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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) The name of a football stadium may not be changed without the written consent of the municipality in which it is located and the professional football team described in s. 229.823.
(2) The district may not issue bonds under s. 229.824(8) unless all of the following apply:
(a) The district has entered into a lease with a professional football team, as described in s. 229.823, under which the team agrees to be the principal tenant of the football stadium for a term of not less than 30 years.
(b) A professional football team, as described in s. 229.823, certifies to the district that it has applied to the league of professional football teams to which it belongs for approval of a policy that allows a person who paid a onetime license or similar right, as described in s. 77.54(45), to receive a payment in an amount that is equal to the amount of the license or right from any person who subsequently receives that license or right.
(c) The district and a professional football team, as described in s. 229.823, enter into an agreement, which may not be amended, under which the team agrees that if the team is sold, if its assets are liquidated or if the team is transferred to a new owner before the certification is made under s. 229.825(3)(a), the terms of the sale, liquidation or transfer of the team shall require the immediate retirement of all outstanding bonds, including bonds issued to fund or refund those bonds.
(d) The district and a professional football team, as described in s. 229.823, enter into an agreement under which the team agrees that no engraved tiles or bricks, which may be placed in or around football stadium facilities, may be sold by the team and that engraved tiles or bricks may be sold only by the district, as provided in s. 229.824(19).
(e) The district and a professional football team, as described in s. 229.823, enter into an agreement under which $500,000 from the proceeds of fees or other charges under s. 229.824(13) will be deposited each year into the fund under s. 229.8257. The agreement shall also provide that the deposits shall begin in the 1st year after the year in which the tax is first imposed under s. 77.706, and shall continue until the funding condition set forth in s. 229.825(2)(d)2. or (e)2. is satisfied. The agreement shall also specify that the $500,000 amount may not be reduced in any subsequent agreement between the district and the professional football team.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Wisconsin Statutes Populous Counties and Cities (Ch. 228, 229) § 229.8245. Limitations on district - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wi/populous-counties-and-cities-ch-228-229/wi-st-229-8245/
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