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Office of the Transportation Commissioner in regulatory matters of mutual
interest; with the
Department of Development in matters of industrial development-related transportation,
in
promotion of vacation and travel services, other travel-recreation assets
of the state, permit re-
quirements, and in relocation, housing assistance and land use considerations;
with the Depart-
ment of Natural Resources in establishing highway information centers, environmental
analysis,
roadside development, state parks roadways, and the conduct of clean air
programs; with the
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection in studies of transportation
impact
on agriculture, and consumer complaints; with the Department of Health and
Social Services in
the coordination of transportation services for the elderly and the handicapped;
and with the
administrators of the Wisconsin Environmental Protection Act regarding other
transportation
impacts on state resources.
  The department maintains a close working relationship with local governments
and the pri-
vate sector concerning transportation development, traffic enforcement, communications
and
financial aids.





INDEPENDENT COMMISSION ATTACHED FOR LIMITED ADMINISTRATIVE PUR-
   POSES BY SECTION 15.03 OF THE STATUTES


             OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION

Commissioner of Transportation: JOSEPH SWEDA, 267-9861.
Deputy Commissioner: MARY ANN GERRARD, 266-3408.
Legal Counsel: MARK KAISER, 267-7137.
Motor Carrier Authorities Unit. JULE EYERS, 266-2672.
Railroad Safety Unit: REx A. MONTGOMERY, 266-0276.
Railroad Tariffs Unit: ROLLIN E. RASQUE, 266-2874.
Regulatory Examining Unit: MARY ANN GERRARD, 266-3408.
Safety Responsibility Unit: NOREEN OscAR, 266-8323.
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 7957, Madison 53707-7957; location: Room 801, Hill
Farms State
  Transportation Building, 4802 Sheboygan Avenue, Madison.
Telephone: (608) 266-2321.
Publications: Motor Carrier Deregulation in Wisconsin, July 1983 ($2.40 plus
5% sales tax).
Number of Employes: 24.00.
Total Budget 1985-87: $1,627,700.
Statutory Reference: Section 15.465 (1).
  History: The Transportation Commission became the Office of the Commissioner
of Trans-
portation on July 1, 1983, as provided by Chapter 347, Laws of 1981. The
Transportation
Commission, created by Chapter 29, Laws of 1977, was reconstituted from the
Highway Com-
mission in 1978. The latter, created in 1911, became part of the Department
of Transportation in
1967.
  Organization: The commissioner of transportation is appointed by the governor
with the con-
sent of the Senate.
  The Office of the Commissioner of Transportation is an independent body
attached to the
department for administrative purposes under Section 15.03 of the statutes.
  Agency Responsibility: The Office of the Commissioner of Transportation
performs quasi-judi-
cial responsibilities for transportation regulation, providing citizens with
an independent body


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