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Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Agriculture
Assembly Bill 7
Relating to: storage and handling of anhydrous ammonia, creating an exemption from civil liability, and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Ott, Rhoades, Freese, Urban, Montgomery, Ladwig, Kestell, Sykora, Musser, Ward, Stone, Hundertmark, Albers, Pettis, La Fave, Ainsworth, Wade, Bies, Gronemus, Vrakas, Townsend, Plouff, Skindrud, Kreibich, Olsen, Gunderson, Lassa, Wasserman, Loeffelholz, Friske and Williams; cosponsored by Senators Erpenbach, Burke, Baumgart, Schultz, Zien and Roessler.

January 16, 2001 Referred to Committee on Agriculture.

January 25, 2001 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (14) Representatives Ott, Hahn, Ainsworth, Wade, Suder, Kestell, Loeffelholz, Bies, Plouff, Reynolds, Steinbrink, Gronemus, Lassa and Hubler.

Absent: (2) Representatives Petrowski and Schneider.

Appearances for
· Rep. Kitty Rhoades, 30th Assembly District
· Rep. Steve Freese, 51st Assembly District
· Sen. Jon Erpenbach, 27th Senate District
· JoAnna Richard, Department of Justice
· Robert Sloey, Department of Justice
· John Nied, Department of Justice
· Sheriff Scott Pedley, Lafayette County
· Michael Gorham, Chief of Police, Hazel Green, WI
· Sheriff Muhlhausen, Pierce County
· Dean Rossing, St. Croix Valley Drug Task Force
· Dave Hake, St. Croix Valley Drug Task Force
· Chris Spooner, Department of Commerce
· Joe Hertel, Department of Commerce
· Ron Kuehn, Wisconsin Agri Services Association

· John Manske, Wisconsin Federation of Co-ops

Appearances against

· none

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for
· Sen. Brian Burke, 3rd Senate District
· Ron Kuehn, WI Pork Producers Association, WI Potato & Vegetable Growers, WI State Cranberry Growers
· Keeley Moll, Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection
· Ron Statz, National Farmers Organization
· Amy Winters, WI Agribusiness Council, WI Fertilizer & Chemical Association, American Crop Protection Association

· Paul Zimmerman, Wisconsin Farm Bureau

Registrations against

· none

January 25, 2001 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (14) Representatives Ott, Hahn, Ainsworth, Wade, Suder, Kestell, Loeffelholz, Bies, Plouff, Reynolds, Steinbrink, Gronemus, Lassa and Hubler.

Absent: (2) Representatives Petrowski and Schneider.

Moved by Representative Ott, seconded by Representative Gronemus, that Assembly Bill 7

be recommended for passage.

Ayes: (14) Representatives Ott, Hahn, Ainsworth, Wade, Suder, Kestell, Loeffelholz, Bies, Plouff, Reynolds, Steinbrink, Gronemus, Lassa and Hubler.
Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (2) Representatives Petrowski and Schneider.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 0, Absent 2

Beata Kalies
Committee Clerk