Wisconsin Administrative Code

Trans 29.09 Restoration of railroad lands and facilities. The utility shall restore the department railroad property and the railroad facilities thereon to a condition that is as near as is reasonably practicable to its preexisting condition and that is mutually acceptable to the…

Trans 29.10 Utility facility specifications. (1) LOCATION. (a) General. A utility shall always locate its utility facilities to minimize the need for subsequent adjustments to accommodate future railroad improvements and to allow for the later servicing or expanding of its utilit…

Trans 29.11 Utility facility maintenance and repairs. (1) GENERAL. A utility shall keep its utility facilities in good repair, both structurally and aesthetically. (2) TREES. The utility may not spray, cut or trim trees on department railroad property unless the department gives …

Trans 29.12 Pipelines. (1) LOCATION AND ALIGNMENT. The crossing location and alignment for pipeline installations or modifications shall be as follows: (a) A pipeline shall not be located where conditions are unsuitable for pipeline crossings. Unsuitable locations include: in dee…

Trans 29.13 Attaching utility facilities to railroad bridges. (1) GENERAL. A utility may attach a utility facility to a steel or concrete railroad bridge where to do so does not adversely affect the structural adequacy of the bridge, the safe operation of the railroad, the effici…

Trans 29.14 Electric power and communication circuits. (1) UNDERGROUND. (a) A utility may install or modify electric power or communication facilities by trenching, direct burial, plowing, boring or jacking. Boring without conduit is permissible where soil conditions allow. Under…

Trans 29.15 Indemnification and insurance. (1) HOLD HARMLESS. (a) The utility shall hold the department, transit commission and railroad operator, their officers, employees and agents, harmless from all liability, loss, demands or actions connected with, or claimed to be connecte…

Trans 3.01 Purpose and scope. (1) The purpose of this chapter is to establish procedures for counting passenger trips taken on participating urban mass transit systems in connection with the administration of the state financial urban mass transit assistance program under s. 85.2…

Trans 3.02 Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) XDepartmentY means the Wisconsin department of transportation. (1m) XFree fare passengerY means a person who makes a free fare trip. (2) XFree fare passenger tripY means a trip on an urban mass transit system by a passenger who…

Trans 3.03 Determination of annual passenger trips. (1) ALTERNATIVE METHODS. Subject to the department[s review and approval under sub. (2), an urban mass transit system may determine the number of passenger trips taken annually on its system by any of the following methods: (a) …

Trans 3.04 Survey method. (1) GENERAL. In general, the survey method for determining annual revenue passenger trips involves the calculation of average fare factors per revenue passenger received by a system on various types of service days and the application of those average fa…

Trans 30.01 Purpose and scope. The purpose of this chapter is to provide loans to railroad and public utility companies to encourage them to alter or relocate their facilities in advance of the department awarding contracts on state trunk and connecting highway improvement projec…

Trans 30.02 Definitions. (1) The definition of words and phrases in s. 84.065(2), Stats., apply to this chapter. In this chapter: (2) XAlterationY means changing, modifying or adjusting railroad or public utility facilities. (3) XApplicantY means a railroad company or a public ut…

Trans 30.03 Eligibility. (1) STATE TRUNK OR CONNECTING HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. Only a railroad or a public utility is eligible for a loan under this chapter. An alteration or relocation project shall be part of a planned state trunk or connecting highway improvement project …

Trans 30.04 Application procedures. (1) APPLICAApplicants may contact either the department[s chief utilities engineer or the utilities engineer of a department region office for an application packet containing the application requirements and a description of the application sc…

Trans 30.05 Standards for the approval of loans. (1) CRITERIA. The department may approve applications that satisfy the following criteria: (a) The eligibility requirements of s. Trans 30.03. (b) The applicant has been in business in Wisconsin for a continuous period of not less …

Trans 30.06 Loan agreement. (1) An applicant with an approved loan application shall execute a loan agreement with the department on a form approved by the department. (2) A loan agreement is void unless it is executed by an applicant and by the department within 60 days of appro…

Trans 30.07 Disbursement of funds. After a loan agreement is executed in accordance with s. Trans 30.06, the department shall disburse the full amount of the approved loan to the recipient within 30 days of receipt of written notice from the recipient that the relocation or alter…

Trans 30.08 Prosecution of work. (1) Upon receipt of loan funds, the recipient shall carry out the alteration or relocation work for which the loan was approved to completion in a timely and expeditious manner in accordance with a schedule approved by the department. (2) The reci…

Trans 30.09 Loan repayment. (1) Loans may be repaid with or without interest, as prescribed in the loan agreement. The interest rate shall be as prescribed in s. 84.065 (3) (d), Stats. Note: Principal and interest, if any, shall be repaid within one year of the date the highway c…

Trans 30.10 Inspection of work. The department may inspect the alteration or relocation work for which the loan was approved, without prior notice and at reasonable times, for compliance with the provisions of the loan application and the loan agreement. History: Cr. Register, Ja…

Trans 30.11 Audit and inspection of records. The department may audit and inspect the records of a recipient to ascertain that the costs for the alteration or relocation work for which the loan was approved are in substantial conformity with the approved loan application. Recipie…

Trans 300.01 Purpose and scope. (1) The purpose of this chapter is to promote the safe transportation of pupils and other authorized persons in school buses as defined in s. 340.01 (56), Stats. (2) This chapter is intended to provide specific safety-related standards regarding th…

Trans 300.02 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) “Attended” means the driver is in the immediate area of the school bus service door or, in the case of a bus equipped with a power lift, the driver is assisting an individual with disabilities to board or exit. (1m) “Department” mean…

Trans 300.10 Manufacturer. It is the vehicle manufacturer and the school bus body manufacturer’s responsibility to manufacture a school bus in compliance with all federal and state standards applicable to the manufacturer of school buses. The vehicle manufacturer shall provide co…

Trans 300.11 Dealer. (1) It is the chassis dealer’s responsibility to furnish a motor vehicle chassis that is to be combined with a school bus body which meets the applicable state standards that relate to chassis components. The chassis dealer is the statutory owner of the schoo…

Trans 300.12 Distributor. The school bus body distributor acts as an agent of the final assembler of the school bus. The distributor is the agent that may arrange for the presale inspection of the school bus. If the purchaser wishes to arrange for the presale inspection, this sha…

Trans 300.13 Purchaser. (1) Any person intending to purchase a motor vehicle to be used as a school bus shall provide the seller with a written notice of such intent prior to the signing of the purchase order. A notation on the purchase order shall fulfill this requirement. (2) A…

Trans 300.15 Employer requirements. (1) Each employer of school bus drivers shall be responsible to determine that only qualified personnel operate school buses according to safe practices and that each bus is qualified for pupil transportation. (2) The operator or owner of a sch…

Trans 300.16 Driver requirements. (1) Prior to the start of any trip, the driver, or employer designee, shall check the condition of the bus, giving particular attention to brakes, tires, lights, emergency equipment, mirrors, windows, and interior cleanliness of the bus. Defects …

Trans 300.17 Passengers. School bus passengers shall comply with any lawful order given by the driver in carrying out the driver’s responsibility of transporting passengers safely. History: Cr. Register, February, 1983, No. 326, eff. 3-1-83.

Trans 300.18 Out of service. (1) Any bus that is found to be in such condition that it is unsafe for use as a school bus shall have an “out of service” sticker attached to the lower right corner of the windshield, and the vehicle may not be used as a school bus while the sticker …

Trans 300.19 Requirements to convert a school bus. The owner of every vehicle identified as a school bus by color, signs, and lights which is converted from a school bus to some other type of vehicle shall comply with the following requirements: (1) Repaint the entire vehicle to …

Trans 300.20 Adoption of standards. (1) Pursuant to s. 227.21, Stats., the attorney general and the legislative reference bureau have consented to the incorporation by reference of the following standards. (a) SAE J579c—sealed beam headlamp units for motor vehicles. SAE standard …

Trans 300.21 Rebody requirements. (1) A school bus may be upgraded by the installation of a new body on an older chassis. This product will be known as a rebody school bus. (2) A chassis provided for a rebody shall be currently titled and licensed as a school bus in Wisconsin. (3…

Trans 300.22 Charter operations. A school bus may be used temporarily as a motor bus for transportation purposes if the following requirements are met: (1) The registration requirements as provided in s. 341.26 (7), Stats. (2) The lettering as prescribed by s. 347.44 (1) (c), Sta…

Trans 300.25 Aisle. (1) Every type A-I, B, C or D school bus or type A-II school bus manufactured in 2 stages, shall have a center aisle with a minimum clearance 12 inches wide. The center aisle shall be the open area which pupils entering the service door utilize to gain access …

Trans 300.26 Alternator, generator. (1) The alternator or generator shall have a capacity that meets or exceeds the minimum requirement for the reserve capacity rating of the battery. (2) A school bus of more than 15,000 pounds GVWR shall be equipped with an alternator or generat…

Trans 300.27 Barriers. (1) Every type A-I, B, C or D school bus shall be equipped with a barrier forward of the foremost right and left front seats that complies with FMVSS 222, school bus seating and crash protection. (2) A type A-II school bus manufactured in 2 stages shall be …

Trans 300.28 Battery. The storage battery shall have a cranking performance rating equal to or greater than the cubic inch displacement of the engine powered by any means other than with diesel fuel. History: Cr. Register, February, 1983, No. 326, eff. 3-1-83.

Trans 300.29 Battery carrier and connections. (1) All batteries shall be securely attached in a manner to prevent dislocation in the event of an accident. The battery may be mounted in the engine compartment or, when mounted outside of the engine compartment, it shall be containe…

Trans 300.30 Book racks. (1) Book racks, if installed, shall be located above the side windows. They may not extend forward of the foremost point of the front seat or across or above the rear emergency door. (2) Book racks made of expanded, punched, or woven metal are not permitt…

Trans 300.31 Brakes. (1) Every school bus shall meet federal brake standards under 49 CFR 393.40 to 393.52, 396.17, and applicable standards under 49 CFR 571.105 and 571.121, in effect at the time of manufacture. Each brake system including the parking brake shall be maintained i…

Trans 300.32 Bumpers. (1) The front bumper of type A-I, B, C or D buses shall have not less than an 8-inch face and shall extend between the frame rails as a minimum. The bumper shall be of sufficient strength and be positioned to permit pushing a vehicle of similar weight withou…

Trans 300.33 Capacity. (1) The passenger capacity of a school bus shall be determined by the following standards: (a) Pupils through the 12th grade shall be allotted 13 inches of seating space. (b) Each wheelchair location shall be counted as one seating position. (2) There shall…

Trans 300.34 Color. (1) All school buses shall be painted national school bus glossy yellow with the exception of the trim, grill, roof, wheels and the bumpers. Grills and wheels may be chrome, black, yellow, silver, white or gray. Engine hood tops may be painted matte black or l…

Trans 300.35 Construction. (1) The construction shall be of prime commercial quality steel or other metal, or material with strength at least equivalent to all-steel, as certified by the bus body manufacturer, except for the grill, hood, or fenders and shall comply with FMVSS 220…