AB75: Bill Text

AB75,1084,14 (d) "Transit authority" means a transit authority created under s. 66.1039 that is located in southeast Wisconsin.

AB75,1084,18 (2) Program and funding. The department shall develop and administer a southeast Wisconsin transit capital assistance program. From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (uq), the department may award grants to transit authorities for transit capital improvements as provided under subs. (4) to (6).

AB75,1084,21 (3) Applications. (a) Each grant applicant shall specify any project for which grant funds are requested. An applicant may not include a project in a grant application if any of the following apply:

AB75,1084,23 1. The project is a major transit capital improvement project and the project has not been enumerated under s. 85.062 (3).

AB75,1084,25 2. The project requires authorization and ratification under s. 85.205 and the project has not received this authorization and ratification.

AB75,1085,2 (b) The department may not accept grant applications under this section after December 31, 2015.

AB75,1085,4 (4) Eligibility. A transit authority is eligible for a grant under this section if all of the following apply:

AB75,1085,6 (a) The transit authority is eligible under federal law to be a public sponsor for a project that receives federal funding.

AB75,1085,8 (b) The transit authority receives funds from a dedicated local revenue source for capital and operating costs associated with providing transit services.

AB75,1085,12 (5) Grant awards. (a) Subject to par. (b), the department may award grants to applicants eligible under sub. (4). Any grant awarded under this section may not exceed $50,000,000, 25 percent of the total project cost, or 50 percent of the portion of the total project cost not funded with federal aid, whichever is least.

AB75,1085,14 (b) The department may award a grant under par. (a) only if all of the following apply:

AB75,1085,19 1. Any project for which the grant is to be awarded has received any approval to proceed required by the appropriate federal agency. Approval to proceed under this subdivision is required by December 31, 2012, for any project utilizing federal interstate cost estimate substitute project funding and for any project resulting from the Milwaukee Downtown Transit Connector Study of the Wisconsin Center District.

AB75,1085,23 2. The number of revenue hours of transit service provided in the area serviced by the grant applicant at the time of the grant application is not less than that provided in 2001, if transit services were provided in 2001 by the grant applicant or by any other local unit of government.

AB75,1085,25 (6) Administration. In administering this section, the department shall do all of the following:

AB75,1086,3 (a) Prescribe the form of grant applications and the nature and extent of information to be provided with these applications, and establish an annual application cycle for receiving and evaluating applications under the program.

AB75,1086,5 (b) Establish criteria and standards for grant eligibility for transit capital improvement projects under the program.

AB75,1086,7 (c) Establish criteria and standards for evaluating and ranking applications and for awarding grants under the program.

AB75, s. 1933 Section 1933. 85.14 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1086,22 85.14 Payments of fees and deposits by credit card, debit card, or other electronic payment mechanism. (1) (a) The department may accept payment by credit card, debit card, or any other electronic payment mechanism of a fee that is required to be paid to the department under ch. 194, 218, 341, 342, 343 or 348. The department shall determine which fees may be paid by credit card, debit card, or any other electronic payment mechanism and the manner in which the payments may be made. If the department permits the payment of a fee by credit card, debit card, or any other electronic payment mechanism, the department may charge a convenience fee for each transaction in an amount to be established by rule. The convenience fee shall approximate the cost to the department for providing this service to persons who request it. If the department permits the payment of a fee by credit card, debit card, or any other electronic payment mechanism, the department may charge a service fee of $2.50 for each transaction until a rule is promulgated under this paragraph.

AB75,1087,4 (b) Except for charges associated with a contract under par. (c), the If the secretary of administration assesses any charges against the department relating to the payment of fees by credit cards, debit cards, or other electronic payment mechanisms, the department shall pay, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (5) (cg), to the secretary of administration or to any person designated by the secretary of administration the amount of these assessed charges associated with the use of credit cards under par. (a) that are assessed to the department.

AB75,1087,8 (c) The department may contract for services relating to the payment of fees by credit cards, debit cards, or other electronic payment mechanisms under this subsection. Any charges associated with a contract under this paragraph shall be paid from the appropriations under s. 20.395 (5) (cg) and (cq).

AB75, s. 1934 Section 1934. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. cm. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1087,20 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. cm. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (ht), the department shall pay $57,948,000 for aid payable for calendar year 2006, $59,107,000 for aid payable for calendar year 2007, $63,784,700 for aid payable for calendar year 2008, and $65,299,200 for aid payable for calendar year 2009, $66,585,600 for aid payable for calendar year 2010, and $68,583,200 for aid payable for calendar year 2011 and thereafter, to the eligible applicant that pays the local contribution required under par. (b) 1. for an urban mass transit system that has annual operating expenses in excess of $80,000,000 or more. If the eligible applicant that receives aid under this subd. 6. cm. is served by more than one urban mass transit system, the eligible applicant may allocate the aid between the urban mass transit systems in any manner the eligible applicant considers desirable.

AB75, s. 1935 Section 1935. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. d. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1088,7 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. d. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hu), the department shall pay $15,470,200 for aid payable for calendar year 2006, $15,779,600 for aid payable for calendar year 2007, $16,754,000 for aid payable for calendar year 2008, and $17,158,400 for aid payable for calendar year 2009, $17,496,400 for aid payable for calendar year 2010, and $18,021,300 for aid payable for calendar year 2011 and thereafter, to the eligible applicant that pays the local contribution required under par. (b) 1. for an urban mass transit system that has annual operating expenses in excess of $20,000,000 but less than $80,000,000. If the eligible applicant that receives aid under this subd. 6. d. is served by more than one urban mass transit system, the eligible applicant may allocate the aid between the urban mass transit systems in any manner the eligible applicant considers desirable.

AB75, s. 1936 Section 1936. 85.20 (4m) (a) 7. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1088,14 85.20 (4m) (a) 7. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 7. a., the amounts for aids are $22,192,800 in calendar year 2006, $22,636,700 in calendar year 2007, $24,034,400 in calendar year 2008, and $24,614,500 in calendar year 2009, $25,099,500 in calendar year 2010, and $25,852,500 in calendar year 2011 and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the particular calendar year.

AB75, s. 1937 Section 1937. 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1088,21 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 8. a., the amounts for aids are $5,023,600 in calendar year 2006, $5,124,100 in calendar year 2007, $5,440,500 in calendar year 2008, and $5,571,800 in calendar year 2009, $5,681,600 in calendar year 2010, and $5,852,200 in calendar year 2011 and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the particular calendar year.

AB75, s. 1938 Section 1938. 85.215 of the statutes is created to read:

AB75,1089,5 85.215 Tribal elderly transportation grant program. The department shall award grants to federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands to assist in providing transportation services for elderly persons. Grants awarded under this section shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (ck). The department shall prescribe the form, nature, and extent of the information that shall be contained in an application for a grant under this section. The department shall establish criteria for evaluating applications and for awarding grants under this section.

AB75, s. 1939 Section 1939. 85.26 of the statutes is created to read:

AB75,1089,7 85.26 Intercity bus assistance program. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB75,1089,13 (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.

AB75,1089,16 (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.

AB75,1089,17 (c) "Political subdivision" means a city, village, town, or county.

AB75,1089,20 (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:

AB75,1089,22 1. Contract with private providers of intercity bus service to support intercity bus service routes of the provider.

AB75,1089,24 2. Make grants to political subdivisions to support intercity bus service routes having an origin or destination in the political subdivision.

AB75,1090,5 (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:

AB75,1090,6 1. Fifty percent of the net operating loss of the intercity bus service route.

AB75,1090,8 2. The portion of the net operating loss of the intercity bus service route for which federal funds are not available.

AB75,1090,10 (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.

AB75,1090,12 2. The department shall establish criteria for evaluating applications for grants under par. (a) 2.

AB75, s. 1940 Section 1940. 85.56 of the statutes is created to read:

AB75,1090,23 85.56 Driver Education Grant Program. The department shall develop and administer a program to provide grants to those offering courses in driver education specified in s. 343.16 (1) (c) for purposes of supplementing the cost of providing these courses to low-income individuals. Grants awarded under this section shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (js). The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section, including rules establishing criteria and standards for grant eligibility of the course provider recipients and of the low-income individual beneficiaries, as well criteria and standards for evaluating and ranking grant applications and for determining the amount of the grants awarded.

AB75, s. 1941 Section 1941. 86.30 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1091,4 86.30 (2) (a) 3. For each mile of road or street under the jurisdiction of a municipality as determined under s. 86.302, the mileage aid payment shall be $1,862 in calendar year 2006, $1,899 in calendar year 2007, $1,956 in calendar year 2008, and $2,015 in calendar year 2009, and $1,995 in calendar year 2010 and thereafter.

AB75, s. 1942 Section 1942. 86.30 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1091,11 86.30 (9) (b) For the purpose of calculating and distributing aids under sub. (2), the amounts for aids to counties are $91,845,500 in calendar year 2006, $93,682,400 in calendar year 2007, $96,492,900 in calendar year 2008, and $99,387,700 in calendar year 2009, and $98,393,800 in calendar year 2010 and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the statewide county average cost-sharing percentage in the particular calendar year.

AB75, s. 1943 Section 1943. 86.30 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1091,19 86.30 (9) (c) For the purpose of calculating and distributing aids under sub. (2), the amounts for aids to municipalities are $288,956,900 in calendar year 2006, $294,736,000 in calendar year 2007, $303,578,100 in calendar year 2008, and $312,685,400 in calendar year 2009, and $309,558,500 in calendar year 2010 and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the statewide municipal average cost-sharing percentage in the particular calendar year.

AB75, s. 1944 Section 1944. 86.31 (3g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1092,3 86.31 (3g) County trunk highway improvements — discretionary grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (ft), the department shall allocate $5,250,000 in fiscal year 2005-06 and in fiscal year 2006-07, $5,355,000 in fiscal year 2007-08, and $5,462,100 in fiscal year 2008-09 , and $5,407,500 in fiscal year 2009-10 and each fiscal year thereafter, to fund county trunk highway improvements with eligible costs totaling more than $250,000. The funding of improvements under this subsection is in addition to the allocation of funds for entitlements under sub. (3).

AB75, s. 1945 Section 1945. 86.31 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1092,11 86.31 (3m) Town road improvements — discretionary grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (ft), the department shall allocate $750,000 in fiscal year 2005-06 and in fiscal year 2006-07, $765,000 in fiscal year 2007-08, and $780,300 in fiscal year 2008-09, and $772,500 in fiscal year 2009-10 and each fiscal year thereafter, to fund town road improvements with eligible costs totaling $100,000 or more. The funding of improvements under this subsection is in addition to the allocation of funds for entitlements under sub. (3).

AB75, s. 1946 Section 1946. 86.31 (3r) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1092,19 86.31 (3r) Municipal street improvements — discretionary grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (ft), the department shall allocate $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2005-06 and in fiscal year 2006-07, $1,020,000 in fiscal year 2007-08, and $1,040,400 in fiscal year 2008-09, and $1,030,000 in fiscal year 2009-10 and each fiscal year thereafter, to fund municipal street improvement projects having total estimated costs of $250,000 or more. The funding of improvements under this subsection is in addition to the allocation of funds for entitlements under sub. (3).

AB75, s. 1947 Section 1947. Chapter 91 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB75,1092,22 Chapter 91 Farmland preservation

AB75,1092,24 Subchapter I Definitions and General provisions

AB75,1092,25 91.01 Definitions. In this chapter:

AB75,1093,1 (1) "Accessory use" means any of the following land uses on a farm:

AB75,1093,3 (a) A building, structure, or improvement that is an integral part of, or is incidental to, an agricultural use.

AB75,1093,5 (b) An activity or business operation that is an integral part of, or incidental to, an agricultural use.

AB75,1093,6 (c) A farm residence.

AB75,1093,12 (d) A business, activity, or enterprise, whether or not associated with an agricultural use, that is conducted by the owner or operator of a farm, that requires no buildings, structures, or improvements other than those described in par. (a) or (c), that employs no more than 4 full-time employees annually, and that does not impair or limit the current or future agricultural use of the farm or of other protected farmland.

AB75,1093,13 (e) Any other use that the department, by rule, identifies as an accessory use.

AB75,1093,15 (1m) "Agricultural enterprise area" means an area designated in accordance with s. 91.84.

AB75,1093,16 (2) "Agricultural use" means any of the following:

AB75,1093,18 (a) Any of the following activities conducted for the purpose of producing an income or livelihood:

AB75,1093,19 1. Crop or forage production.

AB75,1093,20 2. Keeping livestock.

AB75,1093,21 3. Beekeeping.

AB75,1093,22 4. Nursery, sod, or Christmas tree production.

AB75,1093,23 4m. Floriculture.

AB75,1093,24 5. Aquaculture.

AB75,1093,25 6. Fur farming.

AB75,1094,1 7. Forest management.

AB75,1094,3 8. Enrolling land in a federal agricultural commodity payment program or a federal or state agricultural land conservation payment program.

AB75,1094,4 (b) Any other use that the department, by rule, identifies as an agricultural use.

AB75,1094,5 (3) "Agriculture-related use" means any of the following:

AB75,1094,8 (a) An agricultural equipment dealership, facility providing agricultural supplies, facility for storing or processing agricultural products, or facility for processing agricultural wastes.

AB75,1094,10 (b) Any other use that the department, by rule, identifies as an agriculture-related use.

AB75,1094,11 (5) "Base farm tract" means one of the following:

AB75,1094,16 (a) All land, whether one parcel or 2 or more contiguous parcels, that is in a farmland preservation zoning district and that is part of a single farm when the department under s. 91.36 (1) first certifies the farmland preservation zoning ordinance covering the land, regardless of any subsequent changes in the size of the farm.

AB75,1094,17 (b) Any other tract that the department by rule defines as a base farm tract.

AB75,1094,19 (6) "Certified farmland preservation plan" means a farmland preservation plan that is certified as determined under s. 91.12.