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2023 SENATE BILL 895
January 10, 2024 - Introduced by Senators MARKLEIN, COWLES, LEMAHIEU,
BALLWEG, FELZKOWSKI, FEYEN, JAMES, TESTIN and WIMBERGER, cosponsored by
Representatives BORN, WITTKE, VOS, BEHNKE, BINSFELD, DUCHOW, KATSMA,
KRUG, KURTZ, MAGNAFICI, MAXEY, MELOTIK, MURSAU, NOVAK, O'CONNOR,
PENTERMAN, PLUMER, SCHMIDT, SWEARINGEN and MURPHY. Referred to Joint
Committee on Finance.
1 AN ACT to amend 20.866 (2) (t) and 20.867 (3) (x) of the statutes; and to affect
2 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, section 9104 (1) (i) 1. em. and es., 2023 Wisconsin Act
3 19, section 9104 (1) (i) 3. ed., eh., ep. and et., 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, section 9104
4 (1) (i) 4. fm. and fs. and 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, section 9104 (1) (i) 4g.; relating
5 to: amendments to the 2023-25 capital budget for University of Wisconsin
6 System projects, granting bonding authority, and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill amends the 2023-25 Authorized State Building Program to add the
following projects for the University of Wisconsin System:
1. UW–Madison: demolition of an engineering facility and construction of a
replacement engineering building.
2. UW–Madison: Kronshage-Jorns-Humphrey Residence Halls additions and
renovations.
3. UW–Whitewater: Winther/Heide Hall entry additions and renovations.
4. Systemwide: demolition projects.
5. Systemwide: central plants and utility distribution renovations.
In addition to moneys contributed from other funding sources, such as gifts and
program revenues, the bill transfers $423,273,000 from the general fund to the
capital improvement fund for the purpose of funding these projects, except that the
UW–Madison Kronshage-Jorns-Humphrey Residence Halls project is funded solely
from program revenue supported borrowing and program revenues.
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For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
1 SECTION 1. 20.866 (2) (t) of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act 19,
2 is amended to read:
3 20.866 (2) (t) University of Wisconsin; self-amortizing facilities. From the
4 capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the board of regents of the University
5 of Wisconsin System to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge, or improve university
6 self-amortizing educational facilities and facilities to support such facilities. The
7 state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $2,740,855,400 for this
8 purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to
9 $435,866,700 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an
10 amount up to $83,875,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public
11 debt in an amount up to $164,922,000 for this purpose. The state may contract
12 additional public debt in an amount up to $110,219,000 for this purpose. Of those
13 amounts, $4,500,000 is allocated only for the University of Wisconsin-Madison
14 indoor practice facility for athletic programs and only at the time that ownership of
15 the facility is transferred to the state.
16 SECTION 2. 20.867 (3) (x) of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin Act 19,
17 is amended to read:
18 20.867 (3) (x) Segregated revenue supported building program projects;
19 inflationary project cost overruns. From the capital improvement fund, as a
20 continuing appropriation, all moneys transferred under 2023 Wisconsin Act 19,
21 section 9251 (1), and 2023 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9251 (1), to fund the
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SENATE BILL 895 SECTION 2
1 projects enumerated under 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, section 9104 (1), including the
2 project created by 2023 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 4, in the amounts
3 designated as “segregated revenue” in that section for those projects; to fund the
4 other expenditures and allocations designated as “segregated revenue” under 2023
5 Wisconsin Act 19, section 9104 (4) to (13); and to offset building program project
6 budget cost overruns caused by inflation under s. 13.48 (2) (L) in a total amount up
7 to $20,000,000.
8 SECTION 3. 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, section 9104 (1) (i) 1. em. and es. are created
9 to read:
10 [2023 Wisconsin Act 19] Section 9104 (1)
(i) UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM
1. Projects financed with program revenue supported
borrowing:
em. Madison — Kronshage-Jorns-Humphrey
Residence Halls additions and renovations 69,211,000
(Total project all funding sources $79,211,000)
es. Systemwide — central plants and utility
distribution renovations 41,008,000
(Total project all funding sources $149,269,000)
11 SECTION 4. 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, section 9104 (1) (i) 3. ed., eh., ep. and et. are
12 created to read:
13 [2023 Wisconsin Act 19] Section 9104 (1)
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(i) UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM
3. Projects financed by segregated revenue:
ed. Madison — engineering replacement
building/computer-aided engineering facility
demolition 197,336,000
(Total project all funding sources
$347,336,000)
eh. Whitewater — Winther/Heide Hall entry
additions and renovations 75,489,000
ep. Systemwide — demolition projects 45,400,000
et. Systemwide — central plants and utility
distribution renovations 105,048,000
(Total project all funding sources
$149,269,000)
1 SECTION 5. 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, section 9104 (1) (i) 4. fm. and fs. are created
2 to read:
3 [2023 Wisconsin Act 19] Section 9104 (1)
(i) UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM
4. Projects financed with program revenue:
fm. Madison — Kronshage-Jorns-Humphrey
Residence Halls additions and renovations 10,000,000
(Total project all funding sources $79,211,000)
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fs. Systemwide — central plants and utility
distribution renovations 3,213,000
(Total project all funding sources
$149,269,000)
1 SECTION 6. 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, section 9104 (1) (i) 4g. is created to read:
2 [2023 Wisconsin Act 19] Section 9104 (1)
(i) UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM
4g. Projects financed with gifts, grants, and other
receipts:
a. Madison — engineering replacement
building/computer-aided engineering facility
demolition 150,000,000
(Total project all funding sources
$347,336,000)
3 SECTION 9104.0Nonstatutory provisions; Building Commission.
4 (1) UW-SYSTEM PROJECTS. In the 2023-25 Authorized State Building Program,
5 the appropriate totals are adjusted to reflect the changes made by SECTIONS 3 to 6 of
6 this act.
7 SECTION 9251.0Fiscal changes; Other.
8 (1) TRANSFER TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND. There is transferred from the
9 general fund to the capital improvement fund $423,273,000 during the 2023-25
10 fiscal biennium to fund the projects enumerated under SECTION 4 of this act.
11 (END)