Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Utility Regulation

Senate Bill 85
Relating to: mergers, consolidations and acquisitions of electric or gas public utilities, formation of electric or gas public utility holding companies, and electric or gas public utility affiliates in a holding company system.
By Senators Moen, Decker, Schultz, Clausing, Chvala and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Linton, Ainsworth, Black, Notestein, R. Young, Bock, Gronemus, Plouff, Wood, Baldwin, Turner, La Fave, Baumgart, Robson and R. Potter.

February 19, 1997 Referred to committee on Utility Regulation.

March 5, 1997
PUBLIC HEARING HELD


Present: (7) Senators Moen, Clausing, Decker, Shibilski, Rude, Welch and Farrow.
Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for
· Terry Musser, 92nd Assembly District
· Keith Reopelle, WI Environmental Decade
· Greg Bollom, Madison Gas & Electric
· Jon Steinhaus, WI Federation of Cooperatives
· Paul Kusuda, AARP Capital City Task Force
· David Jenkins, WI Federation of Cooperatives
· Michael Lewin, IBEW Local 2150
· Mike Haak, IBEW Local 2150
· David Merritt, Citizens Utility Board
· Dan Smrekar, Jackson Co. Electric Cooperative
· Leigh Roberts, WI Retired Educators Assn.
· Curt Pawlisch, WI Citizens for Energy Independence
· Jim Boullion, WI Coalition for Fair Competition
· Warren Day, WI Coalition for Fair Competition

Appearances against
· Nick George, WI Utilities Assn.
· Jose Delgado, Wisconsin Electric
· Barry McNulty, Wisconsin Electric
· John Moore, Northern States Power Co.
· William Harvey, Wisconsin Power & Light
· David Helbach, Wisconsin Power & Light

Appearances for Information Only
· John Lorence, WI Public Service Commission
· Susan Stratton, WI Public Service Commission

Registrations for
· David Nispel, National Farmers Organization
· David Nispel, WI Farmers Union
· Chris Butler, Holmen, WI
· Robert Bilskemper, Trempealeau Electric Coop
· Tom Ezdon, Onalaska, WI
· Teresa Winstead, Madison, WI
· Audrey Chave, Madison, WI
· Ann McNeary, CWA-AFL-CIO
· Charles R. Johnson, Grantsburg, WI
· Max Michaelson, Black River Falls, WI
· Mike Anderson, Black River Falls, WI
· Cass Reynolds, Iola, WI
· Susan Olson, Soldiers Grove, WI
· David Oelkers, Arcadia, WI
· Robert Kretzschmar, Mellen, WI
· Richard Adler, Greenwood, WI
· Lola Kopan, Gays Mills, WI
· Ray Martin, Gays Mills, WI
· Bill Wenzel, WI Rural Development Center
· Tim Olson, Crawford Electric Cooperative
· Alan Kopan, Crawford Electric Cooperative
· Merlin Kuigne, Crawford Electric Cooperative
· Rick Swenson, Crawford Electric Cooperative
· Connie Swenson, Crawford Electric Cooperative
· Greg Saccia, Holmen, WI
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