SB77-SSA1,1124,54
84.013
(3) (ai) USH 141 extending approximately 15.4 miles between Lemere
5Road and 6th Road in Oconto and Marinette counties.
SB77-SSA1,1124,97
84.013
(3) (ak) USH 151 extending approximately 18 miles between the
8junction of USH 151 and CTH "HH" south of Dickeyville to west of Belmont in Grant
9and Lafayette counties.
SB77-SSA1,1124,1911
84.03
(2) Appropriation adjustments. (a) In the 1997-98 fiscal year and in
12each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall submit to the joint committee on
13finance for review and approval a plan identifying how the department proposes to
14adjust its appropriations for the applicable fiscal year to reflect the actual levels of
15federal aid for this state for that fiscal year under the federal Intermodal Surface
16Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, as amended, or a substantially similar
17subsequent federal legislative act establishing levels of federal aid for this state. The
18plan shall be submitted not later than December 1, or 30 days after the applicable
19federal legislation for that fiscal year has been enacted, whichever is later.
SB77-SSA1,1124,2120
(b) The appropriation adjustments in a plan submitted under par. (a) may not
21be implemented as proposed without the approval of the joint committee on finance.
SB77-SSA1, s. 2471g
22Section 2471g. 84.076 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 84.076 (5) (intro.) and
23amended to read:
SB77-SSA1,1124,2524
84.076
(5) Sunset. (intro.) This section does not apply after
the later of the
25following:
SB77-SSA1,1125,1
1(a) September 30, 1997.
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84.076
(5) (b) The date on which federal law does not require, as a condition
4of using federal funds, that this state establish goals for the participation of
5disadvantaged businesses or the employment of disadvantaged individuals in
6projects using federal funds.
SB77-SSA1,1126,28
84.09
(5) Subject to the approval of the governor, the department may sell at
9public or private sale property of whatever nature owned by the state and under the
10jurisdiction of the department when the department determines that the property
11is no longer necessary for the state's use for highway purposes and, if real property,
12the real property is not the subject of a petition under s. 16.375 (2). The department
13shall present to the governor a full and complete report of the property to be sold, the
14reason for the sale, and the minimum price for which the same should be sold,
15together with an application for the governor's approval of the sale. The governor
16shall thereupon make such investigation as he or she may deem necessary and
17approve or disapprove the application. Upon such approval and receipt of the full
18purchase price, the department shall by appropriate deed or other instrument
19transfer the property to the purchaser. The approval of the governor is not required
20for public or private sale of property having a fair market value at the time of sale
21of not more than $3,000
or, for the transfer of surplus state real property to the
22department of administration under s. 16.375
or for the transfer of surplus state
23personal property to the department of tourism under sub. (5s). The funds derived
24from sales under this subsection shall be deposited in the transportation fund, and
1the expense incurred by the department in connection with the sale shall be paid
2from such fund.
SB77-SSA1,1126,94
84.09
(5s) In lieu of the sale or conveyance of personal property under sub. (5),
5the department of transportation may, upon the request of the department of
6tourism, transfer to the department of tourism, at no cost, personal property that is
7owned by the state and under the jurisdiction of the department of transportation
8and that the department of transportation has determined is no longer necessary for
9the state's use for highway purposes.
SB77-SSA1, s. 2473e
10Section 2473e. 84.10 of the statutes is renumbered 84.10 (1) and amended to
11read:
SB77-SSA1,1127,212
84.10
(1) The amounts allocated under s. 20.395 (3) (cq) and (eq) for the
13purposes described in this
section subsection shall be expended by the department
14for the maintenance and operation of bridges not on the state trunk highway system
15which were constructed, reconstructed, or purchased under s. 84.11 before August
169, 1989, and under s. 84.12 and free bridges located in connecting highways in 4th
17class cities, and towns, which have a length, not including approaches, of 300 feet or
18more, or a swing or lift span. Except as provided in a jurisdictional transfer
19agreement under s. 84.16, all matters relating to the maintenance and operation of
20such bridges shall be under the control of the department. Maintenance and
21operation shall not include the roadway lighting system and shall not include snow
22and ice removal and control for bridges located on connecting highways. The
23department may arrange with any county highway committee or with any city,
24village or town for the operation or maintenance or both of any such bridge; and any
1county highway committee, city, village or town may enter into such arrangement.
2This subsection does not apply to sub. (2).
SB77-SSA1,1127,94
84.10
(2) The joint committee on finance may transfer moneys to s. 20.395 (3)
5(cq) from any other segregated revenue appropriations of the department for state
6operations from the transportation fund, upon request of the department, for the
7purpose of supplementing moneys allocated under s. 20.395 (3) (cq) for the
8rehabilitation of a local bridge for which improvement is a state responsibility and
9which has been posted with a weight limitation as provided in s. 349.16 (2).
SB77-SSA1,1128,211
84.28
(1) Moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.370
(1) (mr) (7) (mc) may
12be expended for the renovation, marking and maintenance of a town or county
13highway located within the boundaries of any state park, state forest or other
14property under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources. Moneys from
15the appropriation under s. 20.370
(1) (mr) (7) (mc) may be expended for the
16renovation, marking and maintenance of a town or county highway located in the
17lower Wisconsin state riverway as defined in s. 30.40 (15). Outside the lower
18Wisconsin state riverway as defined in s. 30.40 (15), or outside the boundaries of
19these parks, forests or property, moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.370
(1)
20(mr) (7) (mc) may be expended for the renovation, marking and maintenance of roads
21which the department of natural resources certifies are utilized by a substantial
22number of visitors to state parks, state forests or other property under the
23jurisdiction of the department of natural resources. The department of natural
24resources shall authorize expenditures under this subsection. The department of
1natural resources shall rank projects eligible for assistance under a priority system
2and funding may be restricted to those projects with highest priority.
SB77-SSA1,1128,104
84.30
(3) (j) 1. Signs erected by the Crime Stoppers, the nationwide
5organization affiliated with local police departments, on or before the effective date
6of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], without regard to whether the
7department has issued a license for the sign. The department may not remove a sign
8authorized under this paragraph unless the sign does not conform to federal
9requirements. The requirements under s. 86.19 do not apply to signs described in
10this subdivision.
SB77-SSA1,1128,1411
2. Notwithstanding subd. 1., whenever a sign authorized under this paragraph
12requires replacement due to damage or deterioration, the department shall require
13the sign to be licensed under sub. (10) and to meet all of the requirements of this
14section and s. 86.19.
SB77-SSA1,1128,2416
84.59
(6) Revenue obligations may be contracted by the building commission
17when it reasonably appears to the building commission that all obligations incurred
18under this section can be fully paid from moneys received or anticipated and pledged
19to be received on a timely basis. Revenue obligations issued under this section shall
20not exceed
$1,123,638,100 $1,327,858,100 in principal amount, excluding
21obligations issued to refund outstanding revenue obligations. Not more than
22$1,041,341,000 $1,237,779,900 of the
$1,083,638,100 $1,327,858,100 may be used
23for transportation facilities under s. 84.01 (28) and major highway projects under ss.
2484.06 and 84.09.
SB77-SSA1, s. 2475g
1Section 2475g. 84.61 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 84.61 and amended to
2read:
SB77-SSA1,1129,12
384.61 Milwaukee Brewers stadium project; East-West Freeway. There
4is established in the transportation fund a reserve account consisting of $15,000,000
5for the purpose of funding state highway rehabilitation associated with the
6construction of a new stadium to be used by the Milwaukee Brewers, a professional
7baseball team located in Milwaukee County, or construction activities relating to
8highway resurfacing or bridge repair on the East-West Freeway from downtown
9Milwaukee to Waukesha. The department may supplement, from the reserve
10account, the appropriation under s. 20.395 (3) (cq), for either of the projects. The
11reserve account shall be reduced by the amount of any supplemental appropriation
12made under this
subsection section.
SB77-SSA1,1129,16
1585.026 Transportation enhancement activities program. (1)
16Definitions. In this section:
SB77-SSA1,1129,1717
(a) "Political subdivision" means any city, village, town or county.
SB77-SSA1,1129,1918
(b) "Transportation enhancement activities" has the meaning given in
23 USC
19101 (a).
SB77-SSA1,1129,24
20(2) Program. The department may administer a program to award grants of
21assistance to any political subdivision or state agency, as defined in s. 20.001 (1), for
22transportation enhancement activities consistent with federal regulations
23promulgated under
23 USC 133 (b) (8). The grants shall be awarded from the
24appropriations under s. 20.395 (2) (nv) and (nx).
SB77-SSA1,1130,8
185.05 Evaluation of proposed major highway projects. The department
2by rule shall establish a procedure for numerically evaluating projects considered for
3enumeration under s. 84.013 (3) as a major highway project. The evaluation
4procedure may include any criteria that the department considers relevant. The
5rules shall establish a minimum score that a project shall meet or exceed when
6evaluated under the procedure established under this section before the department
7may recommend the project to the transportation projects commission for
8consideration under s. 13.489.
SB77-SSA1,1130,1610
85.06
(2) (b) Contract with Amtrak
or an applicable railroad, railroads or other
11persons to provide rail passenger service
or support services, equipment, station
12improvements, passenger platforms, equipment maintenance shops, parking areas
13or other support facilities for rail passenger service. The contract may provide for
14the sale or lease of any equipment or facilities acquired by the department under par.
15(g). Notwithstanding s. 16.75 (1) and (2m), the department may contract under this
16paragraph without competitive bidding or competitive sealed proposals.
SB77-SSA1,1130,2118
85.06
(2) (e)
Subject to sub. (3),
Conduct or contract for marketing studies and
19promotional activities to increase rail passenger service ridership in this state, to
20identify potential riders and to educate the public about the availability and
21advantages of rail passenger service.
SB77-SSA1,1130,2423
85.06
(2) (g) Acquire equipment or facilities for the purpose of providing rail
24passenger service or support services for rail passenger service.
SB77-SSA1,1131,2
185.06
(2) (h) Enter into agreements with other states to assist or promote rail
2passenger service.
SB77-SSA1, s. 2481g
4Section 2481g. 85.061 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 85.061 (3) (a) (intro.)
5and amended to read:
SB77-SSA1,1131,86
85.061
(3) Program. (a) (intro.) The department shall administer a rail
7passenger route development program. From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2)
8(up), the department may fund
capital any of the following:
SB77-SSA1,1131,13
91. Capital costs related to Amtrak service extension routes or other rail service
10routes between the cities of Milwaukee and Madison and between the cities of
11Milwaukee and Green Bay. Any route between the cities of Milwaukee and Green
12Bay funded under the program shall provide service to population centers along the
13route in a manner that makes the route most economically feasible.
SB77-SSA1,1131,21
14(b) The department may not use any proceeds from the bond issue authorized
15under s. 20.866 (2) (up)
for a route under this subsection unless
the joint committee
16on finance approves the use of the proceeds and, with respect to a route under par.
17(a) 1. or 2., the department submits evidence to the joint committee on finance that
18Amtrak or the applicable railroad has agreed to provide rail passenger service on
19that route
and the joint committee on finance approves the use of the proceeds. The
20department may contract with Amtrak, railroads or other persons to perform the
21activities under
this subsection the program.
SB77-SSA1, s. 2481h
22Section 2481h. 85.061 (3) (a) 2. and 3. of the statutes are created to read:
SB77-SSA1,1131,2523
85.061
(3) (a) 2. Railroad track or rail passenger station improvements related
24to an Amtrak service extension route between the city of Milwaukee and Waukesha
25County, or the establishment of commuter rail service between these jurisdictions.
SB77-SSA1,1132,2
13. Rail passenger station improvements related to an existing rail passenger
2service.
SB77-SSA1,1132,144
85.08
(4m) (e) 1. Upon the request of an eligible applicant, the department may
5negotiate and enter into a loan agreement with the eligible applicant for purposes
6of rehabilitating a rail line or to finance an economic development and transportation
7efficiency project, including a project designed to promote safety or the viability of
8a statewide system of freight rail service, to assist intermodal freight movement or
9to provide industry access to a rail line.
The loan agreement shall require the
10payment of interest at the rate of return earned by the state investment fund for the
11most recent calendar quarter that ended at least 15 days before the loan was made. 12A loan made under this paragraph shall finance a project that confers a public benefit
13or enhances economic development in this state. Loans made under this paragraph
14shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (bu), (bw) or (bx).
SB77-SSA1, s. 2481L
16Section 2481L. 85.15 of the statutes is renumbered 85.15 (1) and amended to
17read:
SB77-SSA1,1132,2418
85.15
(1) The department may improve, use, maintain or lease any property
19acquired for highway, airport or any other transportation purpose until the property
20is actually needed for any such purpose and may permit use of the property for
21purposes and upon such terms and conditions as the department deems in the public
22interest.
The department shall establish request-for-proposal procedures for the
23lease of any property under this subsection that has an annual lease obligation in
24excess of $50,000.
SB77-SSA1,1133,7
185.15
(2) The department shall credit to the appropriation account under s.
220.395 (4) (ew) the amount, if any, by which moneys received in any year from the
3sale or lease of property acquired by the department exceeds $2,750,000. The
4department shall use 50% of any proceeds credited to this appropriation account
5from the sale or lease of any property to supplement the costs of management and
6operations of the district office of the department that initiated the sale or lease of
7that property.
SB77-SSA1, s. 2481p
8Section 2481p. 85.20 (4m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77-SSA1,1133,149
85.20
(4m) (a) (intro.) An amount shall be allocated to each eligible applicant
10for any calendar year before 1998 to ensure that the sum of state and federal aids for
11the projected operating expenses of each eligible applicant's urban mass transit
12system is equal to a uniform percentage, established by the department, of the
13projected operating expenses of the mass transit system. The department shall
14make allocations as follows:
SB77-SSA1, s. 2481pae
15Section 2481pae. 85.20 (4m) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin
16Act .... (this act), is repealed.
SB77-SSA1,1133,2118
85.20
(4m) (a) 1. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 1. a., the
19amounts for aids are $43,131,700 in calendar year 1996 and $44,425,700 in calendar
20year 1997
and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to
21determine the uniform percentage in the particular calendar year.
SB77-SSA1,1134,223
85.20
(4m) (a) 2. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 2. a., the
24amounts for aids are $10,891,700 in calendar year 1996 and $11,218,500 in calendar
1year 1997
and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to
2determine the uniform percentage in the particular calendar year.
SB77-SSA1,1134,74
85.20
(4m) (a) 3. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 3. a., the
5amounts for aids are $2,185,400 in calendar year 1996 and $2,251,000 in calendar
6year 1997
and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to
7determine the uniform percentage in the particular calendar year.
SB77-SSA1,1134,129
85.20
(4m) (a) 4. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 4. a., the
10amounts for aids are $13,582,400 in calendar year 1996 and $13,989,900 in calendar
11year 1997
and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to
12determine the uniform percentage in the particular calendar year.
SB77-SSA1,1134,1714
85.20
(4m) (a) 5. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 5. a., the
15amounts for aids are $4,258,800 in calendar year 1996 and $4,386,600 in calendar
16year 1997
and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to
17determine the uniform percentage in the particular calendar year.
SB77-SSA1,1134,2019
85.20
(4m) (ag) An amount shall be allocated to each eligible applicant for
20calendar year 1998 and for each calendar year thereafter as follows:
SB77-SSA1,1134,2421
1. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hq), an amount equal to 45% of
22the projected operating expenses for each eligible applicant in an urban area served
23by an urban mass transit system with annual operating expenses in excess of
24$20,000,000.
SB77-SSA1,1135,5
12. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hr), an amount equal to 47.5%
2of the projected operating expenses for each eligible applicant served by an urban
3mass transit system operating within an urbanized area having a population as
4shown in the 1990 federal decennial census of at least 50,000 or receiving federal
5mass transit aid for such area, and not specified in subd. 1.
SB77-SSA1,1135,106
3. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hs), an amount equal to 50% of
7the projected operating expense for each eligible applicant served by an urban mass
8transit system operating within an area having a population as shown in the 1990
9federal decennial census of less than 50,000 or receiving federal mass transit aid for
10such area.
SB77-SSA1,1135,1412
85.20
(4m) (ej) If the percentages specified in par. (ag) result in allocations
13exceeding the following amounts, the department shall reduce the allocations on a
14proportional basis:
SB77-SSA1,1135,1615
1. For allocations under par. (ag) 1., $58,233,900 in calendar year 1998 and
16$60,272,000 in calendar year 1999 and thereafter.
SB77-SSA1,1135,1817
2. For allocations under par. (ag) 2., $19,262,900 in calendar year 1998 and
18$19,937,100 in calendar year 1999 and thereafter.
SB77-SSA1,1135,2019
3. For allocations under par. (ag) 3., $6,095,300 in calendar year 1998 and
20$6,308,600 in calendar year 1999 and thereafter.
SB77-SSA1,1135,2322
85.20
(4m) (em) (intro.) The sum of the state aid allocations made to each
23applicant under par. (a)
or (ag) may not exceed any of the following:
SB77-SSA1, s. 2481pk
24Section 2481pk. 85.20 (4m) (em) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1997
25Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
SB77-SSA1,1136,2
185.20
(4m) (em) (intro.) The sum of the state aid allocations made to each
2applicant under par.
(a) or (ag) may not exceed any of the following:
SB77-SSA1,1136,74
85.20
(4m) (em) 1. An amount equal to the same percentage of the audited
5operating expenses for the project year of the applicant's urban mass transit system
6that is specified for allocations to the applicant under par. (a) 1. to 5.
This subdivision
7does not apply to allocations made under par. (ag).