86.25(2)
(2) Any county, city, village or town, through its governing body or a committee which it may designate, may enter into agreements with the department providing for the construction, reconstruction or improvement with state or federal aid, of highways, streets or bridges which such county, city, village or town is authorized to construct, reconstruct or improve, providing for the subsequent maintenance by such county, city, village or town of any such highway, street or bridge improved with state or federal aid which it has authority to maintain, and providing for the subsequent regulation as to the location, form and character of informational, regulatory and warning signs, curb and pavement or other markings and traffic signals on any such highway, street or bridge improved with state or federal aid.
86.25(3)
(3) Any city, village or town may levy special assessments under
s. 66.60 not exceeding the cost to the city, village or town against the property benefited thereby to provide funds to match or supplement state or federal aid or both for the construction, reconstruction or improvement under
ch. 84, or under any other statute of any highway or street which it is authorized to construct, reconstruct or improve, and any city, village or town is authorized to pay the proceeds of such assessments, certificates or special assessment bonds issued to finance the improvement to the department or state treasury as provided in
s. 84.03 (1) (b).
86.25(4)
(4) Sections 61.55,
62.15 and
66.29 shall not apply to funds provided or agreements made pursuant to this section.
86.26
86.26
Town road standards. 86.26(1)(1) The following minimum geometric design standards are established for improvements on town roads:
Annual Average Minimum Design
24-hour Traffic Standards
(ADT)
86.26(2)
(2) The department may approve deviations from the minimum standards in special cases where the strict application of the standards is impractical and where such deviation is not contrary to the public interest and safety and the intent of this section.
86.26(3)
(3) This section does not apply to improvements on existing town roads as of the effective date of rules promulgated by the department under
s. 86.266 or September 30, 1994, whichever comes first.
86.265
86.265
Rules for town road bridge standards. The department shall establish by rule uniform minimum design standards for the improvement of town road bridges.
86.265 History
History: 1981 c. 20;
1987 a. 137 s.
6.
86.266
86.266
Rules for town road standards. The department shall establish by rule uniform minimum geometric standards for the improvement of existing town roads.
86.266 History
History: 1991 a. 39.
86.30
86.30
General transportation aids. 86.30(1)
(1)
Definitions. In this section:
86.30(1)(c)
(c) "Municipality" means a city, village or town.
86.30(1)(e)
(e) "Statewide county average cost-sharing percentage" means a factor determined for counties by which multiyear average costs under
s. 86.303 are multiplied to fully distribute the amounts specified in
sub. (9) (b) for the purpose of determining the share of costs.
86.30(1)(f)
(f) "Statewide municipal average cost-sharing percentage" means a factor determined for municipalities by which multiyear average costs under
s. 86.303 are multiplied to fully distribute the amounts specified in
sub. (9) (c) for the purpose of determining the share of costs.
86.30(1)(g)
(g) "Three-year average costs" means the amount determined based on the 3 most recent years of actual costs established under
s. 86.303.
86.30(2)
(2) Transportation aids distribution. 86.30(2)(a)1.1. Except as provided in
pars. (b),
(d) and
(dm) and
s. 86.303, the amount of transportation aids payable by the department to each county shall be the aids amount calculated under
subd. 2. and to each municipality shall be the aids amount calculated under
subd. 2. or
3., whichever is greater.
86.30(2)(a)2.a.a. The share of costs for a municipality is the amount determined by multiplying the statewide municipal average cost-sharing percentage by the municipality's multiyear average costs under
s. 86.303.
86.30(2)(a)2.b.
b. The share of costs for a county is the amount determined by multiplying the statewide county average cost-sharing percentage by the county's multiyear average costs under
s. 86.303.
86.30(2)(a)3.
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 an amount equal to the following:
86.30(2)(b)1.1. Except as provided under
par. (d) and
s. 86.303 (5), no municipality whose aid is determined under
par. (a) 2. may receive an increase in its annual transportation aid payment in excess of 15% of its last previous calendar year aid payment or a decrease in its annual transportation aid payment in excess of 5% of its last previous calendar year transportation aid payment.
86.30(2)(b)1g.
1g. Except as provided under
par. (d) and
s. 86.303 (5), no municipality whose aid is determined under
par. (a) 3. may receive a decrease in its annual transportation aid payment in excess of 5% of its last previous calendar year transportation aid payment.
86.30(2)(b)1r.
1r. Except as provided under
s. 86.303, no county may receive an increase in its annual transportation aid payment in excess of 15% of its last previous calendar year aid payment. Except as provided under
par. (dm) and
s. 86.303, no county may receive a decrease in its annual transportation aid payment in excess of 2% of its last previous calendar year transportation aid payment.
86.30(2)(b)2.
2. The last previous calendar year aid payment to a municipality whose aid is determined under
par. (a) 3. is adjusted in proportion to changes in the mileage under the jurisdiction of the municipality before an adjustment under
subd. 1g. is made.
86.30(2)(d)
(d)
Aid limitation based on reported costs. No municipality may be paid an amount under this section greater than 85% of its 3-year average costs.
86.30(2)(dm)1.1. If the department of revenue requests the department to reduce the aids paid to a county under
par. (e), the department shall reduce those aids by the amount specified under
s. 66.77 (4) (b).
86.30(2)(dm)2.
2. An amount equal to the amount of the reductions under
subd. 1. is lapsed to the transportation fund.
86.30(2)(e)
(e)
Aid payments. General transportation aids under this section shall be calculated and distributed on the basis of a calendar year. General transportation aids shall be paid in 4 equal instalments on the first Monday in January, April, July and October. If adjustments are necessary, the department may adjust any of the scheduled aid payments in a calendar year. The payments shall be made from the appropriation under
s. 20.395 (1) (as) or
(at) for the fiscal year in which the payments are made.
86.30(2)(f)
(f)
Corrections of aid payments. In making corrections to transportation aid payments under this section:
86.30(2)(f)1.
1. If the sum of all underpayments and overpayments results in a net underpayment, the net underpayment shall be paid from the appropriation under
s. 20.395 (1) (ar).
86.30(2)(f)2.
2. If the sum of all underpayments and overpayments results in a net overpayment, the net overpayment shall be returned to the transportation fund.
86.30(7)
(7) Use of aids. All transportation aids distributed under this section shall be used for transportation related expenditures.
86.30(9)(b)(b) For the purpose of calculating and distributing aids under
sub. (2), the amounts for aids to counties are $66,588,900 in calendar year 1995, $68,586,600 in calendar year 1996 and $70,644,200 in calendar year 1997 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.
86.30(9)(c)
(c) For the purpose of calculating and distributing aids under
sub. (2), the amounts for aids to municipalities are $209,496,900 in calendar year 1995, $215,781,800 in calendar year 1996 and $222,255,300 in calendar year 1997 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.
86.302
86.302
Jurisdictional responsibility. 86.302(1)
(1) Except as provided in
sub. (1m), the board of every town, village and county, and the governing body of every city, shall file with the department and with the county clerk not later than December 15 of every odd-numbered year, a certified plat of such town, village, city or county showing the roads and streets under their jurisdiction and the mileage thereof to be open and used for travel as of the succeeding January 1, which may be used by the department in making computations of transportation aids. One-half of the mileage of roads or streets on boundary lines shall be considered as lying in each town, village, city or county.
86.302(1m)(a)(a) The board of a town, village or county and the governing body of a city need not file a certified plat under
sub. (1) if the town, village, county or city has not added or deleted jurisdictional mileage since filing its last preceding certified plat under
sub. (1).
