AB100: Bill Text Engrossed

AB100-engrossed, s. 2473e Section 2473e. 84.10 of the statutes is renumbered 84.10 (1) and amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1270,12 84.10 (1) The amounts allocated under s. 20.395 (3) (cq) and (eq) for the purposes described in this section subsection shall be expended by the department for the maintenance and operation of bridges not on the state trunk highway system which were constructed, reconstructed, or purchased under s. 84.11 before August 9, 1989, and under s. 84.12 and free bridges located in connecting highways in 4th class cities, and towns, which have a length, not including approaches, of 300 feet or more, or a swing or lift span. Except as provided in a jurisdictional transfer agreement under s. 84.16, all matters relating to the maintenance and operation of such bridges shall be under the control of the department. Maintenance and operation shall not include the roadway lighting system and shall not include snow and ice removal and control for bridges located on connecting highways. The department may arrange with any county highway committee or with any city, village or town for the operation or maintenance or both of any such bridge; and any county highway committee, city, village or town may enter into such arrangement. This subsection does not apply to sub. (2).

AB100-engrossed, s. 2473g Section 2473g. 84.10 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1270,19 84.10 (2) The joint committee on finance may transfer moneys to s. 20.395 (3) (cq) from any other segregated revenue appropriations of the department for state operations from the transportation fund, upon request of the department, for the purpose of supplementing moneys allocated under s. 20.395 (3) (cq) for the rehabilitation of a local bridge for which improvement is a state responsibility and which has been posted with a weight limitation as provided in s. 349.16 (2).

AB100-engrossed, s. 2474m Section 2474m. 84.28 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1271,11 84.28 (1) Moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (mr) (7) (mc) may be expended for the renovation, marking and maintenance of a town or county highway located within the boundaries of any state park, state forest or other property under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources. Moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (mr) (7) (mc) may be expended for the renovation, marking and maintenance of a town or county highway located in the lower Wisconsin state riverway as defined in s. 30.40 (15). Outside the lower Wisconsin state riverway as defined in s. 30.40 (15), or outside the boundaries of these parks, forests or property, moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (mr) (7) (mc) may be expended for the renovation, marking and maintenance of roads which the department of natural resources certifies are utilized by a substantial number of visitors to state parks, state forests or other property under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources. The department of natural resources shall authorize expenditures under this subsection. The department of natural resources shall rank projects eligible for assistance under a priority system and funding may be restricted to those projects with highest priority.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2474p Section 2474p. 84.30 (3) (j) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1271,19 84.30 (3) (j) 1. Signs erected by the Crime Stoppers, the nationwide organization affiliated with local police departments, on or before the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], without regard to whether the department has issued a license for the sign. The department may not remove a sign authorized under this paragraph unless the sign does not conform to federal requirements. The requirements under s. 86.19 do not apply to signs described in this subdivision.

AB100-engrossed,1271,23 2. Notwithstanding subd. 1., whenever a sign authorized under this paragraph requires replacement due to damage or deterioration, the department shall require the sign to be licensed under sub. (10) and to meet all of the requirements of this section and s. 86.19.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2475 Section 2475. 84.59 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1272,9 84.59 (6) Revenue obligations may be contracted by the building commission 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. Revenue obligations issued under this section shall not exceed $1,123,638,100 $1,348,058,900 in principal amount, excluding obligations issued to refund outstanding revenue obligations. Not more than $1,041,341,000 $1,255,499,900 of the $1,083,638,100 $1,348,058,900 may be used for transportation facilities under s. 84.01 (28) and major highway projects under ss. 84.06 and 84.09.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2475g Section 2475g. 84.61 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 84.61 and amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1272,21 84.61 Milwaukee Brewers stadium project; East-West Freeway. There is established in the transportation fund a reserve account consisting of $15,000,000 for the purpose of funding state highway rehabilitation associated with the construction of a new stadium to be used by the Milwaukee Brewers, a professional baseball team located in Milwaukee County, or construction activities relating to highway resurfacing or bridge repair on the East-West Freeway from downtown Milwaukee to Waukesha. The department may supplement, from the reserve account, the appropriation under s. 20.395 (3) (cq), for either of the projects. The reserve account shall be reduced by the amount of any supplemental appropriation made under this subsection section.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2475m Section 2475m. 84.61 (2), (3) and (4) of the statutes are repealed.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2475mg Section 2475mg. 85.01 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1272,24 85.01 (2m) "Municipality" means a city, village or town.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2475mh Section 2475mh. 85.021 of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1273,3 85.021 Light rail transit systems; funding prohibition. Notwithstanding ss. 85.022 and 85.063, no state or federal funds may be expended by the department for any purpose related to a light rail transit system.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2475mj Section 2475mj. 85.0215 of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1273,8 85.0215 High-occupancy vehicle lanes; funding prohibition. Notwithstanding s. 85.022, the department may not expend any state or federal funds for construction of a separate roadway designated for use by buses or other high-occupancy modes of travel.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2475mm Section 2475mm. 85.022 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1273,11 85.022 (3) A recipient of funding under this section shall make the results of its study available to any interested city, village, town municipality or county.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2475mr Section 2475mr. 85.024 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1273,14 85.024 (1) In this section, "political subdivision" means a municipality or county, city, village or town.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2475r Section 2475r. 85.024 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1273,24 85.024 (2) The department shall administer a bicycle and pedestrian facilities program to award grants of assistance to political subdivisions for the planning, development or construction of bicycle and pedestrian facilities. Annually, the department shall award from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (fx) (nx) grants to political subdivisions under this section. A political subdivision that is awarded a grant under this section shall contribute matching funds equal to at least 25% of the amount awarded under this section. The department shall select grant recipients annually beginning in 1994 from applications submitted to the department on or before April 1 of each year.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2476 Section 2476. 85.026 of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1274,2 85.026 Transportation enhancement activities program. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB100-engrossed,1274,3 (a) "Political subdivision" means any city, village, town or county.

AB100-engrossed,1274,5 (b) "Transportation enhancement activities" has the meaning given in 23 USC 101 (a).

AB100-engrossed,1274,10 (2) Program. The department may administer a program to award grants of assistance to any political subdivision or state agency, as defined in s. 20.001 (1), for transportation enhancement activities consistent with federal regulations promulgated under 23 USC 133 (b) (8). The grants shall be awarded from the appropriations under s. 20.395 (2) (nv) and (nx).

AB100-engrossed, s. 2476g Section 2476g. 85.037 of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1274,16 85.037 Certification of fees collected. Annually, no later than October 1, the secretary of transportation shall certify to the secretary of administration the amount of fees collected under s. 342.14 (3m) during the previous fiscal year, for the purpose of determining the amounts to be transferred under s. 20.855 (4) (f) during the current fiscal year.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2476m Section 2476m. 85.05 of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1274,25 85.05 Evaluation of proposed major highway projects. The department by rule shall establish a procedure for numerically evaluating projects considered for enumeration under s. 84.013 (3) as a major highway project. The evaluation procedure may include any criteria that the department considers relevant. The rules shall establish a minimum score that a project shall meet or exceed when evaluated under the procedure established under this section before the department may recommend the project to the transportation projects commission for consideration under s. 13.489.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2477 Section 2477. 85.06 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1275,8 85.06 (2) (b) Contract with Amtrak or an applicable railroad, railroads or other persons to provide rail passenger service or support services, equipment, station improvements, passenger platforms, equipment maintenance shops, parking areas or other support facilities for rail passenger service. The contract may provide for the sale or lease of any equipment or facilities acquired by the department under par. (g). Notwithstanding s. 16.75 (1) and (2m), the department may contract under this paragraph without competitive bidding or competitive sealed proposals.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2478 Section 2478. 85.06 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1275,13 85.06 (2) (e) Subject to sub. (3), Conduct or contract for marketing studies and promotional activities to increase rail passenger service ridership in this state, to identify potential riders and to educate the public about the availability and advantages of rail passenger service.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2479 Section 2479. 85.06 (2) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1275,16 85.06 (2) (g) Acquire equipment or facilities for the purpose of providing rail passenger service or support services for rail passenger service.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2480 Section 2480. 85.06 (2) (h) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1275,19 85.06 (2) (h) Enter into agreements with other states to assist or promote rail passenger service.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2481 Section 2481. 85.06 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2481g Section 2481g. 85.061 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 85.061 (3) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1275,25 85.061 (3) Program. (a) (intro.) The department shall administer a rail passenger route development program. From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (up), the department may fund capital any of the following:

AB100-engrossed,1276,5 1. Capital costs related to Amtrak service extension routes or other rail service routes between the cities of Milwaukee and Madison and between the cities of Milwaukee and Green Bay. Any route between the cities of Milwaukee and Green Bay funded under the program shall provide service to population centers along the route in a manner that makes the route most economically feasible.

AB100-engrossed,1276,13 (b) The department may not use any proceeds from the bond issue authorized under s. 20.866 (2) (up) for a route under this subsection unless the joint committee on finance approves the use of the proceeds and, with respect to a route under par. (a) 1. or 2., the department submits evidence to the joint committee on finance that Amtrak or the applicable railroad has agreed to provide rail passenger service on that route and the joint committee on finance approves the use of the proceeds. The department may contract with Amtrak, railroads or other persons to perform the activities under this subsection the program.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2481h Section 2481h. 85.061 (3) (a) 2. and 3. of the statutes are created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1276,17 85.061 (3) (a) 2. Railroad track or rail passenger station improvements related to an Amtrak service extension route between the city of Milwaukee and Waukesha County, or the establishment of commuter rail service between these jurisdictions.

AB100-engrossed,1276,19 3. Rail passenger station improvements related to an existing rail passenger service.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2481hc Section 2481hc. 85.062 of the statutes is repealed.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2481he Section 2481he. 85.063 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1276,24 85.063 (1) (b) "Urban area" means any area that includes a city, village or town municipality having a population of 50,000 or more that is appropriate, in the judgment of the department, for an urban rail transit system.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2481hh Section 2481hh. 85.065 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1277,6 85.065 (1) (a) (intro.) Any municipality or county, city, village, town or combination thereof may apply to the department for a study of the cost and benefits of the location and form of railroad lines, associated facilities, and railroad operations within an urban area. Upon receiving such application, the department may undertake or contract for a study to determine the extent to which the existing location of such lines, facilities and operations serves the public interests in:

AB100-engrossed, s. 2481hi Section 2481hi. 85.07 (8) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1277,19 85.07 (8) Innovative safety measures pilot program. The department shall develop and administer an innovative safety measures pilot program to improve the safety of highways in this state, including USH 10. The department shall identify those highways eligible for funding for safety improvements under s. 20.395 (3) (cq) that have high motor vehicle accident rates. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (3) (cq), the department shall expend $250,000 in each fiscal year for any innovative measures that improve safety on such highways, including safety lighting for underpasses, and entrance and exit ramps; warning lights on dangerous curves; speed detection signs; increasing the number of speed limit signs; rumble strips at intersections; measures to alert approaching motorists to an intersection; and increasing the patrolling of such highways by police. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this subsection.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2481hp Section 2481hp. 85.08 (2) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1277,25 85.08 (2) (i) To make and execute contracts with the federal government, any other state or any municipality, county, city, village, town, railroad, or any transit commission organized under s. 59.58 (3), 66.30 or 66.943, to ensure the continuance and improvement of quality transportation service at reasonable rates or to provide for rail service on rail property owned by the state.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2481ht Section 2481ht. 85.08 (4m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1278,4 85.08 (4m) (b) 1. "Eligible applicant" means a county, or municipality or town or agency thereof, a railroad, a current or potential user of freight rail service or a transit commission organized under s. 59.58 (3), 66.30 or 66.943.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2481jd Section 2481jd. 85.08 (4m) (e) 2. d. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1278,9 85.08 (4m) (e) 2. d. Relocation of a freight rail off-loading facility that has been agreed to by the owner of the facility; the city, village or town municipality in which the facility is located; and the city, village or town municipality in which the facility will be relocated.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2481jg Section 2481jg. 85.08 (5) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1278,12 85.08 (5) (a) 1. A city, town or village municipality with a population of 4,000 or less.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2481jj Section 2481jj. 85.08 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1278,15 85.08 (5) (a) 2. A city, town or village municipality that is located in a county with a population density of less than 150 persons per square mile.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2481jm Section 2481jm. 85.09 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2481jp Section 2481jp. 85.095 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1278,19 85.095 (1) (a) "Eligible applicant" means a county , or municipality, town or agency thereof or a board of harbor commissioners organized under s. 30.37.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2481js Section 2481js. 85.095 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1278,24 85.095 (4) Harbor improvements on Mississippi river. An eligible applicant may receive a grant under this section for harbor improvements located on an island in the Mississippi River regardless of the state in which the island is located if the island is owned by a city, village, town municipality or county in this state.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2481L Section 2481L. 85.15 of the statutes is renumbered 85.15 (1) and amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1279,9 85.15 (1) The department may improve, use, maintain or lease any property acquired for highway, airport or any other transportation purpose until the property is actually needed for any such purpose and may permit use of the property for purposes and upon such terms and conditions as the department deems in the public interest. The department shall establish request-for-proposal procedures for the lease of any property under this subsection that has an annual lease obligation in excess of $50,000.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2481m Section 2481m. 85.15 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1279,17 85.15 (2) The department shall credit to the appropriation account under s. 20.395 (4) (ew) the amount, if any, by which moneys received in any year from the sale or lease of property acquired by the department exceeds $2,750,000. The department shall use 50% of any proceeds credited to this appropriation account from the sale or lease of any property to supplement the costs of management and operations of the district office of the department that initiated the sale or lease of that property.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2481mm Section 2481mm. 85.195 of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-engrossed,1279,21 85.195 Coordination with land conservation committees. (1) In this section, "land conservation committee" means a committee established under s. 92.06 or its designated representative.

AB100-engrossed,1279,24 (2) Before commencing construction on a highway construction project, the department shall consult with the local land conservation committee to determine all of the following:

AB100-engrossed,1280,2 (a) The presence and extent of local practices to conserve soil and water resources within the county, including surface and subsurface drainage systems.

AB100-engrossed,1280,5 (b) The downstream impacts of the increased rate and volume, if any, of storm water runoff resulting from a highway project. This determination shall include an analysis of storm water runoff before and after construction of the highway.

AB100-engrossed,1280,10 (3) Before commencing construction on a highway construction project, the department shall submit water drainage plans associated with the project to the local land conservation committee for review. The department shall reimburse the land conservation committee from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (3) (cq) for its review under this section.

AB100-engrossed,1280,13 (4) Decisions concerning the management of storm water runoff related to the construction of a highway shall be made jointly between the department and the local land conservation committee.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2481pb Section 2481pb. 85.20 (4m) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1280,18 85.20 (4m) (a) 1. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 1. a., the amounts for aids are $43,131,700 in calendar year 1996 and $44,425,700 in calendar year 1997 and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the particular calendar year.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2481pc Section 2481pc. 85.20 (4m) (a) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-engrossed,1280,23 85.20 (4m) (a) 2. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 2. a., the amounts for aids are $10,891,700 in calendar year 1996 and $11,218,500 in calendar year 1997 and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the particular calendar year.

AB100-engrossed, s. 2481pd Section 2481pd. 85.20 (4m) (a) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read: