Wednesday, November 1, 2006
Ninety-Seventh Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Thursday
, October
26, 2006.
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The committee on Energy, Utilities and Information Technology reports and recommends:
Relating to rules adopted to meet all requirements in section 303.304 of the regulations of the federal price commission in regard to increases in rates or charges of utilities, railroads, motor carriers, and carriers by water within the public service commission's jurisdiction.
No action taken.
Relating to assessments attributable to acid deposition studies and monitoring activities, the regulation of certain wireless telecommunications providers, radio common carriers, the repeal of obsolete language and the updating of rule language to be in conformity with current drafting conventions.
No action taken.
Robert Cowles
Chairperson
The committee on Natural Resources and Transportation reports and recommends:
Relating to air pollution permit exemptions and air pollution permit exemption fees, and affecting small business.
Modifications requested, Ayes 4, Noes 1.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Kedzie, Stepp, Kapanke and Breske.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Wirch.
Neal Kedzie
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
October 31, 2006
The Honorable, The Senate:
The following lobbyists have been authorized to act on behalf of the organizations set opposite their names.
For more detailed information about these lobbyists and organizations and a complete list of organizations and people authorized to lobby the 2005-06 session of the legislature, visit the Ethics Board's web site at
http://ethics.state.wi.us
Kohler, Daniel Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group (WISPIRG)
Wallace, Matthew Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group (WISPIRG
Also available from the Wisconsin Ethics Board are reports identifying the amount and value of time state agencies have spent to affect legislative action and reports of expenditures for lobbying activities filed by organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
R. Roth Judd
Executive Director
State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
October 31, 2006
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 September 2006.
On September 6, 2006, the General Fund cash balance closed at a negative $44.7 million. This negative balance continued through September 8, 2006, when the fund's cash balance closed at a positive $0.1 million. On September 18, 2006, the General Fund cash balance closed at a negative $100.8 million. This negative balance continued through September 20, 2006, when the fund's cash balance closed at a positive $191.2 million. The negative balances were due to the difference in the timing of revenues and expenditures.
The General Fund shortfall was not in excess of the statutory interfund borrowing limitations 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,
Stephen E. Bablitch
Secretary
Referred to joint committee on Finance.
Department of Natural Resources
October 31, 2006
The Honorable, The Senate:
In fulfillment of the requirements under s.
299.80 (16), Wisconsin State Statutes, I am submitting to you a copy of the Environmental Cooperation Pilot Program 2006 Progress Report. Please distribute as appropriate. I am also providing a copy of the Report to the Governor and to the Honorable Chief Clerk of the Assembly.
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Thank you.
