Wisconsin Legislature: Trans 206.06(1)(a)

(a) Administer the LRIP entitlement in accordance with this chapter.

(b) Send, no later than November 1 of each odd-numbered year, the LRIP project application form, listing all MSI projects planned for the current state biennium to the county highway commissioner.

(d) Execute, no later than April 1 of each odd-numbered year, an approved project agreement for each MSI project.

(e) Certify through the city or village’s chief executive, at the time the city or village requests reimbursement, that the work funded under the municipal street improvement program entitlement was performed in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules, ordinances and standards.

(7) Cities or villages in more than one county.

(a)

1. Each city or village with a population of less than 20,000 and whose corporate limits extend into more than one county, shall select by September 1, 1992, which CMSIC it wishes to join. By September 1, 1992, the city or village shall notify, in writing, the secretary and all the affected CMSICs and county highway commissioners, which CMSIC it will join.

2. Any city or village with a population less than 20,000 not selecting a CMSIC by September 15, 1992, shall be assigned to a CMSIC by the secretary.

(b)

1. Each city and village with a population of 20,000 or more and whose corporate limits extend into more than one county shall select by September 1, 1992, which county it wishes any of its uncommitted entitlement to be assigned. By September 1, 1992, the city or village shall notify, in writing, the secretary and all the affected county highway commissioners, which county it wishes to assign its uncommitted entitlement.

2. Any city or village with a population of 20,000 or more not selecting a county by September 15, 1992, shall be assigned to a county by the secretary.

(8) Duties of the county highway commissioner. Each county highway commissioner shall perform the following:

(a) Convene and preside over the initial meeting of all the chief executives of villages and cities with populations of less than 20,000, to select the membership and chairperson of the CMSIC.

(b) Conduct contract lettings for the city or village with municipal street improvement projects upon the request of the city or village.

(9) Standards. All municipal street improvement projects funded under this chapter shall be designed and constructed using the state standards as described in the department’s facility development manual procedure 11-20-1 except as provided in s. Trans 206.03 (13).

History: Cr. Register, June, 1992, No. 438, eff. 7-1-92.

Trans 206.05 County highway improvement.

(1) Duties of the county executive. Each county executive or designee, or where there is no office of county executive, the county board chairperson or the chairperson’s designee shall perform the following:

(a) Establish and maintain a 5-year program of county trunk improvement projects eligible to be funded from the county highway improvement entitlement of the local roads improvement program. It shall include a priority list of needs and a 5-year schedule of improvements.

(b) Send, no later than January 15 of each even-numbered year, to the department the LRIP project application form listing the CHI projects planned in the current state biennium.

(c) Execute, no later than April 1 of each odd-numbered year, an approved project agreement for each project that will be constructed in the current state biennium as a county highway improvement project.

(d) Certify that the county trunk improvement projects selected meet the eligibility requirements of this chapter.

(e) Determine in a case where a proposed project under agreement cannot be built in the specified time frame, whether a substitute project should be put under agreement.

(f) Determine whether to enter into agreements with other recipients of the local roads improvements to jointly fund eligible local road improvement projects.

(2) Standards. All county trunk improvement projects funded under this chapter shall be designed and constructed according to standards in ch. Trans 205 except as provided in s. Trans 206.03 (13).

History: Cr. Register, June, 1992, No. 438, eff. 7-1-92.

Trans 206.06 Town road improvement.

(1) County town road improvement committees.

(a) In each county, there shall be a town road improvement committee that shall select improvement projects for the town road improvement component of local roads improvement program in the county.

(b) The CTRIC shall consist of no more than 5 town chairpersons or designees selected by all the town chairpersons or designees in the county, one of whom shall be designated as chairperson by the committee. The selection of each CTRIC shall occur biennially, in the odd-numbered years, not later than October 1. The term of office for each CTRIC member shall be 2 years, and shall be from October 1 of the current odd-numbered year to September 30 of the next odd-numbered year.

(c) In addition to the town chairperson members, each CTRIC may include as a non-voting member the county highway commissioner.

(2) Duties of the county tri committee. Each CTRIC shall perform the following:

(a) Submit, no later than November 1 of each odd-numbered year, to the county highway commissioner the LRIP project application form listing of TRI projects planned, and TRID project applications prioritized for the current state biennium.

(b) Determine in the case where a proposed TRI project under agreement cannot be built within the specified time frame whether a substitute TRI project should be put under agreement.

(c) Determine whether to enter into agreements with other recipients of the local roads improvement for the joint funding of eligible local roads improvement projects.

(3) Selection and duties of the chairperson of the ctric. The chairperson of the CTRIC shall be selected by the members of the CTRIC no later than November 1 of each odd-numbered year. The duties of the chairperson shall include, but are not limited to, the following:

(a) Notify, no later than November 1 of each odd-numbered year, the secretary of the name of the chairperson of the CTRIC.

(b) Convene the CTRIC when necessary.

(4) Duties of the towns. Each town participating in TRI and TRID shall establish and maintain as a minimum, a 2-year plan of improvements to the town roads eligible to be funded under the TRI and TRID components. The plan shall be based on sound engineering and management principles and life cycle cost criteria such as, but not limited to, the PASER program model. It shall include a priority list of needs and a 2-year schedule of improvements.

(5) Duties of towns with a tri or trid project. Towns with a TRI or TRID project shall perform the following:

(a) Execute, no later than April 1 of each odd-numbered year, an approved project agreement for each TRI project awarded to the town by the CTRIC or TRID project awarded to the town by the department.

(b) Prepare all necessary documents to let the LRIP project to competitive bid.

(c) Certify, by the town chairperson, at the time reimbursement is requested that the work was performed in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules, ordinances and standards.

(6) Duties of the county highway commissioner. The county highway commissioner shall perform the following:

(a) Convene and preside over the initial meeting of all town chairpersons to select the membership and chairperson of the town road improvement program committee.

(b) Conduct contract lettings for a town with a TRI or TRID project upon the request of the town.

(7) Standards. All town road improvement projects funded under this chapter shall be designed and constructed using the state town road standards as described in ch. Trans 204, except as provided in s. Trans 206.03 (13).

History: Cr. Register, June, 1992, No. 438, eff. 7-1-92; am. (2) (a) and (b), (4), (5) (intro.), (a), (6) (b), Register, December, 1994, No. 468, eff. 1-1-95.

Trans 206.07 County highway improvement program districts and committees.

(1) County highway improvement program district committees. In each county highway improvement program district, there shall be a county highway improvement program district committee. The committee shall consist of no more than 5 county executives or the county executive’s designee or when there is no office of county executive, county board chairpersons or the chairperson’s designee from counties in the district. The committee shall be chosen by all the county executives or the executive’s designee or when there is no office of county executive, the county board chairperson or the chairperson’s designee in the district. The committee members shall serve 2-year terms beginning October 1 of the odd-numbered years and ending September 30 of the next odd-numbered year. The secretary or designee shall serve as a non-voting member of each county highway improvement program district committee.

(2) Duties of the county highway improvement district committee. The county highway improvement district committee shall perform the following:

(a) Establish criteria for the selection of CHI projects to be funded from uncommitted entitlements of member counties.

(b) Select, no later than January 15 of each even-numbered year, CHI projects to be funded from uncommitted entitlements from within the district from the member counties CHI project lists.

(3) Selection and duties of the chairperson of the county highway improvement program district.

(a) The chairperson of the county highway improvement program district committee shall be selected from the district committee members.

(b) Selection shall occur by October 1 of each odd-numbered year.

1. Preside over the meetings of the committee.

2. Convene a meeting of the committee as needed.

3. Convene and preside over a meeting of all county executives or county executives’ designees or when there is no office of county executive county board chairpersons or the chairpersons’ designees in the district, no later than October 1 of each odd-numbered year, for the purpose of selecting committee members and a chairperson for the next 2-year period.

(d) Inform in writing, no later than November 1 of each odd-numbered year, the secretary and all county executives or the county executives’ designees or when there is no office of county executive, county board chairpersons or the chairpersons’ designees in the district of the committee membership.

(e) Inform the secretary and all county executives or county executives’ designees or when there is no office of county executive, county board chairpersons or the chairpersons’ designees in the district, no later than January 15 of each even-numbered year, of the committee’s selection of projects in the district to be funded with the uncommitted entitlements of counties CMSIC, CTRIC, and municipalities with a population of less than 20,000 in the district.

(4) Eligible projects. Any improvement to the county trunk system in any of the counties within the county highway improvement program district is an eligible project, provided the county has complied with the provisions of the chapter pertaining to the county highway improvement component.

(5) Selected projects. A county trunk improvement project selected for funding under this chapter shall be constructed under the provisions of s. Trans 206.05. The county executive or county executive’s designee or when there is no office of county executive the county board chairperson or county board chairperson’s designee from the county of the selected project shall be responsible for the development and construction of the project and the certification that the project constructed complies with the provisions of the county highway improvement component.

Note: Forms can be obtained from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Highways, P.O. Box 7916, Madison, WI 53707-7916.

History: Cr. Register, June, 1992, No. 438, eff. 7-1-92.

Trans 206.08 Statewide town road improvement discretionary committee.

(1) There shall be one STRIDC. The committee shall consist of members appointed by the secretary and have geographically balanced representation. The committee members shall serve 2-year terms beginning October 1 of the odd-numbered years and ending September 30 of the next odd-numbered year. The secretary or designee shall serve as a non-voting member of each statewide town road improvement discretionary committee.

(2) The statewide town road improvement discretionary committee shall perform the following duties:

(a) Establish criteria for the selection of TRID projects. These criteria shall include, but are not limited to, safety, reconstruction, traffic volume and type, and multi-jurisdictional projects.

(b) Select, no later than March 1 of each even-numbered year, TRID projects to be funded statewide.

History: Cr. Register, December, 1994, No. 468, eff. 1-1-95.