The Plan proposes an allocation of $602,907.78, which includes $52,899.22 of Stripper XXI unapproved funds plus all accrued and future accruing interest, $300,000 of Stripper XXI inactive funds, the reallocation of $15,386.22 of prior year monies, and the reallocation of $234,622.34 of Exxon monies. The Plan proposes funding designed to leverage and coordinate Wisconsin's federal awards directed at clean and renewable energy research and development.
I appreciate your support in helping Wisconsin increase energy efficiency and the use of renewable energies. If you have any questions regarding the Plan or require additional information, please contact Judy Ziewacz, Director of Wisconsin's Office of Energy Independence, at 261-0607.
Sincerely,
michael l. morgan
Secretary
Referred to committee on Commerce, Utilities, Energy, and Rail.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services
September 14, 2009
The Honorable, The Legislature:
1997 Wisconsin Act 27 directs the Department of Health Services to submit an annual report to the Joint Committee on Finance on the previous fiscal year's utilization of nursing home beds by Medical Assistance (MA) recipients and also requires a discussion and projection of current fiscal year MA expenditures and likely balances. Section
49.45 (6v)(c) of the statutes requires that if the report shows a decrease in bed utilization by MA recipients at a rate greater than assumed in the budget, then the Department must propose a transfer of funds associated with that decrease from the MA budget to the Community Options Program (COP). However, statutes prohibit the Department from proposing a transfer that would create a deficit in the current year or biennial appropriation.
The number of nursing home patient days budgeted for FY09 in
2007 Act 20, the 07-09 Budget Bill, was 6,283,416. In FY09, MA recipients utilized 6,680,034 nursing home patient days, 396,618 days more than budgeted (Table 1). An analysis of patient days by level of care and the average daily cost for each care level indicates that actual expenses exceeded projections by approximately $43,583,300 AF ($15,328,200 GPR). Because of the higher than budgeted utilization of MA nursing home services, there is no surplus of nursing home funds to transfer to the Community Options Program appropriation.
Thank you for your attention to this report.
Sincerely,
karen e. timberlake
Secretary
Referred to joint committe on Finance.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources
September 15, 2009
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 6-0426.
Sincerely,
james d. pardee
Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act Coordinator
DNR Office of Energy and Environmental Analysis
State of Wisconsin
Joint Legislative Council
September 15, 2009
The Honorable, The Legislature:
I am pleased to transmit to you the following report to the 2009 Legislature on legislation introduced by the Joint Legislative Council:
RL 2009-06 Special Committee on Enhancing
Recreational Trails for Non-Motorized
Use [2009 Senate Bills 264, 265, and 266]
I would appreciate your including this letter in the Journal for the information of the membership. Additional copies of this report are available at the Legislative Council Staff offices, One East Main, Suite 401, or from our web page at
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lc/.
Sincerely,
Terry c. anderson
Director
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University of Wisconsin System
September 15, 2009
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, 2008 through June 30, 2009. This annual report fulfills Section
1.11(2)(j) of the Wisconsin Statutes, in that it provides information on the number of Type 1 Environmental Imapct Statements and Type II Environmental Impact Assessments completed during the past fiscal year.
Should you have any questions regarding this report, please direct them to Terri Reda, UW System Environmental Affairs Officer, at (608) 263-4410.
Sincerely,
kevin p. reilly
President
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State of Wisconsin
Government Accountability Board
September 15, 2009
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 2009-2010 session of the legislature, visit the Government Accountability Board's web site at
http://ethics.state.wi.us/.
Bellcock, Michael IBEW Local Union2150
Langyel, Michael Milwaukee Teachers Education Association
Brooks, Bryan National Popular Vote
Foti, Steven National Popular Vote
Sokol, Lawrence National Popular Vote
Brooks, Bryan Orion Energy Systems
Petersen, Eric J Wisconsin Independent Businesses Inc
Langenohl, Tony Wisconsin Independent Businesses Inc
Broberg, Jennifer Wisconsin Independent Businesses Inc
Also available from the Wisconsin Government Accountability 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,
kevin kennedy
Director and General Counsel
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State of Wisconsin
Investment Board
September 14, 2009
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to s.
1.11(2)(j) Stats., please distribute this notice to members of the Senate. The State of Wisconsin Investment Board did not consider any proposals or major actions in Wisconsin during fiscal year 2009 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,
keith bozarth
Executive Director
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State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
September 17, 2009
The Honorable, The Legislature:
We have completed an evaluation of the consolidation of administrative functions within the Department of Administration (DOA) and the Accountability, Consolidation, and Efficiency (ACE) Initiative, as requested by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee. In 2005, DOA implemented the ACE Initiative to improve management of purchasing, human resources, and information technology (IT) functions. Although the ACE Initiative ended in June 2007, many of its components remain in effect.
Currently, DOA provides human resources services to 7 other state agencies, purchasing services to 11 other agencies, and computer server and network support services to 7 other agencies. However, the agencies continue to incur costs to complete certain administrative tasks that DOA does not perform.
DOA negotiated 14 new contracts for some of the goods and services commonly purchased by state agencies and the University of Wisconsin System. From fiscal year (FY) 2005-06 through FY 2007-08, purchases under the contracts totaled $237.7 million. We estimate savings of $18.9 million from purchases of goods and services for which data were available. However, vendors were potentially paid $396,100 more than allowed under three of the contracts.
