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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE
May 10, 1995 - Introduced by Representatives Black, Urban, Grobschmidt, R.
Young, Riley, Robson, Hanson, Baldwin, Hahn and Bock, cosponsored by
Senators Burke, Buettner and Risser. Referred to Committee on Highways
and Transportation.
AB360,1,2
1An Act to amend 85.061 (3) of the statutes;
relating to: criteria for expending
2state bond revenue for rail passenger route development.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the department of transportation (DOT) administers a
program to fund the capital costs of developing Amtrak passenger service routes
between the cities of Milwaukee and Green Bay and the cities of Milwaukee and
Madison. State bond revenue may be expended to develop these passenger routes,
but only if Amtrak first agrees to provide passenger service along these routes, if
developed.
This bill allows DOT to expend state bond revenue to fund the capital costs of
developing these rail passenger service routes without regard to whether service will
be provided by Amtrak, or whether a rail carrier has first agreed to provide service
to these routes, if developed.
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:
AB360, s. 1
3Section
1. 85.061 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB360,2,94
85.061
(3) Program. The department shall administer a rail passenger route
5development program. From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (up), the
6department may fund capital costs related to
Amtrak
rail passenger service
7extension routes between the cities of Milwaukee and Madison and between the
1cities of Milwaukee and Green Bay. The extension of the route between the cities of
2Milwaukee and Green Bay shall provide service to population centers along the route
3in a manner that makes the route most economically feasible.
The department may
4not use any proceeds from the bond issue authorized under s. 20.866 (2) (up) for the
5extension of a route under this subsection unless the department submits evidence
6to the joint committee on finance that Amtrak has agreed to provide rail passenger
7service on that extension route and the joint committee on finance approves the use
8of the proceeds. The department may contract with
Amtrak, railroads or other
9persons to perform the activities under this subsection.
