Amendment AA2-ASA1-AB133

AB133-ASA1-AA2,574,5 1105. Page 1549, line 13: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,574,10 "(2br) Reduced allocation for discretionary town road improvements. The department of transportation shall reduce the amounts allocated in the appropriation under section 20.395 (2) (fr) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for discretionary town road improvements under section 86.31 (3m) of the statutes by $75,000 annually for fiscal years 1999-2000 and 2000-01.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,574,17 (2bt) Technical assistance with pavement assessment. From the appropriation under section 20.395 (4) (aq) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the department shall contract with the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System for training and technical support from the University of Wisconsin-Extension to assist municipalities in assessing the physical condition of highways under their jurisdiction, as required in section 86.302 (2) of the statutes, as affected by this act.".

AB133-ASA1-AA2,574,18 1106. Page 1549, line 13: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,574,22 "(2bn) Council on railroad grade crossings. The secretary of transportation shall appoint the initial members of the council on railroad grade crossings under section 15.467 (5) of the statutes, as created by this act, within 45 days after the effective date of this subsection.".

AB133-ASA1-AA2,574,23 1107. Page 1550, line 12: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,574,24 "(2s) Agency request relating to discretionary town road improvements.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,575,7 (a) Notwithstanding section 16.42 (1) (e) of the statutes, in submitting information under section 16.42 of the statutes for the purpose of the 2001-03 biennial budget bill, the department of transportation shall submit information concerning the appropriation under section 20.395 (2) (fr) of the statutes as though the amounts appropriated to the department under that appropriation and allocated for activities under section 86.31 (3m) of the statutes, as affected by this act, for fiscal year 2000-01 were $75,000 more than the amounts in the schedule.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,575,13 (b) Notwithstanding section 16.42 (1) (e) of the statutes, in submitting information under section 16.42 of the statutes for the purpose of the 2001-03 biennial budget bill, the department of transportation shall submit information concerning the appropriation under section 20.395 (4) (aq) of the statutes as though the amounts appropriated to the department under that appropriation for fiscal year 2000-01 were $75,000 less than the amounts in the schedule.".

AB133-ASA1-AA2,575,14 1108. Page 1552, line 23: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,575,20 "(6f) Mukwonago bypass project. On or after July 1, 2001, and before August 1, 2001, the department of transportation shall let for bids contracts for construction on the portions of the Mukwonago bypass project, in Waukesha County, consisting of the extension of Bay View Road, designated as phase 1A; improvements to the I-43/STH 83 interchange, designated as phase 1B; and improvements to the STH 83/CTH NN intersection, designated as phase 1C.".

AB133-ASA1-AA2,575,21 1109. Page 1553, line 4: delete lines 4 to 7.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,575,22 1110. Page 1554, line 12: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,576,3 "(10x) Traffic control signals in siren. The department of transportation shall install traffic control signals at the intersection of STH 35 and STH 70 in the village of Siren in Burnett County. If, during the year 2000, the department reconstructs STH 35 at this intersection, the department shall complete the installation required under this subsection as part of that reconstruction project.".

AB133-ASA1-AA2,576,4 1111. Page 1554, line 12: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,576,6 "(10c) Storm water regulation costs. The department of transportation shall allocate the following amounts:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,576,10 (a) From the appropriation under section 20.395 (3) (bq) to (bx) of the statutes, $750,000 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and $850,000 in fiscal year 2000-01 for the costs of complying with storm water rules promulgated under section 281.33 (3) of the statutes.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,576,14 (b) From the appropriation under section 20.395 (3) (cq) to (cx) of the statues, as affected by this act, $4,900,000 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and $5,400,000 in fiscal year 2000-01 for the costs of complying with storm water rules promulgated under section 281.33 (3) of the statutes.".

AB133-ASA1-AA2,576,15 1112. Page 1554, line 12: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,576,22 "(10e) Study of potential improvements to ush 10. The department of transportation shall study potential improvements to USH 10 between Marshfield and Osseo, including the addition of passing lanes or community bypasses, the reconstruction of segments to eliminate hazardous curves or hills and the widening of lanes and shoulders, and, by January 1, 2001, shall submit a report presenting the results of that study to the governor, and to the legislature in the manner provided under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes.".

AB133-ASA1-AA2,576,23 1113. Page 1554, line 12: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,577,11 "(10g) Rule designating highway 12 area. Using the procedure under section 227.24 of the statutes, the department of transportation shall promulgate the rule required under section 85.197 (6) (b) of the statutes, as created by this act, for the period before the effective date of the permanent rule promulgated under section 85.197 (6) (b) of the statutes, as created by this act, but not to exceed the period authorized under section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b) and (3) of the statutes, the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.".

AB133-ASA1-AA2,577,13 1114. Page 1556, line 23: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 1557, line 2.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,577,14 1115. Page 1557, line 16: delete lines 16 to 24.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,577,15 1116. Page 1558, line 13: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,577,16 "(3t) Position authorization.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,578,5 (a) Notwithstanding section 16.505 (1) of the statutes, during the 1999-2001 fiscal biennium, the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System may propose to increase its authorized FTE positions that are funded, in whole or in part, with general purpose revenues by not more than 1% above the level authorized for the board under section 16.505 (1) of the statutes. The board shall submit any proposal under this subsection to the secretaries of administration and employment relations for approval, together with its methodology for accounting for the cost of funding these positions. The secretaries of administration and employment relations may only approve a proposal if the incremental costs for these positions, as determined by the secretaries of administration and employment relations, are not to be included in any subsequent request submitted by the board under section 16.42 (1) of the statutes, as affected by this act. If the secretaries of administration and employment relations jointly approve the proposal, the positions are authorized.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,578,8 (b) During the 1999-2001 fiscal biennium, the board may not include in any certification to the department of administration under section 20.928 (1) of the statutes any sum to pay any costs of a position authorized under this subsection.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,578,13 (c) No later than the last day of the month following completion of each calendar quarter during the 1999-2001 fiscal biennium, the board shall report to the secretaries of administration and employment relations concerning the number of authorized positions under this subsection that have been filled by the board during the preceding calendar quarter and the source of funding for each such position.".

AB133-ASA1-AA2,578,14 1117. Page 1558, line 14: delete lines 14 to 23.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,578,15 1118. Page 1559, line 7: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,579,2 "(3g) Staff pay survey implementation. The department of veterans affairs, in response to a staff pay survey by the department of employment relations, may request the joint committee on finance to supplement, from the appropriation under section 20.865 (4) (u) of the statutes, the appropriation account under section 20.485 (2) (u) of the statutes, to pay the increased salary and fringe benefit costs resulting from that survey. If the department of veterans affairs requests supplementation of the appropriation account under section 20.485 (2) (u) of the statutes, the department shall submit a plan to the joint committee on finance to expend not more than $159,600 for fiscal year 1999-2000 and not more than $164,400 for fiscal year 2000-01. Notwithstanding section 13.101 (3) of the statutes, the committee is not required to find that an emergency exists.".

AB133-ASA1-AA2,579,3 1119. Page 1563, line 4: delete lines 4 to 11.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,579,4 1120. Page 1566, line 17: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,579,13 "(3mm) Child care and development block grant funds. No later than September 1, 1999, the department of workforce development shall identify all existing general purpose revenues that may be used to match federal child care and development block grant funds. The department shall prepare a plan to maximize federal funding for child care and shall submit the plan to the secretary of the federal department of health and human services no later than October 1, 1999. No later than 60 days after the secretary of the federal department of health and human services approves the plan, the department shall submit to the joint committee on finance a plan for expanding child care.".

AB133-ASA1-AA2,579,14 1121. Page 1566, line 17: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,579,22 "(4d) Unrestricted bonuses for Wisconsin works agencies. The department of workforce development shall modify its request for proposals to administer Wisconsin works under a contract with a term beginning January 1, 2000, to provide that, of the total unrestricted performance bonus available to each Wisconsin works agency, one-third is to be distributed to the agency if the agency meets the 2nd performance level, as defined by the department, and the remainder is to be distributed to the agency if the agency meets the 3rd performance level, as defined by the department.".

AB133-ASA1-AA2,579,23 1122. Page 1566, line 18: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,579,24 "(1d) Consolidation of state vehicle fleet operations.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,580,1 (a) In this subsection:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,580,2 1. "Department" means the department of administration.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,580,3 2. "Secretary" means the secretary of administration.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,580,8 (b) The department shall submit to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance for consideration at the 4th quarterly meeting of the committee under section 13.10 of the statutes to be held in 1999 an implementation plan for consolidating the vehicle fleet management functions of the department of natural resources with the corresponding functions of the department.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,580,10 (c) The plan submitted under paragraph (b) may include provision for any of the following on the effective date specified in the plan:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,580,12 1. Transfer of the assets and liabilities of the department of natural resources relating to its vehicle fleet management functions to the department.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,580,15 2. Transfer of the tangible personal property, including records, of the department of natural resources relating to its vehicle fleet management functions to the department.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,580,20 3. Transfer to the department of any authorized full-time equivalent position of the department of natural resources relating to its vehicle fleet management functions. The plan shall include identification of the numbers, revenue sources and types of any positions to be transferred from the department of natural resources to the department under the plan.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,581,3 4. Transfer to the department of any incumbent employes holding positions in the department of natural resources relating to its vehicle fleet management functions. Employes transferred under the plan have all the rights and the same status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the department that they enjoyed in the department of natural resources immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employe so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,581,8 5. Transfer to the department of the contracts entered into by the department of natural resources relating to its vehicle fleet management functions which are in effect on the effective date of this subdivision. If the transfer occurs, the department shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until modified or rescinded by the department to the extent allowed under the contract.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,581,14 6. Transfer to the department of any rules promulgated or orders issued by the department of natural resources relating to its vehicle fleet management functions which are in effect on the effective date of the plan. If the transfer occurs, any such rules shall remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the department, and any such orders shall remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the department.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,581,19 7. Transfer to the department of any matter pending with the department of natural resources relating to its vehicle fleet management functions. If the transfer occurs, all materials submitted to or actions taken by the department of natural resources with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,581,25 (d) The department shall submit to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance for consideration at the 3rd quarterly meeting of the committee under section 13.10 of the statutes in the year 2000 an implementation plan for consolidating the vehicle fleet management functions of the department of transportation and the University of Wisconsin-Madison with the corresponding functions of the department.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,582,2 (e) The plan submitted under paragraph (d) may include provision for any of the following on the effective date specified in the plan:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,582,5 1. Transfer of the assets and liabilities of the department of transportation and the University of Wisconsin-Madison relating to their vehicle fleet management functions to the department.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,582,8 2. Transfer of the tangible personal property, including records, of the department of transportation and the University of Wisconsin-Madison to the department.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,582,15 3. Transfer to the department of any authorized full-time equivalent position of the department of transportation or the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System relating to vehicle fleet management functions of the department of transportation or the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The plan shall include identification of the numbers, revenue sources and types of any positions to be transferred from the department of transportation or the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System under the plan.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,582,23 4. Transfer to the department of any incumbent employes holding positions at the department of transportation or the University of Wisconsin-Madison relating to vehicle fleet management functions. Employes transferred under the plan have all the rights and the same status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes that they enjoyed at the department of transportation or the University of Wisconsin-Madison immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.08 (4) of the statutes, no employe so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,583,5 5. Transfer to the department of the contracts entered into by the department of transportation and the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System relating to the vehicle fleet management functions of the department of transportation and the University of Wisconsin-Madison which are in effect on the effective date of this subdivision. If the transfer occurs, the department shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until modified or rescinded by the department to the extent allowed under the contract.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,583,13 6. Transfer to the department of any rules promulgated or orders issued by the department of transportation or the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System relating to the vehicle fleet management functions of the department of transportation or the University of Wisconsin-Madison which are in effect on the effective date of the plan. If the transfer occurs, any such rules shall remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the department, and any such orders shall remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the department.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,583,20 7. Transfer to the department of any matter pending with the department of transportation or the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System relating to the vehicle fleet management functions of the department of transportation or the University of Wisconsin-Madison. If the transfer occurs, all materials submitted to or actions taken by the department of transportation or the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,583,25 (f) The joint committee on finance may approve or modify and approve the plans submitted under paragraphs (b) and (d). If the committee approves a plan, with or without modifications, the department may implement the plan on the effective date of the plan as specified in the plan. If the committee does not approve either plan, the department shall not implement that plan.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,584,6 (g) Notwithstanding section 16.42 of the statues, the departments of natural resources and transportation and the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall submit information under section 16.42 of the statutes for purposes of the 2001-2003 biennial budget bill reflecting any savings incurred from consolidation of vehicle fleet management functions as the result of implementation of a plan under this subsection.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,584,9 (h) The departments of natural resources and transportation and the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall fully cooperate with the department in implementing any plan approved under paragraph (f).".

AB133-ASA1-AA2,584,10 1123. Page 1567, line 21: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,584,18 "(7g) Village of Ashwaubenon tax incremental district number two. Notwithstanding section 66.46 (4) (h) 1. and 2. of the statutes, expenditures for project costs for tax incremental district number two in the village of Ashwaubenon may be made for not more than 5 years after the date on which the village board adopted a resolution amending the project plan in a way that modified the district's boundaries by adding territory to the district. Expenditures for tax incremental district number two in the village of Ashwaubenon may be made through July 30, 2001.".

AB133-ASA1-AA2,584,19 1124. Page 1570, line 9: delete lines 9 to 16.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,584,20 1125. Page 1570, line 16: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,585,6 "(9t) Treatment of certain billboards. If a state constitutional officer, other than the governor, has expended any state funds, other than funds disbursed under chapter 11 of the statutes, on or before the effective date of this subsection to place his or her name or any picture or other likeness of himself or herself on a billboard or on any other outdoor sign that is used for the purpose of advertising or providing information to the public, the state constitutional officer shall take appropriate action to ensure, no later than 30 days after the effective date of this subsection, that his or her name or any picture or other likeness of himself or herself on a billboard or on any other outdoor sign is removed or obstructed in such a manner that his or her name or any picture or other likeness of himself or herself is not visible.".

AB133-ASA1-AA2,585,7 1126. Page 1570, line 16: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,585,15 "(9g) Winnebago County claim. There is directed to be expended from the appropriation under section 20.510 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1999, $2,087 in payment of a claim against the state made by Winnebago County to compensate the county for the cost of reprinting ballots for the 1988 general election that were found by the state elections board to be out of conformity with state law. Acceptance of this payment releases this state and its officers, employes and agents from any further liability with respect to the county's defective ballots for the 1988 general election.".

AB133-ASA1-AA2,585,16 1127. Page 1570, line 16: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,585,18 "(10g) Lapses from certain appropriations from which membership dues in state and national organizations are paid.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,585,19 (a) In this subsection:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,585,20 1. "Secretary" means the secretary of administration.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,585,21 2. "State agency" has the meaning given in section 20.001 (1) of the statutes.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,586,2 (b) The secretary shall determine for each state agency the amount expended by the state agency for membership dues for any state or national organization in the 1998-99 fiscal year that was funded from each revenue source except federal revenue.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,586,14 (c) The secretary shall, during the 1999-2000 fiscal year, lapse to the general fund or appropriate segregated fund from each sum certain appropriation account made to each state agency from any revenue source except program revenue, segregated revenue derived from specific program receipts or federal revenue, or shall reestimate to subtract from the expenditure estimate for each appropriation other than a sum certain appropriation made to each state agency from any revenue source except federal revenue, an amount equivalent to 10% of the total amount expended by that state agency for membership dues for any state or national organization from that appropriation in the 1998-99 fiscal year, if any. The secretary shall, during the 2000-01 fiscal year, lapse to the general fund or appropriate segregated fund from each such account or shall reestimate to subtract from each such estimate an equivalent amount.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,586,20 (d) Each sum certain appropriation to each state agency for the 1999-2000 fiscal year and the 2000-01 fiscal year from program revenue or segregated revenue derived from specific program receipts is decreased by an amount equivalent to 10% of the total amount expended by that agency for membership dues for any state or national organization from that appropriation in the 1998-99 fiscal year, as determined by the secretary.".

AB133-ASA1-AA2,586,21 1128. Page 1570, line 16: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,586,24 "(9z) Higher educational aids board; position decrease. The authorized FTE positions for the higher educational aids board, funded from the appropriation under section 20.235 (2) (qb) of the statutes, are decreased by 0.86 SEG position.".

AB133-ASA1-AA2,587,1 1129. Page 1572, line 9: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,587,7 "(3m) State vehicle fleet. Notwithstanding section 20.001 (3) (a) and (c) of the statutes, not later than June 30, 2001, the department of administration shall lapse a total of $230,000 from the appropriation accounts under section 20.285 (1) (h) of the statutes, as affected by this act, and sections 20.370 (8) (mt), 20.395 (4) (er) and 20.505 (1) (kb) of the statutes to the general fund, in the amounts determined by the secretary of administration.".

AB133-ASA1-AA2,587,8 1130. Page 1572, line 19: delete lines 19 to 21.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,587,9 1131. Page 1573, line 10: after that line insert:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,587,14 "(2e) Transfer to Housing and Economic Development Authority. On the effective date of this subsection, the secretary of commerce shall transfer $1,000,000 from the appropriation account of the department of commerce under section 20.143 (1) (c) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 1999, to the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.".

AB133-ASA1-AA2,587,15 1132. Page 1577, line 12: delete lines 12 to 20 and substitute:

AB133-ASA1-AA2,587,17 "(af) There is transferred $2,000,000 from the parks account of the conservation fund to the general fund.

AB133-ASA1-AA2,587,19 (bf) On July 1, 2000, there is transferred $1,000,000 from the parks account of the conservation fund to the general fund.".

AB133-ASA1-AA2,587,20 1133. Page 1577, line 20: after that line insert: