Highways
Current law includes specific provisions applicable to southeast Wisconsin freeway rehabilitation projects, including the Marquette interchange reconstruction project and the I 94 north-south corridor reconstruction project. Among the sources for funding southeast Wisconsin freeway rehabilitation projects, the state may contract up to $303,300,000 in public debt, in the form of general obligation bonds, for DOT's funding of the Marquette interchange reconstruction project and the I 94 north-south corridor reconstruction project.
This bill increases from $303,300,000 to $553,550,000 the limit for this authorized general obligation bonding.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.866 (2) (uup) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.866 (2) (uup) Transportation; Marquette interchange and I 94 north-south corridor reconstruction projects. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of transportation to fund the Marquette interchange reconstruction project under s. 84.014, as provided under s. 84.555, and the reconstruction of the I 94 north-south corridor, as provided under s. 84.555 (1m) (a). The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $303,300,000 $553,550,000 for these purposes.
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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Byrnes, BB0211 - Funding amounts for general transportation aids
For 2009-11 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2009 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
transportation
Transportation aids
Under current law, DOT administers a general transportation aids program that makes aid payments to a county based on a share-of-costs formula, and to a village, city, or town (municipality) based on the greater of a share-of-costs formula for municipalities or an aid rate per mile, which is $2,015 for calendar year 2009 and thereafter.
This bill decreases the aid rate per mile to $1,195 for calendar year 2010 and thereafter.
This bill decreases the maximum amount of aid that may be paid to counties under the program from the current limit of $99,387,700 in calendar year 2009 and thereafter to $98,393,800 in calendar year 2010 and thereafter. The bill also decreases the maximum amount of aid that may be paid to municipalities under the program from the current limit of $312,685,400 in calendar year 2009 and thereafter to $309,558,500 in calendar year 2010 and thereafter.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 86.30 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
86.30 (2) (a) 3. For each mile of road or street under the jurisdiction of a municipality as determined under s. 86.302, the mileage aid payment shall be $1,862 in calendar year 2006, $1,899 in calendar year 2007, $1,956 in calendar year 2008, and $2,015 in calendar year 2009, and $1,995 in calendar year 2010 and thereafter.
SECTION 2. 86.30 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
86.30 (9) (b) For the purpose of calculating and distributing aids under sub. (2), the amounts for aids to counties are $91,845,500 in calendar year 2006, $93,682,400 in calendar year 2007, $96,492,900 in calendar year 2008, and $99,387,700 in calendar year 2009, and $98,393,800 in calendar year 2010 and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the statewide county average cost-sharing percentage in the particular calendar year.
SECTION 3. 86.30 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
86.30 (9) (c) For the purpose of calculating and distributing aids under sub. (2), the amounts for aids to municipalities are $288,956,900 in calendar year 2006, $294,736,000 in calendar year 2007, $303,578,100 in calendar year 2008, and $312,685,400 in calendar year 2009, and $309,558,500 in calendar year 2010 and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the statewide municipal average cost-sharing percentage in the particular calendar year.
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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Byrnes, BB0212 - Decreases to local roads improvement program discretionary component
For 2009-11 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2009 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
transportation
Highways
Under current law, DOT administers a local roads improvement program, which includes an entitlement component and a nonentitlement (discretionary) component. Under the discretionary component, DOT allocates funds in fiscal year 2008-09 and each fiscal year thereafter as follows: $5,462,100 to fund eligible county trunk highway improvements, $780,300 to fund eligible town road improvements, and $1,040,400 to fund eligible municipal street improvements.
This bill decreases, to the following amounts, DOT's allocations for the discretionary component of the local roads improvement program:
1. For county trunk highway improvements, $5,407,500 in fiscal year 2009-10 and each fiscal year thereafter.
2. For town road improvements, $772,500 in fiscal year 2009-10 and each fiscal year thereafter.
3. For municipal street improvements, $1,030,000 in fiscal year 2009-10 and each fiscal year thereafter.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 86.31 (3g) of the statutes is amended to read:
86.31 (3g) COUNTY TRUNK HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS -- DISCRETIONARY GRANTS. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (ft), the department shall allocate $5,250,000 in fiscal year 2005-06 and in fiscal year 2006-07, $5,355,000 in fiscal year 2007-08, and $5,462,100 in fiscal year 2008-09, and $5,407,500 in fiscal year 2009-10 and each fiscal year thereafter, to fund county trunk highway improvements with eligible costs totaling more than $250,000. The funding of improvements under this subsection is in addition to the allocation of funds for entitlements under sub. (3).
SECTION 2. 86.31 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
86.31 (3m) TOWN ROAD IMPROVEMENTS -- DISCRETIONARY GRANTS. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (ft), the department shall allocate $750,000 in fiscal year 2005-06 and in fiscal year 2006-07, $765,000 in fiscal year 2007-08, and $780,300 in fiscal year 2008-09, and $772,500 in fiscal year 2009-10 and each fiscal year thereafter, to fund town road improvements with eligible costs totaling $100,000 or more. The funding of improvements under this subsection is in addition to the allocation of funds for entitlements under sub. (3).
SECTION 3. 86.31 (3r) of the statutes is amended to read:
86.31 (3r) MUNICIPAL STREET IMPROVEMENTS -- DISCRETIONARY GRANTS. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (ft), the department shall allocate $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2005-06 and in fiscal year 2006-07, $1,020,000 in fiscal year 2007-08, and $1,040,400 in fiscal year 2008-09, and $1,030,000 in fiscal year 2009-10 and each fiscal year thereafter, to fund municipal street improvement projects having total estimated costs of $250,000 or more. The funding of improvements under this subsection is in addition to the allocation of funds for entitlements under sub. (3).
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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Byrnes, BB0213 - Passenger rail route development
For 2009-11 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2009 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Transportation
Rail and air transportation
Under current law, DOT administers a rail passenger route development program (program) under which DOT may fund the following:
1. Capital costs related to Amtrak service extension routes or other rail service routes between the cities of Milwaukee and Madison, Milwaukee and Green Bay, Milwaukee and Chicago, Madison and Eau Claire, and Madison and La Crosse.
2. Railroad track or rail passenger station improvements related to an Amtrak service extension route, or establishing commuter rail service, between the city of Milwaukee and Waukesha County.
3. Rail passenger station improvements related to an existing rail passenger service.
Current law provides $82,000,000 in general obligation bonding authority for the program, but does not provide for other sources of program funding. However, not more than $10,000,000 of the bonding proceeds may be used for the purposes described in items 2. and 3., above, no proceeds may be used without JCF approval, and no proceeds may be used for the purposes described in items 1. and 2., above, unless DOT provides to JCF certain information.
This bill increases the authorized general obligation bonding authority for the program from $82,000,000 to $122,000,000 but does not modify any of these other program funding limitations.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.866 (2) (up) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.866 (2) (up) Transportation; rail passenger route development. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of transportation to fund rail passenger route development under s. 85.061 (3). The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $82,000,000 $122,000,000 for this purpose. Of this amount, not more than $10,000,000 may be used to fund the purposes specified in s. 85.061 (3) (a) 2. and 3.
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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Miner, BB0233 - Contaminated sediment bonding and program
For 2009-11 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2009 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Environment
Water quality
Current federal law authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to carry out projects to clean up contaminated sediment in the Great Lakes and tributaries of the Great Lakes. The federal law requires a portion of the funding for a project to be provided from a source other than the federal government. Current state law authorizes DNR to pay a portion of the costs of a project to remove contaminated sediment from Lake Michigan or Lake Superior or a tributary of Lake Michigan or Lake Superior if EPA provides federal funds for the project. The law authorizes the issuance of $17,000,000 in bonds, to be repaid from the environmental fund, for this purpose.
This bill authorizes DNR to pay a portion of the costs of a project to remove contaminated sediment from Lake Michigan or Lake Superior or a tributary of Lake Michigan or Lake Superior if the project is in a water body that DNR has identified, under the federal Clean Water Act, as being impaired and the impairment is caused by contaminated sediment. The bill eliminates the requirement that EPA provide federal funds for the project. The bill also increases the bonding authority for sediment removal projects by $5,000,000.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.866 (2) (ti) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.866 (2) (ti) Natural resources; contaminated sediment removal. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of natural resources to fund removal of contaminated sediment under s. 281.87. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $17,000,000 $22,000,000 for this purpose.
SECTION 2. 281.87 of the statutes is amended to read:
281.87 Great Lakes contaminated sediment removal. The department may expend funds from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (ti) to pay a portion of the costs of a project to remove contaminated sediment from Lake Michigan or Lake Superior or a tributary of Lake Michigan or Lake Superior if federal funds are provided for the project under 33 USC 1268 (c) (12) the project is in an impaired water body that the department has identified under 33 USC 1313 (d) (1) (A) and the source of the impairment is contaminated sediment.
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LRB-0863LRB-0863/12
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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Dombrowski, BB0232 - Attorney consolidation
For 2009-11 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2009 BILL
