AB479

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Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Environment
Assembly Bill 479
Relating to: an environmental improvement program, environmental performance evaluations, environmental management programs, providing immunity from civil penalties for certain violations of environmental requirements, access to certain information, and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Duff, Ziegelbauer, Kedzie, Ott, Huebsch, Albers, Lippert, Ainsworth, Krawczyk, Powers, M. Lehman, Sykora, Townsend, Grothman, Vrakas, Ward, Stone and Musser; cosponsored by Senators Welch, Roessler, Darling and Huelsman.

August 21, 2001 Referred to Committee on Environment.

September 25, 2001 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (7) Representatives Kedzie, Ott, Vrakas, Pocan, Bock, Miller and J. Lehman.

Absent: (3) Representatives Johnsrud, Gunderson and Powers.

Appearances for
· State Representative Marc Duff, 98th Assembly District
· Jeff Schoepke, WI Manufacturers and Commerce

· Bill Smith, National Federation of Independent Business

Appearances against
· Mark McDermid, WI Department of Natural Resources

· Caryl Terrell, Sierra Club - John Muir Chapter

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for
· Representative Mike Powers, 80th Assembly District
· Christopher Synder, WI Automobile and Truck Dealers Association
· Patrick Stevens, WI Transportation Builders Association
· Marc Bentley, WI Motor Carriers Association
· Pat Osborne, Aggregate Producers of Wisconsin
· Robert Fassbender, WI Economic Development Association/Civil Trial Council of WI

· Nathan Elias, Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce

Registrations against
· JoAnna Richard, WI Department of Justice
· Kerry Schumann, WI Public Interest Research Group
· Todd Ambs, River Alliance of Wisconsin

· Keith Reopelle, WI Environmental Decade

March 7, 2002 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (10) Representatives Kedzie, Johnsrud, Gunderson, Ott, Powers, Vrakas, Pocan, Bock, Miller and J. Lehman.

Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Representative Vrakas, seconded by Representative Miller, that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1

be recommended for introduction and adoption.

Ayes: (10) Representatives Kedzie, Johnsrud, Gunderson, Ott, Powers, Vrakas, Pocan, Bock, Miller and J. Lehman.
Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 10, Noes 0, Absent 0

Moved by Representative Vrakas, seconded by Representative Ott, that Assembly Bill 479

be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes: (10) Representatives Kedzie, Johnsrud, Gunderson, Ott, Powers, Vrakas, Pocan, Bock, Miller and J. Lehman.
Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 10, Noes 0, Absent 0

Dan Johnson
Committee Clerk