Assembly

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Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Natural Resources

Assembly Bill 61

Relating to: fees for fish and game licenses and stamps, bear hunting, shining bear, the bear hunting approval system, the wildlife damage surcharge and granting rule-making authority.

By Representatives Gunderson, Linton, Johnsrud, Baumgart, Ainsworth, Dueholm, Hutchison, Murat, Ourada, Schafer, Boyle, Dobyns, Ott, Olsen, Underheim and M. Lehman; cosponsored by Senators Shibilski, Jauch, Huelsman, Moore and Risser.

February 3, 1997 Referred to committee on Natural Resources.

February 5, 1997 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (10) Representative Johnsrud, Powers, Brandemuehl, Ott, Gunderson, Hutchison, Black, Bock, Huber and Baumgart.

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for

· Secretary George Meyer, Department of Natural Resources

· Representative John Ainsworth, 6th district

· Representative Scott Gunderson, 38th district

· Louis Locke, Madison

· Al Tennessen, Walleyes for Tomorrow, Fond du Lac

· Tom Soles, Musky Clubs Alliance

· Rick Tischaefer, WI Trappers Association, Portage

· Mike Kramer, WI Bow Hunters, LaCrosse

· Jim Shurts, Madison

· William Wengeler, Lincoln County Forest Land and Parks Association, Merrill

· Colette Matthews, WI County Forest Association, Tomahawk

· Terry Frey, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation of WI, Black Earth

· Steve Budnik, Muskies Inc., Madison

· Rick Stel, Wings Over WI, Mayville

· David Gollon, WAA/WAIAC/Gollon Bait and Fish, Dodgeville

· Caryl Terrell, John Muir Chapter of the Sierra Club, Madison

· James L. Baldock, WI Wildlife Federation, Waukesha

· Nick Kaufmann, WI Out of State Landowners, Madison

· Bob Ellingson, WI Conservation Congress, Madison

· Mark Reihl, WI State AFL-CIO, Madison

· Karen Etter Hale, Madison Audubon Society , Madison

· Ken W. Zettelmeier, Waukesha County Conservation Alliance, Waukesha

· Rick Young, Pheasants Forever, Oregon

· Darrell Toliver, Appleton

· Ted Lind, WI Council of Sportfishing Organizations, Milwaukee

· Ronald A. Roettgen, St. Croix County Alliance of Sports Clubs, Star Prairie

· Stuart Pfeiffer, on behalf of his children, Darlington

· Mehrdad Azemun, Wisconsin's Environmental Decade, Madison

Appearances against

· Dr. Will Sandstrom, Fish and Wildlife Unlimited, Madison

· Arthur Seidel, Monches Fish and Game

Appearances for Information Only

· Dick Chier, WI Bear Association/WI Conservation Congress Executive Committee/Green Lake County Board, Green Lake

Registrations for

· Stacia Pfeiffer, Darlington

· Senator Kevin Shibilski, 24th district

· Deneen Kickbusch, Lodi

· Representative Bob Dueholm, 28th district

· Dave Cieslewicz, The Nature Conservancy, Madison

· Norman E. Rehder, St. Croix Conservation Congress, Hudson

· Michael Reiter, Dist. 2 WI Conservation Congress, New Richmond

· Benjamin A. Curtes, Hartford

· Mary Kay Murphy, Helenville

· Kevin Wallenfang, Middleton

· Scott Loomans, Middleton

· Keith Warnke, Madison

· Debra Werner-Kelin, Jefferson

· Ken Kickbusch, Lodi

· Stuart Pfeiffer, Darlington

· John P. Holmes, Lake Mills Conservation Club/Deerfield Rod and Gun Club, Taychopera M.L. Club/WI Conservation Congress, Madison