Wisconsin § 18.04 - Purposes of public debt and amounts.
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§ 18.04. Purposes of public debt and amounts.
18.04(1) (1) The commission may authorize public debt to be contracted and evidences of indebtedness to be issued therefor in an amount sufficient to fund or refund, as provided in s. 18.06 (5) , or to fund, refund or acquire for any of the purposes set forth in sub. (5) and as provided in s. 18.06 (7) , the whole or any part of: 18.04(1)(a) (a) Any public debt contracted pursuant to this subchapter. 18.04(1)(b) (b) Any indebtedness incurred prior to January 1, 1972, by the Wisconsin State Agencies Building Corporation, Wisconsin State Colleges Building Corporation, Wisconsin State Public Building Corporation or Wisconsin University Building Corporation. 18.04(2) (2) The commission shall authorize public debt to be contracted and evidences of indebtedness to be issued for the debt up to the amounts specified by the legislature to acquire, construct, develop, extend, enlarge or improve land, waters, property, highways, buildings, equipment or facilities or to make funds available for veterans housing loans for the classes of public purposes specified by the legislature as the funds are required. The requirements for funds shall be established by that department or agency head having program responsibilities for which public debt has been authorized by the legislature. 18.04(3) (3) Each purpose enumerated in sub. (1) shall be construed to include any premium payable with respect thereto and the expenses of funding, refunding and acquiring public debt. Each purpose specified by the legislature under subs. (1) and (2) shall be construed to include the expenses of contracting public debt. 18.04(5) (5) Public debt may be contracted under sub. (1) for any of the following purposes: 18.04(5)(a) (a) To acquire public debt contracted to make funds available for veterans housing loans under sub. (2) . 18.04(5)(b) (b) To fund or refund public debt contracted to make funds available for veterans housing loans under sub. (2) . 18.04(5)(d) (d) To acquire public debt contracted for any of the purposes under pars. (a) and (b) . 18.04(6) (6) 18.04(6)(a) (a) Public debt may include public debt contracted to fund interest, accrued or to accrue, on the public debt and to fund reserve funds for the public debt. 18.04(6)(b) (b) The commission may direct that moneys resulting from any public debt contracted under this section be deposited in the funds or accounts created or designated by resolution of the commission, including escrow accounts established under refunding escrow agreements that are authorized by the commission. 18.04(6)(c) (c) Notwithstanding s.
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Section 18.04 ("Purposes of public debt and amounts.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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