the taxes under ss. 66.0615 (1m), 77.98 and 77.99, except that, if a district adopts a resolution under this subsection, it shall deliver a certified copy of the resolution to the secretary of revenue at least 120 days before its effective date.

229.44 History History: 1993 a. 263; 1999 a. 150 s. 672; 2015 a. 60.

229.445 229.445 Ticket surcharge. The board of directors shall require the sponsor of an event held at a sports and entertainment arena to impose a $2 surcharge on each ticket that is sold to the event. The event sponsor shall forward to the board of directors any surcharges collected under this section. The board of directors shall submit 25 percent of the amount received under this section to the department of administration for deposit into the general fund and shall retain the remainder for the district.

229.445 History History: 2015 a. 60.

229.45 229.45 Powers granted to sponsoring municipality. In addition to any powers that it may otherwise have, a sponsoring municipality may do any of the following:

229.45(1) (1) Make grants or loans to a district upon terms that the sponsoring municipality considers appropriate.

229.45(2) (2) Expend public funds to subsidize a district.

229.45(3) (3) Borrow money under ss. 67.04 and 67.12 (12) for exposition center facilities or to fund grants, loans or subsidies to a district.

229.45 History History: 1993 a. 263.

229.46 229.46 Certain contracting requirements.

229.46(1) (1) In this section:

229.46(1)(ag) (ag) “Disabled veteran-owned business” means a business certified by the department of administration under s. 16.283 (3).

229.46(1)(am) (am) “Minority business” has the meaning given in s. 200.49 (1) (a).

229.46(1)(b) (b) “Minority group member” has the meaning given in s. 16.287 (1) (f).

229.46(1)(c) (c) “Women’s business” means a sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture or corporation that is at least 51 percent owned, controlled and actively managed by women.

229.46(2) (2) A person who is awarded a contract by a district shall agree, as a condition to receiving the contract, that at least 25 percent of the employees hired because of the contract will be minority group members, at least 5 percent of the employees hired because of the contract will be women, and at least 1 percent of the employees hired because of the contract will be employees of a disabled veteran-owned business, if any of the following applies:

229.46(2)(a) (a) The contract is for the construction of any part of an exposition center.

229.46(2)(b) (b) The contract results in the hiring of individuals who will work at the exposition center.

229.46(3) (3) 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 5 percent of the aggregate dollar value of contracts awarded by the district in the following areas shall be awarded to women’s businesses, and 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:

229.46(3)(a) (a) Contracts for the construction of an exposition center.

229.46(3)(b) (b) Contracts entered into by the district for the purchase of services to be performed at the exposition center.

229.46(3)(c) (c) Contracts for the underwriting of bonds.

229.46(3m) (3m) 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.

229.46(4) (4) This section applies only to an exposition center that is being constructed under contracts that are funded by the proceeds of a bond issue that is secured by a special debt service reserve fund under s. 229.50.

229.46(5) (5) Before a district initially constructs an exposition center or exposition center facilities, or enters into contracts for such initial construction, the district shall do all of the following: