2023 Wisconsin Act 162

* Section 991.11, Wisconsin Statutes: Effective date of acts. “Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.”

  Date of enactment: March 21, 2024
2023 Senate Bill 753   Date of publication*: March 22, 2024

2023 WISCONSIN ACT 162

An Act to renumber and amend 82.08 (5) and 84.18 (8); and to create 82.08 (5) (b) and 84.18 (8) (b) of the statutes; relating to: supervision of local bridge projects funded under certain local bridge maintenance programs.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

162,1 Section 1. 82.08 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 82.08 (5) (a) and amended to read:

82.08 (5) (a) The Except as provided under par. (b), the county highway committee and the town board shall have full charge of design, sizing, letting, inspecting, and accepting the construction or repair, but the town board may leave the matter entirely in the hands of the county highway committee. The county highway committee and the town board must agree on the cost of the project and must consult each other during construction.

162,2 Section 2. 82.08 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

82.08 (5) (b) For a project receiving funds under s. 84.18, supervision and control of construction of the project shall be as provided under s. 84.18 (6).

162,3 Section 3. 84.18 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 84.18 (8) (intro.) and amended to read:

84.18 (8) Exceptions. (intro.) Nothing in this section prevents construction any of the following:

(a) Construction or rehabilitation projects under other bridge programs if applicable.

162,4 Section 4. 84.18 (8) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

84.18 (8) (b) The sharing of the cost under s. 82.08 to fund the local share of a local bridge project.