(b) The appropriation adjustments in a plan submitted under par. (a) may not be implemented as proposed without the approval of the joint committee on finance.
27,2471dm
Section 2471dm. 84.04 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
84.04 (4) Notwithstanding sub. (2), the department may not commence construction after the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], of any wayside along I 94. This section does not prohibit the reconstruction or maintenance of any wayside in its present location.
27,2471g
Section 2471g. 84.076 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 84.076 (5) (intro.) and amended to read:
84.076 (5) Sunset. (intro.) This section does not apply after the later of the following:
(a) September 30, 1997.
27,2471m
Section 2471m. 84.076 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
84.076 (5) (b) The date on which federal law does not require, as a condition of using federal funds, that this state establish goals for the participation of disadvantaged businesses or the employment of disadvantaged individuals in projects using federal funds.
27,2472
Section 2472
. 84.09 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
84.09 (5) Subject to the approval of the governor, the department may sell at public or private sale property of whatever nature owned by the state and under the jurisdiction of the department when the department determines that the property is no longer necessary for the state's use for highway purposes and, if real property, the real property is not the subject of a petition under s. 16.375 (2). The department shall present to the governor a full and complete report of the property to be sold, the reason for the sale, and the minimum price for which the same should be sold, together with an application for the governor's approval of the sale. The governor shall thereupon make such investigation as he or she may deem necessary and approve or disapprove the application. Upon such approval and receipt of the full purchase price, the department shall by appropriate deed or other instrument transfer the property to the purchaser. The approval of the governor is not required for public or private sale of property having a fair market value at the time of sale of not more than $3,000 or, for the transfer of surplus state real property to the department of administration under s. 16.375 or for the transfer of surplus state personal property to the department of tourism under sub. (5s). The funds derived from sales under this subsection shall be deposited in the transportation fund, and the expense incurred by the department in connection with the sale shall be paid from such fund.
27,2473
Section 2473
. 84.09 (5s) of the statutes is created to read:
84.09 (5s) In lieu of the sale or conveyance of personal property under sub. (5), the department of transportation may, upon the request of the department of tourism, transfer to the department of tourism, at no cost, personal property that is owned by the state and under the jurisdiction of the department of transportation and that the department of transportation has determined is no longer necessary for the state's use for highway purposes.
27,2473e
Section 2473e. 84.10 of the statutes is renumbered 84.10 (1) and amended to read:
84.10 (1) The amounts allocated under s. 20.395 (3) (cq) and (eq) for the purposes described in this section subsection shall be expended by the department for the maintenance and operation of bridges not on the state trunk highway system which were constructed, reconstructed, or purchased under s. 84.11 before August 9, 1989, and under s. 84.12 and free bridges located in connecting highways in 4th class cities, and towns, which have a length, not including approaches, of 300 feet or more, or a swing or lift span. Except as provided in a jurisdictional transfer agreement under s. 84.16, all matters relating to the maintenance and operation of such bridges shall be under the control of the department. Maintenance and operation shall not include the roadway lighting system and shall not include snow and ice removal and control for bridges located on connecting highways. The department may arrange with any county highway committee or with any city, village or town for the operation or maintenance or both of any such bridge; and any county highway committee, city, village or town may enter into such arrangement. This subsection does not apply to sub. (2).
27,2473g
Section 2473g. 84.10 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
84.10 (2) The joint committee on finance may transfer moneys to s. 20.395 (3) (cq) from any other segregated revenue appropriations of the department for state operations from the transportation fund, upon request of the department, for the purpose of supplementing moneys allocated under s. 20.395 (3) (cq) for the rehabilitation of a local bridge for which improvement is a state responsibility and which has been posted with a weight limitation as provided in s. 349.16 (2).
27,2473m
Section 2473m. 84.1048 of the statutes is created to read:
84.1048 Polish Heritage Highway.
(1) In recognition of the outstanding contributions that Polish Americans have made to the vitality and quality of life in central Wisconsin, the department shall designate STH 66, commencing at Stevens Point and proceeding easterly to Rosholt, as the “Polish Heritage Highway" to commemorate and honor the achievements of central Wisconsin residents of Polish ancestry.
(2) Upon receipt of contributions totaling not less than $800 from interested parties, including any city, village, town or county, the department shall erect markers along STH 66 in the following locations:
(a) One marker at the east end of Stevens Point to clearly identify the designation of the route to motorists proceeding easterly.
(b) One marker at the east end of Rosholt to clearly identify the designation of the route to motorists proceeding westerly.
(3) No state funds may be used for the erection of any marker under this section.
27,2473r
Section 2473r. 84.1049 of the statutes is created to read:
84.1049 Polish Veterans Memorial Highway. In recognition of their courageous, dutiful and selfless service to this state and the U.S. armed forces, the department shall designate and mark STH 160, commencing at STH 29 at Angelica and proceeding easterly to STH 32 at Pulaski, as the “Polish Veterans Memorial Highway" to commemorate and honor the military service and patriotism shown by this state's Polish veterans throughout its history.
27,2474m
Section 2474m. 84.28 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
84.28 (1) Moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (mr) (7) (mc) may be expended for the renovation, marking and maintenance of a town or county highway located within the boundaries of any state park, state forest or other property under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources. Moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (mr) (7) (mc) may be expended for the renovation, marking and maintenance of a town or county highway located in the lower Wisconsin state riverway as defined in s. 30.40 (15). Outside the lower Wisconsin state riverway as defined in s. 30.40 (15), or outside the boundaries of these parks, forests or property, moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (mr) (7) (mc) may be expended for the renovation, marking and maintenance of roads which the department of natural resources certifies are utilized by a substantial number of visitors to state parks, state forests or other property under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources. The department of natural resources shall authorize expenditures under this subsection. The department of natural resources shall rank projects eligible for assistance under a priority system and funding may be restricted to those projects with highest priority.
27,2474p
Section 2474p. 84.30 (3) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
84.30 (3) (j) 1. Signs erected by the Crime Stoppers, the nationwide organization affiliated with local police departments, on or before the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], without regard to whether the department has issued a license for the sign. The department may not remove a sign authorized under this paragraph unless the sign does not conform to federal requirements. The requirements under s. 86.19 do not apply to signs described in this subdivision.
2. Notwithstanding subd. 1., whenever a sign authorized under this paragraph requires replacement due to damage or deterioration, the department shall require the sign to be licensed under sub. (10) and to meet all of the requirements of this section and s. 86.19.
27,2475
Section 2475
. 84.59 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
84.59 (6) Revenue obligations may be contracted by the building commission 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. Revenue obligations issued under this section shall not exceed $1,123,638,100 $1,348,058,900 in principal amount, excluding obligations issued to refund outstanding revenue obligations. Not more than $1,041,341,000 $1,255,499,900 of the $1,083,638,100 $1,348,058,900 may be used for transportation facilities under s. 84.01 (28) and major highway projects under ss. 84.06 and 84.09.
27,2475g
Section 2475g. 84.61 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 84.61 and amended to read:
84.61 Milwaukee Brewers stadium project; East-West Freeway. There is established in the transportation fund a reserve account consisting of $15,000,000 for the purpose of funding state highway rehabilitation associated with the construction of a new stadium to be used by the Milwaukee Brewers, a professional baseball team located in Milwaukee County, or construction activities relating to highway resurfacing or bridge repair on the East-West Freeway from downtown Milwaukee to Waukesha. The department may supplement, from the reserve account, the appropriation under s. 20.395 (3) (cq), for either of the projects. The reserve account shall be reduced by the amount of any supplemental appropriation made under this subsection section.
27,2475m
Section 2475m. 84.61 (2), (3) and (4) of the statutes are repealed.
27,2475r
Section 2475r. 85.024 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
85.024 (2) The department shall administer a bicycle and pedestrian facilities program to award grants of assistance to political subdivisions for the planning, development or construction of bicycle and pedestrian facilities. Annually, the department shall award from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (fx) (nx) grants to political subdivisions under this section. A political subdivision that is awarded a grant under this section shall contribute matching funds equal to at least 25% of the amount awarded under this section. The department shall select grant recipients annually beginning in 1994 from applications submitted to the department on or before April 1 of each year.
27,2476
Section 2476
. 85.026 of the statutes is created to read:
85.026 Transportation enhancement activities program. (1) Definitions. In this section:
(a) “Political subdivision" means any city, village, town or county.
(b) “Transportation enhancement activities" has the meaning given in 23 USC 101 (a).
(2) Program. The department may administer a program to award grants of assistance to any political subdivision or state agency, as defined in s. 20.001 (1), for transportation enhancement activities consistent with federal regulations promulgated under 23 USC 133 (b) (8). The grants shall be awarded from the appropriations under s. 20.395 (2) (nv) and (nx).
27,2476g
Section 2476g. 85.037 of the statutes is created to read:
85.037 Certification of fees collected. Annually, no later than October 1, the secretary of transportation shall certify to the secretary of administration the amount of fees collected under s. 342.14 (3m) during the previous fiscal year, for the purpose of determining the amounts to be transferred under s. 20.855 (4) (f) during the current fiscal year.
27,2476m
Section 2476m. 85.05 of the statutes is created to read:
85.05 Evaluation of proposed major highway projects. The department by rule shall establish a procedure for numerically evaluating projects considered for enumeration under s. 84.013 (3) as a major highway project. The evaluation procedure may include any criteria that the department considers relevant. The rules shall establish a minimum score that a project shall meet or exceed when evaluated under the procedure established under this section before the department may recommend the project to the transportation projects commission for consideration under s. 13.489.
27,2477
Section 2477
. 85.06 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
85.06 (2) (b) Contract with Amtrak or an applicable railroad, railroads or other persons to provide rail passenger service or support services, equipment, station improvements, passenger platforms, equipment maintenance shops, parking areas or other support facilities for rail passenger service. The contract may provide for the sale or lease of any equipment or facilities acquired by the department under par. (g). Notwithstanding s. 16.75 (1) and (2m), the department may contract under this paragraph without competitive bidding or competitive sealed proposals.
27,2478
Section 2478
. 85.06 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
85.06 (2) (e) Subject to sub. (3), Conduct or contract for marketing studies and promotional activities to increase rail passenger service ridership in this state, to identify potential riders and to educate the public about the availability and advantages of rail passenger service.
27,2479
Section 2479
. 85.06 (2) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
85.06 (2) (g) Acquire equipment or facilities for the purpose of providing rail passenger service or support services for rail passenger service.
27,2480
Section 2480
. 85.06 (2) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
85.06 (2) (h) Enter into agreements with other states to assist or promote rail passenger service.
27,2481
Section 2481
. 85.06 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
27,2481g
Section 2481g. 85.061 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 85.061 (3) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:
85.061 (3) Program. (a) (intro.) The department shall administer a rail passenger route development program. From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (up), the department may fund capital any of the following:
1. Capital costs related to Amtrak service extension routes or other rail service routes between the cities of Milwaukee and Madison and between the cities of Milwaukee and Green Bay. Any route between the cities of Milwaukee and Green Bay funded under the program shall provide service to population centers along the route in a manner that makes the route most economically feasible.
(b) The department may not use any proceeds from the bond issue authorized under s. 20.866 (2) (up) for a route under this subsection unless the joint committee on finance approves the use of the proceeds and, with respect to a route under par. (a) 1. or 2., the department submits evidence to the joint committee on finance that Amtrak or the applicable railroad has agreed to provide rail passenger service on that route and the joint committee on finance approves the use of the proceeds. The department may contract with Amtrak, railroads or other persons to perform the activities under this subsection
the program.
27,2481h
Section 2481h. 85.061 (3) (a) 2. and 3. of the statutes are created to read:
85.061 (3) (a) 2. Railroad track or rail passenger station improvements related to an Amtrak service extension route between the city of Milwaukee and Waukesha County, or the establishment of commuter rail service between these jurisdictions.
3. Rail passenger station improvements related to an existing rail passenger service.
27,2481hi
Section 2481hi. 85.07 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
85.07 (8) Innovative safety measures pilot program. The department shall develop and administer an innovative safety measures pilot program to improve the safety of highways in this state, including USH 10. The department shall identify those highways eligible for funding for safety improvements under s. 20.395 (3) (cq) that have high motor vehicle accident rates. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (3) (cq), the department shall expend $250,000 in each fiscal year for any innovative measures that improve safety on such highways, including safety lighting for underpasses, and entrance and exit ramps; warning lights on dangerous curves; speed detection signs; increasing the number of speed limit signs; rumble strips at intersections; measures to alert approaching motorists to an intersection; and increasing the patrolling of such highways by police. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection.
27,2481L
Section 2481L. 85.15 of the statutes is renumbered 85.15 (1)
and amended to read:
85.15 (1) The department may improve, use, maintain or lease any property acquired for highway, airport or any other transportation purpose until the property is actually needed for any such purpose and may permit use of the property for purposes and upon such terms and conditions as the department deems in the public interest.
The department shall establish request-for-proposal procedures for the lease of any property under this subsection that has an annual lease obligation in excess of $50,000.
27,2481m
Section 2481m. 85.15 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
85.15 (2) The department shall credit to the appropriation account under s. 20.395 (4) (ew) the amount, if any, by which moneys received in any year from the sale or lease of property acquired by the department exceeds $2,750,000. The department shall use 50% of any proceeds credited to this appropriation account from the sale or lease of any property to supplement the costs of management and operations of the district office of the department that initiated the sale or lease of that property.
27,2481mm
Section 2481mm. 85.195 of the statutes is created to read:
85.195 Coordination with land conservation committees. (1) In this section, “land conservation committee" means a committee established under s. 92.06 or its designated representative.
(2) Before commencing construction on a highway construction project, the department shall consult with the local land conservation committee to determine
all of the following:
(a) The presence and extent of local practices to conserve soil and water resources within the county, including surface and subsurface drainage systems.
(b) The downstream impacts of the increased rate and volume, if any, of storm water runoff resulting from a highway project. This determination shall include an analysis of storm water runoff before and after construction of the highway.
(3) Before commencing construction on a highway construction project, the department shall submit water drainage plans associated with the project to the local land conservation committee for review. The department shall reimburse the land conservation committee from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (3) (cq) for its review under this section.
(4) Decisions concerning the management of storm water runoff related to the construction of a highway shall be made jointly between the department and the local land conservation committee.
27,2481pb
Section 2481pb. 85.20 (4m) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
85.20 (4m) (a) 1. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 1. a., the amounts for aids are $43,131,700 in calendar year 1996 and $44,425,700 in calendar year 1997 and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the particular calendar year.
27,2481pc
Section 2481pc. 85.20 (4m) (a) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
85.20 (4m) (a) 2. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 2. a., the amounts for aids are $10,891,700 in calendar year 1996 and $11,218,500 in calendar year 1997 and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the particular calendar year.
27,2481pd
Section 2481pd. 85.20 (4m) (a) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
85.20 (4m) (a) 3. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 3. a., the amounts for aids are $2,185,400 in calendar year 1996 and $2,251,000 in calendar year 1997 and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the particular calendar year.
27,2481pe
Section 2481pe. 85.20 (4m) (a) 4. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
85.20 (4m) (a) 4. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 4. a., the amounts for aids are $13,582,400 in calendar year 1996 and $13,989,900 in calendar year 1997 and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the particular calendar year.
27,2481pf
Section 2481pf. 85.20 (4m) (a) 5. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
85.20 (4m) (a) 5. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 5. a., the amounts for aids are $4,258,800 in calendar year 1996 and $4,386,600 in calendar year 1997 and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the particular calendar year.
27,2481pg
Section 2481pg. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
85.20 (4m) (a) 6. a. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hq), the uniform percentage for each eligible applicant in an urban area served by an urban mass transit system with annual operating expenses in excess of $20,000,000.
b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 6. a., the amounts for aids are $60,984,900 in calendar year 1998 and $63,119,300 in calendar year 1999 and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the particular calendar year.
27,2481pgb
Section 2481pgb. 85.20 (4m) (a) 7. of the statutes is created to read:
85.20 (4m) (a) 7. a. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hr), the uniform percentage for each eligible applicant served by an urban mass transit system operating within an urbanized area having a population as shown in the 1990 federal decennial census of at least 50,000 or receiving federal mass transit aid for such area, and not specified in subd. 6.
