Section 1.03. Use of allocated aid.

 

(1)  A county shall use its allocated aid to provide or assist transportation services designed for use by elderly or disabled persons. A county may, at its discretion, make these services also available to any other person on a space available basis.

(2)  Subject to the limitations specified in subs. (1) and (3) , a county may use its allocated aid and matching contribution required under s. Trans 1.05 (1) to:

(a) Directly provide transportation service;

(b) Purchase transportation service from any public or private organization;

(c) Directly subsidize elderly or disabled passengers for their use of transportation service;

(d) Reimburse elderly or disabled persons for use of their personal means of transportation, when prior approval of such transportation has been given by the county based on qualification standards which the county establishes;

(e) Perform or purchase planning or management studies on transportation;

(f) Coordinate transportation services;

(g) Perform or purchase in-service training relating to transportation service; or

(h) Purchase capital equipment for transportation service.

(3)  A county may not use its allocated aid and matching contribution to:

(a) Transport goods or freight except as an incidental part of passenger carrying service; or

(b) Pay expenses for general administration, not specifically related to approved transportation projects, or pay expenses of advisory committees to transportation projects, except where such committees are required by approved planning or management studies.

(4)  Allocated aid shall be used by a county to pay only for eligible expenses. Any aid which is not expended or held in trust shall be refunded to the department by June 30 following the end of the calendar year in which the aid was allocated.

History: Cr. Register, January, 1978, No. 265 , eff. 2-1-78; am. Register, November, 1978, No. 275 , eff. 12-1-78; emerg. cr. (1) (d), eff. 8-17-79; cr. (1) (d), Register, December, 1979, No. 288 , eff. 1-1-80; r. and recr. Register, July, 1982, No. 319 , eff. 8-1-82; am. (2) (g) and (h), r. (2) (i), cr. (4), Register, January, 1984, No. 337 , eff. 2-1-84; am. (1), (2) (c) and (d), Register, December, 1993, No. 456 , eff. 1-1-94; CR 04-034 : am (3) (intro.), (b) and (4) Register September 2004 No. 585 , eff. 10-1-04.