(d) If, in considering a request made under paragraph (a), the joint committee on finance determines that $572,700 in fiscal year 2005-06 or $629,900 in fiscal year 2006-07 is not sufficient to fund passenger rail service, the committee may supplement the appropriation account under section 20.395 (2) (cr) of the statutes, from the appropriation under section 20.865 (4) (u) of the statutes, by an amount that would not cause the transportation fund to have a negative balance. Notwithstanding section 13.101 (3) of the statutes, the committee is not required to find that an emergency exists prior to making the supplementation.".
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
LFB:......Jon Dyck - Sale of park-and-ride
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
1.
Page 856, line 2: after that line insert:
"SECTION 1718g. 84.01 (30) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
84.01 (30) BUILD-OPERATE-LEASE OR TRANSFER AGREEMENTS. (intro.) 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, except that they shall be included in an agreement for a sale of property under par. (g) 3. only if they are relevant to that sale:
SECTION 1718i. 84.01 (30) (g) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
84.01 (30) (g) 3. Notwithstanding any other statute, the department may sell, at fair market value, the real estate upon which a park-and-ride facility is or may be located, if the department determines that the sale is in the best interests of the public and the department determines that the real estate will be used in a manner consistent with the state's transportation interests.".
2.
Page 1119, line 20: after that line insert:
"(1n) PARK-AND-RIDE SALES. The treatment of section 84.01 (30) (intro.) and (g) 3. of the statutes first applies to sales of real estate on or before the effective date of this subsection.".
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
LFB:......Jon Dyck - Sugar River Trail underpass
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
1.
Page 1091, line 25: after that line insert:
"(3s) SUGAR RIVER STATE TRAIL UNDERPASS. In the 2005-07 biennium, the Department of Transportation shall construct an underpass for the Sugar River State Trail at the intersection of the trail with STH 69 in the village of New Glarus in Green County when the Department of Transportation rehabilitates that section of STH 69.".
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
LFB:......Jon Dyck - Safety Improvement Study
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
1.
Page 1091, line 25: after that line insert:
"(3s) SAFETY IMPROVEMENT STUDY. In the 2005-07 biennium, the department of transportation shall conduct an engineering study of the segment of STH 58 in Sauk County between the Sauk County/Richland County line and CTH G to determine ways to improve public safety on that segment of STH 58. The department of transportation shall make any changes recommended in the study to improve public safety in the segment of STH 58 in Sauk County between the Sauk County/Richland County line and CTH G.".
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
LFB:......Dyck - State owned lift bridges
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
1.
Page 329, line 20: after that line insert:
"SECTION 276r. 20.395 (3) (er) of the statutes is created to read:
20.395 (3) (er) State-owned lift bridge operations and maintenance, state funds. The amounts in the schedule for the operating and maintenance costs of lift bridges on connecting highways, state trunk highways, or local highways that are owned by the state and are not funded by sub. (1) (ft).".
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
LFB:......Dyck - Cassville ferry
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
1.
Page 329, line 20: after that line insert:
"SECTION 276r. 20.395 (3) (eq) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.395 (3) (eq) Highway maintenance, repair, and traffic operations, state funds. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the maintenance and repair of roadside improvements under s. 84.04, state trunk highways under s. 84.07, and bridges that are not on the state trunk highway system under s. 84.10; for permit issuance and other highway operations, including the installation, replacement, rehabilitation, or maintenance of highway signs, traffic control signals, highway lighting, pavement markings, and intelligent transportation systems, under ss. 84.04, 84.07, 84.10, and 348.25 to 348.27 and ch. 349; for the grant under 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9148 (3f); and for the disadvantaged business demonstration and training program under s. 84.076. This paragraph does not apply to special maintenance activities under s. 84.04 on roadside improvements.".
2.
Page 1091, line 25: after that line insert:
"(3f) CASSVILLE FERRY GRANT. The department of transportation shall award a grant of $30,000 annually in the 2005-07 biennium from the appropriation account under section 20.395 (3) (eq) of the statutes to the operator of the Cassville Mississippi River Ferry for the operations costs of the ferry.".
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
LFB:......Dyck - Guidance signs
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
1.
Page 1090, line 20: after that line insert:
"(1n) DIRECTIONAL SIGNS. Notwithstanding regulations prescribed under section 86.19 (2) of the statutes, the department of transportation shall, in the 2005-07 biennium, erect the following:
(a) Directional signs along I 90 in La Crosse County for the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
(b) Directional signs along USH 151 in the vicinity of STH 33 for Wayland Academy located in Beaver Dam in Dodge County.
(c) Directional signs along I 94 in Waukesha County for the Waukesha County Historical Society and Museum.".
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
LFB:......Zimmerman - Video gaming devices and pari-mutuel racetrack licensing
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT ,
TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 100
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
1.
Page 741, line 14: after that line insert:
"SECTION 1430m. 71.67 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
71.67 (5) (a) Wager winnings. A person holding a license to sponsor and manage races under s. 562.05 (1) (b), (bm), or (c) shall withhold from the amount of any payment of pari-mutuel winnings under s. 562.065 (3) (a) or (3m) (a) an amount determined by multiplying the amount of the payment by the highest rate applicable to individuals under s. 71.06 (1) (a) to (c), (1m), (1n) or (1p) if the amount of the payment is more than $1,000.
SECTION 1430o. 71.67 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
71.67 (5) (b) Deposits. The licensee under s. 562.05 (1) (b), (bm), or (c) shall deposit the amounts withheld under this subsection as would an employer depositing under s. 71.65 (3).".
2.
Page 1039, line 22: after that line insert:
"SECTION 2422b. 562.01 (11g) of the statutes is amended to read:
562.01 (11g) "Race meeting" means the period during a calendar year for which a person has been issued a license under s. 562.05 (1) (b) or (bm).
SECTION 2422c. 562.02 (1) (L) of the statutes is created to read:
562.02 (1) (L) Promulgate rules administering s. 562.058.
SECTION 2422d. 562.02 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
562.02 (5) The department may not impose a fee greater than $75 for renewal of a license issued under this chapter to operate a concession at a racetrack.
SECTION 2422e. 562.05 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
562.05 (1) (bm) The ownership and operation of a racetrack at which pari-mutuel wagering is conducted and the sponsorship and management of any race on which pari-mutuel wagering is conducted and which is not located at a fair.
SECTION 2422f. 562.05 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:
562.05 (1g) A license issued under sub. (1) (a) or (bm) may authorize the ownership and operation of a racetrack where horse racing is conducted, the ownership and operation of a racetrack not at a fair where dog racing is conducted or the ownership and operation of a racetrack not at a fair where both horse racing and dog racing are conducted. A license issued under sub. (1) (b) or (bm) may authorize the sponsorship and management of horse races or dog races, or both horse races and dog races, at the same location.
SECTION 2422g. 562.05 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
562.05 (2m) In issuing a license to own and operate a racetrack not at a fair, the department shall consider the competitive effects on any other licensee under sub. (1) (a) or, (b), or (bm). These competitive effects shall include, but not be restricted to, the impact on the economic viability of existing licensed racetracks and the jobs that have been created by such licensed racetracks.
SECTION 2422h. 562.05 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
562.05 (3) No person may hold more than one license issued under sub. (1) (a) that authorizes ownership and operation of a racetrack at which pari-mutuel wagering is conducted and one license issued under sub. (1) (b) or (c) that authorizes sponsorship and management of any race on which pari-mutuel wagering is conducted. If the applicant for any of those licenses is a corporation, association, limited liability company or partnership, the department shall determine whether the applicant is the same person as another licensee for the purpose of applying this subsection. Nothing in this subsection prohibits any person with a license under sub. (1) from contracting for services with any other person with a license under sub. (1), subject to any rules promulgated by the department.
SECTION 2422i. 562.05 (3r) of the statutes is renumbered 562.05 (3r) (a) and amended to read:
562.05 (3r) (a) The Except as provided under par. (b), the application for the first license under sub. (1) (a) or (bm) to be issued for any location shall be accompanied by a resolution, supporting the proposed location of the racetrack and its ownership and operation by the applicant, which has been adopted, after a public hearing, by the governing body of the city, village or town where the racetrack is proposed to be located. A common council may not adopt such a resolution if an ordinance prohibiting the location of a racetrack at the proposed location has been adopted under s. 9.20 before May 3, 1988, or a petition for such an ordinance has been filed, under s. 9.20, before May 3, 1988. Except as provided in this subsection, no ordinance adopted under s. 9.20 or 66.0101 may prohibit the location of a racetrack in any city or village.
SECTION 2422j. 562.05 (3r) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
562.05 (3r) (b) The requirements under par. (a) do not apply to an application for the first license under sub. (1) (bm) for a location if a license under sub. (1) (a) has been issued for the location.
SECTION 2422L. 562.05 (3wr) of the statutes is renumbered 562.05 (3wr) (a) and amended to read:
562.05 (3wr) (a) The Except as provided under par. (b), the first license issued to each applicant under sub. (1) (a) or (bm) for each racetrack expires after 5 years. Any subsequent license issued to the same applicant for that racetrack expires after one year.
SECTION 2422m. 562.05 (3wr) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
562.05 (3wr) (b) A first license issued to an applicant under sub. (1) (bm) for a racetrack expires after one year if the applicant held a license under sub. (1) (a) for the racetrack at the time of application for the license under sub. (1) (bm).
SECTION 2422n. 562.05 (3wt) of the statutes is amended to read:
562.05 (3wt) In the first license issued to each applicant under sub. (1) (a) or (bm) for each racetrack, the department shall specify a date by which each of the types of racing authorized under the license shall begin at that racetrack. Upon request of the licensee, the department may change a specified date to an earlier or later date pursuant to rules of the department.
SECTION 2422o. 562.05 (4m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
562.05 (4m) (c) The license will not create competition that will adversely affect any other licensee under sub. (1) (a) or, (b), or (bm).
SECTION 2422om. 562.05 (4r) of the statutes is created to read:
562.05 (4r) Except as provided under subs. (3) to (3r) and (4), the department may issue a license under sub. (1) (bm) if the department determines that the conditions under subs. (3w) (a) to (d) and (4m) (a) to (c) are satisfied.
SECTION 2422p. 562.05 (5) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
562.05 (5) (c) 2. Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, if after the application for a license is made or a license is issued any new officer, director, partner, member or owner subject to par. (a), as specified in par. (b), or any other new person with a present or future direct or indirect financial or management interest in the application or license joins the applicant or licensee, the applicant or licensee shall, within 5 working days, notify the department of the change and provide the affidavit under subd. 1. After an application for a license under sub. (1) (a) or, (b), or (bm) is made or after a license under sub. (1) (a) or, (b), or (bm) is issued, no ownership interest or right of ownership in the applicant or licensee may be transferred unless the applicant or licensee provides the affidavit under subd. 1. for the proposed new owner and the proposed new owner is approved by the department. The department shall conduct the background investigations required under sub. (7) of any new officer, director, partner, member, shareholder or proposed owner of an applicant or licensee named in a notice to the department under this subdivision.