SB44, s. 1678
6Section
1678. 84.06 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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84.06
(2) (a) All such highway improvements shall be executed by contract
8based on bids unless the department finds that another method as provided in sub.
9(3) or (4) would be more feasible and advantageous. Bids shall be advertised for in
10the manner determined by the department. Except as provided in s. 84.075, the
11contract shall be awarded to the lowest competent and responsible bidder as
12determined by the department. If the bid of the lowest competent bidder is
13determined by the department to be in excess of the estimated reasonable value of
14the work or not in the public interest, all bids may be rejected. The department shall,
15so far as reasonable, follow uniform methods of advertising for bids and may
16prescribe and require uniform forms of bids and contracts. Except as provided in par.
17(b), the secretary shall enter into the contract on behalf of the state. Every such
18contract is exempted from ss. 16.70 to 16.75, 16.755 to 16.82, 16.87 and 16.89, but
19ss. 16.528, 16.752 and 16.754 apply to the contract. Any such contract involving an
20expenditure of $1,000 or more shall not be valid until approved by the governor. The
21secretary may require the attorney general to examine any contract and any bond
22submitted in connection with the contract and report on its sufficiency of form and
23execution. The bond required by s. 779.14 (1m) is exempt from approval by the
24governor and shall be subject to approval by the secretary. This subsection also
1applies to contracts with private contractors based
on bids under s. 84.067 and on
2bids for maintenance under s. 84.07.
SB44, s. 1679
3Section
1679. 84.067 of the statutes is created to read:
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484.067 Contracts with private entities for certain services and
5materials. The department may contract with a private entity for services or
6materials or both associated with the installation, replacement, rehabilitation, or
7maintenance of highway signs, traffic control signals, highway lighting, pavement
8markings, and intelligent transportation systems.
SB44, s. 1680
9Section
1680. 84.07 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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84.07
(1) State expense; when done by county or municipality. The state trunk
11highway system shall be maintained by the state at state expense. The department
12shall prescribe by rule specifications for such maintenance and may contract with
13any county highway committee or municipality to have all or certain parts of the
14work of maintaining the state trunk highways within or beyond the limits of the
15county or municipality, including interstate bridges, performed by the county or
16municipality, and any county or municipality may enter into such contract. General
17maintenance activities include the application of protective coatings, the removal
18and control of snow, the removal, treatment and sanding of ice, interim repair of
19highway surfaces and adjacent structures, and all other operations, activities and
20processes required on a continuing basis for the preservation of the highways on the
21state trunk system, and including the care and protection of trees and other roadside
22vegetation and suitable planting to prevent soil erosion or to beautify highways
23pursuant to s. 80.01 (3), and all measures deemed necessary to provide adequate
24traffic service. Special maintenance activities include the restoration,
25reinforcement, complete repair or other activities which the department deems are
1necessary on an individual basis for specified portions of the state trunk system.
2Maintenance activities also include the installation, replacement, rehabilitation, or
3maintenance of highway signs, traffic control signals, highway lighting, pavement
4markings, and intelligent transportation systems. The department may contract
5with a private entity for services or materials or both associated with the installation,
6replacement, rehabilitation, or maintenance of highway signs, traffic control signals,
7highway lighting, pavement markings, and intelligent transportation systems.
SB44, s. 1681
8Section
1681. 84.07 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1682
9Section
1682. 84.075 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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84.075
(1) In purchasing services under s. 84.01 (13), in awarding construction
11contracts under s. 84.06 and in contracting with private contractors and agencies
12under
s. ss. 84.067 and 84.07, the department shall attempt to ensure that 5% of the
13total amount expended in each fiscal year is paid to contractors, subcontractors and
14vendors which are minority businesses, as defined under s. 560.036 (1) (e) 1. In
15attempting to meet this goal, the department may award any contract to a minority
16business that submits a qualified responsible bid that is no more than 5% higher
17than the low bid.
SB44, s. 1683
18Section
1683. 84.075 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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84.075
(3) The department shall at least semiannually, or more often if
20required by the department of administration, report to the department of
21administration the total amount of money it has paid to contractors, subcontractors
22and vendors which are minority businesses under ss. 84.01 (13), 84.06
, 84.067, and
2384.07 and the number of contacts with minority businesses in connection with
24proposed purchases and contracts. In its reports, the department shall include only
25amounts paid to businesses certified by the department as minority businesses.
SB44, s. 1684
1Section
1684. 84.09 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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84.09
(5) Subject to the approval of the governor, the department may sell at
3public or private sale property of whatever nature owned by the state and under the
4jurisdiction of the department when the department determines that the property
5is no longer necessary for the state's use for highway purposes and, if real property,
6the real property is not the subject of a petition under s.
16.375 560.9810 (2). The
7department shall present to the governor a full and complete report of the property
8to be sold, the reason for the sale, and the minimum price for which the same should
9be sold, together with an application for the governor's approval of the sale. The
10governor shall thereupon make such investigation as he or she may deem necessary
11and approve or disapprove the application. Upon such approval and receipt of the
12full purchase price, the department shall by appropriate deed or other instrument
13transfer the property to the purchaser. The approval of the governor is not required
14for public or private sale of property having a fair market value at the time of sale
15of not more than $3,000, for the transfer of surplus state real property to the
16department of administration under s.
16.375 560.9810 or for the transfer of surplus
17state personal property to the department of tourism under sub. (5s). The funds
18derived from sales under this subsection shall be deposited in the transportation
19fund, and the expense incurred by the department in connection with the sale shall
20be paid from such fund.
SB44, s. 1685
21Section
1685. 84.09 (5r) of the statutes is amended to read:
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84.09
(5r) In lieu of the sale or conveyance of property under sub. (5) or (5m),
23the department may, subject to the approval of the governor, donate real property
24that is adjacent to the veterans memorial site located at The Highground in Clark
25County and owned by the state and under the jurisdiction of the department to the
1Wisconsin Vietnam Veterans Memorial Project, Inc., for the purpose of the veterans
2memorial site located at The Highground in Clark County for the purpose of a
3memorial hall specified in s. 70.11 (9). The department may donate property under
4this subsection only when the department determines that the property is no longer
5necessary for the state's use for highway purposes and is not the subject of a petition
6under s.
16.375 560.9810 (2) and is transferred with a restriction that the donee may
7not subsequently transfer the real property to any person except to this state, which
8shall not be charged for any improvements thereon. Such restriction shall be
9recorded in the office of the register of deeds in the county in which the property is
10located. The department shall present to the governor a full and complete report of
11the property to be donated, the reason for the donation, and the minimum price for
12which the property could likely be sold under sub. (5), together with an application
13for the governor's approval of the donation. The governor shall thereupon make such
14investigation as he or she considers necessary and approve or disapprove the
15application. Upon such approval, the department shall by appropriate deed or other
16instrument transfer the property to the donee. The approval of the governor is not
17required for donation of property having a fair market value at the time of donation
18of not more than $3,000. Any expense incurred by the department in connection with
19the donation shall be paid from the transportation fund.
SB44, s. 1686
20Section
1686. 84.11 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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84.11
(4) Finding, determination, and order. After such hearing the
22department shall make such investigation as it considers necessary in order to make
23a decision in the matter. If the department finds that the construction is necessary
24it shall determine the location of the project and whether the project is eligible for
25construction under this section. The department shall also determine the character
1and kind of bridge most suitable for such location and estimate separately the cost
2of the bridge portion and the entire project. The department shall make its finding,
3determination
, and order, in writing, and file a certified copy thereof with the clerk
4of each county, city, village
, and town in which any portion of the bridge project will
5be located and also with the secretary of state and the
state treasurer secretary of
6administration. The determination of the location of the project made by the
7department and set forth in its finding, determination
, and order
, shall be conclusive
8as to such location and shall constitute full authority for laying out new streets or
9highways or for any relocations of highways made necessary for the construction of
10the project and for acquirement of any lands necessary for such streets or highways,
11relocation or construction. The estimate of cost made by the department shall be
12conclusive insofar as cost may determine eligibility of construction under this
13section.
SB44, s. 1687
14Section
1687. 84.12 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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84.12
(4) Finding, determination, and order. If the department finds that the
16construction is necessary, and that provision has been made or will be made by the
17adjoining state or its subdivisions to bear its or their portions of the cost of the project,
18the department, in cooperation with the state highway department of the adjoining
19state, shall determine the location thereof, the character and kind of bridge and other
20construction most suitable at such location, estimate the cost of the project, and
21determine the respective portions of the estimated cost to be paid by each state and
22its subdivisions. In the case of projects eligible to construction under sub. (1) (a) the
23department shall further determine the respective portions of the cost to be paid by
24this state and by its subdivisions which are required to pay portions of the cost. The
25department, after such hearing, investigation
, and negotiations, shall make its
1finding, determination
, and order in writing and file a certified copy thereof with the
2clerk of each county, city, village
, or town in this state in which any part of the bridge
3project will be located, with the secretary of state
, and the
state treasurer secretary
4of administration and with the state highway department of the adjoining state. The
5determination of the location set forth in the finding, determination
, and order of the
6department shall be conclusive as to such location and shall constitute full authority
7for laying out new streets or highways or for any relocations of the highways made
8necessary for the construction of the project and for acquiring lands necessary for
9such streets or highways, relocation or construction.
SB44, s. 1688
10Section
1688. 84.30 (2) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
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84.30
(2) (i) "Primary highway" means any highway, other than an interstate
12highway,
at any time officially designated
by the department, and approved by the
13appropriate authority of the federal government, as a part of the federal-aid primary
14system
by the department and approved by the appropriate authority of the federal
15government in existence on June 1, 1991, or as a part of the national highway system
16identified in 23 USC 103 (b).
SB44, s. 1689
17Section
1689. 84.30 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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84.30
(3) Signs prohibited. (intro.) No sign visible from the main-traveled way
19of any interstate or
federal-aid primary highway may be erected or maintained,
20except the following:
SB44, s. 1690
21Section
1690. 84.30 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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84.30
(3) (d) Signs located in business areas on March 18, 1972.
This
23paragraph does not apply to a sign in a business area adjoining that portion of an
24interstate or primary highway designated by the department as a scenic byway
25under s. 84.106.
SB44, s. 1691
1Section
1691. 84.30 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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84.30
(3) (e) Signs to be erected in business areas subsequent to March 18,
31972
, which when erected will comply with sub. (4).
This paragraph does not apply
4to a sign in a business area adjoining that portion of an interstate or primary
5highway designated by the department as a scenic byway under s. 84.106.
SB44, s. 1692
6Section
1692. 84.30 (3) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
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84.30
(3) (i) Signs on farm buildings which are utilized by owners of the
8building for agricultural purposes if the signs promote a Wisconsin agricultural
9product unless prohibited by federal law.
This paragraph does not apply to a sign in
10an adjacent area adjoining that portion of an interstate or primary highway
11designated by the department as a scenic byway under s. 84.106.
SB44, s. 1693
12Section
1693. 84.30 (3) (j) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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84.30
(3) (j) 1. Signs erected by the Crime Stoppers, the nationwide
14organization affiliated with local police departments, on or before October 14, 1997,
15without regard to whether the department has issued a license for the sign. The
16department may not remove a sign authorized under this paragraph unless the sign
17does not conform to federal requirements. The requirements under s. 86.19 do not
18apply to signs described in this subdivision.
This subdivision does not apply to a sign
19in an adjacent area adjoining that portion of an interstate or primary highway
20designated by the department as a scenic byway under s. 84.106.
SB44, s. 1694
21Section
1694. 84.30 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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84.30
(6) (b) Signs lawfully in existence on land adjoining any highway made
23an interstate or primary highway after March 18, 1972
, or on land adjoining that
24portion of an interstate or primary highway designated by the department as a scenic
1byway under s. 84.106 after the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts
2date].
SB44, s. 1695
3Section
1695. 84.59 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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84.59
(1) Transportation facilities under s. 84.01 (28)
and, major highway
5projects as defined under s. 84.013 (1) (a) for the purposes under ss. 84.06 and 84.09
,
6state highway rehabilitation projects for the purposes specified in s. 20.395 (3) (cq)
7and the purposes under ss. 84.06 and 84.09, and the Marquette interchange
8reconstruction project under s. 84.014 for the purposes under ss. 84.06 and 84.09 may
9be funded with the proceeds of revenue obligations issued subject to and in
10accordance with subch. II of ch. 18.
SB44, s. 1696
11Section
1696. 84.59 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 84.59 (2) (a).
SB44, s. 1697
12Section
1697. 84.59 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44,739,2513
84.59
(2) (b) The department may, under s. 18.562, deposit in a separate and
14distinct special fund outside the state treasury, in an account maintained by a
15trustee, revenues derived under ss. 341.09 (2) (d), (2m) (a) 1., (4), and (7), 341.14 (2),
16(2m), (6) (d), (6m) (a), (6r) (b) 2., (6w), and (8), 341.145 (3), 341.16 (1) (a) and (b), (2),
17and (2m), 341.25, 341.255 (1), (2) (a), (b), and (c), and (5), 341.26 (1), (2), (2m) (am),
18(3), (3m), (4), (5), and (7), 341.264 (1), 341.265 (1), 341.266 (2) (b) and (3), 341.268 (2)
19(b) and (3), 341.30 (3), 341.305 (3), 341.308 (3), and 342.14, except s. 342.14 (1r). The
20revenues deposited are the trustee's revenues in accordance with the agreement
21between this state and the trustee or in accordance with the resolution pledging the
22revenues to the repayment of revenue obligations issued under this section. Revenue
23obligations issued for the purposes specified in sub. (1) and deposited under this
24paragraph are special fund obligations, as defined in s. 18.52 (7), issued for special
25fund programs, as defined in s. 18.52 (8).
SB44, s. 1698
1Section
1698. 84.59 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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84.59
(3) The secretary may pledge revenues received or to be received in
the 3any fund established
in under sub. (2) to secure revenue obligations issued under this
4section. The pledge shall provide for the transfer to this state of all pledged revenues,
5including any interest earned on the revenues, which are in excess of the amounts
6required to be paid under s. 20.395 (6) (as). The pledge shall provide that the
7transfers be made at least twice yearly, that the transferred amounts be deposited
8in the transportation fund and that the transferred amounts are free of any prior
9pledge.
SB44, s. 1699
10Section
1699. 84.59 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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84.59
(6) The building commission may contract revenue obligations when it
12reasonably appears to the building commission that all obligations incurred under
13this section can be fully paid from moneys received or anticipated and pledged to be
14received on a timely basis. Except as provided in this subsection, the principal
15amount of revenue obligations issued under this section may not exceed
16$1,753,067,500 $2,916,403,000, excluding any obligations that have been defeased
17under a cash optimization program administered by the building commission, to be
18used for transportation facilities under s. 84.01 (28)
and
, major highway projects for
19the purposes under ss. 84.06 and 84.09
, state highway rehabilitation projects for the
20purposes specified in s. 20.395 (3) (cq) and the purposes under ss. 84.06 and 84.09,
21and the Marquette interchange reconstruction project under s. 84.014 for the
22purposes under ss. 84.06 and 84.09. In addition to the foregoing limit on principal
23amount, the building commission may contract revenue obligations under this
24section as the building commission determines is desirable to refund outstanding
1revenue obligations contracted under this section and to pay expenses associated
2with revenue obligations contracted under this section.
SB44, s. 1700
3Section
1700. 85.013 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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85.013
(2) (b) (intro.) Any hearing under s. 227.42 shall be held before the
office
5of the commissioner of tax appeals
commission under s. 73.01 if the hearing concerns
6an additional assessment, refund or denial of refund under any of the following:
SB44, s. 1701
7Section
1701. 85.013 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
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85.013
(3) The division of hearings and appeals shall, in conducting any
9hearing or review for the department under s. 227.43 (1) (bk), give due weight to the
10experience, technical competence, and specialized knowledge of the department as
11well as discretionary authority conferred upon the department, and great weight to
12the department's interpretation of the statutes that it administers and rules
13promulgated under those statutes. If there is a conflict between this subsection and
14any other statute relating to any hearing or review conducted by the division of
15hearings and appeals for the department under s. 227.43 (1) (bk), the provisions of
16this subsection control.
SB44, s. 1702
17Section
1702. 85.062 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
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85.062
(1) (c) Initial construction or expansion of a commuter rail transit
19system. In this paragraph, "commuter rail" has the meaning given in s. 85.064 (1)
20(a).
SB44, s. 1703
21Section
1703. 85.064 of the statutes is created to read:
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2285.064 Commuter rail transit system development. (1) In this section:
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(a) "Commuter rail" means rail passenger service, operating primarily on a
24dedicated right-of-way on existing railroad tracks used for rail freight service or
25intercity rail passenger service between and within metropolitan and suburban
1areas, connecting these areas with large business or urban centers in this state or
2another. Commuter rail usually operates during peak travel times with limited stops
3and in conjunction with other transit modes as part of a regional transit system.
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(b) "Political subdivision" means any city, village, town, county, transit
5commission organized under s. 59.58 (2) or 66.1021 or recognized under s. 66.0301,
6or regional transportation authority organized under s. 59.58 (6) within this state.
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7(2) (a) The department shall administer a commuter rail transit system
8development grant program. From the appropriations under s. 20.395 (1) (dq), (dv),
9and (dx), the department may award grants to political subdivisions for preliminary
10engineering, property acquisition, equipment acquisition, and infrastructure
11construction projects related to the development or extension of commuter rail
12transit systems in this state.
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(b) Upon completion of a planning study to the satisfaction of the department,
14any political subdivision may apply to the department for a grant for any purpose
15specified in par. (a). No grant may be awarded under this section for a project unless
16the project meets the eligibility criteria established by the department under sub. (3).
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(c) The amount of a grant awarded under this section shall be limited to an
18amount equal to 50% of the portion of the project cost in excess of the federal aid
19funding for the project or 25% of the total project cost, whichever is less. No grant
20may be awarded under this section for a project involving the acquisition of property
21or equipment or infrastructure construction unless the political subdivision
22contributes funds for the project that at least equal 20% of the total project cost.
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23(3) The department shall prescribe the form, nature, and extent of information
24that shall be contained in applications for grants under this section and shall
1establish criteria for evaluating applications and determining eligibility for the
2award of grants under this section.
SB44, s. 1704
3Section
1704. 85.09 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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85.09
(2) (a) The department of transportation shall have the first right to
5acquire, for present or future transportational or recreational purposes, any
6property used in operating a railroad or railway, including land and rails, ties,
7switches, trestles, bridges
, and the like located
thereon, which on that property, that 8has been abandoned. The department of transportation may, in connection with
9abandoned rail property, assign this right to a state agency, the board of regents of
10the University of Wisconsin System, any county or municipality
, or any transit
11commission. Acquisition by the department of transportation may be by gift,
12purchase
, or condemnation in accordance with the procedure under s. 32.05. In
13addition to its property management authority under s. 85.15, the department of
14transportation may lease and collect rents and fees for any use of rail property
15pending discharge of the department's duty to convey property that is not necessary
16for a public purpose.
In exercising its property management authority, the
17department of transportation, to the greatest extent practicable, shall encourage and
18utilize the Wisconsin conservation corps for appropriate projects. No person owning
19abandoned rail property, including any person to whom ownership reverts upon
20abandonment, may convey or dispose of any abandoned rail property without first
21obtaining a written release from the department of transportation indicating that
22the first right of acquisition under this subsection will not be exercised or assigned.
23No railroad or railway may convey any rail property prior to abandonment if the rail
24property is part of a rail line shown on the railroad's system map as in the process
25of abandonment, expected to be abandoned
, or under study for possible
1abandonment unless the conveyance or disposal is for the purpose of providing
2continued rail service under another company or agency. Any conveyance made
3without obtaining such release is void. The first right of acquisition of the
4department of transportation under this subsection does not apply to any rail
5property declared by the department to be abandoned before January 1, 1977. The
6department of transportation may acquire any abandoned rail property under this
7section regardless of the date of its abandonment.
SB44, s. 1705
8Section
1705. 85.09 (4i) of the statutes is amended to read:
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85.09
(4i) Disposal of rail property. The department shall sell at public or
10private sale rail property acquired under sub. (4) when the department determines
11that the rail property is not necessary for a public purpose and, if real property, the
12real property is not the subject of a petition under s.
16.375 560.9810 (2). Upon
13receipt of the full purchase price, the department shall, by appropriate deed or other
14instrument, transfer the rail property to the purchaser. The funds derived from sales
15under this subsection shall be deposited in the transportation fund, and the expense
16incurred by the department in connection with the sale shall be paid from the
17appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (bq).
SB44, s. 1706
18Section
1706. 85.12 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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85.12
(3) The department may contract with any local governmental unit, as
20defined in s.
22.01 16.97 (7), to provide that local governmental unit with services
21under this section.
SB44, s. 1707
22Section
1707. 85.14 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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85.14
(1) (b) Except for charges associated with a contract under par. (c), the
24department shall pay to the
state treasurer secretary of administration the amount
1of charges associated with the use of credit cards under par. (a) that are assessed to
2the department.
SB44, s. 1708
3Section
1708. 85.14 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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85.14
(2) The department shall certify to the
state treasurer secretary of
5administration the amount of charges associated with the use of credit cards that is
6assessed to the department on deposits accepted under s. 345.26 (3) (a) by state
7traffic patrol officers and state motor vehicle inspectors, and the
state treasurer 8secretary of administration shall pay the charges from moneys under s. 59.25 (3) (j)
9and (k) that are reserved for payment of the charges under s.
14.58 (21) 20.907 (5)
10(e) 12e.
SB44, s. 1709
11Section
1709. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. cm. of the statutes is amended to read:
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85.20
(4m) (a) 6. cm.
For aid payable for calendar years 2000 and 2001, from
13the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (ht), the department shall pay $53,555,600 to
14the eligible applicant that pays the local contribution required under par. (b) 1. for
15an urban mass transit system that has annual operating expenses in excess of
16$80,000,000. For aid payable for calendar year 2002, from the appropriation under
17s. 20.395 (1) (ht), the department shall pay $55,697,800 to the eligible applicant that
18pays the local contribution required under par. (b) 1. for an urban mass transit
19system that has annual operating expenses in excess of $80,000,000.
Beginning with 20For aid payable for calendar year 2003
and for each calendar year thereafter, from
21the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (ht), the department shall pay $56,811,800 to
22the eligible applicant that pays the local contribution required under par. (b) 1. for
23an urban mass transit system that has annual operating expenses in excess of
24$80,000,000.
For aid payable for calendar year 2004, from the appropriation under
25s. 20.395 (1) (ht), the department shall pay $58,192,000 to the eligible applicant that
1pays the local contribution required under par. (b) 1. for an urban mass transit
2system that has annual operating expenses in excess of $80,000,000. Beginning with
3aid payable for calendar year 2005 and for each calendar year thereafter, from the
4appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (ht), the department shall pay $59,572,900 to the
5eligible applicant that pays the local contribution required under par. (b) 1. for an
6urban mass transit system that has annual operating expenses in excess of
7$80,000,000. If the eligible applicant that receives aid under this subd. 6. cm. is
8served by more than one urban mass transit system, the eligible applicant may
9allocate the aid between the urban mass transit systems in any manner the eligible
10applicant considers desirable.
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11Section
1710. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
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85.20
(4m) (a) 6. d.
For aid payable for calendar years 2000 and 2001, from the
13appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hu), the department shall pay $14,297,600 to the
14eligible applicant that pays the local contribution required under par. (b) 1. for an
15urban mass transit system that has annual operating expenses in excess of
16$20,000,000 but less than $80,000,000. For aid payable for calendar year 2002, from
17the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hu), the department shall pay $14,869,500 to
18the eligible applicant that pays the local contribution required under par. (b) 1. for
19an urban mass transit system that has annual operating expenses in excess of
20$20,000,000 but less than $80,000,000.
Beginning with
For aid payable for calendar
21year 2003
and for each calendar year thereafter, from the appropriation under s.
2220.395 (1) (hu), the department shall pay $15,166,900 to the eligible applicant that
23pays the local contribution required under par. (b) 1. for an urban mass transit
24system that has annual operating expenses in excess of $20,000,000 but less than
25$80,000,000.
For aid payable for calendar year 2004, from the appropriation under
1s. 20.395 (1) (hu), the department shall pay $15,536,600 to the eligible applicant that
2pays the local contribution required under par. (b) 1. for an urban mass transit
3system that has annual operating expenses in excess of $20,000,000 but less than
4$80,000,000. Beginning with aid payable for calendar year 2005 and for each
5calendar year thereafter, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hu), the
6department shall pay $15,908,200 to the eligible applicant that pays the local
7contribution required under par. (b) 1. for an urban mass transit system that has
8annual operating expenses in excess of $20,000,000 but less than $80,000,000. If the
9eligible applicant that receives aid under this subd. 6. d. is served by more than one
10urban mass transit system, the eligible applicant may allocate the aid between the
11urban mass transit systems in any manner the eligible applicant considers desirable.
SB44, s. 1711
12Section
1711. 85.20 (4m) (a) 7. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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85.20
(4m) (a) 7. a.
From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hr), for aid
14payable for calendar year 2001, the uniform percentage for each eligible applicant
15served by an urban mass transit system operating within an urbanized area having
16a population as shown in the 1990 federal decennial census of at least 50,000 or
17receiving federal mass transit aid for such area, and not specified in subd. 6. From
18the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hr), beginning with aid payable for calendar
19year 2002 and for each calendar year thereafter, the uniform percentage for each
20eligible applicant served by an urban mass transit system operating within an
21urbanized area having a population as shown in the 2000 federal decennial census
22of at least 50,000 or receiving federal mass transit aid for such area, and not specified
23in subd. 6.
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24Section
1712. 85.20 (4m) (a) 7. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
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185.20
(4m) (a) 7. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 7. a., the
2amounts for aids are
$19,804,200 in calendar years 2000 and 2001, $20,596,400 in
3calendar year 2002,
and $21,008,300 $21,008,300 in calendar year 2003
, $21,555,300
4in calendar year 2004, and $22,133,700 in calendar year 2005 and in each calendar
5year thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine
6the uniform percentage in the particular calendar year.
SB44, s. 1713
7Section
1713. 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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85.20
(4m) (a) 8. a.
From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hs), for aid
9payable for calendar year 2001, the uniform percentage for each eligible applicant
10served by an urban mass transit system operating within an area having a
11population as shown in the 1990 federal decennial census of less than 50,000 or
12receiving federal mass transit aid for such area. From the appropriation under s.
1320.395 (1) (hs), beginning with aid payable for calendar year 2002 and for each
14calendar year thereafter, the uniform percentage for each eligible applicant served
15by an urban mass transit system operating within an area having a population as
16shown in the 2000 federal decennial census of less than 50,000 or receiving federal
17mass transit aid for such area.
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18Section
1714. 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
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85.20
(4m) (a) 8. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 8. a., the
20amounts for aids are
$5,349,100 in calendar years 2000 and 2001, $5,563,100 in
21calendar year 2002,
and $5,674,400 $5,674,400 in calendar year 2003
, $5,844,100 in
22calendar year 2004, and $6,041,400 in calendar year 2005 and in each calendar year
23thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the
24uniform percentage in the particular calendar year.
SB44, s. 1715
25Section
1715. 85.55 of the statutes is amended to read:
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185.55 Safe-ride grant program. The department may award grants to any
2county or municipality or to any nonprofit corporation, as defined in s.
46.93 (1m) (c) 366.0129 (6) (b), to cover the costs of transporting persons suspected of having a
4prohibited alcohol concentration, as defined in s. 340.01 (46m), from any premises
5licensed under ch. 125 to sell alcohol beverages to their places of residence. The
6amount of a grant under this section may not exceed 50% of the costs necessary to
7provide the service. The liability of a provider of a safe-ride program to persons
8transported under the program is limited to the amounts required for an automobile
9liability policy under s. 344.15 (1). Grants awarded under this section shall be paid
10from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (5) (ek).
SB44, s. 1716
11Section
1716. 86.001 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1717
12Section
1717. 86.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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86.12
(2) If a railroad company fails to comply with the resolution in sub. (1)
14within 30 days after service of the resolution, the county board, common council,
15village board or town board may file a complaint with the
office department alleging
16the failure. The
office department shall investigate and determine the matter in
17controversy
as provided in ch. 195. An order issued by the office under this
18subsection has the same effect as an order in a proceeding brought under ch. 195, and
19may issue an appropriate order.
SB44, s. 1718
20Section
1718. 86.13 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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86.13
(3) If any railroad company fails to grade, construct, pave, surface or
22otherwise improve or maintain in good and safe condition for public travel as
23required by this section any street or highway crossing after having been notified so
24to do by the officer in charge thereof or of the highway improvement for 30 days after
25such notification, the highway authorities may file a complaint with the
office
1department. The
office
department shall investigate and determine the matter in
2controversy
as provided in ch. 195. An order issued by the office under this
3subsection has the same effect as an order in a proceeding brought under ch. 195, and
4may issue an appropriate order.
SB44, s. 1719
5Section
1719. 86.30 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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86.30
(2) (a) 1. Except as provided in pars. (b), (d) and (dm)
, sub. (10) and s.
786.303, the amount of transportation aids payable by the department to each county
8shall be the aids amount calculated under subd. 2. and to each municipality shall be
9the aids amount calculated under subd. 2. or 3., whichever is greater. If the amounts
10calculated for a municipality under subd. 2. or 3. are the same, transportation aids
11to that municipality shall be paid under subd. 2.