Sheryl Albers
Assembly Finance Committee
State of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin System
December 10, 2001
The Honorable, The Legislature:
The 2001-03 State of Wisconsin Biennial Budget,
1999 Wisconsin Act 9, included a provision to change the University of Wisconsin System's appropriation for tuition and fee revenues (Academic Student Fees, Fund 131) from an annual, sum certain appropriation to a continuing appropriation.
Wisconsin Act 9 required the Board of Regents to report annually, beginning on December 15, 2000, the amount by which actual expenditures in the previous fiscal year, in this case, 2000-2001, exceeded the amount in the schedule for that appropriation in the previous fiscal year. That report, including the purposes for which the additional revenues were spent and the amount spent for each purpose, is attached. The Board of Regents approved this report for submission at its December 7, 2001 meeting.
Please contact Freda Harris at (608) 263-5679, if you have any questions related to this report.
Sincerely,
Deborah A. Durcan
Vice President for Finance
State of Wisconsin
Joint Legislative Council
December 6, 2001
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to transmit to you the following report to the 2001 Legislature on legislation introduced by the Joint Legislative Council:
RL 2001-01 Legislation on recodification of Operating While Intoxicated and Safety Laws Pertaining to Motor Vehicle, All-Terrain Vehicle, Boat or Snowmobile Operation
(2001 Assembly Bill 667 and Senate Bill 335)
(2001 Assembly Bill 668 and Senate Bill 336)
(2001 Assembly Bill 669 and Senate Bill 337)
(2001 Assembly Bill 670 and Senate Bill 338)
I would appreciate your including this letter in the journal for the information of the membership. Additional copies of this report are available at the Legislative Council Staff Offices, One East Main, Suite 401, or from our web site at
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lc/reports_by_topic.htm.
Sincerely,
Terry C. Anderson
Director
State of Wisconsin
Joint Legislative Council
December 11, 2001
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to transmit to you the following report to the 2001 Legislature on legislation introduced by the Joint Legislative Council:
RL 2001-10 Legislation recommended by the Special Committee on Use of Prescription Drugs for Children
(2001 Assembly Bill 672)
I would appreciate your including this letter in the journal for the information of the membership. Additional copies of this report are available at the Legislative Council Staff Offices, One East Main, Suite 401, or from our web site at
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lc/reports_by_topic.htm.
Sincerely,
Terry C. Anderson
Director
State of Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources
December 27, 2001
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Sec. 292.65(3)(3e) requires that no later than January 1, 2002, the Department of Natural Resources shall complete a review of the Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Fund Program and submit a report on the results of that report to the Joint Committee on Finance and to the appropriate standing committee of the legislature as determined by the speaker of the House and the president of the Senate. Attached is that report for your information and review. This report also contains an addendum by the Governor's Council on the Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Fund Program, as part of their required program review.
If you have any questions on this program or this report, please contact me at 267-7569.
Sincerely,
Robin Schmidt
Bureau for Remediation and Redevelopment
Referred to committee on Environmental Resources.
Ice Age Park & Trail Foundation
December 20, 2001
The Honorable, The Senate:
In 1999 the State Legislature included a $75,000 annual grant in the state budget to be matched with $25,000 of private funds for the purpose of establishing, maintaining and promoting the Ice Age National and State Scenic Trail. The Ice Age Park and Trail Foundation (IAPTF) was delighted to be the recipient of that grant in 2000 and 2001. It is with a great deal of pride that I submit our final report for the year 2001, as required by statute s.
23.295.
The protection, development and management of the Ice Age Trail is dependent on partnerships. The Trail's primary partners, including the National Park Service, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and IAPTF, work closely with county governments and other municipalities and with local volunteers from around the state. In 2000 alone, over 4,882 volunteers provided an "in kind" match of 60,323 hours spent in support of the trail. When translated into dollars their contribution equals almost $900,000 annually - really quite extraordinary.
The grant from the DNR has allowed IAPTF to:
Support the work of volunteers who develop, maintain and promote the Ice Age Trail.
Build partnerships for the Ice Age Trail area with local governmental units and nonprofit organizations.
Promote the protection of a corridor for the Ice Age Trail by providing information about acquiring land, or an interest in land in the corridor.
Strengthen community support for the Ice Age Trail area by recruiting and training volunteers and by coordinating the activities of interest groups.
Promote tourism in the Ice Age Trail area.
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We genuinely appreciate your continuing support and your true partnership. Please call me at 414-278-8518 with any questions you may have.
Sincerely,
Christine Thisted
Executive Director
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
December 21, 2001
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Albert
, Philip E.,
of Madison, as Secretary of the Department of Commerce, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Sincerely,
SCOTT McCALLUM
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Economic Development and Corrections.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
December 21, 2001
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Kussart, Gene,
of Verona, as Secretary of the Department of Transportation, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Sincerely,
SCOTT McCALLUM
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Insurance, Tourism, and Transportation.
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