AB557-ASA1,29,1210 2. No funds may be expended under par. (a) unless the federal government
11contributes funds for a study under par. (a) in an amount equal to the total amount
12of funds from this state and the state of Minnesota for the study.
AB557-ASA1, s. 57p 13Section 57p. 85.06 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,29,1514 85.06 (2) (b) Contract with Amtrak or an applicable railroad to provide rail
15passenger service.
AB557-ASA1, s. 57q 16Section 57q. 85.06 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA1,29,2117 85.06 (4) Rail passenger service grants. (a) There is established in the
18transportation fund a reserve account consisting of $250,000 for the purpose of
19funding rail passenger service grants under s. 234.665. The reserve account under
20this paragraph shall be reduced by the amount of any supplemental appropriation
21made under s. 234.665 (3).
AB557-ASA1,29,2222 (b) This subsection does not apply after December 31, 1999.
AB557-ASA1, s. 57r 23Section 57r. 85.061 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,30,1224 85.061 (3) Program. The department shall administer a rail passenger route
25development program. From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (up), the

1department may fund capital costs related to Amtrak service extension routes or
2other rail service routes
between the cities of Milwaukee and Madison and between
3the cities of Milwaukee and Green Bay. The extension of the Any route between the
4cities of Milwaukee and Green Bay funded under the program shall provide service
5to population centers along the route in a manner that makes the route most
6economically feasible. The department may not use any proceeds from the bond issue
7authorized under s. 20.866 (2) (up) for the extension of a route under this subsection
8unless the department submits evidence to the joint committee on finance that
9Amtrak or the applicable railroad has agreed to provide rail passenger service on
10that extension route and the joint committee on finance approves the use of the
11proceeds. The department may contract with Amtrak, railroads or other persons to
12perform the activities under this subsection.
AB557-ASA1, s. 58 13Section 58. 85.08 (4m) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,30,2214 85.08 (4m) (e) 1. Upon the request of an eligible applicant, the department may
15negotiate and enter into a loan agreement with the eligible applicant for purposes
16of rehabilitating a rail line or to finance an economic development and transportation
17efficiency project, including a project designed to promote safety or the viability of
18a statewide system of freight rail service, to assist intermodal freight movement or
19to provide industry access to a rail line. A loan made under this paragraph shall
20finance a project that confers a public benefit or enhances economic development in
21this state. Loans made under this paragraph shall be paid from the appropriation
22under s. 20.395 (2) (bt), (bu), (bw) or (bx).
AB557-ASA1, s. 59 23Section 59. 85.085 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 85.085 (1m).
AB557-ASA1, s. 60 24Section 60. 85.085 (1b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA1,31,4
185.085 (1b) In this section, "rehabilitated" means a significant rebuilding of
2railroad track that restores severely deteriorated track to a minimum service
3standard or, for track that is at or above a minimum service standard, that increases
4the service standard of the track.
AB557-ASA1, s. 61 5Section 61. 85.085 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,31,116 85.085 (3) The department shall not make any payment under this section
7unless the applicable private road crossing permit provides that the rail transit
8commission shall, at the user's sole cost and expense, maintain, repair and renew the
9private road crossing. "Maintain, repair and renew" does not include any rebuilding
10of a private road crossing that is required because the applicable tracks have been
11rehabilitated.
AB557-ASA1, s. 68 12Section 68. 85.20 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA1,31,1913 85.20 (7) Cost-efficiency standards. (a) The department shall establish
14cost-efficiency standards for the urban mass transit system specified in sub. (4m) (a).
15The contracts executed between the department and eligible applicants under this
16section for any period beginning on or after January 1, 1997, shall provide that the
17department may do any of the following if costs are incurred by the eligible
18applicant's urban mass transit system which are inconsistent with the standards
19established under this subsection:
AB557-ASA1,31,2020 1. Exclude those costs from operating expenses for purposes of sub. (4m).
AB557-ASA1,31,2121 2. Reduce the amount of state aid allocation under sub. (4m) (a).
AB557-ASA1,31,2322 (b) The department shall specify by rule the cost-efficiency standards under
23this subsection, including rules for the implementation of par. (a) 1. and 2.
AB557-ASA1, s. 68c 24Section 68c. 85.21 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,32,7
185.21 (1) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to promote the general public
2health and welfare by providing financial assistance to counties providing
3transportation services for elderly and disabled persons, including the improved
4coordination, effectiveness and quality of those services,
and to thereby improve and
5promote the maintenance of human dignity and self-sufficiency by affording the
6benefits of transportation services to those people who would not otherwise have an
7available or accessible method of transportation.
AB557-ASA1, s. 68e 8Section 68e. 85.21 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,32,159 85.21 (2) (b) "County proportionate share" means the amount allocated to a
10county under this section which is based on the total amount appropriated for
11purposes of this section, except for service improvement projects under sub. (5),
12during the current fiscal year multiplied by the ratio of the number of elderly and
13disabled persons in the county to the total number of elderly and disabled persons
14in this state and which provides for a minimum base amount for each county, as
15determined by the department.
AB557-ASA1, s. 68g 16Section 68g. 85.21 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,33,617 85.21 (3) (c) To make and execute contracts with counties to ensure the
18provision of specialized transportation service. Payments under such contracts to
19eligible applicants shall not exceed the county proportionate share, except as
20supplemented under par. (e) or (f). A Except as provided in sub. (5), a contract under
21this section shall require the county to make a matching contribution of 20% of the
22contract amount and to furnish information determined necessary by the
23department for periodic program monitoring and year-end auditing and evaluation.
24A contract may permit a county to hold aids received under this section on or after
25July 2, 1983, in trust, according to rules promulgated by the department, for the

1exclusive purpose of acquiring or maintaining equipment used for services
2authorized under this section. All aids held in trust, as well as any accumulated
3interest, not expended for the authorized purposes, shall be returned to the
4department for deposit in the transportation fund. Nothing in this paragraph
5entitles a county to any investment interest accumulated prior to the time the aid
6payment is actually received by the county.
AB557-ASA1, s. 68j 7Section 68j. 85.21 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA1,33,108 85.21 (5) Service improvement projects. (a) In this subsection, "applicant"
9means any county or agency thereof, or 2 or more counties acting jointly under s.
1066.30.
AB557-ASA1,33,1711 (b) The department may award funds to applicants for service improvement
12projects that are designed to improve the availability and effectiveness of
13transportation services for the elderly and disabled, including services in rural
14areas, intercounty services and service innovations that are not otherwise funded
15under this section. The department shall give priority to projects designed to provide
16transportation services to areas that are not adequately served by public
17transportation services.
AB557-ASA1,33,2118 (c) From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (cr), the department may
19withhold from the amount allocated for payments to counties under sub. (3) (c) an
20amount not to exceed $250,000 in any fiscal year for the funding of projects under this
21subsection.
AB557-ASA1,33,2322 (d) No project may be funded unless there is a matching contribution from the
23applicant of at least 20% of the cost of the project.
AB557-ASA1,33,2524 (e) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this
25subsection.
AB557-ASA1, s. 70
1Section 70. 85.243 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,34,3 285.243 (title) Surface transportation discretionary grants projects
3program.
AB557-ASA1, s. 71 4Section 71. 85.243 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,34,155 85.243 (2) (a) The department shall administer a surface transportation
6discretionary grants projects program to promote the development and
7implementation of surface transportation projects that foster the diverse
8transportation needs of the people of this state. Annually, the department may make
9grants to eligible applicants and other state agencies for surface transportation
10projects that promote nonhighway use or that otherwise supplement existing
11transportation activities. A grant may not exceed 80% of the total cost of a project.
12 The department shall give priority to funding projects that foster alternatives to
13single-occupancy automobile trips. In deciding whether to award a grant under this
14section, the department may consider whether other funding sources are available
15for the proposed project.
AB557-ASA1, s. 72 16Section 72. 85.243 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA1,34,1717 85.243 (2) (b) 5. To conduct a project.
AB557-ASA1, s. 73 18Section 73. 85.26 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 85.26 (2) (a) (intro.) and
19amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,34,2220 85.26 (2) (a) (intro.) "Eligible applicant" means a an applicant that provides
21employment, training or job placement services in a county with a population of
22500,000 or more and which is one of the following:
AB557-ASA1,34,23 231. A local public body or a private organization , which is located in the county.
AB557-ASA1, s. 74 24Section 74. 85.26 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA1,34,2525 85.26 (2) (a) 2. Two or more state agencies coordinating such services.
AB557-ASA1, s. 75
1Section 75. 85.50 of the statutes is repealed.
AB557-ASA1, s. 76 2Section 76. 86.30 (2) (a) 3. c. of the statutes is repealed.
AB557-ASA1, s. 77 3Section 77. 86.30 (2) (a) 3. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,35,44 86.30 (2) (a) 3. d. In calendar year 1995 and thereafter, $1,350.
AB557-ASA1, s. 78 5Section 78. 86.30 (2) (a) 3. e. of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA1,35,66 86.30 (2) (a) 3. e. In calendar year 1996, $1,415.
AB557-ASA1, s. 79 7Section 79. 86.30 (2) (a) 3. f. of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA1,35,88 86.30 (2) (a) 3. f. In calendar year 1997 and thereafter, $1,480.
AB557-ASA1, s. 80 9Section 80. 86.30 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,35,1510 86.30 (9) Aids calculations. (b) For the purpose of calculating and
11distributing aids under sub. (2), the amounts for aids to counties are $63,392,900 in
12calendar year 1994 and
$66,588,900 in calendar year 1995, $71,030,000 in calendar
13year 1996 and $75,917,700 in calendar year 1997
and thereafter. These amounts,
14to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the statewide county average
15cost-sharing percentage in the particular calendar year.
AB557-ASA1,35,2116 (c) For the purpose of calculating and distributing aids under sub. (2), the
17amounts for aids to municipalities are $197,814,700 in calendar year 1994 and
18$209,496,900 in calendar year 1995, $217,615,200 in calendar year 1996 and
19$225,332,700 in calendar year 1997
and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent
20practicable, shall be used to determine the statewide municipal average
21cost-sharing percentage in the particular calendar year.
AB557-ASA1, s. 81 22Section 81. 86.31 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,36,323 86.31 (3m) Town road improvements. From the appropriation under s. 20.395
24(2) (fr), the department shall allocate $500,000 in each fiscal year $512,500 in fiscal
25year 1995-96 and $525,300 in fiscal year 1996-97 and thereafter
to fund town road

1improvements with eligible costs totaling $100,000 or more. The funding of
2improvements under this subsection is in addition to the allocation of funds for
3entitlements under sub. (3).
AB557-ASA1, s. 82 4Section 82. 86.315 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,36,145 86.315 (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (fu), the department
6shall annually, on March 10, pay to counties having county forests established under
7ch. 28, for the improvement of public roads within the county forests which are open
8and used for travel and which are not state or county trunk highways or town roads
9and for which no aids are paid under s. 86.30, the amount of $200 $600 per mile of
10road designated in the comprehensive county forest land use plan as approved by the
11county board and the department of natural resources. If the amount appropriated
12under s. 20.395 (1) (fu) is insufficient to make the $200 $600 per mile payments under
13this subsection, the department shall prorate the amount appropriated in the
14manner it deems desirable.
AB557-ASA1, s. 83 15Section 83. 86.32 (2) (am) 5. and 6. of the statutes are repealed.
AB557-ASA1, s. 84 16Section 84. 86.32 (2) (am) 8. of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA1,36,2217 86.32 (2) (am) 8. For 1996, $10,782 per lane mile for municipalities having a
18population over 500,000; $9,987 per lane mile for municipalities having a population
19of 150,001 to 500,000; $8,900 per lane mile for municipalities having a population of
2035,001 to 150,000; $7,840 per lane mile for municipalities having a population of
2110,000 to 35,000; and $6,755 per lane mile for municipalities having a population
22under 10,000.
AB557-ASA1, s. 85 23Section 85. 86.32 (2) (am) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA1,37,424 86.32 (2) (am) 9. For 1997, $11,105 per lane mile for municipalities having a
25population over 500,000; $10,287 per lane mile for municipalities having a

1population of 150,001 to 500,000; $9,167 per lane mile for municipalities having a
2population of 35,001 to 150,000; $8,075 per lane mile for municipalities having a
3population of 10,000 to 35,000; and $6,958 per lane mile for municipalities having
4a population under 10,000.
AB557-ASA1, s. 86 5Section 86. 110.08 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,37,76 110.08 (2) Except as provided under s. 343.16 (1) (b) and (c), all examinations
7for operator's licenses and permits shall be given by state examiners.
AB557-ASA1, s. 87 8Section 87. 114.002 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB557-ASA1, s. 88 9Section 88. 114.002 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,37,1210 114.002 (11) "Antique aircraft" means an aircraft more than 35 years old as
11determined by the
which has a date of manufacture of 1955 or earlier and which is
12used solely for recreational or display purposes.
AB557-ASA1, s. 89 13Section 89. 114.002 (13) of the statutes is repealed.
AB557-ASA1, s. 90 14Section 90. 114.20 (1) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,37,1515 114.20 (1) (title) Annual registration required.
AB557-ASA1, s. 91 16Section 91. 114.20 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,37,2317 114.20 (1) (a) Except as provided under sub. (2), all aircraft based in this state
18shall be registered by the owner of the aircraft with the department annually on or
19before November 1 or, for aircraft with a maximum gross weight of not more than
203,000 pounds that are not subject to sub. (10), biennially on or before the first
21November 1
. Annual registration fees shall be determined in accordance with sub.
22(9) or (10). Biennial registration fees shall be determined in accordance with sub.
23(9m).
AB557-ASA1, s. 92 24Section 92. 114.20 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,38,4
1114.20 (1) (b) Aircraft determined by the department to be based in this state
2shall be subject to the annual or biennial registration fees under sub. (9) or (9m).
3Aircraft which are determined to be not based in this state shall be exempt from the
4annual or biennial registration fees.
AB557-ASA1, s. 93 5Section 93. 114.20 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,38,86 114.20 (2) (title) Exceptions to annual registration requirements. (intro.)
7The annual registration requirements under sub. (1) do not apply to aircraft based
8in this state that are:
AB557-ASA1, s. 94 9Section 94. 114.20 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB557-ASA1, s. 95 10Section 95. 114.20 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,38,2311 114.20 (5) Unairworthy aircraft. Any person desiring to have an aircraft
12designated as an unairworthy aircraft may apply to the department in the manner
13the department prescribes. No application may be acted upon unless all information
14requested is supplied. Upon receipt of an application and a registration fee of $5 to
15be established by rule
and after determining from the facts submitted and
16investigation that the aircraft qualifies as an unairworthy aircraft, the department
17shall issue an unairworthy aircraft certificate. The certificate shall expire upon
18transfer of ownership or restoration. An aircraft is presumed restored if it is capable
19of operation. The annual or biennial registration fee is due on the date of restoration.
20Operation of the aircraft is conclusive evidence of restoration. An additional
21administrative fee of $5
A late payment charge to be established by rule shall be
22charged assessed on all applications filed later than 30 days after the date of
23restoration.
AB557-ASA1, s. 96 24Section 96. 114.20 (7) of the statutes is repealed.
AB557-ASA1, s. 97
1Section 97. 114.20 (9) (a) to (c) of the statutes are renumbered 114.20 (9m) (a)
2to (c) and amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,39,33 114.20 (9m) (a) Not more than 2,000$ 30 $ 60
AB557-ASA1,39,44 (b) Not more than 2,50039 78
AB557-ASA1,39,55 (c) Not more than 3,00050 100
AB557-ASA1, s. 98 6Section 98. 114.20 (9) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,39,77 114.20 (9) (d) Not more than 3,50070 $ 70
AB557-ASA1, s. 99 8Section 99. 114.20 (9m) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA1,39,129 114.20 (9m) Biennial registration fees. (intro.) Except as provided in sub.
10(10), the owner of an aircraft subject to the biennial registration requirements under
11sub. (1) shall pay a biennial registration fee established in accordance with the
12following gross weight schedule:
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