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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 3 - Urban Mass Transit Operating Assistance Program; Procedures For Counting Passenger Trips › Section Trans 3.04 - Survey method

Current through June 24, 2024
(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 fare factors to all
			 similar service days during the calendar year. The calculation of average fare
			 factors takes into account the type of service day, the applicable tariff
			 schedules and the types of service being provided when the fare data are
			 collected. In order to obtain a reliable and valid measure of the number of
			 revenue passenger trips for any system, more than one average fare factor shall
			 be calculated in accordance with the procedures prescribed in this section. In
			 addition, the department may require a system to calculate more than one
			 average fare factor for any particular type of service day in order to reflect
			 special situations, including but not limited to subsystem operations, that may
			 otherwise distort the system's revenue passenger trip figure.
(2) AVERAGE FARES REQUIRED.
(a) The number of average fare factors that
			 are required to determine annual revenue passenger trips depend on the days of
			 the year when transit service is provided. In general, each transit system is
			 required to establish from 2 to 5 average fare factors that, when applied to
			 the corresponding days of the year, establish the system's ridership. The
			 actual number of average fare factors may be higher for transit systems
			 required to determine average fare factors for special subsystem routes. The
			 number of average fare factors required for a system is calculated by
			 classifying each day of the year on which service is provided into one of the
			 following categories:
1.
			 Weekday/school.
2. Weekday/no
			 school.
3. Saturday.
4. Sunday/holiday.
5. Special fare day.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 4 - Urban Mass Transit Operating Assistance Program › Section Trans 4.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
			 "Capital equipment" means non-expendable personal property for use in the
			 provision of public transit service having all of the following:
(a) An anticipated useful life of one year or
			 more.
(b) An acquisition cost of
			 $5,000 or more per unit.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 4 - Urban Mass Transit Operating Assistance Program › Section Trans 4.03 - Appropriateness of urban areas

Current through June 24, 2024
All urban areas shall be deemed appropriate for an urban mass
				transit system for purposes of receiving state aid, except that no city or
				village may receive state aid for a municipal bus transit system unless the
				system is approved by action of its governing body and by referendum vote of
				its electorate pursuant to s.
				66.0803(2)
				(a), Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 4 - Urban Mass Transit Operating Assistance Program › Section Trans 4.05 - State share of eligible project costs

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department
			 may audit all public and private providers of urban mass transit services
			 receiving state aids under the urban mass transit operating assistance program.
			 The audits shall be the basis for computing the maximum share of state and
			 federal aids each eligible applicant can apply against operating deficits for
			 each state aid contract period. If a private provider is a subsidiary
			 corporation, the department may audit both the subsidiary and the parent
			 corporation. The department shall conduct audits as follows:
(a) For all urban mass transit systems
			 participating in the state aid program, except those in which a local public
			 body contracts for services with a private provider on the basis of competitive
			 bids, the department shall audit the actual operating revenues and operating
			 expenses for each state aid contract period. Audits shall be conducted in
			 accordance with generally accepted governmental auditing standards.
(b) For mass transit systems in which a local
			 public body contracts for services with a private provider on the basis of
			 competitive bids, the department shall conduct contract compliance audits.
			 Additionally, the department shall audit any fees the local public body charges
			 to the department for administration of the private provider's service.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 4 - Urban Mass Transit Operating Assistance Program › Section Trans 4.06 - Distribution of state aids

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department
			 shall distribute the state appropriations for this program among eligible
			 applicants in accordance with the procedures set forth in s.
			 85.20(4m),
			 Stats., and also in accordance with provisions of the annual state grant
			 agreements executed between each applicant and the department.
(2) Except as provided in sub. (3), each
			 eligible applicant shall provide a local contribution, exclusive of user fees,
			 toward operating expenses in an amount equal to at least 20% of all state
			 allocations to that applicant under this chapter. No federal or state
			 categorical financial aids or passenger revenues are allowed as part of the
			 local contribution. No part of the local contribution may be paid by a private
			 provider contracting with the applicant public body. The local contribution
			 shall be determined by audit and calculated by subtracting passenger revenues,
			 federal aids and state aids from eligible project costs.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to an
			 eligible applicant that is served exclusively by a shared-ride taxicab
			 system.
(4) State aids shall be
			 paid to a recipient on a recurring basis, and no more than 4 times annually. If
			 the department's audit establishes that the state aid payment to a recipient
			 has exceeded any limitation on the state's share of eligible project costs
			 under s.
			 85.20,
			 Stats., then the recipient shall refund to the department an amount sufficient
			 to reduce the state aids to an amount that is in conformity with s.
			 85.20,
			 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 4 - Urban Mass Transit Operating Assistance Program › Section Trans 4.07 - Application for state aids

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Applications
			 shall be made in a form and manner prescribed by the department. If multiple
			 local public bodies in a given urban area contribute assistance to a mass
			 transit system, one eligible applicant shall submit a single application on
			 behalf of all participating local governments. The applicant public body, as
			 well as all other participating local governments, shall assure that the
			 required local shares of eligible project costs will be available.
(1m) Each state aid application shall include
			 a transit management plan which describes the mass transit system's operations
			 for the coming year, including the amount of service to be provided, the fares
			 to be charged, any steps to be taken to improve system effectiveness and
			 efficiency, and the procedures to be used for counting revenue passenger
			 trips.
(2) Applications for aids
			 shall be submitted to the department no later than December 15 of the year
			 immediately preceding the proposed project year. No application received after
			 January 1 of the project year shall be funded unless the secretary of
			 transportation determines that a later date is appropriate in order to properly
			 respond to an emergency situation.
(3) Eligible applicants serving an urban area
			 with a population exceeding 49,999 shall make available their application to
			 the appropriate metropolitan planning organization.
(4) Mass transit services receiving financial
			 assistance may be operated for less than a calendar year.
(5) Costs for services not included in the
			 application for state aids will not be eligible for funding until the following
			 project year unless the department so approves them in writing prior to the
			 time at which costs start accruing.
(6) An eligible applicant intending to submit
			 an application to support a new mass transit system shall notify the department
			 of its intention no later than January 15 of the preceding year to be eligible
			 for funding.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 4 - Urban Mass Transit Operating Assistance Program › Section Trans 4.08 - State aid grant agreements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) For each
			 calendar year, the department may execute an annual aid grant agreement with
			 each eligible applicant.
(2) State
			 aid grant agreements may be terminated by either the department or the
			 applicant under the following conditions:
(a)
			 By the department, if the department determines that the purpose of the aid
			 program as expressed in s.
			 85.20,
			 Stats., is not being fulfilled, or if the recipient fails to comply with the
			 terms and conditions of the state aid grant agreement.
(b) By the recipient, if the recipient makes
			 a formal application to the department to do so.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 4 - Urban Mass Transit Operating Assistance Program › Section Trans 4.09 - Planning requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
The following requirements apply to all eligible applicants
				receiving assistance under s.
				85.20,
				Stats.:
(1) TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT
			 PROGRAMS. The applicant shall prepare and submit annually to the department a
			 4-year transit development program, in the form and manner prescribed by the
			 department.
(2) PERFORMANCE GOALS.
			 The applicant shall establish annual service and performance goals for the
			 coming 4 project years and assess the effectiveness of its operations in
			 relation to those goals. The goals shall be submitted to the department as a
			 part of the application for state aids. At a minimum, systemwide goals shall be
			 established for the following performance indicators:
(a) The ratio of passengers, as expressed in
			 unlinked trips to service area population.
(b) The ratio of operating expenses to
			 passengers, as expressed in unlinked trips.
(c) The ratio of operating expenses to
			 revenue hours.
(d) The ratio of
			 revenues to operating expenses.
(e)
			 The ratio of passengers, as expressed in unlinked trips, to revenue
			 hours.
(f) The ratio of revenue
			 hours to service area population.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 4 - Urban Mass Transit Operating Assistance Program › Section Trans 4.10 - Management performance audits

Current through June 24, 2024
The department shall conduct a management performance audit of
				all urban mass transit systems participating in the program at least once every
				5 years. The department shall determine the scope of services for each audit in
				cooperation with the management of the mass transit system subject to the
				audit. This section does not apply to shared-ride taxicab
				systems.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 5 - Rideshare assistance program › Section Trans 5.01 - Purpose and scope

Current through June 24, 2024
The purposes of this chapter are to establish the department of
				transportation's administrative interpretation of technical assistance in s.
				85.24,
				Stats., and to prescribe administrative policies and procedures for
				implementing financial assistance under the Surface Transportation Assistance
				Act of 1978 in the loan and grant portion of the rideshare program for
				Wisconsin employers.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 5 - Rideshare assistance program › Section Trans 5.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) "Department" means the department of
			 transportation.
(2) "FHWA" means
			 the federal highway administration.
(3) "Van" means a passenger vehicle with a
			 capacity for 8 to 15 persons.
(4)
			 "Ridesharing" has the same meaning as defined in s.
			 85.24,
			 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 5 - Rideshare assistance program › Section Trans 5.03 - Technical assistance

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department shall respond to requests
			 for technical assistance in implementing ridesharing activities. The assistance
			 may include, but not be limited to, computer and manual matching systems,
			 training sessions, brokerage referrals and promotional materials that may be
			 available. The department may require that technical assistance requests be
			 made in writing and that appropriate information be supplied.
(2) The department may require payment of a
			 fee, as determined by the department, in providing materials such as computer
			 matching programs, but in no case shall the fee exceed actual costs incurred by
			 the department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 5 - Rideshare assistance program › Section Trans 5.04 - Financial assistance

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) All Wisconsin employers, public agencies,
			 or any combination thereof with a combined total of 15 or more employes are
			 eligible to apply for financial assistance for the purchase of vans and
			 implementation of rideshare programs. For purposes of this chapter, educational
			 institutions above the high school level shall also be considered eligible
			 applicants for commuting purposes by students, faculty and staff.
(2) To the extent that FHWA federal-aid funds
			 are available for rideshare program purposes, approved applicants shall be
			 offered interest-free, capital loans for up to 75% of van purchase costs. The
			 loans shall be repaid on a quarterly basis over a four-year period with each
			 payment equal to at least 1/16 of the total loan.
(3) All vans shall meet the specifications as
			 the department may prescribe to be eligible for the loan provisions of this
			 chapter.
(4) All loans shall be
			 issued on a reimbursement basis following a proof of purchase review by the
			 department.
(5) To the extent that
			 FHWA federal-aid funds are available for rideshare program purposes, loan
			 recipients may be offered administrative grants not to exceed $500.00 per
			 loan-assisted van. The grants shall be matched with a 25% cash or in-kind
			 recipient share.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 5 - Rideshare assistance program › Section Trans 5.05 - Applications

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Applications shall contain the
			 information as the department shall prescribe in its information for
			 applicants' booklet. The booklets shall be available in all transportation
			 region offices.
(2) Applications
			 for loans and grants shall be submitted to the appropriate transportation
			 region office. As long as FHWA federal-aid funds remain available, the
			 department shall accept applications on a continuous basis.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 5 - Rideshare assistance program › Section Trans 5.06 - Application evaluation

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department shall review and evaluate
			 all applications for conformity with the following program objectives:
			 conservation of energy; reduction in traffic congestion; improvement of air
			 quality; and efficient use of existing transportation systems and
			 facilities.
(2) The department may
			 reject applications for the following reasons:
(a) The project is not consistent with the
			 intent of the department's rideshare program objectives;
(b) The application is incomplete;
			 or
(c) Federal funds are
			 insufficient.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 5 - Rideshare assistance program › Section Trans 5.08 - Reporting requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
All recipients of financial assistance under this chapter shall
				be obligated to submit an annual progress report to the department. The
				progress reports shall prescribe passengers carried, miles traveled, operating
				revenues and expenses, and other related statistical data that the department
				may require. Other available information may be required on periodic visits
				from department personnel for continued program development and improvement.
				The information may include administrative procedures, promotional activities,
				problems, solutions or unique successes.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 6 - Rural And Small Urban Area Public Transportation Assistance Program › Section Trans 6.01 - Purpose and scope

Current through June 24, 2024
The purposes of this chapter are to prescribe the department's
				administrative interpretation of ss.
				85.20
				and
				85.23,
				Stats., and to prescribe the administrative policies and procedures for
				implementing the federal program for public transportation projects in rural
				and small urban areas. This program is authorized by
				49 USC
				5311, as amended. The goal of this program is
				to enhance access of people in rural and small urban areas for purposes such as
				health care, shopping, education, recreation, public services, and employment
				by encouraging the maintenance, development, improvement and use of public
				transportation services.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 6 - Rural And Small Urban Area Public Transportation Assistance Program › Section Trans 6.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) "Capital equipment" means non-expendable
			 personal property for use in the provision of public transportation service and
			 having all of the following:
(a) A useful
			 life of one year or more.
(b) An
			 acquisition cost of $5,000 or more per unit.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 6 - Rural And Small Urban Area Public Transportation Assistance Program › Section Trans 6.04 - Distribution of federal aids

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The state's
			 annual apportionment of federal section 5311 funds shall be distributed as
			 follows:
(a) Up to 10% will be reserved by the
			 department for administrative and technical assistance purposes. Such technical
			 assistance may include project planning, program development, management
			 development, coordination of public transportation programs and research the
			 department deems appropriate to promote effective means of delivering public
			 transportation services in rural and small urban areas. Any uncommitted balance
			 of the state's apportionment of administrative funds from a preceding project
			 year may be used during subsequent years until the balance is
			 depleted.
(b) Apportionments are
			 initially available for operating assistance grants to eligible applicants, but
			 when combined with state s.
			 85.20,
			 Stats., operating assistance funds are limited to the lesser of either the
			 operating deficit or 65% of the total eligible operating project costs. No
			 city, village, or town may receive federal section 5311 funds to operate a
			 municipal bus transportation system unless the system is approved by action of
			 its governing body and by referendum vote of its electorate pursuant to s.
			 66.0803(2)
			 (a), Stats.
(c) Any balance remaining in the
			 apportionment referred to in par. (b) after operating assistance limits are met
			 under par. (b) shall be available to all eligible applicants for capital grants
			 awarded in accordance with criteria set forth under s.
			 Trans
			 6.06.
(d)
			 Any balance remaining in the apportionment after capital assistance needs are
			 met under par. (c) shall be available to all eligible applicants for operating
			 assistance beyond the 65% limitation initially imposed in par. (b), not to
			 exceed allowable limits under
			 49 USC
			 5311.
(e) Not less than 15% of the apportionment
			 made available to the state shall be used for the development and support of
			 intercity bus service. Eligible activities under this program may include
			 planning and marketing, capital grants for intercity bus shelters, joint-use
			 stops and depots, operating grants through purchase-of-service agreements,
			 user-side subsidies and demonstration projects, and coordination of rural
			 connections between small transit operations and intercity bus carriers. This
			 requirement is effective unless the governor certifies that the intercity bus
			 service needs of the state are adequately being met.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 6 - Rural And Small Urban Area Public Transportation Assistance Program › Section Trans 6.05 - Operating grants to rural and small urban areas

Current through June 24, 2024
Subject to the limitations set forth in s.
				Trans
				6.03(1), the operating assistance
				funds available in s.
				Trans 6.04(1) (b) and
				(d) shall be allocated among eligible
				applicants in proportion to each applicant's share of the projected operating
				project costs of all applications.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 6 - Rural And Small Urban Area Public Transportation Assistance Program › Section Trans 6.06 - Capital grants

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) When awarding capital assistance funds
			 under s.
			 Trans 6.04(1)
			 (c), the department shall consider the age
			 and condition of items for which eligible applicants request funding, and the
			 following funding hierarchy:
(a) Urgent
			 capital needs that, based on available information, the department deems
			 critical to transportation safety, operations, or asset management;
(b) Replacement of vehicles operated by
			 existing systems;
(c) Projects to
			 initiate a public transportation service;
(d) Replacement of maintenance and storage
			 facilities of existing systems;
(e)
			 Purchase of vehicles by existing systems for expansion of transit
			 services;
(f) Expansion and
			 rehabilitation of maintenance and storage facilities of existing
			 systems;
(g) Purchase and
			 installation of passenger amenities for existing systems such as shelters and
			 bus stop signs;
(h) Capitalized
			 maintenance projects for existing transit systems;
(i) Mobility management projects;
(j) Job access and reverse commute projects,
			 except where the department evaluates these projects through a stand-alone
			 process using a set-aside of section 5311 funds; an
(k) Other capital projects for which the use
			 of section 5311 is permitted under 49 USC chapter 53.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 6 - Rural And Small Urban Area Public Transportation Assistance Program › Section Trans 6.07 - Application for federal aids

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Eligible
			 applicants may apply to the department for federal section 5311 funds. If more
			 than one local public body will financially participate in the project, one
			 body shall submit a single application on behalf of all. In those cases, the
			 federal aids received shall be allocated among all local public bodies in
			 proportion to each one's share of eligible project costs.
(2) Applications shall be submitted to the
			 department no later than December 15 of the year immediately preceding the
			 project year. The department may accept revisions to a submitted application
			 during the application review period. No application for operating assistance
			 or capital assistance received after December 15 of the year immediately
			 preceding the project year may be funded unless the department secretary
			 determines that a later date is appropriate in order to properly respond to an
			 emergency.
(3) The transit services
			 receiving financial assistance may be operated for less than a calendar
			 year.
(4) Applications shall be
			 made in a manner and form prescribed by the department in accordance with
			 governing federal regulations.
(5)
			 All applicants shall submit their applications to the department's bureau of
			 transit, local roads, railroads and harbors.
(7) The department reserves the right to
			 reject applications for any of the following reasons:
(a) The proposed project is not consistent
			 with the intent of the federal section 5311 program;
(b) Insufficient federal funds are
			 available;
(c) The application is
			 incomplete;
(d) The proposed
			 project is not effective and efficient when compared to projects of a similar
			 type. Such measures as the ratio of operating revenues to operating expenses,
			 passengers per mile of service, operating expenses per passenger, and
			 passengers per population served may be used to determine effectiveness and
			 efficiency.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 6 - Rural And Small Urban Area Public Transportation Assistance Program › Section Trans 6.08 - Reporting requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
All grant recipients shall maintain books and records in the
				manner required by the department and shall make periodic and special reports
				as required by the department or by governing federal regulations. If the
				reports are not filed as required, the department may withhold grant payments
				due the recipient until the recipient's reports are filed as
				required.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 6 - Rural And Small Urban Area Public Transportation Assistance Program › Section Trans 6.09 - Labor protection requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
Each eligible applicant, through formal resolution by its
				governing body, shall assume all responsibility and liability for all labor
				protection requirements imposed by the federal government to implement section
				13 (c) of the urban mass transportation act of 1964, as amended. The department
				shall not fund any applicant that fails to comply with this
				section.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 6 - Rural And Small Urban Area Public Transportation Assistance Program › Section Trans 6.10 - Property management and disposition

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Grant
			 recipients shall retain ownership of, and exercise continuing control over,
			 equipment and facilities purchased with federal section 5311 funds throughout
			 their useful life. Grant recipients shall ensure that equipment and facilities
			 so purchased are maintained consistent with manufacturer instructions, sound
			 asset management practices, and the terms of their grant agreements with the
			 department.
(2) Grant recipients
			 shall report on equipment and facilities purchased with federal section 5311
			 funds in a manner, format, and timeframe that the department
			 specifies.
(3) Grant recipients
			 shall request disposal instructions from the department when they are ready to
			 dispose of any equipment or facilities purchased with federal section 5311
			 funds.
(4) Proceeds received from
			 the disposition of equipment and facilities may be retained by the grant
			 recipient subject to the provision of sub. (4m) below but shall be used for
			 public transit purposes consistent with applicable federal transit
			 administration guidelines, such as the following:
(a) To purchase additional capital
			 equipment.
(b) To pay expenses of
			 the operating assistance project.
(c) To pay the local share of capital
			 assistance projects.
(d) To pay the
			 local share of operating assistance projects.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 8 - Allocation Of Federal Public Transit Assistance Program Funds To Urbanized Areas Under 200,000 Population › Section Trans 8.01 - Purpose and scope

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to prescribe the policies and
				procedures which the department, acting on behalf of the governor, will use for
				the distribution of federal funds apportioned to the state of Wisconsin for
				mass transit assistance to urbanized areas of under 200,000 population. This
				program is authorized by
				49 USC
				5307.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 8 - Allocation Of Federal Public Transit Assistance Program Funds To Urbanized Areas Under 200,000 Population › Section Trans 8.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) "Capital assistance" means provision of
			 funds to pay part of the cost of a capital project.
(1m) "Capital project" means any of the
			 following for an eligible mass transit system:
(a) The acquisition, construction,
			 reconstruction or improvement of facilities.
(b) The acquisition of vehicles or
			 equipment.
(c) Capitalized
			 maintenance costs.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 8 - Allocation Of Federal Public Transit Assistance Program Funds To Urbanized Areas Under 200,000 Population › Section Trans 8.03 - Distribution of federal assistance

Current through June 24, 2024
The governor's annual apportionment of federal section 5307
				funds shall be distributed as follows:
(1)
(a)
			 Funds apportioned to the governor and made available by the department for
			 operating assistance shall be allocated annually among eligible recipients in
			 proportion to each recipient's share of the projected operating expenses of all
			 eligible recipients for the project year. No recipient may receive an
			 allocation that exceeds 50% of its operating deficit for any project year in
			 accordance with
			 49 USC 5307(d)
			 (2); and no recipient shall receive an
			 allocation that when combined with the state s.
			 85.20,
			 Stats., operating assistance funds exceeds 60% of its projected operating
			 expenses.
(b) The department shall
			 provide to each eligible recipient projections of state and federal fund
			 amounts for operating assistance which will be allocated to each recipient for
			 the next project year as soon as possible after October 1, based on the best
			 information available at the time regarding state and federal budgeted amounts
			 and the operating assistance needs of the recipients.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 8 - Allocation Of Federal Public Transit Assistance Program Funds To Urbanized Areas Under 200,000 Population › Section Trans 8.04 - Reporting requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
All eligible recipients receiving a grant of federal section
				5307 funds shall maintain books and records in the manner required by the
				department and shall submit periodic and special reports as required by the
				department or by applicable federal regulations.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 10 - Transit Safety Oversight Program For Rail Fixed Guideway Transportation Systems › Section Trans 10.01 - Purpose and scope

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) STATUTORY AUTHORITY. This chapter
			 interprets and implements s.
			 85.066(2),
			 Stats., and establishes the administrative policies and procedures for the
			 transit safety oversight program for rail fixed guideway transportation systems
			 in the state, in accordance with
			 49 USC
			 5329 and 49 CFR Part 674.
(2) APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies to
			 the department and any person that owns, operates, or provides services on a
			 rail fixed guideway transportation system in the state.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 10 - Transit Safety Oversight Program For Rail Fixed Guideway Transportation Systems › Section Trans 10.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
			 "Agency safety plan" means the document or documents describing a rail transit
			 agency's safety policies, objectives, responsibilities, and
			 procedures.
(2) "Department" means
			 the Wisconsin department of transportation.
(3) "FTA" means the federal transit
			 administration, an agency within the United States department of
			 transportation.
(4) "National
			 public transportation safety plan" means the federal plan to improve the safety
			 of all public transportation systems that receive federal financial assistance
			 under Chapter 53 of title 49 of the United States Code.
(5) "Person" means any natural person,
			 partnership, corporation, business entity, or governmental body.
(6) "Public transportation safety
			 certification training program" means either the federal interim provisions
			 made in accordance with
			 49 USC
			 5329(c)(2), or the federal
			 program authorized by
			 49 USC
			 5329(c)(1).
(7) "Rail fixed guideway transportation
			 system" or "rail transit system" has the same meaning given in s.
			 85.066(1),
			 Stats.
(8) "Rail transit agency"
			 means any person who provides services on a rail fixed guideway transportation
			 system.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 10 - Transit Safety Oversight Program For Rail Fixed Guideway Transportation Systems › Section Trans 10.03 - Transit safety oversight program

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DESIGNATION OF
			 OVERSIGHT AGENCY. The department is the designated state safety oversight
			 agency for the state, and shall develop and administer the transit safety
			 oversight program for rail fixed guideway transportation systems in the state,
			 as authorized by s.
			 85.066(2),
			 Stats., and as required by
			 49 USC
			 5329 and 49 CFR Part 674.
(2) REQUIREMENTS OF OVERSIGHT AGENCY. The
			 department shall, per requirements under 49 CFR Part 674, do all of the
			 following:
(a) Unless relieved of such
			 requirement by federal waiver, the department shall do all of the following:
1. Remain financially and legally independent
			 from any rail transit agency under the department's oversight under this
			 chapter.
2. Prohibit any rail
			 transit agency under the department's oversight under this chapter from
			 providing funds to the department.
3. Prohibit department provision of direct
			 public transportation services in an area with a rail fixed guideway
			 transportation system under the department's oversight.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 10 - Transit Safety Oversight Program For Rail Fixed Guideway Transportation Systems › Section Trans 10.04 - State safety oversight program standard

Current through June 24, 2024
The department shall adopt and distribute a written state
				safety oversight program standard, as required by
				49 CFR
				674.27 and consistent with the national
				public transportation safety plan. The department shall annually submit to FTA
				any revisions of its program standard, and shall distribute the most recent
				version of the program standard evaluated by FTA to all rail transit agencies
				under the department's oversight.
The current version of the state safety oversight program
				  standard is on file with the department's Public and Specialized Transit
				  Section and available by accessing the department's public website at
http://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/doing-bus/local-gov/astnce-pgms/transit/compliance/safety-rail.aspx
or upon request.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 28 - Harbor assistance program › Section Trans 28.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Commercial transportation facility"
			 means a facility used by vessels under construction or repair, by vessels
			 transporting passengers or commodities or by commercial fishing vessels, but
			 does not include a facility used on a regular basis by recreational or sport
			 fishing vessels.
(1m) "Cruise
			 vessel" means a passenger vessel as defined in
			 46 USC
			 2101(22) or a small
			 passenger vessel as defined in
			 46 USC
			 2101(35) that provides
			 overnight accommodations for at least 50 passengers for hire and operates on a
			 schedule between 2 points of sailing. Cruise vessels are not considered to be
			 recreational vessels.
(2)
			 "Department" means the Wisconsin department of transportation.
(3) "Disposal facility" means containment
			 facilities, diked or unliked disposal sites, or transfer sites for future
			 beneficial reuse.
(4) "Disposal
			 facility costs" means costs of acquisition, construction, operation, or
			 physical maintenance of a disposal facility.
(5) "Dock wall" means any bulkhead, pier or
			 shoreline development used as a commercial transportation facility.
(6) "Dredging" means the excavating of harbor
			 sediment or bottom materials, including the mobilization or operation of
			 equipment for excavation, the sampling and analysis of sediment to determine
			 the composition of material to be dredged or the transportation of dredged
			 material to and placement of dredged material in a disposal facility.
(7) "Dredged material disposal" means placing
			 dredged material in a disposal facility.
(8) "Eligible applicant" has the meaning
			 given in s.
			 85.095(1)
			 (a), Stats.
Note: Federally recognized tribal governing bodies are also
				eligible applicants, based on s.
				20.002(13),
				Stats.
(9) "Eligible costs"
			 means costs approved in a grant agreement.
(9m) "Ferry" means a passenger vessel that
			 has provisions for deck passengers or vehicles, or both, and operates on a
			 regular schedule between a minimum of 2 points.
(10) "Maintenance dredging" means dredging in
			 an area previously dredged to the dimensions agreed upon in the grant
			 agreement, but does not include dredging to greater dimensions than those to
			 which the area has been previously dredged.
(11) "Project priority list" means a ranking
			 by the department, assisted by an advisory council as described in s.
			 Trans
			 28.06(3), of various eligible
			 applicant-proposed harbor improvement projects in the rank order in which the
			 department proposes to fund the various projects.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 28 - Harbor assistance program › Section Trans 28.04 - Eligible projects

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DESCRIPTION. Every eligible harbor
			 assistance project shall benefit a commercial transportation facility. Eligible
			 harbor assistance projects include dockwall and disposal facility construction,
			 repair, maintenance or rehabilitation; maintenance dredging of materials from a
			 harbor or dredging of new harbor areas; dredged material disposal; and other
			 harbor improvements related to the physical needs of a port that maintain or
			 increase commodity or passenger movement capabilities.
(2) LOCATION. Eligible projects shall be
			 located only in Great Lakes or Mississippi River system harbors where vessels
			 take on or discharge a combined total of more than 1,000 tons of commercial
			 cargo per year; where commercial, naval or recreational vessels are built;
			 where passenger or vehicle-carrying ferry service connects the Wisconsin
			 communities along the Great Lakes and Mississippi River, or connects the
			 Wisconsin mainland with other states, Canadian provinces or populated islands
			 in Wisconsin or where commercial fishing vessels unload fish. The U.S. army
			 corps of engineers' annual tonnage figures shall be the basis for the tonnage
			 determination; where tonnage figures are not available, the eligible applicant
			 shall provide tonnage figures based on auditable records.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 28 - Harbor assistance program › Section Trans 28.05 - Project selection

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department shall base its project
			 selection on the following criteria, listed in each paragraph in descending
			 order of importance:
(a) Economic impact of
			 the project:
1. Indicators of expected
			 economic impact shall be determined by a benefit-cost analysis. Benefits must
			 exceed costs for the project to be further evaluated for funding.
2. The expected number of jobs created by a
			 project or lost by not completing a project shall be considered.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 28 - Harbor assistance program › Section Trans 28.06 - Grant award

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department shall annually establish
			 deadlines for filing harbor assistance project applications and shall give
			 appropriate notice of the deadlines. Notice shall be by mail, sent to every
			 eligible applicant that has met the planning requirements under s.
			 Trans 28.10.
			 The department shall issue notice of the grant awards within 180 days after an
			 application deadline. No grant funds may be committed to an eligible applicant
			 until a grant agreement is negotiated and signed by the department and the
			 eligible applicant.
(2) The
			 department may rescind grant awards in whole or in part if:
(a) All legally required permits are not
			 obtained by July 1 of the calendar year for which a grant is awarded;
(b) Local matching funds are not advanced
			 when due;
(c) Funds to be made
			 available from other sources because of the grant are not advanced when
			 due;
(d) Work eligible for grant
			 reimbursement is not begun in the calendar year for which the grant was
			 awarded;
(e) A significant change
			 in the project scope occurs after notice of the grant award is issued;
			 or
(f) The grantee is in default
			 under the grant agreement.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 28 - Harbor assistance program › Section Trans 28.07 - Grant amounts

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) In accordance with s.
			 85.095(2)
			 (a), Stats., the state share of project costs
			 may not exceed 80% of the eligible costs incurred by the eligible applicant for
			 the harbor assistance project.
(2)
			 For projects funded in part by the U.S. army corps of engineers, the state
			 share may not exceed 50% of the non-federal share of the project
			 costs.
(3) For projects with
			 federal funding, other than those projects funded in part by the U.S. army
			 corps of engineers as described in sub. (2), the state share may not exceed 80%
			 of the non-federal share of project costs; furthermore, the minimum eligible
			 applicant share shall be no less than 10% of project costs.
(4) The department may not assume a
			 continuing funding responsibility for any project.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 28 - Harbor assistance program › Section Trans 28.08 - Grant agreement

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Harbor assistance projects for which
			 grants are approved shall be formally implemented through grant agreements
			 between the department and the eligible applicant. If the eligible applicant is
			 unable or unwilling to enter into a grant agreement with the department in the
			 calendar year for which the applicant's project is approved, the applicant
			 shall resubmit another application for the project before the department shall
			 again consider it for funding.
(2)
			 The types and amounts of costs eligible for state assistance shall be
			 negotiated in developing a grant agreement. Eligible costs may include final
			 engineering, construction, and dredging costs and other costs agreed to by the
			 department and the eligible applicant. The following items, however, are not
			 eligible for reimbursement:
(a) Eligible
			 applicant's general grant administration costs;
(b) Costs of acquiring permits or of
			 preparing environmental documents, feasibility studies, conceptual project
			 designs or design revisions; and
(c) Interest on money borrowed by the
			 eligible applicant or interest charged to the applicant for late payment of
			 project costs.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 28 - Harbor assistance program › Section Trans 28.09 - Application process

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Applications for harbor assistance
			 program grants shall be submitted to the department in a manner and form
			 prescribed by the department. Forms shall be available without
			 charge.
(2) Each application shall
			 include the following information:
(a) A
			 resolution officially adopted by the eligible applicant containing:
1. A formal request for assistance.
2. The name of the eligible applicant's
			 representative authorized to sign forms or claims. The representative shall be
			 the applicant's contact person for the project. If there are more than one, all
			 their names shall be included in the application.
3. A statement that the eligible applicant
			 will accept responsibility for operation and maintenance of the proposed
			 project after completion of the work funded.
4. A statement that the proposed project is
			 consistent with the harbor development plan or with the comprehensive plan of
			 the local government if a plan or plans have been adopted. A copy of any plan
			 shall be attached to the application.
5. A statement that the proposed project is
			 consistent with the 3-year harbor development statement of intentions submitted
			 by the eligible applicant as required by s.
			 Trans
			 28.10.
6.
			 A statement that the eligible applicant agrees to provide the department, in a
			 timely manner, additional analysis or documentation supporting the application,
			 whenever the department considers it necessary during the application review
			 process.
7. A statement that the
			 eligible applicant agrees to provide required matching funds up to a stated
			 maximum at the time and in the manner specified in the grant
			 agreement.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 28 - Harbor assistance program › Section Trans 28.10 - Planning requirement

Current through June 24, 2024
No grant may be made under s.
				85.095,
				Stats., and this chapter, unless the eligible applicant provides the department
				a description of the harbor projects for which the applicant may request state
				assistance under s.
				85.095,
				Stats., or federal aid, or both, during the next 3 years. The description shall
				be submitted prior to April 1 preceding the fiscal year in which the applicant
				seeks aid under this chapter. The department may waive this planning
				requirement.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 29 - Utility facilities on department of transportation railroad property › Section Trans 29.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
This chapter prescribes policies and procedures for installing
				and maintaining utility facilities on department railroad property. Under this
				chapter, utility facility installation, modification and maintenance may be
				permitted if it does not adversely affect existing or anticipated railroad
				operations, otherwise impair department railroad property or conflict with any
				federal, state, or local laws. This chapter applies to all public and private
				utilities including: municipal and cooperative utilities, cable television
				companies and individuals desiring to install or maintain a utility facility on
				department railroad property. This chapter interprets ss.
				85.08,
				85.09
				and
				85.15, Stats.
				Chapter PSC 132 does not apply to department railroad
				property.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 29 - Utility facilities on department of transportation railroad property › Section Trans 29.02 - Application

Current through June 24, 2024
This chapter shall apply to all existing utility facilities
				retained, relocated, replaced or altered on department railroad property and to
				all new utility facilities installed on department railroad property. It
				describes the minimum requirements that any utility shall meet before
				installing or maintaining a utility facility on department railroad
				property.