Wisconsin Code § 84.59

Funding of transportation facilities and highway projects
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(1) Transportation facilities under s. 84.01 (28)
and major highway projects as defined under s. 84.013 (1) (a) for
the purposes under ss. 84.06 and 84.09 may be funded with the
proceeds of revenue obligations issued subject to and in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18.
(2) (a) The department may, under s. 18.561 or 18.562, deposit in a separate and distinct fund outside the state treasury, in
an account maintained by a trustee, revenues derived under s.
341.25. The revenues deposited are the trustee’s revenues in accordance with the agreement between this state and the trustee or
in accordance with the resolution pledging the revenues to the repayment of revenue obligations issued under this section.
(b) The department may, under s. 18.562, deposit in a separate and distinct special fund outside the state treasury, in an account maintained by a trustee, revenues derived under ss. 341.09
(2) (d), (2m) (a) 1., (4), and (7), 341.14 (2), (2m), (6) (d), (6m)
(a), (6r) (b) 2., (6w), and (8), 341.145 (3), 341.147 (3), 341.16 (1)
(a) and (b), (2), (2e), and (2m), 341.17 (8), 341.19 (1), 341.25,
341.255 (1), (2) (a), (b), and (c), and (5), 341.26 (1), (2), (2m)
(am) and (b), (3), (3m), (4), (5), and (7), 341.264 (1), 341.265 (1),
341.266 (2) (b) and (3), 341.268 (2) (b) and (3), 341.269 (2) (b),
341.30 (3) , 341.305 (3) , 341.36 (1) and (1m), 341.51 (2) , and
342.14 and from any payments received with respect to agreements or ancillary arrangements entered into under s. 18.55 (6)
with respect to revenue obligations issued under this section. The
revenues deposited are the trustee’s revenues in accordance with
the agreement between this state and the trustee or in accordance
with the resolution pledging the revenues to the repayment of revenue obligations issued under this section. Revenue obligations
issued for the purposes specified in sub. (1) and for the repayment
of which revenues are deposited under this paragraph are special
fund obligations, as defined in s. 18.52 (7) , issued for special
fund programs, as defined in s. 18.52 (8).
(2m), (6) (d), (6m) (a), (6r) (b) 2., (6w), and (8), 341.145 (3), 341.147 (3), 341.16
(1) (a) and (b), (2), (2e), and (2m), 341.17 (8), 341.19 (1), 341.25, 341.255 (1), (2)
(a), (b), and (c), and (5), 341.26 (1), (2), (2m) (am) and (b), (3), (3m), (4), (5), and
(7), 341.264 (1), 341.265 (1), 341.266 (2) (b) and (3), 341.268 (2) (b) and (3),
341.269 (2) (b), 341.30 (3), 341.305 (3), 341.308 (3), 341.36 (1) and (1m), 341.51
(2), and 342.14 and from any payments received with respect to agreements or
ancillary arrangements entered into under s. 18.55 (6) with respect to revenue
obligations issued under this section. The revenues deposited are the trustee’s
revenues in accordance with the agreement between this state and the trustee
or in accordance with the resolution pledging the revenues to the repayment of
revenue obligations issued under this section. Revenue obligations issued for
the purposes specified in sub. (1) and for the repayment of which revenues are
deposited under this paragraph are special fund obligations, as defined in s.
18.52 (7), issued for special fund programs, as defined in s. 18.52 (8).
(3) The secretary may pledge revenues received or to be received in any fund established under sub. (2) to secure revenue
obligations issued under this section. The pledge shall provide
for the transfer to this state of all pledged revenues, including any
interest earned on the revenues, which are in excess of the
amounts required to be paid under s. 20.395 (6) (as). The pledge
shall provide that the transfers be made at least twice yearly, that
the transferred amounts be deposited in the transportation fund
and that the transferred amounts are free of any prior pledge.
(4) The department shall have all other powers necessary and
convenient to distribute the pledged revenues and to distribute the
proceeds of the revenue obligations in accordance with subch. II
of ch. 18.
(5) The department may enter into agreements with the federal government or its agencies, political subdivisions of this state
or private individuals or entities to insure or in any other manner
provide additional security for the revenue obligations issued under this section.
(6) The building commission may contract revenue obligations when it reasonably appears to the building commission that
all obligations incurred under this section can be fully paid from
moneys received or anticipated and pledged to be received on a
timely basis. Except as provided in this subsection, the principal
amount of revenue obligations issued under this section may not
exceed $4,055,372,900, excluding any obligations that have been
defeased under a cash optimization program administered by the
building commission, to be used for transportation facilities un-

der s. 84.01 (28) and major highway projects for the purposes under ss. 84.06 and 84.09. In addition to the foregoing limit on
principal amount, the building commission may contract revenue
obligations under this section up to $142,254,600, excluding any
obligations that have been defeased under a cash optimization
program administered by the building commission, to be used for
transportation facilities under s. 84.01 (28) and major highway
projects for the purposes under ss. 84.06 and 84.09. In addition
to the foregoing limit on principal amount, the building commission may contract revenue obligations under this section up to
$128,258,200, excluding any obligations that have been defeased
under a cash optimization program administered by the building
commission, to be used for transportation facilities under s. 84.01
(28) and major highway projects for the purposes under ss. 84.06
and 84.09. In addition to the foregoing limit on principal amount,
the building commission may contract revenue obligations under
this section up to $204,535,200 to be used for major highway
projects for the purposes under ss. 84.06 and 84.09, excluding any
obligations that have been defeased under a cash optimization
program administered by the building commission. In addition to
the foregoing limit on principal amount, the building commission
may contract revenue obligations under this section up to
$9,500,000 to be used for transportation facilities under s. 84.01
(28), excluding any obligations that have been defeased under a
cash optimization program administered by the building commission. In addition to the foregoing limits on principal amount, the
building commission may contract revenue obligations under this
section as the building commission determines is desirable to refund outstanding revenue obligations contracted under this section, to make payments under agreements or ancillary arrangements entered into under s. 18.55 (6) with respect to revenue obligations issued under this section, and to pay expenses associated
with revenue obligations contracted under this section.
(7) Unless otherwise expressly provided in resolutions authorizing the issuance of revenue obligations or in other agreements
with the holders of revenue obligations, each issue of revenue
obligations under this section shall be on a parity with every other
revenue obligation issued under this section and in accordance
with subch. II of ch. 18.

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