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12. In addition to the payment under subd. 1., for each county with one or fewer 2circuit court branches, $17,600. AB50-ASA2-AA7,40,633. If, after the payments are made under subds. 1. and 2., the total of a 4county’s payments equals less than 50 percent of the sum the county received as 5grants in calendar year 2026 under s. 165.95, 2023 stats., and s. 165.955, 2023 6stats., an additional payment for such a difference. AB50-ASA2-AA7,40,1074. In addition to the payments under subds. 1. and 3., for each county with 8more than one circuit court branch, a payment equal to the county’s proportion of 9the state population multiplied by the amount remaining in the appropriation 10under s. 20.625 (1) (d) after the payments are made under subds. 1., 2., and 3. AB50-ASA2-AA7,9611Section 96. 758.19 (5) (d) of the statutes is created to read: AB50-ASA2-AA7,40,1512758.19 (5) (d) For payments under pars. (b), (bf), (bm), and (bn), for counties 13that share the services of one or more circuit court branches, the director of state 14courts shall annually determine the proportional share of that circuit court branch 15for each county on the basis of the circuit court branch caseload in each county. AB50-ASA2-AA7,9716Section 97. 758.19 (5) (g) of the statutes is created to read: AB50-ASA2-AA7,40,2017758.19 (5) (g) A county that fails to meet the requirements under s. 165.95 18(2m) is not eligible for a payment under par. (bn) until the county establishes an 19alternatives to prosecution and incarceration program described under s. 165.95 20(3). AB50-ASA2-AA7,9821Section 98. 961.385 (2) (cm) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read: AB50-ASA2-AA7,41,222961.385 (2) (cm) 3. b. The state board or agency, agency of another state, law 23enforcement agency, or prosecutorial unit makes a written request for the record
1and is monitoring the patient as part of a drug court, as defined in s. 165.955 (1), 22023 stats. AB50-ASA2-AA7,993Section 99. 961.41 (5) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: AB50-ASA2-AA7,41,74961.41 (5) (c) 2. All moneys in excess of $850,000 and up to $1,275,000 plus 5one-third of moneys in excess of $1,275,000 collected in each fiscal year from drug 6surcharges under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account 7under s. 20.455 (2) (kv) 20.625 (1) (kv). AB50-ASA2-AA7,41,119961.472 (5) (b) The person is participating in a substance abuse treatment 10program that meets the requirements of s. 165.95 (3), as determined by the 11department of justice under s. 165.95 (9) and (10). AB50-ASA2-AA7,41,1513967.11 (1) In this section, “approved substance abuse treatment program” 14means a substance abuse treatment program that meets the requirements of s. 15165.95 (3), as determined by the department of justice under s. 165.95 (9) and (10). AB50-ASA2-AA7,41,2017973.043 (3) All moneys collected from drug offender diversion surcharges 18shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (2) (kv) 20.625 (1) 19(kv) and used for the purpose of making grants payments to counties under that 20comply with the criteria specified in s. 165.95 (3). AB50-ASA2-AA7,42,222973.155 (1m) A convicted offender shall be given credit toward the service of 23his or her sentence for all days spent in custody as part of a substance abuse 24treatment program that meets the requirements of s. 165.95 (3), as determined by
1the department of justice under s. 165.95 (9) and (10), for any offense arising out of 2the course of conduct that led to the person’s placement in that program. AB50-ASA2-AA7,42,104(1) Alternatives to prosecution and incarceration grant program. 5Notwithstanding s. 16.42 (1) (e), in submitting information under s. 16.42 for 6purposes of the 2027 biennial budget act, the department of administration shall 7submit information concerning the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (cb) as though 8the total amount appropriated under s. 20.505 (1) (cb) for the 2026-27 fiscal year 9was $142,500 more than the total amount that was actually appropriated under s. 1020.505 (1) (cb) for the 2026-27 fiscal year. AB50-ASA2-AA7,42,1412(1) Alternatives to prosecution and incarceration grant program. 13Notwithstanding s. 165.95 (7) and (7m), the department of justice may not make 14any grants for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2027. AB50-ASA2-AA7,42,1716(1) Alternatives to prosecution and incarceration grant program. 17The treatment of ss. 16.075 and 20.505 (1) (cb) takes effect on January 1, 2027. AB50-ASA2-AA7,42,2119(1) Alternatives to prosecution and incarceration grant program. 20The treatment of ss. 758.19 (5) (g) and 961.385 (2) (cm) 3. b. takes effect on January 211, 2027. AB50-ASA2-AA7,43,423(1) Alternatives to prosecution and incarceration and drug court 24grant programs. The treatment of ss. 20.455 (2) (eg), (em), (jd), (kn), and (kv),
120.505 (1) (id) 5., 46.47 (1) (b), 165.25 (10m) (intro.), 165.95 (title), (1) (ac), (2), (2m), 2(2r), (3) (intro.), (a), (ag), (b), (bd), (cm) 2., (d), (e), (g), (h), (i), (j), and (k), (5) (a), (b), 3and (bg), (5m), (5p) (a) and (b), (6), (7), (7m), (8), (9), and (10), 165.955, 961.41 (5) (c) 42., and 973.043 (3) take effect on January 1, 2027.”. AB50-ASA2-AA7,43,15720.192 (1) (a) Operations and programs. A sum sufficient in each fiscal year 8equal to the amount obtained by subtracting from $41,550,700 $46,000,000 an 9amount equal to the sum of the amounts expended in that fiscal year from the 10appropriations under pars. (r) and (s), for the operations of the Wisconsin Economic 11Development Corporation and for funding economic development programs 12developed and implemented under s. 238.03. No more than $16,512,500 may be 13expended from this appropriation in any fiscal year, and moneys may be expended 14from this appropriation only if there are no unencumbered moneys available in the 15appropriation account under par. (r).”. AB50-ASA2-AA7,44,517“Section 105. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, 18insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: AB50-ASA2-AA7,44,12720.566 (1) (gc) Administration of transit authority taxes. From the moneys 8received from the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (4) (gc), the amounts in the 9schedule for the purpose of administering the transit authority taxes imposed 10under s. 77.708. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), at the end of the fiscal year the 11unencumbered balance in this appropriation account shall be transferred to the 12appropriation account under s. 20.835 (4) (gc). AB50-ASA2-AA7,44,211420.566 (1) (gh) Administration of regional transit authority fees. The amounts 15in the schedule for administering the fees imposed under subch. XIV of ch. 77. An 16amount equal to 2.55 percent of all moneys received from the fees imposed under 17subch. XIV of ch. 77 shall be credited to this appropriation. Notwithstanding s. 1820.001 (3) (a), at the end of each fiscal year the unencumbered balance in this 19appropriation account that exceeds 10 percent of the expenditures from this 20appropriation during the fiscal year shall be transferred to the appropriation 21account under s. 20.835 (4) (gh). AB50-ASA2-AA7,45,52320.835 (4) (gc) Transit authority taxes. All moneys received from the taxes
1imposed under s. 77.708, and from the appropriation account under s. 20.566 (1) 2(gc), for the purpose of distribution to the transit authorities that adopt a resolution 3imposing taxes under subch. V of ch. 77, except that 1.5 percent of those tax 4revenues collected under subch. V of ch. 77 shall be credited to the appropriation 5account under s. 20.566 (1) (gc). AB50-ASA2-AA7,45,12720.835 (4) (gh) Regional transit authority fees. All moneys received from the 8fees imposed under subch. XIV of ch. 77, and from the appropriation account under 9s. 20.566 (1) (gh), for distribution to regional transit authorities created under s. 1066.1039 (2), except that 2.55 percent of the moneys received from the fees imposed 11under subch. XIV of ch. 77 shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 1220.566 (1) (gh). AB50-ASA2-AA7,45,181432.02 (11) Any housing authority created under ss. 66.1201 to 66.1211; 15redevelopment authority created under s. 66.1333; community development 16authority created under s. 66.1335; local cultural arts district created under subch. 17V of ch. 229, subject to s. 229.844 (4) (c); or local exposition district created under 18subch. II of ch. 229; or transit authority created under s. 66.1039. AB50-ASA2-AA7,46,172032.05 (1) (a) Except as provided under par. (b), a county board of supervisors 21or a county highway committee when so authorized by the county board of 22supervisors, a city council, a village board, a town board, a sewerage commission 23governing a metropolitan sewerage district created by ss. 200.05 or 200.21 to
1200.65, the secretary of transportation, a commission created by contract under s. 266.0301, a joint local water authority created by contract under s. 66.0823, a transit 3authority created under s. 66.1039, a housing authority under ss. 66.1201 to 466.1211, a local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229, a local cultural 5arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229, a redevelopment authority under s. 666.1333 or a community development authority under s. 66.1335 shall make an 7order providing for the laying out, relocation and improvement of the public 8highway, street, alley, storm and sanitary sewers, watercourses, water transmission 9and distribution facilities, mass transit facilities, airport, or other transportation 10facilities, gas or leachate extraction systems to remedy environmental pollution 11from a solid waste disposal facility, housing project, redevelopment project, cultural 12arts facilities, exposition center or exposition center facilities which shall be known 13as the relocation order. This order shall include a map or plat showing the old and 14new locations and the lands and interests required. A copy of the order shall, 15within 20 days after its issue, be filed with the county clerk of the county wherein 16the lands are located or, in lieu of filing a copy of the order, a plat may be filed or 17recorded in accordance with s. 84.095. AB50-ASA2-AA7,47,61932.07 (2) The petitioner shall determine necessity if application is by the state 20or any commission, department, board or other branch of state government or by a 21city, village, town, county, school district, board, commission, public officer, 22commission created by contract under s. 66.0301, joint local water authority under 23s. 66.0823, transit authority created under s. 66.1039, redevelopment authority
1created under s. 66.1333, local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229, 2local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229, housing authority 3created under ss. 66.1201 to 66.1211 or for the right-of-way of a railroad up to 100 4feet in width, for a telegraph, telephone or other electric line, for the right-of-way for 5a gas pipeline, main or service or for easements for the construction of any elevated 6structure or subway for railroad purposes. AB50-ASA2-AA7,47,17840.02 (28) “Employer” means the state, including each state agency, any 9county, city, village, town, school district, other governmental unit or 10instrumentality of 2 or more units of government now existing or hereafter created 11within the state, any federated public library system established under s. 43.19 12whose territory lies within a single county with a population of 750,000 or more, a 13local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229, a transit authority 14created under s. 66.1039, and a long-term care district created under s. 46.2895, 15except as provided under ss. 40.51 (7) and 40.61 (3). “Employer” does not include a 16local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229. Each employer shall be 17a separate legal jurisdiction for OASDHI purposes. AB50-ASA2-AA7,48,131966.0301 (1) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), in this section 20“municipality” means the state or any department or agency thereof, or any city, 21village, town, county, or school district, the opportunity schools and partnership 22programs under subch. IX of ch. 115 and subch. II of ch. 119, the superintendent of 23schools opportunity schools and partnership program under s. 119.33, or any public
1library system, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, sanitary 2district, farm drainage district, metropolitan sewerage district, sewer utility 3district, solid waste management system created under s. 59.70 (2), local exposition 4district created under subch. II of ch. 229, local professional baseball park district 5created under subch. III of ch. 229, local professional football stadium district 6created under subch. IV of ch. 229, local cultural arts district created under subch. 7V of ch. 229, transit authority created under s. 66.1039, long-term care district 8under s. 46.2895, water utility district, mosquito control district, municipal electric 9company, county or city transit commission, commission created by contract under 10this section, taxation district, regional planning commission, housing authority 11created under s. 66.1201, redevelopment authority created under s. 66.1333, 12community development authority created under s. 66.1335, or city-county health 13department. AB50-ASA2-AA7,48,151566.1039 Transit authorities. (1) Definitions. In this section: AB50-ASA2-AA7,48,1616(a) “Authority” means a transit authority created under this section. AB50-ASA2-AA7,48,1817(b) “Bonds” means any bonds, interim certificates, notes, debentures, or other 18obligations of an authority issued under this section. AB50-ASA2-AA7,48,1919(c) “Common carrier” means any of the following: AB50-ASA2-AA7,48,20201. A common motor carrier, as defined in s. 194.01 (1). AB50-ASA2-AA7,48,21212. A contract motor carrier, as defined in s. 194.01 (2). AB50-ASA2-AA7,48,22223. A railroad subject to ch. 195, as described in s. 195.02 (1) and (3). AB50-ASA2-AA7,48,23234. A water carrier, as defined in s. 195.02 (5). AB50-ASA2-AA7,49,5
1(d) “Comprehensive unified local transportation system” means a 2transportation system that is comprised of motor bus lines and any other local 3public transportation facilities, the major portion of which is located within, or the 4major portion of the service of which is supplied to the inhabitants of, the 5jurisdictional area of the authority. AB50-ASA2-AA7,49,76(em) “Metropolitan area” means a metropolitan statistical area as designated 7by the U.S. office of management and budget. AB50-ASA2-AA7,49,88(f) “Municipality” means any city, village, or town. AB50-ASA2-AA7,49,119(g) “Participating political subdivision” means a political subdivision that is a 10member of an authority, either from the time of creation of the authority or by later 11joining the authority. AB50-ASA2-AA7,49,1212(h) “Political subdivision” means a municipality or county. AB50-ASA2-AA7,49,2213(i) “Transportation system” means all land, shops, structures, equipment, 14property, franchises, and rights of whatever nature required for transportation of 15passengers within the jurisdictional area of the authority and, only to the extent 16specifically authorized under this section, outside the jurisdictional area of the 17authority. “Transportation system” includes elevated railroads, subways, 18underground railroads, motor vehicles, motor buses, and any combination thereof, 19and any other form of mass transportation, but does not include transportation 20excluded from the definition of “common motor carrier” under s. 194.01 (1) or 21charter or contract operations to, from, or between points that are outside the 22jurisdictional area of the authority. AB50-ASA2-AA7,50,1023(2) Creation of transit authorities. (f) Statewide regional transit
1authorities. 1. Any 2 or more political subdivisions located within the same 2metropolitan area may jointly create a transit authority that is a public body 3corporate and politic and a separate governmental entity and that is known by a 4name that includes the words “regional transit authority,” if the governing body of 5each political subdivision adopts a resolution authorizing the political subdivision 6to become a member of the authority and all the resolutions are identical to each 7other. Except as provided in subd. 2. and sub. (13), once created, the members of the 8authority shall consist of all political subdivisions that adopt resolutions, as 9provided in this subdivision. Once created, the authority may transact business 10and exercise any powers granted to it under this section. AB50-ASA2-AA7,50,16112. After an authority is created under subd. 1., any political subdivision 12located in whole or in part within a metropolitan area located in whole or in part 13within an authority’s jurisdiction may join the authority if the governing body of 14the political subdivision adopts a resolution identical to the existing resolutions of 15the authority’s participating political subdivisions and the authority’s board of 16directors approves the political subdivision’s joinder. AB50-ASA2-AA7,50,19173. The jurisdictional area of an authority created under this paragraph is the 18geographic area formed by the combined territorial boundaries of all participating 19political subdivisions of the authority. AB50-ASA2-AA7,51,320(3) Transit authority governance. (a) The powers of an authority shall be 21vested in its board of directors. Directors shall be appointed for 4-year terms. A 22majority of the board of directors’ full authorized membership constitutes a quorum 23for the purpose of conducting the authority’s business and exercising its powers.
1Action may be taken by the board of directors upon a vote of a majority of the 2directors present and voting, unless the bylaws of the authority require a larger 3number. AB50-ASA2-AA7,51,54(fm) The board of directors of an authority created under sub. (2) (f) consists of 5the following members: AB50-ASA2-AA7,51,1061. One member from each participating political subdivision that is a county, 7appointed by the county executive of each county and approved by the county board 8except that, if the county does not have an elected county executive, the member 9shall be appointed by the county board chairperson and approved by the county 10board. AB50-ASA2-AA7,51,15112. One member from each of the two participating political subdivisions that 12are municipalities, if any, having the highest population, appointed by the mayor 13and approved by the common council or appointed by the village president and 14approved by the village board or appointed by the town board chairperson and 15approved by the town board, as applicable. AB50-ASA2-AA7,51,16163. One member appointed by the governor. AB50-ASA2-AA7,52,2174. Not more than 2 members from participating political subdivisions that are 18municipalities other than those identified under subd. 2., appointed by the mayor 19and approved by the common council or appointed by the village president and 20approved by the village board or appointed by the town board chairperson and 21approved by the town board, as applicable. If the authority opts to include members 22under this subdivision on the board of directors, the bylaws of the authority shall 23include a provision specifying a method by which the members appointed under
1this subdivision shall rotate among the participating political subdivisions not 2entitled to make an appointment under subd. 2. AB50-ASA2-AA7,52,53(g) The bylaws of an authority shall govern its management, operations, and 4administration, consistent with the provisions of this section, and shall include 5provisions specifying all of the following: AB50-ASA2-AA7,52,661. The functions or services to be provided by the authority. AB50-ASA2-AA7,52,772. The powers, duties, and limitations of the authority. AB50-ASA2-AA7,52,983. The maximum rate of the taxes that may be imposed by the authority under 9sub. (4) (s), not to exceed the maximum rate specified in s. 77.708 (1). AB50-ASA2-AA7,52,1210(4) Powers. Notwithstanding s. 59.84 (2) and any other provision of this 11chapter or ch. 59 or 85, an authority may do all of the following, to the extent 12authorized in the authority’s bylaws: AB50-ASA2-AA7,52,1413(a) Establish, maintain, and operate a comprehensive unified local 14transportation system primarily for the transportation of persons. AB50-ASA2-AA7,52,1715(b) Acquire a comprehensive unified local transportation system and provide 16funds for the operation and maintenance of the system. Upon the acquisition of a 17comprehensive unified local transportation system, the authority may: AB50-ASA2-AA7,52,19181. Operate and maintain it or lease it to an operator or contract for its use by 19an operator. AB50-ASA2-AA7,52,21202. Contract for superintendence of the system with an organization that has 21personnel with the requisite experience and skill. AB50-ASA2-AA7,53,2223. Delegate responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the system to
1an appropriate administrative officer, board, or commission of a participating 2political subdivision. AB50-ASA2-AA7,53,434. Maintain and improve railroad rights-of-way and improvements on these 4rights-of-way for future use.
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