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LRB-0602LRB-0602/3
ARG:jld&nwn:md
2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Byrnes, BB0205 - Increase authorized levels of transportation revenue bonding
For 2009-11 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2009 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
transportation
Highways
Under current law, the Building Commission may issue revenue bonds for major highway projects and transportation administrative facilities in a principal amount that may not exceed $2,708,341,000.
This bill increases the revenue bond limit from $2,708,341,000 to $3,009,784,200.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 84.59 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
84.59 (6) The building commission may contract revenue obligations when it reasonably appears to the building commission that all obligations incurred under this section can be fully paid from moneys received or anticipated and pledged to be received on a timely basis. Except as provided in this subsection, the principal amount of revenue obligations issued under this section may not exceed $2,708,341,000 $3,009,784,200, excluding any obligations that have been defeased under a cash optimization program administered by the building commission, to be used for transportation facilities under s. 84.01 (28) and major highway projects for the purposes under ss. 84.06 and 84.09. In addition to the foregoing limit on principal amount, the building commission may contract revenue obligations under this section as the building commission determines is desirable to refund outstanding revenue obligations contracted under this section, to make payments under agreements or ancillary arrangements entered into under s. 18.55 (6) with respect to revenue obligations issued under this section, and to pay expenses associated with revenue obligations contracted under this section.
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LRB-0604LRB-0604/P1
MDK:jld:jf
2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Hynek, BB0185 - Public utility annual balance sheet filing
For 2009-11 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2009 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
State government
Public utility regulation
Current law requires public utilities to file annual balance sheets with the PSC by April 1. However, if a public utility shows good cause, the PSC may grant an extension. This bill eliminates the requirement that a public utility must show good cause for the PSC to grant an extension.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 196.07 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
196.07 (1) Each public utility shall close its accounts annually on December 31 and promptly prepare a balance sheet of that date. On or before the following April 1 every public utility shall file with the commission the balance sheet together with any other information the commission prescribes, verified by an officer of the public utility. The commission, for good cause shown, may extend the time for filing the balance sheet and prescribed information.
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LRB-0614LRB-0614/P1
MDK:jld:jf
2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Hynek, BB0184 - Certain PSC telecommuniciations rule and reporting requirements
For 2009-11 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2009 BILL
AN ACT...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
STATE GOVERNMENT
Public utility regulation
This bill makes the following changes to statutes administered by the PSC:
1. Under current law, the PSC must submit a biennial report to the Joint Committee on Information Policy and Technology (JCIPT) regarding investments in advanced telecommunications infrastructure and the report must cover specified topics, including integrated services digital network (ISDN) deployment. This bill requires the PSC to submit the report to the legislature and eliminates the requirement that the report must cover ISDN deployment. Also, the bill requires the report to cover a topic only if the PSC determines that there are issues with the availability or deployment of telecommunications infrastructure regarding the topic. In addition, the bill requires the PSC to combine the report with the report described below in item 2. Current law allows, but does not require, submission of combined reports.
2. Under current law, the PSC must submit an annual report to JCIPT regarding the universal service fund (USF). This bill requires the PSC to submit the report biennially to the legislature.
3. The bill requires the PSC to review telecommunications depreciation guidelines every three years, rather than every two years as required under current law.
4. Current law requires the PSC to review, at least biennially, rules regarding the USF. The bill requires the PSC to review the rules, but eliminates the biennial requirement.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 196.09 (9) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
196.09 (9) (a) 2. The commission shall review biennially triennially the guidelines established under subd. 1., except that if the commission receives, more than 365 days before the deadline for a biennial review, a written request from a telecommunications utility for a review, the commission shall review the guidelines no later than 365 days after receiving the request.
SECTION 2. 196.196 (5) (f) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
196.196 (5) (f) 1. (intro.) Before January 1, 1996, and biennially thereafter Biennially, the commission shall submit a report to the joint committee on information policy and technology legislature under s. 13.172 (2) describing the status of investments in advanced telecommunications infrastructure in this state. The report shall include information on the progress made in all of the following areas uses if the commission determines that there are issues with the availability or deployment of telecommunications infrastructure for those uses:
SECTION 3. 196.196 (5) (f) 1. e. of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 4. 196.196 (5) (f) 1. f. of the statutes is amended to read:
196.196 (5) (f) 1. f. Other infrastructure investments uses identified by the commission.
SECTION 5. 196.196 (5) (f) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
196.196 (5) (f) 3. The commission may shall combine its report under this paragraph with its report under s. 196.218 (5r).
SECTION 6. 196.218 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
196.218 (4) ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND ADVANCED SERVICE CAPABILITIES. Before January 1, 1996, and biennially thereafter, the The commission shall promulgate rules that define a basic set of essential telecommunications services that shall be available to all customers at affordable prices and that are a necessary component of universal service. Before January 1, 1996, and biennially thereafter, the The commission shall promulgate rules that define a set of advanced service capabilities that shall be available to all areas of this state at affordable prices within a reasonable time and that are a necessary component of universal service. For rules promulgated before January 1, 1996, a reasonable time for the availability of the defined set of advance service capabilities shall be no later than January 1, 2005, and, for rules promulgated thereafter after December 31, 1995, a reasonable time for the availability of additional advanced service capabilities in the defined set shall be no later than 7 years after the effective date of the rules. These essential services and advanced service capabilities shall be based on market, social, economic development and infrastructure development principles rather than on specific technologies or providers. Essential services include single-party service with touch-tone capability, line quality capable of carrying facsimile and data transmissions, equal access, emergency services number capability, a statewide telecommunications relay service and blocking of long distance toll service.
SECTION 7. 196.218 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
196.218 (5m) RULE REVIEW. At least biennially, the The commission shall review and revise as appropriate rules promulgated under this section.
SECTION 8. 196.218 (5r) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
196.218 (5r) (a) (intro.) Annually Biennially, the commission shall submit a universal service fund report to the joint committee on information policy and technology legislature under s. 13.172 (2). The report shall include information about all of the following:
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LRB-0625LRB-0625/1
EVM:kjf:jf
2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Byrnes, BB0384 - Intercity bus assistance program
For 2009-11 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2009 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Transportation
Transportation aids
This bill creates an intercity bus assistance program in DOT. Under this program, DOT may make grants to cities, villages, towns, or counties or enter into contracts with private providers of intercity bus service for the purpose of increasing the availability of intercity bus service in this state. The amount of DOT funding related to any particular bus route is limited to the lesser of 50 percent of the net operating loss of the route or the net operating loss of the route that is not covered by federal funding.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.395 (1) (bq) of the statutes is created to read:
20.395 (1) (bq) Intercity bus assistance program, state funds. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the intercity bus assistance program under s. 85.26.
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
SECTION 2. 20.395 (1) (bv) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.395 (1) (bv) Transit and transportation employment and mobility other transportation-related aids, local funds. All moneys received from any local unit of government or other source for urban mass transit purposes under s. 85.20, for rural public transportation purposes under s. 85.23, or for transportation employment and mobility purposes under s. 85.24 that are not funded from other appropriations under this subsection, or for intercity bus assistance purposes under s. 85.26, for such purposes.
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
SECTION 3. 20.395 (1) (bx) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.395 (1) (bx) Transit and transportation employment and mobility other transportation-related aids, federal funds. All moneys received from the federal government for urban mass transit purposes under s. 85.20, for rural public transportation purposes under s. 85.23, or for transportation employment and mobility purposes under s. 85.24 that are not funded from other appropriations under this subsection, or for intercity bus assistance purposes under s. 85.26, for such purposes.
****NOTE: This SECTION involves a change in an appropriation that must be reflected in the revised schedule in s. 20.005, stats.
SECTION 4. 85.26 of the statutes is created to read:
85.26 Intercity bus assistance program. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section:
(a) "Intercity bus service" means regularly scheduled bus service for the general public that operates with limited stops over fixed routes connecting 2 or more urban areas not in close proximity, that has the capacity for transporting baggage carried by passengers, and that makes meaningful connections with scheduled intercity bus service to more distant points if service to more distant points is available.
(b) "Net operating loss" means the portion of the reasonable costs of operating an intercity bus service route that cannot reasonably be financed from revenues derived from the route.
(c) "Political subdivision" means a city, village, town, or county.
(2) ADMINISTRATION. (a) The department shall develop and administer an intercity bus assistance program to increase the availability of intercity bus service in this state. Under this program, the department may do any of the following:
1. Contract with private providers of intercity bus service to support intercity bus service routes of the provider.
2. Make grants to political subdivisions to support intercity bus service routes having an origin or destination in the political subdivision.
(b) All expenditures under the program shall be made from the appropriations under s. 20.395 (1) (bq), (bv), and (bx). The department may not enter into any contract under par. (a) 1., or award any grant under par. (a) 2., that provides funds to support any intercity bus service route in an amount exceeding the lesser of the following:
1. Fifty percent of the net operating loss of the intercity bus service route.
2. The portion of the net operating loss of the intercity bus service route for which federal funds are not available.
(c) 1. The department shall prescribe the form, nature, and extent of the information which shall be contained in an application for a grant under par. (a) 2.
2. The department shall establish criteria for evaluating applications for grants under par. (a) 2.
