84.59 (2) The department may, under s. 18.56 (5) and (9) (j), deposit in a separate and distinct fund outside the state treasury, in an account maintained by a trustee, revenues derived under s. 341.25 and ch. 140. The revenues deposited are the trustee's revenues in accordance with the agreement between this state and the trustee or in accordance with the resolution pledging the revenues to the repayment of revenue obligations issued under this section.
SECTION 49. 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 $950,834,000 $1,074,514,500 in principal amount, excluding obligations issued to refund outstanding revenue obligations. Not more than $841,634,000 $1,031,634,300 of the $950,834,000 $1,074,514,500 may be used for transportation facilities under s. 84.01 (28) and major highway projects under ss. 84.06 and 84.09.
SECTION 50. 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).
SECTION 51. 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:
SECTION 52. 85.20 (4m) (a) 1. to 3. of the statutes are created to read:
85.20 (4m) (a) 1. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (bq), the uniform percentage for an urban mass transit system operating within an urban area having a population as shown in the 1990 federal decennial census of less than 50,000.
2. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (bs), the uniform percentage for an urban mass transit system operating within an urban area having a population as shown in the 1990 federal decennial census of at least 50,000 but not more than 200,000 and meeting the federal definition of urbanized area for the purpose of federal mass transit aid.
3. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (bu), the uniform percentage for an urban mass transit system operating within an urban area having a population as shown in the 1990 fedeeral decennial census of more than 200,000 and meeting the federal definition of urbanized area for the purpose of federal mass transit aid.
SECTION 53. 85.20 (4m) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 54. 85.20 (4m) (b) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 85.20 (4m) (b) 2. (intro.) and amended to read:
85.20 (4m) (b) 2. (intro.) Subdivision 1 does not apply to an An eligible applicant that is served exclusively by a shared-ride taxicab system. shall provide a local contribution, exclusive of user fees, toward operating expenses in an amount equal to the following percentages of state aid allocations to that eligible applicant under this section:
SECTION 55. 85.20 (4m) (b) 2. a. to d. of the statutes are created to read:
85.20 (4m) (b) 2. a. At least 5% for calendar year 1996.
b. At least 10% for calendar year 1997.
c. At least 15% for calendar year 1998.
d. At least 20% for calendar year 1999 and for each calendar year thereafter.
SECTION 56. 85.20 (4m) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 57. 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 3.
SECTION 58. 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), (bs) or (bu).
SECTION 59. 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 3. 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.
SECTION 60. 85.24 (3) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
85.24 (3) (d) (intro.) The department may award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (bs) (ds) to public and private organizations for the development and implementation of demand management and ride-sharing programs. As a condition of obtaining a grant under this paragraph, a public or private organization may be required to provide matching funds at any percentage. The department shall give priority in the awarding of grants to those programs that provide the greatest reduction in automobile trips, especially during peak hours of traffic congestion. The department shall have all powers necessary and convenient to implement this paragraph, including the following powers:
SECTION 61. 85.243 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
85.243 (title) Surface transportation discretionary grants projects program.
SECTION 62. 85.243 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
85.243 (2) (a) The department shall administer a surface transportation discretionary grants projects program to promote the development and implementation of surface transportation projects that foster the diverse transportation needs of the people of this state. Annually, the department may make grants to eligible applicants and other state agencies for surface transportation projects that promote nonhighway use or that otherwise supplement existing transportation activities. A grant may not exceed 80% of the total cost of a project. The department shall give priority to funding projects that foster alternatives to single-occupancy automobile trips. In deciding whether to award a grant under this section, the department may consider whether other funding sources are available for the proposed project.
SECTION 63. 85.243 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
85.243 (2) (b) 5. To conduct a project.
SECTION 64. 85.26 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 85.26 (2) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:
85.26 (2) (a) (intro.) "Eligible applicant" means a an applicant that provides employment, training or job placement services in a county with a population of 500,000 or more and which is one of the following:
1. A local public body or a private organization, which is located in the county.
SECTION 65. 85.26 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
85.26 (2) (a) 2. Two or more state agencies coordinating such services.
SECTION 66. 86.30 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
86.30 (1) (f) "Statewide municipal average cost-sharing percentage" means a factor determined for municipalities receiving aid under sub. (2) (a) 2. a. by which multiyear average costs under s. 86.303 are multiplied to fully distribute the amounts specified in sub. (9) (c) for the purpose of determining the share of costs.
SECTION 67. 86.30 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
86.30 (2) (a) 1. Except as provided in pars. (b), (d) and (dm) and s. 86.303, the amount of transportation aids payable by the department to each county, city or village shall be the aids amount calculated under subd. 2. and to each municipality town shall be the aids amount calculated under subd. 2. or 3., whichever is greater.
SECTION 68. 86.30 (2) (a) 3. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
86.30 (2) (a) 3. (intro.) For each mile of road or street under the jurisdiction of a municipality town as determined under s. 86.302, the mileage aid payment shall be an amount equal to the following:
SECTION 69. 86.30 (2) (a) 3. c. of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 70. 86.30 (2) (a) 3. d. of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 71. 86.30 (2) (a) 3. e. of the statutes is created to read:
86.30 (2) (a) 3. e. In calendar year 1996, $1,415.
SECTION 72. 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, $1,480.
SECTION 73. 86.30 (2) (b) 1g. of the statutes is amended to read:
86.30 (2) (b) 1g. Except as provided under par. (d) and s. 86.303 (5), no municipality town whose aid is determined under par. (a) 3. may receive a decrease in its annual transportation aid payment in excess of 5% of its last previous calendar year transportation aid payment.
SECTION 74. 86.30 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
86.30 (2) (b) 2. The last previous calendar year aid payment to a municipality town whose aid is determined under par. (a) 3. is adjusted in proportion to changes in the mileage under the jurisdiction of the municipality town before an adjustment under subd. 1g. is made.
SECTION 75. 86.30 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
86.30 (2) (d) Aid limitation based on reported costs. No municipality town may be paid an amount under this section greater than 85% of its 3-year average costs.
SECTION 76. 86.30 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
86.30 (2) (e) Aid payments. Local transportation aids under this section shall be calculated and distributed on the basis of a calendar year. Local transportation aids shall be paid in 4 equal instalments on the first Monday in January, April, July and October. If adjustments are necessary, the department may adjust any of the scheduled aid payments in a calendar year. The payments shall be made from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (as) or, (at) or (au) for the fiscal year in which the payments are made.
SECTION 77. 86.30 (9) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 86.30 (9) (b) (intro.) and amended to read:
86.30 (9) (b) (intro.) 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 and thereafter. These amounts specified in this paragraph, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the statewide county average cost-sharing percentage in the particular calendar year. The amounts for aids to counties under sub. (2) (a) 2. b. shall be as follows:
SECTION 78. 86.30 (9) (b) 1. and 2. of the statutes are created to read:
86.30 (9) (b) 1. In calendar year 1996, $71,030,000.
2. In calendar year 1997 and thereafter, $75,917,700.
SECTION 79. 86.30 (9) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 86.30 (9) (c) (intro.) and amended to read:
86.30 (9) (c) (intro.) 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 and thereafter. These amounts specified in this paragraph, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the statewide municipal average cost-sharing percentage in the particular calendar year. The amounts for aids to municipalities under sub. (2) (a) 2. a. shall be as follows:
SECTION 80. 86.30 (9) (c) 1. and 2. of the statutes are created to read:
86.30 (9) (c) 1. In calendar year 1996, $141,463,000.
2. In calendar year 1997 and thereafter, $151,271,300.
SECTION 81. 86.30 (9) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
86.30 (9) (d) For the purpose of calculating and distributing aids under sub. (2), the amounts for aids to towns under sub. (2) (a) 3. shall be as follows:
1. In calendar year 1996, $80,236,900.
2. In calendar year 1997 and thereafter, $82,267,900.
SECTION 82. 86.307 of the statutes is created to read:
86.307 Seasonal highway rehabilitation program. The department shall administer a seasonal highway rehabilitation program to rehabilitate highways in the northern portion of the state on which any weight limitation as provided in s. 348.17 (1) applies. Projects under this section shall be funded from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (3) (cr).
SECTION 83. 86.31 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
86.31 (3m) TOWN ROAD IMPROVEMENTS. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (fr), the department shall allocate $500,000 $1,000,000 in each fiscal year to fund town road improvements with eligible costs totaling $100,000 or more. The funding of improvements under this subsection is in addition to the allocation of funds for entitlements under sub. (3).
SECTION 84. 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.
SECTION 85. 114.002 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 86. 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 1944 or earlier and which is used solely for recreational or display purposes.
SECTION 87. 114.002 (13) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 88. 114.20 (1) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
114.20 (1) (title) ANNUAL REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
SECTION 89. 114.20 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
