Relating to: state reimbursement of towns for fire calls on state or federal highways.
By
Representatives Travis, Albers, Boyle, Gunderson, Handrick, Hasenohrl, Huber, Klusman, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lassa, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Miller, Musser, Plouff, Porter, Schneider, Seratti, Sherman, Steinbrink, Urban and Powers; cosponsored by Senators Erpenbach, Breske, A. Lasee, Roessler, Schultz and Welch, by request of Town of Springfield.
To committee on Urban and Local Affairs
.
Assembly Bill 117
Relating to: funding and positions for consumer protection activities Relating to the year 2000 readiness of electronic computing devices and making an appropriation.
By
Representatives Albers and Schneider.
To committee on Information Policy
.
Assembly Bill 118
Relating to: shared revenue payments for former utility property.
By
Representatives Hahn, F. Lasee, Brandemuehl, Gard, Skindrud, Sykora, Powers, Leibham, Ott, Meyer, Gronemus, Hutchison, Montgomery, Steinbrink, Johnsrud, Seratti, Plouff, Lassa, Owens and Huber; cosponsored by Senators Breske, Rude, Drzewiecki, Wirch, A. Lasee, Robson, Baumgart and Moen.
To committee on Ways and Means.
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The committee on Natural Resources reports and recommends:
Assembly Joint Resolution 6
Relating to: petitioning the U.S. Postal Service and the U.S. Congress to establish a 1st class postage stamp entitled "Game Warden" to honor our nation's conservation wardens, past and present.
Adoption:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Johnsrud, Gunderson, Handrick, Ott, Brandemuehl, Boyle, Hubler, J. Lehman and Steinbrink.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
DuWayne Johnsrud
Chairperson
Committee on Natural Resources
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Communications
State of Wisconsin
Revisor of Statutes Bureau
Madison
DATE: February 1, 1999
TO: Charles Sanders
Assembly Chief Clerk
Donald J. Schneider
Senate Chief Clerk
FROM: Gary L. Poulson
Deputy Revisor of Statutes
SUBJECT: Rules published in the January 31, 1999,
Wisconsin Administrative
Register, No. 517.
The following rules have been published:
Please note that the effective date shown on a previous report for
Clearinghouse Rule 96-141 is in error, the order was never adopted.
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February 5, 1999
Mr. Charles Sanders
Assembly Chief Clerk
Room 402, 1 East Main
Madison, Wisconsin 53702
Dear Chief Clerk Sanders:
When my office submitted two proposals for introduction, we erroneously switched the co-sponsor lists on 1999 AB 89 and 1999 AB 90.
The co-sponsors for 1999 AB 89 (relating to late payment of property taxes should be as follows: Representatives ZIEGELBAUER, M. LEHMAN, AINSWORTH, BOCK, HANDRICK, MUSSER, PLALE, PLOUFF, POWERS, RYBA, STASKUNAS, SYKORA and WASSERMAN.
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The co-sponsors for 1999 AB 90 (relating to sales taxes for coupon purchase) should be as follows: Representatives ZIEGELBAUER, F. LASEE, CARPENTER, CULLEN, GRONEMUS, GROTHMAN, J. LEHMAN, MUSSER, PLALE, POWERS, RYBA, SYKORA, TURNER and WASSERMAN, co-sponsored by Senators PLACHE and GROBSCHMIDT.
Sincerely,
bob Ziegelbauer
State Representative
25th Assembly District
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Commerce
Madison
February 3, 1999
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
We are pleased to submit to you, the Recycling Market Development Board Quarterly Report for October through December 1998. In accordance to the statutory requirement, the Recycling Market Development Board is submitting the Quarterly Report to the Senate Chief Clerk and the Assembly Chief Clerk, for your review.
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to update you on the Recycling Market Development Board activities. We hope this report will answer any questions you may have, as well as demonstrate the accomplishments we have made in our constant efforts to develop and sustain recycling markets in Wisconsin.
If you have any further questions or comments, please contact me at (608) 267-9360.
Sincerely,
gail miller wray
Executive Director, Recycling Market Development Board
Referred to committee on Environment.
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Corrections
Madison
January 22, 1999
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
This is the annual report on Prison Industries for the fiscal year ending on June 30, 1998, as required by Wisconsin Statutes 303.018. This report includes the cash balance of each industry and the amount of wood furniture and printing state agencies purchased from Prison Industries.
The cash deficit for traditional prison industries (appropriation 134) has been eliminated. The Department showed a cash profit of $700,687 during FY 98; a change of the accumulated balance from ($236,629) in FY 97 to $464,058 on June 30, 1998.
The cash deficit for private venture partnership industries (appropriation 189) increased by $290,747 (from ($989,310) in FY 97 to ($1,280,057) in FY 98). The unsupported portion of the negative balance is $878,877.
See Appendix A for a summary of the cash balance for each industry and the overall financial condition of Prison Industries.
State agencies purchased $36,898,424 in printing from all sources in FY98. Of that amount $1,125,177 or 3% was purchased from Prison Industries. State printing bulletins now require that all forms for which Prison Industries has negotiated a contract be purchased from Prison Industries.
The total amount of purchases made by state agencies for wood furniture is no longer available. Due to an accounting policy change, agencies are only required to identify a purchase for wood furniture by a specific object code if it exceeds $5,000. State agencies reported purchases of $236,236 for wood furniture in FY97. Prison Industries reported the sale of $905,875 of wood furniture to state agencies. Purchases of less than $5,000 are included in the amount reported by Prison Industries.
Appendix B provides comparisons with FY97 for printing and wood furniture.
