Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation

Assembly Bill 692

Relating to: funding for county snowmobile trails and areas and making an appropriation.

By Representatives Nygren, Ballweg, Born, Brandtjen, Brooks, Dittrich, Edming, Felzkowski, Horlacher, Kerkman, Loudenbeck, Magnafici, B. Meyers, Milroy, Mursau, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Skowronski, Spiros, Stuck, Thiesfeldt, Tusler, VanderMeer, Wichgers and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Olsen, Bernier, Bewley, Cowles, Erpenbach, Hansen, Marklein, Petrowski, Ringhand and Wirch.

December 23, 2019     Referred to Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation

January 07, 2020         Public Hearing Held

Present:       (11)      Representative Mursau; Representatives Krug, Pronschinske, Felzkowski, Swearingen, Edming, Wichgers, Milroy, Spreitzer, Sinicki and Vruwink.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (1)        Representative Tusler.

Appearances For

·      Sen. Luther Olsen - State Senator

·      Rep. John Nygren - State Representative

·      Sam  Landes - Association of WI Snowmobile Clubs

·      Dave Newman - Association of Wisconsin Snowmobile Clubs

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      Cathy Burrow - WI DNR

Registrations For

·      Wes Webendorfer - Association of WI Snowmobile Clubs

·      Rebekah  Luedtke - WI County Forest Assn

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

January 15, 2020         Executive Session Held

Present:       (11)      Representative Mursau; Representatives Krug, Pronschinske, Felzkowski, Swearingen, Edming, Wichgers, Tusler, Milroy, Spreitzer and Sinicki.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (1)        Representative Vruwink.

Moved by Representative Krug, seconded by Representative Pronschinske that Assembly Bill 692 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (12)   Representative Mursau; Representatives Krug, Pronschinske, Felzkowski, Swearingen, Edming, Wichgers, Tusler, Milroy, Spreitzer, Sinicki and Vruwink.

Noes:     (0)     None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 12, Noes 0

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Cory Bruce

Committee Clerk