TRANS 200.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to interpret and implement ss. 86.19, 86.191, 86.195, 86.196, 340.01(73m), 346.41, and 346.503, Stats., relating to erection and maintenance of signs on public highways and signs related to reserved parking spaces for handicapped persons. This chapter does not apply to signs erected and maintained on property beyond the limits of a public highway, except signs related to reserved parking spaces for handicapped persons.
SECTION 2. Trans 200.055 is created to read:
TRANS 200.055 Warning signs for utility work areas. The first advance warning sign and the "END UTILITY WORK" sign shall be placed in accordance with the Wisconsin manual on uniform traffic control devices, the department's utility accommodation policy, or any other work zone traffic control guidance that has been accepted for regular use by the department with respect to the state trunk highway system, or a county, town, or municipality with respect to highways under their jurisdiction.
NOTE: Authority for the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices is found at s. 84.02(4)(e), Stats. Section 227.01(13)(d), Stats., also states that the Department is exempt from rulemaking with regard to use of highways that is made known to the public by means of signs or signals. A copy of the Department's Utility Accommodation Policy may be obtained, without cost, by writing to the Division of Transportation Infrastructure Development, Bureau of Highway Operations, P. O. Box 7986, Room 501, Madison, WI 53707-7986.
Notice of Submission of Proposed Rules to the Presiding Officer of each House of the Legislature, Under S. 227.19, Stats.
Please check the Bulletin of Proceedings for further information on a particular rule.
Chs. Comm 51, 52, 54, 56, 58 and 64 - Relating to an update of adopted NFPA Standards in the Building Code.
Chs. Comm 5, 50 and 65 and ss. Comm 2.32, 66.60 and 70.04 - Relating to construction site erosion control.
Financial Institutions--Savings Institutions
(CR 98-137):
SS. DFI-SB 1.03 and 15.01 and DFI-SL 1.03 and 15.01 - Relating to codifying a policy authorizing savings banks and savings and loan associations to invest in limited liability companies.
Ch. HFS 127 - Relating to the operation of rural medical centers.
Ch. HFS 119 - Relating to the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan (HIRSP).
SS. HFS 124.02 and 124.37 to 124.41 - Relating to critical access hospitals.
Hearing and Speech Examining Board
(CR 98-115):
SS. HAS 1.01, 2.01 and 3.02 and chs. HAS 6, 7 and 8 - Relating to continuing education, renewal, temporary practices, practical examinations, fitting of hearing instruments, use of titles, initials and designations and unlicensed practice.
SS. Ins 3.27, 3.39 and 3.46 - Relating to revising the requirements for Medicare supplement policies to comply with recent federal and state laws and revising the definition of advertising for health insurance.
Subch. VII of ch. NR 47 - Relating to the administration of the private forest landowner grant program.
Ch. NR 749 - Relating to the assessment and collection of fees providing assistance on the remediation and redevelopment of contaminated lands.
S. NR 20.08 (10) - Relating to fishing tournament permitting.
Ch. PI 35 - Relating to the Milwaukee parental school choice program.
Ch. PI 38 - Relating to grants for peer review and mentoring.
Ch. RL 8 and Appendix I of ch. RL 8 - Relating to issuance and use of administrative warnings.
Chs. RL 90 to 94 - Relating to the practice of massage therapy and bodywork.
Chs. RL 80, 81 and 83 to 87 - Relating to real estate appraisers.
S. Tax 11.56 - Relating to the printing industry.
Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists and Professional Counselors Examining Board
(CR 98-53):
S. SFC 1.02 (intro.) and ch. SFC 8 - Relating to continuing education requirements for renewal of social worker certificates.
Ch. Trans 197 - Relating to charges for submission of proof of insurance.
S. Trans 231.01 (9) and ch. Trans 233 - Relating to division of land abutting a state trunk highway or connecting highway.
Ch. Trans 210 - Relating to the major highway project numerical evaluation process.
Ch. Trans 57 - Relating to standards for airport siting.
Ch. Trans 400 - Relating to the Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act.
Ch. Trans 309 - Relating to ambulance inspection.
Administrative Rules Filed With The
Revisor Of Statutes Bureau
The following administrative rules have been filed with the Revisor of Statutes Bureau and are in the process of being published. The date assigned to each rule is the projected effective date. It is possible that the publication of these rules could be delayed. Contact the Revisor of Statutes Bureau at (608) 266-7275 for updated information on the effective dates for the listed rules.
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
(CR 98-1):
An order revising ch. ATCP 134, relating to residential rental practices.
Effective 01-01-99.
An order affecting ch. ILHR 47, relating to the petroleum environmental cleanup fund.
Effective 01-01-99.
An order affecting ch. Comm 115, relating to the community-based economic development program.
Effective 01-01-99.
An order amending s. HFS 196.03 (11r), relating to the exemption of food service operations providing “incidental food service” from being regulated as restaurants.
Effective 12-01-98.
An order repealing and recreating s. NR 10.01 (1) (b), (g) 1. a. to k., 2. and 3., (u) 1. and 2. and (v), relating to the 1998 migratory game bird season.
Effective 01-01-99.
An order affecting chs. Phar 1 to 8, 10, 12, 13 and 14, relating to pharmacists and pharmacies.
Effective 01-01-99.
Veterinary Examining Board
(CR 98-9):
An order affecting chs. VE 1 to 10, relating to veterinarians and veterinary technicians.
Effective 01-01-99.
An order amending s. DWD 80.60, relating to employer self-insurance under the worker's compensation program.
Effective 01-01-99.
The State of Wisconsin
