AB356
AB356

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Environment

Assembly Bill 356
Relating to: creating a privilege for environmental audits, providing immunity for disclosures related to environmental audits and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Duff, Ziegelbauer, Kedzie, Jensen, Coggs, Ainsworth, Klusman, Brandemuehl, Vrakas, M. Lehman, Musser, Stone, Sykora, Petrowski, Albers, Grothman, Goetsch, Rhoades, Suder, Kestell and Jeskewitz; cosponsored by Senators Welch, Roessler, Schultz, Darling, Panzer and Farrow.

May 24, 1999 Referred to committee on Environment.

September 14, 1999
PUBLIC HEARING HELD


Present: (8) Representatives Kedzie, Johnsrud, Vrakas, Powers, Black, Bock, Meyer and Sinicki.

Absent: (2) Representatives Hutchison and Foti.


Appearances for

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Representative Marc Duff

·
Patrick Stevens, WI Manufacturers and Commerce

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Bill G. Smith, National Federation of Independent Business

·
Paul E. Sicula, WI Academy of Trial Lawyers


Appearances against

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JoAnne Kloppenburg, for Attorney General James Doyle

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Brenda Hagman, Department of Natural Resources

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Linda Wiese, Department of Natural Resources

·
Bertram C. Frey, US Environmental Protection Agency


Appearances for Information Only

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None.


Registrations for

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Marc Bentley, WI Motor Carriers Association

·
Amy Boyer, WI Economic Development Association

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Liz Buchen, Kwik Trip, Inc.

·
Jim Hough, Civil Trial Counsel of WI

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Tom Larson, WI Realtors Association

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Tom Liebe, WI Electric Power Company

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Paul Lucas, for Philip Morris on behalf of Miller Brewing

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Bill Reid, Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce

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Erin Roth, WI Petroleum Council

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Bill G. Smith, WI Coalition for Civil Justice

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Genise Smith-Watkins, American Plastics Council

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Chris Snyder, WI Auto and Truck Dealers Association

·
Senator Robert T. Welch


Registrations against

·
Todd L. Ambs, River Alliance of WI

·
Jeff Bentoff, City of Milwaukee

·
Caryl Terrell, Sierra Club - John Muir Chapter




March 21, 2000
EXECUTIVE SESSION


Present: (9) Representatives Kedzie, Johnsrud, Vrakas, Hutchison, Black, Bock, Representative Tim Hoven, Representatives Meyer and Sinicki.

Absent: (1) Representative Powers.


Moved by Representative Black, seconded by Representative Bock, that
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1
be recommended for introduction and adoption.


Ayes: (9) Representatives Kedzie, Johnsrud, Vrakas, Hutchison, Black, Bock, Representative Tim Hoven, Meyer and Sinicki.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (1) Representative Powers.


INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 0, Absent 1



Moved by Representative Hoven, seconded by Representative Vrakas, that
Assembly Bill 356
be recommended for passage as amended.


Ayes: (5) Representatives Kedzie, Johnsrud, Vrakas, Hutchison and Representative Tim Hoven.

Noes: (4) Representatives Black, Bock, Meyer and Sinicki.

Absent: (1) Representative Powers.


PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 4, Absent 1






Dan Johnson
Committee Clerk

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