Also, please note that Representative Mark Pettis had temporarily moved to Seat 92 and Representative Mark Honadel was temporarily seated in Seat 47 while we were in session in August. Representative Mark Pettis will move back to his original seat, Seat 47.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me or Bonnie in my office at 6-3007.
Sincerely,
Daniel P. Vrakas
State Representative
33rd Assembly District
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
August 29, 2003
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
This report is transmitted as required by s.
20.002(11)(f), Wisconsin Statutes, (for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s.
13.172(3), Wisconsin Statutes), 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 cash balances during the month of July 2003.
On July 29, 2003, the Information Technology Investment Fund cash balance closed at its monthly low of a negative $1.0 thousand. The negative balance continued through July 31, 2003, when the balance closed at a negative $1.0 thousand. The negative balance was due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
On July 1, 2003, the General Fund cash balance closed at a negative $363.0 million. Negative balances persisted throughout the month, with intermittent positive balances. The General Fund closed at an intramonth low of a negative $762.7 million on July 30, 2003. The General Fund closed at a negative $622.4 million on July 31, 2003.
The Information Technology Investment Fund and the General Fund shortfalls 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, and as a result, the funds requiring the use of the authority will effectively bear the interest cost.
Sincerely,
Marc J. Marotta
Secretary
Referred to committee on Ways and Means.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
Madison
September 9, 2003
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
In accordance with sec. 1.11 (2)(j) Wis. Stats., the Department of Health and Family Services reports that it conducted one Environmental Assessment during the reporting period of July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2003.
The Environmental Assessment was done for the project to construct a new Administration and Armory Building at the Wisconsin Resource Center in Winnebago, WI. It was determined that the construction of this building does not have a significant negative effect on the environment.
Sincerely,
Helene Nelson
Secretary
Referred to committee on Natural Resources.
