Wisconsin Legislature: 113,63m

113,57m Section 57m. 84.61 of the statutes is created to read:

84.61 Milwaukee Brewers stadium project; East-West Freeway. (1) (a) 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 submit a request to the joint committee on finance to provide funding from the reserve account for either of the projects specified in this paragraph.

(b) Notwithstanding s. 13.101 (3) (a), the joint committee on finance may supplement, from the reserve account established under par. (a), the appropriation under s. 20.395 (3) (cq), for either of the projects specified in par. (a). The reserve account shall be reduced by the amount of any supplemental appropriation made under this paragraph. If the joint committee on finance makes a supplemental appropriation for one of the projects specified in par. (a), the department may not request that any supplemental appropriation be made under this subsection for the other project specified in par. (a).

(2) (a) There is established in the transportation fund a reserve account consisting of $13,349,000 for the purpose of funding construction activities relating to highway resurfacing or bridge repair on the East-West Freeway from downtown Milwaukee to Waukesha.

(3) (a) There is established in the transportation fund on July 1, 1996, a supplemental reserve account consisting of $13,349,000 for the purpose of funding construction activities relating to highway resurfacing or bridge repair on the East-West Freeway from downtown Milwaukee to Waukesha.

(4) The department may not encumber any funds in the 1995-97 fiscal biennium 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 except as provided in this section. This subsection does not apply to the encumbrance of funds pursuant to a federal demonstration grant.

(5) This section does not apply after June 30, 1999.

113,57mm Section 57mm. 85.022 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

85.022 (2) (a) The department shall allocate $250,000 in each fiscal year of the 1995-97 biennium from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (hq) for a study of high-speed rail service in the southern transportation corridor between this state and the state of Minnesota.

(b) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., funds may be expended under par. (a) only to match funds, at the ratio of 1 to 1, from the state of Minnesota for the study.

2. No funds may be expended under par. (a) unless the federal government contributes funds for a study under par. (a) in an amount equal to the total amount of funds from this state and the state of Minnesota for the study.

113,57p Section 57p. 85.06 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

85.06 (2) (b) Contract with Amtrak or an applicable railroad to provide rail passenger service.

113,57r Section 57r. 85.061 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

85.061 (3) Program. The department shall administer a rail passenger route development program. From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (up), the department may fund 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. The extension of the 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. The department may not use any proceeds from the bond issue authorized under s. 20.866 (2) (up) for the extension of a route under this subsection unless 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 extension 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.

113,58 Section 58 . 85.08 (4m) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

85.08 (4m) (e) 1. Upon the request of an eligible applicant, the department may negotiate and enter into a loan agreement with the eligible applicant for purposes of rehabilitating a rail line or to finance an economic development and transportation efficiency project, including a project designed to promote safety or the viability of a statewide system of freight rail service, to assist intermodal freight movement or to provide industry access to a rail line. A loan made under this paragraph shall finance a project that confers a public benefit or enhances economic development in this state. Loans made under this paragraph shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (bt), (bu), (bw) or (bx).

113,59 Section 59 . 85.085 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 85.085 (1m).

113,60 Section 60 . 85.085 (1b) of the statutes is created to read:

85.085 (1b) In this section, “rehabilitated" means a significant rebuilding of railroad track that restores severely deteriorated track to a minimum service standard or, for track that is at or above a minimum service standard, that increases the service standard of the track.

113,61 Section 61 . 85.085 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

85.085 (3) The department shall not make any payment under this section unless the applicable private road crossing permit provides that the rail transit commission shall, at the user's sole cost and expense, maintain, repair and renew the private road crossing. “Maintain, repair and renew" does not include any rebuilding of a private road crossing that is required because the applicable tracks have been rehabilitated.

113,62 Section 62 . 85.20 (4m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 85.20 (4m) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

85.20 (4m) (a) (intro.) From the amounts appropriated under s. 20.395 (1) (bq), an amount equal to 42% of the projected operating expenses of each eligible applicant's urban mass transit system An amount shall be allocated to each eligible applicant. to ensure that the sum of state and federal aids for the projected operating expenses of each eligible applicant's urban mass transit system is equal to a uniform percentage, established by the department, of the projected operating expenses of the mass transit system. The department shall make allocations as follows:

113,63m Section 63m. 85.20 (4m) (a) 1. to 5. of the statutes are created to read:

85.20 (4m) (a) 1. a. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (dq), 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 $80,000,000.

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.

2. a. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (dr), the uniform percentage for each eligible applicant in an urban area served by an urban mass transit system with annual operating expenses greater than $20,000,000 but not more than $80,000,000.

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.

3. a. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (ds), the uniform percentage for each eligible applicant in an urbanized area having a population as shown in the 1990 federal decennial census of more than 200,000 or receiving federal mass transit aid for such area, and not specified in subd. 1. or 2.

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.

4. a. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (dt), 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. 1., 2. or 3.

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.

5. a. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (du), 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 less than 50,000 or receiving federal mass transit aid for such area.

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.

113,64 Section 64. 85.20 (4m) (am) of the statutes is repealed.

113,65 Section 65 . 85.20 (4m) (e) of the statutes is repealed.

113,66b Section 66b. 85.20 (4m) (em) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

85.20 (4m) (em) 1. An amount equal to 42% the same percentage of the audited operating expenses for the project year of the applicant's urban mass transit system that is specified for allocations to the applicant under par. (a) 1. to 5.

113,67b Section 67b. 85.20 (4s) of the statutes is amended to read:

85.20 (4s) Payment of aids under the contract. The contracts executed between the department and eligible applicants under this section shall provide that the payment of the state aid allocation under sub. (4m) (a) for the last quarter of the state's fiscal year shall be provided from the following fiscal year's appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (bq) (dq), (dr), (ds), (dt) or (du).

113,68b Section 68b. 85.20 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

85.20 (7) Cost-efficiency standards. (a) The department shall establish cost-efficiency standards for the urban mass transit system specified in sub. (4m) (a) 1. to 5. The contracts executed between the department and eligible applicants under this section for any period beginning on or after January 1, 1997, shall provide that the department may do any of the following if costs are incurred by the eligible applicant's urban mass transit system which are inconsistent with the standards established under this subsection:

1. Exclude those costs from operating expenses for purposes of sub. (4m).

2. Reduce the amount of state aid allocation under sub. (4m) (a).

(b) The department shall specify by rule the cost-efficiency standards under this subsection, including rules for the implementation of par. (a) 1. and 2.

113,76m Section 76m. 86.30 (2) (a) 3. c. of the statutes is repealed.

113,77m Section 77m. 86.30 (2) (a) 3. d. of the statutes is amended to read:

86.30 (2) (a) 3. d. In calendar year 1995 and thereafter, $1,350.

113,78m Section 78m. 86.30 (2) (a) 3. e. of the statutes is created to read:

86.30 (2) (a) 3. e. In calendar year 1996, $1,390.

113,79m Section 79m. 86.30 (2) (a) 3. f. of the statutes is created to read:

86.30 (2) (a) 3. f. In calendar year 1997 and thereafter, $1,432.

113,80m Section 80m. 86.30 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

86.30 (9) Aids calculations. (b) For the purpose of calculating and distributing aids under sub. (2), the amounts for aids to counties are $63,392,900 in calendar year 1994 and $66,588,900 in calendar year 1995, $68,586,600 in calendar year 1996 and $70,644,200 in calendar year 1997 and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the statewide county average cost-sharing percentage in the particular calendar year.

(c) For the purpose of calculating and distributing aids under sub. (2), the amounts for aids to municipalities are $197,814,700 in calendar year 1994 and $209,496,900 in calendar year 1995, $215,781,800 in calendar year 1996 and $222,255,300 in calendar year 1997 and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the statewide municipal average cost-sharing percentage in the particular calendar year.

113,82m Section 82m. 86.315 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

86.315 (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (fu), the department shall annually, on March 10, pay to counties having county forests established under ch. 28, for the improvement of public roads within the county forests which are open and used for travel and which are not state or county trunk highways or town roads and for which no aids are paid under s. 86.30, the amount of $200 $300 per mile of road designated in the comprehensive county forest land use plan as approved by the county board and the department of natural resources. If the amount appropriated under s. 20.395 (1) (fu) is insufficient to make the $200 $300 per mile payments under this subsection, the department shall prorate the amount appropriated in the manner it deems desirable.

113,83m Section 83m. 86.32 (2) (am) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:

86.32 (2) (am) 7. For 1995 and thereafter, $10,468 per lane mile for municipalities having a population over 500,000; $9,696 per lane mile for municipalities having a population of 150,001 to 500,000; $8,641 per lane mile for municipalities having a population of 35,001 to 150,000; $7,612 per lane mile for municipalities having a population of 10,000 to 35,000; and $6,558 per lane mile for municipalities having a population under 10,000.

113,86 Section 86 . 110.08 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

110.08 (2) Except as provided under s. 343.16 (1) (b) and (c), all examinations for operator's licenses and permits shall be given by state examiners.

113,87 Section 87 . 114.002 (4) of the statutes is repealed.

113,88 Section 88 . 114.002 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:

114.002 (11) “Antique aircraft" means an aircraft more than 35 years old as determined by the which has a date of manufacture of 1955 or earlier and which is used solely for recreational or display purposes.

113,89 Section 89 . 114.002 (13) of the statutes is repealed.

113,90 Section 90 . 114.20 (1) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

114.20 (1) (title) Annual registration required.

113,91 Section 91 . 114.20 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

114.20 (1) (a) Except as provided under sub. (2), all aircraft based in this state shall be registered by the owner of the aircraft with the department annually on or before November 1 or, for aircraft with a maximum gross weight of not more than 3,000 pounds that are not subject to sub. (10), biennially on or before the first November 1. Annual registration fees shall be determined in accordance with sub. (9) or (10). Biennial registration fees shall be determined in accordance with sub. (9m).

113,92 Section 92 . 114.20 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

114.20 (1) (b) Aircraft determined by the department to be based in this state shall be subject to the annual or biennial registration fees under sub. (9) or (9m). Aircraft which are determined to be not based in this state shall be exempt from the annual or biennial registration fees.

113,93 Section 93 . 114.20 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

114.20 (2) (title) Exceptions to annual registration requirements. (intro.) The annual registration requirements under sub. (1) do not apply to aircraft based in this state that are:

113,94 Section 94 . 114.20 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

113,95 Section 95 . 114.20 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

114.20 (5) Unairworthy aircraft. Any person desiring to have an aircraft designated as an unairworthy aircraft may apply to the department in the manner the department prescribes. No application may be acted upon unless all information requested is supplied. Upon receipt of an application and a registration fee of $5 to be established by rule and after determining from the facts submitted and investigation that the aircraft qualifies as an unairworthy aircraft, the department shall issue an unairworthy aircraft certificate. The certificate shall expire upon transfer of ownership or restoration. An aircraft is presumed restored if it is capable of operation. The annual or biennial registration fee is due on the date of restoration. Operation of the aircraft is conclusive evidence of restoration. An additional administrative fee of $5 A late payment charge to be established by rule shall be charged assessed on all applications filed later than 30 days after the date of restoration.

113,96 Section 96 . 114.20 (7) of the statutes is repealed.

113,97 Section 97 . 114.20 (9) (a) to (c) of the statutes are renumbered 114.20 (9m) (a) to (c) and amended to read:

114.20 (9m) (a) Not more than 2,000 $ 30 $ 60

(b) Not more than 2,500 39 78

113,98 Section 98 . 114.20 (9) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

114.20 (9) (d) Not more than 3,500 70 $ 70

113,99 Section 99 . 114.20 (9m) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:

114.20 (9m) Biennial registration fees. (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (10), the owner of an aircraft subject to the biennial registration requirements under sub. (1) shall pay a biennial registration fee established in accordance with the following gross weight schedule:

[Maximum gross [Annual