Senate

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Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources

Assembly Bill 447

Relating to: enforcement of certain environmental laws regulating mining and water pollution.

By Representatives Johnsrud, Hanson, Wood, M. Lehman, Turner, Gronemus, Ott, Robson, Meyer, Hasenohrl, Kelso, Musser, Seratti, Powers, Murat, Ward and Kreibich; cosponsored by Senators Clausing, Weeden, Plache, Wirch and Jauch, by request of the Attorney General James Doyle.

January 22, 1998 Referred to committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.

February 11, 1998 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

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

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for

· JoAnne Kloppenberg, Department of Justice & Attorney General James Doyle, Madison

· Brenda Hagman, WI Department of Natural Resources, Madison

Appearances against

· None.

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for

· Senator Alice Clausing, 10th Senate District

· Steve Jacquart, City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee

· Joan Hansen, WI Manufacturers & Commerce

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

· Liz Wessel, Madison

· Susan Mudd, Citizens for a Better Environment, Milwaukee

Registrations against

· None.

February 25, 1998 EXECUTIVE SESSION - POLLING

Moved by Senator Clausing that Assembly Bill 447

be recommended for concurrence.

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

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

CONCURRENCE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 4, Noes 0, Absent 0

Randy Romanski

Committee Clerk