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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 247

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Relating to: an agricultural roads improvement grant program and making an appropriation. (FE)

Agriculture Bridge County Reports Road — Construction and repair Sunset Transportation department of — Roads

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Department of Transportation to establish an

agricultural road improvement grant program. Under the program, projects are

eligible for reimbursement of up to 100 percent of the costs of a project under the

program if all of the following apply:

1. The project is for the improvement of a local road, minor collector, bridge, or

culvert (agricultural road facility) that is maintained by a political subdivision.

2. The agricultural road facility provides access to agricultural lands used for

the production of agricultural goods and is used by more than one agricultural

producer.

3. Due to structural deficiencies, the agricultural road facility is subject to

weight limitations at least annually.

4. After completion of the project, the agricultural road facility will not be

subject to weight limitations other than under extraordinary or emergency

circumstances.

The bill also requires DOT to prioritize projects that improve access by the

largest number of agricultural producers, projects that make improvements to

agricultural road facilities that are the oldest, projects that will result in the largest

reduction in deferred or repeated trips by vehicles of agricultural producers, projects

that will result in the greatest positive economic impact, projects making

improvements to agricultural road facilities that provide the only feasible route of

access, and projects that are the subject of a grant application by a political

subdivision that faces demonstrable fiscal or administrative difficulties in

completing highway projects.

The bill also requires that for a project under this program, upon request by a

grantee, DOT must be designated as a fiscal agent of a grantee that is a political

subdivision and that, upon agreement by the grantee and the county, a county may

be designated as a fiscal agent of a grantee if the grantee is a town located within the

county. If acting as a fiscal agent under this program, DOT or a county must, upon

request, pay reimbursable costs for a project when incurred and retain or receive

grant moneys in reimbursement of these payments.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Bradley (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Cowles (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Feyen (R) , James (R) , Marklein (R) , Pfaff (D) , Quinn (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Testin (R) , Tomczyk (R) , Wanggaard (R)

43 cosponsors

Armstrong (R) , Behnke (R) , Binsfeld (R) , C. Anderson (D) , Callahan (R) , Conley (D) , Dittrich (R) , Edming (R) , Goeben (R) , Green (R) , Gundrum (R) , Gustafson (R) , Hurd (R) , Jacobson (D) , Kitchens (R) , Krug (R) , Kurtz (R) , Magnafici (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Nedweski and Wichgers , Novak (R) , O'Connor (R) , Oldenburg (R) , Penterman (R) , Petryk (R) , Plumer (R) , Rettinger (R) , Rozar (R) , Sapik (R) , Schmidt (R) , Schraa (R) , Shankland (D) , Snyder (R) , Sortwell (R) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , Summerfield (R) , Swearingen (R) , Tittl (R) , Tranel (R) , VanderMeer (R) , Wittke (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jun 2, 2023 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jun 2, 2023 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jun 2, 2023 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Apr 20, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Marklein, Tomczyk, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Cowles, Felzkowski, Feyen, James, Pfaff, Quinn, Spreitzer, Testin, Wanggaard and Bradley; cosponsored by Representatives Tranel, VanderMeer, Novak, C. Anderson, Armstrong, Behnke, Binsfeld, Callahan, Conley, Dittrich, Edming, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, Hurd, Kitchens, Krug, Kurtz, Magnafici, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Oldenburg, Penterman, Petryk, Plumer, Rettinger, Rozar, Sapik, Schmidt, Schraa, Shankland, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Summerfield, Swearingen, Wittke and Tittl

  2. Apr 20, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government

  3. May 3, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  4. May 22, 2023 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Marklein

  5. May 23, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. May 24, 2023 · Senate

    LRB correction (Senate Substitute Amendment 1)

  7. May 24, 2023 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. May 31, 2023 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Marklein

  9. Jun 1, 2023 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  10. Jun 2, 2023 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  11. Jun 2, 2023 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  12. Jun 2, 2023 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  13. Jun 2, 2023 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  14. Jun 5, 2023 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-7-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  15. Jun 6, 2023 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Marklein

  16. Jun 7, 2023 · Senate

    Representatives Nedweski and Wichgers added as cosponsors

  17. Jun 7, 2023 · Senate

    Read a second time

  18. Jun 7, 2023 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  19. Jun 7, 2023 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  20. Jun 7, 2023 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  21. Jun 7, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  22. Jun 7, 2023 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  23. Jun 7, 2023 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  24. Jun 7, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. Jun 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  26. Jun 9, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor

  27. Jun 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Read

  28. Jun 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up

  29. Jun 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  30. Jun 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Tranel

  31. Jun 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  32. Jun 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  33. Jun 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  34. Jun 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended

  35. Jun 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  36. Jun 14, 2023 · Senate

    Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  37. Jun 14, 2023 · Senate

    Taken off the Assembly message, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1b)

  38. Jun 14, 2023 · Senate

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 concurred in

  39. Jun 14, 2023 · Senate

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  40. Jun 15, 2023 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  41. Jun 16, 2023 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 6-16-2023 by directive of the Majority Leader

  42. Jun 22, 2023 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 6-21-2023. 2023 Wisconsin Act 13

  43. Jun 22, 2023 · Senate

    Published 6-22-2023