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Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Transportation

Assembly Bill 659
Relating to: light rail and the urban mass transit operating assistance program.
By Representatives Grothman, Suder, Walker, Albers, Duff, Goetsch, Nass, Pettis and Stone; cosponsored by Senator Lazich.

January 19, 2000 Referred to committee on Transportation.

March 2, 2000 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (17) Representatives Brandemuehl, Stone, Hahn, Petrowski, Suder, Townsend, Huebsch, Leibham, Kestell, Lassa, Balow, Gronemus, Hasenohrl, Steinbrink, Turner, Young and Sherman.
Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for
· Rep. Glenn Grothman, author, 59th Assembly District

Appearances against
· Rosie Caradine-Lewis, Campaign for a Sustainable Milwaukee
· Rep. Spencer Coggs, 17th Assembly District
· Nick Rudelich, ATU 998
· Jerry Ann Hamilton, NAACP
· LeRoy Switlick, self, Milwaukee
· Thomas Dunne, Campaign for a Sustainable Milwaukee
· Martha Toran, self, Milwaukee
· Dee Reynolds, self, Milwaukee
· Bonnie Faye Jackson-Melvin, self, Milwaukee
· Alvin Brown, Repaire's of the Breach, Milwaukee
· Caryl Terrell, Sierra Club/John Muir Chapter
· Gary Goyke, WI Urban Transit Assoc

Appearances for Information Only
· Jim Thiel, WisDOT

Registrations for
· Marc Bentley, WI Motor Carriers Assoc
· Rep. Jeff Stone, 82nd Assembly District

Registrations against
· Dave Cieslewicz, 1000 Friends of WI
· Joanna Ricca, WI State AFL-CIO
· F. Thomas Ament, Milwaukee Cty Executive
· Gail Sumi, WI Alliance of Cities
· Bill Reid, MMAC

March 16, 2000 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (17) Representatives Brandemuehl, Stone, Hahn, Petrowski, Suder, Townsend, Huebsch, Leibham, Kestell, Lassa, Balow, Gronemus, Hasenohrl, Steinbrink, Turner, Young and Sherman.
Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Representative Suder, seconded by Representative Kestell, that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 (LRB 0427/1) be recommended for introduction and adoption.

Ayes: (16) Representatives Brandemuehl, Stone, Hahn, Petrowski, Suder, Townsend, Huebsch, Leibham, Kestell, Lassa, Gronemus, Hasenohrl, Steinbrink, Turner, Young and Sherman.
Noes: (1) Representative Balow.
Absent: (0) None.

INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 16, Noes 1, Absent 0


Moved by Representative Suder, seconded by Representative Leibham, that Assembly Bill 659 be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes: (10) Representatives Brandemuehl, Stone, Hahn, Petrowski, Suder, Townsend, Huebsch, Leibham, Kestell and Hasenohrl.
Noes: (7) Representatives Lassa, Balow, Gronemus, Steinbrink, Turner, Young and Sherman.
Absent: (0) None.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 10, Noes 7, Absent 0





Sheri Krause
Committee Clerk