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1(b) Except as provided in s. 79.02 (3) (e) and par. (c), in 2008 each municipality
2shall receive a payment under this section and s. 79.035 that is equal to the amount
3it received in 2007.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,287,94 (c) Except as provided in s. 79.02 (3) (e), in 2008 each municipality shall receive
5a payment under this section and s. 79.035 that is equal to the amount it received
6in 2007, minus 12.5 percent of the amount it received in 2007, if the municipality's
72007 population exceeded 20,000 and if its distribution under this section and s.
879.035 in 2007 exceeded an amount equal to the municipality's 2007 population
9multiplied by $250.
SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 2507e 10Section 2507e. 79.043 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,287,1411 79.043 (7) Except as provided under s. 79.02 (3) (e), for the distribution in 2009
12and subsequent years, each county and municipality shall receive a payment under
13this section and s. 79.035 that is equal to the amount of the payment determined for
14the county or municipality under this section and s. 79.035 in 2008.".
SB40-ASA1-AA1,287,15 151608. Page 1187, line 9: after that line insert:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,287,16 16" Section 2505d. 79.04 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,288,317 79.04 (1) (intro.) Annually, except for production plants that begin operation
18after December 31, 2003, or begin operation as a repowered production plant after
19December 31, 2003, and except as provided in sub. (4m), the department of
20administration, upon certification by the department of revenue, shall distribute to
21a municipality having within its boundaries a production plant, general structure,
22or substation, used by a light, heat, or power company assessed under s. 76.28 (2) or
2376.29 (2), except property described in s. 66.0813 unless the production plant or
24substation is owned or operated by a local governmental unit located outside of the

1municipality, or by an electric cooperative assessed under ss. 76.07 and 76.48,
2respectively, or by a municipal electric company under s. 66.0825 the amount
3determined as follows:
SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 2505e 4Section 2505e. 79.04 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,288,105 79.04 (1) (b) 1. Beginning with the distribution under this subsection in 1991,
6and ending with the distribution under this subsection in 2008, the amount
7determined under par. (a) to value property used by a light, heat or power company
8in a municipality may not be less than the amount determined to value the property
9for the distribution to the municipality under this subsection in 1990, subject to
10subds. 2., 3. and 4.
SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 2505f 11Section 2505f. 79.04 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,289,2012 79.04 (2) (a) Annually, except for production plants that begin operation after
13December 31, 2003, or begin operation as a repowered production plant after
14December 31, 2003, and except as provided in sub. (4m), the department of
15administration, upon certification by the department of revenue, shall distribute
16from the shared revenue account or, for the distribution in 2003, from the
17appropriation under s. 20.835 (1) (t), 2003 stats., to any county having within its
18boundaries a production plant, general structure, or substation, used by a light, heat
19or power company assessed under s. 76.28 (2) or 76.29 (2), except property described
20in s. 66.0813 unless the production plant or substation is owned or operated by a local
21governmental unit that is located outside of the municipality in which the production
22plant or substation is located, or by an electric cooperative assessed under ss. 76.07
23and 76.48, respectively, or by a municipal electric company under s. 66.0825 an
24amount determined by multiplying by 6 mills in the case of property in a town and
25by 3 mills in the case of property in a city or village the first $125,000,000 of the

1amount shown in the account, plus leased property, of each public utility except
2qualified wholesale electric companies, as defined in s. 76.28 (1) (gm), on December
331 of the preceding year for "production plant, exclusive of land," "general
4structures," and "substations," in the case of light, heat and power companies,
5electric cooperatives or municipal electric companies, for all property within the
6municipality in accordance with the system of accounts established by the public
7service commission or rural electrification administration, less depreciation thereon
8as determined by the department of revenue and less the value of treatment plant
9and pollution abatement equipment, as defined under s. 70.11 (21) (a), as determined
10by the department of revenue plus an amount from the shared revenue account or,
11for the distribution in 2003, from the appropriation under s. 20.835 (1) (t), 2003
12stats., determined by multiplying by 6 mills in the case of property in a town, and 3
13mills in the case of property in a city or village, of the total original cost of production
14plant, general structures, and substations less depreciation, land and approved
15waste treatment facilities of each qualified wholesale electric company, as defined in
16s. 76.28 (1) (gm), as reported to the department of revenue of all property within the
17municipality. The total of amounts, as depreciated, from the accounts of all public
18utilities for the same production plant is also limited to not more than $125,000,000.
19The amount distributable to a county under this subsection and sub. (6) in any year
20shall not exceed $100 times the population of the county.
SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 2505g 21Section 2505g. 79.04 (2) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,290,222 79.04 (2) (am) 1. Beginning with the distribution under this subsection in 1991,
23and ending with the distribution under this subsection in 2008, the amount
24determined under par. (a) to value property used by a light, heat or power company

1in a county may not be less than the amount determined to value the property for the
2distribution to the county under this subsection in 1990, subject to subds. 2. and 3.
SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 2505h 3Section 2505h. 79.04 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,290,104 79.04 (4m) Beginning with distributions in 2009, for production plants
5described under subs. (1) and (2), if in any year the payments to the municipality and
6county in which the production plant is located would be greater under subs. (6) and
7(7) (c) 1. based on the production plant's name-plate capacity than under sub. (1) or
8(2) based on the depreciated net book value of the production plant, the municipality
9and county shall receive payments under subs. (6) and (7) (c) 1., rather than under
10sub. (1) or (2), beginning in that year and in each year thereafter.
SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 2505i 11Section 2505i. 79.04 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,290,2412 79.04 (6) (a) Annually, beginning in 2005, for production plants that begin
13operation after December 31, 2003, or begin operation as a repowered production
14plant after December 31, 2003, except as provided in sub. (4m), the department of
15administration, upon certification by the department of revenue, shall distribute
16payments from the public utility account, as determined under par. (b), to each
17municipality and county in which a production plant is located, if the production
18plant has a name-plate capacity of at least one megawatt and is used by a light, heat,
19or power company assessed under s. 76.28 (2) or 76.29 (2), except property described
20in s. 66.0813, unless the production plant is owned or operated by a local
21governmental unit located outside of the municipality; by a qualified wholesale
22electric company, as defined in s. 76.28 (1) (gm); by a wholesale merchant plant, as
23defined in s. 196.491 (1) (w); by an electric cooperative assessed under ss. 76.07 and
2476.48, respectively; or by a municipal electric company under s. 66.0825.
SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 2505j 25Section 2505j. 79.04 (6) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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179.04 (6) (c) 1. If the production plant is located in a city or village, the city or
2village receives a payment equal to two-thirds of the amount determined under par.
3(b) and the county in which the city or village is located receives a payment equal to
4one-third of the amount determined under par. (b). If the production plant is located
5in a town, the town receives a payment equal to one-third of the amount determined
6under par. (b), and the county in which the town is located receives a payment equal
7to two-thirds of the amount determined under par. (b), except that with regard to a
8production plant that generates electricity from wind power the town where the
9plant is located receives a payment equal to two-thirds of the amount determined
10under par. (b) and the county where the plant is located receives a payment equal to
11one-third of the amount determined under par. (b)
. If a municipality is located in
12more than one county, the county in which the production plant is located shall
13receive the county portion of the payment.".
SB40-ASA1-AA1,291,14 141609. Page 1187, line 9: after that line insert:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,291,15 15" Section 2505d. 79.04 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,292,1516 79.04 (1) (a) An amount from the shared revenue account or, for the
17distribution in 2003, from the appropriation under s. 20.835 (1) (t), 2003 stats.,
18determined by multiplying by 3 mills in the case of a town, and 6 mills in the case
19of a city or village, the first $125,000,000 of the amount shown in the account, plus
20leased property, of each public utility except qualified wholesale electric companies,
21as defined in s. 76.28 (1) (gm), on December 31 of the preceding year for "production
22plant, exclusive of land," "general structures," and "substations," in the case of light,
23heat and power companies, electric cooperatives or municipal electric companies, for
24all property within a municipality in accordance with the system of accounts

1established by the public service commission or rural electrification administration,
2less depreciation thereon as determined by the department of revenue and less the
3value of treatment plant and pollution abatement equipment, as defined under s.
470.11 (21) (a), as determined by the department of revenue plus an amount from the
5shared revenue account or, for the distribution in 2003, from the appropriation under
6s. 20.835 (1) (t), 2003 stats., determined by multiplying by 3 mills in the case of a
7town, and 6 mills in the case of a city or village, of the first $125,000,000 of the total
8original cost of production plant, general structures, and substations less
9depreciation, land and approved waste treatment facilities of each qualified
10wholesale electric company, as defined in s. 76.28 (1) (gm), as reported to the
11department of revenue of all property within the municipality. The total of amounts,
12as depreciated, from the accounts of all public utilities for the same production plant
13is also limited to not more than $125,000,000. The amount distributable to a
14municipality under this subsection and sub. (6) in any year shall not exceed $300
15times the population of the municipality.".
SB40-ASA1-AA1,292,17 161610. Page 1187, line 10: delete the material beginning with that line and
17ending with page 1190, line 21, and substitute:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,292,18 18" Section 2522d. 79.14 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,292,22 1979.14 School levy tax credit. The appropriation under s. 20.835 (3) (b) is
20$319,305,000 in 1994, 1995, and 1996; $469,305,000 beginning in 1997 and ending
21in 2006; and $593,050,000 beginning in 2007 and ending in 2008; and $793,050,000
22in each year thereafter.".
SB40-ASA1-AA1,292,23 231611. Page 1190, line 21: after that line insert:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,292,24 24" Section 2524g. 84.013 (3m) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,293,3
184.013 (3m) (d) The department shall begin construction of the major highway
2project enumerated under sub. (3) (ra) no later than July 1, 2009, and shall complete
3construction of this project no later than July 1, 2011.".
SB40-ASA1-AA1,293,4 41612. Page 1190, line 21: after that line insert:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,293,5 5" Section 2523p. 84.013 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,293,106 84.013 (4) (a) Subject to s. ss. 13.489 (1m) and 84.06 (1r), in preparation for
7future major highway projects, the department may perform preliminary
8engineering and design work and studies for possible major highway projects not
9listed under sub. (3), but no major highway may be constructed unless the project is
10listed under sub. (3) or approved under sub. (6).".
SB40-ASA1-AA1,293,11 111613. Page 1190, line 21: after that line insert:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,293,12 12" Section 2523p. 83.015 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,293,2413 83.015 (2) (b) In any county with a highway commissioner appointed under s.
1483.01 (1) (b) or (c), the county highway committee shall be only a policy-making body
15determining the broad outlines and principles governing administration and the
16county highway commissioner shall have the administrative powers and duties
17prescribed for the county highway committee under par. (a), sub. (3) (a) and ss.
1827.065 (4) (b) and (13), 32.05 (1) (a), 82.08, 83.01 (6), 83.013, 83.018, 83.025 (1) and
19(3), 83.026, 83.035, 83.04, 83.05 (1), 83.07 to 83.09, 83.12, 83.14 (6), 83.17, 83.18,
2083.42 (3) and (4), 84.01 (5), 84.06 (3), 84.07 (1) and (2), 84.09 (1), (3) (a) to (c) and (4),
2184.10 (1), 86.04 (1) and (2), 86.07 (2) and (2m), 86.19 (3), 86.34 (1), 114.33 (5), 349.07
22(2), 349.11 (4) and (10) and 349.15 (2). No statutory power, duty or function specified
23elsewhere for the county highway commissioner may be deemed impliedly repealed
24for the sole reason that reference to it has been omitted in this paragraph.".
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11614. Page 1190, line 21: after that line insert:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,294,2 2" Section 2524p. 84.01 (21) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,294,113 84.01 (21) Motor vehicle weighing stations. The department, as a part of the
4improvement and maintenance of highways, may acquire, construct and maintain
5lands and facilities, including scales or weighing stations, for weighing, measuring
6or inspecting vehicles and loads operating on any public highway in the state. Lands
7necessary may be adjacent or contiguous to the highway and weighing station
8facilities may be constructed and maintained upon the traveled portion of the
9highway or any other part thereof. The department may not construct or locate a
10motor vehicle weighing facility in or adjacent to the village of Rockland in La Crosse
11County
.".
SB40-ASA1-AA1,294,12 121615. Page 1191, line 18: after that line insert:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,294,13 13" Section 2528g. 84.02 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,294,2314 84.02 (5) (a) As often as it deems necessary, the department shall publish
15highway service maps showing the state trunk highway system and such other main
16highways and other features as may seem desirable. Such highway service maps
17shall be sold by the department at a price to be fixed by it, which shall be not less than
18cost. The department may permit the use of the base plates for other maps and
19publications in consideration of a fair fee for such use. The department shall make
20and publish or duplicate such highway service maps as are required for its use, and,
21in only one fiscal year of each fiscal biennium,
shall publish folded highway maps of
22Wisconsin for free distribution to the public. The department shall ensure that the
23folded highway maps bear information regarding the requirements of s. 347.48 (4).".
SB40-ASA1-AA1,294,24 241616. Page 1192, line 2: after that line insert:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,295,1
1" Section 2531c. 84.06 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,295,82 84.06 (1m) Plans. The Subject to sub. (1r), the department may prepare plans,
3estimates, and specifications and undertake and perform all surveys, investigations,
4and engineering work for any highway improvement within its jurisdiction. When
5provision has been made for the necessary funds for any such highway improvement
6and, if federal aid is to be utilized, when the project has been approved by the proper
7federal authorities, the department may proceed as provided in this section, with due
8regard to any applicable federal requirement or regulation.
SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 2531e 9Section 2531e. 84.06 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,295,1110 84.06 (1r) Value engineering for certain projects. (a) In this subsection,
11"value engineering" has the meaning given in 23 CFR 627.3.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,295,2012 (b) The department shall employ value engineering for any highway
13improvement project under sub. (1m) for which the cost of construction, utilities, and
14rights-of-way is in excess of $5,000,000, as adjusted under par. (g), or that otherwise
15meets criteria established by the department under par. (c), and shall assure that a
16value engineering study and analysis is performed on each such project. Any value
17engineering study and analysis related to engineering work performed by a
18consultant under contract with the department under s. 84.01 (13) may not be
19performed by the same consultant unless that consultant maintains separate and
20distinct organizational separation of its value engineering and design sections.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,295,2321 (c) The department shall establish criteria for determining which projects, in
22addition to those having total project costs in excess of $5,000,000, as adjusted under
23par. (g), on which the department will employ value engineering.
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1(d) After review and for compelling reasons, the secretary may waive the
2requirement under par. (b) for any project. Any such waiver shall be in writing, state
3the reasons for the waiver, and apply only to a single project.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,296,94 (e) For each project for which the department performs a value engineering
5study and analysis under this subsection, the department shall include in the study
6and analysis an identification of the cost of all design elements for the project that
7are considered by the department to be context-sensitive design elements and the
8department's justification for any increased project costs resulting from these design
9elements.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,296,1710 (f) Annually, the department shall submit a report to the governor, and to the
11appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3), on the
12department's employment of value engineering under par. (b), the criteria
13established by the department under par. (c), and all waivers made under par. (d).
14All project information included in any report required under this paragraph shall
15be reported on both a cumulative basis from the inception of the project and on an
16updated basis for the period since the department's last report under this paragraph.
17The report under this paragraph shall also include all of the following information:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,296,1818 1. The number of value engineering studies conducted.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,296,1919 2. The cost of conducting the studies.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,296,2020 3. The estimated construction cost of the projects studied.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,296,2121 4. The total number of study recommendations.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,296,2322 5. The total estimated savings that would result from all recommendations if
23approved and implemented.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,296,2424 6. The number of recommendations approved.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,296,2525 7. The total savings that resulted from the approved recommendations.
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18. The cost of all context-sensitive design elements included in completed
2projects.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,297,73 (g) Beginning on the first day of the 13th month beginning after the effective
4date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], and annually thereafter, the
5department shall adjust the dollar amounts specified in pars. (b) and (c) in proportion
6to any change in the cost of construction, utilities, and rights-of-way since the
7effective date of this paragraph.".
SB40-ASA1-AA1,297,8 81617. Page 1193, line 8: after that line insert:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,297,9 9" Section 2532h. 84.101 of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,297,15 1084.101 Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway. The department shall
11designate and mark the route of USH 14 from the Wisconsin-Illinois border to
12Madison as the "Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway" in recognition and appreciation
13of the public career of Ronald Reagan, who served 2 terms of office with distinction
14as the 40th president of the United States and who subsequently demonstrated grace
15and dignity in his struggle with Alzheimer's disease.".
SB40-ASA1-AA1,297,16 161618. Page 1193, line 9: delete lines 9 to 14.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,297,17 171619. Page 1193, line 19: after that line insert:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,297,19 18" Section 2534p. 84.25 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 84.25 (4) (a) and
19amended to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,298,220 84.25 (4) (a) After Except as provided in par. (b), after the establishment of any
21controlled-access highway, no street or highway or private driveway, shall be opened
22into or connected with any controlled-access highway without the previous consent
23and approval of the department in writing, which shall be given only if the public

1interest shall be served thereby and shall specify the terms and conditions on which
2such consent and approval is given.
SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 2534r 3Section 2534r. 84.25 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,298,104 84.25 (4) (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if the
5department denies approval under par. (a), or fails to provide approval under par. (a)
6within 60 days after a request for approval is made to the department, related to any
7access point to any part of a controlled-access highway located within a municipality,
8that municipality may approve any access point specified in the request for approval
9made to the department. Any approval under this paragraph shall be in writing and
10shall specify the terms and conditions on which the approval is given.".
SB40-ASA1-AA1,298,11 111620. Page 1193, line 20: delete lines 20 to 25.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,298,12 121621. Page 1194, line 1: delete lines 1 to 12.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,298,13 131622. Page 1194, line 25: after "(6w)," insert "(6y),".
SB40-ASA1-AA1,298,14 141623. Page 1194, line 25: delete "and (b)" and substitute "and (b) to (c)".
SB40-ASA1-AA1,298,16 151624. Page 1195, line 4: delete the material beginning with ", and from" and
16ending with "section" on line 6.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,298,18 171625. Page 1195, line 19: delete "$2,708,341,000" and substitute
18"$2,668,661,500".
SB40-ASA1-AA1,298,20 191626. Page 1195, line 25: delete the material beginning with ", to make" and
20ending with "this section," on page 1196, line 2.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,298,21 211627. Page 1196, line 3: after that line insert:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,298,22 22" Section 2540c. 85.024 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,299,11
185.024 (2) The department shall administer a bicycle and pedestrian facilities
2program to award grants of assistance to political subdivisions for the planning,
3development, or construction of bicycle and pedestrian facilities. For purposes of this
4subsection, "bicycle and pedestrian facilities" do not include sidewalks or street
5beautification measures.
The department shall award from the appropriation under
6s. 20.395 (2) (nx) (ox) grants to political subdivisions under this section. A political
7subdivision that is awarded a grant under this section shall contribute matching
8funds equal to at least 25% 20 percent of the amount awarded under this section.
9Any improvement project for which a political subdivision receives a grant under this
10section shall be let by contract based on bids and the contract shall be awarded to the
11lowest competent and responsible bidder.
".
SB40-ASA1-AA1,299,12 121628. Page 1196, line 23: after that line insert:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,299,13 13" Section 2541r. 85.035 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,299,18 1485.035 Reduction of department appropriations. Where Subject to ss.
1516.50 (1) (c) and 85.62, where
the secretary deems that economic conditions warrant,
16the secretary, in conjunction with submission of estimates under s. 16.50, may
17recommend to the secretary of administration that authorized department
18appropriations be reduced to reflect revenue deficiencies.".
SB40-ASA1-AA1,299,19 191629. Page 1196, line 24: delete that line.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,299,20 201630. Page 1197, line 1: delete lines 1 to 5.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,299,21 211631. Page 1199, line 19: delete lines 19 to 25.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,299,22 221632. Page 1200, line 1: delete lines 1 to 7.
SB40-ASA1-AA1,299,23 231633. Page 1200, line 7: after that line insert:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,299,24 24" Section 2550e. 85.243 of the statutes is repealed.".
SB40-ASA1-AA1,300,1
11634. Page 1201, line 8: after that line insert:
SB40-ASA1-AA1,300,2 2" Section 2550s. 86.07 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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