Wisconsin Statutes 126.06 – Contingent financial backing
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 126.06
- Acquire: when used in connection with a grant of power to any person, includes the acquisition by purchase, grant, gift or bequest. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
(1) Department may acquire. Using moneys appropriated under s. 20.115 (1) (v), the department may acquire contingent financial backing to secure payment under s. 126.72 (2) of claims against contributing contractors, as defined in s. 126.68 (1). The contingent financial backing may be in one or more of the following forms:
(a) A surety bond.
(b) A contract to provide a cash loan to the fund whenever the department requests a loan payable as provided in sub. (3).
(c) Trade credit insurance.
(d) Any other form that the department determines is appropriate.
(2) Amount.
(a) Except as provided in par. (b), the department may determine the amount of any contingent financial backing that it obtains under sub. (1), up to the amount that, in the department’s judgment, is sufficient to meet reasonably foreseeable needs under s. 126.72 (2). In making this determination, the department shall consider acquisition costs and repayment liabilities.
(b) The department may not acquire contingent financial backing in an amount that exceeds $17,000,000, unless the department establishes a different maximum amount by rule.
(3) Repayment. The department shall pay principal and interest costs of any loan provided under sub. (1) (b) only from the appropriation from the agricultural producer security fund under s. 20.115 (1) (wc).