AB75-SSA1, s. 1928j 6Section 1928j. 85.026 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1062,147 85.026 (2) Program. The department may administer a program to award
8grants of assistance to any political subdivision or state agency, as defined in s.
920.001 (1), for transportation enhancement activities consistent with federal
10regulations promulgated under 23 USC 133 (b) (8). The grants shall be awarded from
11the appropriations under s. 20.395 (2) (nv) and (nx). The department may, from the
12appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (oq), supplement the amount of these grants for
13grants awarded for transportation enhancement activities involving bicycles and
14pedestrian facilities eligible for assistance under s. 85.024 (2).
AB75-SSA1, s. 1928m 15Section 1928m. 85.062 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB75-SSA1,1062,1616 85.062 (3) (a) The Dane County commuter rail project.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1928p 17Section 1928p. 85.062 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1062,1918 85.062 (3) (b) Any project resulting from the Milwaukee Downtown Transit
19Connector Study of the Wisconsin Center District.".
AB75-SSA1, s. 1928t 20Section 1928t. 85.062 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1062,2121 85.062 (3) (c) The KRM commuter rail line, as defined in s. 59.58 (7) (a) 3.".
AB75-SSA1, s. 1929 22Section 1929. 85.063 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1063,223 85.063 (3) (b) 1. Upon completion of a planning study under sub. (2), or, to the
24satisfaction of the department, of a study under s. 85.022, a political subdivision in
25a county which, or a transit authority created under s. 66.1039, that includes the

1urban area may apply to the department for a grant for property acquisition for an
2urban rail transit system.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1930 3Section 1930. 85.064 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1063,74 85.064 (1) (b) "Political subdivision" means any city, village, town, county,
5transit commission organized under s. 59.58 (2) or 66.1021 or recognized under s.
666.0301, or regional transit authority organized created under s. 59.58 (6) 66.1039
7within this state or the KRM authority under s. 59.58 (7).
AB75-SSA1, s. 1931 8Section 1931. 85.064 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1931L 9Section 1931L. 85.077 of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1063,15 1085.077 Railroad projects and competitive bidding. (1) Except as
11provided in subs. (2) and (4), if a project involving the construction, rehabilitation,
12improvement, demolition, or repair of rail property or rail property improvements is
13funded in any part with public funds, the department or the recipient of the public
14funds shall let the project by contract on the basis of competitive bids and shall award
15the contract to the lowest responsible bidder.
AB75-SSA1,1063,16 16(2) The provisions of sub. (1) do not apply if any of the following applies:
AB75-SSA1,1063,1717 (a) The project is in response to a public emergency.
AB75-SSA1,1063,1818 (b) The estimated cost of the project is less than $25,000.
AB75-SSA1,1063,2119 (c) The project involves only rail property or rail property improvements owned
20or leased by a railroad and the project is to be performed by the railroad using its own
21employees.
AB75-SSA1,1063,24 22(3) The department or the recipient of public funds may not subdivide a project
23into more than one contract, allocate work or workers in any manner, or transfer the
24jurisdiction of a project to avoid the requirements of sub. (1).
AB75-SSA1,1064,2
1(4) If no responsible bid is received, the contract may be awarded without
2complying with sub. (1).
AB75-SSA1, s. 1932 3Section 1932. 85.11 of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1064,5 485.11 Southeast Wisconsin transit capital assistance program. (1)
5Definitions. In this section:
AB75-SSA1,1064,76 (a) "Eligible applicant" means the transit authority created under s. 66.1039
7(2) (a) and the KRM authority under s. 59.58 (7).
AB75-SSA1,1064,98 (ar) "Major transit capital improvement project" has the meaning given in s.
985.062 (1).
AB75-SSA1,1064,1010 (b) "Municipality" means a city, village, or town.
AB75-SSA1,1064,1311 (c) "Southeast Wisconsin" means the geographical area comprising the
12counties of Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth, Washington, and
13Waukesha.
AB75-SSA1,1064,17 14(2) Program and funding. The department shall develop and administer a
15southeast Wisconsin transit capital assistance program. From the appropriation
16under s. 20.866 (2) (uq), the department may award grants to eligible applicants for
17transit capital improvements as provided under subs. (4) to (6).
AB75-SSA1,1064,21 18(3) Applications. (a) Each grant applicant shall specify any project for which
19grant funds are requested. An applicant may not include a project in a grant
20application if the project is a major transit capital improvement project and the
21project has not been enumerated under s. 85.062 (3).
AB75-SSA1,1064,2322 (b) The department may not accept grant applications under this section after
23December 31, 2015.
AB75-SSA1,1064,25 24(4) Eligibility. The department may not award a grant under this section to
25an eligible applicant unless all of the following apply:
AB75-SSA1,1065,2
1(a) The eligible applicant is eligible under federal law to be a public sponsor for
2a project that receives federal funding.
AB75-SSA1,1065,43 (b) The eligible applicant receives funds from a dedicated local revenue source
4for capital and operating costs associated with providing transit services.
AB75-SSA1,1065,9 5(5) Grant awards. (a) Subject to par. (b), the department may award grants
6to eligible applicants that satisfy the requirements under sub. (4). Any grant
7awarded under this section may not exceed $50,000,000, 25 percent of the total
8project cost, or 50 percent of the portion of the total project cost not funded with
9federal aid, whichever is least.
AB75-SSA1,1065,1110 (b) The department may award a grant under par. (a) only if all of the following
11apply:
AB75-SSA1,1065,1612 1. Any project for which the grant is to be awarded has received any approval
13to proceed required by the appropriate federal agency. Approval to proceed under
14this subdivision is required by December 31, 2012, for any project utilizing federal
15interstate cost estimate substitute project funding and for any project resulting from
16the Milwaukee Downtown Transit Connector Study of the Wisconsin Center District.
AB75-SSA1,1065,2017 2. The number of revenue hours of transit service provided in the area serviced
18by the grant applicant at the time of the grant application is not less than that
19provided in 2001, if transit services were provided in 2001 by the grant applicant or
20by any other local unit of government.
AB75-SSA1,1065,22 21(6) Administration. In administering this section, the department shall do all
22of the following:
AB75-SSA1,1065,2523 (a) Prescribe the form of grant applications and the nature and extent of
24information to be provided with these applications, and establish an annual
25application cycle for receiving and evaluating applications under the program.
AB75-SSA1,1066,2
1(b) Establish criteria and standards for grant eligibility for transit capital
2improvement projects under the program.
AB75-SSA1,1066,43 (c) Establish criteria and standards for evaluating and ranking applications
4and for awarding grants under the program.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1933 5Section 1933. 85.14 (title) and (1) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1066,19 685.14 (title) Payments of fees and deposits by credit card, debit card,
7or other electronic payment mechanism
. (1) (a) The department may accept
8payment by credit card, debit card, or any other electronic payment mechanism of
9a fee that is required to be paid to the department under ch. 194, 218, 341, 342, 343
10or 348. The department shall determine which fees may be paid by credit card, debit
11card, or any other electronic payment mechanism
and the manner in which the
12payments may be made. If the department permits the payment of a fee by credit
13card, debit card, or any other electronic payment mechanism, the department may
14charge a convenience fee for each transaction in an amount to be established by rule.
15The convenience fee shall approximate the cost to the department for providing this
16service to persons who request it. If the department permits the payment of a fee by
17credit card, debit card, or any other electronic payment mechanism, the department
18may charge a service fee of $2.50 for each transaction until a rule is promulgated
19under this paragraph.
AB75-SSA1,1067,220 (b) Except for charges associated with a contract under par. (c), the If the
21secretary of administration assesses any charges against the department relating to
22the payment of fees by credit cards, debit cards, or other electronic payment
23mechanisms, the
department shall pay, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (5)
24(cg),
to the secretary of administration or to any person designated by the secretary

1of administration
the amount of these assessed charges associated with the use of
2credit cards under par. (a) that are assessed to the department
.
AB75-SSA1,1067,63 (c) The department may contract for services relating to the payment of fees
4by credit cards, debit cards, or other electronic payment mechanisms under this
5subsection. Any charges associated with a contract under this paragraph shall be
6paid from the appropriations under s. 20.395 (5) (cg) and (cq).
AB75-SSA1, s. 1933s 7Section 1933s. 85.20 (4m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1067,168 85.20 (4m) (a) (intro.) The department shall pay annually to the eligible
9applicant described in subd. 6. cm. the amount of aid specified in subd. 6. cm. The
10department shall pay annually to the eligible applicant described in subd. 6. d. the
11amount of aid specified in subd. 6. d. The department shall allocate an amount to
12each eligible applicant described in subd. 6. e., 7., or 8. to ensure that the sum of state
13and federal aids for the projected operating expenses of each eligible applicant's
14urban mass transit system is equal to a uniform percentage, established by the
15department, of the projected operating expenses of the mass transit system for the
16calendar year. The department shall make allocations as follows:
AB75-SSA1, s. 1934 17Section 1934. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. cm. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1068,318 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. cm. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (ht), the
19department shall pay $57,948,000 for aid payable for calendar year 2006,
20$59,107,000 for aid payable for calendar year 2007,
$63,784,700 for aid payable for
21calendar year 2008, and $65,299,200 for aid payable for calendar year 2009,
22$66,585,600 for aid payable for calendar year 2010, and $68,583,200 for aid payable
23for calendar year 2011
and thereafter, to the eligible applicant that pays the local
24contribution required under par. (b) 1. for an urban mass transit system that has
25annual operating expenses in excess of $80,000,000 or more. If the eligible applicant

1that receives aid under this subd. 6. cm. is served by more than one urban mass
2transit system, the eligible applicant may allocate the aid between the urban mass
3transit systems in any manner the eligible applicant considers desirable.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1935 4Section 1935. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1068,155 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. d. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hu), the
6department shall pay $15,470,200 for aid payable for calendar year 2006,
7$15,779,600 for aid payable for calendar year 2007,
$16,754,000 for aid payable for
8calendar year 2008, and $17,158,400 for aid payable for calendar year 2009,
9$17,496,400 for aid payable for calendar year 2010, and $18,021,300 for aid payable
10for calendar year 2011
and thereafter, to the eligible applicant that pays the local
11contribution required under par. (b) 1. for an urban mass transit system that has
12annual operating expenses in excess of $20,000,000 but less than $80,000,000. If the
13eligible applicant that receives aid under this subd. 6. d. is served by more than one
14urban mass transit system, the eligible applicant may allocate the aid between the
15urban mass transit systems in any manner the eligible applicant considers desirable.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1935d 16Section 1935d. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. e. of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1068,2117 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. e. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hw), the
18department may pay the uniform percentage for each eligible applicant for a
19commuter or light rail system that has been enumerated under s. 85.062 (3). An
20eligible applicant may not receive aid under subd. 6. cm. or d., 7., or 8. for a commuter
21rail or light rail transit system.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1936 22Section 1936. 85.20 (4m) (a) 7. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1069,323 85.20 (4m) (a) 7. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 7. a., the
24amounts for aids are $22,192,800 in calendar year 2006, $22,636,700 in calendar
25year 2007,
$24,034,400 in calendar year 2008, and $24,614,500 in calendar year

12009, $25,099,500 in calendar year 2010, and $25,852,500 in calendar year 2011 and
2thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the
3uniform percentage in the particular calendar year.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1937 4Section 1937. 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1069,105 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 8. a., the
6amounts for aids are $5,023,600 in calendar year 2006, $5,124,100 in calendar year
72007,
$5,440,500 in calendar year 2008, and $5,571,800 in calendar year 2009,
8$5,681,600 in calendar year 2010, and $5,852,200 in calendar year 2011
and
9thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the
10uniform percentage in the particular calendar year.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1937d 11Section 1937d. 85.20 (4s) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1069,1612 85.20 (4s) Payment of aids under the contract. The contracts executed
13between the department and eligible applicants under this section shall provide that
14the payment of the state aid allocation under sub. (4m) (a) for the last quarter of the
15state's fiscal year shall be provided from the following fiscal year's appropriation
16under s. 20.395 (1) (hr), (hs), (ht), or (hu), or (hw).
AB75-SSA1, s. 1937m 17Section 1937m. 85.205 of the statutes is repealed.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1938 18Section 1938. 85.215 of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1070,2 1985.215 Tribal elderly transportation grant program. The department
20shall award grants to federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands to assist
21in providing transportation services for elderly persons. Grants awarded under this
22section shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (ck). The department
23shall prescribe the form, nature, and extent of the information that shall be
24contained in an application for a grant under this section. The department shall

1establish criteria for evaluating applications and for awarding grants under this
2section.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1939 3Section 1939. 85.26 of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-SSA1,1070,4 485.26 Intercity bus assistance program. (1) Definitions. In this section:
AB75-SSA1,1070,105 (a) "Intercity bus service" means regularly scheduled bus service for the
6general public that operates with limited stops over fixed routes connecting 2 or more
7urban areas not in close proximity, that has the capacity for transporting baggage
8carried by passengers, and that makes meaningful connections with scheduled
9intercity bus service to more distant points if service to more distant points is
10available.
AB75-SSA1,1070,1311 (b) "Net operating loss" means the portion of the reasonable costs of operating
12an intercity bus service route that cannot reasonably be financed from revenues
13derived from the route.
AB75-SSA1,1070,1414 (c) "Political subdivision" means a city, village, town, or county.
AB75-SSA1,1070,17 15(2) Administration. (a) The department shall develop and administer an
16intercity bus assistance program to increase the availability of intercity bus service
17in this state. Under this program, the department may do any of the following:
AB75-SSA1,1070,1918 1. Contract with private providers of intercity bus service to support intercity
19bus service routes of the provider.
AB75-SSA1,1070,2120 2. Make grants to political subdivisions to support intercity bus service routes
21having an origin or destination in the political subdivision.
AB75-SSA1,1071,222 (b) All expenditures under the program shall be made from the appropriations
23under s. 20.395 (1) (bq), (bv), and (bx). The department may not enter into any
24contract under par. (a) 1., or award any grant under par. (a) 2., that provides funds

1to support any intercity bus service route in an amount exceeding the lesser of the
2following:
AB75-SSA1,1071,33 1. Fifty percent of the net operating loss of the intercity bus service route.
AB75-SSA1,1071,54 2. The portion of the net operating loss of the intercity bus service route for
5which federal funds are not available.
AB75-SSA1,1071,76 (c) 1. The department shall prescribe the form, nature, and extent of the
7information which shall be contained in an application for a grant under par. (a) 2.
AB75-SSA1,1071,98 2. The department shall establish criteria for evaluating applications for
9grants under par. (a) 2.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1940m 10Section 1940m. 86.195 (3) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1071,1311 86.195 (3) (e) 2. Regional significance. For purposes of this subdivision, an
12agricultural research station owned or managed by a university has regional
13significance regardless of the number of visitors to the station.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1941 14Section 1941. 86.30 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1071,1915 86.30 (2) (a) 3. For each mile of road or street under the jurisdiction of a
16municipality as determined under s. 86.302, the mileage aid payment shall be $1,862
17in calendar year 2006, $1,899 in calendar year 2007,
$1,956 in calendar year 2008,
18and $2,015 in calendar year 2009, $2,055 in calendar year 2010, and $2,117 in
19calendar year 2011
and thereafter.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1942 20Section 1942. 86.30 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1072,221 86.30 (9) (b) For the purpose of calculating and distributing aids under sub. (2),
22the amounts for aids to counties are $91,845,500 in calendar year 2006, $93,682,400
23in calendar year 2007,
$96,492,900 in calendar year 2008, and $99,387,700 in
24calendar year 2009, $101,375,500 in calendar year 2010, and $104,416,800 in
25calendar year 2011
and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall

1be used to determine the statewide county average cost-sharing percentage in the
2particular calendar year.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1943 3Section 1943. 86.30 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1072,104 86.30 (9) (c) For the purpose of calculating and distributing aids under sub. (2),
5the amounts for aids to municipalities are $288,956,900 in calendar year 2006,
6$294,736,000 in calendar year 2007,
$303,578,100 in calendar year 2008, and
7$312,685,400 in calendar year 2009, $318,939,100 in calendar year 2010, and
8$328,507,300 in calendar year 2011
and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent
9practicable, shall be used to determine the statewide municipal average
10cost-sharing percentage in the particular calendar year.
AB75-SSA1, s. 1944 11Section 1944. 86.31 (3g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1072,1912 86.31 (3g) County trunk highway improvements — discretionary grants.
13From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (ft), the department shall allocate
14$5,250,000 in fiscal year 2005-06 and in fiscal year 2006-07, $5,355,000 in fiscal
15year 2007-08, and $5,462,100 in fiscal year 2008-09 , and $5,127,000 in fiscal year
162009-10
and each fiscal year thereafter, to fund county trunk highway
17improvements with eligible costs totaling more than $250,000. The funding of
18improvements under this subsection is in addition to the allocation of funds for
19entitlements under sub. (3).
AB75-SSA1, s. 1945 20Section 1945. 86.31 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1073,221 86.31 (3m) Town road improvements — discretionary grants. From the
22appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (ft), the department shall allocate $750,000 in fiscal
23year 2005-06 and in fiscal year 2006-07,
$765,000 in fiscal year 2007-08, and
24$780,300 in fiscal year 2008-09, and $732,500 in fiscal year 2009-10 and each fiscal
25year thereafter, to fund town road improvements with eligible costs totaling

1$100,000 or more. The funding of improvements under this subsection is in addition
2to the allocation of funds for entitlements under sub. (3).
AB75-SSA1, s. 1946 3Section 1946. 86.31 (3r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-SSA1,1073,104 86.31 (3r) Municipal street improvements — discretionary grants. From the
5appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (ft), the department shall allocate $1,000,000 in
6fiscal year 2005-06 and in fiscal year 2006-07,
$1,020,000 in fiscal year 2007-08, and
7$1,040,400 in fiscal year 2008-09, and $976,500 in fiscal year 2009-10 and each
8fiscal year thereafter, to fund municipal street improvement projects having total
9estimated costs of $250,000 or more. The funding of improvements under this
10subsection is in addition to the allocation of funds for entitlements under sub. (3).
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