I just found a great backgrounder on the authority within the State Government of Wisconsin to deal with Fiscal Emergencies (the current budget shortfall):
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lfb/Misc/2008_02_15fiscal%20emergencies.pdf In that document is a section that lists programs that are protected from reductions. --- BEGIN QUOTE --- Enumerated Appropriations Not Subject to Reduction Under Section 13.101(6) Transportation 20.395(1) All appropriations under program 1 (aids) SEG 20.395(2)(cq) Harbor assistance, state funds SEG 20.395(2)(eq) Highway & local bridge improvement assistance, state funds SEG 20.395(2)(ev) Local bridge improvement assistance, local funds SEG 20.395(2)(ex) Local bridge improvement assistance, federal funds FED 20.395(2)(gq) Railroad crossing improvement & protection maintenance, state funds SEG 20.395(2)(gr) Railroad crossing improvement & protection installation, state funds SEG 20.395(2)(gs) Railroad crossing repair assistance, state funds SEG 20.395(2)(gv) Railroad crossing improvement, local funds SEG 20.395(2)(gx) Railroad crossing improvement, federal funds FED 20.395(3) All appropriations under program 3 (state highway facilities) SEG 20.395(4)(aq) Departmental management and operations, state funds SEG 20.395(4)(ar) Minor construction projects, state funds SEG 20.395(4)(at) Capital building projects, service funds SEG 20.395(4)(av) Departmental management and operations, local funds SEG 20.395(4)(ax) Departmental management and operations, federal funds FED 20.395(6)(af) Principal repayment and interest, local roads job preservation and major highway and rehabilitation, state funds GPR 20.395(6)(aq) Principal repayment & interest, transportation facilities, state funds SEG 20.395(6)(ar) Principal repayment & interest, buildings, state funds SEG 20.395(6)(au) Principal repayment & interest, Marquette interchange, I-94 N-S corridor reconstruction project, state funds SEG --- END QUOTE --- Conspicuous in their absence are the recently added bicycle line items: 20.395(2)(ov) [Bicycle and pedestrian facilities, local funds.] and 20.395(2)(ox) [Bicycle and pedestrian facilities, federal funds.] I'd like to suggest that the bike fed work to add the bicycling line item to the exclusion list. _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
