84.28 (1) Moneys from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.370 (7) (mc) and (mr) may be expended for the renovation, marking, and maintenance of a town or county highway located within the boundaries of any state park, state forest, or other property under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources. Moneys from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.370 (7) (mc) and (mr) may be expended for the renovation, marking, and maintenance of a town or county highway located in the lower Wisconsin state riverway as defined in s. 30.40 (15). Outside the lower Wisconsin state riverway as defined in s. 30.40 (15), or outside the boundaries of these parks, forests, or property, moneys from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.370 (7) (mc) and (mr) may be expended for the renovation, marking
, and maintenance of roads which that the department of natural resources certifies are utilized by a substantial number of visitors to state parks, state forests, or other property under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources. The department of natural resources shall authorize expenditures under this subsection. The department of natural resources shall rank projects eligible for assistance under a priority system and funding may be restricted to those projects with highest priority. In ranking projects, the department of natural resources shall consider whether the project is for the renovation, marking, or maintenance of roads used for forestry management on property under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources.
55,2569p
Section 2569p. 84.295 (4m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
84.295 (4m) (d) In order to be eligible for reimbursement under this subsection, any entry upon or occupation of state freeway right-of-way after relocation or replacement by a metropolitan sewerage district acting under s. 200.11 (5) (b) or 200.35 (7) shall be done in a manner acceptable to the department.
55,2569r
Section 2569r. 84.295 (4m) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
84.295 (4m) (e) 2. "Municipal utility facilities" mean any utility facilities owned by any town, village, or city or any joint local water authority created under s. 66.0823 or any town sanitary district established under subch. IX of ch. 60, or under the jurisdiction of any metropolitan sewerage district established under ss. 200.01 to 200.15 ch. 200.
55,2569s
Section 2569s. 84.41 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
84.41 (3) Employment regulations. Employment regulations set forth in s. 103.50 84.062 pertaining to wages and hours shall apply to all projects constructed under s. 84.40 in the same manner as such laws apply to projects on other state highways. Where applicable, the federal wages and hours law known as the Davis-Bacon act shall apply.
55,2569u
Section 2569u. 84.58 of the statutes is created to read:
84.58 Additional contingent funding for major highway and rehabilitation projects. Subject to 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9145 (1v), the proceeds of general obligation bonds issued under s. 20.866 (2) (uuu) may be used to fund major highway projects under s. 84.013 and state highway rehabilitation projects for the purposes specified in s. 20.395 (3) (cq).
55,2572
Section
2572. 84.59 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
84.59 (6) The building commission may contract revenue obligations when it reasonably appears to the building commission that all obligations incurred under this section can be fully paid from moneys received or anticipated and pledged to be received on a timely basis. Except as provided in this subsection, the principal amount of revenue obligations issued under this section may not exceed $3,768,059,300 $3,931,472,900, excluding any obligations that have been defeased under a cash optimization program administered by the building commission, to be used for transportation facilities under s. 84.01 (28) and major highway projects for the purposes under ss. 84.06 and 84.09. In addition to the foregoing limit on principal amount, the building commission may contract revenue obligations under this section as the building commission determines is desirable to refund outstanding revenue obligations contracted under this section, to make payments under agreements or ancillary arrangements entered into under s. 18.55 (6) with respect to revenue obligations issued under this section, and to pay expenses associated with revenue obligations contracted under this section.
55,2573
Section
2573. 85.0205 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
85.0205 (1m) The department may not expend state moneys on elements of a highway improvement project that the department determines are primarily related to the aesthetic preferences of communities adjacent to the project, generally known as community sensitive solutions.
55,2574
Section
2574. 85.066 of the statutes is created to read:
85.066 Transit safety oversight program. (1) Definition. In this section, " rail fixed guideway transportation system" means a public transportation system being designed, engineered, constructed, or operated that is intended to operate upon a fixed guideway, including a railway, and that is not subject to regulation by the federal railroad administration.
(2) Program and funding. The department shall develop and administer a transit safety oversight program. Under the program, the department may oversee, enforce, investigate, and audit all safety aspects of rail fixed guideway transportation systems.
(3) Counties containing a first class city. A county containing a 1st class city may not incur any direct or indirect expenses, including the forfeiture of any revenue, relating to the operation
or accommodation of a rail fixed guideway transportation system in the 1st class city unless the expense incurred or revenue forfeited will be fully reimbursed by the 1st class city.
55,2576k
Section 2576k. 85.21 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
85.21 (1) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to promote the general public health and welfare by providing financial assistance to counties providing transportation services for elderly seniors and disabled persons individuals with disabilities, and to thereby improve and promote the maintenance of human dignity and self-sufficiency by affording the benefits of transportation services to those people who would not otherwise have an available or accessible method of transportation.
55,2576m
Section 2576m. 85.21 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
85.21 (2) (b) "County proportionate share" means the amount allocated to a county under this section which is based on the total amount appropriated for purposes of this section during the current fiscal year multiplied by the ratio of the number of elderly seniors and disabled persons individuals with disabilities in the county to the total number of elderly seniors and disabled persons individuals with disabilities in this state and which provides for a minimum base amount for each county, as determined by the department.
55,2576o
Section 2576o. 85.21 (2) (cm) of the statutes is renumbered 85.21 (2) (fg) and amended to read:
85.21 (2) (fg) "Disabled person Individual with a disability" means any individual who, because of any temporary or permanent physical or mental condition or institutional residence is unable without special facilities or special planning or design to use available transportation facilities and services as effectively as persons
individuals who are not so affected.
55,2576q
Section 2576q. 85.21 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 85.21 (2) (ft) and amended to read:
85.21 (2) (ft) "Elderly person Senior" means any individual age 65 or over.
55,2576s
Section 2576s. 85.21 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
85.21 (2) (g) "Specialized transportation service" means a transportation system, either publicly or privately owned, which provides to elderly seniors or disabled persons individuals with disabilities general or special service on a regular and continuing basis in a designated service area.
55,2576u
Section 2576u. 85.21 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
85.21 (4) (a) The county may establish the transportation of elderly seniors and disabled persons individuals with disabilities to medical, nutritional, and work-related activities as the priority for the specialized transportation services.
55,2576w
Section 2576w. 85.21 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
85.21 (4) (d) A county may not use aids provided under this section to support the regular route services of an urban mass transit system receiving state aids under s. 85.20. A county may use aids provided under this section to support subsystems of urban mass transit systems that provide special services to elderly seniors or disabled persons individuals with disabilities.
55,2577
Section
2577. 85.22 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
85.22 (title) Capital assistance program for specialized Specialized transportation program.
55,2578
Section
2578. 85.22 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
85.22 (1) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to promote the general public health and welfare by providing capital assistance to eligible applicants providing transportation services to elderly seniors and disabled persons individuals with disabilities.
55,2579
Section
2579. 85.22 (2) (ag) of the statutes is renumbered 85.22 (2) (bm) and amended to read:
85.22 (2) (bm) "Disabled person Individual with a disability" means any individual who, because of any temporary or permanent physical or mental condition or institutional residence is unable without special facilities or special planning or design to use available transportation facilities and services as effectively as persons who are not so affected.
55,2580
Section
2580. 85.22 (2) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 85.22 (2) (am) and amended to read:
85.22
(2) (am) "Eligible applicant" means any applicant that meets eligibility requirements for federal assistance under
49 USC 5310 (a) and is one of the following:
.
55,2581
Section
2581. 85.22 (2) (am) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
55,2582
Section
2582. 85.22 (2) (am) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
55,2583
Section
2583. 85.22 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
55,2584
Section
2584. 85.22 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
85.22 (2) (d) "Senior" means any individual age 65 or older.
55,2585
Section
2585. 85.22 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
85.22 (3) (a) To receive and review annually applications for aid under this section and to prescribe the form, nature, and extent of information which shall be contained in applications. Each applicant shall indicate whether the transportation services it provides or proposes to provide conflict with any transportation services being assisted under s. 85.21.
55,2586
Section
2586. 85.22 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
85.22 (3) (c) To make and execute agreements with eligible applicants to provide for the undertaking of transportation services to elderly seniors or disabled persons individuals with disabilities.
55,2587
Section
2587. 85.22 (3) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
85.22 (3) (g) To establish an annual application cycle for the program.
55,2588
Section
2588. 85.22 (3) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
85.22 (3) (h) To establish, by rule, standards for the coordination of transportation services to elderly
seniors and disabled persons for purposes of s. 85.22 (2) (am) 2. b individuals with disabilities. These standards may require certification by a local public body that any application for aid under this section shall be consistent with the recommendations of a local coordinating committee on transportation that has membership which is, in the department's judgment, sufficient to provide for adequate coordination of services available in the applicable area.
55,2589
Section
2589. 85.22 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 85.22 (4) and amended to read:
85.22
(4) Commencing with the highest ranked application and to the extent that state
and federal moneys are available, the department shall offer to each eligible applicant an amount of
state aid such that the sum of federal and state aid received by an applicant does not exceed
any of the following: the funding limitations defined in 49 USC 5310.55,2590
Section
2590. 85.22 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
55,2591
Section
2591. 85.22 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
55,2592
Section
2592. 85.22 (4) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
55,2595
Section
2595. 85.53 of the statutes is renumbered 51.49, and 51.49 (3), as renumbered, is amended to read:
51.49 (3) Grants under this section shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (5) (jr). The amount of a grant under this section may not exceed 80% of the amount expended by an eligible applicant for services related to the program.
55,2595d
Section 2595d. 86.19 (1h) of the statutes is created to read:
86.19 (1h) (a) Subject to par. (b), the department shall erect and maintain 2 directional signs along eastbound and westbound I 90/94 and 2 directional signs along the exit ramps that correspond to the signs along the main roadway for the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in Columbia County.
(b) Upon receipt of sufficient contributions from interested parties, including any county, city, village, or town, to cover the costs of fabricating, erecting, and maintaining the signs specified in par. (a), the department shall erect and maintain the signs. No state funds, other than from the receipt of contributions under this paragraph, may be expended for the fabrication, erection, or maintenance of the signs.
55,2595g
Section 2595g. 86.19 (1u) of the statutes is created to read:
86.19 (1u) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the department may erect and maintain directional signs along any highway along the route described in s. 84.10255 (1) to aid navigation to the locations described in s. 84.10255 (2) (b) to (e).
55,2595k
Section 2595k. 86.30 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
86.30 (10) Appeal of aid calculation. (a) Any county or municipality that believes that information used to calculate the aid payment to the county or municipality was reported in error may submit to the department a request that the information be corrected and the correct aid amount be paid.
(b) Corrections to transportation aid payments under this subsection shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (ar).
(c) The department shall promulgate rules establishing submission requirements and arbitration procedures for appeals under this subsection.
55,2595m
Section 2595m. 86.31 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
86.31 (4) Reimbursement for improvements. All costs of an improvement funded under this section shall be the responsibility of the political subdivision. At the completion of an improvement, the political subdivision may apply to the department for reimbursement of not more than 50% of eligible costs in the manner and form prescribed by the department. Eligible costs for which no reimbursement is made by the department may be paid by the political subdivision from contributions of tribal funds received from federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands in this state.
55,2595n
Section 2595n. 86.31 (6) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
86.31 (6) (i) Authorization for a political subdivision to apply towards its eligible expenses for which reimbursement is not sought under sub. (4) contributions of tribal funds deriving from any source to the extent allowed under federal law.
55,2596
Section
2596. 87.305 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
87.305 (1) Department approval. (intro.) Notwithstanding s. 87.30 or any rule promulgated, order issued or ordinance adopted under that section, the department shall authorize the connection of a sanitary sewer line from the sewerage treatment plant in the city of Prairie du Chien and connection of the public water system of the city of Prairie du Chien to the railroad depot and the Dousman hotel on St. Feriole island and shall authorize historic use of the Dousman hotel as a hotel, as defined under s. 254.61 (3) 97.01 (7), if all of the following conditions are met:
55,2596g
Section 2596g. 88.81 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
88.81 (5) Subsections (1) to (3) do not apply on or after the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date].
55,2596i
Section 2596i. 88.815 of the statutes is created to read:
88.815 Dissolution of suspended drainage districts. (1) If the operations of a drainage district are suspended on the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall file a notice with the court having jurisdiction on the matter that the district will be administratively dissolved 36 months after the filing of the notice.
(2) Upon the filing of a dissolution notice under sub. (1), the court shall provide notice of the dissolution notice to the drainage board. If, at the time of filing of a dissolution notice, any position on the board is vacant, the court shall appoint a successor as provided in s. 88.17 before providing notice to the board.
(3) Upon receiving notice under sub. (2), the board shall provide notice of the dissolution notice under sub. (1) to the persons specified under s. 88.05 (4) (c).
(4) Upon request by any owner of land in the district, the board shall do all of the following:
(a) Fix a time and place of a hearing on the dissolution notice.
(b) Cause notice of the hearing to be given under s. 88.05 (1) (b) to the persons specified under s. 88.05 (4) (c), the court having jurisdiction on the matter, and the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
(5) Subject to s. 88.82 (2) and after any hearing held under sub. (4), if the board determines that the public welfare will not be promoted by the reinstatement of district operations, the board shall seek approval of dissolution of the district under s. 88.06. If dissolution is approved, the board shall provide notice of the dissolution to the court having jurisdiction on the matter, the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the zoning administrator of each city, village, town, or county in which the district is located, the county clerk of the county in which the drainage board having jurisdiction of the drainage district is located, and the county treasurer.
(6) If s. 88.82 (2) is not satisfied, court approval under s. 88.06 is not received, or the board determines that public welfare will be promoted by the reinstatement of district operations, the board shall order the district reinstated. If reinstatement is ordered, the board shall provide notice of the order to the court having jurisdiction on the matter, the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the zoning administrator of each city, village, town, or county in which the district is located, and the county clerk of the county in which the drainage board having jurisdiction of the drainage district is located.
(7) If no hearing is scheduled under sub. (4), the district is dissolved 36 months after the filing of the notice under sub. (1). If the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection receives a notice under sub. (4), but does not receive a notice of reinstatement under sub. (5), the district is dissolved 48 months after the filing of the notice under sub. (1).
55,2597
Section
2597. 89.02 (3d) of the statutes is created to read:
89.02 (3d) "Department" means the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
55,2598
Section
2598. 89.063 of the statutes is created to read:
