AB40-ASA1,873,222 84.01 (33) Highway project design inventory. (intro.) By July 1, 2014, and
23continuously thereafter, the department shall maintain an inventory of completed
24designs for highway projects such that the estimated costs of the inventory of projects
25for each program is not less than 65 30 percent of the annual amount of funding

1provided to each program. The department shall maintain an inventory for each of
2the following:
AB40-ASA1,1518 3Section 1518. 84.01 (36) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,873,64 84.01 (36) Sponsorship agreements. (a) In this subsection, "sponsor" means
5any person, whether public or private, that enters into an agreement with the
6department under par. (b).
AB40-ASA1,873,147 (b) Notwithstanding ss. 86.19 (1) and 86.191 (1), the department may enter into
8sponsorship agreements under which the department displays advertising,
9promotional, or sponsorship material, or other information, associated with the
10sponsor at locations owned or controlled by the department in exchange for the
11sponsor's payment of fees or provision of services to the department. Sponsorship
12agreements may include sponsor recognition placed on such property of the
13department as department documents, highway maps, the department's Internet
14site, department vehicles, and equipment owned or controlled by the department.
AB40-ASA1,873,1615 (d) All fees received under this subsection shall be deposited in the general fund
16and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.395 (3) (eg).
AB40-ASA1,874,217 (e) For each agreement under par. (b), the contract shall be awarded on the
18basis of competitive proposals in accordance with procedures established by the
19department. Requests for proposals shall be advertised in the manner determined
20by the department. Each contract shall be awarded to the person submitting the
21most advantageous competitive proposal as determined by the department. If the
22proposal of the person submitting the most advantageous competitive proposal is
23determined by the department to be less than the estimated reasonable value to the
24department or not in the public interest, the department may reject all proposals.
25The secretary shall enter into each contract on behalf of the state. Every such

1contract is exempted from ss. 16.70 to 16.75, 16.755 to 16.82, 16.87, and 16.89, but
2ss. 16.528, 16.752, 16.753, and 16.754 apply to the contract.
AB40-ASA1,1519 3Section 1519. 84.013 (3) (ak) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,1520 4Section 1520. 84.013 (3) (dm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,1521 5Section 1521. 84.013 (3) (kb) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,1522 6Section 1522. 84.013 (3) (pe) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,1523 7Section 1523. 84.013 (3) (rg) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,1524 8Section 1524. 84.013 (3) (rp) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,1525 9Section 1525. 84.013 (3) (te) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,1526 10Section 1526. 84.013 (3) (tg) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,1527 11Section 1527. 84.013 (3) (tm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,1528 12Section 1528. 84.013 (3) (tp) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,1529 13Section 1529. 84.013 (3) (tv) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,1530 14Section 1530. 84.013 (3) (tx) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,1531 15Section 1531. 84.013 (3) (wg) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,1532 16Section 1532. 84.013 (3) (yd) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,1533 17Section 1533. 84.013 (3m) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,1534 18Section 1534. 84.013 (3m) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,1534f 19Section 1534f. 84.013 (3m) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,874,2120 84.013 (3m) (g) The department shall begin construction of the following
21projects no later than December 31, 2015:
AB40-ASA1,874,2322 1. A grade-separated interchange at CTH "V" and USH 151 in Fond du Lac
23County.
AB40-ASA1,874,2424 2. A grade-separated crossing of CTH "T" over USH 151 in Fond du Lac County.
AB40-ASA1,1534g 25Section 1534g. 84.013 (3m) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,875,7
184.013 (3m) (j) Notwithstanding s. 13.489 (1m) (e), the department shall, in the
22013-15 fiscal biennium, commence the preparation of an environmental impact
3statement, as defined in s. 13.489 (1c) (b), for a major highway project involving a
4proposed east arterial highway that begins at the intersection of STH 54 and STH
573 in the village of Port Edwards and extends to the intersection of STH 54 and CTH
6"W" in the city of Wisconsin Rapids and that includes a new crossing of the Wisconsin
7River.
AB40-ASA1,1534h 8Section 1534h. 84.013 (3m) (k) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,875,129 84.013 (3m) (k) Notwithstanding s. 13.489 (1m) (e), the department shall, in
10the 2013-15 fiscal biennium, commence the preparation of an environmental impact
11statement, as defined in s. 13.489 (1c) (b), for a proposed major highway project
12involving USH 12 from the city of Elkhorn to the city of Whitewater.
AB40-ASA1,1535 13Section 1535. 84.014 (5r) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,1536 14Section 1536. 84.0145 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,875,1715 84.0145 (2) Subject to sub. (3) and s. 86.255, any southeast Wisconsin freeway
16megaproject may be funded only from the appropriations under ss. 20.395 (3) (aq),
17(av), (ax), and (ct) and 20.866 (2) (uup) and (uur).
AB40-ASA1,1537 18Section 1537. 84.017 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,875,2119 84.017 (2) Subject to sub. (3) and s. 86.255, any high-cost state highway bridge
20project may be funded only from the appropriations under s. ss. 20.395 (3) (dr), (dw),
21and (dy) and 20.866 (2) (uup).
AB40-ASA1,1537g 22Section 1537g. 84.017 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 84.017 (3) (a).
AB40-ASA1,1537h 23Section 1537h. 84.017 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,876,324 84.017 (3) (b) 1. Subject to subd. 2., during the 2013-15 fiscal biennium, the
25department may encumber or expend moneys from any of the appropriations under

1s. 20.395 (3) (aq), (av), (ax), (br), (bq), (bv), (bx), (cq), (cv), and (cx) for any costs
2associated with the reconstruction of the Hoan Bridge, including approaches, that
3exceed $226,000,000.
AB40-ASA1,876,84 2. The department may not encumber or expend more than $10,000,000 from
5the appropriations specified in subd. 1. during the 2013-15 fiscal biennium for the
6purpose specified in subd. 1. unless the department submits to the joint committee
7on finance a request for authorization to encumber or expend the moneys and the
8joint committee on finance approves the request.
AB40-ASA1,1538 9Section 1538. 84.02 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,876,2010 84.02 (5) (a) As often as it deems necessary, the department shall publish
11highway service maps showing the state trunk highway system and such other main
12highways and other features as may seem desirable. Such highway service maps
13shall be sold by the department at a price to be fixed by it, which shall be not less than
14cost. The department may permit the use of the base plates its digital base map data
15for other maps and publications in consideration of and may charge a fair fee for such
16use. The department shall make and publish or duplicate such highway service
17maps as are required for its use, and, in only one fiscal year of each fiscal biennium,
18shall publish folded highway maps of Wisconsin for free distribution to the public.
19The department shall ensure that the folded highway maps bear information
20regarding the requirements of s. 347.48 (4).
AB40-ASA1,1539 21Section 1539. 84.06 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 84.06 (1) (intro.) and
22amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,876,2323 84.06 (1) Definitions. (intro.) In this section,:
AB40-ASA1,876,25 24(a) Subject to par. (b), "improvement" or "highway improvement" includes
25construction, all of the following:
AB40-ASA1,877,3
11. Construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and processes incidental to
2building, fabricating, or bettering a highway or street, but not maintenance. The
3terms do not include the
.
AB40-ASA1,877,7 4(b) 2. The installation, replacement, rehabilitation, or maintenance of highway
5signs, traffic control signals, highway lighting, or pavement markings, or the
6maintenance of traffic control signals or
intelligent transportation systems, unless
7incidental to building, fabricating, or bettering a highway or street.
AB40-ASA1,1540 8Section 1540. 84.06 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,877,129 84.06 (1) (a) 2. Highway operations or activities that are life-cycle or
10investment driven and that are based on an asset management philosophy in which
11taking action adds service life by preventing or delaying deterioration of highway
12system functionality.
AB40-ASA1,1541 13Section 1541. 84.06 (1) (b) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are created to read:
AB40-ASA1,877,1514 84.06 (1) (b) (intro.) "Improvement" or "highway improvement" does not
15include any of the following:
AB40-ASA1,877,1616 1. Maintenance activities described in s. 84.07 (1).
AB40-ASA1,1542m 17Section 1542m. 84.06 (13) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,877,2218 84.06 (13) Expenditures for intelligent transportation systems and traffic
19control signals.
(a) The installation, replacement, or rehabilitation of traffic control
20signals and intelligent transportation systems, not incidental to another highway
21improvement, may be funded only from the appropriations under s. 20.395 (3) (eq),
22(et), (ev), (eu), (ex), and (ez).
AB40-ASA1,878,223 (b) No later than September 1, 2014, and annually thereafter until September
241, 2019, the department shall prepare and submit a report under s. 13.172 (3) to the
25standing committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over transportation matters

1on the expenditures from s. 20.395 (3) (et), (eu), and (ez) and on any other pertinent
2information related to traffic signals and intelligent transportation systems.
AB40-ASA1,1543 3Section 1543. 84.07 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,879,44 84.07 (1) State expense; when done by county or municipality Routine
5maintenance
. The Subject to sub. (1r), the state trunk highway system shall be
6maintained by the state at state expense. The department shall prescribe by rule
7specifications for such maintenance and may contract with any county highway
8committee or municipality to have all or certain parts of the work of maintaining the
9state trunk highways within or beyond the limits of the county or municipality,
10including interstate bridges, performed by the county or municipality, and any
11county or municipality may enter into such contract. General maintenance
12Maintenance activities include the application of protective coatings, the removal
13and control of snow, the removal, treatment and sanding of ice, interim repair of
14highway surfaces and adjacent structures, and all other operations, activities and
15processes required on a regular, continuing basis for the preservation of the
16highways on the state trunk system, and including the care and protection of trees
17and other roadside vegetation and suitable planting to prevent soil erosion or to
18beautify highways pursuant to s. 66.1037, and all routine measures deemed
19necessary to provide adequate traffic service. Special maintenance activities include
20the restoration, reinforcement, complete repair or other activities which the
21department deems are necessary on an individual basis for specified portions of the
22state trunk system.
Maintenance activities also include the installation,
23replacement, rehabilitation, or maintenance of highway signs, traffic control signals,
24highway lighting, and pavement markings, and the maintenance of traffic control
25signals and
intelligent transportation systems. The department may contract with

1a private entity for services or materials or both associated with the installation,
2replacement, rehabilitation, or maintenance of highway signs, traffic control signals,
3highway lighting, and pavement markings, and the maintenance of traffic control
4signals and
intelligent transportation systems.
AB40-ASA1,1544 5Section 1544. 84.07 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,879,96 84.07 (1r) Sponsorship agreements. The department may enter into
7sponsorship agreements under s. 84.01 (36) that require the sponsor to perform
8maintenance activities, in accordance with the department's standards, for the
9benefit of the department.
AB40-ASA1,1545 10Section 1545. 84.07 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 84.07 (2) (a) and
11amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,879,2212 84.07 (2) (a) When Except as provided in par. (b), when any county or
13municipality maintains the state trunk highways within or beyond the limits of the
14county or municipality, including interstate bridges, in compliance with the
15arrangement with the department, the department shall pay the actual cost of the
16maintenance, including the allowance for materials and the use of county or
17municipal machinery and overhead expenses agreed upon in advance. The Except
18as provided in par. (b), the
payments shall be made upon presentation by the county
19highway committee or municipal clerk of a properly itemized and verified account.
20The For payments made under this paragraph, the county highway committee or
21municipal clerk shall present the itemized accounts for general maintenance work
22no later than one month following the period during which the work is performed.
AB40-ASA1,1546 23Section 1546. 84.07 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,880,524 84.07 (2) (b) When any county or municipality maintains the state trunk
25highways within or beyond the limits of the county or municipality, including

1interstate bridges, in compliance with the arrangement with the department, the
2department and the county or municipality may agree to a payment method and
3terms other than that specified in par. (a), including payment according to a contract
4price for maintenance services rather than payment of the actual cost of the
5maintenance.
AB40-ASA1,1547 6Section 1547. 84.09 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,881,127 84.09 (1) The department may acquire by gift, devise, purchase or
8condemnation any lands for establishing, laying out, widening, enlarging,
9extending, constructing, reconstructing, improving and maintaining highways and
10other transportation related facilities, or interests in lands in and about and along
11and leading to any or all of the same; and after establishment, layout and completion
12of such improvements, the department may, subject to any prior action under s. 13.48
13(14) (am) or 16.848 (1),
convey such lands thus acquired and not necessary for such
14improvements, with reservations concerning the future use and occupation of such
15lands so as to protect such public works and improvements and their environs and
16to preserve the view, appearance, light, air and usefulness of such public works.
17Whenever the department deems it necessary to acquire any such lands or interests
18therein for any transportation related purpose, it shall so order and in such order or
19on a map or plat show the old and new locations and the lands and interests required,
20and shall file a copy of the order and map with the county clerk and county highway
21committee of each county in which such lands or interests are required or, in lieu of
22filing a copy of the order and map, may file or record a plat in accordance with s.
2384.095. For the purposes of this section the department may acquire private or public
24lands or interests in such lands. When so provided in the department's order, such
25land shall be acquired in fee simple. Unless it elects to proceed under sub. (3), the

1department shall endeavor to obtain easements or title in fee simple by conveyance
2of the lands or interests required at a price, including any damages, deemed
3reasonable by the department. The instrument of conveyance shall name the state
4as grantee and shall be recorded in the office of the register of deeds. The purchase
5or acquisition of lands or interests therein under this section is excepted and exempt
6from s. 20.914 (1). The department may purchase or accept donations of remnants
7of tracts or parcels of land existing at the time or after it has acquired portions of such
8tracts or parcels by purchase or condemnation for transportation purposes where in
9the judgment of the department such action would assist in making whole the
10landowner, a part of whose lands have been taken for transportation purposes and
11would serve to minimize the overall costs of such taking by the public. This
12subsection does not apply to lands that are sold under s. 16.848.
AB40-ASA1,1548 13Section 1548. 84.09 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,882,814 84.09 (5) (a) Subject to pars. (b) and (c) and any prior action under s. 13.48 (14)
15(am) or 16.848 (1),
and subject to the approval of the governor, the department may
16sell at public or private sale property of whatever nature owned by the state and
17under the jurisdiction of the department when the department determines that the
18property is no longer necessary for the state's use for transportation purposes and,
19if real property, the real property is not the subject of a petition under s. 16.310 (2).
20The department shall present to the governor a full and complete report of the
21property to be sold, the reason for the sale, and the minimum price for which the same
22should be sold, together with an application for the governor's approval of the sale.
23The governor shall thereupon make such investigation as he or she may deem
24necessary and approve or disapprove the application. Upon such approval and
25receipt of the full purchase price, the department shall by appropriate deed or other

1instrument transfer the property to the purchaser. The approval of the governor is
2not required for public or private sale of property having an appraised value at the
3time of sale of not more than $15,000, for the transfer of surplus state real property
4to the department of administration under s. 16.310, or for the transfer of surplus
5state personal property to the department of tourism under sub. (5s). The funds
6derived from sales under this subsection shall be deposited in the transportation
7fund, and the expense incurred by the department in connection with the sale shall
8be paid from such fund.
AB40-ASA1,1549 9Section 1549. 84.09 (5) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,882,1810 84.09 (5) (c) 1. (intro.) Prior Subject to any prior action under s. 13.48 (14) (am)
11or 16.848 (1), prior
to conducting a public sale on a generally marketable surplus land
12parcel under par. (b), the department shall contact the county, municipality, and the
13local school district where the land parcel is located and the department of natural
14resources to solicit interest in acquiring the parcel for public use. Upon notification
15from the department, the county, municipality, local school district, and department
16of natural resources must respond to the department, stating their interest in the
17land for public use, within 60 days. Failure to respond within 60 days constitutes
18noninterest in the land parcel.
AB40-ASA1,1550 19Section 1550. 84.09 (5) (c) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,882,2520 84.09 (5) (c) 2. (intro.) Except as provided in subd. 2m. and subject to any prior
21action under s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848 (1),
if a county, a municipality, a local school
22district, or the department of natural resources expresses interest in acquiring the
23land for public use, the department shall offer the county, municipality, local school
24district, or department of natural resources the property at its appraised value if all
25of the following are true:
AB40-ASA1,1551
1Section 1551. 84.09 (5) (c) 2m. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,883,72 84.09 (5) (c) 2m. (intro.) If a county, municipality, or a local school district
3expresses interest in acquiring the land for public use related to transportation or
4infrastructure, the department may, subject to any prior action under s. 13.48 (14)
5(am) or 16.848 (1),
offer the county, municipality, or the local school district the
6property, for less than the appraised value of the property, if all of the following are
7true:
AB40-ASA1,1552 8Section 1552. 84.09 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,883,219 84.09 (5m) Subject to the approval of the governor in the manner, scope, and
10form provided by sub. (5) (a), and subject to any prior action under s. 13.48 (14) (am)
11or 16.848 (1),
the department may convey lands or interests therein acquired
12pursuant to this section and improvements installed thereon to municipalities
13within whose limits such lands or interests therein are located. The conveyance of
14said lands or interests therein and improvements shall restrict the use of the
15premises by the municipality to the uses for which they were acquired, except that
16said lands or interests therein declared by the department to be excess may be so
17conveyed without restrictions as to use. This subsection shall apply only to the sale
18of property acquired by the department for a project that is completed before May 25,
192006. The department may sell property that is acquired by the department for a
20project that is completed after May 25, 2006, to a municipality under sub. (5) (c), as
21applicable.
AB40-ASA1,1553 22Section 1553. 84.09 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,884,223 84.09 (6) Lands Subject to any prior action under s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848
24(1), lands
held by any other state department or independent agency may, with the
25approval of the governor, be conveyed to the department in the manner prescribed

1by statute and, if none is prescribed, then by a conveyance authorized by appropriate
2order or resolution of the head of the department or independent agency concerned.
AB40-ASA1,1554 3Section 1554. 84.09 (9) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,1554m 4Section 1554m. 84.10355 of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,884,12 584.10355 Governor Patrick Lucey Highway. The department shall
6designate the route of STH 35 from the village of Ferryville in Crawford County to
7the city of Prairie du Chien in Crawford County as the "Governor Patrick Lucey
8Highway" in recognition and appreciation of Patrick J. Lucey, who served with
9distinction as both the governor of Wisconsin from 1971 to 1977 and as the U.S.
10Ambassador to Mexico from 1977 to 1979. The department shall mark this route, by
11erecting and maintaining appropriate signs, to clearly identify to motorists the route
12as the "Governor Patrick Lucey Highway."
AB40-ASA1,1555 13Section 1555. 84.29 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,885,1214 84.29 (5) Construction of grade separations at intersections. In the
15furtherance of the public interest and general welfare of the state and the traveling
16public in the development of the interstate system, the department is authorized and
17empowered to construct grade separations at intersections of any interstate highway
18with other public highways and railroads and to change and adjust the lines of public
19highways and if necessary combine or relocate the same to adjust traffic service to
20grade separation structures. The entire cost of grade separations and relocations
21and alterations of local roads as so determined by the department shall be a part of
22the construction of and financed as a part of the cost of the interstate highway. The
23department may by agreement with a county or municipality or by order summarily
24vacate or relocate any town, county, city or village highway as part of the construction
25of an interstate highway but shall pay any damage legally payable under existing

1law to any property owner directly injured by the vacation or relocation of such street
2or highway. The department is empowered to enter into agreement with the unit of
3government having jurisdiction over the local highway relocated or altered as a part
4of the interstate highway improvement with respect to maintenance thereof, and in
5the absence of mutual agreement to the contrary, such relocated or altered highway
6shall be maintained by the unit of government having jurisdiction thereof before it
7was so relocated or altered, except any parts thereof which the department
8determines to be useful in the operation of or for access to the interstate highway,
9which parts shall be maintained by the state, subject to s. 84.07 (1r), as a part of the
10interstate highway. The action by the department relative to vacation and relocation
11or combining a public highway under jurisdiction of any county, town, city or village
12shall be conclusive.
AB40-ASA1,1556 13Section 1556. 84.295 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,886,1414 84.295 (6) Construction of grade separations at intersections. In the
15furtherance of the public interest and general welfare of the state and the traveling
16public in the development of freeways or expressways, the department is authorized
17and empowered to construct grade separations at intersections of any freeway or
18expressway with other public highways and railroads and to change and adjust the
19lines of public highways and if necessary combine, relocate or extend the same to
20adjust traffic service to grade separation structures. The entire cost of grade
21separations and relocations, alterations or extensions of local roads as so determined
22by the department shall be a part of the construction of and financed as a part of the
23cost of the freeway or expressway. The department may by agreement with a county
24or municipality or by order summarily vacate or relocate any town, county, city or
25village highway as part of the construction of a freeway or expressway but shall pay

1any damage legally payable under existing law to any property owner directly
2injured by the vacation or relocation of such street or highway. The department is
3empowered to enter into agreement with the units of government having jurisdiction
4over a local highway relocated, altered or extended as a part of the freeway or
5expressway improvement with respect to maintenance thereof, and in the absence
6of mutual agreement to the contrary, such relocated, altered or extended highway
7shall be maintained by the unit of government having jurisdiction thereof before it
8was so relocated, altered or extended, except any parts thereof which the department
9determines to be useful in operation of or for access to the freeway or expressway,
10including structures over the freeway or expressway, which parts shall be
11maintained by the state, subject to s. 84.07 (1r), as a part of the freeway or
12expressway. The action by the department relative to vacation, relocation, extension
13or combining of a public highway under jurisdiction of any county, town, city or
14village shall be conclusive.
AB40-ASA1,1556m 15Section 1556m. 84.30 (5r) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,886,1716 84.30 (5r) (title) Signs nonconforming under local ordinances that are
17realigned relocated because of state highway projects.
AB40-ASA1,1556n 18Section 1556n. 84.30 (5r) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 84.30 (5r) (a)
19(intro.) and amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,886,2120 84.30 (5r) (a) (intro.) In this subsection, "realignment" means relocation on the
21same site.
:
AB40-ASA1,1556p 22Section 1556p. 84.30 (5r) (a) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,886,2323 84.30 (5r) (a) 1. "Municipality" means a city, village, or town.
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