Wednesday, October 30, 2002
Ninety-Fifth Regular Session
The The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
September 30, 2002
The Honorable, The Legislature:
This report is transmitted as required by sec. 20.002(11)(f) of the Wisconsin Statutes, (for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under sec. 13.172(3) Stats.), and confirms that the Department of Administration has found it necessary to exercise the "temporary reallocation of balances" authority provided by this section in order to meet payment responsibilities and cover resulting negative balances during the month of August 2002.
On August 1, 2002, the General Fund cash balance closed at a monthly low balance of negative $682.2 million. The negative balance continued through August 31, 2002, when the balance closed at a negative $151.6 million. The negative balance was due to the overall budget shortfall, in combination with the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On August 1, 2002, the Common School Income Fund cash balance closed at a monthly low balance of negative $0.2 million. This negative balance continued until August 5, 2002, when the balance reached a positive $1.2 million. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On August 15, 2002, the Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment Fund cash balance closed at a monthly low balance of negative $4 thousand. This negative balance continued until August 27, 2002, when the balance reached a positive $11 thousand. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
The General Fund, the Common School Income Fund, and the Wisconsin Health Education Loan Repayment Fund negative cash balances were not in excess of the statutory interfund borrowing limitation and did not exceed the balances of the funds available for interfund borrowing.
The distribution of interest earnings to investment pool participants is based on the average daily balance in the pool and each fund's share. Therefore, the monthly calculation by the State Controller's Office will automatically reflect the use of these temporary reallocations of balance authority.
Sincerely,
George Lightbourn
Secretary
Referred to the joint committee on Finance.
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
October 29, 2002
The Honorable, The Senate:
The following lobbyists have been authorized to act on behalf of the organizations set opposite their names.
For more detailed information about these lobbyists and organizations and a complete list of organizations and people authorized to lobby the 2001 session of the legislature, visit the Ethics Board's web site at
http://ethics.state.wi.us/
Heifetz, Michael SSM Health Care of Wisconsin Inc (St. Mary's Hosp,
Merline, Paul Wisconsin Restaurant Association
Plautz, Jolene Wisconsin Curves Association
Also available from the Wisconsin Ethics Board are reports identifying the amount and value of time state agencies have spent to affect legislative action and reports of expenditures for lobbying activities filed by organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
Roth Judd
Director
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
October 23, 2002
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Erickson, Larry,
of Hurley, as a member of the Snowmobile Recreation Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2005.
Sincerely,
SCOTT McCALLUM
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Environmental Resources.
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The committee on Environmental Resources reports and recommends:
Relating to lead and copper monitoring and treatment requirements for public water systems.
No action taken.
Relating to wetland conservation activities.
No action taken.
Relating to the development of an aquifer storage recovery well or the operation of an ASR system by a municipal water utility.
No action taken.
Relating to permit and water quality certification time limits, exempt activities in nonfederal wetlands and the identification and delineation of nonfederal wetlands.
