Chapter 85, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
71 sections in this chapter.
Wis. Stat. § 85.23 Rural public transportation assistance program
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85.23 Rural public transportation assistance program. The department may administer a program for the distribution of rural public transportation aids made available to the state under section 18 of the urban mass transportation act of 1964, as amended, or under any similar feder…
Wis. Stat. § 85.24 Transportation employment and mobility program
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85.24 Transportation employment and mobility program. (1) PURPOSE. The purpose of this section is to promote the conservation of energy, reduce traffic congestion, improve air quality, enhance the efficient use of existing transportation systems, and enhance the success of welfar…
Wis. Stat. § 85.245 Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program
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85.245 Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program. (1) The department may administer a program for the distribution of federal funds for congestion mitigation and air quality improvement projects made available to the state under 23 USC 149. The cost of any project…
Wis. Stat. § 85.25 Disadvantaged business mobilization assistance program
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85.25 Disadvantaged business mobilization assistance program. (1) FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. The legislature finds that the lack of working capital is a major barrier to the participation of certain businesses in construction contracts with the department. This problem is most acute f…
Wis. Stat. § 85.26 Intercity bus assistance program
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85.26 Intercity bus assistance program. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Intercity bus service” means regularly scheduled bus service for the general public that operates with limited stops over fixed routes connecting 2 or more urban areas not in close proximity, that has …
Wis. Stat. § 85.27 Driver education grant program
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85.27 Driver education grant program. (1) The department shall establish and administer a driver education grant program. Under the program, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (5) (eq), the department may provide grants to a provider of a course in driver education that satis…
Wis. Stat. § 85.28 Driver license reinstatement training program
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85.28 Driver license reinstatement training program. The department shall administer a driver license reinstatement training program. From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (5) (cq), the department may contract with public or private entities for programs that provide persons who…
Wis. Stat. § 85.30 Motorcycle, moped and motor bicycle safety program
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85.30 Motorcycle, moped and motor bicycle safety program. The department shall develop and administer a motorcycle, moped and motor bicycle safety program. The program shall include operational skills training, safety education and public awareness and such other elements as the …
Wis. Stat. § 85.31 Information for tax bills
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85.31 Information for tax bills. By October 1, the department shall provide to the department of revenue the information about the aids paid under s. 86.30 to each municipality and county that will enable the department of revenue to furnish to taxation districts the information …
Wis. Stat. § 85.32 Statewide trauma care system transfer
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85.32 Statewide trauma care system transfer. Beginning July 1, 2000, and annually thereafter, the secretary shall transfer $80,000 from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (5) (dq) to the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (kx) for the purposes of the statewide trauma care system un…
Wis. Stat. § 85.35 Motor carrier projects program
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85.35 Motor carrier projects program. The department may administer a program for the study of motor carrier operations and may participate in projects, including pilot projects in cooperation with other jurisdictions, for the evaluation of programs affecting motor carriers. Hist…
Wis. Stat. § 85.51 State traffic patrol services
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85.51 State traffic patrol services. (1) SPECIAL EVENTS FEE. The department may charge an event sponsor, as defined by rule, a fee, in an amount calculated under a uniform method established by rule, for security and traffic enforcement services provided by the state traffic patr…
Wis. Stat. § 85.52 Transportation infrastructure loan program
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85.52 Transportation infrastructure loan program. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (ac) “Capital project” has the meaning given in 49 USC 5302. (ag) “Eligible applicant” means a county, city, village, town or combination thereof, Amtrak, as defined in s. 85.061 (1), a railroad, …
Wis. Stat. § 85.53 Electric vehicle infrastructure program
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85.53 Electric vehicle infrastructure program. The department may establish and administer an electric vehicle infrastructure program. Under the program, the department may provide funding for electric vehicle infrastructure projects eligible for funding under state or federal la…
Wis. Stat. § 85.55 Safe-ride grant program
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85.55 Safe-ride grant program. The department may award grants to any county or municipality or to any nonprofit corporation, as defined in s. 66.0129 (6) (b), to cover the costs of transporting persons suspected of having a prohibited alcohol concentration, as defined in s. 340.…
Wis. Stat. § 85.605 Professional football stadium maintenance and operating costs
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85.605 Professional football stadium maintenance and operating costs. (1) In this section: (am) “District board” has the meaning given in s. 229.821 (5). (b) “Football stadium” has the meaning given in s. 229.821 (6). (c) “Football stadium facilities” has the meaning given in s. …
Wis. Stat. § 85.61 Compliance with federal Help America Vote Act
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85.61 Compliance with federal Help America Vote Act. (1) The secretary of transportation and the administrator of the elections commission shall enter into an agreement to match personally identifiable information on the official registration list maintained by the commission und…
Wis. Stat. § 85.62 Transportation fund balance and appropriation reductions
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85.62 Transportation fund balance and appropriation reductions. (1) During any fiscal biennium, if at any time the department determines that, at the close of the fiscal biennium, net appropriations and fund reserves from the transportation fund will exceed estimated transportati…
Wis. Stat. § 85.63 Surveying reference station system
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85.63 Surveying reference station system. (1) The department shall administer a surveying reference station system consisting of all of the following: (a) A passive system consisting of a network of monuments located throughout the state that are used to generate latitude, longit…
Wis. Stat. § 85.64 Assessment of local bridges and culverts
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85.64 Assessment of local bridges and culverts. (1) The department shall administer a program for counties to inventory and assess the condition of local bridges and culverts that are 20 feet or less in length but greater than 6 feet in length. (2) (a) During the 2025-27 fiscal b…
Wis. Stat. § 85.65 Public protective services hearing protection assistance
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85.65 Public protective services hearing protection assistance. (1) The department shall establish and enter into a contract with a manufacturer of hearing protection devices to administer a public protective services hearing protection program. Under the program, the contract sh…