Section Trans 202.06 - Application procedure(1) Application to have a route designated as a Wisconsin scenic byway is voluntary. Interested parties seeking designation may include residents, organizations and local governments. The responsibility for identifying a suitable route for scenic byway designation rests with the aforementioned groups.(2) There shall be at least one local government sponsor who initiates the application procedure.(3) The department shall design the application form and determine the completeness of responses from local government sponsors. The department may require preliminary information from the local government sponsor to determine if the proposed route has a reasonable potential for being designated as a state scenic byway. Resolutions from local governments abutting the proposed route may be required. Note: The application form may be obtained upon request by writing to the Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Investment Management, Bureau of Planning, Room 901, P. O. Box 7913, Madison, WI 53707-7913.
(4) A corridor management plan shall be prepared by the local government sponsor after the route's potential has been confirmed by the SBAC, but before final designation takes place.(5) The SBAC shall evaluate the application materials and make a recommendation to the secretary on the approval or denial of the request to designate the proposed route as a scenic byway.(6) The secretary shall make the decision to approve or deny an application for designation of the proposed route as a scenic byway.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Transportation Trans 202.06
CR 04-057: cr. Register February 2005 No. 590, eff. 3-1-05.