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84.295
(6) Construction of grade separations at intersections. In the
15furtherance of the public interest and general welfare of the state and the traveling
16public in the development of freeways or expressways, the department is authorized
17and empowered to construct grade separations at intersections of any freeway or
18expressway with other public highways and railroads and to change and adjust the
19lines of public highways and if necessary combine, relocate or extend the same to
20adjust traffic service to grade separation structures. The entire cost of grade
21separations and relocations, alterations or extensions of local roads as so determined
22by the department shall be a part of the construction of and financed as a part of the
23cost of the freeway or expressway. The department may by agreement with a county
24or municipality or by order summarily vacate or relocate any town, county, city or
25village highway as part of the construction of a freeway or expressway but shall pay
1any damage legally payable under existing law to any property owner directly
2injured by the vacation or relocation of such street or highway. The department is
3empowered to enter into agreement with the units of government having jurisdiction
4over a local highway relocated, altered or extended as a part of the freeway or
5expressway improvement with respect to maintenance thereof, and in the absence
6of mutual agreement to the contrary, such relocated, altered or extended highway
7shall be maintained by the unit of government having jurisdiction thereof before it
8was so relocated, altered or extended, except any parts thereof which the department
9determines to be useful in operation of or for access to the freeway or expressway,
10including structures over the freeway or expressway, which parts shall be
11maintained by the state
, subject to s. 84.07 (1r), as a part of the freeway or
12expressway. The action by the department relative to vacation, relocation, extension
13or combining of a public highway under jurisdiction of any county, town, city or
14village shall be conclusive.
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15Section 1556m. 84.30 (5r) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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84.30
(5r) (title)
Signs nonconforming under local ordinances that are
17realigned relocated because of state highway projects.
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18Section 1556n. 84.30 (5r) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 84.30 (5r) (a)
19(intro.) and amended to read:
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84.30
(5r) (a) (intro.) In this subsection
, "realignment" means relocation on the
21same site.:
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22Section 1556p. 84.30 (5r) (a) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,886,2323
84.30
(5r) (a) 1. "Municipality" means a city, village, or town.
AB40-ASA1,1556q
24Section 1556q. 84.30 (5r) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,887,4
184.30
(5r) (a) 2. "Relocation" means the dismantling and moving of a sign to
2a new location within the same municipality or the removal of a sign and erection of
3a replacement sign, constructed of new materials, at a new location within the same
4municipality.
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5Section 1556r. 84.30 (5r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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84.30
(5r) (b) If a highway project of the department causes the
realignment 7relocation of a sign that does not conform to a local ordinance, the
realignment 8relocation shall not affect the sign's nonconforming status under the ordinance.
AB40-ASA1,1556s
9Section 1556s. 84.30 (5r) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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84.30
(5r) (c) If in connection with a highway project of the department the
11department proposes the
realignment relocation or condemnation of a sign that does
12not conform to a local ordinance, the
sign owner may elect to relocate the sign within
13the same municipality. If the sign owner does not make such an election and the
14department proposes the relocation of the sign, the department shall notify the
15governing body of the municipality or county where the sign is located and which
16adopted the ordinance of the sign's proposed
realignment relocation. Upon receiving
17this notice, the governing body may petition the department to acquire the sign and
18any real property interest of the sign owner. If the department succeeds in
19condemning the sign, the governing body that made the petition to the department
20shall pay to the department an amount equal to the condemnation award, less
21relocation costs for the sign that would have been paid by the department if the sign
22had been
realigned relocated rather than condemned. Notwithstanding s. 86.30 (2)
23(a) 1. and (b) 1., 1g., and 1r., if the governing body fails to pay this amount, the
24department may reduce the municipality's or county's general transportation aid
25payment under s. 86.30 by an equal amount.
AB40-ASA1,1556t
1Section 1556t. 84.30 (5r) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,888,42
84.30
(5r) (e) If a highway project of the department causes the relocation of
3a sign that does not conform to a local ordinance, all of the following shall apply with
4respect to relocation of the sign:
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1. The size of the sign face, and the number of sign faces on the sign, after
6relocation shall be the same as prior to relocation.
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2. The height of the sign, as measured from road-grade level of the highway
8from which motorists are intended to view the sign, after relocation shall be equal
9to or greater than the height above road-grade prior to relocation.
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3. The new location for the sign shall meet all requirements for a sign permit
11under this section, to the extent the department issues permits for signs.
AB40-ASA1,1557
12Section
1557. 84.40 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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84.40
(2) (a)
May Subject to any prior action under s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848
14(1), may sell and convey to a nonprofit-sharing corporation any public right-of-way
15available for highway purposes and any existing highways or other improvements
16thereon owned by the state or under the jurisdiction of the department for such
17consideration and upon such terms and conditions as the department deems in the
18public interest.
AB40-ASA1,1558
19Section
1558. 84.555 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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84.555
(1m) Notwithstanding sub. (1) and ss. 84.51 and 84.59, the proceeds of
21general obligation bonds issued under s. 20.866 (2) (uum) are allocated for
22expenditure obligations under s. 84.95 and s. 84.014
and
, the proceeds of general
23obligation bonds issued under s. 20.866 (2) (uup) may be used to fund expenditure
24obligations for the Marquette interchange reconstruction project under s. 84.014, for
25the reconstruction of the I 94 north-south corridor, as defined in s. 84.014 (5m) (ag)
11., for the reconstruction of the Zoo interchange, as defined in s. 84.014 (5m) (ag) 2.,
2and for southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects under s. 84.0145
, and for
3high-cost state highway bridge projects under s. 84.017, and the proceeds of general
4obligation bonds issued under s. 20.866 (2) (uur) may be used to fund expenditure
5obligations for southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects under s. 84.0145.
AB40-ASA1,1559
6Section
1559. 84.59 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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84.59
(6) The building commission may contract revenue obligations when it
8reasonably appears to the building commission that all obligations incurred under
9this section can be fully paid from moneys received or anticipated and pledged to be
10received on a timely basis. Except as provided in this subsection, the principal
11amount of revenue obligations issued under this section may not exceed
12$3,351,547,300 $3,768,059,300, excluding any obligations that have been defeased
13under a cash optimization program administered by the building commission, to be
14used for transportation facilities under s. 84.01 (28) and major highway projects for
15the purposes under ss. 84.06 and 84.09. In addition to the foregoing limit on principal
16amount, the building commission may contract revenue obligations under this
17section as the building commission determines is desirable to refund outstanding
18revenue obligations contracted under this section, to make payments under
19agreements or ancillary arrangements entered into under s. 18.55 (6) with respect
20to revenue obligations issued under this section, and to pay expenses associated with
21revenue obligations contracted under this section.
AB40-ASA1,1559w
22Section 1559w. 85.0205 of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,890,2
2385.0205 Expenditures for aesthetic elements. (1) Except as provided in
24subs. (2) and (3), the department may not expend more than 1.5 percent of the project
25costs of any highway improvement project on elements that the department
1determines are primarily related to the aesthetic preferences of communities
2adjacent to the project, generally known as community sensitive solutions.
AB40-ASA1,890,3
3(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if any of the following apply:
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(a) The elements are included in a federal record of decision or similar federal
5project approval issued prior to the effective date of this section .... [LRB inserts
6date].
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(b) The inclusion of the elements is required to receive approval for the use of
8federal funds on the project.
AB40-ASA1,890,11
9(3) The department may expend more than the amount permitted under sub.
10(1) if the expenditures in excess of the amount permitted are reimbursed by another
11party.
AB40-ASA1,1560
12Section
1560. 85.021 of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,890,14
1385.021 Transportation alternatives program. (1) Definitions. In this
14section:
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(a) "Eligible entity" has the meaning given in
23 USC 213 (c) (4) (B).
AB40-ASA1,890,1616
(b) "Transportation alternatives" has the meaning given in
23 USC 101 (a).
AB40-ASA1,890,20
17(2) Program. (a) The department may administer a program to award grants
18of assistance to any eligible entity for transportation alternatives activities
19consistent with federal regulations promulgated under
23 USC 213. The grants shall
20be awarded from the appropriations under s. 20.395 (2) (js), (jv), and (jx).
AB40-ASA1,890,2421
(b) Any project for which a grant is awarded under par. (a) shall be commenced
22within 4 years from the date that the grant is awarded. For purposes of this
23paragraph, a planning project is commenced when a planning study is begun and an
24infrastructure project is commenced when construction is begun.
AB40-ASA1,1564e
4Section 1564e. 85.063 (title) and (1) (intro.) and (b) of the statutes are
5repealed.
AB40-ASA1,1564m
6Section 1564m. 85.063 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 182.017 (1g) (ct)
7and amended to read:
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182.017
(1g) (ct) "Urban rail transit system" means a system, either publicly
9or privately owned, which
will provide provides transportation by rail
in a
10municipality to the public on a regular and continuing basis
and which begins service
11on or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].
AB40-ASA1,1564s
12Section 1564s. 85.063 (2) and (3) of the statutes are repealed.
AB40-ASA1,1565
13Section
1565. 85.09 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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85.09
(2) (a) The department of transportation shall have the first right to
15acquire, for present or future transportational or recreational purposes, any
16property used in operating a railroad or railway, including land and rails, ties,
17switches, trestles, bridges, and the like located on that property, that has been
18abandoned. The department of transportation may, in connection with abandoned
19rail property, assign this right to a state agency, the board of regents of the University
20of Wisconsin System, any county or municipality, or any transit commission.
21Acquisition by the department of transportation may be by gift, purchase, or
22condemnation in accordance with the procedure under s. 32.05. In addition to its
23property management authority under s. 85.15, the department of transportation
24may
, subject to any prior action under s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848 (1), lease and collect
25rents and fees for any use of rail property pending discharge of the department's duty
1to convey property that is not necessary for a public purpose. No person owning
2abandoned rail property, including any person to whom ownership reverts upon
3abandonment, may convey or dispose of any abandoned rail property without first
4obtaining a written release from the department of transportation indicating that
5the first right of acquisition under this subsection will not be exercised or assigned.
6No railroad or railway may convey any rail property prior to abandonment if the rail
7property is part of a rail line shown on the railroad's system map as in the process
8of abandonment, expected to be abandoned, or under study for possible
9abandonment unless the conveyance or disposal is for the purpose of providing
10continued rail service under another company or agency. Any conveyance made
11without obtaining such release is void. The first right of acquisition of the
12department of transportation under this subsection does not apply to any rail
13property declared by the department to be abandoned before January 1, 1977. The
14department of transportation may acquire any abandoned rail property under this
15section regardless of the date of its abandonment.
AB40-ASA1,1566
16Section
1566. 85.09 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,894,1417
85.09
(4) Acquisition and conveyance. Upon its own initiative, the department
18may determine at any time whether the rail property is abandoned, and whether it
19is in the best interest of the state to acquire the rail property. Within 90 days after
20being requested by any state agency, any railroad or any county or municipality in
21which the rail property is located, the department shall, subject to sub. (5) (b), make
22a determination of the abandonment status and, if found to be abandoned, shall
23determine whether it is in the best interest of the public to acquire the rail property.
24If it is determined to acquire the rail property or any part or interest therein, the
25department shall, within 180 days of the determination of its abandoned status, or
1the interstate commerce commission's final order permitting the abandonment, or
2the termination of any efforts to negotiate an agreement for continual operation of
3rail service on the line, whichever occurs last, determine the fair market value of the
4rail property and acquire the rail property at a price deemed reasonable by the
5department or make a relocation order under s. 32.05. In making its determination,
6the department shall consider long-range potential for use of the rail property for
7restoration of railroad service and for other transportation related purposes. The
8department shall solicit the opinions of appropriate state agencies, affected counties
9and municipalities and other interested persons. The department shall give due
10consideration to an expressed desire by a state agency or an affected county or
11municipality to acquire, in whole or in part, the rail property under consideration.
12Subject
to any prior action under s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848 (1) and subject to sub.
13(6), all or part of any interest in abandoned rail property acquired by the department
14under this section or under s. 66.941 (7), 1975 stats., may be subsequently conveyed
15to another state agency or a county or municipality for transportational purposes,
16recreational purposes, scenic purposes or for the purpose of constructing a
17correctional institution, or to a railroad for continued railroad transportation
18operations when the railroad has operated on the rail property for 5 years and the
19department may make such conveyances for such purposes. Any determination of
20the department under this section that rail property is not abandoned shall not
21preclude the undertaking of a subsequent investigation and determination
22concerning the same rail property or any portion thereof. If at any time subsequent
23to the acquisition of rail property under this section the department determines that
24the rail property is not suitable for transportational purposes, recreational purposes,
25scenic purposes or for the purpose of constructing a correctional institution, or that
1the rail property or any interest therein may be conveyed to any other person on
2terms which are not inconsistent with the potential use of the rail property for
3transportational purposes, recreational purposes, scenic purposes or for the purpose
4of constructing a correctional institution or which yield a benefit, including financial
5benefits, to the state which outweighs the benefit derived from the rail property if
6used for transportational purposes, recreational purposes, scenic purposes or for the
7purpose of constructing a correctional institution, the department may convey the
8rail property or such interest therein,
subject to any prior action under s. 13.48 (14)
9(am) or 16.848 (1) and subject to sub. (6). The department shall give notice of its
10intention to make the conveyance, and state and local units of government shall have
11the first 6 months in which to exercise their opportunity to acquire the rail property
12or interest therein. The railroad from which the rail property was acquired shall
13have the next 6 months in which to exercise its opportunity to reacquire the rail
14property or interest therein.
AB40-ASA1,1567
15Section
1567. 85.09 (4i) of the statutes is amended to read:
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85.09
(4i) Disposal of rail property. The department
, subject to any prior
17action under s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848 (1), shall sell at public or private sale rail
18property acquired under sub. (4) when the department determines that the rail
19property is not necessary for a public purpose and, if real property, the real property
20is not the subject of a petition under s. 16.310 (2). Upon receipt of the full purchase
21price, the department shall, by appropriate
deed or other instrument, transfer the
22rail property to the purchaser. The funds derived from sales under this subsection
23shall be deposited in the transportation fund, and the expense incurred by the
24department in connection with the sale shall be paid from the appropriation under
1s. 20.395 (2) (bq).
This subsection does not apply to real property that is sold under
2s. 16.848.
AB40-ASA1,1568
3Section
1568. 85.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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85.15
(1) The Subject to any prior action under s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848 (1),
5the department may improve, use, maintain or lease any property acquired for
6highway, airport or any other transportation purpose until the property is actually
7needed for any such purpose and may permit use of the property for purposes and
8upon such terms and conditions as the department deems in the public interest.
AB40-ASA1,1568m
9Section 1568m. 85.19 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,895,1410
85.19
(1) Standards. The department, in consultation with the department of
11natural resources
under s. 281.33 (3) (a) 2., shall, by rule, establish standards for the
12control of soil erosion related to highway and bridge construction that is funded in
13whole or in part with state or federal funds.
At a minimum, the The standards shall
14require the use of best management practices.
AB40-ASA1,1569b
15Section 1569b. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. cm. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,895,2516
85.20
(4m) (a) 6. cm. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (ht), the
17department shall pay
$66,585,600 for aid payable for calendar year 2010,
18$68,583,200 for aid payable for calendar year 2011, and $61,724,900 for aid payable
19for calendar
year years 2012
to 2014 and $64,193,900 for calendar year 2015 and
20thereafter, to the eligible applicant that pays the local contribution required under
21par. (b) 1. for an urban mass transit system that has annual operating expenses of
22$80,000,000 or more. If the eligible applicant that receives aid under this subd. 6.
23cm. is served by more than one urban mass transit system, the eligible applicant may
24allocate the aid between the urban mass transit systems in any manner the eligible
25applicant considers desirable.
AB40-ASA1,1571d
1Section 1571d. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
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85.20
(4m) (a) 6. d. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hu), the
3department shall pay
$17,496,400 for aid payable for calendar year 2010,
4$18,021,300 for aid payable for calendar year 2011, and $16,219,200 for aid payable
5for calendar
year years 2012
to 2014 and $16,868,000 for calendar year 2015 and
6thereafter, to the eligible applicant that pays the local contribution required under
7par. (b) 1. for an urban mass transit system that has annual operating expenses in
8excess of $20,000,000 but less than $80,000,000. If the eligible applicant that
9receives aid under this subd. 6. d. is served by more than one urban mass transit
10system, the eligible applicant may allocate the aid between the urban mass transit
11systems in any manner the eligible applicant considers desirable.
AB40-ASA1,1574
12Section
1574. 85.20 (4m) (a) 7. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,896,1813
85.20
(4m) (a) 7. a. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hr), beginning
14with aid payable for calendar year 2002 and for each calendar year thereafter, the
15uniform percentage for each eligible applicant served by an urban mass transit
16system operating within an urbanized area having a population as shown in the
2000 172010 federal decennial census of at least 50,000 or receiving federal mass transit aid
18for such area, and not specified in subd. 6.
AB40-ASA1,1576
19Section
1576. 85.20 (4m) (a) 7. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
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85.20
(4m) (a) 7. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 7. a., the
21amounts for aids are
$25,099,500 in calendar year 2010, $25,852,500 in calendar
22year 2011, and $23,267,200 in calendar
year years 2012
and 2013, $23,544,900 in
23calendar year 2014, and $24,486,700 in calendar year 2015 and thereafter. These
24amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform
25percentage in the particular calendar year.
AB40-ASA1,1577
1Section
1577. 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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85.20
(4m) (a) 8. a. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hs), beginning
3with aid payable for calendar year 2002 and for each calendar year thereafter, the
4uniform percentage for each eligible applicant served by an urban mass transit
5system operating within an area having a population as shown in the
2000 2010 6federal decennial census of less than 50,000 or receiving federal mass transit aid for
7such area.
AB40-ASA1,1579
8Section
1579. 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
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85.20
(4m) (a) 8. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 8. a., the
10amounts for aids are
$5,681,600 in calendar year 2010, $5,852,200 in calendar year
112011, and $5,267,000 in calendar
year years 2012
and 2013, $4,989,300 in calendar
12year 2014, and $5,188,900 in calendar year 2015 and thereafter. These amounts, to
13the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the
14particular calendar year.
AB40-ASA1,1581
15Section
1581. 85.63 of the statutes is created to read:
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1685.63 Surveying reference station system. (1) The department shall
17administer a surveying reference station system consisting of all of the following:
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(a) A passive system consisting of a network of monuments located throughout
19the state that are used to generate latitude, longitude, and elevation data.
AB40-ASA1,897,2320
(b) An active surveying reference station system consisting of reference
21stations statewide that continuously transmit global positioning system data to a
22system server, and the server that receives and processes the data received from the
23reference stations.
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24(2) The department may charge a fee for providing access to the system under
25sub. (1) in an amount to be established by rule. All fees received under this
1subsection shall be deposited in the general fund and credited to the appropriation
2account under s. 20.395 (3) (jg).
AB40-ASA1,1581t
3Section 1581t. 86.19 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
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86.19
(1g) The department shall erect and maintain 3 directional signs, one
5viewable from the southbound lane of I 43 near the Highland Avenue and 11th Street
6exit in Milwaukee County, one viewable from the northbound lane of I 43 near the
7Michigan Street and 10th Street exit in Milwaukee County, and one viewable from
8the eastbound lane of I 794 near the James Lovell Street and St. Paul Avenue exit
9in Milwaukee County, for the Milwaukee Central Library. Each sign shall contain
10the words "Historic Milwaukee Public Library." The department may not charge any
11fee related to any sign erected and maintained under this subsection.
AB40-ASA1,1581m
12Section 1581m. 86.195 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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86.195
(3) (b) 3. Fifty percent of the sales price, as defined in s. 77.51 (15b), of
14the business is from the sale of food and food ingredients, as defined in s. 77.51 (3t),
15that are taxable under subch. III of ch. 77
or that are bakery items produced by the
16seller; and
AB40-ASA1,1581q
17Section 1581q. 86.30 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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86.30
(2) (a) 3. For each mile of road or street under the jurisdiction of a
19municipality as determined under s. 86.302, the mileage aid payment shall be
$2,055
20in calendar year 2010 and $2,117 in calendar
year 2011 years 2013 and 2014 and
21$2,202 in calendar year 2015 and thereafter.
AB40-ASA1,1581s
22Section 1581s. 86.30 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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86.30
(9) (b) For the purpose of calculating and distributing aids under sub. (2),
24the amounts for aids to counties are
$101,375,500 in calendar year 2010,
25$104,416,800 in calendar year 2011, and $94,615,600 in calendar
year 2012 years
12013 and 2014 and $98,400,200 in calendar year 2015 and thereafter. These
2amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the statewide county
3average cost-sharing percentage in the particular calendar year.
AB40-ASA1,1581u
4Section 1581u. 86.30 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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86.30
(9) (c) For the purpose of calculating and distributing aids under sub. (2),
6the amounts for aids to municipalities are
$318,939,100 in calendar year 2010,
7$328,507,300 in calendar year 2011, and $308,904,300 in calendar
year 2012 years
82013 and 2014 and $321,260,500 in calendar year 2015 and thereafter. These
9amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the statewide
10municipal average cost-sharing percentage in the particular calendar year.
AB40-ASA1,1582
11Section
1582. 86.34 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1286.34 (title)
Flood Disaster damage aids.
AB40-ASA1,1583
13Section
1583. 86.34 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 86.34 (1m), and 86.34
14(1m) (a) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
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86.34
(1m) (a) When any
public highway
, street, alley or bridge not on the state
16trunk highway system is damaged by
flood a disaster, the county highway
17committee, or the governing body of the municipality having jurisdiction over the
18maintenance
thereof of the highway, may adopt a petition for aid under this section
19and file a certified copy
thereof of the petition with the department. To be eligible
20for aid the petition shall be filed not later than 2 months after the occurrence of the
21flood disaster damage, except as provided in par. (b). All such petitions shall state
22the dates on which the
flood disaster damage occurred and as nearly as practical
23state the location, nature
, and extent of the damage.
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(b) The department may extend the filing deadline under par. (a) if it appears
25reasonably likely that federal disaster aid may be forthcoming or when widespread
1or continuous
flooding disaster damage makes an evaluation of
flood damage
2difficult.
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3Section
1584. 86.34 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
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86.34
(1g) In this section:
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(a) "Catastrophic highway failure" means the sudden failure of a major element
6or segment of the highway system due to a cause that is external to a highway, but
7does not include any failure primarily attributable to gradual and progressive
8deterioration or lack of proper maintenance of a highway.