2010 Wisconsin Code
Chapter 79. State revenue sharing.
79.02 Shared revenue distributions.

79.02

79.02 Shared revenue distributions.

79.02(1)

(1) The department of administration, upon certification by the department of revenue, shall distribute shared revenue payments to each municipality and county on the 4th Monday in July and the 3rd Monday in November.

79.02(2)

(2)

79.02(2)(a)

(a) In this subsection, "estimated payments" means the amounts in the statement provided to the county or municipality under s. 79.015.

79.02(2)(b)

(b) Subject to ss. 59.605 (4) and 70.995 (14) (b), payments in July shall equal 15% of the municipality's or county's estimated payments under ss. 79.03, 79.035, 79.04, 79.058, and 79.06 and 100% of the municipality's estimated payments under s. 79.05.

79.02(3)

(3)

79.02(3)(a)

(a) Subject to s. 59.605 (4), payments to each municipality and county in November shall equal that municipality's or county's entitlement under ss. 79.03, 79.035, 79.04, 79.05, 79.058, and 79.06 for the current year, minus the amount distributed to the municipality or county in July.

79.02(3)(b)

(b) In November 2002, the amount of the payments to each municipality and county under ss. 79.03, 79.04, 79.05, 79.058, and 79.06 to be paid from the appropriation account under s. 20.855 (4) (rb), 2001 stats., shall be the amount of such payments to the municipality or county multiplied by the quotient of an amount equal to the moneys available, as determined by the department of administration, from the appropriation account under s. 20.855 (4) (rb), 2001 stats., divided by $826,068,930.

79.02(3)(c)

(c)

79.02(3)(c)1.

1. In November 2003, the total amount of the payments to each municipality and county under ss. 79.03, 79.04, and 79.06 to be paid from the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (1) (t), 2003 stats., shall equal $230,000,000 and shall be applied to the payments in the manner determined by the department of revenue.

79.02(3)(c)2.

2. In November 2003, the total amount of the payments to each municipality and county under ss. 79.03, 79.04, and 79.06 to be paid from the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (1) (u), 2003 stats., shall equal $17,600,000 and shall be applied to the payments in the manner determined by the department of revenue.

79.02(3)(c)3.

3. In November 2003, the total amount of the payments under ss. 79.03, 79.04, and 79.06 to each county and municipality shall be reduced by an amount equal to the amount of supplements paid from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (b) that the county or municipality received for the fiscal year in which a payment is made under this section, as determined under s. 49.45 (51).

79.02(3)(d)

(d)

79.02(3)(d)1.

1. In November 2004, the total amount of the payments to each municipality under s. 79.035 to be paid from the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (1) (t), 2003 stats., shall equal $170,000,000 and shall be applied to the payments in the manner determined by the department of revenue.

79.02(3)(d)2.

2. In November 2004, the total amount of the payments to each municipality under s. 79.035 to be paid from the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (1) (u), 2003 stats., shall equal $20,000,000 and shall be applied to the payments in the manner determined by the department of revenue.

79.02(3)(e)

(e) For the distribution in 2004 and subsequent years, the total amount of the November payments to each county and municipality under s. 79.035 shall be reduced by an amount equal to the amount of supplements paid from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (b) that the county or municipality received for the fiscal year in which a payment is made under this section, as determined under s. 49.45 (51).

79.02(4)

(4)

79.02(4)(a)

(a) For the payments in 2010, subject to par. (c) 1., the amount of the payment to each county from the county and municipal aid account shall be reduced by an amount determined as follows:

79.02(4)(a)1.

1. Multiply the amount paid to all counties in 2009 from the county and municipal aid account by 0.035.

79.02(4)(a)2.

2. Divide the amount determined in subd. 1. by the value of all property in the state, as determined under s. 70.57.

79.02(4)(a)3.

3. Multiply the property value of the county, as determined under s. 70.57, by the number determined in subd. 2.

79.02(4)(b)

(b) For the payments in 2010, subject to par. (c) 2., the amount of the payment to each municipality from the county and municipal aid account shall be reduced by an amount determined as follows:

79.02(4)(b)1.

1. Multiply the amount paid to all municipalities in 2009 from the county and municipal aid account by 0.035.

79.02(4)(b)2.

2. Divide the amount determined in subd. 1. by the value of all property in the state, as determined under s. 70.57.

79.02(4)(b)3.

3. Multiply the property value of the municipality, as determined under s. 70.57, by the number determined in subd. 2.

79.02(4)(c)

(c)

79.02(4)(c)1.

1. No payment reduction under par. (a) shall exceed an amount equal to 15 percent of the amount a county would have otherwise received under s. 79.035 in 2010. The department of revenue shall adjust, in proportion to the population of all such counties, the payments of all counties that have reductions of less than 15 percent in order to ensure that no county's payment is reduced by more than 15 percent.

79.02(4)(c)2.

2. No payment reduction under par. (b) shall exceed an amount equal to 15 percent of the amount a municipality would have otherwise received under s. 79.035 in 2010. The department of revenue shall adjust, in proportion to the population of all such municipalities, the payments of all municipalities that have reductions of less than 15 percent in order to ensure that no municipality's payment is reduced by more than 15 percent.

79.02 - ANNOT.

History: 1983 a. 27; 1985 a. 29 ss. 1505p, 1505t, 3202 (46); 1985 a. 120; 1987 a. 27; 1989 a. 336; 1991 a. 307; 1993 a. 16; 1999 a. 150 s. 672; 2001 a. 109; 2003 a. 33, 170, 320; 2005 a. 254; 2009 a. 28.

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