AB356AB356
Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Environment
Relating to: creating a privilege for environmental audits, providing immunity for disclosures related to environmental audits and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Duff, Ziegelbauer, Kedzie, Jensen, Coggs, Ainsworth, Klusman, Brandemuehl, Vrakas, M. Lehman, Musser, Stone, Sykora, Petrowski, Albers, Grothman, Goetsch, Rhoades, Suder, Kestell and Jeskewitz; cosponsored by Senators Welch, Roessler, Schultz, Darling, Panzer and Farrow.
May 24, 1999 Referred to committee on Environment.
September 14, 1999 PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Present: (8) Representatives Kedzie, Johnsrud, Vrakas, Powers, Black, Bock, Meyer and Sinicki.
Absent: (2) Representatives Hutchison and Foti.
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Representative Marc Duff
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Patrick Stevens, WI Manufacturers and Commerce
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Bill G. Smith, National Federation of Independent Business
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Paul E. Sicula, WI Academy of Trial Lawyers
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JoAnne Kloppenburg, for Attorney General James Doyle
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Brenda Hagman, Department of Natural Resources
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Linda Wiese, Department of Natural Resources
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Bertram C. Frey, US Environmental Protection Agency
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None.
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Marc Bentley, WI Motor Carriers Association
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Amy Boyer, WI Economic Development Association
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Liz Buchen, Kwik Trip, Inc.
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Jim Hough, Civil Trial Counsel of WI
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Tom Larson, WI Realtors Association
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Tom Liebe, WI Electric Power Company
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Paul Lucas, for Philip Morris on behalf of Miller Brewing
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Bill Reid, Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce
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Erin Roth, WI Petroleum Council
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Bill G. Smith, WI Coalition for Civil Justice
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Genise Smith-Watkins, American Plastics Council
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Chris Snyder, WI Auto and Truck Dealers Association
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Senator Robert T. Welch
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Todd L. Ambs, River Alliance of WI
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Jeff Bentoff, City of Milwaukee
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Caryl Terrell, Sierra Club - John Muir Chapter
March 21, 2000
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Present: (9) Representatives Kedzie, Johnsrud, Vrakas, Hutchison, Black, Bock, Representative Tim Hoven, Representatives Meyer and Sinicki.
Absent: (1) Representative Powers.
Moved by Representative Black, seconded by Representative Bock, that
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1
be recommended for introduction and adoption.
Ayes: (9) Representatives Kedzie, Johnsrud, Vrakas, Hutchison, Black, Bock, Representative Tim Hoven, Meyer and Sinicki.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (1) Representative Powers.
INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 0, Absent 1
Moved by Representative Hoven, seconded by Representative Vrakas, that
Assembly Bill 356
be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes: (5) Representatives Kedzie, Johnsrud, Vrakas, Hutchison and Representative Tim Hoven.
Noes: (4) Representatives Black, Bock, Meyer and Sinicki.
Absent: (1) Representative Powers.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 4, Absent 1
Dan Johnson
Committee Clerk