Amendment ASA1-AB64

AB64-ASA1,1222 Section 1222 . 84.062 of the statutes is repealed.

AB64-ASA1,1222m Section 1222m. 84.07 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,701,12 84.07 (1) Routine maintenance. Subject to sub. (1r), 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. 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 regular, 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 routine measures deemed necessary to provide adequate traffic service. Maintenance activities also include the installation, replacement, rehabilitation, or maintenance of highway signs, highway lighting, and pavement markings, and the maintenance of traffic control signals and intelligent transportation systems. Maintenance activities do not include the removal and disposal of deer killed by vehicles on state trunk highways. 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, highway lighting, and pavement markings and the maintenance of traffic control signals and intelligent transportation systems.

AB64-ASA1,1223 Section 1223 . 84.41 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64-ASA1,1224 Section 1224 . 84.59 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,702,4 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 $3,931,472,900 $4,055,372,900, 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.

AB64-ASA1,1224m Section 1224m. 85.062 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64-ASA1,1224o Section 1224o. 85.066 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 85.066 (3) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,702,13 85.066 (3) Counties containing Expenditures related to certain transportation systems in a first class city. (intro.) A county containing a 1st class city The following may not incur any direct or indirect expenses, including the forfeiture of any revenue, relating to the operation or construction of a rail fixed guideway transportation system in the a 1st class city unless the expense incurred or revenue forfeited will be fully reimbursed by the 1st class city .:

AB64-ASA1,1224p Section 1224p. 85.066 (3) (a) to (c) of the statutes are created to read:

AB64-ASA1,702,16 85.066 (3) (a) Except as required to comply with the requirements under 59 USC 5329, the state.

AB64-ASA1,702,17 (b) An agency, as defined in s. 16.52 (7).

AB64-ASA1,702,18 (c) A county in which the 1st class city is located.

AB64-ASA1,1224r Section 1224r. 85.066 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,702,24 85.066 (4) Reimbursement. If a person restricted from incurring expenses under sub. (3), with the approval of the 1st class city, incurs a direct or indirect expense, including the forfeiture of any revenue, relating to the operation or construction of a rail fixed guideway transportation system in a 1st class city, the 1st class city shall fully reimburse the person for the expense.

AB64-ASA1,1224t Section 1224t. 85.09 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,704,5 85.09 (2) (a) The department of transportation shall have the first right to acquire, for present or future transportational or recreational purposes, any property used in operating a railroad or railway, including land and rails, ties, switches, trestles, bridges, and the like located on that property, that has been abandoned. The department of transportation may, in connection with abandoned rail property, assign this right to a state agency, the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, any county or municipality, or any transit commission. Acquisition by the department of transportation may be by gift, purchase, or condemnation in accordance with the procedure under s. 32.05, except that the power of condemnation may not be used to acquire property for the purpose of establishing or extending a recreational trail; a bicycle way, as defined in s. 340.01 (5s); a bicycle lane, as defined in s. 340.01 (5e); or a pedestrian way, as defined in s. 346.02 (8) (a). In addition to its property management authority under s. 85.15, the department of transportation may, subject to any prior action under s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848 (1), lease and collect rents and fees for any use of rail property pending discharge of the department's duty to convey property that is not necessary for a public purpose. No person owning abandoned rail property, including any person to whom ownership reverts upon abandonment, may convey or dispose of any abandoned rail property without first obtaining a written release from the department of transportation indicating that the first right of acquisition under this subsection will not be exercised or assigned. No railroad or railway may convey any rail property prior to abandonment if the rail property is part of a rail line shown on the railroad's system map as in the process of abandonment, expected to be abandoned, or under study for possible abandonment unless the conveyance or disposal is for the purpose of providing continued rail service under another company or agency. Any conveyance made without obtaining such release is void. The first right of acquisition of the department of transportation under this subsection does not apply to any rail property declared by the department to be abandoned before January 1, 1977. The department of transportation may acquire any abandoned rail property under this section regardless of the date of its abandonment.

AB64-ASA1,1225g Section 1225g. 85.20 (9) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,704,9 85.20 (9) Prohibited expenditures. An eligible applicant may not use aids provided under this section for any purpose related to the operation of a rail fixed guideway transportation system, as defined in s. 85.066 (1), in a 1st class city.

AB64-ASA1,1226 Section 1226 . 86.07 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,705,6 86.07 (2) (a) Subject to par. (b) and s. 86.16 (1m) (a) 2. and (c) and (6), no person shall make any excavation or fill or install any culvert or make any other alteration in any highway or in any manner disturb any highway or bridge without a permit therefor from the highway authority maintaining the highway. Such permit shall contain the statement and be subject to the condition that the work shall be constructed subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by said authority and be performed and completed to its satisfaction, and in the case of temporary alterations that the highway or bridge shall be restored to its former condition, and that the permittee shall be liable to the town or county or state, as the case may be, for all damages which occur during the progress of said work or as a result thereof. Nothing herein shall abridge the right of the department, the county board or its highway committee, or any other local authority to make such additional rules, regulations and conditions not inconsistent herewith as may be deemed necessary and proper for the preservation of highways, or for the safety of the public, and to make the granting of any such permit conditional thereon. If any culvert is installed or any excavation or fill or any other alteration is made in violation of the provisions of this paragraph, the highway or bridge may be restored to its former condition by the highway authority in charge of the maintenance thereof at the expense of the violator; and any person who violates this paragraph shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500, or by imprisonment not exceeding 6 months, or both.

AB64-ASA1,1226m Section 1226m. 86.16 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,705,16 86.16 (1) Any person, firm, or corporation, including any foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state, may, subject to ss. 30.44 (3m), 30.45 and 196.491 (3) (d) 3m., with the written consent of the department with respect to state trunk highways, and with the written consent of local authorities with respect to highways under their jurisdiction, including connecting highways, construct and operate lines, wires, or fiber for telecommunications service, as defined in s. 182.017 (1g) (cq), telegraph, telephone, or electric lines, or pipes or pipelines, for the purpose of transmitting voice, video, data, messages, water, liquid manure, heat, light, or power along, across, under, or within the limits of the highway.

AB64-ASA1,1227 Section 1227 . 86.16 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,705,22 86.16 (6) If the department consents under sub. (1) to the construction of broadband infrastructure in underserved areas, as designated under s. 196.504 (2) (d), the department may not charge any fee for the initial issuance of any permit necessary to construct broadband infrastructure along, across, or within the limits of a highway.

AB64-ASA1,1227d Section 1227d. 86.19 (1g) of the statutes is renumbered 86.19 (1g) (am) and amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,706,4 86.19 (1g) (am) 1. Subject to par. (b) subd. 2., the department shall erect and maintain 2 directional signs along eastbound and westbound I 94 and 4 directional signs along the exit ramps that correspond to the signs along the main roadway in Milwaukee County for the Basilica of St. Josaphat.

AB64-ASA1,706,10 2. 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) subd. 1., the department shall erect and maintain the signs. No state funds, other than from the receipt of contributions under this paragraph subdivision, may be expended for the fabrication, erection, or maintenance of the signs.

AB64-ASA1,1227dm Section 1227dm. 86.19 (1g) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,706,14 86.19 (1g) (d) 1. Subject to subd. 2., the department shall erect and maintain 2 directional signs along eastbound and westbound STH 54 for the Bergstrom Waterfowl Complex in the town of Bovina in Outagamie County.

AB64-ASA1,706,20 2. 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 subd. 1., the department shall erect and maintain the signs. No state funds, other than from the receipt of contributions under this subdivision, may be expended for the fabrication, erection, or maintenance of the signs.

AB64-ASA1,1227e Section 1227e. 86.19 (1g) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,706,23 86.19 (1g) (e) 1. Subject to subd. 2., the department shall erect and maintain all of the following directional signs for Soldiers Walk Memorial Park:

AB64-ASA1,707,3 a. Two signs along eastbound and westbound I 94 at the STH 95 interchange and 2 signs along the exit ramps that correspond to the signs along the main roadway in Jackson County.

AB64-ASA1,707,5 b. One sign along northbound STH 93 at the intersection with STH 95 in Trempealeau County.

AB64-ASA1,707,7 c. One sign along westbound STH 95 at the intersection with STH 93 in Trempealeau County.

AB64-ASA1,707,13 2. No later than 6 months following 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 subd. 1., the department shall erect and maintain the signs. No state funds, other than from the receipt of contributions under this subdivision, may be expended for the fabrication, erection, or maintenance of the signs.

AB64-ASA1,1227em Section 1227em. 86.19 (1g) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,707,17 86.19 (1g) (f) The department shall erect and maintain 2 directional signs along eastbound and westbound I 94 at the Somers Road interchange in Kenosha County for Shoreland Lutheran High School.

AB64-ASA1,1227er Section 1227er. 86.19 (1g) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,707,22 86.19 (1g) (g) 1. Subject to subd. 2., the department shall erect and maintain 2 signs displaying the words “Town of Lawrence” along northbound and southbound I 41 at the north and south jurisdictional boundaries of the town of Lawrence in Brown County.

AB64-ASA1,708,3 2. 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 subd. 1., the department shall erect and maintain the signs. No state funds, other than from the receipt of contributions under this subdivision, may be expended for the fabrication, erection, or maintenance of the signs.

AB64-ASA1,1227p Section 1227p. 86.19 (1h) of the statutes is renumbered 86.19 (1g) (bm) and amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,708,10 86.19 (1g) (bm) 1. Subject to par. (b) subd. 2., 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.

AB64-ASA1,708,16 2. 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) subd. 1., the department shall erect and maintain the signs. No state funds, other than from the receipt of contributions under this paragraph subdivision, may be expended for the fabrication, erection, or maintenance of the signs.

AB64-ASA1,1227t Section 1227t. 86.19 (1i) of the statutes is renumbered 86.19 (1g) (c), and 86.19 (1g) (c) 1. (intro.) and 2., as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,708,20 86.19 (1g) (c) 1. (intro.) Subject to par. (b) subd. 2., the department shall erect and maintain all of the following directional signs for the Iola Car Show:

AB64-ASA1,709,2 2. 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) subd. 1., the department shall erect and maintain the signs. No state funds, other than from the receipt of contributions under this paragraph subdivision, may be expended for the fabrication, erection, or maintenance of the signs.

AB64-ASA1,1228 Section 1228 . 86.30 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,709,7 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 $2,117 $2,202 in calendar years 2013 and 2014 year 2017 and $2,202 $2,389 in calendar year 2015 2018 and thereafter.

AB64-ASA1,1229 Section 1229 . 86.30 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,709,13 86.30 (9) (b) For the purpose of calculating and distributing aids under sub. (2), the amounts for aids to counties are $94,615,600 $98,400,200 in calendar years 2013 and 2014 year 2017 and $98,400,200 $111,093,800 in calendar year 2015 2018 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.

AB64-ASA1,1230 Section 1230 . 86.30 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,709,20 86.30 (9) (c) For the purpose of calculating and distributing aids under sub. (2), the amounts for aids to municipalities are $308,904,300 $321,260,500 in calendar years 2013 and 2014 year 2017 and $321,260,500 $348,639,300 in calendar year 2015 2018 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.

AB64-ASA1,1231 Section 1231 . 86.31 (3g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,710,4 86.31 (3g) County trunk highway improvements — discretionary grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (ft), the department shall allocate $5,127,000 in fiscal years 2011-12 and 2012-13, $4,727,000 in fiscal year 2013-14, and $5,127,000 in fiscal year years 2014-15 to 2016-17 and $5,393,400 in fiscal year 2017-2018 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).

AB64-ASA1,1232 Section 1232 . 86.31 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,710,12 86.31 (3m) Town road improvements — discretionary grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (ft), the department shall allocate $732,500 in fiscal year 2009-10 and in fiscal year 2010-11, and $5,732,500 in fiscal year years 2011-12 to 2016-17 and $5,923,600 in fiscal year 2017-18 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).

AB64-ASA1,1233 Section 1233 . 86.31 (3r) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,710,20 86.31 (3r) Municipal street improvements — discretionary grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (ft), the department shall allocate $1,020,000 in fiscal year 2007-08, $1,040,400 in fiscal year 2008-09, and $976,500 in fiscal year years 2009-10 to 2016-17 and $3,850,400 in fiscal year 2017-18 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).

AB64-ASA1,1235 Section 1235 . 89.03 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,711,9 89.03 (3) The examining board shall promulgate rules specifying a procedure for addressing allegations that a person licensed or certified by the veterinary examining board under this chapter has practiced as a veterinarian or veterinary technician while impaired by alcohol or other drugs or that his or her ability to practice is impaired by alcohol or other drugs, and for assisting a person licensed by the veterinary examining board under this chapter who requests to participate in the procedure or who requests assistance in obtaining mental health services. In promulgating rules under this subsection, the examining board shall seek to facilitate early identification of chemically dependent veterinarians or veterinary technicians and encourage their rehabilitation. The rules promulgated under this subsection may be used in conjunction with the formal disciplinary process under this chapter. The examining board may contract with another entity to administer the procedure specified under the rules promulgated under this subsection.

AB64-ASA1,1236 Section 1236 . 92.14 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,711,17 92.14 (6) (c) When preparing an annual grant allocation plan under par. (b), the department and the department of natural resources shall consider the existence and location of impaired water bodies that the department of natural resources has identified to the federal environmental protection agency under 33 USC 1313 (d) (1) (A) and agricultural enterprise areas designated under s. 91.84, and shall give priority to providing cost-sharing for nutrient management planning projects that are in or near, or that affect, those areas.

AB64-ASA1,1237m Section 1237m. 93.29 of the statutes is repealed.

AB64-ASA1,1238 Section 1238 . 93.33 of the statutes is renumbered 106.40, and 106.40 (3) (a) and (4s) (c), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,712,3 106.40 (3) (a) The council shall create an executive committee that includes the secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection or his or her designee and, the state superintendent of public instruction or his or her designee , and the secretary of workforce development or his or her designee. The council shall select members of the executive committee so that fewer than half of the members of the executive committee are state employees. The executive committee shall provide guidance to the council and to staff that support the functions of the council. The executive committee shall meet between meetings of the council.

AB64-ASA1,712,8 (4s) (c) Each of the individuals specified in s. 15.137 (2) 15.227 (15) (a) 8. and the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Extension, jointly or individually, shall annually prepare a review of agricultural education programs in the University of Wisconsin System, with input from or review by the University of Wisconsin System administration.

AB64-ASA1,1241d Section 1241d. 93.51 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,712,16 93.51 (3) (d) Advisors and the department shall keep confidential all information obtained in the process of providing advice or counseling , except for aggregate data compiled by the department at not less than a countywide level that does not contain any reference to the identity of any individual or individual farm. Any such confidential information contained in a record is not subject to the right of public inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1). This paragraph does not apply to information relating to possible criminal misconduct.

AB64-ASA1,1241m Section 1241m. 93.59 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,712,19 93.59 (5) In any fiscal year, the department may not provide more than $20,000 $40,000 to any single producer-led group or legal entity on behalf of the group.

AB64-ASA1,1242 Section 1242 . 94.64 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,712,25 94.64 (3) (a) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., no person may manufacture or distribute fertilizer in this state without an annual license from the department. A separate license is required for each business location and each mobile unit at which the person manufactures fertilizer. A license shall expire expires on August 14 September 30 annually and is not transferable between persons or locations.

AB64-ASA1,1243 Section 1243. 94.64 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,713,4 94.64 (3) (c) A person who has been issued a license under this subsection shall annually, on or before the date the person's license expires, notify the department that the person intends to maintain, amend, or discontinue the license.

AB64-ASA1,1244 Section 1244 . 94.64 (3r) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,713,9 94.64 (3r) (b) (intro.) Beginning with the license year that begins on August 15, 2013, a A person applying for a license under sub. (3) shall pay the following agricultural chemical cleanup surcharges, unless the department establishes different surcharges under s. 94.73 (15):

AB64-ASA1,1245 Section 1245 . 94.64 (3r) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,713,14 94.64 (3r) (b) 1. For each business location and each mobile unit that the applicant uses to manufacture fertilizer in this state, other than a business location or mobile unit that is also licensed under s. 94.685 or 94.703, $11.20 $20, except as provided in s. 94.73 (15).

AB64-ASA1,1246 Section 1246 . 94.64 (3r) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,713,17 94.64 (3r) (b) 2. If the applicant distributes, but does not manufacture, fertilizer in this state, $11.20 $20, except as provided in s. 94.73 (15).

AB64-ASA1,1247 Section 1247 . 94.64 (3r) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,713,21 94.64 (3r) (b) 3. For each business location and each mobile unit that the applicant uses to distribute bulk fertilizer in this state, $25 in addition to the surcharge under subd. 2., except as provided in s. 94.73 (15).

AB64-ASA1,1248 Section 1248 . 94.64 (4) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,714,2 94.64 (4) (a) 5. An agricultural chemical cleanup surcharge of 35 10 cents per ton on all fertilizer that the person sells or distributes in this state after June 30, 2014, unless the department establishes a different surcharge under, except as provided in s. 94.73 (15).

AB64-ASA1,1249 Section 1249 . 94.64 (5) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64-ASA1,714,6 94.64 (5) (a) Requirement. (intro.) A person who is required to pay fees or surcharges under sub. (4) shall do all of the following by August 14 annually, on or before the date the license expires:

AB64-ASA1,1250 Section 1250 . 94.64 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: