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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE
March 11, 1998 - Introduced by Representatives Grothman, Jensen, Walker and
Zukowski, cosponsored by Senator Rosenzweig. Referred to Committee on
Highways and Transportation.
AB902,1,2
1An Act to create 85.20 (4m) (g) of the statutes;
relating to: prohibiting urban
2mass transit aid payments for newly established rail service.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the department of transportation makes state aid payments
to local public bodies in urban areas to assist the local public bodies with the expenses
of operating an urban mass transit system. An urban mass transit system is
transportation by bus, shared-ride taxicab, rail, or other conveyance, either publicly
or privately owned, that provides the public with general or special service on a
regular and continuing basis.
This bill prohibits such state aid payments for urban mass transit systems that
provide transportation service by rail, unless such rail service is established by the
date on which this bill becomes law or is provided by Amtrak.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB902, s. 1
3Section
1. 85.20 (4m) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB902,2,84
85.20
(4m) (g) Notwithstanding sub. (3), the department may not pay state aids
5under this section for a mass transit system that provides transportation services by
1rail unless the transportation services by rail are provided on or before the effective
2date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date]. Any increase in the level of
3transportation service by rail of a mass transit system that provides such service on
4or before the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], is eligible for
5an increase in the amount of state aid payable under this section. An eligible
6applicant may not use aids paid under this section to support transportation services
7by rail unless the services are eligible for aid under this section. This paragraph does
8not apply to Amtrak, as defined in s. 85.06 (1) (a).
