Mar. 6 -- Two state legislators called Monday for an end to vehicle emissions testing in southeastern Wisconsin and a dramatic funding overhaul for the region's public buses and proposed commuter trains.

State Rep. Jeff Stone (R-Greendale) and state Sen. Jeff Plale (D-South Milwaukee) acknowledged their plan would stir controversy but said it was needed to solve major public transit funding problems.

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said he would oppose at least one part of the proposal, while Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker voiced preliminary support for all of the plan's key concepts.

The plan would place the fledgling Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Transit Authority in control of the Milwaukee County Transit System, Racine's Belle Urban System and Kenosha Transit, as well as the proposed KRM Commuter Link rail line.

At the same time, some $100 million in vehicle-related sales taxes statewide would be used to replace both property tax support and current state aid for the three bus systems. And, Stone said, the RTA would gain control over $91.5 million in long-unused federal transit aid for Milwaukee; much of that money could be funneled into the $198 million train line, according to Plale.

Barrett said he was willing to discuss most parts of the plan but would fight any attempt to use the $91.5 million for the KRM line. The mayor has proposed using the money for a downtown streetcar loop and for express buses.