Wisconsin Code § 84.555

Additional funding of major highway and rehabilitation projects
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(1) Notwithstanding ss. 84.51 and 84.59,
major highway projects, as defined under s. 84.013 (1) (a), for the
purposes of ss. 84.06 and 84.09, southeast Wisconsin freeway rehabilitation projects under s. 84.014, and state highway rehabilitation projects for the purposes specified in s. 20.395 (3) (cq) ,
may be funded with the proceeds of general obligation bonds issued under s. 20.866 (2) (uum) if all of the following conditions
are satisfied:
(a) The department’s most recent estimate of the amount of
federal funds, as defined in s. 84.03 (2) (a) 1., that the department
will be appropriated under s. 20.395 in the current state fiscal
year is less than 95 percent of the amount of federal funds shown
in the schedule, as defined in s. 84.03 (2) (a) 2., for the appropriations under s. 20.395 in that fiscal year.
(b) The secretary has submitted a plan to the joint committee
on finance for the use of proceeds of general obligation bonds issued under s. 20.866 (2) (uum) and the joint committee on finance has approved the plan, except that the secretary may not
submit, and the joint committee on finance may not approve, a
plan for the use of an amount of proceeds of general obligation
bonds that exceeds the difference between the amount of federal
funds, as defined in s. 84.03 (2) (a) 1. , actually available to the
department to be appropriated under s. 20.395 in the current state
fiscal year and the amount of federal funds shown in the schedule, as defined in s. 84.03 (2) (a) 2., for the appropriations under
s. 20.395 in that fiscal year.
(1m) Notwithstanding sub. (1) and ss. 84.51 and 84.59, the
proceeds of general obligation bonds issued under s. 20.866 (2)
(uum) are allocated for expenditure obligations under s. 84.95

and s. 84.014, the proceeds of general obligation bonds issued under s. 20.866 (2) (uup) and (uuv) may be used to fund expenditure
obligations for the Marquette interchange reconstruction project
under s. 84.014, for the reconstruction of the I 94 north-south corridor, as defined in s. 84.014 (5m) (ag) 1m., for the reconstruction
of the Zoo interchange, as defined in s. 84.014 (5m) (ag) 2. , for
the reconstruction of the I 94 east-west corridor, as defined in s.
84.014 (5m) (ag) 1e., for southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects under s. 84.0145, and for high-cost state highway bridge
projects under s. 84.017, and the proceeds of general obligation
bonds issued under s. 20.866 (2) (uur) and (uuv) may be used to
fund expenditure obligations for southeast Wisconsin freeway
megaprojects under s. 84.0145.
(2) The joint committee on finance may approve, or modify
and approve, a plan received under sub. (1) (b) using the procedure specified in s. 84.03 (2) (c). No plan submitted under sub.
(1) (b) may be implemented unless the joint committee on finance has approved, or modified and approved, the plan.
(3) The secretary may submit a plan under sub. (1) (b) at any
time during a state fiscal year after the condition specified in sub.
(1) (a) is satisfied for that fiscal year.

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