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AB68-SSA1,1523 21Section 1523 . 84.41 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,761,222 84.41 (3) Employment regulations. Employment regulations set forth in s.
23103.50 pertaining to wages and hours shall apply to all projects constructed under
24s. 84.40 in the same manner as such laws apply to projects on other state highways.

1Where applicable, the federal wages and hours law known as the Davis-Bacon act
2shall apply.
AB68-SSA1,1524 3Section 1524 . 84.54 of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,1525 4Section 1525. 84.555 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,761,175 84.555 (1m) Notwithstanding sub. (1) and ss. 84.51 and 84.59, the proceeds of
6general obligation bonds issued under s. 20.866 (2) (uum) are allocated for
7expenditure obligations under s. 84.95 and s. 84.014, the proceeds of general
8obligation bonds issued under s. 20.866 (2) (uup) and (uuv) may be used to fund
9expenditure obligations for the Marquette interchange reconstruction project under
10s. 84.014, for the reconstruction of the I 94 north-south corridor, as defined in s.
1184.014 (5m) (ag) 1. 1m., for the reconstruction of the Zoo interchange, as defined in
12s. 84.014 (5m) (ag) 2., for the reconstruction of the I 94 east-west corridor, as defined
13in s. 84.014 (5m) (ag) 1e.,
for southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects under s.
1484.0145, and for high-cost state highway bridge projects under s. 84.017, and the
15proceeds of general obligation bonds issued under s. 20.866 (2) (uur) and (uuv) may
16be used to fund expenditure obligations for southeast Wisconsin freeway
17megaprojects under s. 84.0145.
AB68-SSA1,1526 18Section 1526. 84.56 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,761,22 1984.56 Additional funding for major highway projects. Notwithstanding
20ss. 84.51, 84.53, 84.555, and 84.59, major highway projects, as defined under s.
2184.013 (1) (a), for the purposes of ss. 84.06 and 84.09, may be funded with the
22proceeds of general obligation bonds issued under s. 20.866 (2) (uus) and (uuv).
AB68-SSA1,1527 23Section 1527. 84.57 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,762,224 84.57 (1) Notwithstanding ss. 84.51, 84.53, 84.555, 84.59, and 84.95, and
25subject to sub. (2), state highway rehabilitation projects for the purposes specified

1in s. 20.395 (6) (aq) may be funded with the proceeds of general obligation bonds
2issued under s. 20.866 (2) (uut) and (uuv).
AB68-SSA1,1528 3Section 1528. 84.59 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,762,234 84.59 (6) The building commission may contract revenue obligations when it
5reasonably appears to the building commission that all obligations incurred under
6this section can be fully paid from moneys received or anticipated and pledged to be
7received on a timely basis. Except as provided in this subsection, the principal
8amount of revenue obligations issued under this section may not exceed
9$4,055,372,900 $4,359,650,700, excluding any obligations that have been defeased
10under a cash optimization program administered by the building commission, to be
11used for transportation facilities under s. 84.01 (28) and major highway projects for
12the purposes under ss. 84.06 and 84.09. In addition to the foregoing limit on principal
13amount, the building commission may contract revenue obligations under this
14section up to $142,254,600, excluding any obligations that have been defeased under
15a cash optimization program administered by the building commission, to be used
16for transportation facilities under s. 84.01 (28) and major highway projects for the
17purposes under ss. 84.06 and 84.09.
In addition to the foregoing limits on principal
18amount, the building commission may contract revenue obligations under this
19section as the building commission determines is desirable to refund outstanding
20revenue obligations contracted under this section, to make payments under
21agreements or ancillary arrangements entered into under s. 18.55 (6) with respect
22to revenue obligations issued under this section, and to pay expenses associated with
23revenue obligations contracted under this section.
AB68-SSA1,1529 24Section 1529. 85.0215 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,762,25 2585.0215 Local supplement. (1) In this section:
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1(a) “Eligible applicant” means a city, village, town, county, or federally
2recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state or a combination of these or
3an eligible entity, as defined under 23 USC 133 (h) (4) (B).
AB68-SSA1,763,54 (b) “Eligible project” means a project eligible for funding under s. 84.12, 84.16,
584.18, or 86.31 (3) or (3t) or 23 USC 133 (h) (3).
AB68-SSA1,763,9 6(2) Funds provided under s. 20.395 (2) (fq) shall be distributed under this
7subsection as discretionary grants to reimburse eligible applicants for eligible
8projects. The department shall solicit and provide discretionary grants under this
9section until all funds appropriated under s. 20.395 (2) (fq) have been expended.
AB68-SSA1,1530 10Section 1530. 85.09 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,764,1511 85.09 (2) (a) The department of transportation shall have the first right to
12acquire, for present or future transportational or recreational purposes, any
13property used in operating a railroad or railway, including land and rails, ties,
14switches, trestles, bridges, and the like located on that property, that has been
15abandoned. The department of transportation may, in connection with abandoned
16rail property, assign this right to a state agency, the board of regents of the University
17of Wisconsin System, any county or municipality, or any transit commission.
18Acquisition by the department of transportation may be by gift, purchase, or
19condemnation in accordance with the procedure under s. 32.05, except that the power
20of condemnation may not be used to acquire property for the purpose of establishing
21or extending a recreational trail; a bicycle way, as defined in s. 340.01 (5s); a bicycle
22lane, as defined in s. 340.01 (5e); or a pedestrian way, as defined in s. 346.02 (8) (a)
.
23In addition to its property management authority under s. 85.15, the department of
24transportation may, subject to any prior action under s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848 (1),
25lease and collect rents and fees for any use of rail property pending discharge of the

1department's duty to convey property that is not necessary for a public purpose. No
2person owning abandoned rail property, including any person to whom ownership
3reverts upon abandonment, may convey or dispose of any abandoned rail property
4without first obtaining a written release from the department of transportation
5indicating that the first right of acquisition under this subsection will not be
6exercised or assigned. No railroad or railway may convey any rail property prior to
7abandonment if the rail property is part of a rail line shown on the railroad's system
8map as in the process of abandonment, expected to be abandoned, or under study for
9possible abandonment unless the conveyance or disposal is for the purpose of
10providing continued rail service under another company or agency. Any conveyance
11made without obtaining such release is void. The first right of acquisition of the
12department of transportation under this subsection does not apply to any rail
13property declared by the department to be abandoned before January 1, 1977. The
14department of transportation may acquire any abandoned rail property under this
15section regardless of the date of its abandonment.
AB68-SSA1,1531 16Section 1531 . 85.093 of the statutes is renumbered 85.093 (2) and amended
17to read:
AB68-SSA1,764,2018 85.093 (2) The Subject to sub. (3), the department may make grants to public
19or private applicants for intermodal freight facilities that the department
20determines have a public purpose
.
AB68-SSA1,764,23 21(4) In the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, a grant made under this section shall be
22paid from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (bu). After July 1, 2021, a grant made
23under this section shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (uw).
AB68-SSA1,764,25 24(5) For the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, grants under this section cannot exceed
25$1,500,000.
AB68-SSA1,1532
1Section 1532. 85.093 (1) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,765,132 85.093 (1) The legislature finds and determines that intermodal freight
3facilities provide a vital connection between the freight rail industry and harbors and
4the commercial trucking industry in this state by allowing for the efficient movement
5of goods and supplies. The legislature further finds and determines that these
6facilities boost economic development and connect citizens of the state with products
7from across the world, and that supporting these facilities and thereby preserving
8and improving the development of freight rail service in the state are statewide
9responsibilities of statewide dimension. The legislature further finds that private
10capital and local government financial and technical resources are unable to fully
11meet the transportation and infrastructure needs of the state. It is therefore in the
12public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to support the development
13of intermodal freight facilities through grants awarded under sub. (2).
AB68-SSA1,1533 14Section 1533 . 85.093 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,765,2415 85.093 (3) The department may not make a grant under this section unless the
16grantee agrees to provide adequate intermodal freight services at the facility funded
17by the grant, subject to remedial transfer of the facility to the department. If, without
18the approval of the department, intermodal freight service is discontinued or
19inadequate at the facility or the grantee disposes of any portion of the facility, the
20intermodal freight facility for which financial assistance was provided under this
21section shall transfer to the ownership and control of the department. The
22department may elect to accept repayment from the grantee of the full amount of all
23grants received from the department for the facility in lieu of transfer under this
24subsection.
AB68-SSA1,1534 25Section 1534. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. cm. of the statutes is amended to read:
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185.20 (4m) (a) 6. cm. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (ht), the
2department shall pay $64,193,900 for aid payable for calendar years 2015 to 2019
3and
$65,477,800 for aid payable for calendar year years 2020 and 2021, $67,114,700
4for calendar year 2022, and $68,792,600 for calendar year 2023
and thereafter, to the
5eligible applicant that pays the local contribution required under par. (b) 1. for an
6urban mass transit system that has annual operating expenses of $80,000,000 or
7more. If the eligible applicant that receives aid under this subd. 6. cm. is served by
8more than one urban mass transit system, the eligible applicant may allocate the aid
9between the urban mass transit systems in any manner the eligible applicant
10considers desirable.
AB68-SSA1,1535 11Section 1535. 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,766,2112 85.20 (4m) (a) 6. d. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (hu), the
13department shall pay $16,868,000 for aid payable for calendar years 2015 to 2019
14and
$17,205,400 for aid payable for calendar year years 2020 and 2021, $17,635,500
15for calendar year 2022, and $18,076,400 for calendar year 2023 and
thereafter, to the
16eligible applicant that pays the local contribution required under par. (b) 1. for an
17urban mass transit system that has annual operating expenses in excess of
18$20,000,000 but less than $80,000,000. If the eligible applicant that receives aid
19under this subd. 6. d. is served by more than one urban mass transit system, the
20eligible applicant may allocate the aid between the urban mass transit systems in
21any manner the eligible applicant considers desirable.
AB68-SSA1,1536 22Section 1536. 85.20 (4m) (a) 7. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,767,323 85.20 (4m) (a) 7. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 7. a., the
24amounts for aids are $24,486,700 in calendar years 2015 to 2019 and $24,976,400 in
25calendar year years 2020 and 2021, $25,600,800 in calendar year 2022, and

1$26,240,800 in calendar year 2023
and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent
2practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the particular
3calendar year.
AB68-SSA1,1537 4Section 1537. 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,767,105 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 8. a., the
6amounts for aids are $5,188,900 in calendar years 2015 to 2019 and $5,292,700 in
7calendar year years 2020 and 2021, $5,425,000 in calendar year 2022, and
8$5,560,600 in calendar year 2023
and thereafter. These amounts, to the extent
9practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the particular
10calendar year.
AB68-SSA1,1538 11Section 1538. 85.203 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,767,12 1285.203 Transit capital assistance grants. (1) In this section:
AB68-SSA1,767,1313 (a) “Eligible applicant" has the meaning given in s. 85.20 (1) (b).
AB68-SSA1,767,1614 (b) “Public transit vehicle" means any vehicle used for providing transportation
15service to the general public that is eligible for replacement under settlement
16guidelines, as defined in s. 16.047 (1) (b).
AB68-SSA1,767,20 17(2) The department shall administer a transit capital assistance grant
18program. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (bt), the department shall
19award grants to eligible applicants for the replacement of public transit vehicles.
20The department shall establish criteria for awarding grants under this section.
AB68-SSA1,1539 21Section 1539. 85.215 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,768,4 2285.215 Tribal elderly transportation grant program. The department
23shall award grants to federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands to assist
24in providing transportation services for elderly persons. Grants awarded under this
25section shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (1) (ck) (ct). The

1department shall prescribe the form, nature, and extent of the information that shall
2be contained in an application for a grant under this section. The department shall
3establish criteria for evaluating applications and for awarding grants under this
4section.
AB68-SSA1,1540 5Section 1540. 85.25 (2) (c) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,768,76 85.25 (2) (c) 2m. A disabled veteran-owned business, as defined in s. 84.075
7(1c) (a) (ah).
AB68-SSA1,1541 8Section 1541. 85.25 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,768,109 85.25 (2) (c) 3. A lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned business
10certified by the department of administration under s. 16.288 (3).
AB68-SSA1,1542 11Section 1542. 85.25 (2) (c) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,768,1312 85.25 (2) (c) 4. A disability-owned business certified by the department of
13administration under s. 16.289 (3).
AB68-SSA1,1543 14Section 1543 . 85.53 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,768,24 1585.53 Electric vehicle infrastructure program. (1) The legislature finds
16and determines that the use of electric vehicles benefits all residents of the state. The
17legislature further finds and determines that current infrastructure supporting the
18use of electric vehicles in Wisconsin is insufficient and that the funding of projects
19authorized under this section is therefore a valid governmental function serving a
20proper public purpose. The legislature finds that private capital and local
21government financial and technical resources are unable to fully meet the
22transportation and infrastructure needs of the state. It is the intent of this section
23to promote the public good by improving the accessibility of the state for electric
24vehicles.
AB68-SSA1,769,2
1(2) The department shall develop and administer an electric vehicle
2infrastructure program.
AB68-SSA1,769,6 3(3) From the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (usd), the department shall
4provide funding for electric vehicle infrastructure projects. The department, in
5consultation with the department of administration, shall determine appropriate
6locations for electric vehicle infrastructure projects under this section.
AB68-SSA1,1544 7Section 1544 . 85.61 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,769,188 85.61 (1) The secretary of transportation and the administrator of the elections
9commission shall enter into an agreement to match personally identifiable
10information on the official registration list maintained by the commission under s.
116.36 (1) and the information specified in s. ss. 6.256 (2) and 6.34 (2m) with personally
12identifiable information in the operating record file database under ch. 343 and
13vehicle registration records under ch. 341 to the extent required to enable the
14secretary of transportation and the administrator of the elections commission to
15verify the accuracy of the information provided for the purpose of voter registration.
16Notwithstanding ss. 110.09 (2), 342.06 (1) (eg), and 343.14 (2j), but subject to s.
17343.14 (2p) (b), the agreement shall provide for the transfer of electronic information
18under s. 6.256 (2) to the commission on a continuous basis, no less often than weekly.
AB68-SSA1,1545 19Section 1545. 86.195 (2) (ag) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,769,2120 86.195 (2) (ag) 4. STH 11 from STH 81 CTH “N” west of Monroe to I 43 STH
2150
at Delavan.
AB68-SSA1,1546 22Section 1546. 86.195 (2) (ag) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,769,2423 86.195 (2) (ag) 7. STH 16 from STH 67 at Wisconsin Avenue west of
24Oconomowoc to I 94 at Waukesha.
AB68-SSA1,1547 25Section 1547. 86.195 (2) (ag) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,770,3
186.195 (2) (ag) 8. STH 21 from I 94 north of Tomah to CTH “Z" in the town of
2Strongs Prairie in Adams County and from STH 13 north of the village of Friendship
3in Adams County to USH I 41 at Oshkosh.
AB68-SSA1,1548 4Section 1548. 86.195 (2) (ag) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,770,65 86.195 (2) (ag) 11. STH 29 from USH I 41 at Green Bay to I 94 west northwest
6of Elk Mound.
AB68-SSA1,1549 7Section 1549. 86.195 (2) (ag) 12. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,770,98 86.195 (2) (ag) 12. STH 33 from USH I 41 at Allenton to STH 32 at Port
9Washington.
AB68-SSA1,1550 10Section 1550. 86.195 (2) (ag) 13. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,770,1211 86.195 (2) (ag) 13. STH 36 from STH 50 120 at Springfield to STH 100 at
12southwest of Milwaukee.
AB68-SSA1,1551 13Section 1551. 86.195 (2) (ag) 14. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,770,1514 86.195 (2) (ag) 14. STH 50 from STH 120 USH 12 at Lake Geneva to STH 32
15at Kenosha.
AB68-SSA1,1552 16Section 1552. 86.195 (2) (ag) 15. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,770,1717 86.195 (2) (ag) 15. STH USH 53 from I 94 at Eau Claire to I 535 at Superior.
AB68-SSA1,1553 18Section 1553. 86.195 (2) (ag) 16m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,770,2019 86.195 (2) (ag) 16m. STH 172 from I 43 southeast of Green Bay to USH I 41 at
20Ashwaubenon.
AB68-SSA1,1554 21Section 1554. 86.195 (2) (ag) 19. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,770,2322 86.195 (2) (ag) 19. USH 8 from USH 51 southeast east of Bradley Heafford
23Junction
to STH 47 USH 45 at Monico.
AB68-SSA1,1555 24Section 1555. 86.195 (2) (ag) 22. of the statutes is amended to read:
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186.195 (2) (ag) 22. USH 12 from I 90 CTH “N” east of Madison to I 90 north
2south of Wisconsin Dells.
AB68-SSA1,1556 3Section 1556. 86.195 (2) (ag) 24. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,771,54 86.195 (2) (ag) 24. USH 41 from STH 181 at Milwaukee to the state line in
5Kenosha County to the state line in Marinette County.
AB68-SSA1,1557 6Section 1557. 86.195 (2) (ag) 25. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,771,77 86.195 (2) (ag) 25. USH 45 from USH I 41 at Richfield to STH 28 at Kewaskum.
AB68-SSA1,1558 8Section 1558. 86.195 (2) (ag) 26. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,771,109 86.195 (2) (ag) 26. USH 45 from USH I 41 at Appleton Oshkosh to USH 8 at
10Monico.
AB68-SSA1,1559 11Section 1559. 86.195 (2) (ag) 27. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,771,1312 86.195 (2) (ag) 27. USH 51 from STH 78 north of Portage 29 south of Wausau
13to USH 2 at Hurley.
AB68-SSA1,1560 14Section 1560. 86.195 (2) (ag) 29. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,771,1615 86.195 (2) (ag) 29. USH STH 64 from the state line in St. Croix County to East
16Jct
USH 63 east of New Richmond.
AB68-SSA1,1561 17Section 1561. 86.195 (2) (ag) 30. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,771,1918 86.195 (2) (ag) 30. USH 78 1 39 from I 90 south of Portage the state line in Rock
19County
to USH 51 north of Portage STH 29 south of Wausau.
AB68-SSA1,1562 20Section 1562. 86.195 (2) (ag) 31. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,771,2221 86.195 (2) (ag) 31. USH 141 from I 43 at northwest of Green Bay to the state
22line in Marinette County.
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