(b) The exemption under par. (a) extends to the transportation of high-volume industrial waste to or from the site of a highway improvement and to the storage of high-volume industrial waste at the site of a highway improvement. The exemption provided under par. (a) continues to apply after the date of certification by the department of natural resources under par. (a) 2., notwithstanding the occurrence of any of the following:
1. Statutes or rules are amended that would impose greater responsibilities on the department of transportation.
2. Alterations due to construction, maintenance, utility installation or other activities by the department of transportation or approved by the department of transportation after the completion of the highway improvement affect the high-volume industrial waste at the site of the highway improvement.
(c) The department of transportation and the department of natural resources may enter into agreements establishing standard lists of high-volume industrial waste that may be used in highway improvements and designs for the use of high-volume industrial waste in highway improvements that comply with rules of the department of natural resources applicable at the time of the design of the highway improvement in order to simplify certification under par. (a) 2. to the greatest extent possible.
(d) 1. No state agency may commence an action or proceeding under federal or state law to require remedial action or to recover the costs of remedying environmental pollution related to the use of high-volume industrial waste in a highway improvement certified under par. (a) 2.
2. No person may commence an action under state law to require remedial action or to recover the costs of remedying environmental pollution related to the use of high-volume industrial waste in a highway improvement certified under par. (a) 2.
SECTION 59. 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 $1,055,952,500 in principal amount, excluding obligations issued to refund outstanding revenue obligations. Not more than $841,634,000 $1,013,072,300 of the $950,834,000 $1,055,952,500 may be used for transportation facilities under s. 84.01 (28) and major highway projects under ss. 84.06 and 84.09.
SECTION 60. 84.61 of the statutes is created to read:
84.61 Milwaukee Brewers stadium project; East-West Freeway. (1) There is established in the transportation fund a reserve account consisting of $26,100,000 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.
(2) Notwithstanding s. 13.101 (3) (a), the joint committee on finance may supplement, from the appropriation under s. 20.865 (4) (u), by an amount not to exceed $26,100,000, the appropriation under s. 20.395 (3) (cq), for any of the purposes specified in sub. (1). The reserve account established under sub. (1) shall be reduced by the amount of any supplemental appropriation made under this subsection.
(3) This section does not apply after June 30, 1999.
SECTION 61. 85.022 (1) (m) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 62. 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 one-to-one 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.
SECTION 63. 85.026 of the statutes is created to read:
85.026 Urban rail transit system studies. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the department may not expend any moneys for the study of an urban rail transit system, including any light rail transit system.
SECTION 64. 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.
SECTION 65. 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 66. 85.085 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 85.085 (1m).
SECTION 67. 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.
SECTION 68. 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.
SECTION 69. 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 70. 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 federal decennial census of more than 200,000 and meeting the federal definition of urbanized area for the purpose of federal mass transit aid.
SECTION 71. 85.20 (4m) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 72. 85.20 (4m) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 73. 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 74. 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 75. 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 76. 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 77. 85.243 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
85.243 (title) Surface transportation discretionary grants projects program.
SECTION 78. 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 79. 85.243 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
85.243 (2) (b) 5. To conduct a project.
SECTION 80. 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 81. 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 82. 85.50 of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 83. 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.
SECTION 84. 86.30 (2) (a) 3. c. of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 85. 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 86. 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 87. 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, $71,030,000 in calendar year 1996 and $75,917,700 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, $216,989,200 in calendar year 1996 and $224,657,100 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.
SECTION 88. 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 in each fiscal year $515,000 in fiscal year 1995-96 and $530,500 in fiscal year 1996-97 and thereafter 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 89. 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 $600 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 $600 per mile payments under this subsection, the department shall prorate the amount appropriated in the manner it deems desirable.
SECTION 90. 86.32 (2) (am) 5. and 6. of the statutes are repealed.
SECTION 91. 86.32 (2) (am) 8. of the statutes is created to read:
86.32 (2) (am) 8. For 1996, $10,782 per lane mile for municipalities having a population over 500,000; $9,987 per lane mile for municipalities having a population of 150,001 to 500,000; $8,900 per lane mile for municipalities having a population of 35,001 to 150,000; $7,840 per lane mile for municipalities having a population of 10,000 to 35,000; and $6,755 per lane mile for municipalities having a population under 10,000.
SECTION 92. 86.32 (2) (am) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
86.32 (2) (am) 9. For 1997, $11,105 per lane mile for municipalities having a population over 500,000; $10,287 per lane mile for municipalities having a population of 150,001 to 500,000; $9,167 per lane mile for municipalities having a population of 35,001 to 150,000; $8,075 per lane mile for municipalities having a population of 10,000 to 35,000; and $6,958 per lane mile for municipalities having a population under 10,000.
SECTION 93. 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 94. 114.002 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 95. 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 96. 114.002 (13) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 97. 114.20 (1) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
114.20 (1) (title) ANNUAL REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
SECTION 98. 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).
SECTION 99. 114.20 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
