Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform
Assembly Bill 547
Relating to: permitting and mitigation requirements for nonfederal and artificial wetlands and state assumption of the federal regulatory program governing the discharge of dredged or fill material into navigable waters.
By Representatives Steineke, Stafsholt, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Felzkowski, Horlacher, Jagler, Jarchow, Knodl, Kremer, Kuglitsch, Rodriguez, Allen and Hutton; cosponsored by Senators Roth, Craig, Feyen, Kapenga, LeMahieu and Lasee.
October 18, 2017 Referred to Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform
December 21, 2017 Public Hearing Held
Present: (6) Representative Horlacher; Representatives Hutton, Jacque, Brostoff, Genrich and Anderson.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (3) Representatives Ballweg, Macco and Quinn.
Appearances For
· Representative Rob Stafsholt - 29th Assembly District
· Senator Roger Roth - 19th Senate District
· Tina Bunker
· Jill Hendricks
· John Elrick - Village of Little Chute
· Howard Kamerer - WOW Logistics Co.
· David Chrauser
· Raymond Diederich - Diederich Farm LLC.
· Lynn Morgan - Waste Management
· Chad M. Fradette - Consultants/Clients
· Ben LaCount - Consultants/Clients
· Mark Lake - Wangard Real Estate
· Tom Larson - Wisconsin Realtors Association & NAIOP
· Paul Kent - Wisconsin Builders Association
· Brady Boycks - Wisconsin Builders Association
· Daniel Guild - Village of Weston Administrator
· John R. Davel - Davel Engineering & Environmental
· Dave Uttech - Keller
· Bob Norton
· Charles Hornang - Village of North Fond du Lac
· Albert B. Skinner - Mayor-City of Cumberland
· Dean Bergstrom - Cumberland Municipal Utility
· Nick Schmidt
· John Holevoet - Dairy Business Association
· Pete Thorson
· Lucas Vebber - WMC
· Mark Breideil - Keller, Inc.
· Jim Joling
· Gregory Ziegler
· Thomas Duerst
· Pete Read - Keller, Inc. & ABC
· Doug Sutter - Keller, Inc.
· Chad Wuebben - WBA
· David Belman - Wisconsin Builders Association & Belman Homes Inc.
Appearances Against
· Joe Pfeiffer
· Martin J. Voss
· Allen O'Leary - Northland Mitigation LLC. & Wetland & Wildlife LLC.
· Don Kirley - Wisconsin Waterfowl Association
· Scott Pritta
· Lloyd Eagan - Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy
· Al Shook - Waukesha County Conservation Alliance
· Nels Swenson & Kyle rorah - Ducks Unlimited
· Lynn Persson
· Jim Stroschein
· Thomas Johnston, MD
· Larry Bonde - Wisconsin Conservation Congress
· Todd Cook - Wisconsin Conservation Congress
· Erin O'Brien - Wisconsin Wetlands Association
· George Meyer - Wisconsin Wildlife Federation
· Mike Kuhr - Wisconsin Trout Unlimited
· Ed Judge
· Alex Weber - Pheasants Forever
· Peter I. Slaby
· Marty Moses - Pheasants Forever
· Larry Meyer - Conservation Congress-Rock Co./Wisconsin Trappers Assoc./Wisconsin Wetlands Assoc.
· Michael Engleson - Wiconsin Lakes
· Doung Fendry
· Justin T. Schultz
· Sarah Barry - Clean Wisconsin
· Paul Heinen - The Nature Conservancy
· Laurie Smaguck Johnson
Appearances for Information Only
· Russ Rasmussen - Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
· Tom Jerow - Wis. Green Fire
· Ron Eckstein - Wis. Green Fire
· Nick Haus - Wisconsin Environmental Restorations, LLC.
Registrations For
· Tim Roehl - Self
· Terrence Wall - T Wall Enterprises
· Paul Zimmerman - Wisconsin Farm Bureau
· Nathan Conrad - Natural Resource Development Association
· Bob Welch - Wisconsin Corn Growers Association
· Bob Welch - Fox Valley Riparian Rights Association
· Representative David Murphy - 56th Assembly District
· Michael Welsh - Wisconsin Economic Development Association
· Cherish Schwenn - Wisconsin Ready Mix Concrete Association
· Bill Eberle - Breeze Dairy Group
· Eric Bott - Americans for Prosperity WI
· Peter Joling
· Jordan Lamb - Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association
· Jordan Lamb - Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association
· Jordan Lamb - Advanced Disposal
· Rob Marchant - Wisconsin Water Alliance
· Seth Hudson - Cider Corp.
· Pat Goss - WTBA
· Jerry Deschane - Leage of Wisconsin Municipalities
Registrations Against
· Cheryl Nenn - Milwaukee Riverkeeper
· Molly May Thoma
· James Voss
· Joe Strohl - Menominee Indian Tribe
· Randy Helbach - Wisconsin Waterfowl Association
· Genie Ogden
· Nikolas Brahmer
· Diane Packett
· Ed Harvey
· Gwen Cassis
· Ava Kahn
· Hayat Brahmer
· Rose Meinholz
· John Reindl
· D. Ernst Meyer
· Kara O'Connor - Wisconsin Farmers Union
· Michael Noll
· Calvin Lawrence
· Chris Smith
· Judy Skog
· Ken Skog
· John H. Daly - Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy
· Bruce Ross - Ducks Unlimited
· Susan Shearer
· Robert Schearer - RMS Wetlands, LLC.
· David Gebauer
· Will Gruber
· Marian Celeswli
· Darleen McDuffee
· Bill Davis - Sierra Club
· Steve Kass - Ducks Unlimited
· Bob Spoerl - Ducks Unlimited
· Ray Smith - Ducks Unlimited
· Senator Fred Risser - 26th Senate District
· Priya Heinen
· Tom Dalveja
· Jayme Meyers - Wisconsin Conservation Congress
· Tom Hauge
· Daniel D. Carroll
· Scott McAuley
· Chris Nyland
· Ruth Ann Lee - Wisconsin Wildlife Federation
· Kevyn Quamme - Wisconsin Wildlife Federation/ Wings Over Wisconsin
· George Johnson - Wisconsin Wetlands Association
· Jeff Johnson - Wisconsin Wildlife Federation
· Alice Thompson - Thompson & Associates Wetland Services
· Theran Stautz
· Scott Zimmermann - Wisconsin Trapper's Association
· Harold Drake - Dodge County Alliance
· Penelope Shackelford
· Gary Shackelford
· Ann Johnston - Wisconsin Wildlife Foundation
· Tim Grunewald - International Crane Foundation
· Roberta Herschlieb
· Gary Dieck - Wisconsin Wildlife Federation
· Raj Shukla - River Alliance of Wisconsin
· Charlie Booher
· Chris Danou - Gathering Waters
· Linn Duesterbeck - WWA, Ducks Unlimited
· Kim Genich
· Nicholas Dmytrenko
· Kristina Femal
· Jake Dickmann
· Chelsey Blanke
· Jennifer Thiene
· Melissa Gibson
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
February 01, 2018 Executive Session Held
Present: (9) Representative Horlacher; Representatives Ballweg, Hutton, Jacque, Macco, Quinn, Brostoff, Genrich and Anderson.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Moved by Representative Brostoff, seconded by Representative Genrich that Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (4) Representatives Jacque, Brostoff, Genrich and Anderson.
Noes: (5) Representative Horlacher; Representatives Ballweg, Hutton, Macco and Quinn.
ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 2 ADOPTION NOT RECOMMENDED, Ayes 4, Noes 5
Moved by Representative Macco, seconded by Representative Hutton that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (6) Representative Horlacher; Representatives Ballweg, Hutton, Jacque, Macco and Quinn.
Noes: (3) Representatives Brostoff, Genrich and Anderson.
ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 6, Noes 3
Moved by Representative Macco, seconded by Representative Quinn that Assembly Bill 547 be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes: (6) Representative Horlacher; Representatives Ballweg, Hutton, Jacque, Macco and Quinn.
Noes: (3) Representatives Brostoff, Genrich and Anderson.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 6, Noes 3
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Anna Schwarz
Committee Clerk
