Submitted by Department of Military Affairs.
Report received from Agency, August 31, 2006.
To committee on Criminal Justice and Homeland Security.
Referred on September 15, 2006.
Relating to the establishment of standards for the adoption of the mutual aid box alarm system, also known as MABAS, that may be used for deploying fire, rescue and emergency medical services personnel and equipment in a multi-jurisdictional or multi-agency emergency response.
Submitted by Department of Military Affairs.
Report received from Agency, August 31, 2006.
To committee on Criminal Justice and Homeland Security.
Referred on September 15, 2006.
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Communications
State of Wisconsin
Revisor of Statutes Bureau
Madison
DATE: August 1, 2006
TO: Patrick E. Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
Robert Marchant
Senate Chief Clerk
FROM: Gary L. Poulson
Assistant Revisor of Statutes
SUBJECT: Rules published in the August 31, 2006,
Wisconsin Administrative
Register, No. 608.
The following rules have been published:
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Groundwater Coordinating Council
Madison
August 2006
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
The Groundwater Coordinating Council (GCC) is pleased to release its 2006 Report to the Legislature. The GCC was formed in 1984 to help state agencies coordinate non-regulatory activities and exchange information on groundwater. For the past 22 years, the GCC has served as a model for interagency coordination and cooperation among state agencies, the Governor, local and federal government, and the university. It is one of the few groups in the nation to effectively coordinate groundwater activities in its state from an advisory position.
This report summarizes GCC and agency activities related to groundwater protection and management in FY 06 (July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006) and provides an overview of the condition of the groundwater resource. See the Executive Summary for highlights and the GCC's recommendations in Future Directions for Groundwater Protection. The full report will be made available online at
http://dnr.wi. gov/org/water/dwg/gcc/rtl/gccreport.htm.
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We hope you will find this report to be a useful reference in protecting Wisconsin's valuable groundwater resource.
Sincerely,
Todd Ambs
Director
Referred to committee on Natural Resources.
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State of Wisconsin
Investment Board
Madison
August 30, 2006
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Pursuant to s.
1.11 (2)(j) Stats., please distribute this notice to members of the Assembly. The State of Wisconsin Investment board did not consider any proposals or major actions in Wisconsin during fiscal year 2006 that would have significantly affected the quality of the human environment. Accordingly, the agency was not required to prepare any environmental assessments or impact statements under s.
1.11, Stats.
Please contact Sandy Drew at 261-0182 if you have any questions concerning this report.
Sincerely,
David C. Mills
Executive Director
Referred to committee on Natural Resources.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
Madison
September 1, 2006
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Section
227.485 (9) of the Wis. Stats. requires the Department to submit a report concerning decisions and resulting payments of attorney fees and related legal costs. Attorney fees and other legal costs are to be paid whenever the opposing party to an agency's Chapter
227 hearing prevails and it is determined the agency's position was not substantially justified. The attached report reflects payments made during SFY 2006.
In addition, under 814.245 (10) of the Wis. Stats., the Department is required to report any awards granted to the Department regarding frivolous motions brought against this Department. In SFY 2006, no motions of opposing parties were found to be frivolous. Consequently, the Department has no awards to report.
Sincerely,
Helene Nelson
Secretary
Referred to committee on Health.
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State of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Systems
Madison
September 1, 2006
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Please find enclosed a corrected copy of the report required under s.
36.55, Wisconsin Statutes, for the period of July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2006, which was forwarded to you yesterday by UW System President Reilly. This corrected copy adds a notation in the first footnote relating to "notices of claim." The data presented in the table is unaffected. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Sincerely,
Christopher L. Ashley
Senior System Legal Counsel
Referred to committee on Colleges and Universities.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources
Madison
September 6, 2006
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
We at the Department of Natural Resources are pleased to provide you with a copy of our annual Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act (WEPA) report. In fulfillment of Section
1.11 (2)(j) of the state statutes, this document provides information on the numbers of environmental assessments (EAs) and environmental impact statements (ElSs) completed by the Department in the past fiscal year.
Questions about the report can be directed to me at (608) 266-0426.
Sincerely,
James D. Pardee
WEPA Coordinator
Referred to committee on Natural Resources.
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State of Wisconsin
Public Service Commission
Madison
September 8, 2006
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Enclosed is a copy of the annual report the Public Service Commission (Commission) shall submit to the legislature as provided for in Wis. Stat. 1.11 (2)(j). It reports on the number and type of proposed actions requiring the preparation of an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement by the Commission between July 1, 2005 and June 30, 2006.
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If you have any questions on this report, please contact our Environmental Analysis and Review Coordinator, Kathleen Zuelsdorff, at (608) 266-2730.
Sincerely,
Daniel R. Ebert
Chairperson
Referred to committee on Natural Resources.
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State of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Systems
Madison
September 13, 2006
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
The attached document reflects the Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act (WEPA) activities of the University of Wisconsin System for the period of July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006. This annual report fulfills Section
1.11 (2)(j) of the
Wisconsin Statutes in that it provides information on the number of Type I Environmental Impact Statements and Type II Environmental Impact Assessments completed during the past fiscal year.
Should you have any questions regarding this report, they should be directed to Terri Reda, UW System Environmental Affairs Officer. Terri may be reached at 263-4410.
