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Executive Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
Madison
December 20, 1999
To the Honorable Members of the Assembly:
The following bills, originating in the Assembly, have been approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State:
Bill Number Act Number Date Approved
Assembly Bill 495 11December 16, 1999
Assembly Bill 584 12December 16, 1999
Assembly Bill 329 13December 16, 1999
Assembly Bill 547 14December 16, 1999
Assembly Bill 119 16December 16, 1999
Assembly Bill 576 17December 17, 1999
Assembly Bill 279 18December 17, 1999
Assembly Bill 370 19December 17, 1999
Assembly Bill 144 20December 17, 1999
Assembly Bill 357 21December 17, 1999
Assembly Bill 305 22December 17, 1999
Assembly Bill 91 23December 20, 1999
Assembly Bill 227 25December 20, 1999
Respectfully submitted,
Tommy G. Thompson
Governor
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Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
Madison
To Whom It May Concern:
Acts, Joint Resolutions and Resolutions deposited in this office have been numbered and published as follows:
Bill Number Act Number Publication Date
Assembly Bill 49511December 29, 1999
Assembly Bill 58412December 29, 1999
Assembly Bill 32913December 30, 1999
Assembly Bill 54714December 30, 1999
Assembly Bill 11916December 30, 1999
Assembly Bill 57617December 31, 1999
Assembly Bill 27918December 31, 1999
Assembly Bill 37019December 31, 1999
Assembly Bill 14420December 31, 1999
Assembly Bill 35721December 31, 1999
Assembly Bill 30522December 31, 1999
Assembly Bill 9123December 31, 1999
Assembly Bill 22725December 31, 1999
Sincerely,
Douglas La Follette
Secretary of State
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Reference Bureau Corrections
Assembly Joint Resolution 69
In enrolling, the following correction was made:
1. Page 2, line 10: delete the colon.
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Justice
Madison
December 7, 1999
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Section
165.90 of the Wisconsin Statutes requires the Department of Justice to report on the performance of cooperative county-tribal law enforcement programs receiving aid under this section. This letter constitutes our report.
Sincerely,
James E. Doyle
Attorney General
Referred to committee on Judiciary.
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A579
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
Madison
December 14, 1999
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Section
46.03(26) of the statutes requires the Department of Health and Family Services to report annually on information systems projects under development. The attached report is a summary of the departmental systems currently under development.
Sincerely,
Joe Leean
Secretary
Referred to committee on Health.
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State of Wisconsin
Public Service Commission
Madison
December 16, 1999
Report to the Legislature on Feasibility and Desirability of Enforcing Interconnection Agreements to which a Commercial Mobile Radio Service Provider is a Party
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
1997 Wisconsin Act 218 (1997 Senate Bill 351), hereafter Act 218, created Wis. Stat. §
196.199 entitled "Interconnection agreements." This statute sets forth the Public Service Commission's powers "to approve and enforce interconnection agreements and...do all things necessary and convenient to its jurisdiction." Wis. Stat. §
196.199(2). Enforcement procedures and penalties for failure to comply with interconnection agreements are found at Wis. Stat. §§
196.199(3) and
(4), respectively.
By definition, "interconnection agreement" does not include an interconnection agreement to which a commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) provider is a party. Wis. Stat. §
196.199(1). Section 50, Nonstatutory provisions, (2m) of Act 218 reads as follows:
The public service commission shall study the feasibility and desirability of enforcing interconnection agreements, that are subject to the approval of the public service commission under
47 USC 252(e), to which a commercial mobile radio service provider, as defined in section
196.01(2g) of the statutes, as created by this act, is a party in the same manner as interconnection agreements to which such a provider is not a party. The commission shall submit a report on the results of the study and any recommended proposals for legislation to the legislature in a manner provided in section
13.172(2) of the statutes no later than January 1, 2000.
Accordingly, the Commission submits this report to the Legislature for its consideration.
Act 218 became effective on January 1, 1999. To date, no complaints have been filed under Wis Stats. §
196.199 wherein noncompliance of an existing interconnection agreement has been alleged. Consequently, the Commission does not have any actual experience by which to make comparisons as anticipated and directed in the study charge and reporting requirement of the Legislature. Nevertheless, the Commission has approved several new or revised interconnection agreements pursuant to 47 USC § 252(e) involving CMRS providers. On a few occasions, the Commission, by its staff, has mediated disputes over new agreements pursuant to 47 USC § 252(a)(2). All of these disputes resulted in voluntary interconnection agreements. None were arbitrated pursuant to 47 USC § 252(b).
Although the Commission has federal law authority to mediate, arbitrate and approve new or revised interconnection agreements involving CMRS providers, it does not have state law authority to assess CMRS providers for costs associated with those proceedings. Ordinarily, the Commission assesses both parties to an interconnection dispute, whether that is a dispute over new or revised terms and conditions of an agreement, or a dispute over the interpretation and application of an existing agreement.
At this time, the Commission does not see an immediate need for legislation to apply Wis. Stat. §
196.199 to interconnection agreements to which a CMRS provider is a party. If such legislation is initiated, however, CMRS provider assessment of direct costs associated with Commission proceedings involving interconnection disputes of any description should be addressed.
If you have any questions regarding this report, please contact Nick Linden of the Commission staff at (608) 266-8950.
Sincerely,
Lynda L. Dorr
Secretary to the Commission
Referred to committee on Utilities.
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State of Wisconsin
Council on Recycling
Madison
December 17, 1999