86.22 History
History: 1979 c. 110,
355;
1985 a. 187.
86.23
86.23
Maintenance of drawbridges owned jointly. 86.23(1)(1) Each swing or drawbridge built or purchased by any city and town or by any other 2 municipalities, situated so that a part of the bridge is in one municipality and a part in another, shall be operated and maintained at the joint expense of the municipalities that built or purchased the bridge in proportion to the amount of the cost of the bridge borne by each. If either municipality does not provide for or pay its full share of the expense of operating or maintaining the bridge in any year the other may provide for or pay the expense.
86.23(2)
(2) A municipality that pays any portion of another municipality's share of the expenses of operating and maintaining a bridge under
sub. (1) may recover the amount of the payment from the defaulting municipality, with interest from the time of payment and costs of suit. No action under this subsection to recover a payment may be brought until 30 days after demand of payment is made.
86.23 History
History: 1997 a. 253.
86.25
86.25
Municipal cooperation as to highways improved with state or federal aid. 86.25(1)
(1) Any county, city, village or town may by any lawful means provide funds to match or supplement state or federal aid for the construction, reconstruction or improvement, under
ch. 84, of any highway, street or bridge which it is authorized to construct, reconstruct or improve, and to pay such funds to the department or state treasury as provided in
s. 84.03 (1) (b).
86.25(1m)
(1m) If lands or interests in lands necessary for an improvement under
ch. 84 are acquired by a county or local municipality specifically for such improvement, the department may reimburse such county or local municipality therefor from funds available for such improvement.
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. 66.0703 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
66.0901 shall not apply to funds provided or agreements made pursuant to this section.
86.255
86.255
Limitation on moneys used to purchase land remote from highway project. 86.255(1)
(1) Notwithstanding
ss. 84.09 and
86.25, beginning with purchase contracts executed on October 29, 1999, and with relocation orders initially filed under
ch. 32 on October 29, 1999, the department may not encumber or expend any moneys from the appropriations under
s. 20.395 (3) for purposes related to the purchase of land, easements, or development rights in land, unless the land or interest in land is purchased in association with a highway project and the land or interest in land is located within one-quarter mile of the highway.
86.255(2)
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any of the following:
86.255(2)(a)
(a) The purchase of any land that is acquired as compensatory mitigation for another wetland, as defined in
s. 23.32 (1), that will suffer an adverse impact by degradation or destruction as part of a highway project.
86.255(2)(b)
(b) The purchase of any land, easements, or development rights in land, under an agreement executed in the name of the department before October 29, 1999, or under a relocation order filed under
ch. 32 before October 29, 1999.
86.255 History
History: 1999 a. 9.
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 town roads existing on October 1, 1992.
86.26 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also ch.
Trans 214, Wis. adm. code.
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.
86.265 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also ch.
Trans 214, Wis. adm. code.
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.
86.266 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also ch.
Trans 204, Wis. adm. code.
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),
sub. (10) 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. If the amounts calculated for a municipality under
subd. 2. or
3. are the same, transportation aids to that municipality shall be paid under
subd. 2.
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 $1,704 in calendar year 2001, $1,755 in calendar year 2002, and $1,825 in calendar year 2003 and thereafter.
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. 59.605 (4) (b).
