AB100, s. 2474
19Section
2474. 84.28 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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84.28
(1) Moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.370
(1) (mr) (7) (fq) may
21be expended for the renovation, marking and maintenance of a town or county
22highway located within the boundaries of any state park, state forest or other
23property under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources. Moneys from
24the appropriation under s. 20.370
(1) (mr) (7) (fq) may be expended for the
25renovation, marking and maintenance of a town or county highway located in the
1lower Wisconsin state riverway as defined in s. 30.40 (15). Outside the lower
2Wisconsin state riverway as defined in s. 30.40 (15), or outside the boundaries of
3these parks, forests or property, moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.370
(1)
4(mr) (7) (fq) may be expended for the renovation, marking and maintenance of roads
5which the department of natural resources certifies are utilized by a substantial
6number of visitors to state parks, state forests or other property under the
7jurisdiction of the department of natural resources. The department of natural
8resources shall authorize expenditures under this subsection. The department of
9natural resources shall rank projects eligible for assistance under a priority system
10and funding may be restricted to those projects with highest priority.
AB100, s. 2475
11Section
2475. 84.59 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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84.59
(6) Revenue obligations may be contracted by the building commission
13when it reasonably appears to the building commission that all obligations incurred
14under this section can be fully paid from moneys received or anticipated and pledged
15to be received on a timely basis. Revenue obligations issued under this section shall
16not exceed
$1,123,638,100 $1,263,424,800 in principal amount, excluding
17obligations issued to refund outstanding revenue obligations. Not more than
18$1,041,341,000 $1,220,499,900 of the
$1,083,638,100 $1,263,424,800 may be used
19for transportation facilities under s. 84.01 (28) and major highway projects under ss.
2084.06 and 84.09.
AB100, s. 2476
21Section
2476. 85.026 of the statutes is created to read:
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2285.026 Transportation enhancement activities program. (1)
23Definitions. In this section:
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(a) "Political subdivision" means any city, village, town or county.
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1(b) "Transportation enhancement activities" has the meaning given in
23 USC
2101 (a).
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3(2) Program. The department may administer a program to award grants of
4assistance to any political subdivision or state agency, as defined in s. 20.001 (1), for
5transportation enhancement activities consistent with federal regulations
6promulgated under
23 USC 133 (b) (8). The grants shall be awarded from the
7appropriations under s. 20.395 (2) (nv) and (nx).
AB100, s. 2477
8Section
2477. 85.06 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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85.06
(2) (b) Contract with Amtrak
or an applicable railroad, railroads or other
10persons to provide rail passenger service
or support services for rail passenger
11service. The contract may provide for the sale or lease of any equipment acquired by
12the department under par. (g). Notwithstanding s. 16.75 (1) and (2m), the
13department may contract under this paragraph without competitive bidding or
14competitive sealed proposals.
AB100, s. 2478
15Section
2478. 85.06 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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85.06
(2) (e)
Subject to sub. (3),
Conduct or contract for marketing studies and
17promotional activities to increase rail passenger service ridership in this state, to
18identify potential riders and to educate the public about the availability and
19advantages of rail passenger service.
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20Section
2479. 85.06 (2) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
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85.06
(2) (g) Acquire equipment for the purpose of providing rail passenger
22service or support services for rail passenger service.
AB100, s. 2480
23Section
2480. 85.06 (2) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
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85.06
(2) (h) Enter into agreements with other states to assist or promote rail
25passenger service.
AB100, s. 2482
2Section
2482. 85.24 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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85.24
(4) (b) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit the disclosure of the information
4to the extent necessary to administer the ride-sharing program
or, if requested
5under s. 49.22 (2m), to the department of industry, labor and job development.
AB100, s. 2483
6Section
2483. 85.24 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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85.24
(4) (c) Any person who wilfully discloses or who, under false pretenses,
8wilfully requests or obtains information in violation of par. (a) may be required to
9forfeit not more than $500 for each violation. This paragraph does not apply to
10information disclosed, requested or obtained to the extent necessary to administer
11the ride-sharing program
or, if requested under s. 49.22 (2m), to the department of
12industry, labor and job development.
AB100, s. 2484
13Section
2484. 85.51 of the statutes is created to read:
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1485.51 State traffic patrol services; special events fee. The department
15may impose a fee for security and traffic enforcement services provided by the state
16traffic patrol at any public event for which an admission fee is charged for spectators
17if the event is organized by a private organization. All moneys received under this
18section shall be deposited in the general fund and credited to the appropriation
19account under s. 20.395 (5) (dg).
AB100, s. 2485
20Section
2485. 85.52 of the statutes is created to read:
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2185.52 Transportation infrastructure loan program. (1) Definitions. In
22this section:
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(ac) "Capital project" has the meaning given in
49 USC 5302.
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(ag) "Eligible applicant" means a county, city, village, town or combination
25thereof.
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1(am) "Fund" means the transportation infrastructure loan fund established
2under s. 25.405.
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(bm) "Other assistance" has the meaning given in P.L.
104-59, section 350 (L)
4(3).
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(c) "Revenue obligation" has the meaning given in s. 18.52 (5).
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6(2) Acceptance of federal capitalization grants. The department may enter
7into an agreement with the U.S. department of transportation to receive a
8capitalization grant under P.L.
104-59, section 350. The agreement may contain any
9provision required by P.L.
104-59, section 350, and any regulation, guideline or
10policy adopted under that section.
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11(3) Administration. (a) The department shall administer a transportation
12infrastructure loan program to make loans, and to provide other assistance, to
13eligible applicants for highway projects or transit capital projects. The department
14of transportation may not make a loan or provide other assistance under the program
15unless the secretary of administration approves of the loan or other assistance and
16determines that the amounts in the fund, together with anticipated receipts, will be
17sufficient to fully pay principal and interest costs incurred on the revenue obligations
18issued under sub. (5). Loans or other assistance under the program for highway
19projects shall be credited to the highway account. Loans or other assistance under
20the program for transit capital projects shall be credited to the transit account.
AB100,1076,2521(bm) Any loan made under the program shall comply with P.L.
104-59, section
22350, and any regulation, guideline or policy adopted under that section. The
23department may not provide other assistance under the program to an eligible
24applicant unless such assistance complies with P.L.
104-59, section 350, and any
25regulation, guideline or policy adopted under that section.
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1(c) From the appropriation accounts under s. 20.395 (2) (bu) and sub. (3) (bq)
2and (cq), the department may, in each fiscal year, transfer moneys to the
3appropriation account under s. 20.395 (2) (pu) in amounts not to exceed the amounts
4necessary to meet the requirements under P.L.
104-59, section 350, for state deposits
5to the fund.
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6(4) Rules. (a) The department of transportation and the department of
7administration shall promulgate rules necessary to implement the transportation
8infrastructure loan program. The rules shall specify the terms and conditions of
9loans or other assistance provided under the program and shall establish criteria for
10determining which eligible applicants and which projects are eligible to receive loans
11or other assistance under the program. The criteria shall include all of the following:
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1. The impact of funding a project under the program on accelerating the
13completion of a major highway project under s. 84.013.
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2. The statewide and local economic impact of the projects.
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3. The level of commitment by the eligible applicant to the project.
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4. The type and quality of intermodal transportation facilities affected by the
17project.
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(b) The department of transportation and the department of administration
19may charge and collect fees, established jointly by rules, from eligible applicants to
20recover the costs of administering the program.
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21(4m) Investment management. The department of administration may:
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1. Subject to par. (b), direct the investment board under s. 25.17 (2) (e) to make
23any investment of the fund, or in the collection of the principal and interest of all
24moneys loaned or invested from such fund.
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12. Subject to par. (b), purchase or acquire, commit on a standby basis to
2purchase or acquire, sell, discount, assign, negotiate, or otherwise dispose of, or
3pledge, hypothecate or otherwise create a security interest in, loans as the
4department of administration may determine, or portions or portfolios of
5participations in loans, made or purchased under this section. The disposition may
6be at the price and under the terms that the department of administration
7determines to be reasonable and may be at public or private sale.
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(b) The department of administration shall take an action under par. (a) only
9if all of the following conditions occur:
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1. The action provides a financial benefit to the transportation infrastructure
11fund.
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2. The action does not contradict or weaken the purposes of the transportation
13infrastructure loan fund.
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3. The building commission approves the action before the department of
15administration acts.
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16(5) Revenue obligations. (a) The transportation infrastructure loan program
17is a revenue-producing enterprise or program as defined in s. 18.52 (6).
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(b) Deposits, appropriations or transfers to the fund for the purposes specified
19in s. 20.395 (2) (pq) may be funded with the proceeds of revenue obligations issued
20subject to and in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18. Revenue obligations issued
21under this section shall not exceed $100 in principal amount, excluding obligations
22issued to refund outstanding revenue obligations.
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(c) The department of administration may, under s. 18.56 (5) and (9) (j), deposit
24in a separate and distinct fund in the state treasury or in an account maintained by
25a trustee outside the state treasury, any portion of the revenues derived under s.
125.405 (2). The revenues deposited with a trustee outside the state treasury are the
2trustee's revenues in accordance with the agreement between this state and the
3trustee or in accordance with the resolution pledging the revenues to the repayment
4of revenue obligations issued under this subsection.
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(d) The building commission may pledge any portion of revenues received or
6to be received in the fund established in par. (c) or the transportation infrastructure
7loan fund to secure revenue obligations issued under this subsection.
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(e) The department of administration has all other powers necessary and
9convenient to distribute the pledged revenues and to distribute the proceeds of the
10revenue obligations in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18.
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(f) The department of administration may enter into agreements with the
12federal government, political subdivisions of this state, individuals or private
13entities to insure or in any other manner provide additional security for the revenue
14obligations issued under this subsection.
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(g) Revenue obligations may be contracted by the building commission when
16it reasonably appears to the building commission that all obligations incurred under
17this subsection can be fully paid on a timely basis from moneys received or
18anticipated to be received by the fund.
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(h) Unless otherwise expressly provided in resolutions authorizing the
20issuance of revenue obligations or in other agreements with the holders of revenue
21obligations, each issue of revenue obligations under this subsection shall be on a
22parity with every other revenue obligation issued under this subsection and in
23accordance with subch. II of ch. 18.
AB100, s. 2486
24Section
2486. 85.60 of the statutes is created to read:
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185.60 Aid to professional baseball park districts. The department may
2make aid payments from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (gr) to a local
3professional baseball park district created under subch. III of ch. 229 for this state's
4share of costs for the development, construction, reconstruction or improvement of
5bridges, highways, parking lots, garages, transportation facilities or other
6functionally related or auxiliary facilities or structures associated with the
7construction of a new stadium to be used as a home field by a major league
8professional baseball team in the district.
AB100, s. 2487
9Section
2487. 88.145 of the statutes is amended to read:
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1088.145 Limitation of damages and suits. In any action against a drainage
11district, drainage board, drainage board member, drainage board employe or an
12owner of land within the district who undertakes work approved by the drainage
13board, s. 893.80 is applicable and the limit on the amount recoverable by any person
14under s. 893.80 (3) applies to the drainage board, the members and employes of the
15drainage board, the drainage district and any owner of land within the district who
16undertakes work approved by the drainage board. This section does not apply to
17actions commenced under s. 19.37
or, 19.97
or 281.99.
AB100, s. 2488
18Section
2488. 88.40 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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88.40
(2) From the time of
recordation of recording the order confirming such
20assessments for costs until they are paid, such assessments and the interest thereon
21are a first lien upon the lands assessed and take priority over all other liens or
22mortgages except liens for general taxes and liens under ss. 292.31 (8) (i)
, 292.41 (6)
23(d) and 292.81, regardless of the priority in time of such other liens or mortgages.
AB100, s. 2489
24Section
2489. 92.10 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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192.10
(4) (a)
Data. The department shall develop a systematic method of
2collecting and organizing data related to soil erosion. The department shall
3cooperate with the
land information board department of administration under s.
416.967 in developing this methodology or any related activities related to land
5information collection.
AB100, s. 2491
7Section
2491. 92.14 (5) (title) and (a) of the statutes are amended to read:
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92.14
(5) (title)
Animal waste management grants in a priority watershed or
9priority lake area. (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.115 (7) (km), the
10department may make a grant for the purpose specified in sub. (4) (c) if
the facility
11or system will be located in a priority watershed, as defined in s. 281.65 (2) (c), or a
12priority lake area, as defined in s. 281.65 (2) (bs), and the conditions specified in sub.
13(4) (c) are satisfied.
AB100, s. 2492
14Section
2492. 93.06 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
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93.06
(8) Prescribe conditions of licenses. Issue Except as provided in ss.
1693.13 and 93.135, issue any permit, certificate, registration or license on a temporary
17or conditional basis, contingent upon pertinent circumstances or acts. If the
18temporary or conditional permit, certificate, registration or license is conditioned
19upon compliance with chs. 93 to 100, ch. 127, a rule promulgated by the department
20or a regulation adopted under s. 97.41 (7) within a specified period of time and the
21condition is not met within the specified period, the permit, certificate, registration
22or license shall be void.
AB100, s. 2493
23Section
2493. 93.06 (12) of the statutes is created to read:
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93.06
(12) Federal dairy policy reform. Seek the reform of federal milk
25marketing orders and other federally authorized dairy pricing policies for the benefit
1of milk producers in this state and provide assistance to organizations for the same
2purpose.
AB100, s. 2494
3Section
2494. 93.07 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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93.07
(5) Advice to university of Wisconsin system. To give advice to the
5secretary of education state superintendent of public instruction as to the courses in
6agricultural economics to be given in the university of Wisconsin system.
AB100, s. 2495
7Section
2495. 93.11 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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93.11
(1) The Except as provided in s. 93.135, the department, upon
9presentation of satisfactory evidence that the applicant is competent, may issue a
10license to any person to certify the grade of food products or farm products or of
11receptacles therefor, for which standards have become effective under s. 93.09. The
12purpose of such certification may be either to enforce the standard or merely to
13furnish to an interested party an official statement of the grade. A certificate issued
14under this section, unless superseded by a finding as provided in sub. (4), shall be
15accepted in any court of this state as prima facie evidence of the facts to which the
16certificate relates.
AB100, s. 2496
17Section
2496. 93.13 of the statutes is created to read:
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1893.13 License denial, nonrenewal and revocation based on tax
19delinquency. (1) The department shall require each applicant to provide the
20department with the applicant's social security number, if the applicant is an
21individual, or the applicant's federal employer identification number, if the applicant
22is not an individual, as a condition of issuing or renewing any of the following:
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(a) A license under s. 94.10 (3) or (4).
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(b) A license under s. 94.43.
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(c) A registration under s. 94.50 (2).
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1(cm) A license under s. 94.64 (3).
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(d) A license under s. 94.68 (1).
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(e) A license under s. 94.685.
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(f) A license under s. 94.703.
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(fm) A license under s. 94.704.
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(g) A license under s. 94.72 (5).
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(h) A license under s. 95.69 (2).
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(i) A license under s. 95.71 (2).