85.065 Urban rail line relocations. (1) (a) Any county, city, village, town or combination thereof may apply to the department for a study of the cost and benefits of the location and form of railroad lines, associated facilities, and railroad operations within an urban area. Upon receiving such application, the department may undertake or contract […]
85.066 Transit safety oversight program. (1) Definition. In this section, “rail fixed guideway transportation system” means a public transportation system being designed, engineered, constructed, or operated that is intended to operate upon a fixed guideway, including a railway, and that is not subject to regulation by the federal railroad administration. (2) Program and funding. The […]
85.067 Midwest interstate passenger rail compact. The midwest interstate passenger rail compact is enacted into law and entered into by this state with all other states legally joining therein substantially in the following form: MIDWEST INTERSTATE PASSENGER RAIL COMPACT The contracting states solemnly agree: (1) Article I — Statement of Purpose. Through joint or cooperative […]
85.07 Highway safety coordination. (1) Duties. The secretary, under the direction of the governor, shall coordinate the highway safety activities of the various agencies of state government; evaluate and make recommendations to the governor with respect to program proposals submitted by state agencies and political subdivisions for federal and state funds in conjunction with the […]
85.075 Rail program rules. The department shall adopt rules to carry out the railroad programs under ss. 85.08 and 85.09. History: 1983 a. 27; 1985 a. 135 s. 85.
85.077 Railroad projects and competitive bidding. (1) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (4), if a project involving the construction, rehabilitation, improvement, demolition, or repair of rail property or rail property improvements is funded in any part with public funds, the department or the recipient of the public funds shall let the project by […]
85.08 Freight railroad assistance. (1) Legislative findings. The legislature finds that private capital and local governmental financial and technical resources are unable to fully meet the transportation needs of all citizens. It is determined that the programs authorized under this section are legitimate governmental functions serving proper public purposes. (2) General powers. The department shall […]
85.085 Private road crossings. (1b) In this section, “rehabilitated” means a significant rebuilding of railroad track that restores severely deteriorated track to a minimum service standard or, for track that is at or above a minimum service standard, that increases the service standard of the track. (1m) The department shall make payments from the appropriation […]
85.09 Acquisition of abandoned rail property. (1) Definitions. As used in this section: (b) “Municipality” means any city, village or town. (c) “State agency” means state departments and independent agencies. (d) “System diagram map” means the map required under federal law to be filed with the department by the railroad operating in this state that […]
85.093 Intermodal freight assistance. The department may make grants to public or private applicants for intermodal freight facilities that the department determines have a public purpose. In the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, a grant made under this section shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (bu). After July 1, 2021, a grant made […]
85.095 Harbor assistance program. (1) Definitions. In this section: (a) “Eligible applicant” means a county, municipality, town or agency thereof, a board of harbor commissioners organized under s. 30.37, or a person who owns a harbor facility. (am) “Harbor facility” has the meaning given in s. 30.01 (3). (b) “Harbor improvements” means any dock wall […]
85.10 Sale of aerial photographic survey products. The department may sell to any person the selection of photographic products from the aerial photographic survey conducted under s. 23.325. The department may retain an amount equal to the costs that it incurs in selling and reproducing the photographic products. History: 1977 c. 418; 1979 c. 175 […]
85.103 Disclosure of personal identifiers. (1) In this section, “personal identifier” means a name, social security number, telephone number, street address, post-office box number or 9-digit extended zip code. (2) The department shall include on any form for application for original registration under s. 341.08, for application for renewal of registration under s. 341.08, for […]
85.105 Sale of motor vehicle records. (1) Notwithstanding s. 343.24 (2m), the department may contract with a person to periodically furnish that person with any records on computer tape or other electronic media that contain information from files of motor vehicle accidents or uniform traffic citations and that were produced for or developed by the […]
85.107 Scholarship and loan repayment incentive grant program. (1) Purpose. The scholarship and loan repayment incentive grant program is created to assist in improving the representation of targeted group members within job classifications in which targeted group members are underutilized in the department. (2m) Definitions. In this section: (am) “Person with a disability” means any […]
85.12 Statewide public safety radio management program. (1) The department shall administer a statewide public safety radio management program. From the appropriations under s. 20.395 (5) (dk) and (dq), the department may provide statewide tower site management, public safety frequency management, public safety database administration and planning services related to statewide public safety radio management. […]
85.13 Cost of traffic violation and registration program. The department shall develop a system for charging local units of government or other authority as defined in s. 345.28 (1) (a) for the cost of the development and operation of the traffic violation and registration program under ss. 341.08 (4m), 341.10 (7) and (7m), 341.63 (1) […]
85.14 Payments by credit card or other electronic payment mechanism; electronic transactions. (1) (a) The department may accept payment by credit card, debit card, or any other electronic payment mechanism of any fee that is required to be paid to the department. The department shall determine which fees may be paid by credit card, debit […]
85.15 Property management. (1) Subject to any prior action under s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848 (1), the department may improve, use, maintain or lease any property acquired for highway, airport or any other transportation purpose until the property is actually needed for any such purpose and may permit use of the property for purposes […]
85.16 Department rules and forms. (1) The secretary may make reasonable and uniform orders and rules deemed necessary to the discharge of the powers, duties and functions vested in the department. The secretary may also prescribe forms for applications, notices and reports required by law to be made to the department or which are deemed […]
