AB133-SSA1, s. 1823 19Section 1823. 84.30 (3) (c) 1. to 3. of the statutes are repealed and recreated
20to read:
AB133-SSA1,962,2321 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-SSA1,963,324 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-SSA1,963,54 3. No sign may be so illuminated that it interferes with the effectiveness of or
5obscures an official traffic sign, device or signal.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1824 6Section 1824. 84.30 (3) (c) 5. of the statutes is repealed.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1824f 7Section 1824f. 84.30 (10m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,963,138 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-SSA1, s. 1825 14Section 1825. 84.59 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,963,2015 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-SSA1, s. 1826 21Section 1826. 84.59 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,964,1022 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-SSA1, s. 1828m 11Section 1828m. 85.021 of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,964,16 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-SSA1,965,3 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-SSA1, s. 1830 4Section 1830. 85.024 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,965,135 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-SSA1, s. 1830g 14Section 1830g. 85.026 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,965,1915 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-SSA1, s. 1830h 20Section 1830h. 85.05 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,966,3 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-SSA1, s. 1830j 4Section 1830j. 85.055 of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,966,7 585.055 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-SSA1,966,14 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-SSA1,966,17 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-SSA1,966,18 18(4) The department shall promulgate rules to administer the program.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1830p 19Section 1830p. 85.07 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 85.07 (7) (a).
AB133-SSA1, s. 1830q 20Section 1830q. 85.07 (7) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,967,321 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-SSA1, s. 1832 4Section 1832. 85.12 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,967,75 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-SSA1, s. 1834 8Section 1834. 85.20 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,967,249 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-SSA1, s. 1836m 25Section 1836m. 85.20 (4m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,968,15
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-SSA1, s. 1837 16Section 1837. 85.20 (4m) (a) 1., 2., 3., 4. and 5. of the statutes are repealed.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1837m 17Section 1837m. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,968,2118 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-SSA1, s. 1838 22Section 1838. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,969,323 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-SSA1, s. 1839mm 4Section 1839mm. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. cm. of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,969,125 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-SSA1, s. 1839mr 13Section 1839mr. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. d. of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,969,2114 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-SSA1, s. 1841 22Section 1841. 85.20 (4m) (a) 7. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,970,223 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-SSA1, s. 1844 3Section 1844. 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,970,84 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-SSA1, s. 1847m 9Section 1847m. 85.20 (4r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,970,2210 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-SSA1, s. 1847q 23Section 1847q. 85.20 (4s) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
2427
, is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,971,5
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-SSA1, s. 1848 6Section 1848. 85.20 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,971,107 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-SSA1, s. 1849g 11Section 1849g. 85.20 (7) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,971,1612 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-SSA1, s. 1850 17Section 1850. 85.22 (2) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,971,2018 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-SSA1, s. 1851 21Section 1851. 85.22 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 85.22 (4) (a) (intro.) and
22amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,972,223 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-SSA1,972,4 31. The percentage, specified by the department by rule, of the estimated capital
4project costs.
AB133-SSA1,972,6 5(b) State aids available under this section shall not be available for operating
6purposes.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1852 7Section 1852. 85.22 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,972,108 85.22 (4) (a) 2. For the specific type or category of capital equipment for which
9aid is paid, the percentage of the estimated capital costs that are eligible for federal
10aid.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1852m 11Section 1852m. 85.32 of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,972,15 1285.32 Statewide trauma care system transfer. Beginning July 1, 2000,
13and annually thereafter, the secretary shall transfer $80,000 from the appropriation
14under s. 20.395 (5) (dq) to the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (kx) for the purposes
15of the statewide trauma care system under s. 146.56.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1853 16Section 1853. 85.50 of the statutes is repealed.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1854 17Section 1854. 85.515 of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 84, is
18amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,973,2 1985.515 Implementation of 1997 Wisconsin Act 84. If the secretary
20determines that the changes to the department's computerized information systems
21made necessary by 1997 Wisconsin Act 84 will be operational before May 1, 2000
222001, the secretary shall publish a notice in the Wisconsin Administrative Register
23that states the date on which the changes to the department's computerized
24information system will begin operating, and that the clearly states which portion

1of
revisions to the operator's license suspension and revocation law made by 1997
2Wisconsin Act 84
will become effective on that date.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1854m 3Section 1854m. 85.52 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,973,144 85.52 (3) (a) The Subject to s. 85.61, the department shall administer a
5transportation infrastructure loan program to make loans, and to provide other
6assistance, to eligible applicants for highway projects or transit capital projects. The
7department of transportation may not make a loan or provide other assistance under
8the program unless the secretary of administration approves of the loan or other
9assistance and determines that the amounts in the fund, together with anticipated
10receipts, will be sufficient to fully pay principal and interest costs incurred on the
11revenue obligations issued under sub. (5). Loans or other assistance under the
12program for highway projects shall be credited to the highway account. Loans or
13other assistance under the program for transit capital projects shall be credited to
14the transit account.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1855 15Section 1855. 85.52 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,973,2216 85.52 (5) (c) The department of administration may, under s. 18.56 (5) and (9)
17(j)
18.561 or 18.562, deposit in a separate and distinct fund in the state treasury or
18in an account maintained by a trustee outside the state treasury, any portion of the
19revenues derived under s. 25.405 (2). The revenues deposited with a trustee outside
20the state treasury are the trustee's revenues in accordance with the agreement
21between this state and the trustee or in accordance with the resolution pledging the
22revenues to the repayment of revenue obligations issued under this subsection.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1855g 23Section 1855g. 85.53 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,974,224 85.53 (3) Grants under this section shall be paid from the appropriation under
25s. 20.395 (5) (jr) The amount of a grant may not exceed 80% of the amount expended

1by an eligible applicant for services related to the program. The total amount of
2grants awarded under this section may not exceed $500,000.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1855L 3Section 1855L. 85.61 of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,974,7 485.61 Programs to assist brownfields redevelopment. The department
5shall promote the following programs in a manner that ensures that the programs
6assist the restoration of the environment and the redevelopment of brownfields, as
7defined in s. 560.60 (1v), to the greatest extent possible:
AB133-SSA1,974,8 8(1) Activities funded from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (fv) or (fx).
AB133-SSA1,974,10 9(2) Transportation facilities economic assistance and development under s.
1084.185.
AB133-SSA1,974,12 11(3) The transportation enhancement activities program under s. 85.026, if the
12department administers such a program.
AB133-SSA1,974,13 13(4) The transportation infrastructure loan program under s. 85.52.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1855p 14Section 1855p. 86.19 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,974,1915 86.19 (1) Except as provided in sub. (1m) or s. 84.01 (30) (g), no sign shall be
16placed within the limits of any street or highway except such as are necessary for the
17guidance or warning of traffic or as provided by ss. 60.23 (17m) and 66.046. The
18authorities charged with the maintenance of streets or highways shall cause the
19removal therefrom and the disposal of all other signs.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1855r 20Section 1855r. 86.19 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,974,2421 86.19 (1r) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the department shall erect and maintain
22directional signs along I 43 for America's Black Holocaust Museum in Milwaukee
23County. The department may not charge any fee related to any sign erected and
24maintained under this subsection.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1856 25Section 1856. 86.30 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,975,6
186.30 (2) (a) 1. Except as provided in pars. (b), (d) and (dm), sub. (10) and s.
286.303, the amount of transportation aids payable by the department to each county
3shall be the aids amount calculated under subd. 2. and to each municipality shall be
4the aids amount calculated under subd. 2. or 3., whichever is greater. If the amounts
5calculated for a municipality under subd. 2. or 3. are the same, transportation aids
6to that municipality shall be paid under subd. 2.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1857 7Section 1857. 86.30 (2) (a) 3. f. of the statutes is repealed.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1858 8Section 1858. 86.30 (2) (a) 3. g. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,975,99 86.30 (2) (a) 3. g. In calendar year years 1998 and thereafter 1999, $1,596.
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