(e) Any other factors or evidence submitted by the political subdivision with its claim under this subsection.

(3) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.

84.28 (1) Moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (7) (mc) 20.375 (3) (b) may be expended for the renovation, marking and maintenance of a town or county highway located within the boundaries of any state park, state forest or other property under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources, other than a southern state forest. Moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (7) (mc) may be expended for the renovation, marking and maintenance of a town or county highway located within the boundaries of any state park or any southern state forest, in the lower Wisconsin state riverway, as defined in s. 30.40 (15), or on other property under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources. Outside the lower Wisconsin state riverway, as defined in s. 30.40 (15), or outside the boundaries of these parks, forests or other property under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources, moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (7) (mc) may be expended for the renovation, marking and maintenance of roads which the department of natural resources certifies are utilized by a substantial number of visitors to these state parks, state forests or other property under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources. The department of natural resources shall authorize expenditures from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (7) (mc) under this subsection. The department of natural resources shall rank projects eligible for assistance funding from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (7) (mc) under a priority system and funding may be restricted to those projects with highest priority. Outside the boundaries of the state forests under the jurisdiction of the department of forestry, moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.375 (3) (b) may be expended for the renovation, marking, and maintenance of roads which the department of forestry certifies are utilized by a substantial number of visitors to these state forests. The department of forestry shall authorize expenditures from the appropriation under s. 20.375 (3) (b) under this subsection. The department of forestry shall rank projects eligible for funding from the appropriation under s. 20.375 (3) (b) under a priority system and funding may be restricted to those projects with the highest priority.

84.28 (2) The department may administer a program for the construction, maintenance, and marking of roads, including fire roads, service areas, trailer, or vehicle parking stalls or parking areas and other facilities consistent with highway construction and for the marking of scenic routes in the state parks, state forests, the lower Wisconsin state riverway as defined under s. 30.40 (15), state fish hatcheries, other public used areas under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources or the department of forestry, and other public lands as defined in ch. 24, for highways or fire roads leading from the most convenient state trunk highways to such lands, and for the relocation and construction of state trunk highways in or near state parks when required in the interests of public safety. Within the limitations and for the purposes of this section, work may be performed by or under the supervision or authority or with the approval of the department of transportation, upon the request for such work filed by the department of natural resources having jurisdiction as to the lower Wisconsin state riverway, as defined in s. 30.40 (15), or as to state park or forest lands, or by the board of commissioners of the public lands as to other classes of public lands. Outside the lower Wisconsin state riverway, as defined in s. 30.40 (15), and outside the limits of the park, state forest, and public land areas, direct connections to the most convenient state trunk highway may be built or maintained under this section. Roads in unincorporated areas within 5 miles of the boundaries of the Horicon national wildlife refuge or the Horicon marsh wildlife area may be built or maintained under this section upon request of the town board, if the department of transportation certifies that such roads are or will be used by a substantial number of visitors to such area. Costs incurred under this section shall be the responsibility of the department of natural resources, department of forestry, commissioners of public lands or town board, as appropriate.

84.30 (10m) Annual permit fee requirement. (intro.) The department may promulgate a rule requiring persons specified in the rule to pay annual permit fees for signs. If the department establishes an annual permit fee under this subsection, failure to pay the fee within 2 months after the date on which payment is due is evidence that the sign has been abandoned for the purposes of s. TRANS 201.10 (2) (f), Wis. Adm. Code. This subsection does not apply to any of the following:

84.30 (10m) (a) An off-premises advertising sign that is owned by a religious organization.

(b) A sign that has been permanently removed by the owner of the sign, even if the department was not notified of the sign's removal.

84.59 (1) Transportation facilities under s. 84.01 (28) and major highway projects as defined under s. 84.013 (1) (a) for the purposes under ss. 84.06 and 84.09 may be funded with the proceeds of revenue obligations issued subject to and in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18, except that funding for major highway projects with such proceeds may not exceed 55% of the total funds encumbered in any period of 3 consecutive fiscal years, beginning with the 3-year period of 2002-03 to 2004-05, for major highway projects.

84.59 (6) The building commission may contract revenue obligations when it reasonably appears to the building commission that all obligations incurred under this section can be fully paid from moneys received or anticipated and pledged to be received on a timely basis. Except as provided in this subsection, the principal amount of revenue obligations issued under this section may not exceed $1,447,085,500 and may $1,753,067,500 , excluding any obligations that have been defeased under a cash optimization program administered by the building commission, to be used for transportation facilities under s. 84.01 (28) and major highway projects for the purposes under ss. 84.06 and 84.09. In addition to the foregoing limit on principal amount, the building commission may contract revenue obligations under this section as the building commission determines is desirable to refund outstanding revenue obligations contracted under this section and to pay expenses associated with revenue obligations contracted under this section.

85.027 Highway corridor planning grant program. (1) In this section:

(a) "Highway corridor" means the area up to 10 miles on either side of a state trunk highway that is expected by the department to need additional capacity for vehicular traffic or to have possible safety or operational problems resulting from pressure for development adjacent to the highway.

(b) "Local governmental unit" means a city, village, town, county, regional planning commission, or metropolitan planning organization, as defined in s. 85.243 (1) (c).

(2) The department shall administer a highway corridor planning grant program. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (3) (bq), the department shall award grants to local governmental units for highway corridor planning activities. In any fiscal year, the department may not expend more than $500,000 for grants under this subsection.

85.061 (3) (b) 1. The department may not use any proceeds from the bond issue authorized under s. 20.866 (2) (up) unless the joint committee on finance approves the use of the proceeds and, with state funds are used for not more than 20% of the cost of the project. This subdivision does not apply to the use of any bond proceeds approved by the joint committee on finance before the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date].

2. With respect to a route under par. (a) 1. or 2., the department may not use any proceeds from the bond issue authorized under s. 20.866 (2) (up) unless the department submits evidence to the joint committee on finance that Amtrak or the applicable railroad has agreed to provide rail passenger service on that route.

85.107 (title) Minority civil engineer scholarship Scholarship and loan repayment incentive grant program.

85.107 (1) Purpose. The minority civil engineer scholarship and loan repayment incentive grant program is created to assist in improving the representation of minorities among employees of targeted group members within job classifications in which targeted group members are underutilized in the department who are classified as civil engineers.