85.24(2)(a)2.
2. Promote alternatives to automobile travel, such as biking and walking.
85.24(2)(a)3.
3. Encourage the use of high-occupancy modes of travel, such as ride sharing and all forms of public transportation.
85.24(2)(a)4.
4. Increase the convenience of alternatives to single-occupancy automobile trips, such as appropriate land-use planning and preferential parking privileges for car and van pools.
85.24(2)(b)
(b) "Ride sharing" means the use of a single motor vehicle by 2 or more persons for the purpose of commuting to and from their places of employment or attendance at postsecondary institutions, and includes commuting by means of a car pool or a van pool.
85.24(3)(a)(a) The department shall be the lead state agency in demand management and ride-sharing activities and shall have all powers necessary to develop and implement a state demand management and ride-sharing assistance program which shall include the coordination of demand management and ride-sharing activities in this state, the promotion and marketing of demand management and ride-sharing activities, the dissemination of technical information, the provision of technical and financial assistance to public and private organizations for the planning, development and implementation of demand management and ride-sharing programs, and the development and distribution of computer and manual ride-matching systems.
85.24(3)(b)
(b) The department may apply for and receive federal grants on its own behalf or as requested on behalf of other private and public organizations.
85.24(3)(c)
(c) The department may administer a program for the distribution of any federal funds for ride sharing and demand management that are made available to the state.
85.24(3)(d)
(d) The department may award grants from the appropriation under
s. 20.395 (1) (bs) to public and private organizations for the development and implementation of demand management and ride-sharing programs. As a condition of obtaining a grant under this paragraph, a public or private organization may be required to provide matching funds at any percentage. The department shall give priority in the awarding of grants to those programs that provide the greatest reduction in automobile trips, especially during peak hours of traffic congestion. The department shall have all powers necessary and convenient to implement this paragraph, including the following powers:
85.24(3)(d)1.
1. To promulgate, by rule, procedures and criteria for the review and award of grants under this paragraph.
85.24(3)(d)2.
2. To receive and review applications for grants and to prescribe the form, nature and extent of the information which shall be contained in applications.
85.24(3)(d)3.
3. To audit and inspect the records of grant recipients.
85.24(3)(d)4.
4. To require reports from grant recipients as needed.
85.24(4)
(4) Confidentiality of information. 85.24(4)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (b), a record containing any of the following information collected under this section relating to any applicant for ride-sharing services shall be kept confidential and may not be inspected or copied under
s. 19.35 (1):
85.24(4)(a)3.
3. Current mode of commuting between home and workplace.
85.24(4)(a)4.
4. Type of ride-sharing service information requested.
85.24(4)(b)
(b) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit the disclosure of the information to the extent necessary to administer the ride-sharing program nor, if requested under
s. 49.22 (2m), does it prohibit disclosure of the name or address of a person or of his or her employer to the department of workforce development or a county child support agency under
s. 59.53 (5).
85.24(4)(c)
(c) Any person who wilfully discloses or who, under false pretenses, wilfully requests or obtains information in violation of
par. (a) may be required to forfeit not more than $500 for each violation. This paragraph does not apply to information disclosed, requested or obtained to the extent necessary to administer the ride-sharing program or, if requested under
s. 49.22 (2m), to the department of workforce development or a county child support agency under
s. 59.53 (5).
85.243
85.243
Surface transportation discretionary grants program. 85.243(1)(a)(a) "Eligible applicant" means a local public body in an area having a population of 5,000 or more.
85.243(1)(b)
(b) "Local public body" includes counties, municipalities or towns, or agencies thereof; transit or transportation commissions or authorities and public corporations established by law or by interstate compact to provide mass transportation services and facilities or 2 or more of any such bodies acting jointly under
s. 66.0301 or
66.0303.
85.243(1)(c)
(c) "Metropolitan planning organization" means an organization designated by the department by rule for an urbanized area having a population of 50,000 or more that complies with the requirements of
23 USC 134.
85.243(2)(a)(a) The department shall administer a surface transportation discretionary grants program to promote the development and implementation of surface transportation projects that foster the diverse transportation needs of the people of this state. Annually, the department may make grants to eligible applicants for surface transportation projects that promote nonhighway use or that otherwise supplement existing transportation activities. A grant may not exceed 80% of the total cost of a project. The department shall give priority to funding projects that foster alternatives to single-occupancy automobile trips. In deciding whether to award a grant under this section, the department may consider whether other funding sources are available for the proposed project.
85.243(2)(b)
(b) The department shall have all powers necessary and convenient to implement this section, including the following powers:
85.243(2)(b)1.
1. To promulgate, by rule, procedures and criteria for the review and award of grants under this section.
85.243(2)(b)2.
2. To receive and review applications for grants and to prescribe the form, nature and extent of the information which shall be contained in applications.
85.243(2)(b)3.
3. To audit and inspect the records of grant recipients.
85.243(2)(c)
(c) For any eligible applicant located within an urbanized area served by a metropolitan planning organization, all of the following apply:
85.243(2)(c)1.
1. The department shall administer and implement the program under this section in cooperation with the metropolitan planning organization.
85.243(2)(c)2.
2. The department may not make a grant under
par. (a) unless the proposed project is included in a transportation improvement plan of the metropolitan planning organization.
85.243(2)(c)3.
3. If 2 or more grant applications are submitted to the department by eligible applicants located within the urbanized area served by a metropolitan planning organization, the department shall require the metropolitan planning organization to submit a ranking, in order of priority, of the grant applications before awarding any grants to eligible applicants located within the urbanized area served by the metropolitan planning organization.
85.243 History
History: 1993 a. 16;
1999 a. 150 s.
672.
85.245
85.245
Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program. 85.245(1)(1) The department may administer a program for the distribution of federal funds for congestion mitigation and air quality improvement projects made available to the state under
23 USC 149. The cost of any project shall be funded from the appropriations under
s. 20.395 (2) (kv) and
(kx).
85.245(2)
(2) The department shall pay to the department of natural resources $624,000 in fiscal year 1993-94 and $552,000 in fiscal year 1994-95 from the appropriation under
s. 20.395 (2) (kx) for air quality improvement related to mobile sources of air contaminants.
85.245 History
History: 1993 a. 16.
85.25
85.25
Disadvantaged business mobilization assistance program. 85.25(1)(1)
Findings and purpose. The legislature finds that the lack of working capital is a major barrier to the participation of certain businesses in construction contracts with the department. This problem is most acute for newer, less experienced businesses, and, in particular, for disadvantaged businesses, many of which lack the assets necessary to obtain financing under normal business lending standards. The disadvantaged business mobilization assistance program is created to assist disadvantaged businesses in obtaining working capital in order to participate in construction contracts with the department and to increase the representation of disadvantaged businesses among contractors performing on construction projects for the department.
85.25(2)
(2) Definitions. In this section:
85.25(2)(a)
(a) "Business development organization" means the Wisconsin housing and economic development authority under
s. 234.02 or any private organization which prepares business and loan plans for and provides other financial, management and technical assistance to disadvantaged businesses.
85.25(2)(b)
(b) "Deficiency" means the unpaid principal amount of a defaulted mobilization loan guaranteed under
sub. (4). "Deficiency" does not include any interest, any origination fees or other charges relating to the guaranteed loan or any expenses incurred by the lender in enforcing the security interest taken in the capital equipment or other asset resulting from the proceeds of the guaranteed loan.
85.25(2)(c)
(c) "Disadvantaged business" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or corporation that fulfills all of the following requirements:
85.25(2)(c)1.
1. It is at least 51% owned, controlled and actively managed by a disadvantaged individual, as defined in
s. 84.076 (1) (a).
85.25(2)(d)
(d) "Guaranteed loan" means a mobilization loan which is guaranteed by a business development organization under a grant under
sub. (3).
85.25(2)(e)
(e) "Mobilization loan" means a short-term loan, as specified by the department by rule, to a disadvantaged business to provide working capital in order to finance the purchase of capital equipment, insurance or any other service or consumable good necessary to enable the disadvantaged business to participate in transportation-related construction contracts with the department.
85.25(2)(f)
(f) "Participating lender" means a bank, credit union, savings bank, savings and loan association or other person who makes mobilization loans.
85.25(3)
(3) Administration. The department shall administer the disadvantaged business mobilization assistance program. Subject to
sub. (4), the department may make grants for the purpose specified in
sub. (1) to a business development organization in order to provide funding for the guarantee by the business development organization of a mobilization loan made by a participating lender to a disadvantaged business certified by the department.
85.25(4)
(4) Rule making. The department shall promulgate rules to implement the disadvantaged business mobilization assistance program. The rules shall specify all of the following:
85.25(4)(a)
(a) Conditions for eligibility of a business development organization for a grant under
sub. (3).
85.25(4)(b)
(b) Conditions for eligibility of a disadvantaged business for a guaranteed loan. The conditions may include requirements relating to certification of a disadvantaged business by the department.
85.25(4)(c)
(c) Conditions for the guarantee of a mobilization loan by a business development organization applying for a grant under
sub. (3). The conditions shall include requirements relating to the term of a mobilization loan. The conditions may include a requirement for execution of a guarantee agreement between the business development organization and the participating lender and review of such an agreement by the department. The conditions may specify a percentage of principal of any mobilization loan which must be guaranteed by a business development organization applying for a grant under
sub. (3). The conditions may include requirements relating to the rate of a mobilization loan. The conditions may include requirements relating to defaulted mobilization loans and deficiencies.
85.25(4)(d)
(d) Conditions relating to the total principal amounts of all mobilization loans which may be guaranteed by business development organizations at one time, not to exceed $1,500,000.
85.25(4)(e)
(e) Conditions under which a business development organization may not guarantee additional mobilization loans. The conditions shall include a prohibition on the guarantee of additional mobilization loans by a business development organization if the amount of the grant to the business development organization not yet expended under the disadvantaged business mobilization assistance program is equal to or less than $100,000.
85.25(4)(f)
(f) Conditions under which a grant made under
sub. (3) to a business development organization may be required to be repaid.
85.25(5)
(5) Moral obligation. Recognizing its moral obligation to do so, the legislature expresses its expectation and aspiration that, if ever called upon to do so, it shall make an appropriation from the transportation fund to meet all demands for funds relating to defaulted mobilization loans and deficiencies under this section.
85.28
85.28
Driver license reinstatement training program. The department shall administer a driver license reinstatement training program. From the appropriation under
s. 20.395 (5) (cq), the department may contract with public or private entities for programs that provide persons whose driver's license has been revoked or suspended under the laws of this state with training and assistance in meeting the requirements of
ch. 343 for license reinstatement.
85.28 History
History: 1993 a. 16.
85.30
85.30
Type 1 motorcycle, moped and motor bicycle safety program. The department shall develop and administer a Type 1 motorcycle, moped and motor bicycle safety program. The program shall include operational skills training, safety education and public awareness and such other elements as the department deems desirable. The safety education program for Type 1 motorcycles shall include instruction as to the proper eye protection to be worn during hours of darkness. The department may make grants under this program for establishment of courses which further the aims of this program. The department shall adopt rules to implement this section.
85.31
85.31
Information for tax bills. By October 1, the department shall provide to the department of revenue the information about the aids paid under
s. 86.30 to each municipality and county that will enable the department of revenue to furnish to taxation districts the information required under
s. 73.03 (31).
85.31 History
History: 1985 a. 12.
85.32
85.32
Statewide trauma care system transfer. Beginning July 1, 2000, and annually thereafter, the secretary shall transfer $80,000 from the appropriation under
s. 20.395 (5) (dq) to the appropriation under
s. 20.435 (1) (kx) for the purposes of the statewide trauma care system under
s. 146.56.
85.32 History
History: 1999 a. 9.
85.35
85.35
Motor carrier projects program. The department may administer a program for the study of motor carrier operations and may participate in projects, including pilot projects in cooperation with other jurisdictions, for the evaluation of programs affecting motor carriers.
85.35 History
History: 1987 a. 27.
85.51
85.51
State traffic patrol services; special events fee. The department may charge the event sponsor, as defined by rule, a fee, in an amount calculated under a uniform method established by rule, for security and traffic enforcement services provided by the state traffic patrol at any public event for which an admission fee is charged for spectators if the event is organized by a private organization. The department may not impose a fee for such services except as provided in this section. All moneys received under this subsection shall be deposited in the general fund and credited to the appropriation account under
s. 20.395 (5) (dg).
85.51 History
History: 1997 a. 27.
85.515
85.515
Implementation of 1997 Wisconsin Act 84. If the secretary determines that the changes to the department's computerized information systems made necessary by
1997 Wisconsin Act 84 will be operational before May 1, 2001, the secretary shall publish a notice in the Wisconsin Administrative Register that states the date on which the changes to the department's computerized information system will begin operating, and that clearly states which portion of revisions to the operator's license suspension and revocation law made by
1997 Wisconsin Act 84 will become effective on that date.
Effective date note
NOTE: Section 85.515 is repealed eff. 5-1-01 or the date stated in the notice published by the secretary of transportation in the Wisconsin Administrative Register under s. 85.515, whichever is earlier, by
1997 Wis. Act 84, as affected by
1999 Wis. Act 9, s.
3263.
85.515 History
History: 1997 a. 84;
1999 a. 9.
85.52
85.52
Transportation infrastructure loan program. 85.52(1)(1)
Definitions. In this section:
85.52(1)(ag)
(ag) "Eligible applicant" means a county, city, village, town or combination thereof, Amtrak, as defined in
s. 85.061 (1), a railroad, as defined in
s. 85.01 (5), a private nonprofit organization that is an eligible applicant under
s. 85.22 (2) (am), or a transit commission created under
s. 59.58 (2) or
66.1021.
85.52(1)(am)
(am) "Fund" means the transportation infrastructure loan fund established under
s. 25.405.
85.52(1)(bm)
(bm) "Other assistance" has the meaning given in
P.L. 104-59, section 350 (L) (3).
85.52(2)
(2) Acceptance of federal capitalization grants. The department may enter into an agreement with the U.S. department of transportation to receive a capitalization grant under
P.L. 104-59, section 350. The agreement may contain any provision required by
P.L. 104-59, section 350, and any regulation, guideline or policy adopted under that section.
85.52(3)(a)(a) The department shall administer a transportation infrastructure loan program to make loans, and to provide other assistance, to eligible applicants for highway projects or transit capital projects. The department of transportation may not make a loan or provide other assistance under the program unless the secretary of administration approves of the loan or other assistance and determines that the amounts in the fund, together with anticipated receipts, will be sufficient to fully pay principal and interest costs incurred on the revenue obligations issued under
sub. (5). Loans or other assistance under the program for highway projects shall be credited to the highway account. Loans or other assistance under the program for transit capital projects shall be credited to the transit account.
