Section 84.017. High-cost state highway bridge projects.

 

(1)  In this section, “high-cost state highway bridge project" means a project involving the construction or rehabilitation of a bridge on the state trunk highway system, including approaches, that has a total estimated cost of more than $150,000,000, but does not include any major interstate bridge project, as defined in s. 84.016 (1) , or any project involving a bridge that is part of a southeast Wisconsin freeway megaproject enumerated under s. 84.0145 (3) (b) .

(2)  Subject to sub. (3) and s. 86.255 , any high-cost state highway bridge project may be funded only from the appropriations under ss. 20.395 (3) (dr) , (dw) , and (dy) and 20.866 (2) (uup) .

(3)  

(a) During the 2011-13 fiscal biennium, the department may encumber or expend moneys from any of the appropriations under s. 20.395 (3) (aq) , (av) , (ax) , (br) , (bq) , (bv) , (bx) , (cq) , (cv) , and (cx) for preliminary costs associated with the reconstruction of the Hoan Bridge and approaches to the east bank of the Milwaukee River on I-794 in Milwaukee County.

(b)

1. Subject to subd. 2. , during the 2013-15 fiscal biennium, the department may encumber or expend moneys from any of the appropriations under s. 20.395 (3) (aq) , (av) , (ax) , (br) , (bq) , (bv) , (bx) , (cq) , (cv) , and (cx) for any costs associated with the reconstruction of the Hoan Bridge, including approaches, that exceed $226,000,000.

2. The department may not encumber or expend more than $10,000,000 from the appropriations specified in subd. 1. during the 2013-15 fiscal biennium for the purpose specified in subd. 1. unless the department submits to the joint committee on finance a request for authorization to encumber or expend the moneys and the joint committee on finance approves the request.

(4)  A high-cost state highway bridge project under this section may not be considered a southeast Wisconsin freeway megaproject under s. 84.0145 .

2011 a. 32 ; 2013 a. 20 .