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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

SB 680

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requiring that certain rail passenger service extension projects be enumerated by the legislature.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the Department of Transportation (DOT) administers a rail

passenger route development program, funded from general obligation bond

proceeds. The program allows DOT, subject to various limitations, to provide funds

for certain expenses relating to rail passenger service, including capital costs related

to rail passenger service routes between the cities of Milwaukee and Madison.

Federal funds may also be available for rail passenger service route development.

This bill prohibits DOT from encumbering or expending any federal, state, or

local funds for any aspect of a rail passenger service extension project, including for

costs associated with environmental assessments or reports, preliminary

engineering or design work, or project construction, unless the legislature has

approved the project by statutory enumeration. The bill defines a "rail passenger

service extension project" as a project having a total cost of at least $100,000,000 that

involves extending an existing rail passenger route, or creating a new rail passenger

route, within any corridor between the cities of Milwaukee and Madison. The bill

does not enumerate any such projects.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Lasee (R) , Darling (R) , Grothman (R) , Hopper (R) , Lazich (R) , Leibham (R) , Olsen (R)

21 cosponsors

Bies (R) , Davis (R) , Gunderson (R) , Honadel (R) , Kerkman (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Knodl (R) , Kramer (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Lothian (R) , M. Williams (R) , Montgomery (R) , Murtha (R) , Petersen (R) , Spanbauer (R) , Strachota (R) , Suder (R) , Townsend (R) , Vos (R) , Vukmir (R) , Zipperer (R)

Full history

  1. Apr 9, 2010 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Leibham, A. Lasee, Hopper, Darling, Grothman, Lazich and Olsen;Cosponsored by Representatives Davis, Vos, Kramer, Bies, Gunderson, Honadel, Kerkman, Kleefisch, Knodl, LeMahieu, Lothian, Montgomery, Murtha, Petersen, Spanbauer, Strachota, Suder, Townsend, Vukmir, M. Williams and Zipperer

  2. Apr 9, 2010 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources

  3. Apr 21, 2010 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 28, 2010 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1