2015 Wisconsin Act 55

55,2539d Section 2539d. 79.14 of the statutes is amended to read:

79.14 School levy tax credit. The appropriation under s. 20.835 (3) (b), for the payments under s. 79.10 (4), is $319,305,000 in 1994, 1995, and 1996; $469,305,000 beginning in 1997 and ending in 2006; $593,050,000 in 2007; $672,400,000 in 2008; $747,400,000 in 2009; $732,550,000 in 2010, 2011, and 2012; and $747,400,000 in 2013, 2014, and 2015; and $853,000,000 in 2016 and in each year thereafter.

55,2545o Section 2545o. 84.01 (35) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

84.01 (35) (b) Except as provided in par. (c) (d), and notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or ch. 82, 83, or 85, the department shall ensure that give due consideration to establishing bikeways and pedestrian ways are established in all new highway construction and reconstruction projects funded in whole or in part from state funds or federal funds appropriated under s. 20.395 or 20.866.

55,2545q Section 2545q. 84.01 (35) (c) (intro.) and 2. to 5. of the statutes are repealed.

55,2545r Section 2545r. 84.01 (35) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 84.01 (35) (d) 1.

55,2545s Section 2545s. 84.01 (35) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

84.01 (35) (d) The department may not establish a bikeway or pedestrian way as a part of a new highway construction or reconstruction project if any of the following apply:

2. The project is funded in whole or in part from state funds unless the governing body of each municipality in which a portion of the project will occur has adopted a resolution authorizing the department to establish the bikeway or pedestrian way. This subdivision does not apply if the federal government provides written notice to the department that establishment of a bikeway or pedestrian way as a part of a project is a condition of the use of federal funds for that project.

55,2546 Section 2546. 84.01 (36) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 84.01 (36) (d) 1. and amended to read:

84.01 (36) (d) 1. All Except as provided in subd. 2., all fees received under this subsection shall be deposited in the general fund and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.395 (3) (eg).

55,2547 Section 2547. 84.01 (36) (d) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

84.01 (36) (d) 2. All fees received under this subsection from sponsorship agreements under which the department displays information associated with the sponsor at a passenger railroad station shall be deposited in the transportation fund.

55,2547d Section 2547d. 84.01 (37) of the statutes is created to read:

84.01 (37) Freight optimization modeling. Using funds from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (4) (bk), the department may contract with a consultant to procure freight optimization modeling services. To procure services under this subsection, the department may issue a request for proposal or amend an existing contract with a consultant without issuing a request for proposal.

55,2547g Section 2547g. 84.013 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

84.013 (2) (a) Subject to ss. 84.014 (6) (b), 84.555, and 86.255, major highway projects shall be funded from the appropriations under ss. 20.395 (3) (bq) to (bx) and (ct) and (4) (jq) and 20.866 (2) (ur) to (uum) and , (uus), and (uuu).

55,2547t Section 2547t. 84.013 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

84.013 (2) (b) Except as provided in ss. 84.017 and 84.555, and subject to ss. 84.014 (6) (c) and 86.255, reconditioning, reconstruction and resurfacing of highways shall be funded from the appropriations under ss. 20.395 (3) (cq) to (cx) and 20.866 (2) (uur) and, (uut), and (uuu).

55,2548 Section 2548. 84.013 (3) (ai) of the statutes is repealed.

55,2548m Section 2548m. 84.013 (3) (bh) of the statutes is repealed.

55,2549 Section 2549. 84.013 (3) (kg) of the statutes is repealed.

55,2549m Section 2549m. 84.013 (3) (rb) of the statutes is amended to read:

84.013 (3) (rb) The Rock County transportation plan, consisting of STH 11 extending southeasterly approximately 6.1 miles between STH 11 west of Janesville and the intersection of USH 51 and STH 351, designated as the Janesville bypass, and STH 81 and STH 213 extending southerly approximately 2.5 miles between STH 213 west of Beloit and the state line, designated as the Beloit bypass, in Rock County.

55,2550 Section 2550. 84.013 (3) (rm) of the statutes is repealed.

55,2551 Section 2551. 84.013 (3) (tr) of the statutes is repealed.

55,2551m Section 2551m. 84.013 (3) (zd) of the statutes is repealed.

55,2551u Section 2551u. 84.013 (3m) (j) of the statutes is created to read:

84.013 (3m) (j) Notwithstanding s. 13.489 (1m) (e), the department shall, in the 2015-17 fiscal biennium, commence the preparation of an environmental impact statement, as defined in s. 13.489 (1c) (b), for a major highway project involving a proposed east arterial highway that begins at the intersection of STH 54 and STH 73 in the village of Port Edwards and extends to the intersection of STH 54 and CTH "W" in the city of Wisconsin Rapids and that includes a new crossing of the Wisconsin River.

55,2560p Section 2560p. 84.062 of the statutes is created to read:

84.062 Prevailing wage. (1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) "Hourly basic rate of pay" has the meaning given in s. 16.856 (1) (b).

(b) "Prevailing hours of labor" has the meaning given in s. 16.856 (1) (e).

(c) "Prevailing wage rate" has the meaning given in s. 16.856 (1) (f).

(d) "Truck driver" has the meaning given in s. 16.856 (1) (j).

(5) Disclosure. If a person who is not an employee of the department or the contracting state agency contacts an employee performing the work described in sub. (2m) for the purpose of investigating compliance with this section, the person shall provide a written statement to the employee stating that the person is not affiliated with the department or the contracting state agency and disclosing the principal source of funding for the investigation.

55,2564m Section 2564m. 84.10255 of the statutes is created to read:

84.10255 Frank Lloyd Wright Heritage Trail. (1) The department shall designate and, subject to subs. (2) and (3), mark the following route, through Kenosha, Racine, Milwaukee, Waukesha, Jefferson, Dane, Iowa, Sauk, and Richland counties, as the "Frank Lloyd Wright Heritage Trail":

(a) Commencing in Kenosha County, where I 94 enters Wisconsin and proceeding on I 94 to Dane County.

(b) In Dane County, proceeding on I 94; exiting to and proceeding on STH 30; exiting to USH 151 and then proceeding on USH 151 south; exiting to USH 14 west and then proceeding on USH 14 west to Richland County.

(c) In Richland County, proceeding on USH 14 west, ending at the junction of USH 14 and CTH "Q."

(d) In Sauk County, in addition to the route described in par. (b), turning from USH 14 onto STH 23 south and proceeding on STH 23 south to Iowa County.

(e) In Iowa County, proceeding on STH 23 south, ending at the junction of STH 23 and CTH "C" nearest to the Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center.

(2) The department shall erect and maintain all of the following markers along the route specified in sub. (1):

(a) At the end of the route in Kenosha County, one marker facing each direction of travel to identify to motorists the designation of the route as the "Frank Lloyd Wright Heritage Trail."

(b) In Racine County, at the interchange of I 94 and STH 20, one marker facing each direction of travel to identify to motorists the location of the Frank Lloyd Wright Research Tower at the headquarters of S.C. Johnson and Son, Inc., in the city of Racine and Wingspread in the village of Wind Point.

(c) In Dane County, on USH 151, one marker facing each direction of travel to identify to motorists the location of Monona Terrace in the city of Madison and the First Unitarian Society Meeting House in the village of Shorewood Hills.

(d) In Sauk County, at the junction of USH 14 and STH 23, one marker facing each direction of travel to identify to motorists the continuation of the route and Taliesin in Iowa County.

(e) In Iowa County, on STH 23, one marker facing each direction of travel to identify to motorists the designation of the route as the "Frank Lloyd Wright Heritage Trail" and the location of the Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center and Taliesin in the town of Wyoming.

(f) In Richland County, at the junction of USH 14 and CTH "Q," a marker facing each direction of travel to identify to motorists the designation of the route as the "Frank Lloyd Wright Heritage Trail" and the location of the Richland Museum and Visitors Center in the city of Richland Center.

(3) The department may erect and maintain markers along the route specified in sub. (1) to identify to motorists the location of buildings designed or constructed by Frank Lloyd Wright that are open to the public and that are within 15 miles of the route specified in sub. (1).

55,2569m Section 2569m. 84.28 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

84.28 (1) Moneys from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.370 (7) (mc) and (mr) 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 appropriations under s. 20.370 (7) (mc) and (mr) 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 appropriations under s. 20.370 (7) (mc) and (mr) may be expended for the renovation, marking , and maintenance of roads which that 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. In ranking projects, the department of natural resources shall consider whether the project is for the renovation, marking, or maintenance of roads used for forestry management on property under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources.

55,2569p Section 2569p. 84.295 (4m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

84.295 (4m) (d) In order to be eligible for reimbursement under this subsection, any entry upon or occupation of state freeway right-of-way after relocation or replacement by a metropolitan sewerage district acting under s. 200.11 (5) (b) or 200.35 (7) shall be done in a manner acceptable to the department.

55,2569r Section 2569r. 84.295 (4m) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

84.295 (4m) (e) 2. "Municipal utility facilities" mean any utility facilities owned by any town, village, or city or any joint local water authority created under s. 66.0823 or any town sanitary district established under subch. IX of ch. 60, or under the jurisdiction of any metropolitan sewerage district established under ss. 200.01 to 200.15 ch. 200.

55,2569s Section 2569s. 84.41 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

84.41 (3) Employment regulations. Employment regulations set forth in s. 103.50 84.062 pertaining to wages and hours shall apply to all projects constructed under s. 84.40 in the same manner as such laws apply to projects on other state highways. Where applicable, the federal wages and hours law known as the Davis-Bacon act shall apply.

55,2569u Section 2569u. 84.58 of the statutes is created to read:

84.58 Additional contingent funding for major highway and rehabilitation projects. Subject to 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9145 (1v), the proceeds of general obligation bonds issued under s. 20.866 (2) (uuu) may be used to fund major highway projects under s. 84.013 and state highway rehabilitation projects for the purposes specified in s. 20.395 (3) (cq).

55,2572 Section 2572. 84.59 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

84.59 (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 $3,768,059,300 $3,931,472,900, 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 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.

55,2573 Section 2573. 85.0205 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

85.0205 (1m) The department may not expend state moneys on elements of a highway improvement project that the department determines are primarily related to the aesthetic preferences of communities adjacent to the project, generally known as community sensitive solutions.

55,2574 Section 2574. 85.066 of the statutes is created to read:

85.066 Transit safety oversight program. (1) Definition. In this section, " rail fixed guideway transportation system" means a public transportation system being designed, engineered, constructed, or operated that is intended to operate upon a fixed guideway, including a railway, and that is not subject to regulation by the federal railroad administration.

(2) Program and funding. The department shall develop and administer a transit safety oversight program. Under the program, the department may oversee, enforce, investigate, and audit all safety aspects of rail fixed guideway transportation systems.

(3) Counties containing a first class city. A county containing a 1st class city may not incur any direct or indirect expenses, including the forfeiture of any revenue, relating to the operation or accommodation of a rail fixed guideway transportation system in the 1st class city unless the expense incurred or revenue forfeited will be fully reimbursed by the 1st class city.

55,2576k Section 2576k. 85.21 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

85.21 (1) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to promote the general public health and welfare by providing financial assistance to counties providing transportation services for elderly seniors and disabled persons individuals with disabilities, and to thereby improve and promote the maintenance of human dignity and self-sufficiency by affording the benefits of transportation services to those people who would not otherwise have an available or accessible method of transportation.

55,2576m Section 2576m. 85.21 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

85.21 (2) (b) "County proportionate share" means the amount allocated to a county under this section which is based on the total amount appropriated for purposes of this section during the current fiscal year multiplied by the ratio of the number of elderly seniors and disabled persons individuals with disabilities in the county to the total number of elderly seniors and disabled persons individuals with disabilities in this state and which provides for a minimum base amount for each county, as determined by the department.

55,2576o Section 2576o. 85.21 (2) (cm) of the statutes is renumbered 85.21 (2) (fg) and amended to read:

85.21 (2) (fg) "Disabled person Individual with a disability" means any individual who, because of any temporary or permanent physical or mental condition or institutional residence is unable without special facilities or special planning or design to use available transportation facilities and services as effectively as persons individuals who are not so affected.

55,2576q Section 2576q. 85.21 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 85.21 (2) (ft) and amended to read:

85.21 (2) (ft) "Elderly person Senior" means any individual age 65 or over.

55,2576s Section 2576s. 85.21 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

85.21 (2) (g) "Specialized transportation service" means a transportation system, either publicly or privately owned, which provides to elderly seniors or disabled persons individuals with disabilities general or special service on a regular and continuing basis in a designated service area.

55,2576u Section 2576u. 85.21 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

85.21 (4) (a) The county may establish the transportation of elderly seniors and disabled persons individuals with disabilities to medical, nutritional, and work-related activities as the priority for the specialized transportation services.

55,2576w Section 2576w. 85.21 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

85.21 (4) (d) A county may not use aids provided under this section to support the regular route services of an urban mass transit system receiving state aids under s. 85.20. A county may use aids provided under this section to support subsystems of urban mass transit systems that provide special services to elderly seniors or disabled persons individuals with disabilities.

55,2577 Section 2577. 85.22 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

85.22 (title) Capital assistance program for specialized Specialized transportation program.

55,2578 Section 2578. 85.22 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

85.22 (1) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to promote the general public health and welfare by providing capital assistance to eligible applicants providing transportation services to elderly seniors and disabled persons individuals with disabilities.

55,2579 Section 2579. 85.22 (2) (ag) of the statutes is renumbered 85.22 (2) (bm) and amended to read:

85.22 (2) (bm) "Disabled person Individual with a disability" means any individual who, because of any temporary or permanent physical or mental condition or institutional residence is unable without special facilities or special planning or design to use available transportation facilities and services as effectively as persons who are not so affected.