AB133-ASA1, s. 1819c 23Section 1819c. 84.013 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,959,324 84.013 (4) (a) In Subject to s. 13.489 (1m), in preparation for future major
25highway projects, the department may perform preliminary engineering and design

1work and studies for possible major highway projects not listed under sub. (3), but
2no major highway may be constructed unless the project is listed under sub. (3) or
3approved under sub. (6).
AB133-ASA1, s. 1819d 4Section 1819d. 84.013 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,959,105 84.013 (4) (b) The department may not, within any 6-year period, construct a
6highway project consisting of separate contiguous projects which do not individually
7qualify as major highway projects but which in their entirety would constitute a
8major highway project without first submitting the project to the transportation
9projects commission for its recommendations and report and without specific
10authorization under sub. (3), except as provided in par. (c) and sub. (6).
AB133-ASA1, s. 1819e 11Section 1819e. 84.013 (4) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,959,1712 84.013 (4) (c) The department may construct highway projects involving STH
1359 between STH 164 on the eastern edge of the city of Waukesha and Calhoun Road
14in Waukesha County and STH 59 from Calhoun Road to the Waukesha County line
15in Waukesha County without first submitting the projects to the transportation
16projects commission for its recommendations and report and without specific
17authorization under sub. (3).
AB133-ASA1, s. 1819m 18Section 1819m. 84.1044 of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,959,24 1984.1044 John R. Plewa Memorial Lake Parkway. The department shall
20designate and mark I 794 and STH 794 in Milwaukee County commencing from the
21Daniel Webster Hoan Memorial Bridge and proceeding southerly to the intersection
22with East Layton Avenue as the "John R. Plewa Memorial Lake Parkway" in
23recognition and appreciation of the life of John R. Plewa and his public service as a
24member of the Wisconsin legislature for more than 20 years.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1820 25Section 1820. 84.106 of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,960,7
184.106 Scenic byways program. (1) Designation. The department shall
2develop, implement and administer a program to designate highways, as defined in
3s. 340.01 (22), or portions of highways in this state that have outstanding scenic,
4historic, cultural, natural, recreational or archeological qualities as scenic byways.
5The department may seek designation by the federal government of a highway
6designated as a scenic byway under this section as a national scenic byway or as an
7All-American Road.
AB133-ASA1,960,9 8(2) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules under this section
9consistent with 23 USC 162 and regulations established under that section.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1820k 10Section 1820k. 84.11 (5n) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,960,1311 84.11 (5n) Design-build contracts. (a) In this subsection, "design-build
12contract" means a contract for a project under which the engineering, design and
13construction services are provided by a single entity.
AB133-ASA1,960,1914 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section and ss. 84.01 (13) and
1584.06 (2), the department may enter into a design-build contract for the design and
16construction of a bridge for which funding is provided under s. 84.11 (5), 1993 stats.,
17and for which no contract for construction is awarded before May 1, 1999. The
18department may enter into a contract under this paragraph only if all of the following
19conditions are met:
AB133-ASA1,960,2420 1. The design-build contract is awarded through a competitive selection
21process that utilizes, at a minimum, contractor qualifications, quality, completion
22time and cost as award criteria. In order to be eligible to participate in the selection
23process, the contractor must be prequalified by the department as a design
24consultant and as a contractor.
AB133-ASA1,961,4
12. The design-build contract is approved by the secretary of the federal
2department of transportation under an experimental program described under
3section 1307 (d) of P.L. 105-178 pursuant to the authority granted under section 1307
4(e) of P.L. 105-178.
AB133-ASA1,961,55 3. The design-build contract is approved by the governor.
AB133-ASA1,961,96 (c) No later than 5 years after the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor
7inserts date], the department shall submit a report to the governor, and to the
8legislature under s. 13.172 (2), describing the effectiveness of the design-build
9process contracting procedures under this subsection.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1820L 10Section 1820L. 84.11 (5r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,961,1611 84.11 (5r) Milwaukee 6th street viaduct cost sharing. Notwithstanding sub.
12(5m), the costs for any project governed by an agreement that is in effect before June
1330, 1993, for which funding is provided under s. 84.11 (5), 1993 stats., and for which
14no contract for construction is awarded before May 1, 1999, shall be paid as specified
15in an agreement entered into on or after April 20, 1999, by the city and county in
16which the bridge is wholly located and this state.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1820m 17Section 1820m. 84.185 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,961,1918 84.185 (10) Priority of brownfields. The department shall promote the
19program under this section as required under s. 85.61.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1820n 20Section 1820n. 84.25 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,962,221 84.25 (11) Commercial enterprises. No commercial enterprise, except a
22vending facility which is licensed by the department of workforce development and
23operated by blind or visually impaired persons, or a commercial enterprise exempted
24from this subsection by an agreement under s. 84.01 (30) (g)
, shall be authorized or

1conducted within or on property acquired for or designated as a controlled-access
2highway.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1821 3Section 1821. 84.30 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,962,74 84.30 (2m) Conditional uses and special exceptions not considered. No uses
5of real property that are authorized by special zoning permission, including uses by
6conditional use, special exception, zoning variance or conditional permit, may be
7considered when determining whether the area is a business area.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1822 8Section 1822. 84.30 (3) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,962,189 84.30 (3) (c) (intro.) Signs advertising activities conducted on the property on
10which they are located if such on-property signs comply with applicable federal law
11and the June 1961 agreement between the department and the federal highway
12administrator relative to control of advertising adjacent to interstate highways.
13Additionally, any such sign located outside the incorporated area of a city or village
14shall comply with the following criteria
No on-property sign may be erected in a
15location where it constitutes a traffic hazard. If the department issues permits for
16outdoor advertising signs, the department is not required to issue permits for
17on-property signs that conform to the requirements of this paragraph. On-property
18signs may be illuminated, subject to the following restrictions
:
AB133-ASA1, s. 1823 19Section 1823. 84.30 (3) (c) 1. to 3. of the statutes are repealed and recreated
20to read:
AB133-ASA1,962,2321 84.30 (3) (c) 1. Signs which contain, include or are illuminated by any flashing,
22intermittent or moving light or lights are prohibited, except electronic signs
23permitted by rule of the department.
AB133-ASA1,963,324 2. Signs which are not effectively shielded as to prevent beams or rays of light
25from being directed at any portion of the traveled ways of the interstate or

1federal-aid primary highway and which are of such intensity or brilliance as to cause
2glare or to impair the vision of the driver of any motor vehicle, or which otherwise
3interfere with any driver's operation of a motor vehicle, are prohibited.
AB133-ASA1,963,54 3. No sign may be so illuminated that it interferes with the effectiveness of or
5obscures an official traffic sign, device or signal.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1824 6Section 1824. 84.30 (3) (c) 5. of the statutes is repealed.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1824f 7Section 1824f. 84.30 (10m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,963,138 84.30 (10m) Annual permit fee requirement. The department may
9promulgate a rule requiring persons specified in the rule to pay annual permit fees
10for signs. If the department establishes an annual permit fee under this subsection,
11failure to pay the fee within 2 months after the date on which payment is due is
12evidence that the sign has been abandoned for the purposes of s. TRANS 201.10 (2)
13(f), Wis. Adm. Code.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1825 14Section 1825. 84.59 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,963,2015 84.59 (2) The department may, under s. 18.56 (5) and (9) (j) 18.561 or 18.562,
16deposit in a separate and distinct fund outside the state treasury, in an account
17maintained by a trustee, revenues derived under s. 341.25. The revenues deposited
18are the trustee's revenues in accordance with the agreement between this state and
19the trustee or in accordance with the resolution pledging the revenues to the
20repayment of revenue obligations issued under this section.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1826 21Section 1826. 84.59 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,964,1022 84.59 (6) Revenue obligations may be contracted by the The building
23commission may contract revenue obligations when it reasonably appears to the
24building commission that all obligations incurred under this section can be fully paid
25from moneys received or anticipated and pledged to be received on a timely basis.

1Revenue Except as provided in this subsection, the principal amount of revenue
2obligations issued under this section shall may not exceed $1,348,058,900 in
3principal amount, excluding obligations issued to refund outstanding revenue
4obligations. Not more than $1,255,499,900 of the $1,348,058,900 may

5$1,440,665,900 and may be used for transportation facilities under s. 84.01 (28) and
6major highway projects under ss. 84.06 and 84.09. In addition to the foregoing limit
7on principal amount, the building commission may contract revenue obligations
8under this section as the building commission determines is desirable to refund
9outstanding revenue obligations contracted under this section and to pay expenses
10associated with revenue obligations contracted under this section.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1828m 11Section 1828m. 85.021 of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,964,16 1285.021 Long-range transportation plans. (1) In this section, "long-range
13transportation plan" means a plan for the development or maintenance of airports,
14highways, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, railroads, railroad facilities, harbor
15facilities, harbors or mass transit systems that covers a time period of more than 6
16years.
AB133-ASA1,965,3 17(2) If the department proposes to adopt a long-range transportation plan the
18secretary shall, prior to the department's adoption of the plan, submit the plan to the
19joint committee on finance. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the
20department within 14 working days after the date of the department's submittal that
21the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the plan, the
22department may adopt the plan. If, within 14 working days after the date of the
23department's submittal, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the department
24that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the plan,
25the department may adopt the plan only upon approval of the committee. If the

1committee directs the department to reconsider parts of the plan, the department
2may adopt the plan only after reconsidering the plan, resubmitting a revised plan to
3the committee and receiving the committee's approval.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1830 4Section 1830. 85.024 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,965,135 85.024 (2) The department shall administer a bicycle and pedestrian facilities
6program to award grants of assistance to political subdivisions for the planning,
7development or construction of bicycle and pedestrian facilities. Annually, the The
8department shall award from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (nx) grants to
9political subdivisions under this section. A political subdivision that is awarded a
10grant under this section shall contribute matching funds equal to at least 25% of the
11amount awarded under this section. The department shall select grant recipients
12annually beginning in 1994 from applications submitted to the department on or
13before April 1 of each year.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1830g 14Section 1830g. 85.026 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,965,1915 85.026 (2) Program. The Subject to s. 85.61, the department may administer
16a program to award grants of assistance to any political subdivision or state agency,
17as defined in s. 20.001 (1), for transportation enhancement activities consistent with
18federal regulations promulgated under 23 USC 133 (b) (8). The grants shall be
19awarded from the appropriations under s. 20.395 (2) (nv) and (nx).
AB133-ASA1, s. 1830h 20Section 1830h. 85.05 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,966,3 2185.05 Evaluation of proposed major highway projects. The department
22by rule shall establish a procedure for numerically evaluating projects considered for
23enumeration under s. 84.013 (3) as a major highway project. The evaluation
24procedure may include any criteria that the department considers relevant. The
25rules shall establish a minimum score that a project shall meet or exceed when

1evaluated under the procedure established under this section before the department
2may recommend the project to the transportation projects commission for
3consideration under s. 13.489 (4).
AB133-ASA1, s. 1830j 4Section 1830j. 85.055 of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,966,7 585.055 Passenger railroad station improvements. (1) In this section,
6"Local governmental unit" means a city, village, town or county or an agency or
7subdivision of a city, village, town or county.
AB133-ASA1,966,14 8(2) The department shall administer a passenger railroad station
9improvement grant program. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (ct), the
10department shall award grants to local governmental units or private entities for the
11construction or rehabilitation of passenger railroad stations along existing or
12proposed rail passenger routes. The amount of a grant awarded under this section
13shall be limited to an amount equal to 33% of the cost of the project or $60,000,
14whichever is less.
AB133-ASA1,966,17 15(3) The department may not award a grant under this section to a public entity
16unless the governing body of the city, town, village or county has adopted a resolution
17supporting the proposed project.
AB133-ASA1,966,18 18(4) The department shall promulgate rules to administer the program.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1830p 19Section 1830p. 85.07 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 85.07 (7) (a).
AB133-ASA1, s. 1830q 20Section 1830q. 85.07 (7) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,967,321 85.07 (7) (b) When evaluating and selecting proposed hazard elimination
22projects to be funded using federal funds available under 23 USC 152, the
23department shall consider the reduction in motor vehicle accidents that will result
24from the proposed projects, except that, if a proposed project will reduce the response
25time of emergency vehicles, the department shall consider both the reduction in

1motor vehicle accidents that will result from the proposed project and the public
2safety benefits that will result from a reduction in the response time of emergency
3vehicles.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1832 4Section 1832. 85.12 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,967,75 85.12 (3) The department may contract with any local governmental unit, as
6defined in s. 16.97 (7), to provide that local governmental unit with services under
7this section.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1834 8Section 1834. 85.20 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,967,249 85.20 (1) (g) "Operating expenses" mean costs accruing to an urban mass
10transit system by virtue of its operations, including costs to subsidize fares paid by
11disabled persons for transportation within the urban area of the eligible applicant,
12and, for eligible applicants receiving aid under sub. (4m) (a) 7. or 8., maintenance
.
13For a publicly owned system, operating expenses do not include profit, return on
14investment or depreciation as costs. If a local public body contracts for the services
15of a privately owned system on the basis of competitive bids, operating expenses may
16include as costs depreciation on the facilities and equipment that the privately
17owned system acquired without benefit of public financial assistance, profit and
18return on investment. If a local public body contracts for the services of a privately
19owned system on the basis of negotiated procurement, operating expenses may
20include as costs depreciation on the facilities and equipment that the privately
21owned system acquired without benefit of public financial assistance. In an urban
22area which is served exclusively by shared-ride taxicab systems, operating expenses
23may include costs to subsidize reasonable fares paid by all users for transportation
24within the urban area of the eligible applicant.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1836m 25Section 1836m. 85.20 (4m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,968,15
185.20 (4m) (a) (intro.) An amount shall be allocated The department shall pay
2annually to the eligible applicant described in subd. 6. cm. the amount of aid specified
3in subd. 6. cm. The department shall pay annually to the eligible applicant described
4in subd. 6. d. the amount of aid specified in subd. 6. d. The department shall allocate
5an amount
to each eligible applicant described in subd. 7. or 8. to ensure that the sum
6of state and federal aids for the projected operating expenses of each eligible
7applicant's urban mass transit system is equal to a uniform percentage, established
8by the department, of the projected operating expenses of the mass transit system
9for the calendar year. For calendar year 1999, the operating expenses used to
10establish the uniform percentage shall be the projected operating expenses of an
11urban mass transit system. Subject to sub. (4r), for calendar year 2000 and
12thereafter the operating expenses used to establish the uniform percentage shall be
13the operating expenses incurred during the 2nd calendar year preceding the
14calendar year for which aid is paid under this section
. The department shall make
15allocations as follows:
AB133-ASA1, s. 1837 16Section 1837. 85.20 (4m) (a) 1., 2., 3., 4. and 5. of the statutes are repealed.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1837m 17Section 1837m. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,968,2118 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. a. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hq), the uniform
19percentage for each eligible applicant in an urban area served by an urban mass
20transit system with annual operating expenses in excess of $20,000,000. This subd.
216. a. does not apply to aid payable for calendar year 2000 or thereafter.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1838 22Section 1838. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,969,323 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 6. a., the
24amounts amount for aids are $60,984,900 in calendar year 1998 and is $63,119,300
25in calendar year 1999 and thereafter. These amounts, . This amount, to the extent

1practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the particular
2calendar year
1999. This subd. 6. b. does not apply to aid payable for calendar year
32000 or thereafter
.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1839mm 4Section 1839mm. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. cm. of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,969,125 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. cm. Beginning with aid payable for calendar year 2000, from
6the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (ht), the department shall pay $53,555,600 to
7the eligible applicant that pays the local contribution required under par. (b) 1. for
8an urban mass transit system that has annual operating expenses in excess of
9$80,000,000. If the eligible applicant that receives aid under this subd. 6. cm. is
10served by more than one urban mass transit system, the eligible applicant may
11allocate the aid between the urban mass transit systems in any manner the eligible
12applicant considers desirable.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1839mr 13Section 1839mr. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. d. of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,969,2114 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. d. Beginning with aid payable for calendar year 2000, from
15the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hu), the department shall pay $14,297,600 to
16the eligible applicant that pays the local contribution required under par. (b) 1. for
17an urban mass transit system that has annual operating expenses in excess of
18$20,000,000 but less than $80,000,000. If the eligible applicant that receives aid
19under this subd. 6. d. is served by more than one urban mass transit system, the
20eligible applicant may allocate the aid between the urban mass transit systems in
21any manner the eligible applicant considers desirable.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1841 22Section 1841. 85.20 (4m) (a) 7. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,970,223 85.20 (4m) (a) 7. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 7. a., the
24amounts for aids are $17,799,600 in calendar year 1998 and $18,422,500 in calendar
25year 1999 and $19,804,200 in calendar year 2000 and thereafter. These amounts,

1to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the
2particular calendar year.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1844 3Section 1844. 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,970,84 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 8. a., the
5amounts for aids are $4,807,600 in calendar year 1998 and $4,975,900 in calendar
6year 1999 and $5,349,100 in calendar year 2000 and thereafter. These amounts, to
7the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the
8particular calendar year.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1847m 9Section 1847m. 85.20 (4r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,970,2210 85.20 (4r) Expansion of service. An eligible applicant that receives aid under
11sub. (4m) (a) 7. or 8. shall notify the department if the eligible applicant anticipates
12receiving new or expanded services provided by an urban mass transit system in a
13manner that will increase operating expenses. The eligible applicant shall provide
14the notice during the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the new or
15expanded services will first be provided. The notice shall include an estimate of the
16projected annual operating expenses of the new or expanded services. The
17department may modify the projected annual operating expenses to an amount that
18the department considers reasonable. The department shall adjust the projected
19annual operating expenses for inflation and, for each calendar year for which actual
20operating costs of the new or expanded services are not known, shall add the adjusted
21projected annual operating expenses to the operating expenses used to determine the
22uniform percentage under sub. (4m) (a) (intro.).
AB133-ASA1, s. 1847q 23Section 1847q. 85.20 (4s) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
2427
, is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,971,5
185.20 (4s) Payment of aids under the contract. The contracts executed
2between the department and eligible applicants under this section shall provide that
3the payment of the state aid allocation under sub. (4m) (a) for the last quarter of the
4state's fiscal year shall be provided from the following fiscal year's appropriation
5under s. 20.395 (1) (hq), (hr) or, (hs) , (ht) or (hu).
AB133-ASA1, s. 1848 6Section 1848. 85.20 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,971,107 85.20 (6) (c) Disclose to the department the amount of federal aid over which
8the eligible applicant has spending discretion and that the eligible applicant intends
9to apply towards operating expenses for a calendar year. This paragraph applies only
10to an eligible applicant that receives aid under sub. (4m) (a) 7. or 8.
AB133-ASA1, s. 1849g 11Section 1849g. 85.20 (7) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-ASA1,971,1612 85.20 (7) (c) Beginning with contracts for aid payable for calendar year 2000,
13the department may not enter into a contract for payment of state aids under sub.
14(4m) unless the rules promulgated under this subsection are in effect and unless the
15contract requires the urban mass transit system to comply with those rules as a
16condition of receiving aid under sub. (4m).
AB133-ASA1, s. 1850 17Section 1850. 85.22 (2) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,971,2018 85.22 (2) (am) (intro.) "Eligible applicant" means any applicant that meets
19eligibility requirements for federal assistance under 49 USC 1612 (b) (2) 5310 (a) and
20is one of the following:
AB133-ASA1, s. 1851 21Section 1851. 85.22 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 85.22 (4) (a) (intro.) and
22amended to read:
AB133-ASA1,972,223 85.22 (4) (a) (intro.) Commencing with the highest ranked application and to
24the extent that state moneys are available, the department shall offer to each eligible

1applicant an amount of state aid such that the sum of federal and state aid received
2by an applicant does not exceed 80% any of the following:
AB133-ASA1,972,4 31. The percentage, specified by the department by rule, of the estimated capital
4project costs.
AB133-ASA1,972,6 5(b) State aids available under this section shall not be available for operating
6purposes.
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