Senate

Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources

Senate Bill 8

Relating to: transferring the public intervenor to the department of justice and making an appropriation.

By Senators Burke, Shibilski, Adelman, Clausing, Decker, Grobschmidt, Jauch, Moen, Moore, Plache, C. Potter, Risser, Wineke, Wirch and Chvala; cosponsored by Representatives Black, Baldwin, Baumgart, Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Krug, Notestein, R. Potter, Reynolds, Riley, Springer, Turner, Wasserman, R. Young, Vander Loop, Cullen, La Fave, Robson, Dueholm and Meyer.

January 15, 1997 Referred to committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.

December 18, 1997 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (5) Senators Clausing, Shibilski, Wirch, A. Lasee and Zien.

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for

· Keith Reopelle, WI Environmental Decade, Madison

· Chuck Sleeter, Chair, Town of Nashville

· Joe Strohl, Menomonee Indian Nation

· Rebecca Katers, Clean Water Action Council, Green Bay

· Ted Lind, WI Council of Sport Fishing Organizations & Milwaukee County Conservation Alliance

· Senator Brian Burke, 3rd Senate District

· Kira Henschel, Mining Impact Coalition, Madison

· Mark Kastel, Upper Midwest Milk Producers Assoc, La Farge

· Bill Bialk, Town of Osceola, Cascade

· Andy Voelzke, West Bend

· Andy Cohn, Attorney General's Office

· Matt Nelsen, Madison

· John Peck, UW Greens, Madison

· Bill von Meyer, Blue Mounds

· Dan Rodman, Madison

· Anne Chacon, Madison

Appearances against

· Russ Weisensel, WI Agri-Business Council, Madison

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for

· Representative Peter Bock, 7th Assembly District

· Caryl Terrell, John Muir Chapter - Sierra Club, Madison

· James P. Clark, WI County Code Administrators, Waunakee

· Zev Ross, River Alliance of WI, Madison

· Virginia Wickman, Verona

· Katherine Schmidt, Rio

· Herman Holtzman, Madison

· Susan Mudd, Citizens for a Better Environment, Milwaukee

· Margaret Krome, Madison

· Liz Wessel, Madison

· Representative Bob Dueholm, 28th Assembly District

Registrations against

· Kathy Markeland, WI Counties Assoc, Monona

· Paul Zimmerman, WI Farm Bureau, Madison

· John Exner, Midwest Food Processors Assoc, Madison

· Paul Julius, Midwest Food Processors Assoc, Madison

December 23, 1997 EXECUTIVE SESSION - POLLING

Moved by Senator Clausing that Senate Substitute Amendment 1

be recommended for introduction and adoption.

Ayes: (4) Senator Clausing, Shibilski, Wirch and A. Lasee.

Noes: (1) Senator Zien.

Absent: (0) None.

INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 4, Noes 1, Absent 0

Moved by Senator Clausing that Senate Bill 8

be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes: (3) Senators Clausing, Shibilski and Wirch.

Noes: (2) Senators A. Lasee and Zien.

Absent: (0) None.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 3, Noes 2, Absent 0

Randy Romanski

Committee Clerk