State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Department of Natural Resources
Madison
November 1, 1999
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Enclosed is the Environmental Improvement Fund Biennial Finance Plan for the 1999-2001 biennium.
The Environmental Improvement Fund program legislation (s.
281.59(3), Wis. Stats.) requires the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Administration to submit a final version of the Biennial Finance Plan to the Legislature and the State Building Commission following enactment of the biennial budget. The purpose of the plan is to provide information on loan, loan subsidy, and bonding levels for program operations in the 1999-2001 biennium.
Also included is a copy of the Environmental Improvement Fund Biennial Report for the 1997-1999 biennium. The report provides information on the activities and operations of the program during the previous biennium. This report is also submitted in accordance with s.
281.59(3), Wis. Stats.
If you have any questions regarding the Biennial Finance Plan or the Biennial Report, please contact Kathryn A. Curtner at 266-0860 or Frank Hoadley at 266-2305.
Sincerely,
Kathryn A. Curtner, Director
Bureau of Community Financial Assistance,
Department of Natural Resources
Frank R. Hoadley
Capital Finance Director
Department of Administration
Referred to committee on Natural Resources.
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Madison
October 15, 1999
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
This report presents statements of fund condition and operations (budgetary basis) of the State of Wisconsin for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1999. This satisfies the requirements of sec. 16.40(3), Wisconsin Statutes. Displayed are major sources of revenues and major categories of expenditures for the General Fund and other funds compared to the prior year.
The General Fund has an undesignated balance of $701.3 million as of the end of the fiscal year. This is $583.7 million higher than the $117.6 million estimate that was projected in the final Chapter
20 fund condition statement.
General purpose revenue taxes were $9.948 billion compared to $9.528 billion in the prior year, an increase of $420 million or 4.4 percent. General purpose revenue expenditures were $10.009 billion compared to $9.695 billion in the prior year, an increase of $314 million or 3.2 percent.
General purpose revenue spending increases in fiscal year 1999 were largely driven by increases in three areas: School Aids increased by $197.5 million, Corrections by $63.6 million, and the U.W. System by $26.8 million.
In fiscal year 1999, the State of Wisconsin continued to devote the major share of state tax collections to assistance to local school districts, municipalities and counties. Local assistance accounted for 61.2 percent of total general purpose revenue spending. Aid payments to individuals and organizations represented 16.6 percent of total general purpose revenue expenditures. The University of Wisconsin accounted for 9.2 percent of total general purpose revenue spending and state operations spending for all other state agencies accounted for 13.0 percent of the total.
The State of Wisconsin expects to publish its comprehensive annual financial report in December of 1999. The report will be prepared under generally accepted accounting principles.
Respectfully submitted,
George LIghtbourn
Acting Secretary
William J. Raftery, CPA
State Controller
Communications
November 2, 1999
Charles Sanders
Assembly Chief Clerk
402 Main
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Mr. Sanders:
I was absent on October 28, 1999 and unable to vote that day. I am writing to inform you of how I would have cast my vote had I been in attendance on that day.
On Passage of Assembly Bill 223 re: drug paraphernalia:
Yes.
On Passage of Assembly Bill 469 re: permitting an employer to refuse to employ or to terminate from employment an individual who has been convicted of a felony and who has not been pardoned: Yes.
On Passage of Assembly Bill 174 re: exceptions for peace officers to certain prohibitions relating to firearms: Yes.
On Passage of Assembly Bill 312 re: the requirement that an unemancipated minor obtain parental or other consent or a judicial waiver of that consent requirement before she can have an abortion: Yes.
If you have any questions on this, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Dean R. Kaufert
State Representative
55th Assembly District
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Special Guest
Representative Suder introduced Wisconsin's 52nd Alice in Dairyland, Amy Fischer from Loyal, who addressed the members from the rostrum.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
11:40 A.M.
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3:25 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
Representative Ladwig asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Representative Jensen introduced a privileged joint resolution.
Assembly Joint Resolution 84
Relating to: requiring a committee of conference to meet on the call of either cochairperson.
By Representatives Jensen
, Foti
, Gard
and
Porter
.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution 84 offered by Representatives Black, Colon, J. Lehman and Ziegelbauer.
Representative Jensen moved that Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution 84 be laid on the table.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution 84 be laid on the table?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Brandemuehl, Duff, Foti, Freese, Gard, Goetsch, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Handrick, Hoven, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Hutchison, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kelso, Kestell, Klusman, Kreibich, Ladwig, F. Lasee, M. Lehman, Leibham, Meyer, Montgomery, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Porter, Powers, Rhoades, Seratti, Skindrud, Spillner, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wieckert and Speaker Jensen - 55.
Noes - Representatives Balow, Berceau, Black, Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Colon, Cullen, Gronemus, Hasenohrl, Hebl, Huber, Hubler, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, La Fave, Lassa, J. Lehman, Meyerhofer, Miller, Morris-Tatum, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Reynolds, Richards, Riley, Ryba, Schneider, Schooff, Sherman, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Travis, Turner, Wasserman, Waukau, Williams, Wood, Young and Ziegelbauer - 43.
Absent or not voting - Representative Coggs - 1.
Motion carried.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution
84 be adopted?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
A490
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Balow, Berceau, Black, Bock, Brandemuehl, Carpenter, Colon, Cullen, Duff, Foti, Freese, Gard, Goetsch, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Handrick, Hebl, Hoven, Huber, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Hutchison, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kelso, Kestell, Klusman, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, La Fave, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lassa, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Leibham, Meyer, Meyerhofer, Miller, Montgomery, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plale, Plouff, Porter, Powers, Rhoades, Richards, Riley, Ryba, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Sinicki, Skindrud, Spillner, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wasserman, Waukau, Wieckert, Wood and Speaker Jensen - 87.
Noes - Representatives Boyle, Hubler, Morris-Tatum, Pocan, Reynolds, Schneider, Travis, Williams, Young and Ziegelbauer - 10.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Coggs and Hasenohrl - 2.
Motion carried.
Representative Hasenohrl asked unanimous consent to be recorded as voting "Aye" on the previous question. Granted.
Representative Jensen asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 84 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Jensen introduced a privileged joint resolution.
Assembly Joint Resolution 85
Relating to: prohibiting the cochairpersons of committees of conference from conferring together in private and permitting less than one-half of the members of committees of conference to confer together at the same time in private.
By Representatives Jensen
, Foti
, Gard
and
Porter
.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution
85 be adopted?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
