Section 85.062. Major transit capital improvement projects.

 

(1)  In this section, “major transit capital improvement project" means a project that has a total cost of more than $5,000,000 and which involves any of the following:

(a) Construction of a separate roadway designated for use by buses or other high-occupancy modes of travel.

(b) Initial construction or expansion of a light rail transit system.

(c) Initial construction or expansion of a commuter rail transit system. In this paragraph, “commuter rail" has the meaning given in s. 85.064 (1) (a) .

(2)  No major transit capital improvement project may be constructed using any state transportation revenues unless the major transit capital improvement project is specifically enumerated in a list under sub. (3) . Notwithstanding s. 84.013 (4) , a major transit capital improvement project that is enumerated under sub. (3) may be constructed without being included in the list of major highway projects under s. 84.013 (3) .

(3)  The department may proceed with construction of the following major transit capital improvement projects:

(a) The Dane County commuter rail project.

(b) Any project resulting from the Milwaukee Downtown Transit Connector Study of the Wisconsin Center District.

1993 a. 437 ; 2003 a. 33 ; 2009 a. 28 ; 2011 a. 32 .