Amendment ASA1-AB557

AB557-ASA1,29,12 2. No funds may be expended under par. (a) unless the federal government contributes funds for a study under par. (a) in an amount equal to the total amount of funds from this state and the state of Minnesota for the study.

AB557-ASA1, s. 57p Section 57p. 85.06 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB557-ASA1,29,15 85.06 (2) (b) Contract with Amtrak or an applicable railroad to provide rail passenger service.

AB557-ASA1, s. 57q Section 57q. 85.06 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

AB557-ASA1,29,21 85.06 (4) Rail passenger service grants. (a) There is established in the transportation fund a reserve account consisting of $250,000 for the purpose of funding rail passenger service grants under s. 234.665. The reserve account under this paragraph shall be reduced by the amount of any supplemental appropriation made under s. 234.665 (3).

AB557-ASA1,29,22 (b) This subsection does not apply after December 31, 1999.

AB557-ASA1, s. 57r Section 57r. 85.061 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB557-ASA1,30,12 85.061 (3) Program. The department shall administer a rail passenger route development program. From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (up), the department may fund 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. The extension of the 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. The department may not use any proceeds from the bond issue authorized under s. 20.866 (2) (up) for the extension of a route under this subsection unless 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 extension 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.

AB557-ASA1, s. 58 Section 58. 85.08 (4m) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB557-ASA1,30,22 85.08 (4m) (e) 1. Upon the request of an eligible applicant, the department may negotiate and enter into a loan agreement with the eligible applicant for purposes of rehabilitating a rail line or to finance an economic development and transportation efficiency project, including a project designed to promote safety or the viability of a statewide system of freight rail service, to assist intermodal freight movement or to provide industry access to a rail line. A loan made under this paragraph shall finance a project that confers a public benefit or enhances economic development in this state. Loans made under this paragraph shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (bt), (bu), (bw) or (bx).

AB557-ASA1, s. 59 Section 59. 85.085 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 85.085 (1m).

AB557-ASA1, s. 60 Section 60. 85.085 (1b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB557-ASA1,31,4 85.085 (1b) In this section, "rehabilitated" means a significant rebuilding of railroad track that restores severely deteriorated track to a minimum service standard or, for track that is at or above a minimum service standard, that increases the service standard of the track.

AB557-ASA1, s. 61 Section 61. 85.085 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB557-ASA1,31,11 85.085 (3) The department shall not make any payment under this section unless the applicable private road crossing permit provides that the rail transit commission shall, at the user's sole cost and expense, maintain, repair and renew the private road crossing. "Maintain, repair and renew" does not include any rebuilding of a private road crossing that is required because the applicable tracks have been rehabilitated.

AB557-ASA1, s. 68 Section 68. 85.20 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

AB557-ASA1,31,19 85.20 (7) Cost-efficiency standards. (a) The department shall establish cost-efficiency standards for the urban mass transit system specified in sub. (4m) (a). 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:

AB557-ASA1,31,20 1. Exclude those costs from operating expenses for purposes of sub. (4m).

AB557-ASA1,31,21 2. Reduce the amount of state aid allocation under sub. (4m) (a).

AB557-ASA1,31,23 (b) The department shall specify by rule the cost-efficiency standards under this subsection, including rules for the implementation of par. (a) 1. and 2.

AB557-ASA1, s. 68c Section 68c. 85.21 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB557-ASA1,32,7 85.21 (1) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to promote the general public health and welfare by providing financial assistance to counties providing transportation services for elderly and disabled persons, including the improved coordination, effectiveness and quality of those services, and to thereby improve and promote the maintenance of human dignity and self-sufficiency by affording the benefits of transportation services to those people who would not otherwise have an available or accessible method of transportation.

AB557-ASA1, s. 68e Section 68e. 85.21 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB557-ASA1,32,15 85.21 (2) (b) "County proportionate share" means the amount allocated to a county under this section which is based on the total amount appropriated for purposes of this section, except for service improvement projects under sub. (5), during the current fiscal year multiplied by the ratio of the number of elderly and disabled persons in the county to the total number of elderly and disabled persons in this state and which provides for a minimum base amount for each county, as determined by the department.

AB557-ASA1, s. 68g Section 68g. 85.21 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB557-ASA1,33,6 85.21 (3) (c) To make and execute contracts with counties to ensure the provision of specialized transportation service. Payments under such contracts to eligible applicants shall not exceed the county proportionate share, except as supplemented under par. (e) or (f). A Except as provided in sub. (5), a contract under this section shall require the county to make a matching contribution of 20% of the contract amount and to furnish information determined necessary by the department for periodic program monitoring and year-end auditing and evaluation. A contract may permit a county to hold aids received under this section on or after July 2, 1983, in trust, according to rules promulgated by the department, for the exclusive purpose of acquiring or maintaining equipment used for services authorized under this section. All aids held in trust, as well as any accumulated interest, not expended for the authorized purposes, shall be returned to the department for deposit in the transportation fund. Nothing in this paragraph entitles a county to any investment interest accumulated prior to the time the aid payment is actually received by the county.

AB557-ASA1, s. 68j Section 68j. 85.21 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

AB557-ASA1,33,10 85.21 (5) Service improvement projects. (a) In this subsection, "applicant" means any county or agency thereof, or 2 or more counties acting jointly under s. 66.30.

AB557-ASA1,33,17 (b) The department may award funds to applicants for service improvement projects that are designed to improve the availability and effectiveness of transportation services for the elderly and disabled, including services in rural areas, intercounty services and service innovations that are not otherwise funded under this section. The department shall give priority to projects designed to provide transportation services to areas that are not adequately served by public transportation services.

AB557-ASA1,33,21 (c) From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (cr), the department may withhold from the amount allocated for payments to counties under sub. (3) (c) an amount not to exceed $250,000 in any fiscal year for the funding of projects under this subsection.

AB557-ASA1,33,23 (d) No project may be funded unless there is a matching contribution from the applicant of at least 20% of the cost of the project.

AB557-ASA1,33,25 (e) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this subsection.

AB557-ASA1, s. 70 Section 70. 85.243 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB557-ASA1,34,3 85.243 (title) Surface transportation discretionary grants projects program.

AB557-ASA1, s. 71 Section 71. 85.243 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB557-ASA1,34,15 85.243 (2) (a) The department shall administer a surface transportation discretionary grants projects program to promote the development and implementation of surface transportation projects that foster the diverse transportation needs of the people of this state. Annually, the department may make grants to eligible applicants and other state agencies for surface transportation projects that promote nonhighway use or that otherwise supplement existing transportation activities. A grant may not exceed 80% of the total cost of a project. The department shall give priority to funding projects that foster alternatives to single-occupancy automobile trips. In deciding whether to award a grant under this section, the department may consider whether other funding sources are available for the proposed project.

AB557-ASA1, s. 72 Section 72. 85.243 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

AB557-ASA1,34,17 85.243 (2) (b) 5. To conduct a project.

AB557-ASA1, s. 73 Section 73. 85.26 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 85.26 (2) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB557-ASA1,34,22 85.26 (2) (a) (intro.) "Eligible applicant" means a an applicant that provides employment, training or job placement services in a county with a population of 500,000 or more and which is one of the following:

AB557-ASA1,34,23 1. A local public body or a private organization , which is located in the county.

AB557-ASA1, s. 74 Section 74. 85.26 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB557-ASA1,34,25 85.26 (2) (a) 2. Two or more state agencies coordinating such services.

AB557-ASA1, s. 75 Section 75. 85.50 of the statutes is repealed.

AB557-ASA1, s. 76 Section 76. 86.30 (2) (a) 3. c. of the statutes is repealed.

AB557-ASA1, s. 77 Section 77. 86.30 (2) (a) 3. d. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB557-ASA1,35,4 86.30 (2) (a) 3. d. In calendar year 1995 and thereafter, $1,350.

AB557-ASA1, s. 78 Section 78. 86.30 (2) (a) 3. e. of the statutes is created to read:

AB557-ASA1,35,6 86.30 (2) (a) 3. e. In calendar year 1996, $1,415.

AB557-ASA1, s. 79 Section 79. 86.30 (2) (a) 3. f. of the statutes is created to read:

AB557-ASA1,35,8 86.30 (2) (a) 3. f. In calendar year 1997 and thereafter, $1,480.

AB557-ASA1, s. 80 Section 80. 86.30 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB557-ASA1,35,15 86.30 (9) Aids calculations. (b) For the purpose of calculating and distributing aids under sub. (2), the amounts for aids to counties are $63,392,900 in calendar year 1994 and $66,588,900 in calendar year 1995, $71,030,000 in calendar year 1996 and $75,917,700 in calendar year 1997 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.

AB557-ASA1,35,21 (c) For the purpose of calculating and distributing aids under sub. (2), the amounts for aids to municipalities are $197,814,700 in calendar year 1994 and $209,496,900 in calendar year 1995, $217,615,200 in calendar year 1996 and $225,332,700 in calendar year 1997 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.

AB557-ASA1, s. 81 Section 81. 86.31 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB557-ASA1,36,3 86.31 (3m) Town road improvements. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (fr), the department shall allocate $500,000 in each fiscal year $512,500 in fiscal year 1995-96 and $525,300 in fiscal year 1996-97 and 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).

AB557-ASA1, s. 82 Section 82. 86.315 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB557-ASA1,36,14 86.315 (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (fu), the department shall annually, on March 10, pay to counties having county forests established under ch. 28, for the improvement of public roads within the county forests which are open and used for travel and which are not state or county trunk highways or town roads and for which no aids are paid under s. 86.30, the amount of $200 $600 per mile of road designated in the comprehensive county forest land use plan as approved by the county board and the department of natural resources. If the amount appropriated under s. 20.395 (1) (fu) is insufficient to make the $200 $600 per mile payments under this subsection, the department shall prorate the amount appropriated in the manner it deems desirable.

AB557-ASA1, s. 83 Section 83. 86.32 (2) (am) 5. and 6. of the statutes are repealed.

AB557-ASA1, s. 84 Section 84. 86.32 (2) (am) 8. of the statutes is created to read:

AB557-ASA1,36,22 86.32 (2) (am) 8. For 1996, $10,782 per lane mile for municipalities having a population over 500,000; $9,987 per lane mile for municipalities having a population of 150,001 to 500,000; $8,900 per lane mile for municipalities having a population of 35,001 to 150,000; $7,840 per lane mile for municipalities having a population of 10,000 to 35,000; and $6,755 per lane mile for municipalities having a population under 10,000.

AB557-ASA1, s. 85 Section 85. 86.32 (2) (am) 9. of the statutes is created to read:

AB557-ASA1,37,4 86.32 (2) (am) 9. For 1997, $11,105 per lane mile for municipalities having a population over 500,000; $10,287 per lane mile for municipalities having a population of 150,001 to 500,000; $9,167 per lane mile for municipalities having a population of 35,001 to 150,000; $8,075 per lane mile for municipalities having a population of 10,000 to 35,000; and $6,958 per lane mile for municipalities having a population under 10,000.

AB557-ASA1, s. 86 Section 86. 110.08 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB557-ASA1,37,7 110.08 (2) Except as provided under s. 343.16 (1) (b) and (c), all examinations for operator's licenses and permits shall be given by state examiners.

AB557-ASA1, s. 87 Section 87. 114.002 (4) of the statutes is repealed.

AB557-ASA1, s. 88 Section 88. 114.002 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB557-ASA1,37,12 114.002 (11) "Antique aircraft" means an aircraft more than 35 years old as determined by the which has a date of manufacture of 1955 or earlier and which is used solely for recreational or display purposes.

AB557-ASA1, s. 89 Section 89. 114.002 (13) of the statutes is repealed.

AB557-ASA1, s. 90 Section 90. 114.20 (1) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB557-ASA1,37,15 114.20 (1) (title) Annual registration required.

AB557-ASA1, s. 91 Section 91. 114.20 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB557-ASA1,37,23 114.20 (1) (a) Except as provided under sub. (2), all aircraft based in this state shall be registered by the owner of the aircraft with the department annually on or before November 1 or, for aircraft with a maximum gross weight of not more than 3,000 pounds that are not subject to sub. (10), biennially on or before the first November 1. Annual registration fees shall be determined in accordance with sub. (9) or (10). Biennial registration fees shall be determined in accordance with sub. (9m).

AB557-ASA1, s. 92 Section 92. 114.20 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB557-ASA1,38,4 114.20 (1) (b) Aircraft determined by the department to be based in this state shall be subject to the annual or biennial registration fees under sub. (9) or (9m). Aircraft which are determined to be not based in this state shall be exempt from the annual or biennial registration fees.

AB557-ASA1, s. 93 Section 93. 114.20 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB557-ASA1,38,8 114.20 (2) (title) Exceptions to annual registration requirements. (intro.) The annual registration requirements under sub. (1) do not apply to aircraft based in this state that are:

AB557-ASA1, s. 94 Section 94. 114.20 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB557-ASA1, s. 95 Section 95. 114.20 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB557-ASA1,38,23 114.20 (5) Unairworthy aircraft. Any person desiring to have an aircraft designated as an unairworthy aircraft may apply to the department in the manner the department prescribes. No application may be acted upon unless all information requested is supplied. Upon receipt of an application and a registration fee of $5 to be established by rule and after determining from the facts submitted and investigation that the aircraft qualifies as an unairworthy aircraft, the department shall issue an unairworthy aircraft certificate. The certificate shall expire upon transfer of ownership or restoration. An aircraft is presumed restored if it is capable of operation. The annual or biennial registration fee is due on the date of restoration. Operation of the aircraft is conclusive evidence of restoration. An additional administrative fee of $5 A late payment charge to be established by rule shall be charged assessed on all applications filed later than 30 days after the date of restoration.

AB557-ASA1, s. 96 Section 96. 114.20 (7) of the statutes is repealed.

AB557-ASA1, s. 97 Section 97. 114.20 (9) (a) to (c) of the statutes are renumbered 114.20 (9m) (a) to (c) and amended to read:

AB557-ASA1,39,3 114.20 (9m) (a) Not more than 2,000$ 30 $ 60

AB557-ASA1,39,4 (b) Not more than 2,50039 78

AB557-ASA1,39,5 (c) Not more than 3,00050 100

AB557-ASA1, s. 98 Section 98. 114.20 (9) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB557-ASA1,39,7 114.20 (9) (d) Not more than 3,50070 $ 70

AB557-ASA1, s. 99 Section 99. 114.20 (9m) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:

AB557-ASA1,39,12 114.20 (9m) Biennial registration fees. (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (10), the owner of an aircraft subject to the biennial registration requirements under sub. (1) shall pay a biennial registration fee established in accordance with the following gross weight schedule: