Senate

Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources

Senate Bill 420

Relating to: the registration of professional geologists, hydrologists and soil scientists, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority and providing a penalty.

By Senators Shibilski, Panzer, Wineke, Plache, Chvala, Schultz, Rude, Moore, Weeden, Rosenzweig, Fitzgerald, Breske, Cowles, C. Potter, Risser, Zien, Huelsman, A. Lasee, Clausing and Drzewiecki; cosponsored by Representatives Johnsrud, Murat, Gard, Hasenohrl, Baumgart, Bock, Musser, Hanson, Grothman, Ryba, Goetsch, Springer, Gronemus, Ziegelbauer, Kaufert, Otte, Kreibich, Freese and Hebl.

January 28, 1998 Referred to committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.

February 25, 1998 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (4) Senators Clausing, Wirch, A. Lasee and Zien.

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for

· Senator Kevin Shibilski, 24th Senate District

· Mark Osten, American Institute of Professional Geologists, Fitchburg

· Mark Knaack, Committee for Fairness in Earth Sciences, Stoughton

· Fred Madison, Lodi

· Patricia McCormack, Deptute Secretary of the Department of Regulations and Licensing, Madison

· Peter Peshek, American Institute of Professional Geologists, Madison

· Walt Russell, Palmyra

· Dave Voight, American Institute of Professional Geologists, Cedarburg

· Carol Godiksen, WI Association of Consulting Engineers, Madison

· Robert Karnauskas, Natural Resource Technology, Inc, Pewaukee

· Joan Underwood, Geology Section - Joint Board, Plymouth

· William Jones, Fluid Management, Plover

· Harry Parrott, Dousman

Appearances against

· Jack W. Travis, UW-Whitewater

Appearances for Information Only

· Michael D. Lemcke, WI Department of Natural Resources, Madison

Registrations for

· Bill Bland, Monona

· Kevin McSweeney, UW-Madison Soil Science College, Madison

· John Norman, Madison

· Birl Lowery, Madison

· Robin Harris, UW-Madison Soil Science Department, Madison

· Gordon Starr, UW-Madison Soil Science Department, Madison

· Tom Miller, UW-Stevens Point

· Dale E. Parker, Madison

· Michael Collentine, Verona

· Pamm Kasper, Soil Science Society of America, Oregon

· Jay Poster, Soil Science Society of America, Waunakee

· David Mickelson, Geology Board, Madison

· Frank Luther, Helenville

· Dale Rezabett, Madison

· Tom Evans, Madison

· E. Jerry Tyler, Madison

· Margaret Blanchard, Madison

· Daniel Hall, Montgomery Watson, Cross Plains

· George J. Kraft, Amherst

· Rick Wietersen, Baumgartner Environics, Inc., Cambridge

· Scott Wilson, Ayres Associates, Inc., Madison

· Rick Apfel, Ayres Associates, Inc, Madison

· John Zajakowski, Fluid Management, Stevens Point

· Peter Molling, Fluid Management, Mosinee

· John M. Cain, WI Society of Professional Soil Scientists, Verona

· Carl Wacker, Madison

· Andrea Engebretson, Soil Science Department, Waunakee

· James E. Richmond, UW-Madison Soil Science Department, Madison

· Ronald Hartwig, UW-Madison Soil Science Department, Madison

· Kristofer Brye, UW-Madison Soil Science Department, Madison

· Seth Wilner, UW-Madison Soil Science Department, Madison

· Martha Anderson, UW-Madison Soil Science Department, Madison