SB55-ASA1-AA1,694,2418
84.10
(2) The joint committee on finance may transfer moneys to s. 20.395 (3)
19(cq) from any other segregated revenue appropriations of the department for state
20operations from the
state and local highways account in the transportation fund,
21upon request of the department, for the purpose of supplementing moneys allocated
22under s. 20.395 (3) (cq) for the rehabilitation of a local bridge for which improvement
23is a state responsibility and which has been posted with a weight limitation as
24provided in s. 349.16 (2).".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,695,63
84.078
(1) (am) "High-volume industrial waste" means fly ash, bottom ash,
4paper mill sludge or foundry process waste, or any other waste with similar
5characteristics specified by the department of
natural resources environmental
6management by rule.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,695,148
84.078
(3) (a) 2. The department of
natural resources environmental
9management certifies to the department of transportation, before the time that the
10department of transportation advertises for bids for the improvement, that the
11high-volume industrial waste intended to be used and the design for the use of the
12high-volume industrial waste comply with all applicable state requirements or
13standards administered by the department of
natural resources environmental
14management.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,695,2216
84.078
(3) (b) (intro.) The exemption under par. (a) extends to the
17transportation of high-volume industrial waste to or from the site of a highway
18improvement and to the storage of high-volume industrial waste at the site of a
19highway improvement. The exemption provided under par. (a) continues to apply
20after the date of certification by the department of
natural resources environmental
21management under par. (a) 2., notwithstanding the occurrence of any of the
22following:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,696,8
184.078
(3) (c) The department of transportation and the department of
natural
2resources environmental management may enter into agreements establishing
3standard lists of high-volume industrial waste that may be used in highway
4improvements and designs for the use of high-volume industrial waste in highway
5improvements that comply with rules of the department of
natural resources 6environmental management applicable at the time of the design of the highway
7improvement in order to simplify certification under par. (a) 2. to the greatest extent
8possible.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,696,17
1184.1040 Donald K. "Deke" Slayton Memorial Highway. (1) The
12department shall designate and, subject to sub. (2), mark STH 27 in Monroe County
13commencing at Sparta and proceeding southerly to Cashton as the "Donald K. `Deke'
14Slayton Memorial Highway" as a living memorial to and in honor of Donald K. "Deke"
15Slayton, who brought credit to this state and, in particular, Monroe County for his
16contribution to this country's space program as one of the 7 original astronauts and
17as a participant in the first joint United States-Soviet space mission.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,696,24
18(2) Upon receipt of sufficient contributions from interested parties, including
19any county, city, village, or town, to cover the cost of erecting and maintaining
20markers along the route specified in sub. (1) to clearly identify to motorists the
21designation of the route as the "Donald K. `Deke' Slayton Memorial Highway," the
22department shall erect and maintain the markers. No state funds, other than from
23the receipt of contributions under this subsection, may be expended for the erection
24or maintenance of the markers.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,697,113
84.11
(3) Hearing. Within 60 days of the receipt of a petition under sub. (2),
4the department shall fix a time and place for a hearing and give notice of the hearing
5by publication of a class 2 notice, under ch. 985, in the vicinity of the proposed bridge
6project. Notice shall also be given by registered letter addressed to the clerks of the
7counties, cities, villages and towns in which any part of the bridge project will be
8located. The notice shall also be given to the secretary of
natural resources fish,
9wildlife, parks, and forestry and the secretary of environmental management either
10by registered mail or personally. The hearing may be held in any county, city, village
11or town in which any part of the bridge project will be located.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,698,513
84.11
(7m) Execution and control of work. Subject to the control and
14supervision over the navigable waters of the state conferred by law upon the
15department of
natural resources environmental management, and the control
16exercised by the United States, the construction under this section of any bridge
17project shall be wholly under the supervision and control of the department. The
18secretary shall make and execute all contracts and have complete supervision over
19all matters pertaining to such construction and shall have the power to suspend or
20discontinue proceedings or construction relative to any bridge project at any time in
21the event any county, city, village or town fails to pay the amount required of it as to
22any project under sub. (1m), or in the event the secretary determines that sufficient
23funds to pay the state's part of the cost of the bridge project are not available. All
24moneys provided by counties, cities, villages and towns shall be deposited in the state
1treasury, when required by the secretary, and paid out on order of the secretary. Any
2of such moneys deposited for a project eligible for construction under sub. (1m) which
3remain in the state treasury after the completion of the project shall be repaid to the
4respective counties, cities, villages and towns in such amounts as to result in the
5distribution provided in sub. (5m).
SB55-ASA1-AA1,699,87
84.12
(7) Execution and control of work. Subject to the control and
8supervision over the navigable waters of the state conferred upon the department of
9natural resources environmental management, and the control exercised by the
10United States, the construction under this section of any bridge project shall be
11under the joint supervision and control of the department and of the transportation
12department of the other state concerned. If the transportation department of the
13other state is not authorized to act jointly with this state in such bridge project
14arrangements may be made with such subdivisions of the other state as may have
15proper authority, represented by their proper officers. Control shall be exercised in
16the manner deemed most expedient by the secretary and such department or by the
17secretary and the officers of the subdivisions of the other state concerned in the
18construction. Contracts for the construction of said bridge projects may be made and
19executed by the secretary and the transportation department of the other state
20jointly, or jointly by the secretary and such subdivisions of the other state as may
21participate in the construction, or by appropriate agreement between the parties
22with respect to financing and control of the work, the authority of either state may
23contract for all or part of the construction. The secretary may suspend or discontinue
24proceedings or construction relative to any bridge project at any time in the event any
25county, city, village or town fails to pay the amount required of it as to any project
1eligible to construction under sub. (1) (a) or offered by it as to any project eligible to
2construction under sub. (1) (b), or in the event the secretary determines that
3sufficient funds to pay the state's part of the cost of the bridge project are not
4available. All moneys available from this state, or its subdivisions, shall be deposited
5in the state treasury when required by the secretary and shall be paid out only upon
6the order of the secretary. Moneys deposited by such subdivisions which remain in
7the state treasury after the completion of such project shall be repaid to the
8respective subdivisions in the proportion paid in.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,699,13
12"Section 2308r. 84.30 (10m) of the statutes is renumbered 84.30 (10m) (intro.)
13and amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,699,1914
84.30
(10m) Annual permit fee requirement. The department may
15promulgate a rule requiring persons specified in the rule to pay annual permit fees
16for signs. If the department establishes an annual permit fee under this subsection,
17failure to pay the fee within 2 months after the date on which payment is due is
18evidence that the sign has been abandoned for the purposes of s. TRANS 201.10 (2)
19(f), Wis. Adm. Code.
This subsection does not apply to any of the following:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,699,2221
84.30
(10m) (a) An off-premises advertising sign that is owned by a nonprofit
22organization.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,699,2423
(b) A sign that has been permanently removed by the owner of the sign, even
24if the department was not notified of the sign's removal.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,700,3
2"
Section 2308n. 84.205 (2) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by 2001
3Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,700,154
84.205
(2) (intro.) From funds appropriated and available to the department
5under s. 20.395 (3)
in the state and local highways account, the department shall pay,
6in whole or in part, any claims submitted to the department by a political
7subdivision, on a form prescribed by the department, for damage to any gravel road
8maintained by the political subdivision that is determined by the department to be
9caused by reason of the road's use as a detour incident to the maintenance, repair,
10or construction by the department of any state trunk highway, if the gravel road is
11not part of a detour route designated by the department. The political subdivision
12shall include with the claim a description of the nature and cause of the alleged
13damage, the asserted value of the claim, and all known evidence in support of the
14claim. In making its determination after submittal of the claim, the department
15shall consider each of the following factors:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,700,1917
84.30
(17) Transportation fund. All fees collected for the issuance of permits
18provided for under this section shall be paid into the
state and local highways
19account in the transportation fund.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,701,15
2284.28 State park, forest and riverway roads. (1) Moneys from the
23appropriation under s. 20.370 (7) (mc) may be expended for the renovation, marking
24and maintenance of a town or county highway located within the boundaries of any
1state park, state forest or other property under the jurisdiction of the department of
2natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry. Moneys from the appropriation
3under s. 20.370 (7) (mc) may be expended for the renovation, marking and
4maintenance of a town or county highway located in the lower Wisconsin state
5riverway as defined in s. 30.40 (15). Outside the lower Wisconsin state riverway as
6defined in s. 30.40 (15), or outside the boundaries of these parks, forests or property,
7moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (7) (mc) may be expended for the
8renovation, marking and maintenance of roads which the department of
natural
9resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry certifies are utilized by a substantial
10number of visitors to state parks, state forests or other property under the
11jurisdiction of the department of
natural resources
fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry.
12The department of
natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry shall
13authorize expenditures under this subsection. The department of
natural resources 14fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry shall rank projects eligible for assistance under a
15priority system and funding may be restricted to those projects with highest priority.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,702,16
16(2) The department may administer a program for the construction,
17maintenance and marking of roads, including fire roads, service areas, trailer or
18vehicle parking stalls or parking areas and other facilities consistent with highway
19construction and for the marking of scenic routes in the state parks, state forests, the
20lower Lower Wisconsin
state riverway State Riverway as defined under s. 30.40 (15),
21state fish hatcheries, other public used areas under the jurisdiction of the
22department of
natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry and other public
23lands as defined in ch. 24, for highways or fire roads leading from the most
24convenient state trunk highways to such lands, and for the relocation and
25construction of state trunk highways in or near state parks when required in the
1interests of public safety. Within the limitations and for the purposes of this section,
2work may be performed by or under the supervision or authority or with the approval
3of the department, upon the request for such work filed by the department of
natural
4resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry as to the
lower Lower Wisconsin
state
5riverway State Riverway, as defined in s. 30.40 (15), or as to state park or forest lands,
6or by the board of commissioners of the public lands as to other classes of public lands.
7Outside the
lower Lower Wisconsin
state riverway State Riverway, as defined in s.
830.40 (15), and outside the limits of the park, state forest and public land areas, direct
9connections to the most convenient state trunk highway may be built or maintained
10under this section. Roads in unincorporated areas within 5 miles of the boundaries
11of the Horicon national wildlife refuge or the Horicon
marsh Marsh wildlife area may
12be built or maintained under this section upon request of the town board, if the
13department of transportation certifies that such roads are or will be used by a
14substantial number of visitors to such area. Costs incurred under this section shall
15be the responsibility of the department of
natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and
16forestry, commissioners of public lands or town board, as appropriate.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,703,319
84.59
(3) The secretary may pledge revenues received or to be received in the
20fund established in sub. (2) to secure revenue obligations issued under this section.
21The pledge shall provide for the transfer to this state of all pledged revenues,
22including any interest earned on the revenues, which are in excess of the amounts
23required to be paid under s. 20.395 (6) (as). The pledge shall provide that the
24transfers be made at least twice yearly, that the transferred amounts be deposited
1in the transportation fund and that the transferred amounts are free of any prior
2pledge.
The secretary shall deposit any amounts transferred under this subsection
3in the state and local highways account in the transportation fund.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,703,6
685.027 Highway corridor planning grant program. (1) In this section:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,703,107
(a) "Highway corridor" means the area up to 10 miles on either side of a state
8trunk highway that is expected by the department to need additional capacity for
9vehicular traffic or to have possible safety or operational problems resulting from
10pressure for development adjacent to the highway.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,703,1311
(b) "Local governmental unit" means a city, village, town, county, regional
12planning commission, or metropolitan planning organization, as defined in s. 85.243
13(1) (c).
SB55-ASA1-AA1,703,18
14(2) The department shall administer a highway corridor planning grant
15program. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (3) (bq), the department shall
16award grants to local governmental units for highway corridor planning activities.
17In any fiscal year, the department may not expend more than $500,000 for grants
18under this subsection.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,704,4
2185.028 Milwaukee east-west transportation corridor. Upon
22implementation of a funding source to provide local funds for a Milwaukee east-west
23transportation corridor project, local units of government that will be affected by
24such a project shall reimburse the transportation fund for 50% of the nonfederal
1share of preliminary engineering costs relating to a Milwaukee east-west
2transportation corridor project.
The department shall deposit any moneys received
3under this section in the state and local highways account in the transportation
4fund.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,704,107
85.103
(6) The department may disclose the personal identifier of any person
8who has made a designation under sub. (2) or (3) if the department discloses the
9personal identifier under s. 341.17 (9),
343.234, 343.235, 343.24 (3) and (4)
, or
10343.245 (3m).".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,704,12
12"
Section 2311g. 85.061 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,704,1613
85.061
(3) (b) The department may not use any proceeds from the bond issue
14authorized under s. 20.866 (2) (up) unless the use of the proceeds is specifically
15enumerated in a list under par. (c) and state funds are used for not more than 20%
16of the cost of an enumerated project.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,704,1918
85.061
(3) (c) The department may use proceeds from the bond issue authorized
19under s. 20.866 (2) (up) for the following purposes:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,704,2120
1. No purposes enumerated under this subdivision as of the effective date of
21this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date].".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,705,9
185.09
(4i) Disposal of rail property. The department shall sell at public or
2private sale rail property acquired under sub. (4) when the department determines
3that the rail property is not necessary for a public purpose and, if real property, the
4real property is not the subject of a petition under s. 16.375 (2). Upon receipt of the
5full purchase price, the department shall, by appropriate deed or other instrument,
6transfer the rail property to the purchaser. The funds derived from sales under this
7subsection shall be deposited in the
public transportation account in the 8transportation fund, and the expense incurred by the department in connection with
9the sale shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (bq).".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,705,1712
85.12
(5) Beginning with fiscal year 2001-02, from the appropriations under
13s. 20.395 (5) (dk) of moneys received by the department from the department and
14under s. 20.395 (5) (dq), the amount provided by the department in any fiscal year
15for the statewide public safety radio management program under this section may
16not exceed 50% of the costs of the statewide public safety radio management program
17or $138,000, whichever is less.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,705,20
19"
Section 2321mb. 85.12 (4) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act
20.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA1,706,221
85.12
(4) Beginning with fiscal year 2001-02, if the department of
22transportation provides radio services under this section to the department of
23natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry in any fiscal year, the department
24of
natural resources fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry shall make quarterly
1payments from the appropriation under s. 20.370
(8) (mu) (1) (su) of $111,450 to the
2department of transportation.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,706,84
85.19
(1) Standards. The department, in consultation with the department of
5natural resources environmental management, shall, by rule, establish standards
6for the control of soil erosion related to highway and bridge construction that is
7funded in whole or in part with state or federal funds. At a minimum, the standards
8shall require the use of best management practices.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,706,1210
85.19
(2) (c) The department shall establish the training program in
11consultation with the department of
natural resources
environmental
12management.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,706,15
1585.205 (title)
Prohibited expenditures
and construction for light rail.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,707,1018
85.205
(1) Notwithstanding ss. 85.022, 85.062 and 85.063, the department may
19not encumber or expend any federal funds received under P.L.
102-240, section 1045,
20or P.L.
105-277, section 373, or state funds for any purpose related to a light rail mass
21transit system.
This section Notwithstanding any other provision of ch. 59, 60, 61,
2262, or 66, no governing body of any city, village, town, or county and no agency,
23corporation, instrumentality, or subunit of a city, village, town, or county may enter
24into a contract for any purpose related to a light rail mass transit system if the cost
1of any of the contracted items would be paid for by, or reimbursed with, federal funds
2received under P.L. 102-240, section 1045, or P.L. 105-277, section 373, or any funds
3received from the state. This subsection does not apply to any light rail mass transit
4system that is being constructed on October 29, 1999. This
section subsection does
5not apply to any funds expended or activity related to a mass transit system that is
6done under the memorandum of agreement concerning USH 12 between Middleton
7and Lake Delton, Wisconsin, that was executed by the governor, the secretary of
8transportation, the secretary of natural resources, the county executive of Dane
9County, the administrative coordinator of Sauk County, and others, and that became
10effective on April 22, 1999.
This section does not apply after June 30, 2001.
SB55-ASA1-AA1,707,1612
85.205
(2) A light rail mass transit system may not be constructed in
13Milwaukee County after the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date],
14unless the Milwaukee County board authorizes construction of the light rail mass
15transit system by resolution and the resolution is ratified by the electors of
16Milwaukee County at a referendum held at the next general election.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,708,919
85.21
(3) (c) To make and execute contracts with counties to ensure the
20provision of specialized transportation service. Payments under such contracts to
21eligible applicants shall not exceed the county proportionate share, except as
22supplemented under par. (e) or (f). A contract under this section shall require the
23county to make a matching contribution of 20% of the contract amount and to furnish
24information determined necessary by the department for periodic program
1monitoring and year-end auditing and evaluation. A contract may permit a county
2to hold aids received under this section on or after July 2, 1983, in trust, according
3to rules promulgated by the department, for the exclusive purpose of acquiring or
4maintaining equipment used for services authorized under this section. All aids held
5in trust, as well as any accumulated interest, not expended for the authorized
6purposes, shall be returned to the department for deposit in the
public
7transportation account in the transportation fund. Nothing in this paragraph
8entitles a county to any investment interest accumulated prior to the time the aid
9payment is actually received by the county.".
SB55-ASA1-AA1,708,1612
85.25
(5) Moral obligation. Recognizing its moral obligation to do so, the
13legislature expresses its expectation and aspiration that, if ever called upon to do so,
14it shall make an appropriation from the
state and local highways account in the 15transportation fund to meet all demands for funds relating to defaulted mobilization
16loans and deficiencies under this section.".
