Trans 1.03(3)(b)(b) Pay expenses for general administration, not specifically related to approved transportation projects, or pay expenses of advisory committees to transportation projects, except where such committees are required by approved planning or management studies.

Trans 1.03(4)(4) Allocated aid shall be used by a county to pay only for eligible expenses. Any aid which is not expended or held in trust shall be refunded to the department by June 30 following the end of the calendar year in which the aid was allocated.

Trans 1.03 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, January, 1978, No. 265, eff. 2-1-78; am. Register, November, 1978, No. 275, eff. 12-1-78; emerg. cr. (1) (d), eff. 8-17-79; cr. (1) (d), Register, December, 1979, No. 288, eff. 1-1-80; r. and recr. Register, July, 1982, No. 319, eff. 8-1-82; am. (2) (g) and (h), r. (2) (i), cr. (4), Register, January, 1984, No. 337, eff. 2-1-84; am. (1), (2) (c) and (d), Register, December, 1993, No. 456, eff. 1-1-94; CR 04-034: am (3) (intro.), (b) and (4) Register September 2004 No. 585, eff. 10-1-04; CR 22-048: am. (1), (2) (c), (d) Register July 2023 No. 811, eff. 8-1-23.

Trans 1.035(1)(a)(a) Counties may establish the transportation of seniors and individuals with disabilities to medical, nutritional and work-related activities as the priority for the specialized transportation services receiving program aid, as allowed under s. 85.21 (4) (a), Stats. A county may limit the use of its allocated aid to subsidize only those trips which are made for one or more of the purposes specified under s. 85.21 (4) (a), Stats.

Trans 1.035(1)(b)(b) If other than priority trips are to be subsidized with the allocated aid and the amount of trip requests exceed the capacity of subsidized services, then a county may establish service priority according to trip purposes. Priority trips shall have the highest priority in whatever order the county determines.

Trans 1.035(1)(c)(c) A county need not employ techniques to impose service prioritization according to trip purpose if the transportation projects receiving allocated aid have enough capacity to satisfy all of the demand placed on them.

Trans 1.035(3)(3) A county may not discriminate on the basis of age against passengers requesting priority trips. This requirement may be met by each individual project receiving allocated aid or by the combined services of 2 or more projects receiving allocated aid.

Trans 1.035 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, July, 1982, No. 319, eff. 8-1-82; am. (1), (2) (intro.) and (b), Register, June, 1988, No. 390, eff. 7-1-88; am. (1), Register, December, 1993, No. 456, eff. 1-1-94; CR 04-034: renum. (1), (2) (b) (intro.) and (c) to be (1) (a), (b) and (c) and am., r. (2) (intro.), (a), and (b) 1. to 5., am. (3) Register September 2004 No. 585, eff. 10-1-04; CR 22-048: am. (1) (a) Register July 2023 No. 811, eff. 8-1-23.

Trans 1.04Trans 1.04 Accessibility. A county application for aids shall address the issue of the need for transportation services that are accessible to the population of individuals with developmental and physical disabilities of that county. A county shall describe its efforts to make accessible transportation available to all seniors and individuals with disabilities or prove that accessible transportation services are currently available.

Trans 1.04 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, January, 1978, No. 265, eff. 2-1-78; am. Register, November, 1978, No. 275, eff. 12-1-78; am. Register, December, 1993, No. 456, eff. 1-1-94; CR 04-034: am Register September 2004 No. 585, eff. 10-1-04; CR 22-048: am. Register July 2023 No. 811, eff. 8-1-23.

Trans 1.05(1)(1) A county applying for its allocated aid shall make a matching cash contribution equal to 20% of the aid for which it applies. No in-kind services, no federal or state categorical financial aids and no passenger revenue shall be allowed as part of the matching contribution. The matching contribution shall be an auditable item in the county’s system of accounts. The matching contribution shall be expended in an amount equal to 20% multiplied by the sum of the county’s annual aid.

Trans 1.05(2)(2) A county may retain and hold in trust all or part of the allocated aid which it receives in 1983 and subsequent years for the purchase or maintenance of transportation equipment according to the following rules:

Trans 1.05(2)(a)(a) The county board of supervisors shall by resolution authorize the establishment of an account in which aids retained in trust shall be deposited and accounted for separately from current aids and receipts from other sources. A county may not delegate its authority to hold unexpended aids in trust to any other organization or person. A copy of the resolution shall be provided to the department.

Trans 1.05(2)(b)(b) All of the assets in a county’s trust fund shall be expended; a county may not establish a permanent minimum balance. The balance of aid held in trust shall be consistent with the plan established under par. (f), but may not exceed an average daily balance on a quarterly basis of $80,000. Any balance exceeding this allowance shall be refunded to the department 30 days after the end of the quarter.

Trans 1.05(2)(c)(c) A county need not physically segregate the cash in its trust fund from other county funds and may pool aids held in trust with other county funds for investment in such manner as the county is authorized to invest its funds. Any interest earned by aid held in trust shall be added at least annually to the trust fund. Interest shall be determined from the average annual rate of return for all funds with which the aid is invested and the average monthly balance of aid held in trust during the year.

Trans 1.05(2)(d)(d) Counties shall maintain records showing the dates and amounts of deposits to the trust fund; the dates, amounts and purposes of expenditures from the fund; and interest earned by the fund.

Trans 1.05(2)(e)(e) Aid may be held in trust only for the purpose of acquiring or maintaining transportation equipment used in services covered by this chapter.

Trans 1.05(2)(f)(f) Expenditures of aid from a county’s trust fund shall be made according to a plan approved by the department. A county’s plan for the use of its trust fund shall indicate for what purpose the fund is being accumulated. A plan may be amended with the department’s approval at any time.

Trans 1.05(3)(3) All revenue received from passengers for transportation service shall be applied to approved senior and disabled transportation projects. Counties may solicit revenue from passengers for non-transportation purposes if the solicitation indicates the intended use of the revenue.