79.10 (1m) (a) Each municipality shall furnish notify the department of revenue with of the total amount of credits claimed by taxpayers under sub. (9) (bm) to be paid under sub. (9) (bm) and the total number of parcels of taxable real property and personal property accounts in the municipality that are eligible for the credit under sub. (5).
SECTION 2454c. 79.10 (5) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 79.10 (5) and amended to read:
79.10 (5) LOTTERY CREDIT. Each municipality shall receive, from the appropriation under s. 20.835 (3) (q), an amount determined by multiplying the school tax rate by the estimated fair market value, not exceeding the value determined under sub. (11), of every parcel of taxable real property on which a principal dwelling is located and every personal property account in the municipality and for which a claim for the credit under sub. (9) (bm) is made by the owner of the principal dwelling.
SECTION 2455c. 79.10 (7m) (b) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
79.10 (7m) (b) 1. a. The amount determined under sub. (5) with respect to claims filed the number of parcels of taxable real property and personal property accounts for which the town, village or city has furnished notice under sub. (1m) by March 1 shall be distributed from the appropriation under s. 20.835 (3) (q) by the department of administration on the 4th Monday in March.
SECTION 2456. 79.10 (7r) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 2457m. 79.10 (9) (bm) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 79.10 (9) (bm) and amended to read:
79.10 (9) (bm) Lottery credit. Except as provided in ss. 79.175 and 79.18, every owner of a principal dwelling on taxable personal property or a parcel of taxable real property is entitled to receive a lottery credit in an amount determined by multiplying the estimated fair market value of the personal property or of the parcel of property, not exceeding the value determined under sub. (11), by the school tax rate. The owner shall receive the credit if he or she claims the credit in the manner provided under sub. (10) (a).
SECTION 2458. 79.10 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
79.10 (9) (c) Credits shown on tax bill. The lottery credit under par. (bm) shall reduce the property taxes otherwise payable for those taxpayers who are eligible to receive that credit and who furnish the information required under sub. (10) (a), and the credit under par. (b) shall reduce the property taxes otherwise payable.
SECTION 2459g. 79.10 (10) (title) and (a) to (d) of the statutes are repealed.
SECTION 2459r. 79.10 (10) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 79.10 (1m) (b) and amended to read:
79.10 (1m) (b) Counties and any city authorized to act under s. 74.87 municipalities shall submit to the department of revenue all data related to the lottery credit and requested by the department of revenue.
SECTION 2459w. 79.10 (11) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
79.10 (11) (a) For property taxes levied in 1991, the lottery credit estimated fair market value is $8,200. For property taxes levied in 1992, the lottery credit estimated fair market value is $9,150. For property taxes levied in 1993 1997 and thereafter, the estimated fair market value shall be determined under par. (b).
SECTION 2462. 79.10 (11) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
79.10 (11) (b) Before October 16, the department of administration shall determine the total funds available for distribution under the lottery credit in the following year and shall inform the joint committee on finance of that total. Total funds available for distribution shall be all existing and projected lottery proceeds and interest for the fiscal year of the distribution, less the amount estimated to be expended under ss. 20.455 (2) (r), 20.566 (2) (r) and 20.835 (2) (q) and (3) (r) and less the required reserve under s. 20.003 (5). The joint committee on finance may revise the total amount to be distributed if it does so at a meeting that takes place before November 1. If the joint committee on finance does not schedule a meeting to take place before November 1, the total determined by the department of administration shall be the total amount estimated to be distributed under the lottery credit in the following year.
SECTION 2464. 79.11 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
79.11 (2) Except as provided in s. 79.10 (10) (d), the The payment of the difference between the total tax which is due on any property less the amount of the tax credits applicable to such property authorized by this subchapter shall be considered payment in full of the property taxes due thereon in that year.
SECTION 2465hm. 83.013 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
83.013 (2) The department shall furnish each commission with traffic accident data and uniform traffic citation data for the rural, federal, state, and county highways in the jurisdictions represented in each commission, which shall identify the accident rates and arrest rates on their highways, in the form prescribed by the council on traffic law enforcement, and shall also furnish a suitable map for use in spotting accidents.
SECTION 2465j. 83.015 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
83.015 (2) (b) In any county with a highway commissioner appointed under s. 83.01 (1) (b) or (c), the county highway committee shall be only a policy-making body determining the broad outlines and principles governing administration and the county highway commissioner shall have the administrative powers and duties prescribed for the county highway committee under par. (a), sub. (3) (a) and ss. 27.065 (4) (b) and (13), 32.05 (1) (a), 81.38 (1), (3) and (4), 83.01 (6), 83.013, 83.018, 83.025 (1) and (3), 83.026, 83.035, 83.04, 83.05 (1), 83.07 to 83.09, 83.12, 83.14 (6), 83.17, 83.18, 83.42 (3) and (4), 84.01 (5), 84.06 (3), 84.07 (1) and (2), 84.09 (1), (3) (a) to (c) and (4), 84.10 (1), 86.04 (1) and (2), 86.07 (2), 86.19 (3), 86.34 (1), 114.33 (5), 349.07 (2), 349.11 (4) and (10) and 349.15 (2). No statutory power, duty or function specified elsewhere for the county highway commissioner may be deemed impliedly repealed for the sole reason that reference to it has been omitted in this paragraph.
SECTION 2465L. 84.01 (28) of the statutes is amended to read:
84.01 (28) TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITIES. The department may acquire, construct, develop, enlarge or improve administrative or operating facilities for its use under s. 13.48 (10) or 84.01 (30).
SECTION 2465m. 84.01 (30) of the statutes is created to read:
84.01 (30) BUILD-OPERATE-LEASE OR TRANSFER AGREEMENTS. The department may enter into build-operate-lease or transfer agreements with private entities for the construction of transportation projects, including any projects to be financed under s. 84.59 for transportation administrative facilities under s. 84.01 (28) and, for projects that are not purchased by the state upon their completion, for the maintenance and operation of such projects. A project under this subsection may be constructed on state-owned land. An agreement under this subsection may not be entered into unless the department determines that the agreement advances the public interest, and the private entity has prior experience in design, construction, site development and environmental impact analysis and, for a project that is not expected to be purchased by the state upon its completion, has the capability of maintaining and operating the facility upon completion of the project. The following provisions shall be contained in any build-operate-lease or transfer agreement under this subsection:
(a) A provision specifying that title is held by the private entity until title is transferred to the department pursuant to a lease with option to purchase at fair market value or purchase at fair market value of the constructed project upon its completion.
(b) If the agreement contains a lease that provides for payments to be made by the state from moneys that have not been appropriated at the time that the agreement is entered into, a provision containing the statement required under s. 16.75 (3).
(c) A provision specifying that the project shall be constructed in accordance with requirements and specifications approved by the department of administration or, if the project is not a transportation administrative facility, approved by the department of transportation.
(d) A provision permitting inspection by agents of the department of transportation until title transfers as provided under par. (a) or by agents of the department of administration during construction.
(e) If applicable, a provision specifying that any operation and maintenance under the agreement by the private entity shall be conducted in accordance with requirements and specifications approved by the department.
(f) A provision establishing a mechanism for the resolution of disputes.
SECTION 2465t. 84.013 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 84.013 (3m) (a).
SECTION 2466. 84.013 (3) (ab) of the statutes is created to read:
84.013 (3) (ab) STH 11 extending approximately 7.6 miles from west of Burlington to STH 36/83 east of Burlington, designated as the Burlington bypass, in Walworth and Racine counties.
SECTION 2467. 84.013 (3) (ac) of the statutes is created to read:
84.013 (3) (ac) USH 12 extending approximately 11.6 miles from the junction of USH 12 and I 90/94 to approximately 0.75 miles south of Ski Hi Road in Sauk County.
SECTION 2468. 84.013 (3) (ae) of the statutes is created to read:
84.013 (3) (ae) USH 53 extending approximately 6.2 miles between I 90 and USH 14/61 near 7th Street in La Crosse, La Crosse County.
SECTION 2469. 84.013 (3) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
84.013 (3) (ag) STH 57 extending approximately 17.3 miles from the junction of STH 57 with CTH "A" to STH 42 in Kewaunee and Door counties.
SECTION 2470. 84.013 (3) (ai) of the statutes is created to read:
84.013 (3) (ai) USH 141 extending approximately 15.4 miles between Lemere Road and 6th Road in Oconto and Marinette counties.
SECTION 2471. 84.013 (3) (ak) of the statutes is created to read:
84.013 (3) (ak) USH 151 extending approximately 18 miles between the junction of USH 151 and CTH "HH" south of Dickeyville to west of Belmont in Grant and Lafayette counties.
SECTION 2471b. 84.013 (3m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
84.013 (3m) (b) The department shall complete all of the following highway rehabilitation projects:
1. STH 20 beginning at Roosevelt Avenue and extending to West Boulevard in the city of Racine by December 31, 1998.
2. STH 20 beginning at Oakes Road and extending to Roosevelt Avenue in the town of Mount Pleasant by December 31, 1999.
3. STH 20 beginning at West Boulevard and extending to Marquette Street in the city of Racine by December 31, 2002.
SECTION 2471c. 84.013 (3m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
84.013 (3m) (c) The department shall complete the design work for any major highway project involving STH 57 between CTH "A" near Dyckesville and STH 42 in Kewaunee and Door counties by December 31, 2003.
SECTION 2471d. 84.03 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
84.03 (2) APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENTS. (a) In the 1997-98 fiscal year and in each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall submit to the joint committee on finance for review and approval a plan identifying how the department proposes to adjust its appropriations for the applicable fiscal year to reflect the actual levels of federal aid for this state for that fiscal year under the federal Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, as amended, or a substantially similar subsequent federal legislative act establishing levels of federal aid for this state. The plan shall be submitted not later than December 1, or 30 days after the applicable federal legislation for that fiscal year has been enacted, whichever is later.
(b) The appropriation adjustments in a plan submitted under par. (a) may not be implemented as proposed without the approval of the joint committee on finance.
SECTION 2471dm. 84.04 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
84.04 (4) Notwithstanding sub. (2), the department may not commence construction after the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], of any wayside along I 94. This section does not prohibit the reconstruction or maintenance of any wayside in its present location.
SECTION 2471g. 84.076 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 84.076 (5) (intro.) and amended to read:
84.076 (5) SUNSET. (intro.) This section does not apply after the later of the following:
(a) September 30, 1997.
SECTION 2471m. 84.076 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
84.076 (5) (b) The date on which federal law does not require, as a condition of using federal funds, that this state establish goals for the participation of disadvantaged businesses or the employment of disadvantaged individuals in projects using federal funds.
SECTION 2472. 84.09 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
84.09 (5) Subject to the approval of the governor, the department may sell at public or private sale property of whatever nature owned by the state and under the jurisdiction of the department when the department determines that the property is no longer necessary for the state's use for highway purposes and, if real property, the real property is not the subject of a petition under s. 16.375 (2). The department shall present to the governor a full and complete report of the property to be sold, the reason for the sale, and the minimum price for which the same should be sold, together with an application for the governor's approval of the sale. The governor shall thereupon make such investigation as he or she may deem necessary and approve or disapprove the application. Upon such approval and receipt of the full purchase price, the department shall by appropriate deed or other instrument transfer the property to the purchaser. The approval of the governor is not required for public or private sale of property having a fair market value at the time of sale of not more than $3,000 or, for the transfer of surplus state real property to the department of administration under s. 16.375 or for the transfer of surplus state personal property to the department of tourism under sub. (5s). The funds derived from sales under this subsection shall be deposited in the transportation fund, and the expense incurred by the department in connection with the sale shall be paid from such fund.
SECTION 2473. 84.09 (5s) of the statutes is created to read:
84.09 (5s) In lieu of the sale or conveyance of personal property under sub. (5), the department of transportation may, upon the request of the department of tourism, transfer to the department of tourism, at no cost, personal property that is owned by the state and under the jurisdiction of the department of transportation and that the department of transportation has determined is no longer necessary for the state's use for highway purposes.
SECTION 2473e. 84.10 of the statutes is renumbered 84.10 (1) and amended to read:
84.10 (1) The amounts allocated under s. 20.395 (3) (cq) and (eq) for the purposes described in this section subsection shall be expended by the department for the maintenance and operation of bridges not on the state trunk highway system which were constructed, reconstructed, or purchased under s. 84.11 before August 9, 1989, and under s. 84.12 and free bridges located in connecting highways in 4th class cities, and towns, which have a length, not including approaches, of 300 feet or more, or a swing or lift span. Except as provided in a jurisdictional transfer agreement under s. 84.16, all matters relating to the maintenance and operation of such bridges shall be under the control of the department. Maintenance and operation shall not include the roadway lighting system and shall not include snow and ice removal and control for bridges located on connecting highways. The department may arrange with any county highway committee or with any city, village or town for the operation or maintenance or both of any such bridge; and any county highway committee, city, village or town may enter into such arrangement. This subsection does not apply to sub. (2).
SECTION 2473g. 84.10 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
84.10 (2) The joint committee on finance may transfer moneys to s. 20.395 (3) (cq) from any other segregated revenue appropriations of the department for state operations from the transportation fund, upon request of the department, for the purpose of supplementing moneys allocated under s. 20.395 (3) (cq) for the rehabilitation of a local bridge for which improvement is a state responsibility and which has been posted with a weight limitation as provided in s. 349.16 (2).
SECTION 2473m. 84.1048 of the statutes is created to read:
84.1048 Polish Heritage Highway. (1) In recognition of the outstanding contributions that Polish Americans have made to the vitality and quality of life in central Wisconsin, the department shall designate STH 66, commencing at Stevens Point and proceeding easterly to Rosholt, as the "Polish Heritage Highway" to commemorate and honor the achievements of central Wisconsin residents of Polish ancestry.
(2) Upon receipt of contributions totaling not less than $800 from interested parties, including any city, village, town or county, the department shall erect markers along STH 66 in the following locations:
(a) One marker at the east end of Stevens Point to clearly identify the designation of the route to motorists proceeding easterly.
(b) One marker at the east end of Rosholt to clearly identify the designation of the route to motorists proceeding westerly.
(3) No state funds may be used for the erection of any marker under this section.
SECTION 2473r. 84.1049 of the statutes is created to read:
84.1049 Polish Veterans Memorial Highway. In recognition of their courageous, dutiful and selfless service to this state and the U.S. armed forces, the department shall designate and mark STH 160, commencing at STH 29 at Angelica and proceeding easterly to STH 32 at Pulaski, as the "Polish Veterans Memorial Highway" to commemorate and honor the military service and patriotism shown by this state's Polish veterans throughout its history.
SECTION 2474m. 84.28 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
84.28 (1) Moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (mr) (7) (mc) may be expended for the renovation, marking and maintenance of a town or county highway located within the boundaries of any state park, state forest or other property under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources. Moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (mr) (7) (mc) may be expended for the renovation, marking and maintenance of a town or county highway located in the lower Wisconsin state riverway as defined in s. 30.40 (15). Outside the lower Wisconsin state riverway as defined in s. 30.40 (15), or outside the boundaries of these parks, forests or property, moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (mr) (7) (mc) may be expended for the renovation, marking and maintenance of roads which the department of natural resources certifies are utilized by a substantial number of visitors to state parks, state forests or other property under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources. The department of natural resources shall authorize expenditures under this subsection. The department of natural resources shall rank projects eligible for assistance under a priority system and funding may be restricted to those projects with highest priority.
SECTION 2474p. 84.30 (3) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
84.30 (3) (j) 1. Signs erected by the Crime Stoppers, the nationwide organization affiliated with local police departments, on or before the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], without regard to whether the department has issued a license for the sign. The department may not remove a sign authorized under this paragraph unless the sign does not conform to federal requirements. The requirements under s. 86.19 do not apply to signs described in this subdivision.
2. Notwithstanding subd. 1., whenever a sign authorized under this paragraph requires replacement due to damage or deterioration, the department shall require the sign to be licensed under sub. (10) and to meet all of the requirements of this section and s. 86.19.
SECTION 2475. 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 $1,123,638,100 $1,348,058,900 in principal amount, excluding obligations issued to refund outstanding revenue obligations. Not more than $1,041,341,000 $1,255,499,900 of the $1,083,638,100 $1,348,058,900 may be used for transportation facilities under s. 84.01 (28) and major highway projects under ss. 84.06 and 84.09.
SECTION 2475g. 84.61 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 84.61 and amended to read:
84.61 Milwaukee Brewers stadium project; East-West Freeway. 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 supplement, from the reserve account, the appropriation under s. 20.395 (3) (cq), for either of the projects. The reserve account shall be reduced by the amount of any supplemental appropriation made under this subsection section.
SECTION 2475m. 84.61 (2), (3) and (4) of the statutes are repealed.