84.063(1)(a)
(a) "Highway improvement" means a state trunk highway improvement project.
84.063(1)(b)
(b) "Utility facility" means any pipe, pipeline, duct, wire line, conduit, pole, tower, equipment or other structure, whether aboveground or underground, used for any of the following:
84.063(1)(b)1.
1. The transmission or distribution of electrical power or light.
84.063(1)(b)2.
2. The transmission, distribution or delivery of heat, water, gas, sewer, telegraph or telecommunication services.
84.063(2)(a)(a) If a utility facility is within the right-of-way of a proposed highway improvement, the department shall identify the owner and notify the owner in writing of the proposed improvement.
84.063(2)(b)
(b) Within a specified period after the date the notice is received, the utility facility owner shall provide the department with a description and the general location of each utility facility in the proposed highway improvement right-of-way.
84.063(3)(a)(a) If a utility facility owner provides the information required under
sub. (2), the department shall send the utility facility owner at least one set of available project plans for the proposed highway improvement, including the location of the owner's existing utility facilities.
84.063(3)(b)
(b) Within a specified period after receiving the project plans, the owner shall provide the department with a work plan. The period of time within which the owner is required to provide the department with a work plan shall reflect whether the utility facility owner is required to coordinate its work plan with another utility facility owner. The work plan provided by the owner shall include all of the following:
84.063(3)(b)1.
1. A copy of the project plans that verifies the location of all of the owner's existing utility facilities specified on the plans by the department and that identifies the owners' proposed location of relocated or additional utility facilities within the right-of-way of the proposed improvement.
84.063(3)(b)2.
2. A plan and a schedule of working days necessary to obtain any approval required by a governmental agency and to accomplish any proposed relocation or adjustment required by the proposed improvement.
84.063(3)(c)
(c) The department shall review and approve a work plan submitted under
par. (b) for compliance with permit requirements and to ensure that the plan is reasonable. Approval of a work plan under this paragraph does not waive any requirement for approval of the work plan by any other governmental agency. The utility facility owner shall notify the department when all required approvals have been obtained. After receiving notification that all approvals have been obtained, the department shall notify the owner of the date on which the owner may proceed with its utility facility relocation work.
84.063(3)(d)
(d) The department shall notify the utility facility owner of any change in the highway improvement that requires additional relocation or adjustment of utility facilities. The department and the owner shall agree on a reasonable time to accomplish the additional work.
84.063(4)(a)(a) If additional utility facility relocation or adjustment work is required under
sub. (3) (d), the department shall reimburse the owner for the additional work.
84.063(4)(b)
(b) The project contractor shall be responsible for any damages negligently caused to a utility facility.
84.063(4)(c)
(c) If the utility facility owner fails to comply with
sub. (3), the department or its contractor shall not be liable to the owner for damages to a utility facility resulting from the highway improvement if the department or its contractor complies with
s. 182.0175 (2), and the owner shall be liable to the department or its contractor for damages resulting from the failure to comply.
84.063(5)
(5) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.
84.063 History
History: 1991 a. 39;
1999 a. 85.
84.063 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
Trans 220, Wis. adm. code.
84.065
84.065
Railroad and utility alteration and relocation loan program. 84.065(1)(1)
Purpose. The purpose of this section is to promote the state's interest in preserving and improving state trunk and connecting highways by means of a program to provide loans for railroad and public utility alterations and relocations associated with highway improvement projects.
84.065(3)
(3) Administration. The department shall administer a loan program to assist public utilities and railroads with the costs of utility and railroad alterations and relocations that are associated with state trunk and connecting highway improvement projects and that are not subject to reimbursement by the department. The department shall have all powers necessary and convenient to implement this section, including the following powers:
84.065(3)(a)
(a) To specify conditions of eligibility for loans under this section. Such conditions shall include the requirement that the utility or railroad alteration or relocation must be part of a planned state trunk or connecting highway improvement project.
84.065(3)(b)
(b) To receive applications for loans under this section and to prescribe the form, nature and extent of the information which shall be contained in applications.
84.065(3)(c)
(c) To establish standards for the approval of loans under this section.
84.065(3)(d)
(d) To enter into loan agreements with applicants to ensure the proper use and prompt repayment of loans under this section. The loan agreement shall permit the loan to be repaid without interest before the date on which the contract for the improvement project with which the utility or railroad alteration is associated is awarded. The loan agreement shall require the payment of interest on the outstanding balance of any loan that is not repaid by the date on which that contract is awarded, accruing from the date on which that contract is awarded. Interest shall be charged at a rate equal to the weekly prime rate for the week prior to the date on which the contract is awarded, as reported by the federal reserve board in federal reserve statistical release H. 15, plus 1%. The loan agreement shall require repayment of the principal and payment of any accrued interest within one year of the date on which the contract is awarded.
84.065(3)(e)
(e) To audit and inspect the records of loan recipients.
84.065(4)
(4) Funds. Subject to
s. 86.255, the department may make loans under this section from the appropriations under
s. 20.395 (3) (bv) and
(cv). The total outstanding balance of loans under this section may not exceed $500,000.
84.065(5)
(5) Rules. The department may promulgate rules as necessary to implement this section.
84.065 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
Trans 30, Wis. adm. code.
84.07
84.07
Maintenance of state trunk highways. 84.07(1)
(1)
State expense; when done by county or municipality. The state trunk highway system shall be maintained by the state at state expense. The department shall prescribe by rule specifications for such maintenance and may contract with any county highway committee or municipality to have all or certain parts of the work of maintaining the state trunk highways within or beyond the limits of the county or municipality, including interstate bridges, performed by the county or municipality, and any county or municipality may enter into such contract. General maintenance activities include the application of protective coatings, the removal and control of snow, the removal, treatment and sanding of ice, interim repair of highway surfaces and adjacent structures, and all other operations, activities and processes required on a continuing basis for the preservation of the highways on the state trunk system, and including the care and protection of trees and other roadside vegetation and suitable planting to prevent soil erosion or to beautify highways pursuant to
s. 66.1037, and all measures deemed necessary to provide adequate traffic service. Special maintenance activities include the restoration, reinforcement, complete repair or other activities which the department deems are necessary on an individual basis for specified portions of the state trunk system. Maintenance activities also include the installation, replacement, rehabilitation, or maintenance of highway signs, traffic control signals, highway lighting, pavement markings, and intelligent transportation systems. The department may contract with a private entity for services or materials or both associated with the installation, replacement, rehabilitation, or maintenance of highway signs, traffic control signals, highway lighting, pavement markings, and intelligent transportation systems.
84.07(1b)
(1b) Emergency repair and protection of state trunk highways. To accomplish prompt repair, protection or preservation of any state trunk highway which has been closed or is being jeopardized by extraordinary damage by flood, structure failure, slides, or other extraordinary condition of necessity and emergency, the department may, if it is deemed for the best interest of the state, proceed at once to repair or protect the highway with forces and services of private constructors and agencies, summarily engaged by the department and cause said work to be done by negotiated contract or agreement without calling for competitive bids, provided that any such contract or agreement involving an estimated expenditure in excess of $10,000 shall be subject to approval of the governor before it becomes effective.
84.07(1m)
(1m) Mass transit system, maintenance. When the public mass transportation system uses a state trunk highway, such facilities shall be maintained by the state at state expense in accordance with this section. Maintenance shall be performed within the highway right-of-way, upon facilities and lands within the highway corridor, and upon such terminal and parking facilities as may be reasonably adjacent to the highway corridor.
84.07(2)
(2) Repayment for state work. When any county or municipality maintains the state trunk highways within or beyond the limits of the county or municipality, including interstate bridges, in compliance with the arrangement with the department, the department shall pay the actual cost of the maintenance, including the allowance for materials and the use of county or municipal machinery and overhead expenses agreed upon in advance. The payments shall be made upon presentation by the county highway committee or municipal clerk of a properly itemized and verified account. The county highway committee or municipal clerk shall present the itemized accounts for general maintenance work no later than one month following the period during which the work is performed.
84.07(3)
(3) Weed control. The highway patrolman shall destroy all noxious weeds as provided in
s. 66.0407 on any highway which he or she patrols.
84.07(4)
(4) Emergency repairs; blocking streets or roads; detours. Except in case of emergency, no city, village or town shall obstruct any street or road over which any state trunk highway is marked unless it first makes arrangements with the department for marking a detour.
84.07(5)
(5) County highway department maintenance capacity and funding. The department shall work cooperatively with county highway departments to determine an appropriate level of state work sufficient to fully utilize manpower and equipment needed for winter maintenance.
84.07 Note
NOTE: 2003 Wis. Act 214, which affected this section, contains extensive explanatory notes.
84.072
84.072
Unified disadvantaged business certification program. 84.072(1)(a)
(a) "Business" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, or corporation that is operated for profit.
84.072(1)(am)
(am) "Certifying authority" means the department or, if authorized under
sub. (5m), a municipality or county.
84.072(1)(b)
(b) "Disadvantaged business" means a business that is all of the following:
84.072(1)(b)1.
1. At least 51% owned by one or more disadvantaged individuals who are U.S. citizens or persons lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence, as defined in
8 USC 1101 (a) (20).
84.072(1)(b)2.
2. Controlled in its management and daily business operations by one or more of the disadvantaged individuals who own the business.
84.072(1)(c)
(c) "Disadvantaged individual" means an individual found by a certifying authority to be socially and economically disadvantaged within the meaning given in
49 CFR 26.5.
84.072(1)(d)
(d) "Municipality" means a city, village, or town.
84.072(2)(a)(a) Any business may apply to a certifying authority for certification as a disadvantaged business. All applications shall be sworn and notarized. A certifying authority shall certify as a disadvantaged business any business that meets the requirements under
49 CFR 26, subpart D, for such certification. A certifying authority shall follow all certification procedures and standards provided in
49 CFR 26 and all certification determinations shall strictly conform with
49 CFR 26 and federal guidelines established under that section. A certifying authority shall complete review and issue a decision concerning an application within 90 days after receiving the completed application, except that a certifying authority may extend its review period to not more than 150 days if, within those 90 days, the certifying authority provides written notice to the applicant specifying the reasons for the extension. No person may certify a business as a disadvantaged business for purposes of
49 CFR 26, except as provided in this section. A certifying authority may charge and collect reasonable fees for reviewing an application submitted under this paragraph.
84.072(2)(b)1.1. Except as provided in
sub. (6), a certifying authority is not required to review an application submitted by a business that has its principal place of business in another state, unless the business is certified as a disadvantaged business under a unified certification program that strictly conforms to
49 CFR 26 and to which that other state is a party.
84.072(2)(b)2.
2. If the department receives an application for a business that is certified as a disadvantaged business under a federally approved unified certification program pursuant to
49 CFR 26, the department may do any of the following:
84.072(2)(b)2.a.
a. Grant certification in reliance of the certification determination under the federally approved unified certification program.
84.072(2)(b)2.b.
b. Make an independent certification determination based on material submitted by the other certifying agency, supplemented by whatever additional information the department may request from the applicant.
84.072(2)(b)2.c.
c. Require the applicant to undergo the application process without regard to the other certification.
84.072(2)(b)3.
3. If a certifying authority that is a municipality or county receives an application for a business that is certified as a disadvantaged business under a federally approved unified certification program pursuant to
49 CFR 26, the certifying authority shall forward the application to the department for purposes of
subd. 2.
84.072(2)(c)
(c) A certifying authority shall cooperate with any directive from the federal government under authority of
49 CFR 26 concerning certification under this section.
84.072(2)(d)
(d) Certification under this section is valid for 3 years, unless the department removes certification under
sub. (4) or the certification is removed as provided in
49 CFR 26.87 or
26.89. A certifying authority may not require a business that is certified under this section to reapply during the 3-year period after its certification, unless the factual basis on which the certification is made materially changes.
84.072(2)(e)
(e) No certification of a business as a disadvantaged business for purposes of federal transportation assistance programs before September 1, 2001, is valid for contracts executed after February 28, 2002. Beginning on March 1, 2002, only a business certified under this section qualifies as a disadvantaged business enterprise for purposes of
49 CFR 26.
84.072(2m)(a)(a) A certifying authority may not disclose to any person any information that relates to an individual's statement of net worth, a statement of experience, or a company's financial statement, including the gross receipts of a bidder, or to any documentation submitted in support of those statements, if the information was obtained for the purpose of complying with
49 CFR 26, as that section existed on October 1, 1999.
84.072(2m)(b)
(b) This subsection does not prohibit a certifying authority from disclosing information to any of the following persons:
84.072(2m)(b)2.
2. If the certifying authority is a municipality or county, to the department.
84.072(2m)(b)3.
3. If the certifying authority is the department, to a municipality or county authorized under
sub. (5m).
84.072(2m)(b)4.
4. Any person who has the written consent of the person to whom the information relates to receive such information.
84.072(2m)(b)5.
5. Any person to whom
49 CFR 26, as that section existed on October 1, 1999, requires or specifically authorizes the certifying authority to disclose such information.
84.072(2m)(b)6.
6. The federal department of transportation, if the certifying authority discloses the information for the purposes of a certification appeal proceeding in which the disadvantaged status of the individual is in question.
84.072(3)
(3) Implied consent. Any municipality, county, or other person, including the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority created under
subch. II of ch. 114, that accepts federal moneys from the appropriations under
s. 20.395 (1) (bx),
(2) (ax),
(dx),
(fx), or
(mx), or
(3) (bx),
(cx), or
(ex), or accepts other federal moneys for highway, transit, airport, or spaceport purposes, after September 1, 2001, is considered to have given consent to the unified certification disadvantage business program administered under this section.
84.072(4)
(4) Requirements of certified businesses. A business certified as a disadvantaged business shall, within 30 days after a change in the business's size, disadvantaged status, ownership, or control that could preclude its certification as a disadvantaged business under
49 CFR 26, notify the department of that change by sworn and notarized statement. A business certified as a disadvantaged business shall submit annually to the department a sworn, notarized statement attesting that there have been no changes to the business's size, disadvantaged status, ownership or control, or its gross receipts, that would preclude its certification as a disadvantaged business under
49 CFR 26. The notice shall include a statement that the business meets the size and gross receipts criteria for certification and shall include documentary evidence supporting that statement. The department shall remove the certification of any disadvantaged business that fails to provide the statement within 13 months after certification under this section, or within 13 months after it last submitted to the department the information required under this subsection, whichever is later.
84.072(5)
(5) Directory of certified businesses. The department shall maintain a list of all businesses certified as a disadvantaged business by a certifying authority or by a state that is a party to an agreement under
sub. (6). The list shall include the business name, address, telephone number, and types of work that the business is certified to perform as a disadvantaged business. The department shall make the list and any updated information available to any person, at no charge, on the Internet and in printed format. The department shall update the list at least annually, but shall update the electronic list available on the Internet by including additions, deletions, or other changes to the list as soon as the department makes such an addition, deletion, or other change.
84.072(5m)
(5m) Certification by a municipality or county. The department may authorize any municipality or county to certify a business as a disadvantaged business. The authorization shall be in writing and shall require the municipality or county to conform strictly to the standards and processes provided in this section and rules promulgated under this section. The authorization shall be valid for one year. The authorization shall require the municipality or county to provide written notice to the department of any certification decision. The written notice shall include all of the information contained in the directory maintained under
sub. (5). The authorization shall require the municipality or county to forward applications to the department under
sub. (2) (b) 3. Certification by a municipality or county is valid for 3 years, unless the department removes certification under
sub. (4) or the certification is removed as provided in
49 CFR 26.87 or
26.89. No municipality or county authorized under this subsection may hear any appeals or complaints regarding certification decisions.
84.072(6)
(6) Reciprocal certification agreements. Notwithstanding
sub. (2) (a), the department may enter into a reciprocal agreement with any other state establishing a joint unified certification program that strictly conforms to
49 CFR 26. The agreement may authorize the other state to certify as a disadvantaged business any business that is based in this state, or may authorize the department to certify as a disadvantaged business any business based in that other state.
84.072(7)
(7) Certification appeals and complaints. 84.072(7)(a)(a) Any business whose application for certification is denied, or is not reviewed within the time limits prescribed in
sub. (2) (a), or whose certification is removed, may appeal that action as provided in
49 CFR 26.89 to the department.
84.072(7)(b)
(b) Any person may file with the department a signed, written complaint that a business that a certifying authority has certified under this section is not eligible for such certification. The department shall investigate complaints that it finds are supported by credible evidence. If, upon investigation, the department finds reasonable cause to believe that a business is not eligible for certification, the department shall notify the business of its findings in writing and shall proceed in the manner provided under
49 CFR 26.87.
84.072(8)
(8) Applicability. This section does not apply if federal law does not require, as a condition of using federal funds, this state to establish goals for the participation of disadvantaged businesses or the employment of disadvantaged individuals in projects using federal funds.
84.072 History
History: 2001 a. 16,
104;
2005 a. 335.
