LRB-3303/1
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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
August 26, 2009 - Introduced by Senators Kreitlow and Lehman, cosponsored by
Representatives Smith, Jorgensen, Berceau, Turner, Petrowski, Clark,
Brooks, Vruwink and
Gottlieb. Referred to Committee on Transportation,
Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
SB277,1,3
1An Act to amend 86.31 (2) (b); and
to create 86.31 (2) (cm) of the statutes;
2relating to: costs eligible for reimbursement under the Local Roads
3Improvement Program administered by the Department of Transportation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Department of Transportation (DOT) administers a
Local Roads Improvement Program (program) to assist counties, cities, villages, and
towns (political subdivisions) in improving seriously deteriorating local roads.
Under the program, DOT may reimburse a political subdivision for up to 50 percent
of the eligible costs of a completed improvement. An "improvement" is defined to
include a highway construction project with a projected design life of at least ten
years. With limited exceptions, improvements are eligible for reimbursement under
the program only if they are made under contract awarded on the basis of competitive
bidding.
Under this bill, a qualified, registered professional engineer employed by a
political subdivision may perform engineering work for an improvement of the
political subdivision and this engineering work is eligible for reimbursement under
the program.
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:
SB277, s. 1
1Section
1. 86.31 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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86.31
(2) (b) Except as provided in
par. pars. (cm) and (d), improvements for
3highway construction projects funded under the program shall be under contracts.
4Such contracts shall be awarded on the basis of competitive bids and shall be
5awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. If a city or village does not receive a
6responsible bid for an improvement, the city or village may contract with a county
7for the improvement. A town may contract with a county for the improvement
8subject to the criteria and procedures promulgated as rules under sub. (6) (h).
SB277, s. 2
9Section
2. 86.31 (2) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
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86.31
(2) (cm) A qualified, registered professional engineer employed by a
11political subdivision may perform engineering work for an improvement of the
12political subdivision and this engineering work is eligible for reimbursement under
13sub. (4).
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(1) This act first applies to improvements for which engineering work is
16commenced on the effective date of this subsection.
