Senate

Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources

Senate Bill 350

Relating to: drilling beneath the beds of the Great Lakes and adjacent waters to explore for or produce oil or gas.

By Senators Cowles, Burke, Decker, Darling, Jauch and Plache; cosponsored by Representatives Hutchison, Bock, Lorge, La Fave, Kreuser, R. Young, Plale, Baumgart, Vander Loop, Ryba and Plouff.

November 12, 1997 Referred to committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.

January 28, 1998 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (4) Senators Clausing, Wirch, A. Lasee and Zien.

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for

· Sean Dilweg, Senator Rob Cowles office

Appearances against

· Patrick Stevens, WI Manufacturers and Commerce, Madison

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for

· Paul Heinen, WI Department of Natural Resources, Madison

· Caryl Terrell, Sierra Club - John Muir Chapter, Madison

· Joe Strohl, Menominee Indian Tribe, Madison

· Senator Brian Burke, 3rd Senate District

Registrations against

· James E. Hough, Marathon Oil, Co, Madison

· Charles Elliott, WI Petroleum Council, Madison

February 25, 1998 EXECUTIVE SESSION - POLLING

Moved by Senator Clausing that Senate Bill 350

be recommended for passage.

Ayes: (2) Senators Clausing and Wirch.

Noes: (2) Senators A. Lasee and Zien.

Absent: (0) None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 2, Noes 2, Absent 0

Randy Romanski

Committee Clerk