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For additional information about or copies of the proposed rules contact:

Dennis Fay, General Counsel, [phone]

Wis. Dept. of Tourism

P. O. Box 7976

Madison, WI 53707-7976

Text of Rule

Pursuant to the authority vested in the Department of Tourism by s. 41.17 (4) (g), Stats., and interpreting s. 41.17, Stats., the Department hereby amends and creates rules as follows:

SECTION 1. Tour 1.02 (2m) and (4) are amended to read:

Tour 1.02 (2m) “Eligible advertising” means advertising that will appear outside of the local area where the project will occur and that either will use a medium that has not been used outside of the local area to publicize the project or advertising that will appear in a market area where the project has not previously been publicized.

(4) “MarketingJoint effort marketing committee” means the group selected by the council under s. 41.12 (1), Stats., to recommend a statewide marketing strategy to review joint effort marketing applications.

SECTION 2. Tour 1.02 (6) (f) is created to read:

Tour 1.02 (6) (f) The project involves the placement of advertising in a geographic area identified in the statewide marketing strategy as regional or extended regional, or involves the attraction of meeting and convention or motorcoach business. For a project under this paragraph to receive funding it must also have the following features:

1. The advertising must be placed during a time that the applicant evidences has not traditionally received substantial numbers of tourists in the area.

2. The project proposed in the application must serve an area that includes not less than 3 municipalities.

SECTION 3. Tour 1.03 (1) and (3) (a), (d) and (e) are amended to read:

Tour 1.03 (1) Grant funds received by an eligible applicant may only be used for those project costs related to the development of publicity and the production and media placement of advertising and direct mail campaigns, except that for projects described under s. Tour 1.02 (6) (f), grant funds may also be used for booth space, standard booth equipment, photographs and material shipment expenses related to attendance at sports shows.

(3) (a) For projects described in s. Tour 1.02 (6) (a) to (d), no more than 7% of the joint effort marketing fiscal year budget. For a project described in s. Tour 1.02 (6) (f) no more than $5,000 for each municipality served by the project and no more than a total of $20,000.

(d) For projects described in s. Tour 1.02 (6) (a) to (d), and (f) no more than 50% of the eligible advertising expenses for the second year a project receives funds under this chapter.

(e) For a project described in s. Tour 1.02 (6) (a) or (f), no more than 25% of the eligible advertising expenses for the third year a project receives funds under this chapter.

SECTION 4. Tour 1.03 (3) (g) is created to read:

Tour 1.03 (3) (g) For projects described in s. Tour 1.02 (6) (f), the department may grant no more than 25% of the funding granted under this chapter during each fiscal year unless the secretary determines that there is insufficient demand for funds under the other grant categories contained in this chapter.

SECTION 5. Tour 1.03 (3r) is created to read:

Tour 1.03 (3r) During each fiscal year, the department may grant up to 35% of joint effort marketing funds available for projects described in s. Tour 1.02 (6) (a) to (e) by September 30, up to 70% by December 31 and up to 90% by March 31 except that the secretary may waive the limits contained in this subsection for a project likely to have a substantial impact upon the state's tourism economy. The department may grant up to $60,000 of the joint effort marketing funds available for projects described under s. Tour 1.02 (6) (f) in September and the remainder in April of each fiscal year.

SECTION 6. Tour 1.03 (4) is amended to read:

Tour 1.03 (4) A project described in s. Tour 1.02 (6) (a) or (f), may receive up to 3 years of funding, and the 3 years are not required to be consecutive. A project described in s. Tour 1.02 (6) (d), may receive up to 2 consecutive years of funding. A recipient of funding for a project described in s. Tour 1.02 (6) (d) may apply for another project under s. Tour 1.02 (6) (d) no earlier than the third fiscal year following the fiscal year during which funding was granted. Projects described in s. Tour (6) (b) and (c) are limited to one year of funding unless the department determines that a second year of funding is necessary because severe weather, some other natural event or act of God had a substantial negative impact upon the prior year operation of the event. For each year of funding requested, an application shall be submitted and a determination made as provided under this chapter.

SECTION 7. Tour 1.05 (1) is amended to read:

Tour 1.05 (1) A group consisting of the The joint effort marketing committee members, department staff and a representative of the department's advertising agency shall review all applications and make funding recommendations to the department.

Notice of Hearing

Department of Transportation

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to s. 85.52, Stats., as created by 1997 Wis. Act 27, and interpreting s. 85.52(4), Stats., the Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing in Room 901A of the Hill Farms State Transportation Building, 4802 Sheboygan Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin on the 15th day of January, 1998, at 1:30 PM, to consider the creation of ch. Trans 512, Wis. Adm. Code, relating to the Transportation Infrastructure Loan Program.

An interpreter for the hearing impaired will be available on request for this hearing. Please make reservations for a hearing interpreter at least 10 days prior to the hearing.

The public record on this proposed rule making will be held open until January 20, 1998, to permit the submission of written comments from persons unable to attend the public hearing or who wish to supplement testimony offered at the hearing. Any such comments should be submitted to Dennis Leong, Chief, Bureau of Planning, Economic Planning and Development Section, Division of Transportation Investment Management, Room 901, P. O. Box 7913, Madison, WI 53707-7913.

Parking for persons with disabilities and an accessible entrance are available on the north and south sides of the Hill Farms State Transportation Building.

Analysis Prepared by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: s. 85.52 as created by 1997 Wis. Act 27

STATUTES INTERPRETED: s. 85.52(4)

General Summary of Proposed Rule. 1997 Wis. Act 27 enacted legislation for the implementation of a Transportation Infrastructure Loan Program to parallel the State Infrastructure Banks (SIBs), a pilot program authorized by Congress as a means to provide innovative uses of federal transportation funds to assist and enable states to expand and expedite transportation projects. A SIB acts like a bank and serves as a financial umbrella under which a variety of innovative finance techniques can be implemented. Similar to a bank, a SIB needs equity capital to get started, and equity capital is provided by federal highway and transit funds and matched with state funds. Once capitalized, the SIB will offer a range of possible loans and credit options--i.e., low-interest loans, loan guarantees, subsidies, etc.--used to finance transportation infrastructure and capital improvements.

Fiscally constrained transportation budgets have forced DOT to explore all possible funds to help supplement current transportation revenues. The SIB program was one funding mechanism available to explore and apply for additional revenues. SIBs provide one mechanism to help accelerate projects and provide improvements that will strengthen and enhance the local economy of Wisconsin communities. Wisconsin applied and was accepted into the SIB pilot program. Wisconsin was allocated $1.5 million to initially capitalize its bank. The state will provide an additional $375,000 as part of the SIB matching requirements.

This rule making will create ch. Trans 512 to provide the policies, procedures and screening criteria used to evaluate applicants for the Transportation Infrastructure Loan Program. The rule will specify who is eligible to participate in the program, and will set forth the types of transportation infrastructure and capital improvements allowable in the program.

Fiscal Effect

The Department estimates that there will be a fiscal impact on the liabilities or revenues for a county, city, village, town, Amtrak (as defined in s. 85.061(1)), a railroad (as defined in s. 85.01(5), a private nonprofit organization that is an eligible applicant under s. 85.22(2)(am), or a transit commission created under s. 59.58(2) or 66.943. The Transportation Infrastructure Loan Program provides low interest loans to these governments and eligible participants for the construction of local transportation infrastructure or other capital improvement projects. Upon completion of the transportation improvement, participants are required to repay the loan in full to the Department including any accrued interest.

Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

This proposed rule will have no significant adverse impact on small businesses.

Copies of Proposed Rule

Copies of the proposed rule may be obtained upon request, without cost, by writing to Dennis Leong, Chief, Economic Planning and Development Section, Bureau of Planning, Division of Transportation Investment Management, P. O. Box 7913, or by calling [phone]. Hearing-impaired individuals may contact the Department using TDD [phone]. Alternate formats of the proposed rule will be provided to individuals at their request.

Notice of Hearing

University of Wisconsin System

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to ss. 36.11 (1) (c) and 227.16, Stats., the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System will hold a public hearing at the time and place indicated below to consider revisions to s. UWS 18.06, Wis. Adm. Code, relating to conduct on university lands.

Hearing Information

February 5, 1998   Room 1820 Van Hise Hall

Thursday   1220 Linden Drive

12:30 p.m.   MADISON, WI

Analysis Prepared by UW System

Under s. 36.11 (1) (c), Stats., the Board of Regents is authorized to promulgate rules governing conduct on University lands. The proposed revisions to s. UWS 18.06, Wis. Adm. Code, amend and expand the existing rules of the Board of Regents in this area. The Board's rules are enforced through the citation process established under s. 778.25, Stats. The use of the citation process allows individuals committing offenses on University lands to be treated in a manner similar to municipal ordinance violators.

The last major revisions to the rules were completed in 1991. The currently proposed revisions would consolidate some existing provisions, amend others to create consistency with state criminal statutes and municipal ordinances that have been modified since 1991, and create new provisions to address current law enforcement problems.

Summary of rules:

The proposed modifications include the consolidation of certain fire safety provisions and the creation of new prohibitions on use of fires in university facilities, negligent use of burning materials, and tampering with fire safety equipment. The general prohibition on camping has been clarified, and the dollar values that define the offenses of petty theft and the issue of worthless checks have been revised to reflect current statutory limits. New provisions have been proposed to prohibit the possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting or obstructing police officers, abuses of telephones, assaultive behavior, the operation of motor vehicles off roadways, misuse of parking permits, damage to computers and related equipment, abuse of computer communication equipment, deposit of human waste, curfew violations by minors, conduct at athletic events and theft of library materials.

The inclusion of these new provisions and related changes in the rules will allow University police to process violations of the Board's rules in a manner parallel to the process provided for violation of similar municipal ordinances. Enforcement will occur through the citation process under s. 778.25, Stats.

Fiscal Estimate

The proposed rules have no fiscal effect. They have no effect on small businesses.

Copies of the Rules

A copy of the proposed revisions and full fiscal estimate may be obtained from:

Secretary of the Board of Regents

University of Wisconsin System

1860 Van Hise Hall

1220 Linden Drive

Madison, WI 53706

Contact People

Patricia A. Brady, [phone]

1744 Van Hise Hall

1220 Linden Drive

Madison, WI

Judith A. Temby, [phone]

1860 Van Hise Hall

1220 Linden Drive

Madison, WI

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