SB55-ASA1-AA1,672,3 31294. Page 856, line 3: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,672,4 4" Section 2294c. 80.05 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,672,85 80.05 (2) (b) Give notice by registered mail to the department of natural
6resources
fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry, the department of environmental
7management,
and to the county land conservation committee in each county through
8which the highway may pass.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2294g 9Section 2294g. 80.39 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,672,1910 80.39 (2) Notice. Upon such petition the county board or the commissioners
11appointed by the board shall give notice of the time and place they will meet to decide
12on the petition. The notice shall be published as a class 2 notice, under ch. 985. The
13notice shall also be given to the department of natural resources fish, wildlife, parks,
14and forestry
by serving a copy upon the secretary of natural resources fish, wildlife,
15parks, and forestry
either by registered mail or personally and to the department of
16environmental management by serving a copy upon the secretary of environmental
17management
. If the board appoints a committee to act, the notice shall state the fact
18and the notice shall be signed by the commissioners, otherwise by the chairperson
19of the board.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2294n 20Section 2294n. 80.41 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,673,2 2180.41 Discontinuing ways to waters. No resolution, ordinance, order or
22similar action of any town board or county board or committee thereof discontinuing
23any highway, street, alley or right-of-way that provides public access to any
24navigable lake or stream shall be effective until such resolution, ordinance, order or

1similar action is approved by the department of natural resources fish, wildlife,
2parks, and forestry and the department of environmental management
.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2294r 3Section 2294r. 84.01 (17) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,673,104 84.01 (17) Improvements for next 6 years. In each odd-numbered year, the
5department shall determine, as far as possible, what improvements will be made
6during the following 6-year period, and shall notify the county clerks prior to
7February 1 of each even-numbered year, as to the improvements in their respective
8counties. Such notice shall also be given to the department of natural resources, fish,
9wildlife, parks, and forestry, to the department of environmental management,
and
10to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2294w 11Section 2294w. 84.01 (23) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,673,1712 84.01 (23) Bridge standards. The department shall adopt standards and
13specifications for the design and construction of county, town, village and city
14bridges, arches or culverts. The standards shall be developed after consultation with
15the department of natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry and the
16department of environmental management
, and shall be directed at preventing
17undue impairment of public rights in navigable waters.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,673,18 181295. Page 856, line 3: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,673,20 19" Section 2294ec. 79.10 (10) (bm) of the statutes is renumbered 79.10 (10) (bm)
201. and amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,674,721 79.10 (10) (bm) 1. A person who is eligible for a credit under sub. (9) (bm) but
22whose property tax bill does not reflect the credit may claim the credit by applying
23to the treasurer of the taxation district in which the property is located for the credit
24under par. (a) by January 31 following the issuance of the person's property tax bill.

1The treasurer of the taxation district in which the property is located shall compute
2the amount of the credit; subtract the amount of the credit from the person's property
3tax bill; notify the person of the reduced amount of the property taxes due; issue a
4refund to the person if the person has paid the property taxes in full; and enter the
5person's property on the next tax roll as property that qualifies for a lottery and
6gaming credit. Claims made under this paragraph subdivision become invalid when
7claims made under par. (a) become invalid.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2294ee 8Section 2294ee. 79.10 (10) (bm) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,674,199 79.10 (10) (bm) 2. A person who may apply for a credit under subd. 1. but who
10does not timely apply for the credit under subd. 1. may apply to the department of
11revenue no later than October 1 following the issuance of the person's property tax
12bill. Subject to review by the department, the department shall compute the amount
13of the credit; issue a check to the person in the amount of the credit; and notify the
14treasurer of the county in which the person's property is located or the treasurer of
15the taxation district in which the person's property is located, if the taxation district
16collects taxes under s. 74.87. The treasurer shall enter the person's property on the
17next tax roll as property that qualifies for a lottery and gaming credit. Claims made
18under this subdivision become invalid when claims made under par. (a) become
19invalid.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2294eg 20Section 2294eg. 79.10 (10) (bn) of the statutes is renumbered 79.10 (10) (bn)
211. and amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,675,622 79.10 (10) (bn) 1. If a person who owns and uses property as specified under
23sub. (1) (dm), as of the certification date under par. (a), transfers the property after
24the certification date, the transferee may apply to the treasurer of the county in
25which the property is located or, if the property is located in a city that collects taxes

1under s. 74.87, to the treasurer of the city in which the property is located
for the
2credit under sub. (9) (bm) on a form prescribed by the department of revenue. The
3transferee shall attest that, to the transferee's knowledge, the transferor used the
4property in the manner specified under sub. (1) (dm) as of the certification date under
5par. (a). A claim that is made under this paragraph subdivision is valid for the year
6in which the property is transferred.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2294eh 7Section 2294eh. 79.10 (10) (bn) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,675,178 79.10 (10) (bn) 2. A person who is eligible for a credit under subd. 1. but whose
9property tax bill does not reflect the credit may claim the credit by applying to the
10treasurer of the taxation district in which the property is located for the credit by
11January 31 following the issuance of the person's property tax bill. Claims made
12after January 31, but no later than October 1 following the issuance of the person's
13property tax bill, shall be made to the department of revenue. Paragraph (bm), as
14it applies to processing claims made under that paragraph, applies to processing
15claims made under this subdivision, except that a claim that is made under this
16subdivision is valid for the year in which the person took possession of the
17transferred property under subd. 1.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,675,18 181296. Page 856, line 3: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,675,19 19" Section 2294p. 81.01 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,676,420 81.01 (3) (intro.) Provide machinery, implements, material, and equipment
21needed to construct, maintain, and repair said highways and bridges, and for that
22purpose may acquire by purchase or by condemnation in the manner provided by ch.
2332 gravel pits and stone quarries, but the total sum spent under this subsection shall
24not exceed $10,000
in any year for construction, maintenance, and repair of

1highways and bridges may not exceed the product of $5,000 multiplied by the miles
2of highway under the jurisdiction of the town
measured by the most recent highway
3mileage for the town, as determined under s. 86.302
, unless one of the following
4occurs:
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2294pc 5Section 2294pc. 81.01 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,676,106 81.01 (3) (b) The town board, by resolution, submits to the electors of the town
7as a referendum at a general or special town election the question of exceeding the
8$10,000 limit set under this subsection. A copy of the resolution shall be filed as
9provided in s. 8.37. The board shall abide by the majority vote of the electors of the
10town on the question. The question shall read as follows:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,676,1511 Shall the town of ... .... spend $... $.... over the annual limit of $10,000 the
12product of $5,000 multiplied by the miles of highway under the jurisdiction of the
13town measured by the most recent highway mileage for the town, as determined
14under section 86.302 of the Wisconsin Statutes,
for the construction , maintenance,
15and repair of its highways and bridges?
SB55-ASA1-AA1,676,1616 FOR SPENDING AGAINST SPENDING ".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,676,17 171297. Page 856, line 3: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,676,18 18" Section 2294m. 81.01 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,676,2419 81.01 (3) (b) (intro.) The town board by resolution submits to the electors of the
20town as a referendum at a general or special town an election authorized under s.
218.065
the question of exceeding the $10,000 limit set under this subsection. A copy
22of the resolution shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37. The board shall abide by the
23majority vote of the electors of the town on the question. The question shall read as
24follows:".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,677,1
11298. Page 857, line 13: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,677,2 2"Section 2296r. 84.013 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,677,63 84.013 (1) (a) (intro.) "Major highway project" means a project, except a project
4providing an approach to a bridge over a river that forms a boundary of the state or
5a southeast Wisconsin freeway rehabilitation project under s. 84.014
, which has a
6total cost of more than $5,000,000 and which involves any of the following:".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,677,7 71299. Page 857, line 13: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,677,8 8" Section 2296p. 84.01 (34) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,677,119 84.01 (34) Hazard elimination. Hazard elimination activities authorized
10under 23 USC 130 or 152 may not be funded from the appropriations under s. 20.395
11(3) (cq) to (cx).".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,677,12 121300. Page 857, line 13: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,677,13 13"Section 2296p. 84.01 (34) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,677,1814 84.01 (34) Stillwater Bridge project. (a) Not later than April 1, 2002, the
15department shall develop and submit to the joint committee on finance a proposal
16specifying the amount of anticipated expenditures to be made by the department for
17mitigation in connection with the Stillwater Bridge project across the St. Croix River
18between Houlton in St. Croix County and Stillwater, Minnesota.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,677,2319 (b) If, after submission of the proposal under par. (a), the department
20determines that it will exceed the amount of anticipated expenditures specified in
21the proposal under par. (a), the department shall submit to the joint committee on
22finance a proposal for the additional amount of anticipated expenditures for
23mitigation in connection with the project.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,678,3
11301. Page 858, line 15: delete the material beginning with "and Old" and
2ending with "33" on line 16 and substitute "in the town of Delton and Terrytown Road
3in the town of Baraboo".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,678,4 41302. Page 858, line 25: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,678,5 5" Section 2302gg. 84.013 (3m) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,678,86 84.013 (3m) (g) The department shall complete any major highway project
7involving USH 10 from Marshfield to Stevens Point in Portage and Wood counties
8by December 31, 2010.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,678,10 91303. Page 859, line 10: delete "reconstruction" and substitute
10"rehabilitation".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,678,11 111304. Page 859, line 22: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,678,14 12"(d) "Rehabilitation" means the reconditioning, reconstruction, or resurfacing,
13as defined in s. 84.013 (1) (b) to (d), of a freeway or the adding of one or more lanes
14to the freeway, and includes interim repairs.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,678,1815 (e) "Southeast Wisconsin freeway" means a state trunk highway, located in
16Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth, Washington, or Waukesha
17county, that has 4 or more lanes of traffic physically separated by a median or barrier
18and that gives preference to through traffic by limiting access to interchanges only.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,678,20 191305. Page 859, line 23: after "86.255," insert "any southeast Wisconsin
20freeway rehabilitation projects, including".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,678,21 211306. Page 859, line 24: delete "project" and substitute "project,".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,678,23 221307. Page 860, line 7: on lines 7 and 13, delete "reconstruction" and
23substitute "rehabilitation".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,679,1
11308. Page 861, line 17: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,679,6 2"(8m) The department shall design the reconstruction of the Marquette
3interchange and I 94 in Milwaukee and Waukesha counties to allow for expansion
4of capacity for vehicular traffic on the Marquette interchange and I 94 in these
5counties to meet the projected vehicular traffic capacity needs, as determined by the
6department, for 30 years following the completion of such reconstruction.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,679,7 71309. Page 861, line 17: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,679,8 8" Section 2304p. 84.02 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,679,199 84.02 (5) (a) As often as it deems necessary, the department shall publish
10highway service maps showing the state trunk highway system and such other main
11highways and other features as may seem desirable. Such highway service maps
12shall be sold by the department at a price to be fixed by it, which shall be not less than
13cost. The department may permit the use of the base plates for other maps and
14publications in consideration of a fair fee for such use. The department shall make
15and publish or duplicate such highway service maps as are required for its use, and
16shall publish folded highway maps of Wisconsin for free distribution to the public.
17The department shall ensure that the folded highway maps bear information
18regarding the requirements of s. 347.48 (4) and do not bear information regarding
19toll-free telephone service under s. 13.205
.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,679,20 201310. Page 861, line 17: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,679,21 21" Section 2304t. 84.02 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,680,1922 84.02 (3) (a) Changes may be made in the state trunk system by the
23department, if it deems that the public good is best served by making the changes.
24The department, in making the changes, may lay out new highways by the procedure

1under this subsection. Due notice shall be given to the localities concerned of the
2intention to make changes or discontinuances, and if the change proposes to lay a
3highway via a new location and the distance along such deviation from the existing
4location exceeds 2 1/2 miles, then a hearing in or near the region affected by the
5proposed change shall be held prior to making the change effective. The notice shall
6also be given to the secretary of natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry
7and to the secretary of environmental management
either by registered mail or
8personally. Whenever the department decides to thus change more than 2 1/2 miles
9of the system the change shall not be effective until the decision of the department
10has been referred to and approved by the county board of each county in which any
11part of the proposed change is situated. A copy of the decision shall be filed in the
12office of the clerk of each county in which a change is made or proposed. Where the
13distance along the deviation from the existing location exceeds 5 miles the change
14shall constitute an addition to the state trunk highway system. The preexisting
15route shall continue to be a state trunk highway unless the county board of each
16county in which any part of the relocation lies and the department mutually agree
17to its discontinuance as a state trunk highway. Whenever such county board or
18boards and the department cannot so agree the department shall report the problem
19to the next ensuing session of the legislature for determination.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,680,21 201311. Page 861, line 19: delete the material beginning with that line and
21ending with page 864, line 2.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,680,23 221312. Page 865, line 2: delete the material beginning with "and" and ending
23with "(ck)," on line 4.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,680,24 241313. Page 865, line 8: delete "$10,000,000" and substitute "$5,000,000".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,681,1
11314. Page 865, line 20: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,681,2 2" Section 2307f. 84.04 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,681,93 84.04 (4) Notwithstanding sub. (2), after the effective date of this subsection
4.... [revisor inserts date], the department may not construct any rest area along or
5in close proximity with a state trunk highway at a location that is within a radius
6of 5 miles from an exit from the highway that provides access to motorist services
7described under s. 86.195 (3). This subsection does not apply to any rest area that
8is located no more than 5 miles from the border of this state or to any rest area that
9may be located near the village of Belmont in Lafayette County.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,681,10 101315. Page 865, line 20: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,681,11 11"Section 2307g. 84.06 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,681,1912 84.06 (1) Definitions. In this section, "improvement" or "highway
13improvement" includes construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and the
14activities, operations and
processes incidental to building, fabricating, or bettering
15a highway, public mass transportation system or street, but not maintenance. The
16terms do not include the installation, replacement, rehabilitation, or maintenance
17of highway signs, traffic control signals, highway lighting, pavement markings, or
18intelligent transportation systems, unless incidental to building, fabricating, or
19bettering a highway or street.
SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 2307h 20Section 2307h. 84.07 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,682,1721 84.07 (1) State expense; when done by county or municipality. The state trunk
22highway system shall be maintained by the state at state expense. The department
23shall prescribe by rule specifications for such maintenance and may contract with a
24private entity or
any county highway committee or municipality to have all or certain

1parts of the work of maintaining the state trunk highways within or beyond the
2limits of the county or municipality, including interstate bridges, performed by the
3private entity, county, or municipality, and any private entity, county, or municipality
4may enter into such contract. General maintenance activities include the
5application of protective coatings, the removal and control of snow, the removal,
6treatment and sanding of ice, interim repair of highway surfaces and adjacent
7structures, and all other operations, activities and processes required on a
8continuing basis for the preservation of the highways on the state trunk system, and
9including the care and protection of trees and other roadside vegetation and suitable
10planting to prevent soil erosion or to beautify highways pursuant to s. 80.01 (3), and
11all measures deemed necessary to provide adequate traffic service. Special
12maintenance activities include the restoration, reinforcement, complete repair or
13other activities which the department deems are necessary on an individual basis for
14specified portions of the state trunk system. Maintenance activities also include the
15installation, replacement, rehabilitation, or maintenance of highway signs, traffic
16control signals, highway lighting, pavement markings, and intelligent
17transportation systems.
".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,682,18 181316. Page 865, line 20: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,682,19 19" Section 2307dc. 84.072 of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,682,21 2084.072 Unified disadvantaged business certification program. (1)
21Definitions. In this section:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,682,2322 (a) "Business" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability
23company, joint venture, or corporation that is operated for profit.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,683,2
1(am) "Certifying authority" means the department or, if authorized under sub.
2(5m), a municipality or county.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,683,33 (b) "Disadvantaged business" means a business that is all of the following:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,683,64 1. At least 51% owned by one or more disadvantaged individuals who are U.S.
5citizens or persons lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence,
6as defined in 8 USC 1101 (a) (20).
SB55-ASA1-AA1,683,87 2. Controlled in its management and daily business operations by one or more
8of the disadvantaged individuals who own the business.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,683,993. A small business concern within the meaning given in 49 CFR 26.5.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,683,1210 (c) "Disadvantaged individual" means an individual found by a certifying
11authority to be socially and economically disadvantaged within the meaning given
12in 49 CFR 26.5.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,683,1313 (d) "Municipality" means a city, village, or town.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,684,3 14(2) Certification. (a) Any business may apply to a certifying authority for
15certification as a disadvantaged business. All applications shall be sworn and
16notarized. A certifying authority shall certify as a disadvantaged business any
17business that meets the requirements under 49 CFR 26, subpart D, for such
18certification. A certifying authority shall follow all certification procedures and
19standards provided in 49 CFR 26 and all certification determinations shall strictly
20conform with 49 CFR 26 and federal guidelines established under that section. A
21certifying authority shall complete review and issue a decision concerning an
22application within 90 days after receiving the completed application, except that a
23certifying authority may extend its review period to not more than 150 days if, within
24those 90 days, the certifying authority provides written notice to the applicant
25specifying the reasons for the extension. No person may certify a business as a

1disadvantaged business for purposes of 49 CFR 26, except as provided in this section.
2A certifying authority may charge and collect reasonable fees for reviewing an
3application submitted under this paragraph.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,684,84 (b) 1. Except as provided in sub. (6), a certifying authority is not required to
5review an application submitted by a business that has its principal place of business
6in another state, unless the business is certified as a disadvantaged business under
7a unified certification program that strictly conforms to 49 CFR 26 and to which that
8other state is a party.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,684,119 2. If the department receives an application for a business that is certified as
10a disadvantaged business under a federally approved unified certification program
11pursuant to 49 CFR 26, the department may do any of the following:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,684,1312 a. Grant certification in reliance of the certification determination under the
13federally approved unified certification program.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,684,1614 b. Make an independent certification determination based on material
15submitted by the other certifying agency, supplemented by whatever additional
16information the department may request from the applicant.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,684,1817 c. Require the applicant to undergo the application process without regard to
18the other certification.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,684,2319 3. If a certifying authority that is a municipality or county receives an
20application for a business that is certified as a disadvantaged business under a
21federally approved unified certification program pursuant to 49 CFR 26, the
22certifying authority shall forward the application to the department for purposes of
23subd. 2.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,685,3
1(c) A certifying authority shall cooperate with any directive from the federal
2government under authority of 49 CFR 26 concerning certification under this
3section.
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