AB64-ASA1,701,1215 84.07 (1) Routine maintenance. Subject to sub. (1r), the state trunk highway
16system shall be maintained by the state at state expense. The department shall
17prescribe by rule specifications for such maintenance and may contract with any
18county highway committee or municipality to have all or certain parts of the work
19of maintaining the state trunk highways within or beyond the limits of the county
20or municipality, including interstate bridges, performed by the county or
21municipality, and any county or municipality may enter into such contract.
22Maintenance activities include the application of protective coatings, the removal
23and control of snow, the removal, treatment and sanding of ice, interim repair of
24highway surfaces and adjacent structures, and all other operations, activities and
25processes required on a regular, continuing basis for the preservation of the

1highways on the state trunk system, and including the care and protection of trees
2and other roadside vegetation and suitable planting to prevent soil erosion or to
3beautify highways pursuant to s. 66.1037, and all routine measures deemed
4necessary to provide adequate traffic service. Maintenance activities also include
5the installation, replacement, rehabilitation, or maintenance of highway signs,
6highway lighting, and pavement markings, and the maintenance of traffic control
7signals and intelligent transportation systems. Maintenance activities do not
8include the removal and disposal of deer killed by vehicles on state trunk highways.

9The department may contract with a private entity for services or materials or both
10associated with the installation, replacement, rehabilitation, or maintenance of
11highway signs, highway lighting, and pavement markings and the maintenance of
12traffic control signals and intelligent transportation systems.
AB64-ASA1,1223 13Section 1223 . 84.41 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,1224 14Section 1224 . 84.59 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,702,415 84.59 (6) The building commission may contract revenue obligations when it
16reasonably appears to the building commission that all obligations incurred under
17this section can be fully paid from moneys received or anticipated and pledged to be
18received on a timely basis. Except as provided in this subsection, the principal
19amount of revenue obligations issued under this section may not exceed
20$3,931,472,900 $4,055,372,900, excluding any obligations that have been defeased
21under a cash optimization program administered by the building commission, to be
22used for transportation facilities under s. 84.01 (28) and major highway projects for
23the purposes under ss. 84.06 and 84.09. In addition to the foregoing limit on principal
24amount, the building commission may contract revenue obligations under this
25section as the building commission determines is desirable to refund outstanding

1revenue obligations contracted under this section, to make payments under
2agreements or ancillary arrangements entered into under s. 18.55 (6) with respect
3to revenue obligations issued under this section, and to pay expenses associated with
4revenue obligations contracted under this section.
AB64-ASA1,1224m 5Section 1224m. 85.062 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,1224o 6Section 1224o. 85.066 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 85.066 (3) (intro.) and
7amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,702,138 85.066 (3) Counties containing Expenditures related to certain
9transportation systems in
a first class city. (intro.) A county containing a 1st class
10city
The following may not incur any direct or indirect expenses, including the
11forfeiture of any revenue, relating to the operation or construction of a rail fixed
12guideway transportation system in the a 1st class city unless the expense incurred
13or revenue forfeited will be fully reimbursed by the 1st class city .:
AB64-ASA1,1224p 14Section 1224p. 85.066 (3) (a) to (c) of the statutes are created to read:
AB64-ASA1,702,1615 85.066 (3) (a) Except as required to comply with the requirements under 59
16USC 5329
, the state.
AB64-ASA1,702,1717 (b) An agency, as defined in s. 16.52 (7).
AB64-ASA1,702,1818 (c) A county in which the 1st class city is located.
AB64-ASA1,1224r 19Section 1224r. 85.066 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,702,2420 85.066 (4) Reimbursement. If a person restricted from incurring expenses
21under sub. (3), with the approval of the 1st class city, incurs a direct or indirect
22expense, including the forfeiture of any revenue, relating to the operation or
23construction of a rail fixed guideway transportation system in a 1st class city, the 1st
24class city shall fully reimburse the person for the expense.
AB64-ASA1,1224t 25Section 1224t. 85.09 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,704,5
185.09 (2) (a) The department of transportation shall have the first right to
2acquire, for present or future transportational or recreational purposes, any
3property used in operating a railroad or railway, including land and rails, ties,
4switches, trestles, bridges, and the like located on that property, that has been
5abandoned. The department of transportation may, in connection with abandoned
6rail property, assign this right to a state agency, the board of regents of the University
7of Wisconsin System, any county or municipality, or any transit commission.
8Acquisition by the department of transportation may be by gift, purchase, or
9condemnation in accordance with the procedure under s. 32.05, except that the power
10of condemnation may not be used to acquire property for the purpose of establishing
11or extending a recreational trail; a bicycle way, as defined in s. 340.01 (5s); a bicycle
12lane, as defined in s. 340.01 (5e); or a pedestrian way, as defined in s. 346.02 (8) (a)
.
13In addition to its property management authority under s. 85.15, the department of
14transportation may, subject to any prior action under s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848 (1),
15lease and collect rents and fees for any use of rail property pending discharge of the
16department's duty to convey property that is not necessary for a public purpose. No
17person owning abandoned rail property, including any person to whom ownership
18reverts upon abandonment, may convey or dispose of any abandoned rail property
19without first obtaining a written release from the department of transportation
20indicating that the first right of acquisition under this subsection will not be
21exercised or assigned. No railroad or railway may convey any rail property prior to
22abandonment if the rail property is part of a rail line shown on the railroad's system
23map as in the process of abandonment, expected to be abandoned, or under study for
24possible abandonment unless the conveyance or disposal is for the purpose of
25providing continued rail service under another company or agency. Any conveyance

1made without obtaining such release is void. The first right of acquisition of the
2department of transportation under this subsection does not apply to any rail
3property declared by the department to be abandoned before January 1, 1977. The
4department of transportation may acquire any abandoned rail property under this
5section regardless of the date of its abandonment.
AB64-ASA1,1225g 6Section 1225g. 85.20 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,704,97 85.20 (9) Prohibited expenditures. An eligible applicant may not use aids
8provided under this section for any purpose related to the operation of a rail fixed
9guideway transportation system, as defined in s. 85.066 (1), in a 1st class city.
AB64-ASA1,1226 10Section 1226 . 86.07 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,705,611 86.07 (2) (a) Subject to par. (b) and s. 86.16 (1m) (a) 2. and (c) and (6), no person
12shall make any excavation or fill or install any culvert or make any other alteration
13in any highway or in any manner disturb any highway or bridge without a permit
14therefor from the highway authority maintaining the highway. Such permit shall
15contain the statement and be subject to the condition that the work shall be
16constructed subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by said
17authority and be performed and completed to its satisfaction, and in the case of
18temporary alterations that the highway or bridge shall be restored to its former
19condition, and that the permittee shall be liable to the town or county or state, as the
20case may be, for all damages which occur during the progress of said work or as a
21result thereof. Nothing herein shall abridge the right of the department, the county
22board or its highway committee, or any other local authority to make such additional
23rules, regulations and conditions not inconsistent herewith as may be deemed
24necessary and proper for the preservation of highways, or for the safety of the public,
25and to make the granting of any such permit conditional thereon. If any culvert is

1installed or any excavation or fill or any other alteration is made in violation of the
2provisions of this paragraph, the highway or bridge may be restored to its former
3condition by the highway authority in charge of the maintenance thereof at the
4expense of the violator; and any person who violates this paragraph shall be
5punished by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500, or by imprisonment not
6exceeding 6 months, or both.
AB64-ASA1,1226m 7Section 1226m. 86.16 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,705,168 86.16 (1) Any person, firm, or corporation, including any foreign corporation
9authorized to transact business in this state, may, subject to ss. 30.44 (3m), 30.45 and
10196.491 (3) (d) 3m., with the written consent of the department with respect to state
11trunk highways, and with the written consent of local authorities with respect to
12highways under their jurisdiction, including connecting highways, construct and
13operate lines, wires, or fiber for telecommunications service, as defined in s. 182.017
14(1g) (cq),
telegraph, telephone, or electric lines, or pipes or pipelines, for the purpose
15of transmitting voice, video, data, messages, water, liquid manure, heat, light, or
16power along, across, under, or within the limits of the highway.
AB64-ASA1,1227 17Section 1227 . 86.16 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,705,2218 86.16 (6) If the department consents under sub. (1) to the construction of
19broadband infrastructure in underserved areas, as designated under s. 196.504 (2)
20(d), the department may not charge any fee for the initial issuance of any permit
21necessary to construct broadband infrastructure along, across, or within the limits
22of a highway.
AB64-ASA1,1227d 23Section 1227d. 86.19 (1g) of the statutes is renumbered 86.19 (1g) (am) and
24amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,706,4
186.19 (1g) (am) 1. Subject to par. (b) subd. 2., the department shall erect and
2maintain 2 directional signs along eastbound and westbound I 94 and 4 directional
3signs along the exit ramps that correspond to the signs along the main roadway in
4Milwaukee County for the Basilica of St. Josaphat.
AB64-ASA1,706,105 2. Upon receipt of sufficient contributions from interested parties, including
6any county, city, village, or town, to cover the costs of fabricating, erecting, and
7maintaining the signs specified in par. (a) subd. 1., the department shall erect and
8maintain the signs. No state funds, other than from the receipt of contributions
9under this paragraph subdivision, may be expended for the fabrication, erection, or
10maintenance of the signs.
AB64-ASA1,1227dm 11Section 1227dm. 86.19 (1g) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,706,1412 86.19 (1g) (d) 1. Subject to subd. 2., the department shall erect and maintain
132 directional signs along eastbound and westbound STH 54 for the Bergstrom
14Waterfowl Complex in the town of Bovina in Outagamie County.
AB64-ASA1,706,2015 2. Upon receipt of sufficient contributions from interested parties, including
16any county, city, village, or town, to cover the costs of fabricating, erecting, and
17maintaining the signs specified in subd. 1., the department shall erect and maintain
18the signs. No state funds, other than from the receipt of contributions under this
19subdivision, may be expended for the fabrication, erection, or maintenance of the
20signs.
AB64-ASA1,1227e 21Section 1227e. 86.19 (1g) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,706,2322 86.19 (1g) (e) 1. Subject to subd. 2., the department shall erect and maintain
23all of the following directional signs for Soldiers Walk Memorial Park:
AB64-ASA1,707,3
1a. Two signs along eastbound and westbound I 94 at the STH 95 interchange
2and 2 signs along the exit ramps that correspond to the signs along the main roadway
3in Jackson County.
AB64-ASA1,707,54 b. One sign along northbound STH 93 at the intersection with STH 95 in
5Trempealeau County.
AB64-ASA1,707,76 c. One sign along westbound STH 95 at the intersection with STH 93 in
7Trempealeau County.
AB64-ASA1,707,138 2. No later than 6 months following receipt of sufficient contributions from
9interested parties, including any county, city, village, or town, to cover the costs of
10fabricating, erecting, and maintaining the signs specified in subd. 1., the department
11shall erect and maintain the signs. No state funds, other than from the receipt of
12contributions under this subdivision, may be expended for the fabrication, erection,
13or maintenance of the signs.
AB64-ASA1,1227em 14Section 1227em. 86.19 (1g) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,707,1715 86.19 (1g) (f) The department shall erect and maintain 2 directional signs
16along eastbound and westbound I 94 at the Somers Road interchange in Kenosha
17County for Shoreland Lutheran High School.
AB64-ASA1,1227er 18Section 1227er. 86.19 (1g) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,707,2219 86.19 (1g) (g) 1. Subject to subd. 2., the department shall erect and maintain
202 signs displaying the words “Town of Lawrence” along northbound and southbound
21I 41 at the north and south jurisdictional boundaries of the town of Lawrence in
22Brown County.
AB64-ASA1,708,323 2. Upon receipt of sufficient contributions from interested parties, including
24any county, city, village, or town, to cover the costs of fabricating, erecting, and
25maintaining the signs specified in subd. 1., the department shall erect and maintain

1the signs. No state funds, other than from the receipt of contributions under this
2subdivision, may be expended for the fabrication, erection, or maintenance of the
3signs.
AB64-ASA1,1227p 4Section 1227p. 86.19 (1h) of the statutes is renumbered 86.19 (1g) (bm) and
5amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,708,106 86.19 (1g) (bm) 1. Subject to par. (b) subd. 2., the department shall erect and
7maintain 2 directional signs along eastbound and westbound I 90/94 and 2
8directional signs along the exit ramps that correspond to the signs along the main
9roadway for the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in Columbia
10County.
AB64-ASA1,708,1611 2. Upon receipt of sufficient contributions from interested parties, including
12any county, city, village, or town, to cover the costs of fabricating, erecting, and
13maintaining the signs specified in par. (a) subd. 1., the department shall erect and
14maintain the signs. No state funds, other than from the receipt of contributions
15under this paragraph subdivision, may be expended for the fabrication, erection, or
16maintenance of the signs.
AB64-ASA1,1227t 17Section 1227t. 86.19 (1i) of the statutes is renumbered 86.19 (1g) (c), and 86.19
18(1g) (c) 1. (intro.) and 2., as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,708,2019 86.19 (1g) (c) 1. (intro.) Subject to par. (b) subd. 2., the department shall erect
20and maintain all of the following directional signs for the Iola Car Show:
AB64-ASA1,709,221 2. Upon receipt of sufficient contributions from interested parties, including
22any county, city, village, or town, to cover the costs of fabricating, erecting, and
23maintaining the signs specified in par. (a) subd. 1., the department shall erect and
24maintain the signs. No state funds, other than from the receipt of contributions

1under this paragraph subdivision, may be expended for the fabrication, erection, or
2maintenance of the signs.
AB64-ASA1,1228 3Section 1228 . 86.30 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,709,74 86.30 (2) (a) 3. For each mile of road or street under the jurisdiction of a
5municipality as determined under s. 86.302, the mileage aid payment shall be $2,117
6$2,202 in calendar years 2013 and 2014 year 2017 and $2,202 $2,389 in calendar year
72015 2018 and thereafter.
AB64-ASA1,1229 8Section 1229 . 86.30 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,709,139 86.30 (9) (b) For the purpose of calculating and distributing aids under sub. (2),
10the amounts for aids to counties are $94,615,600 $98,400,200 in calendar years 2013
11and 2014
year 2017 and $98,400,200 $111,093,800 in calendar year 2015 2018 and
12thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the
13statewide county average cost-sharing percentage in the particular calendar year.
AB64-ASA1,1230 14Section 1230 . 86.30 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,709,2015 86.30 (9) (c) For the purpose of calculating and distributing aids under sub. (2),
16the amounts for aids to municipalities are $308,904,300 $321,260,500 in calendar
17years 2013 and 2014 year 2017 and $321,260,500 $348,639,300 in calendar year 2015
182018 and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to
19determine the statewide municipal average cost-sharing percentage in the
20particular calendar year.
AB64-ASA1,1231 21Section 1231 . 86.31 (3g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,710,422 86.31 (3g) County trunk highway improvements — discretionary grants.
23From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (ft), the department shall allocate
24$5,127,000 in fiscal years 2011-12 and 2012-13, $4,727,000 in fiscal year 2013-14,
25and
$5,127,000 in fiscal year years 2014-15 to 2016-17 and $5,393,400 in fiscal year

12017-2018
and each fiscal year thereafter, to fund county trunk highway
2improvements with eligible costs totaling more than $250,000. The funding of
3improvements under this subsection is in addition to the allocation of funds for
4entitlements under sub. (3).
AB64-ASA1,1232 5Section 1232 . 86.31 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,710,126 86.31 (3m) Town road improvements — discretionary grants. From the
7appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (ft), the department shall allocate $732,500 in fiscal
8year 2009-10 and in fiscal year 2010-11, and
$5,732,500 in fiscal year years 2011-12
9to 2016-17 and $5,923,600 in fiscal year 2017-18 and each fiscal year thereafter, to
10fund town road improvements with eligible costs totaling $100,000 or more. The
11funding of improvements under this subsection is in addition to the allocation of
12funds for entitlements under sub. (3).
AB64-ASA1,1233 13Section 1233 . 86.31 (3r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,710,2014 86.31 (3r) Municipal street improvements — discretionary grants. From the
15appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (ft), the department shall allocate $1,020,000 in
16fiscal year 2007-08, $1,040,400 in fiscal year 2008-09, and
$976,500 in fiscal year
17years 2009-10 to 2016-17 and $3,850,400 in fiscal year 2017-18 and each fiscal year
18thereafter, to fund municipal street improvement projects having total estimated
19costs of $250,000 or more. The funding of improvements under this subsection is in
20addition to the allocation of funds for entitlements under sub. (3).
AB64-ASA1,1235 21Section 1235 . 89.03 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,711,922 89.03 (3) The examining board shall promulgate rules specifying a procedure
23for addressing allegations that a person licensed or certified by the veterinary
24examining board under this chapter has practiced as a veterinarian or veterinary
25technician while impaired by alcohol or other drugs or that his or her ability to

1practice is impaired by alcohol or other drugs, and for assisting a person licensed by
2the veterinary examining board under this chapter who requests to participate in the
3procedure or who requests assistance in obtaining mental health services. In
4promulgating rules under this subsection, the examining board shall seek to
5facilitate early identification of chemically dependent veterinarians or veterinary
6technicians and encourage their rehabilitation. The rules promulgated under this
7subsection may be used in conjunction with the formal disciplinary process under
8this chapter. The examining board may contract with another entity to administer
9the procedure specified under the rules promulgated under this subsection.
AB64-ASA1,1236 10Section 1236 . 92.14 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,711,1711 92.14 (6) (c) When preparing an annual grant allocation plan under par. (b),
12the department and the department of natural resources shall consider the existence
13and location of impaired water bodies that the department of natural resources has
14identified to the federal environmental protection agency under 33 USC 1313 (d) (1)
15(A) and agricultural enterprise areas designated under s. 91.84, and shall give
16priority to providing cost-sharing for nutrient management planning projects that
17are in or near, or that affect, those areas.
AB64-ASA1,1237m 18Section 1237m. 93.29 of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,1238 19Section 1238 . 93.33 of the statutes is renumbered 106.40, and 106.40 (3) (a)
20and (4s) (c), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,712,321 106.40 (3) (a) The council shall create an executive committee that includes the
22secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection or his or her designee and,
23the state superintendent of public instruction or his or her designee , and the
24secretary of workforce development or his or her designee
. The council shall select
25members of the executive committee so that fewer than half of the members of the

1executive committee are state employees. The executive committee shall provide
2guidance to the council and to staff that support the functions of the council. The
3executive committee shall meet between meetings of the council.
AB64-ASA1,712,8 4(4s) (c) Each of the individuals specified in s. 15.137 (2) 15.227 (15) (a) 8. and
5the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Extension, jointly or individually, shall
6annually prepare a review of agricultural education programs in the University of
7Wisconsin System, with input from or review by the University of Wisconsin System
8administration.
AB64-ASA1,1241d 9Section 1241d. 93.51 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,712,1610 93.51 (3) (d) Advisors and the department shall keep confidential all
11information obtained in the process of providing advice or counseling , except for
12aggregate data compiled by the department at not less than a countywide level that
13does not contain any reference to the identity of any individual or individual farm
.
14Any such confidential information contained in a record is not subject to the right of
15public inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1). This paragraph does not apply to
16information relating to possible criminal misconduct.
AB64-ASA1,1241m 17Section 1241m. 93.59 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,712,1918 93.59 (5) In any fiscal year, the department may not provide more than $20,000
19$40,000 to any single producer-led group or legal entity on behalf of the group.
AB64-ASA1,1242 20Section 1242 . 94.64 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,712,2521 94.64 (3) (a) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., no person may manufacture or
22distribute fertilizer in this state without an annual license from the department. A
23separate license is required for each business location and each mobile unit at which
24the person manufactures fertilizer. A license shall expire expires on August 14
25September 30 annually and is not transferable between persons or locations.
AB64-ASA1,1243
1Section 1243. 94.64 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,713,42 94.64 (3) (c) A person who has been issued a license under this subsection shall
3annually, on or before the date the person's license expires, notify the department
4that the person intends to maintain, amend, or discontinue the license.
AB64-ASA1,1244 5Section 1244 . 94.64 (3r) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,713,96 94.64 (3r) (b) (intro.) Beginning with the license year that begins on August 15,
72013, a
A person applying for a license under sub. (3) shall pay the following
8agricultural chemical cleanup surcharges, unless the department establishes
9different surcharges under s. 94.73 (15)
:
AB64-ASA1,1245 10Section 1245 . 94.64 (3r) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,713,1411 94.64 (3r) (b) 1. For each business location and each mobile unit that the
12applicant uses to manufacture fertilizer in this state, other than a business location
13or mobile unit that is also licensed under s. 94.685 or 94.703, $11.20
$20, except as
14provided in s. 94.73 (15)
.
AB64-ASA1,1246 15Section 1246 . 94.64 (3r) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,713,1716 94.64 (3r) (b) 2. If the applicant distributes, but does not manufacture,
17fertilizer in this state, $11.20 $20, except as provided in s. 94.73 (15).
AB64-ASA1,1247 18Section 1247 . 94.64 (3r) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,713,2119 94.64 (3r) (b) 3. For each business location and each mobile unit that the
20applicant uses to distribute bulk fertilizer in this state, $25 in addition to the
21surcharge under subd. 2., except as provided in s. 94.73 (15).
AB64-ASA1,1248 22Section 1248 . 94.64 (4) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,714,223 94.64 (4) (a) 5. An agricultural chemical cleanup surcharge of 35 10 cents per
24ton on all fertilizer that the person sells or distributes in this state after June 30,

12014, unless the department establishes a different surcharge under
, except as
2provided in
s. 94.73 (15).
AB64-ASA1,1249 3Section 1249 . 94.64 (5) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,714,64 94.64 (5) (a) Requirement. (intro.) A person who is required to pay fees or
5surcharges under sub. (4) shall do all of the following by August 14 annually, on or
6before the date the license expires
:
AB64-ASA1,1250 7Section 1250 . 94.64 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,714,108 94.64 (5) (b) Extended deadline. The department may extend the filing
9deadline under par. (a) for up to 30 days for cause, in response to a request filed before
10August 14 the filing deadline.
AB64-ASA1,1251 11Section 1251 . 94.65 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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