Chapter Trans 206

Trans 206.06(1)(c) (c) In addition to the town chairperson members, each CTRIC may include as a non-voting member the county highway commissioner.

Trans 206.06(2) (2) Duties of the county tri committee. Each CTRIC shall perform the following:

Trans 206.06(2)(a) (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.

Trans 206.06(2)(b) (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.

Trans 206.06(2)(c) (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.

Trans 206.06(3) (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:

Trans 206.06(3)(a) (a) Notify, no later than November 1 of each odd-numbered year, the secretary of the name of the chairperson of the CTRIC.

Trans 206.06(3)(b) (b) Convene the CTRIC when necessary.

Trans 206.06(3)(c) (c) Preside over the CTRIC and perform all administrative duties required of the chairperson.

Trans 206.06(4) (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.

Trans 206.06(5) (5) Duties of towns with a tri or trid project. Towns with a TRI or TRID project shall perform the following:

Trans 206.06(5)(a) (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.

Trans 206.06(5)(b) (b) Prepare all necessary documents to let the LRIP project to competitive bid.

Trans 206.06(5)(c) (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.

Trans 206.06(6) (6) Duties of the county highway commissioner. The county highway commissioner shall perform the following:

Trans 206.06(6)(a) (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.

Trans 206.06(6)(b) (b) Conduct contract lettings for a town with a TRI or TRID project upon the request of the town.

Trans 206.06(7) (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).

Trans 206.06 History 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 Trans 206.07 County highway improvement program districts and committees.

Trans 206.07(1) (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.

Trans 206.07(2) (2) Duties of the county highway improvement district committee. The county highway improvement district committee shall perform the following:

Trans 206.07(2)(a) (a) Establish criteria for the selection of CHI projects to be funded from uncommitted entitlements of member counties.

Trans 206.07(2)(b) (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.

Trans 206.07(2)(c) (c) Select, no later than October 1 of the odd-numbered years, the committee chairperson for the next 2 years.

Trans 206.07(3) (3) Selection and duties of the chairperson of the county highway improvement program district.

Trans 206.07(3)(a) (a) The chairperson of the county highway improvement program district committee shall be selected from the district committee members.

Trans 206.07(3)(b) (b) Selection shall occur by October 1 of each odd-numbered year.

Trans 206.07(3)(c) (c) The chairperson shall perform the following:

Trans 206.07(3)(c)1. 1. Preside over the meetings of the committee.

Trans 206.07(3)(c)2. 2. Convene a meeting of the committee as needed.

Trans 206.07(3)(c)3. 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.

Trans 206.07(3)(d) (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.

Trans 206.07(3)(e) (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.

Trans 206.07(4) (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.

Trans 206.07(5) (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.

Trans 206.07 Note Note: Forms can be obtained from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Highways, P.O. Box 7916, Madison, WI 53707-7916.

Trans 206.07 History History: Cr. Register, June, 1992, No. 438, eff. 7-1-92.

Trans 206.08 Trans 206.08 Statewide town road improvement discretionary committee.

Trans 206.08(1) (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.

Trans 206.08(2) (2) The statewide town road improvement discretionary committee shall perform the following duties:

Trans 206.08(2)(a) (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.

Trans 206.08(2)(b) (b) Select, no later than March 1 of each even-numbered year, TRID projects to be funded statewide.

Trans 206.08(2)(c) (c) Select, no later than December 1 of the odd-numbered years, the committee chairperson for the next 2 years.

Trans 206.08 History History: Cr. Register, December, 1994, No. 468, eff. 1-1-95.