Wisconsin Legislature: 27,2481pd

27,2479 Section 2479 . 85.06 (2) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

85.06 (2) (g) Acquire equipment or facilities for the purpose of providing rail passenger service or support services for rail passenger service.

27,2480 Section 2480 . 85.06 (2) (h) of the statutes is created to read:

85.06 (2) (h) Enter into agreements with other states to assist or promote rail passenger service.

27,2481 Section 2481 . 85.06 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

27,2481g Section 2481g. 85.061 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 85.061 (3) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

85.061 (3) Program. (a) (intro.) The department shall administer a rail passenger route development program. From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (up), the department may fund capital any of the following:

1. Capital costs related to Amtrak service extension routes or other rail service routes between the cities of Milwaukee and Madison and between the cities of Milwaukee and Green Bay. Any route between the cities of Milwaukee and Green Bay funded under the program shall provide service to population centers along the route in a manner that makes the route most economically feasible.

(b) The department may not use any proceeds from the bond issue authorized under s. 20.866 (2) (up) for a route under this subsection unless the joint committee on finance approves the use of the proceeds and, with respect to a route under par. (a) 1. or 2., the department submits evidence to the joint committee on finance that Amtrak or the applicable railroad has agreed to provide rail passenger service on that route and the joint committee on finance approves the use of the proceeds. The department may contract with Amtrak, railroads or other persons to perform the activities under this subsection the program.

27,2481h Section 2481h. 85.061 (3) (a) 2. and 3. of the statutes are created to read:

85.061 (3) (a) 2. Railroad track or rail passenger station improvements related to an Amtrak service extension route between the city of Milwaukee and Waukesha County, or the establishment of commuter rail service between these jurisdictions.

3. Rail passenger station improvements related to an existing rail passenger service.

27,2481hi Section 2481hi. 85.07 (8) of the statutes is created to read:

85.07 (8) Innovative safety measures pilot program. The department shall develop and administer an innovative safety measures pilot program to improve the safety of highways in this state, including USH 10. The department shall identify those highways eligible for funding for safety improvements under s. 20.395 (3) (cq) that have high motor vehicle accident rates. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (3) (cq), the department shall expend $250,000 in each fiscal year for any innovative measures that improve safety on such highways, including safety lighting for underpasses, and entrance and exit ramps; warning lights on dangerous curves; speed detection signs; increasing the number of speed limit signs; rumble strips at intersections; measures to alert approaching motorists to an intersection; and increasing the patrolling of such highways by police. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection.

27,2481L Section 2481L. 85.15 of the statutes is renumbered 85.15 (1) and amended to read:

85.15 (1) The department may improve, use, maintain or lease any property acquired for highway, airport or any other transportation purpose until the property is actually needed for any such purpose and may permit use of the property for purposes and upon such terms and conditions as the department deems in the public interest. The department shall establish request-for-proposal procedures for the lease of any property under this subsection that has an annual lease obligation in excess of $50,000.

27,2481m Section 2481m. 85.15 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

85.15 (2) The department shall credit to the appropriation account under s. 20.395 (4) (ew) the amount, if any, by which moneys received in any year from the sale or lease of property acquired by the department exceeds $2,750,000. The department shall use 50% of any proceeds credited to this appropriation account from the sale or lease of any property to supplement the costs of management and operations of the district office of the department that initiated the sale or lease of that property.

27,2481mm Section 2481mm. 85.195 of the statutes is created to read:

85.195 Coordination with land conservation committees. (1) In this section, “land conservation committee" means a committee established under s. 92.06 or its designated representative.

(2) Before commencing construction on a highway construction project, the department shall consult with the local land conservation committee to determine all of the following:

(a) The presence and extent of local practices to conserve soil and water resources within the county, including surface and subsurface drainage systems.

(b) The downstream impacts of the increased rate and volume, if any, of storm water runoff resulting from a highway project. This determination shall include an analysis of storm water runoff before and after construction of the highway.

(3) Before commencing construction on a highway construction project, the department shall submit water drainage plans associated with the project to the local land conservation committee for review. The department shall reimburse the land conservation committee from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (3) (cq) for its review under this section.

(4) Decisions concerning the management of storm water runoff related to the construction of a highway shall be made jointly between the department and the local land conservation committee.

27,2481pb Section 2481pb. 85.20 (4m) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

85.20 (4m) (a) 1. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 1. a., the amounts for aids are $43,131,700 in calendar year 1996 and $44,425,700 in calendar year 1997 and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the particular calendar year.

27,2481pc Section 2481pc. 85.20 (4m) (a) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

85.20 (4m) (a) 2. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 2. a., the amounts for aids are $10,891,700 in calendar year 1996 and $11,218,500 in calendar year 1997 and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the particular calendar year.

27,2481pd Section 2481pd. 85.20 (4m) (a) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

85.20 (4m) (a) 3. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 3. a., the amounts for aids are $2,185,400 in calendar year 1996 and $2,251,000 in calendar year 1997 and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the particular calendar year.

27,2481pe Section 2481pe. 85.20 (4m) (a) 4. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

85.20 (4m) (a) 4. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 4. a., the amounts for aids are $13,582,400 in calendar year 1996 and $13,989,900 in calendar year 1997 and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the particular calendar year.

27,2481pf Section 2481pf. 85.20 (4m) (a) 5. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

85.20 (4m) (a) 5. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 5. a., the amounts for aids are $4,258,800 in calendar year 1996 and $4,386,600 in calendar year 1997 and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the particular calendar year.

27,2481pg Section 2481pg. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. of the statutes is created to read:

85.20 (4m) (a) 6. a. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hq), the uniform percentage for each eligible applicant in an urban area served by an urban mass transit system with annual operating expenses in excess of $20,000,000.

b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 6. a., the amounts for aids are $60,984,900 in calendar year 1998 and $63,119,300 in calendar year 1999 and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the particular calendar year.

27,2481pgb Section 2481pgb. 85.20 (4m) (a) 7. of the statutes is created to read:

85.20 (4m) (a) 7. a. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hr), the uniform percentage for each eligible applicant served by an urban mass transit system operating within an urbanized area having a population as shown in the 1990 federal decennial census of at least 50,000 or receiving federal mass transit aid for such area, and not specified in subd. 6.

b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 7. a., the amounts for aids are $17,799,600 in calendar year 1998 and $18,422,500 in calendar year 1999 and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the particular calendar year.

27,2481pgd Section 2481pgd. 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. of the statutes is created to read:

85.20 (4m) (a) 8. a. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hs), the uniform percentage for each eligible applicant served by an urban mass transit system operating within an area having a population as shown in the 1990 federal decennial census of less than 50,000 or receiving federal mass transit aid for such area.

b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 8. a., the amounts for aids are $4,807,600 in calendar year 1998 and $4,975,900 in calendar year 1999 and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the particular calendar year.

27,2481pm Section 2481pm. 85.20 (4m) (em) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

85.20 (4m) (em) 1. An amount equal to the same percentage of the audited operating expenses for the project year of the applicant's urban mass transit system that is specified for allocations to the applicant under par. (a) 1. to 5 8.

27,2481png Section 2481png. 85.20 (4m) (em) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

27,2481ps Section 2481ps. 85.20 (4s) of the statutes is amended to read:

85.20 (4s) Payment of aids under the contract. The contracts executed between the department and eligible applicants under this section shall provide that the payment of the state aid allocation under sub. (4m) (a) for the last quarter of the state's fiscal year shall be provided from the following fiscal year's appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (dq), (dr), (ds), (dt) or, (du), (hq), (hr) or (hs).

27,2481pt Section 2481pt. 85.20 (4s) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

27,2481pv Section 2481pv. 85.20 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

85.20 (7) (a) (intro.) The department shall establish cost-efficiency standards for the urban mass transit system specified in sub. (4m) (a) 1. to 5 8. The contracts executed between the department and eligible applicants under this section for any period beginning on or after January 1, 1997, shall provide that the department may do any of the following if costs are incurred by the eligible applicant's urban mass transit system which are inconsistent with the standards established under this subsection:

27,2481pw Section 2481pw. 85.20 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

85.20 (7) (a) (intro.) The department shall establish cost-efficiency standards for the urban mass transit system specified in sub. (4m) (a) 1. 6. to 8. The contracts executed between the department and eligible applicants under this section for any period beginning on or after January 1, 1997, shall provide that the department may do any of the following if costs are incurred by the eligible applicant's urban mass transit system which are inconsistent with the standards established under this subsection:

27,2484 Section 2484 . 85.51 of the statutes is created to read:

85.51 State traffic patrol services; special events fee. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), the department may charge the event sponsor, as defined by rule, a fee, in an amount calculated under a uniform method established by rule, for security and traffic enforcement services provided by the state traffic patrol at any public event for which an admission fee is charged for spectators if the event is organized by a private organization. The department may not impose a fee for such services except as provided in this section. All moneys received under this subsection shall be deposited in the general fund and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.395 (5) (dg).

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to farm progress days subject to s. 85.515.

27,2484m Section 2484m. 85.515 of the statutes is created to read:

85.515 Farm progress days. (1) Except for the costs associated with the installation and maintenance of any highway signs specifically identifying farm progress days, the department is prohibited from charging any sponsor of farm progress days for any costs incurred by the department associated with farm progress days.

(2) The department shall promulgate rules specifying eligibility as a sponsor under sub. (1) and determining the conditions that shall be satisfied to qualify as farm progress days under sub. (1).

27,2485 Section 2485 . 85.52 of the statutes is created to read:

85.52 Transportation infrastructure loan program. (1) Definitions. In this section:

(ac) “Capital project" has the meaning given in 49 USC 5302.

(ag) “Eligible applicant" means a county, city, village, town or combination thereof, 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.

(am) “Fund" means the transportation infrastructure loan fund established under s. 25.405.

(bm) “Other assistance" has the meaning given in P.L. 104-59, section 350 (L) (3).

(2) Acceptance of federal capitalization grants. The department may enter into an agreement with the U.S. department of transportation to receive a capitalization grant under P.L. 104-59, section 350. The agreement may contain any provision required by P.L. 104-59, section 350, and any regulation, guideline or policy adopted under that section.

(3) Administration. (a) The department shall administer a transportation infrastructure loan program to make loans, and to provide other assistance, to eligible applicants for highway projects or transit capital projects. The department of transportation may not make a loan or provide other assistance under the program unless the secretary of administration approves of the loan or other assistance and determines that the amounts in the fund, together with anticipated receipts, will be sufficient to fully pay principal and interest costs incurred on the revenue obligations issued under sub. (5). Loans or other assistance under the program for highway projects shall be credited to the highway account. Loans or other assistance under the program for transit capital projects shall be credited to the transit account.

(bm) Any loan made under the program shall comply with P.L. 104-59, section 350, and any regulation, guideline or policy adopted under that section. The department may not provide other assistance under the program to an eligible applicant unless such assistance complies with P.L. 104-59, section 350, and any regulation, guideline or policy adopted under that section.

(cm) The joint committee on finance may transfer moneys, at the request of the department, in amounts not to exceed the amounts necessary to meet the requirements under P.L. 104-59, section 350, from the transportation fund to the transportation infrastructure loan fund. The department shall submit to the joint committee on finance for its review and approval proposed reductions among the transportation fund appropriations to the department equal to the amount transferred under this paragraph. The joint committee on finance may approve, disapprove or modify the proposed reductions. Upon approval of the proposed reductions, as may be modified by the committee, an amount equivalent to each approved reduction is lapsed from the appropriation account for each reduced appropriation to the transportation fund.

(dm) Except as provided in this section, the department may not encumber or expend any funds on highway projects or transit capital projects for which a loan or other assistance is provided under this section.

(4) Rules. (a) The department of transportation and the department of administration shall promulgate rules necessary to implement the transportation infrastructure loan program. The rules shall specify the terms and conditions of loans or other assistance provided under the program and shall establish criteria for determining which eligible applicants and which projects are eligible to receive loans or other assistance under the program. The criteria shall include all of the following:

1. The impact of funding a project under the program on accelerating the completion of a major highway project under s. 84.013.

2. The statewide and local economic impact of the projects.

3. The level of commitment by the eligible applicant to the project.

4. The type and quality of intermodal transportation facilities affected by the project.

(b) The department of transportation and the department of administration may charge and collect fees, established jointly by rules, from eligible applicants to recover the costs of administering the program.

(4m) Investment management. The department of administration may:

1. Subject to par. (b), direct the investment board under s. 25.17 (2) (e) to make any investment of the fund, or in the collection of the principal and interest of all moneys loaned or invested from such fund.

2. Subject to par. (b), purchase or acquire, commit on a standby basis to purchase or acquire, sell, discount, assign, negotiate, or otherwise dispose of, or pledge, hypothecate or otherwise create a security interest in, loans as the department of administration may determine, or portions or portfolios of participations in loans, made or purchased under this section. The disposition may be at the price and under the terms that the department of administration determines to be reasonable and may be at public or private sale.

(b) The department of administration shall take an action under par. (a) only if all of the following conditions occur:

1. The action provides a financial benefit to the transportation infrastructure fund.

2. The action does not contradict or weaken the purposes of the transportation infrastructure loan fund.

3. The building commission approves the action before the department of administration acts.

(5) Revenue obligations. (a) The transportation infrastructure loan program is a revenue-producing enterprise or program as defined in s. 18.52 (6).

(b) Deposits, appropriations or transfers to the fund for the purposes specified in s. 20.395 (2) (pq) may be funded with the proceeds of revenue obligations issued subject to and in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18. Revenue obligations issued under this section shall not exceed $100 in principal amount, excluding obligations issued to refund outstanding revenue obligations.