Wisconsin Legislature: SB37

SB37

Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Environmental Resources
Senate Bill 37
Relating to: water quality certification for wetlands.
By the Committee on Environmental Resources.

January 31, 2001 Referred to Committee on Environmental Resources.

February 1, 2001

PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (5) Senators Baumgart, Hansen, Wirch, Cowles and Schultz.

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for

· George Meyer, Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

· Ronald G. Spry, Green Bay, WI, for U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

· Charlie Luthin, Madison, WI, for Wisconsin Wetlands Association

· Elmer A. Goetsch, Three Lakes, WI, for WI Association of Lakes

· Kevin Brewster, Eagle River, WI, for himself & Declining Amphibian Populations Task Force (DAPTF)

· Sandi Beitzel, Manitowoc, WI, for herself and Ducks Unlimited

· Lon Knoedler, Kenosha, WI, for Ducks Unlimited

· Donald M. Reed, New Berlin, WI, for S.E. Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission

· Kirk McVoy, Madison, WI, for Wisconsin Wetlands Association

· Tom Wilson, Viroqua, WI, for Wisconsin Stewardship Network

· Caryl Terrell, Madison, WI, for Sierra Club, John Muir Chapter

· Wellington Huffaker, Reedsburg, WI, for Aldo Leopold Foundation

· Jeff Bord, Delafield, WI, for Wisconsin Waterfowl Association

· Galen Smith, Madison, WI, for Wisconsin Wetlands Association

· Jeff Nania, Portage, WI, for himself

· Attorney Dale W. Arenz, Delafield, WI, for Wisconsin Waterfowl Association

· Karen Etter Hale, Madison, WI, for Madison Audubon Society and WI Audubon Council

· Ben Bauch, 3rd Grade Student, Madison, WI, for Lincoln Elementary School

· Isis Bernard, 3rd Grade Student, Madison, WI, for Lincoln Elementary School

· Clifford Johnson, 3rd Grade Student, Madison, WI, for Lincoln Elementary School

· Jacki German, 3rd Grade Student, Madison, WI, for Lincoln Elementary School

· Julia Rowe, 3rd Grade Student, Madison, WI, for Lincoln Elementary School

· Kali Pruss, 3rd Grade Student, Madison, WI, for Lincoln Elementary School

· Todd Hanson, Madison, WI, for Wisconsin Trout Unlimited

Appearances against

· Ed Huck, Madison, WI, for Wisconsin Alliance of Cities

· Attorney Paul Kent, Madison, WI, for himself

· Michael Theo, Madison, WI, for Wisconsin Realtors Assn.

· Tom Larson, Madison, WI, for Wisconsin Realtors Assn.

· Ron Kuehn, Madison, WI, for WI Cranberry Growers Assn., WI Potato & Vegetable Growers Assn., & WI Pork Producers Assn.

· Marcus Gumz, Endeavor, WI, for himself

· Jerry Deschane, Madison, WI, for Wisconsin Builders Assn.

· Roger Cliff, Madison, WI, for Wisconsin Farm Bureau

Appearances for Information Only

· Ben Wopat, for St. Paul District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

· Dr. Randy Hunt, Middleton, WI, for U. S. Geological Survey

· Pat Stevens, Madison, WI, for WI Transportation Builders Assn.

· Curtis Witynski, Madison, WI, for League of Wisconsin Municipalities

· P. Scott Hausmann, Madison, WI, for Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

· Mike Cain, Esq., Madison, WI, for Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Registrations for

· Don Hammes, Middle, WI, for Dane County Conservation League

· Jim March, Verona, WI, for himself

· Gregory Kidd, wetland biologist, Madison, WI, for himself

· Mark Redster, Madison, WI, for WI Environmental Decade

· Todd Ambs, Madison, WI, for River Alliance of Wisconsin

· John Holmes, Madison, WI, for Wisconsin Conservation Congress

· Daniel Azrnstorff, Stoughton, WI, for himself

· John Ebsen, Madison, WI, for WI Wetlands Assn.

· Chuck Sleeter, Pickerel Lake, WI, for Town of Nashville

· Brenda Hill, Madison, WI, for herself

· Dave Cieslewicz, Madison, WI, for 1000 Friends of Wisconsin

· Marian Possin, Green Lake, WI, for Green Lake Preservation Society

· Caroline Clarin, Portage, WI, for herself

· Hiroshi Kanno, Wisconsin Dells, WI, for Concerned Citizens of Newport

· Mayor Kevin Crawford, Manitowoc, WI, for City of Manitowoc

· Eric Johnson, Winnecone, WI, for himself

· Eric Parker, Waterford, WI, for himself

· Elizabeth Daines, Madison, WI, for herself

· Donna Sefton, Exec. Director of WI Association of Lakes, Madison, WI, for Association

· Marcus Looze, Madison, WI, for himself

· Melissa Scanlan, Madison, WI, for herself

· Claire Schmidt, Madison, WI, for herself

· Liz Wessel, Madison, WI, for herself

· Dennis Presser, Madison, WI, for himself

· William Richie, Grafton, WI, for himself

· Bret Hagemeyer, Madison, WI, for himself

· Eugene M. Roark, Madison, WI, for Wisconsin Wetlands Assn.

· Lyle Hasenberg, Madison, WI, for himself

· Riss Schnitzer, Madison, WI, for himself

· Morgan Robertson, Madison, WI, for The Environmental Taskforce Affiliated with Progressive Dane

· Mark T. Hasenberg, Kenosha, WI, for Kenosha Sportsfishing & Conservation Assn.

· Jordana Lenon, Madison, WI, for herself

· Hilda McVoy, Madison, WI, for Wisconsin Wetlands Assn.

· Claire Schmidt, Madison, WI, for herself

· Daniel Webb, 3rd Grade Student, Madison, WI, for Lincoln Elementary School

· Peter Tha, 3rd Grade Student, Madison, WI, for Lincoln Elementary School

· Bounmy Vue, 3rd Grade Student, Madison, WI, for Lincoln Elementary School

· Taylor Chambers, 3rd Grade Student, Madison, WI, for Lincoln Elementary School

· Mireace Williams, 3rd Grade Student, Madison, WI, for Lincoln Elementary School

· Rebecca Rosenberg, Madison, WI, for herself & Lincoln Elementary School

· Susan O'Leary, Madison, WI, for herself & Lincoln Elementary School

· Barbara Rames, Madison, WI, for herself

Registrations against

· Norbert S. Theine, South Milwaukee, WI, for himself

· Pat Osborne, Madison, WI, for Aggregate Producers of WI

· Michael R. Vaughan, Madison, WI, for Wisconsin Muck Farmers Assn.

· Jeff Schoepke, Madison, WI, for Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce

· David Gollon, Dodgeville, WI, for Wisconsin Aquaculture Assn.

· Calvin Frelk, Merrillan, WI, for himself

· Arlene Frelk, Merrillan, WI, for herself

· Rep. Scott Suder, 69th Assembly District, for himself

February 8, 2001

EXECUTIVE SESSION - POLLING

Moved by Senator Baumgart, Chair, that

Senate Substitute Amendment LRB s0024/2

be recommended for introduction and adoption.

Ayes: (5) Senators Baumgart, Hansen, Wirch, Cowles and Schultz.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 0, Absent 0

Moved by Senator Baumgart, Chair, that

Senate Bill 37

be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes: (5) Senators Baumgart, Hansen, Wirch, Cowles and Schultz.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 0, Absent 0

Committee Clerk