AB40-ASA1, s. 2195 8Section 2195. 79.05 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,894,139 79.05 (1) (am) "Inflation factor" means a percentage equal to the average
10annual percentage change in the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers,
11U.S. city average, as determined by the U.S. department of labor, for the 12 months
12ending on September 30 of the year before the statement under s. 79.015, except that
13the percentage under this paragraph shall not be less than 3 percent zero.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2195g 14Section 2195g. 79.058 of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2195k 15Section 2195k. 79.06 of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2195L 16Section 2195L. 79.07 of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2195m 17Section 2195m. 83.015 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,895,418 83.015 (2) (b) In any county with a highway commissioner appointed under s.
1983.01 (1) (b) or (c), the county highway committee shall be only a policy-making body
20determining the broad outlines and principles governing administration and the
21county highway commissioner shall have the administrative powers and duties
22prescribed for the county highway committee under par. (a), sub. (3) (a) and ss.
2327.065 (4) (b) and (13), 32.05 (1) (a), 82.08, 83.01 (6), 83.013, 83.018, 83.025 (1) and
24(3), 83.026, 83.035, 83.04, 83.05 (1), 83.07 to 83.09, 83.12, 83.14 (6), 83.17, 83.18,
2583.42 (3) and (4), 84.01 (5), 84.06 (3), 84.07 (1) and (2), 84.09 (1), (3) (a) to (c) and (4),

184.10 (1), 86.04 (1) and (2), 86.07 (2), 86.19 (3), 86.34 (1), 114.33 (5), 349.07 (2), 349.11
2(4) and (10) and 349.15 (2). No statutory power, duty or function specified elsewhere
3for the county highway commissioner may be deemed impliedly repealed for the sole
4reason that reference to it has been omitted in this paragraph.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2196 5Section 2196. 84.01 (6m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,895,86 84.01 (6m) (b) (intro.) The department, in consultation with the department
7of commerce
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, shall do all of the
8following for each economic development program administered by the department:
AB40-ASA1, s. 2197 9Section 2197. 84.01 (11m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,895,1110 84.01 (11m) (title) Economic development assistance coordination and
11reporting.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2198 12Section 2198. 84.01 (11m) of the statutes is renumbered 84.01 (11m) (b) and
13amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,895,2114 84.01 (11m) (b) Annually, no later than October 1, the department shall submit
15to the joint legislative audit committee and to the appropriate standing committees
16of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a comprehensive report assessing economic
17development programs, as defined in sub. (6m) (a), administered by the department.
18The report shall include all of the information required under s. 560.01 (2) (am)
19238.07 (2). The department shall collaborate with the department of commerce
20Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to make readily accessible to the
21public on an Internet-based system the information required under this subsection.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2199 22Section 2199. 84.01 (11m) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,895,2423 84.01 (11m) (a) The department shall coordinate any economic development
24assistance with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2200m 25Section 2200m. 84.01 (18) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,896,10
184.01 (18) Plan for transportation financing for next 10 years. In each
2even-numbered year, with the information submitted by the department under s.
316.42 (1), the department shall submit a 10-year plan that includes an estimate of
4total transportation fund revenues, proposed bonding, and estimated debt service for
5each year of the 10-year period covered by the plan. The plan shall include various
6scenarios with different levels of transportation spending, from bond or cash sources,
7and different levels of revenues, with at least one scenario resulting in achieving a
8stable debt service percentage by the end of the 10-year period. For any scenario
9resulting in an increasing debt service percentage, the plan shall identify the
10potential consequences for specific transportation programs of reduced net revenues.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2201 11Section 2201. 84.01 (33) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2202 12Section 2202. 84.013 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,896,1713 84.013 (1) (a) (intro.) "Major highway project" means a project, except a project
14providing an approach to a bridge over a river that forms a boundary of the state, a
15high-cost state highway bridge project under s. 84.017,
or a southeast Wisconsin
16freeway rehabilitation project under s. 84.014, which megaproject under s. 84.0145,
17that satisfies any of the following:
AB40-ASA1,896,19 181m. The project has a total cost of more than $5,000,000 $30,000,000, subject
19to adjustment under sub. (2m),
and which involves any of the following:
AB40-ASA1, s. 2203 20Section 2203. 84.013 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 84.013 (1) (a) 1m.
21a.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2204 22Section 2204. 84.013 (1) (a) 2. (intro.), a. and b. of the statutes are
23consolidated, renumbered 84.013 (1) (a) 1m. b. and amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,897,224 84.013 (1) (a) 1m. b. Reconstructing or reconditioning an existing highway by
25either of the following: a. Relocating relocating 2.5 miles or more of the existing

1highway. b. Adding or adding one or more lanes 5 miles or more in length to the
2existing highway.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2205 3Section 2205. 84.013 (1) (a) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,897,54 84.013 (1) (a) 2m. The project has a total cost of more than $75,000,000, subject
5to adjustment under sub. (2m), and is not described in subd. 1m.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2206 6Section 2206. 84.013 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 84.013 (1) (a) 1m.
7c.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2207 8Section 2207. 84.013 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,897,119 84.013 (2) (a) Subject to ss. 84.014 (6) (b), 84.555, and 86.255, major highway
10projects shall be funded from the appropriations under ss. 20.395 (3) (bq) to (bx) and
11(ct) and (4) (jq) and 20.866 (2) (ur) to (uum) and (uus).
AB40-ASA1, s. 2208 12Section 2208. 84.013 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,897,1613 84.013 (2) (b) Except as provided in ss. 84.014, 84.017, 84.03 (3), and 84.555,
14and subject to s. ss. 84.014 (6) (c) and 86.255, reconditioning, reconstruction and
15resurfacing of highways shall be funded from the appropriations under ss. 20.395 (3)
16(cq) to (cx) and 20.866 (2) (uur) and (uut).
AB40-ASA1, s. 2209 17Section 2209. 84.013 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,898,218 84.013 (2m) The department shall annually adjust the amounts specified in
19sub. (1) (a) 1m. and 2m. to reflect the annual change in the Wisconsin Department
20of Transportation Price Index, Yearly Moving Average, as maintained by the
21department or, if at any time the department no longer maintains this index, another
22suitable index as determined by the department. Beginning in 2012, prior to October
231 of each year, the department shall compute the annual adjustment required under
24this subsection and shall publish the new adjusted amount applicable under sub. (1)
25(a) 1m. and 2m., which amount shall become effective on October 1 of that year. The

1department may not adjust the amounts specified in sub. (1) (a) 1m. and 2m. to an
2amount less than that specified in sub. (1) (a) 1m. and 2m.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2210 3Section 2210. 84.013 (3) (ad) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,898,54 84.013 (3) (ad) Notwithstanding s. 13.489 (4) (c), any project approved by the
5transportation projects commission under s. 13.489 (4m) (b).
AB40-ASA1, s. 2211 6Section 2211. 84.013 (3) (bd) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,898,87 84.013 (3) (bd) I 39/90 extending approximately 45 miles from USH 12/18 in
8Dane County to the Illinois-Wisconsin state line in Rock County.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2212 9Section 2212. 84.013 (3) (bh) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,898,1110 84.013 (3) (bh) STH 38 extending approximately 9 miles from CTH "K" in
11Racine County to Oakwood Road in Milwaukee County.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2213 12Section 2213. 84.013 (3) (bp) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,898,1413 84.013 (3) (bp) USH 10 and USH 10/STH 441 extending approximately 5 miles
14from CTH "CB" in Winnebago County to Oneida Street in Calumet County.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2214 15Section 2214. 84.013 (3) (bt) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,898,1716 84.013 (3) (bt) STH 15 extending approximately 11 miles from STH 76 to USH
1745, near New London, in Outagamie County.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2215 18Section 2215. 84.013 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,898,2319 84.013 (4) (a) Subject to s. 13.489 (1m), in preparation for future major highway
20projects, the department may perform preliminary engineering and design work and
21studies for possible major highway projects not listed under sub. (3), but no major
22highway may be constructed unless the project is listed under sub. (3) or approved
23under sub. (6).
AB40-ASA1, s. 2216 24Section 2216. 84.013 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,899,6
184.013 (9) If the department, in consultation with the department of commerce,
2determines that a business development having a payroll exceeding $10,000,000 in
3a calendar year is being located within a 3-mile radius of the intersection of I 90 and
4Town Line Road in Rock County, the department shall construct an interchange
5funded from the appropriations under s. 20.395 (3) (cq) to (cx) off of I 90 to Town Line
6Road.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2217 7Section 2217. 84.014 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,899,128 84.014 (2) Subject to ss. 84.555 and 86.255, any southeast Wisconsin freeway
9rehabilitation projects, including the Marquette interchange reconstruction project
10and projects that involve adding one or more lanes 5 miles or more in length to the
11existing freeway, may be funded only from the appropriations under ss. 20.395 (3)
12(cr), (ct), (cw), and (cy) and 20.866 (2) (uum) and (uup).
AB40-ASA1, s. 2218 13Section 2218. 84.014 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,899,1614 84.014 (6) (a) A southeast Wisconsin freeway rehabilitation project under this
15section may not simultaneously be considered a southeast Wisconsin freeway
16megaproject under s. 84.0145.
AB40-ASA1,899,2117 (b) Notwithstanding sub. (5m), a southeast Wisconsin freeway rehabilitation
18project under this section may also be considered a major highway project, eligible
19for funding under s. 84.013 (2) (a), if the project meets the criteria for a major
20highway project under s. 84.013 (1) (a) and satisfies all applicable requirements
21under ss. 13.489 and 84.013.
AB40-ASA1,899,2522 (c) Notwithstanding sub. (5m), a southeast Wisconsin freeway rehabilitation
23project under this section may also be eligible for funding under s. 84.013 (2) (b) if
24the project is not considered a southeast Wisconsin freeway megaproject under s.
2584.0145 or a major highway project under s. 84.013.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2219
1Section 2219. 84.0145 of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,900,2 284.0145 Southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects. (1) In this section:
AB40-ASA1,900,33 (a) "I 94 north-south corridor" has the meaning given in s. 84.014 (5m) (ag) 1.
AB40-ASA1,900,44 (b) "Southeast Wisconsin freeway" has the meaning given in s. 84.014 (1) (e).
AB40-ASA1,900,75 (c) "Southeast Wisconsin freeway megaproject" means any project on a
6southeast Wisconsin freeway having a total cost of more than $500 million, subject
7to adjustment under sub. (4).
AB40-ASA1,900,88 (d) "Zoo interchange" has the meaning given in s. 84.014 (5m) (ag) 2.
AB40-ASA1,900,11 9(2) Subject to sub. (3) and s. 86.255, any southeast Wisconsin freeway
10megaproject may be funded only from the appropriations under ss. 20.395 (3) (aq),
11(av), (ax), and (ct) and 20.866 (2) (uup).
AB40-ASA1,900,14 12(3) (a) The department may not encumber or expend any moneys for
13construction of a southeast Wisconsin freeway megaproject unless the project is
14specifically enumerated in a list under par. (b).
AB40-ASA1,900,1615 (b) The department may provide funding for the following southeast Wisconsin
16freeway megaprojects:
AB40-ASA1,900,1717 1. The I 94 north-south corridor project.
AB40-ASA1,900,1818 2. The Zoo interchange project.
AB40-ASA1,901,3 19(4) The department shall annually adjust the amount specified in sub. (1) (c)
20to reflect the annual change in the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Price
21Index, Yearly Moving Average, as maintained by the department or, if at any time
22the department no longer maintains this index, another suitable index as
23determined by the department. Beginning in 2012, prior to October 1 of each year,
24the department shall compute the annual adjustment required under this subsection
25and shall publish the new adjusted amount applicable under sub. (1) (c), which

1amount shall become effective on October 1 of that year. The department may not
2adjust the amount specified in sub. (1) (c) to an amount less than that specified in sub.
3(1) (c).
AB40-ASA1, s. 2220 4Section 2220. 84.016 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,901,85 84.016 (2) Notwithstanding ss. 84.013, 84.51, 84.52, 84.53, 84.555, and 84.95,
6but subject to sub. (3) and s. 86.255, this state's share of costs for any major interstate
7bridge project, including preliminary design work for the project, may be funded only
8from the appropriations under ss. 20.395 (3) (dq), (dv), and (dx) and 20.866 (2) (ugm).
AB40-ASA1, s. 2221 9Section 2221. 84.016 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2221am 10Section 2221am. 84.017 of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,901,17 1184.017 High-cost state highway bridge projects. (1) In this section,
12"high-cost state highway bridge project" means a project involving the construction
13or rehabilitation of a bridge on the state trunk highway system, including
14approaches, that has a total estimated cost of more than $150,000,000, but does not
15include any major interstate bridge project, as defined in s. 84.016 (1), or any project
16involving a bridge that is part of a southeast Wisconsin freeway megaproject
17enumerated under s. 84.0145 (3) (b).
AB40-ASA1,901,19 18(2) Subject to sub. (3) and s. 86.255, any high-cost state highway bridge project
19may be funded only from the appropriations under s. 20.395 (3) (dr), (dw), and (dy).
AB40-ASA1,901,24 20(3) During the 2011-13 fiscal biennium, the department may encumber or
21expend moneys from any of the appropriations under s. 20.395 (3) (aq), (av), (ax), (br),
22(bq), (bv), (bx), (cq), (cv), and (cx) for preliminary costs associated with the
23reconstruction of the Hoan Bridge and approaches to the east bank of the Milwaukee
24River on I-794 in Milwaukee County.
AB40-ASA1,902,2
1(4) A high-cost state highway bridge project under this section may not be
2considered a southeast Wisconsin freeway megaproject under s. 84.0145.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2221b 3Section 2221b. 84.04 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,902,64 84.04 (1) (cm) "Special maintenance activities" include the restoration,
5reinforcement, complete repair, or other activities which the department deems are
6necessary on an individual basis for specified portions of the state trunk system.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2221c 7Section 2221c. 84.04 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,902,148 84.04 (2) The department may construct and maintain parking areas,
9including car pool parking areas, waysides, overlooks, windbreak hedges, turnouts
10and carry on roadside improvement along, or in close proximity with state trunk
11highways. These activities may be performed within highway rights-of-way and
12upon lands otherwise publicly owned or controlled, or on lands acquired in proximity
13therewith. The department may acquire lands needed for such purposes. The
14activities authorized under this subsection include special maintenance activities.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2221cb 15Section 2221cb. 84.06 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act
16.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,903,1317 84.06 (2) All such highway improvements shall be executed by contract based
18on bids unless sub. (3) applies or unless the department finds that another method
19as provided in sub. (3) or (4) would be more feasible and advantageous. Bids shall
20be advertised for in the manner determined by the department. Except as provided
21in s. 84.075, the contract shall be awarded to the lowest competent and responsible
22bidder as determined by the department. If the bid of the lowest competent bidder
23is determined by the department to be in excess of the estimated reasonable value
24of the work or not in the public interest, all bids may be rejected. The department
25shall, so far as reasonable, follow uniform methods of advertising for bids and may

1prescribe and require uniform forms of bids and contracts. The department may
2employ an accelerated bidding process if an improvement project is unexpectedly
3needed and the normal timelines and bidding documents allow insufficient time to
4follow uniform methods. The secretary shall enter into the contract on behalf of the
5state. Every such contract is exempted from ss. 16.70 to 16.75, 16.755 to 16.82, 16.87
6and 16.89, but ss. 16.528, 16.752, 16.753, and 16.754 apply to the contract. Any such
7contract involving an expenditure of $1,000 or more shall not be valid until approved
8by the governor. The secretary may require the attorney general to examine any
9contract and any bond submitted in connection with the contract and report on its
10sufficiency of form and execution. The bond required by s. 779.14 (1m) is exempt from
11approval by the governor and shall be subject to approval by the secretary. This
12subsection also applies to contracts with private contractors based on bids for
13maintenance under s. 84.07.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2221cf 14Section 2221cf. 84.06 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 84.06 (2) and
15amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,904,1216 84.06 (2) All such highway improvements shall be executed by contract based
17on bids unless the department finds that another method as provided in sub. (3) or
18(4) would be more feasible and advantageous. Bids shall be advertised for in the
19manner determined by the department. Except as provided in s. 84.075, the contract
20shall be awarded to the lowest competent and responsible bidder as determined by
21the department. If the bid of the lowest competent bidder is determined by the
22department to be in excess of the estimated reasonable value of the work or not in
23the public interest, all bids may be rejected. The department shall, so far as
24reasonable, follow uniform methods of advertising for bids and may prescribe and
25require uniform forms of bids and contracts. Except as provided in par. (b), the The

1department may employ an accelerated bidding process if an improvement project
2is unexpectedly needed and the normal timelines and bidding documents allow
3insufficient time to follow uniform methods. The
secretary shall enter into the
4contract on behalf of the state. Every such contract is exempted from ss. 16.70 to
516.75, 16.755 to 16.82, 16.87 and 16.89, but ss. 16.528, 16.752, 16.753, and 16.754
6apply to the contract. Any such contract involving an expenditure of $1,000 or more
7shall not be valid until approved by the governor. The secretary may require the
8attorney general to examine any contract and any bond submitted in connection with
9the contract and report on its sufficiency of form and execution. The bond required
10by s. 779.14 (1m) is exempt from approval by the governor and shall be subject to
11approval by the secretary. This subsection also applies to contracts with private
12contractors based on bids for maintenance under s. 84.07.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2221d 13Section 2221d. 84.06 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2221e 14Section 2221e. 84.06 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,905,1015 84.06 (3) Contracts with county or municipality; direct labor; materials for
16emergency projects
. If the department finds that it would be more feasible and
17advantageous to have the improvement performed by the county in which the
18proposed improvement is located and without bids,
For any improvement
19determined by the department to be an emergency and for which no private
20contractors are available to perform the work,
the department may, by arrangement
21with the county highway committee of the county,
without competitive bidding, enter
22into a contract satisfactory to the department with a county, city, village, or town to
23have the work done by the county forces and equipment of the county, city, village,
24or town
. In such contract the department may authorize the county , city, village, or
25town
to purchase, deliver, and store materials and may fix the rental rates of small

1tools and equipment. The contract shall be between the county and the state and
2shall not be based on bids, and may be entered into on behalf of the county by the
3county highway committee and on behalf of the state by the secretary.
Such contract
4is exempted from s. 779.14 and from all provisions of chs. 16 and 230, except ss.
516.753 and 16.754. If the total estimated indebtedness to be incurred exceeds $5,000
6the contract shall not be valid until approved by the governor. The provisions of this
7subsection relating to agreements between a county and the state shall also
8authorize and apply to such arrangements between a city, town, or a village and the
9state. In such cases, the governing body of the city, town, or village shall enter into
10the agreement on behalf of the municipality.
AB40-ASA1, s. 2221ed 11Section 2221ed. 84.07 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 84.07 (1) (a) and
12amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,905,1513 84.07 (1) (a) The state trunk highway system shall be maintained by the state
14at state expense. The department shall prescribe by rule specifications for such
15maintenance and.
AB40-ASA1,905,20 16(b) 1. Subject to subd. 2., the department may contract with any county
17highway committee or municipality to have all or certain parts of the work of
18maintaining the state trunk highways within or beyond the limits of the county or
19municipality, including interstate bridges, performed by the county or municipality,
20and any county or municipality may enter into such contract. General
AB40-ASA1,905,22 21(c) For purposes of this section, maintenance activities include the all of the
22following:
AB40-ASA1,905,23 231. The application of protective coatings, the.
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