AB40,908,74 84.185 (1) (a) "Business" has the meaning given in s. 560.60 (2) means a
5company located in this state, a company that has made a firm commitment to locate
6a facility in this state, or a group of companies at least 80 percent of which are located
7in this state
.
AB40, s. 2231 8Section 2231. 84.185 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,908,119 84.185 (1) (b) "Governing body" has the meaning specified in s. 560.60 (6)
10means a county board, city council, village board, town board, regional planning
11commission or transit commission under s. 59.58 (2) or 66.1021
.
AB40, s. 2232 12Section 2232. 84.185 (1) (ce) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,908,1513 84.185 (1) (ce) "Job" has the meaning specified in s. 560.17 (1) (bm) means a
14position providing full-time equivalent employment. "Job" does not include initial
15training before an employment position begins
.
AB40, s. 2233 16Section 2233. 84.27 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,909,7 1784.27 Institution roads. The department may administer a program to
18improve highways forming convenient connections between the University of
19Wisconsin System, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and state charitable or
20penal institutions, and the state trunk highway system, or to construct roadways
21under or over state trunk highways that pass through the grounds thereof, or to
22construct and maintain all drives and roadways on such grounds or the grounds of
23the state capitol. Within the limitations and for the purposes of this section, work
24may be performed by or under the supervision or authority of the department, upon
25the request for such work filed by the board of regents Board of Regents of the

1University of Wisconsin System, the Board of Trustees of the University of
2Wisconsin–Madison,
or the state boards, commissions, departments or officers,
3respectively, as to such work in connection with the institution controlled by them.
4The cost of any work under this section shall be the responsibility of the board of
5regents
Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, the Board of
6Trustees of the University of Wisconsin–Madison,
or the state boards, commissions,
7departments or officers involved.
AB40, s. 2234 8Section 2234. 84.555 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,909,169 84.555 (1m) Notwithstanding sub. (1) and ss. 84.51 and 84.59, the proceeds of
10general obligation bonds issued under s. 20.866 (2) (uum) are allocated for
11expenditure obligations under s. 84.95 and s. 84.014 and the proceeds of general
12obligation bonds issued under s. 20.866 (2) (uup) may be used to fund expenditure
13obligations for the Marquette interchange reconstruction project under s. 84.014
14and, for the reconstruction of the I 94 north-south corridor, as defined in s. 84.014
15(5m) (ag) 1., for the reconstruction of the Zoo interchange, as defined in s. 84.014 (5m)
16(ag) 2., and southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects under s. 84.0145.
AB40, s. 2235 17Section 2235. 84.59 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,910,918 84.59 (2) (b) The department may, under s. 18.562, deposit in a separate and
19distinct special fund outside the state treasury, in an account maintained by a
20trustee, revenues derived under ss. 341.09 (2) (d), (2m) (a) 1., (4), and (7), 341.14 (2),
21(2m), (6) (d), (6m) (a), (6r) (b) 2., (6w), and (8), 341.145 (3), 341.16 (1) (a) and (b), (2),
22and (2m), 341.17 (8), 341.19 (1) (a), 341.25, 341.255 (1), (2) (a), (b), and (c), and (5),
23341.26 (1), (2), (2m) (am) and (b), (3), (3m), (4), (5), and (7), 341.264 (1), 341.265 (1),
24341.266 (2) (b) and (3), 341.268 (2) (b) and (3), 341.269 (2) (b), 341.30 (3), 341.305 (3),
25341.307 (4) (a), 341.308 (3), 341.36 (1) and (1m), 341.51 (2), and 342.14, except s.

1342.14 (1r),
and from any payments received with respect to agreements or ancillary
2arrangements entered into under s. 18.55 (6) with respect to revenue obligations
3issued under this section. The revenues deposited are the trustee's revenues in
4accordance with the agreement between this state and the trustee or in accordance
5with the resolution pledging the revenues to the repayment of revenue obligations
6issued under this section. Revenue obligations issued for the purposes specified in
7sub. (1) and for the repayment of which revenues are deposited under this paragraph
8are special fund obligations, as defined in s. 18.52 (7), issued for special fund
9programs, as defined in s. 18.52 (8).
AB40, s. 2236 10Section 2236. 84.59 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,910,2511 84.59 (6) The building commission may contract revenue obligations when it
12reasonably appears to the building commission that all obligations incurred under
13this section can be fully paid from moneys received or anticipated and pledged to be
14received on a timely basis. Except as provided in this subsection, the principal
15amount of revenue obligations issued under this section may not exceed
16$3,009,784,200 $3,351,547,300, excluding any obligations that have been defeased
17under a cash optimization program administered by the building commission, to be
18used for transportation facilities under s. 84.01 (28) and major highway projects for
19the purposes under ss. 84.06 and 84.09. In addition to the foregoing limit on principal
20amount, the building commission may contract revenue obligations under this
21section as the building commission determines is desirable to refund outstanding
22revenue obligations contracted under this section, to make payments under
23agreements or ancillary arrangements entered into under s. 18.55 (6) with respect
24to revenue obligations issued under this section, and to pay expenses associated with
25revenue obligations contracted under this section.
AB40, s. 2237
1Section 2237. 85.05 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,911,10 285.05 Evaluation of proposed major highway projects. The department
3by rule shall establish a procedure for numerically evaluating projects considered for
4enumeration under s. 84.013 (3) as a major highway project. The evaluation
5procedure may include any criteria that the department considers relevant. The
6rules shall establish a minimum score that a project shall meet or exceed when
7evaluated under the procedure established under this section before the department
8may recommend the project to the transportation projects commission for
9consideration under s. 13.489 (4). This section does not apply to major highway
10projects identified in s. 84.013 (3) (ad).
AB40, s. 2238 11Section 2238. 85.09 (4i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,911,2112 85.09 (4i) Disposal of rail property. The department shall sell at public or
13private sale rail property acquired under sub. (4) when the department determines
14that the rail property is not necessary for a public purpose and, if real property, the
15real property is not the subject of a petition under s. 560.9810 (2)
. Upon receipt of
16the full purchase price, the department shall, by appropriate deed or other
17instrument, transfer the rail property to the purchaser. The funds derived from sales
18under this subsection shall be deposited in the transportation fund, and the expense
19incurred by the department in connection with the sale shall be paid from the
20appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (bq). This subsection does not apply to real
21property that is sold under s. 16.848.
AB40, s. 2239 22Section 2239. 85.09 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,912,223 85.09 (4m) Relocation plan. The department is exempt from s. 32.25 (1) if the
24department determines that acquiring rail property under this section will not result
25in any displaced persons as defined in s. 32.19 (2) (e). The department shall file a

1statement of its determinations with the department of commerce Wisconsin
2Housing and Economic Development Authority
.
AB40, s. 2240 3Section 2240. 85.095 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 2241 4Section 2241. 85.11 of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 2242 5Section 2242. 85.14 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,912,7 685.14 (title) Payments of fees and deposits by credit card, debit card,
7or other electronic payment mechanism
; electronic transactions.
AB40, s. 2243 8Section 2243. 85.14 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,912,209 85.14 (1) (a) The department may accept payment by credit card, debit card,
10or any other electronic payment mechanism of a any fee that is required to be paid
11to the department under ch. 194, 218, 341, 342, 343 or 348. The department shall
12determine which fees may be paid by credit card, debit card, or any other electronic
13payment mechanism and the manner in which the payments may be made. If the
14department permits the payment of a fee by credit card, debit card, or any other
15electronic payment mechanism, the department may charge a convenience fee for
16each transaction in an amount to be established by rule. The convenience fee shall
17approximate the cost to the department for providing this service to persons who
18request it. If the department permits the payment of a fee by credit card, debit card,
19or any other electronic payment mechanism, the department may charge a service
20fee of $2.50 for each transaction until a rule is promulgated under this paragraph.
AB40, s. 2244 21Section 2244. 85.14 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,912,2522 85.14 (3) The department may establish procedures for conducting any
23transaction in an electronic format or using an electronic process. Any form
24prescribed by the department may be prescribed in an automated format to facilitate
25the department's authority under this subsection.
AB40, s. 2245
1Section 2245. 85.14 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,913,82 85.14 (4) The department may promulgate rules requiring a person to pay an
3additional fee for conducting an in-person, telephone, or paper transaction in lieu
4of using an electronic filing or submission option when the department has made an
5electronic filing or submission option available. These rules may provide for
6exemptions from the additional fee for designated categories of persons or
7transactions. The fee authorized under this subsection is in addition to any other fee
8that may be imposed by the department.
AB40, s. 2246 9Section 2246. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. cm. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,913,2010 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. cm. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (ht), the
11department shall pay $63,784,700 for aid payable for calendar year 2008,
12$65,299,200 for aid payable for calendar year 2009,
$66,585,600 for aid payable for
13calendar year 2010, and $68,583,200 for aid payable for calendar year 2011, and
14$61,724,900 for aid payable for calendar year 2012
and thereafter, to the eligible
15applicant that pays the local contribution required under par. (b) 1. for an urban
16mass transit system that has annual operating expenses of $80,000,000 or more. If
17the eligible applicant that receives aid under this subd. 6. cm. is served by more than
18one urban mass transit system, the eligible applicant may allocate the aid between
19the urban mass transit systems in any manner the eligible applicant considers
20desirable.
AB40, s. 2247 21Section 2247 . 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. cm. of the statutes, as affected by 2011
22Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB40,914,623 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. cm. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (ht) (hc), the
24department shall pay $66,585,600 for aid payable for calendar year 2010,
25$68,583,200 for aid payable for calendar year 2011, and $61,724,900 for aid payable

1for calendar year 2012 and thereafter, to the eligible applicant that pays the local
2contribution required under par. (b) 1. for an urban mass transit system that has
3annual operating expenses of $80,000,000 or more. If the eligible applicant that
4receives aid under this subd. 6. cm. is served by more than one urban mass transit
5system, the eligible applicant may allocate the aid between the urban mass transit
6systems in any manner the eligible applicant considers desirable.
AB40, s. 2248 7Section 2248. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,914,188 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. d. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hu), the
9department shall pay $16,754,000 for aid payable for calendar year 2008,
10$17,158,400 for aid payable for calendar year 2009,
$17,496,400 for aid payable for
11calendar year 2010, and $18,021,300 for aid payable for calendar year 2011, and
12$16,219,200 for aid payable for calendar year 2012
and thereafter, to the eligible
13applicant that pays the local contribution required under par. (b) 1. for an urban
14mass transit system that has annual operating expenses in excess of $20,000,000 but
15less than $80,000,000. If the eligible applicant that receives aid under this subd. 6.
16d. is served by more than one urban mass transit system, the eligible applicant may
17allocate the aid between the urban mass transit systems in any manner the eligible
18applicant considers desirable.
AB40, s. 2249 19Section 2249 . 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. d. of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin
20Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB40,915,421 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. d. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hu) (hd), the
22department shall pay $17,496,400 for aid payable for calendar year 2010,
23$18,021,300 for aid payable for calendar year 2011, and $16,219,200 for aid payable
24for calendar year 2012 and thereafter, to the eligible applicant that pays the local
25contribution required under par. (b) 1. for an urban mass transit system that has

1annual operating expenses in excess of $20,000,000 but less than $80,000,000. If the
2eligible applicant that receives aid under this subd. 6. d. is served by more than one
3urban mass transit system, the eligible applicant may allocate the aid between the
4urban mass transit systems in any manner the eligible applicant considers desirable.
AB40, s. 2250 5Section 2250. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. e. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,915,106 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. e. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hw) (he), the
7department may pay the uniform percentage for each eligible applicant for a
8commuter or light rail system that has been enumerated under s. 85.062 (3). An
9eligible applicant may not receive aid under subd. 6. cm. or d., 7., or 8. for a commuter
10rail or light rail transit system.
AB40, s. 2251 11Section 2251. 85.20 (4m) (a) 7. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,915,1712 85.20 (4m) (a) 7. a. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hr) (ha),
13beginning with aid payable for calendar year 2002 and for each calendar year
14thereafter, the uniform percentage for each eligible applicant served by an urban
15mass transit system operating within an urbanized area having a population as
16shown in the 2000 federal decennial census of at least 50,000 or receiving federal
17mass transit aid for such area, and not specified in subd. 6.
AB40, s. 2252 18Section 2252. 85.20 (4m) (a) 7. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,915,2419 85.20 (4m) (a) 7. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 7. a., the
20amounts for aids are $24,034,400 in calendar year 2008, $24,614,500 in calendar
21year 2009,
$25,099,500 in calendar year 2010, and $25,852,500 in calendar year
222011, and $23,267,200 in calendar year 2012 and thereafter. These amounts, to the
23extent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the
24particular calendar year.
AB40, s. 2253 25Section 2253. 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,916,6
185.20 (4m) (a) 8. a. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hs) (hb),
2beginning with aid payable for calendar year 2002 and for each calendar year
3thereafter, the uniform percentage for each eligible applicant served by an urban
4mass transit system operating within an area having a population as shown in the
52000 federal decennial census of less than 50,000 or receiving federal mass transit
6aid for such area.
AB40, s. 2254 7Section 2254. 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,916,138 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 8. a., the
9amounts for aids are $5,440,500 in calendar year 2008, $5,571,800 in calendar year
102009,
$5,681,600 in calendar year 2010, and $5,852,200 in calendar year 2011, and
11$5,267,000 in calendar year 2012
and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent
12practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the particular
13calendar year.
AB40, s. 2255 14Section 2255. 85.20 (4s) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,916,1915 85.20 (4s) Payment of aids under the contract. The contracts executed
16between the department and eligible applicants under this section shall provide that
17the payment of the state aid allocation under sub. (4m) (a) for the last quarter of the
18state's fiscal year shall be provided from the following fiscal year's appropriation
19under s. 20.395 (1) (hr), (hs), (ht), (hu), or (hw) (ha), (hb), (hc), (hd), or (he).
AB40, s. 2256 20Section 2256. 85.25 (2) (c) 1m. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,916,2221 85.25 (2) (c) 1m. b. It is currently performing a useful business function as
22defined in s. 560.036 490.04 (1) (h).
AB40, s. 2257 23Section 2257. 85.26 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 2258 24Section 2258. 85.26 (1) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are consolidated,
25renumbered 85.26 (1) and amended to read:
AB40,917,6
185.26 (1) In this section: (a) "Intercity, "intercity bus service" means regularly
2scheduled bus service for the general public that operates with limited stops over
3fixed routes connecting 2 or more urban areas not in close proximity, that has the
4capacity for transporting baggage carried by passengers, and that makes meaningful
5connections with scheduled intercity bus service to more distant points if service to
6more distant points is available.
AB40, s. 2259 7Section 2259. 85.26 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 2260 8Section 2260. 85.26 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 2261 9Section 2261. 85.26 (2) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 2262 10Section 2262. 85.26 (2) (a) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated,
11renumbered 85.26 (2) (a) and amended to read:
AB40,917,1612 85.26 (2) (a) The department shall develop and administer an intercity bus
13assistance program to increase the availability of intercity bus service in this state.
14Under this program, the department may do any of the following: 1. Contract
may
15contract
with private providers of intercity bus service to support intercity bus
16service routes of the provider.
AB40, s. 2263 17Section 2263. 85.26 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 2264 18Section 2264. 85.26 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,917,2319 85.26 (2) (b) (intro.) All expenditures under the program for contracts under
20par. (a)
shall be made from the appropriations appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (bq),
21(bv), and
(bx). The department may not enter into any contract under par. (a) 1., or
22award any grant under par. (a) 2., that provides funds to support any intercity bus
23service route in an amount exceeding the lesser of the following:
AB40, s. 2265 24Section 2265. 85.26 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 2266 25Section 2266. 85.26 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 2267
1Section 2267. 85.26 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 2268 2Section 2268. 86.30 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,918,63 86.30 (2) (a) 3. For each mile of road or street under the jurisdiction of a
4municipality as determined under s. 86.302, the mileage aid payment shall be $1,956
5in calendar year 2008, $2,015 in calendar year 2009,
$2,055 in calendar year 2010,
6and $2,117 in calendar year 2011, and $2,053 in calendar year 2012 and thereafter.
AB40, s. 2269 7Section 2269. 86.30 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,918,128 86.30 (2) (b) 1. Except as provided under par. (d) and s. 86.303 (5), no
9municipality whose aid is determined under par. (a) 2. may receive an increase in its
10annual transportation aid payment in excess of 15% of its last previous calendar year
11aid payment or a decrease in its annual transportation aid payment in excess of 5%
1215 percent of its last previous calendar year transportation aid payment.
AB40, s. 2270 13Section 2270. 86.30 (2) (b) 1g. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,918,1714 86.30 (2) (b) 1g. Except as provided under par. (d) and s. 86.303 (5), no
15municipality whose aid is determined under par. (a) 3. may receive a decrease in its
16annual transportation aid payment in excess of 5% 15 percent of its last previous
17calendar year transportation aid payment.
AB40, s. 2271 18Section 2271. 86.30 (2) (b) 1r. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,918,2319 86.30 (2) (b) 1r. Except as provided under s. 86.303, no county may receive an
20increase in its annual transportation aid payment in excess of 15% of its last previous
21calendar year aid payment. Except as provided under par. (dm) and s. 86.303, no
22county may receive a decrease in its annual transportation aid payment in excess of
232% 15 percent of its last previous calendar year transportation aid payment.
AB40, s. 2272 24Section 2272. 86.30 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,919,6
186.30 (9) (b) For the purpose of calculating and distributing aids under sub. (2),
2the amounts for aids to counties are $96,492,900 in calendar year 2008, $99,387,700
3in calendar year 2009,
$101,375,500 in calendar year 2010, and $104,416,800 in
4calendar year 2011, and $93,975,100 in calendar year 2012 and thereafter. These
5amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the statewide county
6average cost-sharing percentage in the particular calendar year.
AB40, s. 2273 7Section 2273. 86.30 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,919,148 86.30 (9) (c) For the purpose of calculating and distributing aids under sub. (2),
9the amounts for aids to municipalities are $303,578,100 in calendar year 2008,
10$312,685,400 in calendar year 2009,
$318,939,100 in calendar year 2010, and
11$328,507,300 in calendar year 2011, and $295,656,600 in calendar year 2012 and
12thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the
13statewide municipal average cost-sharing percentage in the particular calendar
14year.
AB40, s. 2274 15Section 2274. 86.303 (5) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,919,2016 86.303 (5) (e) Except as provided in par. (f), if a county or municipality fails to
17submit a substantially complete and accurate financial report form by the applicable
18date under par. (c) or (d) each year, the aids payable to the county or municipality
19during the following year shall be equal to 90% 85 percent of the aids actually paid
20to the county or municipality under s. 86.30 (2) during the preceding year.
AB40, s. 2275 21Section 2275. 86.303 (5) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,919,2522 86.303 (5) (f) 2. The amount of aids payable to the county or municipality under
23s. 86.30 (2) during the following year may not be reduced to less than 90% 85 percent
24of the aids actually paid to the county or municipality under s. 86.30 (2) during the
25preceding year.
AB40, s. 2276
1Section 2276. 86.303 (5) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,920,62 86.303 (5) (h) Except as provided in par. (i), if a county or municipality under
3par. (g) fails to submit the financial reports required under par. (g) by July 31 each
4year, the aids payable to the county or municipality during the following year shall
5be equal to 90% 85 percent of the aids actually paid to the county or municipality
6under s. 86.30 (2) during the preceding year.
AB40, s. 2277 7Section 2277. 86.303 (5) (i) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,920,118 86.303 (5) (i) 2. The amount of aids payable to the county or municipality under
9s. 86.30 (2) during the following year may not be reduced to less than 90% 85 percent
10of the aids actually paid to the county or municipality under s. 86.30 (2) during the
11preceding year.
AB40, s. 2278 12Section 2278. 86.303 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,920,2113 86.303 (7) (b) If the county or municipality fails to conduct an independent
14audit when ordered to do so by the department, the aids payable during the following
15year shall be equal to 90% 85 percent of the aids actually paid during the preceding
16year. If the department has reason to believe that the 90% 85 percent payment will
17be greater than the actual payment should be, the department may itself order an
18independent audit and deduct the audit costs from the transportation aids paid to
19the county or municipality under s. 86.30 (2). Any underpayment or overpayment
20of aids resulting from financial reporting errors shall be rectified by adjusting aids
21paid in the following year.
AB40, s. 2279 22Section 2279. 91.04 (2) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
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