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2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE
March 15, 2012 - Introduced by Representatives Wynn, Craig and Knilans,
cosponsored by Senator Galloway. Referred to Committee on Transportation.
AB719,1,2
1An Act to create 86.35 of the statutes;
relating to: requiring a referendum
2before construction of highway roundabouts.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under this bill, no roundabout may be constructed as part of a highway project
unless the authority in charge of the highway project obtains approval for the
roundabout from the electors at a referendum held in the municipality where the
proposed roundabout would be located.
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:
AB719, s. 1
3Section
1. 86.35 of the statutes is created to read:
AB719,2,4
486.35 Referendum required before construction of roundabouts. After
5the effective date of this section .... [LRB inserts date], no roundabout may be
6constructed as part of any highway project unless the authority in charge of the
7highway project seeks and obtains approval for the roundabout from the electors at
1a referendum held in the municipality where the proposed roundabout would be
2located. The referendum may only be held at a spring primary, as defined in s. 5.02
3(22), spring election, as defined in s. 5.02 (21), partisan primary, as defined in s. 5.02
4(12s), or general election, as defined in s. 5.02 (5).
