85.07(4) (4) Bicycle rules. The department shall publish literature setting forth the state rules governing bicycles and their operation and shall distribute and make such literature available without charge to local enforcement agencies, safety organizations, and schools and to any other person upon request.

85.07(7)(a)(a) In any year that the department expects that federal funds will be transferred under 23 USC 153 (h), the department shall prepare a plan to use, for purposes of state and local emergency medical services, at least 25 percent of the funds transferred under 23 USC 153 (h). The department shall prepare the plan after consulting with the department of health services and the emergency medical services board. Funds expended under the plan may not be used to supplant other federal and state funds used for emergency medical services purposes. Funds may not be expended under the plan unless any necessary federal approval of the plan has been obtained.

85.07(7)(b) (b) When evaluating and selecting proposed hazard elimination projects to be funded using federal funds available under 23 USC 152, the department shall consider the reduction in motor vehicle accidents that will result from the proposed projects, except that, if a proposed project will reduce the response time of emergency vehicles, the department shall consider both the reduction in motor vehicle accidents that will result from the proposed project and the public safety benefits that will result from a reduction in the response time of emergency vehicles.

85.07(8)(a)(a) In this subsection, “police pursuit" means an active attempt by a traffic officer in a police vehicle to apprehend one or more occupants of a moving motor vehicle, the operator of which is resisting apprehension by disregarding the officer's visual or audible signal to stop his or her vehicle, increasing the speed of the vehicle or extinguishing the lights of the vehicle.

85.07(8)(b) (b) Not later than August 15 of each year, each law enforcement agency, as defined in s. 165.83 (1) (b), that uses police vehicles shall report to the department, on a form prescribed by the department, information on police pursuit engaged in during the preceding 12 months by law enforcement officers employed by that agency. The information shall include the circumstances of the police pursuit, including the distance, location and maximum speed of the pursuit; the reasons for commencing the police pursuit; and the outcome of the police pursuit, including the number if any of resulting deaths or great bodily injuries and an estimate of the value of any resulting property damage, if any. The department shall collect and maintain information submitted under this paragraph for not less than 10 years.

85.077(1)(1) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (4), if a project involving the construction, rehabilitation, improvement, demolition, or repair of rail property or rail property improvements is funded in any part with public funds, the department or the recipient of the public funds shall let the project by contract on the basis of competitive bids and shall award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder.

85.077(2)(a) (a) The project is in response to a public emergency.

85.077(2)(am) (am) The project is for the installation or maintenance of warning devices at railroad highway crossings.

85.077(2)(b) (b) The estimated cost of the project is less than $25,000.

85.077(2)(c) (c) The project involves only rail property or rail property improvements owned or leased by a railroad and the project is to be performed by the railroad using its own employees.

85.077(3) (3) The department or the recipient of public funds may not subdivide a project into more than one contract, allocate work or workers in any manner, or transfer the jurisdiction of a project to avoid the requirements of sub. (1).

85.08(1)(1) Legislative findings. The legislature finds that private capital and local governmental financial and technical resources are unable to fully meet the transportation needs of all citizens. It is determined that the programs authorized under this section are legitimate governmental functions serving proper public purposes.

85.08(2) (2) General powers. The department shall administer the programs of financial and technical assistance under this section for the purpose of assistance to or restoration of freight railroad service and shall maximize the use of available federal aid in conjunction with the allocation of state aid. The department may exercise those powers necessary to establish freight railroad assistance programs, including authority:

85.08(2)(b) (b) To plan, promote and engage in financial and technical assistance programs for continuing, restoring and operating rail branch line transportation services.

85.08(2)(c) (c) To maintain adequate programs of investigation, research, promotion and development in connection with transportation programs authorized under this section and to provide for public participation in these programs.

85.08(2)(d) (d) To comply with federal regulations affecting federal transportation service continuation or restoration, or operating assistance programs.

85.08(2)(e) (e) To enter into joint service agreements or other agreements providing for mutual cooperation related to transportation services and projects, including joint applications for federal aids with any county or other body public and corporate.