Amendment ASA1-SB55

SB55-ASA1,863,2 2. "Authorized emergency vehicle" has the meaning given in s. 340.01 (3) (a), (c), (g), or (i).

SB55-ASA1,863,7 3. "Confirmation signal" means a white signal, located on or near a traffic control signal equipped with an emergency preemption device, that is designed to be visible to the operator of an approaching authorized emergency vehicle and that confirms to the operator that the emergency preemption device has received a transmission from the operator.

SB55-ASA1,863,12 4. "Emergency preemption device" means an electrical device, located on or within a traffic control signal, that is designed to receive an electronic, radio, or sonic transmission from an approaching authorized emergency vehicle that alters the normal sequence of the traffic control signal to provide or maintain a green signal for the authorized emergency vehicle to proceed through the intersection.

SB55-ASA1,863,13 5. "Political subdivision" means a county, city, village, or town.

SB55-ASA1,863,16 6. "Traffic control signal" means any electrical device by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and permitted to proceed by means of exhibiting different colored lights successively.

SB55-ASA1,863,19 (b) Before the department installs a new traffic control signal on a state trunk highway within the corporate limits of any political subdivision, the department shall do all of the following:

SB55-ASA1,863,21 1. Notify the political subdivision of the planned traffic control signal installation.

SB55-ASA1,863,23 2. Notify the political subdivision of the additional cost of equipping the traffic control signal with an emergency preemption device and confirmation signal.

SB55-ASA1,864,3 3. Provide the political subdivision with the opportunity to request that the traffic control signal be equipped with an emergency preemption device and confirmation signal.

SB55-ASA1,864,9 (c) If any political subdivision requests under par. (b) 3. that the department equip the traffic control signal with an emergency preemption device and confirmation signal, and one or more political subdivisions contributes a total of 50% of the additional cost specified under par. (b) 2., the department shall equip the traffic control signal with an emergency preemption device and confirmation signal when the department installs the traffic control signal.

SB55-ASA1,864,18 (d) Notwithstanding pars. (b) and (c), this subsection does not prohibit the department from installing on any state trunk highway, at the department's expense, any traffic control signal equipped with an emergency preemption device and confirmation signal. The department may install a new traffic control signal equipped with an emergency preemption device and confirmation signal under this paragraph without providing notice and an opportunity to respond under par. (b) to any political subdivision. The department shall install a confirmation signal with every new emergency preemption device installed by the department under this paragraph.

SB55-ASA1,864,23 (e) Any traffic control signal installed by the department on a state trunk highway after the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], that is not equipped with an emergency preemption device shall include all electrical wiring necessary to equip the traffic control signal with an emergency preemption device and confirmation signal.

SB55-ASA1,865,2 (f) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this subsection. The rules shall include procedures and deadlines for the department's notification of political subdivisions, and for political subdivisions' requests and contributions to the department, under this subsection.

SB55-ASA1, s. 2305g Section 2305g. 84.02 (16) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,865,10 84.02 (16) State trunk highway report to legislature. By September 15, 2002, and biennially thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committee dealing with transportation matters in each house of the legislature that provides statistics on the condition and performance of state trunk highways, including pavement smoothness and distress, geometric deficiencies, safety problems, structural and functional bridge deficiencies, and traffic congestion.

SB55-ASA1, s. 2305k Section 2305k. 84.02 (17) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,865,16 84.02 (17) Widening of USH 12; village of Cambridge. With respect to any reconstruction or repair of the portion of USH 12 in the village of Cambridge in Dane County, the department may not, between the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], and December 31, 2011, widen the portion of USH 12 between the intersection of USH 12 and USH 18 and the Koshkonong Creek Bridge.

SB55-ASA1, s. 2305m Section 2305m. 84.03 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,865,22 84.03 (2) (b) 2. The secretary is required to submit a plan under subd. 1. only if the department's most recent estimate of the amount of federal funds that the department will be appropriated under s. 20.395 in the current state fiscal year is less than 95% 97% or more than 105% 103% of the amount of federal funds shown in the schedule for the appropriations under s. 20.395 in that fiscal year.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1255 Section 1255. 84.03 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,866,6 84.03 (3) West Canal Street reconstruction project. (a) Subject to par. (b), the department shall, from the appropriations under s. 20.395 (3) (cr) and (cy), award a grant of $5,000,000 from the amounts allocated for the Marquette interchange reconstruction project under 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9152 (5w), and shall award grants totaling $5,000,000 from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (3) (ck), to the city of Milwaukee for reconstruction of West Canal Street in the city of Milwaukee to serve as a transportation corridor for the purpose of mitigating traffic associated with the reconstruction of the Marquette interchange.

SB55-ASA1,866,8 (b) No grant may be awarded under par. (a) unless the city of Milwaukee contributes $10,000,000 toward the West Canal Street reconstruction project.

SB55-ASA1,866,9 (c) This subsection does not apply after December 31, 2005.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1256 Section 1256. 84.03 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,866,16 84.03 (4) Park East Freeway corridor cost sharing. (a) The maximum state share of costs for the project for the demolition of the Park East Freeway corridor in Milwaukee County, as provided in an agreement entered into on April 20, 1999, between the city of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, and the state, shall be $8,000,000, of which $6,800,000 shall be federal interstate cost estimate funds received by the state.

SB55-ASA1,866,20 (b) The local share of costs of the project described in par. (a) shall be not less than the amount of $17,000,000 provided for in the agreement specified under par. (a), of which $14,450,000 shall be federal interstate cost estimate funds received by the city or county.

SB55-ASA1, s. 2307k Section 2307k. 84.1033 of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,867,2 84.1033 Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge. Not later than June 30, 2003, the department shall designate and mark the bridge on I 43 across the Fox River in the city of Green Bay as the "Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge" in recognition and appreciation of Leo Frigo, a civic and philanthropic leader in the Green Bay area whose legacy includes one of the largest food pantry programs in the nation for feeding the hungry.

SB55-ASA1, s. 2307r Section 2307r. 84.1041 of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,867,7 84.1041 Gateway to the North Bridge. Not later than June 30, 2003, the department shall designate and mark the bridge on USH 45 across the south branch of the Embarrass River in the village of Tigerton in Shawano County as the "Gateway to the North" to serve as a welcome to visitors to the northern part of this state.

SB55-ASA1, s. 2308h Section 2308h. 84.185 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,867,23 84.185 (6m) Administration. From the appropriations under s. 20.395 (2) (iq), (iv), and (ix), upon the approval of the secretary under sub. (2), the department may make improvements to or provide other assistance for the improvement of a transportation facility under sub. (1) (d) 1. to 3. or provide other assistance for the improvement of a transportation facility under sub. (1) (d) 4. or 5. The department may not allocate more than 80% of the total funds appropriated under s. 20.395 (2) (iq) and (iw) in fiscal year 2002-03, and in any fiscal year thereafter, for grants under this section. The department may make loans from the appropriations under s. 20.395 (2) (iq) and (iw) for the improvement of a transportation facility. The state share of costs for the improvement of a transportation facility, including any loans made under this subsection for the improvement of the transportation facility, may not exceed 50% of the cost of the improvement. The department shall give priority to funding applications for which the applicant has indicated a willingness to accept a loan made under this subsection for all or part of the state share of costs for the improvement of the transportation facility.

SB55-ASA1, s. 2308m Section 2308m. 84.205 of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,868,3 84.205 Claims arising from repair and maintenance of state trunk highways. (1) In this section, "political subdivision" means a city, village, town, or county.

SB55-ASA1,868,14 (2) From funds appropriated and available to the department under s. 20.395 (3), the department shall pay, in whole or in part, any claims submitted to the department by a political subdivision, on a form prescribed by the department, for damage to any gravel road maintained by the political subdivision that is determined by the department to be caused by reason of the road's use as a detour incident to the maintenance, repair, or construction by the department of any state trunk highway, if the gravel road is not part of a detour route designated by the department. The political subdivision shall include with the claim a description of the nature and cause of the alleged damage, the asserted value of the claim, and all known evidence in support of the claim. In making its determination after submittal of the claim, the department shall consider each of the following factors:

SB55-ASA1,868,15 (a) The condition of the gravel road at the time the claim was submitted.

SB55-ASA1,868,18 (b) The condition of the gravel road, if known, immediately prior to its use as a detour incident to the maintenance, repair, or construction by the department of the state trunk highway.

SB55-ASA1,868,20 (c) The proximity and convenience of the gravel road to the state trunk highway and to any applicable detour route.

SB55-ASA1,868,22 (d) The extent of motor truck traffic in the vicinity of the state trunk highway and the gravel road.

SB55-ASA1,868,24 (e) Any other factors or evidence submitted by the political subdivision with its claim under this subsection.

SB55-ASA1,869,2 (3) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1257 Section 1257. 84.59 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,869,10 84.59 (1) Transportation facilities under s. 84.01 (28) and major highway projects as defined under s. 84.013 (1) (a) for the purposes under ss. 84.06 and 84.09 may be funded with the proceeds of revenue obligations issued subject to and in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18, except that funding for major highway projects with such proceeds may not exceed 55% of the total funds encumbered in any period of 3 consecutive fiscal years, beginning with the 3-year period of 2002-03 to 2004-05, for major highway projects.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1258 Section 1258. 84.59 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,869,24 84.59 (6) The building commission may contract revenue obligations 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. Except as provided in this subsection, the principal amount of revenue obligations issued under this section may not exceed $1,447,085,500 and may $1,753,067,500 , excluding any obligations that have been defeased under a cash optimization program administered by the building commission, to be used for transportation facilities under s. 84.01 (28) and major highway projects for the purposes under ss. 84.06 and 84.09. In addition to the foregoing limit on principal amount, the building commission may contract revenue obligations under this section as the building commission determines is desirable to refund outstanding revenue obligations contracted under this section and to pay expenses associated with revenue obligations contracted under this section.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1259 Section 1259. 85.037 of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1260 Section 1260. 85.107 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,870,3 85.107 (title) Minority civil engineer scholarship Scholarship and loan repayment incentive grant program.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1261 Section 1261. 85.107 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,870,9 85.107 (1) Purpose. The minority civil engineer scholarship and loan repayment incentive grant program is created to assist in improving the representation of minorities among employees of targeted group members within job classifications in which targeted group members are underutilized in the department who are classified as civil engineers.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1262 Section 1262. 85.107 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1263 Section 1263. 85.107 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,870,12 85.107 (2m) Definitions. (intro.) In this section:

SB55-ASA1, s. 1264 Section 1264. 85.107 (2m) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,870,16 85.107 (2m) (am) "Person with a disability" means any person who has a physical or mental disability that constitutes or results in a substantial barrier to employment.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1265 Section 1265. 85.107 (2m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,870,21 85.107 (2m) (b) "Targeted group member" means a person with disabilities, or a person who belongs to a class of race, color, or sex, whose percent of the workforce within any job classification in the department is less than that class's percent of the statewide labor market for such job activities.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1266 Section 1266. 85.107 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,871,2 85.107 (3) (a) (intro.) Award scholarships to resident minority students targeted group members who are enrolled fulltime full time and registered as sophomores, juniors or seniors in a civil engineering bachelor of science degree program offered by an accredited institution of higher education in this state. Scholarships under this paragraph shall not exceed the following amounts:

SB55-ASA1, s. 1267 Section 1267. 85.107 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,871,7 85.107 (3) (am) Award scholarships of not more than $2,000 each to any targeted group member who is registered in his or her 2nd year of full-time enrollment in an associate degree program, as defined in s. 38.01 (1), or vocational diploma program, as defined in s. 38.01 (11), at a technical college in this state.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1268 Section 1268. 85.107 (3) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,871,12 85.107 (3) (b) 1. (intro.) Make loan repayment grants to minority civil engineers targeted group members who are employed by the department and have education loans outstanding. Subject to subd. 2., loan repayment grants under this subdivision shall not exceed the following amounts:

SB55-ASA1, s. 1269 Section 1269. 85.12 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,871,16 85.12 (3) The department may contract with any local governmental unit, as defined in s. 16.97 22.01 (7), to provide that local governmental unit with services under this section.

SB55-ASA1, s. 2321m Section 2321m. 85.12 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,871,22 85.12 (4) Beginning with fiscal year 2001-02, if the department of transportation provides radio services under this section to the department of natural resources in any fiscal year, the department of natural resources shall make quarterly payments from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (8) (mu) of $111,450 to the department of transportation.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1270 Section 1270. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. a. and b. of the statutes are repealed.

SB55-ASA1, s. 2324m Section 2324m. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. cm. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,872,16 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. cm. Beginning with aid payable for calendar year 2000 For aid payable for calendar years 2000 and 2001, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (ht), the department shall pay $53,555,600 to the eligible applicant that pays the local contribution required under par. (b) 1. for an urban mass transit system that has annual operating expenses in excess of $80,000,000. For aid payable for calendar year 2002, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (ht), the department shall pay $55,697,800 to the eligible applicant that pays the local contribution required under par. (b) 1. for an urban mass transit system that has annual operating expenses in excess of $80,000,000. Beginning with aid payable for calendar year 2003 and for each calendar year thereafter, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (ht), the department shall pay $56,811,800 to the eligible applicant that pays the local contribution required under par. (b) 1. for an urban mass transit system that has annual operating expenses in excess of $80,000,000. If the eligible applicant that receives aid under this subd. 6. cm. is served by more than one urban mass transit system, the eligible applicant may allocate the aid between the urban mass transit systems in any manner the eligible applicant considers desirable.

SB55-ASA1, s. 2325m Section 2325m. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. d. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,873,9 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. d. Beginning with aid payable for calendar year 2000 For aid payable for calendar years 2000 and 2001, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hu), the department shall pay $14,297,600 to the eligible applicant that pays the local contribution required under par. (b) 1. for an urban mass transit system that has annual operating expenses in excess of $20,000,000 but less than $80,000,000. For aid payable for calendar year 2002, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hu), the department shall pay $14,869,500 to the eligible applicant that pays the local contribution required under par. (b) 1. for an urban mass transit system that has annual operating expenses in excess of $20,000,000 but less than $80,000,000. Beginning with aid payable for calendar year 2003 and for each calendar year thereafter, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hu), the department shall pay $15,166,900 to the eligible applicant that pays the local contribution required under par. (b) 1. for an urban mass transit system that has annual operating expenses in excess of $20,000,000 but less than $80,000,000. If the eligible applicant that receives aid under this subd. 6. d. is served by more than one urban mass transit system, the eligible applicant may allocate the aid between the urban mass transit systems in any manner the eligible applicant considers desirable.

SB55-ASA1, s. 2326m Section 2326m. 85.20 (4m) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,873,21 85.20 (4m) (a) 7. a. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hr), for aid payable for calendar year 2001, the uniform percentage for each eligible applicant served by an urban mass transit system operating within an urbanized area having a population as shown in the 1990 federal decennial census of at least 50,000 or receiving federal mass transit aid for such area, and not specified in subd. 6. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hr), beginning with aid payable for calendar year 2002 and for each calendar year thereafter, the uniform percentage for each eligible applicant served by an urban mass transit system operating within an urbanized area having a population as shown in the 2000 federal decennial census of at least 50,000 or receiving federal mass transit aid for such area, and not specified in subd. 6.

SB55-ASA1,874,2 b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 7. a., the amounts for aids are $18,422,500 in calendar year 1999 and $19,804,200 in calendar year 2000 and years 2000 and 2001, $20,596,400 in calendar year 2002, and $21,008,300 in calendar year 2003 and in each calendar year thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the particular calendar year.

SB55-ASA1, s. 2327m Section 2327m. 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,874,13 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. a. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hs), for aid payable for calendar year 2001, the uniform percentage for each eligible applicant served by an urban mass transit system operating within an area having a population as shown in the 1990 federal decennial census of less than 50,000 or receiving federal mass transit aid for such area. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hs), beginning with aid payable for calendar year 2002 and for each calendar year thereafter, the uniform percentage for each eligible applicant served by an urban mass transit system operating within an area having a population as shown in the 2000 federal decennial census of less than 50,000 or receiving federal mass transit aid for such area.

SB55-ASA1,874,18 b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 8. a., the amounts for aids are $4,975,900 in calendar year 1999 and $5,349,100 in calendar year 2000 and years 2000 and 2001, $5,563,100 in calendar year 2002, and $5,674,400 in calendar year 2003 and in each calendar year thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the particular calendar year.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1271 Section 1271. 85.24 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB55-ASA1,874,20 85.24 (title) Transportation employment and mobility program.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1272 Section 1272. 85.24 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,875,5 85.24 (1) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to promote the conservation of energy, reduce traffic congestion, improve air quality and, enhance the efficient use of existing transportation systems, and enhance the success of welfare-to-work programs by providing efficient and effective transportation services that link low-income workers with jobs, training centers, and child care facilities, by planning and promoting demand management and ride-sharing programs, and by providing technical and financial assistance to public and private organizations for job access and employment transportation assistance programs and for the development and implementation of demand management and ride-sharing programs.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1273 Section 1273. 85.24 (2) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,875,11 85.24 (2) (ag) "Job access and employment transportation assistance" means policies and programs that are directed at resolving the transportation needs of low-income workers and recipients of public assistance with respect to transportation to-and-from jobs, including welfare-to-work programs, and activities related to their employment.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1274 Section 1274. 85.24 (2) (br) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,875,15 85.24 (2) (br) "Transportation employment and mobility" means policies and programs that encompass demand management, ride sharing, and job access and employment transportation assistance.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1275 Section 1275. 85.24 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,876,6 85.24 (3) (a) The department of transportation shall be the lead state agency in demand management and ride-sharing activities and shall collaborate with the department of workforce development in job access and employment transportation assistance programs. The department of transportation shall have all powers necessary to develop and implement a state demand management and ride-sharing assistance program which shall include transportation employment and mobility program that includes the coordination of demand management and, ride-sharing, and job access and employment transportation assistance activities in this state,; the promotion and marketing of demand management and, ride-sharing, and job access and employment transportation assistance activities,; the dissemination of technical information,; the provision of technical and financial assistance to public and private organizations for the planning, development, and implementation of demand management and, ride-sharing, and job access and employment transportation assistance programs,; and the development and distribution of computer and manual ride-matching systems.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1276 Section 1276. 85.24 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: